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>> it is up to troops on the ground in central africa republic.here were 650 in place at the time that president hollande announced the operation was going to happen. since then there have been many who have come over the border of camerooned, and now those troops are spreading out and carrying out their mission to the north and to the west. now, part of the mandate is to take control of main routes. so eventually the humanitarian aid convoy can get into the country. aid workers have been urging the french to go into the neighborhoods. they say that a lot of atrocities and attacks have been taken place away from those main roots. >> reporting live from paris. >>> not a good day to be flying in or out of london. for more on that let's rejoin barbara in london. >> that's right. thousands of passengers have been stalled at united kingdom. officials of the national air traffic control service said that engineers were still trying to fix the problem at a control center. we have more now from heathrow. >> reporter: more than 200 flights have been cancel

refugee agency said 210,000 people have been displaced in the capitol of central africa republic. france has sent soldiers, but for many in the country they say help has not arrived fast enough. >> reporter: mapping out security in a city that is paralyzed by fear. the french army patrols give some reassurance. but for now the only way of reducing the violence is by trying to keep christians and muslims apart. this is the mus muslim settlemet beside a school. even with a big security presence no one will consider going home again, and nobody feels straight. here is the center abandoned, it's a no man's land for sectarian divide that never existed in this country before the political turmoil of the past year. the christians in a majority live in a sprawl besides the catholic church, 36,000 in all. and like the muslims on the other side of the city, no one knows what will happen next. there is some consent that disarming the attackers on both sides is the answer. after an unknown number of killings, some want to keep up what they see as a defense. that's what the bishop is up agains

we simply call the ca our wounds in the heart of central africa. so this front lights to try and restore order. and just how will this mission work with joy to meet to discuss tonight. in cody the capital of the ca on is nineteen and the ministers stay in times of security that. i've been joining us tonight here in dc there with me at connie and make the act and not on the moon is the chief of stuff for the president in the central african republic thinking that the witnesses well ahmad ryan center of the many think only from the marquee suspects in instigating the peacekeeping operations are put into place at around twelve. the bbc and also in the studio wanna head of the africa dance acts internet without bullet this is good to see if i really don't know if that'll make a company that focuses on security crisis management and cost a snow day since his own feces on so we took of our times can see is well last but not least in pretoria in south africa tonight paul simon handy is that director resets at the institute for security studies good evenin

french reinforcements arrive in central africa republic as militias leave hundreds dead. and world trade organization reaches it's first ever deal towards global commerce. not everyone is happy with it. >> and news from europe including anger from protesters in ukraine as their president talks to russian leaders about a customs union. we begin this news hour with a situation in central african republic. it's been two days since violence broke out killing around 300 people so far. the two groups are battling for control. the mainly muslim group loyal to the president, and their mainly christian rivals want them removed from power. on saturday some ventured out for the first time in days. the fighting has driven thousands of people from their homes forcing them to seek shelter from churches and even the airport. soldiers have come from cameroon. they've been deployed to the northern and eastern part of the country. and the french president speaks abou,recommitting help to the p. >> on thursday evening there were 600 french soldiers on the ground. last night there were 1,000

the prime minister of central africa republic is welcoming french military in the country. the decision was made just hours after chaos broke out. gun fights have spilled out into the streets of ban gi. it's president was ousted last march, today the u.n. security council approved the peace keeping force to end the violence, french president announced he would double the troops perhaps within hours. >> i have decided to react immediately. starting tonight, with the african forces and for the support of the european partners. >> there are conflicting numbers of the dead. in bagn where ohs are hoping that help comes soon. >> they are very much in control of the capitol now. and they are based just outside what is the main hospital here, where the injuries are -- and the dead are being brought. they have told us that more than 1,000 of the militia, that have carried out the attacks have been killed or run away. let's take a look inside the hospital, where you can see the injured people who are being treated. namely by doctors without boarders. now, we have seen people here who

