>> this is al jazeera. >> welcome to the news hour. these are the top stories. case closed. dismisses allegations. >> isil fighters kill more than 20 as they take control of imimportant province. >> moving tear ambassadors from a capitol to be near him in aidan. >> and adultery is no longer

illegal in south korea find out why they changed the law after 62 years. proses coulters accused of covering up alleged involvement. joins us on the phone from the argentine capitol. how significant and what does it mean. >> it is still very very significant. they have been found guilty of charges which they have always denied. to make her very last state of

the union address. and on sunday. she is sounding victorious rather than on the defensive as she had been until now. it's important to remember, that they had charged the foreign minister of trying to cover up. the 1994 bombing of the center died very very suspiciously just a day before he was to present the details to congress. this has unleash add major in this country some even believe she may have had a hand in the killings. and lue see yeah, how big is the case? they have voted now to disbanding the agency, so what impact does this like to have politically for the president. >> the fact that the judge has found her that there is not enough evidence to sustain the

charges as as i said, but it is not other the prosecution. and there is also the nagging suspicious rightly or wrongly, that she may have pressures to come up with this proving. she was accused earlier this week by prosecutors and judges and trying to might size the judiciary and probably not everyone will be satisfied that this is the end of the story. >> lue see yeah, thank you. >> iraqi forces have lost 20 soldiers in a battle with isil fighters. the iraqi military is

continues to evacuate families from the city in western amido fierce fighting there. isil has taken according to security source as bridge between the city of baghdad and that's in that vast western province where tribed combined with iraqi military are trying to fight isil. it still controls most of the province, and it has been serious around baghdaddy which is not far from the military base. that huge base, almost a small city is home to trainers as well as it's coalition partners. the attempted suicide bombing attack there as well. according to security sources they retook that bridge on the river. after that, they sent a military serves from the military with suicide bombers. to try to bomb a gate to the base. they didn't make it there but they did make it to a check mountaineer by.

that's where at least three of those detonated according to security sources they say several officers and soldiers were also killed in that attack. without food and water the iraqi military had recently enter add corridor there, they have evacuated by driving them to the air base, and airlifting them to baghdad to avoided the treacherous rout to the capitol. or sending them on a round about rout by road. there are very few families will effort there, and the situation is still dire. to returning to their homes. at the same time, the curds have been allowed to return to those areas and even move into

homes left by arabs. they have been destroyed and they have identified as part of autonomous territory extension. >> it is a very detailed report, and in it the organization expressing concern that forces are preventing arab residents from going back to their homes. in the province where kurdish residents have been allowed to return. >> enganging in all of the military practices that it does in those areas for security reasoning. according to human rights watch, there's more at play. areas that have been plays by both the central government, and the kurdish government, it can incorporate those areas into the kurdish region. >> there's also a growing rift

here, deep kits instruction between the population, and arabs in many of those regions. it is a bigger problem but the point that human rights watch makes is that the atrocities by isil have been well documented. it does not mean that it is collective punishment. and these practices preventing them from going to their homes are just that. >> the footage says the men destroys isis statutes which are thousands of years old. the director of the museum confirmed the video is real, although some in the video are copies.

well earlier i spoke to an iraqi archaeology and associate fellow. she says the video is heartbreaking. >> it is very very devastating because most of this statutes that they have been are quite unique. those which is dated to about within hundred before. 100 after christ. that area that area is unique. you only find them in the city you don't find them in any other site anywhere in the region. worshiperring and they are unique, for the artistry of the period. and to the history of iraq. >> i was going to say -- >> yeah, i was going to say

how important are these and what do they mean culturally. >> well, it is part of the history of iraq. it is about 2,000 years old. so they are one of the original arabs that are in iraq today. >> so it is part of the history, a part from the importance from aniontistic point of view in the isil fighters h storyic. >> meanwhile, the coalition had launched air strikes against isil positions. they are taken captive as the group advanced. reports from beirut. >> the christians were

captured by the state of iraq and the levant. at the time, they put the number at 90. they are now revising it. they are saying that they have been in contact with community leaders as well as activists on the ground, there whereabouts are not known. some say that isil took them to the strong heed. now the community as you can imagine is worried about their fate, they don't know if they are alive or dead. they have still not made an dend mas and it is not clear if they will agree to exchange them in any prisoner swap. what we understand from the on serve story. on the ground this trying to mediate some sort of deal to release these people. this is not the first time isil has captured people, they have captured hundreds for not thousands in p syria and in iraq. but this is the first time they captured such a large

