they claim the government led thi thaksin shinawatra's sister, yingluck shinawatra, wants to whitewash his crimes. his close allies believe the attempt to push through an amnesty bill that could have cleared him was a bad move. >> if you ask if it was a mistake - i believe so. that was over. now, the bill was not passed by the upper house. >> that has not been enough to top the protestors, who are vowing to eradicate the regime. >> the party comes complete with its library in the devoted to thaksin shinawatra. >> despite the opposition, his party and family are not givenigiving up on getting him home >> translation: we faced so many obstacles. the door has not been closed. there's a way, but i cannot mention the details. >> thaksin shinawatra's party won the last five members. his return will boost ranks but rile opponents. >> the united nations is asking if an inquiry into allegations of trafficking of myanmar rev anies. reuters report that thai workers were handing over rohingyas saying the stateless muslims were taken across southern thailand and held hostage in camps near the borde

thaksin shinawatra is living abroad in self-exile. the protests turned into anti-government protests and have grown larger since they started about a week ago. >> forrens you mentioned her brother, and that he fled corruption charges. where did he go. does this have anything to do with why they are angry at her? >> well he has everything to do with this, in the sense that the protesters are calling for not just this government to step down, but calling for an end to what they say is the thaksin shinawatra regime. they say that he is running this government, that she is material taking instructions from him. you have cabinet ministers holding meetings with him, where he lives in hong kong and dubai. they say effectively he's running the show and the corrupt system are still in place. particularly they are upset over this guarantee scheme, not just her critics, but international finance organizations say is bankrupting the country. the scooem allows the government to buy rice from farmers regardless of what the price is. >> thai people

the system for solidifying votes through rural areas was by yingluck's brother, thaksin shinawatra. thaksin was ousted in a coup several years ago and lives in self-imposed exile, but the opposition claims he still influences the government. the protesters have proposed creating a council to appoint a new prime minister and other cabinet ministers, but yingluck flatly rejected the proposal, saying such a step would violate the constitution and would be undemocratic. >> translator: we'll keep turning out in numbers, and we'll definitely win. we're certainly not going to stop now. we're going to fight on. >> the thai military, which has launched or attempted to launch a number of coups in the past, has so far refrained from intervening. the antigovernment campaign may be up against the wall, as protesters see no other option than continuing their urban demonstrations. and that's it for our update. >>> the u.s. ambassador to japan has visited a city her country hit with an atomic bomb in 1945. caroline kennedy used her trip to nagasaki to call for more efforts to rid the world of nuclea

that changed into the goal being the removal of the thaksin shinawatra regime - referring to the former prime minister ousted in a coup in 2006 and lives in self-impressed exile. his cysister, yingluck shinawat is the prime minister at the moment. >> at the moment they are continuing a push towards of the office of the prime minister, government house, where they say this will be their final attempt to remove this go. . >> wayne hay reporting from bangkok. as he alluded to the tensions between thailand's political party goes back more fan a decade. since 2001 the pugh party has won all the elections. the democrat party has not won since 1992. the ruling party survived even though the military ousted its leader. then prime minister thaksin shinawatra was convicted of corruption two years later and he lived in exile since. his sister yingluck shinawatra became prime minister in 2007. she won by a landside. she's been accused of buying the election. last year she tried to grant amnesty to her brother and that's when the demonstrations began. they are calling for the parliament to be dissol

he said the job is not done until the country is rid of the thaksin regime, referring to j yingluck shinawatra's older brother. the fight will not be over until any thaksin involvement is gone. >> we know what he wants. he's basically been saying it the whole way through. how is he going to achieve it. >> that's a very good question. he says he's not going anywhere. they are bunkered in here. he says the fight needs to continue. they'll do what they've been doing over the last nine, 10 days. as wayne said, there'll be a truce over the next couple of days. are they going to regroup and go out and use the same mechanisms? will they negotiate different ways with the government. it's left to be determined. as we said, there's several speeches throughout the week that we have heard. a lot of the messages were the same, defiant, unyielding, no negotiations. that is what we are hearing. very resolute. it can be viewed for them as a victory. they said they'd get in the complexes, they were let in. he said he'll fight until the fight is over. if he wins this, he'll not go back into politics. >> thank you

