he has no option but to go ahead with a new trial, which is expected to start within the peter greste mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have paid a heavy price for their work as journalists, and in egypt's charged political environment that is judged a threat by the military dominated government. since july 2013, an estimated six journalists have been killed, doze ens detained. most were -- dozens detained. most were released. but authorities contain 11 journalist, including our three colleagues. meanwhile egyptian authorities admit to detaining 10,000 political opponents in 2014. despite their poor human rights efforts the u.s. government continues to give the military financial support. ali velshi has this report. >> reporter: the united states gives up to $1.5 billion a year in aid to the egyptian government. $1.3 billion going strait to the egyptian military. president obama temporarily suspended the military portion of that aid. in yule 2013. that's when the egyptian military removed mohamed mursi, the first democratically elected president. since then the government cracked

two of our colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy, and peter greste are petitioning shap egyptian authorities, based on a degrease to allow prisoners to be deported. >> it acknowledges that the first trial was flawed. >> reporter: from australia, the brother of gaoled al jazeera journalist peter greste reacting to news of a retrial. in egypt the family says it's not good enough. >> i was expecting every trial. with that i expect a release. >> it's hard to see a loved one in prison behind bars for doing their job. >> the journalist peter greste egyptian mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have been behind bars for 370 days. an egyptian court convicted them of spreading news and supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera called it absurd and demanded their release. the greste family is hoping the egypt president will use powers to set people free. >> the president caught numerous comments that he wished they'd been deported if he was in power. we are confident we may see some action. >> pressure is mounting against the egyptian government of the the u.s. and u.k. is calling for t

. >>> 398 days behind bars in egypt, the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste call againor his release. ♪ >>> hello, we begin with the islamic state of iraq and the levant. that's because the group's presence is being felt right across borders. in iraq's oil rich region of kirkuk fighters have killed a senior kurdish commander as well as five soldiers. 46 people have been wounded. while over in egypt, a group that's pledged allegiance to isil has claimed responsibility for a string of attacks that took place in the sinai peninsula. >>> meanwhile there's the fate of a jordanian pilot. it remains unknown. isil threatening to kill him and their latest deadline has passed. we'll have more on that and the situation in sinai in just a moment. but first we'll take you to mosul. and al jazeera has gained rare access incite into what life is like for people living in that iraqi city under the control of isil. mosul is considered iraq's second-largest city. tens of thousands this fled the violence there. it's a of strategic importance because of the nearby mosul dam that supplies m

. >> reporter: the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste call again on egypt to set him ♪ >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ the top stories on al jazeera, coordinated attacks have killed dozens of soldiers in egypt sinai peninsula and a group pledge allegiance to isil say they carried out the bomb and 26 people died and some reports put the figure at more than 40. explosion at a mosque in southern pakistan killed at least 20 people and the blast injured more than 50 during friday prayers. and people living in the isil controlled city of mosul in northern iraq told al jazeera it's almost impossible to leave and say the group wants to use them as human shields. well the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste renewed the call for freedom and just returned from egypt where peter has been in prison for

hopefully see you all -- >>> al jazeera -- peter greste's brothers giving a press conference after angyptian court decision to order a retrial for peter, for mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, they are in prison in egypt on false charges of spreading propaganda to help the muslim brotherhood. they said they realized they need to take positive steps. they are hoping this retrial is a step in the right direction, and they are making process. this decision is acknowledgment that the original trial was flawed. that this clearly isn't the most positive result but at least the court has recognized that peter is an innocent man, and application has been made earlier to get peter deported under a new law that foreign nationals could be retried in their home country or sent home to serve out the remainder of their sentence. that application has been amended. the family is hopeful that the president will grant the three journalist's a presidential pardon. so the family remaining hopeful. they are saying they have been given an indication that this retrial could start in a few months. so that pr

that is how long peter greste and his colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been behind bars in egypt. their only crime is to report. on january 1st egypt announced a retrial but no date has been sediment andrew greste says the egypt government should deport his brother. >> immediately after the announcement into a retrial was ordered peter submitted an application to the - to have - to get him deported. under the guise of the a presidential decree announced in november. we see it as an opportunity for the president to exercise his powers upped the decree and deport peter. now that he's an accused person going from being an convicted to an accused person. we are hopeful that egyptian authorities will consider this in a timely manner and come to a decision that sees peter deported and will benefit all parties. >>> mohamed fadel fahmy's brother recently said deportation documents have been signed and lawyers and government officials are figuring out what will happen when he arrives in canada. an expert on egypt's legal affairs says it's not just legal issues keeping the th

mohamed fahmy peter greste and baher mohamed were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. they were convicted in june, peter and mohamed were sentenced to seven years in jail, baher got ten years because he had a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up at a protest. now their detention and convictions sparked protests around the world. they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014, and with the start of a new year they remain in prison. despite an appeals court in cairon't graying the retrial, baher mohamed peter greste, and fahmy are still behind bars. >> at the same time with demand that they are immediately released, they are unjustly imprisoned, everything is politicized, that you are arrest, and the verdict were also politicized. >> the arrests of the three staff on december 29th, 2013, were initially assumed to be a short term thing. a mitch up but as time passed it became more and more clear that the authorities under the new government have other intentions. >> peter greste who was an africa specialist, but by his own

