>> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> typhoon hagapit hits the philippines. and it's not done yet. we'll have a live report. hello, in doha, also ahead in the program, the syrian government is accused of using chlorine gas against i.s.i.l. fighters in the eastern city of izor. mexican authorities say they have discovered the identity of one of the missing students.

and the government celebrates its 250th birthday. at least 700, 000 people in the philippines have been evacuated as typhoon hagapit makes landfall. knocking out power and toppling trees. the slow moving storm is currently hovering over suma province. will make its way west. andrew thomas, we know during typhoon haiyan, the government obviously hoping that those mistakes are not repeated this time around. >> they're absolutely determined to do better this time around.

150 volunteers are producing about 10,000 family ration packs every 24 hour period. things like sardines, rice and should be sustaining a family for two days. this should not be the only distribution center. a lot of criticism last time around for typhoon haiyan, was to augment more regional distribution centers. this tops up those sources. so that's one way the philippines government tries odo better this time around. they are hoping that their countrymen are better radar. my report looks at that preparation. >> the typhoon didn't turn away, typhoon hagapit, not as powerful

as those of typhoon haiyan which devastated parts of the philippines, typhoon hagapit or ruby as it's known in the philippines is crawling over the country. coastal areas of arisk of the sea, too, flooding and landslides this time around are likely to be the biggest dangers and killers. typhoon tacloban,. >> that's why we decided to come here. >> with communications cut, with the typhoon sitting over affected areas even the military can't get in to assess and help. >> andrew we know that the storm has hit the east coast and is making its way inland.

where is it now? >> we have made some people on the island of sanar, the roads are impossible and blocked. there is lots and lots of water waist-deep. there is no confirmed l casualties at all, which is a good thing. sustained wind of about 200 kilometers an hour, that's now dropped right down to 125 kilometers as this storm moves westward. but of course it is not just the wind that's the problem, it's the rain, as i said in the report, and the storm surges. while this isn't quite the ferocious storm it was, it will take another 24 hours before it

reaches here in manila, it could do its worst damage where the waterfalls very hard for very, very long periods of time. >> andrew thank you, andrew thomas keeping an eye on typhoon hagu prvegit for us. hagupit for us. iranian attacks were at the request of the iraqi government and in a bid to arrest the advance of i.s.i.l, tehran says it will hold an international conference called the world against extremism and violence. 40 countries are expected to attend the event, including representatives from syria and iraq. the u.s. however will not be taking part in the conference. the syrian government is being accused of using chlorine gas against fighters from i.s.i.l. now syrian observatory for human rights says government forces

used the gas to fight off an assault on the der azir air base. kim vanel has the report. >> the aftermath of victory, fighters said to be part of the islamic state of iraq and the levant, a roll call of the dead, sung in french, for multiple nationalities. the regime is still in control at least here. the air base is crucial for both sides. is one of the only parts of the province still in regime hands. i.s.i.l. is keen to show it's still in control here and just hours before the air base attack released this footage. the bodies of syrian soldiers put on display. >> translator: today after islamic state made an advance to this area, we only lost two martyrs, only two and we are

thank tofful to god. >> dar ajar, is the strategy proafns, oprovince, regime forcs responded with air raids. but i.s.i.l. continued its advance and by saturday morning, fighters had reached the gates of darazor air base. i.s.i.l.'s takeover has forced thousands to flee the province. what little is left will remain a battle ground. kim vanel, al jazeera. >> the israeli army says it has opened up eight new investigations into marinian deaths. deliberately targeting since and

committing wacommit -- civiliand committing violence. egypt's prosecutor general is investigating a leaked ought awd audiorecordings deposed president mohamed morsi. meantime, morsi has spoken for the first time about the conditions in which he is being held. rl appeared in a cairo criminal court accused of spying. what charges have been filed against jason rezan who is chief of the tehran bureau. he was arrested with his wife

and chief minister yagani salari. are u.s. secretary of state john kerry announced, he said jason poses no threat to the iranian government or to iran's national security. we call on the iranian government to drop any and all charges against jason and release him immediately so he could be reunited with his family. u.s. president barack obama has condemned the killing of two hostages by al qaeda in yemen. calling them barbaric murders. a south african teacher and american journalist were shot dead during the attempt to rescue them. patty culhane reports. >> luke somers and pierre

korkie, were shot dead in the southeastern province in yemen. >> they started to kill him and they tried to escape with him. but the operation was very strong and they were surrounded. so they killed him. >> reporter: according to media reports the hostages were wounded but alive when they were evacuated on an o osprey like ts one. u.s. officials are defending the operation. >> luke somers was murdered. he was taken hostage. his life was clearly in danger. >> u.s. officials reportedly believed he would be killed within hours. his family released this video plea. >> lucas spent the last two years making yemen his home.

