>> egypt equipment e-quim confis heard in the last seconds before the plane crash. i'm lauren taylor, live there london. also coming up, china and taiwan hold their first talks in mern 60 years. more than 60 years. cyril celebrates as it's declared ebola free after 45 days with no cases. plus.

pakistan, teenage boy is pulled alive out of the rubble after 50 hours in the collapsed factory. hello in the past hour egypt has confirmed there was a loud noise heard in the last second of in-flight recording recorded from last week's plane crash. the communications minister has just given a press conference. all 224 passengers were killed when the metro jet plane plummeted to the ground in the sinai province. >> a noise was heard in the last second of the cvr recording. a spectral analysis will be carried out by specialized labs in order to identify the nature of this noise. the committee noted media

reports and analysis. some of which claim to be based on official intelligence which favors a certain scenario. for the cause of the accident. the committee was not provided with any information or evidence in this regard. the committee urged the sources of such reports to provide it with all information that could help us to undertake our mission. >> earlier, egypt's foreign minister criticized the u.s. for not sharing its intelligence on the causes of the crash. sources at sharm el sheikh airport for any suspicious activity leading up to the crash. officials try to determine whether foul play was involved. so what do we know about the investigation so far?

well french investigators looking through the flight data recorders have suggested a sudden explosion was to blame. pilots chatting normally up until the apparent explosion. u.s. satellites also apparently picked up a flash from the plane pointing to a possible explosion. reports from the u.s. suggest they intercepted intelligence involving armed groups in the sinai which could also support the bomb theory. there seems to suggest damage on the inside of the aircraft which suggests another possibly explosion. one news is emerging about another assistant involving a plane in egyptian air space, another plane came within 300 meters of a missile, thompson aircraft plane carrying 129 passengers. headed towards the aircraft and moved to the left to would i it.

it wasn't a targeted attack but rather part of exercises at the time. joining us liv live skype from miami. omar shure. latest from the investigation two prongs of it, but clearly anger that there isn't what they consider to be proper intelligence sharing with regards to the bomb theory. >> well, it's really the -- there were four hypotheses from the beginning. from the beginning it seems like the egyptian authorities were dismissing the terrorist

activities. when prime minister cameron said this was the most likely cause for the crash he was heavily criticized by the media and the authorities. the foreign minister said it was very astonishing for him to hear that and surprising to hear that so from the very beginning they were not willing to accept there was a security issue, there was a terrorist cause for the crash. mainly because this has political costs. it has -- it destroys the narrative that sinai is under control, which president sisi kept on mentioning a few times, that he came because to secure egypt after a period of very instable transition, and also, it has economic costs. it has -- it will affect the tourism industry. so that's why they were dismissing this and being extremely untransport when it comes to local investigations. >> it was interesting in that

news conference, he was at pains to point out the investigation involves other nations, irish french and germans were involved. he was almost saying, that's why perhaps it is taking that much time, all these countries are involved, they have to collect the debris and bring it back and so on. do you think there's a point there that the egyptians seem to be embarrassed into saying something they don't want to say at this stage? >> you know, the most likelihood of what really happened is that there was either a grenade planted in the food containers or in the luggage or on the wheels of the airplane. and this means there was security failure in sharm el sheikh airport. and coming after based on that there will be one hand a security problem or security scandal, political scandal and also that it will have economic consequences. and that's why they are so far

trying to avoid this route of the terrorist theory. but now it's very clear that what happened was not a technical mistake, was not the pilot's mistake and it is a terrorist activity. the missile theory is being dismissed now, because the sinai province, the insurgent group that fight in sinai, its most sophisticated surface to air missile does not go 320,000 feet to hit a plane. its maximum, they're not even sure if they have the sa 24 hits only planes at an altitude of 20,000 feet. and we're not sure even they had this weapon. so it was not a missile. it remains that somehow, they were able to plant a bomb and to go through all the security measures in sharm el sheikh airport and plant a bomb on this plane which something that the current egyptian regime does not want to accept. >> okay, thank you for your views on the subject, thank you. >> thank you.

>> handshake 66 years in the making. the leaders of china and taiwan have met for the first time ever. although the talks lasted less than an hour they are seen as a symbolic reconciliation effort. sahil raman has the story. >> for leaders of china and taiwan, president xi jinping was the first to arrive then taiwan's leader ma yen jo. over 500 of them from across asia pacific press corps, wondering what the impact of this meeting will be on both china and taiwan.

