meaningful agreement at the high-level talks held in august. >> reporter: he was north korea's leader, kim ki-jong'sdeath is raising questions about what is really happening in the government. south korean officials says that kim ki-jong has executed at least 7 officials including his uncle. it's not clear what the death of such an experienced advisor will mean for north korea and its relations with its neighborhood. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> a french interior minister has condemned last week's violence in correspondent ka. on friday protesters vandalized a muslim prayer room on a housingest indicate where two firefighters were attacked a day earlier. he said there is no place in corsica for violence or racism. jonah hull has more now from the capitol. >> reporter: the french interior minister is here on the mediterranean island in the capitol to see for himself the aftermath of damage caused when on christmas eva fire was deliberately lit here in this housing estate, the intention to lure firefighters in this who were then attacked. the following day, in response, a local mosque was ransack

south korean officials say that kim ki-jong has executed at least 70 senior officials, including his e, since becoming supreme leader four years ago. >> this time it looks different, because kim ki-jong himself came out showing his condolences and we see many signs that there is some kind of surprise on their side. so unlike other cases where we really had some serious speculations, this one -- i don't think it deserves as much of the speculation, but it looks likes and sounds like a traffic accident. >> reporter: the state funeral will take place on thursday. it's not clear what the death of such an experienced advisor will mean for north korea and its relations with its neighborhood. >>> plenty more still to come on the news hour for you. keeping the home fires burning despite the health hazards in india. >>> they may feel unwanted but refugees are helping boost the economy of one of greece's biggest city. >>> and organizers of the 2016 rio olympics are facing some tough challenges. we'll have the latest. ♪ >> you did your research. >> you're one of the most prepared journalists i'v

south korean officials say that kim ki-jong has executed at least 70 senior officials, including his become supreme leader four years ago. the state funeral will take place on thursday. it's not clear what the death of such an experienced advisor will mean for north korea and itself relations with its neighbor. >>> meanwhile there have been demonstrations in the south korean capitol just days after the country reached a deal with japan over historic sexual slavery. hundreds gathered outside of the japanese embassy, demanding a personal apology from the japanese prime minister. on monday japan offered a written apology, and more than $8 million compensation to the so-called comfort women who were forced 20 become sex slaves during world war ii. >> translator: we urge the japanese government to offer an official and direct apology, and play legal reparations instead of apologizing by proxy or statement. >>> the french interior minister has condemned the violence in corsica. during his trip, to the capitol city, he says that there is no place in corsica for violence or racism. >>> switz

kim yang gon was north korea's leader kim jong-un's closest comrade and solid revolutionary partner. but his death is raising questions about what is happening inside of north korea's secretive government. officials say that kikim jong-un has executed many leaders including his uncle since taking position. it's not clear what this death will mean for north korea and it's relations with its neighbor. al jazeera. >> now, there have been demonstrations in the south can ran capital over the issue of comfort women. hundreds gathered out of the japanese embassy in seoul demanding an apologize. comfort women were forced into sex slavery during the second world war. >> we urge to afternoon an official and direct apologize and pay reparations instead of apologizing by proxy or statement. >> india's capital city is introducing a new plan to clean up air pollution starting on january 1st. private cars will only be allowed into new delhi on alternate days depending on if their license plates end in odd or even numbers but they say residents must take responsibility for cleaning up their city. >> this scheme will only be successful once it becomes a very big movement when people want to do this from their hearts. we do n

. >> kim yan gon was according to national media, ki kim jong-un's closest confident. coulconfidant.sources say kim js executed many close to him. >> we see many signs that there is some kind of surprise on their side. so looks like unlike other cases where we really have some serious speculations, this one, i don't think it deserves as much of the speculation but it looks like and sounds like a traffic accident. >> kim yan gon's state funeral will take place on thursday. it's not sure what that will mean for north korea or its relations with its neighbor. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> tanya couch the mother of the so-called affluenza teen. a spoiled wealthy upbringing prevented him from knowing right from wrong. couch was arrested along with his mother on monday after missing a probation check in texas but a mexican judge granted an injunction today block his extradition. the legal process could take days or even weeks. >> it seems to me if they wanted to they could pay him as much money as they wanted to to drag this out as long as they want to. we are hoping the

kim jong un girl group, formed by the supreme leader himself. >> trevor: that's right, north korea has its own pop supergroup formed by ki kim jonn himself.am given his busy schedule of looking at things and pointing at things and looking at things that are far away. i mean, this band is huge in north korea and if you don't believe me, just watch. (singing) i love those guys so much! to be fair to them, it's kind of hard to unwind when there is always a voice in your head going don't die, just don't die, just don't die. can we smile in derek smiled tuesday and they killed him. don't smile. don't smile, don't die. don't die. if you're wondering why the audience was in uniform, turns out in north korea, pop culture and military culture tend to overlap. >> at this concert a long-range missile launches on the big screen behind them. frenzied fans on their feet, the music crescendos as the missile strikes a picture of the united states. >> trevor: i don't want to ruin the moment but did they notice they didn't just blow up america there, you blew up the entire planet! i mean, technically, yes, you got america, but, ha! joke's on you, north kor