. -- for australian peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. it denied them bail. outside the courthouse the supporters expressed disappointment. >> it's hard to see your loved one in prison behind bars for doing his job. i hope that - i believe there is a misunderstanding and it needs to be corrected. >> i was expecting yes, every trial, but i expected with that a release today. >> the free peter peter greste page posted a message by australia: peter greste was a correspondent in cairo for two weeks when arrested. the first trial was most unfair and unjust. there's nothing that can be guaranteed, even for a retrial. the three journalists were sentenced 7 to 10 years in prison. they are accused of supporting the now banned muslim brotherhood. an attorney for mohamed fadel fahmy said on thursday there's no connection. they assume if you work for al jazeera, you are a member it is not true. >> reporter: the journalists imprisonment sparked an outcry and on social media where the # free aj staff has gone wild. they said: press rights groups are re

is that the real cause for the jailing of mo mohamed fahmy, bahar mohamed and peter greste.touched on it briefly before the break. please expand on that idea. is this a way at slapping at qatar without directly doing anything aggressive? >> i think it's slapping at qatar, but also more directly aid at the muslim brotherhood this. over reaction shows a sense of desperation, i think their concern is if the egyptian people have access to information that shows a different perspective. even if that per perspective is allegedly biased but anything that the not pro regime, the egypt people may question his legitimacy. it's not just about qatar. qatar surely is a target because the al jazerra network is a very powerful one and many people watch it on the internet or through satellite television. but more directed at the muslim brotherhood. because they were the only meaningful opposition that proved that it could take over parliament and win a president she. so to the extend al jazerra gives any opposite perspective or different perspective in any other perspective, i think it will

despite an appeals court in cairo, granting the retrial, baher mohamed, peter greste and mohammed fahmy still behind bars. the judge said it was not in his power to grant bail. >> translator: we welcome the court's decision to accept the appeal of our journalists, but at the same time we demand that they are immediately released. everything is politicized, their arrest and the verdict against them were also politicized. >> reporter: the arrests of the three al jazeera staff were initially assumed to be a short-term thing. a mixup. but as time passed it became more and more clear that the egyptian authorities under the new government had other intentions. peter greste, a veteran correspondent who was an africa specialist, but by his own admission knew little as egypt was clearly as amazed as shocked by the idea that he was linked to terrorists. and of course exactly the same could be said for his team team -- mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed. the hashtag freeajstaff went viral, and in the u.s. and elsewhere journalists came out to state was a threat to the entire journalistic community t

the court in cairo accepted an appeal from their lawyers, but it's unclear when peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed will be back in court. al jazeera says the original trial was flawed and continues to demand their immediate release. >>> now, here is a reminder of the case - the three were arrested in cairo on december 29th, 2013. after a trial they were sentenced in june. peter and mohammed to 7 years in gaol. badr given 10 years. the trial was condemned around the world. in october the authorities in cairo announced a judicial review, the hearing on jan the 1st. earlier this week vigils were held to mark one year since their arrest. we have more. >> reporter: they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014. with the start of a new year they remain imprisoned. despite an appeals court in cairo granting a retrial, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are still behind bars. the judge in thursday's session said it was not in his power to grant bail. >> translation: we welcome the court's decision to accept the appeal of our journalists. at the same time we dema

butn't to, peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed remain behind bars. the families of greste and fahmy asked them to deport them into their home countries. the new trial could get underway within a month. andrew greste, brother of peter greste joins us now, i first want to get your reaction to the news, how did the family react obviously we were a little bit surprised at the state of yesterday's desis. but overall, we're -- we think it is a step in the right direction to seek justice. >> it's a move that acknowledges that the first trial was flawed, and we see it as an opportunity now for the president to step in, and will be making application to -- to have peter deported under the president as decree that was announced in november. >> there's been a lot of talk about that presidential decree that the president said he wish they had been deported is that something you are hoping will happen? do you think there is a lot of hope, that the journalists may be released soon? >> well, that's right we think now is an opportunity for that to happen. the preside

