yingluck shinawatra's party was democratically elected.hould be allowed to do the thing she was elected for. >> the northern part of the country enjoyed expansion and investment thanks to tourism and government programs. >> the red shirts, as they call it, want that to continue and the home town family to continue ruing in bangkok. keeping with the family's tradition, they running for a seat in perimeter. the campaign is for everybody who loves democracy. we fight for democracy. >> many thats in the north are eager to enter the job market. but they are concerned about growing divisions. >> i believe that both sides love the country the same. but they are going in sop sit directions. >> no matter if led by the thaksin shinawatra family. bringing the two sides closer together is a main challenge for the thailand government. >> a court in bangladesh sentenc sentenced a member of an opposition party. they were found responsible for smuggling weapons to a rebel group in neighbouring india in 2004. in a separate trial they face charms of war cri

she is being called a proxy for thaksin shinawatra. >> a lot of supporters of yingluck shinawatra would want her to take more action against the radicals in bangkok. yingluck shinawatra's party was democratically elected. she should be allowed to do the thing she was elected for. >> the northern part of the country enjoyed expansion and tourism. the red shirts want that to continue and their home town family to rule in bangkok. keeping with the family tradition yingluck shinawatra's nephew is running for a seat in parliament. the campaign is not fallen popularly. it's for everybody who loves democracy. for five or 100 years, democracy. >> thais in the north are eager to enter the job market but are concerned about decisions. i believe both sides love the country the same. >> no matter if led by a member of the home-town shinawatra family for the opposition, bringing the two sides together will be a challenge for the government for years to come. >> a snow storm hit the southern united states leaving six dead. three states declared emergencies closing roads and airports. alan fisher with

>> the red shirts are the supporters of thaksin shinawatra , the former prime minister. his sister is now the prime minister. they are from the north and northeast and also people in bangkok itself, the poor in bangkok. the yellow shirts claim they are pro-democratic. the present manifestation of that is what some call the people's's democratic reform council, which is number -- neither of the people or -- it is a middle-class establishment of bangkok. behind this political conflict, we have a social cleavage, a quite deep social cleavage. >> what kicked off this conflict? >> it began with an attempt by yingluck shinawatra to have an amnesty bill pass by the parliament, which would have allowed her brother, who is in self-imposed exile in dubai, to return. it would have amnestied number of people from the opposition democratic party. that was rejected by the senate. the senate is partly appointed. she had to withdraw that bill. that was the pretext under which these demonstrations began. >> the protesters this time are very well organized. they say they are ready to stay

protesters want to derail protesters and remove yingluck shinawatra's administration accusing them ofismanagement. >> tens of thousands of protesters have tried to block major intersections in bangkok with plans to surround the homes of politicians. there have been eight deaths and 500 injured in connection with the political unrest. >> veronica pedrosa is joining us live from the commercial district. what is happening there now? >> hi, elizabeth. things are going on pretty much as they did on day one. we are now in the second day of the bangkok shutdown campaign. what we have seen are the seven sides that you talk about being flooded with people in their thousands. yesterday police estimated that there were 100,000 people who showed up to try to shut the city down. today they say there was 33,000. nevertheless the intersections are so important to the commerce, to the state-owned business of the city, that they are nevertheless having a big effect. this area, the people who are not familiar with bangkok but more familiar with london is like the piccadilly circus of bangkok or the tim

and shinawatra's government not budging from that election day? >> no, indeed, and this is one of the major points that divide the thousands of people that you see demonstrating here over the past few days, in fact, the last few months. and the supporters supporting the prime minister shinawatra and the election day of february 2nd has been clear, confirmed, approved by another very important institution. the monkey here in thailand. however, the people here are going to see this as another reason to ratchet up the pressure they have seen in the last three days. i don't think this decision is going to put off anyone here. it's not closing down the city by any means, but it is very difficult to get around. these are some of the most commercially successful shopping centers in the whole of the country. so there is no doubt that bangkok, it remains to be seen how far the anti-government elections as they insist it must not in 2009, you might remember, they shut down the airport causing immense disruption for international travelers. >> thank you for

