>> welcome to the news hour. i'm darren jordan here in doha. here are our top stories. barack obama's choice for defense secretary said he supports arming ukraine troops in their fight against separatists. peter greste returns to

australia with an appeal for his colleagues still in jail in egypt. >> this is a real worry for my colleagues. >> for all of the other guys that were imprisoned along side us. >> welcome to the program. jordan's king in the capitol amman after cutting short a trip to the u.s. the jordanian king said that the blood of al-kassasbeh will not be in vain. and the pilot's father is calling for revenge in the early hours of wednesday jordan executed two iraqi convicts. we have more from the capitol

amman. >> reporter: jordan warned of an earth-shaking response to the murder of its pie logical moaz al-kassasbeh. al rishwai had been on death row for eight years for taking part in an attack that killed 60 people. another iraqi prisoner was also executed. the sentence to death for murdering a truck driver in iraq. the government confirmed that the pilot was killed a month he was born alive. al jazeera will not show those pictures. >> with sad sadness grief and anger we receive the news of our

hero moaz al-kassasbeh. the critical deviant gang not related to our noble faith in any way. he was defending his homeland and nation. >> reporter: the pilot's father, who was too shake ton comment after finding out that his son was killed came out with these strong statements hours later. >> i demand the revenge be greater than executing prisoners. i demand that isil be annihilated. this murderous organization made up of militants from all over the world they're acting in barbaric manners. that's why i strongly demand that the government swiftly take revenge for the blood of moaz and the dignity of our country. >> there were riots in the

pilot's home country, they say that they feel that isil is trying to stir up violence in the country. for some who were questioning jordan's role in the international coalition against isil now seem to have answers. >> i absolutely support jordan's role in the coalition against isil. before i didn't encourage it. now isil has become our problem and it's imperative for jordan to stay in the coalition in order to prove that moaz's blood was not shed in vain. >> reporter: and many people are outraged at how the pilot was killed. they're not orange angry at how heangry at that he was killed, but how he was killed.

they would demanded rishawi's release even after they had killed kassasbeh. fist fist al jazeera, anisreen el-shamayleh al jazeera, amman. >> we're talking about helping the iraqi military, and we're talking about helping the syrian moderate opposition, the peshmerga troops in order to fight on the ground. but we are talking about a collaborative effort between coalition members in order to intensify our efforts and work to stop extremism and finish daesh. >> jordan's retaliation methods may not work.

>> designed to defeat isis militarily is failing. people need to pause and think about that. thisthey need to reject isis, which is currently running their land. we have to give iraqi sunnies a better answer and show that they sink to the levels of retaliatory vigilanty justice is not going to give them confidence in the state or rule of law. >> telling the associated press news agency that the uniteed emirates air force has stopped flying combat missions over isil. the u.a.e. suspended flights in december after isil captured jordanian pilot moaz al-kassasbeh. crews are working through the night after an airliner

landed in a river. 23 people were killed and 20 others are missing. feared trapped in the partially submerged wreckage. part of the rear fuselage has been lifted from the water. the front section remains in the river. the aircraft had just taken off when the pilots reported engine failure. >> in taiwan cars often have an on board camera in case there is an accident. but no one thought it would record one like this. a passenger plane coming out of the sky. the driver survived. but many of those on flight ge 235 did not. it crashed into the river in suburban taipei, and rescuers quickly realized the scale of the operation that confronted them. >> as you can see at the scene the head of the plane is in the water. right now we're asking the military to set up a makeshift

bridge to get near the fuselage to carry out rescue operations. >> reporter: the survivors included this young child. but later it became clear that this would also be an operation to recover bodies. many of the missing had been trapped in the submerged front of the plane. >> most of the dead are tourists from mainland china which claims sovereignty over taiwan regarding it as a breakaway province. now the governments of both are united in mourning. the aircraft that crashed was an atr 72 turboprop operated by transasia airways. taiwan's third largest airline. the same type of aircraft had crashed killing 48 people. at a news conference, management offered another apology. >> we also want to know what caused it to crash. but i cannot make a

determination. the retrieval of flight recorders from this latest crash means the inquiry could begin soon. adrian brown al jazeera, beijing. >> now to ukraine with the latest on the fighting between ukraine and pro-russian separatists. strikes on both sides violates international law. >> it's important to give some sort of context. the town is completely surrounded by separatist forces. it sits at the end of a finger that sticks into that rebel-held

