. >>> oun prime minister tony abbott -- australian prime minister tony abbott survived a leadership vote of no confidence. he remains the prime ministership as the spill failed 61-39. approval ratings for ab ots government has been sliding. >> being tested. that's the way it is. now, i am determined to do better in these tests in the next few months than i have in the past. i'm also very confident that this is a party room which believes in the marrow of its bones that we are a government that has good answers for the people of australia. >> abbott's popularity is at the lowest in five years. andrew thomas explains from sydney the criticism against him is piling up. >> reporter: tony abbott survived a vote of confidence but not convincingly winning the vote 61-3 # among his colleagues. that is surviving, but only just. it doesn't clear up questions about his leadership. it's a different situation to three months ago when tony abbott won a convincing majority to take office. since then the economy faced a downturn. mining sector dropped off. that is it a keep one for the economy, and that

the news polls today, the latest polls to come out don't show a very happy situation for tony abbott's coalition government. if we take a look at the two-party preferred, the labour party, 57%. this is the same labour party that was soundly defeated in an election just 18 months ago. tony and his liberal party struggling on 43. as for the prime minister, the story is bad for tony abbott. the opposition leader, 48. as for the public's satisfaction with the way tony abbott does his job, dissatisfaction at 68%. satisfaction at just 24%. spilleadership vote, or motion, does buy him some time, but he has to do something soon. one of the things that brought this matter to a head was the queens land state election. the liberal party there was thrown out after a single term, despite enjoying a huge majority. you don't have to be a political einstein to figure out that the same thing now seems to be happening on a federal level. >> the war rages on. thank you so much for that. paul allen out of sydney. the markets have started trading in australia. let's go there right now. %, thiss falling 1/3

tony abbott said it was crucial. it failed to get through the senate. his leadership style has been criticized. very much looking at close colleagues in his own office not mps, getting effectively his way over mps, that is unpopular. and what are revved to in australia as gapps, things in diplomacy, where tony abbott said he'd shirt front vladimir putin, an aussie term for rough up almost throw to the ground. he was never going to do that. the fact that he said he was going to shirt front vladimir putin was laughed at. tony abbott introduced the ideas of knights and dames as honours that harks back to the british royal family that he would knight and dame australians of particular merit. and then the new year a couple - a month ago now he knighted prince philip the british husband of the queen. what a strange choice. many thought how weird that australia prime minister would choose to knight effectively a british royal. it was laughed at in many quarters, seen as a way that tony abbott showed how out of touch he was with ordinary australians, and what a

>> well, had there been another 10 votes against tony abbott in favor of the spill motion, i think we would be having a rather different conversation. it's worth bearing in mind while tonny abbott did win the day here there are still 39 members of his caucus colleagues who would have been quite keen to see him vacate the position. and vote was also brought forward from tuesday. it was meant to happen tomorrow. tony abbott keen to get it out of the way and in many respects that would have made it more difficult for his opponents to rally but also will make prime ministers question time a lot less farce cal than it would have been. for his parse the prime minister keen to get -- part, the prime minister is keen to get on with the job. here's what he said -- >> the liberal party dealt with the spill motion and now this matter is behind us. we are absolutely determined to work for you, the people who elected us. we want to end the disunity and uncertainty which destroyed two latter governments and give you the good government that you deserve. >> people are asking, ok, those who voted aga

tony abbott has said his priority was to bring it back to surplus. but he hasn't been able to pass through legislation that would allow that. things have been rejected by parliamentarians. accommodate with that, tony abbott's governing style not seen as collaborative enough, and he is a sort of man who makes comedic mistakes, he said he would shirt front vladimir putin, over the shooting down of the malaysian plane. it means throw down somebody in kind of a rough way. well tony abbott was clearly never going to do that to vladimir putin. it seemed a little silly to suggest he should. he awarded a knighthood to queen elizabeth's husband. most people are more lukewarm about the monarchy. that was seen as a captain's call gone wrong challenge to his leadership is not far away. >> the leaders of ukraine russia france and germany will meet in belarus wednesday. following a phone conference on sunday. pro-russian separatists are also expected to attend the new round of talks. >> the new greece prime minister is alexis tsimras stayed true to his policy. a.

tony abbott's popularity is due to his style. some complain he doesn't consult, facing falls prices for australian export commodities, superintendent economic downturn abbott struggled to get important cost-cutting legislation through parliament and had to backtrack on fees seeing doctors, and scrap a paid parental lee proposal that critics argued rich over the poor. last month abbott gave a high accolade not to a distinguished australian but prince philip husband of the queen. australians were bemused. >> i couldn't believe it. i didn't laugh. i was surprised. and shocked. >> tony abbott needs people like tony pallas to be behind him. they are not. most answers vote for the current government if they good. the overwhelming majority don't want tag ot as prime minister. unless they can turn around opinions, many think they end the speculation. and it delays the inevitable. >> here on al jazeera. greece's new prime minister lays out the plans. how will he pay for it. boxed in at boko haram. we meet the local men defending the nigeri

