>> welcome to the al jazeera news hour. france said the international community should have entered india sooner to stop the threats from armed groups. it comes just hours after al-qaeda claimed it ordered the attack on the charlie hebdo magazine this week. and the u.n. said that 6 million

children have died in subzero temperatures. and why new russia road rules have the gay community feeling under threat. french president françois hollande said that his country must show great determination against terrorism. he said that the aircraft carrier setting off for the indian ocean and may deploy to the middle east. he said armed groups like isil and alqaida must be tackled head on. >> i continue to regret that the international community did not react to syria in time. france was ready. orders had been give. the set up was in place but another route was chosen. >> let's go to jonah hull. who do you think this speech was

meant for? what was the message here? >> well, the sorts of speeches always intended as much as anything else for domestic audience. this is a hugely unpopular president at home in france, and media reports indicate that the view is generally positive towards the way he has handled this particular crisis. so perhaps a moment here to capitalize on that by pointing out the efforts made to protect the public. there will be 10,000 deployed to guard churches and hubs. but another opportunity to highlight foreign policy, which is viewed much more policy than mr. hollande's domestic policy. to highlight he has been tackling head on what he has

described as menaces from outside, and there are many, he said. he reminded everyone that he kept french forces in mali in what he described as a jihaddist offensive. and in iraq his government had a policy of supporting the forces on the front line battling islamic state in syria and he took the opportunity to remind everyone once again that it had been france who had taken the initiative to try to bring about an intervention in syria in 2013 that might have forestalled the emergence of the islamic state in the first place. >> on the home front we're seeing a crackdown on hate speech which is reigniting the debate of the boundaries of free speech in france. >> well, absolutely. the attacks, every day of the last week have fueled that debate and this perhaps another decisive moment in which the

government has told prosecutors and judges to crackdown on hate speech anti-semitic speech, and glorifying terrorism. all of these things are on the statute books and amounts to anything said or reason written that defends what was said last week. there have been 54 arrests in the last week on issues around that. it sets the scene as you say for a debate that will wage on and on about where the line is drawn about defending free speech as millions did on the weekend, and types of speech that are deemed unacceptable. >> jonah, thank you very much. that's jonah hull live for us in paris. meanwhile, al-qaeda said that it ordered plans and funded the attacks in paris in an online video released on wednesday the yemen-based group said that it was ordered by its

network's leader. >> the name that doesn't come up often in the media but the man appears to be one of the most senior members of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula. in this video he says that his group is responsible for the attacks on the office of the french magazine charlie hebdo. >> we chose the targets laid out the plan and financed the operation. this was in revenge from our prophet mohammed. the cleric who was killed in a drone strike in yemen in 2011, he was involved in the initial planning of the attacks. the u.s. had accused him of recruiting western converts to

attack western targets. the new al-qaeda video is seen by some as nothing more than propaganda. this analyst says that he has a hard time believing al-qaeda's statements. >> it wouldn't have taken this long to organize this particular attack. this is one of the reasons why i'm skeptical. why i'm also skeptical is because these two brothers coordinated their actions and were certainly in touch with their coconspirator amedi coulibaly, who then claimed he's being sponsored or dedicated his actions to the islamic state. the islamic state and alqaida are rivals. >> reporter: but the cia has always considered al-qaeda's branch in yemen as the most active part of the armed group. it's led by this man and this is it's commander. this is a man in the spotlight

now. seen in this video issuing religious edicts. he appears in in bosnia and kashmir before afghanistan. in the 9/11 attacks he went back to yemen where he was arrested and released months later. now he emerges as an important figure in an armed group that controls huge areas of yemen. al jazeera. >> well, the claim by al-qaeda comes after a special issue from charlie hebdo goes on sale. >> they were queuing before dawn dawn. celebrating if they managed to get their hands on a copy. >> i'm so happy. i woke up super early and went everywhere and they were all

sold out by 6:30. but now i'm happy. >> we're not showing the cover in case some viewers are offended. it shows the prophet mohammed with a je suis charlie placard. but on the inside pages it's as irreverent as ever mocking hip hypocrisy it sees. where has the demand come from? >> the majority comes from the european and north amercian regions. we have asia. we have a request coming from india, further into australia as well, a few and maybe five or six coming from latin america. those are mostly in argentina and brazil. >> reporter: we've come to the north of paris here there is a substantial muslim population.