. >>> the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste has renewed calls for his freedom.wrongly accused along with other two al jazeera journalists, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, of working with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. wayne haye reports from brisbane. >> reporter: by now they thought they wouldn't have to be doing this. the family of peter greste spoke to media in brisbane australia, to talk about their son and bother still locked up in cairo egypt. >> it has been a long time of anxiety and stress largely because we feel very sad that in fact we have come home empty handed. >> reporter: peter greste mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were arrested in cairo, on december 29th, 2013. in a trial widely dismissed as a farce, they were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison for aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. at the start of this month, a court in cairo ordered a retrial in the case of the al jazeera three. the convictions were set aside, providing some hope that the president of egypt can now intervene. last year he issued a presidential decre

relatives of peter greste say they hope to get him back to australia. on thursday, egypt's highest court ruled that the three journalists would stay in jail at least until the start of a new hearing. from sydney, jon donnison reports. >> reporter: jailed for doing their jobs still behind bars but for mohamed fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed, at least some hope. these pictures are from an earlier hearing. the three al jazeera journalists weren't in court yesterday. but with their original trial now ruled invalid, a retrial is expected to start in a month's time. that's the earliest they could be granted bail. but peter greste's family are hoping new laws in an egyptian presidential decree could see him home in australia sooner. >> we view this decision as a positive step in the legal process, one step closer to justice being served. following instruction from peter and the family peter's egyptian lawyer lodged an application with the egyptian attorney general's office to have peter deported. pursuant to a presidential decree that was issued in nove

and then we have a young journalist says: and one of our colleagues, peter greste wrote this recentlym prison. he say: amen to that lisa. >> yeah that was published globally in the biggest newspapers ash the world. three al jazeera journalists as we mentioned remain behind bars sparking international condemnation over their treatment. this week marks the one-year anniversary of their detention. they were detained by egyptian authorities in december of 2013, while reporting on the military-lead coup that toppled the government of president morsi. they are accused of aiding the muslim brotherhood and reporting false news, charges they and al jazeera deny. the brotherhood was designated a terrorist organization by the interim egyptian government shortly before the journalists were arrested. the prosecution's case was called into question when the evidence they produced was: in june, greste and baher mohamed -- mohammed fahmy were sentenced to seven years in prison, and baher mohamed was sentenced to an additional three years for having a spent bull it will casing in his procession. human

peter greste's family say today's decision is not as good as hoped. lisa hamperley, bbc news. >> with me is the senior correspondent for al jazeera english, a colleague of the three imprisoned al jazeera journalists. thanks very much for coming in. i'd like your reaction first of all to the word of a retrial. >> in a way, i'm not surprised. there has been so much pressure on egypt, so i think there was no other way of going forward other than a retrial. in another way, it's actually slightly disappointing, because if there hadn't been a retrial, that would have been the end of the legal process and the president of egypt has always said he won't consider a pardon unless the legal process has come to an end. so now we're looking at an open-ended situation, that we still don't know how long they're going to be incarcerated and how long this is going to take. >> do you think a pardon would be enough from the perspective of these three as well? they just want out. or do they want justice? >> i think in the end, egyptian justice is what it is. we need to g

the decision is the result of an appeal by the three, the former bbc correspondent peter greste mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. they all deny collaborating with the banned muslim brotherhood. they say they were simply reporting the news. mohamed fahmy's fiancee said she was disappointed that they were still being held in custody. >> when i first arrived to the court, i was having hope that he might be released that it might be a miracle somehow, and it's out with us but unfortunately it didn't happen. the retrial is a very long and very lengthy process. it might take up to a year. >> the three journalists were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. they've now spent a year in jail. and with no bail granted, they must stay in custody until their new trial, which defense lawyers say could take place within the month. now, the high-profile case has also led to a high-profile international campaign driven by fellow journalists, colleagues and friends of the three on social media and elsewhere, calling for their release. lisa hampley has this. >> reporter: waiting for the deci

peter greste and mohamed fahmy have requested they be deported from egypt. >>> myanmar has celebrated its 67th anniversary of independence from burma. first such event since the military coup of 1962. >>> pakistani city of peshawar, many people there are hoping for a better future. as mohammad adow reports. >> it hasn't rained this winter in most of pakistan. and the sting of a harsh season is already felt here in the north. especially amongst the poor of peshawar. >> i really hope 2015 will be a peaceful year and my business will prosper as you everything is linked with peace. there will be no economic activity and no business which will affect our livelihood. >> reporter: product is in high demand, he makes ghour a cake made from raise sugar. for years peshawar suffered from lack of natural gas. >> definitely in 2015 we will achieve all of our targets because if we go the last one decade we are facing the problems of the security and the second is the electro-city and then with gas. if we make all this main sector good for the atmosphere of this industrial and business community, th

