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australian asylum center in papua new guinea. and the pope visits the scope of a typhoon cut shore by a day, because of more bad weather hello. u.s. and israel are describing it has scandalous and a tragic irony, but the process of war crimes in the occupied palestinian territories will begin at the international criminal court. the i.c.c. will decide if a formal inquiry should be launched and will look at the crimes on the gaza strip, and could result in charges of people. more from the diplomatic editor james bays. >> over 2,100 dead. 100 of them children. the war in gaza made 2014 the

deadliest since 1967. now the first stage of an illegal process that could see war crimes charges launched. the treaty that governs the international criminal court a declaration was signed from june 2014. the chief prosecutor of the court launched a preliminary examination of events from that date. effect an initial inquiry to see if it will launch a formal investigation. in a statement she said:

from jerusalem the reaction was angry. the prime minister said: experts say it's the prosecutor's move. >> i think the israeli authorities should understand that this is a judicial process. and impartiality and application is part of that. they need to understand that the process will be serious crimes committed by israelis as well as serious crimes committed by

palestinians. >> reporter: it's almost three weeks since the palestinians signed up to the statute. the aim was partly legal and partly critical. they knew the process was going to be extremely drawn out. politically though in this highly charged period of an israeli election campaign they are already well let's go to ramallah and talk to a palestinian advisor to president mab resist. as. as. as. -- mahmoud abbas. thank you for joining us on al jazeera. where do you think it will go. it's in the hands of the court, it's in the rome statute. where is this going to go? >> well we are going to a court, remember. we are not going to an international publicity or it's the court. the most important international court on criminals, and that's

the international criminal court. it's an impartial court. it is based on the rome charter that israel refused to sign and refused to commit. israel thinks the international court is just like its own court. they had been sending thousands of palestinians without due process. no we are going to international legality, and to that court, come what may. the american government didn't prevent the murder but condemn going to court to sue israel for the murder. it's ridiculous we shall go on. >> you say come what may. the court will investigate the war. it could bring up things about the palestinians as well. are you happy with that? >> it's not a question of happiness. if you want to go to court, you have to submit to the court.

>> right, that's what you said. >> absolutely. >> what happens if the palestinians are indicted as well. the thing is that you are going to court, which other people don't know or believe in or are condemning. >> i just wonder what will happen in the whole process. >> well this is not the only item in the process. the process, owing to international law, international organization to put pressure on an israel that has been occupying our land stealing our later and destroying gaza. and the international criminal court is one aspect. we are going to every way that the africans have begun to fight apartheid and succeeded. there is greater awareness in europe and other countries in the world, that this occupation by israel had to end.

it's not been ending by negotiations chap roped by -- chaperoned by america. now we have to go to the international arena. >> that's what i wanted to ask about. direct negotiations are not happening. they'll probably ensure they definitely don't happen and won't come back together. are you down. again, there are other parties that say it's the only way to solve the conflict this problem. >> this is ridiculous. the americans tell us that the only way to get things is through negotiations. when we went to them to sign the oslo agreement, the only one that produces some. the last 20 years, is the united states alone, we have lost most of the advantages created by the agreement. we have 650 in our land 90% of

water is stolen and destroyed every three years. this kind of negotiation does not work. it's a failure we will not go back to this engines. if the negotiations change, they are based on international forum, terms of reference putting an end to occupation and guarantee no more certain. we are not going back to the same negotiations that had destroyed 20 years our life. >> thank you for joining us on the newshour. >> the u.n. is worried about palestinian refugees. they are trapped inside. they haven't been able to distribute aid for six weeks. the camp is south of the capital

damascus and has been cut off for more than a year. al jazeera goes to the camp to report on the living conditions there. >> reporter: there's no way to get in or out. the palestinian refugees sheltered here are under attack again. there's little to no electricity. because of fuel prices generatesors are a luxury they can't afford. >> the generators operate. every other day, depending on the circumstances. >> reporter: every effort to reinstate power is cut off. >> translation: the services department has tried huge efforts to allow supplies from other cities. the syrian regime cut them. >> reporter: locals rely on batteries, it's not dependable. it's expensive.

