this is al jazeera welcome to the news hour live at al jazeera in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. an historic moment. that's how libya's political rivals described an initial agreement to end the conflict. the governor of aden was killed in a car bomb attack. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility. >> reporter: today's crucial vote could see the result of an

election. >> reporter: one of the popular places in india where couples need surrogate mothers and there is an issue in relation to not exploiting mothers to a story that has kicked off in the past half hour or so. libya's two rival governments say a deal at solving the country's political crisis is a leap forward. it is hoped that it will end violence and chaos that happened since 2011. the deal stipulates that an election should take place within two years. >> reporter: libyan 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. >> translation: this is an historic moment. i call on all libyans from all walks of life, all political factions to stand behind and support this solution. the two houses of parliament are the true representatives of the libyan people. the momentum behind this agreement will put pressure on both the houses to continue to move forward for the sake of the unity of libya. >> reporter: 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. >> the threat of d.a.e.s.h. and the scourge of terrorism is expanding every day. we have a situation where the international also fighting against d.a.e.s.h. and syria. this means fighters from syria

come to where the security vacuum is to libya. it is a matter of days not weeks to sign this agreement. >> reporter: the country has fallen into chaos since the 2011 uprising that deposed the leader. the tripoli based government, the general national congress is one of two rival administrations. the other is the u.n. recognised government based in the eastern city of tobruk. it is supported by armed groups engaged in daily fighting. former libyan general took charge of a growing army which eventually allied itself with the tobruk government. the chaos has been made worse by militia who claim allegiance to i.s.i.l. stepping into an already crowded battleground. elections will be held within two years under the agreement. an interim president and deputy are expected to be named within weeks.

a sign of unity ahead of rome talks later this month in that report there we heard from martin cobler, the special representative and head of the u.n. support mission in libya. joining us now live on the nows hours. -- news now. how dural with the agreement?

i've been talking in the last week with stakeholders in tripoli and in tobruk on this and also with the majority leaders, two of those who still opposed the agreement. yesterday i talked to the president of the top group house of representatives and tried to convince him to join this agreement. the train has left the station in the direction of the signing of this agreement. there will be an important conference in romeco-chaired by the italian government and the american government and the united nations to bring everybody mere around the table and really to pave the way here for a way forward can i suggest it this is never going to be a one size fits all. i'm interested in this idea that there were concessions and compromises. who conceded the most? who compromised the most here?

yes, indeed. i have the feeling whoever is opposing the agreement does not listen to the people of libya, to the women who lost their sons, to those who are under the

domination of the authorities. it is very important to conclude this libyan political agreement as rapidly as possible because the d.a.e.s.h. is expanding in the gulf. this cannot be allowed. the social economic situation is dire. the reserves of the central bank will soon be exhausted. these are all reasons for all libyans to stay together in unity, to promote the economic and the social situation of the country and the first that is to sign the agreement to have rapidly the government in place which the international community is supporting and then go to work to bring the country together and united again thank you so much. the governor of the port city of aden was killed today. major general jaafar mohammed

saad was bombed. the government is being run from aid in. >> reporter: this is the aftermath of the attack that killed major general jaafar mohammed saad. the car he was travelling in was engulfed in flames. he was sworn in as governor two months ago. he was a close person to the president. >> 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 few weeks he was blocked from entering his own office in aden so he knew the situation was precarious. >> reporter: so the allies launched a campaign in march against those who have taken

over the capital with the support of forces loyal to the former president. the conflict began with air strikes, the coalition has sent ground forces. anti houthi fighters backed by other troops removed them out of aden months ago. the area has become a stronghold for armed groups, including some which are linked to al-qaeda. >> there is a lack of security inside aden. there are multiple factions fighting to fill the power vacuum inside the city and that is why you see a lot of people with guns and a lot of assassinations in the city. >> reporter: just a day before his killing, there was an envoy to yemen. they were starting peace talks between forces and houthi

rebels. it is not clear what this incident will have on these talks the deputy editor in chief of the yemen newspaper joins us on the line from aden. we've had this claim of responsibility from i.s.i.l. what's your reaction to that?

