iran's leader hails his country's deal as a golden point in the history of the country and a turning point for the economy. coming up in the next half our - a suicide bomber targets the home of a prominent afghan tribal leader and kills 13 people and praise for peace - indonesia's largest muslim organization rallies to denounce the jakata attacks a small town in mexico taking on developers to protect

their water from contamination. iran's isolation from t international community is over. e.u. and u.s. sanctions on iran have been lifted after the watchdog confirmed tehran has complied with a nuclear deal agreed in july. iran's president welcomed the deal, saying it is a turning point for the economy. the agreement unlocks $100 billion in frozen assets and gives new opportunities for the battered economy. president hassan rouhani says to reach 8% annual growth, iran needs 30-50 billion of foreign investment. and calls for reforms relying less on oil in the post-sanctions era. tehran proposes to increase oil exports by half a billion a day. >> reporter: in the nuclear

>> translation: the nuclear deal is an atmosphere, we should use it for the growth and development of our country and the welfare of the people. proingz of the country, progress, stability of the region. >> jacky rowland has the latest where the announcement on the lifting of the sanctions was made. >> implement wakes was an important milestone. the work continues. to that end the door of the international atomic energy agency is travelling from vienna to iran to have talks with president hassan rouhani and the head of iran's atomic energy organization. they'll discuss the practical ways in which international monitors will remain to ensure compliance. obviously the agreement, the deal to lift the sanctions comes with conditions, conditions that have been fulfilled so far, but which must continue to be

fulfilled in the months and years ahead. they'll discussion the practical steps put into place so the observers can oversee the programme. this deal comes with conditions attached. the sanctions may be lifted. if at any stage international monitors identify violations there is a mechanism called snap back, where the sanctions snap back into place, so the job of the observer is to ensure that that doesn't happen. >> hundreds of syrian civilians have been kidnapped, there are fears that many may have been killed following an i.s.i.l. assault on deir az zor. it ha been called a massacre as i.s.i.l. forces in the east push to the si. let's go to andrew simmonds, who has been monitoring from

istanbul. who is the syrian government saying about the attacks? >> the syrian government is giving a different account of event compared with the syrian observatory for human rights which is another opposition observatory, monitoring group. the government is saying there was a massacre of 300 civilians. the so h.r. is saying that there was a major operation by i.s.i.l., and i.s.i.l. took 400 people, civilians mainly, and also families of regime forces and officers and soldiers. they have been kidnapped and taken west towards i.s.i.l. firmly held areas. what we are also hear is there was a devastating attack by

i.s.i.l. involving suicide bombers, and we heard from a civilian in the city, an account whereby there was a public beheading of one of the soldiers in the area, a suburb in the north-west of the city. and also three other soldiers prop beheaded in the center. and a hotel was blown up in the center. there's a conflict going on, that russian jets have been attacking this area on saturday night and there is a full fight still ongoing in the situation. >> thank you. andrew simmonds there on a reported i.s.i.l. attack on deir az zor. >> russian air strikes targeted i.s.i.l. stronghold of raqqa in northern syria. this video posted by the armed group onlinr is said to show the aftermath of the air raids, with

at least 43 people reportedly killed. doctors without borders managed to get a much-needed shipment into yemen. they have seen some. worst fighting in the 10-month conflict. saudi-led forces carried out a wave of overnight air strikes on sanaa. national security buildings, the tv compound and the military camp were hit and forces loyal to the yemeni government are gaining ground. in the provinces nearby. they have made gains in mountain areas within sanaa provinces itself. a suicide bomber killed 13 and injured others at the home of a prominent leader.

people gathered at the leaders house to celebrate the release of his son from the taliban. we have the latest from kabul. >> reporter: this is a prominent tribal leader belonging to a powerful tribe in eastern afghanistan near the border with pakistan. what is interesting is he and other tribal leaders in the air called for an uprising against i.s.i.l. he has a number of militias fighting in eastern afghanistan. his son is a member of the provincial council in that area. what is interesting is the government is fighting the taliban on the one hand and the government fighting i.s.i.l. and i.s.i.l. fighting the taliban, security is volatile. >> thousands of members of

indonesia's largest indonesian organization rally to denounce violence, days after attacks in jakarta. eight died, including four assailants. step vaessen reports. >> a strong and important message here, it's not only the largest muslim organization, but with 40 million members, they are one of the largest in the world. a few thousands are here, making a stand against radicalization, terrorism and i.s.i.l. after thursday's attacks it has become more important than ever. >> i'm sad that it happened. >> reporter: after years of being silent, the largest organization is taking a stand against radicalization, a powerful message in the world. a popular country. taking a stand on the streets may not be enough to win the

battle of ideology. they aim to counter the ideology in 40,000 schools, and 170 universities. >> translation: islam prevents killings, they respect human being, but they kill those with a different opinion. islam upholds the values of humanity and people living together no matter the religion. >> police estimate 400 undernegotiations join i.s.i.l. and iraq. dozens return to indonesia. the leaders are a man named santoso, who has been fighting a war in the judge. >> they are not supporting the republic of indonesia. the troops, the infidel, from their perspective, they are

