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killed. a local twist with fashion. to the runways of swahili's fashion week. [ ♪ music ] it was one of the biggest national disasters. the morning after christmas 10 years ago a massive earthquake struck off the coast triggering a tsunami. nearly a quarter of a million were killed, destroying entire communities. now, a decade later, chem rations are held to pay tribute to the victims. this is the scene in the indonesian city, worst hit by the tsunami, more than 106,000 people were killed in averpa province -- aceh province when a tsunami flattened towns. thousands died in sri lanka, half were tourists, celebrating the day after christmas. their bodies were never found or

have not been identified. take a look at the scene earlier in india, one of the worst-hit nations. many survivors through the holy town. veronica pedrosa is joins us. first, a report from banda aceh in indonesia. >> reporter: it's been 10 years, but images of the tsunami is clear op people's minds. the destructive power symbolized. in the sand a museum and the scene. the world responded generously. more than $7 billion was donated. $1,709 schools were rebuilt. 250km of road.

30,000 - many weren't aware of the dangers. warning systems are in place. evacuation centers have been built to make sure a disaster of this magnitude will not happen again. >> while words heeled, they remember forever. the seas here in southern sri lanka the scene of a catastrophe. a service to remember the 1,500 kill when the tidal wae hit. what happened was a south bound travelling from down south. it was packed. basically it's just down the road when the tsunami hit. despite a lag time with the tsunami hitting the east. the message did not get conveyed to this part of the country. the train left only to get

engulfed in water. even the villagers scrambled up into the train. there was a massive structure of steel, it didn't offer protection. the massive wall of water just whacked into that train, and from what we hear, it was rendered unsafe with hundreds on board swept away. this monument is a monument to remember about 500 of those people. the mun ument is for people to pay respects, to offer prayers, to remember when people wept under. this is the exact spot where 10 years ago to the day the tsunami came in, devastating this whole area. it's a beach resort.

there were a lot of tourists. at the resort behind me, they have planned a memorial service. now, as you can see, everything is being built back, but the memories are painful. if you look behind, personal tragedy, having looked at the wider effects of the tsunami across the region, as you can see, it looks as if it was family. family that was taken away. a mother, a small child and man. garlanded. when you talk to people here who were affected by the tsunami they all say the memory is as fresh as if it happened yesterday.

in respect, it's a lesson that taught the rest of the world to prepare for the risks of terrible disasters that scientists predict are a result of climate change. >> the tsunami affected 13 countries, affecting thousands of kilometres. our science technologist explains. >> just before 9 o'clock in the morning. a quake 25km beneath the surface of the ocean, when the indian plate was for said under the burma plate. with a magnitude of over nine. some said it had the power of 23,000 atomic bombs. that animation from the service,

on how the tsunami rose up. one of the closest places to the earthquake was aceh province in indonesia. a number were over 160,000, half a million displaced. the next to be hit was 8,000 died. several thousands displaced and 2,500 later the tsunami hit. thousand died. half a million displaced. and it was estimated 18,000 guys. more than 640,000 people lost their homes. the tsunami caused loss of life in the indian ocean. people killed, over 220,000. making this the single worse tsunami in recorded history. >> we do to veronica pedrosa, joining us. first of all, tell us about

about the effects. >> well, there have been events going on all day, continuing into the evening. now, they are at the memorial sites of the tsunami. i don't know if you can see behind me, there was a police boat 2km offshore. it ended up all the way. a kilometre in. we'll remember what happened that day. now, the prime minister of thailand is here surrounded by united nations officials. affiliated.

the men have been fighting alongside soldiers from the international area of tobruk. libya is under the control of two rival government. each supported. in august, militia close to the

government took over tripoli. their own government was put in place, led by omar alhasy, and in november the supreme court invalidated the parliament led by him, citing violations of libya's provisions. [ gun fire ] >> reporter: rival militias formed two loosely affiliated blocks. one backing the government, the other backing leaders in tripoli, seen as religiously conservative. libyan dawn is a loose goed, aligned with the government. fighting is based around the oil terminal. libyan dawn wants to secure it before moving to the oil ports. fighting around the terminal caused the country to fall by a third, and put libya's only

source. let's cross to libya, and speak to a political activist. thank you for joining us. the tobruk government, those that guard the oil terminals, they keep control of the terminals. >> i think is it safe, i think there'll be big fighting between the globes, which destroys the city. that's what happened on the airport. both sides are not professional military, they are unprofessional. they are just fighting.

