>> a plan to send thousands of african troops to keep the peace in burundi is rejected outright by the government. hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up. rwandans celebrate as 98% voted to left presidential term limits. no signs of a cease-fire in north yemen where fierce fighting has killed rebels and pro government forces. and yes we can fac, as they

prepare to lead the stage. burundi's president said he doesn't want the african union to send peacekeeping troops to his country to stop the violence there, but the a.u. say that burundi is on the brink of civil war. >> scenes like these have prompted the african union to act. the u.n. warn that they're on the brink.

all we want is peace. they should leave us out of this. >> burundi government leaders now have 72 hours to respond to the african union over its plan to send peace keepers. mps in burundi are expected to debate the matter on monday. >> we believe security forces, and we don't need other forces to come to help them because so far they have proved they are able to take care of the country. this is why i find it ridiculous to send 5,000 troops in burundi when they're able to secure the country. >> it is the feeling that the violence continues and it wants to send a message. the government insists there is

no threat of genocide. the africa union can hire troops to burundi. article 4 of the institution allows them to convene in a member state. >> burundi is a sovereign country. the it is not going to allow that. >> thousands of about a ruinan peace keepers are serving in afric africanen union peacekeeping missions. their continue to stay there is in doubt between their government and the african union. al jazeera, burundi. >> well, rwanda's electoral commission based on votes counted so far, 98% of rwandaens who voted are in favor of their

president running in further terms in office. it paves the way for the president to run for a third term in 2017. in addition to that term he'll be eligible to serve tw two five-year terms further. >> the electoral commission said that 98.3% voted yes to change the institution and presidential terms limits. critics of which there are few here, those in other countries from opposition and activists say that the polling results are not credible to be in the high 90s because people are voting

in a climate of intimidation and fear. just a short while ago it was questioned, and they said it was not true. they're in a free and fair election and they want to keep the president in power. >> there has been a car bomb, and there has been no responsibility taken for i. >> yemeni security forces say 40 rebels and 35 government troops were killed.

>> the cease-fire lasted a few days if at all. here they're claiming a rare victory. thank god we have now taken it over and we're advancing towards sanaa. >> they've been fighting to restore the internationally recognized president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. making it this far is a milestone. they've controlled this region for months, and it's a main root for yemen's capital sanaa. >> even progress, the united

nations is leading the meeting which journalists have been kept away from. >> we have submitted that it is violations of military attacks, and we're keen to put an end to it. >> what has been achieve sod far is an agreement to let aid in for civilians. that is one step towards progress in a war that's killed more than 5,000 yemenis. >> iraq has opened an investigation in a strike that killed five iraqi soldiers. they were advancing on isil

targets when an airstrike thought to be carried out by an u.s. plane hit when both sides were in close combat. >> our forces were not able to fly due to bad weather. there was an airstrike that killed them. an investigation is on going by the iraqi and american sides. >> an investigation where they admitted that it may have been an mistake on both sides. >> we recommitted ourselves to that campaign against isil. >> the u.n. special envoy to syria said it will send out invitations to talks in january.

on friday the united nations security council unanimously returned back for talks between the syrian government and opposition with a cease-fire due in january. but questions remain over who will take part of those talks for the millions of syrian displaced by the war, there is hope that they can finally return home. bernard smith has been talking with refugees living on the turkish side of the board to see what they think about the piece plan. >> more than 40,000 syrians live around marden. just across the boar border in turkey.

>> syrians are one people. there are no problems between us. we lived together for hundreds of year when the revolution came everyone joined it. the reason people rose up was the assad family. >> if a price for peace is letting bashar al-assad stay in power for now, then so about it. let the him stay. let us live in peace. we've had enough. >> if assad is allowed to stay in the country, what will be left? every family in syria has been split up because of him, and now we're expected to let him and his ugly regime stay? >> all of them want the fighting to end. >> can it get any worse? we're so scared for our

children. >> isil control the territory on the other side of the border from marden, and no one here is thinking of going home until they have been cleared out. bernard smith, al jazeera, marden. >> 518 people have died ten of them children after a boat carrying refugees to greece sank. local fishermen alerted the coast guard when they heard screaming. 14 others were rescued and taken to hospital. many are in serious condition. the refugees who side are said to bdied are said to be from syria, pakistan. >> a palestinian pianist escap escaped, he left his country to

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>> welcome back. a recap of the top stories. a spokesman has told al jazeera he doesn't want africa union drops deployed to the country. the a. usaid that the nation is on the brink of civil war and will send 5,000 peace keepers with or without about a run di's consent. >> an united nations special envoy to syria say that they will send out on saturday. people could be fined thousands of dollars or imprisoned for what the government calls spreading false information on twitter, facebook and text messages.

we have more from the capital of abuja. >> hundreds of people demonstrate outside of the nigerian parliament. they say they want to stop the so-called anti-social media bill becoming law. if it does, nigeriaens could face two years in prison and $10,000 fine for making what it considers false statements about government officials. citizens would have to produce a court as of along with thei affidavit along with their statement. >> it is not a bill in the interest of the people. it is in the interest of the government.

