a dry 27 in doha. that is the case in a good part of the arabian peninsula. top temperature in tehran is 16 celsius. celsius. serena >> you are watching al-jazeera. u.s. general dunford take control of the u.s. forces in afghanistan. he is expected to oversee the withdrawal through 2014. in irenic, celebrating an anniversary of the 1979 revolution. president ahmadinejad wants to praise the country's technological achievements. in bahrain, national talks in ending a crisis are due to restart on sunday. it has been two years since the uprising began. three in nigeria have been killed after being attacked in a northern town. they are all believed to be south korean. it is not yet clear who was behind the killings. police in los angeles say they're looking back at the circumstances that led to the firing of an officer returned punitive -- turned fugitive, christopher dorner. he is now on the run accused of killing 03 people. it is thought he is hiding in the northern mountains of california but efforts to find him have been hampered by snowfall. first lady michel

and it comes has reportedly handed over the syrian embassy in the capital doha to the opposition's syrian national coalition opposition leader news out of hockey who claims he was recently appointed as a prostitute says the handover is a means of acknowledging his new post the national coalition was formed in doha eighteen months ago and was recognized by. other gulf states as seriously representative. with barack obama focused on stricter gun control measures it's already ending up dividing the country and many americans believe he's taken them down the wrong path in the state of new york is the first to fold the line flagging up customers who buy large amounts of ammunition and introducing health checks for potential gun owners. going to reports on how the people they're taking it all then. the big apple business as usual. a few hours by train the empire state capital. as the united states remains divided when it comes to what to do with guns in this country after a recent series of shootings hundreds of anti-gun control protesters gathered outside the state capitol building in albany h

handover is just a formal procedure to acknowledge his new post the national coalition was formed in doha eighteen months ago and recognized by other gulf states syria's legitimate representative. right now a nearly four million british adults have never had any form of paid work small than the population of wales and a recent court ruling slams some of the schemes to get people into work as unlawful . reports. university graduate kate riley and forty year old jamison wilson succeeded in their claims that their unpaid work scheme that they were made to take part in was indeed a little for them a small but significant victory now the lawyers for that ruling say it could mean that thousands of people who have their benefits stripped from the under similar circumstances in this government work program could reclaim that money that could leave the door open to the millions of pounds compensation that would be footed by the taxpayer of course that's causing a lot of concerns are teeth that its own investigation into the work program in a response to what's the government had said that it was r

and they hand over the syrian embassy in the capital doha to the opposition syrian national coalition opposition leader hockey he claims he was recently appointed as ambassador. says it is just formal procedure to acknowledge his new post the national coalition was formed in doha eighteen months ago and the recognized by other gulf states as syria's the representative. of nearly four million british adults have never had any form of paid work in their lives that's more than the population of wales and a recent court ruling some of the schemes to get people into work as the explanation notes once he's correspondent sara. university graduate kate riley and forty year old jamison wilson succeeded in their claims that their unpaid work scheme that they were made to take part in was indeed a little for them a small but significant victory now the law is that that ruling say it would mean that thousands of people who have their benefits stripped from the under similar circumstances in this government work program could reclaim that money that could leave the door open to millions of pounds

and that has reportedly handed over the syrian embassy in the capital doha to the opposition's syrian national coalition opposition leader news out of hierarchy who claims he was recently appointed as ambassador to. the handover is a means of acknowledging his new post the national coalition was formed in doha eighteen months ago and was recognized by. other gulf states as syria's legitimacy representative. with barack obama focused on stricter gun control measures it's already ending up dividing the country and many americans believe he's taken them down the wrong path the state of new york is the first to fold the line flagging up customers to buy large amounts of ammunition and introducing health checks for potential gun owners and associates are going to reports on how the people they're taking it all in. the big apple business as usual. a few hours by train the empire state capital. as the united states remains divided when it comes to what to do with guns in this country after a recent series of shootings hundreds of anti-gun control protesters gathered outside the state capitol

