two bomb attacks killed dozens of people in northern nigeria. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n.ms north korea's human rights record describing life there as a living nightmare. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in syria where thousands of people trapped by fighting could soon be getting much-needed aid. the world health organization says it's been given approval to deliver tons of medical surprise to parts of aleppo and damascus. infectious diseases are on the rise in those besieged areas as zeina reports, and a warning you ma i find some pictures in her report disturbing. >> reporter: hygiene-related diseases are on the rise in syria. this girl was diagnosed with a parasitic infection that is spread by flies. according to doctors, cases like these show how the crumbling and worsening living conditions in rebel-held areas affecting people. >> translator: we have no pesticides here because there are many flies, also homes are not sterilized. there is no hygiene. >> reporter: one of the reasons is the lack of clean water in mean places, under a government imposed siege. the problem of contaminated

. >>> boko haram in northern nigeria is one of the deadliest groups according to our investigation. the single deadliest was the bombing of a mosque that killed 120 people, an attack that officials blame on boko haram. so how does this group operate? well, rare interviews of obtained by the bbc offer us some fresh insight. >> reporter: the brutal work of boko haram. a survivor of two attacks by the group on his village. >> translator: they came like hupters. there were about 40 of them. one of them told me, you are finished. then he cut off my hand. then he shot in the air. >> reporter: the bbc has found that boko haram's attacks kill more civilians than any other jihadi militant group. the hallmarks are raids, suicide bombings and kidnappings. this woman escaped after living under boko haram for two months. >> translator: i was pregnant when they abducted me. after a week, i gave birth. four days after i gave birth, we were moved. >> reporter: she was taken to a town at the center of what boko haram calls its caliphate. >> translator: we refused to convert and young men took us. th

>> another spring of attacks in northern nigeria. we have a special report on the orphans of boko haram and the government. we're live from do la. also coming up, facing a hungry winter. the u.n. said it has been forced to suspend food aid to 2 million syrian refugees. >>> and investigation into 50,000 ghost soldiers,ing investigation into soldiers who don't exist. >>> and climate change is threatening the future of the ice. >> two bombs have exploded in a market in the northern nigerian city that comes after gunmen attack the city earlier. we are he seeing more and more of these kinds of attacks. bring us up-to-date with these incidents. >> reporter: yes, two separate attacks in these two northeastern states that have been hit hard in the past 18 moss and are under emergency l law. the first attack we saw boko haram fighters that tried to raid the city. they targeted a state university. the police military outpost and communication tower in the area. they have been engaging them. i spoke with an army spokesman who confirmed this. th

. >>> four people have been killed after two female suicide bombers attacked a market in northern nigeriaothers were injured. >>> afghanistan's president says the u.s. senate report exposing secret cia tortures, says he demands to know how many afghans were tortured by the cia. we're joined by a former cia analyst. when ghani demands to know how many afghans were tortured, saying this violated all accepted forms of human rights, and then you have poland's ex-president said they let them run secret prisons but did approve of torture. >> well, this is all old news. everything we have talked about water boarding, sleep deprivation and using oversights for these so-called black sites have come out over the press in the past decade. there was a report in 2009 and it talked about all of these things -- >> but what about that torture did not lead to any unfoiling of any ter for plots. >> yeah, that's quite an interesting comment. director hayden, the former director of the cia said it did. diane feinstein said it didn't. it is actually unknowable. the cia used these techniques on people almost a

they kidnapped their schools in northern nigeria. their abductions caused outrage around the world prompting a global social media campaign and the #bring back our girls. within three weeks, the #had been retweeted more than 3 million times. more than 200 girls taken are still missing. in the days after the kidnapping, some of them did manage to escape. now thanks to the kindness of a nigerian couple, some traveled 6,000 miles to virginia in the united states this christmas and will restart their education there in the new year. our correspondent reports from virginia. >> a happy reunion this christmas in america and a surprise visit from nigeria. for some of these girls, this couple are the closest thing to parents they have left. christian missionary ris from an area took the girls in and were responsible for finding private donors and scholarships for them in this high school. enrolled here for the next two years, they have a chance to they the education that were robbed of. she arrived in the u.s. just last week. >> last christma

