>> hello, i'm felicity barr, and welcome to the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> actively planning additional attacks against the west. >> u.s. military say that airstrikes in syria have killed an isil fighter with links to the paris attacks. more than 20 people are killed in pakistan when a suicide-bomber targets a government office in the northwest. the sentence for bribery convictions are reduced, but the

first former israeli leader to go to jail. and the west african country of guinea is officially ebola free, but the search for a vaccine still continues. we'll have a special report. and in suppor sport, benitez said he's the victim of unfair criticism, and he'll fight for his future at real. >> hello, the u.s. and iraq say they have killed a number of leaders of the islamic state in iraq and the levant in airstrikes in syria. hyder al abadi has paid a visit to the recaptured city of ramadi. they raised the flag in the center of the city, and

mr. abadi pledgings to take mosul left. there were ten isil leaders killed in the last month. roslind jordan reports. >> this isage alleged leader, the mastermind of the recent paris attacks. with plans of his own to attack other western targets. the u.s. military said that they killed him in an airstrike somewhere inside syria on december 24th, and he was one of ten isil leaders targeted this month. >> our ability to dismantle, and the ground commanding control, our ability to take away some of the enforcers, extortionists. that eats away at their ability to instill fear. >> the obama administration has long talked about the need to attack isil on many fronts,

financial and through social media. but it is through the military campaign that has captured the most attention. indeed, the u.s. has spent much of the past few days praising the iraqi military success and driving isil out of ramadi a city iraqi troops fled back in may. military leaders have applauded the iraqi troops fight to retake bengi. but when the iraqi prime minister addressed his nation on monday, hyder al abadi had nothing to say about the troops who have been training and advising his country's army for the past year. >> they won't stop until each city and village is liberated. it may be the final and heavy

blow. >> analysts say that abad di's failure toadless the u.s. was not an oversight. >> i think this is iraqis taking control of their own destiny because if it looks like this was more u.s. operation than iraqi operation, it would feed into the narrative that the west is struggling with isis. >> there is a step forwards. hyder al abadi said that 2016 will be the year that iraq kicks isil out of mosul. in the u.s. view it might take longer. >> roslind jordan from washington, d.c. hyder al abadi is enjoying the victory for the moment, but the u.s. is trying to play down the

expectations. there has been this real since that without mosul really how can iraq hold as one nation. and certainly there has been a lot of concern about how long mosul has been under isil control. there was talk earlier in the year as you recall that the u.s. will help the iraqi military try to retake mosul perhaps in may or in june. that was quickly pushed back because it was apparent especially after the fall of ramadi that the iraqi military needed more retraining and more support from the u.s. and coalition members before it could, one, go into areas that isil had taken control of, and push isil out, and then, two, try to establish a protocol whereby not only could the military hold onto the reclaimed

communities and territories, but, so, too, could the local authorities, the local governments, the local police. what the u.s. is trying to do is basically say, look, the iraqi government even though it is in control of its own territory, still has a lot of growing to do. still needs to gain a lot of experience. let's try to do this the right way rather than have isil come back and retake territory that the iraqis thought was once again under their role. >> thanks, ros. the french security analysts join me in the studio. thank you for being with us on al jazeera. let's turn our attention to one of the ten isil leaders that the americans say they have killed in airstrikes in neighboring city. what more do you know him.

>> he was about the paris cell that organized the attacks. he has been named by hostage as being talked about by two of the suicide-bombers and most probably the facts today the americans mentioned that he was on to organizing other talks in europe. and makes him a target of importance. remember as well that you had momentsly attacks in brussels and in geneva. those two cities are part of the french-speaking europe that have operatives that are talking with each other. that's not by chance that the paris attacks were organized through brussels by people that were coming in to france without being on the radar of security services. so he had the wherewithal of

being able to pick and choose operatives in europe. >> a background. he moved from paris. left paris, he left france to go to syria. >> right. he first was arrested in 2012 to go fight jihad, most likely afghanistan. he then was freed and left in 2013 to go to syria. as far as we know he has not russianed to europe. >> what about the intelligence gathering on this man following those attacks, which 130 people were killed. we're presuming there must have been some sort of intelligence on the ground in syria to allow him to be targeted. he was not killed by scented. >> yes, very much so. very much so.

