>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour. i'm in doha with the top story on al jazeera. did the cia torture al-qaeda suspects and lie about it? a report detailing the agency's brutal interrogation techniques is about to be released. zimbabwe's leader, rob mugabe sacks his vice president. and a plea around the world

to take in more syrian refugees. and how millions of deaths from malaria have been prevented. ♪ well the u.s. senate is about to unveil a report on the interrogation techniques used by the cia after the 9/11 attacks. only a censored version of the document was allowed to be published, but it is still expected to give us the clearest picture yet. while u.s. officials who have read the document say it details the use of sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation, and simulated drowning on suspects was more brutal than previously admitted, and the report says these techniques failed to produce life-saving information. and it suggests the agency lied about the covert program to the government. >> this is the most transparent

administration in history. >> reporter: this week that assertion is yet again being tested. first there is the senate intelligence committee's report. >> i have grave concerns that the cia searches may well have violated the separation of powers principles. >> reporter: that's the head of the senate committee complaining about the cia spying on its safrs as it poured over 6,000 pages of documents to compile the report. john brennan eventually apologized after initially denying the charge. but the cia has spent month attempting to black out as many pages as it can. the conclusions have already been leaked. not only was torture not effective, the cia mislead the government and congress on its effectiveness and brutality.

>> reporter: the president called the chairman to ask her to reconsider the timing of the release. >> if some bad actors around the world decide to use this information, really it's because we engaged in torture in the first place, and not because we made a decision to allow the american people and the rest of the world to have a pull understanding. >> warning about the potential for violence is a common tactic used by the obama administration. it will have to prove that violence will be the results if some 2,000 photos are published. some say it will put to rest the idea that torture was the result of a few bad apples. >> this was a systematic policy that was established from the highest levels. >> reporter: and there is a recording of a guantanamo

prisoner being violently removed from his cell and force fed. >> it is very surprising, especially for a president that has said that -- that guantanamo has to be closed. >> reporter: and overarching all of these cases is the question of why the obama administration is opposed to accountability for practices it says it knows are wrong. let's discuss this, and talk to rob freer, a researcher working on human rights issues with amnesty international. we have seen reports in the past detailing the use of torture. once this is released are you expecting to see any new information? or have you seen anything new from the leaks? the >> we're not really sure what will be in the summary. it is indeed a summary version of a much, much fuller report,

and we're very keen to see the full report that runs 6.5 thousand pages. we are thinking there will be -- >> but do you expect to get the big picture, the full picture, when a lot of the details are being blacked out and not released to the public? >> i think it's a good point. there will be redact shun. we're hoping for about 90 mrs. of this summary to be unredacted, but there's already enough information even without any of this report in the public domain to warrant full criminal investigation as to what went on in the cia program. this report is not absolutely necessary, but we will try to get the full report after the summary is released. >> what we understand is this is according to u.s. officials who

read the report, and they are saying the use of sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation and simulated drowning was more brutal than previously reported. what do you make of that? >> well, it remains to be seen. water boarding which is simulated drowning. essentially mock execution by interrupted drowning is brutal. and that has been confirmed by the cia itself for years. we'll look at the detail about the brutality and so on, but like i say there's already enough in the public domain to warrant a full investigation into the cia program. >> and how likely is that to happen? >> well, as your introduction noted president obama came to

office espousing what he called a future-leading orientation. he was willing to stop the secret detention program, but appears to be unwilling to ensure accountability. so whether this will be enough of prompt to revisit that, we shall see, but we will certainly be pushing for that outcome. >> all right. rob freer thank you very much for joining us. zimbabwe's president has fired his vice president, joyce mu injury -- mu djourou. we're joined to determine what the reaction has been from the vice president herself. >> well, she has been speaking to a privately owned radio

station, and she confirmed that she had been sacked. she said she received a letter from the president, and she is not happy about it. the president says he has information, evidence that she has been speaking to u.s. diplomats, and she was quoted as saying she will try to overtake the president. the u.s. did react. they said they were not involved in any secret meeting wimujuru. she has been speaking out for couple of days now, trying to make herself heard. she is saying that mugabe has been lied to. people who are trying to push her out. she said she has never done anything to hurt the president.