is central africa an issue? >> the three burning issues are -- one, the most deadly country in the last 10 years has been afghanistan. when the western forces pull out year, we need to search in of the humanitarian effort. we're in 3000 afghan villages. for a fraction what the military spends, we can make a big difference. secondly, they are not in the headlines generated -- generally, but the protracted religious crises in central africa are severe. there compounded by climate crisis. ofrdly, you have had a lot people on the show talking about the remarkable change in irma in the last year or two. orburma in the last year two. opportunities are amends. on the western side, the border of bangladesh, 800,000 refugees. on the thai side, long-term conflict across the border. there is plenty of work to do. the new leave you with this thought -- we were created by albert einstein in 1933. 80 years later, there are fewer wars between states than ever before. it is a peaceful. of human history when it comes to between

given the situation in central africa republic and the need to see the situation first hand i hope to travel there at some point soon. currently the special adviser is in her car. senator coons ranking member flake and members of the committee let me assure you that we remain deeply engaged at the highest level with the situation in car. we are working with our international partners to address the crisis and we look forward to keeping you and other members of the committee informed of iraq tiffany's and we look forward to additional support. i am glad to answer any questions that you might have and i look forward again to briefing you on the situation as we continue to get information. >> thank you very much for your personal engaged leadership on this vital issue. assistant administrator? >> chairman coons midranking member thank you for the opportunity to be here before you. i appreciate your involvement in drawing attention to the crisis in the republic and look forward to the continued discussion on the u.s. government engagement. before i begin i would like to draw your attentio

[stopwatch ticking] >> this is a gold mine in central africa where men lift tons of dirt one pan at a time. the world is paying top dollar for the gold they're producing, and those dollars are helping to fund the deadliest war since world war ii. >> craig bovim is a local inhabitant and a surfer. he leads a group of concerned citizens who believe that chum makes sharks associate people with food. bovim thinks that may be why a shark attacked him three years ago. he remembers it every time he looks at his hands. >> and i can't describe the fear that went through me then. i mean, it's everybody's worst nightmare, and it was busy happening to me. >> the king of sushi is no longer treated like royalty. it is scraped and planed and then cut up into blocks. the industry's ability to supply the global market with inexpensive sushi has stoked demand, and that's created a mediterranean gold rush. >> welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. i'm steve kroft. precious commodities are, by definition, rare, valuable, and in high demand, and very often they're located in places that are difficult to reach and

but such a strategic involvement in not only south africa but central africa, you may have seen things come out differently but who knows. >> delano lewis, the form he ambassador to south africa. >>> today, schools in africa fail to make the grade some say. it seems they say the legacy of apartheid is still hard to overcome. peter gresta has the story from cape town. >> nelson mandela enjoying his favorite date, supporting and encouraging children in school. from his start in his career as an antiapartheid activist, throughout his presidency he argued that the single most important priority was to develop the nation's once depressed youth. in 1976, young black anger boileboiled over. , forced to use in afrikans, the language of oppression. linda molefa is one of those young students who rioted. he is now the principal of a very successful school. acutely aware of history's lessons. we are throwing stones, at times, we are not knowing exactly but later because of these little meetings or little conferences that were held at night, they were trying to educate us to begin to understand wh

africa. thank you very much. >>> france said it will start disarming fighters in central african republic. they're voting to send troops to the country to restore stability, today we're hearing about the arrest of a senior rebel commander. >> reporter: if we're hearing from eyewitnesses here in the city that a leader has been arrested by the french, he is a top seleka commander very close to the president here. he was viewed as someone who might take over in it came down to it. he is feared by many in the city. he was interior minister at one point. there is even speculation that he ran a secret prison in the city, and with arrests of those who were loyal to the former president. so big news, and it may potentially have an impact on french operations here at the moment. which they're carrying out, disarming people in the streets of this city basically stopping all vehicles, asking if they thy hand over weapons, and if they don't they threaten force. >> thousands on the streets of bangkok again today. the prime minister yingluck shinawatra said the she will one again. 150,000 people vowing

