>> hello, i'm lauren taylor. this is the news hour. ramping up the anti-isil offensive. the u.s. talks about more airstrikes in syria and embedding troops in iraq. [ explosion ] two palestinians shot and killed by israeli forces during a raid in the occupied territories. a video shows a police officers

show threwing a high school student to the ground. >> i'll be here with all your sport, including wins in the finals. >> the united states plans to intensify the coalition campaign against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. on tuesday defense secretary ash carter said that washington will launch more attract and better equip local forces fighting isil. plus the country's top military commander indicated he would consider sending i. troops to reinforce iraqi units. the u.s. has invited iran to talks on the conflict in vienna on friday.

on the grounded the fighting continues. there is upsurge in violence that has displaced 120,000 syrians in the last month alone. that includes airstrikes carried out by russia. rosalind jordan has the story from washington, d.c. >> the u.s. military is rolling out a new version of its counter isil strategy. they're calling it the three rs. taking over raqqa, and the ramallah area, an. >> conducting such missions directly. >> carter eight's statement comes after last week's raid where u.s. special forces jumped in to help kurdish fighters. if so, that would be a major policy change for the u.s. president obama promise nod grouped troops to fight isil. carter told congressional panel

on tuesday that despite russia's decision to launch airstrikes in syria, the u.s. is pressuring iraqi prime minister hyder al abadi to not let russia join the fight on its territory. >> we're the preferred partner in iraq. we've insisted on that point. and prime minister abady has pledged. >> even as allies such as turkey are erupting isil supporters, the military's top general admitted the coalition does not have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> we really don't have much of a coalition. we have the view of where the foreign fighters come from, and how they move in the area but more importantly not much track on where they go once they leave. >> they've been studying the usefulness of a no-fly zone in northern syria, something legislators have called for repeatedly.

>> we'rwe are we can't even establish a no-fly zone to protect people from being barrel bombed by bashar al-assad. that's an embarrassing moment. >> it's not clear whether they convinced any legislature, but they certainly heard there is a hunger for the u.s. to get it right. >> the focus of a briefing on tuesday, the united nations said the escalating events left 715 million people in need of aid. the humanitarian chief stephen o'brien told the security council that 86,000 people arriving in europe, more than half have been from syria. he called it one of the largest displacement crisis of modern times. >> we all need to guard against the coming numb to the impact of this conflict give the vast numbers and sense of political

en pass. yet recent developments in syria are a telling reminder that it is ordinary men, women and children who finance to bear the brunt of this conflict. living conditions and all there is in this country continue to deteriorate sharply. entire communities at risk. over 11 million in need of help assistance including 25,000 trauma cases per month. nearly nine people--nine million people are unable to meet their basic food needs. >> the u.n. need 120,000 people have been internally displaced in the last month alone due to escalation of fighting. we have the story of one family who said that their life is hell-ish. >> she used to carry her youngest child into an actual home. now she says ruefully, this is where we live. the mother of seven prepares

what she can for her kids. today inside this dark dingy structure its potatoes. >> our livelihood is gone. our livelihood is gone. our land is gone. our homes are destroyed. >> her family is just one of thousands of newly displaced in syria since the beginning of russia's air campaign in late september. according to the u.n. an increase in fighting has resulted in at least 35,000 new idps from the southwestern outskirts of aleppo. >> this is a hellish life. we've reached our lowest point. we were sleeping under attacks. now we have no place where to go, and there is suffering all around. >> in southern aleppo it's not simply the war raining misery on the newly displaced.

as winter approaches conditions will only worsen. already keeping warm is a struggle. aid workers are doing what they can, but in this makeshift camp there are so many tents to go around. abdullah mohammed said that tens of thousands of families are now displaced in aleppo, and more are arriving every day. >> somebody sick from natural causes can't go to a hospital, how can you help somebody facing an emergency, somebody may be injured by a russian or syrian airstrikes. there aren't even ambulances to help the wounded. >> the children still play even during these tough times. but it's the parents who can barely keep the agony at bay. >> we left our home because of all the death. there was nothing but death all around us. that's why we're here now.

