a crisis within a conflict. turkey shoots down a russian jet. it says it was in turkish airspace. ♪ ♪ live from doha i am kamal an that maria, this is the world news from al jazeera. vladimir putin insist his country did not violate turkish airspace. also in the news a state of emergency is declared in tunisia after 12 people are killed in an attack on a bus carrying presidential guards. and protests in chicago after a police video a released showing a white officer killing a black

teenager. ♪ so the united nations is calling for calm following turkey's downing of a russian fighter jet which crash ed in syria on tuesday here is what we know. turkey says the jet entered its airspace for 17 seconds, though russia insists it was actually in syria carrying out airstrikes against isil near the border. but nato and the united states have packed up turkey saying it has a right to defend itself. turkey, of course, is a nato member. let's get more from the turkish-syrian board. what is happening there? >> reporter: kamal, the turkish government maintains the same line, basically it was a legitimate act. and that the russian fighter jet

was straying in to the territory and it got 10 warnings, those warnings were ignored, therefore the russians -- the tur turks tk action, this is a statement that has been replicate ahead cross the chain of command. the military says the same thing, the prime minister says the same thing. and president earth juan says therdogan says thesame thing, ae they are trying while this is the potential for a crisis is there, they also do understand that the international community should step in and find a permanent solution to the crisis in syria. because here in turkey they say if we don't have a solution to the crisis in syria, the potential for similar incidents will continue to happen in the near future. >> more immediately, though, the international community is calling for everyone to calm down and not make any rash decision. is that what the turks seem to be doing? are they holding their ground at this point?

>> reporter: well, kamal, if you listen to what erdogan had to say yesterday, you really sense that he was trying to show the international community and the russians that his nation is not a trigger happy nation. and that what happened should have happened because there has been violations in the past and those violations were ignored by the russians. and therefore the turks had to protect their own airspace from further violations in the near future. but the president erdogan is -- has said yesterday that it's now the time for the international community to take in to account that the issue you that has been sort of abandoned for four years by the international community, should now be -- should now be addressed. which is basically find a permanent solution to the crisis in syria to be able to take on isil in syria and iraq.

br* we'll leave you there on the turkish border, thank you. we'll go to moscow now, roar he challands is there with early reaction this morning. what is happening, rory? >> reporter: well, the work i day is still fairly young, we haven't had a huge amount of official response yet. but we have heard very recently from the russian prime minister who has been speaking about what happened on tuesday. and saying that not even the defense of state borders is a good enough seclusion for the dangerous escalation in russia, nato tensions is how he put it. this is a disastrous move he thinks for relations between russia and turkey and also by implication between russia and nato. beyond that, what we are seeing really is the kind of percolation of the message that was put out from the kremlin on tuesday. that is being taken up by the russian media and broadcast. and that message is this, what

happens on tuesday, what the turkish did was a gross betrayal. it was as vladimir putin said a stab in the back. and turkey is now being equated in russia with being a supporter of isil. >> so relations will be strained, of course. does it go i don't understand that, rory? does go in to sort of retaliatory measures? >> reporter: well, there have been a few already. in the immediate aftermath of the downing of this jet, the russians decided that they were going to move a navel ship up to the coastline. they said this was essentially to provide better air defense in the region. they also canceled a meeting to sergei lavrov the foreign minister was supposed to go to turkey today to speak but that's

not happening and he also advised russians not to travel to turkey because it's unsafe. dimitri me med vied he have said there will be turkish companies in russia might find that they are no longer welcome in the russian marketplace. of course what earn is watching for is any signs of military escalation, the general analysis seems to be at the moment is that is unlikely, at least in any overt way. just because turk is a a nato member and that is obviously the thing that russia would not walt to get in to. but what we might see is something a little more covert. maybe the campaign for the groups russia is supporting in

syria. russia might give more support to turkish groupings, -- or sorry, kurdish groups that are very unpopular in in turkey, that's the thing we might start to see. >> rory challe amends life in moscow, thank you, rory. the u.s. president took the downed jet as an opportunity to reiterate their stance on the air strike, he is saying he hopes it pushes the kremlin to give up on its support with the syrian president. >> reporter: this was a meeting to set a message the u.s. and france stand united against isil. >> we stand by our friends but the focus quickly shifted the leaders focusing on their hope that this won't escalate an already complicated conflict. >> turkey, like every country, has a right to defend its territory and its airspace. i think it's very important for us right now to make sure that

