victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> a landslide has happened in brazil due to heavy rainfall.ople we know were hurt. among those rescued a one-year-old girl, her grandmother who used her own body to protect the child, died. >>> world health organization has declared guinea free of ebola. it has been 42 days since the recovery or death of the final patient and there have been no new infections. it was in guinea that the ebola outbreak was first reported in march of 2014. since then 2,536 people have died there. 4,809 have died in liberia. 3,955 in sierra leone, and 8 in nigeria. world health organization declared nigeria ebola free in october of last year. sierra leone ebola free last month. liberia in may. but weeks later further cases were reported any last two patients finally discharged from hospital last month. the search to find a vaccine is far from over. nicklas hawk visited a lab in dhaka where trials are being held. >> reporter: every time these two come to the lab for testing, they wonder, which one of them has been injected with the experimental ebola vaccine. one w

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: around 8,000 cuban migrants have been stranded at this camp infor more than a month. nicaragua has refused to let them cross. the migrants are trying to get to the united states. central american countries have been holding talks in guatemala on how to resolve the crisis. they agreed that the cubans will fly to el salvador where they will be bussed to the united states. >> translator: they initially expressed two guarantees the first was for mexico to allow the people to pass and the second was for there not to be any cost to guatemala. >> reporter: many flew through ecuador, but they were stopped in nicaragua. under u.s. law any cuban who makes it on to u.s. soil soilal -- soil is allowed to apply for residency. >> translator: it's allowed these people to enter their country. >> reporter: the cubans are expected to restart their journey next week, and realize their dream of making it to the united states. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> four people have died in landslide brought about by heavy rain in brazil. it was in the southeastern state o

victoria gatenby has more. >> reporter: very few details have been released about the circumstances surrounding this man. north korea's state-run news agency announced his death in a brief statement. >> translator: the member of the political bureau and secretary of the committee of the workers party of korea, died sadly in a traffic accident at 6:15 on december 29th at the age of 73. >> reporter: as secretary of the ruling worker's party, he was one of north korea's most senior officials. he was an experienced negotiator who played an important role in talks with south korea. in august he helped diffuse tensions between the two sides after an explosion injured two south korean soldiers. the south korean government has paid tribute to his skill and hard work during those talks. >> translator: we offer our condolences over the death. he worked together with south korea to achieve a meaningful agreement at the high-level talks held in august. >> reporter: he was north korea's leader, kim ki-jong's closest comrade. but his death is raising questions about what is really happening in the government

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: more corpses on the streets of the capital.es say some of the victims were shot at close range. the army says it had no choice. the men were trying to steal weapons. but some residents say the security services dragged young men from their homes. one mother says her son was shot dead when officers mistook him for an armed man. >> translator: i saw a group of policemen walking past our house. they spotted some men in the area and they asked them to stop. the men got scared and they started running. the policemen opened fire. at that time our son was trying to close the door. and when the soldier spotted him they just shot him there and then. >> reporter: not all of the armed men accused of stealing weapons were shot. some were arrested. >> translator: on the side of the enemy, 79 of them died, 45 have been captured. 97 arms seized and a lot of' missions. on our side we lost eight soldiers, four of them from the army, and four of them from the police. >> reporter: the violence in burundi began in april when the president announce

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> you are watching al jazeera, stay with us if you can.st a moment, the palestinian teenagers will be talking us to about what they say is a life of constant threat in the occupied territories. >>> and the spewing lava that can be seen from afar, as mount edna erupts again. ♪ >> half a million fields will lie fallow. >> if we had another year of this severe drought, i'd say all bets are off. ♪ >>> reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. journalists join the fight against isil in syria. the country's parliament votes overwhelmingly to send military support. it will be a non-combat role, however. >>> cameroon says some of the hundreds of hostages rescued were to be used as suicide bombers. >>> and there have been confrontations on the occupied west bank, four palestinians have been killed in separatists incidents. and indeed a high proportion of recent attacks on israelis have been made by pretty young palestinians many teenagers. hoda abdel hamid has been to meet some of the youngsters in occupied east jerusalem to try to find out w

