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transport. >> u.s. president barack obama has confirmed the death of american aid worker kayla mueller. she was working in a syrian city in 2013, when islamic state of iraq and the levant captures her. joins us live now from washington, d.c. tom, a resolute response from president obama what more details have you been hearing there? >> the white house statement didn't explain the circumstances of kayla miller's death but just a short while ago the white house press secretary josh earnest said that in contrast to isil's claims that she was killed by a coalition air strike he pointed out that that target that isil referred to has been repeatedly bombs it was a weapons warehouse

according to the white house and at no time was there any evidence that any civilians were in the area so while not absolutely contradicting the explanation of her death the white house is certainliening thatting that. further more, the white house says or rather secretary of state john kerry in his statement said that isil and isil alone is responsible for kayla's being gone the his words the white house also talks in it's condolence message about her selfless efforts as an aid worker not only in syria but also in other part oz if world and said that her efforts were not in vain. darren. >> tom, thank you. u.s. commanders meanwhile have carries out air strikes against isil fighters.

kurdish forces have also reportedly retaken areas near pizza hut. mosul is iraq's second largest city the nearby dam controlled the water supply for several large towns. are held kurdish forces take over three key bridge heads towards the north of mo soul near the dam itself. we are seeing a big push now from the kurdish fighters and the isil fighters being put under pressure and it feels like it is a preparation for ground offensive going on. officials have said they expect a ground offenseny the next few weeks. they say that the taking of mosul city will p a key boost

and that when that happens we have heard when it comes to ground forces in conjunction with iraqi forces. take back the city, which was taken over by isil in june. in syria we are also seeing a lot of pressure being put on isil. the air strikes isil are coming under tremendous amount of pressure. however, there are critics saying that the air strikes aren't enough, that there still needs to be a political solution to the conflict that the sunni tribes particularly in the west of iraq need to be brought much more into the political process here. however, it does seem that there is going to be a push towards mosul in the next few weeks and the ground is being prepared for that. >> meanwhile the united arab emritz has resumes strikes.

on sunday, it redeployed to a base in jordan in it's fight against the armed group. it come as the union announces it will give jordan more than $100,000 in loans. the u.s. has anows it will close it's embassy in yemen. the embassy reduced the number of staff working there. is just another example of just how precarious and unstable the security participation is in yemen. particularly in the capitol. the embassy has reported been the siege in the past few days and now they have decided to close it for the foreseeable future. the ambassador telling staff that things will be shut down, and that he himself is

expected to leave yemen on wednesday. we understand that either turkey or al jeer will be tasked with looking after the u.s. affairs while that embassy is closed. it is important to know that the embassy itself, the u.s. rather itself has there's a lot of negative sentiments towards it particularly buzz of the drone strikes that the u.s. conducts. many have killed more innocent people the u.s. says it is targeting suspected al quaida fighters but a lot of children have died in these in fact the the u.s. drone strikes have increased since the president was forced to resign after the fighters took control, and there's been several conducted since the crew by the houthies themselves. obviously, this shows that not only is the local government in yemen unable to maintain or to properly under the circumstances put also foreign

governments are finding it more and more difficult in light of the crew that has taken place here. had once again reiterated his views on the government, during a speech, he justified the take over. >> the former government was corrupt. it failed to achieve any significant progress. the fighting between the troops and pro-russian separatist. kiev says at least 12 people have been killed in a rocket attack in the city. the ukrainian government says rockets has a military base and some residential areas meanwhile, ukraine is denying reports. it is a key town outside the separatist strong hold. the rebels say they have cut off the main supply road from government forces. charles stratford has this update. >> we were earlier today close

to the town who said that their fighters had surrounded the town. because if they were to take control of it from the ukrainian military, then it would link their territory to russia this commander told us that he had no communication with fighters close to that front, he did say that he didn't believe that there were fighters in the city, the ukrainian government denying that separatist has surrounded. certainly, this morning there was a lot of shelling and a lot of outgoing and incoming shelling. the town to say that was taken over by the separatist only a few days ago. which basically had the single rout that goes in and out.

and that was used as a humanitarian corridor. to get civilians out of so repeatedly -- certainly the mill that we saw on that road were pulling tanks back, digging them in the in fields joining us live, is the managing director of intelligence that's a koltensy firm. what do you make of this push by leaders? is it likely to provide some sort of quick fix do you think? the question is whether this deal will last.

