cardinal felipe one of the most prominent catholic figures in france arrived for the start of his court proceedings the archbishop of leon is accused of helping to cover up abuse in one of his parishes five others from his diocese are also facing charges the case is about father bernard print on who has acknowledged abusing boys and is said to be tried later this year more than eighty five people say he abused them during the one nine hundred eighty s. and one nine hundred ninety s. his alleged victims came to court hoping for answers but this means that the cardinal is responsible for the diocese of leone and in two thousand and thirteen he promoted a priest as dean who some years before had admitted to having abused children when you were responsible for a person who has admitted to having abused and raped children to promote his deen and thus putting him in contact with many more believers and children is simply irresponsible in the most awful i think that at last we will know to truth about the mechanism of silence and i think that the three days i want you for us to have

real answers as you know how it was possible for a sexual predator to remain in this position for fifty years to have responsibilities without being asked a single question. cardinal faces up to three years in prison and a fine of fifty four thousand dollars if convicted of failing to report the abuse of minors he denies the allegations. there have been numerous cases of sexual abuse of children within the roman catholic church. and pope francis has reiterated the church's commitment to preventing such crimes. she. can't refrain from speaking about one of the plagues of our time which sadly has involved some members of the clergy the abuse of minors as one of the violence the most heinous crimes conceivable such abuse and absorb away the best of what human life holds out for innocent children and causes a reparable and lifelong damage the holy see in the church as a whole are working to combat and prevent these crimes and there concealment. this

case will likely hinge on whether a cardinal should have reported a priest under his responsibility to police once he learned about the allegations against him for now the cardinal will have to answer some very hard questions in this courtroom in the days ahead. al-jazeera. the actor kevin spacey has appeared in court in the u.s. state of massachusetts facing indecent assault charges his legal team pleaded not guilty on his behalf to assaulting an eighteen year old man that he met at a bar in two thousand and sixteen spacy faces several other allegations of misconduct which led him to being dropped from the series house of cards still ahead this news hour why this wrestling ballot marks a step forward in the rocky women's fight for equality. and the sport a day to forget for kyrgyzstan's goalkeeper is this country makes its first ever asian cup appearance and. bohemian rhapsody. a bio pic of the british

rock group queen is a surprise big winner of the golden globes wide diversity took center stage. business updates brought to you by qatar airways going places together. the a . it were at the a. it wound to a.

it wound business updates. were going. to a. to a. women's rights activists in iraq calling on the government to do more to improve women's equality and participation in public life sixty years ago iraq was the first country in the arab world to appoint a female cabinet minister but today it's still a male dominated society in iran can report from baghdad on iraqi women struggle

for equality. it's been fifteen years but finally the iraqi women's wrestling team is back on the mat. the team like many other sports teams was disbanded after the u.s. led invasion and occupation of iraq in two thousand and three but much more than that it's part of a wave of women taking bigger roles in iraq and society but unfortunately our society does not accept women sports but many iraqi women are defying these restrictions and adamant to bring achievements to iraq by raising its flag by women in international tournaments and it's not just in sports in southern iraq a farmer wants to revolutionize the farming industry. she's aiming to grow tomatoes and other vegetables in greenhouses without fertilizers in other words to be completely organic. as a woman i took up the responsibility to cultivate my lens and aim to achieve

progress as a female farmer i want to break up the stereotype and restrictions on women in tribal society and will support the role of female farmers. rights activists are increasingly hopeful that things are changing for iraqi women but they still fill those in charge are resisting the change they turn to. that woman. is that. political among. women but women equality this is one of the nor the hindrance of women progress in iraq women make up twenty five percent of iraq's parliament they come from across the political spectrum and it's in shrine and in law rights activists say that is crucial and they're hoping that women will play an increasingly larger role in iraq iran card. and they're here zandi with the sport. thank you so much barbara will be high

strength same with the asian cup of made a winning start to the tournament three time champions iran with two strong for yemen in their group opener this game in abu dhabi finished five nil to iran yemen are the lowest rated side at this year's event and they were also making that for them and. iran they are looking good in their efforts to win this title for the first time since nineteen seventy six vietnam and iraq of the other teams in this group and they play each other on choose day. twenty fifteen run as south korea struggle to overcome the philippines another team making that solomon managed by former england ivory coast and mexico boston ericsson the philippines had less than twenty percent possession but still had chances to pull off a huge upset south korea eventually got the breakthrough they needed in the second half our new joy with the go tottenham's some here in maine will join up with the score for their final group game. in the philippines just one of that seems to

benefit from this tournament being expanded from sixteen competing nations to include twenty four countries fans in the capital manila getting the chance to see that same compete at this level for the first time. korea's really you know technically they're so good tactically they're so good they're always going to have more possession than us. but we were defended we defended so well we had two really good chances from avi but the and just so close to almost getting a point there also in group c. china came from a goal down city kurdistan the third team and actually this monday night and the agent thought that we. have a match here had a date if we get in now i scored an own goal if it shone as equaliser and another misjudgement chance a private see when john asked for improve on my runs in the quarterfinals four years ago and. premier league leaders liverpool have been knocked out of the f.a.

