to cash in on their winning tickets. >> this is the news hour live, thank you for joining us. coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> they are calling it the final assault, stormed the center of ramadi trying to recapture the city from isil. the u.n. hears that most of the attacks on yemen civilians are coming from saudi led forces. under massive public pressure, india toughens laws

for juvenile offenders. the number of refugees and migrants are rising in the europe, passes 1 million, in just one year. >> and in sport, questions the credibility of the committee, that banned him from football, the suspended head of the european game accuses of purposefully blocking his bid, to become fifa president. >> reporting progress in the major offensive against the islamic state in ramadi a city 100-kilometers west of baghdad. iraqs government says it's soldiers are advancing on the city center, where it estimates that about 300 isil fighters remain. isil has held ramadi since is may. the military launched the current operation last month, the first objective was to cut off supply lines into the city. progress has been slow, and

that's because -- rather than shia militia. that have been accused of human rights abuses. company that has more. >> it has been described as the final assault. the iraqi military says the troops are moving in on the center of the city. >> the provincial capitol of the mainly sunni province has been under isil's control for months. for weeks those forces have been trying to reach the main complex, but ramadi is an urban battle drowned, progress has been slow. isil is fighting back using suicide bombers. >> it is not known how many men the armed group has in the city, but intelligence believes there could be up to 300. there are also civilians trapped inside. and there are reports of casualties. >> the iraqi military drops

leaflet as few days ago, calling on people to leave, but isil is reportedly stopping them so that they can use them as human shields. the fall was an embarrassment for the government. the army didn't put up much of a fight and withdrew quickly. months later they are back, and the government spokesman said the fight is being led by special forces and military troops are not taking part. but a member of parliament from the province says sunni tribal forces are involved. >> there is support from the air fors, there is big support from the tribal fighters also. the attack towards the by the iraq position. and they attack isil from areas they didn't expect. so i think by the weekend, it

is evident that they plan -- yes, they will be there. >> ramadi is a strategic city, it is on the doorstep of the capitol and it connects to jordan and isil controlled territory. taking a maddie was the biggest victory this year. losing it would be a set back. this battle is a test for the u.s. strategy of relying on iraqi ground troops in the fight, ramadi is in iraq's sunni heart land. victory here is not just about deet fooing isil, it will determine if they are able to win over the community. al jazeera. >> al jazeera ibrahim sent us this update from baghdad. >> they couldn't get out of the city. and the fighting now is going to go on inside ramadi so it

seems that there is no clear plan, and there's no obvious plan, by the security forces how to protect the civilians. now everybody is talking about the land, and it is talking about how to control the city, the town of the city, but no one said the plan how to get a safe rout from those civilians thousands of families to let them get out of the city. this is the big challenge for for the forces mrs. no clear plan for the security forces to keep on those people, thousands of people, how to get them out of the city. everybody is warning about -- what happened in ramadi because thousands of families and people are still inside ramadi. >> the u.n. security council is disproportionate number of attacks in yemen as conflict, appear to be carried out by the saudi led coalition.

and there is a growing humanitarian crisis, more than 2100 people are thought to be in the need of help. about 1.3 million children are mall nourished. and the u.n. says that there is credible evidence of war crimes and atrocities committed by all sides. well here is some of what the u.n. high commissioner for human rights told the security council earlier on tuesday. >> i have observed with extreme concern the continuation of heavy shelling from the frowned, and the air. in areas where high concentration, with a high concentration of civilians, as well as and perpetuation of the destruction of civilian infrastructure, in particular hospitals and schools by all parties to the conflict. although a disproportion gnat amount appeared to be the air strikes carried out by forces. >> al jazeera is at the

united names for us, and has been following developments. very strong words there, how significant do you think they will be at a meeting about this conflict. >> well this meeting comes on the heels of the first face to face negotiations between the two sides in this warring party. and this -- in this conflict. they have just wrapped up, and there are new talks scheduled. but this meeting was called by the u.n. special enough to ask for the council supporter, i should say during the meeting and prior to the meeting he asked the council to show it's support for these on going negotiations. so the council responded by not only hearing his briefing, but making remarks for the first time, time council members have publicly spoken since the conflict kicked off some six months ago about their views on the on going situation, and their desire for a cease fire.

