this is al jazeera. this is al jazeera. >> a very warm welcome to the newshour. i'm mary ann lamaze in doha. in the headlines. egypt said the plane should thought have been in the air before it crashed. what tafnl investigates are italian investigators are looking at the ship.

the railroad that nearly went extinct a few years ago really does find life begins at 40. >> indonesia's transport minister is threatening to ground airasia planes following its crash. was not allowed to fly on that route on that day. over the past 24 hours recovery crews have found four pieces of wreckage in the java sea only 30 bodies have been recovered so far. 162 people were aboard the airasia flight when it took off. step vaessen has more. >> the minister of transportation made some very bold statement.

he has actually suspended the route from surabaya to singapore because they had no license to fly on that particular day. they had no license to fly on sunday they can only fly during the weekdays. and it has also been confirmed by china airways in singapore that they have actually been flying every sunday. the minister has been talking about a real big investigation. many questions have been asked how is it possible that an airline without a license can actually fly? who has been involved in that? has it been air traft photographic traffic control the minister made some fairly dramatic statements today. >> if any airlines does the same thing we will cancel the

license. the specific route. if everybody is doing it we will cancel everything. >> reporter: they have made some significant progress today. they have actually located four large chunks of the plane and the largest piece is 18 are meters. everything is still on the bottom of the ocean. so tomorrow rescuers will go down there. divers will go down. they will send an unmanned vehicle that will try to locate the black box and fly it to are surabaya. they want to know what has happened with the fatal crash last week. >> air chief haki chamik, the

thanks very much for speaking with us. can you tell us how the airline was able to fly on this route without the necessary permission permission? ch rarvetionppy hakamostru, if you can hear me let me put this to you again. as far as the new information that has come to light regarding the airasia plane the airline was not given permission to flew on the day it flew. how was that able to happen? >> yes. for me, it's very strange as well. how the aircraft have -- how the pilots have approval after a

flight plan, actually they don't have the permit or permission or flight clearance to fly from surabaya to singapore. because if the ministry of transportation give them right to fly in the weekdays instead of for -- except for doing that in the other permit that they got the permission, it's very strange, very strange action that they would want to do that. but actually they did that. so i believe that something wrong with the bureaucracy. something wrong with the management happen in the flight operation officer and every institution regarding the flight operation, i mean daily flight operation in indonesia. >> is it likely that airasia

license in indonesia will be row advocated? >> yes. i believe it is not just airasia. because the mistake or the violation of the regulation is only that there was known only after the accident. how about before that? i believe that if it can happen, maybe it already going through certain time, certain of time. and not airasia alone. i believe that is maybe -- is low pressure become the habit already being become the habit of how to do. the ministry of air don't know anything. >> it happens not often but it is an occurrence where airlines do fly on certain routes without

having the necessary permission. would you say it is down to the authorities to make sure that their rules are being properly enforced? >> yes in a vision we have made the situation is going by the respect to the regulation. and then it's not that we can -- we cannot take it for granted. so that the controlling -- the controlling mechanism have to do and if the violence is done, it's have to -- law enforcement have to -- have to -- have to follow that cycle. so and now it is surprisingly after accident we know something wrong with the mechanism of the daily working flight operation. i believe it's not only the airasia in the route only in

surabaya to singapore. i believe a lot of that is, they did this by that. >> well it's very intriguing to get your insight. chappy hakim. chief engineer of indonesian indonesian air force. getting on to other news, 20 coptic christians have been separated from muslims. the christians have been working in libya since the overthrow of moammar gadhafi. killed 17 people the dead include three soldiers loyal to the tripoli based government. security in libya has deteriorated recently as several armed groups and two rival governments battle for control.

accused of being behind the bombings of terrorism abu al libi had been on the most wanted list for more than a decade. what's been the reaction to his death? >> well, u.s. prosecutors in new york say al libi was suffering from a variety of health problems and that he was hospitalized open the 31st of december. his health deteriorated rammedly after that. prosecutors say -- and he died believed to be from complications of liver cancer. some arrangements are being made with his family. he was snatched in tripply in october of 2013 by a group of

u.s. army councilman doughs. commandoek. commandoes. he was interrogated for a week, he was threatened and signed and made statements under duress, when he was finally taken to new york city and appeared in court he pleaded not guilty to charges. the charges included conspiracy ever planning the bombings of the u.s. embassy and it is known he was a special there conspirator of osama bashar bin laden and had no connection with quealt after 1994 -- al qaeda after

