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back in august, when the airstrikes started, he said airstrikes alone would not be sufficient to defeat isil. what he is saying is that there needs to be a five-pronged assault, if you like, on isil strong points. first of all, to defeat them militarily by providing support on the front line of the struggle. secondly, to stem the flow of foreign fighters who are drawn to join the ranks of isil. thirdly, to actually hit the funding and financing by restricting the flow of money that goes to their ranks. fourthly, to address the ruemanitarian crisis in that region which might be fueling motivation for joining isil and finally, to actually go about destroying the brand, the attractiveness of isil to would-be fighters who are perhaps tempted by the message that isil is putting out. there are a couple of things

that he said which i thought were very interesting from the opening remarks. first of all, he said that their rise had been rapid but it was that rapidity that left them exposed. secondly, he said the broad variety, the diversity of the coalition which is gathered here in brussels, far from being a weakness, it's a strength. let's take a listen. >> our countries differ in geography, history, background, culture. but we all recognize a common thread and d.a.s.h. is a danger, a threat to the interest and the values of all of us. >> in opposing these terrorists, our diversity is, in fact, the source of remarkable strength because it gives us the credibility and breadth of reach to move against d.a.s.h. and to counter any support that may exist for it around the world. >> paul, what is it that exactly

happens after this meeting ends? what are the next steps? >> reporter: well, this meeting is going to take about another six hours, and it's happening behind closed doors. the format of today's events is a large round table where john kerry wants to hear from as many delegates as possible not in a kind of speech by speech type of format but an exchange of ideas and best practice. then what will happen in the coming days, weeks, months is that correct individual elements of the strategy, each of those five prongs, if you like, will themselves be subject to individual meetings. so there is going to be a meeting, for example, in marakesh with coalition partners, not at a ministerial level and they will address how to combat foreign fighters joining the ranks of isil. this is sglouft about one big headline meeting. it's about a concerted effort which the john kerry admitted

has no ends date but it has an end aim, to dpeeft isil all together. >> paul, for the time being, thank you. paul brennan reporting for us from brussels on that meeting taking place there, crossing over to beirut and speaking to joseph, a senior commentator with the "gulf news." thanks for being with us. paul brennan, just a moment ago outlining what's taking place in brussels right now saying there are five points being put on the table, military strategy being discussed, how to stop the flow ofphon fighters are these 60-plus countries as well as the united states on the right track to achieving their own goals when it comes to isil? >> when you have 60 countries in a coalition, you must necessarily organize them. you cannot have 60 commanders running a major operation like what we are seeing now against isil. but this is easier said than done. you cannot have each individual country deciding for itself.

there are military questions that need to be resolved, obviously. but, there are also the issue of foreign fighters, mostly europeans, that are trekking slowly through turkeytion, going through syria and iraq trying to fight. but more important, i think they are poo behind closed doors, serious issues being discussed about what kind of repercussions the fighting so far or the air assault so far have had. since august, the coalition has hit very hard against isil positions and, although they have made a lot of damage, they are still very powerful isil pockets throughout the region. this is what they are probably really discussing about. >> you bring up the issue of repercussions, joseph. when it comes to syria and iraq, is there a strategy? is there a plan going forward if, indeed, they accomplish their mission of defeating isil,

are they all on the same page when it comes to these two countries? >> presumably, they are not. >> that's why we have the meeting in brussels. and prime minister al abadi, the iraqi prime minister is co-hosting this session with the secretary of state, john kerry, so presumably, there are differences and the best example was the fact that we found out this week that the coalition air assaults have not prevented the iranians, for example, from getting into the act and bombarding several positions inside iraq. so, therefore, the coalition is not able to coordinate so far as these, all of the different operations that are taking place. and something which i am sure they are also discussing in order to coordinate better is whether or not they are going to trust local candidates, local actors who will put boots on the ground since western powers do not want to do this. who is it that we are going to trust? what kind of allies are going to

be on our side? it's not just sufficient to essenti essentially coordinate air assaults. the real struggle starts when you begin to think about putting boots on the ground and trusting the local actors to take over the burden. >> and that is certainly? >> it will take a long time. >> right. >> that's certainly a huge question when it comes to syria, for example. what do you make of syria and the end game there when it comes to the coalition? >> precisely. the confusion arises best in syria wherefore the past three and a half years or four years now, we have had local allies. we've supported them partially and then redrew from the kind of support that extended to them. there have been negotiations to the united nations with the syrian government and, therefore, the give and take is going on. it's not clear at all where we stand. who are the local actors that the coalition presumably supports? this is going to take a very long time.

