>> aman agreement is reached in syria. hello there, i'm barbara serra. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in the next 30 minutes as police break up a far-right protest in germany, angela merkel speaks out. >> ireland needs you, the government's new push to push

those who left that the grass is greening back home. >> hello, thank you for joining us. aid agencies are in a race against time to get vial food and medicine to besieged towns in syria where people are starving. as winter sets in families have been burning furniture for warmth and eating leaves, cats and dogs. sources say an agreement has been made in agreement. in return aid will be allowed in two opposition held areas in the in order.

>> what is your name? >> nua. >> how long have you have you been without food? >> four days. >> what have you taken from the hospital to survive? >> this packet. >> this packet of salt? >> well, a spokesperson for the worl aid to the middle east spoke. >> we'll have aid trucks carrying food for the 47,000 people who are besieged in the town. in addition there will be other how man tearan supplies on this convoy. hopefully also on sunday we'll be reaching for areas that will

clue baby food, water purifiers, american supplies. >> well, syrian state receive said that the government is ready to take part in peace talks in geneva but only if it contain a list of which opposition figures will be involved. they also demanded a list of groups who would be classified as terrorists. aid workers say 43 people have been killed in a russian air strike. this video is said to have been filmed by volunteers. it was taken using a camera mounted on an aid worker's

helmet as they find those buried beneath the rubble. al jazeera could not verify the video. more than a million syrians refugees have found shelter in lebanon. but with harsh winter conditions and food supplies browning desperately low many are struggling to survive despite help from aid groups. we have reports now. >> this baby has burns across his head. his mother would put whatever she can find to keep the fire burning. sometimes it let's off toxic fumes. >> i had put nylon and plastic shoes in the furnace overnight while we were sleeping to keep us warm, and we woke up to the tent on fire. by the time we put the fire out, my baby was burned.

>> many cannot locally get jobs notic unless sponsored by a lebanese national. >> i have no human rights. look at these kids. no proper clothes. i have ten people to take care of and i'm old. how can i feed them and keep them alive. >> the international appeals international donation to help refugees every year. with you last year it received half of what they asked for. it's people in the newer refugee camps like this that are most vulnerable. they don't even have the most basic things they need in the run up to winter. >> they need things like wood and fuel for the fire and plastic sheet to go waterproof their attendants at family needs $400 to $500 a month to survive and many are getting a third

that have. >> it's cold and water is leaking into the tent. look at the tarps. we don't have enough to cover from the rain. the u.n. gives us some aid but it's not enough. in one month we get $150, but it's not enough. >> there is an appeal for syrian refugees in lebanon. >> we're concerned about people in exposed areas, especially those who live in insecure shelters. we know that 65% of those in lebanon listen in insecure dwellings, garages, warehouses, not only tents but also tents. all of them need our support. >> the refugees here need help. this mother can only hope that things will get better, especially during the long

winter days. caroline malone, al jazeera, in the becker valley. >> so that's the situation in lebanon. but things are no better for refugees and the internally displaced in neighboring iraq. nearly 4,000 people are living in a camp. we have spoken to unicef here at the chief field officer there who say that children are the most affected. >> it is a very unique situation that we're facing. we're surrounded by other countries with higher profiles, but we have million displaced, and 250,000 refugees that are also in iraq. and of the million in iraq, much of them are children. and those children are going

through difficult situations getting them to school and 150,000 of them missed one year of their schooling. there is no proper hygiene. there is no water. no healthcare system and their future is crashing on their head. we're watching the situation where we'll see quite a large number of children who have lost their future. we're dealing with a situation that is so dire that to get resources for children. put them in a center, give them a life with dignity with proper hygiene and proper water is getting difficult.