today we had the governor. by noon another high-ranking security official was also assassinated. things are deteriorating and there is a call from the public now for the president having to do something quick and swift to secure the city or everything will be lost we will come to the potential consequences of this in a second, but this particular area is known to be a stronghold of al-qaeda. given that your country has been so combustible for so long, why was the governor driving even with convoy and security in that particular location?

cannot avoid a suicide car bomb, for example, on that road. it's getting down from a hill. it's very narrow. they chose that location for that reason. he was trying to be a simple man accessible to everyone and that got the better of him there is a plan for peace talks. is that plan now compromised?

issues in yemen. the president has reportedly agreed to attend after meeting the u.n. in aden on saturday. talks will be in iman with rebel representatives. more by gerald tann >> reporter: on the outskirts, battles are raging. houthi fighters and those loyal to the former president still hold their ground in yemen's third largest city, but pro-government forces are undeterred. >> translation: we will continue our march. all that is left of the rebels here are snipers and land mines >> reporter: similar scenes are playing out to the north-east. groups fighting to fully restore the president to power are receiving air and ground support from a saudi led coalition. there are no easy victories. eight and a half months of war is taking a toll on the people.

this is one of the hardest place to get access to food. half of the population is on the brink of famine and is appealing for help >> it is a combination of both in terms of availability of funding for the coming year and, of course, we seek the support of all parties to be able to give us the freedom of movement to reach out to the people that are in absolute crisis at the moment. >> reporter: land u.n. broker talks in geneva have hit several hurdles and delays. both sides say they're open to negotiate, but have terms the other can't or won't accept do stay with us here on the news hour. still to come in the first poll since the attacks in paris. the far right wing in france is tipped for big gains in regional elections today plus the malian

refugees who are weary about insurances - assurances it is safe to return home. in sport, the warriors top eyeser has called the fate to the syrian's president a red line forte ran. he says bashar al-assad is an elected leader and his future can only be determined by the syrian people. >> translation: we will not leave bashar al-assad on the battle field or when it comes to the politics. he considered to be a red line for iran because he was elected by the syrian people. 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 syrian president says the british prime minister's

claim a little earlier this week that there are 70,000 moderate rate opposition fighters inside syria is wrong. he dismissed his position that the fighters could be part of a political solution. cameron had presented this figure to the u.k. parliament before they endorsed air strikes inside syria. >> translation: about the statement that there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in syria, that is not accepted anywhere in this world. there is no 70,000. there is not even seven thousand. not even ten of those. the international coalition's air strikes are doomed to fail. britain and france don't have the will or vision on how to defeat terrorism the u.s. secretary of state has been warning israel about the dangers of a possible collapse 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 jewish democratic israel living in peace. it is simply not a viable option the president netanyahu responded to mr kerry's warning >> translation: israel, in order for there to be peace, the other side needs to decide whether they want peace thchlt is not what we see. the palestinian incitement is continuing. it must stop venezuelans have started voting in the elections. the opposition is likely to gain a majority of the votes for the first time in 17 years. but it is unclear how the votes

will translate into seats. the president critics accuse him of rigging the voting districts in his favor. meanwhile, he has agreed to let the jailed opposition leader vote in the election. lopez was sentenceed to 14 years in jail last year after being convicted of inciting violence in anti-government protests. the election is one to be one of most hotly contested in years. >> reporter: this man was the country's congressional leader 17 years ago. the last time opposition parties controlled the nation's congress. now former opposition presidential candidate says he can taste the end of the socialist government's domination of legislative power. >> translation: venezuela is in an explosive situation. we have to realise that venezuelans will be voting for change and for 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 medicine, nappies and shampoo. fed up with chronic shortages, nearly trim digit inflation and one of the world's highest crime rates, people here say they want change. >> translation: before i voted for the government, but no more. >> reporter: under former president, the country left wing government gained control of every state institution, even the judiciary, the armed forces and, of course, the ledge slay tour to implement a solution that has majority support until now. the eyes of the president are looking down on his countrymen on top of the administration buildings as though reminding them what is at stake. that is the until now 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 government could be cut off >> reporter: what many would regard as a healthy balance of power, it is viewed by an unacceptable threat. >> translation: we will not hand over the revolution. whatever the price and 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 intone deeper conflict of power. -- even deeper our correspondent, why is this election so very important?

