future away from them. announcer: this is al jazeera. welcome to the newshour. coming up in the next 60 minutes from doha: desperate to leave - we report on the plight of some of iraq's vulnerable people as war rages around them. one of al qaeda's senior commanders in pakistan is killed in a u.s. drone strike. hundred of thousands seek shelter as typhoon hagupit

batters the philippines. >> i'm andrew thomas at an aid distribution center in manila. will the understood get to where it's needed most? fast? >> in sport, details of a goal-scoring record for cristiano ronaldo, and why it's not just tiger woods golf game breaking down - the world number one in last place at his own event. our top story out of iraq, where there has been more air strikes, suicide attacks and misery. there are signs the war is turning against i.s.i.l. french fighter jets conducted bombings against the i.s.i.l. group held town of barb eka. several strikes killed 50

fighters. kurdish peshawar forces say they are ready to launch a ground offensive. let's go jane araf joining us live from baghdad. what does retaking barb eka many -- mean in the fight against i.s.i.l.? >> it's a step toward the fight the the kurd saying they are ready to start a ground strike, but it's not up to the kurds. it's an arab town. it's the center of the islamic state. i.s.i.l. has it under firm control, and the americans involved in this fight, heavily involved, have been quite clear that this is not going to be easy, and it's not going to be quick. so what we are really looking at are probably months and months away. really, when it comes to mosul, the key is getting sunni fighters in there, and the hope has been that they'll be able to

turn around the sunnis that sat on the side lines and get them to fight against i.s.i.l. so far that has not happened in an organised way. >> iran weighed in saying that it joined the fight against i.s.i.l. at the request of the iraqi government. baghdad denied this, do you have clarification on this. . >> it is a difficult one. on the one hand iraq is desperate for any help and iran is certainly a natural ally. sharing a long border with iraq. it's b it's been instrumental in backing the shia militias that helped to secure baghdad. while bag dad welcomes help from iran, the same way it welcomes help from the united states, the french and everyone else, it doesn't necessarily want to make that public. there are indications from iran that yes, indeed, they are in the fight. there are indications from the

united states that iran is in the fight. both sides, iran and the u.s. made clear that they are not coordinating with each other. on the ground we have seen evidence that iran is, indeed, in there. they launched artillery attacks for the same battles where air strikes are launched. clearly it's happening, and clearly iraq doesn't want to publicise it. >> jane arraf there on the political machinations in the fight against i.s.i.l. iraq and kurdish forces say they need help to save thousands of yazidi trapped in the mountains. they've been there for months after fleeing the fighters. now that winter is setting in, the situation is more desperate. >> sue turton has the report from the iraq kurdish border. >> they are cold and hungry. most of all, they are desperate to get off the mountain. the yazidi families fled the

fighting in summer and live in tents with dwindling food and fuel, further up the mountain. there's so much help that the air lift can bring. for some, it's a hard decision. this mother escaped with two of her children, leaving three behind. we are told that this woman scepd from i.s.i.l. fighters. the flight off the mountain is risky. with i.s.i.l. routinely firing on the helicopters as they leave. the yazidi commander and the local peshawar general came down to report back to the kurdish president. >> translation: every hour that passes is crucial. it's urgent. i'm worried about the civilians in a desire situation. >> i'm asking the international coalition, in particular the u.s., and everyone that cares

about the injustice to help. >> the general says a joint force of yazidi fighters and kurdish fighters are protecting as many as 10,000 yazidi people. jam eel and his family escaped. they fear for those left behind. >> translation: our people need clothes, because they are freezing, and food because 1,000 families need it. this is urgent. we need planes to get people off. the weather is freezing. >> with the weather still good, the helicopters load up again. >> reporter: they are making as many flights as possible, to take as much aid as possible on to the sinjar mountains. and some off the mountains. it will be quicker if they had larger transport planes to take many more people off before winter sets in. >> without coalition help, there's little chance all the

yazidi can escape the cold and the fighting. the peshawar and the iraqi air force are doing what they can. many of the people will be left to fend for themselves once winter starts security is tight across iraq where thousands of shia pilgrims are gathering for the festival. it's a celebration at the end of a 40 day mourning period marking the death of prophet mohammed's grandson. soldiers and armoured vehicles are positioned along the route, home to the shrine. the pilgrims have been attacked by sunni armed groups in the past, and i.s.i.l. threatened to target the gathering as well. >> activists in syria say the government attacked i.s.i.l. fighters with chlorine gas. the syrian observatory for human rights said regime forces use the gas to repel an i.s.i.l.