there remains big differences over whether they should arm them. >> if this new round of diplomatic initiatives fails to provide lethal weapons to ukraine, she has allowed for a couple of reasons. would only worsen the conflict and even if they intensify the cost of this move to russia it will still not change the approach. that's why america is now in talks with obama and that's why they will take the gain in negotiating.

even though he is under mountaining pressure from these sanctions. >> the rush rebels have managed to control enough territory, and enough strategic location, to basically impose some sort of frozen conflict meaning keeping leverage over the weak government in kiev. so certainly there is an interest there and an interest to be seen as somewhat constructive, and also an interest in postponing a new round of sanctions. so that is why we think tomorrow a deal is likely but then the question remains whether ukraine can deliver on this. >> it remains the same, and it

can only be achieved by making sure that they gain long lasting leverage, so either by frozen conflict or by forcing ukraine to adopt a federal structure. these are the two option on the table thank you for talking to al jazeera. >> pleasure. >> has been holding talks with egyptian counter part it is the first visit there in ten years. agreeing to boost their economic ties. they vow to work together in their fight what they call terrorism as an on going conflict the mt. spoke of the important of the help in the developement of egypt during difficult times. we have agreed to establish a free zone, so we can expand

the relations with russia and other countries. >> a prosecutor has accused them of damaging cars. victoria reports. >> these are supporters of the football team waiting to be allowed in. to enter supporters have to pass through a narrow passage way. guarded by police, but as the crowd surges forward the metal structure collapsed. fans are trapped people panic. the police have tick make a decision quickly do they allow them to enter the stadium, or force them back,

they decide to fire tear gas at the crowd fans rush to escape and it sets off a stampede. security experts say they should have hanled it differently. >> show that you have force in an aggressive matter you are just adding flames to that fire. >> the fan association accuse it is police of a massacre. but they say the police officers were overwhelmed. last month protests to mark the four year anniversary of the revolution were met with force by the police and army. at least 25 people were killed.

sen here at the oprah has offered his condolences and has promised an investigation. after the deaths on sunday, the public prosecutor odderred the arrests of the supporters group. and the egyptian football federation has postponed all league matches indefinitely. victoria, al jazeera. the canadian government is calling for the immediate release. he has been in jail in cairo for 409 days. along with producer baher mohamed. junior foreign minister tweeted prime minister has personally raised the case with the highest level of egyptian leadership. canadian officials with officials 15 times in the last nine days.

they continue to call for their immediate release. >> charges they and al jazeera deny the earlier conviction has been thrown out a third journalist has been released and is back home in australia. a lot more to come here. >> celebrations in deli, as an anticorruption party wins state elections in a huge set back for the prime minister. i heard that, and i am concerned about it, and i want to guarantee that doesn't happen again. >> he lost his final appeal against the conviction, his supporters ink cyst the charges are politically motivated.

>> . >> dismiss and work on his appeal. the court ruled there was overwhelming evidence that he had sodomized his personal assistance in 2008. news of the verdict and the upholding of the five year sentence angered his supporters. >> i am just disgusted. by how they will do anything in their power to bring down one man in the country. up to raping the whole judiciary system. >> a good evidence, a good

argument again, it is up to the judges. >> exhausting and comprehensive due process has been followed over many years. we call on parties involve to respect the legal process and the judgement. >> the authorities were taking no chances around the federal court. when we spoke to them on monday there was no basis for them to even consider the license conviction i am innocent and i expect to be free. >> that's something human rights campaigners had also expected. >> the government has prosecuting someone on the basis of a crime that shouldn't be a crime. second point it is selective prosecution. essentially going after

someone because they are politically prominent, they are a thorn in the side of the government, and this is someone that they want to remove from the scene. >> and now his party and the coalition are looking for a new leader and face an uncertain future. what is clear is that the decision made here of the highest court will be discussed and debated by malaysians for generations to come. al jazeera. >> the former head of the monetary fund has given it's fist testimony at it's trial in northern france. denied knowing the woman who had orgies with him were prostituted. this accused of aggravating pitching. it is not illegal to pay for france but it is against the law to run a prostitution business. india's has swept the elections. the results are a blow to the prime minister ruling party.