hopefully we won't have airstrikes happening here. we have nothing now. >> nothing but a reality that is harsh and cold. al jazeera. >> let's return to a major development in the war in syria. that's a an been any invitation for iran to join talks. iran is a key ally of syria. its a reportedly sent more military advisers to syria to bolster bashar al-assad's army. iran denies it's combat troops are on the ground in syria. let's get more on this now. live via skype. the iranian journalist, thank you for joining us. iran is invited to the talks. what do you think the response will be? >> i think most likely the response will be positive because the iranians would like a solution for this syrian crisis. it is creating a lot of problems

for them financially in terms of human cost. generals have been killed there. at the same time the irans are going to stand by their current regime in damascus as they have been doing in the past. therefore, they think it is shown they have been right so far to support their position of bashar al-assad. >> is there a position hard and fast, though? would they be prepared to have some kind of arrangement where assad would be part of the transition but would not be part of the final picture if the conflict is resolved? >> i think its negotiable. i think irans have also said that president assad is not the final red line but they've been coming and going as the russians have been doing so. i think to begin with that would be the position. it depends on what is going to happen. what form of government is going to be created. then as we know negotiations would be very long. the election would be fine, but

you look at iraq and afghanistan they have taken many years before any government taking place, and that experience i think is a good lesson for everybody, including the western powers that they have to keep the army and syria, and if you want to keep the army and other components of the regime, president assad is necessary for the transition and also possibly the free and fair elections. who knows he may win. >> why is iran so interested in what happens to in syria? >> well, partly it's a strategic, of course. iran would like to have good connection with the shiites across the globe. neaps iraq, syria, and more importantly in lebanon have ever i think the iranians have seen the syrian situation as very strategic point of interest for them giving them access to areas that can dissolve their differences with other countries. so i think the iranians have

taken very strong position of syria in the past 35 years and the evolution. we should not forget that assad, the father of the present president was very close to the iranian revolutionaries even before the revolution. therefore, there is a kind of historic link between the shiites of lebanon, which they want to have very strong relations with, and syria is the conduit to that position. >> what about the reaction to the syrian opposition. they've been fighting against iran-backed forces. how likely are they going to be happy with this situation of iran being involved officially in talks about the future for syria? >> i think they'll be happy to find a solution as russians are finding a solution. military solution did not exist in syria except for complete division of the country all together. those who are on the other side,

the western countries have been talking about nurturing more moderate groups. even saudi arabia has been talking about that issue. if there are is moderate coming from the opposition, to be part of the solution, you haven't have allusion without iran. the presence of iran may and only may help in bringing about a solution. >> thank you so much for your thoughts on the suspect. >> getting reports that in the last hour a palestinian has been shot and killed by israeli forces amp attempting to stab a soldier in hebron in the west banks. if confirmed the death is a third fatal shooting in the last 24 hours. earlier two palestinians were killed after they attacked an israeli soldier in the west

bank. that comes after a day of rage that was organized across the occupied territory after three palestinians were killed in silence on--in violence on monday. reports of dozens of palestinians hit by live rounds during unrest on tuesday, we're in ramallah with this update. >> so the death toll on either side rising on tuesday. an israeli man died in hospital from injuries that he suffered in attacks. tuesday was a day of rage as the parties called it. there were street protests in various cities, but hebron was really the center of the main confrontations between

palestinians and the israeli army. dozens of people have been wounded by live ammunition. from the north of the occupied west bank right down to the south in hebron many people are also angry that bodies of palestinians killed in the last few weeks have not been returned to their families. one was, and, in fact, the funeral was held on tuesday, a 19-year-old palestinian man killed on monday. that saw thousands of people rally. i think that these incidents, though, of attacks against israelis, they're often disput ed by palestinians sources or by palestinian witnesses. and many of the narratives that are coming out of israel saying that palestinians have attempted to establish a soldier, for example, have been disputed. that's something whether or not that was the case that something that's feeding popular anger here among palestinians.

they're saying that even if there are diplomatic moves by abbas, for example, for international protection, that's not of any interest for them. they're going to maintain their direct action for as long as they can. >> hundreds of academics have pledged to boycott universities in israel because of the way the country's government is treating palestinians. in a an advert, they say they're deeply dispushed by israel's intolerable human rights violations. they have pledged not to participate in universities or their conference. 12 have been killed when a helicopter was shot down in libya. the spokesman for the tripoli government said that the helicopter was returning to the capital when it was hit by anti-aircraft and crashed into the sea. the saudi-led military coalition has denied bombing a hospital in northern yemen.

the building was all but destroyed after being hit by two explosions. there were no casualties. doctors without borders said that it provided coordinates to the coalition two weeks ago. >> we have the emergency room being stabilized when that happened. the first the team had time to evacuate the emergency room. the second hit targeted the maternity ward, and destroyed the hospital. fortunately, they had five minutes to run away, so there is patients were in critical state.

