the plane disappeared after takeoff on sunday. >>> three al jazeera joucialists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed -- journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been in prison for a whole years, they were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. >>> officials on the ferry is under control say officials. the rescue operation is continuing for the 183 people still on board >>> a new intelligence sharing pact between south korea, the u.s. and japan comes into effect on monday. it will allow seoul and tokyo to share military secrets on north korea through the united states. harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> any kind of military pact between japan, south korea's former colonial ruler is viewed with a good deal of suspicions by politicians and members of the public at large. that is why it was announced on friday, that it would be signed on monday the 29th of december. indeed it's emerged it was signed on the same day it was announced and goes in effect on monday. a good deal of managing of the proc

our colleagues peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested on december 29th, 2013. all three were falsely aexcused and convicted of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. stephanie dekker reports >>> the detaining of three al jazeera staff in cairo on december 29th of last year was assumed to be short-termed. as time passed it became clear that the egyptian authorities under the government of general abdul fatah al-sisi seemed to have other intentions. peter greste is a veteran correspondent, based in kenya at the time of his arrest. by his own administration knew little about egypt. he was shocked at the idea that he was linked in some way to what the government in cairo described as terrorists. the same could be said about the rest of the team, award winning journalist and producer baher mohamed. the # freeaj-staff went viral and journalists came out with support. the trial failed to come up with anything against the three me that vaguely could be said to implicate them. a video from a different channel was shown as eviden

peter greste mohamed fadel fahmy, and producer baher mohamed were all convicted in june. it was a trial that had no compelling evidence against them. peter's parents spent christmas day in egypt getting australian hour and a half to visit their son. >> he is truly amazing the way he's been able to draw upon his reserves of resilience and strength and in fact inspire us all to carry on because as we all know this has been a very very long struggle. it's been a year that has seen protests spread around the world. the #free aj staff went viral. it wasn't only journalist, world leaders added their voices. >> we have been publicly and privately that they should be released. >> al jazeera maintained their public campaign. >> we work in so many different places and we should be taken as a professional media institution, not as a part of political or ideological or any other establishment. >> egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi insisted it was an issue for the courts. their appeals process is due to start this week. what has been going on behind the scenes is less clear. the pr

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentenced to three years in prison. baher mohamed to an extra three for having a bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. >> vladimir putin is trying to cope with western sanctions because of the fighting in ukraine. bernard smith reports from istanbul, on the position for expanding their alliance. >> reporter: business is booming at this fruit and vegetable wholesale market. exports to russia are up by 450% this year. thanks to russia's ban on imports from the european union. >> we want turkish leaders to talk about peace with russia and the world to increase trade. russia is a good market for us. they can sell us gas, and we sell them fresh produce. >> reporter: trade between russia and turkey was words $32 billion. both sides want to increase it to $100 billion a year. business doesn't seem to be affected by the significant political differences between the

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled over false allegations that they helped the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions and sentences. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter were sentenced to seven years. badr with an extra three after have a spent bullet in his possession, which was picked up during a protest >>> a young girl was injured. a father suffered light burns. an attack happened, and both been taken to a hospital in central israel for treatment >>> israel gave preliminary approval for the construction of 243 new homes in the occupied west bank. the land is an extension to east jerusalem. occupied by israel. authorities have approved changes to pre-existing plans for 270 homes, which is also in east jerusalem. such rooms run counter to calls by the u.s. and the u.n. for israel to freeze construction of new settler homes. palestinians say the new homes reduce their chances of establishing a state with east jerusalem as its capital. >> from 1st january viewers in the middle east and north africa will no longer be able to watch

these men, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, are the first to acknowledge that they are among thousands around the globe who have fallen victim in an undeclared war to silence the messages. >> as peter eloquently put it from the prison cell we no longer report from the front line nowadays we are the front line. [ explosion ] nowhere in the past year has it been more bloody than in syria, where 10 journalist were killed doing their jobs. the most recent victim was al jazeera can't. as many as nine reporters were killed in iraq. at least seven dead in ukraine, where a new conflict erupted. in many zones of conflict governments are involved governments that regard journalists as necessary collateral damage in the pursuit of political ends. and the thousands of reporters who have been imprisoned around the world - they are testament to the fact that in many cases suppression of the media is a matter of law, not chance. over the past year the rise of non-nation actors the unelected militant groups that secure any means to an ideological end. the power of those that seek t

