i'm richelle carey this is al-jazeera life and also coming up our negotiators are sitting right behind me ready to talk but we will not chase after heated words at the u.n. after the palestinian president calls for an international summit to resolve the conflict with israel also. last minute cancellation the u.s. says north korea called off the meeting with vice president mike pence during his visit to the winter olympics plus. in bangkok where the buddhist leadership some nine decades ago banned female monks there's no movement going around the system and they're gaining support. there's been no letup in the syrian government's assault on eastern despite a growing international outcry syrian forces are backed by their allies russia bombs rockets and shells have killed at least two hundred fifty people since sunday and the last rebel stronghold near damascus activists are describing the death toll in the last forty eight hours as a massacre and say it's the highest since a two thousand and thirteen chemical attack in that area eastern gooda has been besieged by the government since two

i'm richelle carey and a ha these are the headlines on al-jazeera edified israeli prime minister says he will keep waiting the country despite police recommending he be charged for corruption and bribery benjamin netanyahu is accused of accepting nearly three hundred thousand dollars in gifts from billionaire benefactors is also suspected of backroom deals with the publisher of an israeli newspaper for favorable coverage harry fawcett reports a lustrous on the corruption scandal has swirled around him for months but never at this intensity addressing the nation benjamin netanyahu was determined to project resilience and confidence i'm sure will be with you know obviously i will continue to lead israel responsibly and by the way as long as the citizens of israel choose me to lead you i am certain i am certain that the truth will be revealed and i'm certain that at the next elections which will be held on schedule i will earn your trust again. israeli police are recommending that he be charged in two cases the first case one thousand involves gifts of cigars and champagne made to the pr

well i'm richelle carey in doha and these are the top stories on al-jazeera russia and the u.s. say they are concerned after israel launched a second series of air strikes in syria after one of its f. sixteen fighter jets were shot down by president assad's forces the strikes targeted syrian government and iranian assets in syria israel says it was the most significant strike against syria since one thousand nine hundred two and ron khan has more from him. in the early hours of saturday morning syria's war escalated to a new level for the first time in thirty years israel lost a fighter jet to enemy fire as israel confirmed syrian air defense shot at one of its of sixteen fighter jets the israeli prime minister was blunt israel iran and its most responsible for today's aggression we will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect our sovereignty and our security the crushing followed the shooting down of a drone israeli army video shows what they say is the iranian drawing flying towards a northern golan heights before it was downed in retaliation the israeli air force at t

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera life and also coming up the u.s. but some os as political chief ismail on its global terror list the palestinian group calls it a dangerous development. helen senate approves a bill that seeks to criminalize anyone blames the country for nazi war crimes despite warnings from israel and the u.s. . and when he reporting from southern thailand we will tell you about an empty coast to coast projects that could have a major impact on shipping and security. video appears to show a massacre of a henschel muslims and man maher last year at a press says it's confirmed at least five previously reported mass graves the video . appears to show the bodies of half buried in its thought a massacre took place in good r.p. in august the news agency spoke to villagers who say up to four hundred people may have been killed in mars' government has regularly denied that any massacre was committed so far it's signal it's only one mass grave which it says contain tend to terrorists more than six hundred fifty thousand row had to have fled

i'm richelle carey this is al-jazeera life until hala so coming up. fog and rain blocking efforts to locate the iranian plane that crashed in mountains killing all sixty five on board. the grains opposition demands answers over the deportation of mikhail saakashvili plus. the claim that the movie stars were black on the red carpet to send a message on sexual harassment and violence against women. kurdish officials say they have reached a deal for syrian government troops to enter a frayne a development which raises new complexities for russia and turkey in the war a kurdish folks men told al-jazeera they want syrian forces to help them fight turkish attacks on a frame and that they could arrive in two days so this could see syrian forces directly confronting turkish troops who are currently engaged in an operation against the kurds in the area the kurdish why p.g. has been a key ally of the u.s. in the battle against eisel in syria but turkey is a heavily opposed to the group which is fighting for more kurdish autonomy of some of the edge of it is fol

