>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east to kick off peace top -- talked to earlier he met with israeli .rime minister netanyahu in northern china, one person has been killed and 8 injured in a series of small explosions. security is on alert following an squareent in tianenm last week. service shut down across greece as more anti-austerity protesters take to the street. hello, you are watching "france " live from paris.

i'm karen roberts. u.s. secretary of state has been meeting with israeli and palestinian -- palestinian leaders. in july,ng launched the negotiations quickly ran into trouble with no visible signs of progress. kerry is meeting palestinian abbas and bettelheim after an earlier meeting with israeli prime minister netanyahu. picture of a grim peace talks, benjamin netanyahu sounded less than optimistic, pointing the finger at the palestinians. >> israel wants peace with the palestinians. i am concerned about their rye grass because i see the palestinians continue with incitement, continuing to create artificial crises, continue to avoid and run away from the historic decisions that are needed to make a genuine peace. >> the israeli prime minister

said he hopes john kerry's visit will help get the talks back on track in the u.s. secretary of helped revive negotiations in july after years of stalemate. he said he was confident a deal could be made before the april deadline. >> this can be achieved with good faith, with a serious effort on both sides to make real compromises and hard decisions. >> though the content of recent meetings has remained a secret, many experts say strong disagreements remain over core issues such as israeli settlements. peace talks good run into another set that following the theittal of lieberman in corruption trial. the former israeli foreign minister is known or his strong opposition to talks with palestinians. -- announcedo had lieberman will return to the cabinet. muslim brotherhood

lost an appeal of a court decision to ban the group and sees its funds. a court in september band egypt's oldest and most influential islamist group after egypt's president mohammed morsi was ousted following mass protests july 30. suspectsat least 35 have been arrested in 48 hours as the hunt intensifies for the killers of two generals from rsi who were shot dead in the rebel infested north. a newspaper claims to have information of a list of telephone contacts found near the bodies -- containing names of three individuals who are known to french authorities. although the information released by the paper has yet to be confirmed. mark edwards has more on the new information. >> three of the four kidnappers involved in the assassination of two french journalists in mali have been identified. that is according to the latest information revealed by french newspaper "le monde" on tuesday.

the journalists were kidnapped and killed saturday after interviewing a local toric reader. was apparently a document with a list of phone numbers near the bodies of the victims, and the list led them to three individuals known to french authorities on the ground in northern mali, was the one of them the member of al qaeda. suspects have been questioned several times since may without being arrested. in a further twist, it appears they came forward and presented themselves to french military forces earlier in the year. like many rebel fighters in officiallyli they chose reconciliation following a french military campaign to oust islamic militants. in supposedly reformed jihadist were living in a camp. armed with copies of their mugshots and tapes of the interviews, investigators now have to apprehend the suspects

as they remain at large. >> in northern china, one person has been killed and eight injured in a series of small and lotions. -- explosions. the blast was outside the provincial headquarters of the ruling communist party. security forces are also on edge over an attack in beijing last week in which three people drove through crowds to canada and -- tianenmen gate before setting their vehicle alight. >> a morning rush hour was interrupted in this busy thoroughfare. several bombs exploded outside of this communist party building. windows,ns, smashed over 20 vehicles damaged in the deadly blast. china's state news is reporting the bombs were hidden in flower beds and contain metal balls and explosive device is made out of electric circuit board. china is on high alert. the incident comes nine days

after a car drove into bystanders and went up in flames in beijing's a iconic hannemann square. three passengers inside and tutorials. today,rding the incident the chinese police are still investigating. we have determined the nature of the violence and terrorist incident on tianenmen where. >> authorities believe he tiananmen was organized by separatist groups who want the region in the northwest to become an independent state. the region has seen repeated violence. attacks on communist party buildings and tourist sites and the rest of china are extremely rare. typically tightlipped, the authorities have not yet talked about possible motives for the blast. >> to discuss this further, joining me in the studio is a professor who is a china expert and editor in chief of "'e monde

" magazine. there have been a number of these incidents. is there a pattern developing? >> we are not sure if there are links. these two incident happened just before the start of the communist committee. >> in the meeting we are talking about -- >> the meeting of the communist party. in means that some people wanted to warn the authorities about the extreme difficult situation china is living now and all the difficulties chinese people have now. -- we are not sure if the

incident was provoked by uighur people or muslim people. >> of course, you are talking about the people from the province. >> it is a heritage area of in thend muslim area west. >> these are two big incidents. en square the tiananm as well. but there are also unreported unrest in china. what does it say about the country? >> more and more people are jobless in china. a lot of people feel frustrated because of the political -- and the lack of political reforms. and it means is that the situation is very tense.