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were charged with spreading false news. abdullah al-shami was released in june after being held without charges for 10 months. he described the companies of his captivity today. >> if i may use that expression it's like a once in a lift experience. because you are denied basic human rights. you don't get to see relatives except once in a week. in my colleague's case once every two weeks. there's no medical care or free time for them to go around or do whatever they could think about, and the conditions in which any prisoner in egypt - that applies to my colleagues miserable. what it looked like. the hygiene, everything related to normal human conditions. >> andrew simmonds has a closer look at the journalist, the arrests and the fight for freedom. >> reporter: al jazeera's doha news center marking an anniversary staff here and the rest of the world find hard to absorb. it's a year since a phone call to the newsdesk reporting the arrest of the journalists in cairo, and then 12 months behind bars for doing their job. across t

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges much helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against convictions, peter and mohamed fadel fahmy are sentenced to 7 years, and baher mohamed an additional three for having a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at the protest. >> the official mourning period is coming to an end. and this opens the way for kim jong un to further consolidate his own grip on power. while in office, the younger kim conducted nuclear missile tests and executed top officials. >> some have decided not to show a film about the as sass nation of a north korean leader. this after threats by the same group that hacked into sony pictures. >> millions of people watch the show. >> reporter: "the interview" was supposed to be sony pictures block buster. it's at the series of a set of cyber attacks, forcing the country into lockdown. >> kim jong un wants to do an interview. >> if that ain't a real story, what is. >> three weeks after the release, social security numbers, emails and more. guardian of peace rele

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy from sentenced in june to seven years in toura prison. baher mohamed was given a 10 year sentence. earlier this seasoning peter's brother read a statement from the family. >> we are just a small cog in a massive fight for justice. we will not give up seeking his freedom until he's released. the 1st of january marks the next milestone in the process and we see it as the next available opportunity for the egyptian authorities to correct the injustice that occurred. >> stephanie dekker has more on the journalists' years in captivity. >> reporter: the detaining of three al jazeera staff in cairo on december the 29th was initially thought to be a mix up. but under the new government of abdul fatah al-sisi - they seemed to have other intentions. peter greste is a veteran correspondent based in kenya at the time of his arrest. bys his admission knew little about egypt. he was shocked to be linked to what the government in cairo described as terrorists. the same could be said for the rest of the team and award winning journal mist mohamed fadel fa

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused and convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against convictions. >>> coming up in the next half hour. how homes in china give hope to children with parents in prison. and why india's plan to clean up new delhi's air could be costing openers of the capital's older vehicles. stay with us. >>> welcome back. i'm shoedy gosh. the top stories, heavy rains across parts of asia caused major flooding and landslides killing 30 people. more than 200,000 have been forced from their moments in thailand, sri lanka and malaysia. the u.s.-led coalition in i.s.i.l. have been carrying out more land strikes. they have happened near hawija and sinjar. >> ukranian president petro porashenko greeted hundred of freed prisoners as they arrived in kiev. the pro-separatists and ukraines exchanged prisoners. >>> the alleged planner of the school attack in peshawar has been killed. security forces killed him during a raid in north waziristan on thursday night. he was involved in attacks on polio. workers in

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been accused and impacted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against convictions. five people have been arrested. many are attending prayer serving the mosque when fire broke out. police are investigating the incident after a witness saw an object thrown through a vehicle. >> in jordan, one thing has not changed over many days, and that's government censorship of books, and it's continued, and books they consider sensitive or challenging. this report >>> not every book is welcome in jordan, whether printed locally or imported. the government has censored and banned books deeped problematic. politics, history, religion and sex are among the sensitive topics. since the beginning of the i don't remember 52 books and the government,ate of which were -- eight of which were published. >> if you can decide the peace process or anything, you know, the prime minister or something, they don't tolerate this. >> one banned book at the publishing mouth is engineered by author. the authority took him and his publisher t

. >> peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have been in prison in egypt for 361 days. they were gaoled on false charges of the muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions >>> fighting between rival militias might have intensified. 20 soldiers were killed in fighting with shia council rebels. three fighters were killed. the u.n. says the fighting between militia's in libya killed many. thousands have been displaced. many are returning home. >> for the first time after being warned to leave. this family came home. it was hardly a welcome anyone could want. their home was looted and their village in western libya destroyed. after a battle between rival militi militias. >> everything was taken away. we are upset. what can i say. thank god my children are safe. everything can be replaced. >> this man and other villagers have been the focus of battles for the last two weeks. the fighting left civilians struggling to avoid the crossfire. people say under former leader they suffered. now they are suffering again. in an attempt to end the misery, the specia

