mohamed fadel fahmy reported for cnn, the "new york times," and the red cross. he's an author, and baher mohamed, seen on the right, is a freelance producer who has worked with the japanese television channel. >> we are grateful for the strong support received from around the world to release the team. once again, we are calling on the egyptian authorities to release them immediately. >> al jazeera english consistently covered both sides of the egypt story. it reported on the first movement against the muslim brotherhood since it came to power. a street campaign calling for former president mohamed morsi to resign. in tahir square when there were protests against mohamed morsi. it also reported on abdul fatah al-sisi. and covered demonstrations by people opposed to the coup and the crackdown on the muslim brotherhood. >> since the removal of mohamed morsi last july, the egyptian authorities have systematically repressed every media that they regard as muslim brotherhood supporters. al jazeera is seen as the main target of the harassment campaign. >> two journalis

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mohamed fadel fahmy has worked for cnn, the red cross and is an accomplished author. her mohamed has worked with al jazeera as a producer for most of last year. >> an american woman calling hers jihad jane has been sentenced to 10 years prison for plotting to skill an artist over his depictions of mohammed. the artist plans to reexhibit his work and believes ley rose should receive psych logical treatment, instead of gaol time. >> police in afghanistan rescued a 10-year-old girl intended to be used as a suicide bomber. she was found in the southern province of helmand. media reported her brother, a taliban commander, forced her to wear a vest packed with explosives. child bombers are used sometimes to bypass security check. >> anti-government protesters are on the streets of bangkok. it's the second of warm-up matches for a big demonstration planned for 13 january. for weeks the opposition demanded political reforms before new elections in february. >> bangladesh's prime minister says she has been returned to power. the election has been marred by fighting and an oppos

producers mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed along with correspondent peter greste have been detained for almost a week now. peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy will face question sunday. they are held on suspicion of joining a terrorist group and spreading lies harmful to state security. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated. >> a family gets their wish. the 13-year-old californian girl declared brain dead will be moved to a new facility. >> rail freight safety - a warning about trains carrying crude oil. >> the 13-year-old californian girl declared brain dead after tonnes ill surgery could soon be moved to a new facility. on friday the court and hospital agreed on a protocol allowing her to be travelled. we spoke to melissa chan in san francisco. >> we have two court hearings, a county level and federal court. out of the country level court hearing friday morning, here is what we have in terms of developments. the hospital will allow the mcmath family to bring in an outside physician to deal with the transport of jahi mcmath on life support to a facility supposedly in new

mohamed fadel fahmy is an experienced journalist working for several companies and the red cross. d baher mohamed has been working as a producer for most of last year. >> tunisia's prime minister resigned, part of a deal between the ruling coalition and the opposition minister. industry minister. he will head a caretaker government expected to be announced on friday. the democratically elected government came to power after the resolution three years ago. >> army commanders say 30 boukaram fighters have been killed in an attack in the north-eastern state of borno where fighters want to impose an islamic state. we have more. >> the attack or the attempted attack by the military is the biggest military attack planned by boko haram in the north-east of this country. the town has been attacked several times. >> in august there was an attack. in september it was quiet. in october, november and december, there were three attacks. in that process dozens of people have been killed. the military and the government says it's winning the war against the boko haram members. state of emergency

mohamed fadel fahmy, together with baher mohamed and peter greste are likely to be interrogated later today. they are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says they are fabricated. they are being held in prison outside cairo. seen here in the last report was an award-winning correspondent. mohamed fadel fahmy is an experienced journalist, who worked for several international companies and the red cross, and baher mohamed has been working with al jazeera as a producer for most of the last year. >> north korea has rejected a proposal by south korea to resume the reunion of families separated by the korean war. it claimharry faucet joins us f south korea. how many of a below is this to north-south relations. >> it comes a few days after the president in south korea had made this offer in her new year's press conference, saying that january the 31st, the lunar new year day was the perfect time to reinstate family reunion that was supposed to happen towards the end of last year and didn't because the north korean side pulled out befo

. >> mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed will be questioned by state prosecutors on thursday. the network is demanding the release of all its staff locked up in egypt, including two from al jazeera arabic and al jazeera. nicole johnston reports. >> three of al jazeera's egypt based staff are held in custody. the network demanded their release. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejected this. >> they suggested our reporting is bias or colluding with one side of the story is outrage ourks there's no just -- outrageous, there's no justification for holooking up e team. >> here is one of peter greste's last reports from cairo, talking about the government's decision to declare the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. >> overall what the government was trying to do in this decree was to create order and stability, clamping down on what they say as acts of terrorism, but it may not have had that effect. >> peter greste has reported across africa. >> he p