more on what the party is promising. >> the party is enjoying a second win of the state elections, last time around, it form add minority government that stepped down after only 49 days. it has failed to keep it's promise to pass anticorruption legislation. now with a overwhelming majority people are expecting action. >> we have done our duty. we voted now it is up to them to do their jobs. >> the party was able to gain such a overwhelm majority, by appealing to a broad range of voters. it's leader thanked those and supporters for putting their faith in him and his party. >> we have to serve people of deli,ky not do anything alone i am very small man. i believe together we can make

it a city that both the rich and the poor will be proud of. >> also thanks his wife for her support in this election, but it was women here who were thanking him that's because the party has promised to keep them safe in a city where women are attacked on a daily bases we are feeling safe right now. >> but this defeat is the fission serious election set back for the prime minister. >> voters in deli say they still want development but they expect better from their politician. >> this is a victory for

honesty, and the thought of delly is now with the honest people. >> such a large win is more than most supporters here could have hoped for but now the real work begins gaining votes from different sections is one thing but it is going to be difficult keeping them all happy. the party says they are ready for the challenge. al jazeera, new delhi. >> now in the united states, scientists have develop add new type of insulin which can change the lives of millions of people suffering from type one diabetes this means the blood sugar levels fluctuate. if it is too low it can result in a coma or death, and that's why they need to frequently test their blood and inject insulin to help regulate their levels. now scientists have creating a long lasting smart incident,

it self-activates when the levels rise. and toasts show that one injection works for at least 40 teen hours. bio chemistry he joins us live now, how significant do you think the development of smart understand len is? it is likely to revolutionize the way that doctors and patients manage their diabetes. >> yes. we think we are actually just moving into that direction. so what we have is we have this special insulin, there is an inherent glucose sensor right on the molecule. whether that is on the marker that acts independently of the levels but what we have right now is an insolent that can sense the levels.

so in a way that you would regulate it in the right range. >> and this is good news for people that have to inject themselves because the daily management is very labor intensive. and always measuring your blood sugar levels? yes, so what with are trying to have -- what we can have is do one injection and then in the case of my study we can make sure that you will be good for bun full day you can go for one day, five days or even longer. the patients still need to check from time to time, but that will be more of a safety test instead they will need to put -- measure their level all the time. in order to maintain the

range. >> it sounds like very very good news, but this has only been tried on lab rats when is it likely to come to market? that's a very good question, so there is still a lot of studies we have to do, and i will make a good guess in two to five years we could start to see whether we could try this in human bodies. >> if the they get it wrong they can be facing behindness or coma or death i remember a young childhood friend of mine daying at the age of 15 because he went into a coma, he didn't manage his blood sugar properly. >> yes, that is very true, and according to the study

probably 10% of the patients will -- so 10% of the death of type one diabetes coming from a diabetic coma, when you have too much insulin people get hypocomply seem yeah, so the it will be inactive when your blood sugar is too low so in that way we can avoided the incident of low blood sugars. and we can avoided the happening of diabetic comas. thank you for talk toggle a al jazeera. >> greece is expected to vote it's new economic policy as they promise to increase spending. >> plus, switched at birth, 20 years after that life changing mistake, justice for the families involved. >>

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>> welcome back. a quick reminder of the headlines. u.s. president has confirmed the death of american aid worker. she was working in a syrian city of aleppo in 2013. when she was captured by isil. the u.s. has announced it will close it's embassy in yemen due to on going political instability. and the ukrainian government says at least 12 people have been kills in a rocket attack in eastern ukraine the government is denying reports that they have surrounded the town. syrian forces with help from hezbollah and the revolutionary guard which are both under rebel control. in recent weeks the fighters

including those have made significant gains in southern syria. it is strategically important due to the proximity of neighboring jordan and israel. >> meanwhile the u.n. envoy to syria is in damarcus talks with the government. expected to meet syria's foreign minister and is seeking a truce in aleppo. plans to push for a halt in the fighting so the u.n. can get aid into the city. aleppo is at the heart of intense fighting between government forces and opposition groups. the war in syria has forced millions of people to leave their homes. many have gone to lebanon jordan turkey, and iraq. another 7 million have been internally displaced be i the violence. the u.n. office for the coordination of human affairs says more than 12 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance she says the u.n. faces many