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested on december 29th, 2013 they were accused and sentenced of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. the strained relationship with the ukraine is pushing it to tighter ties with china. if they are to make the most of opportunities. rory challands reports. the first restaurant set up in russia is getting a repo vasion. these days the chinese woman commands a local empire of eateries and construction projects. now we feel russia and china have good relations. in the last six months many want to invest money in russia but they are cautious. they are studying the market. there are opportunities, and it's profitable to invest in russia now. >> this is one of the more successful members of a chinese community that decided that it is a place where money can be made. they haven't had to come far. the mighty waterway formed a long stretch. >> apart from a hiatus the two nationalities will be mingling trading and competing. as you might expect. as we might expect. the two empires haven't been cord

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled or false charges of helping the muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. >> 30 people have been killed and five injured in an attack in the democratic republic of congo the overnight attack near beni in the east is believed to have been carried out by a rebel group. in november, at least 50 people were killed by gangs wielding machetes. >>> staying with africa. the ruling zanu pf party confirmed robert mugabe's wife as the new head of the women's league. robert mugabe is the leader. he hasn't decided who his new deputy will be. we have is this report. >> reporter: zimbabwe's first family appears ultimately in control of the party and the country. president robert mugabe's wife, grace, is head of the party's women's league. >> it is a great honour not only for me personally, but also for my family. >> reporter: her husband is reelected leader of the ruling zanu pf party. >> for as long as i have strength in me. i work. for as long as i am still sane and fully bright in mind. i still have a good memo

guest and mohamed fadel fahmy from -- peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentenced to 7 years and baher mohamed 10 years. al jazeera rejects the charges and demand they be released >>> an armed group affiliated with i.s.i.l. has been operating near a u.s. embassy. workers have been worned not to stray far from homes. the embassy closures caused nears that egypt's economy could suffer if tourists are driven away. we follow breaking news out of sydney australia, where 13 people are being held against their will inside a chocolate shop. we are waiting to hear from australian prime minister tony abbott, as we look live at the podium. when it happens, we'll take you there lie. stay with stay witstay with us. ..we don't yet know the motivation of the perpetrator. we don't know whether this is politically motivated, although obviously there are some indications that it could be. in a society such as ours, there are people who would wish to d us harm. that is why we have police and security organizations of the utmost professionalism that are ready and able to respond to a whole range

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. peter and mohammed were sentenced to 7 years. baher mohamed an additional three for having a spent bullet in his possession. >> south africa what he highest number of h.i.v. and aid sufferers in the world. scientist are driving research that could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against the virus. trials are being expanded for a vaccine shown to reduce the rate of infections. in the final part of the series on h.i.v. in south africa. tania page reports from cape town. >> this woman is not a scientist but is at the cutting edge of h.i.v. aids research. she volunteered to test a vac soon that could save millions of lives. the trial is run by the h.i.v. research center, a scientific hub dedicated to fighting the virus in a country with a high prevalence of h.i.v. so far all hor blood tests came back negative for h.i.v. the vaccine cuts. she's helping because two of her uncles dies of age. >> it's better for those two.

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. >>> now, india's south seas, a region ravaged which the boxing day tsunami, thousands were killed, and large chunks of the coastline were destroyed. in some communities women were not given the support needed. we met a victim that helped others to make a lasting difference. >> sitting where her home once stood. this woman remembers the moment the sea swallowed her beachside village. as the scale of the destruction became clear, help arrived. not everyone was taken care of. >> me were given preferential treatment by the government and aid agencies. women struggled with everything from relief to medical support and counselling. in my community women shouldered responsibilities of the home. back then, no one helped them. >> some decided to take control, helping many to get the support they needed to rebuild their lives. what started as a call for unity during a disaster turned into the national coastal women's movement wit

the names may be familiar, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. they were gaoled on charms of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have lodged appeals against their convictions. >>> italian police - a criminal gang sucked hundreds of millions out of italy's near bankrupt capital. this report from rome. >> reporter: romans complain about the poor state of public services. now they have spun to blame. city hall infiltrated by a mafia style syndicate. in recent days the police made dozens of arrests. this is the alleged ringleader. hundreds more are under investigation. the group known as mafia capitale used contacts to steal hundreds of millions from the public purse. utility yits were a favourite and -- utility yits were a favourite and the camps. listen to the words of butsi recorded in a telephonic intercept. we visited one roma camp implicated in the scandal. many of these people are italian citizens, but they live in squalor. >> translation: we have been here for 10 years, we have not had any help. the only thing we see is lies and tri