both the russians and turks are talking to each other. find out exactly what happened. >> reporter: the leaders said they hope this incident would help push russian president vladimir putin towards their coalition which they said they would welcome as long as he eventually stops supporting bashar al-assad and stops targeting the opposition force that his they support. even before the plane was downed, experts had been saying the u.s. had to do something to change russian thinking. >> an american demonstration of will and capability, both through the syrian government and for the return an government. i think would be very helpful at this point. not because we want to start shooting russian pilots out of the sky, but we want to demonstrate that we have an ability to protect the people we work with and if the russians will attack them, there will be consequences for the russians which the russians won't like. >> reporter: it remains to be seen if this will change russian strategy. but it became clear after this press conference, their strategy

isn't changing only intensifying. >> translator: france will not intervene militarily on the ground. it's the local forces who will do so. >> reporter: some military experts say that will have a limited impact. >> to be really effective an air campaign needs something on the ground, an anvil to use use the hammer against and that's not obvious to me. >> reporter: the white house believe says russia had been starting to play a constructive role in the syrian conflict. the big worry after this is that will no longer be the case. patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. egypt interior ministry says u.s.-bound parcels flown in to the airport were found to contain no explosives. they were seized for further checks. officials were investigating the possibility that some parcels contained explosive material. a state of emergency has been declared in tunisia after an attack on a bus carrying

members of the presidential guard. at least 12 people were killed. tunisia's president said his country is at war with what he called terrorists. we have this report from tunis. >> reporter: the remains of a presidential bus hit right in the heart of tunis, it was picking up officers at a bus stop when the explosion happened on one of the capital's main boulevard. it was busy with commuters at the time. the blast was so loud it was heard across the center of tunis. identity niche itunisia's presn act of terror and called it a state of emergency. >> translator: after consulting with the prime minister and the head of parliament, i would like to declare a state of emergency, extending for 30 days asper the law. secondly, there was a curfew imposed across all of tunisia, starring from 9:00 this everything until tomorrow morning at 5:00. >> reporter: tunisia is still recovering from two attacks on tourist this is year.

security forces remember criticized then for not responding quickly. isil claimed respond with for those attacks according for the government. there are around 3,000 tunisians fighting in iraq, syria and libya. there are also armed groupings in the country link today al qaeda. the state of emergency gives security forces additional powers to make arrests and stop people from protesting as well as restrictions on media coverage. there was already additional security in major cities and strategic areas on the border. but they were unable to prevent this latest attack. al jazeera, tunis. in the news ahead we take a look at brazil's struggle to tackle violence against women. that plus. ♪ ♪ >> kenya keeping the faith as pope francis steps onto african soil for the first time during his papacy.

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tunisia after a bomb other tack on a bus carrying members of a presidential guard. at least 12 people killed and 20 others hurt. tunisia's president says its country is at war with terrorists. people living in the crimeian peninsula have been without a power source for three days, electricity lines supplying the region from the ukraine were blown up over the weekend as caroline malone now reports. >> reporter: emergency surprise are needed in crimea. people have had no power for days making it difficult to stay warm and to cook. >> translator: the problem is that the town has no gas supply. the electric ovens are not working that's why there are many requests for aid. >> reporter: russia an he canned crimea from ukraine last year. so people here now have to rely on the russian government. >> translator: the situation is hard, but i won't say a -- i want to say a big thank you to our russia and the emergency ministry workers who came over and saving us, they have

organized things very well. >> reporter: four pylons which delivery electricity creme are i can't from ukraine were blown up on saturday night. ukrainian energy minister says engineers have tried to repair the lines but crimeian national assists are stopping them from getting to the site. >> we clearly understand that any territory without electricity is at risk of possible humanitarian issues, let's say a crisis, that's why i have already talked about this. i will not say anything new. i am sure that in order to bring this territory ba to ukraine, we must respect these people. >> reporter: leaders have also ored a halt to deliveries of goods to crimea. last week russia announced it would ban food imports from ukraine from the new year. both countries have already banned flights by each other's airlines. russia? the process of laying under sea cable to his care power from its