challenges to ensure aid gets to syrian refugees. >> when i first went to syria to persuade the government that there was a crisis, four years ago we were talking about 1 million people in need now it's 12. and actually the reality is much worse than that, on the ground. because if you look at what is happened to essential paragraph to healthcare, to roads, to the economy it means that the majority of syrians are actually impacted by this crisis, it is a terrible thing, we have a lot of checks and balances in place to make sure that the aid that we deliver gets to the people that need it. we use all kinds of things like photographs of deliveries and make sure that the people who are meant to get the aid report back that they have received it. but there are times when aid will go missing. we saw this in somalia with

al-shabaab when tiny amounts of aid went missing we are very worries that there are reports this is happening in syria and this is being investigated. last year, 90% of what was pledged at the kuwait conference in january 2014 have not only been pledged but have been committed. so we have received the money i think it is important to look at time, the pledges are made in january last year, this year the conference is in march, so sometimes it takes donors some time to go back and say this is how we would like the amount to be pledged be divided up, the kuwait funding that we receive doesn't cover all the under thing that we ask for. it is a contribution. so last year, we raised about 55% of what we asked for for syria and neighbors countries. 20 is short fall wasn't because of kuwait, it was

overall because there was a lack of funding. >> it seems very very pest mystic right now but i think we have to have hope for the people of syria they are the ones that are suffering this reality every single day my colleague stefan is doing his best we are doing our best to get to as many people as we can. and we have to continue to put pressure on the leaders that come to some kind of resolution, of this it is more than four years without a resolution without peace without stability, more people will suffer. >> the new prime minister is highly expected to win the vote after leaving his left wing party to victory in last month's election. he said he wouldn't seat an extension to the international bail out let's get more now who joins us live so the vote is expected to pass, what does this mean for greece.

>> well, it will in some ways reinforce alexis domestic standings, there's no doubt that he is a popular man since he won that election, over two weeks ago. opinion polls show the vast majority of greeks are standing behind him. they support what he is trying to do. which is roll back austerity which is much less certain is the outcome of negotiations and the european partners and the imf and the central bank, those are critical. but you are right tonight the greek parliament will surely endorse his program and it is a program that will reduce taxes on the poorest of greeks. it will remove a hated profit tax, it will increase pensions. it will raise the minimum wage all of these are

measures which are designed to defeat what he called five years of austerity and which are responsible he believes for a humanitarian crisis. here in greece a single light connected to the neighbors electricity supply, their own cut off when they didn't pay the bill. unemployed for five years a businessman, reduced to looking for food in dust bins. if it wasn't for the children, he would have killed himself. this is the kind of family alexis says he will help with free electricity and food, they cling to his words. >> i believe in him because he is young and has a future. some of it will happen, yes i believe him. whatever he can do. >> on the prime minister side,

journalists it was closed down by the previous government, it said to save money but some carries on working anyway, and now they say it will resume paying them. >> we will celebrate for that, we feel great we are waiting for that for 20 months and we are working for that for 20 months we are here, without money, we are working in order to democracy will come back. to greece, and to us. >> but who is going to pay for all this? economists warn that without help, greece could run out of money within weeks. >> it seems that the government has promised a lot to a lot of people, in my view i do not think that all the fist call coteses of what the government has promised can be met.

>> the port one of the biggest in the europe, the previous government plan to privatetize it to raise 1 billion euros but cities says the port will not be sewed if the government is going to stop the port well that would be a major statement of a new direction in economic policy. and it would have reprecautions. for greece's relationship with europe, but also with investors right around the world. >> they are happy most voter which says it will protect their jobs. but alexis has to balance their demands with the need to keep foreign lenders happy. because popular support will not save greece from bankruptcy. so can greece and it's foreign creditors come to some sort of agreement? we will get a good idea, tomorrow there's a meeting of finance ministers, of course,

the greek finance minister will be representing the fair, and than on thursday, european leaders will be meeting and alexis will be there and there will be special talks specifically about the greek crisis. one thing for sure, time is of the essence, many economists now fear that greece will run out of money within weeks unless there are some sort of copremias with those partners. >> thank you. >> representatives in the word's largest economy have wrapped up the final day in turkey. they warn that the global economy faces an uncertain outlook. but they promise to take steps to stimulate growth. two families whose daughters were swapped at birth have won more than 2 million-dollars in compensation. more than 20 years ago, from paris, here is emma hayward.