. >> in thailand, prime minister shin bet -- prime minister yingluck shinawatra -- tens of thousandsf antigovernment protesters occupied key road junctions in the capital of bangkok. we have that story. antigovernment demonstrators seeking to shut down the government. on monday, they blocked the ministry. thousands continue to block the roads, paralyzing bangkok. it is the latest attempt to topple the democratic leader. for this round of operations, we are staying a long time. we are staying for the long haul till we reach our goal. for primesupport minister yingluck shinawatra is strong among the poor, protesters argue that her controversial brother still controls thai politics from abroad. opponents want to see her administration replaced with an unelected people's counsel. >> we have come from all over the country to rally so that she will have to leave her job as prime minister. >> i want there to be reforms before an election. >> the intense protests could last for weeks or more. that theno sign government intends to use force to break them up. hollywood awards season is in full

thaksin shinawatra also served as prime minister until he was overthrown in 2006. >> translator: we will keep fighting until we win. demonstrators have set up a stage in an intersection in front of a shopping center. thousands of them are sitting in the area to block traffic. the government has deployed about 20,000 security officers. the unrest in thailand has left eight people dead, and more than 480 others injured since november. the protests are having an impact on tourism. authorities at bangkok suvarnabhumi airport are calling on travelers to arrive four hours before their flights. passengers crowded the departure lobby from early monday. >> translator: i arrived here at the airport for my flight extra early. i didn't get enough sleep, so i really need some rest. >> officials say there have been no major problems so far. but some airlines have cut the number of flights in and out of the thai capital. >>> human rights activists say fierce fighting between rival anti-government groups in syria has left almost 700 people dead this month. forces loyal to president bashar al assad are t

thaksin shinawatra served as thai leader, too, until he was overthrown in 2006. the unrest forced yingluck to call an election set for february 2nd. but the protesters say political reforms have to come before another vote. they're demanding she step down immediately. >>> previously many travelers shunned japan as a tourism destination. that was due to the higher prices and difficulty in obtaining visas. but, recent government and private industry efforts may be paying off. more visitors are coming through haneda and other airports here, and ron madison has the latest on that. >> we've been talking a lot about this on our program. government officials have really been trying to ramp up those tourism numbers. they hit their first major milestone and they're looking for even bigger numbers. japanese government has really been trying for years to turn the country into a major tourism nation. an friday the tourism said the government achieved its goal of aattracting 10 million foreign visitors a year for the first time in 2013. ageagesy officials said about 10 millio

now some more stories from around the world and thailand's prime minister shinawatra sist she will not step down that's despite a second day of mass protests in bangkok tens of thousands of demonstrators are vowing to tighten their blockade of made roads and government buildings while radical demonstrators are thought to be planning to storm the stock exchange the opposition accuses shinawatra trying to get her brother off corruption charges and put him back in power right now you're looking at live pictures coming out of bangkok. and reports say security forces and bahrain have vandalized a shiite shrine during monday's anti-government protest the gulf kingdom's main opposition party says the attack shows nearest animosity towards the people since the beginning of the uprising in two thousand and eleven around forty religious sites are said to have been targeted by security forces. or few hundred people fleeing a violence in south sudan have drowned when their ferry sank in the white nile river and thought the boat was overloaded meanwhile the army is repellent attacks from rebels try

prime minister yingluck and her brother, the south exiled ex-prime minister thaksin shinawatra, still have strong support in rural parts of northern and northeastern thailand. the anti-thaksin side relies mostly on the urban middle class for support. despite the current state of emergency, the protesters are going nowhere, and are sticking to their demand that next month's general election be postponed. they also say deep reforms are necessary before any poll can be held. however if the government decides to use force to crack down on the protest movement, the potential for even greater unrest is clear to see. that's it for update. i'm dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok. >>> a prominent chinese human rights activist has gone on trial in beijing for his role in anti-corruption protests. xu jiyong is charged with gathering crowds to disrupt public order. xu is the founder of the new citizen's movement which started last year. it encourages people to get involved in politics. many people in the movement have been detained for taking part in demonstrations. they have demanded the disclosure of a