we've discovered a wide variety of actions to the new edition of charlie hebdo. >> regarding the cover some muslims in france will take it differently but we're not upset. what is important is we condemn the attacks. >> it's democracy. it's a newspaper. it's a little upsetting but we have no choice. it's democracy and a newspaper. we need to have it. >> reporter: the. >> this man and 50 others have been accused of condoning terrorism. at ten

>> the top u.s. official leading the fight in isil said that more time and train something needed to take the iraqi city of mosul. general john allen made comments during a trip in baghdad. >> we'll see the effectiveness improve over time and ultimately they'll be able to take back the population centers and municipalities. it's important that it be done in the right measures. all the pieces in place when that time comes. it's important that it's done in a deliberate manner when the planning is accomplished in the kinds of detail necessary and it's done in conjunction with the support that we have from the coalition. >> shia militias in iraq have been given backing by the government as a result, and as a result of bigger and stronger by the day. many of them recently emerged under the barn of a popular

organization forces. but as reported, the growing power is creating controversy. >> young men joining the ranks of thea political shahs. it's here that they receive their military training to fight against the struggling army. >> we're like any regular army. the forces and security forces and in some cases they're better trained than in the army. >> most of the militias are in response to calls by spiritual leaders in the war against isil.

>> in is a wonderful chapteric that the iraqi army does not have and that's a strong religious doctrine, enthusiasm and determination. all of these factors help to poe pose isil. isil has its doctrine, but we have what it takes to fight back. >> reporter: there are concerns, that the militias may be becoming hard to control. there are human rights violations. it's iran's support of the shia militias that is of condition for the united states and its allies. over the past year they have sold billions of dollars of worth of military hardware to iran.

that some believe that iran not the united states that is it's biggest ally in fighting isil. >> the u.n. is trying to bring in rival factions in libya. two governments in the country are both vying for power. we have reports from geneva where the talks are taking place. >> these people represent several of libya's warring factions. what the u.n. says could be the last chance for peace. it's not clear how they would agree on a national unity government. the tripoli based national congress is one of them one of libya's two governments.

>> we insist on dialogue to prevent bloodshed. they have to reach an agreement to bring them together. there is no difference between eastern libyan, western northern or southern. >> but for the envoy the conciliatory statements were not enough. those who chose not to be part of the talks are choosing war which won't be acceptable to the international community. >> the people who want war and not peace i think it has to be very clear that after sometime making a huge effort to bring many people from many different tables their time is finish. the international community i'm in touch with the most important regional actors, and in touch with the representatives of the

security council and the international community for those who want war will have no more patience. this is very clear. >> since the fall of the qaddafi regime each faction says they're the legitimate rulers. the envoy said that this would be long and difficult and made clear there is no other option apart from libya ascending into further chaos. the question is whether these talks will be meaningful if all players are not involved. that means the powerfully armed groups will avoid further violence. >> the country is at the door steps of europe, and the international community seems to have lost patience, but what is

not clear whether weather they will take further action should political talks fail. >> there is plenty more on the al jazeera news hour. almost a million sri lankans celebrate pope francis who calls for reconciliation. >> coming up, a story on a threatened species only found in these waters that could hold a secret to saving human lives. >> and in sports, ivory coast striker becomes the first big-money move in the january transfer window. more in sports ahead with raul. the united nations is appealling for help to deal with freezing water that has swept across the military. 7million syrians inside and outside of the country are in desperate need of help. that includes the 3.8 million

who are now living in neighboring nations. 1.6million are in turkey. another 1.1 million in lebanon. while 622,000 syrians are in jordan. 233,000 are in iraq. and 136,000 syrians are in egypt. nicole johnson reports from bay beirut in lebanon. >> it's freezing cold in aleppo, and they're desperately trying to stay warm. without wood and fuel he can't he has no choice but to use whatever he can find. >> we have no money. so we were forced to break our furniture for heating. we have no relatives here. they have all gone away. >> aleppo used to be a big city for business. but all of that is buried under rubble and covered by layers of thick snow. most of these neighborhoods have no electricity. the cost of diesel and gas has