what we are afraid of - surely the rebels of libya dawn are trying to take control of the facilities, because the importance of the ports is key. and who controls them controls the finances. >> exactly, exactly. all right. but what would benefit each party they destroy everything. both side do not leave the facility safe. i believe they will - libya will not control until two weeks time the area. because there is a lot of it coming from each country, to join the force, to fight against libyan. this is a problem. this will actually start to divide the country, inside the country. >> let me ask you about reports of other groups fighting

alongside lebanon. >> most are coming from the west of the country, which is the problem now. we don't see - we will see the forces come to keep control of the country, to join and making a problem in libya. each part is trying to make... into the united nations said they are hopeful that the sides are going some together. i am not - i invited them they

controlled it on the ground. they are not invited. i'm not sure how they will manage. most of the danger, people that control the militia, were not invited. they are scared. it might put their names in a sanctions list. that's why a big fight now and each group trying to control whether he can get it before january to be in a good position for this dialogue. i'm afraid because the people who go, the politicians, the

system is week. militias control each, this is a check. >> thank you. sudan has two senior nations official. the resident coordinator have been asked to leave. the expulsions come after a line of suspensions. ban ki-moon has urged a reversal of decision. >> nine people were killed including three soldiers. they have regained control of base. >> the head of the african union

sis it is a wake-up call. >> well, we are quickly to use new tactics and working out what happened. and saving such event happening again. maybe they'll be in a hurry. it's clear, i think, the case by friends of africa. this is not just the battle of war, it's a global war. there are dozens specialized without their consent in public hospital. after the namibia supreme court upheld a ruling, finding three women were forced to be sterilised. >> reporter: most namibians rely

on public heath care. many come to a community like this. women like this, in the middle of a difficult pregnancy. she was told she needed a caesarian. six weeks later she discovered the unthinkable. when we went back for a checkout. they asked me. >> i asked why i had been sterilised. they said because i'm h.i.v. positive. i couldn't have any more babies. >> this story is not unique. the namibian supreme court upheld a judgment, finding three h.i.v. women sterilised. they are awaiting compensation from the government. the courts didn't say this it happened because of their h.i.v.

status. she is part of a group of a dozen woman prepared to launch their case. >> the additional and psychological support. she can't work because the procedure was not done properly. she hasn't married. >> on this day the graduates have been tort their rights. way kind of other violations in the other regions. >> the ministry of health refused our request for interviewed. we asked how it reflected on the human record. we thought we died for it. human rights. nobody can teach us about human

rights. they are brought to people here by the women who say they were victims, and their supporters. if they don't, they are afraid no one will. tania paige, al jazeera. >> let's get a check on the weather and richard is here to tell you about some of the improvements. >> you are right, things are getting better. we have lost the snow. it's cold. the temperature in moscow is currently minus 12. in respect to the wind, it makes it feel like minus 20. we have seen improvement. but this was the scene on christmas day. the heaviest snow fall in living memory, and the worst traffic jam by far. there's something like 500 accidents per hour, and several hundred flight delays. that system moved to the east. we don't have to worry about

that now. there's a system towards the u.k. it's proving an interesting one. when i try to draw the system. they wanted to put an area of high pressure. this is only going to go into explosive deepening, which means why we are going to see a nasty low. as we look at the forecast, there's heavy rain, on friday. as it moves towards the east across parts of france, jeremy, the low countries, and the alpine region. >> thank you, still to come on the al jazeera newshour. blood feuds sending families into hiding reading between the lines - what is driving book censorship in jordan and in sport, new zealand -

a record-breaking performance for cricket. returning to christchurch since the 2011 earthquake.

al jazeera newshour, memorials have been held after 10 years since of tsunami that caused many thousands of people. more than 160,000 people died when giant waves up to 35 meter

high flattened communities. more air strikes have been launched. on thursday, thousands were killed in the same area. a rebel attack killed at least 19 soldiers. only significant source of revenue under threat in iraq, a kurdish offensive opened a corridor for thousands to scope mt sinjar is gaping momentum. i.s.i.l. captured a number. now the group appears to be on the retreat. they have this ex-cheesive report to how the villages were taken by kurdish forces. kurdish peshmerga fighters want

to make clear who is in charge here. the peshmerga taking swathes of land from i.s.i.l. this is the man leading them. their offense has been a success. >> we have gotten strategic territory back. they advance along the border. whoever controls the areas has the upper hand. up to s and villages are deserted. most are residents of towns we were told life in camps or crossed the border. this is a number of tactics i.s.i.l. fighters took themselves. they create tyres as a smoke screen to hide the fighters. for a network of tunnels to

navigate around town. >> they use doors of abandoned houses to examine the tunnels. as the fighting reached the town, so did the air strikes. here one of the houses lies in ruins. if hit by coalition jets supporting the peshmerga offensive. >> the air strikes are our offensive. we have been guiding the coalition jets on where to target and increase accuracy. >> it managed to create. fighters and civilians from the minority trapped on the mountain since sent. four days ago the road was impossible, under the control of i.s.i.l., it's now an escape route trapped on the mountain. most of all. they were destroyed in the

