fighters and contributed to fight against boko haram on cameroon soil. >> does this suggest that boko haram has shifted its base now to cameroon? >> last week we heard the cameroon authorities say they have destroyed a training camp of boko haram in cameroon. as we know the base of boko haram basically is in the northeast of nigeria. one notorious area is of course the forest where boko haram has known to have its camps training ground, lots of its commanders lots of its fighters in northwest nigeria. it may are another attempt by boko haram the expand its territory. we have seen how boko haram has launched attacks on seized territory, and kept that territory. it may also be trying to do the same thing in cameroon and expand a base into there into cameroon probably into chad and into niger. >> thank you. >>> rescue operations continue after a ferry caught fire on friday. checked by local medics. 115 people are still on board the vessel. simon mcgregor wood explains. >> essentially an airborne rescue operation greek and italian force he, the operation is now speeded up because of the a

you get an idea of the scale of what boko haram is doing. as you already alluded to on "gmt," the biggest single attack in november took place in a major city in the north of nigeria. it was on november 28th, and the central mosque was targeted. you can see it here on the satellite image, but also many, many stills came in in the aftermath of the attack, and if we go in a little bit closer, you get an idea of the scale of destruction delivered by these kind of operations. already, we've heard from tommy. let's turn to tommy again because he can talk about how boko haram is not just targeting nigerians, but also their democracy. >> reporter: boko haram fighters have been raiding towns in northeast nigeria as they seek to carve out their own territory. in larger cities, they've resorted to using suicide bombers, often female, to hit crowded areas. this ensures the greatest number of casualties, most of whom are civilians. the bombing of the main mosque in the city of cano was the world's single deadliest attack in november. these boko haram at

, is nigeria any closer to solving the boko haram problem?y we have heard reports of another kidnapping. >> well, that's a -- you have been following the trend, agreed that the u.s. [ inaudible ] the boko haram occupied some territories of nigeria, and the past two months or so, these territories are being reclaimed by the military, and i think with the support of all nigerians, the international community, i believe that war will come to an end soon. >> okay. good to hear some optimism there, thank you very much indeed. >>> now there has been fighting inside kenya's parliament over sweeping changes being proposed to anti-terrorism laws. the security amendment bill gives police the power to detain people without trial and restricts the media. nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: the new security bill didn't get a quiet reading in parliament. those against it, tore it up. some people go so upset fights broke out. [ shouting ] >> reporter: it was also a shambles outside. police dragged protesters away. >> this bill is completely unnecessary. [

but of course boko haram is over ambitious. counties like chad niger and cameroon, this is an attempt to keep boko haram into cameroon? this is not certain. places like this has supporters where boko haram fighters have been known to operate for the last three or four years. these attempts to actively participate or commit more resources to try to dislodge boko haram from its territory as they do theory own part their own part in boko haram. they are in areas that are being controlled by the insurgents. there are also other areas currently under their control. places like yorba state. >> suicide-bombers killed 21 shia pilgrims in iraq. it happened north of baghdad. the bomber detonated inside a tempt offering drinks and food in to those headed to a shrine next week. 45 others have been injured, 14 people have been reported to be killed in yemen in fighting between tribesman and mouth rebels. it happened north of sanaa. they say tribal members resisted when houthi stormed a home of a tribal chief. >> these houses belong to membe

. >>> reports of a new boko haram attack in nigeria.ozens killed and more than a hundred women and children kidnapped. >>> and fighting in kenya's parliament over security law that gives the government sweeping new powers. ♪ >>> india's government has condemned a decision by a court in pakistan to free the alleged mastermind of the mumbai attacks. zaki ur rehman lakhvi has been held in a pakistani prison for more than five years. he is now being released on bail. he is one of seven people charged with planning and carrying out the attacks that killed at least 165 people in 2008. >> reporter: indian intelligence beliefs zaki ur rehman lakhvi and his group planned and trained ten gunmen to attack several targets across mumbai in 2008. a pakistani court has now released him on bail, citing insufficient evidence. india's government is furious. >> translator: he has been granted bail, which is very unfortunate. i think it shouldn't have happened. i believe all of the evidence provided by the indian government are enough to convict zaki ur re

