>> announcer: this is al jazeera. you're watching al jazeera from headquarters. rome richelle carey, and these are the top stories. i.s.i.l. claims responsibility for the attack in yemen that killed the governor of aden political rivals in libya sign an agreement that could end to the end of years of chaos in that country politicians in mali urge thousands of displaced people to return home. not everyone is convinced.

live lie hood under threat. the indian surrogate mothers in despair over a ban on foreign couples the governor of the yemeni port city of aden has been killed in an explosion. major-general saaeed was on his way to work when his convoy was attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade. the islamic state of iraq and levant said it carried out this attack. five of his body guards were killed in the explosion. after a year of war, yemen was divided. who are the parties in this conflict? let's start with the houthi rebels - named after the man that led the rebellion in 2004. hussainal-houthi. backed by former president ali

abdullah saleh. he is back in aden after months of exile, in saudi arabia, president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. there are secessionists in the south. some of them are secular nationalists who wish to break way way from the north. finally there is al qaeda, which took advantage of years of instability. it is staunchly anti-houthi, but in no way aligned with the coalition. a yemeni political analyst says the situation at aden is extremely dangerous. >> the governor moved about in a convoy of about five cars. it was heavily secured. he knew he was going to be targeted. he knew an attempt was inevitable. so he moved cautiously over the past two weeks. multiple militia groups blocked

him entering his office in aden, so he knew the situation was precarious. he knew he was going to be targeted. especially when al qaeda took over cities just in the neighbouring area. he knew he would be targeted. he wanted an understanding of the different groups inside the city, different armed groups, especially the southern groups, the southern mobility movement. but, unfortunately, they failed to do that. they failed to reach on understanding. that is why you have a lack of security in aiden. there are multiple factions fighting to fill the power vacuum in the city. that's why you see a lot of people with guns and assassinations in the city. >> it will get worse, fast, especially with al qaeda and the neighbouring government. now there's different groups vying for control of the city. it puts the government in an embarrassing situation, because the city that is the temporary

capital of yemen is the city with the worst security situation, the city with the highest assassination rate. so it puts the government and the coalition in an embarrassing situation. >> we are joined by mohammed adow. i.s.i.l. claims responsibility for this. what type of presence and influence do they have there? >> we don't know how widespread they are in the country. what it is. we know in yemen they are taking advantage of the cape inties in the country to glet a foothold. this is not the first attack carried out. i.s.i.l. and other groups - they issue claims for improvised explosive devices in attacks, carried out in ottawa, carried

outside in june. so i.s.i.l. continuously is becoming more and more permanent. and having a presence, and targetting senior government officials that are prominent not only to the taking of the towns from houthi by the government of president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. but also killing people who are prominent to the peace process. getting the mandate - the man killed today. >> what about him? >> he comes from a permanent tribe in aden. he was key in the offensive in what was carried out by the government. and he was appointed last october. >> it's only been in office a few months, was not able to accomplish anything. >> barely two months. >> okay. >> so what does this mean going forward. what does this mean for the city that continues to just

disintegrate almost? >> well, the coming in of i.s.i.s. into the yemen, and the conflict in yemen brings, you know, complicated further, yemeni, as you know is complicated for the plans and subclans and people with different allegiance to different groups, being the houthi or the government. and the presence of al qaeda, i.s.i.l., and all this. i mean, clans and tribal society makes it a very potent - i mean, makes it one that is only going to complicate yemen. >> it's difficult to untangle while incident people are suffering. >> thank you for joining me. appreciate that un-backed peace talks to end the conflict is due to take part in geneva. president abd-rabbu mansour hadi agreed to defend after meeting

the u.n. envoy in aiden, and now will be holding talks in omar, and with rebel representatives. gerald tan reports. >> on the outskirts of tiaz, battles are raging. houthi fighters, and those loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh still hold their ground in yemen's third-largest city. pro-government forces are undeterred. >> we'll continue our march. all that is left of the rebels are snipers and land mines. >> similar scenes are playing out to the north-east. groups fighting to fully restore abd-rabbu mansour hadi to power are receiving air and ground support from a saudi-led coalition. there are no easy victories. 8.5 months of war is taking a punishing toll on civilians. yemeni is one of the most difficult places to access food. the united nations warns half