and the case involving this mother and her daughter, who was swapped at birth has gripped france. she was treated for jaundice along with another baby girl, after being placed in the same incubator the girls were handed back to the wrong mothers, the error wasn't realized until the children were ten years old. france has now ruled that the clinic involved must pay for it's mistake. >> we have to have this fight because i blamed myself for not being able to protect my children 20 years ago. and today i fought for them, to get recognition for all the negligence and all the harm that was done to them and i did it and my combat was not in vain. >> both has raised concerns 20 years ago that their babies looked different when they were handed over. but they were told it was due to the ultra vie lot treatment they had received for jaundice.

when tests were carried out she shown't biological related to either of her parents. another couple from the indian ocean island proved to be the birth parents. they were bringing up the girl sophie who had given birth to. the families met up, but no longer see one another. finding the experience too painful. >> no, the money means nothing to me to be honest. it won't change anything. the most important thing is that the clinic can't blame the mothers any more. now it's been proved that it was to blame, lit have to take responsibility they will all have to take responsibility. until the end of their days. >> the families had sought more than $10 million they received only a fraction of that but the simple mistake which has shaped all their lives has finally been acknowledged.

al jazeera in paris. 6,000 people have been evacuated. most have been used to shelters due to widespread flooding. 14 evacuation centers are now open. the rains are expected to continue for the next few days. now food rationing in venezuela is causing anger among super market shoppers, they can't buy essential food items. but the government is denying it is to blame for the shortages. andy gallagher has more. >> shoppers line unearly scarcities might suddenly become available many here have death with severe shortages for months. 54-year-old says she has never seen things this bad before. >> when i come during the week to shop, they say no, shopping is by i.d. card, what card, go over there i see the paper and it tells me monday is my day to shop. today is monday, and nothing

has arrived how is it possible if they don't know if there will be a shipment? the government insists the chronic shortages face every day are caused by private business owners. ricardo says it is a deliberate attempt to undermine the authorities. this is yet another phase of the economic war aimed at toppling the president's government with groups of businessmen hoarding or boycotting in order to create anguish and discontent. >> in recent weeks a hand full of shops were taken over by forces supplied were seized and several owners jailed on charges of harming the economy. days later the same businesses have little or nothing on the shelves, and some shoppers aren't convinced the government is helping.

everything they have proud has been ground into the ground. >> many in the business community blame shortages on years of price controls spiraling inflation and the season of private businesses, francisco says there's little doubt who is to blame. >> the fact that we have a government that attacks prize property, and criminalizes their productive activity is bound to cause uncertainty. both inside and outside venezuela. >> some in the business community are calling for currency controls to be dropped but cheap goods remain popular among the poor. the thing is shop owners want rah 400% profit, if the government doesn't regulate the prices the people will go hungry. it is unclear whether the government will continue tracking down on businesses or if these measures will help get food back on the shelves but in the meantime, venezuelans continue to stand in line.

andy gallagher, al jazeera. >> . >> now an electrician in france is accused of stealing hundreds of works of heart from pablo picasso. he says the collection was a gift from the artist about 45 years ago. pick caso's heirs say that he is lying. the artworks never been on public display but has has kept in a garage for decades. a lot more still to come in sport, find out if india can finally grab a win in the build up to the cricket round cup, stay with us. jets lap blanch scores 150 as

the defending champions posted 364 for five >> they could only score 211 in the their 50's overs. india they got gahni

combining for that catch win by 153 rounds. i would like to say that a big -- has been good anyway, and she has score add lot they get to it --. >> the start of that world cup, the sports governing body the i.c.c. says they will have a zero tolerance policy speaking in mel bin. chief executive has played to verbally insult or intime tate opponents. and then bans for a second. >> i think we are talking about those cases the heat of the moment, exchanges and circumstances are differ from time to time. for a first event probably will likely -- a first offense, he will likely end up with a fine. which i think no player likes

having met most of his match fee, but certainly a repeat offense, not only in the this tournament. sitting with the offenses will be banished with the suspension. >> leads the way in cycling following tuesday's third stage, the course may be flat for the dessert rout gives the rider as far from the easy time. we spent the day with one of the competing teams. >> a new day rises in a sport that is rebuilding for years of drug tainted controversy. australia's team are one of the fresh faces in world cycles emerges just four years ago. >> some people think we are not serious pause way have so much fun that's the way france does it. >> the team are currently in qatar, it is part of a demanding schedule for these riders and their crew. >> i think you would be surprised how much effort it

