off to the anti shiite faction called the protests. i saved it in stride as when was the new august on the shia muslims make up above twenty percent of the one hundred and eighteen million population the llama some songs are among the punjabi don't often listen not want to mop with songs like leaving a mosque said moment of the film to see about police station the audit of the table above but the political will to having a look that good. by then. yes she was sold by members of the plentiful denies east sea by sabah which had repeatedly said it wanted weeks that shiites from august on. listen up but not till monday done. modano the company said in the street. the killing of grandma was part of a big goal. and that the situation is not getting up that rule in other markets recently did that our team logos should be ready to protest countrywide. on one hundred and sixty protesters had gathered in the capital to stop by. he said. india by marcus put tools in case of violence the body the dada today. neil did. my day. mix soup police were

mix soup police were deployed to shiite mosques there. i mean besides finances are rusty the port city of eighteen million people is regularly played by sectarian violence last month a clash between its shiite procession in the city center to the death it's a nice day and all that green tea and violence spread to other cities. more than eight hundred shiites the dingy targeted attacks and boxed on since the beginning of two thousand but according to human rights wat. the sunnis that didn't sit by sabah was back in two thousand won. under us pressure. one of the troops also it's just good to me james was carried out hundreds of killings the model of the light you take a lot of guilt but you get up at me funny if not the good of up to study she's a bit too loose and supporters of pockets on the sunni sect dated who took to the streets of the hole to condemn the killing they need to assist in google's head of the city. gunmen killed the crew into the tip of the troop and police were deployed to prevent mold but it's off to the mtc on facts a

he has excluded everybody, whether they are shiites or sunnis as long as they don't toe the line thate wants. and this is what he wants. and election is not going to produce anything other than this result, despite the fact he is not entitled to actually run a third term, but this is what he is trying to convince the americans to support. >> many thanks to you for joining us from london. >>> three soldiers have been killed in a car bomb in the southern city of aiden. no one claims responsibility. >>> more palestinian prisoners have been welcomed home after being freed from israeli prisons. the 26 inmates are the third series to be released. it's part of a deal to restart talks between israel and the palestinians. they were serving at least 19 years behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder. israeli families are protesting their freedom. >>> more to come on al jazeera. we'll be talking about the increasing restrictions faced by journalists in egypt. >>> and the world's top ranked tennis player opens his new season. jo will have the latest on his match in sport. ♪ >>> some n

sectarian tensions have been focused on once again funding the killing of a shiite cleric. i nominate see the bias that he had often even if i speak i e defy the outward show about unknown gunmen date on sunday embarks on its eastern city of the heart. at least a polite distance to the streets and staged a sit in outside the governor's house. she on the stage make up about twenty percent off box and one e t b in opposition. when it had that shiites have been getting targeted attacks since the beginning of twenty two of inkling of awful and that the cia knew about these human rights watch. and no doubt that medical student was due to the gang meeting indian captain you daddy things have changed a lot but activists say there is much to be done to me all the pieces see if a woman. i do meetings and demonstrations by women activists were held to mark one year since the day the gang gp statue quarter pdf. on sixteenth december twenty twelve and twenty two you don't feed your cat at the stone was to delete it by six men in a moving bus and off to die on a deserted road funny thin

balance the two biggest soon i and shiite -- sunny and shiite powers -- sunni and shiite powers. we need a relationship with iran. when we went into afghanistan, the iranians made a vital role in helping us to feed the taliban, the sunni fundamentalist militia that the iranians opposed. if you want to get out of afghanistan and have some stability there, you need them as well. so we have a need for our own relationship with iran for both those reasons. and remember, this is a great civilization, a multicultural, a multiethnic society, not unlike ours in terms of its ethnographic composition. it has its own wacky limited democracy that empowers women. this is a country that is a lot like us. you know who senses that the most? the gulf arabs. they sense that these guys -- >> they are their mortal enemies. >> that's right. so we can live with a certain kind of iran. the israelis can live with a strong iran as long as it is not meddling around with hezbollah. for them, iran is persians and shiites. they don't want them to be strong at all. in saudi arabia, you get a cartoon image. ir