the population is on the brink of famine, and is appealing for help. >> it's a combination of both, in terms of availability of funding, and we receive the support of all parties to give us the freedom of movement to reach out to the people that are in absolute crisis at the moment. planned u.n. brokered talks in geneva hit hurdles and delays. both sides say they are open to negotiate. but the other can't or won't accept bolivia's two rival governments signed a deal aimed at resolving the political crisis. they agreed to hold elections within two years. it's hoped it will end the violence and chaos since the former leader muammar gaddafi was overthrown in 2011. victoria gaiten by reports.

>> reporter: a libyan initiative. for the first time in the country's long-running political crisis, an agreement to work together. these are representatives of the two rival parliament. the deal calls for the two sides to form a 10 member committee to choose a government of national reconciliation. the u.n. welcomed the agreement. it says i.s.i.l.-led fighters took advantage of the power vacuum 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 a situation where the international communities are fighting against d.a.e.s.h. and syria. fighters come to where the security vacuum is, it's a matter of days and not weeks to sign the agreement violence and rivalries polarized libya. the country fell into chaos

since the uprising deposing muammar gaddafi. the general national congress is one of two rival administrations, the other is the u.n. recognised government based in tobruk. each is supported by armed groups engaged in daily fighting. former libyan general took charge of an army which allied itself with the tobruk government. the chaos has been made worse by militia who do not follow the main political groups. some claimed allegiance to i.s.i.l., stepping into a crowded battle ground. analysts say this will not change the security situation on the ground. but is a positive step forward in the peace process. >> i don't see anything changing immediately. what i hope would happen would be you have militias working with some pro-hafta moderate elements fighting i.s.i.s.

that is something unlikely to happen immediately. but could, down the road if we get lucky, materialize. >> under the agreement, elections will be held within two years. an interim president and deputy are expected to be named within weeks. a sign of unity ahead of peace talks in rome this month u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been warning israel about the dangers of a possible collapse of the palestinian authorities. he said that it will 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 jewish democratic israel living

in peace. it is simply not a viable option. >> stephanie dekker is live for us in west jerusalem. i know that we have just recently heard remarks, a response from binyamin netanyahu. what set all this off in the first place? >> well, the u.s. concentrate is a man invested to get both sides to the table, to find a concrete stepping stone forward to resolve the occupation, the 2-state solution. the last round that failed was 2013, 2014. there was a week when kerry flew in around three times in a week. showing you the commitment that he had, tried to do. he had frank words for both sides. when it comes to the palestinian president. he said that he needed to be left to insight. he had to condemn the attacks that we have seen over the last two months, and turned to the

israeli prime minister and the government saying that their policy of settlement expansion translated to what seemed to be a unilateral annexation of the west bank. and showed that the government didn't seem to be serious for a 2-state solution. it doesn't surprise anyone here. the other thing he said is it never saw the distrust at a level that it is now. and the despair felt by mahmoud abbas is something we have never seen. he has been here in the last two weeks, had a quick meeting with both sides. a message from him that more must be done. it is difficult. nothing is on the table as palestinians will tell you, that israel is the one that needs to bring something to the table. they are the occupier, they have the power, we heard from the israeli prime minister, in a cabinet meeting where he says israel will never be a bit lateral state, the one state, which some will tell you is a way forward, and the

palestinians need to be careful about peace and stop incitement. both sides seemingly as far away as ever to come to a table to find a solution to this. >> so, what has binyamin netanyahu had to say about this? >> well, as i said, we heard from him. he said there'll never be a binational statement. a one-state solution. it's not new language, i asked a senior israeli official when he talked about the complication, and he said what about a one-state solution, with everyone living side by side. he said it will never what happened, and when i asked why, he said we don't want it. even when you look at the facts on the ground. settlement ex-pangs, a palestinian state is unviable because of the geography and how it works. the message from binyamin netanyahu is not unusual. it's the same language he uses,