i cannot commence the details at the moment. >> thaksin shinawatra's party has won the last five members. the return of members boosts the ranks but will rile opponents. thailand's prime minister yingluck shinawatra said they'll be open to talks. >> translation: our family doesn't want to be part of the problem. we want a democracy. >> the prime minister said she would not use force against protesters. they are pushing for a final push on december the 9th. >> mark morgan is here with the sport headlines. the big sport story is college football. >> that's right. we have one result just in. the table is set for tonight. and you i discussed it could be chaos tonight. for now, top ranked florida state and ohio. the task is clear. a win for each - they will square off in the b.c. s title game. the undefeated seminoles due to beet duke. oklahoma state expected to face a duffer task. buck eyes taking on michigan state. a loss by either opens the door to other teams to slide in the national title game. third-ranked auburn beat mississippi in the scc title game. central florida and smu. blake bor

40 days have passed before the thai lower house passed an amnesty bill many say was to allow thaksin shinawatra to return from self imposed exile. the bill was rejected by opposition lawmakers, but the situation still spurred on the protesters, and concern is growing that lingering political turmoil may affect the second largest asean economy. protesters continued the sit-in they began days before. prime minister yingluck announced monday she would dissolve parliament and hold an election. >> translator: there really shouldn't be anymore elections. the elections have let us down for a long time. >> antigovernment protesters remain unmoved by the offer to return to the ballot box. they wrote to success on the back of policies designed to protect those left behind by thailand's rapid economic development. the supporters represent a minority of the national thai electorate. the opposition parties have yet to say if they will participate in an election, but are still calling for the prime minister to step down. >>> there's also concern for the country's economy. thailand's channel 9 news says since

protesters have not called for an end to the influence of her older brother and prime minister thaksin shinawatra. he was ousted in a coup in 2006 and has been living in self imposed exile. they've said they will resume their demonstrations after the king's birthday. the king is scheduled to address the people of thailand on his birthday. he's previously mediated conflicts in times of political tension. people are focusing on what message he will deliver this time to the two groups that have divided the country for nearly ten years. and that's all from bangkok. >>> india, a country of contrasts. more than 1.2 billion people live in the world's largest democracy, but they are divided over issues of culture, religion, and gender. investors from overseas see opportunities among the growing middle class, but millions live in poverty. many wonder what's next for india. find out this week here on "newsline." >>> japan doesn't think the world trade talks are over. in fact, it thinks it needs a different way to approach the obstacles. ron madison has been following the story, ron? >> that's right. there

they feel she's being controlled by her brother thaksin shinawatra, who is in exile overseas.he latest was when a bill was put forward pardoning many in corruption cases. we are join the from a professor at the bangkok university. we are seeing demonstrations and a momentum of the demonstrators taking to various parts of bangk bangkok. do you think this will escalate of? >> i think the people are gaining ground and the support we are getting from the general public, including the free media, consisting of the free tv is now assisting the people's revolution, so to speak, because they con no longer tolerate the parliamentary dictatorship making a mockery out of democracy. we have no check and balances. we have no way of asking them how many money we are spending. this is why people are demanding. >> do you think it's significant that she is being moved from her office physically and protected by the police. do you think that shows that there is movement and possibly shell consider her position or the noise is that she's standing firm? >> i think right now i have heard that she

prime minister yingluck shinawatra and the influence of her brother and former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. on thursday the prime minister was indicted for murder in connection with a military crackdown on antigovernment demonstrations in 2010. he has denounced the move as politically motivated and is denying the charges. the demonstrators three years ago were demanding that he call early elections. the ensuing violence resulted in more than 90 deaths. the sit-in continued on thursday around the prime minister's offices. a few of the demonstrators scaled the compound walls but didn't enter any official building. protest leaders is asking police and military chiefs for talks to determine their allegiance. despite a long history of queue attempts the army is currently refusing to take sides. >> translator: i don't have much hope for the meeting because i don't think they will accept the invitation. the armed forces chiefs want a new election but we don't want that. >> yingluck received a warm welcome in the north of thailand offered on monday to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections.