assault on the air base, killing 68 fighters. al nusra front says that it will kill two more lebanese soldiers unless the wives of some of its members are released from detention, as a threat by the syrian base affiliate of al qaeda was made a day after the group killed a young lebanese police officer held captive. in a statement to local media. the lebanese says publicizing the arrest of female detainees was a mistake and added that the arrests will draw the attention of international organizations to us, especially since we do not have proof that the detainees were planning an operation. their contact with terrorists is not sag that a case can be built on let's go to jane ferguson joining us from the lebanese capital beirut. jane, tell us the likelihood that these women and children

will be used as a prisoner swap? >> well, that certainly is boning the hope and the interior minister who criticized the way this was handled acknowledged that they could be used as part of a prisoner swap. it's worth putting the comments in context. the high-fractured lebanese politics can be here. he is from a group, a political group that could be seen as anti-syrian regime, and who may see the military that rescued the women as pro-hezbollah. there is a push for the next decision, whatever it is, whether or not they use the women as a bargaining chip, if they do not release them, depending the release -- demanding the release of the soldiers. they came out in a written statement saying whatever moves they do make, it will be unified. it is important, that all groups

in the political spectrum agree a unified result. whether or not the women are used as a negotiating tool or whether they are release. there has been pressure from some sunni religious leaders calling for the release of the women. the government is aware whatever decision they make, the lives of several dozen soldiers and police officers are at stakement. >> jane ferguson there, speaking to us from the lebanese capital beirut typhoon hagupit is pounding the philippines with winds up to 100 k/hr, and rain. that is strong enough to tear up the trees by their roots. the pictures taken from the international space station shows the system obvious the philippine sea. hundreds of thousands sought safety in emergency shelters located on higher ground. let's go to andrew thomas at an

aid distribution center in the philippines. last year the government was caught out by toov on haiyan, how prepared were they for typhoon hagupit. >> determined not to make the same mistakes. before going into the aid effort, we've had news in the last half hour of the first reported death. it was in the town of delores, one of the first towns hit by the typhoon. that then crawled across the island of san mar. crossed over the it see, it's right over the island of makbata. the wind speeds not as strong as they were when they hit the town, but the rain and storm surges pose danger. >> this aid effort which i'll talk about shortly is part of what the filipino government is doing, to make sure they don't have the scene. but also preparedness, the

evacuation of three-quarters of a million people. we'll see in the report, that was taken seriously from the off and seems to have worked. the typhoon didn't swerve away. it hit in the middle of the night and will lash the philippines for days. sustained winds are not as powerful as typhoon haiyan which devastated parts of the philippines, that the typhoon is crawling across the country. that means each place it hit endured hours of rain. flooding and landslides this time around are likely to be the biggest dangers and potential killers. eastern towns, including tacloban were first in the psych lop's past. >> translation: our house is near the sea that's why we fled

the area. >> reporter: with communication lines cut, it's unclear whether the preparedness was enough, with the storm effectively sitting over affected areas, even the military can't get in to assess and help. we have had news from tack low pan that there are no reports of serious casualties or debt. it's good news for the town that was badly hit after this psych lop, typhoon. it is creeping across the 23i8 peens. it will be 24 hours before the full rage of the storm reaches here. it has to get through a lot of places first. the preparedness you saw in my report seems to have played off in terms of the places hit so far. there'll be a big relief effort for those whose whoms are destroyed and lives up-ended. they make 10,000 packages of food aid, to be distributed around the country.

i have a man here helping to organise the evidence. there was a lot of criticism after typhoon haiyan and i don't remember last year, are you improving the assistance this time around. >> we have already improved our system, specially in the preparation of goods. offices were surviving sufficient its for foodstuffs and in the different towns so they'll be readiliable and capable -- readiliable able and capable to provide assistance. >> we are at miller's airport. this is one of many senses. it's not all centralized here, is it? >> we have two major production hubs. one is the source of the operation center, which is this center, and we have a major

production center who is responding to the needs of the nearby regions, five, six, seven, eight - aside from that, the nearby regions will not be affected by the typhoon. they are prepared to augment in case the regions will be affected by typhoons will lead to augmentation. with respect to distribution of family foods. >> and with the storm moving so slowly across the country, how will you get the food aid in. flights can't get into many of the agencies. people can't wait until flights come in, can he. how will they get this? >> our field officers, especially in the lason area propositions the family food bus, and they have sufficient stuff to answer the needs of the family affected by the alternative on. we are ready to augment the needs of this earlier. >> how?