good news you the most as one of its leaders has been assassinated outside a branch the lebanese shiite movement claimed israel is to blame the streets of thailand are calling for the first time in days. protests are on a whole other perspective the king's birthday a national holiday to the symmetry to it. behind one of france's most popular soft drink has died. the film was the driving force behind for a routine. what you felt that day fears that the first in the story for you this hour hezbollah says one of its commanders has been assassinated outside beirut the lebanese shiite militant group claimed israel is to blame something an official there was quick to deny hezbollah leader has somehow the lackeys was reportedly gunned down just after midnight outside his home correspondent to see fielder joins us now from beirut to see what we want to email about a shiite commander who was killed and half. soon he was a senior career and he's going to be christian teacher this time. these are statements that he knows when the sun was breaking in two thousand and six more. to manage the market

i see that if that persists even tuesday between shiites and sunni muslims. explosions happened despite the security team meltdown in baucus towns and cities. the ami had conducted that much is true said one attendee of the vote of ninety or by phone so this is what suspended and markets had been going to start the pecans for what cost to stay off the dance and piano nineteen and to read is happy then. security was tight since monday evening in dublin and the city of cap the tickets now mumbai the administration had seen me towards the socks knit in the campaign is to isolate the shia say shame on me and got in the troops had taken positions at all is said to the points in the garrison city. the high security for the succeeding cashews to the russian opposition denounced month the riots that began in the making the hacking alerted us to be true. i'm number of meetings plus activities. it is also conducted a chance and guest houses in the challenging to do for one's notice is in the north west and said he was also suspended. on board a plane into couldn't find

we got hot off the press it's a shiite open the initial ruffled. in the district we compared k schools and not participating. if you look at on the bum so overall there was a 33 percent drop in reversals and 20 percent overall and the schools not pairpt 23 percent. so there's a significantly larger drop in referrals for schools that are participating and over on the right is for african-americans it started with the safe plan and your offer recommendation of african-american in special ed pr it shows the difference of 13 percent drop in the premier schools and 5.3 in those not participating in the pd right now. so the preliminary difficult data is in regards to the initial reversals >> a clarifying question do you have the numbers for the total number of african-american population at those schools? >> i don't have it but i can get it to you. >> okay. >> and in the packet there's just more data. the green he sheet right here with the data we had drawn a few weeks ago i just provided you with the updates. there's also a couple of things we're using

there is been further violence between shiite and sunni muslims. the operation triggered an immediate backlash. hasthe prime minister pledged to withdraw troops from the mainly sunni anbar province. >> the remains of the raman the adi camp, shown on iraqi tv. access to the major highway, which was blocked for year, finally able to reopen. clashes on monday between iraqi police and armed men left a dozen dead and a number of sunni protesters injured. the shiite prime minister has and withinltimatum, foreclosure, political fallout. 44 lawmakers submitted resignations. monday's fighting spread to the nearby city of falluja, where took vehicles. elsewhere, iraqi military hunting down al qaeda fighters in a bid to stem the violence. -- sunnisters protesters in the thousands denounce the government. theyhiite government, claim, imposes discriminatory policies against them. >> and norway and denmark, awaiting the removal of dangerous chemical weapons from syria. bad weather has hampered the operation, meaning a key deadline has been missed. ambitiousow to

it was set up by protesters who say they are being marginalized by the country's shiite government.a result dozens of members of parliament resigned. >> translator: i received the resignations, and i'll do my best to prevent the situation from further escalating. we are asking the government to answer the demands of the protesters and to pull back their troops. >> reporter: armed men attacked police and tried to block roads as they approached the camp. the it is-in has been a problem for the prime minister. his long promise to break it up, saying al-qaeda-linked fighters were being sheltered there. the vice president also resigned in protest and called on the government of saudi arabia for help. >> translator: enough is enough. everyone has a cause, but we face two main problems. we lack a unifying project and a count country that supports our case. we need a gulf country to support our cause, and let this country be saudi arabia. i say this in front of you all. saudi arabia should play a role in the conflict. >> reporter: in 2006 and 2007 tens of thousands of sunnis were killed, an