a very pleasant 25 degrees celsius in doha. acrossking to about northern parts of the middle east. clouds and rain making their way area and rain for beirut. jazeera, aies on our regional government accusing the pakistan government for not protecting the people following the deaths of 84 people. a man in charge of international forces in afghanistan's as reducing civilian casualty is paramount. general dunford reacting to karzai's decision to ban the army and calling in foreign bourses to conduct air strikes in residential areas. a few minutes ago, the pope arrived for his penultimate sunday mass. it does called hundreds of thousands of people into st. peter's square. he says, i beg you to continue praying for me and the next pope. he thanked the faithful for their prayers and support. 150,000 people in vatican city today to see the pope. the chinese prime minister has demanded an explanation from malaysia. we have more. he was in the fact-finding mission in malaysia before the elections. he was denied entry on orders of the malaysian and government. in australia he spoke to us fro

welcome to al-jazeera live from doha. will he be granted bail? olympia and oscar fdot pistorious should find out in the next few hours. we're live. -- oscar sprinter pistorious should find out. maliki.ther a rock or they want to get rid of their prime minister. >> go like this. >> thune for fog. why this scandal may help people improve their eating habits. >> the indian government is calling for unity after a bomb attack in hyderabad. that thefurious government may have not prevented the carnage. they're sifting through the carnage were 16 people were killed. the bombs went off, the park. more than of 100 wounded. indian media are reporting there were warnings of an attack three days before the blasts. security cameras have been disconnected four days ago. earlier, they said that there was no specific information that act upon. and we havederabad this report. >> this is the side of the first blast that occurred 7:00 thursday evening. the front of these shops absolutely destroyed. this is a popular eating location where many would have gathered. t

>> you are watching note al- jazeera lyders from doha. a surging rescuers. thousands of cambodians for a general fabricate -- fit for a king. >> video makers come under fire linking gamers and guns. we begin in iraq where hundreds of thousands of protesters are taking to the street. they say they have been marginalized by the government. there is not equal representation for sunnis. the of beefed up security for several cities but so far the protests have been peaceful. we have been bolling the protests and we have a live update from near fallujah. they said they're going to contain this protest but that does not seem to be working. >> a short while ago, this was absolutely covered with people. there were worshipers, protesters, if. who would,-- people who would come and convert. they held friday prayer services year. the message was loud and clear. is the biggest protest here since the war. as well as other demonstrations in other suny areas around the country. what they are calling for is essentially an end to what this is discrimination against the sunni

in doha it has been fresh. but now the wind is changing again. there will no longer come from the north, so things will get a little warmer to the next few days. 24 degrees will be the maximum on thursday and 75 different types. farther north, clear, dry weather extends towards kabul. farther west, a little more and0 p.m. pacific, 9:00 eastern on l -- link tv. >> good to have you with us. the top stories. hundreds of people are rallying informationsia's ministry after the assassination of a government critic. shokri belaid of the unified democratic nationalist party was shot outside his home in the capital. workers are protesting in indonesia over broken promises in an increase in minimum wage. some employers are still negotiating with the government. people in fijian were moved to higher ground after an earthquake triggered a tsunami in the south pacific. the alert has now been cancelled after the quake struck near the solomon islands, killing five people. more on our top story. the tunisian president speaking at the european parliament in stras

this is al jazeera live from doha up here the latest on the shooting that has gripped south africa. there is a space missing inside all the people that she knew. >> mourners demand a harsh sentence. a military aircraft crashes in the heart of the yemeni capital. a perfectlypens to good food considered not good enough for supermarkets. hearded south africa has accusations of how oscar pistorius has killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. the 26-year-old appeared in court to try to win his freedom on a bill before facing trial. the prosecution did and he got up from bed, put on his press political legs, and walk a few meters before shooting his girlfriend to the door. her funeral has been held in port elizabeth. being taken to the crematorium. he says that her death was an accident and that he thought she was an intruder. >> there is a space missing inside of the people that she knew that cannot be filled again. we are going to keep all the positive things we remember about my sister. we will try to continue with of the things she tried to make better. we will miss her. >> let's take y

hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. youth investigation accuses the syrian government forces and others of committing war crimes. shial muslims are -- muslims are demanding pakistan's government and do more. and airline workers are striking. after months of rumor and uncertainty, venezuelan president hugo chavez has returned home to caracas. is ministers made the announcement on twitter. he had been receiving treatment for cancer in cuba. underwent a six hour operation in december at the age of 58. our correspondent joins us on the line from buenos aires. told us that he was back in the world. short on detail. >> glenn me clarify that the tweets were supposed to have been written by president chavez himself. -- let m clarifiede. he had not used it since november. "we have arrived back in the venezuelan fatherland. thanks, my god! thanks, my beloved people! here we will continue the treatment." the acting vice president and president maduro says mr. chavez has been taken to the military hospital, where he is now. he land

hello and welcome to al jazeera, live from doha. these are the other top stories. political battles in koran as the president accuses the parliamentary speaker of corruption. -- in here and -- in iran as the president accuses the parliamentary speaker and his brother of corruption. researchers say they have found the remains of england's infamous richard iii. tension is growing on the korean peninsula. in south korea, the president has called for preparations against a threatened nuclear test by north korea. south korea has also started a joint military exercise with the u.s. navy. the drills are being conducted off of south korea's east coast. we have more from seoul. it is an exercise that has been months in the planning. -- >> it is an exercise that has been months in the planning. a third nuclear test could lead the us and south korea to plan for a preemptive strike against the north in the future to prevent a nuclear missile launch. >> the us will have a nuclear submarine around the korean coast. the nuclear power can be deployed to korea. if the us and korea

live from doha. also on the program -- >> we are all together and in tears. everyone is overwhelmed. thanks and now the nightmare is over. passengers finally get off a cruise ship that was adrift for days. in russia, hundreds have been injured in a meteor shower. and -- >> how many film -- female film directors can you name, aside from kathryn bigelow >> nearly 100 women have been made -- nearly 100 films have been made by women here, and that is what makes this different from the rest. >> olympic sprinter oscar pistorius has formally been charged with the murder of his girlfriend. he entered the court with his head bowed, broke down in tears as the charge was formally conferred. prosecutors said that he will argue -- they will argue it was premeditated murder when he shot dead reeva steenkamp at his home. the hearing has been put off until tuesday. here are live pictures from outside the court. waiting to catch a glimpse of pistorius as he lives -- as he leaves. cameras are not allowed in the courtroom. >> olympic runner oscar pistorius arrives at magistrate

this is al jazeera, live from doha. the bill gary and government resigned en masse -- the bulgarian government resigned en masse. gunfire as families begin to bury their dead in pakistan, but many are continuing their protests. ?s it a balloon, or is it a ufo we meet the next generation of cargo-carrying airships. the olympic and paralympic sprinter, oscar pistorius, is appearing in court for the second day of his bail hearing. toss accusers argue pistorius should face a charge of premeditated near -- prosecutors argued the story is should face a charge of the meditated murder. pistorius says the killing was an accident. our reporter is outside the court in pretoria. more incriminating evidence is coming out against pistorius, one of which is this issue about the trajectory of the bullets that were fired. could you tell us more? >> absolutely. this has all come out as part of the prosecution cost case. they are talking to the lead police investigator -- prosecution's case. they are talking to the lead police investigato

this is al jazeera from in doha. catholics are taking in the news of the pope's resignation and looking into who might be the next leader. provides food for millions of people. a huge mission and cleanup of the world's oceans. an historic moment in kenya. the first presidetelevised presidential debate. we will bring you all the highlights. north korea has tested a nuclear bomb. experts believe the blast was twice as careful as previous tests 2009. the first signs of the underground detonation came when a man made earthquake was detected in and around the test site. the u.s. geological survey measured magnitude 4.9, considerably more powerful than previous tests. leaders have condemned it. and there are protests in south korea. they have the north korean flag and pictures of the leader of north korea, kim john thune. >> this remote mountain range in northern north korea for weeks has been under scrutiny. on tuesday the wait was over. pyeongchang said it carried out a test of a miniaturized nuclear weapons in a tunnel.

