t and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow", where technology meets humanity. monday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> hello welcome to the news hour from doha. these are our top stories. celebrating its victory against isil a powerful shia militia is now ready to attack the group in its iraqi strongholds. >> the u.n.'s top court said no genocide. >> stepping up the offensive against boko haram.

>> the story of the syrian child refugee has become a musical prodigy in the u.s. >> the iraqcy government declaring rickety over isil. the fight has been led by the group that held a victory rally monday. they now are ready to move north into isil strongholds. let's go live to jane, our correspondent in baghdad. jane, you were actually at that rally, weren't you? so they are riding high. >> absolutely. they're declaring victory for basically lib rating the entire province and that was a stronghold of isil. they've done it obviously with iraqi government forces, as well but those government forces have been overshadowed by

the shia militias, in particular this core. this was ironically what used to be the main base for an iranian opposition group m.e.k., work to go topple the iranian government. now it's a major base for the brigade. we spoke with the leader of the before he guide former transport minister and he is still a very powerful figure in government and military operation. he said that yes, they were going to go from there to take back mussel and anbar and have already started work the with the tribes. >> there is no other area more complicated than these areas the rest of just desert

landscapes and the desert they can't fight. with the help of god, we will defeat isil. >> confident words coming from that militia leader, but tell us about the actual battle. it's been going on for a while fierce fighting particularly around the capitol of are are ramadi. >> around the capitol is to town. barwana is where shia militia forces along with iraqi government killed unarmed civilians. we asked about that. it's being investigated and that any militia members responsible for killings or kidnappings would be brought to justice. that's the same thing the iraqi

government is saying and that investigation is continuing, but it really illustrates the depth of i had red not just there but in other places where there's been fighting. as we drove around the area and taken to where fighting had been, you could see demolished homes, things in ruins fields left abandoned. on one wall was scrawled "blood demands blood -- a reference to revenge killings. it's unclear what exactly happened in bar barwana. >> finally we're hearing all of this confident talk about pushing further north and head to go mosul. of course, the isil stronghold. can they do it? >> the short answer is they can

probably do it eventually. now, if you talk to iraqi officials, they'll tell you it's pretty much a straight road to mosul to lib rate the city. that's not really the way it's going to go down. they do need the help of the coalition, the u.s. in particular and need those airstrikes. u.s. officials have said they will engage in what they call military shaping operation airstrikes or artillery something that will allow fighters to go in and take back the city, but this is a long way off. they need to train iraqi forces. they need to have a plan in place for police force and they need to make sure what happened as u.s. and iraqi forces fought back against al-qaeda, doesn't happen now, that if you take back these cities, they'll be able to keep them free from isil and control them themselves and that is a long way off. >> live in baghdad jane, thank you. >> the remains of 30 people from

the yazidi community have been discovered in a mass grave in the northwest of the country. kurdish forces found the bodies of men women and children in n. >> nevah province. they are believed to have been killed by isil. a kurdish peshmerga said some victims were shot, while others were tacked with knives. we have more now from erbil. >> yet another mass grave was found in the sinjar area, northwest of iraq along the syrian border. peshmerga fighters were clearing the area from explosives, booby traps, explosives and they discovered this grave believed to be from the yazidi community men, women and children. according to officials some bodies had gunshot wounds, other people were slaughtered. now we have to remember that isil the islamic state of iraq and the levant took over the sinjar area last august, and

they were accused of killing hundreds of yazidis and kidnapping scores of i can't see women and children, and the fate of those women and children is still unknown but in december, the peshmerga forces with the help of adjustment coalition airstrikes managed to push into the sinjar mountain, clear the area but they were unable to take sinjar city, where isil is now holed up and putting up a fierce battle. because it's such an important area for isil, a main supply line between iraq and syria crosses sinjar city. yet another mass grave the conflict in northern iraq continues. there's a 1,000-kilometer front line here, and, you know, the yazidi community did take a heavy price over the last few months. >> the strehl prime minister has called on the u.n. to scrap its inquiry during alleged war crimes in gaza in 2014.