. >>> in iraq violence is escalating between the shoeny and shiites. >> reporter: tent frames and a fewopplings are all that is left of the protest camp. it was set up by sunni protesters who say they are being marginalized by the country's shiite government. in response dozens of members of parliament resigned >> translator: i have received the resignations, and i'll do my best to present in situation from further escalating. we're asking the government to answer the demands of the protesters, and pull back their troops. >> reporter: armed men attacked police and tried to block roads as they approached the camp. the sit has been a problem for the president. the vice president also resigned and called on the country of saudi arabia for help. >> we face two main problems. in all honesty those on the other side of the divide have a project and a state fully backing help. we need a gulf country to sup pert our cause, and let this country be saudi arabia. i say this in front of you all, saudi arabia should play a role in the crisis. >> reporter: fears are being raised that the same thing sh

for them iran is persia and shiites. they don't want iran to be strong at all. so i was just in saudi arabia and the feeling you get there is the kind of cartoon image i draw is like herein was like a big brother who 34 years ago walked out of the house and slammed the door. you took his bicycle, i took his tennis shoes, he took his bed, okay? 34 years he's gone and we all had an undiluted relationship with our uncle sam and he was never there. last month, knock knock. (laughs) okay? he's back! and they're just freaking out. i mean, he's back! he wants his bicycle, his bed, his shoes and his own relationship with uncle sam. >> rose: tom friedman for the hour. next. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: 2013 was a big year in foreign and domestic policy. joining me now is tom friedman. he's friend of this program and a pulitzer prize winning columnist for the "new york times." his book "from beirut to jerusalem" was updated to reflect th

in iraq shiite in iraq, shiite pilgrims were again the target of suicide bombers today, and at leastwere killed. the attacks came as thousands of people made their way to the shiite city of karbala for a major muslim holiday. at least three bombers struck at different points along the route. al qaeda and sunni muslim insurgents often target shiites on the pilgrimage. u.n. investigators say the syrian military and its allies are systematically seizing people who are never heard from again. a report today said thousands have been taken away. separately, amnesty international reported rebels linked to al qaeda have tortured and killed people at secret prisons in northern syria. president obama commuted the sentences of eight convicted drug offenders today. in a written statement, he said their prison terms were unduly long under a law that treated crack cocaine more harshly than powder cocaine. a more recent law has reduced the disparity. before today, the president commuted just one sentence in his five years in office. new mexico is now the 17th state to legalize gay marriage. the sta

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in shiite areas. have already been complaining about the religious leaders and not just so. the shia leaders themselves and not just are not defending the ministry of justice or we all running out of time here but i would just like to ask you one other thing i mean you have spent time in iraq when saddam hussein was in charge how would you compare the country now it's what it was like then. well we're not around during the time of the sanctions you know that the harshest sanctions and these three are. after six months after the bombings in ninety one there was electricity there was telephone again there was a fair distribution. russians so people didn't die of hunger people died because there was no no not enough clean water i'm sure on a lot of diseases going about a sanctions imposed by the united states but there were basic services that people have work and it's not like the situation where after ten years. occupation eleven years and. that there are no basic services there. we understand i certainly get the drift of what you were saying there but i'm afraid mr rankin si