she said she has always tried to work with him for the good of zimbabwe. clearly he doesn't believe her and that's why he fired her and others. >> what does this mean for the party itself? >> reporter: there is a big concern that the party could split or really be divided. perhaps different factions within the party, which means they will not be able to focus on more important issues like the economy for example. we do know that mugabe did met with the central government to discussion the issue of the economy. the main concern on people's minds investors in particular, is which way is the country going to go? will this make people more confident or scare away inves r investors even more. one analyst said it's the end of the year, and they want jobs, but there are no jobs in the

country. if certain people within the party aren't working together, what does that mean for the economy? the average person is really concerned about the future of the country economic-wise. >> thank you. a french man who was kidnapped in mali three years ago has been freed. the french president says that he is in relatively good health despite the conditions of his captivity. >> translator: our hostage, our last hostage, is free. i just heard the good news from the nigers president who will be making a statement when the hostage arrives as he has not arrived yet. i would like to thank him and the is niger's president who has

helped us a lot. >> and now we go to jacky to find out what we know about serge and his release. >> reporter: french military helicopters have taken off about an hour ago on the way to the capitol to collect serge. his daughter is on board, and they could be back as soon as wednesday to paris where he'll be reunited with other members of his family and received by president hollande. i think it's quite interesting what he said with the negotiations of mali, because there is speculation that in fact some kind of prisoner exchange was involved in securing the release of serge. >> all right. jacky, thank you very much. reporting from paris. kenya's information minister

has denied the existence of secret death squads after an exclusive al jazeera report. on monday which told you how counter terrorism police admitted for the first time they do kill people suspected of being so-called muslim radicals. one hitman said he killed about 50 suspects. while speaking to my colleague on "inside story," the information minister did say investigations are ongoing. >> the accusations about the police being involved in the killing of muslim clerics and so on is just mere gossip pedalled by people who have a different kind of agenda. if people know who is killing the clerics why can't they submit their reports to the police. we don't know them in the

government. that's why we're conducting investigations, and we're collaborating -- >> if they are then found be -- >> they will be prosecuted. >> you accept that. even if it's police? >> whoever they are. at the moment we don't know who they are. that's why the investigation is going on. whoever those are, will be arrested. >> you can hear more at 1730 gmt when "inside story" discusses kenya's death squads. still head, more trouble for uber in india. and we go hunting in what some say is indonesia's last frontier, now threatened by palm oil plantations. and coming up in sport, australian cricket remembers the

life of philip hughes as the team makes its test return. ♪ but first the u.n. world food program is restarting food aid for 1.7 million syrian refugees in jordan, lebanon, turkey, iraq, and egypt. it says it has received enough donations to fund the program which it suspended a week ago when it ran out of money. the fund-raising drive raised $80 million. another attempt is happening in geneva. the u.n. is hosting a meeting urging countries around the world to accept more of the displaced. more than 3 million have fled to turkey, lebanon, jordan, and iraq. but hundreds of thousands are heading to europe. back in april 2011, syrians made just under 500 applications for asylum, and that peaked last

august before taking off very slightly the following months. sweden and germany have the greatest number of applications from syrian refugees. many others have gone to switzerland, the united kingdom, as well as the netherlands, but thousands more are spread across other parts of europe. barnaby phillips is in geneva. >> reporter: they are saying please, the rest of the world step up to the plate. and that appeal was echoed very strongly by a report that came out yesterday by 36 leading ngo's, save the children, amnesty, so on. the type of organizations that can speak more frankly than an u.n. agency. and amnesty said that europe needed to do more, and the non-contribution of gulf arab

states, and what about countries like china? what are they doing for syrian r refugees. britain hasn't have relatively generous in terms of giving money, but not very generous of admitting people, say they we give a lot money to the neighbors countries, and that's a more efficient way rather than repatriating single families. but they are saying that is all very well, but the rest of the world needs to accept that there is a significant proportion of syrian refugees who will never be able to go home and are no longer safe in the region. people who are victims of torture, single women with children who may not be able to go home socially -- for social reasons, and in the long term, other parts of the world need to find these people homes.

