that's imran khan reporting from northern iraq. pakistanian and military commanders are holding high-level talks. they want to strengthen the cease fire. our correspondent reports from the engine city. >> it's quiet and peaceful. life can be hard. the children may not know it. things can change quickly. something that these people know for ourselves. cross-boarder shooting and landmines, including these men, travelled here for treatment. this man lost his right leg to a landmine a few years ago. his brother lost his left leg in an incident. news of a high level meeting that might stop ceasefire violations. >> translation: we are poor people. we are handicapped and belong to india. we live on the border. if we don't stay on the border, what was done. >> and the pain caused by fighting. in 1998 he had to leave the village, next to the line of control. then in 2004 a year after the last ceasefire he had to move again because of shelling which killed several peep. only god knows if anything will come out of the meeting. what would i kn

opposition leader imran khan is blaming the government and is calling for a rally. >> the weekly shoppings not what it used to be. he had to cut back on basics like cooking oil and rice because prices increased dramatically. the father of four is not sure how he is going to feed his family if costs keep rising. >> it's very hard to survive these days. prices go up day by day. i have electricity bills, school fees and medical expenses, i have no choice but to look after my family. >> inflation is on the rise after austerity is implemented by the government, aimed at satisfying strict measures attached to a 6, 500 bailout. the imf approved a loan package to stablilize the economy. in return it required the economy to make deep budget cuts, increase tax revenues and reform the energy sector with price hikes. some say the measures added to the deappreciation of the rooupee, and the slashing has contributed to the current inflation rate of 11%. seizing on the anger caused by soring costs is politician imran charn, the leaders of the movement for justice. he says the prime minister nawaz sharif

this has given half the save on those days of protest but to the kitchen politician imran khan's is something big and soft on pti the body has been blocking trucks carrying supplies for nato forces fighting the taliban in neighboring afghanistan after talking with them and soon the chief of the five percent of the bun was clear they did on strike last month yes capture new daddy with his tired body connection canteen and bought said that these men wanted to mention its mba is on but this tea date has not seen such a quirky contested ball and took some time now. by itself on high speed between the two lead on the spot tea and the hiking it in a cup of tea on tuesday. but this time ntt has just update this weekend cleaning the carpet the supporters of the fitting out and bought t r e e p us ruling the streets in the macomb stations presidential pardons. most of them transition to the parties' intentions than that. it's the guy that keeps the wind was to be behind a cute sweet puppy the anti corruption campaign to treat eleven. tdy was contesting against the incumbent administration of the stick

imran khan, our correspondent is on the line from northern iraq. what can you tell us? i can tell you about the attack on a church in doura neighbourhood. this church was the main place of worship for the baghdad christmas community in 2006. it really emptied out. today, being christmas, there was a parked car bomb that went up outside the church. as the worshippers came out, that's when the bomb took place. and 47 people injured. it's a christian community. already that the government is not enough to protect and secure. however, what the government said it's difficult. you have to realise car bombs are made of domestic materials. things you can fly in any kitchen it's very difficult to detect them. these are pretty much things that you can make in your own backyard, put into a car and drive. that's really the pattern that we are seeing across iraq. but this particularly on christmas is very brutal attack. >> imran khan. >> france is preparing to pull many of its troops out of mali. the conflict began two years ago. they want independence. some large cities were captur

seizing on the anger caused is politician imran khan. leader of the movement for justice party.e says the prime minister nawaz sharif is squarely to blame for the rise in prices. but political analysts questions kahn's motives. the government of imran khan are detracting attention from real issues of unemployment, health issues and by taking out rallies and sit-in and protest demonstration. they want to detract the attention from the real issues. >> whatever the case, all he wants is for the rices to come down so he can provide for his family the way he used to. >> the opposition leader says he plans to introduce a new policy to help control pakistan's inflation. a warning to cuban entrepreneurs pushing for an overhaul of the economy. president raul castro said all reforms must happen with a sense of order. the government has been relaxing laws in relation to home enterprises, but some closed after they were open. castro wants a better relationship with the united states, but is not willing to change cuba's economic policies to do so. >> egypt's poor economy is forcing kids out

