al jazeera's headquarters this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. jubilation as hosni mubarak is cleared of all charges. outside, a very different mood. attackers storm a compound in afghanistan. gesture of harmony.

pope francis give praise i in the famous blue mosqu. plus, a relic of colonialism. we exact the importance of the francophonie submit taking place in senegal. let's begin in egypt where a court has thrown out the murder charge against former president hosni mubarak. mubarak was accused of conspiring to kill protesters in 2011. more than 800 people died in the violence. we have the report. [applause] >> reporter: it was called the trial of the century, and it ended with a controversial verdict, one that supporters of the deposed president celebrated. three years after he was forced

out of office, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. mubarak had been judged with conspiring to kill protesters in january 2011. >> it is not suitable for a former president to be taken to a criminal court according to the terms and conditions of the criminal law or to consider the things within his political responsibilities even those crimes mentioned in the accusation lists. >> the court cleared mubarak's much feared top aides. there were more than 800 people killed in the january revolution, but the court said it had legal papers for only 238 deaths. the verdict shocked the victim's families. the verdict is wrong. we don't deserve this from the

egyptian judiciary. >> some were in tears. others chaptered down with the military regime. but some mubarak supporters were jubilant. >> thank god our president got his rights back. >> this ruling could raise questions about the government. shortly after mubarak resigned he was found guilty of stealing public money. in 2012 the deposed president along with his interior minister was sentenced to life for the killing of demonstrators. but an appeal was upheld on technical grounds and ordered a me trial in the case of the dead demonstrators. now president fattah al sisi

would go on to win the presidency, raising fears that many would walk free. >> the judge said that the nation has overcome the revolutionary phase. this means the death certificates of the revolution. this is not a trial for mubarak interior minister. this is a trial of the revolution. the court, which is supposed to be just and ask the question of who killed the protesters, it did not answer that. >> on friday several protesters were killed while an anti-coup protest continued. mubarak would remain under house arrest serving a three-year term for embezzlement. >> hosni mubarak has long denied the responsibility for the protesters deaths. after saturday's hearings he

repeated the claim in a phone call to a local station. >> i felt i did nothing wrong at all. i was waiting to find out what they would come up with this time. it was an innocent verdict. i did nothing wrong at all, but we can't change destiny. when i heard, i laughed. this time i was just waiting. i felt indifficult. it is all in the hands of god. >> and there have been protests near the square, this was the scene earlier on saturday shortly after the news broke. a lawyer and political analyst joins me now from london. good to have you with us. first of all, was justice done today, do you think? >> well, there is no justice done.

and they would say no president should be recreated for trying any president in the future, hence granting an impunity and th. and so, this is the most serious scandalous ruling in egypt's history, and it shows up in the shields you can never have an dependent judiciary. they were talking about this is a political move. meanwhile, he praised the coul coul you dathe coup

d'etat. and it showed the political statements and they tried to show that they have based this ruling on what they heard in the court of law in terms of evidence and witnesses. however, he jumped the gun and showed his real colors by praising the coup d'etat and denying the revolution. and the way he praised may mubarak, that is for political screens because they don't want hosni mubarak law--

>> perhaps on that point if you look at the recent facts. 7 children were sentenced of a five year in jail for protesting. as we all know too well journalists have been thrown into jail for doing their job. at the same time you have judges clearing former leader of all charges while it's been well documented by international human rights groups that this happened during the mubarak rather. what does this say about the judiciaries independence? >> the judicial independence never existed.

but anyone who have been trying, by receiving them in france and pushing the european african union and to see an european and african union summit. it is a disgrace. egypt has now established two historical presidents, and also it will put an end to any promise or any hope in any checks and balances in egypt. now, sisi is the supreme leader, and this will open the way for complete tension and disaster. >> thanks so much for your thoughts. al jazeera continues to demand

the release of three journalists who have been held in egypt for 336 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste all jailed on charges of happying the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they deny. they're appealing their convictions. now to taliban fighters. >> afghanistan where taliban were quick to claim responsibility. an irentirier military spokesman said that tw fighters then entered building. >> we were playing football on the street. right after the gunfire the police arrived. >> after dark a gun battle

