lebanese officials said the military fired anti aircraft guns into syrian helicopters after the fight for ms styles into the mountainous area in the past year in government forces are fighting to live in now targeting rebels sheltering across the border the lebanese military previously had not responded militarily in order to keep that of the conflicts. our cell has a sunni majority and its residents have been heavily supported sunni rebels uprising against syrian president charles blow to the only true enough she did she is on the northeastern town has recently taken in large amounts of syrian repeat it some twenty thousand have settled there in makeshift camps. lebanese president michel suleiman recently announced that saudi arabia created three billion us dollars. lebanon's army the president made the announcement after the funeral of senior lebanese politician mohamad said top was killed in a car bomb attack to tell was a critic of both syrian president al assad and the lebanese militant group that backs and no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing which to us allies blam

lebanese sniper fire. thanks for joining us for live from paris, and also coming up the sour, business news. a frenchl for carmaker. been touted as a possible sign of compromise from the duquesne -- ukraine government, a sweeping cabinet reshuffle, but the opposition has already dismissed this move as insufficient. the protesters have been gripping the country. they have been out on the the presidentg turned his back on an eu trade deal for closer ties with moscow. >> standing strong on the barricades, the protests are showing no signs of slowing down despite the freezing temperatures. >> i came here to defend my children's future. i am retired, and you could say my life will not get any better, but i want my children and grandchildren to live in europe. i do not want them to see it on tv. i want them to live in it. >> they also want the government to step down and early parliamentarian elections to be held. the first talks between the ukrainian president and the failed on friday to defuse a political cris

the lebanese do not want another civil war.not stupid enough or wreckless enough to allow themselves to make another civil war especially if they are crowded by external parties, what you are likely to get is what we see is continued low intensity warfare, manifested by fighting or targeted attacks, assassinations, car bombs or missile, small missile rockets that are fired at particular targets. the nature of these attacks is they are usually politically targeted and not putting bombs in shopping centers. they are trying to terrorize entire populations and trying to attack specific targets or hezbollah or iran or whoever it may be and the fear is this could escalate and then you would get crazy people and killers putting bombs in shopping centers and restaurants and just destroying the whole country and i don't think it will happen because political leaderships made it clear in 7 or 8 years they will not allow themselves to slide back in a civil war and the central government in lebanon is much more able and willing now to inte

that they were actually from all lebanese military. sam. oh well forces people to defend it the suspicious from individuals. the torso area has remained mostly quiet since the monthlong born december two thousand six between israel and lebanese militant group hezbollah during the thirty four day conflict has killed off by drop it into israel with hundreds of thousands of israelis displaced and the koreans under hundred and sixty five killed during the conflict. the more swimming out to pizza its own famous for his star row in the nineteen sixty two film lawrence of arabia has died aged eighty one his agent has said he thought the way to central london hospital on december the fourteenth following a mild illness the lord compensates the screen was nominated for a total of eight oscars during his career before receiving an ornery oscar in two thousand and three he starred in many acclaimed films in his career which spanned more than fifty is the place people remember him for the classic lawrence of arabia a plate that t e lawrence an eccentri

the lebanese are caught in the middle of this. they don't know how to extricate themselves from the kind of troubles that have been imposed on them and, of course, when you are not aware of the problems that you have at home, outsiders will varies easily manipulate those. >> elsewhere, at least two people are dead following fighting between anti-coup protesters and the interim government in egypt. he script please using tear gas. the ministry of the interior says 265 muslim brotherhood members have been arrested nationwide since wednesday. >> that's when the interim government said they were a terrorist organization. >> iran's nuclear chief saying the country is developing a new group of centrifuges to enrich uranium. iran agreeing not to use them for six months, which was part of the deal reached with world powers but building them is still allowed. iran is trying to create centrifuge that is able to enrich uranium. it can be used to build a bomb. >>> three nato service members have been killed in the capitol of after beganstan,

we'll try to speak to our correspondent in the lebanese capital. again, there is no information at this point about casualties. emergency services are rushing to the scene. we see screens of devastation, and reports that the explosion was due to a car bomb. from the pictures we have seen, we can tell it's in the center of the lebanese capital. it appears to be closer to where there's a memorial to the assassinated prime minister. again, it is not clear what has happened, but reports of a car bomb in the center of the lebanese capital - eyewitnesss have been reported as saying they are seeing a plume of black smoke rising over the part of the city where many hotels are based. we have our correspondent who is there in the capital. what more can you tell us about what happened? >> well, we know that there are at least four people killed according to initial reports. this explosion took place - what we are getting is it's a suicide car bomb, happening in a down-town area in beirut, an upscale area in the town, a commercial area and residential. some ar