>> we need $1.30 to recharge the battery. we don't have jobs. situations are bad the u.n. says there's around 18,000 palestinian refugees living in the yarmouk camp in an area just over 2 square kilometres. it stays 400 food parcels are required each day to meet the minimum requirements of those inside. for months it has not been able to meet the needs. the u.n. called on all parties to give it access to the camp. so far those calls have been ignored. in january last year the pictures showed the level of mal malnutrition in yarmouk. little has improved. the u.n. appealed for 415 million in aid for the refugees caught in the syrian

crisis. they are some of the millions who suffered from a war that is almost four years old. with no end in sight for the conflict the united nations says nearly 3 million have fled abroad. jordan home to 800,000 registered refugee, most living in squalid conditions. turkey providing shelter. lebanon - that has the highest per capita content strags. over 1,800,000 syrians are living there. the total population shot up by nearly a quarter of that influx. >> nicole johnson is in a

refugee camp close to the border. take us for a walk. show us what it's like? >> first of all, the local population is 40,000. since the refugee crisis a number of refugees here has grown to somewhere between 70 and 100,000. it goes to show what an immense strain that is on the resources of this town on the infrastructure on electricity. they can look after that many people as you can see, it's been a very difficult couple of weeks for people here. they told us in some cases the level of snow has reached halfway up the tent. we'll look at how people are living. this here - this is the family that has been here. there's five children living in a tiny tent. we'll go inside and take a look at how it is. this is one of the worst that we have seen.

what is remarkable about it is just how empty it is. a completely barren floor. dirt. no cement. it's so empty at the moment because it got wet last night. it's damp. they had to take everything out. all of the air mattresses and try to dry them. this is how they are living with the children. the oldest child is 11. it's a difficult situation for all of them. it's story after story repeated like this across all of these camps. some of them say that they are getting enough heating and oil. others say that the problem is they don't have enough food and the quality of the food so they are appealing to aid groups to try to get in here to help them. that is an issue in lebanon. the problem here is that unlike a jordan where you have huge en masse government-run camps. here in lebanon, they are

informal. they are all over the country. there are hundreds of them making it difficult for aids groups to get into the areas to help people. some of the camps are in areas that are hard to access. snow and in other situations the problem is security. and security is one of the issues here. now, the syrian refugees who live here are not allowed out of this area. the town has been virtually sort of locked down. and it's the only part the only area in lebanon where that has happened. the reason that has happened is because august of last year we had a situation where soldiers from i.s.i.l. islamic state of iraq and levant fighters from the al nusra front - they entered the town took control of it they had a battle with the lebanese army for five days. a ceasefire was reached and the fighters retreated. they are on the outskirts of the town 20-30km away.

they took hostages with them. 25 soldiers and police officers. so this town is still in a very precarious security situation. the army positioned on the hill tops around the town and they say they don't want refugees moving in and out of lebanon, because they don't know who are refugees, and who are fighters. so that's the situation they are in here. people can't leave to get jobs. they are stuck inside the camps. >> thank you. 5 degrees there at the moment minus 1 overnight for the people in the refugee camp that's what they are dealing with. >> people in media. chanting slogans denouncing intervention by foreign countries. libyan's internal affairs, it was announced that libyan negotiators would attend.

150 were on the streets on friday demanding the release of opposition leader. riot police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. according to witnesses, they were injured. so much more ahead for you on this news hour. >> we are doing our best for this country. >> nigeria's president trying to rally the troopsar after another boko haram attack. >> and we look at one of the paris attackers, and what may have motivated him. >> and in sport. >> i'm andy richardson in equatorial guinea a county that took unprecedented steps to host a tournament and prevent the spread of ebola.

australia confirmed protests are taking place in a holding facility holding asylum seekers in papua new guinea but denies that there's rioting at mann us island. all asylum seekers trying to reach australia are attention to the holding center. some detainees seeking a better life in australia are going on hunger strikes. >> reporter: in sydney this woman is on the phone to her brother. her brother is in hospital. he deliberately swallowed raiser blades. she is worried he'll die. >> he is very sad, he's not normal. he's not by brother. >> december 2013 fazal, an asylum seekers from egypt caught a boat to australia, trying to

reach his sister. she and her husband had flown to australia and been given visas. asylum seekers coming to australia are send to mann us island or nauru, kept in camps while the refugee status is vetted. protests began this week water shortages delivered them. detainees taking showers, but the brode issue is open-ended detention, and the fear that the best case scenario is released into a papua new guinea that doesn't warrant them. other protests at the camp led to papua new guinea beating detainees. on moncton wildcats they have gone on hunger strike and stitched up the lip. faisal swallowed rai [s] [e]]or blades. >> -- raiser blades.

