the governor of the city of aden is killed in an explosion. this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead on the program a significant break through libya's political rivals sign an initial agreement to end the country's political deadlock. iraq summons the turkish ambassador and demand that an ca road accident withdrew-- ankara withdraw its troops.

mullah akhtar mansoor sends a picture to prove he is alive. again with the breaking news coming to us out of yemen. we are getting reports that the governor of the city of aden has been killed apparently after a rocket propelled grenade targeted his car. we're trying to get more information on that for you throughout the day. in the meantime, u.n. backed peace talk to end the conflict in yemen are set to take place next week. the president has agreed to attend after meeting u.n. envoy in aden on saturday. now the u.n. envoy to yemen is heading to aman to meet with representatives of houthi rebels and supporters of the former president. >> reporter: on the outskirts battles are raging. houthi fighters and those loyal to former president still hold

their ground in yemen's largest city but proceed government forces-- pro government forces are unperturbed. >> translation: we will continue our march. >> reporter: similar scenes to the east. they want to restore the former president to power. there are no easy victories. eight and a half months of war is taking a punishing toll on civilians. yemen is a difficult place to access food. the united nations warns half of the population is on the brink of famine. >> it is availability of funding for the coming year and of course we need the support of all parties to give freedom of movement to reach out to the

people that are in crisis at the moment. >> reporter: land u.n. talks in geneva have hit hurdles and delays. both sides say they're open to negotiate. gerald tan more the breaking news. the governor of aden has been killed. a yemen political analyst and joins us now. tell us more about the current security situation in aden. >> the current security situation is very bad. the attack on the governor has been a series of attacks in the past few months. yesterday, the judge who presides over the special court

was asass natured. another-- assassinated. terrorists are roaming freely and militias on the city are roaming. it's very unstable. there was no surprise that the governor was eventually assassinated how much worse now do you think the situation will be? what will the ramifications of this be?

see the criminals wandering the streets very soon the governor had only recently been appointed. can you tell us more about him?

on this breaking news that we will be covering throughout the day. the governor has been killed in a rocket propelled grenade attack on his car. the other news that we are following today. libya's political rivals have signed a deal aimed at resolving the country's political crisis. they have agreed to hold elections within two years. it is hoped the agreement will end the chaos. >> reporter: a libian initiative. for the first time in the country's long running political crisis an initial agreement to work together. these are representatives of the two rival parliaments. the deal calls for the two sides to form a ten-member committee to help choose a government of national reconciliation. the u.n. has welcomed the

agreement. it says i.s.i.l. linked fighters have taken advantage of the power vacuum in libya and the country needs to unite before the ideology spreads. >> you have the threat of d.a.e.s.h. and terrorism is expanding every day. we have the situation where the international communities also fighting against d.a.e.s.h. in syria and this means probably fighters from syria come to where the security vacuum is to libya. it is a matter of days and not weeks to sign this agreement. >> reporter: violence and rivalries have polarized libya. the tripoli based government, the general national congress is one of the two rival administrations. the other is the u.n. recognised government based in the eastern city of tobruk. each is engaged in daily fighting. former libian general took charge of a growing army which

allied itself in with the tobruk government. the an ons has been made worse by militia who don't follow the main political groups. some have claimed allegiance to i.s.i.l. stepping into an already crowded battle ground. analysts say this agreement won't change the security situation on the ground straightaway but it is a positive step forward in the peace process. >> i don't see anything changing immediately, but what i hope would happen would be you could have militias working with some pro-moderate elements fighting i.s.i.s. that operational cooperation is something that is unlikely to happen immediately, but could down the road if we get lucky materialise. >> reporter: under the agreement elections will be held within two years an interim president and a deputy are expected to be named within weeks. a sign of unity ahead of peace talks in rome later this month

iraq is demanding that turkey withdraw its troops from an area near the i.s.i.l. controlleded city mosul. the ministry has summoned the minister in baghdad. they say it's a hostile act. ankara resists it is a local operation of local sunnis fighting i.s.i.l. >> translation: this is not a new camp. around two thousand volunteer fighters of mosul have been trained there in the past year. this training has been launched upon the request of the governor of mosul and this has been coordinated by the iraqi defense be ministry turkey has released three of four russian ships it held in the black sea. the vessels were stop for maritime safely violations. the relations between the country has been tense ever since the shooting down of the

jet last month. >> reporter: russia, of course, has been making things very difficult for turkish trade for several days now. it has been blocking turkish produce at ports and stopping it going through various customs clearance posts and that sort of thing. there are going to be formalised sanctions coming in on 1 january, but turkey can make things difficult for russian shipping too. of course, turkey controls the main straights that links the black sea and the mediterranean seas. under a treat eau signed in 1936-- treaty-- turkey cannot stop russian ships from using that straight unless a state of war exists between the two countries. although things are tense, we're not at that stage yet, but perhaps what turkey is doing at the moment is a general reminder

to russia that it does control shipping in the black sea and the mediterranean more than russia would like and it is a gentle reminder that russia might not have everything its own way turkey's president erdogan says his country will remain patient with russia even as the two countries continue their ward of words >> translation: we have never approved of russia's matters in escalating the crisis. ewe are not using their language. we are speaking the language of diplomacy. we are being patient on this issue the afghan taliban has released and audio message said to be from the group's leader denying claims he has been killed. reports last week said mullah akhtar mansoor was seriously wounded and possibly killed and a shoot out with his own commanders. the new audio recording describes the reports as rumors and enemy propaganda.

