brokered seize fire in the syrian city of homs. ay an aid convoy came under fire as it tried to enter the ba sieged city. one driver was injured and the convoy trapped for several hours, now here is the latest. >> reporter: it took most of the day for these aid convoys to get in to the besieged old city of homs. only to come under fire as soon as they arrived. 10s of civilians were injured. >> we got two trucks of aid and one car and some other cars for the u.n. team and mortars started to fall near the place where we supposedly were to deliver the aid material. >> reporter: the syrian government says so-called terrorists inside the old city were responsible. opposition activists, however, say it was the work of syrian regime loyalists. it's hard to confirm who is responsible for this, but it appears the fragile seize fire was broken, it was agreed that the truce would be in place from six czech a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for three days, but throughout saturday it did not hold. >> i have to stress that parties should refrain from hindering t

city of homs. however, we have spoken to the governor of homes, who told us as far as the syrian government is concerned, the cease fire holds. the incident had to do with two mortar shells launched from inside the city near a police post. the army retaliated responded but the situation has been contained and it's expected that up to three tonnes of aid, including food, medical supplies would be delivered on saturday in the afternoon. >> elections, the 83 people evacuated on friday - will they continue today with the 150 that they had planned for. how will it work today? >> well we understood on friday they were supposed to evacuate 200 people. out of the 2,000 civilians who are left inside the old city of homs, they only managed, as you mentioned, to evacuated 83. the evacuation process will continue, and the aid deliveries inside the town will begin. as far as the governor of holmes is concerned, evacuation will take place. according to the world food program a lot of people evacuated on friday appear to be weak, hungry, malnourished and straight. some of them were carried out on stretchers, some in t

no six hundred civilians have now being evacuated from the ruins of the syrian city of homes all areas of the city and beyond on the siege for up to six hundred days in fixing hunger and deprivation of thousands of people was begins evacuees khamenei made up of women and children the elderly. in a report out of whack on employee which is unseen by the united nations in the syrian red crescent of infatuation all civilians in the delivery of aid was agreed on during peace talks in switzerland two weeks ago i get to see fielders following events in levin on shipping for the latest on an evacuation. each successful children under the anthony in eighteen eighteen and five are staying in certain fields in arms that is controlled by the rebels during the day. gunfire in the air inlets and in school waiting to be in to rate it will still be injured or killed in these attacks and it's not a witch hunt to find chain now. admission is three days the ceasefire will be competing sects. today me and what it represents a new one is true since i don't see your doctor to last a lifetime hundred words a

getting people out and aid in to the syrian city. relief efforts are underway. hurricane force winds batter britain making current flooding even worse. now there is a health risk too. ready to ride the slopes? how about a trip to north korea. the secretive country hopes this high end resort will attract wealthy foreign ourists. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. for the last 18 months residents in this syrian city have been trapped without any help. a small convoy made their way in and hundreds were evacuated out. that is not the whole story in western syria where government forces are on a major offensive near the lebanese border. now this report from beirut. >> in what could be the next strategic battle in syria activists posted this video that they show government jets carrying out an intensive series of air strikes. reb bells said they blocked attempts by regime forces and hezbollah to advance on the town under heavy covering bombardment. capturing it is important for the government to secure the main road to the nor

are finally starting to get the help they are waiting for, after months of shelling reduced the syrian cityceasefire. aid should start arriving on saturday. here is the latest. >> reporter: these are some of the most war-weary residents of holmes. they have been trapped in the rebel-held city without regular access to food or medicine and have come under near daily shelling. their evacuation is part of the surprise deal brokered between the go and the opposition by the united nations. according to state tv they have been used as human shields by what it called terrorists. but it's estimated around 2500 residents remain under siege. it has been a key battleground in the uprising against president bashar al-assad since 2012 when many of its neighborhoods fell under rebel control. but the government has steadily recaptured most areas. assad's forces have used similar siege tactics to surround and try to starve out rebel fighters, but the plight of residents trapped here was thought to be so bad, it was included in the agenda of last week's long-awaited peace talks. negotiations broke out witho