takes to build up a team like this p so that's a small factory we have. >> painful leg cramps and constant challenges from rivals are the least of their worries. in the middle east, it is the e. wills that will get you. >> the cross winds are hard to explain unless you are out there. the wind comes from the side, so if you can make the front there's only so much road, you will be in the dessert in the dirt. >> it is racing flat out through a choking sand storm with burning lungs and stinging skin won't see them quit then receiving treatment on the road for open gravel rounds will definitely slow riders down. >> for me that's probably one of the craziest stages i have seen. just -- yeah, the wind storms with the sand blowing over the road, it was like going to war become on the road is what motivated these riders but a

huge part of their job is to always be available for a drug test. they say while it can be very inconvenient in this era testing is nonnegotiable. >> the sport has change add lot, and you can see with the racing too so it is all for the good in sports coming out of a bader rah. >> people controlling us, are also fanning of cycles and that's what we want to do, other people look to us like they are really doing it well. >> exhausted and in pain, from a heldish 195-kilometer journey, they have finally reached the end of this stage. al jazeera doha. >> well, competitors also being pushed to the limit in the arctic ultra race. temperatures in the north of canada have been dropping below minus 45 degrees there. al jazeera reports from the trail near the. >> it's been an extremely

eventful 36 hours in this arctic ultra race. a number of competitors 11 or more have has to pull out and one of them a man who was leading the field when we were filming yesterday a man from poland he actually was taken to hospital in a helicopter. a first for this race. and to get an idea of what this kind of cold and what that kind of environment can do to the human body, we talked to a scientist a man who specializes in extreme environments and what they do to people, these are first signs so to speak. if you lose your dexterity the hands the nose, the ear the finners and of course everyone is becoming more difficult. and you -- you probably no longer able to get yourself out of problematic situations whereby the problems add up, add up and become worse. >> the cold weather is causing more than just physical problems to the competitors

equipment is actually malfunctioning in the frigid weather, one italian mountain biker told us he pushed his fat tire mountain bike 65-kilometers. >> i have broken my bike. >> but organizers say look, if there are going to be problems then they shop earlier, it is easier to help people out on the trail to rescue them, and also the big challenges that lie ahead of terrain, and everybody more cold weather as you get into the high country well, it is better to be acclimbtized for that, so the race that goes 1,000-miles is finished in the trail ahead of us. after that, there's a 300-mile race a 400-kilometer race, they will keep going for several more days and after the end of ten or 12 days the 690-kilometer race that's the event they are calling the longest toughest and coldest athletic event in the world. braving the elements there for us you can read more about that story and all the rest of

our sport at our website. that is all the sport for now. >> thank you very much, now traffic congestion is underattack in ethiopia's capitol. and china is financial almost $500 million. >> this is the newest public transport, the government has just completed the light rail connecting the fast expanding capitol, for many people here, the transit system is a marvel and many say a milestone. many ethiopians came to see for themselves the trains being tested they will be ready to carry passengers in about three months. >> i am glad my children and

brand children will benefit. >> the 41 chinese built trains will have a capacity to carry up to 60,000 people, in the peek times. and this could reduce the overcrowded andover burdened road transport system by almost 50%. >> this is the fastest train in central africa, and the fast chinese built model definitely big problem from a country that has been trying to shuttle starvation and death, since the famine leer two decades ago. >> and it isn't just the railway, there's construction everywhere most of it backs by chinese investments. mega hydroelectric dams and huge estates. but some worry that the country may be relying too much on china. >> making yourself depend on one country will not be

systemic. you have to be very very careful and shut your balance. what matters -- it's your own domestic capacity to generate savings and revenue. >> government officials insist that the country is well within it's means and has been taking imaginable low interest long term loans. >> we are not only taking the loan we are taking the technology our people, our land contractors are working with the chinese so after a short time, we will manage it ourselves. >> they hope that the benefits of this will song trickle down to them. al jazeera,th teen yo. >> that's it for me, more news at the top of the hour, stay tuned

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♪ ♪. >> the white house confirms the death of young u.s. aid worker. held hostage by isil in syria. >> hello there. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up. ukraine's worsens crisis, rockets kill at least 12 people deep in government held territory, hours before crucial peace talks. >> extending the hand of friendship, the egyptian president welcomes russia's vladimir putin to cairo. >> and