-- are currently in the occupied west bank to carry out an autopsy on mr. ein's body. we understand an israeli pathologist will also be present. one would imagine once we get the results of that autopsy, we could hear again from the palestinian prime minister as to how he wants to proceed further. on the israeli side of the equation, the only statement we have had is from senior minister. he said that he effectively was concerned about unrest in the occupied territories, but, again, a very brief statement, didn't say much more beyond that. we can read into that very brief statement by the israeli minister as the fact the israeli government is no doubt deeply concerned by what happened at this event in the occupied west bank, an event which resulted in a violent confrontation. we have seen the images of mr. abu ein. at one point an israeli soldier had his hands around his throat. so -- and again of course, we have also seen tear gas and stun grenades used at that confrontation as well. so the israelis are no doubt deeply concerned about what is going on, and

what's the mood right now in the west bank? >> we saw today many hundreds of mourners coming out for the funeral. generally, people i talk to today are very angry about what happened but also not very surprised. they say this kind of violence, this kind of confrontation is quite common in the occupied west bank. most of the country has seen reports from the israeli side and palestinian side accusing each other over the death of the senior palestinian authority. tensions are already high, and people i talk to are also worried about what this will lead to. >> abbas is threatening to end cooperation with israel. what would that mean, and how much cooperation is there right now anyway? >> it's quite a lot of security cooperation. if you listen to officials, it is mainly sharing information, coordinating the mood, for example, a palestinian policeman from one city to another. until now, the president has always said this is something he will not touch because this cooperation is an interest to keep order in the west bank. for israel

et minister is killed in a protest in the west bank. witnesses say he died after israeli troops fired tear gas at him and dozens of other protesters. france's last remaining hostage finally comes home, serge lazarevic was freed by al qaeda after three years in captivity in north africa. and malala yousafzai get set to receive her nobel peace prize. the human rights campaigner survived a near fatal attack by the taliban. she's the youngest laureate ever. also coming up for you this hour, a judge in oscar pistorius case has cleared the way for prosecutors to once again seek a murder conviction on appeal. the double-amputee track star has been sentenced to five years in jail for the lesser charge of manslaughter after he admittedly killed his girlfriend. and allowing more shops to open on sunday, will it help the french economy echoed -- the french economy? more on that coming up. ♪ i'm jeannie god gillette in paris. --godula in paris. first, a palestinian minister has reportedly died after being hit by israeli soldiers in the west bank fo

who stabbed him to death did not come from this arab neighborhood, he came from somewhere in the west bankr from the east bank. but the fact that he was stabbed by an arab or the people who live here, they couldn't care less if the arab is yellow, green, comes from africa. for them an arab is an arab. in september 2000 the palestinians started to shoot through the jewish neighborhoods, and the authorities had to protect the kindergarten over here, and they put up this wall put up by the neighborhood council. but nevertheless, it's quite ugly. but if they shoot from the other side toward the kindergarten, what other measure you can take in order to protect the children? >> before returning home we went to visit a palestinian farmer whose life was devastated when half of his land was taken by the israeli army to accommodate the bending of the wall. -- the building of the wall. >> the majority of his land and the better part of his land is beyond that fence. all these walls he built by breaking this sporn land with his wife and his children and all his hard work is gone. he cannot go down and

israel and the west bank are 10 after the death of palestinian cabinet -- our are tense after the death of palestinian cabinet member. >> and the eu's latest scandal involves the government of luxembourg and top companies like walt disney, microsoft, and skype. collects welcome to the program. the european union and the united nations are calling for a transparent investigationinto the death of the palestinian authority minister during a west bank protest. he is the first palestinian cabinet members to die during a protest and his death is likely to stoke simmering temp -- tension over jerusalem and the west bank. >> seen here in the brown coat shortly before his death. this footage captures just before is security forces grabbed him and make chokehold. moments do, he keeled over. the altercation took lace after israeli soldiers fired tear gas at demonstrators protesting israeli settlements. he was filming the is really soldiers, accusing them of using excessive force. this is an occupation of terror, he said. some say he was hit in the chest with a tear gas canister. others say he died

up, israel's top court orders the demolition of one of the most contentious neighborhoods in the west bank>>> strict kens for syrians enter the country ray. cut off, visa and mastercard say they can no longer support bank cards use being crimea as they suspends train trains and busese peninsula. plus. how africa's fashion industry is booming, thanks to young professionals hungry for modern designs. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, it was one of the worst natural disasters in human history. 10 years on mourners have paused to remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in the indian ocean tsunami. in india, where more than 16,000 people were killed, a individual remembered the hundreds taken from its community. when in thailand, survivors, families and dignitaries gathered around a police boat that washed two-kilometers in land and stands as a memorial to the 5,000 lives lost there. we have correspondents in thailand and show lan car. but first step in i understand yeaindonesia ican't. >> reporter: survivors gather in prayer. the indonesian province hardest hit by the tsunami. nearly 107,000 victims of