the humanitarian ceasefire comes into effect in the syrian city of homs. >> you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead, the u.s. apologises after a top diplomat criticises a ukrainian opposition leader and the e.u. >> a waiting opportunity and peace. we have a special report if southern thailand, a stronghold of the anti-government protest. >> sochi is ready to open the most expensive winter olympics in history. >> it has been a quiet calm in the besieged syrian city of homs where a ceasefire came in effect early on friday. while the truce is holding, there are delays in getting hundreds of women, children and older civilians out of the city. a correspondent joins us live from beirut in naiburing lebanon. how will the ceasefire work? >> well, according to the governor of homs, whom we have been speaking to this morning, and since last night when the announcement was made, the ceasefire until now holds. it started a few hours ago at dawn and technically, according to the agreement at 6am local time, that's 4g mt, about four hours ago. 9 evacuation has not started. they expect

considered safe for travelers in other news a calm voice delivering aid to civilians trapped in the syrian city of homes that came under attack and are on the south bay the buzz that comes amidst a humanitarian truce and the un supervised evacuation of women children the elderly many of them and charitable than six hundred days of an army siege. the number of people were injured in today's attack for which the regime of the rebels but blamed each other they had to get free from the bombing and fighting but they are trapped once again. residents of the old sixty apartments remain stuck after a series of explosions on saturday morning. the regime in opposition blamed each other for breaking the truce syrian television reported for syriana cousin lucas were wounded by mortar fire the situation became too dangerous. that would be a beacon of gay that is more than five to fifty eight minus four. he said that he has braces. the koreans were denied this was a steamer and down but getting the pieces being a mom to wait each humanitarian operation. not nice for the hardest hit civilians in the home is s

to win it but will you please to court the first group of eighty three civilians left the bases syrian city of homes for the humanitarian operation earlier start and we noticed the reports. according to agency women children and elderly women were evacuated according to the representative of the un sincere dhaka to lock all the parties contribute to the implementation of the humanitarian operation really it was reported that the first bus with ten civilians have left the besieged syrian city of homes the government and opposition concluded a three day truce to allow civilians to leave the city and ensure the delivery of humanitarian help the situation with the delivery of community during the two series is one of the major problems which geneva talk to students. try this off an armed conflict which claimed the lives of over one hundred thousand people continues in syria since march two thousand eleven. about one hundred people were injured in classes between demonstrations in place that took place in the capital of bosnia and hezbollah been in some legal according to ria novosti other citie

is describing a desperate situation in the syrian city of homs. food has been allowed inside the city that has been under government siege, and women and children hav and men with been allowed to leave since wednesday. it is giveit has been given thel three category. >> homes and businesses in the u.k. has been underwater for more than a month. >>> a pakistani court has given the government another week to give the whereabouts of a missing anti-drone activist. his family said he was taken from his home in islamabad wednesday, and those involved were wearing police uniforms, but the police deny being involved. >> he is nowhere to be found. his brother-in-law and cousin, he told us what happened on february 95 5th. >> there were 20 people, some were in applies uniforms, some had masks on. they broken the door lock and took the guns out and started shouting. then they took him away. >> he was considered the face of the anti-drone campaign in pakistan. in 2009 an u.s. drone strike killed his son along with five other members of his family and friends.

