he said what happens over new delhi is horrific. we'll do everything to bring this perpetrator to justice and support the victim in her recovery. we'll work with the government to clear background checks. well, we're in new delhi and sent this report. >> the latest case of alleged rape by ub er cab driver has once again raised key issues that india has been struggling to deal with in recent years, issues of rape, women's rights and safety and sexual violence in the country. to clarify we should say that uber is a transportation service essentially facilitating transportation between drivers and their cars and passengers who require their services. what's really key in this case is we're seeing it move forward can the idea that millions of women have struggling with. getting to and from home every day, getting around the world's biggest cities, and they're feeling the stress and certainly the challenges of these very simple tasks. >> iwe go out in crowds, not going out alone. and new delhi is not safe. >> the solution would be to ins

place in india's foreign policy will not change. >> reporter: moscow's focus appears to be helping new delhi its growing energy needs. india has announced that it will build at least 10 new nuclear reactors with russia's helpful each of these russian-built nuclear reactor reactors has a y of 1,000 megawatts with just one of these reactors in currently in practice, the indian authorities say power production has already increased by a fifth. new delhi and moscow have agreed to work more closely across a whole host of sectors and for the prime minister these deals are about level i thinkin i ri a does best. that includes cutting and polishing diamonds, india processes more than half of the world's spry of the pleasure gem. up until now they have been forced to buy most of their russian diamonds from antwerp, israel and dubai. new direct links between russian minors and indian manufacturers could be worth billions of dollars. >> our partnership has built up a fairly modern polishing. the best in the world. that's our partnership. it's the nay natural. we have the biggest producer miner and they

we received this update. >> new delhi woke up to a dense blanket of fog. at least 50 trains have been delayed. they are facing delays and cancellations. now, the city is experiencing much lower temperatures than we see this time of year. and this is terrible news for the hundreds of people left out on the roads. there are government shelters but there's not enough room for everybody. as you can see, the people are very poorly equipped to deal with these extreme conditions. now, at least eight people died because of these extreme conditions, and another three people here in new delhi reportedly suffocated when they were trying to warm themselves with coal, burning coal. so a very grim week up ahead, a grim christmas week ahead for new delhi's homeless. officials are saying they do not expect the conditions to improve, at least for the next day >>> police officers and tribesman in central iraq have retaken the town of rafa, located west of ramadi city, and is under the control of islamic state of iraq and levant. 22 i.s.i.l. fighters were killed in the opera

new delhi says the firm could face criminal charges. city banned the service on monday and there have been protests against the company. uber's drivers are independent contractors, using private cars rather than licensed cabs. we received this update from new delhi. >> reporter: while the indian government has passed t the -- responsibility of banning the service, what is interesting going forward now is how these local authorities will deal with such a directive. how will they roll out a ban and make sure these operations and services cease to exist. and what kind of impact will this have on consumers, keeping in mind that millions of indians have grown to rely on them for their daily transport needs particularly in cities like new delhi. in terms of the reaction it has been very mixed. men and women saying banning these services is a knee-jerk reaction. it doesn't get to the heart of rape and sexual violence and the safety of women, and banning a service for the most part many people say has served them just fine since they have begun

india's green vehicles 15 years are being banned from roads in new delhi. an attempt to tackle air pollution. it found the city had the dirtiest air in the world. we have this report from new delhi. >> reporter: this man and had scooter - he has had it since he married anita 28 years ago. he says it has never let him down. >> i have driven around my kids on the scooter. i have taken my wife for a ride, and my mother, when she was sick, and we had to take her to the doctor. we went on this. india's green tribunal is forcing them to retire their two-wheeler in a bit to hang up. the tribunal banned vehicles older than 15 years. the city has been singled out by the world health organisation as having the world's worst air galtry. and a recent study by a university of california scientist suggests pollution levels on the road could be eight time higher than reported. >> an important pollutant is a particulate matter. it can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and these have major consequences globally and in india. with risks to public health, authorities are under

al jazeera, new delhi. >> a team of researchers in the netherlands is developing a new and cheaper way of harnessing energy from the wind. by flying one height they're able to produce enough electricity to power ten homes. >> reporter: last-minute adjustments before the test launch of a new high-tech kite. these dutch researchers believe if technology takes off it could change the way we generate electricity. the system use as lightweight kite. a controller just beneath the kite communicating with the ground station. and as the kite pulls a wench on the ground slowly let's the kite out and at the same time generates a pulling force to generate electricity. >> we can generation electricity as the kite is reeling out. when we're done with reeling out, we'll reel it back in until it's just on top of us, and then it can dive into the next power cycle, and we have positive power balance. >> this produces enough electricity to power 10 to 20 homes. but the team wants to make it five times larger. >> you don't need a heavy crane. we can just be in our trailer, drop it, also in remote location