. >> al jazeera is demanding the release of our colleagues, mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste are facing further questioning. they are being held under suspicion of joining a terrorist group and spreading lies. al jazeera says allegations are unfounded. >> the cost for young women in vened to enhance their looks is high. in some cases deadly. last year a dozen died from beauty injections. we have this story from caracas. >> these are some of the most beautiful women in the world. from all over the country they compete for the title miss venezuela. winning the crown is a dream for many, in a beauty obsessed country where people tend $2.5 million a year to look good. after oil the beauty trade is the second-most poopular industry. it comes at a high price. ask this man, whose 21-year-old daughter died whilst getting liquid buttocks injection. she went to an unlicensed condition and died within 24 hours. >> translation: it's shameless. the people kill for $75 to $125 to inject someone. my daughter died for $125 >> now they are raising

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have been held since sunday. hamed fadel fahmy and peter greste face further questioning this sunday. egyptian prosecutors say they are hold on suspicion of joining a terrorist group and spreading lies. al jazeera said the allegations are fabricated nonsense. >> the iraqi forces have lost fallujah. that's nonsense say israelis. >> five people were reportedly killed on friday, 40 were injured. tension in the region escalated since monday, which is when police broke up a sunni protest camp, leaving 13 dead. the shi'ite government struggled to contain discontent. >> on to syria where rebel infighting has taken a new turn. the largest islamic front group has fought alongside the free syrian army against al qaeda fighters. some local fighters and civilians are unhappy with the growing influence. >> protests are growing and becoming widespread. syrians taking to the streets, demanding the islamic state leave the country. the group is an al qaeda-linked group. people have been increasingly frustrated and angry with the t

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. >> al jazeera is still demanding the release of mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and correspondenteter greste, our collection, in egypt. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste face questioning. they are held on suspicious of joins a terrorist group and spreading lies harmful to state security. al jazeera says the allegationing are fabricated nonsenls. >> it is winter. cold weather and snow is expected. forecasters warn this arctic blast from the polar vortex is making the weather life threatening. al jazeera's juan carlos molina has more. >> across the mid section, north, south and east, cold and wind are bringing cities to a standstill. weather ex-parties say the cold is part of a -- experts say the scold is part of a vortex. this winter it is different. as a result, plummeting temperatures and winds causing wind chill factors leading to frostbite and hypothermia in a matter of minutes. >> i don't think most people appreciate the fact that five minutes of exposed skin can have an impact. >> all public schools are being closed on monday. nashville is taking no chances with its studen

producer mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been moved. mohamed fadel fahmy has been moved to hospital, he injured his hand before the arrest. peter greste is still at the care. >>> police station. al jazeera is demanding the journalists be released immediately. >> russian president met with some victims of the suicide bombings. the early morning visit to volgograd came a day after he pledged to defeat terrorism. the attacks on a train station and o awe bus killed many. >> anexplosions in mogadishu killed 11 people. one of the plogs --&plogss appeared to -- explosions appeared to be a suicide bombing? a. >> a car bomb killed two people. it targeted a bus full of shiite pilgrims travelling from iran. the car was parked on the side of the road and detonated from a person inside. shiites in pakistan are a frequent target. >> the liberal leader. people across america are watching, can he deliver. an update on the first blizzard of 2014. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz with the headlines. new year's day in colorado kiged

mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, along with correspondent peter greste have been held since sundayhamed fadel fahmy and peter greste face further questioning tomorrow. they are held on suspicion of joining a terrorist group and spreading lies harmful to security. earlier i spoke to sherif mansour and asked about press freed om in egypt. >> it's the most unprecedented attacks that we have on records. since organizations documented press freedom. this year egypt, for the first time, was among the top 10 gaolers of journalists. it's among the top three most dangerous and bloody environment with journalists dying when doing their work in year alone, 2013. it's by far the most deterioration we have seen. >> egypt's restrictions prevent them receiving critical information. >> voters in bangladesh are heading to the polls after weeks of violence. more than 100 have been killed in dozens of polling stations set on fire. opposition parties urged voters to stay away. the execution of an opposition leader fuelled the violence. >> heavy security has been dispatched to all voting stations. we h

producers mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste have been held without charge for 26 days, aaccuse of spreading lies and joining a terrorist group. allegations that al jazeera says are fabricated. the other two journalists are from our sister channels, abdullah al-shami is a reporter and mohammed badr is a cameraman, and they have been detained for five months. >> morocco scrapped a law allowing rapists to scept charge if they married their accuse ir. it came to prominence after a girl killed herself when pored to marry her rapist. the law applied to girls under the age of 18. >> south sudan's president salva kiir accused u.n. staff of supporting rebel fighters who tried to overthrow fighters. in an interview salva kiir rejected u.n. accusations that his forces may have committed war crimes. >> i'm confident that our forces acted according to the international laws. assist not now that we are ruling our own country, that we can come about to abuse our own people, i will not accept that. this blanket accusation i don't like that both sides did this, >> what is t