began. five broke out in a building close by. it's been reported that the attackers were wearing afghan security forces uniforms. >> these suicide-bombers entered the building. fortunately, we rescued all of the hostages. two people were killed in this, and their nationalities are not identified yet. >> the nato mission in afghanistan is due to end on the 31st of september. the recent increase in attacks is in reaction to the afghan parliament who will allow some forces to remain in the country through 2015. this is the latest of taliban attacks in the afghan capitol, despite an increase in afghan security forces here as the majority of forces leave

afghanistan after 14 years of war it seems that the afghan counterparts are being challenged like never before. >> and the seen by the taliban on the military base in southern helmann province has now ended. 26 taliban fighters have been killed in the gun battles. >> the pope has visited the blue mosque in turkey. it's symbolically important aimed at building bridges between muslim and christian. >> walking into the mosque, pope francis did as million of visitors before him have done. he paused to take in one of the greatest masterpieces of ottoman architecture. guided through the mosque, this was the pope concentrating more on religious affairs, on the second day of his visit to turkey.

both men stopped to pray, facing towards mecca. it was for the pope a moment of silent auditor adoration, according to the vatican. he was told, we need prayers. the world needs prayers. outside curious tourists and a few turkish christians waited for a glimpse of the world' leadeworld's leader of catholics. >> we're very glad that the pope is visiting us. >> security has been tight. local media reporting that 7,000 police officers were on duty for this visit. this part of the pope's visit was rich in symbolism. every word and gesture closely scrutinized as the pope tries to build bridges between islam and

christian. once this was christianity most significant church in what was the capitol of the busines byzantine empire. and as the pope left, more symbolism. he's being driven around in a modest car, the frugal pope turning down the armored mercedes. >> why people in northeastern kenya live in fear of attack from somali rebels. plus smiles for science. we're on the road in india where experiments in education is proving a success. and manchester united return

to football and they appear to be back on track. details coming up later in the news hour. >> nigerias president is to vowing to hunt down those responsible for the mosque attacks. we have reports from northeastern nigeria. >> there weren't enough emergency workers to deal with so many victims as the specialist hospital seriously injured patients were being treated on any available surface. even on the occur doors outside. the explosions on friday was one of pandemonium. bodies were strewn across the area and witnesses say that the

stampede caused more fatalities. many took to the streets in their frustration over what they said was the inability to stop boko haram's violence. many were attending friday prayers, including children, they would have heard their leader giving an address last week. they urged against any threats, reference at boko haram and swipe at the government's handling of the radica radical group's actions. >> the majority of the population is muslim. this seems to be largely a continuation of attacks against traditional leaders in northern nigeria in an attempt to drive a wedge between them and the local population. >> the government in the military state boko haram has been sustaining losses in

attempts to seize territory. but in a number of bombings is seen as a deliberate show of force by boko haram, and an apparent attack on multiple fronts as the country gathers up for elections next year. al jazeera. >> the syrian foreign ministers said that the airstrikes against the islamic state in iraq and the levant have been ineffecti ineffective. they also said that turkey must stop fighters were crossing into areas. most of those airstrikes are targeted against isil. isil fighters carried out suicide-bomb attack on a kurdish border post. kurdish fighters backed by peshmerga and coalition forces are believed to have repelled

the attempt to take control of the crossing. the battle of the control of the border town of kobane continue as fighters carry out more attacks. while some attack from the air, others battle for control of the ground. those from the al nusra front are trying to take the city of aleppo. >> the town is held by forces loyal to bashar al-assad. it is close to the major northern city of aleppo. controlling it would give a strategic advantage. >> during the beginning of the fighting we manage to take control over the district, and the fighters are now on the outkits. and there we're going to take full control over the whole town.