explaining some of boko haram's recent movements. >> the latest attacks may be attempts by boko haram the try and infiltrate nigeria's neighbors as well cameroon, niger and chad. several attacks to seize and control some areas inside cameroon. it could also be a take back for cameroon's participation in the fight against boko haram in neercht nigeria. cameroon has contributed significantly in the international effort to dislodge boko haram in that part of the country, neercht nigeria. probably these attacks may be like a retaliation for cameroon's participation. perhaps boko haram is overly ambitious, perhaps countries like niger and cameroon. attacking the base of boko haram into cameroon this is not certain because up until now the nigerian thrortsauthorities havenigerian thorts authorities have not dislodged boko haram. activity participate or commit more forces as nigerian troops are also doing their own part in fighting boko haram. we have seen over the last few months how nigerian forces have chased out boko haram in areas that have been controlled by the insurgents. there are o

boko haram's violence has been going on for five years now. but if you look at this year the northeast has truly been battered. even in the past 14 days, an attack almost every single day. boko haram pushing not only to carry out these brazen bombings, but trying to push populations out, and trying to control villages and towns. the government and military are telling us that boko haram have been maintaining losses. thousands of people have been displaced. 1.5million people have been displaced by this violence and most vulnerable are those children who have lost their families, their parents in killing sprees, or have been separated from their parents during that violence. we're just back from one of the affected areas, and here is our report. >> evan watched as boko haram killed his brothers and sisters. he struck out alone in the desert veering to cameroon before showing up in this camp two days ago. >> i saw everything. i was crying. crying on the mountains. there were times i did not have food or water up to two days. >> the thousands of p

boko haram is believed to be the reason for attacks in northern nigeria. hospital sources say five people are dead with 43 more being treated for their wounds. government also attacked a university and police station in damaturu before dawn and fired at an air force jet. al jazeera's raya araga, filed this report. >> watched from hiding as boko haram slaughtered his father and elder brother. about a month ago when fighters often motor bikes seized his village, showing up at this camp for displaced people in yola two days ago. >> i saw everything. i was crying, crying on the mountain. there were times i did not have food or water for up to two days. >> whilst among the thousands of people displaced by boko haram's violence are hundreds of nigeria's children. there have been few if any reunions so far. for years boko haram has attacked schoolchildren abducting them killing them pushing thousands out of school. and now as the group shifts its tactics acknowledge many children are no longer spared even in their homes. here at the largest camp for the displaced

boko haram sends videos out once in a while. they do worse things than you can imagine at all times. but they don't get the kind of heavy hand that isil is getting. >> you are not suggesting that these two groups are connected, just they are acting in this similar ways in some cases. >> by now i think they are very well connected. >> really? >> yes. they are deriving motivational training from isil. there's no question about it. you can find boko haram fighters training there. >> so you think they are communicating? in >> oh, there's no question about it. they have come to the point where there's an interface. >> will the country ever find the missing girls? >> maybe we should ask ourselves are we going to ask the missing boeing plane from the militia airlines? because nigeria never -- nigerian leadership never looked for the girls until it was too late, until boko haram has already taken away the girls. and they have come out and said they married the girls to their fighters, the same way isil does in syria and iraq. so i'm not

million--not half million, but also coming up in this half hour on al jazeera, the orphans of the boko haram conflict in nigeria. we have more to tell you in the north of the country. >> iraq said it's army has paid salaries to 50,000 soldiers who aren't either there or don't exist at all. >> i'm andrew thomas in sydney, one of 12 projects short listed for an international pride of architecture. but what turns good buildings into what is being recognized as a world-class design? >> the food is running out for syria's refugees. the world food program said that it cannot forward to feed the 1.7 million of them any more. they need $64 million to help those who have fled syria and those who are camped in neighboring countries. >> reporter: this muddy field is home to more than a thousand people. they've escaped war and left everything behind. but the fight for survival isn't over. >> oh, god, we're freezing to death. i don't have any blankets. a neighbor gave me a piece of foam for my baby to sleep on, and another one on which three children sleep. >> near the syrian border there is no running w

boko haram from is not just carrying out raids and abductions.ver entireing towns just across the border in nigeria, and the real concern is seeking tots are raise the flag of their so-called caliphate in cameroon as well. hasroon's elite battalion lost dozens of men in the fight. for security reasons their commanders would only speak to us off-camera. .> every day, gunshots you are there, you are watching, trying to know how you can react. it is unpredictable. boko haram is like a ghost. are safewho have fled for the moment. but the brutality they left behind may soon follow. bbc news, in northern cameroon. >> cameroon's battle with boko from. you are watching "bbc world news america." tonight'some on program -- prince william makes a stop by the white house on a whirlwind three-day visit to the u.s. nato has formally ended its combat mission in afghanistan. john campbell paid tribute to the troops. a new nato force well-trained the security forces -- will train the security forces next year. >> colors were lowered and cased, as is the tradition