critics say the bill was intended to pave the way for her older brother, former prime minister thaksin shinawatra, to return to thailand. he lost power seven years ago in a coup and now lives out of the country. he continued to win elections easily. yingluck has inherited his policies. anti-thaksin groups accused him of pork barrelling. observers are watching to see how a birthday on thursday affects the protests. the king enjoys the overwhelming respect of the public. protest leaders say he wants to resolve the political turmoil before then. as the king's birthday and insi and southeast asia every week day live from bangkok only on nhk "newsline." >>> global representatives are gathering once again to talk free trade. uko? >> as you say, gene, they are meeting up again, but more and more countries are opting for bilateral trade and they are not giving up, though, top trade officials from 159 nations and territories have gathered on the indonesian island of bali. the negotiators are attending a four-day biannual ministerial session of the world trade organization, attempting to save the deadlock

a small group of people. >> the last time the military grabbed power in 2006 it was centre thaksin shinawatrait then tried to return it to the people. the current prime minister thaksin's sister tried to amend it. the military wanted it back. >> translation: the army can't put up with this situation. if you can't solve the political problem. >> how likely is it there'll be another coup? >> i kaecannot say. >> the next few months will tell whether the military can march to a diften tune. >> the democratic party protests the ilget massy of the government. pearl harbour was attacked. it was known as a di of infamy. >> the u.s. was pushed into world war ii after the japanese bombed the harbour. >> 70 world war ii veterans gathered. the ceremony was tore the ceremony of the uss "arizona." it sank, killing 1200. >> new concerns for those applying for federal healthcare. officials are discouraging people for submitting the paper applications, worried they would not be processed in time to have coverage start in january. a potentially major breakthrough in a fight against cancer. doctors in new orlea

her to resign and for an end to the influence of her older brother and former prime minister thaksin shinawatra he was ousted in a coup in two thousand and six and has been living in self imposed former deputy prime minister said to take books about it who leaves the protesters said they would resume the demonstration was after the king's birthday weekend is going to address the people of thailand on thursday. he's previously used his influence to mediate conflicts in times of political tension. people are focusing on what message he will deliver to the two groups have divided the country for nearly ten years. even with the political turmoil in thailand the country's major airline has launched regular flights between bangkok and a japanese city of sand on the area was devastated by the march two thousand and eleven earthquake. officials from thai airways international held a ceremony and a pure boredom and got anti government protests aren't stopping people from using this service. airline officials say the first flight on tuesday was almost fully booked with about two hundred sixty passengers.

accused of killing around ninety people in a crackdown on those who support ousted prime minister thaksin shinawatra who is the brother of the current leader wow people are crying out for democracy with accusations of violence against protesters so where is barack obama john kerry the mainstream media i mean whatever some group of rebels protestors are i mean freedom fighters rise up for democracy are we supposed to arm them like in syria and or bomb their country back into the stone age like in libya serbia iraq some protests explode across the mainstream media with calls for intervention and others are almost totally silent like thailand and bulgaria where there have also been strong links of buildings less than a month ago i might be conspiracy theorist but the selective coverage and selective concern for some humans rights and not for the rights of others well it smells a bit fishy to me but that's just my opinion. we are the problem we in the west of the problem especially the united states government so it really is quite ridiculous that we get manipulated into saying oh we have to take care o

. >> the last time the military grabbed power it was from thaksin shinawatra. it tried to return it to the people through a new constitution. the current prime minister, thaksin's sister. >> translation: the army can't can't solve the political problem. >> how likely is it that there'll be another coup. >> i cannot say. >> the next few months will tell if the military is ready to march to a new, different tune. >>s >> time for sport headlines with mark morgan. we have a lot of talk about college football. >> some big games this afternoon and tonight. now, for top-ranked florida state, the task was clear. a win for each team, and they'd square off in the game on january 6th. heavy favourites in the a.c.c. championship game. there's an update on the score. 45-0. seminoles rolling. unblemished ohio taking on michigan state. this game in the fourth quarter. michigan leading by a score of 27-24. more updates a little later. >> missouri beaten. central florida and smu, blake - 15 yards from what proved to be a winning score. ucf heading to a b.c.f. vote. sixth ranked