this is al jazeera, live from doha. so in the news, the deal of the century. talks on a $12 billion sale of fighter jets. revealing a prisoner x. an israeli-australian man jailed under a false identity died in israeli custody. try to restore consumer confidence following a scandal. dna testing is ordered on food products right across europe. the south african olympic athlete oscar pistorius has been arrested after his girlfriend was found shot dead and his home. it's been reported by south african media, but police would only say they have arrested a 26-year-old man. a policewoman said that he and his 30-year-old girlfriend reeva steenkamp or in the house and there had been previous incident at the house. she was shot several times and confirmed dead at the scene. the suspect is expected to appear in court in the coming hours and is being charged with murder. live pictures from the compound where he lives in pretoria. it is a gated community where mostly wealthy people live. access to the compound is controlled by a security guard. here's what the police said

this is al jazeera, live from in doha. >> it is our task to make sure this government works on behalf of the many and not just the few. more than 50 gunmen stormed a military base in southern thailand with deadly consequences. shootout in a remote mountain cabin in the u.s., the latest twist in the hunt for a former police officer accused of murder. pope benedict xvi has given his first weekly general audience since he shocked the world by becoming the first pontiff in six centuries to step down. he received a long standing ovation as he made its way into the audience hall at the vatican? . later he will preside over an ash wednesday mass. will go to our correspondent at the vatican. he said that he is stepping down for the good of the church. >> absolutely. the pope went straight into it. his first words were that he has taken the decision in full freedom and for the good of the church. he went on explaining that he understood the gravity of the moment. then he came to the realization that he did not have the spiritual or the material's strength to carry out his ministry. it was a st

what happened at the airport when you showed up to fly back to doha. >> well, we tried -- i tried tone representative he had notified me that i would not be able to, in fact, and he requested a policemen to come on the scene and three of them showed up. which was very intimidating. and they basically told us that we would have to discuss it with the representative from tsa. and he in turn said that he had no idea why i was on the list but i should just call the fbi and they would explain to me. >> so you show up at the airport in a have a police escort out of there. you are given no explanation. >> no explanation. >> what happened when you contacted the fbi to get some explanation? >> well, so we sent a letter ahead of time prior to him flying to indicate that he would be flying, and we are yet to get an explanation as to why it is that he is on the no fly list. >> the fbi won't comment about these cases. that's part of the standard pralting procedure they won't talk to us, or the press they say it's an ongoing case. you were then tailed by fbi agents after being at the airport? >> n

here in doha with top stories. a balloon crash over the valley of the kings in egypt killed 19 people. a look at the world's largest train network as india announces a big investment to improve its railways. ♪ >> how greater thanrapper from taiwan called dog g is trying to stop the government from putting down straight pets. the parliamentary election that was supposed to bring political and economic stability to italy has been quite the opposite. preliminary results show there is no clear winner. equally unclear is how bitter rivals will be able to come together to lead the country. former prime minister silvio berlusconi made a sort of a comeback at may secure the upper house. according to his latest results, his main rival has managed to win a majority in the lower house. and beppe grillo, a comedian turned politician, appears to be riding a wave of protest votes. what happens next? the only solution appears to be some sort of coalition. the outgoing prime minister, his coalition trailed for the and the vote, sa