we're in new delhi with more. >> reporter: a modern indian woman. she works in the heard of new delhi and relies on services like cabs to get around. she said safety is her biggest priority. >> that's why you don't feel safe here. that's why there are rules that you follow. >> reporter: it's a problem that few in new delhi deny. >> people are very weird in the city. some men disregard some women as nobodies. they follow them and stalk them. >> reporter: the timing of this latest case that has captured the nation's attention could not be worse. it comes almost two years after the fatal gang rape of a female student on a bus in new delhi. activists are not surprised that crimes like rape still pose a huge challenge to india. >> we know a lot of things which were promised have not been put in place. we know that still the promises are there, but nothing in reality except for marginal cosmetic changes. >> these are screens of modern progressive india. in recent years the government has introduced new laws and initiatives to raise awareness about crimes

in a bid to clean up new delhi's air pollution, the tribunal has banned any vehicle older than 15 years. the city has been singled out by the "world health organization" as having the world's worst air quality. and a recent study suggests that pollution levels on these roads could be eight times higher than profess lie reported. >> elevated levels of pollution can lead to heart attacks, strokes, respiratory diseases. >> with increasing risks to public health authorities are now under pressure to clean up the air. delhi's government estimate that three-quarters of the air pollution is caused by vehicle emissions. but environmentalists sabaning all carold cars and scooters are not going to make much difference. what they need is monitoring of emissions and tougher fines for polluting vehicles. >> the average age of vehicles in new delhi is four to seven years. we don't expect many vehicles in this age bracket of 15 years. even if you get rid of them, i don't see it having a massive impact on air quality. >> around 1500 new vehicles roll on to the capital's roads every year, and environmen

it comes almost two years after the fatal gang rape of a female student on a bus in new delhi. activists aren't surprised that they still pose a huge challenge to inyeah. >> we know that a lot of things which were promised have not been put in place, we know that still the u.p.s. pros are there, but nothing in reality. except for very very marginal cross themmic changes. >> these are scenes of modern progressive india, it is a image of the country the government is egg tore promote to the world but one that many say is constantly being challenged because of the high rate of sexual violence across the country. >> . >> and to make the country safer for women. but as this latest case shows public confident in these measures is low, and many are still waiting to see results. al jazeera, new driver's licensely. >> a korean air executive to return to the gate in a dispute over a bag of nuts has stepped down. the airline has apologized for the incident at new york john f kennedy international airport. the 40-year-old daughter of the chairman. when she took issue with a flight attendan

al jazeera, new delhi. but it maintains sanctions already in place, would be reversed if russia eased aggression. he has sought to ease fears over the economy, and his end of the news conference. we call this the big prez conference and they are not wrong. the ruble fell through the floor. >> as you may know, the situation has changed under the influence of foreign economic factors. i believe the government and the central bank are taking appropriate measures in this situation, we can question the timeliness and the central bank, but generally they are acting adequately. when it is the u.s. that has missiles across the globe. russia is like a bear, independent and fierce. and stop taking berries and eating honey, maybe then he will be left alone, but no, he won't be. someone will always try to chain him up. they will tear out his teeth and claws. the reaction ranged from admiration to dispair. >> our country is huge, i don't understand why everything is going this way. i don't know why, it is always like th

they struck deals with both china and turkey, and today met with the indian prime minister in new delhir: reaching out to old friends at a time of need, facing increasing pressure from the west because of the ongoing crisis in ukraine, the timing of this meeting when russian president vladimir putin, and indian prime minister in new delhi is significant. and the message from moscow is clear, we still have friends we can rely on. >> translator: our bilateral relations have been elevated to the level of specially privileged strategic partnership and continue to develop dynamically. >> reporter: this is the is 11th summit that putin has at techeded here. this trip comes after that of the chinese president, and before a visit by u.s. president barack obama in january. >> international relations is changing. however, the importance of this relationship and this unique place in india's foreign policy will not change. >> reporter: moscow's focus appears to be helping new delhi meet its growing energy needs. they announced they will build ten nuclear reactors with russia's help. the indian auth

earlier in new delhi after the incident made headlines.nded the employees account and is working with police. it operates across 11 cities in india. more details emerging on what may be hong kong's a guest property ipo. a chinese developer may raise it to $3.8 billion. they are seeking to sell a 15% stake. that is a look at some of the top company news. north korea has denied any involvement in the cyber attack -- on sonytures. pictures. they are saying that they are not behind it, but it was a "righteous act." >> they have come out and said they are not behind it, they deny any involvement. do often use words -- "just punishment for evil doings." about howtalking north korea would mercilessly destroy anyone tied to this movie. it is called "the interview." it was on youtube -- use of trailers sorted tenfold. -- soared tenfold. it has been massive publicity. in the movie,- they go to north korea to andrview the great leader, while they are there the cia recruits them to assassinate him. they were unhappy about the movie. here now is the no