begin with breaking news because a palestinian woman stabbed an israeli civilian in the occupied west bankhot by police and we are joined from there now, what information do you have? >> reporter: what we do know is that this woman who is apparently between the age of 25-30 was at the junction in the occupied west bank which is an area that serves several illegal settlements there and according to the israeli police she tried to approach an israeli soldier with the intention of stabbing him, wasn't able to do so so she used her knife to harm a passersby, an israeli civilian who was apparently only likely injured. we understand that the army shot at this woman who is now being treated at a hospital in israel. there were some reports by eyewitnesses there that she was killed but we understand that she is still being treated, it's not confirmed she is dead and we even spoke to the palestinian team the red crescent who saw her after she was shot at that junction. she was still alive but they didn't allow the palestinian medical team to approach her. we understand from some sources that this wo

he died after a confrontation with israeli soldiers in the occupied west bank.se of his death is disputed. meanwhile the chief palestinian negotiator says he's planning to end security cooperation with israel. now more from the area. >> reporter: the funeral was held with full government honors at the headquarters of the palestinian presidency. thousands of mourners joined the president before joining a procession to a nearby cemetery for the burial. there the crowd grew even larger. as people came out to pay their last respects to the palestinian minister who was perhaps best known for leading grassroots campaigns against israel's occupation of the west bank. >> he was a real human being and a human rights defender. in the moment he got his new position he was trying to motorcycle i'd have us to where the palestinian violence would stop. he was talking to the palestinian youth to come and participate in his activities. >> reporter: people, young and old, who once stood with him at protests, now follow his casket to his final resting place. for many here, he was

. >> a palestinian minister dies after clashes with israeli soldiers at a west bank protest. hello there. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program as the world condemns the u.s. torture report a former polish presidented a notes hosting a secret c.i.a. prison. plus. >> i am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education. >> malala becomes the youngest nobel peace prize winner. they receive their joint wards. protests in ireland over plans to charge for tapped water for the first time. >> thank you for joining us. palestinian president mahmoud abbas has accused israeli soldiers of murdering one of his ministers. ziad abu ein died after a confrontation with israeli soldiers during a protest of land confiscation. they have declared three days of mourning and they are calling for security cooperation with israel to be suspend in the west bank. we have reports from jerusalem. >> reporter: this was supposed to be a peaceful event, but it quickly turned violent after israeli soldiers confronted a group of palestinians trying to plant olive tre

through the west bank, several battalions of soldiers are deployed. so far, there have been small instances of violent confrontations. everything pretty much contain. reports of one incident near nablus, a truck driver crashing his vehicle. the circumstances are unclear with that. a tense atmosphere. >> the death of the official has prompted some to call on the palestinian president mahmoud abbas to stop security cooperation with israeli forces in the west bank. has there been movement on that? >> from what i'm being told by sources within the plo, the palestinian liberation organization, the sole legitimate representation for a large part of the international community. since the death of former minister ziad abu ein all the meetings that were to be held between palestinian officials and their israeli counterparts have been postponed in terms of officially halting security cooperation between those two that has not been made. mahmoud abbas said all options are on the table. he has not come out and openly said he's going to put and end to this pillar

hostilities between palestinians and israelis in the occupied west bank is not new. however led to revenge attacks here. however israel has boosted security, and expanded its crack downs over palestinians, it has not been able to stop these attacks. plnches, ramallah. >> raya, tell us about the investigation into these two attacks. >> yes, well, there has been no claim of responsibility for either the explosion in madugery or the raid in yowae state targeting the capital. all the finger pointing were in the direction of boko haram once again. in the past couple of hours the government of yobae state, describing the attacks, describing it as lainous and barbaric. -- heinous and barbaric. that is the major concern whether the fighters who raided the town in the early hours of the morning would have been able to overrun security agencies and take it over which would have been a major blow because this is a state capital, it is not some small village or town on the fringes like those villages that boko haram has been seizing over the past few months. and we understand th

it also requested a full israeli withdrawal from the west bank by 2017. it also called for east jerusalem to be the capital of the nation. four nations abstained from the vote. two nations voted against it. the united states and australia. >> the resolution is not a constructive step. it would undermine efforts to get back to an atmosphere that makes it possible to achieve two states for two peoples. >> the palestinian ambassador shared his mounting frustration. >> the security council has once again failed to uphold its charter duties to address the crisis and to meaningfully contribute to a peaceful and lasting solution in accordance with its resolutions. >> the palestinian leadership will meet on wednesday to decide what to do next. they have threatened to join the international criminal court which they could use to push war crimes proceedings against israel. the israelis told the palestinians they cannot agitate or provoke their way to statehood. >> stormy weather and high seas are hampering efforts to look at victims and wreckage from the airasia fl