boko haram is believed to be the reason for attacks in northern nigeria. hospital sources say five people are dead with 43 more being treated for their wounds. government also attacked a university and police station in damaturu before dawn and fired at an air force jet. al jazeera's raya araga, filed this report. >> watched from hiding as boko haram slaughtered his father and elder brother. about a month ago when fighters often motor bikes seized his village, showing up at this camp for displaced people in yola two days ago. >> i saw everything. i was crying, crying on the mountain. there were times i did not have food or water for up to two days. >> whilst among the thousands of people displaced by boko haram's violence are hundreds of nigeria's children. there have been few if any reunions so far. for years boko haram has attacked schoolchildren abducting them killing them pushing thousands out of school. and now as the group shifts its tactics acknowledge many children are no longer spared even in their homes. here at the largest camp for the displaced

. >> reports are coming in of a double bombing in northern nigeria. officials said 81 people were killed when two explosions hit a market. >> rescue workers are still at the scene. the blasts come a day after two female suicide bombers killed themselves and for others in a market. >> here in germany, parliament is reportedly prepared to broaden its mandate on iraq in the fight against islamic state. the move would include sending armed members of the bundeswehr. >> while the soldiers would be armed, the scope of their mandate would be strictly limited to training. soldiers from other allied nations would be responsible for protecting the base with the germans are to be station. >> first, the german government decided to deliver weapons to kurdish fighters in northern iraq. now it plans to beef up the number of german troops. an advance unit is already in place, and about 100 additional soldiers are due to arrive soon. kurdish forces are fighting islamic state militia. lawmakers insisted that the mission go forward only with the bundestag's backing. >>

. >> escaped boko haram fighters in northern nigeria.er husband was murder by the group in jamena but at least her daughtersdaughters survived. >> translator: we ran away on a very narrow road, someone on the motor bike crashed and ran over reply foot. we were afraid boko haram would take away our things. >> set along cape chad, they lurk behind these mangroves where they reportedly hit some of the kidnapped owner nigerian school girls earlier this year. tens of thousands of nigerians have crossed over to nigh niger. >> the figures that we have show that there are around 80,000 refugees in the defa region and every day that goes by the number rises. because they have to be looked after it marines these people cannot be cared for in the way they were when the crisis began. >> food is scarce and life is hard, but many of these refugees may consider themselves lucky because while the threat of boko haram lingers, it is not as bad as it was back in nigeria. ali mustafa nigeria. >> seeks to establish oconsensus government. the agreement comes

this is the third large jailbreak in northern nigeria. blamed on the group boko haram. >>> 6,000 people have died from the ebola disease since march. kim vanel reports. >> ebola has put shebro island on lock down. for the people who live here that means waiting in line to receive badly needed food. british soldiers working in a very different kind of staff zone standous here fm usually self sufficient sierra leonens. >> within the country. in order to be able to sell their product and buy food. but with the ebola situation, this has been put to a stop. they cannot travel. >> in order to get food parcels, residents must first go through a series of health checks. the world food program is distributing 22 thousand tons of food here. in nigeria, the african union is trying to do its bit too. it's launched a campaign bringing together notoriously competitive mobile phone companies in a bid to raise funds for is fight against the virus. >> customers is can simply send an sms message to the number 7979 with the message stop ebola. all that mone