>> my brother is not himself. he is a good man. he is not that man. >> reporter: australia government described the situation on mann us island as volatile. the resolve of me as the new minister and the government is to make sure those transferees - that they will never arrive in australia. >> this is cruelty, individuals teaming to take their own lives. >> papua new guinea's government denies there has been violence at the camps. riot police was precautionary. >> more than 1,000ar trapped in myanmar because of fighting between troops and rebels they

are hiding in the state. heavily armed soldiers blocked effort to get them to safety crews in china are recovering those in a tug boat. the 30 meter tug was undergoing sea trials. families of the victims scuffled with police trying to break through. a suicide bomber killed five, injuring 10 others happening at a night market. hours earlier security personnel detained a driver carrying explosives and bomb-making deals. >> jonathan goodluck nigeria's president is visiting. people are questioning foreign intervention. >> trying to leave the area.

nigerians president jonathan goodluck visits the area. they have lost territory in the fight against boko haram. >> now, i hear negative stories. but i continue to encourage you to do your best for this country. >> but some nigerians argue the troops are not getting the support they need. >> this military is not equipped to deal with it. this military is not funded. nigerians are frustrated they are in desperate situation at this time. and in any seconds, they deal or say yes, we welcome foreign intervention in this matter. the government showed a lack of capacity unwillingness. >> jonathan met survivors of

boko haram violence. here to he made a promise that they'd be home soon. >> let me ensure that our government is working hard to make sure that you see everything counts. >> while some welcome that promise by the president. many say they have heard it before. >> his visit is of no use. where was he all this time. why has it taken so long to share our grief. i think this is all politics. >> jonathan goodluck is in the toughest battle of his career with presidential elections a few weeks away. his popularity took a hit. some see the visit as a ploy to connect with voters. handlers deny this. >> reporter: for now the victims of boko haram attacks wait patiently, and hope the president keeps his promises

in mali the united nations said car bombs exploded in the northern town of kidaf. one car went up in flames at the entrance of the military base. the 2 managed to drive in. a soldier killed five pope francis ended his visit in manila cutting short a visit to typhoon survivors in tacloban. the pontiff was welcomed back to the capital. he held an open-air mass for hundreds of thousands despite the heavily rain and winds. veronica pedrosa has more. >> reporter: it's across the road at this cathedral that pope francis announced he had to cut the visit short. a typhoon, causing wind and rain you can see now, will get in the

way of the flight plan and if they didn't leave earlier they'd be caught up and not able to fly. he made the announcement and said he was disappointed. he was supposed to have a lunch with 30 typhoon survivors, and listening to their stories, and he was supposed to open the center - the pope francis center for the poor. those were accomplished but at a faster speed than expected. he also visited a mass grave where many victims of the typhoon in november 2013 were buried. this is of course a weaker typhoon, but it is happening at an unusual time. typhoon season used to be between july august. experts say it's because of climate change. and that ties in to the pope's visit. the pope decided to come to send

a message, to make a point that he was siding with the victims, the most vulnerable, the poorest, who are bearing the brunt of climate change that they are least responsible for. the philippines contributes 0.25% of global carbon emission and there are talks coming up in paris later on. the pope wants the vatican to play a significant role in getting talks started, and an agreement. >> looking at the weather situation with richard. typhoon haiyan - is it normal to have a storm of this size in january? >> no it's not. i am sure when the papal designers planned the trip they designed it to cope with a time of both weather. i'm going to the philippines myself in march. here we are looking at a major storm system. in fact, if you look at the climate statistics you can see the peak of the rain using the

middle of the summer 500mm of rain once you get through to november things fall away. january, february march, april. you i don't remember don't get typhoons at all. the reason we are getting it is possibility as a result of warm waters that philippines see at the moment around the 20 degree mark. we have had significant rain fall. it's very much out of season. it's all about yes, it's wet. the totals we see come across the region. the unfortunate thing is that this particular look will follow the pope as it journeys to manila. it's a scene at north-west 25 kph. 630 kph. so it's not the most powerful by any means. you see the track. up towards and away towards the west. it's very wet across the

