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underwater paradise we'll take a dive on a corral reef threatened by human destruction. ♪ hello. an egyptian court has granted bail to two al jazeera journalists. mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for 411 days in a cairo prison. they are accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. their colleague, peter greste was freed and deported on february 1st. the trial will resume on february 23rd february 23rd . this could be the beginning of an end. mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed have been granted bail at the

start of their retrial. [ applause ] >> reporter: baher mohamed was asked by the judge to a security bond of around $33,000. >> we'll abide by everything in the egyptian law, and i'm sure he is being vindicated by this and completely vindicated later on in this case. everything was possible but we wanted to keep ourselves, you know, like not too excited or -- and just expect -- wanted to expect the worst but we got something, so . . . >> reporter: but the judicial fight will continue until the charges are dropped. mohammed fahmy was sentenced to seven years in prison and baher mohamed received ten. that decision was recently overturned. egypt's highest court of appeals had challenged the evidence

presented by the prosecution, saying the proceedings were flawed and ordered a retrial. early this month, another al jazeera journalist peter greste was deported to australia after 400 days in detention. mohammed fahmy was hold by authorities that his only way to freedom was to renounce his egyptian citizenship, which he has done. the three were arrested in december 2013. they were wrongly accused of pro moting the banned muslim brotherhood. their trial was widely condemned by the international community and human rights organizations. it was described as a travesty of justice. protesters from around the world demonstrated in solidarity with the detained al jazeera

journalists. six other colleagues from al jazeera were sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison. al jazeera continues to call on egypt to have all of its journalists exonerated. well this is al jazeera's official reaction to that bail announcement: there's also been a statement released by freed al jazeera journalist peter greste and peter says:

let's speak to jeffery robertson. he's a formal u.n. appeals judge. he is joining us from london to discuss this case and what we saw happen in egypt today. the two men released on bail jeffery, what do you expect to happen on february 23rd? >> well the bail release is a small step in the right direction, but it's a step that should have been taken 411 days ago. there is no evidence against these men and the court of cassation, which is the appeal court gave its written reasons a few days ago, saying look there's no evidence they have been complicit with the muslim brotherhood, no evidence they have been involved in terrorism. so what you would have expected today was a big step in the right direction, namely

throwing the case out, instead the men have been given bail, mr. mohammed fahmy has to put up $33,000, but as far as he is concerned, there is no difference not a scrap of difference between his case and that of peter greste who was released last week. so mr. fahmy who has now renounced his egyptian citizenship, so he is now a fully fledged canadian should be put on a plane to cyprus. so it should be -- perhaps by the 23rd it will be hopefully the al jazeera one, and then of course on the 23rd the court should throw the whole case out, because although the judges at this level are pretty lousy, at the higher level they are much

better. >> but let me ask you the fact that the -- the fact that the bail -- >> sure. >> the fact that bail was granted now, why do you think that is? it wasn't granted before. what does that suggest to you? is there a suggestion perhaps that this was a political decision? >> well of course. this is a cat and mouse game that the egyptian authorities are playing with these innocent journalists and have for 411 days. and they have succeeded. diplomacy by australia and canada has been weak and what they have done is chilled reporting of the opposition to this ah her to tearian regime. the opposition to sisi is never covered because journalists are

frightened. they have made frightens, and their organizations are frightened by the fact that these journalists are in jail. so it has succeeded in chilling the jobs that journalists should be doing. in fact one news station, which was mildly friendly to the muslim brotherhood has actually been closed down by al jazeera in an attempt, i'm sure to carry favor with the authorities so that they release the journalists. so this is not the end by any means. there are 16 other journalists from other organizations who are in prison in egypt, there are 16,000 demonstrators who have been locked up some of them sentenced to death, so really the egyptian justice system is in disarray the government is sending edicts to judges and using this cat and mouse game to