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were veiled on false charges of helping the outlaweduslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. >> reporter: to new york where security has been stepped up in all jewish facilities after an attack on an israeli student. amateur video shows 49-year-old calvin peters launching at police before they shot and killed him. he entered a brooklyn synagogue and stabbed a 22-year-old jewish student while he was studying. he threatened other worshippers. peter had a history of mental illness. >>> 22 members of an elite place squad are to stand trial for stealing more than a million during a drug bust. the money was seized when the head of a drug cartel was arrested. two bundles of cash went missing. at the first time government officials admitted police had stolen money from drug cartels. >>> more than 1 billion people in the world rely on food harvested from the ocean. global fisheries stretched by overfishing are threatened by rising temperatures and ocean acidification. environmental editor reports from the eco-rich waters

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on charges. helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. >>> nigerian police say the government freed more than 200 prisoners in niger state on saturday. they say they recaptured about 10 of the inmate. it's the third such incident in two months. carl levin from the american university if washington says there's a number of reasons why the military is failing to keep nigeria safe. >> what we have seen over the last several years is a hollowing out of the military, if you will. the budgets have gone up, the capacity and the will to provide security have gone down. so this is an alarming state of affairs, even without boko haram. i think that for a long time, for several years after the democratic transition in 1999, i think part of the civilian political strategy has been to keep the military happy. since nigeria for many years hasn't had serious external security threat, then that deal seemed to have some sort of appeal. but now that nigeria does face a s

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charms of helping the outlaweduslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. now, the diplomatic breakthrough between the united states and cuba has triggered mixed rehabilitations in the cuban capital havana. there are hopes that the new relationships will bring more opportunities that years of mutual distrust left their mark. we have this report. on a side street, kids being kids, not a worry in the world. watching on the side lines, these two wait in line for a chance to play. at their tender age they say they have a view on what changes could be coming to their country with the promise of better relations to the united states. >> translation: without this blockade we won't have to bring everything from china, maybe our school lumps will be better, everything will be modernized. >> reporter: most do not have internet at home. this boy hopes that will change so he can do what others take for granted. >> it will be better, because we have the power to communicate why people. to connect with them,

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. >>> now, millions of tonnes of food are wasted in the u.k. every year, much is fine, but discarded by supermarkets with too much stock. now, one news start-up chain is snapping it up for next to nothing and selling it for less, to help the increasing numbers of people struggling to afford to eat. >> reporter: a whole chicken reduced from £4 to 2.40. you don't see that often. this beef down from six pounds to one. the whole lot, in fact, for a little over $5. special over, no, standard fare at a new supermarket trying to combat food waste and poverty. 15 million tonnes of supermarket food end up in the bin in the u.k. every year, bypassing checkout for chuck out. straight to landfill, even though it's fine to eat. the box may be damaged, the store may have over ordered. much of it will go to social supermarkets like this one. and be resold for next to nothing. the promise of cheap food will lure in crowds. the point behi

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against the convictions. peter and mohammed were sentenced to seven years in prison. baher mohamed an additional three on top of the seven for having a spent bullet in his possession, which he said he picked up at a protest >>> nigerian police say gunmen freed more than 200 prisoners in niger state on saturday. police say that they have recaptured at least 10. it's the third such incident in two months. two earlier gaol breaks were on the armed group boko haram. carl leven from the american university in washington says there's a number of reasons where the military is failing to keep nigeria safe. >> what we have seen is the hollowing out of the military, if you will. the budgets have gone up, but the capacity and the will to provide security have gone down. this is an alarming state of affairs, even without boko haram. i think that for a long time, several years after the democratic transition in 1999, i think part of the civilian political strategy h

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested while covering the military coup in cairo last december, and were charged with aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denies the charges and demands their immediate release. al jazeera's mike hanna reports the decision to sentence them to prison is seen as an attack on press freedom. >> reporter: there are things an objective journalists take personally. the unjust of colleagues in egypt is the case in point. some argue they were casualties in seismic change but no rational analysis discounts the fact that they sit in gaol. the men, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are the first to acknowledge that they are among thousands around the globe who fell victim in an undeclared war to silence the messengers. >> we no longer report from the front line we are the front line. >> nowhere in the past year has the front line been more bloody than in syria, where 10 journalists were killed doing their jobs. >> the most recent victim was an al jazeera correspondent. as many as nine reporters were killed