>> something, in fact, kerry said in his opening remarks. he says their commitment is going to be measured in years. but let me just ask you about whether isil can be did defeated with warplanes? how do you defeat the ideology of isil? >> if it were possible to defeat them through array salts from august to now, the john would have been done the fact it has not been done proves array salts will not defeat this problem. there are two ways in my humble opinion to address the threats. one, you have got to defeat the ideology of isil, and there is only one day to do that: support the moderate muslim communities throughout the region. the second thing you have to do, unfortunately, there is no escaping this. you've got to put boots on the ground to defeat the isil terrorists once and for all.

now, where this will happen, when this will happen, how this will happen is what they are discussing in brussels behind closed doors. >> josephtion, thank you very much for talking to us from beirut. >> my pleasure. according to the reuters news agency, iran is denying it launched an airstrike against isil. but pentagon officials have been saying ta van carrying out strikes in areas close to its border. we have seen the reports. we have no indication that the reports are not true, that iranian aircraft have conducted airstrikes in the last several days against isil targets in eastern iraq. >> you would know the military person would foe if those reports -- >> we have no indication that they are not true, no reason to believe not true, those reports that iranian aircraft struck targets in eastern iraq.

you should consult to the iranian government to speak to the activities of their military. >> airspace -- >> we are not coordinating with nor are we decon conflicting with iranian military. >> israel will hold early elections to march the 17th next year of. the kism nneset is starting the process of dissolving itself after the prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked two key ministers and announced plans for a snap election two years ahead of schedule. at the kinneset joining us to tell us what will happen in the kinneset. >> reporter: shortly, we are going to hear about a preliminary vote, an initial reading, a first reading, one of three readings at the kinesset

to go to early elections. after the israeli knesset. >> that's going to be 105 days. we expect the process of did i see offing the knesset to continue next week where the second and third readings are expected to be complete probably by monday. we also know that there different

political >> when you speak to israelis on the streets they say why are we going to unnecessary elections? why are we being dragged to the polls against because there are so many divisions that they can't force them out on their own. we are here being a fresh opinion poll that was conducted right after netanyahu sacked two and these polls suggest the second largest political party will no longer be the second largest political party after la laud. this is expecting the jewish

home party, backed by jewish settlers will probably be the largest political party in the knesset. so we are seeing perhaps a shift to the right from the public. this will be reflected, perhaps, after the leejsz in the knesset and the coalition government. a under and we are seeing probably a direction where the whole of the right-wing block will be widened. >> thank you for reporting to us from the knesset. let's get more from gideon levy, a columnist joining us from tel aviv. thank you for being with us. your take, first of all, on the early elections in israel and now, we understand that a date has been set for march 17th. >> reporter: yeah. many times in politics, especially in israeli politics, things happen just because they happen when nobody, but really nobody, is intraefltd in them.

i don't think that it serves any kind of interest of anyone to hold those e legs just less than two years after this government started, and i don't think that anyone has expectations that after those elections, israel whether have an entire different policy or government t seems like -- >> what does it look like in your opinion? >> am the same direction. >> what do you think the coalition will look like? >> i think first of all, it's obviously too early to foresee but as it's seen now, as it shows now, it will be another right-wing coalition, maybe even more right-wing than today. maybe even more nationalistic. maybe even with the most extreme prime minister ever. it doesn't seem that the alternative will come from the left or from the center left.