al jazeera, doha. >> a lawyer representing peter greste and baha mohamed.ys an order for a retrial is a good step forward. today's acsisment is a very good indication. that the procedures that the hopefully in the next procedures. >> the reasoning for the judgement, so the whole case will be a first today for the cairo court they referred the case for a retrial. be uh the retrial, would be in front or before different panels. this would give us a chance to plead which we hope will be positive for the gentlemen. we expect the next hearing, within a month of five days it all depends on the back load of cases. fahmy. baher mohamed. >> the lawyers anow seeking the journalist release on jail, but let's take a look at the other legalling os. many are hoping the egyptian president will use his executive power to pardon peter greste, he has said so far he will not interfere with the process a new law which would have him deported. it would be unlikely for mohamed fahmy to get any release who hold egyptian citizenship. >> they have an egyptian end, and i am not sure

egypt's top court doered a retrial for peter greste baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy.t also denied them bail. outside the courthouse their supporters expressed disappointment. >> it's hard to -- to see your loved one in prison behind bars for just doing his job. i hope that -- i believe that it is a misunderstanding and it needs to be corrected. >> i was expecting, yes, a retrial, but i was expecting with that a release today. >> figures from 2011 show -- >> reporter: greta was a veteran correspondent. >> the first trial was most unfair and -- and unjust and there is nothing that can be guaranteed about even for a retrial. >> reporter: the three journalists were sentenced to seven to ten years in prison. they are accused of supporting the now banned muslim brotherhood. but an attorney for mohammed fahmy said there is no connection. >> if you work for al jazeera although matticly you are a member of the muslim brotherhood. that is not true and it is illegal. >> reporter: the imprisonment has sparked an international out outcry. on thursday the united kingdom's said: >>

peter grestes's parents returned home. >> it was not his best, it wasn't his worst. he had a few grim days but everybody does. but he's holding up okay, and you know, he does everything he possibly can to maintain his--i was going to say energy. >> this was mother media conference with a family who was unable to deliver any good news. they hope the next one will be different. >> saudi arabia has postponed the nothing of an internet blogger who was convicted of insulting islam. he has been subjected to one of his 50 nothings involving 50 thrashings. it's not clear why this was postponed. and some have appealed for the sentence to be suspended. >>> people queuing for food have been killed in donetsk. the straightist stronghold game under attacks. from dontektetsk. >> the bombing of a car. the dead. >> i can barely walk, i'm going to faint, says this woman. witnesses say that the attack happened as people queued to receive food handouts at a cultural center in the city of donetsk. the second attack hit a trial bus close by. >> people starting jumping out and spattering

peter greste's father made mention in that report of the difficulty of understanding the legal processt. but are we right to assume that the court is an appeals court? >> oh, yes, it is an appeals court. and it will be judging the appalling and disgusting decision of the first rank court where you had three politically appointed and selected judges, quite contemporary to protocol, who found these journalists guilty. without a evidence. they were found guilty of spreading false news. there was no evidence that any report they ever made was false. as far as the second charge, assisting the muslim brotherhood, although it had been democratically elected a few years ago was regarded as trait russ by the army, all they were doing was some interviews, there was no evidence that they supplied the muslim brotherhood with money with prop began duh with any kind of assistance. and the best the judges could do was to have an intelligence officer called hussein give evidence in secret. and then announce that his secret evidence, based on secret sources, this supported the charges. that's all you f

peter greste, mohammed fahmy and baher mohammed have marked one year since the arrests. there were sentenced to seven-10 years in prison back in june. follow the shutdown of -- this follows the shutdown of al jazeera's egyptian operation last week. >> with al jazeera going to be shut down in egypt, it is also a significant milestone in the case. it has removed the political aspect of why peter was arrested. >> the jailing of the three journalists sparked international outrage and raised concerns over human rights violations. the defendants have consistently maintained innocence and denied it links to the muslim brotherhood. >> earlier i spoke to our correspondent in cairo. he gave us the latest reaction to the news of the retrial. >> the canadian-egyptian dual nationals were pleased that the retrial was accepted but disappointed that there was not granted. -- bail was not granted. they must wait until the judge was signed for the retrial. canadian and australian embassy officials were also present at the hearing. the canadian ambassador told me that they had serious conc