>> police in the german city of cologne has dispersed an ant anti anti-migrants protest. germany's chancellor has called for stricter laws on those who commit crimes making it easier for them to be deported. >> there are poe fend whose offend women must feel the full force of the law. i believe that must become clear not only through words. otherwise people will ask us to back them up with actions. of course we will be discussing what needs to be changed with our coalition partners in the

government. >> well, dominic kane is in cologne for us. >> it was a day of two demonstrations in cologne's city center at the main station. on the one side were supporters of the far right movement pegida. 300 to 400 of them have come to demonstrate against what they consider the problems, the refugee policy of the german government. on the other side were perhaps four to five times as many people who are "v" come t who have come to demonstrate against the commendation. it was calm. no sign of violence, but then the violence began to happen. bottles were thrown and at one point the police were forced to intervene with water canons to

disperse the protest and calm the protesters down to equal the disorder that they believed was taking place. the police talked about a number of protesters being detained, and they believe that number might rise, but there came a moment when the protesters did start to disperse and the police were able to restore order in cologne outside of the main station. the shadow of the new year's eve events of cologne lay heavily on this day of demonstrations because the german government has talked about intensifying the measures that it can take against the asylum seekers who have found guilty of serious offenses. the interior and justice ministers will be meeting later this week to thrash out some new measures that can be imposed. >> kosovo's government headquarters have been set on fire by protesters throwing petrol bombs. the fire, which has now been put

out, started as several thousand demonstrators gathered to denounce a deal brokered by the european union. that deal gives kosovo's ethnic serb minority greater local powers and the possibility of financing from belgrade. kosovo, which is the majority albanian declared indians from serbia in 2008. al jazeera is in the capital, and there has been escalation of tensions since last year. >> they're thinking that the serbian state will be at the back door here. they fear with the finances from belgrade and with there will be joint communications here connected to belgrade. they're fearing that some past times will come back. but the opposition leaders are

saying they're not completely against the bus else agreement. they're saying that many of the brussels agreement are okay with them. but they're saying that association of the serbian majority municipalities will cause more tension. it is not only that. they're saying that this government is not working well they will not give up until the prime minister has resigned. >> still to come here on al jazeera. a legal bowl for ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak and his sons. plus speaking out for the poor, south africa's president starts the year off with a positive message, but his party could face major challenges in the coming months. more details after the break.

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>> another welcome back. here is the reminder of the top stories a here on al jazeera. an agreement has been reached in syria to deliver aid to the starving people on monday. it's in return for aid being allowed in to two villages held by the opposition. the police have fired water canon on an anti-immigration rally in the german city of cologne. it was prompted by a series of attacks on women new year's eve where a number of refugees have been questioned. and molotov cocktails have been thrown at government headquarters over increased ties with serbia. mexico is expected to

extradite drug boss joachim el chapo guzman. he had been on the run for six months after escaping from prison. >> for a third time the world's most nor anotherrous drug lord was arrested by mexican security forces. this runs an six-month embarrassment for the mexican government. >> for months intensive careful intelligence and criminal investigation work was carried out to identify, detain and pull apart the network of influence and protection that surrounded this criminal. today mexico confirms that it's institutions have the necessary capabilities to overcome those who look to overthrow the stability of mexican families. it demonstrates that when we work together there is no

adversity that we can over come . >> guzman was arrested in sinaloa on friday morning. someone called to complain about armed men holed up in a hotel. the shoot out killed five criminals and arrested six including the head of the sinaloa drug cartel. el chapo has taken on mythical status. his drug cartel is believed to provide a significant amount of the drugs that end up in the u.s. twice he has escaped from prison. that may be why people we spoke with reacted to his recapture with a blase attitude saying he'll escape again. but for president peña nieto it was an opportunity to reclaim the upper hand after el chapo's escape from mexico's prison last july. he escaped through a hole in the

shower in his prison cell that connected to an one-mile long tunnel with air conditioning and a motorcycle. the president has been reluctant to extradite el chapo so the u.s. where he's facing charges, but one analyst said that he thinks this time he'll be sent to the states where an escape is considered less likely. al jazeera, guadalajara, mexico. >> gulf arab leaders are accusing of iran in beforing it's internal afierce. the gulf corporation council is holding an emergency meeting over deteriorating relations. they werrelation. >> reactions in iran do not

serve peace and stability in the world. it is th--it is against all interests and only leads to more hatred in the region. we'll bring those who create chaos to justice. >> former egyptian president has anpresident hosni mubarak's appeal has been rejected. he and his sons were imprisoned after stealing public funds to upgrade their property. his sons have already served time. mubarak remains in a military hospital. security forces shot attackers killing one and wounding another before arresting him. it was t second hotel attack in the area this week.

south africa's president has addressed the needs of the poor saying major changes are needed across the country. jacob zuma was speaking at the start. >> the poor is struggling, president zuma is promising to act quickly. >> they have their roots land in levels of support accelerated. >> he said the national minimum wage will be introduced.

after a large protest last year the government said it will not raise registration fees for university students. his decision to fire two finance ministers in a week is partly to blame for the under performing round. >> something like $28 billion worth of financial assets wiped out in two days as people withdrew--investors withdrew money. this could an challenging year for africa's oldest liberation movement. >> the first big test will be the local government elections. >> the ruling party still enjoys a significant amount for support. that could change if poverty and employment aren't addressed.