frighten journalists, and meanwhile we need egypt, so the west things as a bastian against the encroachment of isis. >> all right. jeffery robinson thank you very much for talking to us. >> thank you. yemen's military have launched air strikes against al-qaeda fighters in the southeast of the country. [ gunfire ] >> it follows an attack by al-qaeda fighters. three soldiers and four attackers were killed. the violence comes at a time of major instability. last week houthi rebels officially seized power in a coup. they have a strong hold in the northwest, plus other provinces, and the capitol sana'a. they always hold some parts of

ibb province and one other province. al-qaeda is in control of some parts of the province we just told you about. the group is trying to take advantage of the instability to expand its power. >> reporter: it appears almost everywhere in yemen there is some instability. this latest occurring in shebwa where the fighters attacked al-qaeda fighters. also there are reports that some soldiers have been taken captive. the significant here isn't necessarily the army base itself but more importantly the geographic location of it. it is in very close proximity to the oil production center of yemen. we understand the al-qaeda fighters were possibly trying to capture the weapons and maybe to

open up a frontier against the houthi fighters. the houthi fighters being the shia minority who are essentially in control of much of yemen. and they are trying to push southwards and trying to take control of cities. there is a strong tribal presence in that area so the tribal leaders will have a say in how things develop will but it's another sign of just how instable the security situation is in yemen. here is what is coming up on the al jazeera news hour the former korean air executive who flew into a rage over a packet of nuts faces a sentence of up to a year in prison. plus mining companies are accused of putting profits before people in south africa. and tiger woods say he is taking a break from golf indefinitely. we'll have that story later in the program. ♪

but first more on our top story. let's take a closer look at the two journalists, baher mohamed is an egyptian who was working as a producer in cairo as the time of his arrest. he began his career for a japanese channel. we worked extensively in libya during the revolution there. he missed the birth of his third child while he was in prison. there is mohammed fahmy and he is an award winning canadian egyptian journalist who was our bureau chief in cairo at the time of his arrest. prior to joining al jazeera, he worked for the "new york times," cnn, and the red cross. an accomplished author he has

written a book about his time working as an interpreter and journalist in iraq and cowrote a book on the 2011 egyptian revolution. he has a permanent shoulder injury due to the time he spent in prison without adequate medical care. we can talk to cnn correspondent who is reporting from cairo. and first of all talk us through the events of today, and what the reaction was in the courtroom when the announcement was made that our two journalists would be released on bail. >> reporter: there wasn't a dry eye in that courtroom among family and friends, when they were told they were going to be reunited with their loved ones. we saw the defense lawyers talking to the judge, going after the ruling of the previous trial. pointing out all of the holes in

the ruling. that case was passed down from a higher court who mentioned the same thing that there was no merit to the charges against them that kept them in prison so the judge, then released them on jail. mohammed fahmy gave a passionate speech about giving up his egyptian nationality. he then waved an egyptian flag to show his pride. talking to the family members afterwards, they are looking for the next step. for mohammed fahmy they are looking to have him deported like peter greste to canada. this is up to the judge this time. before this trial began, it was the prosecution that had to sign off on that. and that was the hold up we're told from getting him deported. now it's in the hands of the judge. the family members are far more optimistic that he will sign it and the president will sign it. for baher mohamed his family is

happy to have him home. i talked to his wife she said they are going to buy the kids new clothes, have sweets and have a party so he can be reintegrated with the life he has left for over 400 days but they are very wary that this isn't the end of the trial. it is -- >> all right. i do apologize for that but that was cnn's ian lee reporting for us from cairo, he was in that courtroom today when that announcement was made. well we'll move on to other news, a peace deal has an agreed to end the fighting in eastern ukraine. leaders have held talks in the minsk. the ceasefire is due to start on sunday withdrawal of heavy weapons should begin two days later and will be completed in two weeks. the process will be monitored by