philippines, and that moves further towards north-west. it will be impacted. it looks like the rest of the visit will continue. lovely thank you for that. now, the president assess the consensus government will be announced following protests. calling for the president. parliament was dissolved on tuesday after the term expired. since then martelly has been ruling by tikrit. teachers are refusing to go back to class. they fear for their safety. 20 have been killed in the state in the last two months. families are searching for 43 students. more than four months ago. more from adam raney in mexico city. >> the 22 teachers killed with eight others working in the city of acapulco. it's a tourist report becoming one of the most violent in this

country. additionally we are hearing reports that teachers in the mountains above acapulco have become under threat and several killed or kidnapped. we've been able to independently confirm that. it goes back to november in acapulco after they began to be threatened criminal gangs. those who didn't give this extortion were kidnapped or killed. what we have seen in the states of guerrero in november - there's 110 schools closed in the city of acapulco. 15,000 students unable to attend classes. many received instruction from their parents. it goes to show the insecurity this that city acapulco and the state of guerrero known around the world in days and weeks for the disappearance of more than 40 students missing in september.

teachers in the city say they are not going to return the work until the state can guarantee their safety. they don't say what it means, but they are not going to go back to work until they feel safe. >> still ahead this news hour. over a week left until greeks go the poll. many are skeptical about the austerity promises made by the opposition. obstacles for illegal life for neighbours all across india. that and the sport. the dakar rally - competitors raise to the finish in buenos aires.

you're on the newshour on al jazeera. these are the top stories the united states and israel condemn the international criminal courts decision to investigate war crimes in the palestinian territory. the preliminary investigation could result in charges against people on both sides of the conflict. the u.n. is worried about palestinian refugees the ones trapped in the yar uk camp in syria, they have not been able to deliver aid because of fighting australian officials confirm fighting in an asylum seekers camp. some detainees have gone on hunger strikes or harmed themselves. >> protests against the french sat satirical magga zone "charlie

hebdo". police fired at demonstrators, where thousands gathered at the grand mosque. on friday four people including a soldier died when a protest turned violence. demonstrations turned violent in karachi. police used water canon and rubber coated steel bullets. this is al jazeera, several police officers demonstrated near the capital. they protested into anger. two brothers were accused of carrying out the attack. they were french citizens. they were looking closer at sharif's life. the french suburbs, many think of bleak high-rise towers. here where the sheriff lived. they came to his apartment.

ordinary neighbours who noticed nothing unusual about him. >> he was unremarkable. he seemed transparent. he'd say hello, good evening. he rode it. kept it back like me. >> this was sheriff kouachi in 2004 -- cherif kouachi, in 2004, the author that was a rapper and small-time criminal slowly falling under the influence of islam. -- radical islam. this mosque was popular, the imam showed me around and insisted he had memories of the kouachi brothers. >> translation: this mosque welcomes a huge number. how cap i know one perp from another. anyway, the mosque is not here to play detective, we are here to teach the principles of

islam. >> reporter: we have come to a prison outside of paris. it was here that the sheriff spent months with a float to send militants to iraq. we think it was here that they met amedy coulibaly, who was serving times. prison has made a role in the spread of radical islam in france, and we think that both men were hardened by their experience here. these pictures were secretly taken around the time kouachi was there. they show what a squalid degrading place it was. it was where anger festered. more were in prison in guantanamo. he trained with al qaeda. now he says prans must do more to help radical ideas spreading. >> translation: they take refuge in religion because prison is terrible. many young people are looking

for something to hold on to. they have questions, and they seek answers where they can find them. >> how many amedy coulibaly and kouachis are out there. authorities are looking for others like them. france needs to build a society where more belong. barnaby phillips paris. soon after four jewish people were killed in the paris attack on a kosher supermarket. israeli leadership offered refuge to french jews. france is home to a large population. more and more are choosing to leave because of fears of anti-semitism. >> flowers, candles and messages at the scene of friday's siege inside a market in suburban paris much in the bloodshed of last week france's jews. four died and focussed attention on anti-semitism and the rising number of jews.

>> we think about the future, about our children and we are afraid, and events like this make us more squared. >> last year around 7,000 jews left france for israel doubt the number of the year before. the same anti-jewish violence has risen, linked by some commentators to muslim population and events in the middle east. fatalities grabbed like the kidnapping torture and murder of a jewish man in 2006. and shooting in 2012 of seven people. including three children and a rabbi rabbi

use. ..will remain under armed guard for the for seeable future. the government made an enormous effort to assure the jews saying that france would not be france without it. in paris, life is not quite as it was. a shop owner agreed to speak to us. we obscured her identity for security reasons.