for sure the thing is we had absolutely we gave gps information off all the hospitals ahead,ed a we renew them every month. we update it two weeks ago. there is no way to mistaken the people. there is no reason to target a hospital. there cannot be any good reason. at least two direct hits. they make a mistake. they get too close to it too often, we have all position. not talking about coalition with

an sow least equipment. >> still to come on al jazeera, relief workers in pakistan help as the number killed in the earthquake go up above 350. cash shortage, billions more needed to deal with the refugee crisis. and we're hours awa away from baseball's biggest event of the, the world series. >> european commission president has lashed out at member states over $2.5 billion shortfall in funding to deal with a refugee crisis. also criticized mep states of being too close to resettle refugees under a plan in september--in november.

>> nine member states let's not forget that we have a decision to relocate 150,000 refugees in need of international protection. between pledges and the amounts on the table must be increased. >> the member states are still moving slowly at a time when they should be running. they're moving slowly. they should start to run. >> more than 70,000 refugees

have crossed slovenia in recent weeks, but fewer than 50 have applied for asylum there. that's the final port of call. time for a recharge and a rest that they still have a way to go. >> why don't they apply for asylum here? >> i don't know. but one woman said that slovenia is a poor country. maybe they don't know what kind of country we have. but that's what they want. >> from afghanistan knows where everyone wants to go. >> germany. >> that depends on how long this open door policy continues. on the austrian side this 24 hour operation takes refugees to towns across austria, but many

have germany on their minds. 11,000 turned up on bavaria's door step on monday alone. the german region has threatened emergency measures, a worry for austria's authorities. >> germany reduces the streams of refugees coming from austria, thenbled be faced with a great challenge because people continue to stream in here from croatia, slovenia and austria. >> counting thousands of people every day into austria is a huge logistical challenge, and if any country closes it's borders then this conveyer belt will come to a grinding halt. >> an woman who is claimed to be 105 years old. she crossed from serbia with the group. authorities have been checking

whether she needs medical attention. more than a quarter of million refugees have come through since september. >> i've been homeless, a migrant. i've been on the road for a long time. i've slept in rough conditions. may god give me a good life. i've been a muslim. may god give me a good share in life. other words, what can i do? >> emergency relief efforts are under way across southern asia to help people who have been affected by an earthquake which has killed 379 people authorities expect that figure to rise as they get to remote parts of the country. >> 12 afghan girls, some of the first to die in the earthquake, are laid to rest draped in the colors of their nation. they were killed during a tam speed to get out of their school in northern afghanistan.

in eastern afghanistan, traditional adobe mud walls collapsed. not everyone here survived. >> during the earthquake when the walls shaken, one of my sisters came out of the house. when she came out she disappeared under the wall. there were others inside. the wall collapsed on her. >> walls cracked, sealings fell in. winter is approaching. >> our house has been destroyed by the earthquake. we have nowhere else to go. we're living outside. we ask the government to help us. >> the injured and dead were taken to local hospitals. they suffered the highest number of casualties so far with at

least 42 dead. but officials fear that those numbers could rise as they have access to more remote locations. further south, children were injured when they played together. >> there was a wedding ceremony. all the kids were playing, and it was prayer time when the earthquake started. one wall fell on the children. two broke their arm. children were injured and killed in the innocent. >> authorities are still asses assessing the damage. >> the taliban issued it's own statement calling on afghans and aid agencies to help the needy and telling it's fighters to support them. afghan president ashraf ghani would coordinate aid efforts. they'll decide whether to accept outside help once the full extent of the devastation is

known. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> neighboring pakistan was hit by the quake. kamal hyder is in one of the worst-affected areas. >> brick by brick, locals pick up the belongings and valuables under the rubble. rescue teams are also in the area to assess the damage. it was a narrow escape as they saw their homes come down. building his house 30 years ago. >> the earthquake struck. it was shocking for everyone. the kids and women were crying. it was like doomsday. we were lucky that god had saved all of us. >> as we walked through the narrow ale ways there was still the persistent aftershocks.

the authorities gun the recovery efforts but it's not clear whether it will be enough. >> they've given us a clean check to give them max support and relief. >> most of the desperate are joining districts but it could have been a lot worse. were it not for the deat depth of this earthquake. with the death toll mounting it's estimated that thousands of houses were destroyed across the province. and people are now waiting for relief and rescue to arrive. the earthquake may have spared pakistan a major cass it was trophy, but it--a major catastrophe, but it has left an imprint on most people's minds. >> just a few kilometers there

are reports that there could be more fatalities in pakistan's remote areas. kamal hyder, al jazeera. >> still ahead on al jazeera. china demands to know why u.s. warship got so close to a group of disputed islands. why africa troops in south africa. and king james challenges in the nba championship. we have more details in sports.