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up fog and rain block efforts to locate the iranian plane that crashed and mountains killing all sixty five on board. a russian medalist at the winter olympics is suspected of doping after failing a test. it was a day that film stars wear black on the red carpet at britain's top movie awards to send a message on sexual harassment and violence against women. kurdish officials say they have reached a deal for syrian government troops to enter a frame of development which raises new complexities for russia and turkey in the war the kurdish spokesman told al-jazeera they want syrian forces to help them fight turkish attacks on a frame and that they could arrive in about two days this could see syrian forces directly confronting turkish troops who are currently engaged in an operation against the kurds in the area the kurdish wife has been a key ally of the u.s. in the battle against eisel in syria but turkey is family opposed to the group which is fighting for more kurdish autonomy some avenge of aid is following the story from

i'm richelle carey and these are the top stories on al-jazeera south african media reporting that embattled president jacob zuma has been given forty eight hours to resign by his party the african national congress it follows a marathon meeting to discuss is him as fate he faces a number of corruption charges but has refused to step down before his term and next year a minute minute miller has more from johannesburg. there's been no official word from the african national congress as to the outcome of this meeting held by the national executive committee the top decision making body of the a.n.c. but we do understand based on reports from the national broadcaster the s a b c that as well as the secretary general of the a.n.c. met with jacob zuma to relay a message from the a.n.c. and according to the state board cost that was the jacob zuma has a day or potentially to to resign as president of the country now the n c has been meeting throughout the day in fact will rip returned to the ne see so it would appear that the conversation they're having isn't entirely over yet but jacob zuma is ce

hello and welcome to rewind i'm richelle carey and the decade since we launched al-jazeera english back in two thousand and six we have built a library of moving and powerful documentaries here army wine revisiting some of the best of them and looking at how the story has new dawn today we are rewinding ten years to two thousand and eight and rug omar set out on a unique journey across the united states to get to the heart of what it meant to be muslim in america and that was back in the decade of nine eleven and the iraq war that followed since then of course the world has turned with the rise of isis the political upheavals that followed the arab spring the chaos of us and gulf first libya then syria and of course the election of donald trump and his travel ban so today it's more important than ever to understand the history of a vibrant diverse and still growing muslim community and what it means to be both muslim and a patriot here's islam in america from two thousand and eight. oh say. well i want to go for this because that. would. have. you you. could. mention america and islam a

and i'm richelle carey this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. this will always be wrong and it's your post responsible for today's russia and an israeli fighter jet is downed after a raid targeting iranian assets in syria and flaming tension in the region. a cordial koreans a friendly get together on the sidelines of the winter olympics as south korea's leader is invited to pyongyang. thousands march against racism in the italian city were african migrants were shot. and a bigger to push to change the philippines constitution critics say it could prolong the president's time in power. there are calls for calm after the downing of an israeli f. sixteen fighter jet by syrian forces it crashed after coming under fire during a mission inside syria the wreckage in the pilot's landed in israeli territory russia's president vladimir putin has urged israel's prime minister to avoid any steps that would lead to a new flare up in the region and the u.n. has also called for a deescalation u.s. state department says it is deeply concerned but supports israe

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i'm richelle carey and a ha these are the headlines on al-jazeera edified israeli prime minister says he will keep waiting the country despite police recommending he be charged for corruption and bribery benjamin netanyahu is accused of accepting nearly three hundred thousand dollars in gifts from billionaire benefactors is also suspected of backroom deals with the publisher of an israeli news.

la richelle carey in doha and these are the top stories on al-jazeera russia and the u.s. say they are concerned after israel launched a second series of air strikes in syria after one of its f. sixteen fighter jets was shot down by president assad's forces the strikes targeted syrian government and iranian assets in syria israel says it was a smoke.

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera life and soha also coming up. last minute cancellation the u.s. says more korea called off the meeting with vice president mike pence during his visit to the winter olympics. we have to do more to protect our children days after the florida school shooting u.s. president responds by proposing a ban on devices that turn illegal weapons into machine guns plus we'll look at why some scientists say artificial intelligence may not always be a smart idea. there's been no let up in the syrian government's assault on the eastern good despite a growing international outcry syrian forces are backed by their allies russia bombs rockets and shells of killed at least two hundred fifty people since sunday and the last rebel stronghold near damascus activists are describing the death toll in the last forty eight hours as a massacre and say it's the highest since the two thousand and thirteen chemical attack on that area eastern go to has been besieged by the government since two thousand and thirteen four hundred thousand people

and richelle carey let's take a look at the headlines on al-jazeera the us calling for an end to the targeting of civilians in a rebel held on klav near syria's capital to mask at least eighty five people were killed during syrian government and russian bombing of eastern ghouta local observers believe the attacks were a prelude to a major offensive on the area which has been under siege by government forces since two thousand and thirteen. turkey says it will fight forces loyal to syria's president if they enter a frame as part of an agreement with the kurdish why peachey turkey launched an offensive last month to push kurds out of the area. the white house says u.s. president donald trump is open to supporting improved background checks on gun purchases and the wake of last week's school shooting in florida activists staged a protest outside the white house demanding action to stop future mass shootings seventeen students and staff members were killed by a teenager with an assault rifle in the city of parkland but a charity oxfam has apologized to haiti's government after its staff