bill shorten is now above tony abbott at 50%.id he wasn't going anywhere, which means his party is going to have to indulge in a rather messy bloodbath to get rid of him. he has a chance tuesday on message and tighten things up for the rest of 2015. he is going to need to. >> you are quite right. >> let's get another checkup with the markets are doing. here is david. >> japan is just reopening from that lunch break. we are watching a few things. obviously the floor was taken out of skymark. it is getting better. a 1% down for today. now trading at only ¥30 per share. japan airlines, another carrier in the mix today. good news, though. you have the dividend ratio payout being raised to 25%. let me focus your attention on these two stocks. some pressure in earnings. you have chubu cutting their earnings. ¥161 billion in losses. that is larger than expected. back to you. >> let's move on to the poor and exchange markets. what are you watching now? there is a lot. it is going to be a busy week and weekend. as far as the central bank

tony will -- tony abbott is languishing at 34%.even out of 10 australians don't think tony abbott is going to be prime minister heading into the 2016 election. tony abbottanything can do to turn this whole thing around right now? mentioned that he does have an important speech today to the national press club. everybody is back, the politicians, the journalists, from that extended summer break. this is really a chance for him to seize the initiative. there are already rumors that he is likely to drop a controversial paid parental leave scheme, that has been unpopular, but he is going to have to do something momentous to seize ask the initiative -- back the initiative. there are some leadership contenders on the sidelines, but nothing has been confirmed yet. he really has to do something impressive now to survive 2015. >> paul allen joining us live from sydney. we're going to watch that crucial speech coming out in just a few hours. let's go straight to brisbane. we are taking -- looking at live pictures where the family of freed jo

why is tony abbott being blamed for a state election result that was so bad? >> well, he had made a fool of himself on australia day last week when he gave that knighthood to prince philip. there had been a series of other missteps leading up to that. he had become something of a toxic brand. he didn't appear once in queensland during the state elections for fear of poisoning the electorate but then we had the result itself which was really unprecedented. the labour party is back in power after three years and opposition. if you rewound three years, they were reduced to just seven seats in queensland. the smart money was that it was going to take at least a decade for them to rebuild into a viable force, and yet, here they are, back in power. it really is externally. the liberal coalition there is gone from power after a single term. to make it even worse, this is the second time it has happened in just three months. there was a similar result in the state of victoria last november when the liberal government there are lasted a single term. obviously, federal

tony abbott has survived this vote not convincingly. meaning a further challenge to his leadership not long away. >>> taking center stage at the munich conference, secretary of state john kerry took center stage. kerry met with iranian foreign minister. they talked about the nuclear program. kerry called further conferences impossible. >> on the final day of the conference delegates also addressed a persistent issue. the country's foreign minister, mohamed javad zarif. >> sanctions oar liability. you need to get rid of them if you want a solution. and unless particularly some politicians, unless they come to the realization that sacks are a liability and they need to be lifted we will not have a solution. so that's the single most important issue but i think we have made good headway in resolving even that. >> also discussed was the upheaval across the middle east with the former u.n. secretary-general kofefe anan taking center stage. >> on the contrary, history teaches us that closed societies decay, open societies are the ones that pr

with more than a third of his party's mps wants tony abbott gone.pleaded for unity. he emerged a relieved man. >> the liberal party has dealt with it and now this matter is behind us. we are absolutely determined to work for you, the people who elected us. we want to end the disunity and the uncertainty, which destroyed two governments and give you the good government that you deserve. >> reporter: it's a far cry from the swagger and smiles of his landslide election victory less than a year and a half ago. since then mr. abbott has failed to get much of his agenda off the ground and the economy is faltering. but it was this man, a knight formerly known as prince who might have brought tony abbott down. the decision to give prince phillip an australian knighthood was the straw that broke the camel's back. the move was panned in the press. even his biggest former cheerleaders turned against him. this week mr. abbott's a health fa fanatic, keeping to his routine, but australian politics can be a blood sport, where even the fittest struggle to survive.

tony abbott says they are part of a strategy to counter a long-term era of terrorism.ures which follow a report in to last year's attack on a cafe in sydney include strengthening immigration laws and revoking the citizenship of suspected fighters. andrew thomas sent this update from sydney. >> reporter: in his speech, tony abbott says the threat to australia of a terrorist attack had never been greater. he said there are 400 high priority cases being looked in to right now and that that is double the number of potential threats that there were just a year ago. he said there are 90 australians who have traveled to the middle east to fight alongside islamic state fighters, those people could pose a threat were they to come back. and he also said that there have been two so-called terrorist attacks on australian soil since september last year. one an attack on policemen in melbourne and a sync in siege on a cafe in sid any. he said too many teams benefits of the doubt have been given to individuals that seek to do harm to australia. and the balance needs to shift away fro