lawyers for mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste filed a request for them to be deported from egypt >>> tradeunions shut down 75% of coal mines, calling a five day nationwide strike in protest of what they believe is the government opening up the market to private companies. we have this report. >> it's the biggest industrial action india has seen in 40 years. leading trade unions calling a strike against coal india, a state-owned country producing 80% of the country's coal. workers protesting against companies. >> translation: we are protesting the privatisation of the selling of coal. the government wants to wash away the existence of the workers. >> reporter: coal could be hit after workers walked out, and it may affect power plants which are already seeing fuel shortages. >> cole india sent extra supplies. if it drags on some parts of the country could face power cuts. they are warning that the strike could cost $50,000 a day. the company and transport and thermal power will come to a halt. the common man faces a shortage of electricity and there'll be more problems. >> reporter:

peter greste, boax baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy were convicted.egal procedures were followed during that trial the three journalists have spent more than a year in prison. al jazeera denies the charges and continues to demand their release. >>> here in new york hundreds of thousands of people are outside braving the cold just a few blocks from our studios. right now they are crammed into times square where the new year's ball will drop in less than four hours and our lucky john terret is out there with them. >> good evening paul from times square and hello from me and a million of new best friends. i'm going to stand aside immediately and frank our cameraman will show you a band that is entertaining the crowd here. including also florida-georgia lined very popular country band and taylor swift the country crossover artist, she's here, those who have been waiting 14 hours just to see her. frank if you can pan down to the revelers, you can see them packing in here tightly. many have been here since 8:00 this morning. the remarkable thing is they can

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they spent more than a year in prison. the group human rights watch called the trial a sham. in hours a cairo court will hear the first appeal and consider whether proper legal procedures were followed. al jazeera denied the charges since the beginning, and demands their release. we are joined by a legal analyst and attorney areva martin in los angeles. hello. >> hi. >> thanks for being with us. how likely is it that our generalists will be released in the days ahead. >> we are getting mixed messages. we are hearing on one hand that the newly elected president is going to issue a pardon then we are hag that he has to -- hearing that he has to allow the legal process to stay out. the judges will not look at the facts or evidence, they'll look at the procedure. the arrest the conviction, and the prison terms given to the journalists. there's concern about what the panel of judges will do with respect to the journalists. >> given what we know about the trial, the evidence presented - i

former bbc correspondent peter greste mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. they all deny collaborating with the banned muslim brotherhood and say they were simply reporting the news. the brother of mohamed fahmy says that this latest move by the court doesn't go far enough. >> i'm disappointed because i was expecting something better today. yes, a retrial, but i was expecting with that a release today. we were really hoping for that. we want them to come home with us today. >> the three journalists were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. they've now spent a year in jail. with no bail granted, it means they will stay in custody until their new trial, which defense lawyers say could take place within the month. this high-profile case has led to an international campaign driven by fellow journalists, colleagues, and friends of the three on social media and elsewhere calling for their release. our correspondent is outside court in cairo. >> reporter: in a very short session, a retrial has been ordered for the three journalists. no dates have bee

brother spoke with us from new south wales, and said lawyers for mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste have filed a request for them to be deported. they are hoping it happened this week. >> after the announcement from the court that a retrial as ordered peter submitted an application to the - to get him deported under the guys of the decree announced in november. this is an opportunity for the president to exercise his powers and deport peter. particularly now he's gone from being a convicted person to an accused perp. egyptian authorities will consider this in a timely matter. and come to a digs where he is deported and benefit all parties. >> let catch up with the sport. >> we start with football. atletico madrid takes the advantage with cross-town rivals real madrid. the spanish league champions were winners. fern ando torres made his first start. the former liverpool and chelsea player couldn't manage a goal. it was a raul garcia penalty and a jimenez strike giving atletico a 2-goal leading into the next leg. the asian cup kicks off in melbourne. hosts australia will open proceedi

. >> al jazeera continues to demand release of our colleagues, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. in prison for over 370 days. l this remain in jail in cairo. >>> over the past few days, malcolm webb met the family of one man who died in the capital cin shas ah. kinshahasa. >> thousands have been demonstrating here in congo's capital kinshasa. watching police arresting protesters from this upstairs window. >> translator: we heard boom. we both went down. and i got up but he didn't. i tried to wake him. then i saw he was injured in the neck poop lot of blood was coming out of the wound. >> reporter: he died here on the floor. luke thinks the shot must be aimed at mumba. here at the high court the government says police arrested more than 300 mostly young men who will be tried here in the coming days and says prosecutors will seek the harshest possible punishment. this man says he's innocent, didn't do anything. then lawyers arrive and the first trial begins. the first suspects are charged with looting. the political opposition who called for the protest call for arrests an