>> here in the occupied west bank, security forces have raided that village. there is a heavy security presence there. the army arrested this woman's father. we don't know the reason, but this is the latest that we know. >> what can you tell us about the alleged attackers condition, this woman? >> this woman is a 23-year-old woman from that village near bethlehem in the west bank. she was critically injured. we understand from sources who were at the scene that she was shot four times. she's being treated in a hospital in jerusalem, went, and her condition critical. according to palestinian medical sources who were close to that junction where the incident happened, they saw her moving after she was shot, but they were banned by the israeli security forces from trying to approach her and give her treatment. >> before you go, any response for leader ship so far as to this latest incident? >> in the last month or so, israelis and palestinians have been blaming each other for the spike in violence and the recent wave of attacks by palestinians and israelis agains

he died after protests in the west bank. it happened when a group was demonstrating against illegal israeli settlements. >> reporter: this was supposed to be a peaceful event, but it quickly turned violent after israeli soldiers confronted a group of palestinians trying to plant trees on land illegally coupe occupied by israel. shortly after the altercation, and clearly still out of breath he spoke to the media. >> we're not going. this is stopping palestinians were acting on their rights. we came to palestinian land to plant olive trees. they attacked us without anyone throwing a stone or attacking them. this is a terrorist-occupying army that stops palestinians from enacting on their rights. >> reporter: but his health deteriorated. he was rushed to the hospital and died. >> someone beat him in his head. >> reporter: distraught family members consoled each other after his body was taken away ahead of his funeral on thursday. palestinian president mahmood abbas described his death as barbaric and said that his government wo

city where the economy has been activating for years. -- in the west bank city where the economy has been stagnating for years. christmas time is peak tourist season in bethlehem with visitors from home and abroad. >> after the war in gaza, everything ground to a halt. the violence injures them also badly affected tourism here, but christmas is happening as usual this year. >> tends of thousands are expected to flock to the city of christmas. many come to attend midnight mass in the church of the nativity. it has been covered in scaffolding for over a year now. >> me being here physically, it is pleasing to me. i see it has opportunity once-in-a-lifetime. >> in the workshop next or, nativity figures are being carved him all of wood. among the more traditional nativity scene, there is one that shows the israeli separation barrier that cuts bethlehem off from jerusalem. >> because of this world, we cannot even go physically or with a car. i have a museum passport, and because i was born in bethlehem, i still cannot go. >> the barrier is just another thing to look at for many. but for t

we are expecting trouble on the west bank.e checkpoint where we see burning tires and some stones thrown already. israeli security forces are on alert in the west bank and jerusalem in anticipation of trouble. >> ben, following more trouble is france and ireland calling for the recognition of israeli state. how is israel reacting? >> reporter: this is the latest european country to do so. france, sweden, spain and u.k. have all had the symbolic non-binding votes recognizing the palestinian state. it appears for the declining support for israel in europe given the conflict that has been going on for some time. the united states has made an honest effort to try to resolve the conflict. the feeling is among many european diplomats that israel does not want to give up settlements in the west bank and resolve the problem. >> ben wedeman for news ramallah. thank you. >>> walmart cutting the price of the iphone 6 and a lot. we will have an early start on your money next. my name is karen and i have diabetic nerve pain. it's progressi

and that his government wished to keep the security situation in the occupied west bank stable. with tensions already so high, that's looking increasingly inning likely. al jazerra, west jerusalem. >>> in hong kong, they have gundies mantling the barricades which are protecting the main prpro-democracy protest camp. 7:00 in -- beg your pardon, 4:00 in the afternoon there. and thousands of police officers we are told by our correspondent to deployed in case there is resistence from protesters. let's hear from sarah clarke. >> reporter: the protesters had plenty of warning. and as the deadline loomed, some dismantled their tents and left. other others vowed to stay until the end. >> it never end, we are really angry. it never lend. >> reporter: protest leaders form a sit in. legislative leaders joined the campaign vowing to be peaceful but came to protest. >> we have resulted in civil disowe pete against, and we will take responsibility, but we also want to send out a signal that the struggle for democracy will not end. we will continue to push. >> reporter: dealt the task of clear