which is that the palestinians need to be serious about peace. but the palestinians tell you that the israelis hold the cards, they need to come to the table. a palestinian man i was talking to, who was unhappiful about the situation said the government is not giving mahmoud abbas anything to come back to his people with, saying through peaceful negotiations, we are achieving something. as far as they are concerned, they are achieving nothing. that is the despair and frustration you see on the street today. >> thank you for going into more detail for us there. we appreciate it coming up later in the newshour. somalian refugees, worried about the government's assurances that it is safe to return home plus, why south-east asia has overtaken somali as the main piracy hub. >> in sport, the warriors continue their perfect start to the n.b.a. season, thanks to

their golden boy. a top advisor to iran's supreme leader called the fate of syria's president a red line. bashar al-assad is an expected leader. and the future can only be determined by the syrian people. >> translation: we will not leave bashar al-assad in the battlefield or when it comes to politics. bashar al-assad is a red line for iran. he was elected by the syrian people, and only the syrian people should decide his future, no one outside syria should make a decision on behalf of the people of syria. >> reporter: president bashar al-assad says the british prime minister's claim that there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in syria is wrong, and dismissed david cameron's submission that the fighters could be part of a political

solution. david cameron presented the figures to the u.k. parliament before they endorsed air strikes in syria. >> translation: about the statement that there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in syria, that is not accepted anywhere in this world. there's no 70,000 or 10 of those. the international coalition's air strikes are doomed to fail. britain and france don't have the will or the vision on how to quite terrorism the government in mali is trying to encourage thousands to return home. tens of thousands of civilians fled years of fighting during an insurgency in the north. despite a peace deal and a lack of basic services. in january 2012, rebel groups launched a plan for control of an area. the president was ousted in a coup. a month later the toorak rebel

group, m.l.m.a., declared independ in northern mali. in july it lofted it to an islamic group with links to al qaeda, imposing sharia law and publicly destroyed muslim shrines. in 2013, malian soldiers and french soldiers took it back. in june, a peace deal. recently an attack on a hotel by a group claiming links to al qaeda. we have this report on the dilemma facing mali's displaced people. >> reporter: a shelter for donkeys used to be a school. many buildings here are home to animals. tens of thousands left for places such as the camps. many are ethnic tuareg tribesman. a separatist group trying though declare independence in the region. some escaped fighting and some left fearing a backlash

following the signing of a peace deal. this man used to be a merchant and had to give it up due to a lack of security. he set up a marm alongside the camp -- farm alongside the camp. politicians are trying to get the displaced people to return, but the people are not convinced. >> translation: those that left are not convinced to return. we left everything. why go back. voting for those that forced us out in the first place. >> reporter: aid agencies estimate 50,000 are displaced in mali. fighting between separatists, tuareg rebels and the government ceased. people are not secure. refugees started a new life and have no desire to return. >> translation: we cannot go back to our homes. we have nothing left there. we started a fresh life and now business. we learnt the trade there too.

>> reporter: schools are the basic services missing. in this camp children get liquid meals with lessons. this person runs the school saying displaced people must not be arrived to return unless real efforts are made to protect the next generation. >> translation: to say the children can return to the current schools without them being fixed would be catastrophic. >> we need to repair the site. prevent interruptions that would be damaging to the students. >> an estimated 800,000 children had the education disrupted by fighting in mali. unless people are confident resuming life. many children will live in refugee camps joining us via skype from mali's capital is raphael, a country director for save the children. we appreciate your time so much.

when save the children started responding in mali, what did you all find? >> when we started sponding in mali, we -- responding in the northern part of mali, basically, you know, we found places where a lot of people were displaced. most of them were displaced in the southern parts of mali. many gathered in the region next to the northern mallee, and so with that delivering assistance farce we are concerned. education and health, to displace people, and then as time, we are clearing in the north, security work was coming

back. we went up to the north and started again, assisting some of the people who were coming back to the north, in those areas. in various villages with health and education. as we speak, i think the situation is much better. i will say a couple of displaced people are living in the southern part of the country. most have gone back. >> however, we have been facing a lack of, you know, schools, schools that have not been rehabilitate yet. we are facing services that have not come back yet. we face a lack of teachers. and we are speaking this year. we have a gone of 600 teachers