>> the opponents here are using a mixture of heavy and light weapons. to counter the use of barrel bombs and airstrikes. it's a theme repeated across many parts of the country. [ explosion ] and in and around damascus the fighting conditions, and from the countryside to the east of the capitol the rebels say they're repelling government attacks. the intensity of the combat is clear. onin raqqa daily government strikes have killed 100 people in the past five days alone. aid agencies estimate more than three years of civil war has killed nearly 200,000 people. many more have been wounded or driven from their homes as here in homs. much of the infrastructure of syria is in ruins. this is in idlib province, once

home to 30,000 people, but not now. al jazeera. >> in iraq a croup of sunni politicians has accused shia militias of revenge attacks. they say they're being attacked in the province. >> this was supposed to be an operation that showcased iraqi unity against isil. the iraqi army, air force and peshmerga forces work together. but some sunni members of parliament in baghdad have accused the shia militia units working along iraq's armies of revenge attacks of sunnies. >> what is taking place over the last few days could be considered crimes againste admicommitte militias. they had demolished homes just for revenge.

>> human rights group released this video early november documenting eyewitness accounts from one mosque that was attacked in august. it is a controversial one with many fearing their role could divide security forces along sectarian lines. they have praised the militias known as popular mobilization forces. >> we must not under estimate the major role. the popular forces in liberating the key towns. >> there is no response of the allegations by answer of the shia militia groups so far. the shia militia groups are under the direct control of the army. however these latest allegation also remind some of the height of the sectarian violence which nearly tore iraq apart in 2006 in 2006-7-8. now they're looking to

reinvestigate sooner rather than later. >> heads of state from the french-speaking world are meeting in senegal about the francophonie summit. >> in fraternal friendship, francophonie leaders of the world gathered. an array of african leaders, others further afield, and of course françois hollande of france. [music] >> they were treated to a musical drama that celebrated the global reach of french. 14% of the world's people speak the language, according to the organizers. but even this lavish show was vague of what else holds these diverse countries together. >> the francophonie of the

people, the economic ties, training and technology service a greater number of people. >> this conference is taking place some distance outside of dakar and most people are not allowed near it. but if francophonie is to be seen as more than a colonial, it needs to b to worry about those who struggle to make . >> we are not paying answer attention to the summit. we heard people talking about it, but nobody can explain what it is. >> someone wants to help us they can bring down the cost of nets, fuel and life jackets. they should stop those big

fishing ships from coming into our waters and taking our english back at the summit the leaders have one pressing issue to consider. the choice of a new secretary general. tradition demands that it should be an african and a man. so this woman from canada has thrown a metaphorical pebble into stagnant waters. the french have let it be known that they see her as someone who can pull the francophonie into the 21st century. african leaders may think otherwise. rather like the british commonwealth, la francophonie is trying to change itself in a changing itself, to be more than a cosy gathering of leaders. this may be an indication of whether it can succeed. >> nearly 7,000 people have now died from the ebola outbreak across west africa. the latest figures are from the

world's health organization which says more than 16,000 people have been infected with the virus. the world's largest ever outbreak is mostly effected beginy, liberia and sierra leone. most deaths have been recorded in liberia. al-shabab fight verse infiltrated the town. the rebel group attacked a bus where it killed 28 people. >> her husband was killed in september. he was a government official, a local chief, unidentified men came to their home with guns and hand grenades. they were caught in the down fire. she's recovering from shrapnel wounds. it's not clear why the chief was targeted.

>> he kept telling me, i don't know if it was al-shabab or not. >> but the governor here is more certain about the attackers. there have been several attempts on his life. just last month a grenade was thrown at his convoy. >> judging by the number of ieds exploded in this town, six different ieds that have been exploded, we believe that they have infiltrated the town, and this clear and present danger in terms of the presence of thi these. >> it seems very much like a town under siege. it's right at the edge of somalia. men are suspected of being al had a babb fighters and their leaders come and go at will and they have sympathyer sympathizers them here.

