>> we had to the central african republic where violence is raging on. we joined to talk about his trip to the country on the edge of civil war. and also who made the most money last year? the richest people of 2013. but first, we head to the mideast where peace talks continue for a second day this friday. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry says his is -- needs with his israeli counterpart outdoor lieberman. secure aing to framework for a palestinian

agreement. kerry wants to sign off on a comprehensive treaty by april. let's go to our correspondent in jerusalem. kerry is continuing his shuttle diplomacy today. how are his tactics being received? >> the secretary of state, i think, has people here worry. he is shuttling between jerusalem and ramallah. it is significant that the two leaders, even after four and a half months of negotiations the dream people below them, are not prepared to meet yet. a are not yet ready to meet. john kerry is going between them with a combination of charm and determination, but i think it makes people here nervous. you could see that both sides in advance of this talk were spinning, taking open, and, suggesting that these talks might fail for a variety of reasons. each of them are trying to prepare their defense and saying it is not my fault.

it is now put up or shut up time. will they say no to him, our work -- or walk further down the road toward peace? ministerrmer prime ariel sharon is in hospital. he has been for years, but however his condition is deteriorating further this friday. what more can you tell us? >> the hospital announced that its duration in his constituents was continuing. his kidneys had started to fail and his other organs have started to fail and there is blood poisoning. they are treating him, but the feeling is that there is not much life left for ariel sharon. at he is fighting like warrior. he is a divisive figure in israeli politics, and for palestinians. he was known as the bulldozer. there is no doubt that this illness arising now just as the makesare going ahead

people in israel look back to him and they miss him and are saying, maybe we need a bulldozer like ariel sharon to get these peace talks through. >> reporting there from jerusalem. we will check back with you later on in the day. we will be talking more about the u.s. secretary of state's released trip just after this bulletin from middle east specialist. now moving onto south sudan, where the u.s. embassy in the j has ordered the -- in the has ordered the evacuation of more staff. the associations to end the violence have unofficially kicked off with neighboring -- in neighboring ethiopia. >> a gathering for peace talks between government and rebel linda shaders. according to ethiopian mediators, those talks got under way this friday with high hopes

for a cease-fire to the violence in south sudan. that despite the mistrust felt by some -- by both sides. >> we will meet and get our objectives and thereafter we can work together. >> the fighting continues. south sudan's army push on toward to rebel -- toward to rebel locations on friday. just 200 kilometers from the capital, it is crucial to both sides. >> we do not yet have a cease- fire. we hope we can get that somewhere here. >> fighting erupted three weeks ago when the president accused his former deputy of trying to mount a coup. with a power struggle has taken on an ethnic dimension pitting

the two men's tribes against each other with dire consequences. >> violence has driven an 190 four thousand people from their homes in a matter of weeks, with another 57,000 seeking protection within the u.n. base for peacekeeping. >> water, food, and medicines are running out, while senate jerry conditioning's -- could -- while sanitary conditions are worsening. people are three dead after police opened fire to break up labor protest. , thee heart of the issue garment industry's minimum wage. a $5 million a year exporter. >> blocking the roads of cambodia's capital, protesters held rocks, wattles, and petrol bombs.

police struck a fatal blow. they fired back with assault rifles. panicked crieso as protesters rushed to transport the dead and injured to hospital. after two weeks of relatively peaceful demonstrations around the just a day agog when soldiers began using force, resulting in u.n. mediation. the show of force brought out a in a of months -- monks show of solidarity with the workers. the close ties to the labor movement, the opposition felt that military deployment was heavy-handed. the soldiers should protect the country of the company -- of the country, and i'm wondering why they are protecting a factory. this is for the riot police only.

tothe government's offer raise the monthly minimum wage to $100 as a mother -- little to satisfy -- has done little to satisfy the 100 million garment workers. and they are calling for a new election. they violence could not come at a worse time for the government. >> and in india, the prime minister says he will step down after the next general elections. he has served as premier for a decade and does not expect -- expected to seek another term. scandals have tainted the leaders reputation. on the more announcement. >> in two months time after the general election, i will hand the baton over to a new prime minister. be a chosen prime minister and the parties will work together in the campaign

for the general election. i am confident that the new generation of our leaders will also guide this great nation successfully. >> a prime minister speaking their earlier as he made the announcement. natasha butler is in new delhi. she has more on the passing of the baton onto a new leader. saidime minister singh today that he would -- should the congress party win the upcoming elections, the son of the current leader of the congress party is part of the political dynasty, which has more or less ruled in the essence independence. he is just 43 years old and for years he shunned the political spotlight, but he did take up the number two position in his party, fueling dictation that he