into the sink you will have to do that the news and work has resumed operations in the besieged syrian city of homes on monday opposite coming on the mall to find that trucks entering to do medical supplies for tanks on saturday wounding him and trying to imply laziness lead a humanitarian ceasefire rebel and government troops killing each other for the soul but at what has them you don't it. hundreds of people and be back to a scene from the area and food parcels of beans in a bid to civilians who are still tracking system. tens of thousands of anti government protests is that i have for a rally at independence square and the ukrainian capital kiev. opposition leader vitali klitschko cool to meet eu to introduce sanctions against president taking on echo base. and also demoted snap elections. many protesters marched blindfolded to symbolize what they see as the eu is lack of action. the mass demonstrations in the former soviet republics since november and yanukovich dates and historic trade agreement with you. gemini has its task any sound to sign up by natural agreement with united states

inside the deceased city, syrians try to flee during a temporary cease-fire. a bbc team is on the ground there. from syria to iran, all topics on the agenda as the french president visited the white house. and she had the voice, personality, and the curls to make her a child star. tonight, we look back on the incredible life of shirley temple. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. united nations agencies are expressing serious concern about the fate of hundreds of men and boys who have been detained by -- ayrian authorities temporary cease-fire has allowed to flee. of civilians we've been sent this report. >> they came in the hundreds to the edge of the city, desperate and there are deal. they have already come under fire under this temporary truce. no wonder everyone is nervous. on this day, the guns are silent. worried, they lived under siege by 18 long months. all that matters now is getting out. for operation was arranged the elderly, the women, and children. young men were also taken for questioning. the governm

it's the largest recall of meat in years. >> more than 600 syrians were rescued from a dangerous area of the war-torn country. the city of homs is under siege for a year and a half. officials are arriving in geneva ahead of the next round of syrian peace talks. >> north korea has a change of hart, rescinding an offer to a u.s. official who was going to try to negotiate the release of american kenneth bae. the state department says it was the second time pyongyang took back the offer. no reason was given, although the north objected to upcoming military drills between the u.s. and south korea. >> those are the headlines. "talk to al jazeera" is coming up next. for news updates go to aljazeera.com. >>> edward snowden did help the "new york times" keep the public informed on what i consider to be very important matters. >> i would say it is the most secretive white house that i have ever been involved in covering. >> during the run-up to the iraq war, abramson was the d.c. bu c

city. several hundred more civilians are apparently still trapped inside. we spokes to our syrian contributor rasha, we obscure her identity for her own protection. she's just back from the city of homs, again asking her what that city looks like now. >> all the other places -- [ audiodistortion ] >> audio distortion ] imagination so it is really devastated. >> let me go back to the evacuation. so the regime is trying to determine whether or not some of these male evacuees are enemy combatants or whether they are just potentially male evacuees. how do they make that determination? >> all of the evacuees when they come out of the city are separated into two categories, women and children on one side of the evacuation center and then all males between the ages of 15 and 54 on the other side. at these processing centers, they spend two, maybe three days being processed, a lot of the men have actually been released from there. maybe 70% of the men who were sent there have been released. but the big question remains: that you know, okay, now they're being released because the u.n. and

i'm morgan radford life from new york city. syrian tv reporting that four aid workers were wounded by gunfire as convoy enter the city of homs. plus the casualty of afghanistan soars. >> a march marking one month since a toxic chemical spill in west virginia. >> it's fairly addicting. they're in here every week. >> vinyl or vintage, why some say the old plastic is back in style. >> an aid convoy came under ago in the syrian city of homs. four workers were injured, and one truck was hit by bullets. there is conflicting reports about who is responsible. the fighting cut short the three-day cease-fire agreed upon friday. today 80 people were evacuated from the people and many more are expected to leave throughout the week. >>> the attacks on the innocent are on the rise in afghanistan. an u.n. report said last year was the deadliest for civilians since 2009. jane ferguson has that story from kabul. >> reporter: it's people like this who bleed the most in conflicts: civilians shots blown up and battered by two warring sides. a teenager wa

let's return now to our top story on the agreement of humanitarian pause or cease fire for the syrian city. highway important a break through is this and when do you expect to begin operations to holmes? >> this agreement, or cease fire, for the syrian city of holmes which has been of course a key battleground, in this war. if you can hear me, i was asking how important a break through is this, and when do you expect to begin operations. >> two have been able to provide medical support for almost 1 million people until now. we will of course be there to provide assistance to old holmes. especially vaccines because there's novak sin nation in old holmes for two years. houses have been destroyed. so they have been trying to do this since the beginning of the conflict, and this is definitely an opportunity to reach those who have not received any assistance since june last year. >> the plan, of course, is to also allow for the safe passage of civilians to get out of holmes. as far as you're concerned, what do you know of the situation of those who are inside right now? what will be your prior