. >> reporter: 398 days behind bars in egypt, the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter grestealled again for his release. plus. >> i'm charlie in new hampshire finding out why milk is now cheaper than bottled water in uk and what it means for dairy farms like this. ♪ egypt's president sisi is cutting short his trip from ethopia to deal with a string of deadly attacks in egypt's see that peninsula and says the attacks killed 26 people and most of them soldiers but some reports put that figure at more than 40 a group that pledges to the islamic state say they carried out the bomb ings and the group that calls itself the sinai province is retaliating on the crack down of supporters of the former president mohamed morsi. a car bomb targeted a military base, a police headquarters and a housing complex for army and police officers. the town of rafa on the gaza border also hit. a security officer is said to have been killed by a roadside bomb in the city to the south. earlier we spoke to hillary a professor of u.s. foreign policy at the american university. >> we've seen them continu

. >>> peter greste's brother says he is hoping his brother will be deported.an khan reports. >> reporter: 376 days and counting. that's how peter greste and his colleagues baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy have been behind bars in egypt. their only crime is to report. on january 1st, egypt announced a retrial, but no date has been set. >> immediately after the announcement from the sort of cassation in egypt that a retrial was ordered, peter submitted an application to the -- to have -- to -- to get him deported under the guise of the presidential decree that was announced back in november. so we say this is an opportunity for the president to exercise his -- his powers under this decree, and deport peter, particularly now that he's an accused person. he goes from being a convicted person to an accused person so we're hopeful that the egyptian authorities will consider this in a timely manner and come to a decision that -- that does see peter deported and it will benefit all parties. >>> baher mohamed family says deportation papers have been submitted. but it'

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and hoping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. allegations which they and al jazeera deny. on thursday an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. lawyers for peter greste and mohammed fahmy have filed deportment from egypt. >>> rescue teams have pulled 38 people from the rubble, recovery operations are ongoing. police suspect criminal negligence in the construction of the building. >>> 62 indonesian airlines were placed on an aviation blacklist just two weeks before the airasia crash. in search of the wreckage and black box the country's search and rescue agency said it is battling strong under-water currents. 37 bodies have been recovered so far. >>> the country's search and rescue agency chief said talking to the media--was talking to the media in in a news conference. >> the problem we have now is locating the black box. we have deployed five vessels to find the ping signal of the black box but up until now we haven't found it. >> gunmen shot and wounded

lawyers for peter greste, mohamed fahmy have filed requests for them to be deported from egypt . the world health organization says the death toll from the ebola virus has now risen to 8153 people but in plieb the worstliberia, theworst infected region has sloan in reengtd recent weeks. schools will open in february after being shuttered for eight months because of the virus. >>> rescue teams have pulled 38 people from the rubble and recovery operations are ongoing. police suspect criminal negligence in the construction of the building. >>> meanwhile a nationwide teacher strike in kenya can affect millions of students. teachers say they want more money but negotiations with the government have been unsuccessful. haru matassasa reports. >> gabrielle and her sister spent the first day at home. an inconvenience for the 7-year-olds who wants to learn. >> i'll tell the teacher teach them, i want to go back to school and you teach us very well. and don't strike again. >> reporter: but a nationwide teacher strike means many classrooms are empty. some parents brought their children to th

for that peter greste has written a letter: >> still to come on the al jazeera news hour. in sport we find out if world's number one rory mcilroy has retained his lead. >> in argentina there is a key discoverry that they hope could help them understand how ancient mammals evolved into dinosaurs. we have reports from the western argentine province of san juan on the 213 million-year-old fine. >> this is the valley of the moon haunting, secretive anding i number tick. several dinosaur remains have been found here. this millions of years ago was the bed of a huge fresh-water lake. the cradle of life. it has revealed in fossil form some of its secrets, but it holds many more. now the same paleontologist who found the raptor found 12 previously unknown species. they're much smaller not more than five centimeters long but no less important than the important dinosaur finds. >> they are all unknown species they don't have names. we know that they're related. they're cousins with something in common. similar anatomy but they're not the same. >> the the researchers believe that the

they'll probably come up with a fresh set of charges of what less than those under which peter greste and his colleagues charged. the approach will be to respect the independence of the judiciary, and there'll be reluctance to make a decision for that judiciary. until there is actually a political advantage to be gained by such intervention i think the line of least costs will remain that of using the judicial pros to its conclusion. -- process to its conclusion. >>> ties between u.s. and cuba have hit the focus. latin american leaders. the president warned. we have this report. >> reporter: he hadn't spokenen publicly when the agreement was announced. many predicted the cold war between both countries was drawing to an end. after six weeks of silence, raul castro had little to say to the contrary. >> in this year it is a first step towards normalized relations they are impossible while the blockade resists. until radio and television is seized and the people receive compensation for the human and economic damage they faced. addressing the latin american and cuban relations castro mad