the council also invited the high commissioner for human rights whom we just heard, and the secretary general also to speak and i think it is very much underlining the impact that this conflict is having on civilians in the country there with half of the country now estimated to be malnourished, 80% over it in need of some sort of humanitarian assistance, so the council here is saying that we support these efforts for peace, we want them to come back to the table, but we also want the cease fire to stick, both sides have said that they have a cease fire in place, and yet the fighting is continuing. and bicycling out the saudi coalition here, i think there's a message from the international community, which is backed this action in yemen, that that backing does not support these air strikes that are having an undue effect on civilians there. and again the violations are coming from both sides with

the air power they are having more of an impact on the frowned. >> kristen, thank you, and for more on the situation he is just returned from the capitol, and he is with us live from aman in jordan. thank you so much for joining us, we have been listening there to some of the developements of the u.n., but really how tragic the humanitarian situation is right now, it was all the poorest country in the middle east, and now obviously it is a lot worse, you have just come back, your organization works there how difficult is it for a group to try to give help to the people who need it?

i have colleagues come to work, and then live in the office during the week, and across the front lines to go home over the weekend, if they have food with them ingets confiscated. there's a desperate need for humanitarian access, for civilians not to be targeted and for the rights to be assisted. >> and? the way, these are the issues that -- do you get a sense that anything is getting better at all? that for example, organizations like your needs are taken into account to try to at least ease the situation. >> a fraction of what is required arrives. go days ago, all the fuel stations are closed.

that means food in the shops is more expensive, because it costs more to get there, wattser more expensive, because it costs more to pump the water. the civilian population, is need leslie suffering. we have to be able to do more to help them. >> your organization works in 40 countries around the world, and you have been in yemen for five years how bad is the situation now compared to other conflict does guess i am asking the question specifically, because it almost feels like it's been -- i guess superseded by other conflicts and tragedies the situation in syria, and in iraq, do you feel that yemen is perhaps the overlooked conflict right now. >> is that's hard to quantify. they have assisted 1 million people, with some form of assistance this year. we need to do more next year.

in the city, four of my staff have had their houses hit by artillery. one staff had their house hit by the background. >> it is just that the u.n. has been tazed to raise funds and it just doesn't seem to be able to driver's license van nice that kind of interest, but just on a final note, if there's anything that could make a difference, for your group, for your colleagues still working on the ground, in yemen what would it be? there needs to be a stable cease fire there needs to be peace. humanitarian organizations neutral impartial organizations such as mercy core, need to have assist to be able to provide assistance to those that desperately need and it are not getting enough assistance at the moment. that including having the

resources to provide the assistance. >> yemen country director, thank you so much we appreciate your time and sharing your experiences with us, thank you. >> thank you very much. >> india's parliament has approved amendments to the juvenile justice law, which allowed 16 to 18-year-olds to be tried as adults for serious crimes. while this bill has been passed there is still a long way to go before what is in it's contexts is up implemented on the drowned. it will then be returned to the government of india to fashion laws that can be put in place and used by the league system.

it is really important to note, that while the release of the youngest convict in the 2012 gang rape case once again brought to life the issue of juvenile justice and detention in india, this act, these law laws will not be applied retrospectively or any other case that has come before it is implemented. there have been numerous debates on either side of this particular issue, on the one hand, those in support of this law have said that it is now better than never, and india needs stronger deterrence to make sure that young offenders do not commit crimes of such nature, on the other hand, those who have been more skeptical have said we need more time, and that quickly, developed laws are not necessarily good laws. the debate will continue despite the approval of the upper house. >> a lot more to come in the news hour, including.

panning for gold in the central african republic, a source of income for many, but is it falling into the wrong hands, plus? >> oh, right out of the knee. >> in sport, the nba game that was no laughing matter, for this player. after ban government forces continue to fight the taliban in the country's southern province, the army's advancing district which fell to the taliban on monday. afghan forces have regained some outposts but the main city remains under taliban control. nato ended combat operations nearly a year ago. and the commentator has this to say about the current situation.