shot 2 troops have lebanese soldiers in the early hours of the day just hours after a lebanese sniperilled an israeli soldier on the volatile border late last night. it raises the possibility of her nude fighting in an area that -- of renewed fighting in an area that is remained mostly quiet since the summer of 2006. an increasing amount of details is slowly emerging. as you mentioned, the initial investigation led by the army in this incident that led to the death of an israeli soldier late last night is revealing that he was alone on board a military ,ehicle, not an armored vehicle which has been examined. anywhere between 6 to 10 shots on that vehicle. that soldier was hit by live fire, but many bullets. and he was transferred to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. so far it seems he was on the israeli side of the border. remember that lebanese forces reputedlyrecent times accused israeli soldiers of going into lebanese territory along the very volatile border at this point to the israeli defense minister has simply said that this was unacceptable, and an investigation is bei

border as well as clashes between the lebanese army. talk about spillover, it might theore accurate to describe area as something of a hinterland to the war. arabiaerday, saudi agreed to give lebanon millions of dollars in missing -- and military aid. how will this affect what you just described, this very complicated relation already? contacts,ted in some up until now -- to put it in some context, the total foreign military aid is $100 million. even if it is spread over some , this is still considerably larger. army -- armyanese is often seen as a unifying , you might have thought everybody there would be happy. the prime minister delegate has described it as giving him hope. if you think where the money is arabia openlyaudi supports the armed opposition in syria. if you talking about the semi- shia divide, they are at opposite ends of the spectrum. while many will greet this as an act of benevolence design to support and bolster the state, there is pressure from all sides. to look at itely with a strong dose of skepticism. >> adam, th

a minor player on the lebanese fair ground if you would like.this money needs to go to, if, in fact, the lebanese army is supposed to become an effective power is to get effective weapon systems and attack weapons and helicopters that presumably will be able to defend the country from outside force and see if the french will transfer the kind of sophisticated weapons that presumably this deal is all about. >> reporter: joseph there in beirut and joseph thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: and richard murphy is a former u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia. >> it's not designed to turn lebanon into a major fighting power but it's designed to increase confidence in as far as the leadership is concerned in its ability to do what the president spoke of, bring an end to terrorism and the proliferation of arms in the country. i don't see it as destabilizing the situation in lebanon but given a measure of confidence to the lebanese leadership they can prevail in keeping their country on a sound footing as much as possible. it's a terribly difficult time in

lebanese -- lebanese fromnment was accused -- the lebanese territory. remainsers examined the of two rockets. the border from lebanon, no one was hurt and there was no damage, but people living nearby are worried. israel responded immediately by firing dozens of shells into the territory. suggestedminister hezbollah may be behind the attack that help the government responsible. >> we do not tolerate rocket fire and we respond forcefully. if necessary, we take preemptive action. we hold the lebanon government responsible. >> up until the 2006 israel- hezbollah war, they saw numerous attacks. since then, the situation has been mostly quiet, but now it is spilling across the border. assadpro-and anti- wasions, prominent critic buried in beirut on sunday two days after he died in a bomb attack. for us andtragedy for the whole country with all of its different factions because a great man has been lost. a man with the right word who offered useful solutions to our country. >> some analysts see it as a sign that the lebanese government may be losing control o

we have more. >> reporter: an honorary medal from the lebanese president. other lebanese dignitaries lined up inside the distinctive mosque for a final farewell to the former government minister and ambassador. security was tie in central beirut has mourners gathered for the funeral procession. the bodies of him and his bodyguards were laid to rest near the tomb. the former lebanese prime minister and the man who build the mosque was himself a victim of an infamous car bombing more than eight years ago. these mourners said they would remain defiant in the face of such attacks. >> translator: i came today to participate in his funeral and to show that we do exist and if they think they can kill us all, we're still here, as long as we're all standing, we will stay here. >> translator: what i want of the lebanese government, we don't want political parties. it's enough. we don't want hezbollah or anyone else. we want a real government. >> reporter: among the people here is anger and despair that there's very little to do to stop the similar assassinations in t

politics his army insiders are stronger than the lebanese army's own fighters on so that is very close right now on the radar that peace and violent weekend clashes between shiites series in the coastal northern town of tripoli the preceding that this is exactly the type of incident in need in a country which is already it's really divided and extreme where everyone is talking about that the threat of a spillover from syria. how is it going to affect lebanon this is the last thing anyone wanted to see the security forces by all accounts had been on high alert a very good getting use to these types of incidents unfortunately when they happen obviously they set up a lot we set off alarm bells everywhere and you just don't know who's going to be next so once again that backdrop no government. but no consensus on where the government should be a divided society between has a lot and those who support the rebels and you also have a lien against the back of the backup of all this upcoming on january sixteen the special international tribunal on for the hariri assassination basically to live