he was very charismatic and most well-known french jihadist in syria. he was a target of importance for this, and, indeed, most probably there must have been informers on the ground that helped to track him down. >> and that's important, the fact that there would have been people on the ground in syria in a the u.s. could have been using. we're talking about informants of some sort. >> very much so. that's what has been lacking from the u.s. since the beginning of the campaign. really electronic intelligence, the u.s. was going blind on those kinds much operations. the fact that presumably ten i.s. leaders were killed in just the span of a month is showing very real progress. >> very good to get your thoughts and analysis on the situation. thanks for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> well, belgium police have

arrested two people suspected of plotting a new year's eve attack on landmarks on the capital. it happened in brussels. police say isil propaganda was found but nothing emphasis was left at the siege. >> in pakistan at least 22 people have been killed and 42 others injured in an explosion targeting a government office in the northwest. police say the attack was the work of a suicide-bomber. a breakaway group from the taliban has claimed responsibility. >> the attack was timed to cause maximum devastation. issuing identity cards were packed with people. there was chaos in the moments after the bomb exploded. the police say it was a suited attack. many people were killed, and many more were injured.

>> there was a blast at 2:00, and around 100 people were injured and around 20 were murdered. >> i was offering my prayers in my house when the blast occurred. it was a huge plasmati. when i came running here there were dead bodies. >> the attack happened in the tribal area bordering afghanistan. a group that was once linked to the talabani in afghanistan claimed responsibility, but the attacks by it's fighters have declined over the past year. that's in part because of the increase in military operations and the pakistani government efforts to shut down the armed group sources of funding. the explosion comes two days after the head of pakistan's army was in kabul in a meeting with ashraf ghani. they were trying to restart talks with the taliban. >> what they were trying to do is persuade them to engage in political negotiations with the

iran government instead of fighting this insurgency. so pakistan's focus today is that there should be some sort of political settlement between the iran government and the iran taliban. >> even though those governments have been approaching the armed groups there are fight whose are committed to continuing the chaos. >> still to come on this news hour, stranded for a month, so why are these cuban migrants now being allowed to travel towards the u.s.? we'll meet the syrian refugees arriving in canada, including the family of a three-year-old boy whose death in september shocked the world. and in sport, the toughest down hill event of the season.

>> landslide triggered by heavy rain in brazil. it happened in the southeastern state of sao paolo. and among those rescued is a 1-year-old girl. the grandmother who used her own body to protect the girl died. widespread flooding in argentina, paraguay and uruguay. travel together argentinian city of concordia to speak to those affected. >> we're told that the the area is stable. every once in a while people go back too their homes to recover

some of their belongings, but all of these areas are mostly empty. there are dozens of shelters around the city where people are given food and water, most of the people we have spoken to are afraid about what will come next. we've been told by experts that the effect of el niño phenomenon continues until march or april. >> hoping to go back home soon. she's been living in this tent for days. since her house was destroyed by the floods. but the recent rain is complicating her situation even more. >> i have nothing left. my children have no shoes. no clothes. i'm not sure how long i'll live like this. ber' told that it will be weeks before the water goes down. and if it continues to rain it will only get worse. >> one of the thousands of argentinians who have been forced out of their homes because of flooding. it's happening in concordia.

>> the river is not far away from here. that's why authorities felt this over a decade ago. the problem is that this time the rain and the amount of water coming in was so intense that it flooded other parts of the city. authorities here are monitoring the barricades built around the city and trying to prevent the situation from getting worse. they say they're getting organized in case the water continues to go up. >> the current situation could continue until march so we need to be ready. that doesn't mean that everything will be underwater until then. we hope not, but whoever is changing we're seeing a lot of rain everywhere. >> the city is trying to cope with thousands of evacuees who are scattered in different evaluates around the city. many here have lost it all. they're facing heat, humidity,

bugs and defeat. the local government is trying to distribute food, water, and mattresses but it's not an easy task as there are thousands of people in need. >> this is not something that happens all the time. promises have been broken. we're receiving help from around the country and trying to reach those who need it most. we need to learn from this so we can be prepared next time. >> for now people say they're trying to get by for the next few days. but they know it could be months before they can make it back home. >> in similar ways like this one happening as fierce flooding all around the region and thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. environmental organizations are saying that climate change is not the only one to blame, but also deforest statioation.