jennifer glasse joins us for now. what else can you tell us about this? >> reporter: it was a 16-minute audio recording released on saturday night. it was the head of the taliban saying it was enemy propaganda calling on his followers not to believe any rumors. they were swirling last week that he had been injured in a fire fight. he says he hasn't been to that village in years. there is also a reference to an event that happened in a province on friday, presumably to prove that it was actually being recorded when it was being recorded that it is contemporary. there hasn't been any independent verification that it is actually mullah akhtar mansoor, but the fact that the taliban is releasing this shows how seriously they take these rumours. the taliban right now very

divided. mullah akhtar mansoor is the successor, but his succession after the death of the previous he had been dead for two years before the taliban made public that he was dead. there's a split in the taliban. there is a new leader and he is videoing for power and following with mullah akhtar mansoor. a very, very serious split in the taliban thank you for that. a top adviser to iran leader has called syria's president a red line for tehran. he says bashar al-assad is an lacked leader and his future can only be determined by the syrian people. >> translation: we would not leave president bashar al-assad in the battle field or when it comes to the politics. bashar al-assad is considered to be a red line for iran because

he was elected by the syrian people and only the syrian people should decide his future. no-one outside syria should be able to make a decision on behalf of the people of syria the u.s. secretary of state has announced more talks aimed at ending the war in syria. the meetings will take place in new york later this month >> our goal is to facilitate a transition that all parties have stated that they support. a unified syria, a non-sectarian syria, that will choose by election that they have all agreed, unde the highest standards of international law and elections with fair, full transparency and accountability in order for even the diaspora to be able to vote for future leadership kerry has been warning israel the dangers of a possible come appears of the palestinian

authority. he says it would lead to a situation that would threaten the security of both sides. >> if there is a risk that the pa could collapse and it is in israel's interest for it to, in fact, survive as the prime minister suggested, should more, therefore, not be done to help sustain it? the one state solution is no solution at all for a secure josh democratic israel leaving in peace coming up ahead in the program, and certain times in venezuelan as the leader faces a test in a crunch vote. plus, one of the most remote places on artists where a unique-- earth where a unique safe haven for aprils is under-- apes is under threat.

welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. here are the top stories. breaking news happening in yemen where the governor of the port city of aden has been killed. major general convoy was attacked by a rocket propelled grain aid. libya groups have signed a deal to try to solve the crisis. the congress in tabruk have agreed to hold elections within two years. the deployment of troops near the i.s.i.l. controlled city of

mosul. they are saying it's true teen training for a force of local sunni volunteers fighting against the armed group. voters in venezuelan are heading to the polls. it is almost to be one of the most hotly contested in recent years. the economy is high on those minds. >> reporter: this man was venezuelan's congressional leader 17 years ago the last time the congress was controlled by national party. now the former presidential candidate says he can taste the end of the domination of legislative power. >> translation: venezuela is in an explosive situation. we have to realized that venezuelans will be voting for change and solution to the situation we live in. >> reporter: situations like the need to queue here from five

in the morning in front of a pharmacy for nappies, medicine and shampoo. fed up with inflation and one of the world's highest crime rates they want change >> translation: before i voted for the government, but no more. >> reporter: under former president the venezuelan government gained control of every state institution, using the judiciary, the armed forces and legislature to use the city. >> reporter: the ice are looking down on his country men on top of the top of the assembly administration building. that's the unthinkable prospect of having to negotiate with an opposition that polls suggest could very well win a majority of seats. >> it is the assembly that has to approve the national budget. with a simple majority the

opposition could cut off the government's source of funds >> reporter: a return to a healthy balance of power is viewed by the president as an unacceptable threat. >> translation: we will not hand over the revolution. whatever the price in the unlikely event that we lose, the revolution will enter into a new phase. >> reporter: the real issue with whether an opposition victory could finally oblige the country's parties to negotiate and reach a consensus to halt a spiralling economic and social crisis. or as many fear, would it lead to an even deeper conflict of power police in london say they're treating a knife attack on the under ground rail network as a terrorist incident. the attack caused three people injured one seriously and a man was tasered and taken into