everybody should be concerned and take steps to check boko haram.ou know that elections are -- >> i was going to say when you were in charge of the state security service, presumably you had your eyes and ears all over the country. was there any suggestion that something which started off -- and i remember reporting on it five circulation years ago starts off very small scale, could become something that affects nigeria in the large way that it has? >> yeah. well, when it started, it wasn't expected it would escalate to this level. but with boko haram, the international terrorist groups like isis and it becomes a national problem. it's not a global problem. so one would say we didn't expect it would get to this level. >> that's why boko haram is now taking advantage to recover in this society. again, like i said, you see, they don't believe in the established structure of government and elections are upcoming and they want to prove that they don't recognize the established government and want to disstruct what the government is putting if place. >>

the village's anti-jihad militia was overrun by boko haram. cameroonian army troops rebuffed a boko haram attack, killing 116 islamists. at least one soldier was killed. they are separated from boko haram-controlled territory by a bridge. northern cameroon has been the target of attacks before. tens of dozens of soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base. they have been threatening incursions into cameroon. a few dozen soldiers have died in the attacks. >> twoo tunisia, where people are preparing to vote in the presidential runoff. it comes as the islamic state group which operates in syria and iraq, claims responsibility for the assassination of two tunisian politicians in 2013. we have that story on the tunisian campaign. >> after three years in power and despite widespread witticism, the current president defends his -- widespread criticism, the current president defends his legacy. >> we've been asked to create institutions of a democratic state. we've been asked to turn over to you, the people, the decision to turn your own -- t

the 13-year-old who says her father gave her to boko haram to be a suicide bomber.s. >> reporter: overall, big dumb fun. >> cinema goers brave online threats and watch tony's controversial film the interview, but is it any good? >>> 1k3eu9s 100 years since the fabled football match between british and german troops during world war i. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, thank you for joining us, syrian medical sources say government air strikes have killed at least 45 people in the areas held by the islamic state of the iraq and levant. the attacks targeted towns in the north eastern province of aleppo. one child is reported to be among the dead. five armed fab shun shuns in alo have united in to one rebel group. calling themselves up inning and chose be a choppedder remember they come together to fight against the government of president bashar al-assad. in syrian activ activists say mr strikes outside damascus, this video posted on line is said to show the aftermath of the attack. at least 10 people, mostly children were injured. >>> human rights watch has accused the jean gover

. >>> nigeria has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight boko haram.ning us now from there. what can you tell us? >> reporter: these are soldiers who are sent to fight boko haram in the northeast and a court martial in abuja, they were found guilty of mutany for refuse to go obey orders to go and fight boko haram according to reports and this was held at a military court martial in the capital. this brings the number of people tried by the court to 66 for mutany. most of them because of the fighting in the northeast of the country where boca ra boko haras been attacking villages and killing people. 10s of thousands have been displaced from their home because of these attacks. >> how much progress is the military making in efforts to retake territory lost to boko haram? >> reporter: well, the nigerian military over the last few weeks have succeeded in liberating many towns and villages in the northeast especially in the northeast, so far they have liberated a town taken over by the insurgents, about two months ago. and then they have liberated the towns

at least 35 people have been killed by suspected boko haram militants in northeastern nigeria. officials say more than 100 women and children were also kidnapped in the attack, which took lace in a remote village. okafor rom says it wants to create an islamic state -- boko haram is said to have killed thousands of people in the region in the last five years. in april, the group abducted over 200 girls from another school nearby. >> let's go to our correspondent joining us via skype from lagos. what more do we know about ths latest kidnapping? >> eyewitnesses said that the terrorists came in the evening hours and forced all the women and children in the village to get into pickup trucks. they also used a lot of petrol bombs to set the whole village on fire afterwards. so basically the same thing that we have seen in past attacks of boko haram, including the kidnapping of almost 300 schoolgirls in april. eyewitnesses also said that there was a very strong vigilante group in the village, but they simply had no chance against the heavily armed fighters of boko haram. also, the inci

nigeria sentenced 50 soldiers to death for refusing to fight boko haram. they were charged with mutiny for refusing to recapture three towns held by the group. the president of the united states and cuba announced they'd restore diplomatic relations, but ending the country's economic embargo requires the approval of a reductant u.s. congress. >> in pakistan investigators arrived at a military-run school in peshawar where 141 people, mostly children, were killed in a taliban attacks on tuesday. many of the survivors are recovering in a military hospital nearby. kamal hyder visited some of the wounded. >> reporter: this boy is lucky to be alive. he was one of the people in the auditorium at the time of the bloody attack, perpetrated by at least six armed men. most of the boys we talked too said they did not look like humans, but animals. the boys are saying that one day the people will be able to succeed in their fight against extremism. they are recovering from their wounds. but the trauma they have suffered will take longer. the combined military hospital,