number of christians at once. >> the u.s. senate armed services committee is hearing from military. the military force against isil. more now from tom who joins us live from washington, d.c. how important is this hearing in what has been said so far? >> . >> this is the budget hearing by the committee. >> james clabber who gave her latest assessment. for global terror niche the the 45 years that such data has been compiled. for the first nba months of 2014 reflects nearly 13,000 attacks which killed 31,000

people. >> 2014 will have been the moat he that will year, in the ha years such data has been compiled. >> now what clapper said varied somewhat if at least in tone. john kerry had told another committee on wednesday. less daily threat, and the people in the world that normally less violence than through the last century. >> as to isil's ranks he assessed them as currently in the range of 20 to 32,000. he said it was difficult to assess the core fighters. >> he also said that to conscription, and also he said just going back to the figures about violence globally, that half the attacks were in iraq,

but also pakistan and afghanistan which isn't usually attributed to isil, and that the state conducted more attacks however than any other group. in the first nine months of 2014. >> tom, thank you. from the yemen capitol. the president was forced to leave the capitol by houthis rebels. in less thank a week, he was able to have this forced from the countries. of the corporation. and the territory to the support of the regional power to him. they have decided to move to aidan.

the other countries are going to follow suit. to aid and to meet, and to emphasize what the united states -- what the u.n. security council has decided yesterday. that they are still considered a legitimate president. this didn't go down well. they have serious reaction. and attacks the party of the muslim brotherhood of being a traitor and also attacks saudi arabia of being behind all the recent developments. listen to what he said. these regional forces want to implement the example in yes then they want to create division, and separate

government but this will not work the saudis are supporting and anyone who will do their dirty work of sabotage, in the country but they will lose, we will confront them, and make sure that they will fail. on a special forces camp, inside, and he made a kind of apology to the camp. and the coupe there, this at the same time that the

houthies also are seeing more and more protests across the country against their existence. so it is a very bad time for them here at the moment. >> thank you. a lot more to come here, destruction in eastern ukraine. plus. >> where coastal and waterway erosion have effected the livelihood of thousands of fisherman. i will be telling you how they try to turn that tide around. a someday to forget in dubai. to nigeria where there have been two separate attacks. at least 18 people were killed.

when a suicide bomber blew himself up. >> there has also been a twin bomb attack >> now a day after a truce took hold, both sides are showing true signs of a treat.

>> contains images which may be distressing. >> bleak and chilling places. the destructive path is a stark impression. >> the airport is such a place. nearly four months of bitter fighting left this whole area completely shatters. the interior are strewn with debris and rubble. and the personal effects of those that fought and died here and the salvage operation is far from delicate. it is all in the confined area, we cannot use any heavy

lifting equipment. >> they captured the soldiers have been pressed into excavating the bodies of the dead colleagues. clambering to lift the structure brick by brick. >> the task of locating distracting and identifying the corpses of those killed in action in this conflict, is extraordinarily difficult. as you can probably tell, just by looking at the conditions in which these constricts are having to work the bodies have been found hoar so far. but the process of transferring them to a morgue and then returning them to their relatives received low priority. these were found 24 hours previously, and have still not been taken away. and there were other battles other casualties in the chaos neither side have definitive

figures for the numbers missing in action. the international red cross is now trying to assist. for the moment we are incorporating, providing body bags to some groups. we offer the services in this regard, to both parties. >> according to the internet, only nine soldiers bodies have been transfers to the side, for the sake of the bereaved relative as much bigger and required, across the conflict zone, many more on both sides yet to be given the dignity of a proper burial. funerals are being held after at least 190 people died in a series of avalanches. >> schools and mosques. reports.

>> one by one they are being pulled out of depot. the number of people killed in dozens of avalanches is growing. it is the heaviest snow this area has seen for decades. >> afghanistan has been experiencing a mild winter until now. there's been heavy dumps of snow smuggling images. moated of the province is still inadd sekble, rescuers can only get as far as the outskirt of the valley. it has become too dangerous. >> three children and one adult are under the snow. also 300 animals are under the snow. >> a province with two mountain ranges and a narrow valley in between. there's only one main road to get in out.

around 300 people are using shovels to dig through the snow. they don't have the right equipment to get to all the homes. we demand the government come and help rescue the people. these are very poor and need help. >> cars and trucks are stuck on the roads getting around the province, and many other parts has become impossible. it is the only road that connects the south of afghanistan to the north. >> it seems the worst of the snowstorms is other and conditions shouldism prove. that will give emergency crews the chance to clear the road, all the way. but for many help will come too late. ny coal johnson, al jazeera. >> meanwhile a suicide attack in the afghan capitol has killed at least two people.