we understand a crimean official is in new delhi to held business meetings as vladimir putin visits, and any bit of news we gather about specific deals is that there has been talks and signings on nuclear cooperation between the two counts ris. a senior fellow at the observer research foundation - how big a deal is it for india to have russia as an economic partner? >> well, in india the current mantra is development, development, development. and russia has been a very important strategic partner in many, many areas of the indian economy. not only in the military, industrial center. so if the russians are able to right themselves into this story of development, then i think their relationship would be on a good footing. >> is india more than happy to do deals with russia because it doesn't believe the sanctions against that country are correct or because it's pragmatic and is an economic friend. >> it's a little bit of both. one is indian official position, is that it does not - it does believe that russia has legitimate interest in ukraine. it also believes that the russian actions

al jazeera, new delhi. >> well, the philippines, 23 poem have been confirmed dead. the typhoon has been down graded to a tropical storm, but it is still creating strong winds and heavy rain. people in the capitol of manila are spending the night in temporary shelters. and further south they have come to a complete stand still. many people wait for the storm to pass. >> the line of trucks stretches back three kilometers. batangas port has been closed for four days in anticipation of the storm. drivers have had enough of sleeping, eating, living in their cabs. >> so we're all together. so it's okay. >> in the back of this truck they are supposed to be taking this across the waters to another island. but instead of delivering ballot pallets of tile, they're sleeping on them. >> we could be stuck here for two weeks. we're hoping that the typhoon clears quickly so we can get back to our families. >> nearby services have closed down. schools and public offices are shut. while services have paused emergency services have ramped up. a thousand people have come here from low

passenger accused drivers of -- a passenger accused a driver of rate in new delhi -- of rape in new delhiber currently operates in more than 250 cities and 50 countries and was recently valued at $40 billion. >> next, we go to japan and talk about the victory of prime minister shinzo abe's party. abenomics hit a speed bump recently when the world's third-largest economy slid back into recession, after government rates failed taxpayers in april. thank you for joining us. we see shinzo abe's party was more seats but a record low turnout. is this an endorsement of abenomics? >> i think it was more to do with convincing the japanese to take this snap election. when you do this, people don't question your actions. the fact is that the government had to convince them to prolong another rise of the consumption tax increase. this was already a done deal. there is no surprise here. >> what is next for abenomics? will prime minister shinzo abe have to push ahead that sales tax increase anyway? >> he has until april of 2017. he has expressed he would do this regardless of economic conditions. he has

. >> russian president vladimir putin has met the indian prime minister in new delhi. putin hopes to boost economic ties with india as a time with sanctions from the west over eastern ukraine. >> we have signed a very important document for strengthening are you sure you is that-india cooperation. the peaceful users of atomic energy, it outlines the plans to construct more than 20 nuclear power units and to cooperate in constructing nuclear power plants with third countries, to work together, to mine for uranium, and to handle nuclear waste. >> >> a senior fellow of the research foundation in new delhi says russia has been one of the motor important partners for india. >> they are signing not process of several framework agreements, one of them will be on civilian nuclear cooperation, and now that the united states has done all the heavy lifting and as they remove sanctions for cooperation in this area, the russians seem to be the first off the block. they have already signed a deal for two more reactors. on the eave of president putin's visit, they are offering india

liddy dutt has more from new delhi. >> the latest report of a customer being raped by a uber cab driver, brings up women's rights and safety and sexual violence in the country. to claiferl we should say that you're uber is the global transportation service that operates in india via a mobile app service, facilitating transportation between drivers in their cars and passengers who require their services. as we see now the idea is an issue that millions of working women across india have been struggling to deal with. getting to and from home every day, getting to and from the world's busiest city, they are feeling stress and the challenges of these very simple tasks. >> we don't need to depend on the cab if we are alone. be careful about going out in a cab, the stwaition i situation s not a good one. >> to ensure good measures, security measures. >> reporter: what is necessary is a great deal of disappointment in new delhi and across the country, this comes a week or a little more ahead of the second anniversary of the gang rape of a medical student again here in the capitol. that generat

. >>> the indian government has banned vehicles over 15 years from roads in the capitol of new delhi. it's an attempt to tackle air pollution after an u.n.-backed study found that the city has the dirtiest air in the world. >> reporter: he loves his scooter. it has ban proud member of his family since he married 28 years ago, and he says it had a never let him down. >> i've driven around on my scooter since my kids were born. i've taken my wife, my sister-in-law for a ride. even my mother when she was sick and we had to take her to the daughter, we went on this. >> but india's green tribunal is forcing them to retire think trusty two wheeler in a bid to clean up the pollution, they have banned any vehicles older than 15 years. the city has been singled out by the "world health organization" as having the world's worst air quality. a recent study by university of cal scientist suggest pollution levels on these roads could be eight times higher than previously reported. >> one of the most pollutants for your health is par tick coulpartikulant matter. and these could have risks. >> delhi