. >> reporter: the bombing of markets, bus stations and large gatherings in northern nigeria has claimedundreds of lives. the choice of location on a day political parties named their presidential candidates for the upcoming presidential elections could not have been more symbolic. >>> sierra leone has imposed a two-week lockdown in the east of the country, after health workers discovered a price in the number of ebola infections. the epidemic was thought to be largely under control, but 87 bodies have been buried in the last 11 days. sierra leone has overtaken liberia as the country worse effected by the virus. winnie is a spokeswoman for the world health organization, and she says people attending funerals are inned a vert wantly spreading the virus. >> generally most of the infections are being spread two ways, bun which attending unsafe barrels. when someone dies the tradition here is you come together as a family. there is some washing of the body and some rituals with that waterer, which is highly infectious. it is the most dangerous time to be around someone who has died of ebola

anti-terrorism investigators made an inquiry into that attack >>> two bombings in northern nigeria killed 32 people and wounded more. an explosion struck a market while a car bomb was detonated. we have this report from the capital abuja. >> this is the aftermath of the explosion. it happened at a busy market and came without warning, killing and wounding dozens. around 120km away another device is detonated. this time at a bus station. at the time the place was packed with travellers. many of those that died were burnt beyond recognition. dozens were injured. >> various degrees of injuries. in fact, one enough. >> reporter: this is a second such attack in the last two months. no group claimed it carried out either bombing. locals say it's similar to other attack carried out by the armed group boko haram. the attacks show how boko haram strikes at will at any time they choose. the security services struggle to put out the fires. this is a warning for most nigerians. it is suggested that more than 10,000 people have been killed by acts like this in nigeria so far this year. a wave of viole

we have a special report from northern nigeria.hese fighters be the key to holding back boko haram? and you want to get an mba. but going back to school is hard. because you work. now capella university offers a revolutionary new way to get your degree. it's called flexpath, and it's the most direct path, leveraging what you've learned on the job and focusing on what you need to know. so you can get a degree at your pace and graduate at the speed of you. flexpath from capella university. learn about all of our programs at capella.edu. >>> this is bbc world news. i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines for you. the american secretary of state john kerry has told the meeting of international coalition against islamic state that the campaign is having impact. survivors of the world's worst industrial accident in the indian city of bhopal demand compensation from the government 30 years after the disaster. >>> the violence in nigeria is getting worse by the day. on monday, boko haram attacked two state capitals in the northeast

in northern nigeria, reports of a mass kidnapping and murder. local officials suspect boko haram. more than 30 people were reported killed, 185 kidnapped. the incident happened in a small town, the town is not far from where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped. >> the announcement of dealings between cuba and america has had mixed reactions. cubans earn an everything of $20 a month. there's hopes in relation to the financial opportunities ahead. >> with these new relations cuba is hoping for prosperity. it's great news. the economy will grow, relations improve. following 56 years of resolution, it's the best that could happen to the people. >> while the u.s. is opening diplomatic relations with cuba, the trade embargo remains in delays. place. associated press reporter is in cuba and had the opportunity ta talk to the president's daughter. >> she said that the cuban assembly, which is meeting now, is studying closely the next steps that the cuban government will take with regard to economic policy and with regard to how they deal with what they expect to be a larger u.s. dipl

as civilians in northern nigeria take up arms against boko haram, this massacre and the release of the chronicling it appear to be an escalation in boko haram's campaign of intimidation. standing in the blood of his victims a man claiming to be a boko haram commander addresses the camera. [ speaking a foreign language ] killing, slaughtering, destruction and bombing, he says, will be our religious duty anywhere we invade. this video was uploaded on to a video sharing site and then distributed to the media. we have no way of verifying its authenticity but it is ten unrelenting minutes of a massacre as it unfolds. the commander, the reported commander says to be in a territory the boko haram took in the summer. well, we spoke to some of the residents who managed to flee there and they said that hundreds of non-muslims were taken hostage by boko haram in the town. the commander says this video is proof that those hostages have now been killed and he also says from now on, boko haram will kill any hostages they take raising fresh concerns about the hundreds of hostages including dozens of