1994. >> what happens to this particular trial now? >> well, this particular trial is over. the u.s. prosecutors are going to file the necessary papers to have it earned, as the subject of the trial obviously is no longer living. but other figures associated or connected with the embassy bombings have been tried in the united states and have been convicted. this case is over but federal prosecutors are anxious at least in the obama administration justice department is anxious to transfer these kinds of proceedings into the criminal justice system. to try terrorist suspects held

and detained in guantanamo. >> rob reynolds in washington d.c, thank you. now three factions in southern syria have performed a merger to form a new faction. victoria gaten by gatenby reports. >> joining forces the rebels hope they'll have more success in fully regaining control of provinces like dara and al,inetra from opposition forces. in 2013 seven groups united into a force called the islamic front. and in the northern city of aleppo the islamic front in turn joined forces with other

rebel groups. but fighters say the integration was limited and aleppo remained a city besieged by raging forces. disunity has weakened the forces. rebel groups say they are on the offensive. syrian state tv said bashar al-assad visited this area recently. be rebels say this is untrue because they control the area. >> we dismiss the false reports perpetrated by the administration's lying media machine. that bashar al-assad has been in this area. as you can see that is the hospital. >> near the lebanese bother another armed group syria's armed group the al nusra group assad's forces have the back of the al asha.

syria's position is not one clear, but whatever is clear whatever side yrnz are syrian are on, are are victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> fighter jet crashed near raqqa in northern syria. air strikes in september. for most syrians fleeing from i.s.i.l. and other dangers of the civil war crossing the border doesn't always mean safety. many have escaped to turkey have been killed or maimed by land mines. and rights activists have criticized the administration for failing to remove those mines. reporting from the turkish

syrian border. interat 13, he should be out playing with the other children but he can't. running for their lives from i.s.i.l.'s advance through syria, barol's family immediated for border, straight into a mine field, turkish mine field. >> someone told us to run under the wire. as we did a mine exploded under my brother and me, my brother was killed. i lost my legs. they are placed to prevent illegal border crossings the buffer zone between syria and turkey, that is a mine field. and there are perhaps as many as 2,000 people there but they're unwilling to come into turkey because they're not allowed to bring their cars or their cattle

with them. turkey joined the land mine ban treaty in 2003. but it was slow to start clearing and fencing off mined areas canareas, then the war in syria happened. >> i find what happened to this boy heartbreaking but because of the fighting it was not possible the clear the mine field. it was at the border all day. if i had only opened one corridor from kobani, we would have had influx. >> the governor is talk about the initial advance on kobani. in four days in september more than 130,000 people fled to turkey. since then at least three people have been killed by the mines and another dozen injured according to human rights watch. >> translator: my son has no future.

what future can you expect for a 13-year-old boy who has lost his legs? we all have no future. we lost all of our property that we built up over 50 years. >> reporter: after seeing this video, the governor has promised no make sure he gets further treatment and is fitted with prosthetic legs. we will keep an eye on fatal's progress. al jazeera turkey. >> much more to come on the al jazeera newshour, including pyongyang faces repercussions after the sony hack attack. two other states where bush fires are out of control in australia. and where former england captain will be heading after this season. sana will have the daims.

details. italian emergency workers have boarded a freighter which has been carrying 450 migrants. before being rescued by the european maritime force. it appears to be a new and coldblooded tactic of the traffickers. >> reporter: they have spent many days at sea some of it fearing they might be ship recognized. coming off the azadeadene, how troubled they must have been. >> translator: we need to create humanitarian corridors to allow these people to arrive in europe in a way that's free of greedy human traffickers are

who prey on desperate people. >> after it trpped the transpired, the traffickers and their crew left it to the mercy of the sea. it's the second of 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 italian coast guard told al jazeera he believed the crew had deliberately disabled the ship before abandoning it, in the knowledge that the italian navy would perform a rescue. they are digesting the information that this is the traffickers' new strategy. >> if this is the case they have no respect for human life. >> do you think they might do more like this? >> we expect there can be other -- there can be new cases.