rival muslim and christian militias will attack each other. 1500 drops make up the force of central africa known as fomac, and the african union has 2,500 military personal in the central african republic. and that will increase to around 6,000. franze deployed around 1,600 solidsiers. two were killed. simmons joins us live. what difference do you think the force will make, if any at all. >> on the face of it it's going in the right direction, it's almost surreal here, the clean uniforms. the new force after the grime and tragedy of what has been happening for the past few weeks, with so many dead. a lot depends on the political position changing. if the political position doesn't change, and they don't come down hard and put out a clear message. the view fro the diplomats, from the african side, the west is that this situation could get worse. it's actually materialing on the brink all the time. there is not mass killing, but bit by bit the number rises. the number - we don't know, it's well in excess of 500. no one is sure of the total number of dead, and now we have two damning reports,

. >>> we begin tonight in central africa where the united nations is trying to prevent civil war in south sudan. the u.n. agreed to send another 6,000 troops to the region, more than doubling the number of peacekeepers there. fighting between the country's army and rebels loyal to south sudan's vice president has been particularly fierce in the city of bore. some of the images in her report may be difficult to watch. >> reporter: collecting bodies in bor is going to be a grim task. south sudan's army officials say these men defected scombroined the rebels. jz cannot independently verify this. civilians are among the dead. some of the bodies are starting to decompose. the killings happened during days of fighting between government troops and rebels loyal to the former vice president. they say he tried to topple the president. he's now on the run with other rebels. >> they're moving together and he they collected all the cars here, the government cars, the cars of the ngos, the cars of oil executives. almost over 100 cars, more cars and trucks. they have moved them with them. he's moving t

also: france sends more troops to central africa republic. >> 21 egyptian women gaoled for taking part in a demonstration begin their appeal. >> flowers for the father of a face - the latest from south africa as people celebrate the life of nelson mandela. >> it has been almost 20 years trying to bring about a global trade deal. the world trade organization has come up with an agreement said to be worth $18 trillion for the international economy. >> it is so agreed. >> the deal was made in bali and indonesia, aimed at increasing global commerce and making it easier for poorer countries to do trade. >> for the first time in our history we have truly delivered. we have achieved something significant. people all around the world will benefit from the package delivered here today. >> here is what is it could mean. it's claimed it will create 21 million jobs, 18 million in developing countries and cut red removing the need for many taxes and bribes. the w.t.o. is trying to remove all subsidies. the deal means that some developing countries can keep them in they are needed to feed the poor.

community and the logistical, the communication, all of that and we are calling all the people of central africao take their future in their hands. >> the role of african union soldiers will become increasingly efficient here. >>> the only safe way to get around bangui at the moment. no french soldiers on the streets at the moment. there is no rule of law here. muslims are being targeted by christians, and christians are being targeted by muslims. on monday, french soldiers were disarming rebel groups. now they must work out their next strategy. that leaves armed fighters free to roam the streets and angry mobs to take out their revenge. al jazeera, bangui. >>> the southeast asian games head to myanmar for the first time. a home advantage. >>> and why a sea change off the california coast means a feeding frenzy for whales. >> this isn't a new channel, this is a watershed moment in media for america. >> this entire region is utterly devastated. >> people our here are struggling. >> the fire jumped the highway we took earlier. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health car

what he did - he didn't came, if >> french president franÇois hollande is praising his troops in central africablic. nearly 500 people have died in battles between christians and muslims. the president is fearing the colony is on the brink of civil war. >> the big problem now is the every day person. new horrific stories and situations. now we're in crisis of communities. >> 10% of the country's 4.5 million people have now fled and many need food. >>> earlier this was the scene, security forces and demonstrators trying to take down tents and barricades in kiev's main square. they've been there for weeks demanding that the president resign. we're here kiev. >> reporter: everyone has been expecting it, confrontation, that's where the revolutionary control. military storm the barricades. at one entrance of the square a mighty wrestle between protesters and riot police. at first it seemed like a battle to reclaim the square. progress was slow. it took nearly three hours for hundreds of police to break the lines. but their real objective to dismantle the blockade of wood and steel. >> the whole purp