>> there's a lot of ain't social behaviour. assaults people weapons, young girls who were attacked for wearing a star of david. and this summer a lot of jewish. >> would she consider leaving? >> it's not my plan right now. i am french i live in france. i wouldn't want to leave. it would be a shock for me to have to. right now i live here. but i know there are people talking about it. >> the jews of france have a long and proud history in france. now many are questioning their future here in iraq at least eight have been killed in separate bombings. it happened in a village north of baghdad, and then another bomb exploded in the shia village. no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

>> here we have journalists here. mohamed fadel fahmy has canadian citizenship as well. along with peter greste and mohammed badr they were accused of broadcasting false news. a retrial has been ordered. they have been in gaol for 385 days. greeks go to the polls. voters will be voting to end the austerity. greece lost a quarter of the economy through spending cuts. we have this report on the party opposing the current government. >> reporter: this is the man most people see as greece's prime minister in waiting.

his key proposals are simply - to free the state from debt it cannot pay. >> reporter: he's coming to a society pushed to the limit of poverty and despair. it is rising up on its feet. the logical fear will fall. >> greeks now owe an unprecedented 200 to banks, social security and the tax man. it will freeze much of the debtors freeing up resources to rebuild the economy and wants the us open to write-off half of its debt and reschedule when greece is on track. the party will spent $12 million on food electricity to those that lost much. there has been a promise to cast off the shadows of creditors and restore sovereignty and dignity. it's a powerful message.

greeks are approaching the party with caution. anger mixed with fear. austerity hasn't. swing voters are worrying about that fragile achievement. >> i don't trust them. we are going to wake up the day after the election and find all the problems are solved. i don't think so. >> before the last election. they threatened to default on the consequences for the euro. it has tempered its message. >> i would never consider a default. we have always the debts cannot it free up the valuable resources. the debt for growth. and now there are many voices in europe who agree with deflation. and high unemployment are not

only great problems. >> lingering skepticism kept its popularity under 30%. roughly 2012 performance. dreams of leading against austerity may come true. not all greeks believe in it politicians in india passed a bill to stop unauthorised neighbourhoods. the system was announced before elections, and open to more reliable water or power. we have more from new delhi. >> it's hard to walk down the streets. partly because - because of the obstacles in the neighbourhood. >> my doctor asked me how much i

walked. i said not long not because i don't do. i'm scared of falling on the bad sidewalks. if a car hit me. it would cause problems. there are broken paths, open drainage and narrow crumbling roads. they exist in thousands of illegal neighbourhoods like this. they are using proper construction. usually it's done by local resolutions to make the area liveable. there's only so much they can do. >> the biggest problem is drinking water. there are no proper roads, infrastructure. the drains outside - there no problems. >> others residents dismissed the order to legalize the areas, believing it's a ploy for the upcoming elections, and will be forgotten about afterwards. even neighbourhoods like this are crowded, with not room for

all the cars. a major concern among people here is allowing illegal neighbourhoods, there may be fewer reasons. >> i'm not sure. >> this urban planner says that's a reason many illegal neighbourhoods have not been legalized. >> they call it unfair. these people. now they are encroaching on our services or resources. >> they agreed that local elections may have prompted it. >> those kinds of locations, they will be accepting them in the fold. urban settlementment. it that's what it's about. back in the neighbourhood he hopes it's true that facilities and services can make the

neighbourhood more liveable and walkable still ahead in the newshour: i'm terens baisley in the netherlands. >> in sport two favourites head to head at the asian cup. we look at that in a moment.

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the third-most important crop after wheat. almost 150 million farmers worldwide live on land with salt not suitable for growing vegetable. that is until now. we have got, i hope a report from our signed editor. no we don't have it. we'll come back to that later. in fact, shall we start - look i'll be honest with you, we are having a bit of problems. i'll tell you about the website. aljazeera.com. new look aljazeera.com, with all the headlines and breaking news and other such things. and we can learn about pottators now. >> they are being sorted and packed for netherlands packed restaurants. these are no ordinary potatos.

exceptional properties. they are for millions. >> so high that we can grow it with half sea water on the dutch conditions and the specialty about this potato is that it tastes nicer than ordinary potatos, because it's sweeter. >> until researchers started to look into it you couldn't grow potatos in soil with a salt reading of over eight. as you can see. it's the right variety. the amount dropped, but it's still a decent quantity. these ones are irrigated and are fresh in sea water. >> it's estimated more than 250 farmers around the world live in salt-affected soils like these. the choice of crop.