as the first known attack in the afghan capitol. >> they have struck down an adultery law that is criminalized extramarital affairs for the last 60 years. the court ruled that it was unconstitutional. >> under the law. more for the dization. >> for the proponents of changing the law, it is the case of fifth time ludky. which dates back to 1953. off the statute books the last time it came before the constitutional court was in 2008, and at that stage, five of the nine judges voted in favor of making that change. required this time the margin was seven to two.

moral grounds to infidelity that the state had no place really intervening to such a degree. this is some course of celebration, they have argued this is a way of punishing women in the past, although there will be some that argue that important protection of the family and the society has now gone. the two urge haves that voted against one of them, that this can lead to a surge in depravesy. i think you would say that there is a fair bit of depravity to those that want to go looking for it, the is ex-industry here is a thriving one, there are love hotels across the capitol and across the country, which rent rooms by the hour, in the which allow clients to come into the car parks through curtained off screens to protect their identities. so for many people, this law has lost a bit of it's reel sense, at one stage it carry add two-thirds conviction rate in recent years that has gone down to 1%.

but since that time as well, nearly 5 1/2 thousand have been convicted and it is for them that it may be the greatest impact. they have been told they can apply to have those overturns. the relatives of pirates and prison abroad are desperate to have emthis back. new report from the ancient town. afghanistan makes history.

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troops have been trying to take back, the town is close to an air base used by solves. the gulf nations are rallying behind the president. they are are locating the ambassadors from the capitol to aidan which. the special envoy was in aidan. >> u.s. regulators are expecting to approve new rules for internet telecommunications on thursday. millions of public comments and huge outpouring the question is whether to allow internet providers to charge a premium for what would be a second internet a faster more

reliable internet, the rest of us who don't pay extra would be a slower connection. think about it this way movies or music through the web, when you see that a site is just loading and loading loading everyone retch reaches everyone at the same speed. but for years for a faster form of the internet, essentially creating a separate lane for those who can afford it. that means they can't afford premium aspect would share a more crowded digital highway. that would kill the free and open internet as we know it. what is now being proposed is

a plan -- the same way it regulates phone service or the highways. remains open now and in the future for all-americans. the practice posed rules would prevent broadband from blocking or limiting content. that is the proposal the sec is about to vote on. san francisco. >> five wounded when five bombs excluded in the egyptian capitol on thursday. >> in the residential district. killing one -- three policeman are wounded when another device went off near the police station. two more outside the shops in cairo's neighborhood. the shops were damaged. the families have jailed pirates say they have been lest nearly destitute.

more than 1,000 pilots are in prisons. in an ancient town most of them were the sole breadwinners. >> this was the capitol. the scenic beaches here. piracy was the main source of income in this start. restaurants who are pirates run to negotiate. are now empty. they say the good times are long gone. almost everyone is effected. those somebody's left to cue are among them. with the main customers the pirates gone, business is slow. a cue used to be $15 then the pirates came, and the prices went up to 50.

the locals can not afford it. >> there are those whose lives have been destroyed by the trade. >> like this one, to hijack ships. six of them died their families still have the rest these young men used to provide for their family whose are now struggling themselves. >> the son is one of those in yemen. he is a convicted pie rate, today like every day, she is trying to reach him. we only depend on what god gives us, he used to look out everyone, now we are worried about him, he is not a good place. >> the relatives are desperate to have him back, but the mayor says the town doesn't need them.

our town is better off without them. >> the aid is trying to recover and move on, but for many, they are missing and relatives are a reminder of the unpleasant pass. asomalia. >> joining me now from london, the director of the international maritime bureau. many people living in the areas controlled by the pirates say their lives are much better when the pirates were there they had to turn to pie rassey, because they had no other choice, is that true? >> i don't know about the social conditions they have been difficult but it does not give anyone the excuse to go out 500 600, nautical

miles away from the course of somalia. to seize a vessel and hold innocent sea farrers to ransom for eight or fine months sometimes years. before they are finally released. many of these have died in captivity, many more have been tortured by the pirates to extract higher ransoms. what about the wider conditions to track down, has it worked. >> yes it has. they had for example, 49 hijackers in 2010, it came down to 14 in 2012, and for the last two years we have had no hijackings of ships at all. and this is been because of the crucial role played by the international navies off the course of somalia the use of