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have been in custody for 30 days. they are accused of spreading lies and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says such allegations are unfound the the >> two other journalists are being held. reporter abdullah al-shami and mohammed badr have been detained for five months. >> japan's textbook will show a set of disputed islands as japanese territory. >> translation: it's natural for a government to teach its own territory to its children. we decided to clarify the description of this guideline. we, together with the japanese foreign ministry hope to give a necessary explanation to neighbouring nations about the reasoning behind the division. >> let's speak to harry faucet, covering that story for us. the seeans, in response released a highly critical statement of the japanese revision. >> that's right. redictable fury to the decision by the japanese education ministry and government to make the change in teaching manuals that give teaching points to teachers in middle schools and high schools. the south koreans call

mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste have been held since sunday. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste face further questioning tomorrow. egyptian prosecutors say they are held on suspicion of joining a terrorist groups and spreading lies harmful to state security. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated nonsense. earlier i spoke to maps from the committee to protect journalists. >> it's the most violations of attacks against the press that we have on record, since organizations documented press freedom around the world in 1992. this year was among the top 10 gaolers of journalists, and it's among the top three most dangerous and bloody environment genres. doing the work this year 2013. so it's by far the most deterioration we have seen in egypt. what happens when a journalist is arrested in egypt. >> they are taking prosecution, if they are lucky, within a day or two. in the case of al jazeera, they were interrogated by national security prosecutor, and then referred to a criminal prosecutor, and they are typically staying in this questioning

mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste are expected to beent beinterrogated later today.y are accused of spreading lies and joining a terrorist organise nation. peter greste is an award-winning correspondent working extensively across africa. mohamed fadel fahmy is an experienced journalist, woulding for several international media companies and the red cross. and baher mohamed has been working for al jazeera as a producer for most of the last year. >> an egypt researcher for amnesty international joins us from loindon. >> what is amnesty international's perspective on the detention of al jazeera's journalists without charge. >> amnesty international is concerned about repress and setbacks that we have seen in egypt in terms of media freedoms and freedom of expression. we consider the journalists and act visits who have been detained to be prisoners of conscience for freely expressing their views and expressions opposition to authorities. >> is it just al jazeera. are there other journalists, activists as well. >> in recent weeks we have seen the repress extended beyond a

the bbc, npr, c.b.c., n.b.c., new york times and other news organizations wrote: >> producers mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste have been held in custody for a couple of weeks. two other journalists from al jazeera's sister channels are in egyptian custody and have been detained for five months. al jazeera is demanding their immediate release. >> senator john mccain also tweeted: >> the north american auto show is traditionally the first chance of the year for auto makers to showcase new concepts and the city of detroit to strut their stuff. it brings in there $300 million. it's a chance for the big three to build on a promising 2013. ford, chrysler if and general motors had their best sales, selling $15.6 million new cars and trucks. al jazeera's ali velshi is in detroit where ford is a big attraction. he spoke to ford's ceo alan malawi about the show, the future and concerns. >> we announced the f150 and all the developments. it is lightweight material, turbo charging and all the improvements that we are making in fuel mileage. hauling capability and cargo capability, and the

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security, and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated. the other two journalists are from the sister channels. the others are a reporter centre al jazeera arabic. they have been detained for five months now. >> the afghan president hamid karzai has long accused the united states of pushing him out of office. now he has a major voice backing the claim. the former u.s. secretary of defense. the allegations in gate's book is likely to strain ties between the two countries. >> it was an accusation dismissed as paranoia. during the election campaign in 2009. afghan president accused the u.s. of trying to get rid of him. >> there were a lot of stories in the british media of the plans in washington to bring a change into the structure of gompance in ag, to weaken the government of afghanistan and to go to the strong daylight in afghanistan and to put through them to afghanistan. >> now excerpts from u.s. defense secretary robert gates book is true. gates rights abou

. >> al jazeera is calling for the immediate release of journalists mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste, who have been held without charge for 22 days. they are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terror group. al jazeera says it is fabrica d fabricated. the other two journalists have been detained for the past it five months. >> one of ghana's best-known journalists died in london. the president of ghana said on twitter, "our nation has lost one of its finest ambassadors", he was a presenter on bbc news and the focus on africa program. he joined b b.c. world radio after winning the ghana award for the first time. >> there are claims that some men are taking the law into their own hands. a senior police officer says some areas are where officers are never called. >> in the predominantly muslim suburb a community force is on the beat. working alongside of the police, the group dismisses claims that some communities dish out justice on their own. >> we report things to the police always. there's nothing. you know, the law... >>