he is a good person and was only trying to do good for the yemeni population. >> he had been held hostage for the last 15 months. korkie had been held since may of last year. the group accused of his taking had this,. >> ruled out changing the policy the u.s. does not pay ransom. analysts expect there will are more operations like this despite the outcome. >> i think this needs to continue and i think they need to know if they're going to be in the business of murder there are going to be consequences. >> consequences and risk that the u.s. officials believe are worth taking. patty culhane al jazeera, washington. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists who have now been

held in prison for 344 days. peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed were held on false charges of helping the muslim brotherhood, all three are appealing against their convictions. a cuban doctor who contracted ebola while treating patients in sierra leone, has returned home. he spent six days in geneva after receiving experimental treatment. he has now returned home. argentinian forensic officials say they have identified one of mexico's 43 missing students. the body was among the charred remains of those found near a garbage dump in november after gang members in prison gave details of a mass killing and have been nationwide coverage since the students went missing in guerrero state months ago.

>> drug gang members killed and burned all of the 43 students soon after they went missing in september. so far morda seen in this picture has been the only student identified. but in the coming days more remains may be confirmed as those of the missing students. the imirming with confirmation s murder. >> it has been confirmed it is him. >> the announcement comes more than two months after the students were attacked by local police in the city of igwala, allegedly under orders from the local mayor. they were then handed over to members of the warriors united drug gang. the mayor and his wife fled soon after the students went missing

and were arrested last month in a dingy apartment in new york city. the search for the students are has led to the unearthing of several mass graves, and many people who have disappeared since 2006 war on drug violence. the protests called on mexican president enrique pena nieto to resign. long knew of the situation in the state of guerrero but the federal government let the situation fester for years. in the case of alexander mora, in that post he hopes his death wasn't in vein and that protesters keep the pressure up on the government.

adam rainey, al jazeera, mexico city. >> still to come on al jazeera: anger in the streets of haiti. antigovernment demonstrators take aim at the country's leaders. >> plus, a expwreation for one of the world's oldest museums.

>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. 700,000 people have been moved to safety in the philippines as typhoon hagupit made landfall.

there are no reports of casualties as the storm continues to move west. activists have accused the syrian government of using chlorine gas against i.s.i.l. fighters. the syrian observatory for human rights, said the deposit used chlorine gas killing at least 68 fighters. and mexico city says i.t. has identified the remains of one of those missing students. 43 students disappeared in september and are whreefd to have been killed by -- believed to have been killed by drug gangs. haiti proarts call fo proter the government to resign. opposition for delay, andy gallagher reports. >> in the past few months this has become an increasingly familiar sight on the streets of port o prince.

, the elections were supposed to have taken place three years ago and voters here are running out of patients. patience. today is a victory against president matelli. he was destroying our country. we the haitian people want the international community we will not let them choose for us again. >> president says they're refusing to pass new election laws. he asked demonstrators to show restraint via his twitter account but opposition leaders accuse the president wanting to rule by decree. some here blame the u.s. for the current impasse but officials from the obama administration have been publicly pushing for

elections to take place. opposition leaders say they won't vote for legislation they claim favors the current government but haiti can ill afford any more demonstrations. andy gallagher, al jazeera. police shooting of unarmed teenager at least 6,000 people took place in a riot, riots in greece in pla toons of police on the edges of the excelsior neighborhood. it seems now to be contained within that neighborhood. we still hear stun grenades and

we still see molotov cocktails but no longer see the anarchists having the run of the cities. so the police seem to have it very much under control. there have been reports of possibly a heavy handed police response. police are alleged to have provoked some of the violence in order to be able to respond to it and in a more controlled fashion. we have not been able to see that ourselves but we have seen a very large number of plain clothes policemen dressed up as many of the hooded youths whom they have been fighting with during the course of the evening. and so we do know that they have had many people in disguise among the ranks of those who were protesting. this is an event that is traditionally held and controlled by the left wing,

especially the far left here in gross. it is therefore, by definition, an antiauthoritarian anniversary. a date has been set for ceasefire talks in ukraine. porukraine.supply chains in thed garment sector. the regime has been in place since 2012. most survivors are still waiting for compensation. ma-ra sata is seeing how they are coping two years on.