since 20072000000-hectares of forest has been cut down, they are the national barriers to water moving around the region, and they say that is in part responsible for what is happening in south america. >> sleeve flooding intensifies in the north of the country. connections could be seen breaking up into the river warp. the collapse of that bridge left pipes exposed. there could be a gas leak. north of england has been left badly flooded with rivers bursting their banks. >> israeli supreme court reversed a verdict of the lower court and reduced the original sentence of six years. >> the hearing was brief, but

the ruling was clear. the first israeli prime minister to serve time in jail. he'll serve 18 months in prison for bribely. he was initially sentenced to six years in jail by the lower court when convicted in 2015. it all surrounds a real estate deal that was deeply controversial and remained under construction while olmert remained mayor of jerusalem. speaking to the ma after the ruling, olmert welcomed the verdict. >> awhila large weight was lifted from my heart. >> olmert is going to jail for

accepting a bribe of around $15,000 for separate real estate project that was also approved while he was mayor of jerusalem despite accepting the supreme court sentence he maintains his innocence. >> no bribe was ever offered to me and i never accepted one. i repeat this today. i respect the verdict of the supreme court judges. ehud olmert served from 2016 to 2009. avenues relatively popular leader at the time. but as his case worked through the legal system there were increasing demands by the public that he serve time in jail saying that israeli politicians are treated far too leniently by the courts. >> this is not the end ever ehud olmert's legal problems. he still faces allegations of fraud and making illegal payme payments to an american businessman. while the supreme court has yet

to rule on that case, olmert's legacy as first prime minister to be handed a prison sentence is cemented. al jazeera, west jerusalem. >> the "world health organization" has declared guinea free of ebola. it's been 42 days, and there have been no new infections. it was in guinea when ebola was first reported. since then 4809 have died in liberia and 3985 in sierra leone and 8 in nigeria. the "world health organization" declared liberia ebola free. it had been declared free back in may but then weeks later further cases were reported. >> today is an incredibly mild

stone for the huge effort that has been ongoing for nearly two years to stop the ebola crisis in west africa. as for today for the first time in two years we can say that all three countries have stopped the original change of transmission which led to--which had been driving this crisis and led to so much international and national alarm last year. >> west africa close to being ebola free but the search for finding a vaccine is far from over. >> every time that they come to the lab for testing they wonder which one of them has been injected with the ebola vaccine. one is given a placebo and one a trial vaccine. they're looking for a vaccine

for the highly contagious ebola disease. >> the doctors reassured me it's my way to contribute in the fight against the virus. >> volunteers are not ejected with ebola but a genetically modified safe version of the virus. then they're given two vaccines. one to stimulate their immune response and the other to boost it. the idea is to help the body fight the virus on its own. >> like any other vaccines we expect some side-effects such as fevers or headaches. our primary concern is to insure their safety. >> it only takes ten years to get a vaccine approved, but doctors here are accelerating

getting the drug on the market. >> researchers say it's justified because of the scale of the ebola outbreak, and the virus is still lurking in the environment. it's still a threat for people in west africa. >> according to the united nations ebola infected 28,000 people. and the vaccine is tested on chimpanzees known to carry the virus in the wild. but a third of the world population of chimps have died of the virus. scientists still don't know how it jumped to humans. >> the battle against ebola is one that they see as their own, and so far the vaccine they're testing is working. al jazeera. >> the president of burkina faso

has been sworn in. >> former banker kabore succeeds compaore. he once served as his prime minister and went into opposition last year when the then president tried to alter the constitution in order to stay in power. senate operations are under way. the country has been left deeply scared by religious violence that began with mostly muslim seleka government that received power from a coup. that triggered vigilantes to carry out ethnic cleansing of the region. >> these men have traded war for

work. they fought for the seleka i in 2013. >> i'm happy he's gone. now we need a president who will help our country find its place. i put down my gun to work, and i show others that it can be done. >> this is the heart of the seleka rebellion when the mostly muslim group was driven by power, christian vigilantes took revenge on the seleka. hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. the worst of the bloodsheds have been evaded. preparations are going right down to the wire. >> there was a technical problem with the printing of ballot papers. so they had to be reprinted. >> this election material has just arrived, a day before the vote some of it needs to get to

polling stations. it's a huge, huge challenge. one of the poorest parts of one of the poorest countries in africa. former president neglected this region the land is rich in diamonds that benefit only an elite. >> this country has never really known good governance. so the process has to start now of constructing that, and putting in place an accountable government. accountability is really at the heart of getting it right. a sense that the government can't just do what it wants. >> the local pastor hopes that the election is fair and peaceful. >> i tell people in church we need to find a new way of working with development to build roads. we have to demand this calmly. not with guns and machetes.

