>> indonesia's prime minister threatens to ground airasia over allegations that the airline ignored regulations. hello we have more. adrift at sea. as another migrant ship is brought to italy's shore. and a look inside taliban courtroom in eastern

afghanistan. we see the justice system in action. >> the indonesia transport minister is threatening to revoke airasia's operating license. it said that the airline violated it's reasons. the head of the indonesian search search and rescue said parts of the jet has been found in the java sea. 162 passengers and crew were killed when the airbus crashed during severe thunderstorms. tell us horror our airasia has violated it's operating license because it could mean that it's grounded all together. >> yes, that's correct. even before before the black box

is found and even before we know the reason for the crash last sunday the prime minister has said that they had no license to fly on that particular day. they he have no license to fly on sunday. they can only fly on weekdays, and it has been confirmed that they've been flying every sunday. the prime minister has been talking about a big investigation because many questions are being asked how is it possible that an airline without a license can actually fly? has it been the air traffic control? has it been the ministry of transportation themselves who is also involved in these regulations.

>> if any airlines does the same thing, we will cancel the license. if everybody doing it we will cancel everything. >> and tell us more about the ongoing search operation. still haven't found the flight data recorders and most of the bodies are still missing. >> yes that's correct. but they have located four large chunks of the plane. it has been detected. it has not been evacuated yet because everything is on the bottom of the ocean. tomorrow divers will go down and they'll send down an unmanned

vehicle to locate the blacks box now that they have the primary target of the rescue authorities. they want to know what happened in that fatal crash on sunday last week. >> thank you very much. reporting live from jakarta. >> an italian navy commander has told al jazeera that he's worried more ships carrying migrant has been abandoned. around 450 migrants thought to be from syria have been rescued by off the coast of italy. we have more where the ship docked. >> they have spend many days at see. so coming off the vessel designed to carry cattle, not people, must have been an enormous relief. the italian medics were ready

for them. >> we need to create humanitarian corridors to allow these people to arrive in europe that is free from the greedy traffickers that speculate on desperate people. >> the italian coast guard was forced to board the ship by helicopter in the dark. the crew had abandoned the ship without power and left it to the mercy of the sea. it was the second such incident in four days after another vessel with nearly a thousand on board had to be rescued close to the italian coast before it, too, became wrecked. the commander of the local commander coast guard told al jazeera that he believes the crew had deliberately disabled the ship before abandoning it with the knowledge that the italian navy would perform the

rescue. they are ingesting the assumption that this is the trafficker's intention. >> do you think they will do more like this? >> we expect there can be other other--there can be new cases. we worry there will be new cases cases. >> using boats that are meant for cattle are lucrative for the sugarrellers because it allows them to move people by the hundreds in the winter when small boats and dingies would not be able to cope with the waves. that is now a huge problem for the board agencies.

170,000 people reached europe last year. 2015 has begun. the predictions are still greater. >> al-qaeda suspect has died before he's his trial in the united states. the 55-year-old died after being diagnosed with cancer. he was captureed by u.s. troops in tripoli in 2013. two attackers were killed southeast of the capitol. several armed groups and two rival governments battle for control. and at least 13 coptic christians have been kidnapped.

mass gunmen handcuffed the christians and drove off after separating them from muslim workers. israel said it's looking into ways to prosecute palestinian officials for war crimes. the announcement comes on the heels of palestine applying for to the international criminal court. >> it's official. the united nations have palestine's application to join the criminal court. where it goes from here is far from clear. >> this is a very significant step in which we'll be going through it to seek justice. it is a peaceful option it is an option that anybody whoa upholds

the law should not be afraid of. >> if the united nations has its way, there will be an investigation in gaza how far back and to what incidents the court's authority will apply is open to debate. while most countries recognize palestine as a state israel doesn't. >> palestine is not an independent state yet. they don't have the right do that right now. the icc will reject the application. >> the move comes days after the