and among the political party members, there are many tensions, two, and we never know what could happen and how we can interpret such an affair. but maybe there are antagonisms between some communist members and some of them would try to instrumentalize these incidents. >> we touched on the fact that tensions are high. and it's very unfortunate, this party meeting this weekend -- important, this party meeting, economic planning. and his filenping cleared when he came into office he said he would try to stamp out corruption and do other things to appease people in china. do you think it is helping the situation, or is of the situation just not going away? >> the situation, i think, will

be worse and worse. the problem in china is the lack of separation between the different powers. this is the definition of democracy. and of course, there will be some scapegoats. authorities will try to arrest some communist members. be accused of being corrupted. it is recurrent in the story of the communist party. but it can't last anymore. two reflect a kind of frustration of the general society. ing willink xi xingp have to show and prove next week that more important decisions will be taken by the communist , especially concerning

political reforms. >> ok, thank you very much. thank you for joining us. moving onto other news -- services have shut down across greece as unions hold a 24 hour general strike over further austerity cuts. today's strike -- affecting public transport, shutting down state run schools and eight hospitals and ambulance services functioning under emergency staff. this comes as the european commission says it expects the greek economy to return to growth next year after six years of recession. >> a hostile welcome for greece's international lenders in athens. taking to the finance ministry building. one billion euros, the next installment of greece's massive 240 billion euro bailout loan.

a numberen held up by of factors, including how much greece's budget deficit will be next year. the government says it should only be around 500 million euros but other eurozone officials have claimed it could be as high as 2 billion. loving the gap will be difficult. outgreek government ruled any further across-the-board cuts in the face of massive public opposition. the troika is already putting pressure on athens to implement previously agreed measures, including privatizing state-run companies and convincing 12,500 civil servants to enter a so- called mobility scheme which would see 4000 laid off by the end of the year. the commission had good news for greece on tuesday, though, when it said after six years of recession, things were finally looking up. tourism, anports, investment, growth is expected to return in 2014. this is predicated on the full

implementation of the program. >> in other words, no let up on austerity for now, another sign that greece is far from getting back on its feet. >> bill de blasio elected new york city's first democratic mayor in two decades. his liberal tax the rich platform contrasted sharply with michael bloomberg's record of 12 years in office. de blasio will take office as mayor of as the 109th the nation's largest city. heavily favored, overwhelming lead in the polls for weeks. time, i think, to welcome our new viewers in india where we are being area as of today -- aired as of today. a time for good food, gifts, and spending time with friends and family. the last few days, the so-called festival of lights has been celebrated by hindu, sikh, and -- communities around the world. outreporter went to check

it here in paris. >> flames for good fortune and wisdom. this hindu family is placing candles all around the house. they want to welcome the goddess of wealth. are leftws and doors open for her. the candles guide her in. , they the ritual celebrate the triumph of light over darkness and called on her to give -- bring them prosperity. some families celebrate at home. others go to temple to meet friends. talk the way in a car park in paris, a brand-new hindu temple is opened in time for duwali, and the festivities are in full screen. it marks the start of a new financial year. it is often a time people invest in property and buy cars and jewelry. fordiwali -- four diwali

they were having a special celebration so here i am to enjoy the celebration of diwali in paris. what's the festival of lights is also celebrated by seeks here at -- >> the festival of lights is also celebrated by sikhs. this neighborhood is the home is the best home of the biggest sikh community. candles to remember this time among the time of light here in paris. these children have fun lighting candles, it is encouraged by the community elders who want diwali traditions passed down to future generations. >> that is it for now. more news coming up.

welcome to the week in the middle east. coming up in the show -- four months after the ouster of president morsi, we take a look at the state of egypt as a muslim brotherhood. we also explore a smuggling tunnel on the egypt-gaza border. in the sarong -- months, many have been closed or destroyed by egyptian authorities. -- former soldiers in turkey where the government just decided to reduce military months.from 15 to 12 we started egypt where the child of former president mohammed morsi begin monday. ousted by the military in july, he insists he is still the country's legitimate president. trial,porters say the which has been adjourned until january, is purely political. catherine clifford has more. supporters of the muslim brotherhood dissented on the streets of cairo as morsi's trial began.

protesting the continuing repression of them movement. >> he was a legitimately elected president. who is leading the trial? the bandit now in power, responsible for the crime. >> or morsi supporters, it is a purely political trial. -- four morsi supporters. his opponents, however, has welcome the break -- crackdown. that he was attempting to islamize the country. >> we have had enough now. we want to continue our lives. i have had enough of the muslim brotherhood. had stolen someone my country. now i feel like i've got it back. 2000 muslim brotherhood members are behind bars. repression of the organization is being carried out on several levels. in september -- the activities were made illegal along with any organization they funded. their property confiscated.