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. in washington trade accusations after thirteen russians are indicted over alleged meddling in the u.s. presidential election. are really kind of course in whether or not they should vote for about have it mixed feelings as a gun show goes ahead in florida an hour's drive from a high school or seventeen people were shot dead on wednesday. a decision that is taking the bang out of a cherished chinese tradition. four israeli soldiers have been wounded two of them seriously in an explosion along the gaza border israel's military blame some mosques and it's carried out airstrikes on a number of sites in the southern gaza strip injuring two people the border area asin increase in violence since the u.s. president's decision to recognize true islam as israel's capital. thank you for today's incident on the gaza strip border was severe we were spahn the pro personally i send my wishes for a quick recovery to the wounded. the has more or less stress on israel has carried out what it calls a la

i'm richelle carey and these are the top stories on al-jazeera south african media reporting that embattled president jacob zuma has been given forty eight hours to resign by his party the african national congress it follows a marathon meeting to discuss his fate and he faces a number of corruption charges but has refused to step down.

i'm richelle carey and dohan these are the top stories on al-jazeera and best gaiters in russia say they're looking at all possible causes as the hunt for clues began to why a plane crashed soon after takeoff near moscow all seventy one people on board were killed or a challenge reports the engine all the airline with sixty five passengers.

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. in washington accusations after thirteen russians are indicted there for alleged meddling in the u.s. presidential election. are really kind of course and whether or not they should have it. goes ahead in florida from a high school were seventeen people were shot dead on wednesday. and we'll hear from the indigenous kenyan forest communities who say they're being forced off their ancestral lands. for certainly soldiers have been wounded two of them seriously in an exploration along the border israel's military planes hamas carried out air strikes on a number of sites in the southern gaza strip entering two people the border area has seen an increase in violence since the u.s. president's decision recognized as israel's capital for today's incident on the gaza strip border was severe we were responding appropriately i send my wishes for a quick recovery to the wounded. israel has carried out what it calls a large scale attack on hamas targets within gaza this is in response to what hap

i'm richelle carey and these are the top stories on al-jazeera the united nations is calling for an end to the targeting of civilians in a rebel held on klav near syria's capital damascus at least one hundred ten people have been killed during intense syrian government and russian bombarding of eastern ghouta which has been under siege since two thousand and six two thousand and thirteen that is.

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i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. this is going to be a levy if the link is clear we will cross if you don't spam haiti threatens action against a british charity over allegations of sexual exploitation by its staff. hidden tragedy unicef raises an alarm over the rising number of newborns dying in parts of africa. and protesters take their message to the white house as pressure mounts on politicians for gun control after the florida school shooting. united nations is calling for an end to the targeting of civilians in a rebel held on klav near syria's capital damascus at least eighty five people were killed during an tense syrian government and russian bombing of a rebel held on clay near damascus local observers believe the attacks on. a prelude to a major offensive which has been under a government since two thousand and thirteen to reports in beirut in neighboring lebanon. rockets missiles air strikes activists fear the renewed bombardment on the besieged opposition area of eastern could be the beginning of a large

i'm richelle carey and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. what we have seen so far is cruel and barbaric to top it off they have the gall to blame the media the united nations puts more pressure on me and maurice government to deal with the row hensher crisis. oxfam international chairman faces corruption charges in his home country the latest crisis hit the charity mired in a deepening abuse scandal. and confronting racism and canada how the case of him and indigenous me and killed by a white farmer could change the country's criminal justice system. a defiant israeli prime minister says he'll keep plaguing the country despite police recommending he be charged for corruption and bribery benjamin that is accused of accepting nearly three hundred thousand dollars in gifts from billionaire benefit benefactors he's also suspected of backroom deals with the publisher of an israeli newspaper for favorable coverage reports. the corruption scandal has swirled around him for months but never at this intensity addressing the nation benjamin netanyahu