>> you never know. they look like you and i. >> the biggest target remains government employees, buildings and vehicles. this car was destroyed when people threw bombs into the station last year. four policemen were killed. later in the year the station was targeted a second time. and here they launched a rocket propelled grenade. they have been close to homemade bomb attacks in the last two years. the government has promised to beef up security. but such assurances have been made in the past, and many people who live in this isolated town don't trust the government any more. al jazeera. northeastern kenya. >> plenty more to come here on al jazeera. it's regarded as the safest country in latin america, but a rising crime rate in uruguay is bringing fear and debate ahead

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people of our time... talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> you're watching the al jazeera news hour. a reminder of our top stories. there have been rallies in the egyptian capitol against the ruling to clear former president hosni mubarak. he is accused of conspiring to kill protesters in january 2011. the attorney general is looking to appeal the ruling. in kabul police say attackers were carin wearing security uniforms.

pop francis is presented with a blue tile in a shift to the blue mosques. visiting turkey to help bridge relations between muslims and christians. the biggest test of public opinion, before the 2016 presidential vote dominick cane reports. >> four weeks he has led the opinion polls often with a double digit lead over his rival. when the time came to cast his ves vote. >> i will be more cautious, modest, and i will be fighting bitterly to realize the campaign

promises. >> the core campaign as an independent but his political views are close to those to the opposition. saturday's vote has seen the office slept in taiwan. >> it shows that they have not been performing well, and the divisions have meant that people within taiwan don't trust it any more. >> the defeated rifle is this man, shawn yen. as kmt party candidates he favoreddel one china doctrine, something that many young taiwan niece reject. this year thousands of students face a sit in protest in front of parliament for 28 days.

>> pouring all our investment in china or concentrate for china is like putting all eggs in one basket. >> analysts say that it has given the affect. >> countries around the region have been taking interests. >> for some this election has been disastrous. >> his kmt party pro china policy now appears to be a vote

loser. the premiere of his government has resigned. and he is now facing a much stronger opposition two years out from the general election. dominick kane. al jazeera. >> after days of protests in the u.s. town of ferguson life is returning to normal. the focus now is on cleaning up and for the business community, counting the cost of the damage. >> reporter: west florissant avenue, scene of the worst rioting. this is how it looked monday night with police and protesters clashing in the streets. today is the first time that juanita is seeing the first of her boutique since she closed monday before the grand jury verdict. dresses and shoes, racks of business that thrived for 15 years gone. she's upset but philosophical. >> it's heartbreaking.

it's okay. i take a lot of encouragement from my customers and my employees, who have been there for me. my family has been a big supporter. so i'll be okay. >> well, w a corier arrives. >> this is wonderful. we've got inventory now. >> later a little more reflective she worries about neighboring shops that may never reopen. >> from what i understand some of the merchants may not have had insurance, which is going to be more heartbreaking. some of the businesses may not be able to open back up because that have fact analysis the government comes through with some type of loans or assistance to help rebuild these businesses. >> all of these buildings, these you burned under buildings are crime scenes.

arson investigators are going through the republic for clues. the question on most people's minds here is not why di how did this happen or who did, but why it had to happen at . >> in part the businesses are owned by african-americans, and further away from where the police and national guard were deployed. >> i think some of this could have been avoided. we know the seriousness of the situation of the mike brown case and the possibility of the indictment. you know, we just weren't prepared. >> a local man shows up to play christmas songs for those who have come to see the wreckage. all people here can do is hope that the worst is past and the time to rebuild is coming. >> well, daniel lack now joins us from ferguson in missouri, and maybe time to rebuild there,

as you said, but it ain't over yet for the protests. tell us about the march planned to jefferson city. >> yes, we're standing right now very near the spot where michael brown was killed in august. you can probably see the memorial that's grown in the middle of the street, and then there is another one here. otherwise it would have blocked traffic. so many items were put upon it. this is his neighborhood. this is where he and his family live. this is where the civil rights organizations plan to march starting today for the next seven days to jefferson city, ending outside of the governor's mansion. and they do peaceful protests however angry and emotional. they expect a hundred people or maybe more to join them in this

march. where local community people are here about what happened here in ferguson, and what can be done going forward, and end of racial profiling as they see it by police. less violent policing methods all those sorts of things. it's a hopeful march, if you will, however angry, and you can see people marching around the memorial. the big hope is that it will recede enough so it can be focused on authorities and not clashes with the police. >> all right, thanks so much. >> the presidential candidate of the ruling party is leading preliminary results in prime ministeprima elections. 10% of the ballots have been counted. as we have reports the tallying process is not going as smoothly as hoped. >> africa's first electronic vote has not delivered the fast results promised by officials