. >> mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed ahmed mohamed are being held in tora prison. it is where a number of high-profile political prisoners are kept. correspondent peter greste is detained at the cairo police station. al jazeera is demanding that they be released immediately. >> as we start the new year we are looking at cold textures across the north. they vice-president in place for many locations. people are without power. we are talking about michigan and parts of new england. in the next couple of days there's a new storm system that will develop down here towards the gulf of mexico. see the rain we have, watch what happens over the next couple of days, because that will make its way to new england and bring 15 and 24 inches of snow for some locations. here towards the north-west we are looking at snow showers from montana. things have improved towards seattle over the last couple of days. temperatures are expected to go up as we start the new year on wednesday. 50 degrees, portland at 42. we'll see a mostly cloudy day. temperatures at 40. the break in the rain

producers mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste are accused of spreadingies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated and are demanding their release. they are being held in separate cells. the other two journalists are from our cyst ter channels, one is a reporter, and one is a cameraman and they have been detained for five months. >> anti-government protesters are on the streets in thailand's capital trying to shut the city down. life is continuing as normal in most places with schools restarting, commuters heading to work and businesses remaining open. protesters want to derail protesters and remove yingluck shinawatra's administration accusing them of mismanagement. >> tens of thousands of protesters have tried to block major intersections in bangkok with plans to surround the homes of politicians. there have been eight deaths and 500 injured in connection with the political unrest. >> veronica pedrosa is joining us live from the commercial district. what is happening there now? >> hi, eliza

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste have been detained for 12 days at a prison outside of cairo, accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and being involved with the muslim brotherhood, which the egyptian government labelled as a terrorist organization. al jazeera said the allegations are false and demand the men be released. >> 22 men training to sever in the iraqi army have been mixed a suicide bomber killed himself at an airfield used. it follows weeks of fighting between the government at the anbar province. the u.s. is sending missiles to help contain al qaeda fighters moving through syria. >> a number of unexplained murders in russia has the country on high alert. six bodies were found sprayed with bullets 200 miles from soech. several booby trapped bomb devices were discovered in the area. >> twin suicide bombs last month left 34 dead. the government stepped up kou counterterrorism efforts across moscow and is banning liquor experts in two airports. >> warmer air is moving into parts of the east in the north-east. as that happens warme

producers mohamed fadel fahmy and mohamed mahmoud hadn't moved. peter greste is in cairo, and the cameraman mohamed fawzi has been released without charge. al jazeera demands that its staff be released immediately. >> the pentagon has announced it's transferring three detainees. they are the last ethnic chinese to leave the camp. it won't allow them to be sent to china because of concerns they'll be persecuted. >> passengers on a russian ship trapped for a week in south africa are stranded. a planned helicopter rescue ha to be called off because of winds and rain. three icebreakers failed to reach the vessel which is carrying 74 people. >> viktor yanukovych called for unity in his new year's address. opposition protesters are continuing the call for his resignation. viktor yanukovych says 2013 has been the most difficult in the history of independent you grain. overall 2013 was a year of protest, through protest and national roundtable talks. political disputes and dialogue. >> we are taking the path of understanding, a national console tags. i am

mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are held in a prison outside cairo. peter greste is being detained at a cairo police station. the prosecutor is causing them of spreading lies. al jazeera says the accusations are fabricated, condemned the arrest and is demanding the release of the journalists. >> six were killed. thursday's attack took place in a hezbollah strong hold in the heart of southern beirut. that is a few miles away from where lebanon's former minister mohamad chatah died last week. >> a building the target. the explosion is a car bomb in the heart of the suburbs. it's the stronghold of hezbollah. the group fighting inside syria, on the site of forces loyal to the president. >> translation: this is a battle against terrorism, targetting everyone. the perpetrators are trying to ipp site violence among the people. lebanon is no stranger to bombing and fighting. >> days ago former finance minister mohamad chatah was blown up in the central district. he lobbied for the establishment of an international tribunal looking into the death of former pri

producers mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed and correspond peter greste have been detained for 29 days, they are accused of spreadinglies and joining a rebel group. and from our sister channel abdullah al-shami, and mohammed badr have been detained for five months. >> a car bomb went off at a military base in kandahar, and the base is used by afghan and n.a.t.o. troops. jane ferguson is live in kabul. tell us what you are hearing. >> the local district chief from the area by is the geri area, there was bombing outside a gate, a bomb in a 4 x 4. after it was detonated five attackers entered the base, wearing u.s. military uniforms, suicide vests and carrying small armed guns. there was an ongoing fight for up to an hour after that. it seems that that is thou over. both sides with. >> saf and the district chiefs confirmed the incident is over. al jazeera spoke with a taliban spokesperson, confirming they were behind the attack and said it was thech about passing on a message to international forces. they said, "you are not safe, not in kabul or your own base." it's very much the mes