u.n. security counsel rejected the resolution setting a deadline for the occupation. peace talks broke down earlier this year, but they say union lateral actions like this will hinder u.s. relations. secretary general ban ki-moon said it has received the placing. even if the placing is accepted out a hitch it will take 60 days for jurisdiction to kick in, and it could take months before they decide to take up a case. >> in gaza emergency services say a man was shot in the back. they consider the shooting a dangerous development and excessive use of forms. suspected boko haram have

abducted boys and men dozens of fighters stormed a remote village on new year's eve. residents say that boko haram have been using kidnappees as foot soldiers. so far more than 8,000 people have died from ebola. the u.n. missed it's december target to stop the spread, but the outlook remains optimistic. >> i believe we will do it in in 2015. we will end ebola in 2013. we will do it by working very closely. we'll do it not just by working with the government but with

communities. >> we're dealing with a dangerous fire. >> lives at risk for australia where two bush fires are out of control. three syrian opposition groups attempt to end dead lie fighting.

>> welcome back. let's remind you of the top stories now. indonesia's transport minister is threatening to revoke

airasia's license after it's crash, saying that it did not have the license to fly on sunday. palestinians official apply for the international criminal court. an italian navy commander has told al jazeera he's worried more ships carrying migrants will be abandoned. in what appears to be to be a new trend in human traffickers. new developments are a major challenge. >> this is a traffic we have not seen before, but also the stale ofscale of the boat as we've seen before. these are large boats and they're not trying to eaggravate authorities but trying to intercept authorities so those people are then rescued. and finally the route.

it's now too dangerous for many syrian refugees to find their way, given the instability of the country. it's very hard, and what we're seeing now is a route from turkey that is not the shortest journey, but the journey that will by pass many e.u. member states to reach the desired country, in this case italy. they're taking on millions of refugees and protecting them. or do you try to create as mentioned in the report, ways for people to safely reach the european union so they don't have to resort to traffickers. the big challenge there is one of scale. what number would they have to take in order the traffickers to seem less attractive to days

operate refugees who want to start a new life. >> syria's main political opposition block. the syrian national coalition is holding a three-day meeting in the turkish city of instainable. they're discuss building to send a delegation to moscow later this month. >> thee armed opposition factions have announced a measure regioner. >> the commander of the army announce the merger of three rebel groups based in the south by watching forces they hope to have success in fully regaining

provinces. they've merged in the past with limited success. and in the northern city of aleppo, they joined forces with other rebel groups but fighters say the integration was limited and aleppo remains a city besieged by raging forces. in-fighting has weakened the opposition, but rebel groups say they're on the offensive. bashar al-assad visited this neighborhood recently. the rebels say that's untrue because they control the area. >> we dismissed the false reports perpetrated that bashar al-assad has been to this area. as you can see that's the parliament square.

>> near the lebanese border, the al nusra front has attacked the area. assad forces has the backing of hezbollah. syria's war is not a simple one. it's opposition verse government. there are many groups and many allegiances. the fighting and the chaos shows no sign of ending. >> from monday syrians will require visas to enter lebanon. the new law effects to control the fleeing of the civil war. syrians will have to apply for a tourist student visa and prove that they have hotel reservations and at least $1,000 in cash. iraqi government forces have retaken part of anbar province from the islamic state in iraq

and the levant. 100 isil fighters have reportedly been killed. >> lawyers for jailed al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste. they have been in prison for more than a year now. they have been wrongly convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, which al jazeera denies. on thursday they were ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. al jazeera al jazeera continues to demand their immediate release. nato has officially ended its mission to afghanistan. now the government wants to prove it can handle it's own affairs. but for that to happen it just end the longstanding conflict with the taliban, jennifer glasse has this special report into the taliban justice system.

