israeli police say the palestinians opened fire at damascus gate in occupied east jerusalem. let's get the latest from ramallah in the occupied west bank. what's the latest? >> a very dramatic and violent scene just outside the damascus gate of the old city in occupied east jerusalem. according to israeli police, around an hour and a half ago, three young palestinian men who are 20 years old approached an israeli police officer. they were asked for their i.d. and that's when at least one of them opened fire. now again, according to israeli police, they shot dead all three of these young palestinian men, member who they say were not only carrying guns on them, but also knives and explosive devices, what they distributed as pipe bombs. it underscores this wave of violence that we've seen since october of this year, which has claimed the lives of over 170 palestinians and 75 israelis. israeli police have said they secured the area and continued searching not only in occupied eat e. east jerusalem but the occupied west bank where these men are said to be from, trying to find wheth

we also understand that investigators are not only scouring the area around occupied east jerusalem, are also inquiring around the jeanine area of the occupied west bank as to what these young men were going in occupied east jerusalem and if this attack is what they have been describing as these lone wolf attacks, or whether this is part of a wider plan, given the fact that there were three men acting together. whatever the case, there are still questions that need to be answered, but one thing is for certain those three men have been shot dead by israeli police. >> and the attacks haven't stopped since october. there has been an attack almost every day now, and each side blaming the other for the violence. >> indeed, folly, this is the new formal across palestinians territories. while this attack is very dramatic, the fact is, as you have been saying, we have been seeing violence like this now since october, violence which has come in the form of stabbings, sometimes rarely in the form of shootings, but also car rammings as well, and they really have been a very regular occurrence, b

palestinians who killed an israeli officer and injured another have been shot dead by police in occupied east jerusalem >>> in half an hour's time, a powerful global trade deal is due to come in effect. >> and president obama pays his first visit to a u.s. mosque and criticizes anti-muslim bias in the presidential candidate >>> hello, after three days of talks, the u.n.'s syrian envoy suspended negotiations in geneva on how to end the war in syria. stefan de-mistura said it was temporary talks, and they have not failed, they are due to continue on 25th february. the opposition coordinator said that they will not return until there's a change on the ground. the syrian government will announce later if they'll return. it came after a break through was made on the ground, cutting the rebel supply route between aleppo and the turkish border. more on that shortly. first, here is how the pause in the talks was announced. >> the difficulty in the decision to bring a temporary pause is not the end and is not the falture of the talks. why? they came and they stayed. not only but both sides insisted on the fact

dead after allegedly opening fire on israeli police outside one of the main entrances in occupied east jerusalem. one policewoman has died of her injuries. two others remain in hospital with serious wounds. we have reports from ar ramallah. >> it was one of the most serious cases of violence in occupied east jerusalem since this latest wave of unrest began more than four months ago. three palestinian men were shot dead after they allegedly open fired and carried out a knife attack near one of the main gates of the old city. one israeli policewoman later died of her injuries. two others remain in hospital in serious condition. investigators say that the palestinian men all in their 20s and from the same city in the occupied west bank were not only armed with guns and knives, but also explosive devices. the area is still cordoned off. the situation is under control, but it is continuing to prevent and stop any further terror attacks from taking place in jerusalem today. >> the latest of unrest that spread across israel into the palestinian territory since october. the shootings have killed more 25

occupied used jerusalem. one police woman has died of her injuries. two remain in hospital. >> reporter: it was one of the most serious cases of violence in occupied east jerusalem since this latest wave of unrest began more than four months ago. three palestinian men were shot dead after they fired out. one israeli police woman died of her injuries, two others remain in hospital in serious condition. investigators say the palestinian men all in their 20s and from the same city in the occupied west bank were not only armed with guns and knives but also explosive devices. all three terrorists were shot at the scene. they opened fire with a weapon that they had with knives and a bomb disposal experts are now at the scene diffusing two explosive devices. the area is still cordoned off. heightened security is going on and around the area. the situation is under control, but security is continuing to prevent and stop any further terrorist attacks from taking place here some jerusalem today. >> reporter: the attack is the latest in a wave of unrest that has spread across israel and the occupied palestinian territory since october. the stabbing, shootings and

coming up, three palestinians are shot and killed by israeli police after an alleged attack in occupied east jerusalem>>> and the survivor of a growing offensive in syria. >>> also this hour, japan puts its armed forces on alert, and warns north korea against a

israeli police say a palestinian man has been shot dead in occupied east jerusalem. he is accused of stabbing two israelis. provisional results show uganda's president is ahead in the presidential elections. museveni has 62% of votes. >> reporter: all over the capital people came early to vote. across the country polling in most stations proceeded peacefully. opposition leader and his supporters took journalists to a house which they said was a vote rigging center. >> the kind of activity we've seen around here, right now we've seen bol on the boxes being thrown over the fence. >> reporter: when they knocked on the gate some people inside jumped over the back fence. they were faug and found to be carrying arms. the officer here told us it was a private home but police later said his access was barred because it was a crime intelligence facility. he was detained and taken to his home for the third time this week. the ruling party says he was trying to prevent police and cause disruptions. meanwhile the incumbent president has been in power for 30 years and wants five