>> so, if that is the case and it is more right-wing, what does this mean for the bill that has been put forward that would make israel a nation state of the jewish people? that is, in fact, was one of the differences that elected a falling apart of this coalition? >> this wibill will most appropriately be set aside and have to wait like many other bills. we will get this bill in a more extreme version. >> for the palestinians, the push for the palestinian statehood and, frankly speaking, a non-existing peace protest at

this point, but what would a -- let's say there is a more right-wing government as you say and as our reporter was saying, from the ground, what would that mean domestically and internationally for the palestinians and for their push for statehood? >> in the first place, it looks like very bad news for the palestinians and for peace, but i am not sure. because once israel will really be pur received in the world as very nationalistic without any masquerade, any costumes, then maybe the world will be more decisive. on the other harnlingsd we know that until now at least the only government who really made the real peace was a right-wing government and peace with egypt back in '77, '78. so, i don't think it can get any worse than now. it may be, you know, israel will be treated in a different way

whit will be perceived different and everyone will understand israel has no intention to put an end to the occupation from their own initiative thank you for joining us from tel aviv. a large explosioning in yemen has targeted an iranian ambassador's residence. it has killed at least one person in sanaa. it's not clear who was behind the attack, but the ambassador was not at his home at the time, crossing over to sanaa, the editor in chief for the yes, ma'am poevent, hammik, no claim of responsibility as of yet. but what is the message that is being sent sglrts houthis know this message on the attack was targeting them directly. al-qaeda has been weakened very much in sanaa over the last couple of weeks. dozens have been arrested and killed by the houthis until raid

did, in attacks against al-qaeda. so al-qaeda's hold in sanaa was weakened. this attack on them was a surprise. the houthis saw al-qaeda had no ability to conduct stamz of this scale which, in my opinion, had the largest in years grieved their presence in those areas and -- they have increased their presence and have an investigation going on with the government to ensure that they know that this attack could happen again in the near future. >> why would the residents of the iranian ambassador be attacked? >> this ambassador was newly assigned to yemen just two days ago. when he was chosen in coordination with the houthis who are iran's strongest ally in generally. for the houthis to have a strong

floel his assigning to yemen, for sure, he would have been an easy target. >> that's why he was not even in the residence when the attack happened. he expected an attack. he knew that he was known to be a strong ally of the houthis. that's why he was not anywhere in the area. >> all right, hack e-mail, thank you very much for giving us that update from sanaa. much more to come on theays news hour, including life is about to get even harder for these syrian refugees in lebanon as the u.n. is running out of money to feed them. it's the 30th anniversary of india's disaster. protesters are demanding better compensation. >> rest in peace, my little brother. i will see you out in the medal. a funeral of australian crippingeter phillip hughes.

one lebanese soldier has been killed and two others wounded on the, the third such attack on the army in the area and it follows an ambush that took place on tuesday that killed six soldiers. the army patrol was attacked in the remote region in eastern lebanon near the border with syria. it's not clear who was behind that attack. the lebanese soldiers have been fighting isil and, also, the al nusra front in the area. >> iraqi officials are saying that the woman detained by the lebanese security forces is not the wife of bakr al baghdadi. they say they have detained the woman but iraq's interior ministry says she is the sister of another convict who was detained in iraq for terrorism

charges. >> and over a million syrian refugees in lebanon are preparing for the harsh winter weather conditions. their preparation has been made even harder by the u.n. world food program announcing that they can no longer provide food assistance to them. jane ferguson traveled to the bakaa valley to speak to refugees affected by the food aid cuts. >> reporter: it's hard for these. >> with these few dollars and work here and there, we try to live. i only have the united nations.

this is what we live on. >> many in the bakaa valley pick crops for a few dollars a day. but in the winter, that work becomes rare. winter is the worst time of the year for syrian refugees living in lebanon. these people have already been living through a lot of rain over the last couple of months. but soon, snow will fall on these children where they live, in these very makeshift rudimentary homes made out of plywood and tarpoline. their families say they have less food to eat over the wenters. the u.n. said it warned about a shortfall in funding in october and cannot say when food assistance will return. >> we don't know. like for now, this is a hand-to-mouth prachlths we only declare whenever we have information about whether we have the funding to continue assisting or not. we don't haverat information or confirmed information about the