victoria gatenby reports. >> they can barely believe what use is happened. attacks carried out by russian war planes against a syrian market. dead bodies everywhere and people are rushing to find survivors. they check if this man is alive. he's not so they move on looking for injured people to help. this is the town of bazena in the damascus country side. people who live here say fighting between syrian government forces and opposition fighters has been nonstop for two months. they say the syrian regime is trying to break the deadlock with the help of russian air strikes. >> this is from the regime of bashar al-assad. this is what's happening to us. where are you muslim brothers? where are you? >> russia began bombing syria in september. it says it's targeting i.s.i.l. but the institute for study of war a u.s. based think tank say the russian campaign has mainly hit are syrian groups. >> especially on duma and zemelka has increased recently. they pretend they are hitting the terrorists but most of the people killed are women and children. >> these are the sc

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> and that is all of our time. thanks for watching.han betz is back with more of today's news right now. >>> thanks, tony, an al jazeera investigation into performance-enhancing drugs is still in the spotlight tonight. it concerns an internist in indiana. he tells an undercover reporter that the clinic shipped human growth hormone to the wife of payton manning. one of the main points of contention remains the dates he worked at the clinic. >> reporter: when our undercover investigator first met charlie shy. he immediately demonstrated his knowledge of drugs. over the next 12 days, in seven difft

victoria gatenby has the story. >> the victims have waited 70 years for an apology from japan. it timely came. >> we have been expressing our feelings of remorse on this issue as previous administrations have, that will not change. >> it's an issue that strained relations between the two countries for years. so there's relief that they can at last move on. >> in order to restore the dignity and regain the impaired reputation of the comfort women, as well as heal wounded hearts through the agreement, i think it's most important that the japanese government swiftly and faithfully carry out the measures under this deal. >> historians estimate that almost 200,000 asian women, mostly from korea were forced into providing sex in brothels, set up during whroort. itworld war ii, the government's offer of $8.3 million to settle this situation. korea was a japanese colony from 1910 to 1945. that still affects south korea's rich with japan. this situation, however long in coming, offers hope for the future. >> this is a huge deal. as far as we can tell a long time problem that has divided

here is victoria gatenby. >> reporter: they can barely believe what has just happened. strikes thought to have been carried out by russian war planes have flattened a busy market full of people. in the moment after the attack panic sweeping through. there are dead bodies everywhere, and people are rushing to find survivors. they check if this man is alive. he is not, so they move on looking for injured people to help. this is in the damascus countryside. people who live here say fighting between syrian opposition forces and the government has been going on for months. they say the syrian regime is trying to break the dead lock with russia's help. russia began bombing syria in september. it says it is targeting isil, but the institute for the study of war says the russian air campaign has mainly hit syrian opposition groups. >> translator: the russian and syrian air strikes on eastern and duma have increased recently. they pretend their are targeting terrorists, but most killed are women and children. >> reporter: these are scenes that the people of syria have become fam

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> terrible storms and floods have killed at least 43 people in the u.s. in the last few days alone. texas particularly badly affected with 11 losing their lives in tornadoes that left a trail of destruction. there are areas that were hit by a strong snow blizzard, temperatures rapidly falling there, and the extreme weather forecast to continue over the next few days. >>> flooding too has forced more than 160,000 people from their homes in south america. paragay is the worst hit. local media there saying at least five have died and many are still trapped in their homes. a state of emergency has been declared. northeastern rargt has als argeo been badly affected. leaving a place called concordia because of severe flooding. teresa vo is there. >> i'm in northeast argentina where at least 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. you can see right behind me how houses are completely covered under water. most of the people here have been able to leave this area but many are staying behind. they're saying that they want to take care of whatever littl

victoria gatenby has the story. >> the victims have waited 70 years for an apologize from japan. it finally came from japanese prime minister shoin shinzo abe. >> we have been expressing ourselves and such a position has not been changed. i hope this agreement will serve as a momentum for japan and south korea. >> reporter: it's an issue that strained relations between the two countries for years. so there's relief that they can at last move on. >> in order to restore the dig flit and regain the impaired reputation of the comfort women as well as heal the wounded through agreement, i think it's most important that the japanese government swiftly and faithfully carry out the measures under this deal. >> reporter: historians estimate had a mostly 200,000 women mostly from korea were forced to provide sex in broth elses saibrothels said up by the japanese. >> the government has been trying to settle this issue by the end of there year. we will follow the government's decision. >> reporter: korea was a jns colonjapanese colony from 1910 o 1945. this profession however long in coming