controlled area. it's like a lost bastion for the ukraine army. now there was one given yesterday the fighting broke out earlier than had been scheduled but there had been a number of people pulled out from the city yesterday. there was another call for today. that was--it never happened, basically. we went in following a humanitarian convoy that took the risk, and we saw just incredible scenes of destruction, heavy shelling, small arms fire, virtually nobody on the streets. as i say, a town completely besieged. and very worrying for the civilians that remain. a town that before the war had a population of 25,000. and very strategiccally

important certainly for the separatists because of its rail hub. it connects the town of donetsk with russia. it's highly contested. as you say the scene of some of, if not the heaviest fighting in this conflict as we speak. >> u.s. president barack obama's defense secretary nominees say he's in favor of providing arms in ukraine. a detara departure so far. he said that he supports obama's draw-down plan from afghanistan and is open to review it. republicans now have the majority in the senate have been critical of the strategy in afghanistan, ukraine. rosalind jordan joins us live from washington, d.c. they have been going through the grill at the confirmation hearing. how has he been performing and what has he said so far? >> well, he has touched on all of those tissues that you've mentioned. he has been asked about the situation with north korea and

he said that it is a country that the u.s. has valid reason to be worried about. but when it comes to the situation in eastern ukraine as you noted he was much more forward-leaning than others in the obama administration has been on the question of whether to give the ukrainian army any lethal weapons? >> i very much incline in that direction. because i think we need to support the ukrainians in defending them. the nature of those arms, i can't say right now because i don't have--i have not conferred with military leaders and ukrainian leaders but i incline in the direction of providing them arms, including to get through what i'm sure your question is lethal arms. >> carter also got tough questions from the chairman of the armed committee other

senators about the u.s.' campaign against isil. all of them had very tough criticisms of the obama administration policy. tim kane wants a new declaration of war against isil, something that the administration has yet to engage with the senate beyond promising that it would do so. mccain and graham, in the meantime are saying they don't believe that the u.s. is right to put their faith in syrian rebels who would be trained to fight against isil inside syria and that the iraqi army itself can do enough to turn back isil within their territory. so some criticism. they will be back in session in about 45 minutes time. it's going to be a long day. >> rosalind. thank you. peter greste has arrived back home in australia after spending 400 days in an egyptian prison. he was wrongly convicted along with two of our colleagues

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed for reporting false news and supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. we have more from the brisbane airport. >> peter greste's plane landed just after midnight. a big crowd of media expecting him well over 100 media people and a big crowd of others as well. australia really has followed peter's flight over the time highways been in that cairo prison cell, 400 days. immediately peter greste's thoughts are of his colleagues. >> it feels absolutely awesome to be here with my family, with you guys. but of course this is all tempered i'm going to say this a million times. this is tempered by a real worry for my colleagues, for mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed for all the other guys who were in prison with us. three students, businessmen and

all those convicted in abstentia. if it's right for me to be free, then it's right for all of us. >> peter greste even in celebration his thoughts are from his two colleagues he has had to leave behind. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are still in a cairo prison cell. he's now with his family. they're off to celebrate. it's celebration tempered with the knowledge that they're leaving two of his close colleagues behind. >> u.s. veteran soldiers have a fight on their hands after being deported to mexico. >> pharmaceuticals, bombing food everything. >> and we'll find out who has been taking a train to brussels to try to stop a massive trans-atlantic trade deal. and the sport where the fans have passion but does equatorial guinea have what it takes to win? we'll have more in sport a little bit later.

>> the biggest defensive against boko haram in five years. they've been in positions in towns and villages. nine chadian soldiers died in the offensive. they pushed back against towns near the border of cameroon. they launched a court offense of fotokol, and a number of soldiers have been killed. also in cameroon, african union officials are meeting to finalize sending troops to fight boko haram. we have the latest from the nigerian capitol of abuja. >> reporter: they have confirmed

that soldiers are on nigerian territory fighting boko haram in parts of northeast nigeria. they say this is part of an ongoing multi national strategy to fight the group in the region. they say much is being made of the fact that there are forces here but they say this is not a story, and there is no limit to the number of foreign forces that can fight the group. the fact that these forces are present is more evidence that they're winning the war against terrorism and boko haram in the country. now in a separate development there are concerns about what impact the insecurity in the region and the fighting in the region might have on the upcoming presidential election on the 14th of february. the authority here in a the capitol of abuja said that the election will be held in these places an it will go ahead despite concerns of security. they've been promised additional can security, but some political