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airstrikes that all but destroyed a hospital run by doctors without borders. european parliament has voted in new telecom rules which may save consumers billions of dollars. the changes mean that the roaming costs, will be scrapped. but only apply those who take their phones within the european union. and there are loopholes that will make it far harder for tech start ups to get off the ground. >> this vote is a blow for net neutrality. that's the principle that all internet data must be equal in terms of the speed it's delivered, and it's why the internet has delivered a level playing field. and why a start up can overtake an established brand. a neutral internet does not discriminate between traffic. but the new rules could allow

internet service providers to create online fast lanes for what they call specialized services. this could be a beneficial services like streaming a medical procedure. but that means companies that can afford to, could pay to access the fast lane. if they rebrand their content as a specialized service leaving start ups and smaller companies behind and their content will take longer to deliver. some good news for consumers, though, as part of this vote roaming charges for using the mobile phone across the e.u. will be scrapped starting jun june 2017. >> u.s. president barack obama has met police chiefs over an incident where an officer threw an african-american student to the ground in front of her classmates. the officer ben field took hold

of the student after she refused to leave the classroom. the isn't has sparked outrage on social media. field has been placed on leave while he's being investigated. >> i've talked to enough chiefs and beat cops around the country to know that you want to do the right thing. there are few people who are more invested in declining crime rates than minority communities that so often have historically been under police: they want more police presence in many of these communities, not less. that why i'm confident that in this debate people can and should find common ground. >> china has summoned the u.s. ambassador to beijing to ask why one of its warships have sailed close to one of its islands in

the south china sea. it claimed it was in international waters. rob mcbride reports. >> the united states has been signaling for months that it would make this sail pass, and china promised it would respond, and both have been true to its word. they have come within 12 nautical myles of the south china sea, normally the limit of the nation's territorial claim. but not accepted by the u.s. which says these are international waters open to anybody. china says its shadowed the u.s. vessel accusing it of harming it we strongly urge the u.s. to respect our position and correct its mistake immediately. it should not conduct a dangerous provocative action that threats security interests and should keep the process of not taking sides on the issue of

territorial disputes so as not to further arm the china-u.s. relationship. >> the waters to the south of the south china sea are disputed by china and several of its asian neighbors, among them the philippines. which welcome the move saying the ship was operating in international waters. >> the violence of power said it is not just a single voice oh that it should adhere to. there have to be voices that are affected by changes. >> another ally japan has its own territorial dispute with china in the east china sea. it went further, expressing concern china's island building activities in the south china sea. >> the conduct to change the status quo such as the large scale land fills to build those platforms in the south china sea are a common concern for the international community as the

prime minister repeatedly said it's very important that the additional community unites to maintain the peace and stability in the south china sea. we're closely conducting our intelligence information with the united states. >> the united states says that the decision to send the warship close to the disputed island reaffirms it's right to sail in what it considers international waters. china is responding in equally assertive terms that it will safeguard what it sees as it's territory. but there is widespread regional support from china's neighbors for america's actions. rob mcbride, al jazeera, beijing. >> streaming live from washington, d.c. is bonnie glazer the director of china power project. thanks for coming to talk to us. what is this designed to achie achieve, thi what do you think it will do?

>> the intention was to exercise the right of freedom navigation. the united states has such a program in place since 1979. it conducts these operations globally not just against countries like china with which the united states has some friction, but also with its allies like the philippines, and some of its security partners and other claimants in the south china sea like malaysia, taiwan and vietnam. i think the united states is hoping that china will lower tensions, that it will reconsider its rapid land reclamation, it's construction, it's militarization of the south china sea, and engage in more diplomacy to lower tensions with its neighbors. >> isn't there a danger that the opposite could be true? we don't know yet what the response is going to be practically from china. what do you think it's going to be? >> well, my guess is that the chinese will claim that the