cup by walls liverpool made nine changes to their starting line up and walls took full advantage in this third round game winning c one thanks to goals from him innocent reuben evans india's cricketers are celebrating a famous victory vera kohli's team of want to test series in australia for the very first time the fourth test in sydney finished in a draw and that meant india took the series c one no australian scored a century during the series while india managed five it's an achievement the saluted india since their first all to australia seven years ago. i. india team came to show their fans they got all the moves off the field as well the national team has failed in eleven previous attempts to win a series in australia and this win underlining the status of the world's number one team. we understood as a team we are on the right track but the fact that they do ward has come in the most historic cities for indian cricket is you know

a cherry on top of the cake and something there as i said in the ten years that i've played is the proudest moment that i have experienced and it was so happy for the whole team because the young bunch of guys in to have that belief and to keep striving for excellence on a daily basis and to get a reward like this. we definitely have to be happy that their suppliers stood up in in the big moments or when our falling on in a guy one of the good guys drag them back into the contest or when they're in front they're good pliers to put the foot on us and took us out of the game like they did here in melbourne or sydney melbourne. but we can learn a lot from the why they went about it we're going to make sure we do. now compare that says that the dakar rally it's taking on one of the toughest courses in the history of the rice the root drivers and riders through the peruvian desert and this year there's a little restaurant in the way of mountains mud or trucks in a sanchez reports. a last look at the vehicles and their drivers the

toughest race in the world is gone with five hundred forty one competitors and three hundred thirty four vehicles. traditionally held in northern africa this year the latin american country of peru is the venue for the forty one year old rally it's until you can since ninth dakar he says he's made it to the finish line nearly every time now he says he'll need to be very focused on the p.c. it will be a very difficult even though it's a few a day i think it will be very tough and several of us already know peru and we already know how difficult it is among the competitors one hundred thirty five rookies who don't know what's it like to race in one of them dutch pilot was sleep it and says he's trained for two years we've gone from the motor cross writing is the writing you know you have to learn never again and writing together and that's a big a big thing because you're writing. think best for navigation. this

one country rally will be special the largest group of women seventeen are racing in various categories and for the first time a young man with down syndrome lucas about iran will compete next to his father along the way for the particularly challenging those pilots in the first. dam in apparel. nearly three thousand people will support a diverse mix of vehicles along the way others will be their own mechanics because it is such a hard braley for many competitors the object. it is not to win but to reach the finish line imo. we have to encourage the drivers and wish them well. many peruvians are thrilled the five thousand kilometer race begins and ends in lima. could be held anywhere but having the race improve is wonderful because we

have culture tradition and history to show the world. although many critics say the dakar ruins the cultural heritage for others the rally is an inspiration. and for crew a chance to showcase what their country has to offer and innocent dissent to see that. the chargers have advanced to the n.f.l.'s divisional playoffs they beat the baltimore ravens twenty three to seventeen in this wild. game it's good to keep it going we know you're a tough task ahead next week but. this team this year the way we want we wanted so many different ways pretty different. make of your. so many different ways and there's a collective team with a great opponent and defending super bowl champions the philadelphia eagles just

made it through against the chicago bears missed a last minute field goal attempt as the game finished sixteen fifteen to the polls . it was a crazy game and there's a tremendous team. you know playing here this is a crazy place to play and you know our differences i mean just you know i really you know the first task is you know we show you in the street picks and there you know yesterday it was really just. pay to play it's just you know. ok that is i suppose looking for let's get back in london thank you for that now the award season has kicked off for the golden globes in los angeles the queen by your pick bohemian rhapsody was one of the surprise winner is and it was a big night for netflix the focus though on and off screen celebrating diversity. explains. the star showed up on the red carpet in beverly hills as the two thousand and one thousand a word season kicked off with hollywood's first major award show the seventy sixth

annual golden globes last year was the beginning of an ongoing movement until everyone was safe for women so this year's times the times today where they're making an effort to double the amount of people from minorities we not have women at the helm within this industry and within every industry and so it's just important to make sure that we keep the conversation going those conversations included unity in the united states solidarity in the world and equality in the entertainment industry to host sandro calling attention to one expected blockbuster crazy which asians made over two hundred million dollars at the box office sad asian moms everywhere. anyone with the sound like. the civil rights bill green book took home three prizes including best picture in the musical and comedy category and best original screenplay. it's got the movie and i want people to see this movie just losing the

ability to bring people together not well brought up. drinking. knew that regina king of. the award for best supporting actress for if beale street could talk a film based on a novel by civil rights activist and writer james baldwin and directed by barry jenkins i love you with heart thank you for your empathy thank you for telling stories so rich and thank you for giving us a family that my son said to me when he saw it that it was the first time he really saw himself with the changes sure he's for he could b.b.c. series a very english scandal actor ben whishaw used his acceptance speech to applaud the l.g.b. t.q. minority he won the best supporting actor award for his role as norman scott who took on the establishment with a coverage and a defiance that i find completely inspiring he's a true quick hero an icon and norman this is for you. the golden

globes are handed out by the hollywood foreign press association and they're usually indicative of which films will get an oscar nomination bohemian rhapsody. this year's awards will culminate with the freddie mercury biopic bohemian rhapsody winning best picture in the drama category the full list of winners is on our website paul schrader john al-jazeera that is it for this news hour do stay with us so i'll have more of those in just a few. in

this year new immigration laws and projects funded by european governments have seen a rapid decline in the migrant transport trade people in power travels to agadez to explore the realities faced by the drivers left out of pocket and the migrants who are choosing to return home who would like to go back to the country where they're from you know just to give them all he's going back to walk away not want to go back yeah. europe migration on a zero headlines war in the streets of melbourne australia are biased of citizens under threat by african gangs. but how real that is claimed. twenty one east investigates their. colleague muslim which is saying has now been held in pretrial detention for two years what is his crime. why hasn't he been tried yet why hasn't justice been applied in this case is he detained because he said charnel

us as journalism become a crime have moles become a tool to silence weiss's of truth we will continue i news coverage with professionalism and impartiality our work will remain credible and accurate but journalism is not a crime incarcerating journalists is not acceptable we demand the immediate release of all colleague mamata same and all journalists detained in a gyptian jails free mahmoud's and all his colleagues we stand for press freedom.