>> well, the uganda authority is i think intends to rebalance the forces in southern sudan allowing in them to come to terms, that is to negotiate a cease fire as soon as possible. >> reporter: now, when of course before south sudan became an independent country uganda's interest seemed to be in helping south sudan fight against the north, that was the focus. how much of that changes now that south sudan becomes an independent country and has its own civil war going on? >> i think uganda interest is in this case and don't cease a difference between the count conflict and previous conflict. what has happened in the south is the south has become unstable due to internal factors. but otherwise, you know, uganda and the authorities have a proxy war in which the spla and splm wars and ally and the sudan people go with the large resistance army. >> reporter: so i mean, to what extent is stability of north uganda at stake here for compala by the latest fighting? >> it is very much at stake. you know that the conclusion of the peace process in southern sudan and coincides with the exit of the

the united states, first of all, which has a huge clinical and financial investment in southern sudan, the youngest country in the world -- it would probably not exist were it not for the united states -- is putting enormous pressure. investor the biggest in south sudan at the moment, has a big stake in south sudanese oil, upon which the country defense, is telling the south sudanese the ethiopian government. >> thank you for giving us that look at south sudan. the hearing on ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi has been postponed. rsithat weather prevented mo from reaching the courthouse. the ousted president is accused of inciting supporters to kill opposition activists. at the time, about a dozen people were killed outside the presidential palace in violent protests against a decree sweeping powers. he may face the death penalty. last november's court hearing, the interim authorities declared at the muslim brotherhood a terrorist group. most leaders are in jail awaiting trial. the leader of the organization has continued to lead almost daily protests despite a ban on demonstrati

were called the lost boys because they were between five and 11 when their christian villages in southern sudancked by islamist forces from the north. when they saw their villages burning, they started running. streams of boys became rivers. hundreds became thousands until an exodus of biblical proportions was under way. they walked for three months across sudan barefoot. 12,000 found refuge in ethiopia. but after four years, they were chased out at gunpoint, chased to the gilo river where the waters did not part. for joseph taban, that day will never go away. >> taban: we saw so many people who were just floating on the river. >> simon: dead bodies. >> taban: dead bodies, yeah, who are floating on the river. >> simon: many were shot, many drowned, many were eaten by crocodiles. zachariah magok was there. >> zachariah magok: 1,000 to 2,000 who died in that river. >> simon: 1,000 or 2,000 died in that river? >> magok: yes. >> simon: it wasn't much better on the other side. they walked across deserts, over mountains. they had no food or water. paul deng was seven when he started the walk. >> paul

don't even know, before 2002, 2001 in terms of how we used to manage humanitarian response in southern sudan. it's woefully inadequate and will impact our ability to be effect initiative the long run. we have deep, deep expertise, as was said in the u.s. government and in the international community and with americans in implementing partners such as ngos and other international organizations. they need to be there in order to respond. >> senator? >> sorry i missed the testimony. i'm told about this being a division of ethnicity as well. of course, that's often the case. what is the percentage of the president's -- well, the dinka tribe constitutes what percentage of the country? >> i don't have that figure, but it's the largest group. there are a lot of subgroups. and that too is a factor. the second largest group is largely supporting machar. but i don't have the percentages, i'm sorry, but i can get them to you. >> we're just consulting. 30, 35% is dinka. 65 tribes and ethnic groups in south sudan. >> 65. >> i was asking the other panel, some of the other questions there, the u.n. peaceke

don't even know, before 2002, 2001 in terms of how we used to manage humanitarian response in southern sudan. it's woefully inadequate and will impact our ability to be effect initiative the long run. we have deep, deep expertise, as was said in the u.s. government and in the international community and with americans in implementing partners such as ngos and other international organizations. they need to be there in order to respond. >> senator? >> sorry i missed the testimony. i'm told about this being a division of ethnicity as well. of course, that's often the case. what is the percentage of the president's -- well, the dinka tribe constitutes what percentage of the country? >> i don't have that figure, but it's the largest group. there are a lot of subgroups. and that too is a factor. the second largest group is largely supporting machar. but i don't have the percentages, i'm sorry, but i can get them to you. >> we're just consulting. 30, 35% is dinka. 65 tribes and ethnic groups in south sudan. >> 65. >> i was asking the other panel, some of the other questions there, the u.n. peaceke