canton has confirmed it's handed theories embassy in the capital doha to the syrian opposition which has already appointed an ambassador there the building had been closed about erica as the gulf nation was among the first to recognize the syrian national coalition and political activist yasser abdullah says the move however well not make much difference it's not an addition to the political weight of the syrian national coalition in my view this is a this is primarily a crime primarily to reinject some life into the syrian national coalition especially after the several blows that it received there since it's since it was formed we know that they want to. overthrow the regime they couldn't so far they want to achieve some liberated lands and more than in northern syria and they didn't so far and they also want to form a transitional government on syrian soil and they're meeting in us istanbul recently failed in doing so so i think i think this movement by by qatar especially the us government considers itself the main backer of the syrian national coalition because it was its own pr

countdown has confirmed its hundred theories embassy in the capital doha to the syrian opposition which has already appointed an ambassador there the building had been closed about erica as the gulf nation was among the first to recognize the syrian national coalition and political activist yasser abdullah says the move however well not make much difference it's not an addition to the political weight of the syrian national coalition in my view this is a this is primarily a crime primarily to reinject some life into the syrian national coalition especially after the several blows that it received since its since it was formed we know that they want to. overthrow the regime they couldn't so far they want to achieve some liberated lands and more than in northern syria and they didn't so far and they also want to form a transitional government on syrian soil and they're meeting in us istanbul recently failed in doing so so i think i think this movement by by qatar especially look us qatar considers itself the main backer of the syrian national coalition because it was its own project so it

algal zeera doha. >> malian army said that it is turning time-out be tougher than expected.e's seen this clash of womans in a mownous area. -- major town area. >> there have been a massive power of failure in pakistan. cities including carache were affected. it -- they were put on high alert during the black out. there have been more strikes and protests in bangladesh. >> it's a protest against a protest. they have the nainlwide strike -- main streak strikes. they are leading a campaign in favor of capital punishment. [speaking foreign language] this is a strike for all the muslims in the world. but i can guarantee they're not against the muslims. try religious protests. at least four people were killed. a protest led by the blog verse been held for nearly three weeks. they do want their freedom. the tro zestors was set up as a secular state. >> i believe the celebration warrant it. i believe that the people who killed millions of people during 1975 has to be tried. i believe in the party -- and all of its other forces >> she said government condone inside. no problem ganda.

12-year-old doha shows me her life here. bars on the windows. bare cement floors. it is unimaginable what these children have witnessed. while you're sleeping at night, do you have any dreams about the shells? she tells us she wakes up afraid. nightmares from the shelling. what did you see? trn trnlt. >> translator: we saw dead bodies and the planes were dropping bombs. >> reporter: and you saw people that were killed? >> yes. >> reporter: you thinking about your father? it's okay, sweetie. when night falls, the children struggle to stay warm. many are sick. so cold that families cook inside their tents. two days ago, a fire ripped through the camp, row after row. but morning light brings hope. children warm their feet. the charity save the children is here, trying to help. they've even set up a school nearby. but fear is just beneath the surface. this little girl broke into tears. she thought our camera was a gun. we showed her she was safe. everyone misses their old life and those left behind. today, they can't afford to call home, so, we lend them our phones. >>

the team set off from johan with the most successful writer -- from doha with the most successful rider did not appear to affect the outcome. the american was winning a sprint finish. sprint finish.

serve as chief agricultural negotiator in the doha talks. our next witness is to a roger pulwarty. i will turn to senator bennett to introduce him as well. >> i think the people of colorado for holding this incredibly important hearing. they been afflicted by both drought and fire come as a thank you for doing it and i'm pleased to introduce dr. roger pulwarty to the committee this morning. dr. pulwarty comes to us by way of boulder, colorado where he works on the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. he serves as chief of the climate and societal interactions domitian. his past research and publications have focused on extreme weather in disaster risk reduction in the western united states, latin america and caribbean. dr. pulwarty has testified before congress before. his appearance is focused on climate change, water resources and climate adaptation. from university and received phd at boulder. my chair, thank you grenache for allowing to testify today. >> before hearing dr. johanns is doing double duty and a couple of meetings