>> reporter: because for the first time in 17 years it looks like the opposition might be able to gain control of the assembly. polls have suggested that they have as much as a 30 point lead over the government. the catch with in this is it's such a disproportion elite electoral point that the 30 points over the lead does not translate necessarily into seats in the assembly. even though it is suggested the opposition could win, it is unpredictable if it does win what kind of powers are we talking about them having?

vice the about vetoed why has the popularity plummeted so much? >> reporter: well, for the last 17 years they have relied on the larger than life figure of the for the popularity. also on programs and subsidies and cash hand out. the generosity is no longer available. people have been queueing for hours in search of food and even medicine. this has been going on for more than three years now. people are desperate for a change thank you very much. turning our attention to europe france. voting is underway in the elections today with far right expected to make gains.

the front national with the muslim anti muslim rhetoric could prove successful. the country is stale under a state of emergency. >> translation: jar done sees himself as the new face of the paris suburbs. he grew up in saint deny, a region with a big immigrant palm re population. he is part italian and he is standing in the regional elections as a candidate for the far right national front. >> translation: the national front appeals to all french people. people who feel happy about their nationality, including french people of immigrant or muslim origin. >> reporter: st denis involved

a siege. the memory is still fresh in people's minds. >> reporter: it is just a few weeks since the paris attacks and the whole of france is still under a state of emergency. in it these circumstances it is understandable that is a high priority for many voters. all of which is the political gift of the national front leader marie le pen. her message has been anti islam and anti immigration both of which shia queuess of undermining french values. now she has taken her rhetoric to any awe -- a new level. >> translation: where muslim

fundamentalists spread their issue. i don't want what that in france the main parties are taking back initiative on security. president francois hollande said france was at war. his rival has proposed electronic tagging for suspected islamic radicals. >> the problem is that everyone is taking the measures, propositions. if it. ( >> reporter: the important thing to stress this is the only

first round of voting. yes, it is possible that some parties, some regions could be decided this sunday, but in most cases we expect to have a run-off vote next sunday, but if you look at opinion polls consistently in the run-up to these elections, there is a strong suggestion that the national front could well win at least two regions. they have a very strong level of support up in the very north of france and also down in the very south of france and potentially, depending on how the actual vote goes, how many people come out to vote, there are two other regions is that they can potentially win as well. at the moment it doesn't look as though french voters are excited about niece elections because-- these elections because at around midday local time the turnout figure was only about 16%, which is pretty low just explain one thing for us. francois hollande personal ratings have got higher since the attacks in paris, yet people still feel unsafe and suspicious

of what's going outside france. how does that play into the voting, do you think? >> reporter: well, clearly these elections do give a kind of - take the temperature of public opinion in a period where, obviously, the attacks of last month are still very much prominent in people's minds and on television are images playing of france carrying out strikes against syria. so there is this concern of security which is often linked to a concern about immigration. in fact, neither of those issues will be affected by the outcome of these elections because the regional councils don't have any power to legislate over security or immigration. they have very limited powers. the only whap in which they might play in to these bigger issues is that they do control funding subsidies for some local voluntary organizations and at least one national front

politician has said that he would cut off funding to a local organization in his area which does work for refugees. so that's the way in which they could potentially affect the atmosphere here, but certainly these elections won't have any impact on national policy as far as security goes thank you. across the channel tens of thousands of homes have been left without power today after a storm swept across northern britain. there were floods and caused traffic chaos and caused the evacuation of families in several towns. >> reporter: the river normally goes through this small town. now it is lapping at the doors and sweeping away the belongings of the town's folk. as it went eastwards across northern u.k. it brought a month's rainfall in less than 24 hours. the district already average more rainfall than the rest of

england, but the towns are more accustomed to being inundated with tourists than swamped with water. elsewhere rescuers went house to house to check for stranded home owners. in a town of kessick more than a hundred people were evacuated. it was exceptionally challenging said the services. power supplies were seriously affected in around 60 thousand homes after the water breached flood defenses around a major electricity substation. an emergency government meeting has been called to organise the responses for the worst affected. the worst of the weather front though has now passed. forecasters say the water levels should begin to subside, but reparations will take much longer. paul brennan for more on that here is steph. how long until it calms down? >> reporter: it is already calming down, but you will notice that the map behind me