>> by producing more food packs. we have more than 54,000 family food packs prepared and targetting to produce 140,000 within the next 24,000. >> thank you very much. in each of the food packs there are tins of sardine, corn beef, rice, and each one of these bags can sustain a family for two days. that's the idea. and this food aid will go to where it's needed, wherever that might be. >> a lot of effort there, making sure the philippines is prepared for this typhoon. thank you, andrew thomas, reporting from manila still to come on the al jazeera newshour, one of the 43 students missing in mexico is confirmed dead by forensic experts. plus... ..stealing trees in peru. why environmentalists say they are losing the battle against illegal logging.

>> in sport frank rivery celebrates a milestone. details later. i celebrates a milestone. details later. . >> one of al qaeda's important commanders has been killed by a u.s. drone strike in northern waziristan. we'll get the details from scott heidler, joining us from islamabad. explain to us how significant was faruq, and how will his death affect al qaeda's operations? >> well, in the last two days al qaeda suffered a serious blow when the pakistani military forces killed one of their senior leaders. according to the fbi he was the international operations head of al qaeda, a position that he

took after the rest of sheikh mohammed. he started as a spokesman for al qaeda, elevated for a senior operational command, as well as pakistan. according to the details, the attack happened in the area of north waziristan there has been intensified attacks. most of the population out of the region. a severe blow. >> there's been a lot of uproar about the drone strikes, but what is the reaction to the killing of al qaeda members?

>> normally those that lived along the border complained there was civilian casualties, they launched an operation in the middle of june. 800,000 were forced to move out. it has been depop u litted and is a reason why there has been an intensity in the attack. the foreign office believes they are a violation of the sovereignty. >> scott heidler, reporting to us from islamabad let's take a check on the whether with richard, and you have the latest on the typhoon in philippines. >> much of the focus on the strength of the wind, citing it as a category 4 equivalent, it was a category 5 equivalent. the biggest risk is the threat of torrential rain fall.

there are threats for mudslides. we are getting vast amounts of rain coming out of the system. through 96mm of rain in 24 hours, more than half a month's rain in a wet part of the world, in a space of less than 24 hours. that's been the case all the way along the eastern coast. as we look at the forecast, the system is slow-moving. it will get slow, moving west-nor-west. the winds are sufficient to take it into a category 2 status. you are talking about dangerous winds. they'll do something odd. they weak, but may intensify. there could be a sting before it moves away from the philippines, and it impacts on vietnam. that is not until about 60 on friday. plenty of time to keep the post on that. heavy rain to come. as it continues the protest,

rain coming down, strong winds. coinciding with high tides. storm surges to be watched. in the next day or so things improving. >> thank you. we want to bring you news that's come in, news out of the associated press, which are reporting that the u.s. government said that six men who have been held in guantanamo bay for the last 12 years have been released, and they are being sent to uruguay to be resettled as refugees. these men are the first prisoners from the u.s. base in cuba to be sent to south america. all six have been detained as militants with ties to al qaeda. repeating new that is came in, the associate press is reporting that the u.s. government is releasing six men held for 12 years in guantanamo bay, and they have been resettled, or are being resettled in uruguay as refugees. more on that story as we get the

information argentinian forensic officials say they have identified the body of one of mexico's 43 missing students. it was among the charred remains found last month after the government said gang members admitted to the killings. adam raney has the details. >> reporter: this trash dumb is where the remains of alexander morter were found and the site where the attorney-general said drug members killed and burnt all 43 students after they went missing in september. so far mortar is the only student identified. in the coming days more remains may be confirmed as those of missing students. >> the confirmation of mortar's identity came as families of other students gathered in the capital. >> translation: alexander moya