>> the fighters have been handing in their weapons for a place in the work program. we're told this is a fraction what have is out there, but as this country tries to move forward, it has to start somewhere. al jazeera, central african republic. >> still ahead on the news hour, facing 40 years in prison for criticizing the king's dog. and in china heavy pollut ing industries means huge disappointment for many famili families. and leicester to take manchester city. top of the league. all the details coming up.

>> at 9:30 - "america tonight" - top investigative reporting, uncovering new perspectives. >> everything that's happening here is illegal. >> then at 10:00 - it's "reports from around the world". >> let's take a closer look. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> welcome back to the news hour. the u.s. department of defense said it has killed ten imleaders in airstrikes in syria including the man linked to the paris attacks in november. during a visit during the retaken city of ramadi, the iraqi prime minister hyder al abadi vowed to defeat the

group in rake in 2016. >> i'm addressing the people of mosul. god willing we're coming to liberate the city from isil. >> they said they would fight in ramadi, but they retreated. >> and 22 people have been killed in a suicide attack targeting a government office in northwest pakistan. the group once linked to the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility. plans to build new settlement homes in the area of the west bank has been ruled invalid by the israeli government. palestinian authorities said that they would split the west bank and end hopes of establishing a palestinian state. joining us now is the director of international relations.

thank you for being with us on the program. if the plans are considered invalid is there anything to fear? >> the israeli government is actually the one that is currently preparing these plans. the government may say that the plans are not currently being implemented on the ground. but the plans themselves expose the vision for the settlement, for the palestinian territory. this is a vision that is not that of a two-state solution, but prime minister benjamin netanyahu is talking about the one state. >> do you really believe that these plans could eventually occur? >> these plans are currently in

early preparatory stages, but i don't see why the israeli government would invest money in planning in the hiring of the architects or urban planning if it didn't have the intention of building in these areas. we're working for the cancellation of these plans in the early stages in order to prevent a situation in which the two-state solution will become very difficult. >> any attempt to build settlements in that area would have caused come under huge cente international pressure. wouldn't it be likely that they would bow to that pressure and scrap the plans? it has canceled plans in the past. two years ago the government

approved a plan and thin had to cancel it because of massive international pressure, and what we're seeing and what we've discovered through our freedom of information act is that these same plans that were canceled two years ago continues without any way for the public to know that these plans were a valley being implemented. >> just explain why this particular area is so sensitive. >> yes, the area is the area of 12 square kilometers between jerusalem and the settlement. a construction in this area is going to create a wedge in the heart of the west bank and cut the west bank in half, separating the northern part from the southern part, and

separating jerusalem from the rest of the west bank, and construction in this area will basically prevent the possibility of a viability palestinian state that can develop, that can prosper next to an israeli state. >> thank you very much, indeed, for your time. thank you. now central american nations have reached an agreement regarding cuban migrants stuck in costa rica. >> around 8,000 cuban migrants have been stranded in this camp if costa rica for more than a month. nickenicaragua refuses to let them cross through their state.

>> guatemala expressed two guarantees. the first was more mexico to allow these poem to pass through the territory. and the second was for there not to be any cost for guatemala. >> the cuban's journey through the united states has been long and ply kateed. many flew direct to ecuador, which does not require them to have visas. then they traveled north to costa rica. but they were stopped in nicaragua. anyone cuban who makes it upon u.s. soil is allowed to apply for u.s. residency. but that may change. >> it's important for the united states and cuba to work together. they are the center of this issue along with ecuador. it has allowed these people to enter their country. >> the cubans are expected to restart their journey next week and realize their dream of making it to the united states.