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groups that are on the fence, the christians the al low wyatts other shiites and so forth, they have to have confidence that if asaad goes syria will hold together. there will not be the retributions you have seen. this is a very complex undertaking and i think it needs a greater diplomatic effort. hopefully geneva opens the door. 2.2 million refugees more than 6 million people displaced. time now to see what is trending. fishes say they will continue to fight this week's supreme court decision, that reinstated a ban on gay sex. overturning a ruling by new dell li high court. wednesday's rule a significant step back for india. while conservative groups champion the law gay rights activists say they will not be forced to hide. all 25 now have their jobs back. this fight does not end tonight. the agreement with the attorney general is only to rehire the workers and doesn't resolve an on going investigation into into potential investigations. tell us what you think about the twitter, back to you. >> straight ahead, the nfl gets pounded by a report saying illegal hits are still a big par

a bit but soon i'm going to the shiites courses and on tv. in making a speech on tv it's an interesting too and the inside teaspoon remove god from the eye in the nt what that may come to the end of this week's episode of god is not what i was not seeking to leave we will be back next week with one new ad deals for both got it done. right now the inhale. yours the rushed into hospital retired for one legend michael schumacher suffer this was despite the serious head injury while skiing in the french alps a suicide bombing in southern russia sixteen people killed in schools mortgages from railway stations talk to him his gift from god. the swift response a pair of rocket strike in northern israeli town. and so on

in baghdad, twin car bombs kill 25 shiites. the second blast happened as people rushed to the aid of the first-round victims. another dozen shiites on their way to baghdad from the city of mosul were pulled from their bus and shot dead. yemen's parliament has called for banning u.s. drone attacks just days after the deadliest u.s. strike there this year. thursday's attack on a per session a wedding reportedly killed 17 piece all -- 17 people, most of them civilians. the deaths sparked mass protests as family members demanded compensation and an apology. members of parliament voted nearly unanimously to end u.s. strikes in a largely symbolic move. >> after the tragedies caused by the drones, parliament members from all parties believe the drones are putting the nations in an extremely dangerous situation and it is time to put an end to this. >> such votes by yemen's permits are not binding and can be rejected by the president. the united nations has launched its largest ever funding appeal for single crisis, requesting $6.5 bill

he also accused the shiite militant group hezbollah off of committing war crimes. what's happened is that bananas that has destroyed thousands of itself and the pitching side of commons in the hearts of the civilian population. best comedy go to war crimes of the same time. festival with initiate firing at civilians and secondly it hides behind civilians using them as human shields. although still do well to look into. israeli promises became a while to sporadic chong sold hezbollah are a group of terrorists angry mourners gathered in the halls of beirut to pay the final respects to former lebanese finance minister who was killed in a car bombing on friday. mitchell was an outspoken critic of hezbollah as well as the regime of the syrian president shot on sight. will it also was buried next to the rusty car a review was also killed by problem back in two thousand and five strikeouts and could discuss ideas. some orthodox of its honda. he's devastated like the hundreds he came to attend the funeral route that led to the sport its mission in beirut. among the crowds

a in a statement released short while ago, the former prime minister appointed him to the shiite hezbollah movement. what more can you tell us about that. principalne of the leaders of the group. political block is pro- western. it is headed by hezbollah. there have been ideological issues. it is hardly surprising to hear say hezbollah was behind the assassination of his father. there were several political leaders headed toward this meeting. it could also be it was an opportunistic attack and they were waiting for any high- profile figure who may have been taking this road headed for that meeting. it is difficult to get the real motivation behind this and whether it was the former finance minister who was targeted. >> adam, thank you for the update. douglas herbert has more on the deepening sectarian divisions in the country. heavy fighting. the u.n. says conflict is still taking place. thousands of people have been driven onto the streets. fearing reprisals, many have sought refuge in the bush. u.n. officials on the ground say they are doing what they can to protect them. >> the security

by the al quaida affiliates that have been operating across the border, and raiding both sunni and shiiteargets. these held fire missles have been used by american forces and the cia in attacks on targets specific taggers the al quaida preacher in yemen. but -- and you can expect that the iraqis will be using it for similar purposes. they are also going to be shipping reconnie sans drones. these are drones that are very light light. 40 pounds no more than that, and easily launched to provide up to 15 hours at a time of specific targets. the white house specifically said that there will be no -- there's been no request for such drones nor is the united states prepared to divert any of it's armed drones into iraqi air space. also the united states has balked for attack helicopters. so the iraqis have just gone ahead and bout them from russia. similar kind of helicopters. tom, we have seen a real uptick in violence, what does this say about the ability to maintain security since troops releft from there? >> this flies in the face of assurances from president obama that with withdrawal of all