we worry this, we worry there will be new cases. >> herding refugees around in a boat that's designed for cattle might sound unbelievably cynical cynical, it louis traffickers allows traffickers to move hundreds of people around that wouldn't be able to facilitate gate the waves. that is a huge challenge for the italian navy and the european border course frontex. 170,000 people reached europe this year. 2015 it seems has begun the predictions of still greater numbers. lawrence lee, al jazeera southern italy. gunmen in nigeria suspected from being from boko haram have

kidnapped boys from bourno state. it is close tote boko haram town of guoza. men gathered them outside the village and preached to them. the ebola outbreak in west africa could be over by the end of this year. the u.n. missits december target to stop the spread of the virus but the view in ga ghana remains optimistic. >> i believe we'll do it in 2015 i believe we'll end ebola in 2015 and we're going to do it by working very closely not just with the governments of the countries. but the communities. >> the u.s. has imposed fresh sanctions on north korea targeting pyongyang's deference

and finance industries. pyongyang has denied involvement. paul jadajean reports. >> the united states is not back away from its december 19th accusation that north korea is behind a cyber attack on sony pictures. the film studio has released its new comedy about two journalists enlisted to kill north korea's leader, kim jong-un. >> the company would love it if you would take him out. >> like for drinks? >> after it faced unprecedented cyber attacks and threats against movie theaters screening the film. a movement that was criticized by president barack obama. he insisted the sanctions are not against north koreans. saying the order is not targeted at the people of north korea but rather is aimed at the

government of north korea and its activities that threaten the united states and others. as sanctions targets north korea's reconnaissance general bureau that's the military intelligence arm which the government says wages major cyber warfare. >> we will respond in a time and manner we choose. >> north korea has denied any involvement in cyber attacks but two companies involved in its weapons program are being sanctioned. one is the korea mining development trading operation and the creafn trading operation. north korea is blaming the u.s. for an internet outage to a small number of people allowed to surf the web. north korea is already under tough u.s. sanction he for its nuclear program but it's not

clear what impact if any these new ones will have on its struggling economy. paul tradergian al jazeera. >> bush fires are burning out of control in australia homes have been destroyed and many more at risk in south australia victoria and tasmania are battle battling also. >> eastern states there is a heat wave sending temperatures to soaring to over 40° celsius. a lethal combination soaring heat. and dry brush. >> the sound of the roar over the hills almost like a jetting in on an airplane, getting louder and louder. >> thousands of people have fled from their homes and there are fears dozens of homes have been

lost in the fires. at least five have burned to the ground so far. >> we are losing properties. we don't know exactly how many properties have been lost. >> police have declared the fires a major merge. this gives them the power to force people to leave their homes. >> we are dealing with an incredibly dangerous fire. your life is 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 victoria, bush fires have also threatened homes in the coastal area of the mornington peninsula and in farming areas of the west. >> we quickly went back, got a couple of things. they said we can't save everyone's homes we think yours and your neighbors are going to be part of them. >> a wall of flames and smoke is turning the scrub black. and for some, bringing back memories of the state's greatest

bush fire disaster 35 years ago. in that one 75 people were killed it became known as ash wednesday. everyone is hoping these fires won't end up rivaling that one but australia has a long summer ahead of it and fires have become a dangerous part of it, nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> still ahead, why a number of below paid workers in the united states are going to see an increase in their pay pay packets but not many are happy. >> beams of highly charged particles to treat cancer. >> and in sports, sri lanka's kumar makes cricket history sana will have details later.