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused and convicted of helping theutlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. >>> well in jordan one thing has not changed over decades, that's government censorship of books. authorities continue. some books are considered sensitive. >> reporter: every book is welcome in jordan, whether printed locally or imported. the government find some problematic. politics, religion, history and sex are among the sensitive topic. 52 books were banned by the government. eight of which were published. >> the peace process - exercising anything that the royal family, or, you though, the prime minister or something - they don't tolerate this. one of the recently banned books was engineered by the author. the authorities took him and his publisher for court, but were not able to stop tense of,000 it talks about the university protests, killing three students. the old generation kept quite. sometimes the truth hurts if not presented in the ways acceptable for authorities it's a target for oppression. >> ce

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused and convicted of helping thelawed muslim brotherhood. all three are appealing against their convictions peter and mohammed were sentenced to 7 years prison. badr was given an extra three picked up at a protest >>> 7 years behind bar. it's been said that 200 journalists have been gaoled for doing their job. advocacy group freedom house has more. >> reporter: there are things an objective journalist takes personally. the unjust imprisonment in egypt is a point. some argue that it needs political change rational analysis. they sit in gaol for doing their jobs. these men are the first to acknowledge that they are among thousands who have fallen victim in an undeclared war. >> as peter so eloquently put it from his prison cell we no longer report from the front line. nowadays we are the front line. and nowhere in the past year has front line been more bloody than in syria where at least 10 journalists were doing their jobs. the most recent victim was al jazeera correspondent. as many as nine reporters were killed in i

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charms of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. >> a turkish court issued an arrest warrant for a muslim cleric, a critic. recep tayyip erdogan. he lived in the u.s. since 1989 and is accused of leading a criminal group. we have this report. [ chanting ] >> reporter: protesters make their feelings known in front of a court in istanbul, which ordered the arrest of four people detained in raids and tv stations. >> translation: if this country vendors to desposism ever one will pay. don't give in though desposism. >> reporter: the media targeted was connected to this man who is accused of leading a plot to overthrow recep tayyip erdogan. they were allies, but erl he asked that he be extradited. the u.s. state department is not saying if an extradition request is made. >> the state department does not comment on extradition requests. >> reporter: it comes after wide-ranging corruption emerged to the then prime minister recep tayyip erdogan. three ministers were forced to

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were sentenced in june to seven years in toura prison. baher mohamed was given a 10 year sentence. they were accused of having ties to the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands the release of journal its. >> to missouri, where the prosecutor released documents related to the michael brown shooting, including the introduce a friend with michael brown when he was killed. the first set of documents came out a month ago. at the time the prosecutor promised to unseal all the records. he failed to include these records with the first. >>> rough numbers are in from the protests, organizers say 50,000 people marched through new york and another 50,000 in washington d.c. the march was to call attention to unarmed black people >>> two years ago adam lanza shot and killed 20 students and six teachers in sandy hook elementary school. as last year, no public event or memorials. some of the victims parents are going file a lawsuit against bush master, the company that made the gun moved. a father and daughter who survived the

here is what he said: peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been in prison in egypt for 361 days they were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. now, when the indian ocean tsunami hit thailand in 2004, it decimated popular tourist resorts. thousands of locals and visitors were killed. 10 years on, while memories are painful for tourists, they are starting to come back. >>> 10 years since they first met, these are friends for life. karen mcfarland is a retired police woman from london. this woman runs the spa and guest house much the asian tsunami brought them together and the 10th anniversary is a chance to realise how far they've come. we walked out and i saw so many dead people, horrible deaths everywhere. i was traumatized. one whole month after the tsunami, i could not close my mys because i only saw dead people. >> some snapshots show the devastation after the tsunami. it was the worst affected place in thailand. of thousands who died, many were foreign tourists. >> it impact on the worl