only a fraction of votes had been counted' declare. part of the blame is laid on how slow the process was at the polling stations themselves. some people who joined the queues on friday were still voting on saturday morning. one opposition parties label the process chaotic, and another said that the results should be annulled, but it has to be said that the results in so far do reflect what was widely pre-sixthed a landslide victory. the last election won by 75% of the vote. it's governor independence former liberation moment that many people are thankful and grateful for giving their freedom. they still believe the majority of people that only it has the power to combat the big issues in this country, high unemployment, and high poverty.

the results are coming in so slowly, they may have to wait just a little bit longer. >> hundreds of protesters tries to reenter mong kok districts. protesters are demanding open nominations for elections i in 2017. beijing said it would only allow a vote where pre-screened candidates could stand. in china 13 people were killed when somebody flew explosives in a group and stabbed people with knives. >> the arab league said that it will present a draft resolution to establish a time frame for the creation of a palestinian state. the committee was set up to

start seeking support for the resolution. we're following developments from the west bank. >> president mahmood abbas and foreign ministers at the arab league decided to continue their consultations with the french, who are playing an active role in helping the palestinians reach a draft resolution that is more acceptable to them and to european countries. according to a senior official in talks in cairo we understand as of next monday there will be more serious discussions as there are discussions in new york to finalize the draft resolution. we're talking about days not months. now, we also know from this official that in any edited version of the draft resolution there is a bear minimum that the

palestinians would accept in returning to negotiations with the israelis. that is clarity when it comes to the base of negotiations meaning the 1967 lines and east jerusalem as well as clarity when it comes to a timetable. at the beginning of the season in cairo we heard statements from the palestinian president who said that the palestinian authorities could stop its security coordination with israel. and that palestinians are adamant about joining organizations and conventions inclusion the international criminal court. >> it's u.n.'s international solidarity day with the palestinian people. al jazeera has launched an interactive website in four languages called "palestinian remix." the project has taken 21 hours of documentary films from our network. it allows users to take clips from each one and create their own movies. for those wanting to nor more

about the israel-palestinian conflict, that's at www www.palestineremix.com. >> stay with us here on the news hour. find out if actor and former boxer mickey iraq rouke has enough fight to take down half his age.

>> welcome back. urge has long been regarded as atlant latin america's st

countries. we have reports. >> it's no good telling marcos that crime is nothing to worry about. his brother was shot in broad daylight by three men trying to steal the takings from his market store. he left a widow and two sons. >> it's hard to watch his sons ask god bring me back my dad because i miss him so much. >> the kill percent identified but authorities decided not to prosecute. one of the alleged attackers were underage. >> they do not understand the value of life. what value does my life have if some kid can kill me and a year later he's back on the streets. >> they're asked if lowering the age of legal responsibility for illegal crimes from 18 to 16.

some find it stage that crime and insecurity have become such big issues here. the statistics show that uruguay is one of the safest countries in latin america. but things have got bad very quickly, and neighborhoods like this one are living in fear. police control the streets, but there are no good areas, especially after dark. some blame the stark differences between rich and poor and others cite a soft approach to crime from a government that has been in office since 2005. they said that crime is not as bad as some make it out to be. >> sure we have some problems with crime, but compared to the rest of the americans we're a mini paradise. this must be the only country in the world where the president can walk the streets, visit a bar, drink coffee and nothing happens. >> the trading in and use of

drugs especially cheap cocaine derivatives are major factors. uruguay is the first country in the world to legalize the production and sell of marijuana primarily to undermine the drug gangs. whatever its called it' the crime is very real to its victims and their families. >> let's find out what is going on with all the sports news. >> we start with football and after a slow start to the season, manchester united returns to the champions league has been give a huge past. they remain in the top four. striker wayne rooney doubled his lead. united are now two points behind