perceived as enemies. that's target number one, i think. >> after thursday's attack, police are carrying out raids in indonesia. many indonesians feel that now it the time to make clear their own opposition to violence. step vaessen china warned taiwan to abandon a push for independence. the party won a land-slade victory in the election on saturday. adrian brown reports from taipei. >> reporter: in taiwan the old political system is being dismantled. apt the headquarters of the pro independence democratic progressive party, workers cleared the scaffolding from the victory. inside senior party advisors are preparing for governing. and how to balance taiwan's

interests with china. >> the message to china is reconciliation. we try to tell them, other people, that taiwan are making the decisions. the way she expressed about the moderation is we would like to maintain the status quo. >> china will regard the outcome of the election as a setback. in the past they refused to endorse the principle of china and taiwan, that will one day be unified, part of a single china. one outlet said taiwan should abandoned independence. a statement read out, reaffirmed the government stance. >> translation: on matters of principle, sovereignty and integrity, our will is rock firm and attitude consistently. >> reporter: the win was emphatic, because her party was a parliamentary majority for the

first time. >> in her victory speech she said the result shows the people of taiwan want a government to defend the nation's sovereignty. it's what supporters wanted to hear. >> translation: we don't want to be another hong kong that along with taiwan is facing the threat from chinese military and economic power. we want to keep our way of life. >> translation: people are upset with the incoming government. it's hoped this will bring a happy future. >> reporter: for now, she is the president-elect. her inauguration is not until may. a time lag that is a worry for some analysts. >> there could be national security challenges, national disaster to possible military threat. both domestic and external. >> when she does assume power, xi promised to correct past policy mistakes, but warrants

warns the challenges they face will not disappearing. still ahead - the u.n. calls for international help as the drought crisis in ethiopia worsens we head to argentina to discover the ups and down of life for the traditional rodeo riders.

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and the u.s. it comes after the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog confirmed tehran complied with a nuclear deal agreed in july. president hassan rouhani says the agreement is a turning point for the economy hundreds of syrian civilians have been kidnapped and there are fears many may have been killed following a major i.s.i.l. assault on deir az zor. the latest attack has been called a massacre a suicide bomber killed 13, injuring 14 others at the home of a tribal leader. people had gathered at the leaders house to celebrate the release of his son from the taliban the u.n. is demanding unrestricted access to help starving children in syria. aid workers reached the besieged town where tens of thousands are trapped. some of the images in the report may be distressing.

>> reporter: these syrians are demonstrating to keep the world's attention on the suffering of civilians suffering under blockades. in recent weeks, these images of hunger and starvation in madaya forced the world to remember syria. they were posted by activists, circulated on social media. there was no way of verifying them, because the town was besieged by forces. the scale of the suffering was clear when the u.n. aid workers were able to reach the town. this boy can hardly muster the strength to say i'm tired of this condition, get me out. they are among the hundreds starving. some report people forced to eat leaves and stray animals. after weeks of negotiations, the eight convoy reached tens of thousands blockaded by government forces and reached the villages besieged by rebel fighters. >> it's the first time we were

able to reach two areas, controlled by two different sides of the conflict. what we found is a large degree, a large number of the children that we screened had to be labelled as malnutritioned. one boy that we met on site died in the hands of our doctor. there are 14 others, where parties to the conflict have been imposing siege. >> reporter: but the syrian government denies suffering and said aid is looted by terrorist groups. >> there's no shortage of humanitarian assistance in madaya. >> reporter: rebels say they blockaded towns in retaliation to government tactics, but have not commented on the civilians caught up in the conflict. the bashar al-assad government has been using feed and starvation for years. at the camp in 2014, hungry civilians struggled to survive.

it besieged homs, where people were allowed to leave behind destroyed areas. the regime, says the u.n., and other groups are committing atrocities. secretary-general ban ki-moon said this week, they use of food as a weapon, it is a war crime. >> statements like that don't mean much to hungry children. syrians say they have heard it all in the past five years from those involved in the conflict, and those failing to mediate a solution. the use of food is more frequent as sites seem interested in controlling land rather than protecting the people close to 2,000 refugees brave extreme weather to reach serbia, aid workers looked for people in the snow arriving from macedonia. those found were taken to a temporary reception area, where most are trying to reach germany. >> we are here on the border to making just simple things. we are making the footsteps in the snow.

because of the snow you cannot see the footprints. we have small fields and rivers between the two borders, and if people get lost, the main road, they can get stuck in the mud. >> syrian refugees in cologne have been protesting against a spike in sexual assaults on women. they gathered to show support against racism after 200 complaints were made to place on new year's eve. 19 suspects were identified - all foreigners. >> translation: i think it is good they show a sign against it. maybe it helps against generalisation of people. that people think all syrians assault women. i think it helps. it shows that it's wrong to come up with a con clugs. for example, refugees are not allowed. this is not okay. you have to look at the individual. >> the u.n. is calling for a