. >>> the orphans of the boko haram conflict in. we have a special report as the attacks continue mountain north of the country. iraq's prime minister sacks dozens more army officers, after revealing rampant financial corruption in the ranks. >> i'm nick clark in peru, reporting how the country's tropical, climate change conference gets underway in lima. >> the food is running out for syria's refugees. the u.n. world food program says it just canned afford to feed 1.7 million of them anymore. the agency says it needs $64 million for those who fled syria and the camps in neighboring countries. kim vanel reports. >> this muddy field is home to more than a thousand people that have escaped war and left everything behind. but the fight for survival isn't over. >> oh god we are freezing to death. i don't have any blankets. a neighbor gave me a piece of foam for my baby to sleep on and another one on which three children sleep. >> here in lebanon's camp near the syrian border there is no running water, leverage or sewage. meelts ar-- elec

still ahead, 54 nigerian troops sentenced to death for refusing to fight boko haram. all of that when we come back. lap this up.ed medicineds us >> the verdict on the 54 soldiers who have been accused of running away or refusing to fight the boko haram insurgency, has grown some criticism. they are ill equipped and that the fighters are more motivated than the nigerian army. we have seen how boko haram fighters have taken territory out of territory in the north of the country, although the tide is turning as a military control to record victory, in the northeast of the country, especially in the north eastern state. this is all happening when they are escalated the violence. now the victory is being recorded by the military, against boko haram fighters may be significant, but lit be enough to turn the tide, we -- the next few weeks or the next few months will decide that. as they have deployed we have seen how it is deployed several fighters across the region, and deployed female suicide bombers especially in the northeast, to attack at random. the respond was swift a

but i don't know what the future holds. >> boko haram is missing its offensive. that means muhamed will have to carry on risking his life checking cars here at the check point. >> australia is in mourning after a 16 hour siege in central sydney ended in a barrage of gunfire in the deaths of two hostages. >> the sound of gunshots inside prompted you to storm the inside and killed the gunman. the gunman had a violent and unsettled pass but no -- no ties to terror groups did claim to represent islamic state. next the attack has rocked the nation to its core. the country has long prided itself on its peace. >> as darkness fell, crowds of people continued to come and pay their respects. a sea of flowers now lies in martin place in downtown sydney near the cafe where the hostage drama unfolded. earlier in the day, prime minister tony abbott and his wife came to express their solidarity. numbers of the muslim community also came. >> we are here to show our support, not make a statement. all muslims are for australian -- are for australia and we support that. >> one of t

another attack in northern nigeria we have a special report on the orphans between boko haram and theernment. charging the barricades, the most violent confrontations so far between police and protesters in hong kong. plus saving the glaciers where climate change is threatening the ice. ♪ but we will begin with breaking news because a palestinian woman stabbed an israeli civilian in the occupied west bank and shot by police and we are joined from there now, what information do you have? >> reporter: what we do know is that this woman who is apparently between the age of 25-30 was at the junction in the occupied west bank which is an area that serves several illegal settlements there and according to the israeli police she tried to approach an israeli soldier with the intention of stabbing him, wasn't able to do so so she used her knife to harm a passersby, an israeli civilian who was apparently only likely injured. we understand that the army shot at this woman who is now being treated at a hospital in israel. there were some reports by eyewitnesses there that she was killed but we un

boko haram controls the border with niger. it is battling to establish an islamic state. the nigeria army has closed the border with niger. this is normally a time for merchants to make money. they come from across the region to display their goods. >> there is a big difference were last year. it is affected by boko haram's control, and people are now are not coming in or out of the city. >> it could be some time before business picks up again in this part of niger. it all depends on the nigerian government and it's military power to end boko haram attacks. al jazeera. >> falling oil prices have affected nigeria's currency, but the economy overall is still expected to grow. this is all thanks to one particular industry--mayor. from legas, we look at the demand for extensions, waves and wigs. >> on a busy treat these women are in the market for beauty. it's a booming demand for all sorts of air pieces, braids and weave-ons and bigs. >> it makes you look smart, confident. you look good when you have your air. >> esther ol abiyi