if the taliban is to capitalize more, that they are sharing power with the partner in afghanistan. and the went is approaching they want to gain more territories and put pressure on the government in the coming negotiations. >> it is possible that the taliban will withdraw, at the moment, there is no demand so the whole of the war that is going on. the current league of the taliban who was questioned whether he is capable of managing the taliban or not, he wants to prove to the taliban that he is the man to be followed, that he is a leader, and he can take territory in afghanistan, and he has command of the taliban. yes, they do lack air support, but never the less, they do not have air power either. the army is much better and well equipped they can take

on the taliban 11 refugees bound for greece, including three children have drowned off the turkish coast seven people were rescued that refugees seem to have been trying to reach the freak island, which lied opposite just days ago, 18 people drowned while heading for another greek island. this comes as a number of refugees arying in the european union has reached record levels. the international organization for migration says 1 million, 5,000, 504 people have arrived so far this year. most of them and that's more than 800,000 came by sea, to greece's shores. and that sex thousand dies while attempting to reach europe across the mediterranean. half of those arriving were syrians. and 7% were iraqis.

for more on this, we are joined now by tom brooks, here in the u.k., mr. brooks thank you so much for joining us here. obviously the immigration crisis nothing new, hundreds of thousands of people have been coming for the past couple of years but to see 1 million in 12 months really does show you that the situation is changing and changing rapidly, europe wasn't ready a year ago, is it any readier now? as we are about to enter 2016. >> mo is the short answer. i think the crisis has been so big, it's been kind of a low level crisis for some time, that has -- been able to be handled to some degree, but it is really kind of taken on a new life. for the many people that are trapped in the system, and it seems that it is not a temporary thing, i think we will see some very high

numbers next year as well. this is not a crisis that is about to go away. >> we have seen some countries building walls others being very open, saying they don't really want refugees germany has been a a ed looker in this. do you see any countries taking that lead. >> i don't. i think germany is maybe heading towards it's maximum. so to some degree it has been a leader. it has opened the doors to to refugees coming into europe, eses specially from syria. it is recognized that most of the migrants that make their way to europe, are migrants who can. the people who are able, they are younger, they are often educated and skilled. and germany among others european agents have a need for a young productive work force, and sees an

opportunity here, i think to capitalize on helping transform a terrible crisis into something of giving people a new home, a new lease on life, and suring up a part of their economy. but there's also been mow so many coming to germany, there's been a lot of causing the german chancellor to slow things down considerably. and there seems to be signs that things are going in that direction. so i don't see any ticking up of the leadership that germany has had, and i don't think germany is going to be welcoming with the same open arms next year, the kinds of numbers we saw this year. >> we have also seen perhaps as slight shift in the european policy. we have seen a deal struck with turkey, even on tuesday, the italian prime minister was in lebanon, visiting a refugee camp, so very much an emphasis of the phrase that is often used by politician the help these people back in their lives back in the middle east, do you see that as part of a solution, or do you see that perhaps as european countries trying to

shift the focus, shift the blame, try to keep the problem on the southern side of the mediterranean. >> i think they are trying to keep any problem away from their borders. so several countries like those you mentioned including the united kick come have a view that they want to take refugees if they take any, camps around the countries they have left. and this is thought to be a way of deterring people from making the journeys across the sea. through of course the mediterranean, as well. but really, i think the real thing going on, is keeping people from entering europe, and trying to address people at the point of need the thought is people are in desperate situations, and need help, and this is the best plate to do it.

the problem in a way and that might be long term solution, to the problem, but it overlooks the fact that there is over 1 million people that have already made the journey, so if the focus is only on folks people who have around the area, well that's only going to be some of the people. that are going to need help, some of the refugees as many who have already made the journey already, needing assistance and help right now. and i think we are hearing precious little on that, we certainly aren't seeing any kind of coordinated european strategy for handling that. it seems that different countries are going different ways. >> tom brokes immigration analyst, speaking to us sir, thank you. the degree parliament has voted to recognize palestine as a sovereign and independent state. the resolution is a symbolic gesture as it is nonbinding.