now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world and thailand's prime minister shinawatra insists she will not step down that's despite a second day of mass protests try and bring bangkok to standstill kenza thousands of demonstrators are throwing to tighten their blockade of main roads and government buildings while radical demonstrators are thought to be planning to storm the stock exchange the opposition accuses shinawatra trying to get her brother off corruption charges and put him back in power. residents of a town in northern spain have been angrily fighting bad over construction plans which they say will price poor people out of their homes police arrested several people in the border awesome it clashes which saw some protesters start fires because of a proposed a new boulevard in luxury housing development similar rally at the weekend and led to twenty three people being detained after shops and banks were vandalized. ports a security forces in bahrain have vandalized a shiite shrine during monday's anti-government protest the gulf kingdom's main opposition party s

are intensifying in a bid to shut down the government of the embattled prime minister yingluck shinawatra. people have flooded major intersections in the capital bangkok today as part of the ongoing campaign to force 'sngluck shinawatra resignation. opponents accuse her of being controlled by her brother, former prime minister convicted of corruption and now living in self-imposed exile. a snap election has been called for next month, but the opposition has vowed a boycott. the u.s. has deployed a team of military advisers and trainers to somalia for the first time in 20 years. post" reports a u.s. contingent has operated out of the capital since october, insisting african troops in the fight against al-shabaab militants. maintained a continued presence with operations including a cia base and drone strikes. protesters rallied outside the white house on saturday to mark the 12th anniversary of the arrival of the first prisoners at guantÁnamo bay. wearing orange jumpsuits and hoods come the demonstrators marched through washington a call on president obama to uphold his now five-year-old b

part of an effort to get the prime minister, yingluck shinawatra to an step down. >> set up stages andettled in. on monday they kicked off their self proclaimed shutdown of the thai capital, home of some 12 million people. >> melissa burke flew in from gergermany. >> we don't care who will lead us in the future just as long as they are not corrupt. >> protestors say their shutdown will last at least 15 days. >> there is no doubt that they have achieved an immediate goal, disruption in central bangkok. but it's unclear how this will help them achieve their long term goal of unseating yingluck shinawatra. government the keeping a close watch on the mass gatherings. the prime minister spent most of the day in meetings with her top advisories. the opposition party supports the shutdown. the administration admits the push for change is going to take commitment. >> the people out here they all want a better future for thailand and they think we can't go on with politics as usual. it's going to hurt in short term. >> that is not great news for this person, his business is way down. >> step ha

they are bringing the government to a standstill, pressuring yingluck shinawatra to resign. demonstrators having calling on her to step down amid charges of corruption. eight people, including two police officers have been killed since the protest start in november. >> a new government may take shape in the central african republic, but joy over the resignation of the country's president turned violence. according to the red cross widespread looting in beng -- bengy left 13 dead. >> target may not be the only retailer hit by hackers. the high-end store neiman marcus was compromised in a smaller manner. al jazeera's correspondent reports several other big stores were hacked. >> an exclusive report by reuters shed light that neiman marcus and target were not the only ones breached. >> in most cases credit card companies and banks are forb forbidden naming mench ants. some states require them to contact companies. neiman marcus used twitter to provide the latest details writing, ": >> the ceo of target said this an interview that the company promised changes in security measure

emergency in bangkok and surrounding areas to cope with protests against the government of yingluck shinawatra, protest that have stirred up violent attacks, increasingly so over the course of the last few days. the emergency decree will take and will greatly expand the security forces to issue orders and search and arrest and detain people. they're demanding the resignation of yingluck .hinawatra her government is holding out for the anticipated elections she is called for february 2. a hong kong woman has been arrested on suspicion of using her indonesian maid in a case that sparked widespread outrage in hong kong. it is also putting a spotlight on the risks faced by the honorable margaret workers ash vulnerable migrant workers there. about half of the workers are indonesian. they say they're routinely exploited. quick she left her home in indonesia a healthy young woman, promised a good job in hong kong as a maid. eight months later, she returned home emaciated and battered. her former employer, a woman, has been arrested on suspicion of abuse. the indonesian migrant workers union has broug