. >>> the president of central africa maintains that he doesn't have control over his country. french and african union soldiers have been sent in to intervene. >> nelson mandela, prayer for the late president. >>> the mid-atlantic states are getting an early dose of winter across the country. thousands of flights have been canceled. and many roads and highways are dangerous. parts of delaware and new jersey could get a foot of snow. those are the headlines, and i'll see you at 11:00. for a partial lifting of sanctions. tehran says its ultimate goal is a permanent solution that could program. >> nuclear weapons have no place whatsoever in our defense doctorine. >> what was concluded in geneva last night is not a historic agreement. it's a historic mistake. >> many aftcountries, particularly saudi arabia is worried they are trying to buy time. the top diplomat is on a charm offensive in the gulf region. can he build bridges with iran's arab nabors? will he attend the syria talks in generva to add more than two years of killing and destruction? what is behind iran's overtures to

has the highest prevalence of hiv in central africa.only 1/3 of people receive treatment, and at least 11,000 hiv-positive people have experienced treatment european and are now developing assistance to and tie retroviral spirit if we could allow the programs which has always been poor, particularly in rural areas. mr. chairman, me to illustrate the humanitarian situation to t -- my my streets experience there. roughly 40,000 are living in a topound, too terrified return home. individuals were provided with only 7.8 liters of water per day, below the 15 to 20 liter standards. msf has demonstrated international staff deployment is feasible. it is often necessary. the lack of skilled medical personnel available in c.a.r. and the need to protect our national staff has prompted us to increase international staff without country -- in the country. evacuatednever fully arctic sites. on the contrary, we expanded our presence in six vulnerable areas. all the humanitarian organizations working there have experienced security incidents, including

man that's good for mark chilton was too good to those who are not the multi national force of central africa or is working alongside the french troops trying to disarm the militias you can and bring about some kind of sentiments of calm that's not easy in the capsule cto walks with weapons but political divisions have manifested themselves in religious rivalry. the latest wave of ireland's begun to form the majority christian heart of town controlled by the anti like a vengeful left a masochist by the second they've taken up arms that the moms the president's resignation the only lay down their arms when it goes away that's the only way to the eye. daybreak hate that word becomes stronger. that feeling small handful. nearby a group of christians who hates to michael phelps the hero commencement of may decided to chase away all the books that combine to love and the christians and muslims do we use to live peacefully together in baggy today they find themselves under one tent at the city's hospital. this is a keep these people had gunshot wounds. the final families here are the christians mus

another two dozen killed in central africa. armed clashes broke out in the capital between former rebels controlling the city and militias. the u.n. is voting today on sending in international troops. and the king of thailand calls on the people to do their duty without directly referring to recent violent protests. those demonstrations are on hold today out of respect for the monarch's birthday. first

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all right well news now we stay in africa next to central africa lease peacekeepers been hacked to death by christian militias peacekeepers are increasingly becoming the target old rival insurgents over allegations that taking sides from six thousand troops from the african union in france battling to end the christian muslim conflict there right now just into nationalist makes some five thousand people have lost a lot. of pakistan's funny to spend a gentle the first of january after explosives were found on the route that he would have taken to court he faces charges of treason musharraf sic use of illegally suspending the constitution in two thousand and seven when he declared emergency rule he says the charges politically motivated. so little more cheery christmas schools if you're celebrating and children adults in some parts of the world already celebrating you know very best not forgetting the message of christmas. in the west bank the birthplace of jesus christ crowds there are gathering ready for midnight mass despite the difficulties and lead to just a tension in the region hund

