also coming up: >> pilgrims have gathered in bethlehem as midnight gas gets understandway on christmasay. violence continues in the occupied west bank with another four palestinians killed. >>> storms and tornados sweep through parts of the u.s. causing several deaths and travel chaos. ♪ don't stop music. the refugee musicians banded together after crossing europe. >> the iraqi army said it liberated large parts of the city of ramadi from the islamic state in the levant. edging street by street t said advance is being slowed down by explosive devices left behind by isil. gerald tan has more. >> reporter: as the days wear on, iraqi forces trying to retake ramadi have made a sobering admission: it will take time. the military is trying to overpower isil fighters who have been in control of the city since may backed by airstrikes, ground troops edging forward, street by street to the center. >> god willing, we will keep advancing. we are now in the main district. god willing, we will liberate the remaining part of ramadi. >> intelligence says there are just a few hundred isil fighters lef

a conference is understandway in rome to end conflict in libya. -- underway. representatives of administration agreed to sign a u.n. brokered peace deal on friday. burst's army is carrying out raids in some neighborhoods of the capital. the army spokesman says 87 people were killed in friday ace violence after many killed. israeli police say a palestinian woman has been shot after allegedly stabbing an israeli near the settlement in the occupied west bank. there is no information yet on the condition on either party. sips october 119 palestinians and 12 israelis have died in a wave of attacks across israeli and the palestinian territories. returning to one of our top stores. efforts in rome to bring peace to libya. let's take a closer look at the competing dpin strayingss. the - administrations. the first is the gnc which operates out of tripoli and was brought to power when an alliance of former rebels took over the capital last year. that group drove out the internationally recognised government which now operates from the eastern city of tabruk. the house o

it happened as a major security conference gets understandway in neighbouring pakistan. a russian's defense says it fired from a submarine for the first time. it hit the i.s.i.l. stronghold of raqqa. john kerry says world leaders will be meeting to discuss the conflict. republican presidential hopeful donald trump is facing more back lash after calling for muslims to be banned from entering the united states. republicans, democrats and foreign leaders criticised his comments. the u.n. says that corruption is a global problem which costs trillions of dollars every year. it is declared wednesday international anti corruption day to highlight the problem. >> reporter: one trillion dollars, that's how much is paid in bribes globally every year according to u.n. statistics. as much as 2.6 trillion dollars are lost to corruption around the world. that's more than the entire economy of france of the what does that mean for the people? <> reporter: the world health organisation says there's a link between countries with high c

. >>> >>> >>> the war in syria, a new diplomatic effort gets understandway as the u.s. asks middle eastern countries to do more to fight i.s.i.l. hello. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead. a stand off at the kandahar airport. a world first, a new vaccine against dengue fever gets approved in mexico.

an international conference gets understandway in r-- underway in rome. the first comes to the small screen. we take you to the star wars shadow puppet show. first, veeps is escalating in burundi's-- violence is escal indicating in bujumbura where security forces are accused of targeting young men. this is the worst outbreak of violence since may. at least 80 people were killed since friday's attacks. dozens of bodies were found lying on the streets some with their hands tied behind their backs. the army claims the people they killed were enemies of the state. friday's violence started with coordinated attacks by unfive gunmen on three military states the u.n. security council say they condemn the violence saying they will consider further steps. to our correspondent in the kenyan capital. this represents the largest loss of life in one single night of violence. clearly things are getting worse in burundi. >> reporter: yes, indeed. the situation is deteriorating and the violencing is flairing up. there was a moment of panic when citizens woke up to the am

>>> >>> >>> the war in syria, a new diplomatic effort gets understandway as the u.s. asks middle eastern countries to do more to fight i.s.i.l. hello. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead. a stand off at the kandahar airport. a world first, a new vaccine against dengue fever gets approved in mexico. they say goodbye to argentina. we look at what is ahead for this divided country >>> we begin with the war in syria. a conflict that has killed hundreds and thousands of people and displaced more. the latest diplomatic group is taking place in saudi arabia. they are far apart on several issues. in syria a reminder on wednesday on aleppo, residents blame both regime and its ally russia. the u.s. secretary of defense has asked middle eastern countries to do more in relation to the islamic state in iraq and the levant. >> turkey must do more to control its border. saudi arabia and the gulf states join the air portion of the campaign in the early days. only the air part. it has since been preoccupied by the conflict in yemen, both in the air and on the ground.

an international conference gets understandway in rome. find out how science fiction is helping revive an ancient artistic tradition. the political crisis in burundi is escalating where security forces are accused of targeting young men in the capital bujumbura. according to the army at least 78 people were killed in attacks on friday. witnesses say dozens of bodies were found lying on the streets, some of them with their hands tied behind their backs. the army says the people they killed are enemies of the state. it all began with coordinated attacks by unidentified gunmen on three military fights. the u.s. security council has condemned the killing say it is ready to consider further steps. going live to our correspondent in kenya. who are the young people we understand, men for the most part, who tried to storm these military bases? >> reporter: no-one knows the identity. they had coordinated attacks on three military bases. according to the police spokesman who we spoke to. he says there were shots by the military and then the police.

it happened as a major security conference gets understandway in neighbouring pakistan. russia's defense ministry says it has fired missile at syria from a submarine for the first time. january kerry says that world leaders will be meeting in new york next week to discuss the syrian conflict. the u.n. is calling on turkey and on iraq to resolve their dispute over the deployment of turkish soldiers in iraq. in baghdad hundreds of people rallied outside the turkish embassy calling for forces to leave. israeli soldiers have shot dead a palestinian protester in the west bank. he had come to protest against the arrest of two men when he was killed. the israeli army said it opened fire after they were attacked by pipe bombs. >> reporter: the confrontations that ensued between the israeli army and palestinian youth followed the funeral of the young man who was killed in an overnight raid by the israeli army in a refugee camp close to bethlehem. following his funeral, there was a march and confrontations ensued. this street has become a flash point of these kind of confrontation

also coming up: >> pilgrims have gathered in bethlehem as midnight gas gets understandway on christmaslence continues in the occupied west bank with another four palestinians killed. >>> storms and tornados sweep through parts of the u.s. causing several

there is no clear way through as this new diplomatic attempt gets understandway in saudi arabia >>> a foreign fighting with the armed grab al-shabab. he surrendered in southern somalia. he was running for his life. he said he wanted to side with i.s.i.l. rather than al-qaeda. the leader of france's far right national front marine le pen says french voters have rejected what she calls the old political class after regional elections that put her party top. national front secured 28% in the votes ahead of center right republicans got 27%. francois hollande's socialist trail in third place with 23.5%. >> reporter: the morning after the night before and marine le pen is in good mood. they are ahead six out of 13 regions. >> translation: the truth is that the national front maintains french people's trust more and more. election after election. once again if you have some annual lit cal capacities in connection with the people you realise there is no surprise in yesterday's results. this will grow. i'm telling you so that the next time you won't be surprised either. prepare your psychologi