a syrian city desperately clinging to a fragile cease fire. until a few days ago the people lived in the old city, undersiege. >> translation: since these new incidents started, we use the fireplace to cook. we never went out of the house, never knew what was going op out there -- on out there. us women are not able to go out. >> translation: i lost my husband two years ago. i heard no news from him. we were together and he went out. in that moment i have not heard from him. >> the ceasefire athem and -- allowed them and others (technical difficulties) >> from homs, a city more than 2,000 years old, to a new home. this one a tent city. >> staying in syria, where rebel fighters are using tunnels to attack forces in aleppo. the rebels say that the tunnel here is 75 metres lopping and allows them to target a hotel. pro-government soldiers are staying. we cannot independently verify the video due to media restrictions in syria. tens of thousands remain in temporary shelter days after attacks. the eruption of mt kelud forced the evacuation of at le

. >> northern syrian city of aleppo, shows syrian government helicopters dropping barrel bombs. more than 150 people dead in just three days of attacks. those barrel bombs are crude devices usually a container packed with scrap metal. president bashar al-assad's forces and rebel groups. meanwhile millions are fleeing the fighting in syria. waning up in neighboring lebanon, education for the children who are force ed to live there. reporting from lebanon. >> here in one of the scattered refugee communities, in northern lebanon children are struggling oget to school, to get access to education. that's because there are hundreds of thousands of syrian children who cannot attend school that is run by the lebanese government. the government cannot accommodate hundreds of thousands of new students, it would have to build new schools to allow syrian children to go to school while they are waiting to return to their country. here a private charity has built a school for the students. this school runs two shifts and around 500 students get to go to school and get an education here. they

and killing us party is the first foreign channel to gain access to the besieged syrian city of. where the survivors of the alleged massacre recounted the horrors they witness. traditional family values take center stage in a french rally to protest against the policies of francois.

a syrian city desperately clinging to a fragile cease-fire. until a few days ago these people lived in in the old city under siege. since these new incidents started we need the fireplace to cock. we never went out of the house. we never knew what was going on out there. husband women were not able to go out. >> reporter: i lost my house two weeks ago. i have heard no news of him. we were together, then he went out. from that movement i have not heard from him at all. >> they allowed them and 14 others to leave. the governor wants to see the cease-fire extended as more people are trying to get out including hundreds of young men. there were real concerns for their safety. >> yesterday 70 young men left the camp to go back to their homeland, and they can live wherever they wish. according to the instructions of the president and by has sponsorship and according to the government's plan we're working on stilling things for all the young men who w who is still wi. >> if they manage to leave, they, too, will become displac displaced. many go to nei

this industrial city last december back then reports emerged of numerous killings and violence after alger was attacked by militants belonging to al-qaeda linked groups and the free syrian army. they stormed into the city and they kept the civilians in their buildings using them as human shields which made our mission very difficult this is why it takes so long we want to avoid civilian losses. now to reported allegations the dozens of civilians had been executed that people were beheaded and burned in over ins and one claimed the doctors and patients were killed in a clinic we traveled to address hoping to verify these reports but there is still no way of getting into the besieged areas of the town to confirm if any of that actually happened we got as close as the army can. actually to the old town admiral blood and the workers house in complex nearby a drum aliya both an al besieged by people with a lot of maybe some blankets here to separate other are below and that room earlier and to prevent the militants uniting. these corridors go all around the besieged cities with the army watch in their area day and night this is one of the checkpoints of the syrian army behin