situation of the funding in january. >> next month will be the start of another year for these children in camps where nothing life is guaranteed, not even the assurance of something to eat. jane ferguson, al jazeera, the bakaa valley, lebanon. >> egyptian state media is reporting that the army has killed seven fighters in north sinai. the military says it conducted a number of attacks as part of a campaign to clear the area of rebel fighters. 15 people have been arrested. the army says it's also destroyed a number of tunnels and rebel spaces. an egyptian judge has sentenced to death 185 muslim brotherhood supporters over an attack on a police station near cairo last year. 12 policemen were killed in that attack. a final decision in january will depend upon approval from the country's grand musti. it comes as a top prosecutor says he will appeal against hosni mubar abbying.

the case involved the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising as well as corruption charges against must be arrestac and his son. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists who have been held in prison in egypt for 340 days. they were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. peter greste and mohammed fatmy were sentence the to seven years in prison. mohammed was given an additional three years for having a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. crossing over to check on the weather with news of the super storms affecting asia. what's going on? >> reporter: we have storms both ends of the spectrum, one heading toward the philippines and we have seen some wintry weather coming in across china. >> that's moving toward japan. let's look at the satellite picture. see this mass of cloud around

the northeast of china? >> making its way across the south china seas. we have seen a fair amount of snow coming in actually across the far northeast of china. it is the eastern side of russia, blizzard conditions actually for a time here. winds picked up to around 70 kilometers per hour around 70 september meters of snow as well and inevitablyy caused widespread chaos around the region. it has quitened down a touch in the northeastern touch of corner, eastern areas of russia. wichitaery wreth sliding south. temperatures, can when the cold air, when the moisture hit the cold air, it is readily turning to snow, at least for a time. it will rather more widespreadly do so as we go into the latter part of this week. further south we have a typhoon making its way toward the philippines. look at this massive cloud out in the pacific heading toward central parts of the

philippines. i think over the next couple of days, certainly one to keep an eye on, by the time we come to around 36 hours time, it's going to be at its peak intensity. i am hopeful it will make its way just to the north. >> all right, everton, thank you very much for that update. you are with the access news hour. here is what's coming up: a gathering like never before. religious leaders of all take pictures unite to try to end modern day slavery as well as people trafficking. also, china's top race. we invest gave the how chemicals have gotten into the soil and into the food chain. also, find out why the u.s.a. top sports leeingdz find themselves in the political firing line. details coming up

in brussels, holding the meeting of the coalition against isil. there has been a large explosion in yemen targeting the residents of a newly appointed iranian ambassador. the blast has killed at least one person and wounded 17 others in the diplomatic area of sanaa. . israel will hold elections next year after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sabld two key ministers ands scheduled an election two years ahead of

schedule. in india, protesters have been demanding compensation on the 30th anniversary of the bopal disaster. thousands were killed with toxic gases leaked from the factory. thousands more died after suffering long-term sickness. men say they contract settlement from the indian government to be an insult. china's rise to be the second biggest economy at a high price of some governments. the government said much of the land is too polluted. farmer's fields have been poisoned and they say so have their children. >> reporter: they used to harvest twice a year now. now, it only happens once and that doesn't yield much. >> there is nothing it, he says, of the dry husks.

like c confetti, it blows away easily close to the village of shinmin are the fact occurs blamed for the pollution that environmentalists say have poisoned the landscape and damage people's health. >> i do worry about my granddaughter's health. i heard the air and the water are not safe, and now, we have found too much lead in her blood. >> untreated waste from the factories that encircle this farmland leak to the rivers and streams. the same water the farmers unknowingly used to irrigate their now bone-dry land. so how dangerous is this soil? we dug um samples and sent them to a hong tong laboratory to be testified along with rice we brought in a local market as well as samples drying at the roadside. the results showed high levels of the toxic metals, chromium and cadmium. the rice purchased in the market

produced the most alarming result. in the supermarket rice, the cadmium levels were 10 times higher than the limits set by the chinese government. in the roadside rice, the cadmium levels were almost six times higher than allowed allowed. the measurer you'rement for chromium was almost 4 times china's limit. 22 and. >> they refused to answer our questions. >> the villagers, though, were determined to have their say, accusing the authorities of