has been found dead. it's been confirmed that it is him. >> reporter: the announcement comes more than two months after the students were attacked by local police in the city of iguala under orders from the mayor. they were handed to members of the warriors united drug gang. the mayor and his wife fled. students went missing and were arrested in mexico city. more than 70 have been arrested in the case so far. the search for the students led to the unearthing of several mass grave sites in the state of guerrero, focussing attention on the wider issue of 30,000 people who have disappeared since 2006, and mexico's raging drug violence. >> protests - marches call on president pena nieto to resign. they say that the attorney-general and the

interior minister knew about the conclusion of the drug gangs and authorities, but that the federal government let the problem fester for years. fellow students have written a post in the voice of alexander moya, the student confirmed to be killed and said in that post he hopes his death was not in vein a cuban doctor who contracted ebola in sierra leone returned home. f felism buyers received experimental treatment and is free of the virus. he was one of 256 cuban doctors and nurses working to contain the outbreak. >> the preservation of the amazon rainforest is central in the battle against global warming. in peru, the venue for the climate change conference, illegal logging is continuing at an unprecedented rate.

nick clark reports from the peruvian amazon. >> illegal logging is so commonplace, the romalo doesn't care about us filming him doing what he does. stealing trees from forbidden areas with impunity. >> it is illegal. we shouldn't be doing this. the police make us do all this paper works. they are constantly putting up obstacles. and this is where roma lo's trees go. three hours boat ride away to is sawmills. much of the timber ends up in the u.s. in china, trees 100 years old, destined to become someone's hard wood floor

or garden table. >> the logging trade is a world of forged documents and fake inventories. it's on a massive scale. the world bank estimates that 80% of peru's total timber exports are harvested illegally. that is eight out of 10 of these trees illicit. one after the other the sawmills stretch three kilometres along the riverbank. trees taken from concessions, but cut from the forest. >> translation: these are markings that authorities give out to transport wood. >> reporter: they are fictitious. >> translation: yes, mostly they are fictitious. >> reporter: the independent environmental protection agency found the forging of paperwork was endemic. >> no one, none of the people -

we have the names of people involved in producing and approving the fake inventories, and the mobilization of all the timber. no one has been vetted. >> illegal logging on this scale is bad news for global warming. living trees suck up co2 to survive, helping to alleviate carbon emissions. this has the opposite effect. here we are a little more than an hour's flight from a climate change conference in lima coming up in this newshour - under investigation - the israeli army says it will look into eight more palestinian civilian deaths after this conflict in gaza. plus, a film banned by singapore's government, sparks a debate about censorship and in sport - why this was

no normal victory for one of skiing's biggest names.

welcome back. the headlines - french fighter jets have gone to the i.s.i.l. healed down of bashika in northern iraq. several strikes over the past three days killed 50 i.s.i.l. fighters. kurdish peshawar say they are ready to launch a ground offensive several hundred thousand

people have been moved to safety in the philippines. at least one person has been confirmed dead so far a u.s. drone strike in north waziristan killed at least five people. a high-ranking leader, you mar faruq died in the attack the israeli army says it opened more investigation in the kill inns of palestinians -- killings of palestine yins in the gaza strip. israel was accused of deliberately targetting infrastructure and committing war crimes. 2,000 palestinians and 66 israelis, most soldiers, were killed. emily is legal director of the security forces accountability project. thank you for being with us. this is a military investigation into possible crime committed by the military during the gaza

war. explain to us how transearnt are you expecting the investigation to be in. >>. >> we are please with the development. we can't really expect the investigations to be within reason. we know from research over the last eight years, and i.d.f. data provided that investigations by the ist df -- i.d.f. fell short when it came to investigation standards. secondly, and what is important in this context, two of the main standards are independence and impartiality. when we look at the military investigating itself. when we look at major

operations, the military advocate general, the same person who actually ordered many of the actions committed, as well as declaring what policy would be set by the i.d.f. at the time, we don't believe he's fit to then afterwards conduct the investigations of how the policies were carried out. and whether they do. >> we have seen this inside the u.s., when the military tribes investigate the military. we have seen the problem. many of those facing the charges will be against low-ranking soldiers. explain to us has any high-ranking officials been found guilty. >> one of the major problems that we see with the military system is that there is no place

in israeli penal code for responsibility. what i mean by that is not only commanders who carry out illegal activities, and direct legal orders, but responsibility for what their subordinates do under their command. we do end up seeing more of the lower level soldiers being those investigated, and we don't see accountability at the higher level. >> your organization found a drop in the indictment of israeli soldiers. explain to us why is that? >> this is true. we see a dramatic drop, although even so in previous years the rate was perhaps around 10% of all investigations. now we are looking at 2.2% investigations.