jane ferguson is in ramallah in the occupied west bank. now, jane, as we understand it, palestinian president mahmoud abbas spoke ahead of the meeting. did he give an indication as to what was on the agenda? >> he did. he spoke to those who had gathered in the meeting, laying out various topics for discussion, various suggestions fors a response, as you have said, to that death. one of those is, of course, a u.n. -- draft for u.n. security council resolution that has been discussed over the last few months but there is an idea now to put it forward and push action on that draft and have it submitted formally. >> draft would see palestinian, independent palestinian state by 1967 borders. it would also call for the ending of the israeli occupation within the next two years. these also mentioned other areas they could move on one being signing the rome station, joining the icc, the international criminal court. if the palestinians did join that, they could technically take israel to court for war crimes, and israel could take palestinian grou

a palestinian woman is shot by police after trying to stab an israeli in the occupied west bank.

a top palestinian official is dead after clashes with israeli troops in the west bank. he was taking part in a protest near the west bank. there are disputed reports about how he died. palestinian officials say an israeli soldier hit him with the butt of a gun, then he was tear-gassed. israeli has not yet commented. bernie madoff's long time assistant was sentenced. >> congressional negotiators have reached a deal to avert a government shutdown. it must be approved by the house and senate thursday. leaders are putting together a stop gab measure are to give themselves more time, just in case. senior correspondent mik mike vk vicqueira back with us now. >> the fact that we're talking about this in mid december as opposed to christmas eave is a small victory in and of itself. this is the basic bill to keep the government running for the fiscal year, $1.1 billion, there are a lot of kitchen sink items in there, but basically, it funds the government. some notable items, five and a half billion dollars, the president asked for $6 billion to fight ebola in west africa. $5 bi

kevin conneolly with the latest in the west bank. >>> let's catch up on business. aaron, i can tell you that the russian central bank has raised interest rates by 1%, up to 10.5%. i've got that from @bbcaaron. >> ah, yes. you looked on twitder, did you? we talked about it on world business record. we broke the news on world business report. we are talking about the russian currency, the ruble. we know it's fallen further in the last half-hour or so. the central bank raised that interest rate by 100 basis points. that's 1%. the main interest rate in russia is now 10.5%, and the central bank hopes this will make the currency more attractive to investors despite the pain of high borrowing costs. that's what that's causing for the russian businesses and consumers. let me show you a few numbers here, because on wednesday, the ruble was trading close to a record low of around $54.5 to the u.s. dollar. it is off a cliff. the value of the russian ruble has fallen by 40%, plunged. all of this hit by international sanctions on russia over ukraine and the slump in russia's ma

he died during a protest in the occupied west bank.ullah is a palestinian activist who was at the protest. he explained what he saw happen. >> in the morning with the minister, we go, we found a big number of soldiers, we carrying in our hands flags and olive trees. they ask us where are you going. we said we are going to our land. they shot tear gas and start to beat us using violence. and one of the soldier by his helmet he beat the minister in his head and bottom, and the minister fell down quickly, and we found he was in coma. and we took him quickly to the hospital and we found he died. we tried to stop the action and to help the minister. we're very, very sad the minister is one of the [ inaudible ] violence. he is the head of the resistance commission. >> he took part in these kind of campaigns a lot. you protested alongside him in many times. >> yes, many times, but he was activist before that. he participate in [ inaudible ] in many action in [ inaudible ]. but in the last month he is -- every day we have visits to the farmers

it also seeks recognition for the west bank and israeli blockaded gaza strip. >>> idlib, biggest of its kind in two years. opposition fighters now control seven military checkpoints in the area. zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: this was thought the first time the opposition had tried to push out government forces. but on monday, the attack against the heavily militarized zone located on the outer reaches of idlib province was well planned and coordinated. hundreds of rebel fighters took part in the operation, i.t. was it was a strategic win. they lie on a highway that links the north to the south. >> translator: important because it lies on a main junction. regimes present in the north and it is important since it was here. >> reporter: this is a major military setback for the government which has lost control over much of idlib but a setback for so-called moderate rebels. el nusra front al qaeda's syrian branch after pushing back western backed rebels. according to the syrian observatory for human rights those heavy arms were used in the offensive. one of el nusra's commanders who are