and tony abbott said those sorts of groups could be bad.called on muslim leaders to do more to condemn rad salism. >> i have often heard western leaders describe islam as a religion of peace. i wish more muslim leaders would say that more often and mean it. everybody, including muslim community leaders needs to speak up clearly because no matter what the grievance violence against innocence must surely be a blasphemy against all religion. >> reporter: those comments are already proving controversial. muslim leaders say this that he do condemn all kind of violent attacks and to suggest they don't tars the muslim community as a whole. >>> the afghan army is fighting the taliban in the southern province. it was launch today try to weaken the taliban before their springs offensive. most troops have left. but 10,000 remain. the u.s. is reassessing its plan after the afghan army suffered heavy losses last year. >> i train these holy warriors so they can sacrifice themselves in the name of god. they are following god's orders and risking their sou

a group which while not encouraging attacks haven't been seen to condemn them enough and tony abbottose sorts of groups can be bans. he also called on muslim leaders to do more to condemn radicalism radicalism. >> i have often heard western leaders describe islam as a religion of peace, i wish more muslim leaders would say that more often and mean it. everybody, including muslim community leaders needs to speak up clearly because no matter what the grievance violence against innocence must surely be a blasphemy against all religion. >> reporter: those comments are already proving controversial. muslim leaders say they do condemn all kind of violent attacks and to suggest they don't tars the muslim community as a whole. >>> the retrial of two al jazerra journalists will resume in cairo on monday. bahar mohamed and mohamed fahmy are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood charges they dee night. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: a rare moment of good news. that i de los one of the retrial and the judge freed the men on bail order today pay a security bond of just over $

tony abbott has just kept his job as the leader of the ruling party pfn. >> tony palas lives and works restoring classic cars in tony abbott's constituency. in 2012 he voted for abbott. >> quite disappointed, yes. because of the policies he pushed and come up with you know. >> palas is not the only one many in his party have lost faith in him. tony abbott paced what he called a chasening experience, it was less than a convincing win. 61 of his parliamentary colleagues supported him but 39 voted against him. >> obviously i accepted that the last few weeks have been difficult weeks for the government. but they've also been difficult weeks for the australian people because the people expect and deserve a government which is getting on with the job. i am confident that we have put this time behind us. i am confident that as of today we're back at work for the people of australia. >> reporter: but abbott may yet face another challenge. it's all reminiscent of the power struggles forts previous government. rudd won list job three years later on his second attempt. elected comfortably 18 mont

top of the rail car borderland continues only on al jazeera america >> australian prime minister tony abbott is still in power after a confidence vote today 69 in favor 39 against. calling in question many of abbott's policies, including granting a knight hood to britain's prince phillip. so abbott survived the confidence vote, it wasn't even close. >> well, richelle i think it was quite close. the vote was 61 to 39. these are his own parliamentary colleagues. his mps who work alongside him in parliament. his supporters said that they expected an overwhelming majority. around 80 of those that had confidence in him. the fact that 39 of his colleagues out of 100 voted saying they had no confidence, they preferred any other candidate than him suggests he's a wounded prime minister. he has fieived this survived this vote. this isn't over yet the prime minister may face a further challenge some days or weeks down the line. this is not a resoundingsoundingsounding ambassadorsmentambassadorsment -- endorsement. >> andrew how did it get this bad? >> that's a good question. australia's economy has ti

many in tony abbott's party has last faith in him.d what he called a chastening experience. 61 of his colleagues supported him, but 39 voted against him. >> obviously i accept that the last few weeks have been difficult weeks for the government but they've also been difficult weeks for the australian people, because the people expect and deserve a government which is getting on with the job. i am confident that we have put this time behind us. i am confident that as of today we're back at work for the people of australia. >> abbott may yet face another challenge. it's all reminiscent of the power struggles of the previous labor government, when julia gillard took power from rudd only to see him win back four years later on his second attempt. elected just 16 months ago his unpopularity since is partly due to his style. some colleagues say he doesn't cult facing falling prices for exports, he has failed to get legislation through parliament. he scrapped a paid parental leave some said was for the rich not the poor. last month he gave a

will it be tougher for tony abbott to address his country's weakest economy in a generation? >> we start with our bloomberg exclusive this morning. the governor of the central bank of russia has told this channel that russia will not inflate its way out of the financial crisis. >> in her first ever interview with an international broadcaster, elvira nabiullina told ryan chilcote the bank is unlikely to reverse last month's surprise rate cut. inflation is set to slow, having accelerated its fastest in almost seven years. >> ryan is here now. fascinating conversation. >> we started with the ruble. i asked if one of the world's worst performing currency's last year, if we can expect more collapses. there is talk of that. she said, no. have a listen. >> we are not expecting any massive decrease in the ruble's exchange rate, because the decline in the oil price was the third biggest in the last 40 years and the amount of external debt that has to be paid this year is about one third less than last year. >> year on year inflation. could it go beyond 20%? >> inflation may be higher