the shiite militant group was quick to accuse israel which denies any involvement. protesters refused to leave she as independents ladder onto the prime minister warned the opposition to stop asking making a difficult time. and then to make it to print the building faces hefty fines on anyone paying this tax to head to the senate and the next two. says israel will suffer the consequences for measuring a senior. c'mon get this wednesday. kason of lackey said patio weapons and explosives expect place to have some estrada was killed outside his client and southern bay rates at the last few months several targets linked to a spot on which is backed by iran and unfolds in syria have the instructor didn't attend but just on the reports it was about midnight when the sun maliki has returned to his home in southern b route. he had reportedly just parked his car when he was shot dead by unidentified gunmen we went downstairs and found him in his calls kill and abuse. maybe he was trying to get alchemist on and they were watching him so this is easier to discard or facial and

is persianse iran and shiites. they don't want them to be strong at all. etc.e-arabia -- in saudi arabia, you get a card noon -- a cartoon image. it's like a big brother who walked out of the house 34 years ago and slam the door. he took his bicycle. you took his 10 issues. he took his bed. we have all had it. last month, knock knock. he's back and they are just freaking out. he's back. he wants his bicycle, his bed, issues and his own relationship with uncle sam. >> and they are talking to each other. >> what they really sense and fear is that they like each other. so that is freaking them out. have ae israelis coincidence of interest around the nuclear thing. but i argue that even that serves to separate. morelis would want nothing if iran changes to have a natural relationship -- the relationship between jews in persia is very long. we know that in our own dna. so these guys since all of that. my message to them when i was there just talking to her friends in the gulf and saudi fight?is don't -- to try to fight this you have to build your own relationship. d

iran is trying to promote shiite islam. there's a deep mistrust about rawp. are you on a mission to regroup the hearts and minds for this part of the world? >> to in fact contain the spread of sectarian violence in the world because we believe sectarianism is dangerous. iran is certainly not interested in promoting that. we have in fact talked to everybody from the very first days of assuming office i visited iraq. and the core of my discussion with all iraqis, both shiites and me, kurd and arab was the need to curb the sectarian divide. >> you can watch the entire, on talk to al jazeera, right here on al jazeera. >>> all right, on the news hour. special delivery. the world's biggest online retailer has unveiled its new business plan and it could put your local postman out of a job. plus. >> i'm rob reynolds in bangladesh. with a report on the tannery industry in this country. >> must learn from their mistakes, details later with folly. do stay with us. tÑ >> this isn't a new channel, this is a watershed moment in media for america. >> this entire region is u

accused of working with has blocked -- the shiite group hezbollah. thousands seeking refuge as fighting between government forces and rebel groups continue. president has said that he is prepared to enter into talks with his rival to end the violence that left hundreds of people dead. value afternged in reports to restrict the trade. they ordered financial institutions do not provide those services and products. the u.s. secretary of state says america regrets the treatment of an indian diplomat that was strip searched by police after she was arrested on a visa violation. they say she lied about how much she paid her housekeeper. it sparks protest outside the american embassy and the white house had this to say. episode is notd indicative of the close and mutually respectful ties that we share. we understand this is a sensitive issue. we are looking into the procedures to ensure that all standard procedures were followed and every opportunity for courtesy was extended. with whoe earlier formerly served as the american ambassador to india. secretary k

the lebanese shiite manager openly supports syrian president bashar al-assad. adam, run us through exactly what happened today. northeastok place in lebanon around midday today, as the lebanese army fired at a syrian warplanes was violating its airspace. , too syrianr that helicopter gunships fired four rockets from the outskirts of the town. it is unusual to have a direct exchange of fire between the militaries of lebanon and syria. it is a complicated situation there. there has been fighting between the lebanese army and syrian opposition fighters trying to cross the border as well as clashes between the lebanese army. talk about spillover, it might theore accurate to describe area as something of a hinterland to the war. arabiaerday, saudi agreed to give lebanon millions of dollars in missing -- and military aid. how will this affect what you just described, this very complicated relation already? contacts,ted in some up until now -- to put it in some context, the total foreign military aid is $100 million. even if it is spread over some , this is still cons