"what happened over the weekend in new delhi is horrific.'s hearts go out to the victim of this despicable crime." that statement goes on to say, "uber will work with the government to establish back ground checks." >>> new delhi police responded by saying this statement is worth a laugh. background checks are already part of our established practice. >>> "rolling stone" has revised its apology to readers over a m particular story. >> after a massive backlash. this is concerning a story about a female student allegedly being raped as a university fraternity. >> reporter: "rolling stone" magazine says they're the ones to blame for any inaccuracies in their story about an alleged gang rape here at the university of virginia. her backing away from any criticism of the woman named jackie. the attorney for the from attorney t attorney says that the fraternity brother who jackie says brought her to the party was never even a member of that fraternity. over the weekend, the campus remained focused on the broader issue of sexual assault. we spoke to

. >> 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 government and pro-russian separatists exchanged 368 captives near the rebel-held city of donetsk >>> in the year 2000 the u.n. set a plan called the millennium development goals, and the aim was to alleviate poverty and provide better living conditions around the world. what has been achieved as the deadline approaches. our diplomatic editor reports from the united nations. >> at the dawn of the millennium in the year 2

new delhi. >> the latest case of a rape by a cab driver in new delhi highlights issues that india has been struggling with issues of rape, women's rights, safety. we should clarify that uber is a global transportation system that operates in india by a web or mobile application system essentially facilitating transportation between drivers and their cars and passengers who require their services. what is really key in this case is we're seeing it go forward is the idea that this is an issue that millions of working women across india have been struggling to deal with, getting to and from home every day, getting around some of the world's biggest cities, and again their feeling of the stress and certainly the challenges of these very simple tasks. >> we depend on crowds, but such incidents taking place in delhi . >> the inclusion would be to insure good measures. security measures. >> what is particularly important and perhaps a great deal of disappointment in delhi and across the country, this case comes to light in the second anniversary of the gang rape of a medical student again in

commercial licensing programs the case has prompted angry protests in new delhi. liddy dut i dutt is following ts story. >> once again raised key issues that india last been struggling to deal with in recent years. issues of rapes, women's rights and safety, and sexual rights in the country. we should clarify that uber operates in india by a web or mobile based system, essentially facilitating transportation between drivers and their cars and passengers who require their services. what's really key in this case is we're seeing it go forward right now is the idea that this is an issue that millions of working women across india have been struggling to deal with. getting to and from home every day, getting around some of the world's biggest cities and again their feeling, the stress and certainly the challenges of these very simple tasks. >> i totally depend on the cab if we are alone, we are careful going out in cabs but such incidents taking place in delhi is not at all safe and we do not feel safe about it. >> certain cab services are not actual solution. the sol

however, transport authorities in new delhi announced a ban on uber services in the indian capital, saying their investigation revealed the company was violating permanent rules. samuel burk, cnn, new york. >>> all right, coming up here for you on cnn, heavy snow is causing big headaches for residents in the northeastern part of the u.s. >>> plus, a knife attack at a new york synagogue. a witness shares some intense cell phone video from inside the building as police confronted the suspect. they take us to worlds full of heroes and titans. for respawn, building the best interactive entertainment begins with the cloud. this is "titanfall," the first multi-player game built and run on microsoft azure. empowering gamers around the world to interact in ways they never thought possible. this cloud turns data into excitement. this is the microsoft cloud. >>> the philippine red cross is revising the death toll from tropical storm hagupit, down from 45 to 25. red cross officials point out the number could still go up. nearly one thousand homes have been destroyed by the storm, which made landfall

we will be live in new delhi. >>> they want diplomatic relations restored after more than half a centurymistrust and hostility. the white house plans include effort to campus the u.s. dong lift a 54-year-old embargo and easing travel tremendous instructiorestrictions andremova terrorism. >> today the us of america is changing it's a relationship with the people of cuba. and the most suggest changes in our policy and more than 50 years. we will end a an outdated approach for decades that is has failed to advance our interests and instead we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries. and begin a new chapter among the nations. americas. >> the announcement coincided with a prisoner exchange. three cubans were released from prison in miami after being arrested in 1998. they were convicted in conspiracy. raul castro met them on their return to havana. the u.s. says they were leased in exchange for an unnamed cuban who spent close to 20 years in prison for spying for the u.s. al jazerra's latin america editor has most cuban reaction. >> reporter: this is more than just a shif