the u.s. defense secretary has arrived in iraq for talks on the fight against isil. there are over 3,000 u.s. soldiers in iraq training iraqi forces. iraq's defense minister meanwhile has praised senior military commanders for liberating the city of beiji from isil fighters. jane reports from the capitol, bagdad. [ explosion ] >> reporter: this is the main highway from the beiji refinery. deserted except for the fighting forces. iraqi force regained control of iraq's big est refinery after it was seized in june. isil has retreated from large

areas since the u.s. began backing iraqi and kurdish forces are air strikes, but the group keeps coming back. here in the form of snipers and suicide bombers. >> translator: we have got to be vigilant. the enemy is using hit and run tactics. we have the main road under our control, and we are conducting sweeps, but they are using surprise attacks through hidden roadside bombs, snipers and suicide car bombers. >> reporter: the forces largely remained intact when four divisions of the iraqi army collapsed as isil advanced. intensely trained by the united states, they have been at the forefront of a lot of the battles. after fierce fighting to take back the refinery, counter terrorism forces have stayed on to make sure it doesn't fall to isil again. the fighting continues on the highway to tikrit. this village has been cleared,

but the counter terrorism troops believe isil gunmen could come back at anytime. they could be lying in wait in the houses, and even in the fields here. part of this fight is a race against time, whether enough iraqi troops can be retrained and equipped to not just hold off isil but drive it out of key areas for good. while the u.s. and its allies try to figure out how to do that, isil has proved it has the ability to come back time and time again. amnesty internationally says that israeli air strikes in the final days of this summer's war in gaza amounted to war crimes. the report says evidence suggested the destruction was carried out deliberately and with no military justification. it called for an independent and impartial investigation to be

opened. israel said the report made unfounded allegations and ignored hamas's use of the building for military purposes. al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists held in prison in egypt. they were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. peter greste and mohammed fahmy were sentenced to seven years. baher mohamed was given an additional three years for having a spent bull it will casing in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. the world health organization shows that the number of people dying from malaria has halved since the mel millennium.

but the number of people dying of the disease is falling sharply. since 2000, the mortality rate has fallen by 47% worldwide, and it's africa that is showing the most improvement with a 54% drop in that mortality rate. we are joined by the director of the world health organization's malaria program. he says he is pleased with the progress so far. >> these are -- i believe are historical results. never have we witnessed such a sustained progress in the fight against malaria has what we have been documenting over the last 10, 15 years. so good news, very good reasons to congratulate all of the community involved in the fight, but recognition of the challenges that still remain, and the figures that you quote also remind us that still nearly

600,000 people are dying of an entirely preventable and curable disease, and that nearly 200 million cases of malaria, like the ones you were alluded to in bangladesh, continue to damage the lives and development of communities around 97 countries. but not everywhere is showing such dramatic success in the battle against malaria. our correspondent went to the hills of bangladesh, and there traditional farming methods are undoing that progress that has been made. >> reporter: slash and burn. it's how these farmers have farmed for centuries. she belongs to an ethnic minority here, and her traditional style of agriculture might be creating a malaria problem that refuses to go away.

burning the soil raises its ph content making it more suitable as a breeding ground for the mosquito. >> reporter: it's in the evening that the mosquitos start to come out. they come out at around 6:00 or 7:00 when it gets dark. there are also a lot of mosquitos during the rainy season. >> reporter: it reached its development goal target three years ahead of schedule, but the number of cases actually spiked from 7,500 last year in this isolated mountainous region. >> it plummeted. >> translator: i'll admit that it might be that we become a little bit relaxed because we thought we had already gotten rid of the disease. >> reporter: raising the ph