the oec, and the peace deal also includes the witha drawl of foreign military forces. all unlawliful detained prisoners must be released as well. rory challands has more. >> reporter: president putin has described it as not the best night of his life. more than 15 hours of wrangling, and cajoling trying to reach a break through on ukraine. the waiting journalists dashed then well into thursday morning, it came. >> translator: the first thing is the ceasefire starting at midnight on the 15th of february. second thing that is very important is the withdraw of ukrainian troops and withdraw of the -- militia from the line

defined last year. >> reporter: these have been incredibly tough negotiations. going in the germans were particularly down beat about chances for success. even now, angela merkel says much hard work remains. >> translator: we are under no illusion that a lot of work is still necessary, but there is a real stance to improve things. germany and france together show that we have made a contribution in accordance with europe. >> reporter: of course we have been here before literally. minsk welcomes leaders for a peace summit back in 2014. but the ceasefire quickly fell apart, the agreements were never properly implemented. it's what happened on the ground that happen -- matters. and in eastern ukraine the fighting and the dying continued as the leaders talks.

the representatives have signed the deal they are enforcing the demilitarized zone making sure hostages are released and pushing through assurances of political reform in the east will be a torturous process with many opportunities for failure. rory challands, al jazeera, minsk. meanwhile fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine. artillery fire could be heard on thursday. but first, charles let me ask you about the reaction on the ceasefire deal that has been announced in minsk. >> reporter: well certainly some reaction coming through from the separatists laters here. separatists leader with some quite stringent words. he said that any responsibility for breaking or lack of compliance with this agreement

would rest with the ukrainian president. and he also said that it was a necessity for continuing talks. so certainly a lot to do here yet. it's also interesting, perhaps a little bit more of an optimistic statement by his counterpart, the separatists leader and this is what he had to say. >> translator: alexander and i have another opinion but we can't help but believe and respect the opinion of three of today's most important presidents of russia germany and france. if they assure ukraine changes, then we cannot help but give ukraine this chance. >> so what exactly is happening on the ground then? because there are reports of some finding going on. >> reporter: well certainly, yes, as those talks were going on, there was heavy shelling overnight.

we visited a hospital here in donetsk this morning, three shells hitting that hospital reportedly at least one person killed in that. there has been shelling heard here in donetsk throughout the day, we returned from the front line south of donetsk a couple of hours ago, again more shelling there. we spoke to a rebel commander who said he would be prepared to lay down his weapons for this truce, but not until given the command. we're hearing reports of shelling in and around the city of luhansk, and then there is the down of dabosver that the separatists over the last few days have claimed they have completely surrounded. the ukrainian army denying that. despite this truce agreement that is scheduled to kick in in well, more than two days from now, the fighting continues.

>> charles thank you. charles stratford reporting from donetsk. a failed break-out attempt at one of the largest prisons in taiwan has ended with six inmates committing suicide. the prisoners ceased weapons and took a warden hostage. the siege ended when the inmates shot themselves. taiwan's president condemned their actions. a former south korean airline executive is beginning a year-long jail sentence. she was found guilty of obstructing aviation safety after forcing a flight attendant off of a plane when she was given nuts in a bag rather than a plate. >> reporter: she was at least spared the gauntlet of cameras. she would brought by bus from jail to the back end trans.

it wouldn't be long before she would be making the return trip as a convicted criminal. cho's lawyer said no decision had yet been made after an appeal. she changed the flight path of the plane and interfered in the pilot and cabin crew's execution of their duty. cho reacted with volcanic fury to being served nuts in a bag and not on a plate. she assaulted the cabin crew member who served her and ordered this man from the aircraft. forcing the pilot to return to the gate. another korean air executive was sentenced to eight months for impeding the investigation.

given a suspended sentence. but it was for cho that the judge reserved his harshest language saying her expressions of regret were insincere. and she trampled on the regard of fellow human beings. >> translator: this is another instance of how much privilege these powerful people had. >> translator: the court might have thought the sentence was appropriate, but from our view it is small. >> translator: people make mistakes i don't think this should have been viewed as an issue of the powerful versus the rest. >> reporter: she could hardly have imagined that her reactions would lead to a one-year prison term. but for me she has come to symbolize the sense of impunity

and the fact that they have been getting away with this behavior for decades. coming up dancing to a differing tune we meet the columbians who after decades of war are embracing their fragile peace. and we'll tell you if michael hart will be fit for the world cup opener against england.