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed, were falsely accused and facted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. here is what is coming up on the al jazeera newshour. >> within the next 15 years i believe we can halve the population of people living in poverty. >> we asked if ambitious goals set by the turn of the century have been achieved. >> plus... >> i'm in india where the national green tribunal banned vehicles in new delhi in a bid to curb air pollution. >> in sport - we explain why december has not been a good month for the reigning n.b.a. champions. >>> you're with the al jazeera newshour. top stories - heavy rains across parts of asia caused major flooding and land slides killing 30 people. more than 200,000 have been forced from their homes in thailand, sri lanka and malaysia. the u.s.-led coalition against i.s.i.l. has been carrying out more air strikes across iraq. the latest near hawija and sinjar. >> ukrainian president petro porashenko greeted hundreds of prisoners as they arrived back in kiev. the governm

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed from sentences in june to 7 yeesks. baher mohamed was given an extra three years. they had been charged with having ties to the muslim brotherhood. u.s. forces made three air strikes. they targeted the northern town of kobane. the city has been highly contested in the fight against i.s.i.l. kurdish forces gained ground yesterday. i.s.i.l. began to make advantages in kobane in september. both sides lost up hundreds of fighters since then. an iranian official was told. the speaker of iran's parliament visited bashar al-assad. it came two weeks after bashar al-assad visited the side. russia is hoping to relaunch peace talks. the italian coast guard. that dangerous journey is one of many undertaken by syrians. desperate to find safety. zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: this woman is preparing to start a new lie. she has a refugee from syria. she moved two years ago. her husband had a heart problem, and that puts the family in a vulierable category. eligible for resettlement in europe. living in lebanon has not been easy. it

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were sentenced in june to seven years in toura prison. baher mohamed a 10 years sentence. they were accused of having ties to muslim brotherhood. al jazeera relates the charges and demand they be released. >> votes have been counted since the 2006 uprise. this report from tunis. >> reporter: starting early in the mornings, tunisians lined up at the polls waiting to make history. for the first time in their lives, people choosing their president. on the battle paper were two names, beji caid essebsi, a former minister under the deposed dictator, zine el-abidine ben ali. and moncef marzouki, who took charge since the revolution. the years he had in office were not without controversy. as a security chief, beji caid essebsi oversaw crackdowns and sup regs of dissent. those that vote for them say he's the only one capable of moving tunisia forward, even though he's 88. >> translation: i i don't think for beji caid essebsi, because he has a lot of experience, and we have faith in him that he'll fix our country. >> tunisia is the only country

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing their sentences. >>> see if the amateurs can reach the final of the club world cup. >>> would welcome back. columbia's f.a.r.c. rebels declared they'd lay down their weapons as long as the military doesn't attack. this is a most sweeping statement. it's cost 220,000 lives. columbia's government vowed it continue the operations until a final deal is reached. from 2012, havana has been hosting talks to end the 50 year long conflict. the two sides reached agreements on land reform and political future for the rebels to be put in place if a peace deal is reached. the government suspended talks. negotiations resumed after he was released. >> translation: we have resolved to declare uni lateral ceasefire and put an end to hostilities for a period of time, transforming to an armize tas. it onliened if we are attacked by the military. >> time for sport. >> the lawyer employed by f.i.f.a. to investigate allegations of corruption resigned from his possessi

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. all three are appealing against their convictions >>> three republicans have completed a winning streak in the midterm elections with a run of elections in the stat of louisiana. bill cassidy defeated democratic senator mary landrieu, costing democrats the last seat in the deep south. republicans hold 54 seats when the senate convenience >>> thousands have taken to the streets in haiti calling for the government to resign. protesters are angry that elections planned for 2011 are yet to take place. the president blames the opposition for the delay. andy gallagher has the story. >> reporter: in the past few months this is a familiar sight on the streets of port-au-prince, the people calling for elections, saying the failure to set an election date is damaging democracy from a county recovering from the devastating earthquake. the elections were to have taken place three years ago. voters are running out of patience >>> today is a victory against president marr tellie

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed from given a 7 year sentence and badr an extra three. al jazeera relates the charges and demands they be released. as reported, the sentence to imprison is seen as an attack on press freedom. >> reporter: there are things an objective journalist takes personally. unjust prisonment of colleagues in egypt is a case in point. some argue that they are casualties in seismic change but no rational analysis discounts the fact they state in gaol for doing their jobs. these me are the first to acknowledge that they are among thousands around the globe who have fallen victim in an undeclared war to silence the messengers. >> as peter so ello quelently put it from his prison cell we no longer report from the front line nowadays we are the front line. >> reporter: nowhere has it been more bloody than in syria, where at least 10 journalists were killed doing their jobs. the recent victim was al jazeera correspondent. as many as nine reporters were killed in iraq. [ gunfire ] >> at least 7 dead in ukraine, where a new conflict erupted. heightening th