level of the soil isn't the only thing putting her at risk. they often go deep into the jungle for weeks at a time. some of these places are so remote that it can take more than a day to get to the nearest healthcare provider. many of the more severe cases are the result of a farmer catching a fever and then becoming too weak to make the journey back. the government has launched an anti malaria plan in the area. part of the plan is to distribute these jackets to the farmers. >> reporter: it is a special jacket that is immersed in insecticide. it is not harmful for the person. >> reporter: the government has handed out 2,000 jackets this year, and says recipients have so far stayed disease free. she welcomes the move if

something might keep her from being bitten, she is willing to give it a chance. spain and thailand are the latest countries to shut down the online taxi company uber. the indian state of deli banned the service monday after a female passenger reported being raped by a driver. the government has asked all areas to stop the service. the company could now face criminal charges if police find it lied about the safety of its service. but the transportation minister spoke out against the ban, and shifted blame to gaps in the indian system itself. >> translator: after the incident, we demand to stop the services [ inaudible ]. the banning of railways, buses, planes, inconveniences people. we need to improve on our policies and the state look

after its loopholes, this way there will be no gap in the system and have protection planning for our women. our correspondent sent this update from new delhi. >> reporter: while the indian government has passed the responsibility of essentially banning web-based cab services on to the states, what is really interesting is how these local authorities will deal with such a directive. how will they roll out a ban and make sure these operations and services cease to exist? the question is what kind of impact will this have on consumers, keeping in mind that many have grown to rely on these services, particularly in deli where there are serious safety concerns. men and women say, banning these services is quite a knee jerk reaction. it doesn't get to the heart of

the problem that india is dealing with, and that is the issue of rape and sexual violence and safety of women. and banning a service that for the most part many say has served them just fine since the beginning, and doesn't provide answers that indians have been looking for, for so long. we're taking you live to doha. let's listen in. >> translator: congratulations for his very much appreciated efforts done by kuwait, which has affected positively, our cooperation among the gcc members, and it is also my pleasure to thank the gcc secretary general and his assistants and all of the staff

because of their fruitful efforts to support the cooperation of the gcc. your majesties, highnesses, excellencies, our meeting today is a vision from international circumstances. and these circumstances put a lot of challenges in front of us, and we have to be up to our responsibilities, and we need to go through the aim of cooperation and coordination and the promotion of our efforts in order to meet the aspirations of our people. we hope this summit to put and pave the way for more brotherhood relations, and qatar in this regard will be as always a very positive player in this regard in boosting cooperation

and integration all for the sake of our peoples, and for the sake of our country. the political and economic international and regional framework will help us to go forward and there are so many uncertainties that necessitate the gcc to support their economic and development cooperation and progress. the gcc, and my brother, the custer toian of the [ inaudible ] will be a goal that will lead us to an arab union, god willing. we believe in this goal necessitates to be fully aware that the best way to turn this into reality is to move gradually and to move on the basis that will boost the relations, cultural relations

and social relations between our countries, and this will lead an end to achieve the goals in mutual and joint interest, and at the same time, our achievements that have been done within a very difficult circumstances. on the other hand, the experiences, tell us not to go fast or quick without profound understanding of the situation in order not to hit the sectors of our countries. the media sectors, the social sectors. that's why the institutions have to work in all times in a persistent way in order to pave the way for the good work of these gcc. relations between our countries should be in a perfect way, even in times of crisis, because we

need the gcc to be a solid ground in order to develop the relations between the countries of the gcc, nothing in this case should be questioned. this is quite important, and we need to cooperate. we need not to differ, and we need to turn the gcc into a real entity in order for the gcc to be the arab effective organization on the regionally international level. and we hope the gcc will be an example to the other arab frameworks, challenges and threats are around us, so we need not to be occupied by little problems or some details. it's now the right time for the gcc to decide its role and its position on the international

map within the strategic visions. the big powers do not wait, do not waste time, and their interests are always there, and with those who are very positive. your highnesses, imagine -- the aspects of aggression and terrorism made by israel in the occupied palestinian territories to do settlements and aggressions on the al-aqsa holy mosque, and the practices that is almost against the principles -- the international principles. this put the international community and arab community up to the real responsibilities. israel also violates the human

