a landslide victory for japan's prime minister, but does it give him the mandates he was after? this is al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead, kurdish forces have made advances against isil fighters in the syrian border town of kobani. up all night. delegates finally reach a climate change deal in peru, but critics say it doesn't go far enough. and building on the moon

sounds like science-fiction, but it's closer to fact than you think. exit polls in japan are indicating a landslide victory for prime minister a abe's ruling party after japan fell into recession last month. state broadcaster nhk suggest that his lib yal democratic party will win 275 to 306 seats while the junior partner could take 31 to 36 seats. that's enough for a healthy majority in japan's lower house, but despite the majority, there are questions over whether the outcome an endorsement for shinzo abe with voter turnout at a record low. harry fossett joins us live. he's been speaking at his party headquarters to the media.

what's he have to say? >> reporter: that's right. unexpectedly -- we knew he was going to give a press conference the day after the election, but he came before the cameras and before the interviews and even before the final results have been declared. he went to his party headquarters, and didn't really give a big fist-pumping sell addition. it was more subdued than that. he was putting up markers to show the seats won. he said in his interviews he felt there was a confirmation of the first two years of his time in power and a real show of confidence in that. we also, i think, acknowledged that there were concerns among though who were suffering under economics, especially those whose wages haven't went up and prices have went up. he promises future wage increases in the next two years. he talked about constitutional revision. he's been quite rid sent about

that saying he needed more public support. this time around he's vowing to communicate better with the public, but this is sti a necessity as far as he was concerned. >> so a victory, harry and a confirmation but a lower turnout is expected than in previous elections. does this in any way undermine his victory? >> well, i think a lot of people will look at it and say it does because it is a significantly lower turnout already than we saw even in the last election in 2012, which itself was the lowest turnout in post-war history. this election looks like 7% to 8% before that, in the low 50s. as far as shinzo abe is concerned, nothing of the kind. i think people felt there wasn't a great deal at stake here, despite what abe has been saying through the campaign, because the opposition is in such a state of disarray, most said they didn't have much

alternative to back shinzo abe. to give him the benefit of the doubt, a lot said it's just been two years. we need to give him a bit longer to see in this big economic reform act can bear fruit. he's taken advantage of the time when the opposition was extremely weak to really extend his time in office to try and get through that economic reform package, but also, as he made clear this evening, to do other things as well. >> thank you very much, harry. that's harry fossett reporting live from tokyo. to seyria where there's intense fighting in the province of aleppo. rebel fighters claimed to have killed several soldiers in a village and destroyed some military vehicles. the syrian state news quoting a military source says the government remains in full control of the village. the syrian government says it's still in control while isil

controls much of the rest of the province. kurdish forces in kobani say they have made advances against fighters from the islamic steak of iraq and levant. >> reporter: this is one of the last remaining regime strongholds in the east of the syria. the forces of president assad have hung doonto it, while isil has controlled the rest of the province. winning control of the airport gives isil control of the oil. isil has made previous attempts to get on the airfield, but the fighters have been beaten back by syrian forces and a pro-assad channel aired this video claim the government is in control of the area around the airport. in kobani, kurdish fighters from syria say they have pushed isil out of much of the southern part of the town. they also say they've cut an

isil supply line. tl three months of air strikes, car bombs and fighting have reduced much of kobani to rubble. isil still controls the eastern side of kobani and has a supply route open there. it has faced the stiffest resistance from the town having pushed more easily through other parts of syria and iraq. kurdish fighters are backed up by iraq soldiers and u.s.-led coalition air strikes. bernard smith, al jazeera, istanbul. there's been heavy fighting in the anbar province. isil fighters are attacking a city killing six people and eight iraqi soldiers died after a suicide bomber blew himself up near ramdy. coalition air strikes and iraqi security forces are backed by the tribesmen on the ground. leaders are calling for more weapons and ammunition to help in the battle. jane has more from baghdad.