. >> from west and central africa, primarily trafficked via the hubs at heathrow and back to hong kong. we pick up between five to 15 kilos of ivory. the heartbreaking thing quite clearly it's new ivory from recently slaughtered elephants. >> reporter: this year the uk border forces confiscated more illegal items than ever. some 2.5 million individual pieces were seized in the past 12 months. that's a tenfold increase on the previous year where just 248,000 were impounded. the illegal trade in wildlife is thought to be worth 12 billion pounds every year. >> it's a frightening figure, and the impact on the species which are being taken out of these countries is just -- it's huge. in our lifetime we could genuinely see three of africa's iconic species, the elephant, the rhino and the lion disappear from our planet. >> charities say that can't be allowed to happen. and unless we do more to protect endangered species, this may be the only place we can see them in the few your. >>> join us tomorrow on air and online. the lessons banks can learn about serving the poor. >> when you walk into

. >>> the president of of the central africa republic asked soldiers to return to their barracks leavingoreign sources. >>> south korea expands its air dwoens zone to

another two dozen killed in central africa. armed clashes broke out in the capital between former rebels controlling the city and militias. the u.n. is voting today on sending in international troops. and the king of thailand calls on the people to do their duty without directly referring to recent violent protests. those demonstrations are on hold today out of respect for the monarch's birthday. first to yemen, where six doctors, including a venezuelan and two from the philippines are among the victims killed in a suicide bombing and gun attack. the suicide bomber reportedly set off a car packed with explosives at the defense ministry, leaving close to 20 dead in all. dozens more were hurt in the blast that smashed through walls in a hospital inside the complex. for more, i'm joined by a journalist there. what more can you tell us about this attack there today? >> yes, the gunmen were wearing military uniforms, and the complex of the defense ministry before generating their bombs. after the explosions, the gunshots and clashes

the situation in west and central africa republic he drives many to hunt or ivory. trey didn't quite go as it's cold. is fueled by the month from asia the border region between cameroon central african republic have on conga and the democratic republic of congo is particularly dangerous for elephants political instability and violence in the region may click easy approaching. east in kenya. the government spends millions of viewers each year to protect the creatures. it's in the country's interests to have them around. safari tourism is a major source of revenue. now african ministers meeting in botswana are looking at proposals for cross border solutions that would see the deployment of more game keepers the illegal ivory trade. if the plans didn't work eyes. this guy could be one of the last of its kind in the wilds of africa. not likely to be with us the air. are you. the i the end. yours. thus you can watch him eat sea world you were ever you go. makes me ask for your own tablet access program schedules on demand video. i don't mind saying he's the author writes

the swamp dwelling antelope the only important but lands of central africa. it threatened with extinction. what the elephant of africa however in the future looks bleak. and here. and dang if anger is just the tip of a gigantic nice. due to the growing them on. i agree especially in asia and emerging economies of southeast asia. poaching in africa is increasing massively especially of elephants. it also dryness in school. i'm often asked how long is approaching the top of this text and we have to assume that there will be practically no an offense that in twenty years thx twenty five thousand elephants are killed by poachers in africa each year it will take even greater effort than are being made at the moment to make sure the fight against the bloody trade in ivory is not lost four thousand km further south we took a group of women with an eye it everyday the actual cancer that once filled disparity to south africa. all the countries not just seeking to harness bag and matched up with a goal but said the eighteen eighties. data mining has since moved elsewhe

and some other global news this hour in central africa. he's the husband to death by christian militias peacekeepers are increasingly becoming the target of rival is centuries old allegations they're taking sides around six thousand troops from the african union and france are battling to end the christian muslim conflict on this international s. tamate some one thousand people have lost their lives so father. received will have died due to a severe storm that's battering the u.k. it's also left thousands of homes without electricity to run sure rains have disrupted road and railway connections across the country affection schools of festive travellers one of london's largest airports gatwick is currently experiencing significant power outages and of flight delays. and up next for you a unique glimpse into world affairs through the eyes of russia's foreign minister in his exclusive interview with r.t. . with the economic downturn the find. the deal and the rest. take a break. right . first. and i would think. that maybe mr lavrov think you