manchester city who play south hampton on sunday. arsenal bounced back from successive defeats after beating west brom. >> in the end, the solidarity when they went in the last 10, 15 minutes, and maybe. >> leaders of chelsea that goes up against sunderland, 0-0. carl ancelotti's men would rack up a victory, a record only seen twice before in the history of the club. real will go into this round of

la liga while atletico madrid are two points adrift in third place. >> tomorrow's game will be very difficult because we will fight against the team that is having great success, and a great season. a team that is playing a better season than pellegrini's team. it is a team playing extremely well. before the defeat against atletico, they had won five consecutive matches. so we have to be very careful with this game because we need to do our best to win. >> the australian cricket team has announced that their first test behalf against india, which was due to start next thursday, has been postponed. the funeral of the 25-year-old batsman who died on thursday after bea being struck by a ball will take place t.

earlier they reviewed that his shirt will be retired. >> he was at his happiest playing cricket for his mates. things are always in perspective where else would you rather be, boys? but playing cricket for your country? last night we asked if the australian shirt number 64 could be retired. to which they agreed. that means so much. >> there was a minute of silence for philip hughes. end won the toss and in a game reduced to 45 over because of rain. but again their batsman struggled against the spinners. and 67 and 77 from the ward to

hold the host to a comfortable eight-wicked win. sley lan can now wins in th. >> king williams reached his double hundred but fell eight runs short. the kiwis smashing the record, 19 sixes as they close in to lead 28 runs and two crickets remaining. england in the last of their ottoman internationals. 16 points of saw the win over the aussies. in cardiff wales went up against south africa in a tough contest

but wales won the match 12-6. now after the third round rory mcilroy wit after shooting six over. >> the dallas mavericks beat the nba eastern conference leaders the toronto raptors. the high flying raptors came in on a six-game-winning streak, but could not deal with maverick's guard ellis. dallas would win 106-102.

now the age of 62 hollywood actor mickey rourke has returned to the boxing rink to fight a man less than half his age. he took a break from acting to become a fighter. he broke eliott sea mother sending him down. rourke was an amateur boxer when his career took off. >> it doesn't have anything to do with the age thing. i used to drain in miami with an old fighter, who could kick any 20-year-old's as. >> for all the latest check out www.aljazeera.com/sport. there are also details how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. that's it for me for now. i'll be back with more later. >> thanks. now india has seen a technica

technological revolution. but despite that many children still don't get a chance to fulfill their potential. now they're trying to change that. >> reporter: it's not every day that children get an opportunity like this, but when they do the possibilities seem endless. >> i like these classes because we get to work on experiments with our own hands. i want to do these experiments over and over again. i want to learn more about science, and when i grow up i want to be a doctor. >> her teacher here in the town is just 15 years old. he is from india's growing middle class, and goes to a private school. to help india's poorest children see and feel the world around them, he created the icube

science club. a not-for-profit science initiative. >> we have labs, and we can learn there, but they don't have an opportunity to do practicals. that's how really we learn science. >> so far more than 15,000 children and 120 schools in the northern state have had the chance to see and do thanks to the icube science club. their teachers see a difference. >> they will be able to be successful, and this is good for the country. they are india's future scientists and doctors. >> but in the country where the standard of education often depends on who can afford it these are distant dreams for many. the indian government said that science and innovation must be the building blocks for a modern and prosperous india. but with many struggling to

learn the basics some argue that the curriculum needs to be rethought. which perhaps means doing away with a system that has long been based on memorizing text books. >> it doesn't have the elbow room for being able to ensure that the element of curiosity, the element of inquiring is really encouraged from an early age. >> and as india looks to showcase it's scientific talents to the world, these programs are a gentle reminder that the grassroots of learning also need to be nourished. al jazeera. >> well, that brings us to the end of this news hour but we'll be back with another full bulletin of news. that's coming up in al jazeera in just a couple of minutes, and of course, www.aljazeera.com is where you can go around the clock to get your news.

>> egypt's former president hosni mubarak has all charges dismissed by a cairo court. targeting sunni muslims in their campaign against isil. silent adoration, the head of the roman catholic church visit the iconic blue mosque as he tries to build bridges between muslims and christians. plus the shops in the t