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these include moscow helping new delhi build new nuclear reactors and building russian helicopters inia. >> reporter: a whole host of memorandums of understanding have been signed between india and russia as vladimir putin has visited new delhi. the center piece of these agreements really has been the energy sector, gas and nuclear technology the real focus here. with russia expected to provide the kind of technology that india needs. but in terms of the historical context, both leaders alluded to the fact that they have been friends for a very long time. their countries have shared mutual challenges, and they are there for each other, when they have needed them the most. the prime making a very interesting point in saying that, look, despite the changing dynamics of global politics, india will continue to stand by russia. and president putin describing the relationship as privileged. this comes on the backdrop of an expected visit by u.s. president barack obama in january, where global challenges including the ongoing conflict in ukraine will certainly be discussed. >>> ukraine's pri

it comes after two years of the fatal gang rap of a student on a bus in new delhi. activists aren't surprised that crimes like rape still pose a huge challenge. >> a lot of things promised have not been put in place. except for very very marginal cosmetic changes. >> these are seen as modern progressive india it is the image that the dolphin is egg tore promote to the word, that one that many say is constantly being challenged by the high sexual violence against women. >> in recent years the government has introduced new laws and initiatives to raise awareness about crimes like rape, and to make the country safer, but as this shows public confidence in these measures is low, and many people are still waiting to see results. >> several companies are racing to develop landers to explore the moon. if they are successful, they could make billions of dollars. the market is now, and the competition is stiff. a market that doesn't even know yet that it means the moon. >> we see the moon as the continent of the world. we want to open that up. >> we believe that the moon tha

>> reporter: yes, well, we have been hearing reports that the leader of crimea is also in new delhi lookingdrum up business in the black sea region. the indian ministry of external affairs is saying that they've got no knowledge of this visit and that they are not aware of anything taking place here. the russian president delegation is also declined to comment on this. but it certainly poses a very delicate question, given that vladimir putin is perhaps in town to drum up support of old friends given the kind of tension that he's facing over the issues in ukraine. and also we are expecting president obama from the united states in india in january. so it's a very interesting time for this meeting to be happening as well. >> indeed, thank you in new de delhi there. >>> a suicide bombing in afghanistan has left six soldiers dead and at least another 10 hurt. the blast in kabul hand which an afghan army bus carrying military personnel was targeted. the taliban says it was behind the attack. >>> well, afghan than, along with china, iran and a number of other countries are condemning the united

uber has just been forced out of business in new delhi, india. and now, so have *all unregistered internet-based taxi firms. over the weekend, a driver for uber was accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger. the driver reportedly got his job with uber by forging a letter of reference from a police officer. no background check was performed on him... and there was no effort to verify that his car was registered. only six taxi firms still have permission to operate in new delhi. the number of deaths from a typhoon that hit the philippines has risen. the red cross says 27 people have died, most of them on the eastern island of samar where typhoon hagupit made landfall on saturday. the typhoon was downgraded to a tropical storm yesterday. it has destroyed nearly one-thousand homes. emergency response teams are still trying to reach the more remote areas. six people were killed in the crash of a small plane in gaithersburg, maryland. now, we learn, one of them was a corporate c-e-o. michael rosenberg was the founder of "health decisions," in d

however, transport authorities in new delhi announced a ban on uber services saying their investigationy was violating permit rules. >> i want to turn to the weather now. the wettest storm on the west coast of the u.s. in five years or so. >> absolutely. >> california is very thirsty for moisture. last week we kuched on what happened with riens in california. the rez toir and dams in los angeles county picked up nearly $2 billion gallons of water. that's about enough water for 50,000 people in a year and they have about 18 million when you factor in the surrounding cities in tourn california. so we do have moisture headed in this direction. when you get this setup typically occurring in winter months, the jet seem out of areas of the hawaiian islands, rich with moisture pushing in across portions of california. lighting up like a christmas tree. of course, high surf across the coastal communities as well. and then significant snow accumulations across the region. high wind warning, watches and advisories staying busy. winds over 60 miles an hour. mainly across some of the coastal region

. >>> uber is now banned in new delhi after a woman claimed she was raped.ove his passengers to the destination then raped her. a concern over sexual violence ines is back for us. ines. >> background check on its drivers in india, please see indians as human beings first, not just a market to further your economic cause. and this change.org is asking uber to do a seven year background check for all its drivers in india like they do in the u.s. as for uber, the ceo said the company would help bring the driver to justice. work with the government to establish clear background checks that are absent in india's transportation program. now some people say banning uber is not the answer. like for example, this one saying i really don't think banning uber in new delhi is going to solve the problem. why can't we never take the issue head-on? >> good point. >> people are expressing frustration, taking a cab isn't safe, what is safe for women in our country? records show the driver had spent some time behind bars for a rape three years ago, yet he still had a clean ch