what that means in row numbers is there were six indictments in 2013 against israeli soldiers, and that is from data provided from the i.d.f. what we see are really a lack of effective investigations. looking at delays in investigation, testimony from witness, a failure to visit the scene of the crime. and to carry out basic forensic and other kinds of investigative activity. a major flaw is in digging up the truth at the end of the investigation. >> emily, thank you for your insight. emily, the legal director of the yesh din security forces accountability project reports say a "the washington post" journalist held in iran has been charged.

the post says it is not clear what charges have been filed against its tehran bureau chief justin resian. he was arrested with wife and fellow journalist. she was released on bail in october. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists who have been held in prison in egypt for 344 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. all three are appealing against their convictions three republicans have completed a winning streak in the midterm elections with a run of elections in the stat of louisiana. bill cassidy defeated democratic senator mary landrieu, costing democrats the last seat in the deep south. republicans hold 54 seats when the senate convenience thousands have taken to the streets in haiti calling for the

government to resign. protesters are angry that elections planned for 2011 are yet to take place. the president blames the opposition for the delay. andy gallagher has the story. >> reporter: in the past few months this is a familiar sight on the streets of port-au-prince, the people calling for elections, saying the failure to set an election date is damaging democracy from a county recovering from the devastating earthquake. the elections were to have taken place three years ago. voters are running out of patience today is a victory against president marr tellie, who was -- martelly, who was destroying our country. >> translation: we have the right to protest. we will not let them choose

again. >> president martelly is placing the blame with opposition leaders refusing to pass new laws, asking demonstrators to show restraint. via his twitter account. opposition leaders accuse the president of wanting to rule by decree, a scenario that could happen. some blame the u.s., but officials have been pushing for the elections to take place. opposition leaders say they will not vote for legislations that favour the counter government, that haiti can ill afford further delays north korea dismissed allegations that it was responsible for a cyber attack on sony pictures. >> i'm officer lacery with official intelligence... >> sony is to release a picture about a plot to assassinate kim jong un, and the cyber attack shut down computer systems.

north korea says it could have been the work of supporters of the country the 25th singapore film festival is currently under way, show-casing works from around the world. organizers say the event will help to develop the local film industry, coming amid a controversy over the banning of one local film. rob mcbride reports from singapore. >> this is all something that when they first come to this country. this is the film that caused offense. this is a documentary featuring leftists from the 1950s, and '60s, allegedly ex-island abroad. -- ex-island abroad. the the government refused a germ release saying it gave an unbalance the view. >> they took the view it was self serving and was inconvenience. the director is one of those who objected to the ban, preparing to open this year's film festival, he is no stranger to

singapore's senses. >> i'm indian. >> one of his earlier films, a key scene removed for allegedly being racist. >> i think the artists in singapore tend to be gutsy. censorship doesn't necessarily pit us off. it means we have to keep pressing for change. >> the censorship comes as singapore prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of independence. the right moment to examine the past with openness. but the church in patriotism accompanying the celebrations may not be conducive to greater freedoms. >> it's 15 years since singapore got the speaker's corner, meant to encourage freedom of expression. it is likely to be used for cultural events ironically singapore provided a platform for other people's politics. artists from the middle east

attending the city's art fare have been displaying work that would cause offense back home, dealing with recent turbulent events. >> they have a witness of this kind of situation. they are the only one going outside of the country to show and understand what has happened, and to others, the possibility to express, say what usually people in the street cannot say. >> an unexpected message for singaporean visitors to take away with them to public holidays have been declared in the maldives to ease the difficulty people there are facing over a severe water shortage. a fire at a desalination plant led to a shortage of drinking water. indian planes have been airlifting water to the island states. >> bangladesh is holding a summit to look at weighs to improve the textile and garment sector.