. >> three of the al jazeera's journalists have been held in custody for eight days mohamed fadel fahmymohamed and peter greste are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated nonsense. two of them face further questions on sunday. the network is demanding the immediate release of its staff. >> negotiations from rival factions are starting peacekeeping. >> by the thousands they arrived at the u.n. bases in juba the only reference they can find. more than 1,000 people have died. 200,000 others are on the move because of fierce fighting between rebels and the south sudan army. their hope for peace lie miles away in neighbouring ethiopia where negotiators are trying to thrash out a deal. >> we envisage agreement on a decision a ceasefire arrangement in order to create a conducive atmosphere to address political issues. >> our people have suffered a lot during the struggle for independence. >> the rebel delegation is striking a cautious tone making a list of demands, including a list of leaders. >> with th

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste have been obtained since 29th november.hey are accused of false reporting and having links to a terrorist organization. the al jazeera network has not been notified of any formal charges. two more journalists from the sister channel have been delayed without charge for more that six months. al jazeera rejects the allegations before all of them, continuing to demand unkg release of the journalist. >> human rights watch calls n o the ukrainian government to investigate attacks. during protests over the past three weeks, the group's report cams as an activist who went missing in the capital has been found alive. he was kidnapped and tortured. >> a new report from human rights watch says ukrainian police targeted journalist and medical workers when clashes started in key eave and are calling on the ukrainian government. they don't have a great reputation for investigating such violations. it comes as a prominent activist who had been missing for eight days was found alive, badly beaten and was tortured. he is an activist who ha

mohamed fadel fahmy has been detained for eight days. ter greste and baher mohamed also detained, accused of spreading lies and joining a terrorist group. johannesburg maintains they are fabricated. >> congress is returning from vacation with a big to-do list. one of the first things on the table is unemployment benefits. >> the senate returned to work in washington on monday, or at least most of it. some members were sent home because of cancelled or delayed flights due to the bad weather. enough was stuck away from the capital. the senate agreed to postpone the vote until tuesday morn morning on whether to extend long-term unemployment benefits. it left 1.3 americans without a safety net. harry reid spoke on the senate floor on monday. >> celebrating the new year on january 1st, more than a million americans, including 20,000 veterans were left wondering how they'd feed their families, and make their morning payments while they looked for jobs. >> democrats need five republicans to join with them to get over the procedural vote. one rep

egypt's rules allow people bike mohamed fadel fahmy to be held for long periods.more drak ownic than the hosni mubarak government. >> human rights organizations are worried as to what is happening in egypt. it's an open question as the extent to which it is all shared by politicians, particularly in the west. the british foreign office issued a statement saying it was concerned at attacks on human rights around cairo. in diplomat k terms that language is mile. >> particularly western countries in alliance with egypt. they are in a bind. they are in a moral bind. then have been equivocal in their response to a military coup, and a violent crackdown against the muslim brotherhood and their supporters that followed. they have been less quick to condemn that than they have been lesser abuses by other regimes elsewhere in the middle east. >> there's an obvious point that egypt's detention of al jazeera's staff may be seen as a political revenge on the government of qatar, which bank rolls the channel. it does not explain why others are not similarly subject to other. a

the company condemned what it calls the arbitrary arrest of world-renowned journalist, mohamed fadel fahmy on the left. peter greste on the right faced further fevening. and mohamed fawzi. they were arrested. egypt's prosecutors said they were held on suspicion of joining a terrorist group and spreading lies haumful to state security. al jazeera america calls the allegations fabricated nonsense. >> the electronic army hacked into the internet's calling service skype. the pro-syrian group posted messages against microsoft which owns skype and revealed the contact information of ceo. the messages have been taken down and services restored. >> former israeli prime minister ariel sharon who has been in a coma for eight years is said to be near death. he's suffering kidney failure. he has been in a vegetative state since january 2006. he's considered the architect of israeli expansion into the occupied west bank. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry arrives in the middle east. he hopes to make this the ear israel and palestinians seal a peace deal. it will be the 10th visit in less than a year