neither officially recognizes the other as head of state. china sees taiwan as its rogue province. taiwan regards itself as an independent country. by 1949 and after a bloody civil war, mao zedong declares the chinese people's republic. now, the talks were a surprise to many on the sidelines of a regional summit, president xi dismissany contact with taiwan. taiwan's leaders said talks would only happen if the taiwanese saw benefit. he has much at stake. >> if president ma is able to successfully carry off this meeting i think it would certainly solidify his legacy. cement his position historically and position wise, if he is able

to set himself up as a cross ocean broker. >> before elections are due in the new year. president xi spoke before the talk started, he was very positive. >> translator: 66 years of development of the cross-strait relations indicates that no matter how much wind and rain both sides have been through, no matter how long we have been kept away from each other, no force can keep us apart. >> reporter: the meetings lasted less than an hour. this is what ma had to say afterwards. >> both sides should stick to one china policy. but we have to recognize that although there is one china we agree to disagree on its definition. there are different interpretations. >> political commentators agree, this was purely a formal meeting. then it would be back to the drawing board for both.

sahil raman, al jazeera, singapore. >> meeting made no reference to preserving the island's democracy and freedom. there have been protests on the capital, taipei. andrew thomas sends us a report. >> protesters did not want this summit to go ahead. crossing out president ma and president xi, no to the talks it says. most want independence for taiwan, official independence, officially recognized for its own country. they think president xi and president ma ultimately want the reunification of taiwan, something they don't believe in. likely to win an election in january they are also after independence of taiwan long term. but they are not part of this protest. they don't want these people to

think they would be keeping ties of communication open if they were in power. >> in burundi, president nks at least 200 people have died and 200,000 have complete the country after k president has decided to seek a third term. sierra leone has been declared free of ebola. this is how the people have been celebrating, in the capital, freetown. no new ebola cases in the past 42 days but neighboring guinea is still trying to rid itself of the deadly virus. the ebola virus hit the country

hard. it suffered more case he of the virus than the neighboring liberia and guinea.at least 30% of children have lost at least one parent. 4,000 people have died and that's been a big impact on countries. ebola is still a threat and the world health organization is warning that for sierra leone this is just the end of the current crisis. vanessa wolfman joins us now via skype from sierra leone. there must be a lot of relief there, ticked with sadness for those who lost their lives. >> absolutely. i think we which are fortunate enough to be with our national inspection team, to the declaration that was announced for w.h.o. answered as the statement came out everyone sort of jumped up and started

cheering and laughing and clapping. and but there were a lot of tears and really in remembrance of the countless numbers of people who have lost their lives as a direct and indirect result of the outbreak. >> and have things changed significantly there to mean that it's unlikely to come back or is the country still vulnerable? >> well, over the last several months there's been considerable effort by the international community and the government of sierra leone to really strengthen the local health care system in terms of training health care workers, having proper protective equipment to rehabilitate health care facilities and have the staff members to diligently screen for any ebola-like symptoms and safe places for isolation and referral if necessary. there's also been a lot of considerable effort out in the communities to really provide key health promotions, and

recently the country has developed a rapid response if the resurgence reoccurs. >> what do you think of the handling of the entire disease not just in sierra leone but more generally? >> sorry? >> what do you think the main lesson is for the ebola in the future. >> i lost you. >> we'll move on thank being our guest in sierra leone on the fact that sierra leone has been declared officially free of ebola. in uganda, a dam that will wipe out white water rafting

>> reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. egyptian authorities have confirmed a loud noise was heard in the last second of the in-flight recordings in last week's plane crash. the leaders of china and taiwan have met for the first time, a sign of reconciliation. sierra leone officially declared ebola-tree. islamic fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant have released 37 syrian

christians held hostage for months. more than 200 people abducted from the country's northeast. negotiations are continuing for the release of another 124 people who remain in captivity. activists in syria say government forces have bombarded the city of duma. killing at least ten people and injured dozens more. many districts in duma are under rebel control. doctors without borders said 40% of the people were killed in the area including women and children under 14. start of a terrible journey many don't make it to their destination alive. often the greek island of lesbos, some are mourning relatives that didn't make the journey. from lesbos, mohammed jamjoom reports. >> for many the wait has only deepened the suffering and

exacerbated the guilt. but he simply can't bear the pain. >> translator: it's been one torture after another after another after another. how can i possibly explain it? it was a horrible accident, absolutely honorable. >> reporter: he tells me how he'd only wanted to give his family a better life. >> translator: when i left syria, i didn't leave for me. i left to try and make a safer future for my children. i had no idea would i lose the flower of my life, my son. i had no idea. >> allah was only seven years old when the boat carrying him and his family from turkey to greece capsized. dozens died on october 28th, a day whose horrific tragedy captivated the world. here on pikpa, a facility on

lesbos that offers shelter from refugees, volunteers say these families need far more help than they are getting. >> there is a normal process of grief. these people get traumatized by lack of respect and lack of humanitarian actual real humanitarian support. >> reporter: yanis says some of the big are aid agencies currently on the island aren't doing nearly enough. >> they don't educate the locals, they come from all over the world to support the refugees. and yes. like i think people should know this. >> sadly, the refugee crisis seems nowhere near over and many aid workers only expect it to worsen. >> his experience is similar to many of the families we've spoken with here, who lost loved