the industry has been in the spotlight since 2012 when disaster struck factories. most are waiting for compensation. we look to see how one is coping two years on. >> reporter: two years ago this person was trapped in the building when it was on fire. desperate to escape, she jumped from the fourth floor. doctors said she had broken ribs. her problems did not end there. >> translation: the doctor said my windpipe was damaged. saying it turned blahhing. he told my husband he needed treatment. we couldn't pay for what he recommended. >> reporter: she received $1,000 in compensation. the money was used up paying for doctor's visits. but the doctors can't figure out what is wrong with her. telling her she has to go to the medical college, a public hospital in the capital for

diagnosis. >> it's not simple to get the treatment that she needs. it's a 3-hour journey from her home to the hospital. the bus ride cost $3 each way, and she can barely afford the trip. at the hospital a surprise. it's not good. instead of two broken ribs, she has five. untreated for two years, while retail grants delayed paying compensation to survivors and victim's families. >> why are the brands not taking responsibility for the people caught. why can't these friends be made to take responsibility for the labour chain. the workers are poor. they can't be expected to pay for expensive treatment. >> the doctors say the broken bones don't explain what is wrong with the voice or throat. one doctor suggested it might be

cancer. >> translation: the day the doctor said i became ill, i tossed and turned. i couldn't speak. i was scared. since then it's been hard for me to focus on doing household duties. >> reporter: after two years of suffering, finally she about to find out what is wrong with her. stretched to her financial limits, she's not sure whether she'll be able to afford to do much about it at least 30 people have been killed and five other critically injured in an attack in the democratic republic of congo. the overnight assault near benny is believed to have been carried out by a ugandan rebel group. civilians have been attacked several times by rebel fighters. 50 people were killed by gangs wielding machetes. >> grace mugabe has become head of the women's party women's

league. she was confirmed in the top job. her husband rugga be, has not -- robert mugabe has not decided who will be the new deputy: >> the first family is in control of the ruling party and ultimately the country. president robert mugabe's wife grace is head of the party's women's league. >> it is, indeed, a great honour not only for me personally, but also my family. >> her husband is re-elected leader of the ruling party. >> for as long as i have my position i work. as long as i am saying and fully bright in mind.

it is a good memory. a good passionate area in my mind. >> robert mugabe's vice president didn't attend the elect if congress. she has been accused of trying to kill robert mugabe, an allegation she denies. but political analysts say she will not be vice president for much longer. people are hoping they may know wednesday or thursday. they will not be rushed. emerson is expected to replace the original person. she is at her house. >> when a person goes to the category of disloyalty, dishonesy, it's an expulsion from the party. that process will be undertaken.

>> the constitution was changed, so robert mugabe can choose his deputy. next week will be watched by supporters. robert mugabe will appoint people he can work with. dispoouties he can trust. people he thinks will not try to get rid of him or his wife still to come on al jazeera - we join the crowds in russia as one of the world's most famous museums celebrates its 250th birthday and australia cricket captain fights to be fit for what is set to be an emotional test match against india.

why one of the world's famous museums is celebrating its 250th anniversary. the building in russia is a treasure trove of art and antiquities, attracting thousands each year, zut is also the -- but is also the target of art thieves. the winter palace, stormed by the ball chaffics is home to the oldest and biggest museum in the world. it is a depository of russia's heritage, it is a treasure house of art collected from around the globement founded 250 years ago, the collection totals 3 million exhibits, including the world's

largest display of paintings. at time the interior is just as captivating as the art on display. the wealth and extrav gardenings and the -- extravagance, and dripping with chandeliers. it is a target for art leaves. over the last 15 years, it's estimated that $5 million of the cultural works vanished from the museum. some of the thefts were audacious. thieves got into an upper gallery. while the care taker was out of the room, cut this masterpiece were its frame. this is jerome's "pool in an hareem." it was worth a million dollars. it was so familiar, it was impossible to sell on, and was returned anonymously to the museum. that is unusual. most stolen works of art are lost forever. but today the painting is back on display after a painstaking restoration. >> it had severe damage, you can

see it on the pictures next to the painting. it had been folded four time, and the artists' canvas and threads were damage. it under went a complex situation. the restorer had to basically restore the canvas thread by threat. >> reporter: meanwhile it expands from old to new. the latest gallery featuring delays of digital art. he would love to open a satellite image. the art imbarringo between the u.s. and russia would have to be lifted. it looks unlikely time for sport news with andy. >> thank you. cristiano ronaldo looks to be in the goal-scoring form of his life. sunday saw him - saturday, breaking the record for the record for the most hat-trick's in la liga. the 23rd triple. in a 3-0 win.