imran khan reports from the kurdistan region of northern iraq. >> reporter: the pallets of cargo are loaded, final plans begin. much needed supply of blankets, sanitation and the flights began on the 17th of december for the u.n.hcr, they say i.t. has taken a massive effort. >> now we are transporting it to syria. >> reporter: getting all the permission to run aid flights has been a difficult business. dendar zabari was part of those talks and is saying the kurdistan government has been part of the transportation of flights. >> united nations offices in geneva, as well as with the syrian foreign officials. it has been an iraqi, us and syrian agreement. for only facilitated that flig flight, to the airport. >> back on the apron and the old russian cargo plane dating back to the 70s and its mainly koranian crew are ready to go. they won't let us get onto this flight and that gives you an indication of how politically charged these flierts. all the relevant players will discuss whether to try and keep what they're calling a humanitarian corridor open for more of these flights into syria

seizing on the anger caused is politician imran khan, the leader of the movement for justice party which controls the northern kiber province. the prime minister is squarely to blame for the rising prices. the political analysts are here, questioning kahn's motives. >> the government of imran khan are putting and wanting to detract the attention of people from issues of unemployment, health issues, and by taking out rallies and protest demonstrations. they wanted to detract the attention from the real issues. >> whatever the case for people like this, all they want is for the prices to come down so they can provide for their family the way they used to. >> nearly half of all people in indonesia, more than 100 million, they have no access to clean drinking water. for those lucky to have it on tap, it's not fit to drink. water bills are some of the highest in asia. for the rest buying bottled water is a train on income. more from jakarta. >> something many take for granted. but for this woman it's not a matter of turning on the tap. this mother of five struggles every day to find drinking

imran khan reports. >> outside the home of a sunni political leader in ramadi, and a critic of nouri al-maliki. he was taken into custody, not before his brother and several security members were killed. >> translation: during the fire exchange one soldier was killed and five injured. every action has a reaction. ali was injured, together with two guards. they were taken to hospital. after one hour or two we were told that ali has died. >> he was the leader of a sit-in process in ramadi against the marginalisation of sunnis. the prime minister threatened to break up the city by friday if demonstrators don't disperse. >> this made protesters angrier. they marched on the streets. >> ali is influential. it's an armed tried. they are threatening the government, giving them a 12 hour truce. every army camp inside anwar. all the signs are there for a standoff between the army and supporters. iraq has seen some of the worst violence and sectarian tension since 2008. sunnis feel they have not only doing targetting. >> the party of myanmar's opposition leader aung san suy kyi says it will tak

imran khan has more. >> it's early morning and the women prepare food. they've been cooking outdoors for the summer. winter has come and with it plunging temperatures and rain. . >> i make an effort to cook every friday. with the rain i won't be able to do this. this small treat will be taken from us. >> preparations to get the camp ready for winter are under way. drainage systems are being put in place to make sure the camp doesn't flood. yousef mahmoud says although things are on track, there's a long way to go. >> there'll be challenges like any other program, but we'll support the international community. >> but there's a huge difference between a camp being ready for winter and the reality of having to actually live will. >> dispute conditions around the corner, children find a way to smile and have fun. >> the children are taking advantage of mild weather before the severe winter comes. it almost doesn't matter how well prepared the camp is for winter. the one thing that the chin and the resident of the camp wants is one thing that the aid agencies

it was opposite the stock one cup is empty well for all the details the politician imran khan is about to continue protests against a us bomb strikes about the song. he also said that attention should be concocted some of the us is us liberty at the picture evoking the need to supply trucks and focused on small twist for nearly two weeks the monk on focused on the weekend saw a pti. this couple has come along and post it. thank you to know what she's going to go swimming with the new hunting with the home's walls is a little. as usual don't realize that only god is on the docket was to fill up an old is on the phone can do what was going to get there second was on went to the side of the month that bad why not. job. you can go on weekends is issued. uti intensified its time to tone down the name of the caucus front of the bunch she can lovers who was killed and it didn't strike last month activists have children if the supply chain. lionel abundance bumped into semis the us into sculpting that or the ducks. it was needed to be had on tuesday hosted the shipments of about a stop to focu