lawyers from mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste hope applied for them to be extradited. they are hopeful it will happen this week. >> can't give it a date on this side, but we are engaged with the egyptian government at the highest lels. >> ahead on al jazeera, technology makers reveal gadgets could put more of your personal data online >>> and in sport. a team that claimed victory in the n ba at the last second. >>> welcome back growing up in rural guatemala, means a lifetime of violence. but in one up to anything is possible. al jazeera's david mercer has more. [ ♪♪ ] >> reporter: though her hand are small and her feet do not reach the pedals. she plays the piano like a virtue oweso. every saturday morning she practices. when you hands are on the piece she travels to a different place. place. >> translation: i listen to music. a tune will come to me and ask why am iling to music. i -- i risening to music -- listening to music, is i said "i lo music. >> a year ago she started pionno. dozens of young people from the communities opt for free classes. this year her potenti

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and helping the muslim brotherhood, which they and al jazeera deny. on thursday an appeals court ordered a retrial ta could begin within a month. lawyers for peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy filed requests for them to be deported from egypt >>> the crew of a cement ship missing after it capsized off the north coast - four life boats at the scene. no distress call was heard from the ship. seven of the crew are polish the other missing man is from the philippines. >>> cooler weather conditions in south australia are helping firefighters to contain massive bushfires. 12 homes in the adelaide hills have been destroyed by fire and another 20 lost. hot and windy conditions fanning the flames since friday eased. in neighbouring victoria rain held firefighters bring a bushfire under control. north korea reacted angrily to new sanctions in the united states. president obama authorised expansions over the hacking of the film company. the decision is hostile and oppressive. pyongyang denied

mohamed fahmy and peter greste were arrested on the 29th of desks 2013.hey were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. they were convicted in june. they were sentenced to seven years in jail, bahar to ten years because he had a spent bull that he picked up. their detention and convictions sparked protests and condemn face around the world. they never saw a minute of freedom the 2014, and with the start of a new year they remain imprisoned. despite an appeals court granted a retrial peter greste, and fahmy are still behind bars. we luck the court's decision to accept the appeal. but at the same time, we demand that they are immediately released. they are unjustify imprisoned, everything is politicized, their arrests and the verdict against them were also politicized. >> the arrests of the three staff in december 29th 2013, were initially assumed to be a short term then. a mix up. but as time passed it became more and more apparent, that the authorities under the new government had other intentions.

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed wrongly were convicted of broadcasting false news which they and al jazeera deny. thursday an appeals court in cairo ordered a recount. lawyers filed requests for them to be deported from egypt. cooler weather conditions in south australia are helping fire fighters contain massive bushfires, 12 homes in the adelaide hills have been buoyed by fire. wind conditions that fanned the flames have eased. firefighters bring another huge fire under control. >> 67 years for the day since britain granted independence to what was known as burma. myanmar has been celebrating with a military parade. last month's school attack in the pakistani city was followed by economicics. we have this report from peshmerga. many are hopeful of a better future. >> it has not rained this winter in pakistan. especially among the poor. as the new year arrives, they hold concerns. >> i hope 2015 will be a peaceful year and my business will prosper. if the bomb blast doesn't kill there'll be a bomb blast that will affect the livelihood. r this man sells gore a home-

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of helping the muslim brotherhood, charges they deny. an appeals court has ordered a retrial will could begin in less than a month. >>> police trying to disperse protesters after friday prayers in geza and cairo. calling for the deposing of mohamed morsi. >>> fighting of armed groups in the north and south of benghazi. one is based in tripoli and the other in the east in tow to toab tobruk. the return journey to earth will be most monitored. rob reynolds explains. >> one, engine ignited. >> reporter: the plan requires pinpoint precision meticulous planning and unbelievable precision. its first stage will break away and begin falling to earth. thruster engines are supposed to direct it, to a landing platform that measures just 30 by 90 meters. controllers will try to bring the vehicle in to a safe landing. reusable rockets. elon musk explained last year. >> if we had rockets that were fully usable and get to a decent flight rate, the intention is to low the cost of space transport. >> since the beginning every launch ha