$50 million cash injection to help deal with the worst drought. 400,000 of suffering and 10 million need aid. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: this man used to have 53 cows, now he has five. skeletons are scottered across the other -- scattered across the either in ethiopia, he has lived here and has 10 children. he received 10 handouts from the government, but says it's not enough. he says he has never experienced a drought like this before. >> translation: i'm afraid for the people and the children. there's no rain. it there's no rain, people die. if there is no food, there's no milk. >> reporter: the drought is blamed on harsh conditions of el nino, the hot wind over the

pacific, the effects of which scientists are worse because of global warming, destroyed the crops. in some areas men have been forced to leave their villages to find work and earn money elsewhere. with no rains expected for months, and little food, aid agencies say the situation could deteriorate. >> $2.9 million people needed emergency food aid in ethiopia, a few months later it jumped to 8.2 million, and 10.2 million people. we were in the area around october. and it's obvious that in coming back, the situation for the people has got a lot worse. >> the u.n. says around 400,000 children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. the organization save the children made this shocking comparison. >> we only have two emergencies in the world na we categorized as cree one. syria is one, and ethiopia is

the second. and so we have said we need to raise $100 million for this response. the international community and the ethiopian government donated hundreds of millions to help people in need. the u.n. says the scale of the problem was never expected. >> the international community provided more than $350 million towards the el nino response. the government put forth more than 300 million of its own resources for food aid alone. the problem is the size of the need due to the el nino is enormous with months to go until the next rainy season, that means more people like mohammed and his family have little choice but to wait for help to arrive the american phil maker michael moore visited his home town flint in michigan to

highlight the lead poisoning in the water. the u.s. president declared a federal emergency in flint. more called on president obama to see the situation for himself. >> i'm here today to ask, request, insist that president obama when he is at the detroit auto show wednesday, come to flint michigan, we need the president of the united states here people in the mexican town are proud of their fresh mountain springwater. they are fighting to keep their pristine life line from tonne tam nation. ask the people here about the mountain spring, and they'll tell you and represents life, health and happiness. >> the springwater that flows down from a mountain and into the faucet's has been a source

of pride in this town for generations. when bulldozers rumbled in and dug nearby, the town of several thousands mobilized. they blocked the bulldozers and brought construction to a halt. >> we want to fight for the water, our water. >> reporter: the protesters say information about who was digging and what they were building leaked out slowly. they complained but initially they say local government officials were not much help. >> corruption is a big problem. >> we can't do things easily if we are fighting something. >> the town learnt that a company was planning to build storage containers for molasses. three years ago, they worried the springwater was at risk of being contaminated.

>> a city official says a company called arn purchased this property in 2013 and began to dig last year. the company did not have the proper permit. the city said it brokered an agreement that should apiece everyone. >> translation: we wanted everyone involved to participate in looking for a solution. in three months we convinced the company to move to another place, to build far away from the community. >> reporter: the company would not respond to request for comments. the protesters say they do not trust the government deal to relocate the project. they are not leaving yet. the real battle is ahead. they want the mountain spring and land around it to be designated a protected area so it will be off limits to developers

/* mexico's colima volcano erupted again, sending a cloud of ash into the sky. it belched a column of gas and rock 2.5kms into the air. the volcano in the south-west is an active volcano, and is part of the pacific ring of fire. it stirred into renewed activity in july and erupted again on new year's eve. a colourful but dangerous condition in argentina's rural area is thriving. the rodeo showcases the best horse men and they are pushing to be recognised as a sport. >> reporter: this one is happening in the province in the north of buenos aires. this is the first time as a writer. he's 18 and works as a mason.

he says that if he can stay on a horse for eight seconds he has a chance of winning a prize. >> i started when i was young. we do it because of tradition and we can win prizes helping us financially. >> they are all around, cattle herders that roamed 200 years ago. most of the those have second jobs in the forming industry. people compare this to a world, because they say every writer in the country dreams about being here. the horses are chosen carefully. they had to have a special spirit and will never be tamed. horses are crucial in an event like this. animal rights worried about the treatment of the horses. >> the horses were there for

about 8 seconds, used for an average of 2 minutes a month. they have to be strong and beautiful. they have gone from being a traditional event to a local sport. they want is to be recognised as one of argentina's national sports. >> we are pushing for a law making this professional. riders train, go to the gym all year. >> reporter: a dangerous sport that endures dozens of riders, they are not afraid. this man is 28, and has been doing this for over a decade. >> translation: i have seen my family cry many times, this is what i love and helped me to help myself and my family. >> fashion for horses. respect for the tradition, and

the excellent financial incentive. a powerful mix making this an essential event of the argentinian countryside. more on the website at aljazeera.com. [ ♪ ] hello, i'm richard gizbert, and you are at the "listening post". these are some of the media stories we are looking at - warsaw and