mohamed fadel fahmy is on the left of the pictures. award winning correspondent peter greste is on the right and face questioning on sunday. they were arrested with baher mohamed, another producer, seen in the middle. the network is demanding the release of its staff who have been detained since sunday. >> lots more ahead on al jazeera - including from no mayor to two mayors. reporting on a plan to divide the bangladeshi capital. >> sent to help in rescue efforts but now stuck as well. another ship in trouble in the antarctica ice. deaf deaf aked >> let's recap the headlines. people living in syria's aleppo province are protesting the presence of al qaeda-linked fighters. the rally coming as the largest group decide to fight against western-backed forces against the islamic state. >> fighters from that same al qaeda-linked group are engaged in battling in iraq - fighting local police and some sunni muslim groups for control of ramadi. >> the health ministry in egypt says 17 people have been killed after protests turn violent. thousands

baher mohamed, mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says the lies are fabricated. peter greste is an award-winning correspondent who reported extensively across africa. the three are held in toura prison outside cairo. >> african asylum seekers in israel are gearing up for a second day of protests, demonstrators want a new open-ended law to be abolished. sunday saw the largest-ever protest by migrants. several thousands asylum seekers started a rally in tel aviv. >> 14 died at a stampede at a mosque in china. it happened during a religious sir moany. many were injured, four in critical condition. >> jab niece prime minister shinzo abe wants to explain to leaders in china and south korea why he visited a controversial sign. beijing were furious when shinzo abe went to a shrine honouring japanese war criminals. he wants to meet to diffuse tensions on territory disputes and historical issues. michael is a researcher at the massachusetts institute of technologiy and explained the possible mettive o

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent greste have been held since december 29th.are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera denies the allegations and demands their release. two other journalists from our sister channels have been imprisoned for five months, abdullah al-shami is a reporter and mohammed badr is a cameraman. >> there's not enough paper to brint them. we report that unless the press find a solution, they could be out of circulation as early as next month. >> reading the newspaper is a morning ritual for hundreds of millions of people around the world. in venezuela the source of information is threatened by a shortage of printing paper. >> the storage is now empty. we are left with what you see here. these will last for a month. >> the editor-in-chief, like other businesses, blame the strict currency controls. newspaper is difficult to import. after waiting months some editors say the shortage amounts to an attack on the freedom of speech. >> it's a chance to blackout the newspapers. why, because t

producers mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste have been held without charge for 22 days noup. they are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group, allegations which al jazeera says are fabricated. the other two journalist are from our sister channel. abdullah al-shami is a reporter and mohammed badr is a cameraman and they have been detained for the past five months. >> investing in their future. coming up, the charity helping street children in bangladesh get ahead. >> and the best player in the world. all the highlights coming up. stay with us. >> welcome back. could another mini-ice age be in our future? the sun has reached the solar maximum, that's the point in the 11-year cycle when the sun is the most active. instead of spewing out flares, it's quite. it hasn't done that in over 100 years. there was a similar silent period in the 17th century, coinciding with bitterly cold winters. explaining all this is astronomer, with a research and education institute in california. >> in the late 17th century there was few sun

al jazeera is covering this from outside the county, mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste have been held for 17 days, accused of spreading lies harmful to the state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated. >> two other reporters, producer and cameraman, have been held for several months. >> the crisis is escalating in south sudan. 200 refugees drowned when a ferry capsized in the white nile river. they were packed on a boat trying to escape clashes. >> government officials say the ferry capsized on monday. there was fighting on the outskirts of the town. rumours spread that the rebels were coming back into town to retake it. people tried to get out. many ran to the river. a boat was overloaded. women and children, and it capsized. here is more bad news for civilians. the rebels end malay call and there's fighting between rebels and government troops. the humanitarian crisis is a concern, like bor and jonglei. thousands are hiding in u.n. camps trying to get away from the fighting. a lot of people hope talks in eth

producers mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed.nd correspondent peter greste have been held without charge for 26 days, accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group, allegations which al jazeera said are fabricated. the others are from the sister channel. abdullah al-shami, a reporter and mohammed badr, a cameraman. they have been detained for five months. >> a mexican man has been executed in texas despite diplomatic pressure for clemmansy. edgar tamayo had shot a policeman 20 years ago. a delay was called for. campaigners say the case violated international law because he was not advised of his right to receive consular assistance. >> peru discovered 47 archeological treasure ours predating the inga empire. they are believed to have been mug smugled out of the country. governments in the u.s., australia, brazil helped in the recovery. fabric, wood, cotton and other pieces. >> translation: it's significant and honourable for the foreign ministry to return these pieces of our archeological matte

before going to the break i'd like to update the situation of five al jazeera adjournist, mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste were picked up by egyptian authorities a month ago, abdullah al-shami, and mohammed badr were locked up in august. egyptian authorities accused them of spreading false news and belonging to a terrorist organization. in a news conference in london journalists from the bbc and britain's sky news called for their release, and the chief political commentator request "the daily telegravel" had choice words. >> for a great nation like egypt treating people doing jobs like journalists, an ethical decent jobs which all decent societies need, for egypt, of all countries to treat journalists in this way is a shame on that face. >> al jazeera pursues all possible avenues to get our five journalists released. >> is the u.s. creating a counterinsurgency itself. >> our social media producer is tracking the top stories on the web. what is trending? >> wine is trending tonight. you may be surprised to find which company became the top consumer of red wind. here is a h