parties have waited to say no, it's not secure, the elections should be postponed. but that it will still go ahead with the election. they don't feel that the inability to hold the poll in certain areas affected by fighting of boko haram will impinged on the overall credibility of election day. >> the syrian rebel group the army of islam. >> reporter: damascus is still under government control but opposition fighters regularly fire rockets into the capitol from bases in the surrounding countryside. an armed deposition group has declared the city a military zone. it's warning people to stay away from government cars, checkpoint and military bases. in a statement the group says in response to the brutal

airstrikes carried out by the regime of the city of douma we declare the entire city of damascus a military zone and the location of our military operations. this is what is left of the city of douma. government planes carried out 127 airstrikes on tuesday and its helicopters dropped 78-barrel bombs. one of the many cities targeted barrel bombs exploded over the rebel-held district. the syrian air force controls the skies and it's proving fatal for opposition fighters and civilians alike. the injured were taken to temporary hospitals, but the number of patients far exceeded the medical staff on hand to treat them. on the ground rebel fighters continue their battle to shape

syria's future. the syria armed opposition said it has taken over of the area in northeast aleppo. >> the regime was reining in on aleppo. but by capturing this area we've retrieved it, and we're no longer in opposition to lay siege in the city. >> the territory has changed hands many times since the up rising began and this is a conflict characterized by changing front lines. al jazeera. >> in yemen the three-day deadlines set by houthi rebels to form presidential council has expired without a deal. they warned they would take over a government if the agreements with not reached. let's get more now live from southern yemeni port city of aden. they have threatened to take over the government by force if no deal was reached.

what is the next move by the houthies now? >> well, darren, there are these last-ditch attempts to salvage political solution to these political crisis, as you say. there are two possible outcomes of this. one is some presidential council would have different figures. another is the possibility that the--there would be presidents announced or vice president rather representing over the different factions. it's important to know that the houthies and houthies fighters on the ground have essentially already taken over the government albeit unofficially

that they control. they're trying to force the other political parties to accept whereby there would be some kind of civil government. >> there were several incidents today. again, a town that was in the control of the houthi fighters. they tried to recapture it today, they feel that their fighters were killed, and elsewhere there were large number of anti-houthi protests taking place.

and houthi fighters fired upon them. there is that violence that continues. that's one of the stumbling blocks in these talks. some of the political parties are saying, well, we don't mind having some coalition or presidential council but we need some guarantees that the houthies will not try to forcebly take control of things when they disagree politically. >> jamal, thank you. the chief executive and five directors of a giant oil company has resigned. several executives are accused of collaborating with politicians and contractors to steal billions of dollars from company projects. the president faced criticism over the issue during re-election campaign last year. veteran soldiers in mexico have a fight on their hands. they used to serve in the u.s.

army but were deported after they had committed crimes. now they're batting to return to the country that they fought for. we report from the city of tijuana. >> hector barajas still feels pride when he puts on the uniform. he feels like an american even if the u.s. government does not see it that way. >> he puts on his dress blues when he meets with advocates supporting his fight. even on the streets of mexico, a place he considers a foreign landis spite being born here. hector served six years in the army jumping out of airplanes. he was deported after serving a two-year stint in prison for shooting at someone. >> the only way i'm going home is in a box. then they'll thank me for my services. if we're going to honor our veterans honor them by letting them be with their families and get the medal care. the thing that hurts me the most is being separated from my daughter. i love her very much.

>> there you are. >> deported veteran morio misses his kids, too. he was deported for driving a truck of marijuana. he is missing out on veteran benefits too. jerry lopez does odd jobs to pay the bills. he attributes his criminal behavior on post traumatic stress disorder. >> i was there when the bombs were loaded, and when the bombs didn't come back. you knew there were casualties. i served my country then hey deport me. it's a slap in the face. >> u.s. officials refuse to sit down for an interview but said that u.s. immigration and customs enforcement is very deliberate in its reviews of cases involving veterans. >> they had painted murals and written the names of veterans

deported. it does not including just those who were sent back to mexico. on the wall are those who were deported to the dominican republic jamaica and italy. >> alex admits he made mistakes. >> a lot of veterans get in trouble when they come back. the only thing that makes us different. when we get in trouble we get deported. it's a call for help and a symbol of stress. when an unite unit, a platoon. when they fly the flag upside down it means they need help. that's what we need here. >> a call for help, a cull that the u.s. government seems unwilling to answer. >> more to come on the news hour including sri lanka celebrates independence day. and it's no laughing matter for a comedian in france accused of condoning terrorism. and in sport michael clark