benjamin netanyahu made the call following the head of that enchiropractory on money the canadian academic. he'd been accused of israel by bias because of consulting work that he'd done for the palestinian liberation organization in 2012. >> the israeli government is very pleased that he has resigned as head of the u.n. inquiry of war crimes. in a statement released by the prime minister's office today on tuesday, benjamin netanyahu said that he was biased against israel and went on to say that united nations should scrap the investigation altogether.

this investigation began in august shortly after that conflict between israel and hamas ended and is only a month away from being released. it's unlikely that the united nations will scrap the research and investigations that they have put into this report at this stage, even though israel is demanding it. in the background of all of this is israel's own parallel investigation into allegations of war crimes. we understand that the israel government wants to release theirs before any u.n. inquiry results are released. at this stage it's unlikely that the u.n. will scrap the investigation and in deed the investigation that they have so far, and that they will release it as planned in march. >> nigeria is getting more help from nining chad and cameroon to help in the fight against boko haram. al jazeera has more now from the

capitol of chad. >> forces are stepping up their offensive against boko haram targets inside nigeria using helicopters and jet bombers targeting towns and villages inside nigeria that are under the control of boko haram. the last few days, their target has been the town not far from the border nigeria shares with cameroon. they have been targeting positions of the boko haram fighters and from the town, chad forces have been carrying out strikes. there is not independent verification of a death toll, however the forces of chad are claiming to have killed more than 100 boko haram fighters in the bombings that they have been carrying out on the positions held by boko haram. the offensive by the chadian forces are coming at a time boko

haram has been growing in strength and has been holding towns and villages from where they have been carrying out cross-border raised inside cameroon. >> there is as lot more to come on al jazeera news hour. >> it's right for me to be free, then it's right for all of them to be freed. >> inside first interview since freedom an egyptian jail, al jazeera journalist peter greste calls for the immediate release of his colleagues. >> where are all the tourists? we find out why kashmir is going through a bad patch. >> in sport the new england patriots superbowl victory parade has been delayed. we will tell you why. >> the united high court has

trolled crimes committed by certain and croatian forces in the early 1990s do not amount to genocide. 20,000 people were killed during the four year croatian war of independence. we have a report. >> the battle for the croatian town was relentless. the sheesh forces were well equipped. the bodies mounted in the streets and croats surrendered but say they had ethnic cleansing in mind hundreds of prisoners were murdered. croatia says all of it adds up to genocide. >> an entire town was destroyed. everything from cultural and natural sites to people. everything was destroyed. if that is not genocide...

>> croatia wanted yugoslavia held responsible. 16 years later with the republic consigned to history and serbia its legal successor the hearing finally began. serbia said croatia had a case to answer, too. in 2010, it launched a counter lawsuit, accusing croatia of seeking to ethnickically cleanse series during operation storm. croatia forces advanced to take territory under serb control. it is not known how many were killed but 200,000 series were forced to flee their homes. >> they expelled us series and claim they are not criminals but we are. i cannot say they are crazy but they reward us as crazy. we ran away. give us a break. >> the international court of justice ruled that even though both sides committed many

crimes neither case amounted to genocide. 20,000 people were killed during the croatian war of independence. no ruling, both countries say could wipe the stain of those four brutal years. al jazeera. >> we can talk to our correspondent kathleen, who is there at the hague. disappointment then, from both sides as to this ruling. >> yes, we can say at least partially disappointment, namely both claim croatian claim and serbian counterclaim have been rejected in their entirety, although there are certain elements for their satisfaction, as well, firstly due to the only significance of this judgment, because as they say, it is kind of closure of a 15 years old proceedings, and it will become

as part of history. also the court encouraged both parties in its judgment to cooperate further on the missing persons issue. that's still an open issue between countries and in their first comment both sides croatia and serbia committed themselves to solving this issue, so it's kind of a question that might get quicker solved however, we have to say that implementation of this solely lies on the two countries. also the court has invited them to further work on peace and stability in the region, so we can maybe read kind of significance from there, as well. >> it sounds very much, as though there is still an awful lot of unfinished business when it comes to this war or these war that is took place more than 20 years ago. >> but the fact or at least