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste have been held since 29 december.l jazeera denies allegations and continues to demand their immediate release. two other adjournists journalists have been in prison for five months, abdullah al-shami, a reporter and mohammed badr a cameraman. >> the "new york times" reports that a group of hacker were behind the cyber attack on target. experts say they bhoved through target's systems, affecting 110 million customers. >> the targets in neiman marcus were an example of a new threat to consumers. hackers continued to find new ways to infiltrate networks. they are striking at the source. >> it's looking like target and nooemans are not the only companies hackers are going after. law enforcement and visa have been advised of other breaches. six u.s. march ants that have not been named. it's the same software used to steel information from target. >> atm, cash, that's it. i can't do it no other way. >> you have a check card, but you wouldn't swipe it at a store. >> no, i don't trust it. i don't carry it, because people can

al jazeera continues to call for the release of mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste have been hold for 19 days, accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. alleges which are fabricated. they are held in towera. the other journalists are from sister channels. a reporter and a cameraman. they have been detained for five months now. >> now, the ongoing heatwave forced the suspension of play at the australian open tennis tournament. a heat policy was implemented around 2:00 pm local time. it continued on the two major arenas after roofs were closed. so very high temperatures in australia. richard is here with the weather. what kind of heat are we seeing there, richard. >> it is well into the 40s under an area of high pressure, producing extreme conditions. you'd expect a maximum of 26 degrees. we are looking at temperatures around about 42, 43 degrees, depending on where you take official readings from. we could have had something closer to 44 during the course of thursday. and a sign ta this heatwave will continue. in

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste have been accused of spreading lies harmful to state community and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated and are demanding their release. the three are held in towera prison. we have two other reporters from our affiliates being held. al jazeera is calling for the release of all journalists. join us at 8:00 p.m. eastern in "the week ahead." >> one of the strongst storms of the season is hitting the west coast. strong winds are knocking over trees, causing damage to homes and cars. custodies of up to 30 miles per hour were reported. no one has been hurt. the area was under a winter storm warning, but that expired. >> to upstate new york, emergency crews are working to break up an icejam. there are fears that water will overflow the banks, into the city. nearby residents are sandbagging in case. kevin is here with more. ice in western new york, here in the north-east a whacky change in temperatures, to be honest. it was zero degrees five days ago and now 50 >> i got to experience this f

producers mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated. the other two are from our sister channels, a reporter and a camera moun. they have been detained for five months now. >> okay, these pictures that you can see on the screen are live pictures coming to us from giza, which is a suburb of cairo, and they are showing anti-coup protesters. these protests taking flays around many areas of cairo during the two-day vote on the referendum, the kind of protests resulting in clashes with police, resulting in several deaths. so these pictures coming into us from giza. >> more to come on this program. including a very public private matter distracting france's president. more on that. plus... ..a report from a solar-powered mosque in pakistan. >> and in sport tennis's world number two beat the heat at the australian open. details later. >> the governor of thailand refused to give in to pressure to delay the february election. opposition activists have be

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent greste have been held since december 29th. they are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera denies the allegation and continues to demand their immediate release. two other journalist from our sister channels have been in prison for five months, abdullah al-shami is a reporter and mohammed badr is a cameraman. >> nine days into a chemical spill many say their water smells like chemicals. pregnant women are told not to drink it. freedom industries, the company blamed for the spill has declared bankruptcy. robert ray is in west virginia with new information about the bankruptcy filing. >> you can see over my shoulder those are the tanks of freedom industry. chemicals came out of some of those into elk river, affecting 300,000 people in west virginia, a week or so ago. on friday, freedom industries filed for bankruptcy. there's more information. on december 31st. company was bought by j clip ard forest. yesterday a new company was opened by j clip ard forest, calledman an ear