. >> i am in india with a national tribunal has vehicles in new delhi to curb their pollution. >> in sport we will have details from day 2 of the third test between australia and india as the captain c smith breaks more records until melbourne. an arrest warrants has been returned for the head of the red mosque trying to justify at a time taliban attack on a school in pershwaa that killed 148 people was most of whom were children. he issued an apology after protests. meanwhile, the pakistani army says it has killed at least 39 fighters in the attack. those con 1rib8ing9d of what it calls terror related charges but the move has concern among but they say some are innocent t a report. begging for mercy after court dates. their brother could be hanged at any moment. >> the pakistani taliban. 249 people, most of whom were children. conflicts. hoping to be able to reverse the symptoms. his brother had this to say: >> translator: i can't bear my innocent brother will be hanged by the government without a fair trial. i won't keep sigh left. i will take revenge even if i have to join a desir

simple tasks. >> this week, india will mark two years since the gang rape and murder of a student in new delhi, prompting international outrage. >> six men are waking up to a new world after transferred from guantanamo bay to uruguay. >> we are talking to a attorney of one of the transferees about what is next for his client. >> a record-setting truffle hitting the auction blocks over the weekend. a price a food lover paid for the fungus. >> time for our big quote, plenty of reaction to the pentagon decision to send six guantanamo prisoners to uruguay. >> one official saying: the president offering that tough talk, next. >> who said it's a kidnapping nest, because a jail assumes it is subject to some sort of rule of law and there is none of that there? that's our big quote from the president of uruguay, jose mujica. he was in prison for 12 years. >> that detainee release was the largest from guantanamo in five years, six detineee's sent to uruguay. they are four syrians, a tunisian and palestinian. it is the first time anyone from guantanamo has been sent to saw the america. the government sai

new video into our newsroom from new delhi. this is just outside the city jail. uber driver is the man in blue in the middle left in the blue jeans, as well. protesters carrying signs demanding an end of violence towards women. the ceo of uber wrote in the uber blog, quote, our entire team's hearts go out to the victim of this despicable crime. we'll do everything to help bring this perpetrator to justice and to support the victim and her family in her recovery. uber so familiar to us in the bay area and familiar to controversy. among its recent miscalculations, an uber executive recently claimed women were safer in uber cars than in taxi cabs and anyone who criticized uber was putting those women in danger by encouraging them to take taxis. >>> other news, the san jose police discussed its new drone over the weekend. this, too, has a bit of controversy. san jose bought the drone without any kind of public comment. in fact, it was vice magazine that figured out san jose even had a drone. the police cannot fly their drone until they get approval from the faa. now,

more from new delhi.olice say this is the man who's extreme posts attracted almost 18,000 twitter followers: they say he was leading a double life, working as a marketing executive during the day while operating a pro-isil twitter account by night. his twitter handle was shami witness, an investigation by britain's channel 4 news uncovered his real identity. >> i never harmed anybody. i haven't broken any laws of the country. i haven't done any violence against the republic of india. i haven't raised anything against india. if anybody brings that charge, i haven't broken the law against anybody. i said stuff. people followed me, and i followed them back and then we talked. >>> police in bengaluru arrested him on saturday morning. they say he has no direct links with isil. he is charged with a number of crimes, including inciting war against india's allies. >> he never harmed anybody, nor did he facilitate anything in india india. he has been. >> not a criminal organization here. >> analysts say the arrest

new delhi put its ban in place yesterday after a woman accused an uber driver of rape. company was recently valued at $40 billion, there are questions over whether the company can live up to the hype if it continues to run into regulation issues not just internationally but here in the united states. let's bring in laurie siegel. uber is being sued everywhere from the netherlands to portland, oregon. can they overcome most of these issues, you think? >> the magic number here is $40 billion valuation. they raised $1 billion recently. and the idea was to expand internationally. you have to be able to justify that valuation. as we've seen in the last week, they've had a lot of trouble. they're able to do their numbers -- listen, i talk to uber investors all the time. they say the numbers are staggering. their growth is insane. one investor said he cited rocketship numbers. but going abroad, they're dealing with different governments, different types of regulations, different types of background checks and it's not as easy as they thought it would be. that being said, uber

new delhi puts the brakes on uber.