isn't necessarily europe. why it's all due to the same weather system and that's why i'm showing you part of the americas first. the cloud is over the parts of florida and for miami it is the third wettest december on record. this system stretches all the way across the atlantic and eventually it reaches the north-western parts of europe. it this then goes down into the eastern parts of europe as well. it is aan absolute huge system and has given us plenty of heavy rain to the north-western parts of europe. for the north-western parts it has already been very wet. the ground was saturated, but the amount of rain was phenomenonal. we need to - it needs to be confirmed but over 300 millimetres of rain there for the north-western parts of england. incredibly wet. it's no surprise that we have

seen pictures like this. it is not only the british aisles, but also norway has seen rain and strong winds. you can barely see where the road is and where the river is. there is more rain on the cards but nothing like as heavy as we have seen. there is going to be more rain not only for the british aaisles but across norway as well plenty more to come on the news hour including. >> reporter: i'm in one of the most remote places on earth and where great apes can prosper also up date on golf. on golf.

welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. the top stories. the governor of the yemen port city of aden has been killed in a car bomb attack. he was on his way to work when the attack happened. i.s.i.l. subsequently claimed responsibility. libya's rival groups have signed an initial deal to try and solve the political crisis. they have agreed to hold elections within two years. venezuelans have started voting in elections. the state of the economy has featured heavily in the campaigning. the opposition is expected to gain a majority of the votes for the first time in 17 years.

the government in mali is trying to encourage thousands of people to return home. tens of thousands of civilians fled years of the fighting. despite a recent peace deal, many feel reprisal and a lack of basis services. in 2012 rebels launched for control. in a coup the president was outseked. nlma declared independence in northern mali. by july it lost it to a group with linkss to i.s.i.l. by february of 2013 malian soldiers backed by french soldiers had taken back the city and then june of this year a peace deal was reached but the violence has continued. most recently an attack on a hotel claiming groups to al-qaeda. a report on the dilemma facing

mali's displaced people >> reporter: a shelter for could done keys used to be a school for children in mali. it is a home to animals now because tens of thousands of people have left the places such as here. many of them are ethnic tribes men from the north-western region. a separatist group tried to declare independence in the region. some left following the sign of a peace deal. this man used to be a marry chant. he had to give it up due to a lack of security. he set up a small farm alongside the camp. politicians are trying to get the displaced people to return, but he isn't convinced. >> translation: those urging us to return are not aware of our conditions. we left our homes, all our property was looted. we came here without a penny and started from scratch. what should we go back for? vote for those who forced us out in the first place?

>> reporter: aid agencies estimate 50,000 people are displaced. people don't feel secure. refugees such as this man and others have 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 appeared a new business here. we learnt the trade here too. >> reporter: schools are among the basic services missing from areas they have fled. in this camp children gets liquid meals with lessons. this man runs the school and says displaced people must not be asked to return unless real efforts are made to protect the next generation. >> translation: to say the children can return to the damaged schools in the current state without being fixed for them to continue states that would be bad. we need to repair the sites, create conditions for learning and prevent interruptions that would be damaging for our student

>> reporter: an estimated 800,000 children have had their education disrupted by fighting in mali. unless people are confident of resuming life where they used to be, many children will continue to be in camps the afghan taliban has released an audio message said to be from the group's leader denying claims he has been killed. reports last week said he was possibly killed in a shoot out with his own commanders in pakistan. the reports are described as rumors. >> reporter: the taliban say this 16-minute recording was made by their leader mullah akhtar mansoor to prove he is alive. it says the rumors as mere propaganda and he called on his followers to not listen to any rulers. he said he wasn't in the village where he had reroutedly been

killed. this recording released also included a reference to an event that happened in afghanistan's province on friday to prove that it was made recently. the taliban right now very much divided. the mullah akhtar mansoor was the successor of the founder of the taliban. it was alleged that he was dead for two years before the taliban went public with the announcement and forced only because peace talks were meant to continue in july. all of this uncertainty makes it difficult for taliban peace talks to go ahead. the taliban very much divided now, a separate faction of the taliban announced its own leader last month. he is had a meeting showing several thousand of his followers. so that divide in the taliban making it difficult for the

president to negotiate if they want to go forward with peace talks. right now a divided taliban making things very difficult a billion dollar surrogate program is under threat the government wants to ban foreign women on using local women as surrogate mothers. mothers say they will lose their only source of income. >> reporter: this couple are meeting their baby daughter for the first time, a great occasion for children who can't have children on their own. this is their second child born in india through a surrogate mother. the government wants to stop local women from having children for foreign couples.