southern territory to crimea. but that's not expected to be furnishedded for another five years. it may also be fun and games for the kids, but the reality is the region's 2 million people are now mostly powerless. having to survive on emergency surprise and mobile generators as winter sets in. caroline malone, al jazeera. dozens of dinghies carrying refugees and migrants have landed on the greek island of lesbos, a spanish aid organization estimate towards thousand people arrived on tuesday alone. stormy winter weather is making that crossing from turkey even more dangerous. canada has announced details of its plans to vettel 25,000 syrian refugees. however there is public concern about security and health screening of those to be taken in. daniel lak reports now in from toronto. >> reporter: i picture of two-year-old alan dead on a beach in turkey focused canada's recent election campaign on

syrian refugees. the new liberal government now says it's promise today welcome 25,000 will be kept but it will take longer than originally pledged. the new plan involves the army, all levels of government and community groups. >> yes, we want to bring them fast, but we also want do it right. and i have heard canadians across this country saying, yes, you have to do it right. and if it takes a little bit longer to do it right, then take the extra time. >> reporter: after the paris attacks, polls showed more public concern about welcoming so many so quickly. there have everybody been several race assists incidents involving the muslim community. delaying arrivals means more time for security checks as well as planning for transport and resettlement. once security checks are done, government-sponsored refugees need temporary housing. and that means military barracks, disused public buildings evening mostly empty

hospital says like this one all will be safe homes for people from syria for several months at least. canada has a long tradition of accepting refugees, and helping them start new lives. support agencies say they'll need extra pinned are funding but they are ready for the influx. >> what is good for canada is we have a sophisticated service sector, we need to build capacity. we need to insure that we have enough arabic speak he should kurdish speakers and some of the other minority languages but we are feeling as if we are ready. >> reporter: at toronto's cafe here, at least 12 syrians are working behind the counter and in the kitchen. the owner came from lebanon and says he knows what it's like to flee a home land and leave everything behind. >> i like to help them. nobody helped me when i came to canada so i like to help them to start new life. >> in the beginning it's very hard. but now we are happy that we are here safety. we start to work. my daughters go to school.

so i hope that everybody can come here, have this chance. >> reporter: syrians begin arriving on charter aircraft early neck month. under a system unique to canada, 40% of them will be sponsored by individuals and community groups the rest by government. this country is about to receive one of its biggest refugees intakes ever, daniel lak, al jazeera, toronto. there have been protests in chicago after police released a squad car video showing a white officer killing a black teenager. jason van dyke was charged with first degree murder after shooting the 16 times. this report. >> reporter: these are the final moments of 17-year-old los angeles kwan mcdonald's mcdonals life. he was walking down the street followed by police aircraft sandsalism sus spelling. police say he was armed with a small knife. an officer opens fire. and he falls to the ground. after that moment, he was shot

again and again. for a total of 16 times. the release of these pictures was delayed for months amid fears of a backlash. >> i understand that the people will be upset. and will want to protest. when they see this video. but i would like to echo the comments of the mcdonald family they have asked for calm and for those who choose to speak outdo it peacefully. >> reporter: chicago policeman van dyke who shot the teenager has been charged with murder. his lawyer says dike felt threatened by the knife-wielding teenager. >> the officer was stripped of his police powers immediately. as we all know today he was charged with murder by the state's attorney anita alvarez and as a result he's been put in to what snow as a no-pay status. >> reporter: hundreds of people came to the streets of chicago to protest against the killing, they are calling for an end of

the use of lethal force by the police predominantly against black men. >> people have a right to be angry, people have a right to protest. people have a right to free speech, but they do n have a right to commit criminal acts. >> reporter: chicago police has paid millions of dollars in settlements and reparations for black residents in cases tied to police misconduct. in april the force offer today pay $5 million to the mcdonald family before they even filed a case. it's not just chicago, police using lethal force against black youth has come under scrutiny in a number of cities this, protest has continued for nearly 10 days, here 24-year-old jamal clark another black man was shot and gilled by minneapolis police, the officers involved have been sent on leave. clark's family wants the video of the incidents to be released. but authorities say the release would affect the ongoing investigation. and as tense race relations are further strained. people now have another reason to renew calls for a review of