and to make every diplomatic effort for the media sumpsion of credible, peace talks between the two sides. ladies and gentlemen, although accepting the proposal please rise. the president of the authority was watching chosely. he welcomed. >> we call on countries to support a tuesday solution on the palestinian issues. we call on countries that have recognized the state of pal steen to do so now. to proceed to the recognition now. >> but the resolution is not

binding and the greek government is unlikely to adopt it. prime minister met abbas on monday, he said greece would take the right step at the right time. he called for a viable two state solution. >> greece has economic and security ties with israel, the two countries are planning joint energy and infrastructure projects and to increase military cooperation. it is an appeal to the core supporters that pack the statehood. on the streets people were largely supportive of the vote. >> i am in favor but i am also in favor of keeping the diplomatic relations with israel as well. if it is possible to maintain something there, yes, but i am in favor. >> the greek parliament joins france, britain, the spain, who have all adopted similar resolutions in the past year. the vote is a symbolic step, and the resolution is

nonbinding for the government. but to the palestinians it is yet another european recognition of their just cause, and their right and independent state. it also gives palestinians hope that the government recognition, is a step closer. al jazeera, athens. palestinians in the west bank have been raising money to help rebuild homes destroyed by israeli forces. sense october, at least ten houses have been torn down. it's part of a decade old policy of demolishing the homes of caused of attacking these are the ruins of what was his home. it was demoll iraqi bed the military earlier this month. which he shares with his extended family was also badly damaged, making large parts of inunhabitable. he is been in prison ever since.

his wife says she doesn't know show and her young son have been pun iraqied for a crime they didn't commit. >> it is unfair, what can we do, my husband is in prison, he is probably worried sib about us. >> since october, there has been a wave of violence across israel and the palestinian territories. at least 120 palestinians and a dozen israelis have been killed. israel has cracked down hard on the violence by making mass ares in palestinian areas and odder eking the demolition of homes of those suspected of carrying out those attacks. outraged palestinians in the west bank have starting raising money to effect families rebuild, more than $250,000 has been raised in a week, thousands of dollars worth of construction supplies have been donated and offers of labor have also poured in, many here say they were motivated to offer to help, because they were angry the palestinian authorities wasn't doing more.

>> the idea was fueled mostly because of a lack of official response, a few days later officials got involved, and not really encouraged us. >> israel's policy of del moishing homes is considered illegal, under international law, and is described by human rights grouped as nothing short of collective punishment. it is also not new, from 1967 to 2005, hundreds of homes in the occupied territories were demolished as a punitive measure, but ended in 2005 after senior military leaders said it didn't prevent violence, and was legally questionable. >> prime minister netanyahu brought back housing demolitions as a policy around two years ago after the killing of tea party israeli settlers, since then, dozens of houses have been destroyed and in the last two months alone, ten have been reduced to rubble. still, that hasn't led to any meaningful slow down in the violence, so is if the policy is intended to have a deterrent effect, it doesn't

appear to be working. al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> much more still to come on the program, including a legacy of apartheid. south africa's hostiles for migrant workers remain more than 20 years after the democratic transition. also the washington river that is teaming with toxins and human waste, and a new pipe system saivite and coming up in sport, more success for the word's top two tennis players andy will be here, with that story.

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the army's advancing district this fell on wednesday. a leader human rights lawyer in china has been found guilty of disturbing public order and inciting ethnic hatred. he was given a three year suspended prison term. he was arrested after criticizing china's government. adrian brown reports now. china rarely deliver add surprise verdict, but this was unexpected. and so in a way was this, apologizing to the comments that landed him in court. he is now effectively a freeman. and has been facing up to eight years in jail after being found guilty of provoking trouble and inciting ethnic hatred, charges he denied. >> it was his posts on social media, that got him into

trouble. they poked fun at china's communist leaders and criticized government policies in the trouble region of the bet. just after there was with his trial opened a week ago, journalists and diplomates were man handled outside the courthouse. supporters risked arrest by just being there. china state controlled media didn't report the opening of the trial, but the t.v. networks were the first to report the verdict, with the emphasis on the sentence, rather than the reprieve. >> china is moving towards the rule of law, i don't think we have a perfect record in terms of rule of law, what we have is a rule of politics. however, the overall trend is clear, we are moving in the right direction, it may still take monos or years or decades. >> among the supporters who include the artist there were mixed feelings. they welcomed his release, but argue it was an injustice to hold him in detention for