rights and op -- opres the people there, and this will destroy any chance to achieve peace and the two-state solution agreed upon by the international community. and in this regard it's important for the arab and islamic world to stand firm in order to defend the shrines in jerusalem, to protect the shrines in jerusalem, and to support the palestinian people's effort in facing and confronting the israeli aggressions. the international community gave a blind eye to the -- the israeli practices, which is a big crime against humanity. we urge the international community and effective parties in the peace process to practice

pressure on israel to listen to the peace voice and to reach a come me hencive settlement based on the international legit decisions and resolutions, and not to allow israel to hit the east jerusalem and to hit the shrines there. your majesties, highnesses, excellences, the case in syria is aggravating and the situation there is really aggravating because the powers that have an effect on the international level are not playing their role properly because of the double standards applied on the international level. the security council has failed to protect the civilians from the genocide in syria at a time while the regime in syria is still refusing political

solution, and adopting military solution. here we stress again that we support the political solution to stop the bloodshed in syria, and to meet the syrian's people demand, instability and security within the guarantees that will guarantee the legitimate demands of the syrian people and the unity of its territories. we also support the syrian people right to defend themselves in the absence of a political solution. and at a time when the superpowers are not paying a lot of attention to this problem. hence we urge the international community once again to reach a consensus, and the security council to adopt the necessary resolution in order to stop the regime in syria from going on in this crime over there, and in order to achieve and meet the

demands and aspirations of the syrian people. your highnesses, and excellencies, the situation in syria, with the result of solid cooperation of the region's countries, in order to overcome the problems in the region. and we hope the political powers will reach a reconciliation and put annen to the violence over there, and to meet the aspirations of peace and stability in this country. the reconciliation necessitates a real approach that prefer the national interest on the partial interests, and at the same time, we need to -- in these countries, to depend on the unity and to get rid of the sectarian rifts. the phenomenon of terrorism in our age and in our region in

particular have the challenge terrorism put on everyone of us, necessitates that the arab countries and the international community to work collectively and adopt the necessary measures in order to get rid of terrorism and deal with the real reasons political and social and economic regions behind such terrorism. also we need to pay attention that is quite important to the fact that violence and oppression and the lack of security will lead to this phenomenon. no, there's no way we have to face terrorism, and we have to exert our utmost efforts in order to avoid terrorism and extremism in our arab countries. the young men who join this terrorism were not born terrorists by nature.

terrorism is quite dangerous. it's a threat, and we need to deal with and treat the reasons behind terrorism in order for this phenomenon not to spread all over the region. security in the gulf is important and here we have to say we have welcomed the five plus one agreement, regarding the iranian file, and -- nuclear file, and the necessity of solving our disputes through peaceful solutions and creating a middle east region without [ inaudible ] weapon. also [ inaudible ] the neighborhood relations, and the relations between us and other countries. we brothers, we need to move as one man. [ inaudible ] says that we have to be united and we have to be together, and we have to be solid and firm in supporting

each other. the profit mohammed peace be upon him said that the believer has to support the believer, and we have to do that. finally, i welcome you again here in doha, and i hope our efforts in summit will be a success for the sake of our peoples. and i ask the all mighty to achieve that solidarity, that ability to achieve the aspirations of our people's in progress and welfare. [ applause ] >> that is the scene in doha qatar where the amir of qatar has been opening the gcc summit, stressing that relations between the gulf countries need to be solid, crossing over to our correspondent live for us at the summit. and he also did touch upon a lot of the issues that seemingly

they will be talking about at this gcc summit, including syria, libya, iran, and others as well. it really is a critical summit. >> reporter: indeed, doreen, and just listening into those opening remarks, they are very welling in the tone and the worlds that he chose. obviously the opening remarks, the beginning, great deal of stress on the theme of unity and how the gulf countries have to stand together and be one unified body, but that also came with the warning that things should be done gradually, because there are those countries within the gcc that have a more aggressive way in terms of looking at politics, in terms of pushing their policies particularly with regard to foreign policies, and issues like this joint military proposal. and the second part of his speech was just as significant, and that was pointing to the

