>> thank you very much for joining us. elements ofof security forces in and around the capital, rounding up men and killing them. is fighting between the military and the renegades. he is accusing his former deputy of trying to orchestrate a coup, and our correspondent, duncan,

reports carry a >> in the shadow of an aircraft stairwell on a u.n. base, then from the ethnic for their fleeing lives from those on a murderous rampage. >> in four or five minutes, you will hear a gunshot, and then you will hear another gunshot, and i thought, i am going to die. at my door, waiting for me. >> it is not just claims of house to house killings. two survivors with multiple gunshot wounds claim over 250 men were herded into a police station, where all but 12 were

allegedly massacred. >> 200, 275 people. some are still alive now. was horrible, because to survive, you had to cover yourself with the bodies of dead people, and during the two days, the bodies started to smell really bad. i just do not want to talk about it. >> the army denies the elements of the military have anything to do with the killings here in juba. blamed criminals, some of whom may have stolen army uniforms. >> from south sudan, our reporter joins us in the studio. this situation is clearly going from bad to worse. >> you are right, bad to worse, but in a way, we all should not be so surprised.

perhaps, looking back, really trying to hold it together apart from the original opposition to be part of sudan. out, ahe referendum was huge majority. almost 99% voted for independence, but there is not really much glue to hold the state together. there is no common history, no common mythology, no national tradition to fall back on, but an awful lot to tear the country apart. 60 different languages spoken in the southern sudan. groups whichbal have a history, not just in recent years, of fighting against each other and cattle thieving and things of that. lacku throw into the mix a of institutions, modern institutions, and lack of infrastructure, and whole series of economic problems, and a lack of education is the common

identity. it is not that surprising, despite all of the money pouring in, about where we are today. >> it seems the odds are stacked against the chances of peace. >> it looks like that at the moment, but there are some moves towards peace. the president has said he is prepared to talk. the former vice president who was ousted, with the rebels, he says he is prepared to talk as well after international pressure, and he is putting down conditions. he says he wants the people who were arrested at the beginning of december, supposedly the thet that sparked this off, latest spate of violence, he is saying unless they are released, no talks, and he wants some of those people arrested to be on the negotiating team. if the current president prepared to make those concessions, and even if he for newen if he does go elections, we are not dealing

with a moderate electorate with lots of experience with democracy. we are dealing with a country that is divided into tribal groups who are likely to reelect their tribal leaders again and put us back into the same cycle again. >> the only thing is that they are all separate. the only thing they had in was for sudan,it and now it appears to be imploding. let's stay with this story. the u.n. is urgently discussing sending a further 550,000 people. 5.5 thousand people. jessica, tell us the latest from council> the security is meeting as we speak. they are going to be voting on a resolution to send a further 5500 peacekeepers to south sudan to join the already almost 7000

who are already there. it is hoped that they will be able to better protect the who have sought refuge at u.n. basis across south sudan. some 100,000 people are reportedly displaced in south sudan, due to the interethnic fighting that is going on there. about half of those civilians have gone towards the u.n. basis, but the u.n. peacekeepers have not been able to sure that. there was an incident last week in which 20 civilians were , and two u.n. peacekeepers who were killed on thursday. now, the addition of more peacekeepers will help to stabilize the situation, but it will not be enough to stop the fighting. u.n. is also focusing on getting a political dialogue going.

he says he will talk to his rival has a, but the a precondition. he says he wants the detainees released before he entered into talks. >> jessica, thank you very much, indeed. in new york. we'll bring you more on this as it happens, just monitoring the france 24.or and there has been an appeal for calm in a central african republic. despite remain high troops from africa and france. there is a presence in the capital. they have joined the call for peace. the stairsers and

from the central african in our territory, i am calling on you to preach love, to love each other. >> it is the only path to take, to unity, and that will enable us to consolidate in national unity. >> we demand that the forces deployed in the country as well as the defense and security forces be able to work effectively. we simply ask for these forces to be able to do that, against those who commit the atrocities. >> it is possible to reach out to everyone to rebuild this country. if we do not do it, nobody will. even with the forces on the ground, this will only happen if african troops are convinced it will work. >> fine words there. let's get the latest from the ground.