>> i really feel so passionate about the fact. look at the happiness it brings to the likes of us >> reporter: it also helps surrogate women improve their lives. these women say the money they get helps pay debts, send their children to school and even build houses. this woman who is a surrogate for a second time says she could never earn this money with any other job >> translation: it's not that they take the baby and that's it. they keep a relationship with us, calling us when my own children have a birthday, sending them gifts. whenever i'm in trouble i'm there. i prefer the foreign couple any day. >> reporter: surrogates here say without foreigners, they won't have the same opportunity to prosper. these women say the generosity of foreign couples also help their families back in their home villages.

several shops and hotels also increase from the business which owners say will suffer under a ban. dr patel who has one of the most well-known clinics says there's no need for a ban to make women are protected >> this could be regulated, there could be laws in place, there could be penalties and punishment in place that there could be a department to complain. >> reporter: the government and some women's group say regulation won't prevent exploitation >> you will never find a woman offering to be a surrogate for payment. it is a poor woman doing it for a commercial reason. there in lies the danger for misuse. >> reporter: a law banning foreign couples or strictly regulating them is still being drafted and will go through government committees before it is presented to parliament. these mothers say with no other

opportunities to earn this much money, they fear they will be on the losing end of whatever is decided nearly 200 nations have agreed on a climate change draft during the summit in paris. it is a blueprint aimed at reducing global warming by cutting dependence on fossil fuels which produces greenhouse gasses. the american actor robert redford says the time is good. >> the time is right 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 world leaders discuss the need to tackle climate change here is what it is like on the ground in some parts of the world. the goualougo triangle is a safe

area for gorillas and chimpanzees. some researchers fear that could be changed >> reporter: this is aa view from the top area. we have an adult chimpanzee and then we have another with her youngster. it remains an unspoilt haven for wildlife home to endangered chimpanzee and others, all flourishing in this remote refuge. to get to the goualougo triangle it is a two day road trip. you take the north bound highway to the nearest village. you're still 50 kilometres away. from there it's an hour's drive down narrow dirt trails. a barge across a river. you paddle down another two

rivers and hike for five hours on el front trails. >> this is it home sweet home >> reporter: at least that's how you do it if your guide is this man. he has been studying goualougo triangle for 16 years and he is concerned the climate change could destroy this area for endangered great apes. >> we believe there could be dramatic impacts on these species here. >> reporter: indigenous wildlife tracker say developments in hunting have already taken their toll. >> translation: it is 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 but researchers and their

rare guests. only 20 outsiders have seen it. changes in climbant could be bad. goualougo triangle has a chimpanzee looking at you and not realising you are a human being. that world of innocence that only true wild places can offer is so rare and so valuable. if that disappears from the earth, we will will be impoverished not only biologically but spiralityly. >> reporter: this ape is blissfully unaware of what is around him. where protected great apes here safe from hunting but could be

at danger with climate change still to come here on the al jazeera news hour, colombia has found the wreckage of a sunker ship worth billionss of dollars. >> reporter: i'm in france at table tennis championships.

welcome back. colombia says it has discovered

the wreck of a long lost spanish boat filled with treasurer you're. it was sunk 300 years ago. >> reporter: it has been called the holey grail of ship wrecks and it has been found. these are the first images of the ship, a spanish ship sunks by forces. gold and precious stones valued between four and 17 billion dollars. >> translation: it constitute says one of the greatest if not the biggest discoveries of submerged ships. the government will continue to explore. >> reporter: the ship was discovered off the coast after years of complex investigations conducted by an international

team led by the clam bee an navy. >> translation: it's so emotional. it has been so many years of work and sacrifice. now it's a reality. >> reporter: the investigators were able to find the wreck that matched structural details of sank ship. like these bronze cannons unique to that ship with dolphins carved on them. the discovery won't end a bitter dispute over its owner ship. u.s. salvage company says it found the wreck site in 1981 and had a deal with the government to share the proceeds. >> translation: the discovery the ship confirms we had it right at the time. there a supreme court ruling that says these must be ashared equally between the discoverer and the state >> reporter: the government told al jazeera this is not the case saying that "sea search