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>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories 37 the king of jordan is vowing what he calls a severe response after a jordanian air force pilot was burned alive by isil fighters. king abdullah has been holding talks with security officials in amman after cutting short a trip to the united states. rescue crews in taiwan are working through the night after an airliner cartwheeled into a river. the turboprop aircraft carrying chinese tourists had just taken off from taipei when the pilot reported engine fearing. jets have been battleing boko haram positions. chad deployed ground troops inside nigeriaed a said that it's militarynigeria, and said

that they have killed 200 fighters. jordan has vowed to come up with a severe response. let's get more now we're live from amman. king abdullah vowing what he calls a severe response to this murder of the jordanian pilot. how is that likely to play out in the coming days? >> well, we will see as people are anxious to know what he means. he made it clear that jordan will go after isil in their own territory. he said we will hit them in their own ground. these are the words of jordanian state television quoted king abdullah saying. this is a major signal that jordan is defiant and will escalate its role against isis, and it's not going to back off. for the jordanians, today most of the focus and the debate and anger has been how will the government respond and punish isis for this killing.

a few weeks ago most of the debate and pressure was on the jordanned government and the king to do whatever possible to spare lives and save moaz p al kassasbeh's life. this has helped to mobilize more public support against isis, and gives them more strength in order to go after isis even more forcefully. >> and we know that jordan executed two iraqi jihadists in response to the killing. is that likelying to some way in satisfying public opinion? >> not really, now you will have a lot of support for the government for taking these steps and executing the two iraqi jihadists although human rights organizations saying this is eye-for-eye revenge, and this is not what the government needs to do. for some jordanians this is not

enough. does this mean that jordan will become more involved? and will it send ground troops and central operations. what does it mean when they'll hit their own territory because jordanian pilots are taking part in the airstrikes against isis. at the same time people are aware that there are sleeping cells for isis here in jordan, and the security establishment is concerned that isis may try to strike back at jordan for executing the two jihadists here this morning and for stepping up it's role against isis and syria in iraq. >> thank you. libya's oil minister say that gunmen have abducted nine men including six foreign nationals. the workers were kidnapped after the storming of the oil field in central libya. the reports that they're carrying isil flags.

there has been more violence in eastern libya where there have been fights for control. >> reporter: eastern libya is in crisis. it's transitional government led by this man faces mounting pressure to curb the rising influence of military commanders. fighters loyal to former general haftar have been given a deadline to perform a scream military council. but the members of the council representatives, the highest authority in the east, are skeptical. they're worried that a move could be used by haftar to assume control. >> we demand the parliament must form a high military double under the leadership of general haftar. and we warn that we strongly

support. >> they have been fighting for months. fighters loyal to the general haftar said he's determined to drive out militias from western libya, which is controlled by the general national council parliament backed by militias. international efforts are under way to mediate a power-sharing deal between the rival factions.

>> the parties to take part in the process have been identified mainly four members from the national congress and four from the council of representatives on the other. those will be the key parties to address the political situation. we have agreed on the main issues we will discuss during the talks. >> but the fighting may undermine those efforts that were described by the united nations as the last chance for diplomacy. al jazeera. >> now the offer of a report into britain's war in the iraq war of 2003 has been explaining why it has taken six years and it still has not been published. denying that there is political pressure to delay the report until after the general election in may. we have more from london. >> facing questions over why the iraqi inquiry still has not published conclusions.

>> we've heard evidence from over 150 witnesses. we've taken more than 130 sessions of oral evidence. in 2011, at the end of those hearings i under estimated the time that we would subsequently need to analyze more than 150,000 documents. government documents. >> the inquiry into britain's role in the 2003 invasion of iraq and subsequent military operations was expected to deliver its find negotiation 2012. but that will not happen until after the election in may this year. >> have you come under any pressure either to delay or advance publication of your report in the light of the evidence of the general election? >> the short and easy answer is no. >> that was one of the few short answers as they explained the process of those likely to be criticized in the report the right to respond will be