increased three-fold. even if it's available people can't afford it. a few look after the sick, but they haven't got enough supplies to help them recover. winter is killing people. >> thethis is the indirect cause of death. the direct cause was cardiac arrest. >> tents don't offer much shelter in these conditions. many have died from the cold in syria, including a baby. the u.n. said its getting worse. >> there is an increase in infectious diseases among children due to weather conditions. >> freezing conditions and blizzards swept across the middle east. averages living in tents in jordan and turkey and here nine lebanon refugees have died. now that the weather has improved but the united nations said people who are living in

tents are still suffering. in the syrian country side around homs there is not enough bread to go around. leaving hundreds of thousands of people without bread. >> it's been six days anything to make bread. >> a bitter wind whips through the streets of aleppo. it's a desolate place cold, and call garred. and squalor and there is many months of winter left to endure. >> another harsh winter weather makes the situation worse inside syria for people who are caught up in a civil war. activists say that nine people including a child have been killed in the latest attacks. now to sri lanka and hundreds of thousands of people in the

capitol have joined pope francis to celebrate mass. the head of the roman catholic church canonized its first saint while in colombo. >> reporter: more than half a million sri lankans joined in prayer with pope francis. many camped overnight with extended families for what they described as the biggest days of their lives. the race has travelled south. >> i've never had a chance like this, and it's a privilege to be here. >> they also drew worshipers. for hundreds of thousands of people who attended mass here in colombo, it was a chance of a lifetime to see the ahead of the catholic church and be blessed by him. pope francis is here to canonize the catholic missionary choirs

sang hymns in different languages while 1,700 priests took part in the mass. the 78-year-old pontiff dubbed the people's poem said that reconciliation is important in a country struggling to come to terms with the end of almost 30 years of civil war. >> for life, respect for the dignity and freedom of for all. >> they hope that good will would be created by the first

papal visit in many years will help people of all faith in a deeply divided country. >> in bangladesh more than 8,000 security guards have been deployed along the country's network to stop answered government protesters from derailing trains. there have been tracks on inter city routes being damaged. it started eight days ago by the main opposition, who was calling for the government to hold new elections. >> this trader has already run out of flower and almost out of beans because he was not able to stock up this morning as much as he would have liked to. the reason for this is because trucks carrying produce are refusing to come in because of the opposition blockade that is cutting off the capitol from all forms of road, rail and water transfort. the result is that the traders are getting squeezed.

they want more money and customers are not coming in at all. people are afraid to come out with all the political violence that's been going on in recent days. this trader, for instance, he has not been able to feel the effect of the usual beans lentils and grains since monday. while on the other hand, the goods that he does have left, he has not been able to sell them at all. >> the trucks don't want to take the risk of delivering goods during the blockade so they're charging more. that means we have to charge higher prices, too. >> but defining the blockade comes at a price. these men are on patrol to make sure that nothing happens to these railroad tracks. they say over 100 people have been injured in these incidents. the violence has been visited upon by the opposition. a number of their activists have

been killed in clashes with security forces while the foreign policy adviser to former prime minister was shot on tuesday night. it seems that in bangladesh at this moment whether you're an ordinary citizen or a high profile politician, everyone has reason to be worried about their safety. >> russia said that transsexual and transgender people will no longer qualify for driver's license. human rights activists have condemned the move, and the gay community says it feels threatened. >> a 35-year-old lawyer and human rights activist born a man but underwent transgender surgery to become a woman. maria said that the government is now enforcing a new wave of puritanical and ultra

traditional values, and she suddenly found herself in the front line. >> when i first read about this law i didn't think it would affect me. but then three or four days later i understood that it may affect me. people are afraid and there are certain stereotypes. people don't want too fight for their rights and confront the government because it would make them take out their anger on us. >> and for good reason. the gay community in russia has found itself under growing threat in the last few years. rallies have been broken up violently. protesters arrested, and new anti-gay legislation introduced. the russian government declin-- >> you see those included who

appear to have nothing to do with road safety whatsoever. gamblers what does gambling have to do with road safety or voyeurists. what does that have to do with road safety. nothing. >> many muscovites were unaware of the new law but there was broad agreement that if it was to be enforced that civil liberties would be infringed. >> of course sexual minorities and transgender people should be able to drive. they have the same rights that should not be infringed. >> this is completely ridiculous. this has little to do with reality. >> but the ban is not just about transsexuals. those vertically challenged individuals, shorter than 4'9", please step in the back.

