aung san suy kyi meets with the outgoing president and army chief. and not so sweet. warning that hidden shoeing -- sugar is leading us to an early grave. >>> we begin the bulletin in brussels, where n.a.t.o.'s secretary-general jens salten burg is wrapping up the n.a.t.o. summit of foreign ministers and defence ministers in brussels. al jazeera's nadim baba is at headquarters he's been listening in. what has been said? >> he's only just started speaking but it's expected he'll talk about the same themes that john kerry has been talking about. >> kerry sets off. he has been talking about how native alpolice commits to turkey's rights and has been talking about the former officer to montenegro saying it's not about russia, but every countries rights and a commitment by n.a.t.o. to strengthen the security of the balkans. the end of a summit overshadowed by tensions between russia and turkey, not happy at the accession of montenegro. whiches has just joined n.a.t.o. that's right. two reasons for russia to respond negatively. we knew there would be noises from moscow of d

burma and aw to historic meeting for the s aung san suu kyi. she spoke earlier behind closed doors with the country's chief.nt and military reporter: preparing the but surely.lowly, close to a month after her party won burma's first free elections in decades by a landslide, aung san suu kyi met with top leaders of the country. first, she met with the country's president, thein sein. >> aung san suu kyi also said we need a good transition towards democracy. as a good example in the future for young democratic country like ours, our government guarantees that we will make this happen. kyi's national league for democracy is expected to form a government in march of next year, but if her meeting with the army chief is any indication, the scope for change could be limited. the army will retain control over the interior, defense, and border affairs ministries. suu kyi will likely rule by hery as burmese law bars from the presidency because her children are foreign citizens. finally, the military still controls 1/4 of seats in parliament, giving his v

aung san suu kyi has the upper hand because of the absolute resolution. she has to deal with the military. the military has the space in the constitution, has 25%, and it has a role in the political process. i think the key issues will be how much inclusive, how inclusive and how much of the previous incumbent administration that aung san suu kyi retains. if she imposes a wholesale change, we might see a rocky transition. this is a long transition of three months and at the same time she also has to think about what kind of role the military will play and she herself, whether she can lead from behind. this is the key issue for her, whether she is willing to lead from behind will determine the shape and things to come >>> you said that everything is on the table. what about amending that article in the constitution which, effectively, bars her from becoming president. could that be garbable in the-- negotiable in the days ahead even though the army does have enough seats in parliament to block that constitutional change. >>> i think we're seeing the early

aung san suu kyi met military chief who said they had a fruitful discussion. japanese officials are calculating how much tax they'll be able to collect for the current fiscal year that ends in march. gene otani has the details on that and a wrapup of other business headlines. >>> thanks, james. the japanese government is likely to earn far more than it forecast. officials say tax revenue will exceed a projection made this january by more than 1.5 trillion yen, over $12 billion. total revenue will be the highest in over 25 years. it's estimated to come in at more than $455 billion. the officials contribute the increase to a rise in corporate tax revenues on the back of improved earnings. they say another factor is higher income taxes collected due to increases in wages and stock dividends. they plan to use the extra money in a draft supplementary budget now being worked on. it includes another $2.4 billion for low-income pensioners. another $2.4 billion will fund measures to strengthen the agricultural sector. falling prices and shrinking demand are putting the

aung san suy kyi meets with the outgoing president and army chief. and not so sweet. warning that hidden shoeing

. >> aung san suu kyi has held talks for myanmar's president for the first time since her election. myanmar's constitution bars suu kyi from becoming head of state but she said she'll take a position above that of president. >>> more than 150 people were killed in an attack. most of them children. the four men first executed in connection with the massacre. they were executed at a high security prison. kamal hyder has more from islamabad. >> pakistan has carried out four more executions in the province after the pakistani military signed the warrants, and they turnethey--the governor turned down clemency appeal. pakistan will be commemorating the anniversary of the deadly attack in which 150 people were killed. mostly children. now the military has been given the cover the main court. >> cameroon's army has freed 900 hostages. the two day military operation is said to have taken place on the border of cameroon and nigeria. there is no independent confirmation because reporters can't get to the region. >> nigeria's former national security adviser has been arrested and accused of ste