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egypt's transport minister is threatening to suspend airasia. said did not have permission to fly from surabaya to sing more last sunday. al libi has died from cancer just days before he was to stand trial in the u.s. he is charged with a crash in tanzania libya had a killed 260 in a crash. yemen's minority shia is holding a celebration marking the prophet mohamed. houthis have come under attack in repeat days. let's take a closer look at the situation there in the moment. while there are no official statistics yemen's population is expected to be about 65% shia

and 35% houthi. its military wing is called supporters of god. converged on the capital taking control of it and much of the country over the last few months. omar asala has more. >> the houthi celebrations started overnight all over yemen's capital. people woke up to tight security measures. it's clear who's in charge here. more than 2,000 shia fighters have been deployed. some armed with heavy weapons. they set up checkpoints to prevent suicide attacks. >> translator: we have maximum security and it's going well. the people are cooperative and there is coordination between all security forces and us. >> death to america death to israel is the main houthi sign, the group's main color

everywhere. all roads leading to the military camp where the main celebration is taking place have been los lost. the houthis seized this military camp when they swept through sanaa in september. many fighters and supporters have showed up. this is a religious celebration mixed with politics. antihouthi sentiment is rising in sanaa and other areas. this youth activist warned of consequences. >> flexes their muscles and want to mix with society. >> nine provinces since july. largely because of political infighting shifting alliances and the turmoil that followed

the 2011 protest that toppled president ali abdel al sala. al jazeera sanaa. >> in gaza, hamas has condemned the killing of a teenager by an egyptian border guard. shot in the back when a soldier fired across the border near rafa. dangerous development and excessive use of force. earlier egypt said it was expanding the border to keep palestinians out. war crimes through nongovernmental groups in the united states. a senior u.s. state department official say financial aid to palestine might be affected if it joins the international criminal court when it officially applied to join the icc. doesn't believe the bid for icc

membership will threaten the future of a palestinian state. >> it's highly regrettable to have such positive action that the palestinian authority has taken, and that respects international practices is being faced by such actions. we expect that the u.s. would put this action in its context it's a step that is aimed at making sure that international law is respected in palestine and no crimes are going without being held, the violators of these crimes are held accountable, and we as the leadership has been saying all along, we have never -- we have never shied away from a serious and a peace process that would lead to results. what we are shying away from, a

sham that israel wants us to be engaged in. what we are interested in is a serious peace process and this is what international resolution that palestine has placed before the security council few days ago was meant to do. we are not turning our backs to negotiations what we're turning our back to is to legal action he further land theft and further settlements. this is what we are not interested in. we are willing to engage in a serious peace process that would lead to results which will end occupation in a certain time frame and that will lead to our independence and to end of all israel legal practices on the ground. >> two people have been killed in egypt after security forces opened fire on antigovernment protests in cairo on friday. night demonstrations were also held in nasser city.

lawyers for jailed al jazeera journalists peter greste and mohamed fahmy have requested they be deported from egypt. they were wrongly convicted of broadcast false news and helping the muslim brotherhood which al jazeera denies. or thursday the appeals court ordered a retrial which could begin in a month. al jazeera continues to demand their immediate release. nato has officially ended its combat mission in afghanistan. now afghanistan wants to prove it can handle its own affairs. long standing conflict with the taliban which has developed its own alternative government. jennifer glasse reports. >> the taliban court called into session in kunar province eastern afghanistan. three men are accused of using their fighter status to steal

stock from a neighboring district. >> the owners of the life stock it is proved that these -- livestock these men were proven to be responsible. >> they must replace the goats they stole and pay a fine. their faces are blacked and haircut off. they will be whipped with stikdz'sticks and no belonger taliban fighters. the punishment is carried out immediately. that's the traction of the taliban justice system. immediate, local and cheap. unlike the government's legal system. the government refused to comment on the justice system. >> translator: there is corruption and many other 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 donkeys and taken to the village center to be publicly shamed.

they take care of this bit imposing taxes on the people. >> we don't have financial support, we don't have a specific source except donations from people. >> they say their fight isn't against foreigners, but anyone who opposes them. including the government. >> we'll fight whoever tries to stop us. >> god is great they chant. long life to the islamic regime and they say the fight won't end in afghanistan. they say they will travel around the world to help their muslim brothers wherever they're needed. jennifer glasse, al jazeera kabul. a pakistani teenage girl and woman have been killed as fire

occurred along the region, fighting began on new year's eve. 2015 will see a host of laws come into effect, including the change of the rate of pay. let's take a comparative look at what some countries offer. australia mandates an hourly wage of almost $17 an hour for adults over the age of 21. that's one of the highest in the world. of the 28 eu member states 21 have a minimum wage. france offers amongst the highest earnings around $12 an hour. german workers start at 10.50 an hour and that is higher than the u.k.'s minimum wage. and also the u.s. federal minimum wage of $7.25 but the minimum wage in uganda has been frozen since 1984 at again $2 a month and not an hour.