and many are asking is this the beginning of the end for tony abbott?ientific breakthrough could make it possible to read papers from the only library known to have survived from ancient rome. the library was in herculean, which was destroyed. now scientists have found way to peer inside the charred scrolled and see letters and words for the fistrst time in 2,000 years. >> reporter: it may look like a charred stump, but, in fact it's a book. a papyrus scroll. unravel them and they fall apart, leaving just fragments. but now, there's been a breakthrough. it happened here where they generate ultraintense beams of photons, the stuff that makes up light. >> it's more of the same. >> reporter: watching how the beams behaved after passing through the papyrus, they were able to detect traces of ink. >> a small difference in the carbon, which means we have small differences between that. and through the phenomenon called refraction we can see the very tiny differences in the position of the line. and that makes the difference. >> reporter: putting all the cross

elected comfortably, tony abbott's popularity dropped, partly because of his style. some complain he doesn't consult. facing falling prices a subsequent economic downturn abbott struggled to get cost-cutting legislation through parliament. he backtracked and scrapped paid parental leave. he is seen as a gaff propose prime minister. and gave a highest abbingo laid not -- accolade not to a distinguished australian but to prince philip husband of the british queen. >> i couldn't believe it. i didn't laugh, but i was surprised and shocked. tony abbott believes people like tony pallas are behind him - they are not. most australians would vote out the current government if it good. an over welcoming do not want him as prime minister. many think he hasn't ended speculation. >> the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog says contaminated water leaking from fukushima nuclear plant is a challenging issue. they are reviewing work to decommission the plant, damned in an earthquake in 2011. tetco was criticized for leaks into the pacific ocean. it will be unable to contaminate water at the site

will tony abbott stay on as prime minister? he has seen his popularity slide as criticism against policy changes mount. a simple majority would he needed to oust the leader. he has promised to fight the move. >> we will stand together in urging me party -- in urging the party to defeat this motion. to vote in favor of the stability and the -- that the people voted for it the election. we have a strong plan. >> that was tony abbott speaking. let's get a check of your headlines. angela merkel and francois hollande are to meet with latin america the -- to meet with vladimir putin. solidarity rallies in jordan's capital. warplanes strike dozens of targets in retaliation for the killing of a pilot. argentina's scandal over the death of a prosecutor takes another twist. they call i spy trees -- they call on a spy chief to testify, but his whereabouts are unknown. we are going to start with greece's charm offensive that took place. things have come up empty. >> no agreement insight. the meeting with the finance minister was never goin

tony abbott has kept his job as head of the ruling liberal party, but only just. ew thomas takes a look at why his popularity has slumped. >> tony lives and works restoring classic cars in tony abbotts constituency. he voted for him but has become disillusioned. >> quite disappointed, yes because of the policies, you know he pushed and come up with. >> he is not the only one. many in tony aboth's party have loft faith in him. he survived a no confidence vote. 39m.p.'s and senators voted against him. >> obviously i accept that the last few weeks have been difficult weeks for the government but they've also been difficult weeks for the australian people, because the people expect and deserve a government which is getting on with the job. i am confidence that we have put this time behind us. i am confident that as of today we're back at work for the people of australia. >> abbott may face another challenge. it's all reminiscent of the power struggles of the previous labor government when julia gillard took power from rudd only to have him take power back. tony abbotts

. >> well, the putative report against tony abbott came to nothing. question do remain about his leadership. live pictures of question time taking place in parliament. this is in canberra as we have mp's asking him questions. we already had him talking to the press a short while ago. he says a new government or the good government starts today. that is the theme of the moment and just trillion parliament. tony abbott defending his position after winning out that vote, 61-39. these are a few of the words he is actually saying. >> it is right that this party has extensively honored him. he will always be remembered as more than simply based on of his party -- simply a son of his party. he will be remembered as a great son of australia p on the half -- of australia. on behalf of everyone on this side of the house, i extend to his widow and to his family the deepest condolences of the government and of australia. thank you. >> tony abbott on the death of a labour party official. >> still to come this hour, asian cities overtake their north american counte

tony abbott's own popularity is partly due to his own style some colleagues say he doesn't consult. acing an economic downturn, abbott struggled to get cost-cutting legislation through parliament. he has had to backtrack on proposed fees to see doctors a scrapped parental leave proposal that critics argued favored the rich over the poor. abbott has also seen as a gas-prone prime minister. last month he gave australia's highest accolade to not a prominent australian but to prince philipp husband of the british queen. >> i couldn't believe it. i didn't laugh but i was surprised and shocked. >> tony ab bath needs people like tony pallas to leave behind him. they're not. a poll suggests most australians would vote out if they could an overwhelming number don't want tony abbott as prime minister. many think he hasn't ended the speculation, merely delayed the inevitable. andrew thomas, al jazeera sydney. >>> a plan in greece to continue theto roll back the austerity process. >> alexis tsipras in his first address to parliament as prime minister tsipras stayed true to the policy of austerit

the new laws are designed to contact what tony abbott calls homegrown terrorists. some muslims feel they are unfairly targeted. >> walking back from the doctor with her youngest sister. she found a man blocking their path. >> we moved to the side, but he kept on coming towards us and he whacked me with his shoulder and called me a bloody terrorist. >> she says she's increasingly concerned about how muslims are perceived. >> when people look at me, they think that because she's wearing a scarf, she must be a terrorist. >> on monday, as he announced new measures to counter the terrorist threat, australia's prime minister suggested muslims could do more to help. >> i've often heard western leaders describe islam as a religion of peace. i wish more muslim leaders would say that more often and mean it. >> tony abbott said threats were rising. a december siege in a sydney cafe showed how an individual can cause havoc. >> the prime minister said authorities have 400 high priority counter terrorism investigations running, double the number of a year ago. he also said 110 a