according to their statements of the legal teams led by ministers of justice here in the hague as they say, they are mostly satisfied due to certain definition that is today this court layout mostly the finishes rewarding the question of genocide why two parties started all this. specifically the part where the court says that in both cases there have been crimes committed with certain elements of genocide although as the court states neither country nor croatia nor serbia can be held responsible for this. there are elements where both legal teams expressed their satisfaction but mostly, yes desatisfied, mostly because of the failure as court said, neither team managed to prove their claims. >> ok. for now, thank you very much, indeed. >> at least seven were killed

when the bus they were traveling on was attacked in bangladesh just before dawn. police blame opposition activists for throwing fire bombs at the bus the latest of a string of attacks in anti-government protests. >> two roadside bombs targeting pakistani police claimed the lives of six officers. the first happened in a district close to the northwestern city of pashar. two policeman died. a vehicle carrying officers, four officers died in that incident. the pakistani taliban is claiming responsibility. >> in indian administered kashmir, officials ordered some areas evacuated after a landslide blocked a river. people there are worried that it could lead to significant flooding. in other parts of kashmir, they are still trying to recover from floods that led to billions of

dollars worth of damage in september. we have a report now from the capitol of indian administered kashmir. >> a mowing cull emperor said of kashmir, if there is heavy on earth, this is it. many would agree but for those in the tour imindustry, this season has been difficult. last year, people flocked to the hills to enjoy the snow, but this year, there's less snow and even fewer people. warmer weather hasn't helped, but hotel managers here mostly blame september's heavy flooding for keeping tourists away, even though the waters never turned this area. >> last year, this month, we had a booking of 50-60 persons now we have only 10 to 15% booking. >> tourism is one of the biggest economic sectors. in a city hit hardest by the floods most of the roads and tourists facilities have been

repaired. but that hasn't helped. house boat owners have empty rooms. usually they are half to two thirds occupied. with hardly any bookings, many worry they won't survive until next season. >> a year and destination this lake resort would normally be full but years of violence in the region led to a sharp drop in tourists, which had been replaced by domestic tourism. now, even that has dried up. >> those industries say most of what was damaged in the flood has been fixed but while the flooding was heavily covered by the media the fact that kashmir is up and running hasn't been. >> government officials are work to go increase tourism. >> those reassurance plan and

the business contacts of the tour operators will definitely get tourism back to the valley. >> the season is coming to an end. as word gets out visitors will return to the region and people will once again enjoy this paradise on earth if it for an emperor. >> we have the weather to tell you whether it's looking quite as bright in north america. >> it probably is. i imagine the views are beautiful, given the amount of snow. try and dig through some of the flak shall we, this is the satellite picture of the last 24 hours and the big storm is offshore. it's pretty wrapped up, with winds strong in newfoundland. pressure is high and it's all quiet here, of course it won't be the end of it.

in massachusetts, for example that is the position. massachusetts was hit probably hardest, and had the most to get rid of, so at least things are better. when the skies clear it does have a beautiful view, but what exactly has this series of storms brought? this is the ground currently. as the day started, 43 center meters in rhode island, minus 14 sellous, in new york la yard i can't, 23 centimeters starting the day through cleveland at 18 to chicago, 43 center meters, minus 11. wind chill in providence, minus 25. that wind has eased now. it made chicago the deepest snowfall in 144 years and it's not finished yet. more is gathering across the northern plains, it will run through the midwest toward the northeast corner in the next 24

hours. back to you. >> thank you very much indeed. to egypt police found two bombs in the car park. there's been an explosion close to a busy square right in the middle of the city. there have been dozens of attacks in the country since the overthrow of president morsi in 2013. further north in the country a bomb has gone off wounding three civilians, one of whom later died. this blast took place on the outskirts of alexandria. >> al jazeera journalist peter greste has spoken of his release after being released after 400 days in an egyptian jail. he said with freedom comes incredible angst as leaving his two fellow journalists behind,

mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed. >> i am relieved at being free. i didn't expect that we were settling in for a period of months behind prison and for the retrial, so to be out now today with just a few minutes' notice, really is just extraordinary but i also feel incredible angst about my colleagues, leaving them behind. i know that there is mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed and others convicted alongside us in abstention and others serving prison sentences. i still feel a sense of concern and a real sense of worry because if it's appropriate for me if it's right for me to be free then it's right for all of them to be free and for those who are convicted in absentia to

be free of those convictions. >> yesterday the process for you personally, how did the day evolve and how did it feel for you, for example, what was the last thing you said to your colleagues? how did the play play out for you? >> i wasn't expecting it at all. i went up for a workup and thinking very much about the campaign ahead of us and really feeling as though we were going to have to spend an extended stretch in prison. i went for a run and the prison warden called me over and told me that, you know, time to pack your stuff. i said what do you mean. he said you're going. i said where to another prison? he said no, no, the embassy is coming, they'll be here in an hour get your stuff and go. i can't tell you that real mix of emotions that was boil inside as i said, a sense of relief and excitement, but also real stress at having to say goodbye to my colleagues and friends and people who really

have become family inside that prison. you don't spend 400 days in a box with someone without getting to know them very intimately, indeed and over that period i've got to know and accept both baher and fahmy as brothers. fahmy is an extraordinary professional and journalist and has a very strong willed character. baher is one of the most amazing family men i've ever met. he has a waive and three children, one of whom was born while he was in prison. it was incredibly tough for him as someone so devoted to his family to have to be where he is knowing that he's innocent, and knowing that this is a huge mistake, and only being able to

see them on very occasional family visits and also knowing know that he's going to have to spend an indeterminate period behind bars. i think he was excite that had i'm out but also concerned because we need to keep the focus on him and we don't quite know what's going to happen from here on. you know, in prison on a daily basis, the key is to stay fit physically mentally and spiritually. so i made a very conscious effort to deal with all three of those things, to try and keep fit running in a very limited space, keep coo up an exercise program, to keep mentally fit with study and spiritually fit too with meditation. through all that have, it was a way of enforcing a kind of discipline on myself, and dealing with each day as it came and hopefully touch wood, come

home not too damaged. >> i wanted to ask you what are you looking forward to most? >> gosh, i'm watching a few sunsets. i haven't seen those at all for a very long time. watching the stars feeling the sand under my toes, the little things. this has been like a rebirth and you realize that it is those little beautiful moments at life that are really precious, and spending time with my family, of course, too. that's what's important not the big issues. >> like peter, al jazeera is also calling for the immediate release of its two staff members still in jail. in a statement, al jazeera said:

>> the jailed canadian mohamed fahmy has denounced his egyptian citizenship. foreign nationals convicted of crimes in egypt can be deported, so canada's foreign minister john byrd has been suggesting his release is imminent. he is not specific when his release will occur. that is something we are watching very closely here at al jazeera. >> we've got a lot more to come still on the program. lebanese fishermanning tangled in syria's war. >> i'm in buenos aires where the investigations continue into the mysterious death of a prosecutor

making controversial accusations against the president. >> in sport the brooklyn nets leave it late in the nba. we'll have all the details.

>> these are the top stories here at al jazeera. the iraqi government and leading shia militia are declaring victory over isil.

the group is now ready to move into isil strongholds in the north of the country. >> the u.n.'s highest court said neither serbia nor croatia committed genocide during the war. claims made by both country allege ethnic cleansing during the 1990's conflict. >> israel's prime minister has called on the u.n. to scrap its inquiry over alleged war crimes. benjamin netanyahu made the comments following the resignation of the head of that inquiry. israel caused him of being biased. >> >> now to eastern ukraine where pro-russian separatists say artillery fire has killed eight. ukraine's military say five servicemen have died in recent violence. the obama administration says sending heavy weaponry to help