now south sudan made a softer flow of southern oil. this will cost sudan about 12% of its revenue by the release of the pipeline. the amount of oil which is moving in the pipeline, it used to be about 250,000 barrels a day. this has been reduced now to 200,000 barrel a day. without reaching to a political settlement. without reaching to a ceasefire. >> it is a shaky situation. >> there are other concern to how sudan balanced its budgets. >> oil and water sustains life here in sudan, at the moment these two fluids is under threat. a dam is being built in ethiopia and is expected to hold 80 billion litres of water that would flow to sudan. sudan's agriculture could be severely affected. >> more people are smoking cigarettes than before. a billion people across the world have taken up the habit. figures published is the journal of american publication shows 960 million smoke every day, compared with 721 million in the 1980s. china is the world's largest consumer of tobacco. robert mcbride has more from beijing. >> with 282 smokers in china

we have 45 soldiers would have been there for several weeks in southern sudan providing security forthe embassy. those are the kinds of missions we will use with the soldiers we have from the continental united united states using them in an expeditionary manner in order for us to move forward in building security capabilities around the world. the example i like to use is through four weeks ago we had a 15 man platoon manned by a female to ethiopia to conduct training in military assistance activities. those are the kinds of things we will do to continue to support combatant commanders as we come out of, we have rotation of forces currently in the middle east in varying places in the middle east. we will continue to support that as long as there is a required from the combatant commanders. we are allowing them to become experts in that region so they understand what they're getting involved with and are better able to execute the missions that are given. we have significant soldiers assigned in the pacific which helps us with that and we will use forces in the intercontinental unite

don't even know, before 2002, 2001 in terms of how we used to manage humanitarian response in southern sudan. it's woefully inadequate and will impact our ability to be effect initiative the long run. we have deep, deep expertise, as was said in the u.s. government and in the international community and with americans in implementing partners such as ngos and other international organizations. they need to be there in order to respond. >> senator? >> sorry i missed the testimony. i'm told about this being a division of ethnicity as well. of course, that's often the case. what is the percentage of the president's -- well, the dinka tribe constitutes what percentage of the country? >> i don't have that figure, but it's the largest group. there are a lot of subgroups. and that too is a factor. the second largest group is largely supporting machar. but i don't have the percentages, i'm sorry, but i can get them to you. >> we're just consulting. 30, 35% is dinka. 65 tribes and ethnic groups in south sudan. >> 65. >> i was asking the other panel, some of the other questions there, the u.n. peaceke

don't even know, before 2002, 2001 in terms of how we used to manage humanitarian response in southern sudan. it's woefully inadequate and will impact our ability to be effect initiative the long run. we have deep, deep expertise, as was said in the u.s. government and in the international community and with americans in implementing partners such as ngos and other international organizations. they need to be there in order to respond. >> senator? >> sorry i missed the testimony. i'm told about this being a division of ethnicity as well. of course, that's often the case. what is the percentage of the president's -- well, the dinka tribe constitutes what percentage of the country? >> i don't have that figure, but it's the largest group. there are a lot of subgroups. and that too is a factor. the second largest group is largely supporting machar. but i don't have the percentages, i'm sorry, but i can get them to you. >> we're just consulting. 30, 35% is dinka. 65 tribes and ethnic groups in south sudan. >> 65. >> i was asking the other panel, some of the other questions there, the u.n. peaceke

. >> despite new talks aimed as a ceasefire in southern sudan, the government is preparing to take back a city by force. >> marking a milestone in aviation, the very first commercial flight. >> old man winter's leaving his mark. weaver got a lot to talk about. welcome to aljazeera america. >> we're less than 48 hours into 2014 and the northeast is bracing for its first severe winter storm of the year. the storm system has walloped the great lakes region, chicago hit with nine inches of snow in some areas wednesday. 400 flights have been canceled at o'hare airport. >> the east coast could get as much as a foot of snow in some areas. in boston, they're preparing for the worst, canceling school for the rest of the week. the new york governor says he may close major highways as a precaution. we are joined live in new york city where they are preparing for what could be a pretty significant storm. good morning to you. erika. >> good morning to you. that we have already seen light snow turn to rain, turn to freeze in rain here, so certainly we are seeing the beginnings of this had snowstorm,