the muslim brotherhood have been forced underground. over the years, the organization has seduced air masses with their work in health and education. they formed a charitable network to help meet the shortcomings of the state, especially in rural areas. among the egyptians 80 years -- part of the egyptian society. continue. >> despite the violent repression that killed hundreds of supporters in august, the muslim brotherhood can still count on hundreds of thousands least 3ists and at million supporters. however, now perhaps less vocal than before. only a few dozens showed up outside the courtroom, while a few dozen or mistreated in cairo. denied a political platform they are now turning to the internet whether supporters are trying to sabotage the army's image. >> egypt's military that the

government has been counting -- cracking down on the muslim brotherhood and regional affiliates including hamas in gaza. donald once used to smuggle weapons from egypt to gaza have been destroyed by egyptian authorities. -- the tunnels once used to smuggle weapons have been destroyed. >> over the past several months, egypt has been tightening the noose around gaza's neck did cairo has shut down nearly all of the hundreds of tunnels that run between both territories. worker tilt --n, takes a 12 meters below the ground. -- takes us 12 meters below the ground. once to show us the only work that is left down here. >> there is no one, working in the border between gaza and egypt. all we can do now is cleaned the tunnels by rolling out dirt. i pray to god he changed their

mind. merchandise, including weapons, used to be brought into the strip through here. people were also transiting through the passageways. by destroying this crucial egyptian forces that sits on the other side of the fence have turned one of the busiest parts of gaza into a ghost town. as the only official quashing -- crossing between palestinian territory in egypt, very few travelers are allowed. dentures are running high and tempers are still flared. tensions are running high and tempers are still flat. say theyhose and nine have been stranded in gaza since june when egypt's islam is president mohammed morsi was ousted. wexler we are just waiting here.

what else can we do? we all have important reasons for traveling. every other day we pay for tickets and we come here and we get sent back. >> wasn't always like this at the cross and question mark >> no, it was not. all the problems started after morsi was ousted. cairo new government in accuseshamas, affiliated with morsi's muslim brotherhood, of trying to destabilize egypt. travelers here describe themselves as collateral the and of the situation. >> that are afraid of us because of the problems of their country but we have nothing to do with it. >> egypt's the decision to officially close the only -- gateway and the destruction of the tunnels have palestinians in gaza complaining that they are now under two different blockades.

>> to saudi arabia next where authorities have launched a campaign to round up undocumented workers. that is after an amnesty period giving them a chance to correct their statuses ended on sunday. keen to get out before risking arrest, more than a million migrants are forced to -- left the country the past few months. >> the choice is to find a sponsor or leave. now over 4 million foreign amnesty expired november 4. the kingdom turned a blind eye for seven months, saying it was to give immigrants a chance to sort out the correct papers. no problem with it at all. we arranged everything perfectly. the work is going well. but for many others, it was the end of their salary job codes. to find a sponsor. many workers put their confidence in unscrupulous

salaries, ending up with fake papers and a hole in their pockets. >> i would not come to saudi arabia again. i have had enough. around 4000 euros. i can't reach my sponsor. i called him, but his phone is off. >> it is an uncertain future even for those who managed to find a patron. the system means it becomes easy for sponsors to take their employees hostage. workers cannot change employers once inside the country or even leave saudi arabia without their position. activists with human rights watch have been calling on saudi arabia to put a stop to the practice for years. >> saudi arabia -- allowing legal workers -- illegal workers to return to the legal system. they had become illegal because they were freed from the system of patronage. not a regulated system at all. locks them tot their employer who abuse and split them. >> after a million migrant

workers find themselves without a sponsor by the end of amnesty, those who have not left the country faced being hounded by saudi authorities. the labor and interior ministries already deployed patrols throughout the country to raid suspected businesses. undocumented workers face around two years in prison and a 20,000 euro fine. >> an old turkish proverb says for every turk is born a soldier but being -- but being in the army is often dramatic. 166 committed suicide the last year, more than double the number killed on the front. our correspondent sent us this report. >> saturday night in the suburbs of the stumble. he is preparing for departure for military service. this traditional celebration marks -- for all turkish men over the age of 20.

although the government recently reduced the ranks of military said -- length of service, some conscripts remain traumatized. among them is this young man we met in the same neighborhood, four years after return, who continues to suffer the physical affects of his time in the army. he states he is -- he was tortured by superiors. they believe he was faking the pain in his leg. >> mike sergeant took me to the hospital for an x-ray. when he came back clear, he beat me for three whole days. -- when it came back clear. >> his hip was fractured in the four places and his leg is now a full centimeters shorter than before. and military tribunal leveled a 1200 euro fine on the sergeant. his father believes it is a scandal and is preparing a case for the european court of human rights. my son off in perfect health and he came back crippled. superior officer should have been punished, but they were

not. also asked what he believes to be an injustice. his son was killed in cyprus where he was doing military service. >> beaten and handcuffed to a chair where he passed out. he was left outside in the middle of july in 60 degree heat. that is what killed him. >> the physical and psychological brutality experienced by soldiers during their military service is often trivialized in this profoundly nationalistic country. >> some guys have a screw loose and find fault with everything, so they beat the soldier. to follow the rules there. if you don't, then you face the consequences. >> one association is fighting to defend conscripts from a similar fate. since its creation in 2011, more than 1000 have been registered.

statistics are appalling. every three days, a turkish soldier commits suicide. this is more than double the number of soldiers killed on the front during the past 10 years. >> we compared the number of suicides among 18-24-year-old soldiers with the popular -- general population and it was 15 times higher. >> today, the right of conscientious objection is being debated more openly. the result could help decide whether nato's seco