20 months. from a legal pertive that in the future he can't be a lawyer. >> so the fact that he has been found guilty, but given a suspended sentence cbs kind of a good thing given the context. it is important to indicate he should never have been detained. he committed no crime, of evidence they had against him was very flimsy. >> the guilty verdict disqualified him from practicing law. al jazeera, beijing. >> police have detained 11 people who are suspected of having linked with isil. miss believe the vims are involved in recruiting fighters for isil, as well as helping organize the

operations. more than 150 are believed to have gone to fight for syria and iraq. on one of the worst days of violence earlier in december. after three military bases were attacked by gunman, the unrest began where the president announced his bid for a third term in office, which critics said was illegal. of a constitutional referendum, that extends term limits there, the supporters say outstanding leadership led to the change, but as malcolm web now reports not everyone agrees. >> the president hasn't said yet will run in the next

election. and took control in 1994, and the conference is meant to give hundreds a chance tanned their views. this is ab opportunity, an important matters. inclusively and respectfully. >> most of the people he speaks are full of praise. >> we have agreed that only you, president, should continue to lead us. that we can remain on the course that we have been on. >> the whole event is extremely well planned and choreographs, the structure has been put up especially the security typically is

very well organized and the start a very disciplined. there is even video link connecting this here with other venues all over the country. critics point out, the governor denied that it was involved. reflected the united kingdom in the 1990's. he is critical of the rule, and in 2011, that puts him under protection, again, rwanda denied it and they still speak out. >> as i said, they leave under fear.

because they know the costs of connecting the voice. so they express the government denying -- that it took them. >> for many the rule is still much better than the past. economic growth and development have been rapid, the critics say a smaller lead is most of the benefits there's no sign of companying here, any time soon. >> haw moon rights groups say gold and diamond sales are being used to finance conflict in central african republic. there are processes in place to keep so called blood diamonds off the market, but gold is proving much harder to trace.

every day at 7:00 a.m., these mens come to dig for cold, in one of the poorest countries. they started working at the mean a year and a half ago, after his father was killed in the civil war. >> the income here is good, some of us collect money to go back to school, some of us just want to return to normal life. >> the fighting haw now stopped but divisions run deep between communities. however, in this mine, muslims and christians were side by side. >> i work here with my three brothers, three months now, it is our only chance to feed our family. >> this mine which create as small amount of jobs is part of a bigger problem. human rights groups say rebels from all sides are

using mines to buy weapons and fund their operation. >> now in the west of the country, where you have the diamond industry that has kept on paying fighters, for protection, or for -- for the simple operation of their mines, and also in h the east, where you have several groups, mainly muslim rebels. who have used mines to fund their operations. >> making a profit of 350,000-dollar as month. the central african republic reported half a million diamonds in 2013. work at the mines never stopped though they make it

possible to trace blood diamonds it is impossible to trace special metals such as gold. >> it is hard to trace back where gold comes from, eses specially once it is melted. >> militias neither deny run thing mines and refuse to be filmed. for workers toiling in tough conditions they are just trying to put food on the table for their families. al jazeera. >> tens of thousands of migrants in south africa live in overcrowded hostiles left over from the apartheid era. they are in areas are violence makes living conditions even worse. but the government says it is working to provide better housing. more now from the province. >> a bed, for less than $3 a month. who is unemployed and has a wife and child to support, this is the only option. they share this tiny room at the hostile with two other