in nigeria, gun me believed to be boko haram fighters have attacked the state university of damaturu. joining us on the line is our correspondent. what is the latest? >> well, what we understand is that the boko haram fighters that came from the bush overnight, but didn't start their attack until the early hours of the morning. residents heard gunshots and believe the fighters targeted the state university. it is the capital of yoby state, the states where boko haram has been active, and where the government improved a state of emergency to deal with the ongoing matter there. >> students and staff fled to the bush. that the military appears to have been engaging the fighters heavily, and is believed that the gun fire that is heard are the military's attempts to push back the fighters. the gun fire movement away from the campus into the bush where the fighters may have fled. now, this only goes to show how boko haram is intensifying the braze ep attacks for the past few months, they have been going after remote villages and towns on the broader areas. once again seeing them target main

suspicion fell on boko haram. an explosion hit a market in the city of bauchi causing a massive fire there. red cross workers there are reporting heavy casualties. >>> we have to give you a warning here now. our next report on boko haram has some very disturbing images. the islamic militants released a video that shows a massacre of hostages. they're also threatening to execute all of their infidel captives from now on. here's nima elbagir. >> reporter: dozens of prone victims executed. fighters pose and parade their their midst. as civilians in northern nigeria take up arms against boko haram, this massacre and the release of the video chronicling it appear to be an escalation in boko haram's campaign of intimidation. standing in the blood of his victims a man claiming to be a boko haram commander addresses the camera. [ speaking a foreign language ] killing, slaughtering, destruction and bombing, he says, will be our religious duty anywhere we invade. this video was uploaded on to a video sharing site and then d

video chronicling it appear to be an escalation in boko haram's campaign of intimidation.g in the blood of his victims, a man claiming to be a boko haram commander addresses the camera. [ speaking a foreign language ] "killing, slaughtering, destruction and bombing," he says," will be our religious duty anywhere we invade." this video was uploaded on to a video sharing site and then distributed to the media. we have no way of verifying its authenticity but it is ten unrelenting minutes of a massacre as it unfolds. the commander, the reported commander addresses the camera claiming to be in the town which is a territory they took in the summer. well, we spoke to some of the residents who managed to flee bama then they said that hundreds of non-muslims were taken hostage by boko haram in the town. the commander says this video is proof that those hostages have now been killed, and he also says that from now on, boko haram will kill any hostages they take raising fresh concerns about the hundreds of hostages including dozens of girls still in boko haram custody. nima elbagir,

does that mean there are not voluntary people who join boko haram?are a lot of people that have the philosophy, the id idolgy, and are ready to fight with them to the death. but they need that number to go up. and they have lost a lot of people in battles, in bombings, and they have to keep the insurgency going. we have had a number of women coming [ inaudible ] and that's why you see [ inaudible ] or sometimes fighten them into [ inaudible ] to being suicide bombers. and they have volunteers to keep that insurgency going, they need people coming into the insurgency. >> why hasn't nigeria been able to defeat them. they don't seem to be diminishing these attacks and abductions. >> no, it is not a number of times analysts like myself have argued that the first problem we have there is with the government not being really [ inaudible ] insurgency. election is coming up in february 2015, the government is more interested in campaigning for elections and pretending as if nothing is happening. and the military are so demotivated that they are not willing t

boko haram changed the way a lot of nigeria work and have fun. an increase in the attacks, and how deadly they became changed the attitude of nigerians. unless security problems are resolved, that fear and uncertainty will continue. >> part of northern sierra leone have gone. >> lockdown for five days as the government steps up efforts to contain the ebola epidemic. shops and mosques are closing and mosqueses and churns are not allowed to hold services except for christmas day. >> crowds head to christmas markets in the capital freetown. all around there are reminders that the ebola virus is a threat. in the north of the country scenes like these are impossible. the government declares a lockdown. in free down, where restrictions are not in place, christmas celebrations are neutered. -- are muted. >> we are not enjoying the festival, we are trying to work hard. we can't enjoy ourselves when we are suffering like this. >> the government announced travel restrictions and a ban on public parties over christmas and the new year. in nib ouring liberia

boko haram operatives are there. the school is relatively far from the water and we have the government close to us, that's why we are able to attend school and teach the students. this is the difference we have here. >>> the threat from boko haram is growing, endangering the children like never before >>> another police officer has been shot and killed in the line of duty. it happened yesterday in flagstaff arizona. investigator say officer tyler stuart was shot several times while responding to a domestic violence call. the gunman called itself. stuart was the 125th police officer to be killed in the line of duty this year. in a protest against police brutality, it is being held in the cities. about 125 people took part in a silent march through downtown st louis. the demonstration ended at the gate way to the arch. they refused to let the marches in. they shut the monument down. [ chanting ] >>> a larger much louder protest took place in los angeles on saturday. several thousand took to the streets to demand justi