our correspondent. -- he had denied there are any skirmishes. this is when he said there was no conflict in the country, and some people were manipulating others. calling fordecide, everyone to bring peace to the nation. it is on christmas eve that many people here are still living in displaced camps. we went to one of these, and they said they would not be able to buy presents for their children, but in other areas, there was a toy shop that was open and a large crowd there. some people, despite the violence, decided to celebrate christmas and hope there will be a rapid return to calm in the country. >> there in the central african

republic, and we will have more on the program. is -- 12 people killed in egypt. this happened outside of cairo. the muslim brotherhood is blamed. he is now officially branded. there is a professor at the university of cairo who said this will undoubtedly add to the ongoing instability. thehis further complicates situation on the ground right now. there was an ongoing situation , and furthere analysis would lead us to believe that this act of was most likely perpetrated and organized by , at least in terms of the

in terms of the target groups and in terms of the mechanisms, car bombs, targeting police forces in an urban dwelling, so this seems to be also a leap forward in terms of the type of attacks on state agencies. indeed, what we have usually seen over the past five or six months, different kinds of attacks were mostly individual. guns or otherne forms of arms. far two or three attacks so -- the minister of the interior

a few weeks ago. update from the united nations. the security council regarding peacekeepers for south sudan, and the vote has gone through. it will temporarily increase the peacekeeping force in sudan to d 12.5troops, and this follows the call by ban ki-moon just 24 hours ago to bring in some 5.5 they areextra troops approving the plan to almost double the peacekeeping force in south sudan to 12 and a half thousand. additional troops are to be drawn from other african peacekeeping missions. this is the latest from the united nations there, ban ki- moon. or rather, the security council. let's look at more news now. israel launched a series of airstrikes in the gaza strip.

israeli say it is retaliation. the raidshey say killed at least two people, including a young girl. nine people were wounded. it is the most violent incident along the border for months. our correspondent gave us more on why. seemed to come from nowhere, although over the past week, we have felt more attention here than in previous days. what we saw was the shooting, a sniper shooting of an israeli contractor working to repair the fence between gaza and israel, which was damaged in the severe storm that took ways here 10 days ago. he was a better when -- bedouin worker, and retaliation. there are also strikes from tanks outside the strip. attack in which a

three-year-old girl was killed, possibly her mother, and another. >> in jerusalem a few minutes ago. northernrms across europe have claimed lives, and isolated incidents, but nonetheless tragic. france and britain are both being battered by high winds and heavy rain. people are rushing to be with friends. wetland to wonderland. town, roads were blocked, and in some cases, vehicles got stuck themselves. we got a really bad surprise in the morning and lost everything. does not matter. they are only material things. >> the west coast regions of brittany and normandy were among the worst hit, when the storm winds up tol, with

120 kilometers per hour. across the country on tuesday, 230,000 homes were without power. there is the unseasonable weather which left a trail of destruction in its wake. noise and aa loud large snap sound, and the tree had fallen. when one ofr died the walls crumbled. across the channel, severe weather caused major travel problems in britain during the christmas period. several people lost their lives in weather-related incidents. warnings, some of them severe, have been issued across england and wales. some were moving east, but not before they put a damper on some peoples christmas celebrations. >> let's now remind you of the

main world news headlines live from paris. sudan, the united nations has now approved an extra 5.5 gamma 6000 peacekeepers to beef up the force that is already there. that is almost doubling the number on the ground. the country faces spiraling islence, and the country edging towards great civil war. conflict, and the christmas eve is being spent under curfew. you've been hearing, at least seven people have been killed so far in the storms in france and britain. travel disrupted by heavy wind and rain. many are trying to flee to friends and family for christmas. now. time