will run. -- fueling speculation that he will run. he is campaigning hard, even though he is an incredibly controversial figure. a hindu nationalists often accused of being linked to a riot in which 2000 more -- 2000 or more of those were massacred. >> natasha butler reporting. let's take a look at other world news in brief. naval vessels are headed to syria for a delayed shipment of chemical weapons for destruction. this is the second attempt to carry out the operation. the deal was brokered by russia and the united states. the chemicals will be taken to a port in italy where they will be transferred -- transported to a u.s. navy physical that is fitted -- a vehicle that is

fitted to destroy the chemical weapons at sea. the loser of the presidential says the vote was tainted by rancid fraud. on person has been killed and 15 injured after a cyclone hit the indian ocean island. the wind damaged much and disrupted power. 200,000 people have been affected by water supplies that were cut. that weather is affecting the east coast of the united states. peers winds and frigid cold slammed into the you -- the northeast. u.s. airlines were forced to cancel thousands of flights. public schools in new york are closed this friday. the national guard is on alert

as more bad weather is expected. arctic temperatures, heavy snowfall, and wind chills as the onst major storm bears down the eastern united states. whiteout conditions are expected statewide and thousands of snow plows hit the road, shutting down some of the busiest highways to make way for the fleet. really startsorm to crank up, this will turn into a plow operation. we will be pushing all that snow off the roadways and then we will be salting and sanding sometime tomorrow once we get the roadways clear. >> temperatures are expected to drop to levels 20 to 30 degrees below normal. bags of salt and generators are newly salt -- sold out as people prepare for the worst. >> i have three new bags of rock salt, two shovels, and two sons.

>> the storm has made travel difficult. sent cars spinning off the roads. airports are teeming with thousands of grounded passengers with many fights canceled or delayed. and rough seas brought fishermen back to their door -- their docks. to 45, igusting up think it was a 14 foot to 19 foot seas. >> with parts of new england impacted, the blizzard is expected to pack as much as 14 inches of snow. >> massive cost overruns are threatening the future of the panama canal expansion project. the group undertaking the work has threatened to halt construction of the panama canal authority does not come up with an additional $1.6 billion. plans to expand the panama canal have hit a snag. a dispute over costs that have therun have pitted

authority against the building consortium doing the work. at stake is one $.6 billion. >> experts have said up to 10% over might be normal, so up 350 million dollars. however we are talking about something off the scale. we are not talking about a five percent or 10% increase, but about 50%. who is off by 50% when they bid? in 2009, the building consortium made up of several international construction forms a firms won the contract with $2 billion bid. construction is due to be completed in june, 2015, nine months behind schedule. the overall cost of the project is now expected to be $5.2 billion. the panamanian president has vowed to get the money from the builders. to spain andto go

italy to demand that each government intervene, because the company cannot simply come up with a huge amount of money for overrun costs in an extension project. >> the third set of locks is being built to accommodate ships second carry 12,000 containers. at the moment, the biggest ships that can navigate the canal carry 5000 containers. the panama canal handles five percent of world trade. fromu are watching live paris. here are the headlines. peace talks in neighboring ethiopia as fighting rages on in south sudan. the u.s. is actuated more staff from the capital. india's prime and as you said he will not seek more power. he will step down after the next general election. and the u.s. in the northeast has been hit by a major storm. schools are closed and thousands of flights are grounded as the national guard is put on alert. talks areace

continuing this friday. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is back in the region for a tense time. he is trying to secure a framework for a final israeli- palestinian peace figure event. the u.s. wants both sides to sign off on a comprehensive peace treaty by april, but skeptic -- but many are skeptical of the likelihood of that. here is the prime minister speaking yesterday. >> i know that i am committed to peace, but unfortunately given the actions and words of the palestinian leaders, there is growing doubt in israel that the palestinians are committed to peace. >> that was benjamin netanyahu speaking yesterday. am joined by the president of the international center for peace in the middle east. thank you for joining us. the focus is this so-called framework, which will touch on all of the tough topics. the u.s. is saying no specifics will be in it. what will it look like?