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al jazeera america. ♪ the headlines on the al jazeera news hour. an egyptian court has granted bail to two al jazeera journalists. mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed had been detained for 411 days in cairo. the trial resumes on february 23rdrd. yemen's military have launched air strikes against al-qaeda fighters in the southeast. it follows an attack by al-qaeda on two army bases. three soldiers and four attackers were killed in that attack.

and leaders from russia ukraine, france and germany have agreed to a ceasefire in eastern ukraine. the deal which includes a complete withdraw of foreign troops and artillery comes in to force on sunday. crossing over to moscow we are speaking to the foreign advisor on foreign policy. how much political will is there for this deal to not only come into effect but for it to be a prolonged ceasefire? well i think that what they have already accomplished is already quite spectacular. they had this very expanded negotiations for more than 12 hours, and definitely they moved further than many of us expected. it's not just about the ceasefire, but it's about a future political arrangement in the region. it's yet to be seen how

enforceable these decisions are, but definitely the success is evident. >> what does this deal not address that you would have liked it to ziad dress? >> well there are a couple of issues which have to be addressed in future. first of all, one of the most important issue is to discuss a plan for social and economic revival of ukraine and of the eastern part of the country. right now, ukraine is almost a failed state, and the same can be said about the regions of the country controlled by separatists. the country will receive a lot of international assistance and this will be discussed among mayor powers. >> are you optimistic that this is going to hold? because you know the first minsk agreement, and what happened

then. >> i would like to be optimistic. i think i'm opinionated and bias here, because i happen to live in the vicinity but definitely there will be many bumps on the road, and some frustrations and some disappointments are practically unavoidable. the question is whether major powers have enough political will and stamina and patience to implement the enforced settlement. >> what are the next steps that need to be taken in the short-term to ensure a long-lasting deal? >> well there are a couple of steps which have to be taken immediately. first is the ceasefire. the second is exchange of prisoners of war, and then to build a buffer zone to exclude accidental or inned a vertant military activities, and then to start the process of political

reforms that would guarantee a turning on the one hand but the preservation of the territorialyial integrity of ukraine. >> our reporter was telling us earlier that fighting does continue there. that is a key issue, is it not? >> i think so. and unfortunately, i think that what happens right now in the field is that both sides are trying to get as good positions as they possibly can, before the ceasefire is enforced. so they used these last days in order to somehow consolidate their positions, and to create some bargaining chips for themselves to have a better deal in future. >> thank you very much for joining us from moscow. >> thank you. two iraq now where the army

is fighting against isil to regain the town near the country's largest oil refinery. imran khan reports. >> reporter: after 103 days under siege, this iraqi special forces unit is finally free. in mid-november iraqi forces retook the town of beiji just 15 kilometers from one of iraq's largest oil refineries. but then they were unable to hold the center of the town. isil took advantage and pinned this unit down. every day for 103 days they fought but neither side advanced. it was a stalemate. then two days ago a break through. reinforcements from the army were able to cut off an isil supply line. help was finally at hand. >> translator: we have managed to cut the enemy's supply line

from the current central point of terrorism. we have advanced further to the front. now the corridor is under our control. >> reporter: both of these towns are important if iraq's army can successfully retake the whole of beiji. >> translator: we have separated sunia from beiji. the people know how crucial these two regions are. beiji has been under control entirely since 2006. but now we have made good gains and are still pushing through. >> reporter: these wholes in the road are caused by isil's improvised explosive devices. this construction equipment that was once used as makeshift roadblocks. on wednesday president barack obama said that isil were on the back foot. now that may be the case in some