the damascus gate, which as you said is one of the main gates leading into the old city in occupied east jerusalem we understand is just a few short hours ago, three palestinians men armed with knives, guns, and an explosive device opened fire on israeli police, seriously injuring two female police officers, one of whom has died in hospital. we understand that a third israeli was injured in this incident. we have been hearing from israeli investigators that they are scouring the area for clues, and that they have also moved that investigation into the occupied west bank area of jeanine where these three men came from. they are investigating if they were acting alone or were part of a larger plot. we have seen extraordinary violence for now more than four months. >> talk about the number of casualties. they have been largely the result of what you might call isolated incidents. attacks by individuals. this would appear to be something slightly different. a new dimension. we're seeing three alleged attackers. guns, knives, explosives. it's a different dimension. >> reporter: indeed. not only were th

three palestinians have been shot dead by police in occupied east jerusalem after a shooting and stabbing attack that killed one israeli policewoman and injured another. syria's army has broken through rebel-held territory north of aleppo to reach the blow government villages and cut off rebel supply routes between aleppo and the turkish border. >>> the u.n. special envoy to syria have announced the talks in geneva and how to end the war have been put on hold for three weeks. the head of the syrian government delegation saying that the opposition dealing with the u.n. envoy said that they weren't serious about negotiations. >> so the decision was made with the turkish and qataris to derail and make sure that the talks will fail. when they arrived they did not meet in geneva palace. they asked to see him in their hotel. since the beginning they started talk, but there is a humanitarian crisis in madaya and they went on to attack our russian friends and joint opposite ration against terrorists and started to spread their rumors-- >> the iraqi army is advancing in anbar province while they t

. >>> there has been an attack in occupied east jerusalem. >> reporter: a very dramatic and violent scenetside one of the main gates of the old city. three palestinian men shot dead after 58 edgedly carrying out a gun and knife attack. israeli investigators say they also had an explosive device on them. one israeli policewoman has succumbed to our injuries, another remains in hospital in critical condition as well as an israeli by standinger as well. this is prerhaps one of the mos violent attacks we have seen since this unrest resulted in october of last year. but this is of course very different. we have three attackers acting together, an israeli investigators are trying to find out whether or not this is what they have described as a loan wolf attack, people operating on their own, or part of a much broader plot, and although we don't have an answer to that, what is clear is this violence we have been seeing for so many months clearly isn't ending. >>> u.s. security forces say a bomb is likely the cause of an explosion on a airline. the pilot said he believes a bomb did cause the blas

in occupied east jerusalem, two boys were attacked in the old city. sunday, hundreds attended the funeral of a 17-year-old killed. israeli security forces say he was shot after standing and wounding the soldiers at a point north of bethlehem. violence in the region shows 178 palestinians killed >>> libya's presidential council named a revised list for the unity council. the announcement was made in morocco, where discussions on the new cabinet is being held. they announced the proposed list in a televised statement. the u.n.'s envoy to libya says he hopes this will bring peace and stability >>> and a political analyst and defender of the tripoli base joins me now via skype from london. thank you for being with us. what do you make, first of all, of the revised list of cabinet ministers, was it necessary. will it find the peace and stability they are different questions. the vote that the collapsed. in some cases most of the militias are in tripoli. it's needed. the majority of the discussions that have gone on to inform the government are not talking

. >>> three palestinians shot and killed by israeli police in occupied east jerusalem. we'll have the very latest. >>> hello, i'm in doha with the world news from al jazeera. also ahead, pulled from the rubble, the tiny survivor of the offensive in syria which could end the conflict. >>> forces on alert, north korea over the proposed rocket launch. >>

five palestinians have been killed after allegedly attacking israeli forces in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem. two 15 year old boys were shot west of jenine. two more boys were shot after a reported attack. earlier on sunday hundreds attended the funeral of a 17-year-old girl killed in the third incident. she was shot after stabbing and wounding a soldier at a check point north of bethlehem. a spike in violence in the region since mid accept has seen 178 palestinians and 27 israelis killed. to nigeria where the export of oil has been the main earner for decades. with oil pricing tanking, the government is turning its focus to agriculture. >> translation: this >> reporter: this man has been a farmer all his life. he comes out to r here to work where he grows tomatos, pepper and other vegetables. he is one of the lucky few to have this lease. even if it is for six months. the land here has been abundant for over a decade, but these days there is fierce competition for it as it is close to the dam which the government says is close to completion >> translation: if the dam is completed this will