innocent the time and central africa congolese peacekeepers been hunted death. christina nations peacekeepers increase and become the target of private and thirty seven intention of taking sides. around six thousand troops from africa knew them from the bustling two and the christian muslim conflict that thomas' nationals estimated some one thousand people last month of fun. more news in brief the trial of scott former leader for the sheriff has been adjourned to the first to johnny that off explosives were found on the road to the wood that a cubicle. he faces charges of treason the chaps accused of illegally suspended the constitution in two thousand and seven when he declared emergency rule he says the charges the all politically motivated. after celebrating christmas something to bring a bit itchy and his christmas along the well but the children adults and some pots will delay celebrating and not forgetting the message of christmas this is the scene in bethlehem west bank the birthplace of jesus christ their government may not last. spot the difficulties of

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some other world news in brief and it is only twenty minutes past nine here in moscow seizing in central africa euro congolese peacekeepers been hacked to death by christian militias peacekeepers are increasingly becoming the target of rival insurgents over allegations they're taking sides around six thousand troops from the african union and france are battling to lead the christian muslim conflict amnesty international estimates some one thousand people have lost the lives of. the club pakistan's former leader pervez musharraf has been adjourned till the first of january after explosives were found on the route that he would have taken to court he faces charges of treason the sheriff is accused of illegally suspending the constitution in two thousand and seven when he declared emergency rule he says the charges that were politically motivated. story the greenpeace activists arrested after their attempt to scale a russian oil rig in the arctic may be reach you conclusion russian authorities have begun dropping charges against them with one already set free. scott the story . this story began i

meantime in central africa a congolese peacekeepers been hacked to death but christian militias peacekeepers are increasingly becoming the target of rival insurgents of relegation to taking sides around six thousand troops from the african union and france are battling to end the christian muslim conflict there are most internationals estimating some one thousand people lost the lives of. more news imbrie the trial of pakistan's former leader pervez musharraf has been adjourned to the first of january after explosives were found on the route that he would have taken to court he faces charges of treason the sheriff's accused of illegally suspending the constitution in two thousand and seven when he declared emergency rule he says the charges though are politically motivated. if you're celebrating christmas something to bring a bit of cheer this christmas and a lot of the world both children adults in some parts of the water already celebrating it not forgetting the message of christmas this is the scene in bethlehem in the west bank the birthplace of jesus crowds there a gathering where if mi

and in some other global news this hour in central africa a congo is peacekeeper has been hard to death by christian militias peacekeepers are increasingly becoming the target of rival surgeons over allegations that taking sides around six thousand troops from the african union and from the us are battling to end the christian muslim conflicts on this international estimates one thousand people have lost their lives so far that. trial of pakistan's former leader perez musharraf has been adjourned until the best of january after explosives were found on the route would have taken to court here faces charges of treason is accused of illegally suspending the constitution of two thousand and seven when he declared emergency rule he said the charges up little of most of a should. three people have died due to a severe storm that's battering the u.k. it's also left thousands of homes without electricity to run short rains have disrupted road and railway connections across the country affecting scores of festive travel is one of london's largest airports gatwick is currently experiencing signi

st in central africa and a cupcake. deployed to the troubled nation to try and end the bloodshed. little change. the possible genocide and meantime this has been great prices on the main theme is intended to create change the school's of atrocities across the country discounting that the rebels has done little to quell sectarian tensions. many accusing the french taken friday. if you thought maybe the kids was disarmament of the way that the sun and be honest we don't like it. if you are talking about disarming you need to stop everyone but there's some new ones i want the other continues to take violent action. really we don't accept that and a keen to each other p b com. auntie back a christian nation. to apply the product from apple they may want to get home illumination pain in me up in the front and back up around the primitive weapons can spend an hour and a machete. they say they will put that on into potential cdf has gone the anti palin said he launched an attack on a donkey tv today. ponting and michael and finance the left school to find hundred people attacked. many an