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live and also coming up but a mosque is calling a dangerous development the palestinian groups leader ismail and me is designated the global terrorist at the u.s. government's. poland senate approves a bill that seeks to criminalize anyone who blames the country for nazi war crimes that is despite warnings from israel and the u.s. . plus the grassroots the mobile network that's helping mexico's indigenous communities keep in touch the rest of the world. at least five mass graves have been found in me and mark which the associated press news agency says confirms the massacre of hundreds of our hands last year the video appears to show bodies and puddles of acid apparently used to destroy evidence of the kill. ling's agency spoke to villagers who say up to four hundred people may have been killed and good r.p. in last august in our government is to climbing to comment on this report it so far acknowledged one mass grave containing what it calls ten terrorists almost seven hundred thousand revenge i have fled to the border to bangladesh since the man maher a

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. in washington .

i'm richelle carey this is out to sara life and also coming up. not safe and not sound a group sworn to hundreds of thousands of syrian refugees could be forced to go home far too early. scuffles outside the headquarters of south africa's one hundred years of debates the future of president jacob zuma last. i don't remember my culture i don't know my language to talk to a refugee fearful of being deported to somalia after a troubled life in canada. samsung erik's a widely has been freed from prison a south korean court suspended his five year jail term for driving the former president. to the conviction that used its discretion to release him and reports. leaving the sole detention center a free man if you would have predicted samsung electronics vice chairman. would be released when he arrived at an appeals court just a few hours earlier on monday the older girl again i feel sorry for not showing everyone my bayside and it has been a really precious time for you reflecting on myself i will throw and do my best the forty nine year old had been in

deputy national intelligence officer for trans national threats at the cia a earlier my colleague richelle carey spoke to him but the downing of the israeli jets she began by asking him whether it was just a matter of time before something like this happens again. we all have heard of murphy that the murphy's law if something can go wrong it will and that's not a joke when you have at least twelve different major actors militaries involved in with overlapping alliances and resentments and objectives all of which conflict the slightest error and there will be many errors everyday by radar readers or pilots or men on the ground as soldiers on the ground or civilian leaders. who will only have instance to respond to what appears to be a threat and sometimes even in good faith you will get things wrong the likelihood of an error like that and therefore a disaster is very high in probably the most dangerous place on the earth the ice is a hideous is a hideous phenomenon and it's good that they are being and have largely been destroyed the larger strategic issue may be even worse because that could in

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up what a mosque is calling a dangerous development the palestinian groups leader ismail haniya is designated a global terrorist by the u.s. government. of a lifetime ban for more than two dozen russian olympic athletes were doping has been lifted clearing the way for them to compete and the winter games. the f.b.i. is questioning the facts of a secret congressional in the donald trump plans to release suggesting the agency abused its power. at least five mass graves have been found in me and maher which they associated press news agency says confirm the massacre of hundreds over henschel last year the video appears to show bodies and puddles that asset apparently used to destroy evidence of the killings agency spoke to villagers who say up to four hundred people may have been killed and go to pin last august in our government as declining to comment on the report it so far acknowledged one mass grave containing what it calls ten terrorists almost a seven hundred thousand my hand to have fled across the border to bangladesh

richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up at talks on the sidelines of the winter olympics south korea's leader is invited to visit the north. and northern syria turkish helicopter shot down as anchor his offensive against kurdish forces continues and breaking barriers in sri lanka a record number of women campaign to be elected. and the downing of an israeli fighter jet by syrian forces has raised tensions across the region the israeli f. sixteen was on a mission inside syria targeting what israel says are iranian bases there the plane's wreckage in the pilot's land it in israeli territory so this all began when israel says it spotted an iranian drone flying into its airspace and perceptive it israel says the drone the originator that it is from syria it responded with a major air raid in syrian territory with its air force targeting alleged iranian bases israeli jets then came under syrian anti-aircraft fire and that's when that f. sixteen was hit. israel then launched a second series of strikes attacking at least a dozen syrian and iranian bases inside syria isr

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a court appearance for the only surviving suspect from the two thousand and fifteen paris attacks we'll take you live to brussels. is charged with attempted murder. not safe and not sound a group sworn hundreds of thousands of syrian refugees could be forced to go far too early. for so many to poly's living and working abroad to look at the conditions they face away from home. samsung r.j. wiley has been freed from prison a south korean court suspended his five year jail term for bribing the country's ex-president court upheld parts of the conviction but use its discretion to release executive and reports. leaving souls high court a free man if you would have predicted samsung electronics vice chairman j. why he would be released when he arrived just a few hours earlier on monday. again i feel sorry for not showing everyone my bayside and it has been a really precious time for you reflecting on myself i will throw and do my best to forty nine year old had been in prison for more than a year on charges arising from what's been