families. we wish for a bigger space, living here in a situation like this, they are not even able to do the work. about 22,000 people live here, outside, and during cramped poorly maintained housing, after months of violence, police patrol the area 24 hours a day, the resources are stretched. more than 50 people have been killed in and around the hostiles, people here say hit squads are responsible for the deaths. some believe the killings are politically motivated. former community member says he fears for his life. >> around this and they were

shotted run, run, you can see that they want to kill you. >> the hostiles were under apartheid from other regions of south africa and from across africa. they were designed to keep black workers segregated from white people. the hostiles in a sense, have presented the worst aspects of apartheid. kind of violence against black people in the most degrading sense. so the anc, has for a long time, even prior to 1994, had a policy of wanting to get rid of the hostiles. but the hostiles became politicized. >> south africa heads to

local elections in next year, this fears that if left unchecked could escalate. al jazeera. >> protestors have clashed with police in argentina, during some of the first violence under the new president. >> police push demonstrators and used water cannons to disburse them. they have been blocking the highway for a week, demanding unpaid wages as well as economic help to help save their company. has appeared for a military judge. he disappeared in 2009, prompting a huge man hunt, he was held captive by the taliban for five years before being released last year in exchange for five leaders. sergeant berghdal deferred from entering a plea, and did not decide if he wants to be tried by a military judge or by a jury.

back in the late 1990s, a campaign of sterilization in endogenous regions. many say that they were believed or tricked into giving their consent. the lawyers are struggling to have their claims for compensation heard by the courts. reports now for southern peru. >> it's been nearly 20 years and these women have stayed together, working and defending themselves together, surviving their pain. back then under the government they underwent sterilizations they say they were forced into it along with thousands of other women in poor indigenous communities. >> the women in the region of southern peru are among

thousands that say they were blackmailed, harassed or lied too as they were taken by force into the operating rooms. most were illiterate, some thought they were just going for free health check ups. two nursed forced me into an ambulance, and said when are unique to give birth like a pig. >> in 1986, the government launched the specialization campaign aimed at bringing the birthrate down to half reduce poverty. authorities would later say that the women have consented to the operations. the international says more than 270,000 women were sterilized in the the four year campaign. >> this woman only suffered the shock of being sterilized would their consent. many of them were rejected by their husbands and other people in their communities.

>> the question is not whether these are gross human rights violations but what did the responsibility and the master mind in these crimes. and what is former president responsibility in implementing a state policy, to control birthrates. >> the newest government has recently pass add law to register all victims but amnesty international is demanding that it should adopt a cheer policy on reparations. prosecutors have more than went 700 separate cases under investigation. and a process lawyers say will take years. they want prosecutors to move ahead and take one test case to court, to set a precedent for the rest of the victims. for years women around the country have fought for their

rights and they say they will continue to demand justice, no matter how long it takes. and no matter lonely they may be in this fight. >> more than 32 trillion leaders of raw sewage and toxic materials are flowing to u.s. waterways each year. in washington, d.c., the river has long been a filthy channel of waste and chemicals. reports now on how the government is trying to chief it up. >> this river runs through some of the poorest areas in washington, d.c. the man who tests the toxic chemicals has a warning for those that take to the waters. >> don't fall in. >> this slow moving 14-kilometer shallow waterway is a particularly bad candidate for toxic dumps, but city authorities have allowed rainwater to sweep in roads and military

installations since the 19th century. >> carbons, toxic metals, chlorine, and dioxin. >> the warning against eating fish here are clear. a study found widespread local consumption, but it isn't just chemical run off, it is also raw sewage. washington 19th century subterranean system collects sewage and rainwater, it reaches capacity on marley rainy days. some seep to the surface, the rest is dumped straight into d.c. rivers 49 billion litters of diluted human waste flows into it each year. so the city is building several more, 15 meters below the city. >> on the other side of these, the wheel itself. >> from the tunnels completed and hoped that 98% of the combined sewage will be diverted not only from the river, but from the homes above. >> is property prices are already rising in gentry