in the northern three regions. >> if i can interrupt you, it's not just a lack of resources, you need more people to get this done. >> absolutely. >> it's not just the services or schools that are not yet rehabilitate. we actually still have a number of - i think we have 16 schools which are still occupied by armed groups, and so you understand it's not just, you know, those facilities. we need people to come back to provide education to children. within the mid 600 teachers in the northern port of mali. >> seams that the children are the ones most affected by what has been happening there. >> absolutely, we have a number of fitouts of schoolchildren.

we have 44% of children who are out of school. 39 in the area restarted last year. we still close to 100% of children still out of school. so, yes, children are absolutely, you know, the most vulnerable. not just for schools, but we also have so many malnourished children who we are having in the centers where save the children is working. absolutely. children at the most - the most vulnerable. we now, because the disagreements has been signed, and you've certainly heard recently we had the paris meeting which gathered in resources to support

rehabilitation, we are now planning for accelerated learning programs, to just make sure that those children who are out of school for the last three years, can quickly, you know, learn quickly and get up to speed and probably - probably go back into school, or can access to a couple of skills that can help them then build their lives later. so that's what we sort of planning to do in 2016. that sounds like a wonderful programme that can help a lot of children. save the children. thank you so much now, let's check in with steph for more on weather. let's start with a look at europe. >> exactly. let's start with europe. if you are observant you'll notice this doesn't much look like europe, but is the same weather system. it crosses miami. it has the third wettest

december on record, and we are only at the beginning of the month. the area of cloud following across the atlantic to the u.k., and it's this system that has brought us the flooding across parts of u.k. over the last 24 hours. the satellite shows a steady stream of moisture working across the british aisles. it has brought terrific amounts of rain. they are not confirmed yet. preliminary estimates are 341 millimetres of rain have been reported in the north-western parts of the u.k. that is a phenomenal amount of rain, and obviously has caused a lot of problems. when you get rain this heavy, it rolls down the mountainside into the rivers, and the rivers can't cope with that amount of water, and they burst their banks, and many of the towns along the river banks have seen major flooding out of the system. during the remainder of the day,

it's not looking too bad, and floodwaters will have a chance to recede. it's not going to stay dry. heavy rains will pile in. as it sinks eastward, there's more rain following it. >> voting is under way in france and regional elections where the far right is expected to make gains. it's taking part in the aftermath of the paris say talks. the national front could be popular. france is under tight security, and under a state of emergency following the incidents. jacky rowland has more. >> reporter: this man is the face of the new paris. he group up in a region with high unemployment and a big migrant population. he is part italian and is standing in the elections as a

candidate for the far right national front. >> the national front appeals to all french people. those that are happy about their nationality, and french peep of immigrant origin. >> this was the scene of a shoot-out between police and gunmen accused of plotting the paris attacks. the siege lasted about eight hours. there were explosions and gunfire. the memory is fresh in people's minds. >> it's just a few weeks since the paris attacks, and the whole of france is understand a state of emergency. in these circumstances, it's understandable that security is a high priority for many voters. all of which is a political gived to the national front leader. his message is of int islam. both of which she accuses of undermining french values.

now she's taken the rhetoric to a new level. >> translation: shahan law will replace the constitution, women will have to wear the burke yes. music banned, music destroyed. barbarity will be the norm with all its horrors, as in all countries where muslim fundamentalists spread influence, whether it's islamic state, boko haram - i don't want that in france. >> reporter: the main parties are rushing to take back the initiative on security. francois holland said france was at war, and the approval rating went up by 10 percentage points. his rival proposed electronic tagging for the rivals. >> the problem is everyone is taking the measures, the propositions. >> these elections will give the

clearest indication whether marie le pen and the national front are moving from the political fridge ges to -- fringes to the main stream. >> jacky, what impact would there be if the national front was to take control of one or more of the regional councils? >> well, when you look at opinion polls in the run up to the vote it looks likely that national front may take control of two regional councils, and there's another two where it's too close to call. in terms of what practical impact it would have, not that much. when you bear in mind the themes which are big for the national front. themes like security and immigration are not decided at a regional level. but a national level. >> the only powers that they have. that they run a regional