>> finnish border guards have blocked refugees from the country. refugees had been allowed to cycle across the border, but that is now said to be banned. >> officially the decision was made to protect the safety of the asylum seekers themselves as it would not be safe to ride a bike across the border into the cold winter weather. and as the border crossings sites are mainly designed for cars, it was, however, also said that the aim is to avoid so-called illegal migration to finland. the key here is seeking asylum is a human right.

they have been pushing finland to create safe routes for asylum seekers and refugees, and these new measures seem like an attempt to close off one safe route for those wishing to seek asylum, which is obviously worrying and shameful. >> relatives of the three-year-old boy who died in september helped us to focus the attention on the flight of syrian refugees has now arrived in canada. the boy died with his mother and brother when the boat capsized. we have reports from va vancouver. >> a family reunion. greeting her older brother, his wife and five children. just a few of the thousands of syrian refugees being welcomed to canada.

>> thank you, canada, thank you everyone. >> this man lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they drowned off the coast of turkey in september. the images of the three-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped to raise awareness from the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq and afghanistan. and it thrust this syrian-born hairdresser, who has lived in canada since 1992, into the international spotlight. >> i changed my life. there was nobody. just a normal person. it is not easy. it is the most emotional hard thing i've ever done in my life. >> is he has travel abroad with a human rights organization and met with u.n. officials

publicizing the blight of syrian refugees. a go fund me page will help her and her husband with expenses as they move mohammed and his family into their home outside of vancouver. he will work as a barber in her new salon. as this family adjusts to a new life, her joy is tampered by five years of war in her country and the reverberations throughout the region. >> enough already. enough suffering. enough people dying. i want to end the war. stop the war. >> canada is expected to accept 50,000 syrian refugees by the end of 2016. adam schauffler, al jazeera. >> rescuers are still trying to reach trapped miners. 29 people working underground when the gypsum mine collapsed on friday. one person has died and 17 miners remain trapped.

now, as the new year approaches, al jazeera is looking at the big stories of 2016. one of those is likely to be china's economic shift from manufacturing to consumer services. many workers have already lost their jobs, and there are more cuts to come. our china correspondent adrian brown traveled there to see the price that workers there are paying. >> born just months after her father was told that the loca steel mill where he worked for 20 years was closing. that was more than nine months ago. >> with this money, they bought a whole lifetime. many people have been working hard for several decades but finally what did you get? just money.

but your youth, your time has all been wasted. this is the biggest loss. >> named after the steel metal which he devoted most of his life. many of his former work mates pass their days drinking tea. for $0.50 they can sit all day, and like gung they were paid off. the amount depended on how long you've been with the company. but the money will eventually run out. >> so we're very careful with our daily expenses. we try to save every penny for our daughter's future. but i'm not very well educated. it's difficult to find a good job in this society. >> locally life is being drained. the closure of the mill has been taking its toll on the local community forcing many businesses like these to close. the steel mill had been one of

the largest of its kind in china employing 16,000 workers. in many ways it was the city. >> the mill's closure is part of china's gradual transition away from the heavy industry from which it has been so reliant for so long. >> it has been painful, and it will continue to be painful. we have a global problem of excess capacity. there are way too many steel producers in the world, than is inefficient demand, so commune has to cut back. >> the apartments the company built for its workers are beginning to empty as many join the search for work elsewhere. gunn's wife bought their apartment before they met, but it's a home in a town without a future. >> my life is a failure. my life is very boring. every day it just keeps

repeating itself. even though i took the severance pay. i don't think i'm really unhappy with the factory but i'm disappointed with his daughter's future and hopes it will not be spent here. if they can leave this place there are. >> thailand's top court has upheld the acquittal of five police officers. pushed into a car in a busy bangkok street in 2004 alleging that five police officers carried out the abduction. the courts found them not guilty in 2011. he accused authorities of torture. >> i feel sad and i would like to mourn for the thai justice system especially in the initial judicial procedures.

i'm sad. he summited weak evidence because of which the court is not convinced. also they're not under the authority's protection. they were afraid and did not point to the defense before the judges. >> a man is facing 20 years after criticizing riticizing al jazeera's report from bangkok on the rise people are arrested for insulting the monarchy. >> the army is the self-declared protector of the monarchy. building statues of past kings is a symbol of that loyalty. but the project is mired in allegations of corruption, which the army says are false. in the past weeks two men have been arrested for criticizing

and social media posts referring to the alleged corruption. >> one of the two men are also charged for insulting the monarchy. allegedly shared online what were woo were described as sarcastic comments about the king's dog portrayed here in an animated film. could be jailed for 37 years. the police say that they're just doing their job. >> i don't think the number of cases are any higher than before. we arrest those who breach arsenal 112 just like before. we can see only certain groups of people commit this crime.