crack there was defiant in new delhi as hundreds of gays lesbians, and supporters of gay rights marched through the streets sunday, celebrating the first gay pride parade since the supreme court reinstated a colonial era ban on gay sacks. -- on gay saex. >> india's courts we criminalized homosexual activity last december, all the more reason for some to take to the streets. >> we don't want to be second class anymore. we are here to tell everybody we exist, we have a right to exist, and give us our rights and omega's criminals. >> -- don't make us criminals. >> we are not abnormal. we are not aliens. >> the supreme court to and over aim 2009 -- turned over a 2009 ruling and reinstated a ban on gay sacks going back to the colonial era. judges have been petitioned by coalition of religious groups that sale was a toilet he is a western inspired phenomenon, affecting only a small minority. >> it is against the heritage of the country. it is a certain segment of the people beyond the normal process. it is like a disease. >> our organization has mounted the initial challenge, a case they won

let's get an updates from new delhi. eports of more unrest in indian-admin starred kashmir, what are you hearing? >> reporter: i couldn't quite catch that question, but there has been a series of attacks in the cash near state today. it started off early this morning 3:30 in the morning a group of gunmen stormed in to a military base operations were going on throughout the morning, i recently -- i just spoke to a police spokesman and he said that just in that one incidents eight soldiers, indian soldiers, plus three policemen and six militants have been confirmed dead. now, just within the last two hours, we saw another incident, this time in the capital of kashmir on the outskirts of the city. two armed men engaged the police in a gun battle. the police said that one of the gunmen has been killed. and operations are still onto grab the second gunman. >> this is a region, of course, that's seen violence in the past. but we seem to be seeing an he is ca raise right now in violence, why is this? >> reporter: well, the state

. >>> now, uber says it has not been notified of a ban in new delhi and continues to operate there.oman had accused her driver of raping her. the rape allegations are raising questions about the safety of the service. >> reporter: uber has been banned in india's capital, new delhi. authorities say it is because a taxi service did not have the necessary permits to apply in the capital. but now there are other reasons officials are cracking down on uber. on friday night, police say a 26-year-old woman was raped in an uber car. the alleged rapist, now in custody for three days. the incident has shaken the city who is trying to make it safer for women. uber's taxi service was seen as part of the solution. seen as a means of transport it quickly became popular with women across india. uber exists in seven cities making uber india's largest market outside the u.s. where it falls short, is vetting drivers, analysts say. uber refused to answer questions from a sister network, cnn. but in a statement, uber said it would work with the government to establish clear background checks currently

a big part of the problem is new delhi's vehicles.s expected there will be 400 million of them on the city's roads within 15 years. al jazeera's car issue mavia explains how india's government is trying to clear the air. >> reporter: milarma loves his scooter. it has been a proud member of his family since he married donita 28 years ago. he says it has never let him down. >> i have driven around my kids on this scooter after they were born. i have taken my wife and my sister-in-law for a ride. even my mother when she was sick and we had to take her to the doctor, we went on this. >> but india's green tribunal is expecting the sharpa's to retire their trusty two wheeler in a bid to clean up the note toryium air mroounings, the green try p buenal has bandy any vehicle older than 15 years. it has the world's worst air quality. a receipt study by a university of california scientistsists suggests pollution levels on these roads could be eight times higher than previously reported. >> one of the most important pollutants for your health is

they have been involved in legal tuesdayles in california, spain, the netherlands and new delhi. one chinese search engine is making a $600 million investment in the company. uber has been operating in china since august of 2013. let's get a check of how the markets are faring this friday. we off with crude oil in the u.s., once again trading below the $60. companies have worsened the supply glut and that puts downward prices on oil prices. stocks are trading lower in the session. cheaper oil prices are pushing all major indexes down to the red. the picture was pretty much the same at the close in europe. red across the board. the main indexes tumbled over 2%. let's stay with europe now. italy's prime minister has come out and said his tough line is needed to return to growth. this after thousands of workers across the country protested against labor market reforms and spending cuts. many protestors say they have heard enough time and now ready for action. >> from rome to milan, and and to churin. italy grinds to a halt in 50 cities as thousands of workers take to the streets in

our correspondent is in new delhi and explains how the lower oil prices are likely to cause a drop inon. >> reporter: a drop in oil prices is very good news for india. the government is saving a lot of money now. ordinary indians are also saving money at the pump. here is what they have to say. >> the prices are really coming down, and everything is coming down. >> i hope it goes down even further, but it all depends on the international market. >> reporter: lower oil prices also means lower inflation, and this is very important in india, because the country has been suffering because of inflation. it peaked around 10% last year, really hurting the middle class. lower oil prices, lower inflation, is going to provide much-needed relief. >>> in britain it is estimated there are up to 120,000 migrants who are classified as stateless. in that means even though married to british citizens are being marginalized. >> reporter: for chris and jane, finding a doctor happy to treat them as been less than straightforward. chris is a british citizen. he met jane in the philippines. they got marrie