. >>> in northern nigeria there are reports of another mass kidnapping and murder. 185 were kidnappedl officials say they suspect boko haram. the incident happened in a small town. the town is not far from where boko haram kidnapped more than 200 girls in april. >>> now to pakistan a country still in shock after tuesday's attack on a school. 166 people died. the vast majority children. mohammed met with some of the survivors and their families. >> reporter: this man has only one child. he is now in hospital bed fighting for his life. with whispered prayers and suppressed tears, she is trying to combat her worst fear. >> translator: when i heard that my son was shot, i ran toward the school in panic, but luckily when he answered his foin he tried to calm me down, and told me mom don't cry. i'm okay. even though he was bleeding. i am proud of my son. he is such a brave boy. >> reporter: he is in the ninth grade and was in the school auditorium when the attack began. shot in the chest he fell down and was bleeding, but his father tells me he was brave enough to crawl away and call his fa

another attack in northern nigeria we have a special report on the orphans between boko haram and theernment. charging the barricades, the most violent confrontations so far between police and protesters in hong kong. plus saving the glaciers where climate change is threatening the ice. ♪ but we will begin with breaking news because a palestinian woman stabbed an israeli civilian in the occupied west bank and shot by police and we are joined from there now, what information do you have? >> reporter: what we do know is that this woman who is apparently between the age of 25-30 was at the junction in the occupied west bank which is an area that serves several illegal settlements there and according to the israeli police she tried to approach an israeli soldier with the intention of stabbing him, wasn't able to do so so she used her knife to harm a passersby, an israeli civilian who was apparently only likely injured. we understand that the army shot at this woman who is now being treated at a hospital in israel. there were some reports by eyewitnesses there that she was killed but we un

two bomb attacks killed dozens of people in northern nigeria. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n.

to bomb ings in northern nigeria killed 32 and wounded more and the market in bauchi was hit when a carwas detonated and dominick cane reports. >> reporter: this is the aftermath of the explosion in bauchi and happened at a busy market and came without warning. killing or wounding dozens of people. around 150 kilometers away another device was detonated, this time at a bus station, at the time the place was packed with travelers. the authorities say that many of those who died were burned, beyond recognition. dozens of people were seriously wounded. >> there are degrees of injuries and many injuries. >> reporter: this is the second such attack in the last two months. although no group has claimed it carried out either bombing, local officials say they are similar to other attacks carried out by the radical armed group boko haram. >> boko haram has grown stronger in one year and more fighters and had more tactics and has been able to hold on to territory and for all of these reasons the city is getting suddenly worse than it was a year ago. >> reporter: some estimates say more than 10,00

two attacks in northern nigeria killed at least five people and wounded dozens more.es say insurgents first set fire to a police post and then set off explosions in a market. >> the attacks happened in two state capitals, nigeria's state governor says the military was able to fend off the militants with ground and air forces. >>> on to another story. nearly 2 million syrian refugees could go hungry this winter due to a funding crisis. >> that's right, the united nations world food program says it had to suspend food vouchers to refugees in jordan, lebanon, turkey, iraq and in egypt and this time of year the agency warns the consequences could be disastrous. >> many of the refugees are not prepared for this winter. they are living in settlements like this one. plastic sheeting, you know, taking cover, trying to burn whatever they can so that they have fire at night to warm their kids. it's a very difficult situation. >> all right. so these refugees facing problems with food. i mean they're going to go hungry but not only that, the weather, it is going to be so cold. ju

feel very sad that pakistan has joined the list with stricken republican, south sudan, syria, northern nigeriawhere children have been kidnapped, where children have been hurt, all over the world, so it's been a really, really difficult year, awful year for violence for children. what we have to do, with he must join together, that every child must have a right to a violence-free life. every child must have a right to quality, but safe, safe education. we've got to work with religious leaders, we have to work with politicians, we have to work with security forces, if necessary, but it's right at grassroots level, where we need to make sure that communities support us, because it's the communities who send the children to school, so together i think we have to really find ways that make sure that there's no more violence for children. it's absolutely unacceptable that children going off to school in the morning don't go the next day. it's just such a sad day for pakistan and for children of the world. >> indeed. angela, thank you. >> stephanie, ebola still not going anywhere. u.s. secretary ban