areas, but in beiji seemingly not. the fact that isil was able to pin down a special forces unit for 103 days is a concern to everyone. the u.n. security council has adopted a new resolution to end isil's funding. kristin tell us more. >> reporter: this is the security council saying that bombs alone are not going to stop isil. they are attempting to cut off funding sources to all groups. this forbids the sale of oil and cultural anticquityies in the region. correctly satellite imagery has shown vast amount of looting going on in syria, and isil and other groups are profitting from

this. so this resolution says that any items removed from syria from 2011 are not allowed to be sold. countries can be punished for buying these items. when it comes to buying oil, or paying ransoms, these are things that the security council has spoken about before. but by putting it all in resolution really focused on isil i think it's a sign of how concerned they are about this group, and they want to send a clear message to countries that this is not going to be tolerated, even as many countries are facing scrutiny over how they deal with hostages. we have had recent killings and high-profile executions and governments are under pressure to try to get their citizens back, but the security council is saying that you can't pay ransoms to these groups it's just not something that is going to help bring this group under control. and as a sign of how seriously

they are taking it this is a chapter 7 resolution and that means any country who violates it could be subject to sanctions themselves. >> and do we know why, kristin this decision was taken at this particular point? >> reporter: well this was a russian resolution. again, this is an area that all members of the security council are pretty united on and if you follow the united nations as we do you know that it's pretty rare that the security council can rally so strongly behind one issue, but this is certainly one that they all feel strongly about, russia wanted to put all of these items into one document. again, i think it's really just a sign of how concerned the international community is about isil and a realization that it's going to be a fight on many fronts not just a military attack to get them under control, but a financial one as

well, because these groups can't operate if they don't have funding. >> kristen thank you. kristen saloomey reporting from the united nations. candle lit vigils have been held for three muslim students who were shot dead in the u.s. a neighbor has been charged with their murders. andy gallagher reports from north carolina. >> reporter: as church bells rang out, thousands gathered to remember the lives of three young and gifted students. the campus at the university of north carolina chapel hill has never witnessed scenes like this before, but the loss of 23-year-old, his wife and her 19-year-old sister has shocked this community. they lived in this apartment close to campus. they were only married a few weeks ago. and on tuesday the couple and

the teenage sister was shot and killed. >> we that you celebrate the memories of our family members. we are still in a state of shock and will never be able to make sense of this horrendous tragedy. we appreciate your concerns. >> reporter: a neighborhood has now been charged with three counts of first degree murder. police believe a long-running argument over parking may be why hicks shot and killed the three students. but the families say it was an act of hatred. >> it was a hate crime from a neighborhood our children spoke about. they were uncomfortable with he came to their apartment more than once condescending, threatening, and despising and talking down to them. >> i'm a student at unc, and i need your help. >> reporter: all three students were academically successful and

heavily involved in social work. many are calling for their killer to be charged with a hate crime. but on campus, those of all faiths were determined to show unity. >> it is incredible to be surrounded by so many people who obviously care and wanted to take a stand. >> i wanted to show up and show that we cared. i'm from chapel hill so this kind of really hit home. >> reporter: whatever happens in this investigation is now out of most people's hands, but what this community has done is show incredible solidarity and come together to mark mourn, and remember the loss of three young lives. andy gallagher, al jazeera, chapel hill north carolina. bring you some breaking news coming out of the northeast of nigeria, and witnesses are saying that a female suicide bomber attacked a market in northeast nigeria. so we're trying to get more

information on what exactly happened there, and we'll bring it to you here at al jazeera. meanwhile the united states says tens of thousands of civilians are needed for medical support to fight ebola in west africa. it fallows the united states decision to withdraw its troops who are helping build treatment centers in liberia. volunteers and doctors have provided health services community support and trace victim's families. president barack obama said the site is entering a new phase. >> we're here to mark a transition in this fight against this disease. thanks to the hard work of our nearly 3,000 troop who deployed to west africa logistics have been set up ebola treatment units have been built. over 1500 african health workers have been trained. our focus now is getting to sooer -- zero.