united states has militarized the china sees first and china is reacting. but the reality is that china has been militarizing the south china seas for a number of yea years. other claimants have as well. china is not the only country that has done so, but they have done it on a scale that is far greater than other countries, and the chinese are creating a great force projection capability that other countries do not have. i think if the united states had not conducted this separation, that the inaction would have had consequences, that it would have emboldened the chinese to continue on this bath. so over time i think that this may have an impact of getting the chinese to reconsider some of their provocative and destabilizing course of behavior, but it must be combined with other diplomatic tools. this is just simply one tool in

the u.s. toolbox. >> the u.s.-china relationship is vitally important and wants to continue despite the china see issue. but can those things be separated? can you keep those things apart? >> that's exactly what the u.s. and china have been doing. they've been seek to go cooperate whether interests converge and manage differences whether interests conflict. we saw this when xi jinping visited the united states. there was a lot of cooperation. there was announcement of climate change, for example. the policies towards iran are quite similar. we're working together with the chinese. but when it comes to issues like the south china seas there is friction between the united states and china. this is something that i don't think will be solved overnight, and it's going to persist for a number of years. we have to learn to manage those differences so we don't have an accident but also try to achieve

u.s. interested. lowering tensions and ensuring that differences are solved peacefully is another abiding u.s. interest. >> some suggestion that there could be chinese retaliation that could have geopolitical chain reaction. where are the flash points. it does not have to react in that particular area, does it? >> well, i think that the chinese do not want to see a ratcheting up of tensions with the united states. i don't think that because they are under pressure from the united states in the south china seas that they're going to lash out in some other way. the chinese have shown a willingness to compartmentalize issues. the two countries have worked together to try to find a pathway forward where the united states has been quite concerned about the stealing of select actual property. that has in the past been a very

sharp area of difference between the u.s. and china. but it has not spilled over into other areas. there is a danger of potential accident but i think if we look at the way the chinese try to shadow the u.s. destroyer and the two aircraft that were accompanying the destroyer that were conducting this freedom of navigation operation, i think the chinese behave very cautiously. they do not want an accident. >> okay, bonnie glazer. thank you very much for your thoughts on the subject. thank you for your time. >> thank you very much. >> now, tanzania's ruling party candidate is leading as counting continues as presidential election. but a partial count in the parliamentary vote suggests five cabinet members have lost their seats. >> well, divided opinions almost everywhere you go people are talking and reading about the

election. those who support of the oppositopposition. >> the number of peopl-- >> on the other hand these supports. >> it has been fair to both sides. everything has been transparent. >> the ruling parties face stiff opposition and the commission which is evolving under immense pressure to get it right. >> they have taken an early lead. but the commission says that the final results will be out by thursday. people are very anxious, they're being told to be patient and keep calm. >> also, members of the

international election observer mission. they say the process has so far been largely peaceful and organized. the european union has called for more transparency. >> the e.u. observation mission assessments so far is the following. highly competitive generally well organized elections but with insufficient effort at transparency from the election administrations. >> the main opposition candidate has questioned the credibility of the poor. polling centers were shut down on sunday. nigeria's former president goodluck jonathan. >> the issues that they're dealing with now how it happened.

>> president is retiring after serving two terms in office. but many say they want this. but also a free and fair election. @crane soy, al jazeera. >> in favor of constitutional changes allowing the president to run for a third term. the re-election bid polled 92% approval in sunday's referendum. cocongo's constitution will now be amended. the president is 71. the opposition called for a boy caught of the vote. but the turn out was 72%. sports coming right up. find out how cricket's all-time greats are preparing for a new challenge.

>> hello again, the africa union rapid response force has started a major military exercise in northern cape. thousands of troops are taking part in the exercise aimed at testing their deployment capabilities. >> early dawn. troops advance on rebel forces. it's a military exercise among the peace for africa. the african union force is made up of troops across the continent. their aim to enforce and keep the peace in conflict zones.