ignoring the problem. compensation is being offered by the government along with measures to cleanse the land. >>, though, could take years while the damage to the children's health cog last a lifetime. adrian brown, al jazeera, in hunaan province, central china. >> leaders of hong kong's occupy central movement have sur enderred to police after two months of protests. they have turned themselves in a day taff calling on the students to retreat but student leaderjob haung asked students to regroup. they have been asking freedom choose a leader without with the interference frombeijing. a suicide bomb attack has killed four people. three occurs were injure did by a blast. there has been no claim so far. >> kenya's president has sacked interior minister and accepted

early retirement for the head of the police. joseph olilinku was removed from his post following a third al russian al shabaab a attack. fem ahave been heading to an ai force base in fear of further attack. more from nigh robe be. >> bodies lined up on the ground, the grisly scene after gunmen entered the quarry in the middle of the night. the quarry workers were sleeping in their tents when around 20 armed men ordered them out to recite islamic prayers. then they were killed. the victims were not from the mendera region. all of them had gone there from other areas of kenya to find work. there were a few survivors, they cowered and head in a trench. it's the third attack in the northeast eastern area of kenya. al shabaab said it was behind an attack on a bus.

>> left 28 people dead. on monday, gunmen entered a nightclub in madir. one was killed and more than a dozen injured. >> the government is facing increasing criticism from opposition leaders over the ability to secure the country. they say it must do more to make sure the public is safe. >> certainly we need a clear, actionable plan for counter terrorism and a clear problem for training, operations, border security, and the corruption program and targeting terrorists. the country is crying for policies to curb extremism. it the president admitted there were weaknesss and bowed to public demands for accountability announcing the retirement of the inspector general of police and the replacement of the cabinet secretary for internal security.

but huda kinyata has called on all fem unite against what said were extremists hiding behind religion. >> many kenyans, leaders included, have lost sight of the context of this situation and the scale of the war on terror. kenya is a lot war. our enemy thrives on despondency in our hearts. we aid this enemy when we suc suck succumb to fear, finger pointing and blame games. >> the government has been struggling to stop attacks by al shabaab since 2011, when kenya sent in troops to fight them. the group says it will keep up its attacks until kenyan troops pull out. >> the threats do not bring anything new to the fight between them and us. they forced us in to this war. we told them they will not

achieve anything from going to war with us. we told them, they know nothing about it comes to war. they refused to heed our warnings. today, they see with their own eyes what it will taste like. we are ready for them. we are waiting for them in the president said it was the right decision for soldiers to go into somalia and the right decision for them to say stay. he says he is confident the situation will turn around. his words are unlikely to calm fears, non-muslims and others who he feel unsafe are heading to the nearby military base to seek safety. erica woods, nairobi. >> religious leaders have joined for to see call to an end to modern day slavery and human trafficking by 2020. the international labor organization estimates that twlom 1 million people around the world are victims of forced labor. tim friend reports from rome. >> reporter: there is never been a meeting like it. christian leaders, sunni, shiia,

hindu buddhist and chief rabbi did all in one room, all agree odd a common purpose: the deck collaration to abolish modern slavery is hist. >> we declare that we will to work eradicate the terrible scourge of modern slavery in all its forms. the physical, economic, sexual and psychological an exploitation of men, women, and children is chaining tens of millions of persons to inhumanity. >> modern slavery includes people trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage and commercial sexual an exploitation. the number of victims is growing as statisticsics are gathered more accurately. >> it's hard to see how the aims of this initiative can be achieved. in the pope's own words, modern day slavery is growing worse day by day. it's driven by huge

inequalities. they will not be offer overcome by religious deck collarations alone. >> but one of the signatories is the archbishop of canterbury, leader of the anglican church and a former businessman. he thinks with the help of big business, it can be achieved. >> it would affect over 30 million people who are currently being trafficked or involved in slavery. well over half of them are women and the biggest single contributor is the sex trade. so you would see a massive esc on the victimization on the most vulnerable people being held and used for sexual purposes with i am mention -- immense cruelty. >> the meeting set a new nigh cooperation between religions. some of those present believe it could offer a blueprint for future discussions on world issues. >> the purpose of the event was