in central africa congolese peacekeeper has been hunted by deaf i question militias peacekeepers are increasingly becoming the target of rival insurgents of allegations they're taking sides around six thousand troops from the african union and france are battling to end the christian muslim conflict that. the trial it sounds for will lead to a perez meszaros has been adjourned till the first of january after explosives were found on the route he would have taken to court he faces charges of treason musharraf was accused of illegally suspending the constitution in two thousand and seven when he declared an emergency of all. christmas is a happy holiday for those who have a home to celebrate in a not so merry for the thousands of homeless people in paris whose number is rising get by yet it has already increased by fifty percent since two thousand and one. and i made some of those fools to call the street their home. a time of seasonal joy cross europe but not for all. these people have nowhere to sleep and nothing to eat if you have reasons to feel festive although some try. to see wh

some of the google news this hour in central africa at least the state that has been axed to death by kristin nations peacekeepers am increasingly becoming the target of one of its actions at the aiken who was then taken some leaves around six thousand troops from the african union and the onus of bottling to and the christians in politics it seems national estimates some one thousand people out to them i sat on. on the funky styles for wendy des peres would chime has managed to blast of january after explosives were found on the route was taken to warwick faces charges of treason. musharraf is accused of illegally suspending the constitution in two thousand and seven when he declared in the ashes hero he says the charges that he is keen not to base hit. three people have dined year the cvs store as a tree in the uk. it's also the thousands of han was not a case that a torrential rains have disrupted ride and really connections across the country affecting schools a festive travel is one of london's largest apple with its wake is currently experiencing significant the accountant is on

africa. are french soldiers still engaged had mali, 3,000 troops there, 1600 on the ground now in the central african republic. the defense minister reiterated on wednesday morning that the operations should only last six months. i think there are plenty of people here in france that are skeptical about france being able to withdraw that soon. >> thank you jackie. india's top court reinstates a gay sex ban. still ahead, judges say politicians, not courts, should change the law. >>> and pope francis is liked more than miley cyrus when it comes to facebook. the social networking site reveals this year's top trends. >> this isn't a new channel, this is a watershed moment in media for america. >> this entire region is utterly devastated. >> people our here are struggling. >> the fire jumped the highway we took earlier. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism.

this is the suspicion is confirmed then from tomorrow the operation of the central africa republic would be considered a european one. it is the european operation there was the financial aid to you from europe. okay i'm just saying an eu matters it for the central african operation will be up to work for germantown slacking around mark on the eu should focus on making my sissy countries with the means to help themselves. as jeremy stanley aiming for an alley uk prime minister's defence corporation should only go so far. he is right for the european union. later that it is on the staff forces and the rest of it that would be to get a new location for an eu countries have comcast primary tree standing in the face of a scary team the nato secretary general warned eu leaders to step up their defense cooperation. we can either smith's relationship with max leaders agreed to go to developing european drone in the next decade to plummet and singh government satellite communications discussions continue on friday. well as the sun that report by catherine at clifford the violence and some top re

i was staying in africa next to for more news in brief in central africa a congolese peacekeeper has been hacked to death by christian militias peacekeepers are increasingly becoming the target of rival insurgents a relegations the taking sides around six thousand troops from the african union france are battling to end the christian muslim conflict allison's nice place to make some one thousand people lost the lives of. the trial of father stands formally to pervez musharraf has been adjourned to the first january after explosives were found on the route that he would have taken to court he faces charges of treason and shouts accused of illegally suspending the constitution in two thousand and seven when he declared emergency rule he says the charges though against him are politically motivated. little cheer here for celebrating christmas day it is christmas of course for a lot of people around the world already children adults in some parts of the world are really still is celebrating it not forgetting the message of christmas bethlehem looking at here in the west bank birthplace o