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>> speaking about hate speech and antisemitism, authorities have revealed 54 people have been arrested with such offenses since the paris attacks last week. the controversial french canadian is in police custody after writing charlie in reference to those behind the attack of the kosher supermarket last week. he has been accused of

anti-semitism and inciting racial hatred. thank you for being with us on al jazeera. the prime minister of france has said that freedom of speech should not be confused with anti-systemmism, racism, and holocaust denial, but what charlie hebdo has published until now should it not be in one of those categories. the magazine has launched attacks on religion. isn't there a double standard here? >> not quite. because in france there is from freedom. ifif slander someone insult

someone, the newspaper can be convicted and punished. but the french law only applies to insults to people. not to ideas or concepts. and in french law there is no such law as blasphemy. you can criticize a region, but you can't criticize the practitioner. >> there are many muslims in france who have been--including religious authorities in france, who have been offended by the caricatures of the prophet muhammad. >> yes, many have been offended. and actually today even some people have been offended to discover but for french people this is not an insult because they think that mohammed is

depicted on the cover and you can find pictures of muhammad going back 500 years ago. that is a new principle and at the same time it was convicted in a sympathetic manner. he was shown as shedding a tear. >> some claim there is a double standard here. when he criticized jews or says nasty what many people consider nasty things about jews, his shows were cancelled across france. charge against him. don't you think there is a double standard here to when it comes to judaism and jews in france and islam? >> there has been a big debate about that in france.

you can be sentenced and convicted for inciting racial hatred. as is in the case of duodenne, i don't know about his shows. but the same way as charlie hebdo has been attacked. >> but charlie hebdo--the difference was that they were not condemned when attacked. >> they were charged 49 times and nine convictions. one of them was when people complained about a drawing and editorial about the algerians who fought with the french. i'll give you another example of bridge bridget bordeaux, she

insulted the muslim. she was sentenced to 15,000 eur fine. so they can be charlie he heb do, has been punished for insult . if it's an insult slander then it's attack. but in blasphemy. i don't know enough about dieudonne's shows but there is anti-semitism, which is a crime. and there is a law each time

there is a flimsy margin of what is right and what is wrong. if it's criticism against people just because of their race, it is considered an offense and can be punishable in court. >> thank you for talking with us. senior research fellow at the global policy institute. thank youthank you for your time. >> hong kong leaders have ruled that democracy must be in accordance with the law or the city will degenerate into anarchy.

from hong kong sara clark reports. >> reporter: the tents might be gone but the angry protesters return to government headquarters. they greet the chief executive as he arrives for his much-anticipated annual policy speech. inside the building he could not escape the protests. they followed him into chamber. the chants were greeted by silence. the security moved in, and they were removed from the floor. the chief executive began his annual address laying down beijing's rule of law. protesters in hong kong want the government to abandon china's plan to appoint candidates in the 2017 election ruling out a democratic vote. he told the chamber that he understood their democratic aspirations but warned them to respect china's authority.

>> as we assert democracy we should act in accordance with the law or hong kong will deteriorate in anarchy. >> one of the complaints by occupied protesters is the widening gap of rich and poor in hong tongue. with quarter a million people on the waiting list for public housing. they will introduce subsidized housing and fast track developments to make buying a home more affordable. >> this is a chief executive's first major address after three- three-month long occupy protest last year. as far as housing initiatives they say boosting hong kong's competitiveness is one of the key priorities. threaten to go trig another round of protests, this remains the greatest challenge as the

city's leaders. sarah clarke, al jazeera, hong kong. >> the u.s. city of detroit may be on the road to recovery after an economic collapse, but it still suffers many problems. many homes remain abandoned and in disrepair. we're live from detroit. detroit not quite out of the woods yet. >> not really, when times from good in detroit so was the population. the population in the 1950s was as high as 1.8 million. now after auto industry layoffs not as many people were there. there weren't as many jobs. a lot of people moved out of this city, and the city went down to 700,000 people. what has happened that has left a lot of dill lapty dilapidateed homes. we took a look and this is what