crisis or the aggression by israelis against palestinians taking place in jerusalem and other places, and closer to the gcc looking at things like syria and other countries. the fact that he chose to speak about palestine and syria first, before talking about terrorism, another indication of what qatar's firm policy is based on the belief that these conflicts are what brew terrorism. these conflicts, unless they are solved, they will continue. so it is a very significant speech. obviously what will be more significant is by the end of the summit if some sort of agreement is signed and whether that will bring about a tangible new agreement between the different gulf countries. >> thank you very much for the time being, reporting from doha. ♪

let's get more now on our top story. we have been telling you about the release of the report into cia interrogation techniques. the covert program is said to have taken place in secret prisons across the world. 54 countries were complicit, and 22 of the countries are in europe. they include, bell -- belgium and others. and in the rest of the world, 18 countries, including australia, hong kong as well as'sland. and the report says 136 people were subjected to torture in these prisons. former guantanamo detainee told us what he expects to see from the report. >> i don't this there will be anything new at all. in fact i believe they will

probably try to black out some of those pages. we know there were images of the torture that have come out from iraq, and that is key, because we're asking as to why is has riten and there has been such an inflammation of the situation in that region. that's where the torture began, was justified, continued by the maliki regime afterwards, and that's why is rose. the invasion it's a was based on torture, if you look at the case of the prisoner who was tortured into giving a false confession. violent backlash has been going on for the past 13 years. why do you think the hostages in syria, for example, are dressed in orange suits? it's an iconic image of guantanamo. so that's what has happened as

they have sewn essentially. and this is supposed to be about accountability. why did obama say we're close guantanamo, stop torture, and then say quite quickly that those involved in torture will be immune from prosecution? who else could expect to be immune from such crimes other than people like the cia? it's wholly outrageous. so i think there has to be a process of accountability. people involved should be allowed to go through the system. the nigerian military says it is trying to regain areas captured by boko haram. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: boko haram seized this girl's town, she was in school. her family fled without her. for three weeks she lived under

the group's ruling before taking a back road to escape. >> translator: they were patrolling the streets ally by ally. they told people they were going to put things in order. they were going shop to shop, house to house, breaking in and checking people's belongings. >> reporter: for months boko haram has been pushing to acquire territory in northeastern nigeria. the group has been seeking to paint an image of actual governance in the more than two dozen towns and villages it has seized. a video pur ports to show the leader leading prayers. there was much talk that he appeared in movie, but it is far from reality. >> translator: they were going around, looking for girls to marry. they said it was not forced. they would pay a dowry and

perform wedding rights. then the groom would pick a house of his liking and settle in it. >> reporter: she escaped after spending a week under boko haram. he says the fighters were preventing people from fleeing. those who leave would be forfeiting their property the group warned. >> translator: they asked people to reopen their shops. they reopened shops among people who left, and conducted business among themselves. >> reporter: he says fighters told people they were only after government workers and soldiers, and as long as they abide by the group's version of islam, they would be spared. they always told al jazeera that the group singles out christians, randomly killing them or forcing them to convert. the group is not believed to have enough resources to provide

services over a long period of time. neither is it particularly popular in the communities it takes over. the government says those the seizure of territory is a concern, the group is unable to actually rule. >> we have made recoveries beyond publicity. [ inaudible ] doesn'tn't exist. doesn doesn't -- they are leaving in droves. >> reporter: not going back are the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who still fear for their lives. still ahead in sport, why future olympic games may be hosted by more than one city. andy will have that story and more coming up. ♪