council. controlling the budget for culture and association. the real significance is this is the last major test of french public opinion before presidential elections in 20176789 that's why they are watched so closely. >> thank you for that update live from paris. >> plenty more ahead from al jazeera, including uncertainly files in venezuela, as the ruling party faces voters angry over a crumbling economy. >> and the circuit mothers in india disagree with a claim that a pan on foreign couples will protect them. plus... >> i'm at the world junior table tennis championships. europe is trying to loosen china's grip on the sport.

welcome back, you are watching al jazeera. here is a look at some of the top stories. a governor of aden has been killed in an explosion. maj the major was on his way to work. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility john kerry says a situation threatening the security of both sides could occur in syria libya's group signed a deal to examine the political crisis.

the government in tobruk agreed to hold elections within two years. political analyst joinsize live from tripoli. on the surface it seems like a good deal, do you have concerns about it? >> the main concern, besides what was in 2011, and the euphoria, there was a winner and loser. they don't have anyone to blame. as they could to have conducted a scale of sirrany. today's libya, they'll take the blame. >> in that respect, there'll be much to say about who pays for the last year and a half.

one of the answerings is behind the scenes. conducting aid to back to the sides to the deal, and the third is how to sustain the side. how do you get them to live happily ever after. could we see the community in some form of asset. bringing people that could shadow the ministries, monitoring the day-to-day work. that two sides don't take their work into the government. and use the monopoly on financial and military assets to continue the civil war. >> really there's a lot of obstacles to this succeeding, in

fact. what do you think needs to happen out of all the things you said, what is the important thing, the critical thing to make this succeed. >> before we had united muammar gaddafi against them. now we have to signed a broct of who is running east. we of could it bring the sides together to forge the product crumbs to the plate. that is the important thing

that. >> a lot of casualties, and financial assets have been depleted. >> how do you find a way to believe in pluralism, we have many different sides and ideas, beliefs and cedes. that is an important factor. how do you agree on rules of the game. no more military rhetoric imported. you don't want them describing as terrorists. or letters of the regime. you'll never have that.

to define it. thank you for you insight. >> they have agreed on the vote. it's been facted under false evidence. it comes as the confidence. this is voting. >> lucia newman reports. this man was the leader 17 years ago. >> former candidate said he can

taste the government's legislative power. venezuela is in an explosive situation. they have to realise they are voting for change. >> situations like here, where they cue from five in the morning. nearly triple digit inflation, and one of the world's highest crime rates. people say they want change. >> under former president chavez, venezuela's left-wing government gained control of every state institution. the judiciary, armed forces and the legislature to implement a socialist resolution, that, until now, had majority support. >> the eyes of deceased president hugo chavez are

looking down on his country men from the top of the administration building, as though reminding them of the mistake. that's the unthinkable prospect of negotiating with an opposition na polls suggest could bin a majority of seats. >> with a simply majority. they could cut off funds. many regard as a return to healthy balance of power is viewed as an unacceptable threat. >> translation: we will not hand over the revolution. whatever the prize in the unlikely event that we lose, the revolution will enter into a new phase. >> reporter: the real issue is whether an opposition victory could obliged political parties to negotiate and reach a consensus to halt a spiralling economic crisis, or, as many fear, would it lead to a deeper

conflict of power piracy and the waters of south-east asia - it's big business. the region overtook somali as the main piracy hub in 2014. al jazeera's correspondent has the latest. >> piracy is a concern in south-east asia. the busiest sea straits are around the corner. the malacca straits and others. traditionally it was the malacca strait that was a hub for pirates. now it's gone south to the singapore straight. a narrow strait where vessels have to slow to pass. of course, it makes them very vulnerable for pirates, and carrying half of the world's oil. and a third of the world's trade is passing. while piracy is not as violence

as what we have seen, there's a lot at stake. we travel to west singapore and malaysia to show how they operate. >> pirates are back in south-east asia, after years of calm, creating fear in one of the world's busiest sea lanes where more than 100,000 vessels pass through every year. carrying oil to china, korea and japan, and son assumer goods. 12 tankers were high-jacked. most cases are unreported. a malaysian shipping company was attacked for a third time. nine pirates carrying knives and guns were arrested, gaoled for 10 years. the way pirates operate has changed. >> these pirates were confined to - you know, they steel the morning group, the shackles. they are not professional.