israeli army confirmed it has shot two lebanese soldiers.s a few hours after an israeli soldier was killed by gunfire in lebanon. representatives of the israeli lebanese army and peace keeping foerlss will have an emergency meeting later today about the incidents. with the harsh weather coming through syria and the war there as well conditions are getting worse if it all possible for those living in the country as well as refugees who found it necessary to go to neighboring countries and are helping out by handing out blankets to protect them from the cold but many have not been able to get those and the united nations are talking about money to cope with crisis around the world next year and part of the focus will be in syria and the u.n. biggest appear is 4, $5 billion and 3 is refugees and the rest aid inside syria and so far 60% of that has been raised. the u.s. giving $1.4 in humanitarian aid and we are live from istambul and i had a chance a couple weeks ago to talk about how much money was coming in and 60% and extraordinary and it ha

people feel that they are now fighting each other on lebanese soil with lebanese blood. >> how much iss effecting every day life for people there? >> a lot. even before this attack in the past two weeks people have been on high alert, and so are security forces. security forces are checking any suspicious cars or personnel, and they info that similar attacks could take place, but in the past few months we had similar car bombs but they were targeting the southern suburbs of beirut, hezbollah stronghold, amongst the shiite community. now the target is a politician in downtown beirut, a very different area. many people see this attack as a tit for tat for the other car bombings, others tie this in to lobbying the international community. it has been years and the tribunal was set to start in january. again, it is all speculation, but it will add more polealization. >> many thanks. >>> two people have been killed and almost 150 arrested in protests in egypt. police fired tear gas at the university in cairo. they are protesting against the military coup. it follows the arrest of 23 people

soil, on lebanese ground at the expense of lebanese blood. >> joining us live from beirut, thank you safe. lebanon still recovering from that civil war, it ended in 1990. >> the public prosecutor overseeing a corruption probe in turkey has been taken off the case that. he says he was removed just as that probe expanded to include no suspects. the prime minister is struggling to maintain control there, my cabinet minute terse resigning. we are in the turkish capitol now. we see the turkish court blogging a new government requirement that the police release information about these probes. what can you tell us? >> yes, well, one of turkey's extreme course is called the council of states has annulled new government regulation calling on judicial police, obliging those carrying out restorations. this investigation could be widen org it could involve more people being detained or arrest. if you remember, when the crisis or the scandal broke out and started on december 17, the government was very quick first firing several high ranking police officers for failing to tell their superiors, an

. >>> car bomb from the lebanese capital on friday. >> an honorary medal from the lebanese president. other lebanese dignitaries lined up for a former farewell to the former government minister and ambassador. security was tight in central beirut as mourners gathered. the bodies of he and his bodyguard, hariri, the former lebanese minister, was himself the victim of a car bombing more than eight years ago. these mourners said they would remain defiant. >> i intend to participate in his funeral and that we do exist. if they think they can kim us all we are still standing. >> we don't want political parties. it's enough, we don't want hezbollah or anyone else, we want a real government. >> reporter: among people here, age are at the assassination of mohamed chata but despair there is very little they can do to stop assassinations like this in the future. march 14th alliance told the crowd that the way things were before the assassination would not be after his death. >> translator: we have a date with you at the squares for democratic and peaceful action. we decided to liberate our comp

. >> the lebanese army gets a $3 billion boost from saudi arabia. we examine why. >> this addiction had a negative impact on my life. i think i need to quit. >> shooting out in myanmar, where two-thirds of young people are hooked on heroin. >> russian president vladimir putin called for more security following a second bomb attack in two days in volgograd. at least 15 have been killed by an explosion on a trolley bus after 17 people died in a suicide bomb attack at the train station on sunday. bernard smith has more. >> the twisted gutted remains of a trolley bus in volgograd. bodies and debris are strewn across the street. russia's anti-terrorism committee says the blast was likely caused by a bomb. it's the second attack in the city in two days. >> on sunday 17 people were killed by a female suicide bomber in volgograd's main railway station. investigators there say that security controls at the entrance to the station prevented more deaths. >> translation: the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber, who, when trying to pass through the metal de

the lebanese army says that one soldier has gone missing. there's no indication whether it's the triggerman. the united nations force that is deployed along the boarder urged both sides to exercise restraint. the israeli government is unlikely to launch an escalation at this point. >> next on al jazeera america, after becoming the third country to land on the moon china showing off new photos. deef >> welcome back, i'm del walters, a victory for those trying to fight detroit's bankruptcy, unions, retirees and others have been allowed to appeal directly to his court. the city can go ahead with bankruptcy re-organisation upon a fear that it will cause cuts in the city's pension plans. >> the bulls are out in full force, meaning your 401 k is smiling. a couple of big corporate deals fuel the moves. the dow surged 138 points. the gains coming after stocks posted a big weekly drop since august last week. >> nine days to go until christmas, and the rush is on. the u.s. postal service expects the day to be the busiest of the year. it will process o