where you are northern nigeria, boko haram wanting to show its international flavor in cross border attacks, some other groups same things. in sinai, a recent alliance with theistic state wanting to show -- >> hitting soft targets like school children, is that a sign they are getting weber? >> in some ways, we have said that. it is, it's a desperation and a sign of weakness, however, the soft target, though, is definitely the thing. >> this was not exactly a soft target. this was a school run by the military. is it possible that there was an insider who pull this off, or is that military school just not as secure as we would imagine say west point. >> that's a real good frame of reference, even though it is a military and government school, they know the turf, they know the area. the city is right within the heart of where a movement like the taliban pakistan movement exists, so not necessarily insider, we don't have enough information at the time but they know the playing field. >> is the united states doing enough to protect us from these so-called lone wolf attacks and hardening sort of

. >> another spring of attacks in northern nigeria. we have a special report on the orphans of boko haram and the government. we're live from do la. also coming up, facing a hungry winter. the u.n. said it has been forced to suspend food aid to 2 million syrian refugees. >>> and investigation into 50,000 ghost soldiers,ing investigation into soldiers

and more wet weather coming through and high ground there for tuesday, that rain across in northern areas of nigeriaoing east as we go on through the next couple days and morocco bright ending up nicely and good news and heavy rain in place in the northeastern parts of nigeria and tunesia and showers in africa as one would expect showers a possibility into the gulf of guinea and wet weather to the south and getting wet weather in southern africa at present and heavy rain in mozambique and that has caused some flooding and wet weather slowly makes its way slowly eastward over the next couple of days. >> still to come on al jazeera anger or education law in mianmar and the uk insists on transparency for pay rates for men and women and this is coming up, in sport lebron james leads to the sixth home one in a row and we will have this later. ♪ ♪ you're with the al jazeera news hour and hello again the top stories, pakistan taliban attacking an army-run school in peshawar and more than 81 children are dead and over 100 injured, the fighters say this is in response to on going military operations in pakis

now it's all because of the currents situation in nigeria, the violence swing especially the northernntry ricker people are hopeful the authorities can get a hands on the situation and bring the situation under control so people can go back to their lives the way they know how. now, the recovery in one of the areas attacks by boko haram three years ago a suicide bomber hit a catholic church killings dozens of people there the rate of recover is a slow and painful. we have met families saying they are trying to piece back their lives together following what happens there. now, the nigerian authorities say they are taking ahead question steps to insure that during the festive period people's lives and property have been adequately protected. now we have zeina the love activity on the part of security agents on the streets of towns and cities across nigeria, stepping up security and conducting operations all over the place to insure that nothing terrible happens to people at this period. >>> parts of northern sierra leone have gone in to lockdown for five days as the government steps up

nigeria. this time it's in a northern city. social media report the say the fighting is going on near a university. nigeria government television is reporting ongoing gun battles and explosions, and we will of course continue to monitor the situation and bring you any developments as they come in to us. >>> want to turn to syria now. war planes from the u.s.-led coalition are striking the city of raqqah. the northern town is the declared capital of isis. it's the home of training and depots for isis. a sharp increase in coalition activity in the area. the attacks follow several devastating air strikes there last week by the syrian government that killed almost 100 people. >>> pope francis has wrapped up his three-day visit to turkey. throughout the trip, he preached about the need for the major religions to understand one another. he met with religious leaders and christian children who were forced out of the middle east. arwa damon has more. >> reporter: this teenage girl tells pope francis of the horrors of being a christian i