south africa has one of the most competitive mining industries in the world, and with prices dropping rapidly, pressure on the country to meet the demand is now becoming a struggle but some say the big companies need to do more to help the families. >> reporter: a beautiful seaside location. this is where around 7,000 mining executives and industry people have gathered for a four-day conference. >> this brings the mining industry together as investors with other interests to try and learn what is going on right now? what will change in the future? how they can do better. >> reporter: much of the agenda has concentrated on the slump in commodity prices. nelson mandela's widow as told

mining executives they can't just concentrate on profits, she told them to change the way they deal with the people and the communities they are impacting. >> look beyond this base where you are mining the people who report to you daily, and think of the country. >> reporter: similar calls are being made at an alternative conference here in cape town where many say they are exploiting not just africa's minerals but also its people. >> they are not really concerned about social issues and they are not concerned about justice. >> reporter: minors say they are not getting the fair share of the profits. last year a five-month strike over pay and conditions and the platinum mines all but shut down mining of the metal in south africa and in 2012 more than 40 people were killed when

police opened fire on striking workers at a mine. people like malcolm at the alternative minerals conference say the mining industry isn't doing enough to look after those who are working. >> make the resources work for the people. >> reporter: but there's a delicate balance, many of the minerals and metals used are extracted from mines across africa so the economy depends on the strength of the mining industry. african governments and industry executives are waiting for the cloud to lift and for commodities prices and profits to recover, but the people who work in the -- the industry don't want to wait. al jazeera's correspondent

traveled to the northern region of india where some of the worst fighting has taken place. >> reporter: once a month for the last 15 years, the people in columbia's war-torn region have danced the night away as a form of resistance. they dance through the worst of times when fighting between the columbian military and farc rebels were almost a daily occurrence. following a unilateral ceasefire in late december. >> translator: there's a sense of cerenty that is new. we don't hear clashes and explosions. and this has been a blessing. >> reporter: it has been a promising start to the year in columbia fewer people have died than at any other time in the last 30 years. although everybody knows this

truce is fragile, and the war is far from over. this man runs a motorcycle shop where people have found themselves fought in the middle of the conflict. while his business has gone up since the ceasefire, he worries that this is only temporary. >> translator: we still have doubts because they have tried many times before to bring peace and failed. so it is difficult to believe that this time it will be real. >> reporter: calka, remains a safe haven for rebel fighters. the president insists the military must maintain an offensive until a full peace deal is reached. but many say there has already been a slow down in their operations. something the military denies.

>> translator: yes there has been a reduction of farc attacks on the population. >> reporter: the fighting may not be over, but the calm here has renewed hope that the dancing from now will be to a different tune and not to the drums of war. spain has the highest number of organ donors in the world. as part of our special series emma hayward examines spain's success now held as an international example. >> reporter: when the telephone rings here it really can make the difference between life and death. >> now we have a donor and a liver emergency. >> reporter: people with organ failure in spain have a realistic chance of getting the

life-saving surgery they need. they call through to the national coordination center where the process of matching a donor with a potential recipient really begins. spain is a world leader in organ donation. few people carry donor cards here. it's the skill in being able to identify potential donors which has helped turn around donation rates. doctors are trained to sensitively steer families towards donation if they are faced with a difficult decision about a loved one, who may have been declared brain dead. this doctor devised the program. >> the most important -- the most important is this critical moment when a person is die, but the heart is still beating. it is very complicated to explain to the family that this

person is really -- is really dead. and so to have the adequate person in the adequate place at the adequate moment is practically -- the main reason which makes the familiar list say yes or no. >> reporter: and that moment can make all of the difference. julio has had three kidney transfers. >> translator: it's very important for society to know what it means to be able to donate an organ. in my case it allowed me to grow from a child to an adult, go to university, have a family and a plan. >> reporter: for julio the future is looking bright offering help to others who may also be pulled back from the brink by the kindness of strangers. you are with the al jazeera news hour. ahead we'll have all of the sports news including whether

this jump shot was enough to get the win. that story and much more coming up next. ♪