aung san suu kyi and the nld will first have to deal with the issue of poverty in myanmar. the money from poppy cultivation is a special for villages. many of them are from ethnic minorities and already say there's insecurity. >> the challenge that i've presented, and the fact that parts of the north of the country is essentially a drug economy, she has a big task in front of her. it's not something which is going to be fixed in a day. >> the incoming democratic administration will also have to seek cooperation from the country's powerful military. according to the military drafted constitution, the army chief can appoint three important posts in the fight against drugs. the ministers of defense, home affairs and border affairs. most drugs are cultivated in border areas controlled by ethnic minority armies. >>> fish auctions are a big business in japan with the most flairful specimens making the way to top sushi restaurants. at one particular auction, however, the fish are sold to survi survive. >> reporter: overseas workers get out of the car to take in the preview. these

aung san suu kyi had written to the president and the military commander, asking for meetings for the sake of national reconciliation. thein sein said he would agree to a meeting when the election result was finalized. the nld will effectively have to enter into a coalition with the armed forces to govern. myanmar's constitution is written by the former military government. it keeps 25% of the seats in parliament for military personnel, making it the largest opposition group in the new parliament. the constitution also stipulates the military chief can pick the ministers of defense, home affairs and border affairs. and businesses associated with the military have influence in almost every part of myanmar's economy. >>> myanmar's military has released 53 children and youth from service. human rights groups have long accused the military of abuses such as using child soldiers and forcibly recruiting conscripts. the groups have estimated there are thousands of underage soldiers in myanmar. in 2012, one year after reformist president thein sein took power, the military signed a joint acti

myanmar's constitution bars aung san suu kyi from becoming head of state, but she says she will takesition above that of president. >>> it's day three of the nation climate change conference in paris. more than 150 world leaders are in the french capitol until december 11th to try to reach an agreement to cut carbon emissions. the australian prime minister is one of them. but he will have woken up in paris to news of an environmental demonstration back home. around 200 protesters had to be forcibly removed by security after staging a sit-in demanding more action on climate change. >>> earlier this year, u.s. president barack obama announced a plan to cut carbon emission by a third over the next 15 years. it's one of the key pollties in his long term plan to reduce greenhouse gases. but as andy gal der reports from the heart of the u.s. coal industry, it has left workers concerned about their future and communities. >> reporter: the grasslands of northeast wyoming are desolate, but few places are more important than the powder river base in. here seems of collis just beneath the first

. >> aung san suu kyi ha's government has met for the first time they discussed the government whichill take power next year. the constitution bars su u u kyi from becoming president, but she said she'll take a position above the president. >> more than 150 people were killed in an attack. most of them children. the men were executed at a high security prison in the northwestern city. >> pakistan has carried out four more executions after the pakistani military signed a black warrant and the president of pakistan turned down their clemency appeal. it stems from the attack of a school in 2014. pakistan will be commemorating the anniversary of that deadly attack in which 150 people were killed, mostly children. now the military has been given the country's supreme court and parliament saying that the military can't function becaus --can function because pakistan is in a state of war. >>> there has been some of the worst flooding in india's history. we have reports now from new delhi. >> heavy rain has poured on people in the state for weeks. now many in southern india are trapped inste

myanmar's pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi and outgoing president thein sein have agreed to cooperateon a smooth transition off power. they met for the first time since aung san suu kyi party, the national league for democracy won a landslide victory in the general election last month. >>> a presidential spokesperson said thein sein

in the poll last month, opposition leader aung san suu kyi led her national league for democracy to adslide victory. the party is expected to form a government in march. u.s. officials say washington will continue to review its policies by monitoring myanmar's progress in human rights and other issues. >>> japanese nobel prize winner is visiting sweden ahead of thursday's award ceremony. he's the co-winner of this year's nobel prize in physiology or medicine and he shared some of his thoughts with people around the world. nhk world has that story. >> reporter: he has all the answers to a problem. his connection to nature started early on. he grew up on a farm and said he always wanted to do something for others. he developed medicines widely used to treat diseases, particularly in africa and south asia. >> the drug that comes from his work has an enormous impact on human health and it is the ultrapoor. >> reporter: him and his co-winner revolutionized treatment for patients. and that those indices are on the verge of education. he also built a nobel museum and took part in a tradition

men convicted of taking part in an attack on a school in which more than 450 died >>> aung san suy kyi meets with the outgoing president and army chief. >>> and with all the sport