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were sentence said in june to seven years into a prison. baher mohamed was given a 10 years sentence. they've been accused of having ties to the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. >> several foreign embassies closed in cairo due to security concerns. the u.s. embassy is open, the workers have been warned not to stray far from their homes. the embassy closure caused years that tourists would be driven away >>> on tuesday google will turn off google news services in spain, after a law requiring news ag re gators to pay for content from spanish newspapers. >> google news was built on the idea that visibly from any news report would be a welcome thing. the company seems to be bewildered by the new law. it requires any to pay a fee to spanish publishers much the company finds it unimaginable. it is so bewildered that they are not going to attempt a fix or work around. they are going to go ahead and shut the sight down in spain. europe has caused this head ache for europe before. france and germa

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed from gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions >>> human rights workers in chechnya say they are being targeted as part of a campaign of fear and intimidation. activists say it's intensified since accusing authorities of carrying out punishment against families. >> reporter: sergay and this perp are scared. -- person are scared. arm men tailed their car. they have come to our hotel in the capital. the armed me are outside. the human rights workers call the police and friends and colleagues. this is c c.t.v. footage taken earlier on saturday from outside of their apartment. this man here, sergay says, he thinks he's holding a gun. they knock on the door, speaking to the neighbours. luckily they were not there at the time. why do you think this is happening? >> translation: i think with these methods the leadership of the republic is using pain and loss for the killed chechen policeman to try to get rid of an organization that is undesirable for local parties and creat

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their conviction. >>> u.n. climate summit in peru continues into the weekend. delegates from 190 countries are struggling to resolve their differences on how to cut greenhouse gas emissions. a rift has emerged between rich and poor nations. our environment editor nick clerk is at the summit in lima. >> reporter: a message to world leaders, and a message to delegates in lima - just get something done. activists make the point outside the negotiating halls. on the inside the wrangling goes on and on. the president trying to work up a resolution before the day is out. >> we are almost there. we need to make a final effort. we don't need to take political decisions. we are almost there. there are no reason to estop the process. no reason to postpone the decision. >> reporter: meters from the negotiation another point is made. >> death to climate justice. we demand in lima there be climate justice. >> reporter: they say the delegates and polit

release of our three journalists who have been imprisoned in egypt for 354 days, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on false charms of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. peter and mohammad sentenced to 7 years, baher mohamed an additional three for having a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is calling for consensus among political parties in haiti. thousands of anti-government protesters are on the streets demanding the resignation of the president. the prime minister stepped down on sunday. we have this report from port-au-prince. >> reporter: this was the first test whether the resignation of president martelly's prime minister would apiece the protesters of port-au-prince. as far as these protesters are concerned, nothing short of the martelly's departure will do. offered the weekend lamothe resigned. >> translation: we want martelly to resign. >> reporter: this man out of prison, having been arrested at a demonstration in november. the protests must conti

you'll know the names - peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. gaoled on charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have lodged appeals against the convictions. still to come on this al jazeera newshour. anti-government protesters shut down major roads in the city of lahore. the former u.s. vice president once again defending the c.i.a.'s brutal torture techniques. in sport - the latest from kobe bryant, moving past michael jordan on the n.b.a. all-time scoring list. jo will be here with that and the rest of sport in about 30 minutes. >>> the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu says he will not accept any attempt to set a timetable for israeli withdrawal from palestinian territory. he's due to have a meeting with the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry. the two of them in rome on monday to discuss various proposals for a palestinian state. jordan circulating a palestinian drafted resolution to the u.n. council. calling for israeli occupation of palestinian land to end by november 2016. less than two years from now. we join bar

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentenced to 7 years in prison.me was given a 10-year sentence, all three accused of helping the muslim brotherhood, and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges and continues to demand our colleagues immediate release. peter greste spent greetings to his supporters in cairo saying that while their situation is dire: peter's brother andrew tells us that the family is grateful from any messages from peter. >> it's good to hear from him. seems like it's been well received. it's a bit of an indication of how peter feels, and wanting to thank all the work that people have been doing to get his release. >> australia's foreign minister optimistic that peter greste could be released soon, possibly before christmas. >> national geographic is gown for taunting and stunning photography and announced the winners of its photo contest. >> illuminated and illuminating. this is the winner, capturing a bomban at the center of a crowded train in hong kong. focused on her phone. she was described as a node-flocking on the