. >> nigeria has also requested military support to help drive out extremist group boko haram, which has claimed responsibility for attacks and mass kidnappings in the countries north, including a suicide bombing in november that killed almost 50 children. >> boko haram is an attempt by people living in the poorest parts of nigeria to -- well, in their case, to destroy the nigerian state, but i would say that the basic issue is the type of state or the type of political rule you're going to have after the failure of so many nationalist governments. >> this video shows boko haram militants mocking the nigerian government for failing to protect its own people. in april, the group kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from their classrooms. some of the girls were reportedly sold into marriages with the militants. nigerian soldiers are fighting boko haram in the countries north, but the group continues to capture new territory. >> it's possible we might see some of these movements actually creating political entities that are new, which is really what is happening in syria and iraq, and so

it is effected by boko haram has control and border closure. there is confusion and people are not coming in or out of the city. >> it could be some time before business picks up again in this part of niger. it all depends on the nigeria government and it's military power to end boko haram attacks. al jazeera. >> a well-known cosmetic product that comes from morocco. but as it's popularity grow, there are concerns for local who is have harvested the product for hundreds of years. >> reporter: it's a process labor intensive and time-consuming. everything hurts. every part of our bodies, but we are grateful. >> it's a hard nut to crack but its seed will produce oil that is known as morocco's gold. for countries it has been used by women in southwest morocco. the fruit comes from a small thorny tree. >> there was a time when all of this was covered by a thick forest. but worldwide demand for the plant and it's wood has put it at a point where it's at risk of extinction. the oil is now something of a cult product around the world, it's popularity c

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it's one of dozens of attacks by the militant group boko haram, attacks that have killed thousands of cnn has not independently verified the story and police imprisoned her without her parents. this attack was boko haram and not a tribal conflict. >> we want to disabuse the minds of members of the public that no tribe, this is not an intertribal war. it's a terrorism act like we have had in the past. so it has nothing to do with any government. it has nothing to do with any tribe. >> reporter: boko haram wants to create an islamic state inside nigeria. they are behind the kidnapping of those nearly 300 schoolgirls in april. and hundreds more since then. ashleigh, what is particularly startling, not only is the rise in the lives lost but also the use of the young teenagers who are really pawns in boko haram. now moving ahead in the next few weeks, we have big elections in nigeria. they are going to be very heated and there's concern that boko haram could have a rise in attacks but we'll be watching. ashleigh? >> their cowardice knows no bounds. jessica king, thank you. >>> 2014 was a b

that is the difference we have here. >> the threat from boko haram is growing.endangering these children like never before. dominic kane, al jazeera. >> former world football player vier george weyer has won a landslide victory from the nigerian elections. including the capital monrovia, he beat robert surleaf. >>> while it's been one year since the first victim of the west african ebola outbreak died in guinea. i byin july nigeria confirmed its first ebola victim. cases were also confirmed in spain as well as senegal. nigeria some spain and senegal are free of ebola, the number are cases are going down but the disease is still spreading in western sierra leone. the worst ever, killing 7500 people worldwide. cala maleen has malone has the story. >> as the outbreak has continued to spread in three west african locations, it's left many children without parents. >> translator: these children have become orphans and can you see how poor they are. what i can do now is to help to the best of my abilities. >> reporter: part of the problem is the stigma attached to ebo

from there, boko haram moved to gumsuri.uthorities tell us they have no sense of where these women and girls were taken. there is at the moment no trail they are able to follow and given that we still no so lknow little about the girls taken, the worry for the families, they will never been able to keep their children and families safe until integral changes in the government to reinforce the communities, but deal with the threat. deborah. >> the nigerian government believed they had it under control, but they really don't. it is happening and it keeps on happening. >> reporter: they went to far as to say they signed a cease-fire in october. the girls would be coming home. nothing really seems to be changing on the ground and on the 17th of december, they were forced to court martial 54 nigerian soldiers because they were ill equipped and ill supported and ill prepared to do what they call suicide missions against boko haram. you don't get a sense this is sadly changing anytime soon. >> they don't have control. nima, thank y