>> they say millions of dollars is being wasted investigating false and frivolous accusations on social media. >> we can' want to curtail it, you are entitled to look for any facts you want from any government office. if you have those facts, there are lies in the social media. >> these young people run a social media club called "fix nigeria." they want to stop government corruption and mismanagement. >> the law in itself has the attention to violate so many human rights that the nigerian

constitution protects, that they have regional and international levels. >> those against the new law say it would be impossible for the nigerian government to enforce it. >> before the bill can become law it would have to be approved by nigeria's house of representatives, and then sent to the president. if he doesn't approve it, senators say it can still become law. but given the controversy it has generated many groups say it is unlikely to pass in its current form. >> thousands of people have taken to the streets since poland has accused the conservative government of undermining democracy. it has been heavily criticized. ten thousand demonstrators gathered outside of the parliament building in warsaw

insisting they would defend democracy at any cost. spain heads to the polls on under in a contest likely to bring an end to the traditional two-party system. opinion polls suggest that the support stands at 27% and 20% respectively. the new citizens party has an average of 19%. just 2.5 is a newcomer from the far left, and they're identified with the greece syriza party at 17%. we have reports from madrid with what is at stake. the latest recruit is smashing all reports at the box office and they hope to do the same at the ballot box. >> yes, we can is the message of

its leader, pablo iglesias. his party is less than two years old but aims to break spain's political establishment. the prime minister does look set to lose his absent majority, but the center-right people's party will still have the highest number of seats in the spanish parliament. he boasts that spain fastest economic growth in the european union. his message, close your eyes and dream of what sort of country you want. his nightmare is the reform citizens party, which has been stealing some of the core support from the electorate. and the 26-year-old from catalonia who launched a career in national politics. our time has come is his message a time of hope.

struggling against the new tide is the once dominant socialist party. his party broadcast imagines a future where they look back with pride in their victory. the message, build a future for the majority. a new generation of political leaders will be joining the congress of deputies to challenge the old two-party system. but what impact will the young lads have on the political system here. >> these new parties have no past, so they are in position to try to solve political corruption. we've never seen so many young people in politics, and that is also could be a healthy change. >> the political landscape is being remodeled here. the prime minister share their christmas dinner with the people's party activists.

if the polls go badly, it could prove to be his last supplier. >> more on the u.n.-backed peace plan for syrian special envoy to syria. he said he'll send out invitations for talks in january as an effort to move towards a political transition, elections and an end to the civil war. joining us now from new york, the united nations special representative of the national coalition of syrian revolution and opposition forces. thank you for speaking to us. how significant is this u.n.-backed revolution in ultimately reaching a political settlement in syria? two aspects of this significant

is highlighted. number one, this was unanimous. secondly, it was the highlighting the geneva communique because there was some efforts by russia in a way to disturb the process by replacing the communique with the vienna party. i think the resolution has reaffirmed it. >> there are flaws in this resolution, notably the role of assad in syria's future. how will that be resolved? >> absolutely, in the position

it's very good. they're talking about a transitioning governing body giving each side the right to speak to the other side. number one, he has committed crimes against humanity. second, he has not been useful in ending the conflict. to the contrary, he has continued tact with the extremists. it will be difficult because all countries agree with our understanding except russia. >> would you be willing to expect some transition role. >> you know, to us anything today we would support it. that is the priority for us in the opposition in the riyadh

meetings. you know, you cannot have a cease-fire without political help. i think we have the framework. we have the help of the international community embodied in this resolution. i think what is to us assad has no role in the transition futu in the future. that's our position and the position of most. >> we know that there will be talks between the ray scream and the opposition. that will happen in the first few weeks of january. but perhaps still a boyne of contention will be which groups will be part of a talks and how much of a stumbling block will

that be? >> it shouldn't. saudi arabia was asked by the 17 countries to hold the meeting, and they did. it was the most that included most relevant political and military opposition in syria. there were concerns raised here and there, but this is the most representative group of the opposition. and of course, again, russia and iran have different views, but if these countries, and again this is--i need to emphasize the point that if russia is ready for a political solution, it will be shown. it will be tested in the coming period. if they want to use any excuse, in the transition or any other, russia needs to recognize there is limits to their aggression

and to their power. >> thank you very much. it was good to get your thoughts on this. syrian opposition coalition representative to the united nations. now china has angrily protested after u.s. bomber planes flew over the south china seas. they flew by the spratley islands in what china is calling provocation. the u.s. routinely involve flights in the region and said an anything was accidental. >> beijing's air alert has

caused many car cars to be forced off the road and factories stop producing. in australia, the main highway between melbourne and sydney has been closed because of fires. cooler temperatures are expected on sunday, but they expect situation to be extremely dangerous. as rio de janeiro prepares for the games next year, many are not benefiting. >> the futuristiistic tower jetting over the port is the newly opened museum of tomorrow. >> when i arrived here, i had the impression i was in a different country. it's so clean and pretty. >> the exhibits are intended to be a poetic yet forceful fusion

of science, philosophy and art. the curator hopes that the journey here will compel visitors to ask the big questions about mankind and to remind us that we're caretakers of the earth. >> the museum, it's conceded around a philosophical concept. it is not ready. it is not done. tomorrow it will be built. >> the you fee yum has become an iconic symbol of the resurgence of the port of rio. left to deteriorate for 70 years, since 2010 it has been in the midst of a major mak makeover. it's benefited from the influx of investment money that poured in for the 2016 summer olympics. >> we have a lot of synergy between the two interventions that is making us to have an advantage. to take advantage on this process. because of the visibility at this moment.

>> justinia has watched the transformation. >> i used to be scared walking in this area. no one would come here. now you can come any time of day and you'll find lots of people. >> a light-rail will sunny run through the area. there are plans catering to low and high income people. al jazeera, rio de janeiro, brazil. >> this week on talk to al jazeera - the once high powered capitalist in russia turned human rights activist - bill browder. >> i had more than $1 billion, which was a huge amount of money-- in any circumstance, but certainly back then, and in russia.