>> thi don't think that they want to see happening. >> some south africans want president zuma to resign after allegations of corruption and a weak economy. if things do not improve those calls are likely to get louder. >> tens of thousands of people across poland have protested against new laws giving the government control over state media and the courts. critics say that the moves will heavily damage poland's democratic credentials. we have more now from warsaw. >> this very large protest here in warsaw and many others like it around poland today demonstrate a "fault line" not just in the polish politics in the state of relationship with poland and the european union as well. ever since the new government power recently off the back

after a great deal. national hinational refugee crisis, they have enacted a number of pressure measures. one of the measures that the new government is bringing in is to allow itself to point their head of the state television chapel, and many say that's a very deeply undemocratic thing to do. they say democracy is very much under threat as well. the government is very conservative, very catholic, nationalist audience poland has

basically been outsourced no germany in lines like car factories, poland is being crushed by brussels and the german machine, those types of arguments, and they're saying this is about bringing power back to poland. but the european commission don't like these things at all, and next week they'll have a meeting to discuss what they're going to do in response to this. they, too, are deeply concerned about the state of democracy in poland, and the argument is that poland gains to much being part of the european union not only will they travel to other countries, work in places with better economy, you but because it has seen so many hand outside which are all under written by germany. from their point of view they say that the european union is crushing their democracy. it is yet another expression of the very deputy problems that

exist inside the european union. >> a patient in a russian hospital has allegedly been beaten to death by a doctor. it's alleged that this surveillance video shows the incident which took place in late december. after shouting why did you touch my nurse, the doctor punched the patient who then hit the more with his head. ireland is the fastest growing economy in the e.u. and this dramatic reversal of fortune is changing its population. the country wants many of those who went abroad in what they called the brain drain, to return. >> rebuilding the irish economy. the country is putting it's near bank runcy in 2009 behind it, and many of those who went abroad looking for work are coming home. people like ball o'brien who

spent five years in sydney. >> a year ago i came home, and yeah, when you step off the airplane at the airport, there is a lot more enthusiasm and promising. >> how do we get young talented immigrants who left ireland to come home again. >> ireland has the highest gdp growth in the european union, but one thing is missing. the government wants them back. >> we went on three-day weeks. we dued salaries. still went enough. we had to let people go. we have superb experience abroad.

therthat was a good thing to tap in to. >> so as ireland picks itself up, as life here in the capital in dublin begins to return to pre-crisis level, the return of workers who left is a welcome by-product. the government expects 2016 to be the first year in seven in which those returning outnumber those leaving. it wants to attract 70,000 home by 2020. >> the higher-skilled immigrants, the college graduates, the it specialists, the engineers, there was a labor shortage. now how long that labor shortage will last and how long the up swing, it's cyclical, how long it will last is anybody's guess. >> there is optimism. i suppose its peppered with caution as well because while

the time can be great here, i certainly remember the reasons why i left because there was no work. >> the lesson built a more diversified economy. the watchword now is caution. al jazeera, dublin. >> saturday's u.s. power ball payout has reached $900 million with more than $400 million of ticket sales expected on saturday alone. it will be paid out over 29 years but those who need a little extra cash quickly can opt for an immediate payout of more than $400 million. well, it's not just americans who are taking part. canadians are traveling a long way to join the queues. >> with this kind of money we could buy a house in hawai'i, one in florida, one in arizona, and maybe one up in lake country canada.

>> i've had people facebooking i'm buying tickets, so i'm grabbing some for a few people. >> you can get more on that story and everything else we have been covering on our website. the address on your screen right now www.aljazeera.com. >> welcome to 101 east, i'm steve chao. after giving birth in china, many new mothers and their babies spend weeks behind closed doors in an age old tradition known as confinement.