conditions as we have a pledge with the southern people, respecting their free will whether they will respect it or choose to have their own independent state. the south of sudan has separated, and the southern people have voted. voted in favor of the secession. this cause us to wait for more 9 years as the negotiator will not engage in productive talks and negotiations following the secession. it was necessary for us to wait, ponder and consider, so that the country would not derail or steer away from the peace process, stability that are necessary for the paradigm shift, land, and hoped by our party and our people. it was necessary for us to walk cautiously before taking a giant leap. both 2006 and 2010 were time limits set for this leap to take place. however, members of the national congress prepared to continue to wait and consider. the current state of affairs is still going through another number of transitional issues which make our way forward. we should embark on our desire. however, we should be cautious and also, we should not waste our precious time. our time and the time of the people of jeent vo e-who have waste ed one opportunity after another,

violence t recurring floods and droughts, plus the influx of over 2,000 refugees into south sudan from southern court fan and blue nile states since 2011. the lack of roads, the pervasive underdevelopment that already made south sudan one of the most logistically difficult environments further complicates our work today. there are seasonal rains that routinely cut off access to entire regions for months at a time. our challenge today is twofold, both respond to the immediate hostility-driven needs as well as finding ways to continue our longstanding work that seeks to assist nearly half the population already in need. the united states remains deeply committed to the people of susan and today, just a few more words on what is a rapidly changing situation and our humanitarian response. so in the few weeks since the fighting erupted, the violence has already claimed the lives of more than a thousand people and, as of today, we've seen 270,000 people driven from their homes. of those 60,000 have been forced to seek protection in the eight peacekeeping bases of the local u.n. missions which are loc

violence t recurring floods and droughts, plus the influx of over 2,000 refugees into south sudan from southern court fan and blue nile states since 2011. the lack of roads, the pervasive underdevelopment that already made south sudan one of the most logistically difficult environments further complicates our work today. there are seasonal rains that routinely cut off access to entire regions for months at a time. our challenge today is twofold, both respond to the immediate hostility-driven needs as well as finding ways to continue our longstanding work that seeks to assist nearly half the population already in need. the united states remains deeply committed to the people of susan and today, just a few more words on what is a rapidly changing situation and our humanitarian response. so in the few weeks since the fighting erupted, the violence has already claimed the lives of more than a thousand people and, as of today, we've seen 270,000 people driven from their homes. of those 60,000 have been forced to seek protection in the eight peacekeeping bases of the local u.n. missions which are loc

the sudan has an influence in its southern neighbor and the president visited the capital. >> they are reaching out to their war-torn neighbor. counterparts met and called for an immediate cease-fire. the countries remain bound together by their shared oil industry. south sudan has most of the regions crude but needs pipelines to exported. the president said they were continuing setting up a joint force to protect the vital oilfields. a similar call for peace came from china, the biggest investor . >> china's position regarding the current situation in south sudan is very clear. end to on the immediate hostilities and we hope law and order can be established very soon. mcclatchy chinese foreign was speaking during a visit in ethiopia where talks resumed after being repeatedly delayed. finding a quick solution to the conflict between government and rebel are presented to us will be hard. the key sticking point point is the release of rebel allies, a request dismissed by the south sudanese government. we can bes no way asked to release people who are arrested and charged. it will be in t

southern region. >> discussions to ensure a ceasefire will hold in sudan. after reports that a truce has been broken a day after the government and rebels signed a deal. both sides are blaming each other for the mortar attacks on the town. this town has seen heavy fighting for five weeks. the head of the mission in south sudan have told that plans to support the truce are underway. >> we now need so count on both parties to stick to the agreements that we signed on friday. we need a rob unfortunate monitoring verification mechanism to ensure that that happens to make sure that both sides are monitored by the mediation framework. we are starting today in earnest the discussions under the auspices of the regional organization. now it has to come in place as quickly as possible. we have a unique situation where the peacekeeping operation has been opening its gate for thousands and thousands of civilians that fled the fighting. we had congested sites. the numbers are higher, around 76,000. >> talks between the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his pakistan