we report from the area of yola. >> reporter: when boko haram was here she was in school, her familyt her, for three weeks she lived under the rule before taking a back road to escape. >> translator: they are patrolling the streets alley by alley and would put it in order and shop to shop, house to house and breaking in and checking people's belongings. >> reporter: pushing for territory northeast nigeria and people fled in terror but a shift in tactics the group is seeking to paint an image of actual government and in the 2000 towns and villages it seized and this shows the leader leading residents in prayer and people fled effective areas in the state say there was much talk that he indeed appeared but it's hard to tell reality but what appears certain are groups at items to establish a presence. >> translator: they were going around looking for girls to marry and said it was not forced and would pay a dowry to perform wedding rights in the presence of the father and pick a house of his liking and settle in it. >> reporter: escaped after spending a week under boko haram and fighter

fighters, all the soldiers claiming they don't have enough weapons to fight boko haram. >> close to 7 million refugees in syria have been forced from their homes, more than 1 million ever fled to lebanon. >> the united nations says it is the worst humanitarian crisis worldwide, the needs are great, up to 11 million syrians require help, not just those who live outside the country, but those who have been displaced within syria as a result of the conflict. it's not only food that they need, and jobs. they need to educate the children. here in lebanon, 500,000 are of school age, and only 25% are enrolled in school. we are at one of the informal schools set up by the united nations. there's 50 scattered across the country, each one enrolls 350 students. a lot of children are not being educated and lebanon can only do so must have. this country is appealing for help. the government wants $2,000,000.02 help 2 million people. 1 million are syrians, and 1 million are lebanese. this crisis is not just affecting syrians, it is affecting lebanese, as well. a lot of them have lost their jobs b

all over people who fear boko haram attacks are taking refuge here. >> reporter: boko haram has beentles the nigerian government for years. it operates mainly in the north of nigeria close to the border. boko haram has also launched suicide attacks carried out abductions, and warned of more attacks. the nigerian government has f l failed to put an end to boko haram's attacks, and until it does, these helpless people will remain caught up in a battle, which is not theirs. >>> still ahead for you on the news hour, including why lebanon is clamping down on the number of syrian refugees crossing into its territory. and the battle for control over libya's biggest oil terminals. and in sport, chelsea continue to set the pace in the english premier league. details of their game, plus the rest of friday's matches coming up. ♪ >>> pakistani security forces say they have killed the man behind last week's school attack. 132 children died when taliban fighters stormed the school. >> translator: the dead terrorist has been identified as the most wanted [ inaudible ]. the same was saadam, he was t

authorities suspect the islamist militant group boko haram was responsible. gunmen thought to be members of boko haram raided a village in northeastern nigeria earlier this month. they killed more than 30 people and kidnapped over 100. an international research group that monitors the movement of refugees says about 1.5 million nigerians have fled their homes and moved to other parts of the country to escape boko haram's attacks. around 150,000 people have crossed the borders into niger or chad. >>> people in japan's ancient capital have a long history of growing plants used in traditional herbal medicine. now the local government is trying to revitalize the industry by branding the locally grown herbs. nhk world reports. >> reporter: this herb is associated with the prefecture where it is harvested. at this center work is underway to develop effective ways of raising seedlings. it normally takes two years for the herb to be ready to harvest. but researchers have found a way to cut that time by nine months. they raise seedlings in high temperature greenhouses

in nigeria, 200 schoolgirls abducted by boko haram.n india, daily cases of rape are reported since the gang rape of a woman on a bus shocked the world in december of 2012. women are being oppressed, subjected to genital mutilation, sentenced to death by stoning. in many places, they are considered near possessions as fathers -- of the fathers, husbands, and brothers. why do women not have the same rights as men? your host this week, melinda crane. >> hello and welcome to quadriga . became themalalal youngest person ever to receive a nobel peace prize. she nearly paid with her life for insisting as a girl, i'm ok going to school. what is gender-based violence so prevalent? that is what we want to talk about today with three women who are following the situation of women in regions around the world. it is a pleasure to welcome martina sombra. she has worked as a journalist in the middle east and north africa for more than 20 years. she primarily covers migration and human rights. our next guest is a professor at the university of souther

these vigilantes who have joined the fight against boko haram.nter says last week he helped kill 10 jihadists. >> what weapons did you use to kill these? >> bow and arrow. sometimes face to face. he says these charms and herbs offered protection until three of his colleagues were killed in the last battle. this is what they're up against. jihadist have been seizing villages and towns in northeast nigeria with vehicles and weaponry capture ed from the army. tens of thousands of people have had to flee their homes, many to camps. her husband was killed when the town was attacked. she escaped with her four children. soldiers also ran. >> translator: soldiers were asking people for way out of town. they removed uniforms and hid them because they wanted to escape. >> the growing military crisis and territory under threat, thousands are mobilized to support the area. it has now been retaken. >> local people, local boys. there are no deterrents. with these people they say this is the way to go. >> the results of this co operation can be felt here in the