where we supposedly were to deliver the aid materials. >> reporter: the syrian government says so-called terrorists inside the old citye responsible. opposition activists, however, say it's the work of syrian regime loyalists. it's hard to confirm who is responsible for this, but it appears the fragile seize fire was broken. it was agreed that the truce would be in place from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for three days but throughout saturday it did not hold. >> i have to say that parties should refrain from hints everything the humanitarian deeds and should not fire or put in jeopardy the humanitarian workers who are just -- they are only there to just come and help those people inside. >> reporter: the long-awaited humanitarian mission is facing an immense challenge. it was hoped that this operation would be manageable. after the agreement was brokered by the united nations with pressure from the u.s. and russia on the syrian government. 83 civilians were evacuated from the old city of homs on friday to receive humanitarian relief you were the agreement. but over 2,000 civilians are still inside. the plan was for more to

at least 65 people have been evacuated from homs on sunday despite mortar fire continuing in the syrian city. the u.n. humanitarian chief says she's deeply disappointed by the attacks. aid organizations are trying to get food and medicines into the city where up to 2,500 people are trapped. the attacks are in violation of a three-day cease-fire agreed to by rebel fighters and the government. the u.n. says it will keep pushing to deliver assistance to the area. >> translator: our role in this process is to secure a safe exit for civilians, as some people have been trying to get out for seven or eight months now but gunmen won't allow them. the terrorists are using them as human shields. we know the militants will benefit from aid brought to the area, but we can't have people starving. >> stephanie decker joins us live from beirut in neighboring lebanon. good news more people managed to get out, but these attacks still happening. update us on the latest you're hearing from homs. >> reporter: that's right. it's still an ongoing operation, and we here that up to 100 people have now been able to

federal benefits given to straight couples will be listen to same-sex couples. >>> the besieged syrian city of homs, the u.s. will not be discouraged from bringing in food and medicine even after four workers were hurt yesterday. >>> protesters in the ukraine will continue marching against the government today where thousands flocked to kiev in opposition to president victor yanokovych. >>> we have major weather events all over the world. >> we start in australia, where a ridge of high pressure is in control. and look at this footage. you see the smoldering inferno taking over. folks have had to abandon their homes. and a strong ridge of high pressure is powering in with the sunshine, and we have low humidity and temperatures in the 90s and close to 100. this is what we're looking at. it's very very similar to what we see in southern california in the summertime. and then in bolivia, they're dealing with devastating flooding. 38 people have lost their lives, and we showed you the footage yesterday. and now this new footage. it's horrible what the people are going through. 100,000 cattle are

evacuations from the syrian city of homes led by the u.n. and the syrian red crescent has enabled people to leave that area in just the last few days. in all 600,000 syrians have entered jordan since the fighting began. equivalent of all the citizens of canada migh canada migrating. >> we do hope that the rest of the international community also steps up and catches up in the support, not only for the syrian refugees, but also the impact it has on jordanians and the jordanian infrastructure. >> u.s. officials said the jordanians are also pressing ahead with additional economic reforms in their country along with the international monetary fund, greg. >> what actions did the u.s. take to try to alter the horrible situation in syria? >> aides to president obama cautioned ahead of the talks not to look for a quote, unquote silver bullet that can heal all that's ailing syria. from increasingly influential battle units made up of islamic jihadists. >> we don't expect to solve this any time in the short-term. so there are going to be some immediate

the united nations saying they are ready to deliver aid to besieged part of the syrian city of homs as soon as they have negotiated. there could be a humanitarian pause in the fighting to allow civilians to leave the city. this comes as their catching up in the conflict. time ago, tim kaine joined me from capitol hill. >> today, you met with victims from the chemical attacks in syria and the gentleman who had witnessed some of the execution- style killings. ends of meeting give it the syrian or change your perception of what the international community should be doing? horrific,very gripping testimony from these three syrian youngsters, two sisters and a 34-year-old man married with three young children. is twong most intense women lived in the neighborhood that had suffered from the chemical attack but they were very pointed that it is not just chemical weapons. in march 2011, all sorts of atrocities, hunger sieges to sparse the neighborhood out. the chemical weapons are gruesome but it's really the tip of the iceberg. the humanitarian challenge is very vivid and horrifying. >> vi get