ukraine's all the way is not the answer to ending the crisis. >> contrary to published reports object monday that the obama administration is now considering giving lethal aid to the ukrainian army, the u.s. state department spokesperson suggests that basically the administration is looking at all options, but that nothing has been either placed on the table or taken off the table. the u.s. is still very interested in trying to achieve a political and diplomatic resolution to the cries in eastern ukraine where in recent days separatist fighters and are you sure soldiers have carried out more attacks on citizens in that part of the country. the ukrainian government is certainly looking forward to the upcoming visit of secretary of state john kerry because they are hope that go they might be able to persuade him and other members of the administration that the time is now for the u.s. and for eu nations to

provide lethal rance. it's complicated because nato does not include ukraine as a member and there is of course some concern about further offending the sensibilities as it were of moscow when they believe that there is a way out of the crisis without having to increase the amount of warfare on the ground. >> protestors in the yemeni city are holding an anti coup demonstration, denouncing the u.n. led talks held in the capitol between political parties and shia houthi rebels. demonstration have been taking place since the houthis overran the capitol in september. last month the president quit after pressure from the houthis but his resignation is not accepted by political grooms. >> also in yemen, one soldier has been killed and two injuries in fighting. the army was taking on gunmen allegedly belonging to al-qaeda.

>> the war in syria has had a devastating effect on the fishing industry in lebanon. fisherman used to cross over where the catches are better, but as nicole johnson reports on the lebanese other syrian border that all stopped when the conflict began. >> it's a cold morning on the sea in northern lebanon but these fisherman have more serious things to consider, the catch is down 70%. they've always relied on syrian waters for catching big fish. they say the coast is less polluted and unlike lebanon the sea hasn't been overfished. >> when we used to go into syria, there were more fish. since the crisis, the syrian navy stopped us. sometimes we go in 200 meters and they shoot at us, not to kill us, but to make us go back. >> they used to catch $500 worth

of fish a day. now they're lucky to get $100. >> this is about as far north as lebanon fishermen can go. before the war, they were able to sale north into syria around 20 nautical miles and work near the port city. >> back onshore the lebanese village is a few hundred meters away from syria. the border is this river. people in the village say sometimes armed groups from lebanon fire towards syria from here and the syrian army fires back hitting houses, and the mosque. syria has caught some fisherman placing explosives in the sea to try to blow up their naval ships. >> the syrians used to help us. they were decent. now it's a war. they don't allow anyone to cross the waters. they worry that people will smuggle weapons or terrorists. >> two years ago this

fisherman's nephew was out at sea when he was shot by the syrian army and killed. >> once i see us getting close they fired towards us. it happened yesterday. i went on to the bridge into the river and asked the officer why they did this. he said it's routine and started laughing. >> it's no joke at the local fish market where there's not a lot on offer. without fish from syria business has slowed down. instead of selling one ton of fish a day they sell about 100-kilos. at sea muhammed wants the old days back. when syrian and lebanese fishermen used to work together. now it's lonely and not very profitable. >> back to our top story now the declaration of victory over isil forces by the bad are core.

they are helping to fight isil in iraq. >> thank you for talking to us. however is the iraqi government and the iraqi armed forces dependent upon militias like the badr corps? >> it's not a word that can be said is that they got a victory because of badr, because its means that the iraqi government and iraqi army has no relations

accurate relations strong relations to this victory. actually the militia are fighting isis, it's true, but there are crisis inside the militia and the whole state because of the financial cries because of the oil barrel prices, because of there is no salaries salaries for the militia. they are forced to sell their guns. >> who are the people who make up the militia? are they iraqis, former soldiers? who are they? >> well, actually, all reports saying that all the what we call the main bulk of militia.

actually, they are always coming after what is liberating these areas and trying to smuggling trying to destroy all these areas, all these villages and city that is belong to the sunnis. which made a problem is that the sunnis actually supported the action of this militia against isis, but what's happened here was the massacre made them run underground, why we are supporting this militia and the strong idea that before four days, isis made major attacks on four fronts in kurdish town, baghdad and kirkuk which means that we have a new problem is that if the

sunnis on the ground are not supporting the actions of this militia, there will be no long term victory maybe a temporary victory. >> i think i understand what you're saying now but going back to my original question, who are these people? because from what you're saying, the government could be storing up a problem for itself for later on, once isil is cleared out of rack, it is believed that is have the case, it's going to have these paramilitary forces who are perhaps in better, more powerful positions than the iraqi national force. >> correct. it's correct. the original, originally, it's the fatwa from the clerics that made the militia working against isis and mainly shia.