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israel, the west bank, and the gaza strip and the west bank, of course, palestinians have -- so as the palestinians make their latest push, they have been ganging reaction in the occupied west bank. >> for more than 25 years no had had been in the jewelry best. into historic palestine. but many still want israel to withdraw from territories it sees in the 1967 war. he is asking the u.n. security council to set a time line for the government to return to those lines. he is not convinced that will ever happen. i can make a map of dots i just can't make it small enough for what they want for us. >> the plan has angered the israeli government. condemned the proposal. which is in part why they are seeking the resolution. aimed at setting a time line for the end of the israeli occupation. >> even if the resolution is passed nothing will change. >> trying to secure a negotiated settlement for more than 20 years, now, though, they believe that the best way to establish is through a binding agreement that is recognized internationally, but it is unlikely that this latest resolution will pass th

a senior palestinian official has died after a confrontation with israeli troops in the occupied west bankrius acquittal on murder charges for killing his girlfriend. >>> france's last hostage returns home after three years in captivity. >>> we start with breaking news. a senior palestinian official has died after a confrontation with israeli troops. eyewitnesses said the minister without portfolio died shortly after being hit and shot by soldiers. our correspondent kevin conley is in jerusalem. what details do you have? >> reporter: well, what we know of course is that all the details will be disputed as the day goes on between israel and palestinians. what seems clear from the video is that ziad abu ein was part of a group of protestors. their plan was to plant trees there to underline the palestinian claim and title to that land. in the course of that protest they came in confrontation with israeli troops. it seems tear gas was fired. there are conflicting reports about exactly what happened to abu ein. some eyewitnesses say he was hit and shoved by troops. he collapsed at scene and was

thousands attended the funeral of a palestinian minister in the west bank. officials i should conflicting results over the autopsy. >> hong kong police arrested demonstrators reverses to leave one of the main protest camps. thousands of officers have been deployed as city workers are moving barricades trying to clear a main road. >> russian president vladimir putin has met the indian prime minister in new delhi. putin hopes to boost economic ties with india as a time with sanctions from the west over eastern ukraine. >> we have signed a very important document for strengthening are you sure you is that-india cooperation. the peaceful users of atomic energy, it outlines the plans to construct more than 20 nuclear power units and to cooperate in constructing nuclear power plants with third countries, to work together, to mine for uranium, and to handle nuclear waste. >> >> a senior fellow of the research foundation in new delhi says russia has been one of the motor important partners for india. >> they are signing not process of several framework agreements, o

meanwhile in the west bank a palestinian home was set on fire in a village.amily with young children was asleep when two attackers through a fire bomb inside. no one was injured. >>> moving to yemen now where a suicide attack targeting shia houthi fighters left more than 30 people dead. explosions have also been reported near the city of ibb where the attack happened. >>> the suicide bomber worked to the cultural center in the city of ibb, and detonated his expositive belt, leaving dozens of people dead. it was a gathering of shia houthis to celebrate the birth of profit mohammed. after the attack there was chaos, anger and fear. some survivors were rushed to hospital. this is one of the strongest attacks against the houthi since they took over the capitol in november. they started to control different provinces in yemen in july and in september they swept through the capitol, sana'a. now they control at least nine provinces. many people believe the houthis have support from the deposed pot who was toppled in 2012 after wide protest, but still has influence o

was a significant figure known by all the palestinians everywhere but particularly those in the west bank. >> there is call in the u.n. for a full probe the idf has launched a full investigation. is there overreach here when israeli forces deal with palestinian protesters in situations like this? >> well, from what we've seen in the video and the witness accounts, this is certainly not an episode that should have ended which anybody dying. it seemed to be a small protest. there was no voyages no stone-throwing that piem aware ofi'm aware ofor have seen from this perspective and it seemed that the tear gas started we saw the shoving. this is certainly not something that should have led to a death. these happen all the time but when they happen and the tear gas flies and the rocks and live ammo, a hoocial confrontation at a that can -- a horrible confront takings that can end -- confrontation that can end in tragedy. >> you have the israeli parliament dissolving itself and new government. could this incident impact those talks with netanyahu? >> it's part of the multiple incidents that we'v

the attack was in the occupied west bank. said that the two israelis have been hurt, and the palestinian is in a serious medical condition. tension has been high in the last few weeks in particular. israe israeli's governing coalition is too divided to go on, and have agreed for new elections in march. the prime minister sacked two of his ministers, accusing them of plotting a coup. >> reporter: a vote in favor of dissolving the israeli [ inaudible ] and a date for early election. this comes one day after prime minister benjamin netenyahu, sacked his economy minister and justice minister. march 17th is when israelis will head to the polls, and right-wing political partied are expected to win more seats according to a fresh opinion poll. >> translator: i think the next government will be more homogeneous. unlike this government. the prime minister will know how to give priority to those parties that have been loyal to him. instead of those who are hostile. >> reporter: and netenyahu says he is tired of what he describes as thr