i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera life and also coming up. not safe and not sound crude sworn hundreds of thousands of syrian refugees could be forced to go home far too early. gasping for breath a suspected chlorine gas attack on rebel held areas and serious but the problems are. drilling into the super bowl america's biggest sports spectacle. we begin with breaking news out of south korea an appeals court has reduced and suspended the sentence for the man at the head of one of asia's biggest ever corruption scandals samsung vice chairman jay wiley has had his five year sentence reduced to two and a half years and that term has spent suspended so that means he'll be free by the end of the day he has spent nearly a year behind bars for corruption name joins us live from seoul so this is a pretty big change how did all of this play out and tossed and what's the reaction been. richelle it's important for people to remember that lee was just one character a very high profile one as vice chairman of samsung that's part of a broader corruption sca

i'm richelle carey in doha and these are the top stories on al-jazeera and best gaiters in russia say they're looking at all possible causes as the hunt for clues began to why a plane crashed soon after takeoff near moscow all seventy one people on board were killed or a challenge reports. the answer no they're liner with sixty five passengers and six crew on board came down four minutes after it took off in bad weather conditions wreckage was scattered across snowy fields near the village of water going over eighty kilometers southeast of moscow rescue teams were unable to reach the crash site by road and walked to the scene. i saw an explosion on the ground and i called emergency services they asked me many questions i told them there was a fire it was very visible and the debris of the plane is spread over radios of at least one kilometer investigators are using modern equipment taking into consideration the large territory there using quite a couple hours to get a view from the air the short hole set a lot of airlines jet took off from moscow's domodedovo airport early sunday afte

i'm richelle carey and han these are the top stories on al-jazeera kurdish officials say they have reached a deal to allow syrian troops to enter a frame to help protect the city the move could see syrian forces confronting turkish troops have been carrying out an operation against kurdish fighters since last month a somber venture vegas following the story from istanbul. when it comes to fruition this deal would not be a surprise because kurdish fighters the people whose production units are white b.g. have been in negotiations with the bashar al assad government for a number of days now sources have been telling us that there are sticking points including the man with the conscription of kurdish fighters into the city and government forces there giving up of heavy weapons by these kurdish fighters and giving up all of their military bases and manipulation is one of those some of those points that they weren't agreeing to as were being asked by the syrian government the details of this agreement have not been made public or clear is yet but goodish right to say that they've asked the syri

richelle carey is here in a couple of minutes with more on all these stories on robot us and thanks for being with me by for. news has never been more available it's a constant barrage of it with every day but the message is a simplistic you have the frain good logical rational people versus the crazy monster and misinformation is rife dismissal and denial of well documented accusations and evidence is part of genocide the listening post provides a critical counterpoint challenging mainstream media narrative at this time on al-jazeera. with bureaus spanning six continents across the globe. to. al-jazeera is correspondents live in green the stories they tell. us about it. is iraq fluent in world news. these explosions were not an act of war. these nuclear bombs were experiments by the soviet union. to the cause that people who lived in the vicinity the motives make little difference rewind silent. at this time on al-jazeera. i was always telling you how famous he was going to make it that's how he presented hello my name and body without manchester city's northwest representatives can. t

thanks very much to us the other you have been watching the al-jazeera news richelle carey is here with the full half hour on the other side all right until of the twenty other me and all of the news our team thank you very much for your time and your company. from the foreign ministry. jewett from iraq he's also a part time going to pergamon museum which includes a reconstruction of the famous. most of the people he's showing around came to germany as refugees this is just one of several berlin museums taking part in the project called meeting point and as well as bringing people together one of its aims is to emphasise the contribution of migrants right up to the present day to western culture. because i've been here for some time i can help them with lots of things that news is forward to me the great thing is it's not just about museums about forming a new life is part of life it's culture from satellite technology to three d. printing and recycled waste to classrooms africa is transforming young innovators op propelling change building communities creating employment and solving. t

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and i'm richelle carey this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. what we have seen so far is cruel and barbaric to top it off they have the gall to blame the media. the united nations steps up the pressure on me and maurice government to deal with their hands or crisis. israel's prime minister faces corruption charges and what could be the biggest challenge to his leadership. and other political figures but arrested for corruption adding to the deepening oxfam scandal. and now the case of an indigenous man killed by a white farmer could change canada's criminal justice system. as government has been accused to handing henge of muslims a death sentence damning or it's come from the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley a group of u.s. senators is intent on introducing sanctions against me and maurice military leaders and that those employees hated and abuses against her head and rakhine state. mike hanna reports from washington d.c. the plight of the writing is highlighted in this exhibition on capitol hill around the table discussion on