the use of lethal force by the police. al jazeera. today november 25th is the international day for elimination of violence against women. we are looking at brazil, which has one of the highest rates of violence in the world particularly against women. here are some numbers, more than 58,000 brazilians suffered violent deaths last year which is around 160 people every day. most were murdered. but an average of eight died each day at the hands of a police, which is an increase of 37% on the year before. the rate for women dieing violent death is his also on the rise, world health organization says brazil has the fifth highest female homicide rate in the world. up 21% from a decade ago. almost 5,000 women were killed in 2013, most of those victims were black and more than half died around the home or at the hands of family members. ma mariana sanchez traveled to

victoria, the region with the high left rate of violence. >> reporter: a man chases his wife at gun point and killed her at point blank rain, this is brazil where violence against women is the fifth highest in the world and the city of victoria is the capital of this type of crime. she says her nice and gentle partner turned in to a monster, beating her, including when she was pregnant. >> translator: i felt like rubbish, like an insect or worse than that, always thinking that it was my fault. >> reporter: the region has one of the highest rates of family sides in the country. victims tell us there is a culture of violence against women in brazil and especially here where men believe their women are their product. >> translator: the typical brazilian meal think think the n is his object. he doesn't believe in cheating

oregon being broken up with, that he reacts with violence. >> reporter: that is beginning to change, it takes only four seconds to activate a panic button. police agents receive the alarm in smart phones, agents here hear the alarms. voices are heard through the panic button and record here as rescuers are on their way to sieve victims the national institute for preventive technology created at large buttons. >> translator: a woman who is about to suffer an aggression doesn't have the time to call and be asked questions. now rescue is between three and 10 minutes. >> reporter: since 201311 men have been detained after victims action have i ty straighted the device fork gracie it's been a life-changing experience.

>> translator: with the button i feel free because i know if he approaches me i can press it and someone will help me within four or five minutes. >> reporter: only one women who have obtained judicial restrictive measures can register to a he on be train the panic button. 23 have already used it and there are more than 600 women who now qualify and are waiting for their turn. there are thousands of brazilian whim still living in fear. al jazeera, brazil. >> the gambian president has beganned female genital moved layings branding it out dades and now the a requirement of islam. the practice remains highly common there. parents and individual elders have been warn today stop the practice or face harsh penalties. the world health organization estimates more than within 25 million women worldwide have undergone the procedure. now pope francis is on his way to kenya as part of his

three-nation african tour. his first trip to the continent as pope. security has been stepped up with a near shutdown of the kenyan capital nairobi. the head of the catholic church will also visit uganda and if security allows, he'll go to the central african republic as well. pope francis is expected to promote a mess edge of reconciliation and unity as catherine soi reports from nairobi. >> reporter: these catholics have been wait ailing long time to see their people. but he won't just be meeting tell. he is also due to meet political and religious leaders from all faiths. >> we are often talking of i want religious dialogue. and so when when swee the holy father encountering the heads of all these other religions and -- denominations for me it's something that is very powerful. >> reporter: the pope's visit comes as security forces across

the continent grapple with violent groups caring out attacks, al-shabab, which is based in somalia has carried out attacks in somalia, uganda and kenya. fighters attacked garissa university in northern kenya earlier this year. killing 148 people. many of them students. they tends to profile nonmuslims but they have attacked others. >> after the attacks they border very close to telling people now we cannot live together anymore. and as a country, as a people, that we are no other place to go to. >> reporter: this is where the pope will celebrate his biggest mass on the ground of the university of nairobi. an estimated 200,000 people are expecexpected on this ground foe special mass, hundreds of thousands more in streets around

here watching a big screens. the hope will be talking about peace, acceptance and reconciliation a message he has taken to many other places arm the world. from kenya pope francis is due to travel to uganda and central african republic where muslim and christian groups have been fighting each other since 2013, there is concern about his of "america tonight" it have. >> i particularly from the french authorities that that have a great stake there and they told him we cannot guarantee your safety. that means a the love it means a lot. and tells the pope, look, as much as we preach peace, the love of god, there are things that surely will be above our control. >> reporter: throughout history think the pope is expected to talk about climate change. a subject he's passionate about. kenyans here also came to hear his thoughts on governance. many african countries are riddled with corruption and conflict. his message to african leaders is highly anticipated.

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