ones who crossed into greece who are still waiting for return of their bodies. for now he wants only one thing: >> translator: we're simply asking greece's prime minister for a piece of land where we can bury our dead. it's been a week and they still haven't released his body. how long do we have to wait? there are so many families who are waiting. our souls can't rest until they are buried. >> reporter: but with cemeteries too full of bodies right now, burials are on hold. as tahad makes his way to the ticket office, he continues to plot a way out of greece for his wife and two children. even though he knows he will never really be able to leave this island behind. mohammed jamjoom, al jazeera, lesbos, greece. >> there have been vinyls on the streets of germany, hundreds of

counterprotestors, at least ten pro-refugee demonstrators were arrested after scuffles. germany faces an influx of over one million refugees this year. thousands were taken to the streets demanding an end to corruption in romania. the country is still trying to find a new prime minister. talks with political and civil society leaders failed to find a candidate. virkvictor ponta resigned this r after a night club fire killed tenants. mohammed spent 50 hours trapped under the factory collapse in lahor, pakistan,

kamal hyder has more often the rescue mission. >> hundreds of relatives are still waiting for news of their loved ones who are still under the rubble. but it is the recovery of 19-year-old shahid, 50 hours after the collapse of the building, that is now giving a new ray of hope that perhaps their relatives may still be alive. the search and rescue operation is very slow, because they don't want to move anything that might compromise anybody that maybe still alive inside that building. as you can see, a narrow road is now separating the relatives from the rescue workers who are busy just across the road. you can see piles of rubble, cranes are lifting up large pieces of the debris. and the idea basically is, to try and see if they can reach more survivors who may still be

alive under the rubble. >> the operator of a mine in brazil says a small earthquake may have caused two dams to burst. at least two people were killed and 10 are still missing. >> it's hard to believe there used to be 200 homes in this area. now there are only ten after a mix of water, mud and mining residue flooded the area. this is bento rodriguez a small vivillage in southeastern brazi. people who live here can hardly believe what happened. >> translator: i heard ostrange noise and when i went out to see what it was, it looked like a volcano. i don't know how i managed to escape. i saw a lot of people running. >> translator: what passed through our house was worse than otsunami. everyone was shouting. families shouting. >> reporter: hundreds of

people have been rescued. many are now sheltering in emergency accommodation like this person in the city of mariana. 12-year-old victor can't put the horror of his experience into words. his family spent the night in the forest waiting to be rescued the next morning. >> translator: i saw my grandson, my brother, i started screaming. it was really hard. i want to wake up from this nightmare. >> environmentalist groups are claiming that the flood has spread mercury and arsenic all along its path however the company is denying there is any toxic material in the area. >> it is important to state that the iron air spoils are inert.

>> san marko, the company says a small earthquake play have caused the dams to burst.rescue teams are flying over the region. but as every hour pass he, hopes that they will find any more survivors are fading. al jazeera, mariana. >> a new hydroelectric dam in uganda may have detrimental effects for white water rafting. >> falling in, the tourism brings in much needed foreign currency and creates jobs. two worked for the rafting company since he was oteenager but not for much longer he says. the government is building a dam that will flood these rapids. >> it won't affect me personally

because this is my job rafting, so when the dam comes, the rapids will be gone. >> the reservoir will submerge four of the falls. the rafting company says that means they'll have to close. the rafting is great fun but that's not the only reason campaigners say that. the campaigners say the waterfalls aren't the only reason they're important. they have spiritual significance of some of the communities living in the area. there is a conservation agreement between uganda and the world bank to conserve then. dam finished three years ago, several rapids disappeared at that time, the demand for electricity is growing and there's money to be made to sell it to neighboring countries too.

the new dam needs to be largest of three possible proposed. >> the other options may not be viable. it would end up delivering facilities to the people which they cannot buy. >> so construction started buy chinese company funded by uganda's government. the government has promised the bank it will complete an assessment of the dam's impact and that it would not take any action that would affect the conservation area without the bank's agreement. but it's already happening, he lobbies for tourism companies. he shows me officials that are against the dam, corruption something the government denies. >> the contract says the government, there is a lot of business as a result of this dam. >> possible the new dam will help the economy more than the tourism but campaigners say its

impact hasn't been properly assessed and they say there are calls for a smaller dam this will generate power and preserve the rapids are being ignored. malcolm webb al jazeera on the river nile in uganda. >> much are more on our website, aljazeera.com. . people were killed. today, rwanda is thriving. as the president credited with stoping the slaughter and putting the country back together, paul kagame is also accused of brutally suppressing dissent. so is kagame a savior or a dictator? we sent journalist sorious samura to find out. >> for centuries the tribes of this country lived together without tribal atrocities, and