. >>> australia prime minister tony abbott has kept his job ahead of the ruling party but only just. e look at why his popularity is slumping. >> tony works and restoring cars. he voted for the prime minister, but he has become disillusioned. >> quite disappointed, yes because of the policies that pushed and come up. >> pallas is not the only one. many in tony abbott's party have lost faith in him. he faced a chastening experience a vote of no-confidence. he survived, but it's less than a convincing win. many supported him but 39 voted against him. >> obviously i accept that the last few weeks have been difficult weeks for the government. but they've always been difficult weeks for the australian people because the people expect and deserve a government getting on with the job. i am confident that we're back at work for the people of australia. about but abbott may yet face another challenge. it's all reminiscent to see rutt brought back. some say he does not consult facing falling prices for commodityies, abbott has struggled to get important close-cutting legislation from parliament

with more than a third of his party's mps wants tony abbott gone. the prime minister has pleaded for unity. he emerged a relieved man. >> the liberal party has dealt and now this matter is behind us. >> john donson with this report. >>> now, over-chatty and inefficient waiters, heavy food could be a thing of the past in singapore, at one restaurant, at least. meals here come by drones. ali moore finds out how they work. >> reporter: i've been to restaurants where the service is too slow. well, imagine if you didn't have to wait for your waiter to come all the way from the kitchen to your table. i've ordered some food on this tablet and here it is. no leg work. the drone has done all the leg work for him. >> thank you. >> this is how it works, the order comes in here. the chef plates up the food it's placed on the drone, and off it goes. pre-programmed for the right table. but what happens when there are lots of customers and lots of drones? well one of the people who developed the technology is june juneyang woon. >> we have created so lots of drone

i wish more muslim leaders would say that more often and mean it. >> tony an abbott said that they have 400 high property counter terrorism investigation going on and he said australians have traveled to syria and iraq to fight, and could prove dangerous if they return home. >> he said that the system was giving people the benefit of the doubt. >> if it's a choice for more powers in police and security agencies more often we should choose to support our agencies. >> new proposals include withdraw citizenship of dual citizenship. >> further proposals to ban specific muslim groups if they make excuses for islamist fanatics or spread disorder or division concern many. >> this issue of you're with us or against us is unhelpful, it's going to impact australia's short-term security interests and long-term security interests. >> they say the measures to tackle threats could alienate the very people australia's government most need help from. andrew thomas, al jazeera. sydney. >> the new government in greece is preparing to submit a list of reforms to international lenders. the proposals must b

our report from sydney. >> reporter: it's less than 18 months since tony abbott came to power. but the swagger of his early days in office is long gone. this week, there's been much speculation of a coup within his own party. this morning, as he toured a factory, mr. abbott was trying to send a message of business as usual, hoping a vote on his leadership could be avoided when the party meets next week. >> we are going to get on with government next week and the last thing that you'll see from me is any deliberate distractions. there will be no deliberate distractions from me and i'm certainly expecting that we will have a strong and constructive party meeting next tuesday. that's what we normally do and that's what i expect will happen next week. >> reporter: but just hours later, the liberal mp luke simkins formally asked for a leadership vote next tuesday. politics in australia can be a ruthless business. the previous labor government went under largely because of infighting between kevin ruud and julia gillard who managed to oust each other for the top job. mr. abbott urged

the market is not remotely bothered by the challenge to tony abbott's leadership. aussie dollar has had the biggest weekly gain in almost a month. the rba produced the growth forecast 1.75. they kept the inflation target. if they had wanted to say they are more dovish, they would have dropped their inflation guidance. squeeze the neck of the turkey. morgan stanley said, you have rates at 1.75 percent. there is the euro dollar. they allowed the greek central bank to attribute 59 million euros worth of liquidity. did they have the right to cut off the funding? >> the top stories on bloomberg at this hour. angela merkel and francois hollande will head to russia to press president putin for a cease-fire. john kerry says america is working to change russia's behavior. tony abbott the yesterday and prime minister, says he will oppose a measure by liberal party mps seeking a vote on his leadership. it comes after an e-mail saying they must address concerns about him. the ballot will go ahead. if more than half of the 102 liberal mps back the motion. a decision to bestow a