>> they accuse fighter status to steal from a district. >> we question the criminals and in the end it's been proven that they are criminals and thieves. >> their faces are blocked and haircut off. they're no longer allowed to be taliban fighters the punishment is carried out immediately. that's the attraction of the taliban justice system. it's immediate local and cheap. unlike the government's legal system. the government refused to comment on the taliban court system. >> there are problems in the government courts. and instead of solving the case

they create more problems. that's why people come to the taliban court. >> the convicted men are put on done whichs and taken to the village center to be publicly shamed. they pay for this and other activities by collecting taxes from the people. >> we don't have a government like pakistan to get help or other financial support. we don't have a specific source except donations from people. >> they say their fight is not just against foreigners. it'sens anyone who opposes them. >> we'll fight whoever tries to stop us. >> they say the fight won't end in afghanistan. they say they'll travel around the world to help their muslim brothers area they're needed. jennifer glasse kabul.

>> a pakistani girl and indian woman has been killed along the board. india said search civilians have been injured in the jema region. soldiers on both sides have been killed. >> the u.s. has imposeed fresh sanctions targeting pyongyang's intelligence services. pyongyang has denied involvement in the sony cyberattack. >> sony is not pulling away that north korea is hyped the cyberattack against sony pictures. >> the cia would love it if you

two could take him out. >> hmm? >> take him out. >> take him out? >> for drinks? >> sony picture originally called off the screening after threats against the screening of the film. a move that was critted by many, including president obama. he said that the order is not targeted at the people of north korea but rather it's aimed at the government of north korea and it's activities that threaten the united states and others. sanctions target the general bureau the military's intelligence arm which the white house says wages major cyber warfare. >> we'll respond proportionately. and we'll respond in a place and time and manner that we choose. >> north korea has denied any involvement in cyberattacks. but two companies involved with

its weapon's program are being sanctioned. one is the korean mining corporation and trading corporation. north korea is blaming the u.s. for its internet outage that stopped a few people from being allowed to surf the web. north korea is already under tough u.s. sanctions for its nuclear program but it's not clear what impact if any this will have on its struggling economy. >> bush fires burn out of control in australia. thousands of people have been moved south of australia and many homes are at risk. emergency crews in the state are also battling hundreds of fires. nicole johnston has the latest. >> reporter: it's summer in australia, and that means bush

fire season. it's a lethal combination. searing heat, dry grass. the hills never the city offed a late. >> the sound of the roar out of the hills much like the jet engine is much like an airplane. it's getting louder and louder. >> thousands of people have threat from their homes and its feared that dozens of homes have been lost in the fires. at least five have burned to the grouped so far. >> we're losing properties. we don't know how many properties they have lord. >> the police have declared a fire emergency. this gives people the them the power to force people from their homes. >> your lives are at risk. >> it's hard work for firefighters, so far six have been injured. officials are calling on other states to help, but they have

their own problems. in the neighboring state of victory bush fires have also threatened homes in the coastal area of the penals, and in farming areas in the west. >> we went back for a couple of things. i said look, look, yours and ours are going to be part of it. >> the flames and smoke are turning the scrub black bringing back memories of bush fires 35 years ago where 75 people were killed. it became known as ash wednesday. many are hoping that these fires will not rival that one but australia has a long summer ahead of it. and a part of it are dangerous years. >> hundreds of hungarian have rallyied in budapest.

demonstrations have been held against government corruption and it's close economic ties with russia. now hollywood has been the movie capitol of the world but that could be about to change. many of this year's big budget films failed to attract large audiences in the u.s. >> reporter: bad news from the box office for the u.s. movie industry. 2014 ticket sales in north america were down to its lowest levels in two decades. the number of tickets sold dropped approximately 6% over 2013, and over all box office revenues are expected to be $10.36 billion a decline of 5%. hollywood's habit of endlessly

recycling sequels of action movies geared for teens and young adults have caught up with them. all falling short of its blockbuster predecessors. some believe that poor sales will force hollywood to improve its offerings. >> you can't slam on a comic book. i think hollywood will learn and it just bodies well for all of us. i do feel like the movies will get better as a result of grows discrimination. >> more people are getting their movie fix without getting up from the living room couch. with ticket sales dwindling, the u.s. is likely to lose its place

as the top movie market to china. chinese box office reseats zoomed by 36%. rob reynolds, al jazeera, washington. >> and you can keep up-to-date with all the day's news and sports on our website www.aljazeera.com.