vast differences there. in a moment we're going to take a look at how germany is adapted to its new minimum wage. first andy gallagher is in santa fe, new mexico where owners have the ability to set it for themselves. >> a decade ago santa fe became one of the first cities in the u.s. to create its own minimum wage what officials like to call a living wage. >> thank you was everything good? >> owner julia castro says it's a policy she's happy to follow. >> paying living wage to my employees is not going to affect my quality of life at all and i'm very proud to live in santa fe and the way it's treating people. >> when santa fe a city depending very highly on tourism

set its own minimum wage, many thought it was a risky move but it's not a solution to all problems. >> it's not the silver bullet. this is not going to help us regrow our middle class. we have to do so much more for working people of not only our community but the people across this country. >> but some in the business community are wary of local authorities setting their own minimum wage. al lucero is a businessman who recently sold his business in part because of santa fe's minimum wage laws. >> we have to stop letting the government tell us what to do, who to pay and what to pay, in order to sustain the free society that we have. >> santa fe refers to itself as the city different. its minimum wage policy is being copied across the u.s. now more than 100 cities have similar laws aimed at erasing

poverty. despite warnings of some in the business community the santa fe's problems weren't solved also property rates among hispanics remain high but many can afford a living for their families. andy gallagher, al jazeera santa fe new mexico. workers are about to get a makeover, a pay rise to bring in the new year. a big change for a single mother. >> i think it's a super-idea. makes you feel very motivated. i'll have a bit more money and i'll be able to buy more for my child. >> the minimum wage law breaks with decades of tradition in germany, where the government would stand back and allow government and workers to balance social justice a profit motive. but the social democrats who

entered into government with angela merkel's christian democrats, made it a promise. they already earn more than 8 euros 50 an hour. but it will affect hundreds of thousands of people in the service industry, such as restaurant staff. this boss says he's okay with paying more if that's the price of keeping good staff but there's new red tape. >> translator: we now have to keep records on every single worker. how many hours has he worked per day for example and this information has to be made available at the restaurants. so if there is an inspection i have to be able to show the records and give proof. otherwise i will have to pay a big fine. >> reporter: germany has been under pressure from its european partners to stimulate demand to boost growth across europe. workers say the minimum wage won't do much. >> translator: it will not have a great impact on europe. it is highly improbable because

of introduction of minimum wage here. >> reporter: whatever the reaction for germany's workers the changes will come with the first paycheck of the new year, 96 spicer, al jazeera germany. sana has sports next.

>> welcome back. a new improved cancer treatment being researched in germany is

showing positive signs. the technique of using precise beams of high energy particles to destroy cancer cells has been around for more than 20 years but it's been limited to organs and patients that keep perfectly still. as our science editor tarek basley tells, this is used for hearts and lungs. >> gerhard has spent his life, developing iron cancer therapy using beams of protons he has explained how to be used. the technique proved so effective that 90% of patients with deep seated brain tumors recover. >> the reaction of the material with the tissue around in

general, you can do something at the end. it is like a knife which is at the end very sharp and in between you don't see it at all. >> particle beams work exceptionally well when they are treating tumors in parts of the body like the brain which can be held absolutely still. but many tumors appear in the body in areas like the lungs and the liver and they are continuously moving inside the patient. that is why scientists develop a technique which actually tracks the movement of the tumor during therapy. they've used a robot to emulate the movement of a lung tumor inside the patient's chest. the particle beam tracks the movement of the cancer and continues to produce a precise amount of treatment which is needed. >> like in the setup here for example you can really see from the outside, can you follow the robot movement and you can see what is happening. of course in a patient the tumor

is on the inside so you can't really see what is going on. >> using motion-tracking technology the researchers are developing ways to match the movement of internal organs like the lungs with points on the outside of the body while quownltcontinuously tracking the beam on the body. >> if this technology would be more common in the rich countries it would be cheaper and then it can spread also to the less rich countries. >> the machine costs around $120 million but it has the capacity to treat 10,000 people over five years and can be used to are treat other cases in some cases replace traditional surgery. demonstrates how advances in particle physics and computer technology can play a part in the ongoing fight against cancer.