♪ indonesia is home to some of the world's best preserved tropical rain forests, it is also among the biggest producers of palm oil. conservationists are worried that growing demand could lead to deforestation. steph reports from indonesia's region. >> reporter: for the people here, the forest is their home, their soul mate, their solis of living. it's where they reside among the spirits and find their food. but this man has a hard time hunting pigs and birds with most

of his ancestral forrest gone. >> translator: we have lost our firewood, vegetables, animals, birds and pigs. that's all gone now. that used to be our source of living. >> reporter: and this has become of his home. thousands of hectors of palm oil plantations. with a yearly export revenue of around $20 billion. after most of the forest has been converted, it's now this areas turn. palm oil is rapidly moving into the far east, creating economic opportunities but also land conflicts and social disparities. while the demand for palm oil is growing, environmentalists are questioning whether these areas can be exploited in a responsible way.

only a few here have been given jobs. companies complain that most don't have the right skills to work. some have been given palm trees instead to generate income. >> translator: now we can buy things from the shops. we can buy a motorbike or rice. we never touched money before in our lives, not even $1. >> reporter: despite a disappearing forrest and conflicts about land rights and employment opportunities. palm oil companies say their investment will eventually help the local population. >> translator: we have to think about the benefits of converting this forrest into palm oil plantations. they need to feel economic development. it's great to have all of this forrest, but meanwhile people are suffering. >> reporter: but environmentalists and local leaders question the benefits of palm oil for people here.

other crops are considered more in line with the local culture. >> translator: if we look at how the local communities strongly reject palm oil, and see how they are asking for review of the licenses, gives us a clear message the huge development of palm oil is not welcome here. >> reporter: an estimated 400,000 hectors of the forrest has been converted already. with indonesia's intention to increase palm oil exports, many more will follow. now it's time for all of the sports news with andy. >> thank you so much. australian cricket has been getting back to something like normality with another tribute to philip hughes who died last month. the match began with 63 seconds

of applause. hughes was knocked out when he was struck on the neck during a domestic game. he died two days later. he has been symbolically named australia's 13th man for the game. in the game itself the team put itself in a decent position. the captain had to retire early due to his long-standing back problem. >> i just had a gut feeling that my mate was down here in the room with me the whole time from ball one. he was another the other end laughing at me a bit. all of the people that have sent their support and messages down to him, i don't think he himself would have believed the amount of support he has had not just from australia but from people around the world. >> the man who delivered the

death to hughes has also returned to action at the same venue where the incident happened. the 22-year-old was applauded by the crowd. now the international olympic committee has agreed on a 40-point plan intended to revamp the summer and winter games. there wasn't a single vote of opposition in monaco. a key step is changing the bidding process. it's going to be made cheaper, and cities will need to present long-term plans. notably bids from multiple cities or even countries may be considered. we may see more sports as well. there will be a limit of 10.5 thousand athletes. host cities will be given the freedom to choose the events, and adding baseball and softball

at the games. potential hosts pulling out due to costs, only beijing and [ inaudible ] and kazakhstan are still in contention. >> even in my wildest dreams i would not have expected this, but it showed the great determination of the members for -- for these reforms and to make this progress. football legend pally has just left the hospital where he has been for the cast poup -- past couple of weeks. there were concerns his condition was worsening when he was transferred to a special care unit, but he is now back at home for christmas. tuesday sees the last round of group games in the european champions league. the english team have to win to

progress into the knockout rounds. a draw would be enough for basil to progress. our reporter is there, and he says it's basil who looks to be the form team. >> the only defeat was in the last game, in this competition against real madrid, who are just beating everybody now. their top scorer is back. he of course scored in the game in switzerland a couple of months ago. so they will certainly be glad to have him back. and they were talking about what it would be like to play here. to liverpool know they are in for a real game this season. there has been a couple of draws and the defeat for liverpool as i say a few months ago. so i think the reds are in for a real stiff test. here are the other games,

monaco will progress with a draw or victory. in the nba golden state eked their 13th straight win on monday 102-86 their victory over minnesota. the british royalty got the chance to see basketball royalty. but king james as lebron is known, didn't disappoint. he had 18 points. final score 110-88 for cleveland. that is their seventh win in a row. okay. more sport later on. >> thank you very much. thanks for watching the news hour. for our viewers in the united states back to our regular programming on al jazeera america, the rest of our viewers i'm back in a moment with more news. stay with us.

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