. >> this is the brother-in-law of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra, ousted in a coup seven years ago, and convicted of abusing his power. there has been fighting between police and protesters, claiming the government led may thaksin's sister wants to whitewash his crimes. some close allies believe the attempt to push through a bill which could have cleared him was a bad move. i can do so. >> they'll pass by at the house. >> that hasn't been enough to stop the protesters. at the third that headwater about who is behind the party and it is complete with the library in the name of thaksin shinno watt. it's a section devoted to the billionaire. despite the opposition, his party and his family are not giving up on getting him home. >> we fight so many obstacles. the door has not been closed. there is still a way. i cannot mention the details at the moment. >> thaksin's party won the last five elections. the return of the last five members boost the ranges and rile the opponents. >> thai immigration workers hand over myanmar refugees to human trafficking rings. an inquiry has been call

now the people here say they want to eradicate the former regime of thaksin shinawatra, the form he priermts. >>> the brother-in-law of thaiksin shinawatra. he delivered another fiery speech among tens of thousands of supporters and repeated his call for a reform committee to run the country. this means that from now on the people will appoint a people's prime minister and a people's government. from now on we will have the people's counsel doing the legislating. >> the protestors ago seem like they're settling in for another long fight even though this was supposed to be their last day. wayne hay, bangkok. >>> trip is intended to repair regulations between the two countries. but as zintai thai records from islamabad, this was mired in controversy. >> this is the first time, u.s. secretary of defense chuck hagel came for talks with noa sharif. including the u.s. raid in which osama bin laden was captured and killed. >> this is not a one off trip. this is part of a series of high level meetings between washington and islamabad, secretary kerry was here previously and the fact that these high

military coup was in 2006 when the military removed the brother of the current prime minister, thaksin shinawatra. they want to rid the country of the influence of the shinawatra family. they say the family is corrupt. accuse them of cronyism and nepoities m -- nepotism. a lot of analysts say they probably learnt their lessons from the last coup in 2006. that brought on a time of instability. there were street protests in 2008, 2010 and this. clearly they do not wish to be drawn in. if you read the comment by the army chief, he was really careful. he said - he posed this question: will the military intervene? and his answer was why do you want us to take sides, we don't want to take sides, we want to remain neutral. whether it remains neutral depends how the situation develops. you are watching the al jazeera newshour. i head hundreds of people in northern ireland are driven out of their homes by intimidation and violence. overcrowded, congested and shrouded in smog. iranians look to remove their capital from tehran. in the n.b.a. lebron james gathers, but the heat suffers a loss. that's only hal

now, the people here say they want to eradicate the so-called regime of thaksin shinawatra, the former prime minister accused of abusing his power. the prime minister at the time that they were trying to force out was watsuwat can brother-in-law of thaksin shinn watt. he delivered another fiery speech in front of tens of thousands of supporters. and repeated his call for a reform committee to rub the country. >> this means that from now on, the people will appoint a people's prime minister and a people's government. from now on we'll have the people's council having the legislating, no longer the government which is no longer the in power. >> the interim government is in power and the protestors seem like they're settling in for another long fight. even though this was supposed to be their final day. way hay, al jazeera bangkok. >> vice president joe biden is calling on the government of ukraine to halt violence against protestors. armed, police say it was not them, but it is the latest in a worsening political standoff. former heavy weight boxing champion, turned opposition, vladimir

protests against prime minister thaksin shinawatra, the older brother of the current prime minister yingluck shinawatra. at that time it was before a military coup. there was a similar and ditoxin demonstrations in the streets. is there a role for the king to appoint a new prime minister. and at that time he said to judges - new judges were taking positions in court, and he said this is the constitutional monarchy, it's not a role for a copying to do this. if there is a dispute, if there's a problem with politicians, corruption, whatever the charges, the courts can handle this. you are judges, you should do this honestly and take care of the situation. we have the clear guidance from 2006. >> what has the relation been like between the shinawatra family, and the royal family? what's the relationship been like? >> yingluck shinawatra made very good relations with the royal family since coming to power in the 2011 election that they won by a landslide. she's made friends publicly. she's been seen with the privy council, which is the copying's personal cabinet or his personal advisory board. so

democracy, free from yingluck shinawatra, and the influence of her brother, former prime minister, thaksin shinawatra, convicted of abusing his power. >> in recent days protesters roamed around bangkok, targetting government offices with little or no resistance from the police. it's not the case here. police are firm and seem determined to defend government house. protesters are showing no signs of backing down. protesters targeted the police. it could be a long fight. >> it's a place of powerful symbolism. angry protesters in tahir square. rallies there have backed the military-led government. now that support seems to be eroding. we have this report from cairo. >> it was the first time the muslim brotherhood supporters were able to get to tahir square since july. but their protest didn't last for long. security quickly moved in using tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. tahir square is where the revolution started. the military-backed government is adda mant. it will not be used for similar purposes. on the run but determined. >> no matter how many they arrest of u we will continue. >> it is a r