small scattered clashes broke out in the west bank between israeli soldiers and palestinian youth. at a refugee camp, a 14-year-old was seriously wounded in the head by, according to palestinian doctors, live ammunition. you tube video shows both sides trying to treat him at the scene. ties between the palestinian authority and israel have been rocky since last spring when u.s.-brokered peace talks collapsed. under these circumstances, the slightest glimmer of peace is fast fading. >> an autopsy is still being carried out. >>> switching gears now. two human rights activists were awarded the nobel peace prize. malala has become a world icon and a hero in so many people's hearts. you of course remember her. the taliban tried to kill her for her work around two years ago. >> you see she is sharing this year's award with a man from inya who is honored for fighting the oppression of children. the two called for unity in speeches given at the award ceremony in norway. >> if we are to real peace to the world we shall begin with the children. i humbly act. let us unite the world through th

from the west bank. a palestinian minister has died after being hit by israeli troops during the protest in the occupied west bank. palestinian minister has died after being hit by israeli troops during a protest in the occupied west bank. we'll get you more on that as we get it >>> now sh more than a billion people around the world rely on food harvested from the ocean. global fisheries stretched by overfishing are threatened by rising sea temperatures and ocean acidification. environmentalalist reports off the pacific. >> off the coast of peru lies a fertile fishery. hard to believe when you see the deserter-like terrain of its offshore island. sheer, bleak, cliff faces tower from the woves. waves. huge flocks of sea birds gi a hint as to what lies beneath. and then the palo mean us i would say comes into view. the see lion colony testimony to the current along the surface, bringing nutrient rich waters, sustaining a wealth of marine life. there's a problem. >> translation: one of the big issues is tha

gathering for the funeral of a cabinet minister who died after an altercation with israeli troops on the west bank on wednesday. palestinian officials revealed conflicting acts about the death of ziad abu ein >>> vladimir putin is in new delhi looking for economic opportunities at a time of sanctions in the west over a situation in eastern ukraine >>> hong kong police are clearing a protest camp. several arrests have been made as officers move to an area that have seen demonstrations for the past two months >>> the president of brazil broke down in tears after a report was released on human rights abuses occurring during military rules, detailing illegal arrests, torture, executions and forced disrespectses. amnesty prevent military commanders from being prosecuted. adam raney has more. >> reporter: for brazil's president dilma rousseff, the final report of her country's truth commission. according to the 3-volume report, the military regime that ruled from 1964 to 1985 committed crimes against humanity. the report carried a call for amnesty laws relating to the dictatorship to be revoked. dilma r

small scattered clashes broke out in the west bank between israeli soldiers and palestinian youth.4-year-old was seriously wounded in the head by according to palestinian doctors live ammunition. you tube video shows both sides trying to treat him at the scene. ties between the palestinian authority and israel have been rocky since last spring when u.s.-brokered peace talks collapsed. under these circumstances, the slightest glimmer of peace is fast fading. >> after this is a french jihadist thought to be killed in a u.s. air strike in syria may still be alive. u.s. officials say new intelligence indicates that the bomb maker was seriously wounded in the november strike but survived. he is part of the al qaeda-linked group. new video in to cnn shows a fight for the syrian city of kobani. from a unique perspective. isis would have the world believe its fighters are making gains there. but as brian todd reports analysts see things differently. >> reporter: from a drone the camera flies in to the battle for kobani. the fighters are heard panting, scrambling for a better position. this

also, we heard theitsisi security forces raided her village near bethlehem in the west bank and alsoearched her parents' home and arrested her father. now, this seems to look like a spill-over from the recently wave of violence that we have seen start and break out in jerusalem after palestinians said that thei israeli governmet was carrying out a lot of violations in the mosque, islam's third holiest side. we have is seen revenge attacks happen but because palestinians are attached to palestinians in jerusalem, we have seen a spillover here this is why we have seen securititio israeli s forces try to bolt sister security in these areas. >> has also seen a similar incident in the last couple of weeks where on november 16th, a palestinian man stabbed annisitsi woman and she was killed. he was also shot by israeli security forces and is now facing trial. >>> the iraqi government believes there are 50,000 so-called ghost soldiers in its army. these are false or absent names on the defense ministry's payroll. there are 800,000 soldiers in the iraqi arm, more than half a million of them a

palestinian in a columbia refugee camp and has been identified and they raided the forces on the occupied west bank confrontations broke out between police and the youth there and we are joined from west jerusalem to tell us more about the operation and the death of the palestinian man. >> that's right, what we understand is around 3:00 a.m. local time a group of israeli soldiers entered the refugee camp, from what we understand they were there in order to make an arrest. they say that while they were there some sort of explosive device was thrown in their direction and that's when they opened fire. they also say they opened fire as part of crowd disbursel means and whatever the case as you rightly point out a 21-year-old palestinian man was shot in the head when israeli forces open fire and declared dead at a nearby hospital and understand another palestinian man a 26-year-old has been taken in israeli custody and we understand that he too is suffering from a gunshot wound. >> thank you and we are reporting from west jerusalem. the palestinian abbas is to put forward a resolution at the u.n. secur