>> anyone criticizing the royal family risks 15 years in prison. the king himself said that he should not be above writ simple, but politicians may be using the law to gain or create dismeant. the army promised to clean up corruption and a lot of people are questioning that promise. they've also been the king has been raising the issue of succession. whether they feel at easy talking about it or not. they realize that change is coming. and the army's senior officers believe they can provide the security thailand needs during this delicate time. wayne ha he, al jazeera.

>> why many in the u.s. have been pushed out of the ethnic enclave known as chinatown

>> hello again areas known as chinatown has existed in cities across the world nor centuries, but in the u.s. property development and rising rents are pushing many ethnic chinese out of those neighborhoods they call

home. >> when jenny discovered that chinatown is fast disappearing. the famous chinese gate over the many avenue remains as a tourist attraction. but it's about the people. at one time 3,000 chinese lived in chinatown. today, only about 300 remain. and out of those the buildings are being replaced, and jenny will be evacuated so a luxury condo can be built. >> most of the people who live here.

>> they are victories of gentrification as a city develops and the wealthy moves in. non-chinese in these areas have doubled in a decade, and of all the china towns, only three remain authentic to its past. it's been built. >> when chinese are pushed out it's breaks up social cohesion of the community and threatens traditions, but in new york people are fighting back. in some ways new york city has

been one of the loan success stories of people taking to the streets to fight back against dense development because everyone here knows when heart, soul and original character of the original chinatown is gone it will likely never come back. in washington jenny tang knows this and is deeply saddened. >> my sister tells me to come back to china. but i don't want to go back. >> looking out at a chinatown that she now barely recognizes. gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, new york. >> okay, time for all the sport with andy. >> thanks so much. well, leicester city has just missed out. this game finishing 0-0 in the last few minutes. it means that city has six away games. and finishing the year second in

the table having just lost one game in the last test. it's arsenal who fits the year top of the league bournemouth did beat leicester. >> i know that we want to improve our situation. we want to develop. we want to get more points in this very important moment in a league. >> the spanish league comes back on wednesday. ahead of that round of games,

rafa benitez said that he's a victim of the campaign ending his time at the club. scoring ten goals in the last game, benitez has faced he have criticism ever since losing 4-0 to barcelona. >> there is the campaign. the campaign against the club president, against real madrid and the real madrid coach. everything that can be criticized is criticized. and facts are made up and manipulated. that's happening, it's obvious. anyone with experience can see it. >> the head of european athletics believe that russia is unlikely to be aid loud to return for competition in time for next year's olympics. a complete cultural change will be required. that's unrealistic ahead of the rio games. the federation has been banned by the sports governing body for

allegations of widespread doping. the test win as they continue to dominate against south africa. beginning with england with the world's number one ranked team. and they saw pretty much did just that. nine fours and three sixes included in this inning of 79. england all out for 306. england looks on course to take a serious lead. south africa finishing the day here on 136-4. and australia have wrapped up a comfortable series as the west indies won by 177 runs.

the win gives australia an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series and they retain the trophy for a 20th year. now the pakistan cricket board has rejected the resignation at a training camp. joining the team after a five-year ban for spot fixing ended in september. last week initially refused to join up with the squad in row test at the selection. in the nba the cleveland cavaliers beat the phoenix suns handing them their fifth straight loss. four-time mvp lebron james put cleveland up at the end of the first quarter. he was outscored by khryrie irving. cleveland winning 101-97.

and the down hill course in fly lived up to its reputation. the bumpy narrow hill seen as the toughest of the season. the italian escaping without syria injury. that is your sport for now. i'll hand you back to felicity in london. >> stand by now for some terrible puns because here is a story with legs if you are a sucker for marine biology. did i not write this. this skid was found swimming on christmas eve. scientists say fully grown specimens can be five times as large as this one. it was later ushered back into the sea. that's it. for were me in a couple of

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>> he was actively planning additional attacks against the west. >> u.s. say that airstrikes in syria has killed fighters with links to the paris attacks. hello there, i'm felicity barr. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, more than 20 people are killed in pakistan when a suicide-bomber targets a government office in the northwest. the sentence to bribery convictions is reduced, but still the former israeli leader to go to