custody. greece's parliament has approved a tough 2016 budget that includes deep spending cuts and also tax hikes. the government preducts zero economic growth in this year and a slide of 0.7% next year. the president told parliament that growth would resume in the second half of 2016 and a strong tourist season could avoid a recession altogether. president obama is due to address the nation to talk about wednesday's mass shooting in california. he is expected to explain what is being done to protect people from such attacks. melissa chan reports from san bernardino where the killings took place. >> reporter: it is the city's annual holiday festival and everyone is out despite a harrowing and strange week for residents. out front the san bernardino police department and members of the swot team, these two men

supporting the toy drive had been first responders on wednesday. >> it is definitely overwhelming the responsibilities we've got from the community. we're here for the community, they're here for us as well. it helps us as well. they're coming up and shaking hands and giving us hugs. it's a great feeling >> reporter: just walking around this park, you don't get the feeling that this is a community that has been so terroristd over the last few days. people admit they have been scared. >> they're saying that we should just stay in our houses and not go to, like, malls and stores and public places where there's a lot of people. >> reporter: others say life must go on. >> san bernardino will move on. we are strong and we will move on in spite of everything that has happened. we have to >> reporter: the attack which has stumped the investigators because they seemed to have an ordinary life is now an f.b.i.

investigation being treated as a terrorist attack. the president took the opportunity to push for more gun control >> we may not be able to prevent every tragedy but we shouldn't be making it so easy for potential terrorists or criminals to get their hands on i gun that they could use against americans. >> reporter: people in san bernardino tell us nothing ever happens here. it is a quiet town in the suburbs of southern california. everyone is in shock >> it's going to take a while to heal from everything that everybody has gone through. this is just one step forward in a hope to do that. seeing the kids with their smiles on their faces and they're so young and innocent and enjoying their day, i think it helps the rest of us. >> reporter: indeed, here for a few hours residents do seem to have forgotten the horrors of this past week suicide bombers have attacked an island on lake chad

killing at least 27 people. 80 others were injured on an island in the border area between chad, cameroon and nigeria. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. nearly 200 nations have agreed on a climb change draft in paris. it is a blue print aimed at reducing global warming. much of the fine print has to worked out, it raises hopes of a historic deal. robert redford says the time is good. >> now is right time, but so much damage has occurred in the last 25 years. when people were not listening. how much time is left and how many resources are left to protect. i think that's the key thousands of people are demonstrating in chile's capital

against a planned hydro electric project. it is to bring water supplies. 1.2 billion dollar project is said to be built about 50 kilometres east of the city. a triangle is a safe haven for endanger endangered apes. some researchers fear climate change could alter that. >> reporter: this is the view from a top of the most isolated jungle on earth. >> we have got an adult shim pan zee-- chimpanzee. >> reporter: it is home to endangered rare species all

flourishing. to get here, it is a two day road trip. you take a drive and you're still 50 kilometres away. from there it's an hour's drive down narrow dirt trail and a barge across a river. you paddle a canoe down to more rivers and hunt for five hours. >> this is it. >> reporter: at least that's how you do it if your guide is this man. he has been studying this area for 16 years and now he is concerned the climate change could spoil the most pristine environment on earth for endangered great apes. >> we believe there could be subtle changes that could have impram attic impacts on these species that are specialist. they need particular food items to survive. >> reporter: indigenous

wildlife trackers say development in hunting have taken their toll. >> translation: it's not good now with the wildlife. there are not many left. there is a lot of hunting and the animals have gone far away. >> reporter: this is the most remote corner of the national park. no-one lives here. they're not allowed nor hunters nor tourists, no-one about researchers and their rear guests. our crew is only among 20 outsiders who have seen it. it is the ideal habitat for these animals. the triangle is among the last homes for so-called chimpanzees. >> having an elephant or a chimp, not realising that you're a human and not dangerous. this is so rare and valuable.

as that disappears from the earth, we will be impoverished, not only biologically but spiritually. >> reporter: after a meal have leaves, this is turned into a fire pole. even though they're protected, they might not be safe from changes in the fragile climate that makes this a unique animal eden n.a.s.a.'s mass brought back pictures. they were taken by a fly by in july. they show plato's surface, terrains. the images are ten times the resolution previously taken of plato. it gives scientists an

unprecedented peek at the geography. a reminder to keep up-to-date with all the news throughout the day, especially the breaking news. you can visit our website aljazeera.com. more news to come. keep it here. >> it is a place where the exotic is normal. >> it's really disturbing actually. >> but deep inside this market begins a trail of tears. endangered animals, bought and sold for big bucks. >> get it, get it lockett, get it! >> what can be done to stop this illegal trade? >> he'd actually built a secret compartment within his prosthetic leg and that is where he concealed the baby iguanas. >> in the prosthetic leg?