lawyers for peter greste and mohamed fahmy have requested that they be deported from egypt. >>> 15 newleaders of the roman catholic church. pope francis has chosen cardinals eligible to vote for the pope's successor. >>> former greek prime minister george papandreiou who was prime minister when the euro crisis began wants to reform the old corrupt political system that cause ed the crisis. >>> one of the most notorious greek criminals has been captured. >>> now from the crash of virgin galactic's test craft to the first landing of a spacecraft on a comet 2014 was a huge year and 2015 promises to be the same. tarek bazeley has the story. >> within 10,000 kilometers of its surface giving us an unparalleled view of the world we know little about. >> pluto whether or not we call i.t. a planet, will be visited by a spacecraft. mind boggling, furthest solar body from ours. that's mind boggling. >> lying between orbits of mars and jupiter let's hope both will learned evidence to the creation of the solar system. larger than the coffee cup are currently in orbit around the earth. the european

today marks 371 days since al jazeera journalist peter greste mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed has been imprisoned. two days ago a retrial was ordered. al jazeera maintained their sentence >>> an epicentre of a 4.9 earth wake today was in chalize, idaho mountains, it was felt as far ace way as boysie. the quake knocked out power >>> it's not shaking, it's freezing. rebecca stevenson joins us with the forecast. >> wait until you feel tomorrow. >> great. >> no. >> better? >> in the '60s. tonight into the early morning hours, a better part of the day in main new hampshire, vermont. your transportation dollars have been working hard - putting out gravel and preparing roads for snow and ice that is coming in. you can see on the satellite that it is rain for the southern new york state. it goes into an an icy sleek wintry mix. boy is it icy out there. it's tough to do any travelling as you get into parts of the ummer north east. torl there'll be a warning for areas getting 4-8 inches of snow. piling up. passing through. mild mid '60s wait until you fell the temperatures on monday. wo

. >> al jazeera is continuing to dhanddemand the release of our journalists peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. who have been imprisoned for over one year. >>> consumers in thailand are playing less for their fuel. but rather wad if news for neighboring malaysia. cordscott heidler now reports. >> run their light their homes. big savings for thai governmental. and that will trickle down to the people here who are living in a stagnant economy. analysts say with less dollars going abroad to pay for oil imports more will be staying in thailand. >> it will be a big boost to consumer confidence. people can go shopping, spend money on items that are produced here. spend more money on food on clothes and so forth rather than spending moing on filling money on filling their tank. >> focus on cheap oil should be on savoring the untapped oil thailand still has. >> if you don't use the indigenous resource. then it will prolong its use. >> reporter: with extra cash in their pockets thais will spend more. lower oil prices will prompt malasians to spend less and weaken their currency lower

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. egyptian president be abdel fatah al-sisi has said he would like to see them released. >>> andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> in sydney warehouse actors are rehearsing rehearsing a very important me. life is so bleak three fantasize about imaginative near near imaginary lives. for heroin smuggling they have been given live appeals. indonesia has executed two other others last week, they could be next. >> we -- i'm an actor that's all i can do. so i'm trying to do the best because i care about my friends you know? >> their play aims to add awareness. this play was first performed back in 2008, there was still hope for the real life counterparts. that hope is still all but dashed families have gone on television to plea. >> they're good kids. everybody make mistakes, they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die they don't. >> if the gain of prison has been to reform, i think both the boys have done that. >> similar calls from the brazillian and dutch governments were ignored

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentenced to 7 years, baher mohamed a 10 year sentence. al jazeera rejects their charges and demands their release. >> we want to turn to the blizzard that is going on in the north-east. and the toll that it is taking on the region. high winds, flooding concerns about power outages, and this storm a pounding in an area hit a few years ago by hurricane sandy. nicole mitchell was on long beach on the south shore of new york's island where they are expecting to get hit hard. what is the latest? >> well as you mentioned, this is a multi-faceted snow historic snow that we were talking about, could be thunder snow. the wind cold temperatures and the water rise that we are expecting. some are here like long beach, were basically at surface level with the o. if you get a little interior j.f.k. not far away. 10 feet elevation. i was looking at a buoy off the coastline, closer to the storm already waves at 10.5 feet enough to wash up the shore line if that water gets this close. that's a concern. we are talking to residents who have been moving thei

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and helping the muslim brotherhood which they and al jazeera deny. an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial. lawyers for peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy filed requests for them to be deported from egypt. >> the french human rights ombudsman launched an investigation into reports that a mayor refused to allow a roma baby to be buried in a cemetery. local taxpayers should have priority it was said because of a shortage of burial flats in the town. >> reporter: monday a baby girl will be buried in this parish suburb. she died of s i.d. s at the age of 2.5 months. the family wanted to lay her to rest in a nearby town where she was born and lived with parents and two siblings that go school in the town. the local mayor refused prime ministers because he said there were few spots available and told a paris newspaper that priority in the cemetery is given to those that pay local taxes - the implication being that the dead baby's family do not, because they are roma. campaigners for t