where are we starting? lightheartedt some news for you in this session. with the storyff of the world war ii code breaker alan turing. we will bring up a photograph right there. this is the result of a long campaign by thousands of people who thought it was appalling, this man who devoted his life to his country, and he killed himself after he received a criminal conviction for, sexuality. been sayingple have it is long overdue. however, there are commentators saying that this pardon is wrong. saying he they are should not have been given a dodon is because he did not

anything wrong. >> he was accused of being a homosexual, which, back in those days, was a criminal offense. >> it was a criminal offense. savageryms like almost and almost completely medieval. >> it is. that is why people have been campaigning against it. but people are saying now that he should not have been pardoned, because he did not do anything wrong. >> i think i agree with that. author that says if they are pardoning him, why not pardon another 50,000 victims who were treated the same way? a reason for mercy. these people have been wronged. developed what was to be the first computer. it was about the size of the studio, wasn't it? that much space. what next? , and it is a story

looks like the virgin mary was not alone. a study done by the university of north carolina says they are many women who claim to become pregnant as a virgins. this was a study that was published in the british medical journal, part of the christmas edition. this is where we see this study. this study is like a virgin mother. it says it is a scientifically , andsible claim care whens much take dealing with self-reported disorders. it is very sad that many girls have to pretend they are virgins because of some pressure from their family or some shame that they feel. indeed?s,

surprise me again. >> in belgian, what i want to show you is this norad tracker. it comes out every christmas eve. it is a story i absolutely love. it's the north american aerospace defense, and they are usually charged at looking at the missiles and all sorts of man-made objects, but every year on christmas eve, they start tracking santa claus. the reason for this, this dates back well over 50 years. take a look at this picture. it started back in 1955 when sears, the toy store, advertise to their santa hotline, or telling them to call a number, and they were calling the number four santa claus. it was actually the defense command.

told the staff to check the radar to see if they could find santa claus and it update on his location, and it is a tradition that has continued for well over 50 years. >> do you have another one? >> i do have another one. this is a quick video. ways,in many different and one of the ways that a group of canadians do christmas is to see what christmas would look like through the eyes of your favorite movie directors. ♪ >> 1972. the first christmas. mom was prepping the bird, and dad was watching tv.

10:00 a.m..t is , christmas,mas christmas ♪ ♪ it is christmas time absolutely brilliant. thank you. good to see you. direction, but stay with us here. you are watching live from paris on france 24. following one of the worst storms to hit the middle east in history, father christmas will have to make sure his sleigh will float when he comes to some parts of gaza this year.

that is what members of a christian ngo are saying, children stranded in their flooded homes. the gifts they bear are meant to bring warmth and save lives. christmas, we come to deliver medicine for people who are in dire situations and who are sick. some people are forced to stay in their homes because of the storms. they cannot leave, so we have to go to them. >> are there any sick people in your home? >> with water up to a couple meters deep in this area, thousands remain stuck in their homes without electricity or heat and little food. they have no direct access to drinking water. thousands of others were forced to evacuate to schools. others are busy caring for the

needy. catholiche small gaza community, describing relationships with the local islamic government as good. >> it is very hard. inside the home of a local christian family, and certain topics of conversation can cause unease. we inquiree, and about it, and the head of the to beold, who asks not filmed, interferes. >> christian values, but you will not find wine in other christian houses. it is not something we bought in a local store. about thep talking wine, please? >> the catholic church oversees this, and the history teacher

takes advantage of recessed. telling us about the flight -- flight of his community, which he blamed on israel. >> many people have left. those who stayed are in the minority. despitee chosen to stay the blockade and the cruel situation. others could not stand it anymore, so they went abroad to make a better life for themselves. >> christians tell us about tensions with the more radical factions operating in the strip. just like them, the parish priest is reluctant to go on record about this issue. he is hosting the yearly christmas concert and point out that it brings together members of the two faith. ♪ according to father jorge, there

are around 180 catholic and a over 1000 orthodox christians in gaza remaining. gz

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