>> there is a need to move a step forward now we need to do a verification to see where they are, and where the challenges are. >> on the ground troops move forward trying to hone strategies and coordination. major benjamin has been working with the troops for two weeks. >> they are helping a force that will address the african problem. >> on a continent plagued by numerous conflicts african leaders are looking for ways to solve their own problems instead of relying on outside forces. there are over 5,000 personnel across africa taking part in this exercise. the african union wants to stand

by force by the end of this year. but the lack of resources could be a challenge. the a.u. is looking for most of the funding it needs from the united nations. a quarter will be sourced locally but commitment remains the biggest challenge for the africa stand by force. >> the forces must go underground 14 days within mandate ever been taken. >> there are member states to deploy. >> there be 52,000 personnel to call upon. sharing the responsibility of dealing quickly with african conflict. northern cape. >> now we have sport. >> thank you very much. maria sharapova made it two wins in singapore. the russian beat top seeds in

straight sets. the wins for world number four are her only victories since a leg injury against serena williams in the wimbledon semifinals. earlier, keeping hopes of qualifying alive. the italian win in straight sets 7-6, 6-4. pennetta will face sharapova. there has been a huge upset in english league cup. arsenal has been dumped out by sheffield in the round of 16. arson wenger, they went down 3-0, ending a you four-match winning streak. over to italy where inter has moved to the top of syria. they win 1-o thanks to a strike.

the chance to recapture the top spot on wednesday when they face udinese. political interference leaving athlete participation in doubt. they said that upset about the suspension, this comes after kuwait failed to dispute its sports violation deadline.

>> we now know there are eight possible candidates. they all put themselves forward for the deadline. but world soccer feels the need for an external candidate. >> i think there are a number of candidates that would emerge who support will become clearer over the next few weeks. i think there are blocks of support, so there is from europe possibly if he can overturn his suspension. i think they will be the european candidate. sheik salman will be a candidate. i think there are really--there are eight candidates at the moment, we have enough nominations from proposed bodies

confederations we'll see three blocks emerging. what we'll see over the coming weeks is a bit of horse trading between the different candidates to try to tie up deals because there can only be one winner but there will be fall out of who supports in the vote. most of the candidates are already members of uef fifa committees or sat on fifa committees in the past. what we need is someone who can come in with no agenda, and really attempt to reform fifa from the outside. i think what we have at the moment are really internal candidates. some candidates has a very solid manifesto aimed at introducing transparency. but he's a marginal candidate. the kansas city royals were

beaten by the san francisco giants in last year's world series. >> this group of guys has gone out and accomplished everything they set their mind to this year. they want to get back to the world series, they've done that. of course, we had a large contingence of roles, and they've gone to the world series, they've done that. they've accomplished everything that they have set their minds to up to this point. they've got one big series left. >> this is the mets' first appearance in the world series in 15 years. they lost that one to neighbors, the yankees. the mets last won the world series in 1986. matt harvey will be pitching for them in game one. the new nba season begins later with two of the games' biggest

teams colliding on day one. lebron james and cleveland cavaliers face the chicago bulls with the rematch of the eastern conference semifinals. the cavs came out and went on to lose the nba finals. derrick rose recently had eye surgery but he's expected to start against cleveland. former sri lanka captain is the latest start to be snapped out by the pakistan super league. he joins chris gayle and kevin peterson who will be part of the maiden allegation that is set to start in february. that's all your sport for now. it's now back to lauren in london. >> thank you very much.

one of the world's fastest aging societies one man is trying to help elderly people by taking photographs to be used at their funerals. he said it's a way to preserve memories of people who face dying alone disconnected from their families. here is his story. >> my name is kim kwang-un. i take portraits of the elderly. they spent their money on their children's education. but now support for their children in return is falling. old people have nothing to rely on. with nowhere to go they come to parks like this one. i was thinking of what to do. my strength is taking pictures, so i thought why don't i take funeral portraits. and i started.

the quality would be better at a professional studio. here at the environment is bad with poor lighting. i have a lot a lot of work taking out blemishes and wrinkles. it takes 22 to 30 minutes. some elderly people say i don't need to take portrait yet but they're very important. the portrait is placed on the table for ancestral right

initially i thought just in my head that it would be a good thing to do. but as i actually did it, something touched my heart. it made me feel something. my wife didn't mean to get involved. she just thought i needed some help. at the start she was a bit annoyed, but after a while it made her feel good, too. now she's even more into it than i am. >> kim kwang-un from south korea with his story. you can always keep up-to-date at any time with all the sport and news at our website. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. you can watch us by clicking on the watch now icon. that's it from me, lauren taylor at this news hour but i'll be back in a moment for the day's news.

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>> ramping up the anti-isil offensive, the u.s. talks about more airstrikes in syria and embedding troops in iraq. i'm lauren taylor. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: three palestinians shot and killed by israeli forces during what has been described as a day of rage in the occupied territories. the fbi opens investigation after videos show an officer throwing a student to the ou