>> "techknow" where technology meets humanity. only on al jazeera america. >> columbia's president suspends air strikes against f.a.r.c. rebels for a month to support peace talks. hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead - a new i.s.i.l. video shows a young boy shooting a palestinian captive accused of being a spy. iran's supreme leaders slam family planning as western live sometimes and calls for the population to be doubled. >> no end to nut rage a gaoled

south korean airline director is being sued by the attendant who served her. no more bombs for a month. the columbian government is to suspend strikes against f.a.r.c. rebels to support peace talks, and they say the halt could be extended if the marxist group respects the ceasefire. >> reporter: for the first time since the columbian peace talks got underway in late 2012 the president agreed to a reduction in the military operations against the f.a.r.c. rebels. >> to help de-escalate the conflict, i an ordered the defense ministry and the leaders of the armed forces it seek bombardment for a month. a surprise move for a president

who had been steadfast in saying the war had continued. tangible results seemed to have convince them to change their mind. -- and december an end put to the towns and infrastructure. now comes this limited reduction which will be subject to a big month. another step though is reducing the impact. the columbian military will reserve the right to the air raids if the park resume. the government feels confident that the talks are moving forward, and could be entering the time stage. many here who are opposed, they have decided the islamic state of iraq

and levant released footage showing a young voice. he's identified as a 19-year-old. israeli authoritition in october to fight for the armed group, and i.s.i.l. are accused of working as a spy. the intelligence agency said he was killed because he tried to leave i.s.i.l. >> the iraqi army re-entered parts of tick rid. that's a village. troops are looking to control. the street connecting the pub ushes to central tikrit. there are casualties 11 people are believed to have been billed in the battle for tikrit. oil fighters controlled the city. i'm joined on the line by jane arraf. what are you hearing about

tikrit. is the city falling now? >> well, it doesn't appear to be there yet. there are officials here kurds and others from across the country. this is a major topic of the forum. while the iraqi army is, indeed - have not yet managed to control the city. as we know it's a huge city it was an i.s.i.l. strong held. they have cleared the way to the city. what we are seeing here is damage being done. and, of course for revenge. >> on that point, any sign of the fears of revenge attacks against the civilian population by government and shi'ite militia forces? are those fears proving true at all? >> no.

reports coming from here from politicians talking to the constituents is that villages have been destroyed along the way. it's been very fears fighting. the iraqi speaker said that there are iraqis not allowed to leave and communities not around tikrit, but in other provinces, and they will not need to be rescued. it's not just the immediate fighting on the ground it is what do you do with it at this point and how do you prevent killings we are getting unconfirmed reports of destruction and killings, they are things that need to be investigated carefully. as you know rumours fly during an occupation like this. and confirming that the soldiers have been destroyed and people killed. >> as we heard from jane some residents fear that shia

militants fighting alongside the government forces may carry out revenge attacks. >> reporter: holding the flag of the islamic state of iraq and levant upside down is the victory sign for the iraqi soldiers and militias. they have retaken areas a few kilometres away from tikrit an i.s.i.l.-held city where an offensive is under wap. >> the mobilisation of forces achieved this. >> reporter: people are afraid of revenge attacks of militias backed by iran. this neighbourhood was burnt down near tikrit. the civilian population is so great that when the clerics come through they have issued a warning. the leader of the powerful

movement urged the iraqi government to investigate and punish anyone. he's warned against demolishing the mosque in the areas. the reality on the ground is different. many shia fighters want to avenge the oppression under i.s.i.l. brutality. >> it's a promise from security forces to the ricky people that we'll defeat the enemy. iraqi armed forces say it's advancing towards fallujah. battles are waging north. they have stopped this truck before carrying out a suicide bombing. they captured more territory.