>> two years ago, they were trapped when this building was on fire. desperate to escape, she jumped, broke two ribs but her troubles didn't stop there. >> translator: doctor said my wind pipe was damaged, turning completely black. said i needed treatment but we couldn't pay for what he recommended. >> said she only received about $1,000 in compensation. the money was quickly used up by doctor visits. but they can't figure out what is wrong with her. it's not simple to get the treatment she needs. it's a three hour journey from her home to taka medical college. afrosa can barely afford the

trip. a surprise, it's not good. instead of two broken ribs she has five. untreated for two years, while retail brands delay paying compensation to the victims. >> why are the brands not paying and not taking responsibility for their labor chain? these workers are poor. they can't be expected to pay for such expense of treatment themselves. >> one doctor suggested it might be cancer. >> translator: the day the doctor said that i became really ill. i tossed and turned all night. i couldn't sleep at all because i was so scared. since then it's hard for me to focus on doing my household duties. >> after two years of suffering

afroza is hopefully about to find out what's wrong with her but stretched to her financial limits she's not sure she will be able to do much about it. mahar zathar al jazeera, bangladesh. >> caroline malone reports, an effort to try to revive the s ciriac's oldest culture. >> last one was closed in 1928. >> this is truly a cause of pride for me. to help the revival of our siriac language that is left to be forgotten and fade away. >> there are about 25,000 ciriacs living in turkey, many

want to revive their language, it's difficult given that many don't speak that anymore. >> there's a lack of those speaking ciriac. for instance i'm in this kindergarten although i haven't mastered the language. >> ciriacs once lived in turkey in far greater numbers. 300,000 ciriacs left the country after the first world war and following founding of the turkish republic. those losing their culture in the fighting there. the ciriacs in turkey said life was difficult for them for years, their property was confiscated and weren't allowed to work in certain sectors but that seems to be changing.

>> translator: about 15 years ago i was afraid to introduce myself as ciriac. now i've been allowed to build the first church in the country in 100 years. now the government helps us. >> step in the direction of restoring their rights and for teachers like jenny it's a dream come true. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> got some news that's just come in now. a drone strike in pakistan am north wa waziristan, killed by a similar drone attack. also the pakistani leader narrowly escaped such strike a few weeks ago. one of the largest and oldest museums in the world is celebrating its 250th

anniversary. the hermitage in russia. but in st. petersburg this has made it a target for art thieves. >> now home to the oldest and biggest museum in the world. the hermitage, the stately repository of russia's rich cultural history is a treasuretrophy of art captured from around the world. founded by catherine the great. at times the interior is just as captivatincaptivating as the arn display. the wealth and extravagance of the romthe rominovs.

more than are 500 billion has. >> cut this masterpiece from its frame. worth about $1 million but it was so familiar to many people, that it was impossible to sell on, and it was returned anonymously to the museum. and that's unusual. most stolen works of art are lost forever. but today, the painting is back on display after a painstaking restoration. >> translator: it had severe damage and you could see it on the pictures next to the painting. it had been folded four times and the artist canvas and threads severely damaged. the restorer had to basically sew the casin canvas thread by .

>> from old to any, the latest display showing masterpieces of digital art. the current art embargo between the u.s. and russia would have to be lifted first and that looks very unlikely. peter sharp, al jazeera. that and more, straight ahead. >> you will meet a family who spent a year putting to the test deciding to live like it was 1986. rotary phones, paper maps and all. what they learned from forfeiting smart phones and wi-fi for more nostalgic living. the growing of house holmes choosing to go off of the grid. is big data watching you? how some are hiding their personal information from the