in kano, towo girls blew themselves up in a marketer boko haram boko haram is increasingly using young girls as suicide bombers. >> 24 hours without a death for the first time in seven months. a day has gone by without a military death in eastern ukraine. president petro poroshenko says a "real cease-fire" is in place. a good by russia's -- echoed by russia's foreign minister. sergei lavrov has reiterated calls for peace talks. >> petro poroshenko was unusually optimistic, giving rise to hope that the cease-fire might hold. >> today is the first 24 hours for seven months when we do not have, when we had a real cease-fire in ukraine. you cannot imagine how important it is for me. this is the first time i do not have lives lovst or eight wounded ukrainian soldier. and we do not have any lost or wounded citizens. >> thursday, rebels had withdrawn weaponry from the frontlines, part of a truce. >> once the people's republic is ready to further such acts to bring peace local people -- [indiscernible] >> elsewhere, the cease-fire is looking shaky. at donetsk airport, there were bursts of gunf

x that is because militant group boko haram unleashed one of its deadliest attacks, attacking churchescross the nation on christmas day. the bomb -- the bombing is still a fear of many residents, but many are also determined to make the most of christmas this year. > over the years, this has become a ritual, christians and muslims decorating the christmas tree together. despite the constant threat of terror attacks by boko haram, these neighbors and friends are determined not to be intimidated. and yet, the pastor says people are scared. >> we have attacks on churches during the christmas celebration. we asked the government to do more of what they are doing now. with the government effort and our effort, with omega the security we need. -- we will make up the security we need. >> since 2011, more than 100 have been killed by boko haram over the holiday. the large christian minority makes it a target. >> it is a mixture of christmas joy and fear of terrorist attacks that the people are experiencing. the coexistence between christians and muslims has improved significantly in recent tim

this comes after 116 boko haram fighters were killed in an attack on an army base.he fark --farc rebels have declared a unilateral cease-fire. the announcement comes soon after peace talks with the colombian government got back on track to try to end 50 years of conflict. greek lawmakers failed to elect a new president in a new round of voting wednesday. under the country's constitution, and majority of at least 200 votes in the 300 seat assembly is required. clinching 160 votes was not enough for the the government candidate, stavros. >> just 40 votes short of a win, the greek prime minister lost a vote in parliament that would have installed his candidate for president. he remained optimistic despite wednesday's failure to avert mass elections. >> we have two more rounds ahead of us. we are hopeful a president will be elected. conditions are difficult for the country, and i'm certain greek lawmakers are aware that the country cannot afford any adventures. >> the opposition hailed the government's defeat. failure to elect a president triggers early elections, and r

authorities suspect the attackers are members of boko haram. local media quote eyewitnesses as saying militants fired machine guns and burned houses in the remote vimmage of gamsuri. they kidnapped more than 185 people in trucks, mostly women and children. the news of sunday's attack is just emerginging because the gunmen destroyed communications equipment in the village. survivors had to walk four days to reach a nearby town. boko haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in the same area in april. the group is calling for an islamic state and labels western-style education as sinful. >>> the u.s. president is preparing more punishment for russia over its threat to ukraine's sovereignty. barack obama has signed a bill allowing the white house to qulif fresh sanctions against moscow. but he doesn't plan to impose them for now. obama issued a statement on thursday saying he signed the ukraine freedom support act into law. it means the u.s. could supply weapons to kiev and step up sanctions against russian arms manufacturers. but obama said his a

more to come here on the news hour, including errors of a new boko haram attack. more than 100 women and children are kidnapped. the u.n. calls for 8 billion dollars to help the millions of syrians effected by the war. could young cure ban players be the future of major league baseball russian president vladimir putin has given a defiant message on the economy. after weeks of crisis. speaking at his end of the year news conference, he says the currency will rebound, and the economy will recover. it's been hit by the falling price of oil. in the a separatist uprising in ukraine. >> our economy we overcome the current situation. how much time is needed. i believe two years and the worst scenario, and after that the growth is imminent because of foreign economic situation will change putin also spoke about the crumbling currency. >> the current situation -- while we also understand that we have not done many of those things we plan to do, to diverse fighter our economy over the past 20 years. >> and on ukraine, putin says he was hopeful of a peaceful resolution i hop