it will take time before iraqis could benefit. it was taken by kurdish fighters. i come to they can. we went come back. meanwhile three iraqi policeman is driving a humm by blowing themselves up near a police station in the south of the city. hundreds of workers in the emirates held a rally for more pay. they want more money for work on a project to build high-end apartments. police say they dis solved the

dispute after working with the workers. >> there have been calls for lieberman that palestinian israelis that are disloyal should be beheaded. he made the comments at an election rally. >> i would like to say whoever is with us should get everything that they wish. those who are against us. there's nothing to be done. we need to pick up an axe and cut off their heads. otherwise we will not survive ear. >> russia is violating a ceasefire agreement. russia is accused of sending tank over the border. the kremlin did this. a day ago the kremlin said pro-russian rebels withdrew from the front lines. human rights groups amnesty international criticized the plans to make it more difficult.

they will set it back decade and make women baby making machines. calling for the population to be doubled. >> the professor defended the plan. the point is that actually ayatollah khomeini supported family planning at a time when the growth rate was high dangerously high. now the fear is opposite much the growth rate has decreased more than it should. iran will have a very - an ageing population where it will not have enough young people to sustain it. >> still to come - a new programme aimed at closing the golden try in factual is notorious region for drug

trafficking. >> a fish freeze. pushing up the cost of

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showing a boy shooting a palestinian captive. the man was accused by i.s.i.l. of being on israeli spy. his father said he was killed because he tried to leave the armed group. >> iranian parliament is proposing to ban voluntary sterilisation and reduce access to contraception. it's a move intended to boost the population. critics say it will set women back decades korean air and the former executive are being sued by a flight attendant over what has become known as the nut rage case. it is alleged that an ex-vice president physically attacked her for the way she served nuts on a plane taking off from new york. the former executive was held for obstructing aviation safety. rob mcbride has more from seoul. >> this is the first civil action to be brought if the rage. nut rage incident culminating in the court action and the yest of the executive concerned in

prison. the action is being brought by the flight attendant who had of misfortune to serve a bag of snuts, they claimed they were the victim of verbal abuse. the lawyers allege she has suffered damage to her career and emotional wellbeing. the action also talks about the action of cory jp air in all of this. evidence was given at the trial that she was visited by executives of korean air and offered inducements. this action alleges korean air acted improperly. and tried to get the information to air investigators looking into the incident. this is damaging for the executive, but by extension to korean air itself much the

airline and the big corporations here have seen the public outrage against what they see a corporate excess and the corporations should not be allowed to continue in the way possibly they have done in the past hillary clinton defended her use of a personal account. the republicans accused her of trying to block transparency. >> reporter: former u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton was at the u.n. to think on women's issues. the big draw was outside the event. the media descended in tlonks to here an explanation for business while secretary of state. speaking about the issue for the first time. secretary of state clinton insisted she broke no rules. >> i had the convenience to use

a personal email because i thought it would be easier to carry one device for my work and my personal emails instead of two. >> reporter: the state department asks former secretaries of states to hand over official emails last october. secretary clinton was not the only one using a personal email act. so did her predecessor, former joint chiefs of staff chairman, general colin powell. >> he used a personal email during his time as secretary of state. he did not take any emails with him, and the records of act that he used having been cloffedz he has no recollection. >> reporter: client expected to run for president. handed over 65,000 pages. a committee investigating the attack in libya that left four

americans dead received some 300 related emails. that is not satisfying her critics who question her lack of transearnsy. the secretary of state has enormous responsibility and jurisdiction said the chairman: they want her to provide access to her private email server. secretary clinton is happy to make her official emails, but not her server public. hillary clinton came to the united nations to talk about empowered women, one she worked forn years. but now the -- worked on for years, but now the focus is on her email account and whether it should have been personal ferguson lost its top

politician has quat after releasing a report saying the police force was bias. the city manager had been on the job for eight years. it led to the firing of a country clerk who sent racist emails and the firing of two police officers and a judge. utah will be the only state in the west to allow firing squads to carry out the death sentence if there is a shortage of drugs. other states are considering alternative measures. it's been argued that a trained marxman is faster and more humane than boched lethal injections. >> countries will hold talks to combat drug trafficking.

the area where myanmar, lay as and thailand merge is one of the biggest opium producing breejons. rob mcbride reports. >> it's been an early morning routine for 10 years. this man rightside his nets along the river. fishing is not easy. one of the world's notorious regional for drug trafficking. try to avoid confrontation with drug traffickers. they use this to off-load drugs. >> i never talk to them as i fear for my life. myanmar lunched a welcome, aimed at curbing illegal trafficking. they say since the operation started there has been an increase in arrest and seizures.