. >>> australia's prime minister tony abbott has announceed new measures against homegrown terrorists. >> walking home from her doctor with they are younger sister, they found a man blocking their path. >> he kept coming towards us, and he just whacked me with his shoulder and called me a bloody terrorist. she's increasingly concerned about how muslims are perceived. >> when people look at me, they think terrorist. it breaks you inside. >> on monday, as he announced new measures to counter the terrorist threat, it was suggested that muslims could do more to help. >> i've often heard western leaders describe islam as a religion of peace. i wish more muslim leaders would say that more often and mean it. >> tony abbott said that threats were rising, decease siege in cafe shows how an individual can cause havoc. there are 400 anti-terrorism operations running and a number have gone to syria and iraq to fight, and it could prove dangerous if they return home. >> if there is a choice between latitude for suspects or more powers for police and security agencies, more often we should choose t

the australian prime minister tony abbott launched an attack on the human rights commission followinglication of why sexual assault harms child detainees. he says the inquiry has been a political stitch up. >>> the british house of law allows -- the first country in the world to practice this method of conception. they voted to legalize the practice earlier this month. >>> black rats have always been blamed for spreading the plague. now scientists say gerbils may have been responsible. those are conditions in which the population of gerbils and the fleas living in them. >>> let's go to greece now. the country submitted a list of reforms to the international to try to secure a four-month loan extension. the greek government wants to get rid of austerity measures under the bailout program. it can raise billions of euros. earlier, our correspondent gave us a look. >> reporter: it's meant to tackle hughtarian crisis. for example, they said they will provide free health care to those who are unemployed and lost their health insurance. they will reconnect electricity to people whose power h

and education cuts in an effort to reduce the country's precedent. >> reporter: out for a jog, tony abbott must have had a lot on his mind. a few hours later he took to the podium in sydney with an announcement. >> the last thing australia needs is instability and uncertainty. on reflection and after talking to my colleagues i decided that the best thing we can do is deal with the spill motion as quickly as possible and put it behind us. >> reporter: with that abbott brought forward a vote that could on monday morning result in his own party forcing him out of office. >> it's been a fall. they came to power less than 18 months ago. polls suggest half of all australians want him gone. >> it's a turn of events considering that they are aware of flip flop. >> we were elected to end the chaos of labour and to fix labour's mess. >> we are talking about many analysts considered the rudd-gilad debacle. in 2010 julia gillard challenged him and took over. rudd returned after three years and another challenge. now as another challenge nears, the deputy leader is keeping tight-lipped. i'm aware the m

. >> tony abbott issued his convictions for inmates for drug charges. >>> 16 people killed and 30 hurt a paper in nuevo leon state said the train was carrying 60 passengers. >>> united nations urging the mexican government to do further investigation, on the case of the 43 students missing in miguelguerrero state. >> a national problem that's how a u.n. committee described forced disappearances in mexico. a panel has urged mexico to further investigate the matter. >> we do not have the numbers precisely, there are exactly six persons put to trial and sentenced for this crime. >> reporter: the u.n. also called on mexico to create a special prosecutor's office to investigate such crimes. parents and classmates of the missing students gathered in the capital on friday and. >> we ask them that they do a proper investigation. >> translator: the partnership was there they harassed us, they repressed us, they took our cell phones and forced us on the ground. >> there is no concrete evidence that the army was involved. are last week the mexican government told the u.n. committee that more than

to australia, where prime minister tony abbott will face a major challenge from inside his own party in the next hour when it meets to discuss whether the country needs a new leader. the vote was scheduled for tuesday, but the pm moved it forward. analysts say it was a strategic move to give opponents less time to build support needed to oust him. tony abbott has been in power for 16 months but faced criticism for his leadership and controversial decisions >>> results are coming in of the biggest awards event in the british film calendar. baftas for best film and director went to richard linklater and his film "boyhood", a 12 year movie, charting charting boyhood to teenage years. >> and julian moore with best actress for her depiction >>> that's it from me including the top story, a riot at a football match in egypt, where we are now hearing that 30 people have died. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested >> i know that i'm being surveilled >> people are not getting the care that they need >> this is a crime against humanity >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> han

australian prime minister tony abbott recent report into a siege this took place in a sydney cafe last year. bail and gun laws says no specific organization or person is to whraim blai for the glaim for the incident. the gunman was an iranian citizen who had sought asylum in australia. >>> immediate release of antonio ledezma. >> antonio ledezma has been indicted for conspiracy to commit violence. same place where another opposition leader, leopoldo lopez, has been held for the last year reportedly in solitary confinement. conspiracy the officials said included aassassination plot against the president. >> i will never give in to my enemy and i will fight however i can against traitors and the oligarchy. >> government is blaming the opposition and the u.s. for what it calls an economic war to detaibles the country. >> what am i saying here? that they are the ones that are imposing the rationing andics ares that are strangling our people. we must close ranks for the home land and the revolution. >> this is an ongoing effort, of the venezuelan government to try to distract attention from

norwegians organised the event showing that islam was about love and unity >>> australian prime minister tony abbott says his government will review immigration laws following recommendations in relation to a siege that took place in a sydney cafe. the report recommends tightening gun laws and says no specific agency is to blame. three, including a gunman from killed. the gunman was an iranian born australian citizen in australia. >>> a human rights group in india wants the government to stop domestic and foreign prisoners, there are 130 deaths. human rights says they come from 20 countries. there's no source as to which countries are affected. >> reporter: it's a prison island. it's located in central java. the government executes prisoners, and it's off limits. last month six convicts were executed. another 10 are due to be shot soon. a brazilian was arrested with 19 kilograms much heroin sentenced to death. he is mentally ill. the family says the documentation was never part of his defense, because he lacked proper representation. >> i am here because i know the law doesn't agree. releasing someo