a deadly car bomb killed a former lebanese ambassador to the u.s. and a critic to the assad regime in syria. further proof that the syrian civil war is now spilling over to its neighbors. ayman mohyeldin is in beirut tonight. >> reporter: natalie, i'm standing just a few meters away from the scene of that explosion here in downtown beirut surrounded by luxury hotels and modern office buildings. today it was a scene of carnage and horror. the car bomb killed a respected lebanese politician, a former ambassador to washington, but more importantly an outspoken critic of the syrian regime and its lebanese ally hezbollah, the powerful militia and party in lebanon that's been sending fighters to battle the regime. today's has been the latest of the tensions rising over the conflicts. regardless of the motivation behind the attack, many lebanese feel the war in neighboring syria is being fought right here at home. natalie? >> ayman mohyeldin in beirut. thank you. >>> back in this country, authorities in connecticut have released their full report from the

. >> translation: i know that france equipped the lebanese army until recently. we'll answer solicitation. why? lebanon must be united. integrity must be respected and security guaranteed. >> the funding was announced hours after funeral of lebanese minister. a car bomb killing mohamad chatah, and seven others. we have more on that. [ singing ] >> an honorary medal for mohamad chatah from the lebanese president. other dignitaries lining you alongside the mosque for a final farewell for the final government minister ambassador. >> security was tight. the body of mohamad chatah and his body guard were laid to rest next to the vehicle. saad al-hariri, the former lebanese prime minister, and the man that built the mosque was, himself, a victim of a car bombing more than eight years ago. these mourners said they would remain defiant in the face of such attacks. >> translation: i came to participate in his funeral and show that we do exist. and if they think they can kill us all, as long as they are all standard we'll stay here. >> translation: we don't want hezbollah

through central beirut killing a former finance minister and four other people or people near the lebanese government headquarters. the british economy could edge past the sluggish germany over the next two decades according to a new forecast but for those who are not part of the affluent elite there is little cause to celebrate. and. inventor of the a k forty seven has been seen off in style his funeral held outside moscow with all the pomp and circumstance of a man who put his stamp on global war fare. watching r t international live from moscow with me and he said no way it's been almost three years and there's still no end in sight for the war in syria which is escalated way beyond a conventional standoff between rebel forces and the government here twenty thirteen has brought more trial and trauma for the people of the country and more obstacles for the global players trying to broker a solution. a study by a defense consultancy earlier this year so that out of one hundred thousand rebels in syria who are fragmented into multiple gangs more than half are extremist the hottest in fact

we talk about more than 1.5 affected lebanese people. in addition to 1.5 syrian refugees in need of support here in lebanon. it is a country half the size of wales, hosting the largest population. a story that has not been told is the hospitality of the lebanese-hosting communities. there has been isolated incidents of tension, given that we have posted refugees for three years, that is understandable. but there is refugees hosted, and they are people who they had not known before who are hosting syrian refugees. that is a story that should be stressed more from lebanon. >> israeli and lebanese commanders are meeting in lebanon to investigate two shootings. in the first an israeli soldier was killed. in the secondst raily soldiers opened fire and possibly killed two lebanese soldiers. >> a sniper was said to have shot dead an israeli soldier, driving to a base near the see. israeli drones overflue the area, which had been relatively peaceful. the israeli government is not looking for an escalation. >> in the aftermath of the attack our p

launched by hezbollah militants on israel from lebanese territory. israeli soldiers examine the remains of two rockets which struck you this morning near the town of kiryat were not fired over the border from lebanon. no one was hurt there was no damage. but of course people living nearby or worry. israel responded immediately by fire and dozens of shells into lebanese territory israeli prime minister benny means we are who suggested lebanon's hezbollah me of being behind the attack which killed the beetroot government responsible. but we do not tolerate any rocket fire and we respond forcefully if necessary we take preemptive action. we hold the government of lebanon responsible for fire which comes from its territory. up until the two thousand six israel hezbollah war the area selling numerous cross border attacks. since then the situation has been mostly quiet. but now the civil war in neighboring syria is spilling across the border the pro and anti aside actions increase in the eleven on the promenade solid critic and former finance minister moha