she didn't want to give us her name. >> i don't know what is happening in central africa republicarublickrepublic right e state of the country where can i go? >> this is where the injured have been brought. most of them have bullet and rbg wounds women are being treated along side of government sold soldiers. this woman asked god "why has this happened" there are muslim and christian victims of this conflict. >> muslims and christians used to live in this country peacefully. but the rate hat hatred and vioe difficult for people to forget. the french will be sending in soldiers soon to back up the force. on the streets it's the rebel government that insists it's in control. >> the enemy attacked u us and e routed them we completely desstroitdestroyed them. >> these fighters are out for revenge. they are searching for the militia that still pose a threat. this is an endless cycle of fighting and killing destroying this country. >> the situation has gone from bad to worse. we'll continue to bring you more. >>> in 1 1976 the so soweto upre brought attention to people. it was the home to nelson mandel

catastrophe because we have to remember that france intervened many, many times in this area of central africa without they result. >> france used to intervene, they said, to appropriate prop up corrupt regimes. the french government is already askingi partners for help. may cause serious political problems for francois hollande. simon meg gresimon mcgregor wool jazeera. >> ing fell short of a majority. they spent the past three months negotiating the coalition deal with their arch rival, the spd. >>> hundreds of workers at amazon's german operation have launched a 24 hour strike against the be online retailer. targeting three of the company's distribution centers during the crucial christmas period. the union staff says the workers receive lower than others. also protest in amazon's headquarters in seattle. >> and swedish police have made dozens of arrests after a neo-nazi group attacked a demonstration in stockholm. group held bottles and rockets at the protestors. i'll be back from europe a bit later this hour. now let's get back to darren. >> thank you. >>> thousands of people fleeing thei

in the capital of central africa republic.that grim body count has been confirmed by the international red cross, who have been working on the ground. they have pushed france to securing more troops and securing the capitol. the french president said that their country won't go it alone. >> reporter: in his opening remarks to the summit, president hollande went into more detail about what propertied pledging and the reason why he felt there was such urgency. there was a need for partnership between france and africa. he talked about the way in which security and development are intrinsically linked, and he wanted france wanted africa to help itself. and ultimately the responsibility would lie with the africans. he gave a graphic description of why it is so crucial. >> at the heart of africa a country is suffering. it is calling us. it is the central african republic. we cannot allow massacres to continue. women and children being raped. crimes being committed in hospitals, and interreligious crimes that degenerate. the securit

the initial support mission to central africa republic, will double their number to 6,000. with the military build up more political pressure is prayering down on the c.a.r.'s interim president. >> we have discussed the transition to rally and assist on what needs to be done to prevent further atrocity crimes. in other words, it is critical that the message comes from himself to make sure that nobody will be immune from prosecution. >> reporter: here killing has not diminished just like it hasn't in the capitol. it's clear that boulder military action is needed as attacks on villages by militia continues. >>> it isn't about peacekeeping, it's about enforcing some form of calm, and to have any hope of doing that the new force needs to be fast, efficient, and really equipped. >> reporter: the outgoing peacekeeping commander believes the bolstered force will work. >> we only intervene in specific locations depending on the threat. whereas they will be able to go everywhere and diminish the risk. >> reporter: but action is needed soon if the fears of the minority muslim people

the malaria crisis praying on children in the central africa republic. >>> and in sports european championooks to become world champions in morocco. jo will have the details a little later. >>> first violence in south sudan has spread beyond the capitol. hundreds of people have died in fighting since sunday, and there is evidence the violence is splitting along ethnic lines. thousands of people are hiding in un compounds, too afraid to go home. >> reporter: afraid for their lives. these people are k looking for a safe place to hide from the fighting. a message from the government, go home. >> translator: when you came here you were looking for peace. now there is no fighting. now we are telling you that everyone should go back to your house. listen to me, listen to me, listen to me. >> reporter: the people didn't want to listen. how can you say that? one of them asked. >> translator: other people come in and ask him to speak a certain language, and if he couldn't speak, they can take him out of his house and kill him. >> reporter: thousands of people have taken refuge inside un compounds,