>> reporter: from suicide vehicle bombs to mortars and snipers, there's been intense fighting in al anbar. it started with a suicide bomber driving a humvee. one of the u.s.-made humvees used by the iraqi army and sooedzed seized by isil in june. they confiscated hundreds of vehicles and in the past month they have blown up more than a dozen of them using suicide bombs. this was on the road to syrian border from the provinceal capital of ramadi and it's nera maudedy where some of the fearest fights have taken place. it's less a kilometer away from the provinceal council building. there's fighting going on within a compound. now, in that compound there are iraqi security forces as well as government officials, but isil has also fought hard for areas

including fallujah, one of the subdistricts of fa lieu january under siege for months now. that's a key area because it's on the road to baghdad. it's an indication of isil strategically choosing the battles in anbar as it's pushed out of the north. the tribes in anbar say they're desperate for help. he don't want boots on the ground or iraqi security fours and not want shia militias. they want arms and ammunition, and some are saying american help in the form of soldiers coming to advise them. that's not likely to happen, but what is happening is the arrival of more british and american advisers. britain is sending several hundred military experts and advisers here in the new year. they will likely remain on bases in the kurdish region and here around baghdad. they're not likely to go out with the troops, but officials are hoping that they will make a

difference in making the forces that are fighting on the ground much more efficient. in turkey police are searching the offices of a newspaper and a tv station that are linked to the exiled cleric. eight people have been detained and 24 others are wanted for questioning. the operation took place days after the president announced a new campaign against the supporters. the death toll from indonesia's devastating landslide rose to 32 but 70 people are still missing. the indonesian president has toured the area. they're using heavy equipment to clear the wall of mud and rock that swept through on friday. the landslide was triggered by days of torrential rain. delegates at the u.n. climate conference in peru have finally agreed on a last-minute

deal two days later than scheduled, but environmental groups already slammed it as weak and infeeffectivineffectiv. we have the report from lima. >> reporter: at long last after endless hours, a resolution. despite the celebration, many say this document is watered down and very weak. >> this is an incredibly weak decision. so we came in here thinking that we were going to get a pretty ambitious text. we had commitments and pledges from climate fund and you have the u.s. and china announcements and so on. instead what we got was a half-baked deal. >> there was nearly no agreement at all. the third draft was rejected out of hand by developing countries. >> we feel this text needs a little surgery, and we would like us to put our gowns, our scalp peels and carefully inser

few vital organs that need to be incorporated in this agreement. >> reporter: outside the dismantling began, but it seemed the conference would go on and on. lost in damage finance with poorest nation were taken out of the text. the u.s. wanted it to stay that way. >> we have no time for lengthy new negotiations, and i think we all know that. >> reporter: while the endless back and forth took its toll, developing countries worked on the words. china and the u.s., who have been in disagreement over the state of the text here in lima, in the event it was a small victory for the developing nations and the fourth version of text on the day. >> we do know that we must address climate change, and we know increasingly that we can address climate change. with this moving on to paris, we cement the fact that we will address climate change. >> reporter: this conference was hosted by one of the country's worst affected by climate change.

from melting glaciers to widespread deforestation and all its implications. with that backdrop, the lima conference was all about charts a road map for a global treaty in paris in a year's time. given the optimism there was before the conference, lima has been a disappointment. it's been saved from failure by some last-minute hustling. there is a lot of work to do in paris 2015 to be successful. nick clark, al jazeera, lima, peru. there's much more ahead here on al jazeera. haiti's prime minister resigns as anti-government protests spread across the country. and a mouse and a mystery. the story of a long-last paints that reappeared in the movies.