. >>> a former lebanese minister and ambassador to the u.s. is killed in beirut. >>> a court ruling that favors the nsa spying program. >>> and a punk rock band that says it won't be quiet about russian politics. ♪ >>> we continue to follow the developments stemming from the assassination today in beirut. a car bomb killing a former defense minister and five others. the united states and un security council already condemning the attack. >> reporter: a daring attack in the heart of the posh downtown area. the car bomb killed former finance minister, mohamad chatah, his bodyguard, and four others. he was a close aide and top advisor to former prime minister, rafiq hariri. the explosion took place just a short distance from the residence of rafiq hariri. that's where he had his office. >> translator: we were inside and felt glass breaking and coming in, and an explosion happened. we waited until it was all broken and then went out and saw this. >> translator: as you can see, all of these shops here are damaged. i consider all of this terrorism.

soldier lebanese prime minister says the gunman acted alone in what was an isolated incident israel is still in mourning for thirty one year old when he was surprised by his wife and young towards the israeli lebanese border has been largely calm since two thousand and six in the wake of

france has equipped the lebanese army for a while. until recently, any requests addressed to us, we will meet them. >> saudi arabia has again confirmed its position as france's number one commercial partner in the middle east. trade has doubled in the last 10 years, now reaching one billion euros a year. >> israel is set to release 26 palestinians later today. the palestinian prisoners will be the third batch released as part of a deal between israel and the palestinian leadership to further the peace process. previous groups were released in august and october. each time, the israeli government provoked palestinian anger by announcing new settlements on the occupied west bank. syria is unlikely to meet the deadline to get rid of its most critical chemical weapons. they have until the end of the year to ship them out of the country. that target will not be met according to the u.n. which is calling on damascus to intensify efforts. the agreement aims to destroy the chemical stockpile by the middle of next year. yellow alert after a vo

lebanese politicians may disagree on various issues. when it comes to the deteriorating views, it is the same view that lebanon is involved. saudi arabia's allies are accusing iran of the bombing. for the people that live in lebanon, their country is turping into a battle ground for regional players. >> this war is transforming the whole political landscape. it's transforming the borders that were prevailing before the revolution. it could be as a part of a big attempt to redraw the whole map. >> mohamad chatah was a key figure in lobbying the international community to pursue the killers of saad al-hariri, and bring them to justice. he stressed it was important to find the perpetrators to stop further killings. that trial of the saad al-hariri suspect is going to start. that does not stop the assassination of mohamad chatah himself. >> you mentioned the trial. do we know the two incidents are, in fact, related? >> well, investigators, as you can see, they are looking for clues, trying to determine who was behind the attack. the politic

the lebanese have internal demons that they have failed to come to terms with.want to live together, apparently, some don't. >> joseph thank you for that. >> thank you. >>> a bombing has killed at least seven people in the somalian capitol. soldiers and civilians are among the dead. no group has claimed responsibility so far. >>> the bodies of 44 people found dead in the central african republic have beenried. the people helping with the burial are volunteers from the red cross. meanwhile two peace keepers have been killed. six chadian soldiers were killed there earlier. >>> a suspected suicide bombing in afghanistan has killed at least three foreign soldiers. the attack has been claimed by the taliban. nato and u.s. forces are due to withdraw from afghanistan after more than a decade. >>> to southeast brazil now where at least 39 people have been killed and 60,000 have been made homeless. and a state of emergency remains in force. >>> this is what more than a week of torrential rain did to brazil. dozens of highways and bridges washed out, hampering rescue effo

the capital of lebanon is rock by a massive explosion the target of the car bombing was the former lebanese ambassador to the u.s. one of numerous attacks that have hit the nation the latest on that coming up. a new york federal judge rules abuses bulk collection of phone records is legal it's really runs counter to last week's ruling by a federal judge in d.c. who found the program to be likely unconstitutional the latest update on that and more later in the show. it's friday december twenty seventh five pm in washington d.c. i'm sam sax and you're watching our t.v. and we begin today with a look back twenty thirteen winds down we close the book on the year with some really big news stories it was the year of whistleblowers and essay secrets there is how washington post reporter barton gellman who was in possession of the snowden documents described the impact of the story on whistleblowers this year. i've seldom if ever seen a story that has taken hold. you know so far and so broadly and so deeply and you know if you're a whistleblower who wants attention and. you can't even plausibly asp