they have problems in new delhi. $41 billion, that is the larger than the market cap of halliburton,on which is worth $38 billion. i think this is way overvalued, don't you? >> oh, man, it is a crazy world when you start to see these things. until uber fundamentally gets itself where it has the same type of regulations and background checks and hires as people provide the service and fundamentally clean up the stuff i wouldn't touch it. so it will come down a lot in value. it will be a very good service. it is relatively new. when you break new ground you do make mistakes, but eventually it has to come down-to-earth. i would stay away. david: carrie, i think of all the competition. doesn't sound like a difficult competition to to compete with. >> people have branding and they're very loyal to it. they will have to branch out. you have to see delivery services and logistics. it has to diversify doing more than ride sharing, has regulatory issues from republicans and democrats. as much as republicans like to say they're free market, in many cases they're trying to strangle uber. david:

our correspondent is in new delhi with more. >> reporter: authorities had always feared that yesterday'sacked would escalate into t tit-for-tat violence. and it seems that we are seeing that play out on the ground now. we're getting reports that members of the tribal community have targeted and killed some and burnt their homes as well on the site of the tribal. they have suffered also a number of casualties today during a protest against yesterday's attacks. it seems that some of them have been shot in police fire as they clashed with security forces. the police have blamed a breakaway faction of the national democratic front for tuesday's attacks, and they say they believe it was in retaliation to an ongoing security operation that was underway to flush out these rebels, and now it seems that the broru rebels attacked -- specifically argets the tribal communities, because they were worked that they were giving them information on where the hideouts were. >>> i'm tania page reporting from namibia, where dogs are being trained to protect the heards from predators. >>> plus we meet iraq's

they met in thursday in new delhi. they've agreed to examine the possibility of laying a pipeline to transport gas and will push ahead with a plan to build more than ten neek lehr reactors in india with russian expertise. >> translator: despite our close friendship, our coalition in the sector has been disappointing. today, we have made a new start with a few important agreements. >> translator: we're going to do everything for the development of russia-india's relationship for the sake of our two great nations. >> indian leaders have chosen not to join western powers to impose sanctions against russia in relation to ukraine. experts believe mori is trying strengthen ties with russia to secure supplies of energy and he's looking for help to balance the force of neighboring china. >>> a report says attacks by islamic militant groups around the world killed around 5,000 people last month. bbc and the research institute conducted the joint investigation. they found 664 jihadist attacks in 14 countries killed 542 people la

al jazeera, new delhi. >> well, ten years ago the indian ocean's tsunami ravaged the southeast, thousands of people were killed and large parts of the coast line was destroyed. but there are reports that tragedy has inspired women in one community to fight for their rights. >> sitting with her home once stood. she remembers the moment the sea swallowed her beach side village. help began to arrive, but not everyone was taken care of. >> men were given preferential treatment by the government. in my community women shouldered the responsibilities of the home, but back then no one helped them. so she decided to take control helping many of these women to get the support they needed to rebuild their lives. and what started as a call for unity during a disaster turned into the national coastal women's unit with 10,000 members. in 200 2004 she would help women in her village to deal with the problems that the tsunami brought. but ten years on she is now addressing problems that long have since been shame. >> they tackle problems like alcoholism and domestic violence. this 32-year-old mother of

we're following the story from new delhi. >> reporter: police in bangalore have arrested a man behind the twitter can account. he is 24 years old, and he is a trained engineer working for an international company in ban bangalore since 2012. he has no past criminal record. they released a picture of him showing a clean-shaven young man wearing spectacles like any other young professional you would expect to see here. the police do not believe he was recruiting anyone for isil, nor do they believe he incited any attacks on india. in fact, they say the man has never left the country. what he is accused off is operating in very much a virtual world. they believe he's close to english-speaking members of isil they have charged him with a number of things including waging war on countries friendly to india. >> rescue teams in indonesia are scrambling to find more than a hundred people who are escaping a landslide. >> it all happened within five minutes. a huge chunk of a mountain came down and burst in to a hamlet. most villages were taken by surprise. the landslide happened after two days

let's go to the founder of money for women, guns, survivor network, and she joins us from new delhi. good to have you with us. firstly, what are you hearing, what can you tell us about the attack and what happened? >> today it's a very black christmas eve for many of us. it's more than 50 people, including women and children have been slaughtered in an act of terror which happened in the sand yesterday in the last few hours. right now military curfew is on in more than four districts in the four areas, which is the border areas at this moment. it is a tense time for us. earlier this year, there has been three kind of attacks. 46 were killed. this year in may. in the whole state more than 8,000 people have died in insurgent and other situations. military operations are on as well as the armed forces. marshall law is there. it's a tense time for many of us. very bloodied. it will cancel all the christmas decorations. this is an area of india. which the world shows it. more than 50,000 have died. in the past four decades. >> as you say, this is not a conflict that is ongoing for a long