to address the problem, the great evil of slavery. but the conference achieved a great deal more. i think one of the biggest achievements, what really made this a historic day was the fact that, for instance, for the first time in 2000 years, a catholic pope met with a supreme religious leader from the muslim shia faith. >> whathome follows are more ethical business supply chains and better law enforcement. but all of that costs money and securing funds presents a huge challenge. tim friend, al jazeera, rome. still to come on the al jazeera news hour: >> this work is very important because this is history. it is our heritage. >> it's a race against time to stom the war in sudan and build a national archive. inspot, we will hear from tiger woods as he makes his latest comeback from injury. ♪

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yes. >> daniel haslam used to be an ant light. he was studying sport science when his cancer was diagnosed. now, just walking is hard. cannabis is all that gives him relief. tamworth australia. >> the u.s. supreme court is considering whether to limit or expand job protection for pregnant women. it's to hear a case involving one of the biggest companies in the world, ups. kimberly hall kate reports. >> reporter: in 2006, when peggy young became pregnant with her daughter, trinity, she asked her employer, united parcel service, for help. as a delivery driver, she had to lift packages as heavy as 31 kilograms. but when her doctor provided a note to ups restricting young to lifting packages nine kilos or less...? >> they basicallied told me, go home. go home until you are no longer pregnant.

ups told her she didn't qualify for a temporary assignment. she said she lost medical and pension benefits. after giving birth, she decided to see the company. she claims short-term acdalingsz ups routinely made from workers recovering from injuries should be extended to pregnant women. but two lower courts sided with ups. >> so far, the courts have said that what ups did was not illegal. but we believe that it was. and we believe that it violated the clear terms of the pregnancy discrimination act. >> ups argues it did not intentionally discriminate and has since changed its policies. >> in october, it sent out an internal employee memo an ouncing ups had leeblthd to change our approach to pregnancy accommodations in order to maintain equal opportunity employment for all workers. as of january 1st, the company says it will offer light-duty positions not just to injured workers but also for women who are pregnant.

this employment attorney welcomes the change but says a supreme court rule something necessary to send a message to other employers who may see previous court realings in favor of ups as a potential loop hole in the law. >> this is happening to women all across the country. and today, women maybe make up nearly half the workforce. women are working later into their pregnancies. they are more responsible than ever in the bread-winner role for their families. women simply cannot afford to encounter this discrimination at work. young said she wasn't looking for special treatment. just equal treatment. >> that's why she continues to argue her case. >> we shouldn't be made to choose between our job and having a child. >> the u.s. supreme court is expected to rule on young versus ups in june. kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. >> just to update you on the israeli knesset because on wednesday, there was a first reading on the bill to dissolve the knesset.

this has now certain place and we are hearing that parliament voted in favor of dissolving knesset, itself. the breakdown of the numbers we are getting are 84 voted for dissolving. one abstained and 34 did not show up to the vote. so effectively no one voted against it. >> that's what we are hearing now. the first reading on the bill to solve the knesset -- disoff the knesset has happened. fattah is here with an update on all of the sports news. >> thank you so much. australia's cricket captain played an e emotion al tribute to phillip hughes who died after being hit by a ball during a domestic league game. the 25-year-old was a hugely promising player on the brink of a recall to the national side. richard parr reports. ♪ >> reporter: phillip hughes was 25 years old when he died last

week. the australian batsman was struck by a cricket ball in a state match. his funeral was held in his hometown in south wales front of family, friends, teammates and the country's prime minister. >> i still can't believe i am here saying my final goodbyes. even though you are my little brother, you have taught me so much. you have given me confidence, strength. you supported me and gave me a strong desire to succeed. the service was broadcast around australia and many fans watched from the sydney cricket grounds where he suffered the fatal injury. after making his international debut in 2009, hughes played 26 test matches for australia, many alongside cap captain and close friend, michael clark. >> we must dig in and get through to t. we must play on.