. >> an assassinated lebanese minister was laid to rest. a car bomb killed mohamad chatah and seven others in beirut. we have more. [ singing ] >> an honoree medal for mohamad chatah from the lebanese president. other dignitaries lined up beside the mosque for a final farewell for the former government minister and ambassador. security was tight. central beirut as mourners gathered. >> the body of mohamad chatah, and his body guard were laid to rest next to the ban also a victim of a car bombing eight years ago. these people said they'd remain defiant in the face of attacks >> translation: i came to participate in his funeral and show that we do exist. and if they think they can kill us all, we are here. as long as we are standing, we will stay here. >> translation: we want the lebanese government, not a political party. we don't want hezbollah or anyone else. we want a real government. >> among the people, anger at the assassination, and despair that there's little they can do to stop similar assassinations in the future. >> former prime m

the soldier was shot by a lebanese sniper. chile's first female president michelle bachelet is to take office for the second time. the socialist leader won more than 60% of the broke. she beat conservative candidate evelyn matthei. >> let's get more on the attack in the syrian city of aleppo. activists say so-called barrel bombs from used. let's take a look. they are made by artillery shells and oil shells. they are filled with tnt, oil and shrapnel and nails and boats. the bombs are usually dropped by helicopters. >> with us now from dubai is greg o-hennesy, a defense contractor, specialise in defense and space issues. good to have you with us on al jazeera. what do you make of reports of barrel bombs used at this stage of the conflict? >> thanks for having me. it's an interesting time for the syrian army to use barrel bombs in aleppo. it seems as though things calmed down for a few months. barrel bombs are used on a smaller scale in august, again on the outskirts of aleppo. this is actually - it seems to be a common theme in

. >>> and we are learning the death toll from a car bombing that killed a former lebanese ambassador to the united states. state media saying a teenager wounded in yesterday's explosion has died, raising the death toll to seven. the bombing targeted the pro western politician, who criticized syria and its lebanese ally hezbollah. he will be buried in beirut tomorrow. the lebanese government has called for a day of mourning. >>> new efforts now to rescue that russian ship stuck in an arctic ice. more than 70 people on board that ship and they have been there since christmas eve. at first, it looked like a party. now it's a little more serious. a chinese breaker that was enroute, it was forced to turn back today. that word coming from the people trapped there on the ice. and again, they can't see any help coming anymore. and look at the thick fog above that ice. it's summertime down there, so it's about freezing. now an australian ice breaker is rushing to help them. brian? >> reporter: that australian ice breaker is set to arrive by sunday night their time. the latest report coming fr

. >> an assassinated lebanese minister was laid to rest. a car bomb killed mohamad chatah, along with seven others in beirut. we have more from lebanon. >> [ singing ] >> an honoree medal from the lebanese president. other lebanese dignitaries line up aside the mosque for a final farewell to the former government minister and ambassador. security was tight in central beirut as more gathered for the funeral procession. the body of mohamad chatah and his body guard were laid to rest next to saad al-hariri, the former president and the man who built the mosque was a victim of an infamous car bombing eight years ago. these mourners said they'd remain defiant in the face of such attacks. >> translation: i came to participate in his funeral, and to show that we do exist. and if they think they can kill us all, we are here. as long as we are all standing, we'll stay here. >> translation: we want the lebanese government, not political parties. we want a real government. >> amongst people here, anger at the assassination. also despair that there's l

israeli border and israeli soldier was killed by hostile to things like the five from the lebanese don't force is a spokes person for the un peacekeeping force in the area said at the toby makes keeps things from escalating. elsewhere in is the sticky side in common attack to lebanese army checkpoints killing one soldier intriguing tales as four attackers were killed in the exchange of fire the area was the scene of heavy fighting six months ago between the army of supporters of the sunni muslim cleric who backs rebels in neighboring syria the rough is that syrian relate to counties could even to the plunge lebanon back into it and civil. rest in peace. ten days of mourning process up because fest duck president ended on sunday with the burial of nelson mandela and his ancestral having to do. as the coffin was lowered into the grave army helicopters few of the bank the south african black. a day. the state funeral said this was a mix of nikki home and tradition on a steve writes that ended by then it is politically this and foreign guests the nobel peace laureate was held in apartheid pr

well at this point we know that a massive car bomb explosion has taken place in the lebanese capital beirut snobby former lebanese economy minister mohammed shuteye has been killed he was a close aide of the late prime minister saad hariri the blast shook the capital center which was only a few meters away from the government headquarters as well as the parliament and a number of five star hotels people in the vicinity were to fire and there were a number of cars that were states ablaze there was thick smoke covering the entire area the explosion also said fires blazing at several different points we understand that the target of this car bomber was the convoy who was also a member of the future movement and was a former lebanese ambassador to the united states almost immediately ambulances rushed to the scene the army and troops have deployed nearby we do understand that security forces have been on high alert for the past ten days also now about an hour before the blast they claimed his life tweeted and in this tweet he said that hizbullah is pressing hard to be granted similar pow