." >> boko haram is being blamed for twin bombings in the northern part of nigeria. attacks took place at a busy market and bus station. >> north korea is back on line this morning after a suspicious internet outage. it's not clear what caused the shut down a day after pyongyang threatened major attacks on the u.s. the white house is not saying if the u.s. had any role. >> in new york city, officials are readying for a major anti police protest this evening despite a call from the mayor to hold off on demonstrations until two slain officers are laid to rest. the police union agreed to stop criticizing the mayor's handles of the lease for now. >> the new york commissioner is saying the mayor has not supported officers. >> at a makeshift memorial, hundreds paid respects to the two officers shot while sitting in their patrol cars on saturday. the killer, a black gunman with a long criminal record who posted social media threats to avenge the deaths of michael brown and eric garner, those two unarmed black hen have become symbols of injustice for protestors across the u.

. >> much of these attacks and kidnappings by boko haram are happening in the northern part of nigeria with that when you were there, is there a concern among the general civilian population that the threat of boko haram is spreading? >> >> i think that concern has also been there. ever since the bombing of the u.n. headquarters about three years ago, so the reach of boko haram everybody realizes is there. you have sleeper cells. everyone is aware of that. two weeks ago, you had the devastating of the main mosque. i arrived the day after that bombing took place, and sent my condolences to the emir and people of kono. nobody is estimatedding that they have sleeper cells. when they activate them, who knows. they have reach. they've shown that. 11 kilometers outside there and they've been there before. >> this is the biggest economy and top oil producer in africa. thank you so much. >> thank you very much. >> everywhere i go, people still ask me what is going on with those missing school girls. >> yeah. >> switching gears, parts of the northwest, we're going to talk about weather and deal

. -- in few recent examples northern iraq, young women rate and forced into marriage. in nigeria200 schoolgirls abducted by boko haram. in india, daily cases of rape are reported since the gang rape of a woman on a bus shocked the world in december of 2012. women are being oppressed, subjected to genital mutilation, sentenced to death by stoning. in many places, they are considered near possessions as fathers -- of the fathers, husbands, and brothers. why do women not have the same rights as men? your host this week, melinda crane. >> hello and welcome to quadriga . became themalalal youngest person ever to receive a nobel peace prize. she nearly paid with her life for insisting as a girl, i'm ok going to school. what is gender-based violence so prevalent? that is what we want to talk about today with three women who are following the situation of women in regions around the world. it is a pleasure to welcome martina sombra. she has worked as a journalist in the middle east and north africa for more than 20 years. she primarily covers migration and human rights. our next guest is

northern africa. >> it is also a risk to the whole international community. >> nigeria has also requested military support to help drive out extremist group boko haram, which has claimed responsibility for attacks and mass kidnappings in the countries north, including a suicide bombing in november that killed almost 50 children. >> boko haram is an attempt by people living in the poorest parts of nigeria to -- well, in their case, to destroy the nigerian state, but i would say that the basic issue is the type of state or the type of political rule you're going to have after the failure of so many nationalist governments. >> this video shows boko haram militants mocking the nigerian government for failing to protect its own people. in april, the group kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from their classrooms. some of the girls were reportedly sold into marriages with the militants. nigerian soldiers are fighting boko haram in the countries north, but the group continues to capture new territory. >> it's possible we might see some of these movements actually creating political entities that are new, which i

. -- in few recent examples northern iraq, young women rate and forced into marriage. in nigeriaschoolgirls abducted by boko haram.