. >>> tony abbott has called a special party meeting pushing the vote forward by a day. that gives his challengers less time to round up support for a motion to force him out. if a vote goes through, then nominations will open for the position of prime minister and deputy leader of the liberal party. >>> prominent u.s. television anchor, brian womenilliams is going off the air. we'll have the latest on the controversy that has america talking. >>> also ahead, one woman's detective work leads to the arrest of two men -- two police officers. we'll explain in a moment. ohhhhh... whoa whoa whoa! who's responsible for this?!? if something goes wrong, you find a scapegoat. ...rick. it's what you do. ahhhhhhhh! what'd you say? uh-oh! kelly! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. rick. don't walk away from me. ahhhhhhhh! grandpa bode, grandma said you used to be out of control. really... i guess i did take some risks. anncr: bode, bode miller!!! trained a little bit differently. a little too honest sometimes. the medi

. >>> tony abbott says he will fight on to keep his job as leader of the liberal party and prime minister of australia. his statement came as they announced plans to wage a leadership challenge against him at a party meeting next tuesday. >> i have spoken to the deputy leader julie bishop and we will stand together in urging the party room to defeat this particular motion. and in so doing, and in defeating this motion to vote in favor of the stability and the team that the people voepted for at the election. we have a strong plan. it's the strong plan that i enunciated at the press club and we are determined to get on with it and we will. >> about a year and a half after becoming australia's prime minister he's seen his polling numbers collapse. he's been accused of a long list of broken promises and came under criticism forgiving a knighthood to the prince. >>> we'll take a short break here. when we come back parts in suburban chicago are keeping a close watch over their children. two measles cases dropped up at a daycare there. more are expected. plus this. >> let there be no doubt abou

tony abbott is facing a leadership challenge.p from his governing party has called for a vote next week an tuesday. the it follows the party's heavy defeat in queensland and series of perceived gaffes by mr. abbott including his decision to award a knighthood to britain's prince philip attracted ridicule, derided by many. john donson brings us this report from sydney. >> reporter: it's less than 18 months since tony abbott came to power. but the swagger of his early days in office is long gone. this week there's been much speculation of a coup within his own party. this morning, as he toured a factory, mr. abbott was trying to send a message of business as usual, hoping a vote on his leadership could be avoided when the party meets next week. >> we are going to get on with government next week and the last thing that you'll see from me is any deliberate distractions. there will be no deliberate distractions from me and i'm certainly expecting that we will have a strong and constructive party meeting next tuesday. that's what we n

. >> australia's prime minister tony abbott has announced new husband to combat measures against what he calls homegrown terrorists. >> walking back from the doctor with her younger sister, they found a man blocking their path. >> he kept coming towards us, and he just whacked me with his shoulder and called me a bloody terrorist. >> she said she's increasingly concerned about how muslims are perceived. >> when people look at me, they think, oh, she must be an terrorist. it breaks you inside. >> on monday, as they announceed new measures to counter the terrorist threat, the prime minister suggested that muslims could do more to help. i've often heard western leaders describe islam as a religion of peace. i wish muslim leaders would say it more often and mean it. >> authorities have 400 investigations going double the number from a year ago. they say more than 110 australians have traveled to syria to fight and could prove to be dangerous if returned home. >> if there is a choice between latitude and of support it would go to the security agencies. >> further proposals to ban certain m

the prime minister tony abbott made this announcement just a day after the release of a report of ther: it's two months since australia's biggest ever anti-terrorism operation ended in a blaze of gunfire. and december's sydney siege, carried out by a man who claimed to be an islamic state supporter was clearly on tony abbott's mind as he introduced today's new proposals. >> now, i can't promise that terrorist atrocities will ever again take place on australian soil, but let me give you this assurance. my government will never underestimate the terror threat. we will make the difficult decisions that must be taken to keep you and your families safe. >> reporter: australia is increasingly concerned about the number of its citizens fighting overseas with islamic state. the government estimates there are 90 australians currently fighting with extremist groups in syria and iraq. and a further 30 who have already returned home. today, mr. abbott said some of them could lose their australian citizenship. >> we cannot allow bad people to use our good nature against us. the government will dev