lebanese army with the u.n. gave out some bedding. 4 million lebanese sheltering almost one million syrian refugees. it is the same as britain taking in 15 million people. even with international help, it is an immense strain. >> we understand it is a big challenge. we hope we can cover everyone, but the numbers are rising on a daily basis and these settlements are our biggest concern. refugees were angry because there were not enough mattresses to go around. winter supplies still have not reached many of them. countries have given a lot of money to help syrian refugees, but the problem has always been that there are so many of them by the funding has never kept up with their needs. as fighting goes on not far from here, on the other side of those mountains, more seriously their country every day. as long as the war goes on, this is a problem that will only get worse. over the border, in syria, this is homs. international attempts to stop the war failed. in lebanon, refugees are being helped. but so much more co

lebanese army with the u.n. gave out some bedding. 4 million lebanese sheltering almost one million syrian refugees. it is the same as britain taking in 15 million people. even with international help, it is an immense strain. >> we understand it is a big challenge. we hope we can cover everyone, but the numbers are rising on a daily basis and these settlements are our biggest concern. refugees were angry because there were not enough mattresses to go around. winter supplies still have not reached many of them. countries have given a lot of money to help syrian refugees, but the problem has always been that there are so many of them by the funding has never kept up with their needs. as fighting goes on not far from here, on the other side of those mountains, more seriously their country every day. as long as the war goes on, this is a problem that will only get worse. over the border, in syria, this is homs. international attempts to stop the war failed. in lebanon, refugees are being helped. but so much more co

the lebanese army for a while. this demo up until recently the many requests interest to us. gao we will be a good business district in the school to visit. sunday review has once again confirmed its position as france's number one commercial partner in the middle east. trade between three and in paris is doubled in the last ten years now reaching billion here a cd. israel is set to release twenty six palestinians late today the third act released as part of the deal between israel and palestinian leadership for the peace process previous groups were released in august and october each time the israeli government also provoked palestinian anger by nancy new settlements in the occupied west bank. syria is unlikely to meet the deadline to get rid of its most critical chemical weapons damascus by the end of the year to check them out to the country that target will not be built according to the un which calls on the serene regime to intensify its efforts deal backed by russia in the us aims to destroy serious chemical stockpile by the middle of next. and if those homeless target

now he was a close aide of the former lebanese prime minister the blast shook the capital center which is only a few meters away from the parliament buildings as well as government headquarters and a number of five star hotels the people in the vicinity caught fire when live footage shows them screaming and why the campaign there were also cars that were safe and blaze thick smoke covered the entire area the explosion also set fires blazing at several different points it is understood that the target of the attack was the convoy. who was also a member of the future of newsman and was a former lebanese ambassador to the united states almost immediately ambulances rushed to the scene troops have been deployed nearby and we are of the understanding that security forces in lebanon have been on a state of high alert for at least ten days now beirut has been hit by several daily attacks over the past few months as tensions rise there was back in november twenty first side bombings those happening near the iranian embassy and then over the summer there was a number of bombings in the heart of

the cctv near forever non state news agency said israeli tanks is now the lebanese border area after an alleged iraq an attack against these rail the agency said there were twenty shells hit him and transfer bot area around the southern lebanese border area after trying out early sunday. the city police said two rockets were fired from the area towards israel there was no reports of injuries on the lebanese war and peace treaty sock the chilling chemical weapons destruction mentioned in serious as the removal of chemical materials out of syria the fourth of december thirty first. it will likely due to the volatility in no bra security conditions commissions as preparations continue in readiness for the transport of most of the critical temple materials from syria for outside in construction the transportation of the most critical materials before the end of the year that lying is unlikely. ace as logistical talent is coupled with inclement weather have contributed to this delay is that preparations are well advanced in we got to the supply of materials and transport equipment as well

but this is uncharted waters for the lebanese government. there's been it would appear no decision like this since the end of the lebanese civil war. as you rightly point out, the tension has been in this city for many, many years. but what mccarthy has been saying is that he will now ask the army to take control of the city. he says that he wants the supervision of the city, to be under the army for the first time. now, some reports suggest that the whole city could become a military zone. he denies this. he says it's not going to go that far. but undoubtedly after all the violence we've seen in the past few days, over the weekend, with at least ten dead, one, 11th unconfirmed death, at least 50 people injured amongst the casualties, this has shown to lebanese politicians a very divided government, that something has to be done. the test is beginning, there's been a suggestion that 48 hours will be given to the army, to take control. we've already seen a lot of activity all through the streets of the city of a lot of movements of military p

a lebanese t.v. channel captured the eerie silence in the streets moments after the explosion hit. plumes of smoke rose from flaming cars, as shaken residents tried to make sense of what had happened. >> ( translated ): as you can see all the shops here are damaged. i consider all this terrorism, all this is terrorism, damaging the country and the people. what more can we say? god help us, god help this country. >> sreenivasan: the attack wounded scores and killed six people, including the main target, mohamad chatah, a prominent sunni politician and former ambassador to the u.s. he was an outspoken critic of the assad regime in neighboring syria, and the lebanese shi-ite militia, hezbollah, fighting for assad. less than an hour before the attack, chatah tweeted his latest criticism of the militants, saying: >> sreenivasan: hezbollah denounced the assassination, but allies of chatah took up his refrain, in the hours after today's attack. >> the target is lebanon, its institution, its president, not the whole image of this country, the convivial country, the country of democracy. >>