private arm security and other self-protection by ships. and very importantly the government which has been in power since september 2012 and has given a sense of stability, to the region the days when ships can be held off the coast by the pirates dominating and frightening the local individuals into doing their will, mr. not be repeated again. >> is that a similar type of pie rassey? like off the coast of somalia or is it very different. >> the gulf where very large product tankers are being

hijacked in order to steal their cargoes by well organized and violent gangs. where they hold ships for up to seven to ten days and we see an emerging problem where very small coastal tankers are being bordered and hijacked by the pirates and again in order to steal the fuel and the marine gas cargo onboard. since april last year, about 18 of these attacks. largely in the southern approach to the south china sea. >> it is a worrying trend but we have not seen it being moving to attacks against larger vessels so far. >> thank you for talking tole a al jazeera. >> now documents lead to the invest graytive unit have exposed the loopholes for south african spies.

they are contained among a cache of secret intelligence documents known as spy cables. explains many from cape town. from it reese hope the state security agency works with the end of keeping people safe. >> the spy cables revealed the rules for spying on south african citizens, regulations applauded by some former spies. >> we have among the best. in the world. some of the so called great democracy. >> but despite the trades, within former minister fears the rules aren't tough enough. >> i don't believe this is the necessary checks and balances over the security and intelligence agencies. >> the leaks papers reveal the weaknesses in the regulations. this policy dated 2006, says it was drawn up in line with the law. but it includes one major

loophole. >> the director ofmay approve any deviation from the divisions of this policy. >> that appears to put south africa spies. >> their own policy and the law. if a spy wants to put someone under physical surveillance, they fill out this form. then they discuss the application before a panel to get their line manager and deputy director general signature. >> since edward snowden's leaks the focus has moved to electronic surveillance. in south africa, that's reportedly done from this nontranscript building. domestic interception of communications is governed by an act that's requires approval bly a designated judge. and in my experience, that judge is quite dend maaing. >> but the system is open to abuse. stephen is an investigative journalist who suspected police were illegally tapping his phone. he later found his number has

been slipped into a court order for a totally separate phone tap. >> this is an old trick, apparently the security forces used to do that as well. >> now such tricks are being carries out that was once itself the target. >> the state security agency theys the law, governs it's actions but with large loopholes and apartheid tricks of the trade, south africa spies still appear able to get around those rules but consequences for the people and their privacy. >> al jazeera, cape town. >> bolivia's vice president has visited the country's severely flooded providence, promised that residents of the hardest hit areas areas will be helped and supplies thrown into the effected area. >> a volcano in mexico has spewed ash 700-meters into the sky. the eruption east of mexico city is force add number of flights to be canceled. experts say the volcano has

been active for a series of tremors since sunday. it is the second tallest volcano in mexico. >> french president has warned this climate change could lead to wars and more disasters. while in the philippines a t the start of a two day visit he is being joined by delegation of u.n. officials to press for urgent action. the trip is part f the campaign ahead of a global conference on climate change to be held in paris in december. the meeting called top 21, an agreement to cut down on emissions. the previous talks last desks a frame work was set but experts warn striking a deal will not be easy. and the paris talks are likely to see fierce debate. more from the capitol. >> it is a his to iraqiic visit.

for nearly two years ago. now that storm was the strongest on record to make land fall. and greatly it has put down two climate change. the storms have always come across the philippines but never one as strong. it is expected that storms in the future that will get stronger if nothing is done to cut down on the carbon footprint. so the emphasis here, is basically, this is a collective response ability. but it is receiving the brunt of the climate change crisis. storms will just be getting stronger, the country is

struggling to cope with the effects of such, and basically the president's of both nations wanting to emphasis climate change is real, and that the global community has to go into action now to basically try to avert a more pressing or a worse disasner the future. >> well, one country which has more riding on the outcome of that conference is malaysia. more from the witness state where coastal erosion has taken it's toll on wild life and communities. the sea has been battling the shores for decades. the fisherman times are tough. here is a living in the waterways. sea levels rise and it weakens coastlines and sand and soil fall into the sea.

then the water enters the waterways fresh water fish die. >> i have been fishing for over 20 years i used to be able to catch two-kilos of fish in two hours i barely catch one in four hours. >> erosion is a major threat to coastal villages. along the waterrening is another factor. according to official figures 30% is at risk total erosion according to the authorities in the east of the country very weak monsoon that effect from the north and the south areas where i am and further south, causing concerns that those that have to deal with the problem right on the doorstep. >> over 20 million u. dollars

has been pledged for the government. while being mindful of the environment. >> any environment that purports mass and ensure that it is song, so that you have wetnd las. >> within their roots it is also a food source for wild life above and below the water line. >> a shoreline management plan has been in place since 2010.