fighting. they have been etch around us, advised to leave, he says. i.s.i.l. left behind improvised explosive devices like these in most villages and town, one more thing stopping people returning to their homes. the father of the jordanian air force fighter called on the group to treat him well. he is the first known member of the u.s. coalition to be taken by the group. i.s.i.l. says it shot down his fighter jet near the stronghold, but the plane crashed says the united states al jazeera continues to call for the release of our three journalists who have been imprisoned in eget for 3 of 3 -- egypt for 363 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused and convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their

convictions. well in jordan one thing has not changed over decades, that's government censorship of books. authorities continue. some books are considered sensitive. >> reporter: every book is welcome in jordan, whether printed locally or imported. the government find some problematic. politics, religion, history and sex are among the sensitive topic. 52 books were banned by the government. eight of which were published. >> the peace process - exercising anything that the royal family, or, you though, the prime minister or something - they don't tolerate this. one of the recently banned books was engineered by the author. the authorities took him and his publisher for court, but were

not able to stop tense of,000 it talks about the university protests, killing three students. the old generation kept quite. sometimes the truth hurts if not presented in the ways acceptable for authorities it's a target for oppression. >> certain books about the conflict was sensitive. it must not contain material that violates the law. it was amended to stop the review of boks. it meant an improves in freedom

of expression. they cap deal with images the government considers sensitive. >> requests for sensor shop was rented. government bans 50 to 100 weeks a year. >> since 1955. thousands of books were banned. so many other books were banned that we don't know about. authorities don't like to document that. they will say no books abandoned in jordan. >> no matter hoften the issue has been raised. jordan will continue to control what people cap and can't read, as part of what is used to maintain security and the status quo. >> five people have been injured in a suspected arson attack on a mosque. up to 20 people were attending prayers in a residential building. police are investigating the

incident after a witness saw a soulent through a window. you. many people in the mountainous north are caught between the law and honour. we have a report from albania. >> reporter: these children were born into captivity, they not allowed to leave the house, except to change houses. they know strangers are trying to kill them and their parents. >> my children said hearts are like hearts of rabbits. when i sleep, the children are watching over me. they never ask for anything not clothe or anything. they just ask to be freed. >> 22 years ago this man's

brother killed another and scoped to america. he is now responsible for the blood killed. for hundreds of years he held precedence. the stilling of blood can only be avenged. >> dzens of ambassadors have been sent. the response is five attempts on life. even thorties wokened -- authorities cannot help him. i wrote several letters to the government and they send police and a social worker to my house. why do you complain and write letters. this is where you are going to day. >> two years ago the family escaped the town by driving to intend. they were turned away after it

was claimed albanian authorities could pect them. it's a claim set up. >> albania is under pressure. it is afraid to confess that it caned protect its own. this is irresponsible and is not only a lie, but a crime at the offense of the families. women and children should never be targeted. honour has been lost south korea, the u.s. and japan will sign a trilateral sharing pack. the agreement will allow them to respond to provocation. officials in the south korean capital say it will help them

deal with mice il threats. police in hong kong arrested 37 people after protesters returned to the street. protesters walked five roads. they want their right to participate. >> almost 2" of the population. christmas is celebrated. celebrations have been kept low key. many are recovering from devastating floods. [ singing ] most years catholic christians are observing a mass early in the evening. hit by violence, parishioners got used to adjusting to the situation. a few families in the region,

they are similar to those in other countries. we follow more culture here. we prefer tissues, dishes that the culture is here. he is given a lot of importance. >> there are fewer decorations here. that is the case for all christian families this year, opting for celebrations on a smaller scale, because of the floods. >> though one sell braited. they did not celebrate eid so they, too did suffer, and we did not celebrate. we did celebrate. in a intim way. >> this is the church where christmas mass would be held. over if 100 years old it was not

able to escape the the floodwaters. because of that, n.a.s.a. has been shifted to a small room in the compound. the spirit of christmas is still kept alive. prayers are read and offerings given. elaborate decorations and celebrations are off the list. others in kashmir - people are hurting from the floods. being against the people, solidarity, we decided to have christmas. and in particular speaking about almost all the families also badly hit. so everyone is in a dilemma. despite going through a rough time, the christians look for strength in their faith, praying for piece in kashmir and goodwill towards all

1.2 billion roman catholics celebrated christmas. it may not be a leading rely imion, but it's not to say the christian holy day is not forgotten christmas mass is a popular service in the church. they live in the neighbourhood, and they make it a point to come back on the special day. >> we usually fast on christmas each, and then after midnight we get together - the whole family has a meal to celebrate the birth of jesus. christianity may not be the dominant religion in the atheist country. it's the fastest growing. it's not just christians that come to church. it atacts non-believers.