strike the right balance where we have accountability, we know what kids are able to do, and we can doha in a standardized, consistent way, and there's not such an emphasis on the test that people think that's the end all, be all. >> in the film "waiting for superman," you offer the teachers' union more money for teachers that are excelling, actually, substantially more money, and the union rejects it. why? >> that's what i was asking. [laughter] but in the movie, if you saw the incredulous look on my face, are you kidding me? this was the situation. when the movie was being filmed, we had presented a plan to the union where we said we want to give highly effective teachers the opportunity to make, basically, double the amount of money that they were in the old system if they are willing to give up, you know, tenure and seniority protections, etc. but it's a choice. they don't have to. if teachers want to stay in the old system, they can. if they go in the new system, they give ten your up, but they -- tenure up, but they will make a lot money. let your teachers choose the union said no.

you can go to democracynow.org for our interview from doha with his attorney and a member of the country's national human- rights committee. leaders in africa's great lakes region have signed onto a framework agreement aimed at ending two decades of violence in the eastern democratic republic of congo. the deal calls for increased cooperation between regional governments and more support for the multi nation force inside eastern congo. the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon praise the agreement a signing ceremony in ethiopia. >> this signing ceremony is a significant, but it is only the beginning of a comprehensive approach that will require sustained engagement. the framework before you outlines commitments and oversight which aimed at addressing national and regional issues. >> the drc government and rebel groups currently are holding peace talks in neighboring uganda. a u.s. energy firm has agreed to retire three coal-fired power plant in a move environmentalists say will say more than 200 lives each year. american electric power also agreed to reduce emissions of new investments in win

he's also making stops in berlin, paris, rome, arrange kara, cairo, riyadh, abu dhabi and doha. >>> up next, should fannie and freddie be finished. not one, but two former hud secretaries are here to talk about whether the government needs to get out of the mortgage business. >>> plus, as the pope prepares to step down this week, another stunning retirement announcement. but first, a look ahead at today's politics planner. governors still in town. we're going to hear a lot probably from capitol hill today. all about sequestration. you are watching t"the daily rundow rundown", only on msnbc. ♪ none of us think bad things are gonna happen to us. i'm here at my house on thanksgiving day, and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. an artery in your heart, it's called the widow maker. and mine was 95% blocked. they took me to the hospital, and the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone, so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i'm a blue-collar worker. to me, bayer aspirin is another too

it appears the doha agreement is gone. is it responsible to focus on those agreements? >> we think trade is an important driver of growth in the u.s. the president announced that we're moving forward on negotiations with europe in the transatlantic trade and investment partnership. we think that's important for your growth, for our growth, for the europes of the world. but i think it's important to emphasize we continue to do things within the wto, as well. and we're making some progress in areas such as trade facilitation. >> thank you very much, indeed. lael brainard, the senior official here for the u.s. at administration. back to you, ross. >> all right. and good comments there on what the g-7 should stick to and the currency statement. thanks tore that, steve. we'll leave a look at how futures are trading ahead of the open, kath a mixed start at the moment, but not by much. >>> hello. welcome to today's "worldwide exchange." i'm ross westgate. mario draghi weighs into the currency debate. concerns speculation over exchange rate policy is self-defeating. the yen has

and the e.u., it could open a way to final solution on the doha global trade round and that would be. ashley: we have the g20 getting together in russia this week. it seems the hot topic is the currency wars and i'm sure a lot of attention will be put on japan but they're not going to shed any tears, are they? they're quite happy to devalue the yen because they need their exports to get a boost. is there anything the g20 can do on that issue? >> well, as you've seen through the verbage in the press, the statement by the g7, subsequent clarifying statements and leaking of a potential draft statement by the g20 there is concern less that someone important, perhaps, japan, begins actually intervening in currency markets. that would be crossing a red line and could cause some real problems that could generate market volatility, could be damaging. so i suspect there's a bit of conflating in the public discussion what's going on. it is one thing to want your currency to be a bit lower. it is another thing to actively intervene. that would be unacceptable to everyone's partners. ashley: we'