ongoing. one person involved is tony blair, the one who told president george bush that britain would back the reaction even before it happened. >> learning lessons from iraq is something that is important to many british voters. and when in 2013 parliament voted against possible military bare convention in syria the run up to the iraq war was clearly on many minds. >> one watching closely was rose. her son was killed by a roadside bomb one of the 179 british personnel who died in iraq. >> the families are frustrated. >> john said that he understood the distress caused by the delays. >> from time to time when it's appropriate, and the i write to the prime minister to explain where we got to and where we're

going, i got the feelings of the families affected in mind when i do that. >> he said to be patient and trust that the final report will be fair and thorough. but for some people patience is fast running out. >> greece said its optimistic to reach a deal to reduce its debt burden after two key meetings. the new prime minister has been holding talks in brussels. greece's finance minister described a meeting as crucial. he'll be meeting with germany finance minister in berlin on thursday. we have more from berlin. >> greece's new left-wing leadership's defensive meeting with finance ministers in

brussels. now that he says that it has resulted in a humanitarian crisis in the country. what are they trying to sell? they want greece's major international lender, among the european communicationer the imf in washington, and help them restructure the debt burden, it's sovereign debt, which weighs heavily on the economy and for which greece must borrow. they want to swap sovereign debt bonds for so-called growth related bonds to convert the debt that they currently owe at fixed maturity rates in times to something that would only be repaid once greece returns to solid growth. they want the best of both worlds. >> now to the massive new trade deal being thrashed out between the united states and europe. it's supporters say it will

herald in a new free trade from brussels here is lawrence lee. >> the rolling heels hills of lawrence lawrence, england. a place that many would like to frack for gas. >> if, for example a local community and local planning officer decided that they didn't want to have fracking within their location, and they turn down an application the companies could sue if they thought their profits would be damaged. >> dozens like louise took the train to brussels. many say that t tip is a game changing deal. >> from cigarette companies to health companies and all the way through to mining and drilling

companies, pharmaceuticals, bombing, food, agriculture, business, everything is affected by t tip. it's that important. . >> their host in brussels offers a guided tour, 20,000 lobbyists spend more than $1 billion a year persuading politicians of their employers' case. supporters of the you're even union very often say that it depends workers' interests and guarantee basic freedoms yet this description of the european project says something else completely but it's primary function is to defend the interests of global business. of course, supporters of ttip deny that it will eroad workers' rights, and me say trade must be supported. >> consumers may see cheaper prices. maybe electronics that we have like computers andy and ipads

people may see them getting cheaper because of these taxes being removed. >> many who support t tip made themselves available to speak to protesters. one member of the green party did, and it all adds to the sense of secret deals being done away from the public gaze. >> it absolutely is secret. i went in this morning. i was treated like are a spy. i have to sign a special declaration so i won't say what i read while there. it's completely secret, and even things that i'm allowed to see as a result of huge pressure i'm not allowed to share with you. >> this is the eighth round of t tip negotiations, and still no one knows much about the content of them. if they want to calm the fears of citizens about its democracy perhaps a little more openness would an start. al jazeera brussels. >> a controversy comedian is in court in france accused of

condoning terrorism. it's not the first time he has been in trouble with the law. >> reporter: to his fans he is an edgy comedian. to his critics he's a dangerous democrat any god. demigod. it started with a comment made on january 11th, the day when millions of people around france took part of unity rally under the slogan je suis charlie. on his facebook page he road, i feel like charlie in reference to a gunman who killed four people in a supermarket. his lawyer said that the comment did not mean support for toism terrorism. >> he only expressed a very unique feeling that he feels

like the the state is a terrorist. that's only humor. >> diudonne is no stranger to the court. he has faced charges ranging from slander to condoning terrorism. on all cases he denies the charges. dee down nay has fans who say he's just expressing his right to free speech. >> he was a comedian ten years ago. now he has been convicted more than ten times for this. even if he makes people laugh and say i also have the right to laugh like charlie hebdo his words are no longer perceived to be humorous. they're taken at face value. >> the case has raised new

questions about french values of freedom and equality and fraternity. at what point does freedom of speech end and excitement begin? that's for the courts to decide. jacky rowland al jazeera, paris paris. >> sri lankans have been celebrating independence day. in the speech the newly-elected president called for national unity. it said that sri lanka was still not able to unite five years after the end of the civil war. he pays respects to all ethnic groups killed, and in contrast to his predecessor: we have more from colombo. >> reporter: a simple but colorful ceremony to mark sri lanka's independence. it's very much the challenge

mapped out is uniting the hearts and minds of the people in the northern and east of the country despite an end to the war the president said that they talk about the needs to bridge this gap. >> the biggest challenge facing us today is that of bringing together the minds of the people of the north and south and reconciliation bring about causes and national understanding. and that's take a great motherland reaching understanding. >> in his address the president pledging through constitutional amendments to strengthen the power of parliament and remove the executive powers of the president by far the most significant seen today is the declaration of peace by the new government, talking about regret expressing honor for those of all communities who are sicks of violence throughout the 67 years of independence. all part of the change brought in by the new president.