victoria gatenby has the story. >> reporter: the victims have waited 70 years for an apology from japan. it finally came from japanese president shinzo abe. >> we have been expressing our feelings of remorse and apology on this issue as the previous governments have and such position will not be changed. from today japan and south korea will enter into a new era. i hope this agreement will serve as a momentum for japan and south korea. >> it's an issue that strained relations between the two countries for years. so there's relief that they can at last move on. >> translator: in order to restore the dignity and regain the impaired reputation of the comfort women as well as heal their wounded hearts through the agreement i think it's most important that the japanese government swiftly and safely carry out the measures under this deal. >> reporter: historians estimate that women were forced into providing sex in broth else set up by japanese soldiers during world war ii. offer of $8.3 million in compensation. >> the government has been trying to settle this issue by the end of this year. w

victoria gatenby has more. >> an initiative for the first time in the countries long running political crisis, an agreement to work together. the deal calls for a 10 member committee to help choose a government of national reconciliation. >> this is a purely libyan meeting, arranged by libyans. now we call on the united nations to endorse this move which will provide a swift, prompt solution to the libyan crisis. >> it was a national, sincere and constructive dialogue, and each party accepts the other party with an open heart. we are not fully authorized to take positions on behalf of the parliament, but i all on all parties to support it. >> some m.p.'s from both houses are against the deal, the u.n. welcomed it. it says isil linked fighters have taken advantage of the power vacuum in libya and the count roy needs to unit before the ideology spreads. it is now a matter of days, not weeks, to sign this agreement. >> violence and rivalries have polarized libya. the country has fallen into chaos since the 2011 uprising it is now a matter of days, not weeks, to sign this agreement. >> vio

victoria gatenby has more >>> a libyan initiative. for the first time in the country's long-running political crisis, an agreement to work together. these are representatives of the two rival parliament. the deal calls for the two sides to form a 10-member committee, to choose a government of reconciliation. >> translation: this is a purely libyan meeting, arranged by libyans. we call on the united nations to endorse this move, which will provide a swift, prompt solution to the libyan crisis. it was a national sincere and constructive dialogue. each party accepts the other party with an open heart. we are not fully apprised to take decisions on behalf of the parliament, but i call on all parties to support it. >> reporter: some m.p.s from both houses are against the deal. the u.n. welcomed it. i.s.i.l.-linked fighters took advantage of the power vacuum in libya, and the country needs to unite before the ideology spreads. >> to have the threat of d.a.e.s.h., and the scourge of terror. >> is expanding every day. we have a situation wher

korean official in charge of negotiating with rival south korea has been killed in a car crash as victoria gatenby, it's raising more questions about what is going on inside north korea's secretive ruling regime. >> reporter: very few details have been released about the circumstances surrounding the car crash that killed this man. >> translator: member of the political bureau and secretary of the central committee of the worker's party of korea, and deputy to the supreme people's assembly of the democratic people's republic, died sadly in a car accident. >> reporter: as secretary of the ruling worker's party, he was one of north korea's most senior officials. he was an experienced negotiator who played an important role in talks with south korea. in august he helped diffuse tensions after an explosion injured two south korean soldiers at the border with north korea. the south korea government has paid tribute to his skill and hard work. >> translator: we offer our condolences. he worked to achieve an agreement in the high-level talks in august. >> reporter: his death is raising questions about wh