and soil. >> everybody thinks salt water and agriculture is not a good combination. we are proofing it. and we'll do a lot with the water resources. it's a lot of food. >> it's not just potatos, they are exploring salt resistance in dozens of crops including carrots, cabbages tomatoes and strawberries looking at whether some could survive in salty water. many results flying in the face of other information. >> everyone uses the data of the fao. we have found for many different crops grow better under conditions than everywhere thinks is possible. >> salt farm tests will have a test crop of potato growing in pakistan.

many hectares are affected by salt. >> they grow an everything of many per hectare. hopefully next we are we'll introduce 12, 20 tonnes per heck tare. and then jump ahead. >> results are expected next month. a positive outcome could see the new potato assume status to feed the world. >> we got there. what you didn't see was running. i was going to start the sport without you, but you are here. >> i hope it all works. we'll see. the event gets upped way on saturday. sporting events are years in the making equatorial guinea have this two months to prepare. we have this report where two games will be held. >> most countries get years to prepare for a major football

game. equatorial given was given 8 weeks. morocco dropped out as osts of the asian cup of nations for fear of bringing the ebola virus to the game. three years ago equatorial guinea shared responsibility with another, this time it is standing alone. >> i can't say it was another crisis. it was key, months before the start. not to have to have new ones. >> the event will bring the best foolers, organizers are determined it will not also bring ebola equatorial guinea is the country taking the risk seriously. a visit here i was tested for symptoms of fever on arrival.

expert around the world have been flown in to give advice to health workers and brief all the team. >> there isn't a problem. we have taken necessary precautions like other african nation the help of the world. when we chose, we redoubled the effort. prepared, and have to predict. >> not everything has been perfect for the teams. the squad telling us that their hotel has limited running water and some of the staff have to share beds. the sentiment is despite any problems, the event will go ahead as scheduled. >> no matter the problems or the situation we can do it. for pleasure for players, most have never played in the asian cup of nations. they are eager.

>> this is eager to prove it has the enthusiasm to host africa's biggest sporting event for the second time in three years there are two gains to open the 30th edition of the tournament. equatorial guinea and montenegro australia have been battling south korea to decide who will finish top of the group at the asian cup australia needed a draw to finish top. but they have been left frustrated. >> leading 1-0 in the dying saming to south korea. they are top with nine. australia into the quarterfinals. oman finished their defeat. a scottish championship match

between rangers and harts had to be abandoned due to snow. both sets of players clearly struggling with the surface. they stopped to play 25 minutes. the situation with the rangers board, with a protest related to the club's problem. >> saturday marks mohammed ally's birthday. he followed up. he was hospitalized late december. the 3-time heavy weight world champion suffers from parkinson's disease. after 9,000km and two weeks, the toughest raise concludes on saturday. >> we have this report from buenos aires, where the champion will be crowned.

the surviving motorcycle course battles the time part of the marathon for the olympics of road rallying. they raised through the desert crossing the mountains, and returned to the capital is in sight. qatar's mini country many are challenged with a lead despite valiant attempts by rivals. >> he lasts well. that was defined. barring any last-minute drama, he looks set to take a win the second time around as they prepare o head to the finish line in a fenced-off science park in buenos aires. after two weeks, this is where it all ends and the debate about whether it's a tough rally

begins. it's certainly been a lucky one for some. here in one clash. seconds later this happens to the car behind. >> remarkably no one was killed. the driver matt campbell is out of hospital with no bones broken. for this spanish entry, a first all-electric buggy. a minor accident in the second stage ended its rally early. organizers are encouraging more eco-friendly vehicles each year. don't expect them to win though. >> rafael nadal is downplaying a chance to win the australian

open after being sidelined by injury. roger federer roger federer should have a smooth week. others have a poor start to the season. this is an opening round tie against youzhny, a former top 10 player. >> i don't concern myself. this is a different story. i'll be lying if i say that i feel that i am ready to win today, and i don't feel myself ready to win the tournament here today. >> that is starting monday. back to you. >> we got there, no technical problems. fine. thank you, farah. i'm going home darren jordan is over there and about to come on with you next bulletin here on al jazeera america thank you for

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