>> first of all, happy new year. specifics will be needed. we have to be specific. israel, palestine, and also --retary state carry secretary of state kerry also saying taking place in april. they are meeting every week. i know the israelis as well as the palestinians are expressing their apprehension, skepticism, pessimism, but i feel on the ground things are moving quite well. i'm quite surprised and very respectful of the commitment represented by secretary of state kerry. in less than 10 months in office, he is always -- already visiting the region for the 10th time, more than anywhere else in

the world. and the reason he is backed by president so strongly is because i believe he trusts the finally,ty to achieve after so many years, a comprehensive agreement between palestine and israel. and people feel they are getting closer to it. from the israeli point of view, it is security, mainly in the jordan valley. on what is going to become the border between palestine and jordan. israel would continue to like this border. palestine is saying no, sovereignty, sovereignty. it will control its borders. sides with others, some

international presence will be controlling this border for a timeframe of 20 to 30 years. we are getting closer to a comprehensive agreement. the issue of jerusalem, which is a sensitive issue for everybody, i think they're getting closer to some formula. jerusalem is the capital for two states with one municipality. run,feel it is going to be managed by a joint israel- palestine committee. and many matters will be managed by international committee, who have some stake in jerusalem, like saudi arabia. or morocco. let's see what happens in a few few days.- in a president abbas was in cairo a

few days ago. he will be in morocco. for the first time since and 96, 1996,mmittees -- since the committee has made positive steps toward an agreement. >> you are speaking of positive steps. benjamin netanyahu is competing with hard-line nationalists in his coalition. how much room does he have a mobile room for negotiating? >> he has plenty of room. ofis the prime minister israel and can negotiate whatever he wants. he can reach an agreement with and when itnt abbas is going to be brought to the people with a referendum. i am strongly convinced that a referendum will be brought to the israelis and to the and will have 60%

to 70% of the population on both sides supporting. i have no doubt. he has a political possibility to change his coalition. he is going to be backed by the labor party, backed by the opposition. he can come together with other coalitions in the next few weeks or months without any problem. he can continue to be prime minister and continue to bring a peace agreement to israel. thomas is getting weaker and weaker. is getting-- hamas weaker and weaker, especially since the muslim brotherhood has been outlawed in egypt. they are partners with hamas.

i believe with hamas being weakened, the stir of us has abbas haspower -- mr. much more power to bring to his people a good peace agreement for the palestinians. i hope we will see it by next september as the u.n. recognizes palestine as a state by all international communities, including israel. >> we will see. it looks positive. the coming days and months will show. when hee remind you leaves jerusalem in a few days, he will come to paris to meet with all of our foreigners -- mr.'s of foreign affairs to to meetthis process -- with all of our ministers of foreign affairs to discuss this process. >> things are continuing.

>> they are moving in the right direction. hopefully 2014 will be a good one. >> a positive view from you. they give for joining us. for viewers at home, you can also find more on the latest mideast peace talks and other topics on our website, of course at our website. www.france24.com. it is time now for sports. just fine on his own, judging by the ease with which he dismissed daniel brown. most excellent, as you can see, just three games to brand. have a did not breakpoint. he has not won a title since 2011. sex -- thee second

-- 6-1.et, 61 rafael nadal qualified against the imprintable earnest goal is. it was another lengthy workout for the reigning french champion as he claimed the set, 7-5. the doll made the fight tooth and nail. -- rough a on the doll made the fight tooth and nail. towould eventually go on rough up the second set, claiming the first title of 2014. next up for the doll -- nadal.

1-0 in a friendly in doha on thursday. the french champions are spending their training camp in qatar. >> it was a high-quality match. two good teams face off against each other. it was very good. was -- that was maybe the only area that madrid was better than us. >> this was a friendly game, but we work hard and we want to reach the top. to reach that, you need to play against teams like this, and to win the trophy. >> targets are winning every competition involved the season. they face a real test.

>> a good year for us would be winning everything at stake him a no doubt. stake, no doubt. when you have the standards that we have, you want to win everything, because of the history of the club, the team, because of what we have achieved, and for our public and our fans. reach for the top and you have to go for it. >> boosting their chances his injury. a hamstring with injury -- he has been out with a hamstring injury. of the way hence plays, the stats, the effectiveness, even the intimidation, we have no doubt of that.

further -- is no hope he has no further misfortunes. he is the number one player. >> a substitute on wednesday. starting in madrid three days later. manager for the premier club. he takes over after the other was sacked last week. wanted to comes back into the premier league, of course. and after meeting with minute and speaking two minutes, -- he convincedmet, me.

passion from the fans in an area where the club is going forward. challenge fortic me. the premier league is the best time of your life. i wish i was 25 again and played in the premier league, of course. time ticks along for everyone, of course, and i cannot. i'm a lucky man to be a manager in the premier league. >> alex fergusonmw

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