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with the come back. exit polls in japan indicate a landslide victory for prime minister shinzo abe's ruling party. the prime minister called the snap election last month after japan fell back into recession. kurdish forces in the syrian town of kobani say they have made advances against fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant. the city is on the border with turkey. after a long night of wrangling, delegates at the u.n. climate conference in peru reached a deal. the agreement will lay the foundation for a plan to be signed at next year's conference in paris. more now on our top story and the major win for prime

minister shinzo abe's ruling party in japan. joining us now is the special adviser to the cabinet of the prime minister. thank you very much for being with us. mr. abe had insisted that this election was a referendum on his economic policies. is the low turnout figures are confirmed, despite this victory, it would appear that the prime minister didn't receive the ringing endorsement he was seeking for his plan to fix japan's economy. >> there may be one way to interpret the results, but what's more likely is that the opposition has been in such disarray and they couldn't advance the number of votes that could take down the incumbent. it could work both ways. certainly, there is apathy, a strong apathy among the voters. that's going to be the issue that both parties, both the opposition and ruling must

continue to tackle. >> you talk about the opposition being in a disarray. there really wasn't an although native government right now. is this opportunistic for the prime minister. he had a better chance of victory now rather than later, right? >> it was to consolidate his political capital because he wanted to have a blank canvas for -- until april 2017 when he pledged that japan surely is going to have another hike for consumption tax. in the meantime over the next two-plus years, he could concentrate his political capital regained on carrying out the economic reform package. >> i want to talk a bit more about the economic reform package, because the opposition to this economic policy, abanomics have not come from japanese people but within the

ruling party itself. how is shinzo abe going to convince his party members this initiative will dwet the japanese economy back to its feet? >> the liberal democratic party and shinzo abe has to be unified under the single banner of abenomics. in the case of the opposition, first of all, there's been a number of opposition parties, and each one of them has failed to simply showcase another banner under which they could sell their own economic policies to the voters. >> okay. we're going to have to leave it there. thank you very much for speaking to us there from tokyo. the prime minister of haiti has resigned. his decision was announced after months of violent protests in the capital of port-au-prince. they're calling for elections and for the president to also step down. we have the latest.

>> reporter: anger boiling over on the streets of haiti. anti-government protests first swept across the capital and then the country. now one of the demonstrator's demands is met. early on sunday the prime minister announced he will step down. his resignation was widely predicted after the president told reporters he was ready to make a sacrifice. protesters are angry over what they say is government corruption. that there hasn't been an election in haiti for three years. the president blames the opposition for delaying the vote. >> translator: this governments supposed to organize the elections. for four years all they did is corruption. they ruined the country. that's why we take to the streets, and we will be in the streets every single day. we are asking the u.s. government to come take the president with them because they're the ones that put him in power. >> reporter: without new

elections come january, parliament will be dissolved and the president will rule by decree. that's why many believe the resignation won't be enough to satisfy the crowds. >> translator: there's no magic wand to save the president. there's no way to be saved. >> reporter: the unrest is caused by a political deadlock which even the resignation may not break. if his replacement isn't nominated before parliament dissolved in january, haiti will be without a functioning government or a prime minister. sudan's president bashir has welcomed the international communal course of the suspension of alleged war crimes in darfur. the prosecutor was she was halting investigations so other urge the cases could be looked at. he accuseded icc of trying to humiliate and sub jie gate his country. at least 16 people died in

violence in yemen as they push for more control. 14 of their fighters died in a battle with al qaeda in the arabia ian peninsula. they've also sacked the government of huddadi province, but in some parts of yemen peace prevails. >> reporter: they want to make their city a symbol of peace in a country troubled by violence. they took control of the center in september, and they have been fighting al qaeda affiliates for control of north and central yemen. those in charge want to focus on the city's draw as the country's cultural capital. >> translator: our decisions and goals and destiny are one. we should main this goal to distance the city from the international strife that the other political forces have been engaged in >> reporter: it's represented by members of the political win and

they gave offer to help and support the local leaders to keep the peace. >> translator: we're ready to help local authorities and security forces maintain peace and security in this province and across yemen. >> reporter: there are reports when they began to take over neighboring provinces in recent months. people living in the city refuse to let the armed wing of the group in. those representing them in the yemen parliament will support them as long as they use a peaceful approach. >> translator: we are with the huthis and every civilian plan they adopt, but we reject any project that sets us back to the days of fighting. we will reject this approach and will not allow it to happen. >> reporter: it's this cooperation between local authorities, politicians and the civilian huti leadership keeping the city peaceful. caroline malone, al jazeera. the egyptian state division says gunmen have killed two policemen in the sinai peninsula. it happened at a police post.