they are not what we might say highly trained persons. that is why the high casualty among them. there are the main force, what we call the national guard which is supposed to be a new construction a new system for the iraqi army, that it will be headed to protect iraq as a national army, and again the sunnis will enter as a national guard and army for all of iraq is a big question. the militia needs to confirm another strategy, make another strategy when the liberated lands will be on the hands of these militia and hand these into the hands of the sunnis rather than the militia.

>> thank you very much, talking to us live from london, thank you very much. >> to mexico now where the parents of the 43 missing students have arrived in gee. they're dissatisfied with the response of the mexican government and bringing their case to the united nations. barnaby phillips reports from geneva. >> united in silence for the missing students from iguala, a mexican government allegation, human rights workers and some of the parents of the students. this man clingion to the belief that his son is still alive. >> yes really, we do. we believe that our children are still alive and that's why we carry on fighting. >> the government has not said to us here are your children, here are their remains and that's why we continue to believe they're alive.

>> the scale of police and government corruption that this case has revealed and the degree of collusion with criminal gangs is a source of disgust. >> the u.n. committee will make recommendation to say push or shame the mexican government into improving its human rights record but the relatives of the missing have come all this way with specific questions about the whereabouts of their loved ones. to that extent, they are likely to be disappointed. >> human rights experts asked about the speed of legal reforms in mexico, whether they are making a difference. the mexican government said that there has been great progress in recent years and that what happened in iguala was an aberration. >> it is one of the isolated events. it is tremendously dramatic and

a huge tragedy that you cannot measure, but it's not a trend. it's not part of the culture anymore, and that's the main change. >> but that is no consolation to the parents from iguala who have come all this way. as time passes, it seems less likely that they'll ever see their children again. >> the venezuela president maduro has criticized visas. u.s. regulations bar disclosing the identities of those affected but diplomats say it involves in suppressing protests last year in which people were killed. they say it could affect their immediate family members. the president describes the restrictions at legalized punishment of venezuela. >> the u.k.-based oil giant b.p. said it will cut billions of dollars in spend to go cope with the falling price of a barrel of oil and therefore allot be

earnings. the company slashed hundreds of jobs around the world. it's trying to reduce spending by 10% or $22 billion for this year. >> the cuban media has seize the photographs of fidel castro purportedly taken january 23 and appear to show fit dell out in public for the first time since last year. the man he's pictured with is the president of cuba's university student federation. fidel stepped from power in 2008. his recent seclusion raise the rumors that he'd died. >> it's been two weeks since the death of the prosecutor from argentina. how he died remains a mystery. rumors and speculation have polarized people in the country which is just months away from a presidential election. we have the latest.

>> whether the prosecutor committed suicide or was murdered is still being investigated. if he was killed, then who killed him? someone from the government, one of the many elements of an in selling service in crisis, one of his own security men or the assistant he borrowed the gun from just days earlier. the deputy spoke to us days before his death. >> it's difficult to say that he was murdered, because i don't have evidence, but i heard a very alive person thinking about the next day the day before. >> he had accused the president of argentina of conspiring to cover up iran's involvement in the 1994 bomb attack on the jewish community center in buenos aires that killed 85 people. a few days after his accusations were made public and the day before he was due to present his

findings to congress, he was found dead in his baath a pistol shot to the head. that much is known. much more remains murky. clouded by contradictory information in a country increasingly polarized with those who believe the government version of events on one side and those who don't on the other. >> the argentine congress on a tuesday begins discuss ago bill to radically change the intelligence service making it more accountable. >> i think we are so confused as the first day because if you think of the situation the political environment the political climate nobody thinks of the suicide. >> presidential elections are due in october. she is not running but must be

relieved to be visiting china far from home. the argentine media continues to dig and speculate. >> what we do know is that a powerful bomb killed 85 people in buenos aires in 1994 and that 21 years later the prosecutor investigate that go unsolved crime was found dead in his baath. who detonated that bomb and the truth behind the death may never be proved in a court of law. too many powerful forces may have too much to hide. al jazeera, buenos aires. >> we'll have all the sport news including finding out who's gone where and for how much as the transfer window in

football shuts in europe.