party led by the former critic cricket star imran khan demonstrators chanted anti us slogans and demanded an immediate end to all drone attacks in the country the strikes are deeply unpopular in pakistan but american officials say they are crucial in the fight against terrorism. extreme windstorms a battering northwest europe two people have been killed and thousands moved to safety is the worst tidal surge in sixty years sweeps the british coast around one hundred thousand homes have been left without electricity in scotland and environment agency spokesman says that six thousand properties in england and wales are at risk of being flooded now thousands of fast food and retail workers in the us staged a national strike on thursday calling for an increase to the minimum wage president obama pledged to push for higher salaries in the industry back in february but critics say little has been done since parties report i was at a protest in new york. what began here in new york city one year ago with just two hundred employees has exploded into arguably the biggest wave of protest in the hist

he's soft on the deadline to form a cricket pitch it's done imran khan demonstrates is chanted anti us nineties and demanded immediate and forthright in attacks in that country strikes deep the unpopular in pakistan but american officials say they'll crucial in the fight against terrorism. extreme wind storms of the three north west europe seen people have been killed and thousands me to safety is the worst title suits and sixteen is sweeps the british guys around one hundred thousand times have been at the back and actresses teams golf and numb arm and agencies baseman says the six thousand properties in england and wales risk of being friday. as is the boss the retail workers in the u s states the national strike on this site calling for an increase to the minimum wage present i vomit pledged to push the highest salaries in the industry back in february but critics say. biffle has been done since opted to report on sat upright text in new york. putting the hearing your city one year ago with just two hundred employees has exploded into arguably the biggest wave of protests in the his

party led by a former cricket star imran khan and his freighters chant and tell us logan and demand an immediate end to all drone attacks the strikes are deeply unpopular in pakistan but american officials say they are crucial in the fight against terror. that next here on our team why social programs in africa are fueling debts you know documentary. we often see the middle east as a place of constant turmoil and revolution but people in thailand seem to be very fired up as well masses of protesters are force a government ministries to shut down by storming them with human waves one such ministry is the time equivalent of the american f.b.i. which has been accused of killing around ninety people in a crackdown on those who support ousted prime minister taksin shinawatra who is the brother of the current leader while people are crying out for democracy with accusations of violence against protesters so where is barack obama john kerry the mainstream media i mean whatever some group of rebels protesters are i mean freedom fighters rise up for democracy are we supposed to arm them like in

in pakistan the rally was staged by the terror rican soft party led by the former cricket star imran khan demonstrators chanted and the us slogans i am demanding an immediate and to all drone attacks the strikes are deeply unpopular in pakistan but american officials say they are crucial in the fight against terror. calls are mounting for a broader international effort to secure the release of twelve nuns reportedly held hostage by radical islamist rebels in syria the women were seized from the monastery during an opposition assault on a predominantly christian town pope francis called for prayers for the nouns and three orphaned young women who were moved to the nearby town of your brood series minorities including christians have mostly been siding with assad or remain neutral in syria's civil war often becoming a target of the rebels increasingly dominated by islamic extremist syrian ambassador to the u.n. bashar to foreign told r.t. some foreign powers have influence over the kidnappers we ask that you could you coalition members and. to act immediately and to shoulder the responsibil

imran khan reports from erbil. >> the pallets are loaded. preparations begin. the aid flights carry blankets, sanitation and clothing to some of syria's 4 million internally displaced people. the flights began on 17 december for unhcr. they say it's taken a massive effort. >> we had to transport from jordan and dubai, and from erbil to syria. >> getting all the permission to run the flights has been a hard business. this man was part of the talks and said the kurdistan government so doing its best to facilitate the flights. >> it's an agreement discussed at the offices in geneva between iraqi and united nations officers in geneva. as well as with the syrian officials. it has been an iraqi act and syrian agreement to facilitate that flight. >> back on the apron, and the old russian cargo plane dating to the "70, and its ukrainian crew are ready to go. we are able to film this part of the journey. >> the syrian authorities will not allow us to get on the flight. once the flights come to an end, and it's been an initial experiment, all the relevant players will di

