. >>> 26 qatary nationals have been kidnapped in iraq.inistry says the group had an official hunting permit from the iraqi government, and that is it has been working to secure their release. >>> two aid agencies have started getting food to thousands of people in the syrian city of homs. aid was unable to get through in the past because syrian forces besieged the city. this changed last week when the u.n. brokered a rare local truce and the rebels agreed to leave the city. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon says he will put forward a plan next month to help prevent armed conflicts. >> syria is an open sore on the middle east and the wider world. we are pressing for a nationwide ceasefire and for -- for the start of negotiations in january on a political transition, and we must not relent. countering the threat caused by daesh, boko haram, and al-shabab and other terrorist groups is crucial. >>> syrian fighters say 40 soldiers have been killed by al-nusra fighters. and a russian attack on a popular market is believed to have killed at

. >>> up to 26 qatari nations have been kidnapped while on a hunting mission in iraq.were in a desert area. the ministry says the group had an official permit from the iraqi government, and it is working to secure its release. >>> two food agencies are started getting food to syrian city of homs. aid was unable to get through in the past because syrian forces besieged the city. this changed last yeek when the u.n. brokered a rare rebel truce. >>> 40 government soldiers have been killed in an attack by al-nusra front and other allied groups. the attack is said to have happened in southern aleppo. elsewhere a russian air strike on a popular market is believed to have killed at least 23 people. >>> the u.s. and russia say they are reaching some common ground on syria. john kerry said the two sides view the future of syria in the same way. the comments came ahead of a meeting in new york own friday. the main sticking point has been the future role of president bashar al-assad. >>> just a few hour's time the u.s. federal reserve is expected to raise interest rates for the f

talks which is supposed to be resumed in geneva next month as the united nations has actually made it clear. i think the qataris now are trying to soften the russian position on the issues that are a matter of differences here, i.e., i mean both have been mentioned with the press conference, i.e. that future of bashar al assad and also who's -- i think qatar is trying to make the russian position more pragmatic and in the relation to reality in syria. >> but there's a big distance between pragmatism and reality, because the reality is bashar al assad has got to walk through that exit door, even just four days ago now, he said i will engage with the political process. that is significant because that is what he did say. what he didn't say is what he didn't say before, but the people on the list of politicians that i will deal with does not include some of the people that everyone else says should be on that list. >> absolutely. that is exactly also bashar al assad's position. they wanted to pick who is going to be participating in this peace talks. they are objecting to so many armed groups on the ground to be p

powers and national powers disagree on the fate of president assad and mainly russia, iran, they are the main backers of president assad, you have america, you have the saudi's, turks, qataristhers, they want assad gone. it's not only syrian opposition physician disagreeing, but also the regional and international pours. this is not going to be an easy process. >> the u.s., russia and the u.n. are holding talks today in geneva, trying to set the framework for an international conference on syria next week in new york. >>> clashes this morning in the occupied west bank between palestinian protestors and israeli security forces, protest ears are throwing stones and police are firing tear gas and rubber bullets. since the uptick in violence since the beginning of october, 105 palestinians and 19 israelis have been killed. >>> back here in america, a former oklahoma city police officer could spend the rest of his life in prison after convicted of sexually assaulting several women while on patrol. prosecutors say he preyed on women using his uniform and badge to rape more than a dozen victims. al jazeera's john henry smith has the story. >> on his 29th birthday, he found he woul