south sudan's president spent a visit to his southern neighbor. azeera am mohamed val has a story from khartoum. >> two interesting developments with regard to the south sudan, a surprise visit from sudan's president, bashir, known complete neutrality and has said sudan would not part with one of the warring sites of the south but today, mr. omar bashir has started close cooperation and talked about a joint power to protect the oil wells, under the owchtion of the rebel fightsers in the south so those two leaders have not told us, have not made it clear whether they are going to launch a military campaign in order to liberate those oil wells fast. >>> the illegal ivory trade, china's emotional six tons of ivory tusks and statutes, then they crush them. two months ago the u.s. destroyed a similar amount of i'veary discovered. an election plagued with violence, the capital of dhaka, 19 people were killed sunday night. bangladesh's prime minister said the election was fair but the opposition disagrees. the boycott, and army was ordered to secure the s

sudan. during this civil war, a lot of times, southerners were fighting southerners, and there were deep divisions within the various ethnic groups during that time. when the fighting broke out last time, it quickly turned into ethnic fighting. there is a tribal element to it, to the current crisis. >> tell us more about the situation in south sudan. >> and others, by people have been seized from their house in northern serious -- syria. for more, we can speak now to "france 24's" beirut correspondent, who is following the situation from across the border. what more do we know? >> this is an instance has been kept largely under wraps. we spoke to the communications officer here in the region. they said this is something they are trying to keep secret, but that it has been leaked, and therefore, they have had to comment on it, but they are trying to keep negotiations behind the scenes. know is for the officers, we do not know what their roles were or their nationalities -- they were taken from their location, taken from their roles. they are now in contact with all the relevant stakeholders, in the

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southern beirut. four people are dead. iraq's bloody year, 2013 recalls the biggest in five years. fighting continues in south sudans rebels prepare to begin peace talks in

two weeks of ethnic fighting in south sudan in saddam's as president i might understand he has agreed that the southern counterparts informing any style that can get kelly to reach forced you to protect the vital oil fields. the announcement came as a delegation from souths and unprepared to meet the rebels to thrash out a cease fire agreements speaking of lying on the negotiations was the biggest investment in south sudan's oil industry ty no no no in iran's political intervention in africa and the chinese foreign ministry said. he was deeply concerned by the unrest which has reached east oil plays claim to fame to do that the current situation and so continues it will be damaging to the interests of the two conflicting parties and is not something to the international community which is easily soon. with more than a thousand people killed some two hundred thousand displaced during the three become cornflakes the ninety nations has announced it will double the number of peacekeepers in this time the air. oh sure the king of spain spin and dye it is in attacks crime money laundering cases to appear in

the de facto army of south sudan claims it has recaptured the town of bor leaving only the southern part of the town mala. i want to ask you about the battle to regain bor. how much in control are you of the town now, and how has this changed things? >> bor is 100% in the hands now. >> where will you be setting your targets next? >> the second challenge is malikal. the rebels are controlling the southern section of the mali malilikal. it will be a few days that we'll have control. it will be a matter of time. within 48 thundershowers malikal fate will be determined. >> you're watching the news hour, still to come, it's revealed that the vatican dismissed hundreds of priests over accusations of child abuse. plus--charting egypt's revolution, we meet the director of the oscar nominated documentary "the square." >>> and in sport keeping his feet on the ground. find out how the world footballer of the year inspires another victory. >> there are concerns in the united kingdom that minority communities are handling crime themselves rather than involving the police. let's get more on that now i

china which buys most of june was oil to go with sudan's president omar al bashir in a surprise visit this month. reaching out to its war torn southern neighbor sudanese president omar al bashir met with his counterparts of the keirin cuba and called for an immediate ceasefire. the two countries remain bound together by their shared a winning streak south sudan has most of the region screwed that meets against plans to export its the two presidents said they were considering setting up a joint force to protect the vital oil fields. a similar call for peace came from china the biggest investor in south sudan's oil industry. three when the topic on its position regarding the current situation insulted on is very clear that if we call on the immediate and to post updates coming over or nordic established very soon the chinese foreign minister was speaking during the visiting ethiopia or talks aimed at securing a peace deal picked up on monday after being repeatedly delayed. finding a quick solution to the conflict between government and rebel representatives will be hard the key sticking point is the release of eleven rebel allies to re