increasingly acrimonious divide between those who are against the government of prime minister yingluck shinawatra and want to disrupt elections that are scheduled for february the second, and those that support her. yesterday, saturday, was armed forces day, and there's increasing speculation that the military might have the step in and just break the political deadlock. >> libya launched air fights against fighters. violence started a week ago between gunmen from two different tribes, one took control of a base. the government is blaming the unroast on forces loyal to the late leader muammar gaddafi. >> the situation in general in the south after what happened, and its confusion is that now orders have been initiated to the air force. orders to prepare a force to move to the south. the air force moved. >> one of the main syrian opposition groups agreed to take part in peace talks. the syrian national coalition decided to tanned the conference in switzerland after a bitter and divisive debate. the u.s. called the decision courageous, and the talks are expected to start on wns. >> translation: we

thousands of demonstrators have set up in caymans and blocked roads in a bid to force yingluck shinawatra'separture and replace her with an unelected people's counsel. she is called a snap election for early next month which is expected to win. three people have died after overnight clashes in ukraine between state forces and opposition protesters. the government has attacked protest camps in kiev and sent thousands to fight a state ban on rallies over we can. demonstrators have begun receiving text messages on their cell phones informing them of taking part in an illegal disturbance. the executive director of human rights watch called on the ukraine government to respect the right to protest. >> this individual seem to have had intentions for the season -- then turnaround and left the building and taken into custody outside the engineering building moments after the act. of a poliombers vaccination to have been shot dead in the pakistani city of karachi. the victims were the latest to be killed in the fallout from the u.s. assassination of osama bin laden. the taliban began attacking healt

like the ones around me are planning to paralyze the city to throw out the government of yingluck shinawatra. at this stage itself, it will be shut down. it's the base of protest for two months. instead, the protest stages will be set up around the city of major arteries. it will be a big threat to business. traffic is expected to be terrible. the plan is to shut the city down for 15-20 days. now, the government is putting in place 14,000 troops and police to prevent law and order problems. this is supposed to secure the situation. it's not clear how far they'll go to try to put the city back to normal, and at what point that might happen. the threat is that there could be violence on the streets, of course. six people were injured on saturday when anti-government protesters clashed outside bangkok, and then in bangkok, not far from here several were shot on motorbikes. the situation really has the potential to spiral out of control. there are efforts to try to resolve it. the government is considering putting in place an executive order to put together a reform committee to address the refo

protesters are demanding the resignation of the prime minister yingluck shinawatra. >> acts visits in brazil fought against government spending on the world cup a. the largest protest was in sao paulo. many are outraged that brazil spent $20 million to prepare for the tournament. there were protests in seven of the 12 host cities. >> this is the busiest important avenue in sao paulo, and this is the first anti-world cup protest held here in the city in 2014. the numbers are not nearly as big as what we saw last june. this is still very much a youth-led movement. well over 1,000 people here. they are saying that brazil is spending too much money on the world cup, and point to things such as this. if the country is spending over $20 billion to get ready for the world cup, over $4 billion to build 12 new stadiums. >> we are seeing huge amounts of money spent on the world cup. health, education, public transportation and housing - out the rights are being taken away. >> we see all sorts of signs, signs saying "f.i.f.a. go home", others say, "no to corruption and capitalism", and this one

the caretaker prime minister shinawatra spent most of the morning meeting with her top advisers. she's expressed concern that violence could break out 15,000 police and army soldiers have been deployed. to some the peaceful approach means they've already won. >> today we're winning by showing the number of anti-government protesters is growing and they want to come out and demonstrate without violence, without harm to win this peaceful battle. >> the protest leader has called this the final battle, but how he can convert a popular movement on the street to a change of government is far from clear. >> after a year of strong sales car makers are gearing up for the first day of the international auto show in detroit. >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america >> for on the field news, we turn to the nfl. next week's conference championship matchups are set, new england will travel to denver, that means tom brady and the pat

he was hurt in northeastern thailand, a stronghold of the prime minister yingluck shinawatra. thousands of protesters have turned out daily in bangkok to push the prime minister out of power. a state of emergency is on now in the capital. inthe world economic forum doubt post, switzerland, u.s. actor matt damon has been awarded for his charity work. whichounded water.org, works to provide access to clean water and a decent toilet for as many people as possible. to try towas in davos convince some of the political and business leaders about his cause. are the headlines -- two people killed in clashes in ukraine, and the first violent deaths in the protests are likely to stoke more anger at the government. heavy security in china at the trial of one of the country's most prominent dissidents. limitary peace talks on syria get underway for the most serious effort to end the bloodshed. but the opposing side as far apart as they have ever been. there is little hope for a breakthrough. also today and switzerland, the annual economic forum in davos is getting underway. 2500 political