>> time for another short break when we come back. all the sport we'll show you one of the best holes in one the boast that you've possibly ever seen. we have more on that. stay with us.

>> you got to think that this generation this crop of players has what it takes to make a final and go on to win the africa cup of nations. filled with big names stars from all over europe, the big leagues in europe, they've also

got their african player of the year in their ranks. so ivory coast on paper will be up to for this dame. but the democratic republic of congo, are well up for the challenge as well. >> let's move on to another big story there. tunisia, they're out of the tournament but they are a he in a bit of hot water. tell us about that. >> yes, it's been a busy 4 hours. what they call an extraordinary decision where they were find for misconduct. this stems from the game against equatorial guinea. you have players attacking the ref. the ref has been suspended. tunisia has been given a fine. and they have been told to apologize. they said they expect extreme bias, and they said, look,

withdraw the statements and apologize by midnight the 5th of february or we'll kick you out to have to 2017 tournament. now equatorial guinea have been fined, and their players went on the pitch during that game when all this altercation started with the referee. they've been given a $50,000 fine and their coach has been had a. -- >> we have more about why he

left germany's bundesliga. he has struggled to hold down a regular sport on the side. >> what i like is playing football. i couldn't do this often at chelsea in the last weeks on the pitch during games and then wolf wolfsburg was interested, yes and they convinced me, the ceo and it became clear that i would like to do this. >> and now in golden state tighten their grip on the western conference on tuesday. they flashed sacramento. it was tighter between. portland and utah. matthews with 21 points on the night the jazz rallyied and managed to cut the lead but came up one point short portland

hanging on to 103-102 win. michael clarke will return back to cricket according to his coach. he's ahead of schedule in his recovery from hamstring surgery. he dismissed rumors of a rift during the long rehabilitation. clarke will return to play against bangladesh in the warm up match on thursday. >> yeah, progressing every day and it's an opportunity to play tomorrow. >> the boyd pulling out well? >> i'm going through recovery here. it really is one day at a time. i feel like i'm improving slowly every single day. the crew seem to be happy. and the medical staff they dictate how hard i can push. i think everyone is pretty happy at the moment. >> this could be the best hole in one that you're ever going to

see. playing in a pro-a.m. for the victoria open that gets under way on thursday. this is him on a par four. his ball took a nasty bounce into the bunker. before it popped out on to the green, and rolled in. >> check out www.aljazeera.com/sport. we have blogs and videos from our correspondents from around the world. that's it for me for new. >> thank you very much. a group of young entrepreneurs in in kenya is making learning more accessible for thousands of students by using mobile phones. we explain from the kenyan capitol of nairobi. >> reporter: this is no ordinary lesson. these students are using mobile phones to access information

which will help them with their studies. the service is called, it can access encyclopedias and get help from a teacher. it has the biggest pick up in rural areas where children have limited access to schools books, and other educational tools. the team behind the service is constantly looking for ways to make it better. the cofounder is a 25-year-old. he says he feels overwhelmed by the company's success in just a few years. >> the studying can get pretty boring as most people know. to hear that their kids are hiding under their blankets and studying all night or. students at 2:30 in the morning studying that's pretty cool. >> these students attend school

in nairobi's largest slum. it's thanks to an ngo that they have access to these mobile phones. >> i have seen the trend it has really improved the grades of the students. >> education analysts say that there is huge potential in innovation in eneza. >> there would be real benefits to reap from the use of a mobile phone in teaching. >> they plan to reach millions of students across africa. innovations in education are racing ahead and many say in order for children to really benefit it will be up to political leaders to catch up. al jazeera nairobi kenya. >> alreadyall right, well that's it for me. stay with us on al jazeera.

there is a full bulletin of news at the top of the hour. thanks for watching al jazeera. bye for now.

>> anger in jordan over the death of a pilot as a king vows relentless war of isil on its own territory. hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program 23 dead after a plane spins out of control across a road and plunges into a river in taiwan. chad leads