cristiano ronaldo scored 23 goals in 12 league games. his team, four points clear of atletico madrid at the top. let's look at what cristiano ronaldo has been up to. his 23rd hat-trick. he now has 200 spanish top five goals much ninth on the all-time list, and a record equalling 18th straight win for real. >> an a 100th goal for bayern munich. putting bayern seven clear at the top of the bundest leagua. scoring in the 51st minute. still unbeaten in the league. next up for them, their final champion's league game against cska moscow. it's coming up on wednesday. mixed news for manchester city.

city closing the gap on the leaders chelsea coming at a cost. in-form striker sergio was in tears as he had to leave the pitch. ag wara certain to miss the must-lead game. that was against roma city. >> he has a ligament in his knee with damage. tom we'll know better how serious it is. will it be a problem. would you expect him to miss a game in rome on wednesday. >> probably, yes. probably he miss the game. we are not sure at the moment. it's difficult when you have problems in your ligament to recover in three days. couple of games on sunday in the english premier league. lester city looking to climb off the bottom of the table. travelling to aston villa.

sam's men could go third. >> in south southampton we surprised everyone one way for the other. there can be surprises at the bottom. and surprises of people who have not expected them to get where they get. >> they have won the confederation cup. a late goal edging past the ivory coast. a rare chance nor home supporters so see the side. they are played behind closed doors. 25,000 fans were allowed in. that was enough for an away goal's victory. and a record extending 19th title tiger woods is not quite having return to action that he would have been hoping for.

after three rounds of the tournament, it's not just his golf game that is misfiring as richard nicholson prorps. >> reporter: no one can fault tiger woods play of golf. he has flu-like symptoms. after the first tee shot he was looking visibly unwell and managed to birdy the opening hole. [ clapping ] >> reporter: despite some drop shots woods fired three birdies over the three holes closing for a 69. still leaving the world number 24 bottom of the vealed. he'll feel better about his game. >> i wasn't going too good at the beginning. i thought i could hang in there. the fever broke. i thought i would be all right. it broke on the front nine.

despite shooting the best round of the tournament. woods is 20 intend jordan spooef, the 21-year-old that won the australian open started with three straight birdies, six more followed, including this putt on the 18th hole. >> the job is not done. i'm a believer in my own momentum, and will go out tomorrow with a similar strategy to today, and if the putts go and the breaks go my way. shooting around like today. if not. i'll have to shoot under par to win the golf tournament. >> that leads spieth on 20 under par. the tournament his to lose. contribute ongoing at the moment. england set sri lanka a target of 266 to take a 3-1 lead in a one-day international series.

england capital aalst stair cook -- alastair cook missing. james taylor hitting 90, england scoring 265. sri lanka going well, 156-2. australian captain michael clarke should be fit to play in the first game since the death of philic hums. . claek is recovering. the team decided to wear hughes's test cap number. there'll be 63 seconds at the start of play in recognition of hughes's final unbeaten score. >> i think this has been as important four day lead up to a test match that i have ever been involved in. there's a lot of demons that we had to find our way through. so - from the test perspective once we get out there, in front of a great crowd, it's a great ground here in adelaide.

everyone is competitive, up and running pakistan's off-spinner mohammed has been banned from bowling after his action was found to be illegal. he was reported during the match in new zealand. computer analyst confirms his arm bends too much during a delivery. >> after recovery from a career threatening knee injury, lindsay von is back into winning ways. two races into her comeback she set the standards. the win at a world cup event. in alberta canada. the downhill champion had a chin fracture, two knee operations and missed the games as a consequence. huge moment for her, and a great bit of news for american skiing. >> more from me later on. >> thank you very much. >> staying with us here in al jazeera. another full bulletin of news at the top of the hour.

>> a dirty deal. struck at the heart^ below another full bulletin of news at the top of the hour. of government. >> egypt mismanaged its gas industry. >> taking the country to the brink of economic ruin. >> it's obvious that egypt was being ripped off. it's basically saying to the israelis, "look if you want to screw us, here's a tool you can use to screw us". >> al jazeera exposes those who made a fortune betraying an entire nation. >> you don't feel that you owe an explanation to the egyptian people? >> no... no... >> al jazeera investigates. egypt's lost power. december 17th. 10:00 eastern. on aljazeera america.

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