an arrest in one country. it can lead to many arrests. an example of that corporation - they were shown it was used to smuggle methamphetamine. the counterparts revealed the same thing op their side of the border. all forces know to keep an eye out. in the four participating countries, five hours in soldiers and police officers are directed by the coordination better. in each country they are bordered or connected to the golden triangle. operations range from anti-trafficking to breaking up money laundering certificates. they operate within their own

territories and borders. there's no joint operations yes. >> it's a trust-building enterprise for them to work on the same initiative at the same time. there's a lot of barriers to come down. >> reporter: as night falls on the slow end of the mekong there's hope for the fishermen that pull their livelihoods from the center. there'll be fewer traffic on their stretch of the river. it will only be used for fish and not illegal cargo. two australian men facing a firing squad for drug trafficking in indonesia have been visited by their families the brother to should beinga

marran be gaoled tore life. >> we deplore drug crime, we understand the position of the indonesian government, that it wants to crack down on drugs. these two individuals, myuran sukamaran and andrew chan are an asset. i think it would be counterproductive to execute them remembrance ceremonies have been held after the tsunami. tributes were led to those that died in the disaster. >> the hong kong government was under pressure. there was financial help forcing many to be back to work just to survive.

every morning up to five days a week they go work. 85 years of age, she earns less than $4 an hour. >> it's obviously not quite enough but she can manage to get by. >> in hong kong there's no pension. all over 65 years of age. there's what is called the old age living allowance of 280 a month. that is not enough to cover rent and basic living. >> i still have to earn a living. i need to eat and find work. in a city looking a safety net, going back to work after retirement is common. he combined his earning, to pay his 200 a month represent.

>> by depending on the allowance, it's not enough. since i earnt some money, it's enough. >> reporter: the plight is at the heart of the exhibition. welfare groups want to highlight the changes faced by people forced to rely on their savings to survive. >> it is expensive. it is going up. it is expensive. we are facing it. >> around a third of the elderly in hong kong live in poverty. setting up a retirement protection plan, it's yet to explain what it is and the leader all but ruled out creating a scheme. that was a recommendations in a report. the author of that report believes without a universal pension, the situation facing the rapidly ageing population is

unsustainable. >> when they are working they save little for the future. it is higher. they expect the children to support and bring it home. i'm afraid that children could not support elderly any more. >> it is said that they'd welcome government help. sadly it's a debate that they dent expect to resolve. >> and on thursday al jazeera, adrian brown reports from shanghai on how china's needs for care for the elderly is stimulating foreign investment icy relations between russia and the the west is felt in a port. moscow's embargo on seafood in norway led to fish prices. buyers and suppliers are

struggling to adjusted. >> the statue of a young woman watches, waiting for her fisherman to return. momansk is the largest city. murmansk's harbour supports a fishing industry. an icy grip of sorts enveloped this trade. since the pictures were filmed, the murman of course -- mumansk fish factory sopd. -- stopped running. supply lines have been disrupted. the effect is felt in shops and marks. >> translation: these are more expensive every day. it's gone up 20%. >> and rising prices mean people by lows.

less. . >> translation: the suppliers call. we reject all the fish. no one buys it. >> two popular types, were imported in huge quantities. customers complain that what they find in the shop is more expensive and the quality worse. the situation presented opportunities for some. this restaurant started farming trout - a decision paying off as people replace salmon with cheeper fish. >> there's always an alternative. a graham ofieses is full of possibilities. before we figure out if crowd breeding is possible. now it works well. >> it's a small silver lining and they wonder what damage is done.

these forces prove the sea doesn't change if we have small growing fish we lose a common resource. we wish there was no sanctions on either side. >> reporter: russia's government hopes farmed salmon will replace what is imported. that's years off. there's no easy way to replace that. this is a port city with deep international relations that is buffeted by the cold wings of politics. they just want things to get back to normal greece is demanding world war ii repatriations from germany. the greek prime minister says a 1960 deal with the germans was never available. germany has asked for calls saying the issue has been

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