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> the govern of the yemeni port city of aden has been killed, major generalohammed saad was on his way to work when his convoy was hit by a car bomb. he was alleluial an ally of had >> this is the spot he was killed. the car he was traveling in is engulfed in flames. sworn in as govern two months ago. he was a close ally of hadi who returned to aden from exile in saudi arabia. >> appear convoy of about five cars was heavily secured. he knew he was going to be targeted. he knew an attempt was inevitable. so, he moved cautiously over the past two weeks multiple militia groups blocked him from entering his own office in aden so he knew the situation was precarious. >> so the alleys launched a military campaign in march. they have been targeting houthi rebels taking over the capitol with support from forces loyal to former president. although the conflict began with airstrikes, al compliance of houthi fighters backed by troops from the uae out of aden. security remains a challenge. groups affiliated with isil in yemen have. it is a rival of al-qaeda in the arabia

victoria gatenby has more. >> reporter: a libyan i tiff. the first time in the country's long-running political crisis an initial agreement to work together. these are representatives of the two rival parliaments. the deal calls for the two sides to form a 10-member committee to help choose a government of national reconciliation. >> translator: this is a purely libyan meetings arranged by libyans, now we call on the united nations to endorse this move which will provide a swift, prompt solution to the libyan crisis. >> translator: it was a national, sincere and constructive dialogue and each party accepts the other party with an open heart. we are not taking decision on his behalf of the parliament. but i call on all parties to support it. >> reporter: some m.p.s from both houses a against the deal. the u.n. has welcomed it. it says isil fighters have taken advantage of the power vacuum in libya and the country needs to unite before the ideology spreads. >> you have the threat. d.a. esh. and the international communities are also fighting

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> the father of a little boy who drowned while fleeing syria has pleadede world to open its doors to refugees. this ill i believe of the three-year-old washed up on the shore of a turkish beat highlighted the tragic unfolding in the seize around grease and turkey he died along with his brother and mother as they tried to make the cross to go the geek island of kos. the father recorded a message to be played on christmas day. >>> iraqi forces say they now control more than half of ramadi in anbar province after a mission to retake it from isil. iraqi inning till jenks intellis there are only 300 fighters left in the city. the army claims to have advance today center of ramadi driving fighters out of many residential areas, zeina khodr has more. >> reporter: it has been described as the final assault to recapture ramadi from isil. the iraqi military says its troops are moving in on the center of the city. the provincial capital of the mainly sunni anbar province happens been under isil's control for months. for weeks those forces have been trying to reach th

al jazeera's victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: it used to be a busy industrial park in one of china's cities, full of factories, shops and homes. it's been buried under a lair of mud. nearly -- layer of mud. nearly 1500 rescue workers have been on the scene, trying to find survivors, a task hampered by the unstable ground. >> the landslide swept away everything in its path. 22 buildings have been destroyed, including two dormitories for workers. an area of 20,000 square meters is covered with soil. the landslide triggering an explosion to the gas pipeline. media reports suggest the landslide was caused by collapsing earth dug up during construction work over the past two years. seems the authorities had warning. they had time to evacuate hundreds of people before the landslide engulfed the area. >> translation: more than 900 were evacuated. several hundred have been sent to hospitals. they do not have life-threatening injuries. >> reporter: people are spending the night in temporary shelters. the chinese president xi jinping is ordering local authorities to do all they can to help tho

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> tanya couch the mother of the so-called affluenza teen. a spoiled wealthy upbringing prevented him from knowing right from wrong. couch was arrested along with his mother on monday after missing a probation check in texas but a mexican judge granted an injunction today block his extradition. the legal process could take days or even weeks. >> it seems to me if they wanted to they could pay him as much money as they wanted to to drag this out as long as they want to. we are hoping the mexican court will make a quick and decisive decision and return the couches to america. >> marshals say the couches have several attorneys working for them in that country. >>> two british teenagers will face trial in poland after stealing artifacts from the nazi death camp in aws auschwitz. if found guilty they could be sentenced up to ten years in prison. this is not the first time someone has tried to steal a piece of the form he death camp. several people have attempted to take bashe barbed wire. from 1940 to 19451 million european jews were killed at aus