. >> and what do the balance shiites look like? can places like detroit, flint, pull out of what looks from the outside like a death spiral? >> detroit is an unique case, i think. i've been following the bankruptcy issues there with judge rhodes. they've had some good plug as recently as a couple of days ago with reframing their loans and their pensions. i think detroit is on its way to improvement, but it has a long way to go just like some other cities do. >> james brooks, david, mark and roberta, thank you all for being with me. >> thank you, ray. >> thanks a lot. that brings us to the end of this edition of "inside story." thanks for being with us. now the program may be over but the conversation continues. we want to hear what you think about the issues raised on this program or any edition of the show. you can log on to our facebook page. you can send us your thoughts on twitter. our handle, aj inside story a.m. or reach me directly at ray suarez news. we'll see you for the next inside story. and we'll see you all throughout

accused of working with has blocked -- the shiite group hezbollah. thousands seeking refuge as fighting between government forces and rebel groups continue. president has said that he is prepared to enter into talks with his rival to end the violence that left hundreds of people dead. value afternged in reports to restrict the trade. they ordered financial institutions do not provide those services and products. the u.s. secretary of state says america regrets the treatment of an indian diplomat that was strip searched by police after she was arrested on a visa violation. they say she lied about how much she paid her housekeeper. it sparks protest outside the american embassy and the white house had this to say. episode is notd indicative of the close and mutually respectful ties that we share. we understand this is a sensitive issue. we are looking into the procedures to ensure that all standard procedures were followed and every opportunity for courtesy was extended. with whoe earlier formerly served as the american ambassador to india. secretary k

it was set up by sunni protesters who say they are being marginalized by the country's shiite-lead parliament. >> i have received the regulation of members of parliament and i'll do my best with the government institution and the international community to prevent the matter from escalating. >> reporter: armed men attacked police and tried to block roads as they approached the camp. the sit-in has been a problem for the prime minister. he said al-qaeda fighters are being sheltered there. >> translator: enough is enough, every has a cause but we face two main problems, we lack a unifying project and a country that supports our cause. in all honesty those than other side have a country that is backing them. i say this in front of all. saudi arabia should play a role in the iraqi crisis. >> reporter: sectarian conflict is increasing in much of iraq, raising fears of a repeat of what happened in 2006 and 2007 when tens of thousands were killed. national elections are due many april, but the government is struggling to provide the security needed for them to take place. >>> thick ice is blocking y

they are not part of the sunni- shiite conflict over power, but they have found themselves victims of attacks by sunni extremists, like those about qaeda, and subject of intimidation by militias. it has been too much for them. x egypt's former president -- >> egypt's former president mohamed morsi is now considered to be a member of a terrorist group. is the latest from the interim government following an attack on tuesday that killed 16. here is news from cairo. is what the egyptian cabinet statement said. yesterday,massacre which left 16 dead and more than they will declare the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. the cause for this action has egyptiansgated among of all classes and sex for maybe two months ever since the office that was in support of the hominid morsi. it is no wonder that egyptians of this decision was a lot relief that could be sensed at once on social media, especially twitter. antigovernment demonstrators in the ukraine held a rally to protest against an attack on an opposition journalist. he was left in a ditch with a broken nose, concussion, and bruis