the army has been battling an insurgency there since the toppling the morseci last year. the court won't decide a case with students protests illegally. most of them have been detained since december of last year. they were demonstrating against morsi. the students may be released by the end of the month if no ruling is made. al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists who have been in prison in egypt for 351 days. they were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions. police in italy call them mafia capitalia. they have swindled hundreds of thousands out of the capital.

they're trying to establish how far it extends. we have the report from rome. >> reporter: romans complain about the poor state of public services. now they have someone to blame. city hall infiltrated by a mafia-style corruption syndicate. in recent days the police have made dozens of arrests, this is the alleged ringleader. hundreds more are under investigation. the group known as mafia capitalia used contacts inside city hall to steal hundreds of millions from the public purse. utilities were a favorite and migrant camps. listen to the words of his alleged associate recorded in a telephonic intercept. >> reporter: we visited one roma

camp implicated in the scandal. many people have become italian citizens but they live in squalor. >> translator: we've been here for ten years. we haven't had any help. the only thing we received is lies and tricks from city hall and everybody else. >> reporter: yet, mr. butsi is recorded bragging about a $50 million project was fake services for migrant camps. the truth is this system of organized corruption in rome is going for years. no one knows how long and how deep it runs inside city hall and other public institutions. there's even a suggestion that no one really wants to know because if you rooted out all the corrupt public officials, there would be hardly any left. there is one man said to be beyond reapproach, the surgeon many reno, mayor of rome since last june. >> we are really cleaning house

and we are doing that in an expedited way. i'm very happy that the general prosecutor of rome is helping in doing so. >> i've heard it said that you yourself may be too clean, too straight to effectively run the city. >> yeah. i have heard this argument befo before. you know, i don't think that there is anybody that could do that better than i can. but certainly i will make any possible effort as i did as a transplant surgeon. i will do, you know, new transplants of it and a new vision in this town. >> roman complaints about public services are grounded in the simple truth that the city's resources have been sucked dry. efforts to break the corruption strangle hold may have barely scratched the surface. al jazeera, rome.

sunday marks 42 years since man last stepped foot on the moon. since then there have been calls for building a manned base on the lunar surface. now a teach of european researchers have a novel way to make it possible. we have the explanation. >> you are now moon base number one. >> reporter: the idea of a manned base on the moon has been around for decades, and not just in the realms of science-fiction. nasa's apollo missions gave the science community huge amounts of information about the lunar surface, but the vast cost of the program and waning public interest stopped it in the 1970s. now scientists are again looking towards the moon and to mars. >> once you leave earth orbit and committed yourself to an asteroid or onto mars, you've cut off your support, and you cut off your supply line from

earth. so you have to be resourceful. >> reporter: this honeycomb-like structure was built by a robotic 3d printer. they used a mixture of dust exactly like they found on the moon there with water in a type of salt that turned it into a concrete. they say this could be done on the moon and form the building blocks of a future moon base. the teams say using a robotic vehicle or a fleet of them to mix and then squirt into place the moon concrete would be faster, cheaper, and safer than usingest nauls to do the job. >> if you build the moon base with normal things, you would have to bring to the moon all the materials, all the tooling, the astronauts to build the moon base there. with this technology what you just do is you send a machine to the moon, a 3d printer to the moon and use the dust that you find already on the moon to build the moon base around the machine itself. >> reporter: the concrete shield would protect the mission from

small meteor impacts and block out dangerous radiation. >> on certain parts of the moon and on planets like mars, water does exist. that really makes resupply a lot easier for future astronauts if the resources are already there. just take along the technology to extract that. >> we won't set up manned bases on other planets or the moon for decades at the very least, but whether we do, new and ino innovative ways of building are essential if we're going to turn science-fiction into fact. al jazeera, the european space agency research center in the netherlands. now, here's a story about a long-last painting from hungary, a children's film and a art historian with a sharp eye. sleeding lady with black face by robert barrone went missing in hungary in the 1920s. it was rediscovered five years ago when an art historian

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