victoria gatenby reports. >> nearly 1500 rescue workers have been on the scene throughout the night, trying to find survivors, a task hampered by the unstable ground. the landslide swept away everything in its pass. including two dormitories for local workers. and area of 20,000 square meters is covered with soil. the landslide triggered an explosion at a nearby gas pipeline. media suggested that the landslide occurred after construction acknowledge authorities had some warning because they had time to evacuate hundreds of people before the landslide engulfed the area. >> translator: more than 900 residents were evacuated. 7 people rescued from the landslide have been sent to hospitals. they do not have life threatening injuries. >> people are spending the night in local shelters. chinese president xi jinping has ordered local authorities to do everything they can. why a mountain of earth was stored so close to an industrial area. the immediate concern is to search for at least some of the victims who might still be alive. >> adrian brown joins us live from beijing. what can you tell

this is a real threat to us in britain >>> victoria gatenby takes a look at the different factions and examines if they are united enough to succeed in i.s.i.l. against syria. >> it's estimated as many as 1,000 armed opposition groups in syria, commanding an estimated 1,000 fighters. it's the go ahead for air strikes in syria, and says up to 70,000 fighters are what are described as moderates. they include the northern syrian army with 20,000 fighters operating with idlib. the front operating with 25,000 fighters and another group around aleppo, totalling 14,000. all so far fighting the syrian army, battling to keep bashar al-assad in power. around 20,000 fighters from the kurdish popular protection unit, y.p.g. has been battling i.s.i.l. for control of their territory in the north. the russian air force bombed oil facilities, vital to the finances. but the institute for the study of war, a u.s.-based think tank said they have mainly hit syrian opposition groups south of aleppo and in hamad province. the army is supported on the ground by hezbollah, and other shia militias from iraq, i

victoria gatenby reports. >>> few details have been released about the circumstances surrounding the car crash that killed kim yank gong. north korea's newsagency announced his death in a brief statement. >> translation: tim, member of the political bureau, deputy to the supreme people's atem bli died sadly in a traffic accident at 6:15 on december 29th at the age of 73. >> as secretary of the ruling workers party, he was one of north korea's senior officials. he was an experienced negotiator, who played an important roll in talks in south korea. in august he diffused tensions between the two sides after an explosion injured two seen soldiers at the boarder with north korea. the south korean government paid tribute to skill and hard work during the talks. >> we offer our condolences over the death of kim yang gong, working to receive a meaningful achievement. >> reporter: kim yang gong was, according to state media, kim jong un's closest comrade and a solid revolutionary partner. his death is raising questions about what is happening inside north korea's secretive government. seen of

al jazeera's victoria gatenby has the details. >> reporter: the attack was timed to cause maximum devastation. the government office issuing identity cards packed with people. there was chaos in the moments after the bomb exploded. police say it was a suicide attack. many killed, many injured. >> there was a blast in the office around 2 o'clock. around 100 are injured, and 20 martyred. i was offering my prayers in my house when the blast occurred. it was a huge blast. when i came running here, there were dead bodies. >> the attack happened in the city of modan in a tribal area bordering afghanistan. a group once linked to taliban claimed responsibility, but the pakistan taliban said it had nothing to do with the attack. attacks by its fighter declined, in part because of the increase in military operations and effort to shut down the armed group's source of founding. the explosion comes two days after the head of pakistan's army was in kabul for a meeting. they were trying to restart talks with the taliban. >> pakistan is trying to persuade them to engage in a political negotiations with the

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> and that is all of our time. thanks for watching. jonathan betz is back with more of today's news right now. >>> thanks, tony, an al jazeera investigation into performance-enhancing drugs is still in the spotlight tonight. it concerns an internist in indiana. he tells an undercover reporter that the clinic shipped human growth hormone to the wife of payton manning. one of the main points of contention remains the dates he worked at the clinic. >> reporter: when our undercover investigator first met charlie shy. he immediately demonstrated his knowledge of drugs. over the next 12 days, in seven different meetings and more than 27 hours of recorded conversations, sly gradually opened up about his contacts with athletes. statements he now denies. his most controversial allegation is when he did part of his pharmacy training at an anti-aging clinics in ims, human growth hormone was shipped to payton manning's wife. >> we would be sending ashley manning drugs all the time. florida -- it would never be under payton's name. >> reporter: sin