part of the balance is between sunnis and shiites. it's not forget, because the iranians certainly do not. about thised sharif in 2002, that iran played a vital role in defeating the taliban, which was also there -- which was also their enemy. we want to get out of afghanistan, and we will need iran again as an ally. so we have interest in this region and in in a written -- in a relationship with iran to balance the sunni part of the arab world and to deal with the northern nation, pakistan and afghanistan, in which we have a lot of shared interests. syria is a place of confrontation, but what has happened is basically the sanctions regime disguised the very divergent interests of all the parties underneath, particularly saudi arabia, israel, and the united states. saudi arabia once -- saudi nobia wants an iran with nuclear weapons. but it does not want a strong shiite-persian competitor, the second largest oil producer in the region. 34 years ago i ran -- 34 years ago, it was like big brother iran walked out and slammed the door. we

i've seen lots of reports, both sunni and shiite kuwaitis going there to fight.but i do anything confirm that i could tell you. >> i don't have any specifics on what's happening now, but it isn't just in the shia committee parallels where the shia committee in kuwait was also a real center for shia islam, especially across the gulf. there were some very prominent activist that came from iraq that settled in kuwait and are based the internet influence in transnational networks throughout the entire gulf. and some of them when industry as well. those were parlayed as well into business contacts on another site. so there's activist communities and you also have a higher level businessmen that were working for the syrian government across the gulf, a lot of men are waiting with this unit government as well. during the time in the gulf have a lot of money and were looking to invest abroad, but those relationships were established. >> beth, on the second question, about good funding versus bad funding, can you talk meant about what saudi arabia has attempted to do? the

hezbollah is a powerful organization made up mostly of shiite muslims. >>> the same group is pointingo saudi arabia for an attack on an u.s. embassy last month. >>> russia's prime minister is urging stability and order in ukraine. his statement to a ukrainian official comes as protesters are threatening to tighten their circle. protesters say they will not stop until the current government is removed from power. the clashes are the result of the president not signing an trade agreement with the european union. >> reporter: it seems like we have reached a bit of a steal mate here after the political activity on tuesday when the government managed to survive the no confidence vote. the president is out of the country in china on diplomatic business, and the protesters here in independence square and other parts of the capitol seem like they are here for the long hall. they are digging in , and dis -- this place seems to be turning into a bit of a canvas city. there are tents being put up, and pegs have beening driven into the tarmac of the road. you have burners where people are keeping

the arrested lawmaker has been prominent among the organizers of sunni protests against iraq's shiite government over the past year. well, a much discussed and now it has happened. authorities in china have formally imprused the easing of the country's one child per family policy. introduced as a means of keeping down population growth the policy is always controversial in a country where children play a central role for caring for their parents when they grow old. >> they have experienced the worst thing that can happen to parents. a year ago their only son died of cancer. on top of the pain come fears about the future. >> we are worried financially and about who will look after us when we are old. even if we do not have illnesses there will still be lots of problems. at least 1 million couples in china lost their only child and the numbers are growing. china's one child policy curbed population growth, causing late abortions and forced sterilizations. the party announced the policy change. couples may now have two children if either parent is an only child. they hope the reform will

shiite pilgrims have converged on the city of kabbalah for a major religious the pool -- festival.his is been marred by secretary and violence. japan's emperor is celebrating his 80th birthday. thousands of people gathered in front of the imperial palace to congratulate him. the world oldest monarchy surprised many last month when officials announced that he wanted to have a relatively modest funeral. to another landmark birthday at this time in germany. how much of it is celebrating his 95th birthday. he is consider one of the most important postwar chancellors. he was head of government from 1974 to 19 82. a time when germany faced threats from the left-wing red army faction. today when he talks, people sit up and listen. we take a look back at his life and career. >> ho he says his partner has helped give his life new meaning after the death of his wife and 2010. they were married for 68 years. i called her sometimes when i'm half asleep. when i wake up in the morning. then i realize she's not here anymore. >> many germans remember his effective management of the 19 62 flood cri