intersections during a citywide shutdown it's aimed at bringing down the government of prime minister shinawatra the sister of the former brown mayor who was ousted over corruption claims in two thousand and six and some twenty thousand police and soldiers have been deployed for security officials say a state of emergency may be declared if there is fresh unrest. very rains have caused floods and landslides in the southeastern philippines forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes at least thirteen people have been killed and more casualties are fear with swathes of the country still living in the rough conditions after it was battered by super typhoon last november. an evacuation is under way for thousands of foreigners in the central african republic as battles continue in the council the red cross reports that more than a dozen people were killed over the weekend despite the country's interim president resigning equipped to try and end and deadly fighting between armed muslim and christian militias which is killed more thousand people so far. the top european court is trying to make b

they're calling on prime minister yingluck shinawatra to resign. we have more from bangkok. >> reporter: the demonstrators took to the streets monday with renewed energy. tuesday marked the second day of this latest round of protests. and opponents showed no signs of slowing down. many demonstrators spent the night on the streets of downtown. they marched near the headquarters of the labor ministry and customs department. some chanted slogans such as let's shut down bangkok, and restart thailand. >> translator: the only solution is for the prime minister to resign. that's what the masses are demanding. we have to listen to the majority of the people. >> reporter: the government deployed around 20,000 police and soldiers to keep things under control. but the government forces have made no move against the demonstrators. staff from many ministries, and the prime minister's office, have moved to temporary facilities citing safety. some store managers in a shopping center near the site of the protests have decided to close early. officials at several b

the prime minister you look shinawatra order not to use weapons against the protesters. however last night. unknown persons opened fire on the opposition and an escape on a motorcycle one person was injured. there was also shooting in the office of the opposition democratic party and night. pakistan's foreign ministry has already warned against going to bangkok now. kyrgyzstan has unilaterally closed the border with two tickets to the ministry of foreign affairs notified that the jacob foreign ministry in a note of protest the decision was made after an incident on the border of the two states the conflict in place near the village of oxide a bike in the region to take special forces begin to interfere with the cutest goes to pave the way to bypass the enclave. according to the border service that speak special forces commander of the for shock causing interchange of shots which lasted nearly one hour the kyrgyz side use automatic weapons that ancient border guards fired mortars one of the shows was subsequently found on the cutest into it. it is notable that the custome

major roads to the capital to form government working continue their calls for the problems to quit shinawatra heard parts already yielded to pressure from the streets and announced new elections in february but the protesters say that's not enough they're pushing to citizens councils magic areas reforms before any new elections are held. tracking those zero temperatures the arctic freeze that spread to america's east coast with thousands of flights being canceled across north america a shift in the weather pattern known as the polar vortex has dropped temperatures. in some parts of the continent near record lows at least sixteen deaths have been blamed on the weather which is also shut schools parks and businesses it was reported it was so cold in fact you can use this is a measure that the polar bears in chicago's lincoln zoo how to be kept indoors why can't you see them because they've gone in stay safe up next meets the family of a russian orthodox priest to vote in this home to seventy abandoned children is a good god the story of nicholas the miracle worker is ahead for you right after t

government to quit gunshots were fired at a crowd overnight injuring at least two people prime minister shinawatra reiterated she will plough on with napal actions family in an effort to calm the situation but demonstrators say that's not enough and demand the ousting of the country's leaders . israel's defense minister has apologized for his remarks on the us secretary of state's middle east peace efforts marciano was quoted by a newspaper saying that john kerry's attempts at israeli palestinian peace were messianic and obsessive the white house called the comments inappropriate and kerry has been on diplomatic push recently to outline a deal between the sides but progress has so far stalled. getting a job can be tough and you've got the skills the experience and the ambition but does your face fit applicants in france say they're being discriminated against or their looks and here's our. human beauties glorified by poirot's syngas and artists like it or not we are drawn to beautiful people but we can't all be old paintings france is known as the world's fashion and beauty trendsetter but the gle