we found. >> in motor city rebirth comes at the end of a backhoe. with its bankruptcy now over, city leaders say that detroit is a world leader in blight. >> detroit's blight problem is arguably the most severe condition of deterioration that any major american city has ever faced ever in history. >> half of the city's population has left over the past 60 years. today detroit is home to as many 60,000 abandoned dilapidated homes. the city figures 15,000 are teardowns with the new influx of $50 million from the u.s. government detroit is demolishing as many as 250 a week now. and residents are noticing. >> there are some improvements, and i do see that it is looking up. you still have abandoned buildings, streets that are full of abandoned vacant lots that have not been renewed or anything. >> the city land bank deals with

negligence landlords that are only matched by detroit's frigid winters. >> you can enter into an agreement to bring it up to code improve it, and get it occupied or we'll take you to court and we have not lost a case yet. >> but planners warn blight is just a symptom from the flight from the city to detroit's rapidly expanding suburbs that has never stopped. the divide between mostly black city and mostly white suburbs can be found. on the detroit side, abandoned buildings. on the suburb san side. pretty prospering shops and restaurant and roads lined with customers. grosse pointe park has erected barriers keeping high property values on this side. blight and property on that side. there are models for success. portland oregon, reversed a population decline in the

1990s by discouraging growth in the suburbs and encouraging growth in the city. >> if the building industry goes willy-nilly, detroit is toast. >> now it's a race against time. in an effort to destroy blight faster than it can regenerate. >> i'm here in the jefferson chalmers neighborhood of detroit. this is one of the places where change is occurring. you can see behind me this house has been slated for destruction where the water has been cut and this house is ready for demolition. i'm standing here with former retired police officer james jackson. everybody knows him as jack rabbit here. you've been here since 1968. what's the change you've seen in detroit? >> just a lot of new faces. new faces. new buildings progress.

declining progress. >> before things started to improve you saw a lot of decline, didn't you. >> we did, we saw quite a bit of decline. >> what's been going on ever since the bankruptcy and the city really doing out. you're in your own neighborhood watch. you've done a lot of the policing of this neighborhood. but things are looking up, right? >> yes, it is all over the city. it was always the spirit here that we're going to survive we're going to do better next time. you know, we're going to come back. don't count me out. >> tell me about this house. you've had this house across the street from your house for a while, and there are others in the neighborhood like it. whaps happening? >> this has been vacant for 15 years, and it was recently sold on the tax sale a year ago. and we believe it's an offshore group that has bought it, and right now it's scheduled for demolition, you know, along with

two or three others on in block. >> how do the residents feel about these dilapidated fire traps now being torn down, some of them being improved by new owners. >> well, the ones that are being torn down, it makes for a better neighborhood. we can cut the grass, we can make it look good. but when you have these big places standing, the older people are afraid. the younger people are afraid to pass them as they go to school, that sort of thing. it's a good thing to tear them down and it helps to forify the neighborhood. people don't mind staying when you don't have these big barns or caves as some people call them. >> james "jack rabbit" jackson. thank you for joining us and telling us about your neighborhood. that's how neighbors feel about the improvement that we're start starting to see with the dramatic excel ration ofterdowns

of teardowns. >> crew members are reportedly safe after an early emergency. nasa said that as astronauts moved to the russian session after an alarm went off of a possible ammonia leak. the alarm was caused by computer problem. coming up next. in sports china's footballers stage a memorable comeback at the asian cup. we've got that and the rest of the day's sports next. stay with us.

>> wilford bonnie has move to manchester city from swansea. he officially completed his $42.5 million transfer. there are some questions about whether they're abiding by the play rules which state that the club can only spend $74.5 million this season. they've taken the net over to $88 million. the club insists it will sell players inn to recoupe some of that money. currently in in abu dhabi. he said he would move to manchester to win trophies. >> yes, it's for the title and to play the champions league. this is why i decided to take the the manchester city interest

in me seriously. this is very important for me to take a step forward in my career. i'm very happy about this. >> well, china have progressed to the quarterfinals of the asian cup in australia for the first time in ten years. both teams went into this game having won their opening group matches as uzbekistan took the goal. in the second half, the team equalized and they sealed the 2-1, come-from-behind win. having won two of their three games. uzbekistan will need to beat saudi arabia in their final match to progress. >> we just celebrate the chinese ways. we high five and yell. but we >> north korean footballers lost to saudi arabia, and made it 2-