maybe the folks are not trying to do this stuff. but nowadays, they are well organized. it's not easy transferring 700, 800 tonnes of oil. >> most pirates come from the indonesian fishing villages, but the syndicates are led by buyers and forgers from other asian nation, mostly targetting oil tankers. >> there's is considerable amount of demand for black market fuel. and generally this tends to go upstream to blending, if it's marine oil or marine gas oil, it's blended and moved to china or onward markets, or to the european market for refinement. >> reporter: this is an exercise. this is how pirates operate in a small group. they enter a boat carrying arms and take control of the ship.

often what happens next is they transfer the cargo to another boat and leaf this one. >> reporter: on the indonesian island we meet two members of a pirate syndicate who don't want to be identified. as middlemen they organise boarding teams and make tens of thousands with each attack. >> our life is at sea. this is our businesses. this is illegal and not everyone agrees with it. this is what we do for a living. our syndicate is not just more john easterns, it's malaysians and filipinos. >> syndicates use insiders who are part of the crew, and navy personal. six were arrested in indonesia for involvement in the hijacking of a tanker. these six men were not directly involved. when i ask them, they said they

didn't know they would be a high-jacking. i investigated them to make sure they were not part of the syndicate. >> 10 pirates, including former fishermen were arrested in indonesia for involvement in two robberies. but the leaders of syndicates involved in high-jacking for oil, evaded arrests. the three companies blamed each other. for not doing enough to combat piracy, indonesia gets lots of the blame. there's corruption. difficult to control. they have picked up a bit in the last couple of weeks. a few key arrests have been made. two days ago an alleged king pin of a malaysian oil tanker in june, carrying 6,000 tonnes of oil has been arrested. it doesn't mean that the syndicate is behind bars. a lot more can be done,

especially worked together between singapore and malaysia, and sharing information to make sure the waters are a lot safer. >> monday, and the second part of her report on piracy, we look at what governments are doing to stop the illegal trade in stolen cargo a billion dollar servicing markets in india is under threat. the government wants to ban foreign couples from using local women as surrogate mothers. activists say it puts a ban on exploitation of poor women. some surrogate mother are losing their only source of income. we report from one of the states. >> reporter: romney and rana are meeting their baby daughter, a joy us sayings for couples like -- joyous occasion for couples like them that can't have children from their own. rennet is from new zealand and her husbands american.

this is their second child born to an indian woman. the government wants to stop this practice. >> i feel so passionate about the fact. i don't think they should ban it. look at the happiness it brings to us. >> rene believes it helps surrogate women improve their lives. housed in the dorm tory building, the money the women get helps to save debt and build houses and send their children to school. this surrogate says she could never earn this money for another job. >> it's not that they take the baby and that's it. they keep a relationship, calling us when my children have a birthday. when i'm in trouble, they are there. i prefer the foreign couple any day. >> reporter: surrogates say without foreigners they won't have the same opportunity to prosper. >> these women say the

generosity helps the families. here, shops, hotels and businesses profit from the increased business brought by foreigners, which owners say will suffer greatsly under the ban. dr pat 'em, who has one of the most well-known clinics, say there's no need for a ban to make sure women are protected. >> this arrangement could be wonderfully irregulated. there could be penalties and punishment. there could be a cell where they go and comwhen something goes wrong the government and women's groups say regulation will not stop exploitation. >> you never find a rich woman, normally it's a poor woman doing it for commercial means, therein lying the danger of miss use. >> reporter: a law banning foreign couples is being drafted

and will go through government committees. the mothers say with no other opportunities to earn this much money, they fear they'll be on the losing end of what is decided still ahead on al jazeera - golfer bubba watson gets the course record to lead an elite field in the bahamas. amas.