southern beirut. four people are dead. iraq's bloody year, 2013 recalls the biggest in five years. fighting continues in south sudan as rebels prepare to begin peace talks in ethiopia. and how this puppet commercial got one in egypt in trouble. >>> with the latest from europe, including security issues dominate as russia presses ahead with its preparations for the winter olympics in sochi. >>> welcome to al this this this this. >> they didn't want the lebanese to be part and it would open the way in lebanon. >> no one. but for many lebanese, it started to reach them. the politicians, president terrorism. they called for the unity of the lebanese. but this this >> this is one of the main groups fighting in syria. >> that's prompted the she aled group. to try to restore order local tribesmen have joined the police in the city of ramadi to try to take police buildings that the fighters have occupied. there is anger here over the arrest of a prominent sunni lawmaker and over the dismantlement of at that camp. iraq has become bitterly sectarian. the country was having deep grievances with the shiia government. it files

go hungry in the southern city of long ago went to pick up a bit of a stoplight on cctv new zine and when not painting a very warm welcome. and we begin with the conflict in south sudan peace talks aimed at ending the fighting have been delayed again. the government says it wants a ceasefire before negotiations begin and the rebels are demanding the release of political prisoners report cited the two sides have agreed on an agenda of official talks have yet to stop. the rebels canceled a press conference that was scheduled for some guy on the moon. meanwhile fighting continues in the strategic town of war and other parts of south sudan the category licence were joined by our correspondent second child a reason the ethiopian capital of a bomb with a peaceful is one supposed to get on the way on sunday. thanks for joining us at your own so that the negotiations between the governments of the rebels in south sudan the epistle of being delayed again what's the latest ritual hearing about the peaceful sound of a likely to begin sometime soon you save. it started to try it with a two part to switch to post this. it's true the route. i'm addicted to this court is to throw u

southern beirut, at least four people are dead. >>> iraq's bloody 2013 records the largest civilian death toll in five years. >>> fighting continues in south sudans both the government

southern beirut, at least four people are dead. >>> iraq's bloody 2013 records the largest civilian death toll in five years. >>> fighting continues in south sudans both the government and rebels prepare to begin peace talks in ethiopia. >>> i have the latest news from europe including security issues dominate as russia presses ahead for the winter olympics. >>> and saved from the sea, an italian coast guard rescue more than 200 migrants off of the coast of lampedusa. >>> welcome to the program. we begin in lebanon where there has been another major explosion in the capitol, the blast happened in southern beirut. the area is the strong hold of the shiite group hezbollah. initial reports suggest that at least four are dead and 12 others are wounded. let's join our correspondent on the phone. tell us what you know at the moment. we're seeing pictures of the aftermath of the explosion. >> reporter: yes, as you have said, this is in the heart of hezbollah strong hold. it's a very secure -- tight security for hezbollah officials offices, and this is where many of the leaders live and have their families. the explosion happened less than an hour ago.

southern philippines, that is expected to be signed in the next coming weeks. many people here are worried that it may come at a heavy price. into we'll look at south sudan, where fighting conditions despite a ceasefire agreement. both sides are accusing the other of breaking thursday's agreement. there has been several attacks over the last few days. hundreds of thousands afraid to return home. many holed up in the u.n. compounds. the u.n. is involved in a diplomatic effort to save this shaky piece. these meetings are in ethiopia. the fighting killed and displaced many. the u.n. chief has been visiting the camps in the north. >> devastation in the town. the way that whole areas of the down have been burnt out. the market area completely destroyed. and then to visit the teaching hospital and see the thousands of people taking shelter there, and in unbelievably dire circumstances, and, of course, 26,000 people taking shelter in the base of the u.n. peace-keeping force in south sudan. people very fairful, not wanting to come out and saying to us that they want to be relocated to another country. there's a desperate need for reconciliation efforts, for peop

southern syria on new year's eve. the syrian observatory for human rights says more than 46,000 civilians have been killed since the conflict began in 2011. >> now to the deepening crisis in south sudan, the fighting conditions as both sides prepare for ceasefire negotiations on thursday. the president has declared a state of emergency in two states jonglei and unity, both dominated by forces sympathetic to ousted vice president riek machar. that includes the city of bor, where government troops are organising a fight. 200,000 south sudan have been forced from their homes. representatives from both sides have arrived in ethiopia from ceasefire talks. thousands are feared dead since fighting broke out three years ago. >> some american missionaries are trying to find a way to get out of south sudan. >> the americans can leave, but the children lack the proper paperwork to get out. we have more. >> they wint to south sudan to help others. they are the ones that need a hand. kim campbell, her husband and two daughters have taken care of the or fans for two years. their orphanage is two miles from the u.n. group. heavy fighting made it difficult to get to the camp. >> we tried to leave th