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste have been held without charges. yesterday we got a letter from peter greste. he said: >> for more on this we turn to an associate professor. he joins us from boston. thank you for being with us. let me ask you. the fact that we have journalists held in egypt, how serious is that for that country. >> how serious is it for egipt. i think it's indicative of a restriction for the space of egypt. it's a country in the midst of a political struggle between supporters of the old president and people that want to move on to the new regime. it's not surprising to me that foreign journalists may be caught in the crossfire, particularly al jazeera journalists. if you watch the arabic coverage, people in favour of the june 30th coup, find it frustrating. this is not surprising, even though it is disappointing. >> the upcoming presidential elections, is this a good sign for egypt. >> i don't know if you could say it's a good or bad sign. on the one hand one does want egypt to move towards elections. on the other it will be elect

producers mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste are in custody now for 29 days. they are accused of spreading lies. allegations that al jazeera says are unfounded. two other journalists from our sister channels are held. abdullah al-shami is a reporter and mohammed badr is a cameraman. they vice-president detained for over five months. >> still ahead on the newshour, one of china's leading human rights activists is gaoled for his anticorruption campaigns. plus, keeping the home fires burning. we report from china's rural heartland as millions gather for the new year festival. and coming up in sport, the australian chinese community celebrates the oldest grand slam winner. >> a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan killed four people and wounded 22, including children. the bomber detonated explosives next to an army bus. two killed were afghan air force task and the taliban said it carried out the attack. >> this is the latest attack in a surge of violence in kabul. >> afghan national air force staff from on the bus that was attacked at 7am in eastern kabul.

. >> producers mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and correspondent peter greste have been held without charge for 21 days. they are accused of spreading lies. allegations which al jazeera says are fabricated. they are held in toura prison outside of cairo. the other two journalists are from our sister channels, a reporter and a cameraman. they have been detained for five months. >> at least 20 journalists have been killed in the fip peens in the past -- philippines in the past three years. a campaign against journalists is making the country a dangerous country to work in. we have more. >> good morning. >> this is what life is like every day. he hosts a daily radio show in a troubled area of the southern philippines. >> good morning. [ speaking foreign language ] >> he says there have been seven attempts on his life. >> translation: once i received a letter with a bullet in the envelope. i was told if i don't stop my commentary, they'll put me in my place. it's hard to be a broadcaster. if you don't know how to carry a weapon, you'll get into trouble. when the president took office in

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr are held without charges. we got a let on conditions inside prison. saying: in >> he goes tonne say our arrest and continued detention sends a clear message: >> well, they are not speaking, but at least they are sitting in the same room. for the first time the syrian government is meeting with the opposition. peace talks are happening in geneva this weekend after three years of civil war. the focus so far is humanitarian issues, the one topic the two sides agreed to discuss. >> the mediator of these talks admits that he has not accomplished much. but feels that the half steps that he's making can help the people of syria who need the assistance. >> the two sides spoke to each other around a u-shaped table. they are not talking to each other, only the mediator, lakhdar brahimi. ism we are in a room like this. i'm in a bank like this, and one is on the left. one delegation is on the right and they face one another. that talks through me to one another. i think it's a good beginning because lakhdar brahimi helped

mohamed fadel fahmy is in hospital for a broken hand, injuring before it arrest. but baher mohamed is still arrested and peter greste. >> a chinese helicopter was supposed to make trips to get passengers off a stranded ship in antarctica. but authorities are waiting for conditions to allow a single rescue operation. >> you can find us online. head to al jazeera america. have a great night. >> good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. the year starts as it always does with our very best intentions , resolutions to get fit. for many of us, resolution to quit smoking. everything from cancer to heart disease. one in five americans still does smoke. many have tried everything to quit. but in "america tonight" investigation we learned that one method which has been successful for many of the hundreds of thousands of people who have tried it, i it may pose serious even fatal results to others. adam may reveals, stop smoking pill called chant inkx have committed suicide. >> in huntsville, alabama 28-year-old james mayhall pled guilty to burglary, a felony,

producers, mohamed fadel fahmy on the left, and baher mohamed in the middle have been moved to toura prison. correspondent peter greste is at a police station in care. >>>, cameraman mohamed fawzi has been released without charge. al jazeera demands they be released. >> kim jong un said in his new year's message that his country was getting stronger after getting rid of factionist filth. >> these were his public comments about the execution of his uncle last month. jang song-thaek was once the second-most powerful man in the country. he was killed after being tried for treeften. >> translation: our party took measures to get rid of a faction of sewerage. party and revolution lines became solid by anti-party and antirevolutionary faction. >> in a pitch to north korea, he said the execution of jang song-thaek sent a clear message to internal and external audiences. the whole process of purge and execution of such an important person as jang song-thaek was to demonstrate that kim jong un is in control of the country, he calls the shots. he knows the master plan for north korea, and it w