northern tip of cameroon. explaining some of boko haram's recent movements. >> the latest attacks may be attempts by boko haram the try and infiltrate nigeria's neighbors as well cameroon, niger and chad. several attacks to seize and control some areas inside cameroon. it could also be a take back for cameroon's participation in the fight against boko haram in neercht nigeria. cameroon has contributed significantly in the international effort to dislodge boko haram in that part of the country, neercht nigeria. probably these attacks may be like a retaliation for cameroon's participation. perhaps boko haram is overly ambitious, perhaps countries like niger and cameroon. attacking the base of boko haram into cameroon this is not certain because up until now the nigerian thrortsauthorities havenigerian thorts authorities have not dislodged boko haram. activity participate or commit more forces as nigerian troops are also doing their own part in fighting boko haram. we have seen over the last few months how nigerian forces have chased out boko haram in areas that have been controlled by the insurgents. there are other areas in the northeast part of the country pla

now it's all because of the current situation in nigeria i can't remember the violence that is swing especially in the northern country. people are hoping that the nigerian authorities can get a hands on the situation and bring the situation under control so that people can go back to their lives the way they know hugh the recovery in one of the areas tacked by boko haram three years ago a suicide bomber hit the catholic church dozens were injured. families said they are trying to piece back their lives together this -- following what happened there. now, the nigerian authorities say they are taking adequate steps to insure that during the festive period, people's lives and property have been adequately protected. now we have seen a lot of activity on the part of the security agencies on the streets of the towns and cities across nigeria. stepped up security, conducting stops all over the place to insure that nothing terrible happen to people at this period. >>> relatives and friends of mexico's 43 missing students have gathered again to protest how the government is handling the case. they are also planning a

four people have been killed in the northern nigerian city of kano after two female suicide-bombers attacked a busy market. seven others were injured. kano is nigeria's second largest city. >>> more than 20 peshmerga fighters have been killed, and 20 wounded in fighting with isil in iraq. seven were killed in, and nine in tikrit. in that city, a suicide-bomber ran his vehicle into a gathering of fighters. >>> the kurds say 700 of their fighters have been killed in the conflict against isil since june. that's when isil launched an offensive in northern iraq taking over several cities. the kurdish regional government said that it will help the families of fighters. while isil has been trying to take further control of strategic areas in iraq, the latest town to come under siege is north of baghdad. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: this is the strategic front in the fight against isil. it's the outskirts of balad. a mainly shia city north of baghdad, and near one of iraq's biggest air bases. iraqi federal police fighting with shia militias built these sand barricades here after isil rolled in to northern iraq in june. police here are firing back at isil gunmen

northern cape are the worst effected. authorities here urged parents to take their children for extra vaccinations and to nigeria where bokoilled 32 people and kidnapped many more. at least 180 people including women and children are feared to have been abducted when they attacked a remote village earlier this week. federal prosecutors in the u.s. say a new york city jail has abused the human rights of young prisoners and created a culture of fear. the federal government is taking legal steps to make sure inmates at one of the world's largest prisons are protected from jailers and we report from new york. >> reporter: ritgers island and the abuse of prisoners and it houses 14,000 inmates on any given day, some as young as 16. many have yet to be found guilty of a crime but are here for months before going to trial because they can't afford bail and more than half have a mental illness. >> this is very oppressive and the guards are abusive but we have no accountability for them. >> spent a year at ritgers and they had fights for inmates for amusement and solitary confinement for minor breaches. >> try to teach them to be me

nigeria work and have fun. an increase in the attacks, and how deadly they became changed the attitude of nigerians. unless security problems are resolved, that fear and uncertainty will continue. >> part of northern sierra leone have gone. >> lockdown for five days as the government steps up efforts to contain the ebola epidemic. shops and mosques are closing and mosqueses and churns are not allowed to hold services except for christmas day. >> crowds head to christmas markets in the capital freetown. all around there are reminders that the ebola virus is a threat. in the north of the country scenes like these are impossible. the government declares a lockdown. in free down, where restrictions are not in place, christmas celebrations are neutered. -- are muted. >> we are not enjoying the festival, we are trying to work hard. we can't enjoy ourselves when we are suffering like this. >> the government announced travel restrictions and a ban on public parties over christmas and the new year. in nib ouring liberia more than 3,000 have been killed by ebola. there are a number of new innections in the country going down. people have struggled to find much to kel brat. >> we are celebrating because of e