rights are defined by supreme courts of justice ruling of july 2007": those coordinates are now a state secret while the treasure remains hundreds of metres under the sea. the president says he wants to build a museum to house the huge hold they expect to find, but the task ahead is to bring it back to the surface as promised, here is the sports news. >> reporter: we start with mba and the golden state warriors are showing no signs of slowing down. they have extended their winning start to the season to 20 to nothing. their latest win was against in toronto. the was a game high 44 points in 112 to 109 win.

it is the 7th time he has netted over 40 in the season. the warriors possess the third longest streak in nba history behind the l.a. lakers and miami. golden state stay on the road for the next seven days. they face brooklyn later on sunday. on tuesday they play the pacers. at the remain beater, they will beat the run of 27 games. they're in boston to face the celtics. the charlotte hornetts lost. they bounced back in chicago. the french man got 24 points, the score was level at 94 all with a minute to go, but the hornets took the game 102 to 96

to give their second defeat at home this season. raining champions chelsea suffered their 8th defeat of the season on saturday. they won lost one nil to the bottomers. chel sea hadn't lost to newly team since 2001. they stay 14th in the table. >> we are disappointed with the results. i would say let's think about winning the next game and forget. we have to fix targets. it is difficult. >> reporter: the top of the table manchester united slid down to fourth after nil nil draw at home to westham. man city slipped from first to third after they lost two nil. arsenal move up to second. it's less terre who continue to

surprise. they had a three nil win to go top of the table. liverpool are travelling to newcastle on sunday. a win for the reds will take them to six points behind the leaders. they have won seven of their last games in all competitions and are six on the table. newcastle are second from the bottom. at the top of the league is now just two points. they were held to one one draw. they were put ahead just before the hour mark, but with just a mew minutes less, it equalised. the coach was watching in the stands and takes over on sunday. south africa have given themselves a chance of earning a draw at the end of a fourth day of the final test against india. one got his second century of the match as india declared on 267 for five given south africa

a target of 481. in response they had been getting the runs very slowly. 207 balls while south africa are 72 at stumps. gulf in america, buba watson leads the field heading into the final round. he got an eagle on the fourth along with 7 birdies. he is 19 under overall. two shots ahead of paul casey who also got the course record. the defending champion said he is also still in contention. world number one is pour strokes off the pace. -- four strokes. china will be looking to sweep the gold medals in the table tennis comp. petition. the ongoing junior world championships could provide some hope for the future of european

players with one star emerging from a country that holds chinese domination in 80s and 90s. >> reporter: the chinese have a tight grip on table tennis. they want every gold-- they have won the last two and chi necessary men have won the singles. there has been no female champion since 1955. people were hoping the junior championships could give a slight glimpse of a brighter furniture >> translation: for me the chinese are unbeatable. they are the best in the world. they have great training. they are strong and there are lots of them, lots and lots. >> reporter: a talent may now have emerged that can take on the best of asia. sweden's 18-year-old is the new junior european champion and last month took two sets off

chine's no.2. >> translation: can you beat the chinese, you are the best. i think i'm faster than a lot of european players. i have a big advantage to be fast. >> reporter: the top european country in recent years has been germany, but the emerges of sweden has added some spice to the game. the only people to have broken china's strangle hold on the sports is the swedes. this is one of the swedes who did the impossible by winning the team title at three world championships in a row. an experience that china learned from. >> there were seven players who came at the right time and i think they adapted our style for sure, but to a high level. >> reporter: his team mate is still the only european player to have ever won olympic gold

and was world singles champion twice. the chinese love him so much they even put him on a stamp. >> i liked the attention. in the end it was even the shyness when i play against china. it was good. we have a new star from sweden who is improving all the time, so i hope we can beat them again. >> reporter: practice may be getting the next generation of swedes closer to perfection but there are millions of chinese doing the same >> reporter: that's the sport from me. we will have more in the next new hour. back to peter always good to hear from you. drop us an email or talk to us on facebook and twitter as well. you can talk to me on tweeter and i will tweet you back.

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