> the israeli military says a palestinian man has been shot dead during ooh confrontation in the west bank. soldiers fired warning shots in the air to discourage a group of palestinians throwing stones at them near the city of navlas, israeli military says the incident will be investigated. >>> 24 people have been killed and eight others missing following floods and mudslides in sri lanka 160,000 people have fled their homes and being many thousands of hectares of land has been inundated. >> here in the north part of the country there has been a brief respite to the rain. residents say after nine days they see the sun poking out and quite welcome. the rains seem to have stopped for the moment. however the stagnant water the huge deluge of water that remains in termination of certain areas is still a problem. paddy fields like that which you seize behind me are still water logged forming part of the thousands of hectares of paddy land. agricultural four balls are still trying to assess the damages done so far. in other parts of the country in the central area the disaster management center

al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> iraqi kurdish forces have recently launched a major offensive trying to recapture areas taken by isil fighters. one such place was home to thousands from the minority i can't deed tee community. we traveled to the mountains. >> we head to the top of the mountains with the man in charge of the yazidi volunteer force. this is their fight, this is their land. he brought weapons and ammunition, but it's far from enough to hold back isil fighters who launch attacks daily in an effort to control the strategic mountain range. to get to his own village, we pass yazidi towns and villages, homes that the volunteer force are determined to take back. >> we feel we need to take revenge because of what thief done to our people. we want to fight them to defeat them. >> this is two kilometers from the isil front line and home to one of the most sacred temples. a truck had driven up to the edge of the village packed with explosives. >> they drove a big truck with other fighters providing covering fire to keep us occupied. we fought well against them and they did

award winning news teams across america and beyond >> we begin with breaking news coming out of the west bank.. >> news that matters... al jazeera america morning news every morning 7 eastern only on al jazeera america as the number of disappearances rises, hope of finding loved ones - has often turned to a fear of finding only their remains. but identification of remains found in mass graves across mexico has been rare - and has often left families with more questions than answers. we're in t monterrey - and we're heading with a group of forensic experts and with the relatives of a young girl who went missing in 2011. they will exhume the remains of who the state says is their daughter - but they don't believe them. this is the first time an independent forensic test is being carried out to verify the state's work in a disappearance. franco mora, a peruvian forensic expert is leading the inquiry. he was asked by juana solis to exhume the remains that the state gave her almost two years ago, when they found the body along with others in a mass grave. officials told her the remains were that o

award winning news teams across america and beyond >> we begin with breaking news coming out of the west bank... >> news that matters... al jazeera america morning news every morning 7 eastern only on al jazeera america >> i'm joie chen i'm the host of america tonight, we're revolutionary because we're going back to doing best of storytelling. we have an ouportunity to really reach out and really talk to voices that we haven't heard before... i think al jazeera america is a watershed moment for american journalism >> san salvador, el salvador's capital, is where many migrant children -- including josue -- have departed for the us. it's also where those who don't make it are returned. >> this bus arrived with a group of children who were detained en route to the us. >> for many of these families it's been days and days of not knowing where their children were and what conditions they were in. now they've arrive and there's a lot of emotion. it's a mix of happiness and sadness. the sadness is that they didn't make it, and the happiness is that they're here alive and here. >> ruth gomez rivera's

was part of a protest, a group of palestinians who had gone to a patch of land near the occupied west bankch is believed to be earmarked by israel. their plan was to plant trees there to lay claim and title to that land. they came in confrontation with israeli troops. it seems tear gas was fired. there are conflicts reports about what happened to mr. ein. some say he was hit and shoved by troops. others say he suffered from tear gas. he collapsed at scene. he was taken to the hospital, but medical sources at the hospital tell us he has died. >>> 30 years after the end of brazil's military dictatorship, a national truth commission is releasing a long awaited report of human rights aabuses. more than 400 were killed or disappeared during the dictatorship. there have been renewed calls for am necessary city laws to be repealed. >> this is the first time these women have been back to the emphasis department of political and social order. an appropriate title for the place hundreds were tortured in the 1970s. this was the women's section. >> i remember this narrow corridor says one. others are

west bank in may. it was calm and then came this. the israeli army initially said no live fire was used but in a rare move a border police officer was arrested earlier this month, and he has now been indicted for manslaughter. nadine's father thinks the charge the not enough. >> it is premedicated murder. they say it is manslaughter. we need a way to appeal. all the evidence we submitted to the israelis proves it was premeditated. >> not live fire can only be used if the soldiers find their lives are in danger but a live round was found in nadine's backpack after being shot. >> shot to kill, that's how it looks like, i don't know, but in this case i think it's an achievement that he was caught, inherited and brought to trial. there are so many others who are not caught, who are not brought to trial. >> reporter: leat says the police don't interrogate properly and the police try to cover up these incidents. against a member of the security forces. a case will go to trial and ultimately it will be this court to decide whether the accus