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: the algerian-based group said it carried out the attack in mali'sol. it split from al-qaeda's north african branch two years ago, but the two groups have joined forces again. the of al-qaeda's north african branch made the announcement in an audio message. >> translator: we tell our beloved nation that the lines of islam have joined al-qaeda. we will be one sword with which to slaughter our first enemy, namely the crusader france and its agents in the region. >> reporter: they say they coordinated the attack on the radisson blu hotel. other armed groups, including isil operate in north africa, but analysts say the decision by the leader to align his group once more with al-qaeda, not isil is unsurprising. >> i think in this particular context, it's more personality based. but i think he he's -- he -- this -- this group is very much one that sort of linked around the individual leader, and he is a figure that has been very explicitly more in the al-qaeda camp rather than the isil camp. >> reporter: it says it wants its fighters freed from the prison

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: when a tornado stuffed down in rowlett, lives were lost and homestoo. for those who survived, this is their new reality. >> i looked out the window and saw the finley around my house and dove into the hallway. >> multiple toranados cut a path of desconstruction across texas. this area bore the brunt. residents are trying to recover what they can from their wrecked homes. nabors, everybody, we went in and took our safary and hunkered down for a little bit. 15 seconds later, it was over with. it was gone. next, i have a skylight in my kitchen. >> many have been held by this storm. >> i cannot believe this amount of damage was done in 30 seconds. but it felt like a lifetime. it did. >> over the last week, toranados and storms swept across six states with mississippi worst affected. meteorologists have predicted severe bliss address in eastern states in the coming days southern california is experienng a weather related e mergency albeit of a different kind. this area is accustomed to wildfires, the fourth year of drought means they start and spread mor

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: around 8,000 cuban migrants have been stranded in this camp forhan a month. the migrants are trying to get to the united states. central american countries have been holding talks in guatemala on how to resolve the crisis. they agreed that the cubans will fly to el salvador where they will be bussed to the united states. >> reporter: the first guarantee was for mexico to first allow these people to pass through its territory. and the second was them not to be any cost for guatemala. >> reporter: the cuban's journey has been long and complicated. many flew direct to ecuador, which doesn't require cubans to have see sas -- visas. but they were stopped in nicaragua, which is a close ally of cuba's. any cuban who makes it on to u.s. soil is allowed to apply for residency. but with improving relations between the u.s. and cuba, many cubans worry that might change. >> translator: it's important for the united states and cuba to work together. they are at the center of this issue. along with ecuador. >> reporter: the cubans are expected to restart their

here is victoria gatenby. >> reporter: very few details have been released about the circumstances surrounding car crash that killed this man. the state news agency announced his death. >> translator: deputy to the supreme people's assembly died sadly in a traffic accident at 6:15 on december 29th at the age of 73. >> reporter: as secretary of the ruling worker's party, he was one of north korea's most senior officials. he was an experienced negotiator who played an important role in talks with south korea. in august he help diffuse tensions between these two sides after an explosion killing two soldiers on the border. the south korean government has paid tribute to his skill and hard work during those talks. >> translator: we offer our condolences over the death, who worked together with south korea to achieve agreements. >> reporter: he was according to state media, north korea's leader closest comrade. but his death is raising questions about what is really happening inside north korea's secretive government. south korean officials say that kim ki-jong has executed at least 70 senior offici

al jazeera's victoria gatenby reports. >> they can barely believe what's just happened, airstrikes thought to have been carried out by russian airplanes have flattened a busy market full of people. in the moments after the attack, panic sweeps through. there are dead bodies everywhere and people russia to help survivors. they check to see if this man is alive. he's not. they move on looking for injured people to help. this is the damascus countryside. people say fighting between syrian government forces and opposition fighters that been non-stop for two months. they say the syrian regime is trying to break the deadlock with the help of russian airstrikes. >> this is from the regime of bashar al assad. this is what's happening to us. where are you, muslim brothers? where are you? >> russia began bombing syria in september. it says it's targeting isil, but the institute for the study of war, a u.s. based think tank said the russian air campaign has mainly hit syrian opposition groups. >> the russian and syrian airstrikes on the east have increased recently. they pretend they are targeting th