and now the sport. >> thank you. we start with n.b.a. and the

golden state warriors are showing no signs of slowing down. they have extended the winning start of the season 21-0. the warriors latest win was against the raptors in toronto, reining m.v.p. steph curry had a game-high 44 points in the 112-109 win. it's the 7th time he has netted over 40 this season. 25 consecutive regular win, the warriors possess the third longest streak history behind the la lakers and the miami heat. >> golden state stay on the road for the next seven days, they face brooklyn on sunday. tuesday, they play the indiana pacers, if they are unbeaten, they would level the run of 27 games. in boston on friday to face the celtics, and next saturday the warriors take on the milwaukee bucks the charlotte hornets lost the last game to the warriors.

they bounced back in chicago. nicholas was the star in the victory over the bulls. the frenchman got 24 points. the score was level at 94-all with a minute to go. the hornets took the game 102-96, giving the bulls the second defeat at home in season. >> football now, and reigning champions chelsea suffered the eighth defeat of the english premier league seen on saturday, losing 1-0 to bournemouth, moving out of the relegation zone for the victory. chelsea has not lost to a newly promoted team since 2001. while they stay 14th in the stable. >> they are disappointed with the results. i would say let's think about win the next game and forget the targets. fixing the targets. in this, consistency is difficult. >> at the top of the table manchester united slips down to fourth after a 0-0 draw at home

to west ham. city slipped from first to third. arsenal move to second, beating christoffer sundgren 3-1. leicester surprises all. the experts, a hat-trick, gave them a 3-0 win at swansea to go top of the table. >> we score at three goals. we had a chance to score again 3-4 goals. i'm surprised with that, because we didn't consider goal, you know, for me it's important. also this barcelona's lead at the top of la liga is 2 points. they were held to 1-1 draw with valencia, luis suarez put them ahead before the hour mark. with a few minutes left, the equalizer, coach gary neville was watching in the stands and takes over on sunday. >> so barca are on 34 points.

atletico second, following a 2-0 win, which is the sixth victory in a row. real madrid are on 30 points, beating the neighbours 4-1 on saturday. >> the american bubba watson leads a world-class field. watson got an eagle on the fourth, along with 7 birdies to ta the record with a third round of 53. two shats ahead. who also got a record. jordan spieth is in contention. the world number one four off the pace. >> at next year's olympics in china, china will look to sweep the gold medals for an unprecedented third time. the your world championships could provide hope for the

future of european players, with a star epurging from a country, we have this report from france and sweden. >> the chinese have a tight grip on table tennis winning every gold medal at the last two olympics. chinese men winning the last six titles, and there has been no female champion for europe since 1955. european fans have hoped the world junior table dennis championships can get the straightest glimpse of a brighter future. for nee the chinese are unbeatable. they are the best in the world, more than being better in europe. they have great training, they are strong, and there's lots of them. >> a talent that can emerge to take on the best of malaysia. they are the european champion, and took two sets of the senior

number two. >> it is the big question, can you beat the chinese, if you do, you are the best. i think i'm faster than a lot of european players. it's a big advantage. >> now, the top european country in recent years has been germany. the emergence of the sweden added spice to table tennis. the only people to have broken the chinese stranglehold on the score are the swedes. >> in stockholm mikhail is a parting legend, one that did the impossible by winning a title, three championships in a row. >> there were five, six, seven players that came in at the right time. i think they adapted our style for sure, our european style, but to a higher level. >> his team-mate is the only

european player to have won olympic gold and was world singles champion twice. the chainees loved him, they hut him on a stamp. >> it is to stop the spectators, and for me, when i play against them. it was funny. >> now we have a new star, i hope we have been beat them again. >> practice may get the next generation closer to perfection. a million more chinese will do the same and that's the sport. more for you later on in the next news hour. now it's back for rochelle. >> thank you for watching. keep it here on al jazeera. there's plenty of news throughout the day. visit the website. that's aljazeera.com, and there's a full bulletin of news ahead. keep it here throughout the day. day.

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