>> especially the president. >> world leaders have to remember we are the poor. your decisions effect us and i don't want them to disappear into the sea forever. >> still to come, threatened by technology, why these are causing a headache for many governments. istanbul in the league, more on that, stay with us.

>> a board meeting on tuesday. >> well, the greek league play is suspended they are still in action in the uefa europea league, they take on -- to overturn a two goal deficit. that kicks off in over an hour. 16 matches on thursday, some of which have already kicked off. they are currently in action at the moment, they are back at the stadium for the first time since winning the champions league final there

they are currently nil-nil they have a 1-nil win, still plenty of time in that game to go. >> security has been increased ahead of their second league game. in rome during the first leg last week. in the italian capitol. including a 400-year-old point. sort of around 2,700 supporters have made the trip, and they estimate 10% of those could be hooligans. november won their first ever match in the world cup. they beat scotland in a thrilling game richard reports. >> scotland nor afghanistan has won the world cup before, so that was to change. afghanistan's decision played off early. >> in just the second over.

they were in trouble on 135 for seven. >> that semithe face. and 56s. >> 192 for 9 inno teen runs over the target, with one remaining. they have the chance to p where up the victory. release we shouted like one

shout and a big shout. and then the coach come to come down. and still we have a world cup to get to the stage. >> afghanistan next take on australia, al jazeera. and some incredible scenes in afghanistan after that match. the victory keeps alive there slim hopes of reaching the quarter finals but a magnificent performance. but first ever win at the correct world cup. well in the other match, sri lanka easily beat ben he dash. marked his 401 day international appearance. the score of 105. 332 for one.

bangladesh started in response and doing what he does best. taking three for 35240 especially coming back they come back and getting every single game. i think this is very important win for us. next the up for sri lanka. ron dennise says the driver is completely fine following his high speed crash during testing in barcelona. the 33-year-old left hospital on wednesday and is expected to line-up on the grid for the season opening race after hitting a war during the pre-season test, but out of the two time it was okay to

race that the final decision would be taken by the doctors. >> andy murray has been dumped out oof the championships quarter finals by a teenager. it is ranked over 80 places to make 55 unforced errors. next p up is a semifinal clash that some call roger federer. >> . >> very good on the court, i am just happy to be in the semifinals. and in. >> force is also through to their last sport. semifinal clash with the world number one. >> through to the quarter finals of the mexican open.

the opponent 6-1 6-3 they will play ukraine alexandar. >> the lower ranked player in the world. leads the way after the first round of the open. joint one thousand five hundred fifty-fifth in the world rangings. but still managed to equal the course record with nine under 62. to finish the opening day on top of the lead egg board. plus, food news for the rider cup captain he had a much tougher time carting an even par, which included two double bogies. >> now how far do you think you can cycle in an hour. ten-kilometers try 52, .491. that's the mark that fighters try to beat. the previous match was set by ryan dennise, just two weeks ago, but he fell short by just 27-meters and toic ma it

worse, he had to wait over five minutes. >> as they attempted to produce a report on unmanned aircraft. >> they are scrambling to work out which are now available. to just about everywhere. legislation to control the use may be at the expense of creativity in the film industry. new technology is frequently disruptive and the proliferation of remote controlled aircraft is no exception. this footage was shot from a drone above a text san square during protests in june 2013.

the police responded though and shot it down. >> drones like these are cheap. this is why they are so popular. anyone can boy a drone like this, and fly it pretty much anywhere. and that's that lack of control that has the governments worried. >> drones have become a standard piece for film makers and journalists trying to present unrivaled views of disasters and war zones. hobbiests too see their proentheble, airline pilots in the united states last year reported dozens of close encounters with drones. now the government is considers measures including a pilots license, bans on flying at night and requiring operators to keep the drone in their line of sight at all times. they are not supposed to use these within 50 yards of buildings. they are supposed to have them within the line of sight but very very few of these are

licensed. which leaves the prospect of 12-year-old boys. using these things with the top of the box of flats. often at night. at the time, experts warned that the potential threat. these small engines are big enough to carry small quantities of explosive materials. like the flights that have been dover over paris, it was never revealed who was behind those. but the governments are increasingly concerned and a tightening rules. controls which are likely to curb the use of drones for all. including those to provide an unparalleled view of the word. stay with us here on al jazeera, more news of course at the top of the hour, thank you for watching us, stay tuned.

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