. >> the lebanese government refused to set up official refugee camps. lebanese people feel proper camps would encourage refugees to stay, like the palestinian refugees. it is seen as a threat. >> metrologists say the worst is yet to come. more than 800,000 syrian fled. 80,000 will spend the rest of the winter in tents. >>> well most of the country is not seeing much in terms of rain or snow, except for the great lakes. that brings heavy snow just to the east of the lake erie and ontario. up to 20 inches of snow in the next 48 hours is expected. if you are driving in parts of western new york and pennsylvania, it will be dangerous. to the north-west things are not looking so bad. there are clouds and snow showers. we'll get a shower too as over the next day in terms of seattle. look at the forecast. 5-day. here you are, thursday, friday, saturday - a lot of rein is in your forecast. that means in the higher elevations the rain will be snow. 48 degrees is what we expect to see. sunday cloudy, monday we may see sun in the forecast. to the south-west clear

. >> let's go to the professor of international relations at the lebanese university. it's good to have you with us. why would he be the target of an assassination, and why now? >> i believe that this is part of thof the battle going on betn hezbollah and israel since the 1980's. why israel would be targeting those of high rankings now, i think hezbollah has overstretched its resources and logistics including military intelligence, that is like indicated to too many. and this made--might have made israel take advantage of the situation in order--what you're saying is that you have no doubt in your mind, according to what you said that israel committed this assassination which is the line that hezbollah has come out and made in a statement. >> i believe that--well, i relied on these reports so far. i believe that israel might have used this, especially israeli media has given much attention to this assassination, and throughout its history israel has never claimed responsibility for any assassination that is led against palestinian or lebanese resistence fighters. i bel

our prominent lebanese politician is dead. assassinated in beirut. >>> deadly clashes between egyptian security forces and student protesters. >>> and japan approving the relocation of a controversial u.s. military base. ♪ >>> we continue to follow that assassination today in beirut, a car bomb killing a former finance minister and five others. >> reporter: a daring attack in the heart of beirut's posh downtown area. the car baum killed the former finance minister, his bodyguard, and four others. he was a close aide and top advisor to former prime minister, and leading figure in the freedom movement. the explosion took place just a short distance from the residence where he had his office. security had been very tight here lately, but that was not enough to prevent the attack. >> translator: we were inside and felt glass breaking and coming in, and then we heard the sound, and then it happened. an explosion continued to break, we waited until it was all broken and then went out and saw this. >> translator: as you can see all o

the gunman was a sniper from the lebanese military. it's unclear what prompted a shooting. in 2006 israel fought a war against lebanese. >> the gaza strip's om power plant is up and running after receiving its first fuel shipment in 50 days. israel allowed 120,000 gal scrons into the blockaded -- gallons into the blockaded area. four water pumps was allowed, and the transfer of gas for indoor heating. the palestine territories in israel have been hit hard by the heaviest snow storm in decades. hundreds of thousands have been without electricity. >> days of heavy rain has custody heavy flooding. one person is dead and 5,000 evacuated from the region, in some areas water rose 6 foot. poor infrastructure and poorly built zones has made it worse. >> gaza has become a disaster zone with water as far as the eye can see in certain areas, 2 metres high stranding tens of thousand workers. workers are working around the clock, distributing 5,000 litres of fuel so the pumping stations can work. this is disaster relief under blockade and occupation. it's problematic. >> the gaza strip

the lebanese military has grappled with sectarian violence stemming from the syrian civil war. france's president pledged support. >> what i know is france equipped the lebanese army for a while. and will readily answer solicitation why, because lebanon must remain united. integrity must be expected and guaranteed for all the reb niece. >> lebanon is rebuilding after its own 15-year civil war. a new report says the u.s. could lose its momentum in afghanistan after a troop drawdown, the national intelligence estimate says it could take three years for the taliban power to grow. the report says security conditions would likely worsen regardless of a u.s. presence. hitting a health care milestone days before insurance is set to kick in. thousands forced to flee as a dormant volcano roars to life. and fraz ep in the ocean, a russian ship stuck in the ice near australian antarctic division. -- near antarctica. valvel salvadorsan miguel >> a militia vowing violence in south sudan has disbanded and returned home. the minister of information says the group known as the white army is no