aid workers have resumed operations in the syrian city of homs. food and medical supplies were attacked on saturday, wounding a driver. rebel and government troops blame each other for the assault. hundreds of people have been evacuated and food parcels have been delivered to civilians who are still trapped in the city. tens of thousands as antigovernment protesters have turned out for a rally at independence square in the ukrainian capital kiev. the opposition leader called on the eu to introduce actions against young coach -- ya nokovic, and demanded snap elections. many marchers marched blindfold at. there have been master ministrations since -- demonstration since november. urged afghanistan to sign a bilateral agreement with the united states, governing the ongoing presence of international troops there after the majority withdrawal at the end of this year. the foreign minister told his afghan counterpart that the agreement with the u.s. was relevant for germany and other european countries. they said berlin would only continue to provide hel

. ♪ >>> first aid to homs a convoy delivers supplies to the besieged syrian city despite coming underfire. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to al jazerra, live from doha with me elizabeth. the main stories on the program. turkish police fire tear gas and water cannon at crowds protesting against an internet crack down. no end to protests in ukraine after political unrest hits the value of its currency. and we follow the coal miners risking their lives underground to fuel the n

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evacuation of civilians from the syrian city of homs resumes after a one-day suspension link to a deadlock in the peace talks in geneva. no word on the fate of hundreds of boys and men detained for questioning. amnesty international slams the violence in central, calling it ethnic cleansing. the french defense minister is now asking international forces to put an end to attacks between christians and muslims by force if necessary. president francois hollande continues his pr mission in silicon valley. he will be pushing french innovation to tech leaders after a glamorous a dinner at the white house last night. the organizers of the 2022 world cup in qatar are promising better conditions for construction workers there. estimated 1.8 million foreigners are working on projects related to the biggest event on the foot all calendar. has been widely criticized over the treatment of those workers afar. their situation is the subject of today's inside look, and joining me is james lynch in london. thank you for joining us. you are amnesty international's researcher on migrant rights in the gulf. y

halted officials have the evacuation of civilians from the syrian city of homes, pending an investigation into the fate of dozens of toys and men detained by authorities earlier this week after leaving the city. -- in geneva, the second round of peace talks have ended in deadlock. the evacuation of homes, our reporter turned to do -- return to damascus. sexy injured, ill, and elderly. -- >> the injured, ill and elderly. it has been hailed as a grammar of life in a dark, devastating war. but millions of syrians are living in desperate conditions across the country. world powers are still failing to agree on a un security council resolution to help them. people are weak, traumatized. they have run over all of their coping mechanisms. they are looking to the members of the security council, and looking to us as a world community, to do something, to stop the horror, stop the violence. during this temporary truce in a area,harold -- rebel held hundreds of young men also came out. syrian soldiers took pictures of them as they arrived at the reception center. the governor of homes intervened. i

a welcome sight as aid is again allowed to get to the besieged syrian city of homs. >> i have the top stories from europe, including large parts of the u.k. still underwater. >>> and after claims of cyber spying by

dozens evacuated from the syrian city of homs, and aid is expected to arrive shortly. >> clashing with police and setting government buildings on fire - dozens injured after protests

. >>> and we'll show you what life is like for many living in the syrian city of aleppo. as people deal with sniper attacks and barrel bombs from the air. >>> a group of chinese citizens is suing two japanese companies which they say used them as forced labor during world war ii. if the case is accepted it will be the first time for chinese courts to rule on such an issue. the plaintiffs comprise 37 former labors and family members. they launched the complaint with the court in beijing. a lawyer for the plaintiffs said former workers were brought to japan, and forced to engage in harsh labor for the firm's mitsubishi materials and nipong coke and engineering. the lawyers said the plaintiffs demand the companies apologize to each plaintiff and pay individual compensation of about $167,000. >> translator: we talked with the japanese firms but couldn't reach an agreement on their responsibilities. so we filed our complaint with the court in beijing. >> courts in japan have turned down similar claims filed by former workers. they have ruled that china renounced such demands w