it streets the day as a festival. a chance to come and take pictures of the decoration. among the younger chinese, attending midnight mass is the trendy thing to do. it's so popular. many of the faithful prefer the service. a quieter time for prayer and celebration. for many christians however, it's a regular workday. this man is in the office. he wishes religion wasn't tightly controlled in china. >> sometimes i feel a little deflated. i learn from the priest and my family. you should speak to your faith. you believe what you believe. >> freedom of religion is guaranteed under the constitution. religious organizations need to be approved by the government.

both catholic and protestant which exists along state sanctioned houseships. they hope for the day when they no longer have to distinguish between the two. >> coming up in sports. we look ahead to a busy day in the calder. -- calendar.

there has been a boom in africa's fashion industry. the continent is home to some of

the world's fastest economies. it has a rapidly growing population of young professionals, spending more on clothes. etica wood has this report. >> reporter: this is a savvy young professional who has a growing following amongst the fashion conscious. >> jumpsuits and simple dresses. her operation is small and she has hopes to sell in the retail stores. the growing number of professionals who are hungry for fashions. >> i keep it simply and sort of a modern simple dress, but with an african print. >> from the rat to the runway, slowly, surely, fashion is

growing. the founder of the swahili fashion week is expecting a boom in the last five years because designers have had a following, and there's an increasing until of shows. it has to be officiated. at the end of the day that is a business. africa's economy expanding at an average of 4%, and it has the world's biggest youth population. according to the bank, there are 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 20. in sub-saharan africa. it's set to double in the next 30 years. that means a big available workforce for a domestic textile industry, and a big middle class who can buy clothes. the world will stop sees africa

through stereotypes, instead as a legitimate place of business and design. ebola or something - we are more than that. you know, we have huge responses. we have the richness of the culture of the the richness of clothing. >> it will be a long road to get them on par with other fashion hubs like new york and paris. but designers are already on their way making a nam for themselves one stitch at a time. >> time for all the sports news. >> thank you very much. we'll start with the n.b.a. it was an unhappy return. lebron james returned to miami for the first time since leaving the heat for cavaliers. >> number 2, lebron james. >> the man who led them to an n.b.a. title had a reception by

fans former team-mate dwayne wayne stole the show. lebron james had 30 of his open. it was miami's night they won. i used to try to find the games. first home games. first home game. very difficult. >> there's no other reason to say anything negative about the lebron james here in miami. i'm clad our -- glad our fans cheered him the bay they did. they should cheer him before the games. once the game came on, you do what you need to do. before games he should be celebrated for whatever he accomplished. miami spoiling lebron james return. but on the whole the heat have

struggled. a host at sports radio said lebron james departure has had an effect of the team on and off the court. >> tennis is down at the games, there's no question. the caliber of team on the floor is down. we are talking about a team on tuesday night giving up 23 point second half in the loss. it's been a tougher season for the team. they dealt with a lot of injuries, fans will stick around, stay around. there's other stuff to do. have they felt it as bad as cleveland. not. but i think fans are hrting from it. >> chelsea will try to keep to the top of the english league. jose mourinho's side face it. chelsea have a lead of

second-placed manchester city. >> i think they are after us. to be fourth for a team that everyone was asking them to fight for survival. to fight to keep the left thirds is a fantastic achievement. >> sitting on an 8th match winning run. it's a recognised striker. with a number of players injured. >> we are not thinking about chelsea, just the team. we prefer to have it and win the

title in december. we have a loaning five months to play. we'll see at the end of the season. >> 10 games in total. liverpool have potentially tricky trip. they go to the bottom club. manchester united host newcastle and the day ends with arsenal taking on queen's park rangers. >> we expect qpr to come and have a great task. we have to focus on our performances, and specially make sure you take advantage of the schedule, and put the performances in. we have a good opportunity over christmas to show that we are better than people think we are. >> international contribute

returns to christ church for the first time since the 2011 quake. the sports stadium was distroiffed in a quake that killed nearly 200. >> the kiwis at the new obviously. the skipper made it a day to remember has the black caps splashed 195, missing out on breaking the world. new zealand surpassing 1,000 test runs. racking up 149/7, after they were sent in to bat by the sri lankans. >> once again steve smith was the difference for australia. on the first day of the third test against the m.c.g. smith unbeaten in melbourne. it's the fourth time. 259 for stmps.

they reed the series 2-0. they are at lunch on the first day of the test. south africa put. >> bat currently. first black south african batsman. they are currently 7th. the 70th annual yacht race. 100 teams. american youth took the lead with reigning example. they start on sunday. more on the website. check out aljazeera.com. that's it, more later. >> thank you. back to your regular programming. for the rest of the international viewer, we'll continue with the top stories in a moment, here on al jazeera.

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