it even comes complete with his own library in the name of thaksin cincinnat shinawatra.espite the opposition his party and his family are not giving up getting him home. >> we faced so many obstacles, but the door has not been closed openly. i can't mention the details at the moment. >> the return of the band's members will further pretrial his opponents. al jazeera, bangkok. >> japan has passed a law handing out harsh penalties for whistle blowers leaking public information. journalist who is have obtained data also face penalties. >>> the u.s. judge has approved a record settlement in a racial bias group. a group of black stockbrokers sued merrill cinch. we have problems from thi. >> this victory weak has been nine years in the making. a federal judge in chicago has approved the largest racial discrimination until ever. $160 million for george mcreynolds and 1400 other black stock broke injuries i field real good. and justin ha justice has preva. >> the merrill lynch system kept black brokers out of the money. >> black brokers are in the office but we're not part that

that would have allowed ut prime minister's brother thaksin shinawatra, a former prime minister and living in exile. it would have relied him to return home for corruption, conviction which he maintained was politically motivated. the senate dropped the bill, but by then he was angered. they say she is a puppet to do his bidding. they control businesses, they are rich. if this family did not got rid of corruption will continue. >> thank you for joining us. >> meanwhile thousands of anti-government protesters are taking to the streets in ukraine. the opposition leader is calling for a strike on sunday, hoping to force the resignation of the country's president. riot police dispersed hundreds of protesters, and rallies have been staged over the rest to sign a pact with the european union. david chater is there. >> they have been called in by the opposition who are united against president viktor yanukovych's decision to turn away from the e.u. it's the biggest protest we have seep in a week long of rallies here in key eve. they are not only just behind me to st. michael's square where they t

they accuse prime minister yingluck shinawatra of being a proxy for her brother thaksin.e was off theed and charged with corruption, and fled into exile. >> to demonstrate the power and depth of the protest organizers led mass rallies at five different locations through the streets of bangkok. tens, if not hundreds moved through the streets. mobilising in a show of strength. >> small groups split. at the prime minister's residence was part of a mob, repelled by a police presence. >> translation: we want yingluck shinawatra out. it's better for the country. >> demonstrators gathered through the city. opposition leaders used the sky train to move between groups. at each, stirring the crowds with promise of change and threats of public protests. >> translation: we want to kick yingluck shinawatra out because she's the leader of the current government under the thaksin regime. >> the anti-government protests have stamina and the ability to organise. they have been able to set up a stage and bring in tens of thousands of people. the question remains - is the government listeni

want to rid the country of the shinawatra family, which is the party that yingluck shinawatra and her brother thaksin belong to. >> thank you from bangkok. >> allegations of corruption at the highest level of the turkish government has forced the prime minister to reshuffle his cabinet, months ahead of a crucial election. recep tayyip erdogan has replaced half his cabinet. after the interior, economy and environment ministers quit their jobs after their sons were arrested in an investigation. more resignations are called for. things turned violence when riot police used water canon against bottle-throwing demonstrators. the corruption investigation led to the arrest of 24 people, including prominent businessmen. let's take a look at the high-level probe in a little more detail. >> investigation was made public last week when police launched raids at dawn against the officers of businessmen and others close to the prime minister. it comes and concerns allegations of bribery, particularly for construction projects. perhaps, remember, the protests in the summer in istanbul, over controversial projects t

bangkok saying they want to force out prime minister yingluck shinawatra because she's a puppet for her brother that's correct -- for her brother thaksin>> it's a need for legitimacy to be there, when they do not clear up corruption and bribe votes and the people with all sorts of thinks including bribing or by policy bribing them. therefore all this call legitimate or on the other hands i like a democratic process to be resolved and i like to see constitution solution to this backdoor solution. >> after 10 years behind bars the freed russian olly garth mikhail khordorkovsky said he will not enter politics. he has no plans to receive product. he'll enjoy the first day of freedom in germany. >> this is the moment days ago. they must have thought was impossible. a family finally reunited. a day after mikhail khordorkovsky was released from a russian gaol, he was back in the arms of his parents. then in an interview he gave more details about conditions in prison. >> because for a year and two months and then in seg -- i had not much contact with family. >> mikhail khordorkovsky had been russia's richest men, a powerful group of oligarchs