>> an international music competition for young people performing at carnegie hall and perhaps the biggest honor was for a young syrian refugee. >> carnegie hall. most performers spend years practicing before getting a chance to play here. for him it's been just 18 months since his first piano lesson to being one of 150 children chosen from thousand to say perform here. it wasn't easy for a young man whose family fled syria's civil war. >> there is as lot of kids like me in my age, maybe dying because of cold or because of bombs, i don't know, and i am not very happy for that. i'm sad for that. i hope this will end soon. >> he knows he's lucky not just

to have so much talent, first playing the accordion in the traditional music of his heritage. he's lucky that because of his talents, turkeys president gave him and his family what so many syrian refugees want, citizenship, and with it, the ability to work and travel. in this case, to new york, where judges spotted his talent. >> musicians play, they perform their pieces and they don't fetch our heart. >> perhaps no one appreciates his accomplishments more than other syrian expats. >> his music carried him through difficulties and brought him here. this is an opportunity for other young kids in syria that under those horrific circumstances to aspire to and to just find hope. >> he knows he needs more than just luck. >> coming here and perform in this hall, it's a very big honor to me. now, i am happy and i'm so

proud. ♪ ♪ >> he says he has a lot of hard work ahead to achieve his goal of being a professional musician. already, he's come so far. al jazeera, new york. >> time for the sport. >> prince of jordan said the sports governing body needs to end its culture of intimidation. at a press conference in london, he admitted he has been endorsed by his home federation. england, georgia malta and the

united statesual with other candidates are all challenging for the top role. the fifa presidential election takes place may 29. >> the european transfer window shut on monday. premier league teams spend a total of just under $200 million in january. the biggest deal saw ivory coast striker moving to manchester city. colombian striker has been signed on the final day. >> japan terminated their coach because of an ongoing

investigation. the japanese football federation fears any course case could harm the world qualifying campaign. he denied wrongdoing after named in spanish anti corruption investigation. the departure comes a week after the defense of the cup ended in a defeat to the united arab emirates. >> we've decided that we will cancel his contract. we'd like to convey to the coach that the reason for the cancellation is that we want to avoid any influence that the national team on their preparation for the world cup and we want to avoid those risks. >> the africa cup of nations is heading into the semifinal phase, but one team coach is unhappy with the direction his team has been forced to take. ghana had the venue of their quarter final changed at late notice and monday saw them confronting reports their last

game against equatorial guinea might be shifted. >> we were informed that we know we will continue to play. now you tell me two days before the game that you have changed the venue. i don't know whether to laugh or cry, but just tell them please to let me know at least two hours before the game, ok? >> the new england patriots superbowl victory parade has been postponed from tuesday to wednesday. they returned home after beating last year's champions the seattle seahawks 28-24 in sunday's final in arizona. it is their fourth superbowl title. >> winning streak has come to an

end. elsewhere, the brooklyn nets battled back with one second remaining, the winning jumper gives brooklyn 102-100 home victory. >> u.s. president barack obama has welcomed both the los angeles kings and l.a. galaxy to the white house honored for their achievements in a joint ceremony. the winner of the stanley cup he called the city an embarrassment of riches. he couldn't help being a little biased toward his own home teams. >> so congratulations to both of these teams to the city of los angeles and its fans, and best of luck when you are not playing chicago. [ laughter ] >> that's it. >> thank you very much. do stay with us here. i'll be back in just a minute or so with a full news bulletin, so don't go away.

>> celebrating victory against isil a powerful shia militia is now ready to attack them in their iraqi strongholds. >> hello you're with al jazeera, we're live from doha. also to come on the program the u.n.'s rules neither croatia nor serbia committed genocide during the war. >> stepping up the offensive against boko haram. >> find