so rest in the peace, my little brother. i will see you out in the middle [applause.] ♪ >> his father, gregory, was in tears as he helped carry his coffin at the ends of the service. thousands followed the hearse as it traveled through hughes'hometown. the death has resonated throughout the criticing world and beyond. a youngspotsman cut down as his life and career was starting to flourish. richard parr, affordable care act. >> leading sports leagues have been accused of oversee agriculture of silence when it comes to dealing with athletes committing acts of domestic violence. politicians criticize what they can described as lax procedures within all of the major leagues. the nfl has faced a series of

controversies involving players who have been accused of abusing partners or children. the league was told it may lose its tax exempt status if it fields to bring a domestic abuse policies. >> the league's records have not been good. there is a long list of players in the n.f.l., the nba, the nhl and major league baseball who have been charged with and, in some cases, convicted of domestic the

league. >> before retiring at the age of 52. the informed raptored handed the kings their fourth straight loss. the leading raptos were at the sacramento kings on tuesday. they led by as much as 15 points late in the fourth quarter. kyle lowery made a 20-foot jumper with a minute to go to steal the raptors 113 to 107 win. manchester united made it four straight wins in the english primary lead with a narrow victory over trafford. it's only the second time united have been on such a return since the retirement from alex ferguson and hold on to fourth place in the league. >> in the second half, we played much better. we keep the positions. we were more aggressive. we created more chances. but then you are to finish but you have to see the whole match, and then you can say there was one team on the pitch who

deserved it and it was man ch t manchester united. there were five games in england on tuesday, stephen gerard returned to liverpool's line-up as his team beat lester 3-1. last seasons's runners rup newspaper two-8? >> tiger woods will make his return to competitive golf on thursday. woods has been suffer with a recurrent back injury. the 38-year-old will take part in his own tournament at the hero world challenge in florida, which hasn't won a major since 2008 but says he is confident he can regain the form which saw him gain 14 of golf's most important tournaments? >> a nice play for being under the heat and see where my swing is, see which where my meisses are. i know my good ones are good. where are the misses going to be? am i going to rectify them right away, or a shot or two or hole

or 2 or not at all. that would be not a good thing. >> that's the sport for now. now back to you. >> thank you very much for that. the world's youngest country is building a national archive. sudan wants to salvage its history before it became independent. it has meant thousands of documents from the col on y'all areaa have been left to rot. ana kavell reports. >> peter taco and his team of arkansas i'vists have what seems like an important job. they are working to turn piles of badly neglected historic documents into a functional national archive, the only one in south sudan. >> scenario years ago, staff from the ministry of culture began the painstaking process of sorting and archiving the documents, most of which were collected years ago by an american ph.d. student. >> this work is very important

because this is hist occur. it is our heritage. and it is very important to preserve and conserve them. >> until recently, the documents were just piled in disused government buildings. a little while ago, they were even moved to a tents where a lot of material was lost when at a time tarpoline was destroyed. now, the archive is cramped into another temporary building where there is barely any room to move. there is no where to store these valuable, delicate papers. >> when the wind comes, the workmen might notice. the windows would be just open, and as a result, the water drops in. as you can see now, these records here is damage. archivists believe the documents are important because so many current political debates here have their roots in the past. >> when south sudan separated from sudan, the documents in this archive were very use

fuller. politicians from juba came here looking for references about where the border had historically been between the two countries. the archivists were able to provide them with maps and other documents which show them. >> peter tako and his team are confident they will raise enough money for a proper archive that will help resolve some of south sudan's many problems. >> like it americans who say, who can remember the past? they are condemned to repeat it. south sudsan a young country. it's conflicts are old. the records buried in here may one day help the next generation understand the mistakes of the past. anna cavell, arningsz, juba. >> just to remind you of the news coming out offitsis. the knesset has voted to dissolve parliament. more on that right here on al jazeera. for our viewers in the u.s., back to your regular programming on "al jazeera america" for international viewers, in just a moment with all of the world

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