. >> the new measures announced by prime minister tony abbott involve restricting the movement of suspected terrorists, restricting merle -- restricting welfare, and fighting for extremist groups overseas revoking citizenship. >> we cannot allow bad people to use their nature against us. the government will develop amendments to the us trillion citizenship back so we can revoke or suspend australian citizenship in a case of dual nationals. >> there are increasing concerns over homegrown terrorist attacks. it comes a day after he released a report into the deadly sydni siege. the gunman involved was a self-styled islamic cleric born in iran and came to australia as a refugee. abbott used the case as an example. >> for too long, we have given those who might be a threat to our country the benefit of the doubt. the perpetrator was given the benefit of the doubt when he applied for a visa. use given the benefit of the doubt for residency and citizenship. >> he says keeping australians safe is his top rarity. some oppositions -- some opposition politicians are skeptical. some say was designed to

tony abbott survives a challenge by his party.e won with about 60% of the vote in what was essentially a no-confidence measure. alibaba is betting it can become a player in smart phones. they are investing 590 million dollars in chinese smartphone maker. the investment will give them a platform for its operating system aimed at boosting mobile sales. nissan is raising its profit forecast for 2015. they are being helped by a weaker yen and stronger demands. it may help offset the impact of a recession in russia. if you thought $40 a barrel for oil was cheap, you have not seen nothing yet. crude could hit $20. alix steel has the report. how could this be? alix: way to go. this is a two-pronged thing. they say it will bottom around the $40 range. we could see prices dip for two reasons. you see storage buildup. once demand recovers, you will have to weave through the inventory. the second reason, shale. it is all about shale and not about opec. you could drill a well, but not fill it. once the price recovers every price decline will

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tony abbott has survived his confidence vote but he is weakened by the ordeal. the australian prime minister one the motion put forth by the opposition and backed by some members of his own party. prime minister abbott has been accused of back flipping on policy in the year and a half since taking office. china executed five inmates on monday including the billionaire li jian. the group was condemned to death for multiple murders back in may. he was the leader of a private firm who had launched a bid to take over an australian iron ore company in 2011. it was also said to have links to the former security chief -- a disgraced former security chief. bracing for more snow in the northeastern united states. residents in some areas are expecting up to 60 centimeters of snow with the national weather service issuing winter storm warnings for several new england states. schools have been closed and motorists have been urged to stay off the roads. a large number of flights coming in and out of boston's logan airport are canceled. boko haram militants have attacked a pr

. >> australia prime minister tony abbott brought forward a vote deciding whether he'll stay on as leader of the liberal party. abbott wants to bring the ballot forward, because it's important to end political uncertainty. >> it's been criticized by an mp for not fulfilling promises. >> more to come including guatemala's fiery volcano lives up to its name as it spews ash into the air. >> i'm spain why so many are leaving this region and the exact that's having on the community here. >>> recordings after a coup removing mohamed mursi from power dash in the tape abdul fatah al-sisi is heard selling officers to seek money from gulf states and remarks about the qatari royal family referred to as half state. >> translation: tell them we need 10 to be deposited into the army's account. what did i say? >> translation: 10 in the army's account. >> translation: when i win the election we will invest ultimately from the united arab emirates and others from the coup. and small portions into the bank. into the account until 2014. [ laughs ] . >> translation: why are you laughing? their money is like

also coming up in the program security crack down in australia, prime minister tony abbott unveils new counter terrorism measures. top secrets, al jazerra has obtained hundreds

tony abbott rejected the findings, l calling it a political stitchup. >> reporter: he now lives in sydneystudying to be an accountant, but before he was given a visa australia's government held him for a year in many prison-like detention centers. he was just 14 years old, and alone when he came to australia by boat. he coped in detention, he says but saw other children who didn't. >> i saw kids who hung themselves. i saw kids who are -- who were cutting their hands. it's not something that i could forget. we are damaging those kids. we are -- we are -- we are damaging mentally and we are damaging physically. >> reporter: his experience is similar to many detailed in a human rights report on immigrant children detained by australia's government. >> our findings are deeply shocking. we found that all the medical evidence confirms that detention causes and come pounds mental health disorders amongst children. >> reporter: more than a third of children detained require psychiatric support. there are allegations of sexual abuse against children. in camera on tuesday, officials confirmed a 16-

tony abbott outlined the initiatives in a speech in the capital canberra. >> now i can't promise thaterrorist atrocities won't ever again take place on australian soil. my government will never underestimate the terror threat. >> abbott said at least 110 australians have traveled abroad to join the islamic state militant group. he said government leaders will work to keep them from threatening australia's security. abbott is calling for a change in laws to deter people who could pose a danger. his proposal would allow authorities to strip people with dual nationality of their australian citizenship. and he said the government will clamp down on groups that spread extremist views. earlier this month police in sydney arrested two men on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack. investigators believe the men were influenced by islamic state militants. >>> the turkish military has sent troops into neighboring syria to evacuate soldiers besieged by islamic state militants. the syrian government said the operation was an act of aggression. turkish prime minister said on sunday that more tha