shinawatra has already yielded to pressure from the streets and planned new elections for february protesters say that's not enough they want to set up a citizen's council to carry out reforms before any new era. a stampede at a muslim ceremony in northern china has left at least fourteen people dead and many others injured four are critically ill it happened when traditional religious food was handed out to people attending the event. record low temperatures are set to hit parts of the u.s. as winter storms continue across the country forecasters say the phrase could hit minus fifteen degrees celsius in the midwest and are warning people to stay at home extreme weather has claimed the lives of sixteen people this week and grounded thousands of flights next meet the devout family with man with no children of his own but who are still lovingly raising more than seventy kids. approximately sixteen percent of imports came from illegal fishing. the european union is ironically taking fish from some of the poorest nations on earth so this is a very serious and very urgent problem that needs immedi

city wide shutdown they're hoping their action will bring down the government of prime minister shinawatra the sister of the former premier who was ousted over corruption claims in two thousand and six officials have deployed some fourteen thousand troops during clashes between supporters and opponents of the ruling party. and out of control bush fires raging in western australia threatening both lives and property and emergency warning has been issued for several suburbs officials say fire brigades will be unable to reach some remote areas under urging people to do whatever they can to protect their homes. more than a dozen people have been injured and twenty three detained one of protest in spain's northern city of goes turned violent people were voicing their anger over higher rents and developers forcing out poor residents police resorted to rubber bullets after protesters torched rubbish bins and vandalized banks and shops the rally followed friday's clashes over corruption claims surrounding a new boulevard. senegalese authorities are to provide food water and medical treatment to th

government which gunshots were fired at a crowd overnight injuring at least two people prime minister shinawatra reiterated she will plough on with snap elections and family an effort to calm the situation by them as traitors say that's not enough and demand the ousting of the country's leaders. thrilled to fans minister has apologized for his remarks on the u.s. secretary of state's middle east peace efforts on was quoted by a newspaper saying that john kerry's attempts at israeli palestinian peace were missing and obsessive white house calls of the comments inappropriate kerry has been on a diplomatic push recently to outline a deal between the sides but progress has so far stalled. further russians from indonesia's mountain emerged have plunged swathes of the country into darkness and left at least sixteen people dead the volcano has been spewing lava since september forcing twenty six thousand people to flee to safety farmlands and homes have been blanketed by six layers of great ashes and mary families have fallen ill so the work had been quiet for around four centuries until becoming activ

protest is a blokey roads and burn caulk in a bid to bring down the government of prime minister shinawatra demonstrate his rules of our industry. around the cabinet building to prevent it from functioning meanwhile supporters the ruling party gathered for cantor rallies some twenty thousand police and soldiers have been deployed while officials say a state of emergency may be declared if there is fresh unrest. heavy rains of course but some landslides in the southeastern philippines it's forced thousands of residents to flee their homes at least thirteen died more casualties are feared sways of the country's still living rough conditions after it was battered by super typhoon last november. the same distant little let up in the violence in the central african republic capital despite the interim president declaring the fighting over and claiming that deserted troops are returning to their barracks the provisional government is also issued stern warning to rival muslim and christian militias to end clashes weeks of turmoil in the country is killed more than a thousand people. a top european

radical demonstrators are thought to be planning to storm the stock exchange the opposition accuses shinawatra trying to get her brother off corruption charges and put him back in power. residents of a town in the vein of angrily fighting back over construction plans which they're saying will price poor people out of their homes police arrested several people of berg awesome it clashes which saw some protests to start fires because of a proposed new boulevard in luxury housing development a similar rally at the weekend led to twenty three people being detained after shops banks were vandalized. reports coming in saying that security forces in bahrain a vandalized the shiites widely during monday's anti-government protests the goldfinger's main opposition party says the attack shows leader's animosity toward its people since the beginning of the uprising in twenty eleven around forty religious sites are said to be targeted by security forces. over two hundred people fleeing the violence in south sudan who drowned after the ferry sank in the white nile river and is thought that boat was overload