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stepped over the qur'an after it fell on the ground. >> the junction serves several areas in the west bankit is even used for hitchhiking areas. the hostilities between palestinians and israelis in the occupied wist bank aren't new, but the newest wave of violence in jerusalem have led to more attacks here. although israel has expanded it's crackdown on palestinians it has not been able to stop these attacks. al jazeera, ramallah. >> the u.n. agency says it has run out of money for the program and without it many will go hungry. it needs $64 million to help refugees in december alone. more than $3 million people fled israel since the up rising the assad regime began three years ago. ali velshi from "real money" is in next, and plus the cost of generic drugs skyrocketing, the upward trend coming up. >> federal investigators say a manufacturing defect led to the grounding of boeing planes for months. short circuited batteries led to overcontrol heating and that led to fires and smoke on the plane. >>> crude oil prices are struggling to rebound after hitting a five-year low, and while low gas

. >>> more illegal settlement homes in the occupied west bank.nd israel east supreme court orders an existing settlement to be demolished. >>> and we take a look at some of canada's most vulnerable erosion areas. ♪ >>> we start in southeast asia, where heavy rab -- rains and flooding have displayed thousands. the government has declared eight of its southern provinces disaster zones. nearly 8,000 people have had to leave their homes. the malaysian prime minister is cutting short his holiday in the u.s. because of flooding in his country. more than 100,000 have been displaced. this is the worst flooding in malaysia in decades. well staying in the region, and it was ten years ago that one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history happened. on friday, december 26th, 2004, nearly a quarter of a million people were killed. entire village communities were destroyed. commemorations are being held to pay tribute to the victims. this was the scene in the indonesian city which was the worst hit by the tsunami. over 160,000 people in the surroundin

activists are microfurious that soda string operates in the west bank.hey said, quote, these machines can be seen as a microaggression to palestinian students and their families and like the university doesn't care about human rites. the dining hall initially removed the soda pop, but after an investigation the university surprisingly changed its mind. he wrote in a statement, harvard's procurement should not and will not be driven by individuals views of highly contested merits of political controversy. greg, why don't they take a tip -- these are leftists, right? why not take a tip of what happened in cuba. >> they don't care. >> it is the poor people who are hurting, right? >> here is what they are doing. it is before ipods which are made in china and you think they would protest that? no. giving up something you don't use is a fake form of solidarity or protests. and what we are doing right now or what campuses are doing is we are breeding people who make decisions based on no outcomes or consequences. they don't suffer them. this will not affect the

israeli security forces shot a palestinian woman in the west bank a short time ago.she allegedly stabbed a civilian and attempted stab a soldier. israeli defense forces said the civilian was wounded. the spokesperson says the alleged attacker, teenager, was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. security forces now said to be investigating. >>> after nearly two years jailed in qatar, the americans hopes for freedom shattered. matthew and grace huang were sentenced to three years in prison for starving their daughter to death. matthew huang tells cnn international that he and his wife are tired of the endless legal wrangling. >> today's ruling, did we hear truth from any justice or anyone involved in the court process? and now again, we are finding ourselves stuck and waiting while we were promised we would be allowed to go. >> secretary of state john kerry is praising the appeals court decision and saying it is time to return home. >>> new concerns about sports concussions after the body of missing ohio state football player kosta karageorge was discovered

. >> jewish settlers in the occupied west bank are keeping a close eye on the political development. their hope is that the next government will be even more supportive of settlement expansion. >> a lot of-- >> not good. elections are not good. it's a waste of a lot of money. but it's good for netanyahu, who will have a stronger government, more right wing and more religious. >> a new mandate would give netanyahu more leeway to create policy that would make it next to impossible to move forward with anything with the palestinians. >> israeli police say that a palestinian man has been shot after he stabbed two israelis in a settlement. the attack was in the west bank. >>> tensions between israelis and palestinians have been increasingly high in recent weeks. >>> cancer in its many shapes and forms affect the people the world over. in 2012 there were 14 million new cancer cases and 8.2 million people died from cancer-related illnesses. that is about 15% of all deaths. by 2035 the number of new cases is expected to have risen to 22 million. 30% of cancers we are told are preventable. th