tarek baseley, al jazeera amtad amstad germany. the 34-year-old has announced on friday that he'll be leaving emfield at the end of the season, following acareer in which he has so far won ten trophies and scored 184 goals. liverpool boss says finding a replacement will be almost impossible. >> the change other players the football club. but of course you always have the back of your mind there's going to be a time whenever he will move on an you're looking to bring through the next one. so that's something that has to -- had to be looked at from the football perspective. but that's near on impossible to

find a direct replacement. >> the spanish premier division has resumed on saturday following winter break. champions athletico not on action for this match until officially registered. 1-0 athletico, is is 7 seville atlantica. >> 29-year-old german striker was greeted by large large numbers of fans at the airport. now undergo a medical before resuming expected to cost the italian club $2.3 million.

pole position to lead equatorequatorial guinea. comes after they lost two friendly in portugal last week. equatorial guinea pulled out after fears of ebola. djokovic has pulled out of the are tennis tournament because he was unfit to play he says. the honor goes to andy murray.

more marches on the adp circuit than anyone here, and back to second slot. coming runners up at wimbledon. >> i gave myself chances at quite a few slams u.s. open, wimbledon, and i hope i can go the one step further because being close is not quite good enough but it was overall good season, but a good year in slams needs to be i guess a victory as well, i guess. sri lanka and new zealand fastest player to reach 12 thousand runs in test cricket. 247 sandakara will need to

score a few more to get his site out of trouble. after bowling the kiwis out to 271, sri lanka need a win to level the two-mash series. wind has interrupted the final session of the third test between south africa and the west indianawest indees. indies. >> thrashing the second best teem in the east, toronto 126 to 105. the houston rockets were also on the receiving end of a hammering. currently new orleans one of the favorites to be mvp anthony davis but it was ryan anderson who top scored, coming off the

bench to hilt 22. just behind him scoring 21 with the pelicans not dropping the lead even once, on a route 111 to 91 win. one place off the playoff spot. nhl now mon montreal canada canadiennes . getting the empty net scoring a fourth to win. (t) had was also a win for the topside in the east metropolitan division. the pittsburgh penguins beat the tampa bay lightning 6-3. that's it for me, back to miriam. >> thank you sana.

celebrating 40 years, built by the young communists after the fall of the are soviet union rory challenge now explains. >> 4,000 kilometers of hardened steel through 4,000 kilometers of deepest winters the main line slices from the pacific coast to the heart of siberia passing seven mountain ranges and crossing 11 alpine rivers on its route. this is late soviet era hero project that is currently enjoying its second life. >> changes are very visible and they are good changes. in terms of freight traffic there is more work. >> freight is what it was built for but this level of activity is a fairly recent boom. in the lathe 1970s ban was

judged to be uneconomical. never been properly exploited and it looked like in the chaos of post-soviet russia, ban would die a sorry death. after a six hour shift coal miners surface into the half-light of a minus 40° dust. deep undergrounds, the next shift is already working. these days extraction companies are exploiting siberia's mineral wealth as fast as they can. >> we have huge reserves of coal which need to get to consumers. without them we cannot do anything. all of our product is delivered to ban to china korea and japan. >> this documents the colossal effort involved in ban's

construction. in the 1970s thousands of young communeists answered the call, pleased that their efforts were not wasted. >> they say here there are 12 months of winter and the rest is summer. there were many difficulties, there were mosquitoes and frost. a road to development of the country. >> ban has been promised billions of dollars of government investments for modernization and increasing capacity. whether that fully materializes and russia's economy worsens and whether ban can thrive in an era of falling commodity price he, will reveal, rory challenge.

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