0-2. it was a the north korea who struck force. and it was saudi show off the bat four goals to keep their hopes from progressing to the next round. they stay very much alive 4-1 is the score in melbourne. asian cup organizers deny mistreating a jordanian player after he allegedly arrived back to his team's hotel suffering hyperthermia due to a doping test. he was kept four hours in a cold room to give a drug test after playing for iraq. it left him vomiting and cautious. and they said he should not have consumed so much water. in the tour de france the for the first time an african team will compete.

they see a wildcard entry on wednesday. the south african team only made their grand tour in the vuelta. the rider list includes the africa champion and helps to promote the work of the project that helps children in rural african communities. now just a week after crashing out of the qatar open in the first match rafael nadal has shrugged off concerns. he has been continuing his preparations for the exhibition event in melbourne. nadal winning all three of his four game matches. >> meanwhile at the sydney international the real test for the off-seeded australian.

the world's number 68 had seen two top 20 players in this tournament. when she took the set another upset seemed likely. but vitova would take her place in the finals. getting off in a shaky start against spain's mugar russian sa. the world's number five would turn things around, losing all games, and would carry into the semifinals. lebron james scored 33 point against the phoenix suns, but it wasn't enough to stop the cavs from going down to their sixth straight loss. 107-100 point victory.

meanwhile in london the new york knicks are preparing for their game against the milwaukee bucks. they have been going into the u.k. since 2011. this year the league enlisted the help of the kareem abdul jabar to remote the game. but the l.a. lakers legend always wanted to play for the new york knicks. >> i was born and raised in new york. the first team i wanted to play for was the knicks. but when i was a kid they weren't any good. having played in los angeles los angeles, and being successful there i love the game. i love to see that it's popularity is expanding. i'm surprised because london--

london--great britain has always been the least receptive to professional basketball. now that they've started playing games here, people have had an opportunity to see the game played at a high level hopefully it will increase the fan base here and maybe there will be more demand, and more access for people in great britain to play the game and be involved in it. >> true legend 69 game. check it out on ourselves website at www.aljazeera.com/sport. that's it for now. we'll have more later. >> thanks a lot. now the ancient canals that surround mexico city is home to a species of salamander. conservationists are trying to save it not only because of its place in mexican culture but because of scientific experiments. >> the last remnants of an

ancient system of canals in mexico condition long under threat one of its wear sees sees is near extinct. even 15 years ago the mexican salamander was thriving in nature. the census has shown that they've virtually disappeared in the wild. now they can only be found regularly in places like this. >> one reason with we do this is for conservation. we want to rehabilitate the canals and make sure that people can use them for as a medicine. >> those born in captivity are genetically weaker and cannot survive in nature. those that consist in the canals

of mexico city, researchers say that to save it unless you save the area, but it's under threat from urban development pollution and invasive species like carp and tilapia. there is the black market, too. the money nearly $300 for a rare wild salamander is rare in these waters. >> i'm one of the last fishermen who can get it for you if you like. >> they not only want to save it but they want to unlock the secret of how it regrows body parts. >> they have very interesting features. you can cut any part of its limbs or body, and it can regrow it. you can even cut a little bit of its brain, it's heart and it can regrow that part. >> the key is to protect their

native habitat and provide space for it to breed again in the wild. without that, along with its regenerative powers may not be long for this world. amen drapey. al jazeera mexico city. >> now our time story may not be for those who don't have a head for height because two men in the u.s. is set to make rock climbing history. they're currently at yosemite national park. they're just hours away from reaching the top of the el captain's summit. it is almost a kilometer high and once considered an impossible climb. if that's not bad enough, they're climbing free, which means they don't have climbing

harnesses to aid against falls.

. >> sold out. copies of the survivor's edition of the charlie hebdo magazine. >> this is al jazeera, live from london. also coming up. growing in strength, the shia militia and iraq who are taking on isil. >> in libya ending the fighting there will be a long and difficult process. and almost a million