intersections during a citywide shutdown it's aimed at bringing down the government of prime minister shinawatra the sister of the former premier who was ousted over corruption claims in two thousand and six some twenty thousand police and soldiers have been deployed for security officials say a state of emergency may be the player if there is fresh on the arrest. having rains have caused floods and landslides in the southeastern philippines forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes at least thirteen people have been killed and more casualties are feared with swathes of the country still living in rough conditions after it was battered by super typhoon last november. and there's little letup in the violence in the central african republic capital despite the interim president declaring the fighting over and claiming that the deserving troops are returning to their barracks the provisional government has also issued a stern warning to rival muslim and christian militias to and clashes weeks of turmoil in a country has killed more than a thousand people. now low income families in new yor

the shinawatra demonstrators are also bound to surround the cabinet building to prevent it from functioning they say meantime supporters of the ruling party gathered for council rallies some twenty thousand police and soldiers have been deployed while officials say a state of emergency could be deployed if there is fresh unrest. for car bombs have killed at least twenty five including children in the iraqi capital those explosions targeted busy streets in mainly shia like this tricks and also injured around eighty others too and in a separate incident gunmen opened fire at a police checkpoint killing three offices those attacks happened as the u.n. secretary general ban ki moon visits baghdad to discuss the rx was is security. reporting heavy rains causing floods and landslides in the southeastern philippines it's forced thousands of residents to flee their homes at least thirteen have died more casualties are feared with swathes of the country still living in rough conditions after was battered by super typhoon haiyan last november. the seems to be little let up in the violence in the cent

protestors a block the roads in bangkok in a bid to bring down the government of prime minister shinawatra demonstrators are also vying to surround the cabinet building to prevent it from functioning meantime supporters of the ruling party would gather for council rallies some twenty thousand police and soldiers have been deployed well officials say a state of emergency may be declared if there is fresh and arrest. a series of explosions ripped through several neighborhoods in the iraqi capital at least twenty one people have been killed including children the largest attacks or car bomb packed with material designed to maximize injuries detonate on a busy street as attacks happen as al qaeda linked islam is caught mistimed off right now with the iraqi army in the cities of luigi and ramadi. heavy rains and floods and landslides too in the southeastern philippines to report they've forced thousands of residents to flee their homes at least thirteen people have died more casualties of food to swathes of the country still living rough conditions of course after was battered by super typhoon

activists marched in the capital keeping up their calls for the prime minister to quit in luck shinawatra has already yielded to pressure from the streets imply a new elections for february protesters say that's not an elf they want to set up a citizens council to carry out reforms for any elections or help. them paid at a muslim ceremony in northern china has left at least fourteen people dead and many other others injured four critically ill it happened when traditional religious food was handed out to people attending the event. record low temperatures are set to hit parts of the u.s. as winter storms continue across the country forecasters say the freeze could hit minus fifty degrees celsius in the midwest and are warning people to stay at home the extreme weather has claimed the lives of sixteen people this weekend grounded thousands of flights. coming out across talk argue over whether time magazine got it right or not with its latest choice of person of the year. there are many internal battles in society liberals and conservatives will never agree on gun rights or abortion but the

dozens of protests science to bring government work to a standstill and topple the current ruler shinawatra has already yielded to pressure from the streets and announced new elections for february protesters claimed that's not enough pushing for citizens councils to carry out reforms before elections are. pretty easy as islamist prime minister is handing over power to a caretaker government. has agreed to resign as part of a deal with his opponents it was negotiated after a political crisis pounded by the assassination of a left wing politician in july three years after an uprising in the stage the caretaker administration will supervise new elections regarded as the final stages of the country's transition to democracy. russia is losing its patients with sinegal the russian foreign ministry strongly urging the country to free a troll or detained in dakar without any further delay made while the other know the ship is preparing to file a suit against the african country of the international tribunal for the law to see . has been diving deeper into the story. well these are some firm demand

citywide shutdown protesters are hoping their action will bring in the government of prime minister shinawatra the sister of a former premier who was ousted over planes into six officials have deployed some fourteen thousand troops during clashes between opponents and supporters of the ruling party. and out of control bush fire is raging in western australia threatening both lives and properties emergency warning has been issued for several areas officials say for many residents it's too late to leave their homes and are urging them to prepare to protect their houses it's thought the blaze could burn for several days. in spain tens of thousands of marched in favor of peace and human rights on officially though the rally was organized in support of jailed members of the separatist group some demonstrators chanted slogans demanding the prisoners be moved to jails closer to their families and is blamed for hundreds of killings during a four decade campaign for an independent boss homeland. senegalese authorities are to provide food water and medical treatment to the crew of a russian fish fish fi