the >>> time is running out tonight and the situation is getting more desperate to evacuate the syrian city. the elderly women and children are fleaing by the hundreds on the three-day event. the city has been undersieged for years by forces loyal to their president. it created terrible living conditions. aimed at negotiating their three-day deal in switzerland. >>> violent protests in turkey today after a government crackdown on internet access. demonstrators threw stones and fireworks and police responded with tear gas and water cannons. turkey's proposed internet laws would allow government to violate websites. the prime -- the prime minister made the u.s. safer. >>> december pate an outcry from -- despite an outcry, the zoo killed a healthy 18-month old calf named marius today feeding his carcass to -- carcass and fed it to the lions. 27,000 people signed petitions to save the giraffe. several zoos said they would take him. one person offered $68,000 to buy him. the zoo keepers are standing by their decision. >>> a delicate situation at the white house. the french president is on the gu

humanitarian agencies are evacuating people from the besieged syrian city of almost as a ceasefire between the government and the opposition is extended for another three days peace talks resumed in geneva this week to try and end the war that's plunged the region into chaos neighboring lebanon is one of the country's worst affected with not only be deadly violence but also a radical ideology that's spilling over the border parties where if a national report on the shocking revelations on who's joining the rebels from across the syrian border. is the syrian conflict rages on neighboring lebanon faces a dramatic increase in sectarian violence in january alone for kabul killed dozens in beirut and the town of had a mill next to the syrian border the targets were a shia areas controlled by hizbullah lebanon's most influential force which also supports syrian president bashar assad we traveled to the northern city of tripoli a sunni stronghold vehemently oppose in his bella. corns. it's part of. his bill is military involvement in syria is believed to have given damascus the upper hand in the

. >> an aid convoy came under attack in the syrian city of homs. today, four aid workers were injured. one truck was hit by bullets while another was hit by mortar shells. this cuts short the three day cease-fire agreed upon friday. 80 people were evacuated from the city, and many more are expected to leave throughout the week. >>> attacks on the civilians are on the rise in afghanistan where last year was the deadliest year for civilians since 2009. we have that story from kabul. >> reporter: it's people like this who bleed the most in conflict. civilians shot, blown up and battered by two warring sides. a teenager was simply standing too close to a suicide-bomber last week. >> there was an explosion. it threw me and i was unconscious. after that i got up and was very dizzy. i fell down again and i couldn't see. >> reporter: he's part of a growing number of civilian casualties here. according to an u.n. report released on friday, there was an increase across the board of civilians being injured or killed compared to 2012. most of the casualties we

and the first evacuations allowed and beseech syrian city of homs offer temporary relief. and it was exactly 50 years ago that the beatles invaded america. we look back at the weekend at rocked the music world. welcome to "world news america." in an opening ceremony that was nothing short of spectacular, the winter look it's officially kicked off in search you, diverting attention away from the anxiety surrounding games, but not for very long. this afternoon, a man attempted fly it toa plane and sochi, saying there was a bomb on board. the plane landed safely in istanbul. passengers were evacuated, and the suspect was detained by the authorities. this latest scare shows how much attention is still on security. talk about that and the isctacle of the celebration short time ago. alex, opening ceremonies are usually cause for the country to show itself off for the world. how did this one go? think it was visually very impressive. spectacular. expected from an opening ceremony hosted by .ussia a russian odyssey, a trip through russian history seen a girl namedyes of after love

and day to lubbock humanitarian truce six hundred civilians are rescued from the rubble of the syrian city of homes areas of the city have been under siege. the six

the first civilians leave a desieged syrian city as the ceasefire holds. >> it was pretty impressiverayed craft. the audio was extremely clear. >> a top u.s. official left to explain an bare raszing leaked