be how much inclusive, how inclusive and how much of the previous incumbent administration does suu kyi retain. if she image poses a wholesale change, we might see a rocky transition. there is a long transition of three months plus. at the same time, she also has to think about what kind of roam the military will play and she herself, whether she can lead from behind, this is a key issue for her, where she is willing to lead from behind to determine the shape of things to come. >> pakistan has hanged four men for involvement in last year's taliban attack on a school in peshawar. more than 150 were killed, most of them children. we have the details. >> pakistan has carried out for more excuses after the pakistani military chief signed a warrant and the president of pakistan turned down their clemency build. the four were accused in involvement as well as direct support to those who carried out the deadly attack on the public school back in december, 2014. pakistan will be commemorating the anniversary of the deadly attack in which 150 people were killed, mostly children. the military has

aung san suu kyi has met with the government for the first time. following decades of military rule, the first democratically government is to be sworn in next year. 20 million people should be breathing easier in china. hazardous smog was been blown away. on monday people were advised to stay in doors. >> reporter: this is the park in the center of bay syringe, the appropriate place to be today because it means some people and here people can see the sun, they can feel its rains. the skies are much blewer and the air so much cleaner. people here don't take clean air for granted and so they are out in this park making the most of it. this time yesterday the air quality index stood at 560 which is hats ordinarious. today it is-- hazardous. today it is 25 which is good. it means that factories, which have been closed, have now been able to reopen. these people know that the clean air is just a temporary respite because china's government has warned that it could be another 15 years before its greenhouse gas emissions finally peak. environmentalists s

transition is when we think that success is -- >> nobel prizewinning democracy champion, aung san suu kyiars under house arrest, was released and is now taking an active role in politics. just as the door is opening, my crew and i is first to record what has been unseen for decades by most of the world. meanwhile, this southeast asian country of 80 million is collectively holding its breath, waiting to see what's next, and will this loosening of government grip last? of course, morning in yangon has always been about tea. it's black indian-style tea, usually with a thick dollop of sweetened condensed milk. you want it sweet this less sweet? very sweet? strong? less strong? everybody's got a preference, everybody's got a preferred tea shop, where they know presumably how you like yours. >> i want only last week a bit strong. >> journalist and publisher u thiha saw. we meet at the seit taing kya tea shop. >> this place means a lot of things. not just a place to grab a snack. >> for 50 years of paranoia and repression, teahouses were also the main forum for guarded and not so guarded discuss

. >> reporter: >> i lost my daughter aung san suu kyi to heroin on-- sue. >> reporter: nearly half a million people in the united states have died from drug overdoses. in 2014 the cdc says more people died from drug overdoses than during any previous year on record. there was a significant increase in drug-related deaths from 2013 to 2014. in 2014 about 47,000 people died from drug overdoses compared with just under 44,000 in 2013. it is an increase of 6.5%. in both years significantly more men than women died from drug overdoses. drug over doses increased in most age groups. the greatest was among 24 to 25-year-old. next 35 pa 44 up 8.7%. perhaps most interesting, drug deaths among people aged 65 and older increased by 7.7%. in 2014 west virginia had the country's highest rate of drug over dose deaths with just over 35 per 100,000 people. far head of second place new mexico. new hemp sheer led the nation in the rate of increase of over dose death. a whooping 73.5%. compare that to second place mayne where it rose by 27.3%. still a huge number but far lower. the other states in the t

turkey has been on high alert since october when two attacks killed 100 people >>> aung san suy kyi met the outgoing president to discuss handing over power. the party won in an overwhelming victory. the new administration had been sworn in next year, the first time since 1960 that the democratically elected government would take office >>> a serious issue, guns in nfl fans. >> why a commission wants arms in the stand >>> andal forbidden amount of sugar in the good we eat every day. >> this is one of the most important sites in the century. >> this linked the mafia and the church. >> why do you think you didn't get the medal of honor? >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> we gonna bring this city back one note at a time. >> proudest moment in my life. >> welcome back to your world this morning. it is 7:30 eastern time. a marathon debate going on at this hour over whether to launch airstrikes against isil target inside syria, britain conducting airstrikes inside iraq. prime minister david cameron has been making an i am passed plea for support. >> these te