government to quit gunshots were fired at a crowd overnight injuring at least two people prime minister shinawatra her part retreated she's going to play on play on with those snap elections in february in an effort to try to calm the situation but the demonstrators having none of it they say it's not enough they're demanding the ousting of the country's leaders. israel's defense has apologized for his remarks on the u.s. secretary of state's middle east peace efforts moshe ya'alon was quoted by a newspaper saying that john kerry's attempts to the israeli palestinian peace we're now see him missing the iraq and obsessive well the white house called the comments inappropriate as a response to that kerry has been on a diplomatic push recently to outline a deal between the sides but progress is so fast all. i went to the service twenty four seven r.t. dot com break coming up after that with almost two million cameras watching over people's every move in london questionnaires on any safer for them to make it citizens our next program here now to international. the playing. field in big spirit travels

radical demonstrators are thought to be planning to storm the stock exchange the opposition accuses shinawatra trying to get her brother off corruption charges and put him back in power. libin skirmishes in northwest england as police moved in on anti fracking campaigners it thought several arrests were made at the site near manchester as protest has tried to prevent shale gas drilling of fears for people's health of the environment on monday the prime minister attempted to win over local authorities and the public by saying they could keep the tax paid by fracking firms. reports say security forces in bahrain vandalized the shiites trying during monday's anti-government protests the goal kingdom's main opposition party says the attack shows leaders on a more city towards the people since the beginning of the uprising in twenty eleven around forty religious sites are said to be targeted by security forces. over two hundred people fleeing the violence in south sudan have drowned after a ferry sank in the white nile river it's thought the boat was overloaded at the time meantime the army's repel

currently a state of emergency amid a long running street protest against the prime minister yingluck shinawatra hold a vote in december in the hope of curbing the unrest. north three years sends an open letter to the south calling for an end to hostilities riyadh but it's been dismissed by so as deceptive propaganda in a few weeks south korea's do conduct its annual joint military drills with the united states last year north korea threatened to launch nuclear strikes in response to american stealth bombers flying over the peninsula during the exercises . well much has been spans to get such ease transport up to speed for the winter olympics which starts in just over a couple of weeks' time but there's actually a simple way for visitors to commute between the clusters as mom would say now explains. twenty four limpy comics who have these other breaks to be very unique and it's not only because they're being hosted in a subtropical environment it's also because for the very first time in on the big history they've been created into the last of this coastal cluster all of us are in a one a circul

the capital to thwart government work and to continue their calls for the prime minister to quit shinawatra her parts already yielded though to pressure from the streets and announce new elections for february the protesters claim is not enough they are pushing for citizens' councils to carry reforms before any new elections are. tracking that subzero are sick phrases now spread to america's east coast with thousands of flights still being cancelled across north america a shift in the weather pattern known as a polar vortex has dropped. temperatures in some parts of the continent to near record lows it's also caused a number of deaths to it shut schools parks and businesses it was reported it was so cold in fact that even the polar bears in chicago's lincoln park zoo had to go indoors. moscow's demanded an explanation from senegal over the detention of a russian trawler the ship and its eighty two crew were captured at the weekend off the coast of western africa later on choose daves hope the vessel is going to be freed as russian diplomats are due to meet with the president the cynical to

it's the latest attack on protesters, demanding the resignation of yingluck shinawatra. >> thousands of pro-e.u. demonstrators are rallying in kiev. the opposition called for people to come out in defiance of laws aimed at curbing public protests. while the rally in kiev is the latest in a series of protests in november, that's when the president viktor yanukovych announced a policy u-turn away from the european union towards russia. thousands took to the streets. nine days later riot police entered independence square to break up the rally. protesters took to the streets over police brutality and called for president viktor yanukovych to resign. son december the 17th ukraine took a step towards russia, signing a deal under which russia would buy $15 billion of government bonds, and agreed to cut gas prices for ukraine. >> joining us for more thals on the situation -- analysis on the situation expert on central europe. another big rally in kiev, the opposition hoping to garner more support. what is it that they ultimately want. >> well, they have said before, and they continue to ins