imran khan. al jazeera. >> government has deployed thousands of troops to crack down on cartels there. >>> brazilians, fed up with high cost of living, struggle against cost of living and high taxes. >>> for five days they packed the convention center, more than 150,000 turning up for the largest video game in latin america. >>> this year video game fanatics waited in line for up to four hours for a chance to try this sony play station 4. but in brazil the gaming device will cost about $1900, making it more expensive than anywhere else in the world and five times more than the suggested retail price in the u.s. 60% of the price, sony says, is due to brazilian taxes. >> if i will have the opportunity to buy it, it will be abroad. >> it's going to be sold initially to the brazilian elite. for it to become popular the price has to be reduced. otherwise no chance that people can buy it. >> reporter: but it's not just are video games that are expensive here. everything, eating out, buying groceries to

the inflation rate for november was 10.8% imran khan, the litre of the opposition has been addressingallies. he blames the government for the hard time face by million of pakistanis. >> afghanistan has been known around the world for its carpets. for many women weaving could be a way to make a living. an organization in chicago is helping women to do business. we have this report. >> the rich cultural history of afghanistan's province was blown up by the taliban, along with towering statues of buddha. decades of warfare drove the weavers to neighbouring pakistan, depleting the heart of the nation of an historic industry and income. now a nonprofit rug maker named arzu - meaning hope - brought a cultural revival, especially for afghan women. >> translation: there have been a lot of changes. people who were unemployed can work. the wages that they give are high. >> as you can... >> the idea came from an american former investment banker and visited afghanistan on a u.s. state department mission and returned with a business custom design for afghan women. >> it was seeing the conditions

imran khan brings us more. >> it's early morning and the women in the camp prepare food.y have been cooking outdoors since the summer. it will have to end. winter has come and with it plunging temperatures and heavy rain. um yasir wonders what she'll do when it's too cold to cook outside. >> i made a special effort to cook every friday, a small treat. with the rains we will not be able to do this. this small treat will be taken away from us. >> preparations to get the camp ready are under way. yousef mahmoud says things are on track but there's a long way to go. >> there'll be challenges, but we'll support the community. >> there's a difference between a camp being ready for winter and the reality of living there. despite harsh conditions around the corner, children find a way to smile and have fun. these children take advantage of mild weather before the winter comes. it almost doesn't matter how well prepared the camp is for winter. the one thing that the children and residents of the camp wants is the one thing the aid agencies can't give them. that's a safe passage ba

demanding an end to the continuing drone strikes in pakistan a former cricket player turned politician imran khan says his political party is responsible for blocking the supply route one of two routes that run through pakistan and he says his party may block the second route as well again to protest drone strikes in response to the disruption a spokesperson for the pentagon said this week that the us military is halting cargo shipments out of afghanistan through pakistan out of concern for drivers on these routes and while the pentagon hopes the supply route will be reopened in the near future they're in the process of read iraq to supply lines by bypassing pakistan the pakistani government which has been both publicly criticizing the drone strikes and privately supporting them claims to be committed to reopening the supply line. so is a cutting edge medical science or one giant scam that's the question surrounding genetic testing company twenty three inmates for ninety nine dollars twenty three and me send you a personalized d.n.a. kit which allows customers to take a swab of their own saliva.

demanding an end to the continuing drone strikes in pakistan a former cricket player turned politician imran khan says his political party is responsible for blocking the supply route one of two routes that run through pakistan he says his party may block the second route as well again to protest drone strikes in response to the disruption of a spokesperson for the pentagon said today that the us military is halting cargo shipments out of afghanistan through pakistan out of concern for drivers on these routes and while the pentagon hopes the supply route will be reopened in the near future they are in the process of read i reckon supply lines by bypassing pakistan the pakistani government which is in both publicly criticizing drone strikes as well as privately supporting them claims to be committed to reopening the supply route. tomorrow in over one hundred cities across the united states fast food workers are expected to walk off the job in the latest series of labor actions by low wage workers demanding better pay better benefits and better working conditions primarily the workers are calling f