♪ leading marine scientists are warning this year could prove devastating for corral reefs. they are worried their vibrant colors may soon fade and threaten sea life. steve reports. >> reporter: for decades this incredible underwater landscape has been the focus of study for

martin. a marine scientist and conservationist, he is working to protect this diverse region. it's home to 75% of the world's corral species, 3,000 different kinds of fish and a host of other unique marine life. >> it's the home for fish. feeding ground for fish. nursery ground for fish. >> reporter: but climate change is warming the ocean, causing mass cases of corral bleaching and dioff around the globe. he worries that this year's el niño will further warm the waters. >> the corral will disappear and then fish will also disappear. >> reporter: this dive resort operator has been battling an iron ore fine that has set up shop here the shores. protests turned violent last

year. the mine is protected by local officials. authorities we're told have been very aggressive of keeping divers away from their operations, so we're going to dive in here and swim over as close as we can get underwater. the visibility is so poor it's all we can do to stay together. and when we find the reef it is covered in players of thick silt. even the visible catches are choking. after only a few minutes we surface. how was the corral here before? >> it was really beautiful. lots of colors lots of fish. and i mean now, it's nothing. >> reporter: but not all is lost. the research has found that climate change isn't having as big of impact on corral here because the triangle's reefs lie closer to deeper colder water. so he has formed community teams to guard the reefs. >> if we do something, if we

protect this corral reef the corral reef will be still access live resources of the people still access people still get it for tomorrow and in -- in the future. >> reporter: and with the way currents carry corral throughout the ocean, he believes this could ultimately save reefs worldwide. for more on steve's story you can watch the full program, 101 east the last reef on earth on thursday at 2230 hours gmt. now it's time for all of the sports new with far are. >> reporter: thank you so much. tiger woods says he doesn't plan to return to golf until his game is tournament ready. the 39-year-old american also posted the worst score of his

professional career at the phoenix open last month. he has not won a major since 2008. >> tiger woods is adamant this is a short-term problem. he wants to go away and practice. he doesn't want to be exposed on the golf course until he gets his game right. but how quickly can he come back? he says he can come back by the end of february. but will he be completing at the level he wants to be in this is a man, remember that won 14 majors. won over 100 golf tournaments. people just couldn't compete with him. the struggle is psychological, and also the physical struggles, his back has caused him the most problem over the last 12 months. the problem with his elbow, a problem with his leg that he managed to battle back from, and

won a tournament in 2008 but it will be a very difficult path. he was humiliated by finishing 132nd out of 134 in phoenix. michael clark has been ruled out of the world cup opener on saturday. the 33-year-old opened the batting in a mash against the united arabs immates on wednesday. he is still recovering from hamstring surgery. >> no he's not playing. there you go. how is that? no really happy with his progress we're going to stick to the plan for him to play against [ inaudible ]. ♪ and the opening ceremonies for the world cup took place in melbourne in christ church.

they will host the opening march on saturday while melbourne will be the venue for the final on march 29th. >> the earthquake robbed this city to be part of the rugby world cup, so it's only fitting that this the cricket world cup would have its official opening here. and it's the way of showing the world that christ church is back in business. chelsea have held on to their 7-point lead at the top of the premier league. it gave them a 1-0 lead against everton. coming just moments after every ton has garis sent off. >> every time i won a league

title, i had a couple of matches where we won in the last minute and was the first time this season. very difficult match. a different everton, and when i say a different everton, it's a compliment. it's not a critic. the raptors are heading into the nba all-star break on up note. they hit a jump shot with just 12 seconds left in the game to beat washington 95-93. it's toronto's third straight win and fourth in the last six. and that's all of your sport for now. >> all right. thank you very much for that. that's it for the news hour onnalon al jazeera but back in just a

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