fying neighborhoods as the risk of flooding from the system abates and hopes grow of a cleaner river. for environmentalists the question is why it took two lawsuits to stop the flow. >> i think there is certainly a confluence of gentrification and the improvements to water quality, and it would be a real shame if the communities who have been deprived of a clean river all of these years, were pushed out, and weren't able to actually enjoy the benefits and that there are already signs of that happening. >> chavez is concerned that it took so long to begin work, that new higher rain form leveling that take into account climate change weren't part of the planning, even using the old models nearly go hundred milliliters of untreated sewage was still fill when the tunnels are complete after 2025, and toxic form run off won't crease well beyond that. >> it won't be in our lifetime. the district is telling us they can't do any better than

finishing by 2154. >> moreover, these deal with the flow of pollutants into the river, and not any clean up. there's no timeframe for that. as deborah said, try not to fall in. al jazeera, washington. >> still to come on the program. find out how barack obama is preparing for life after the white house. the details coming up in sport. > bring your family and friends together to discover the best shows and movies with xfinity's winter watchlist. later on, we'll conspire ♪ ♪ as we dream by the fire ♪ a beautiful sight, we're happy tonight ♪ ♪ watching in a winter watchlist land, ♪

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frontier in space exploration. it is a rocket from commercial space company space ex, landing in florida. space x hopes that reusing rockets like this, will help to bring down the pretty considerable cost of space exploration. >> back to earth now, all the sports news, here is andy. >> thank you so much, well, michelle has questioned the credibility of the fifa ethics committee that gave them an eight year ban on monday. the suspended head of european football has accused the committee of sleeping for four years. both pa teeny and fifa president are appealing against their bans, they have abused their positions over a $2 million payment made. in 2011, well, in an interview with french media agency afp, pa teeny said what was the ethics committee doing during 2011 when i was paid and 2015, was it sleeping? suddenly it wakes up, oh yes, it wakes up in a fifa

election year when i am a candidate, it is amazing. well a frank man now has little chance of clearing his name, and is also disrupted a ban as a mascaraed. he has received the backing of his country sports minister. >> he is a determined man who wants to defend his honor first, and wants to defend a certain idea of the international organization of world sports. and in particular, football i think he will fight to the end, the problem is to til the end will be after february 26th, after they name a new president. >> one of the big stories of the english premier league has been the rise and rise of city. strongly tipped by many that relegated they are instead top of the table. central to that success has been algerian international, he scored 14 goals and is quickly attracting the attention of bigger clubs ahead of the january trump. >> stay with us. you want to stay with us.

we want to keep him. that's it. when improve him, can prove the team, and when we prove the team, why, he want to go away. he is a king here. >> well, a senior official another athletics world governing body will be stepping down while he is the subject of an ethics investigation. deputy general secretary is a accused of make also lan to delay the naming of russian drug chief ahead of the 2013 world champions in moscow. an elite team, they suggested we now need to be smart about releasing names. in the nba, the hawks beat the portland trail blazers, and a pretty painful night for one of their players despite top scoring with 18 points, dennise schroder wasn't smiling to much after this game. the german here on the wrong end of a pretty nasty

collision. actually saw him losing a tooth, he put it in his sock to make sure he didn't lose it. >> serena williams have been named the international tennis federations world champions for 2015, williams wins the award for the fourth year running, the 34-year-old won the 2 grand slams and just missed out on the calendar losing the u.s. open semito roberto, djokovic also picks up three grand slams, and the u.s. open. the second new zealand's series against australia will be his last, before exiting the international stage, he is set to make history by becoming the first man to play 100 consecutive tests. he has scored over 6,000 test runs making him his country's second highest test score.

>> i have been incredibly lucky to be here for a long long time, spent most of my adult life touring the world and giving me the opportunity to play with a group of guys and not many people get that opportunity. we should, but the u.s.ned as president looked to be ahead of the game, barack obama using his vacation in hawaii to sharpen up his golf skills here he is on the 18th green. >> obama is currently played more than 250 rounds of golf since taking office in 2009. that is your sport, back to barbara in london. >> andy, thank you very much for that, and that is it. the rest of the team here on the news hour, do stay with us though, lerentee lock takes other in a few minutes with more of the day's news, thank you for watching, bye bye.

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