it was indeed a member of the lebanese regular army who fired those shots and not a member of the shiiteezbollah. chalet has a new president. michelle bachelet made history by becoming the country's first female president. yesterday, in an all-female second round, she won reelection with no less than 62% of the vote, giving her the mandate she needs to tackle her ambitious agenda. every poll predicted a decisive victory. the final margin was the clearest and 6 decades of chilean democracy. michelle bachelet was reelected with 62% of the votes. arrived.ment has moment has finally arrived. we have the force of the people. we have a majority in parliament and the regional council. we have the political, social, and economic conditions. we have the will and we have the unity. her conservative opponents was quick to admit defeat. >> i knowledge that shall bachelet is the next ash that michelle bachelet is the next president of chile. congratulate her and wish her all the best in government. is oneeeping victory thing. achieving promised policy changes will be another. ashley has promised to t

will remain dry but the one thing that you will notice tomorrow morning some patchy low clouds and shiitelyhumidity that hold the temperatures up. at legislature not see the mid upper 20's we saw this morning. sunshine for the afternoon. temperatures may slip a fwrae or 2. here's what i do weren't to turn your attention to. we keep track of the drought monitor from the noaa. when you lack at california this is what is really disturbing. the extreme drought shaded here in the orange is actually moving northward. it's now covering parts of the inland east bay so it has been very dry. lighter orange is here indicating that most of the state of california is dealing with severe drought so like i said we need the rain but it doesn't look like any over the next 7 days. tomorrow morning chance to thaw out. deep frost. temperatures starting out slightly below freezing in napa. fairfield there. rate down to freezing. santa rosa, fremont not as cold as it has been. 43 in san francisco. high for your friday under sunny skies mid 50's to low 60's and really it can not get better than this other than br

country that wants to see as opposed to iran's it's a country that wants to be a leader he needs shiite. muslim world and that also makes no secret of the fact that it would like. a regime to stay there and achieve political settlement of course those two countries should participate in this conference because any case they will have influence on the situation there so it would be much better for them to participate in with general conversation it's much better to make them part of the general format it's much better for them to be able to listen to the opinions of all the parties taking part in the conference bestially. the government and the opposition but also other party is supporting. the conflict inside and with the let's get is not met a clear. to. pretend that they have no influence this is. an idea. ideological approach that is harmful some say that you. sign as you communicate. and you would choose based on that community but actually believe countries that the west does not mind participating in this list includes certain countries that also do not subscribe. to communicate a

that's because sunni and shiite communities in lebanon support opposite sides of the war. >> new details around the 13-year-old oakland teen on life support. the family of jahi mcmath wants to move the girl out of children's hospital oakland. the family found another bay area facility willing to care for jahi. the family asked the hospital to perform surgery so a feeding tube can be inserted if jahi were moved. the hospital said no. the family attorney says he will ask an outside doctor to help in the case may end up back in court. >> if children tries to block that then we'll be back in court seeking to have what we call a writ of mandate to make them. >> the judge did not authorize or order surgical procedures for transfer to another facility. children's hospital does not believe performing surgical procedures on the body of a deceased person is an appropriate medical practice. >> the family is not releasing the name of the new facility at this point. doctors say jahi is brain dead. she has been on ventilators for weeks following complications. the court order mandating the hospital ke

they targeted shiites area one day that another day somewhere else it's a growing hatred. back on the scene in investigative assistance on each other's work on much needed repairs. these streets away. one is gathered to pay their respects to suit our family in a tent housing the memorial of former prime minister if he had nearly killed by a combo mac in two thousand and five. among them former prime minister fouad siniora around using the dough when the exam done and off the bbc's to see me here on the night which paths wind. elsewhere in on the family is grieving the death of high school students mohamed to hide the shot was taken and to hide celebrating the holidays with friends. moments before the hunt in the background excluded state to the wing union and meeting his friends critically injured. lebanon has declared sunday and day of mourning. european officials often acorn on tiki to handle a growing corruption scandal in my quote transparent monarch will begin sons of the government's aggressive type one is obstructing the investigation. the tigers peta is standing by