a lot of women thought she would be the first woman president of simil zimbabwe. main thing of course is the economy, which isn't doing very well. the community thought they could work with her, and hoped she would be around a lot longer, now that she is seemingly gone, who is going to replace here. the big concern is now it's very, very clear that the president is very much in control of zimbabwe and the ruling party. he has brought in his wife as the head of the women's league. people are concerned about what does this mean for the economy? it doesn't mean a drastic change in the policy or that the economy will improve any time soon. >> thank you. >>> the united states has stepped up security at u.s. embassies and military bases around the world. washington is concerned there may be a violent backlash to a report to cia torture techniques which will be released in a few hours. the report looks at the cia program launched by george w. bush after the 9/11 attacks at secret prisons in more than 50 countries detainees were subjected to sleep depravation, and water b

. >>> zimbabwe names grace mugabe as head of the women's league. >>> philippines prepare for a typhoon. >>> why scientists say they have solved a medical mystery. >> an american and south africa being held hostage by al-qaeda in yemen has been killed during an attempt to rescue them. president obama said i authorized the mission because luke somers' life was in danger. >> it was the second time u.s. and yemeni forces tried to rescue luke somers. along with pierre kork work who was held aside him. this time they never made it out alive. >> they wanted to rescue him, but the al-qaeda was wag bearing down, and as one of my sources told me, they tried to kill him. they tried to escape with him, but the operation was very strong, and they were surround surrounded, so they killed him. >> that operation took place in the southeast of yemen. u.s. president barack obama released a statement that strongly condemned the killings and explains the timing of the operation. it reads that luke would be killed within 72 hours. other information also indicated that luke's life was in danger. luke's some

. >> michael: zimbabwe's ruling party keeps robert mugabe as leader and puts his wife grace on path to succeed him. and an island nation is running dry. >> a dirty deal. struck at the heart of government. >> egypt mismanaged its gas industry. >> taking the country to the brink of economic ruin. >> it's obvious that egypt was being ripped off. it's basically saying to the israelis, "look if you want to screw us, here's a tool you can use to screw us". >> al jazeera exposes those who made a fortune betraying an entire nation. >> you don't feel that you owe an explanation to the egyptian people? >> no... no... >> al jazeera investigates. egypt's lost power. december 17th. 10:00 eastern. on aljazeera america. >> we'll remind you of the top stories here on al jazeera. two hostages were killed in a failed rescue attempt. they were killed by fighters. >>> protests in lebanon after an al-qaeda-linked syrian group says it killed a lebanese policeman it held captive. and more than a million and a half people find shelter as a typhoon merchandise towards the islanheads towards the island nation.

. >>> it will zimbabwe's first lady is the head of the women's league of her political party. her 130i789 was confirmed at the party congress. it is the latest step in a swift rise to power. it began when she and robert mugabe started an affair. many disagreed with that because his wife was terminally ill. she founded an or fannage but zimbabwe criticized her lavish spending even as the economy deteriorated. on her 49th birthday she entered politics and held self recallies. she explains why grace mugabe's appointment is so important. >> grace is head of the women's league. >> that's a very powerful position here in zimbabwe. most are men. the ruling party am, and they ultimately become the policies. her husband has become president and first secretary general. so, it basically means effectively the mugabes are firmly in control. it's a husband and wife team. those who support them are very happy, very he can static. those who don't are worried. they are saying this could be the same policy over and over again, policies that will have been blamed for the demise of the economy.

robert be mcgovernory ruleded zimbabwe for over three decades. there's speculation the 90-year-old is preparing for his wife to take over after him. she's come a long way from presidential secretary 18 years ago to first lady of zimbabwe. always seen at her husband's side. now a serious contender for the residency. no, i'm going to say anything, please. >> her marriage opened doors for her. she's now dr. grace. her controversial ph.d. awarded by her husband three months ago and also leader of a women's league. the nationwide series of rallies saw her launch a bitter attack on her rival the vice president mcdrew, whose political future now appears to be in ruins. >> let talk about grace mcgauby. we have seen her exploding into the political scene, becoming major political player. are you supporting her in that role? >> we are supporting her 120%. >> why? -- shef nominated -- >> the big sque who will succeed the president? the zick babwayen congress will decide who front-runners will be. concerns have been raised about her name being put forward. t

am i not a zimbabwe? , with a sermon like mogabe, some could be a faction within bringing down. >> but the vice president still has supporters. what is her next move likely to be? >> well, she could do two things. one she could lie low. she could apologize to mogabe, she could recentral eyes. restrategize. a new election has to be held. a lot of people are saying that could happen. it is something, maybe it's a scenario that's quite extreme but they aren't ruling it out. this is the state newspaper, this is the issue that will dominate the congress. officials being fired from the party for being allegedly part of the plot to assassinate mo imrvetionabe. mogabe. he is saying the vice president been to a witch doctor to try to get a positions to try to unseat the president. how many people will be aligned to the plot, the alleged plot to assassinate president mogabe. >> thank you. >>> an international criminal court has given a week to decide witagainst the kenyan president uhuru kenyatta. doctoral candidat

do stay with us here, still to come from switch board operator to first lady, the wife of zimbabwe's president takes another step on the political ladder to power. plus, the modern day slave trade, trafficking humans is big business for criminals in the u.k., but proving hard to stamp out. >> we will tell you about looking to make egyptian history in the cup final. >>> typhoon has made lands fall hitting the east coast of the central philippines, 600,000 people have left their homes in the military is on full alert. those that stayed behind risked being hit by strong winds and storm surges. andrew thomas is in manila. >> reporter: makeshift homes like these are all that stand between some people left, and a powerful typhoon. the city was badly hit by a powerful cyclone and storm surge only last year. now typhoon with sustained winds of 175-kilometers an hour is headed their way. hundreds of thousands of people have left the most vulnerable areas. many of them are cramed in to temporary shelters. >> translator: they told us that the waves will get bigger that's why aim worried it will

." >>> now, who will succeed zimbabwe's president robert mugabe?ower for 34 years and his party's constitution has recently been amended so that the 91-year-old leader has absolute power to appoint his successor. speculation is rife that he may be planning to keep zimbabwe's leadership in the family and his wife grace may be given a plum role within zanu pf. zanu pf is the ruling party. it's holding its congress at the moment, and watching events there for us is our reporter. are we expecting any major announcements today? >> reporter: well, president robert mugabe give an hour-long speech in which he was attacking those seen not to be loyal to him within the ruling zanu pf party. he launched a veiled attack against the vice president joyce majuru, who also did not come here to attend this all-important congress, saying that there's a reason why she did not come, describing her as a thief and a corrupt government official who will face the full might of the law, because evidence suggests that she was plotting to topple president mugabe. those are t

we have imposed stronger sanctions on iran and even zimbabwe.e can put them back on the state sponsors of terrorism list. this attack fulfills one of those legal requirements. we could identify them as a money-laundering concern, as we did iran and burma. we could take human rights violations actions against them, as the u.s. has done against zimbabwe and congo. but not north korea despite the inquiry report. there are a number of sanctions we can do using existing law. >> what impact would that have on north korea? >> it would have a significant impact. with targeted financial measures, you're going after the leadership and its financial transactions. 95% of all international financial transactions are dollar-denominated. they have to go through a u.s. treasury controlled bank in america. that gives us a lot of leverage. >> thanks so much. the biggest offensive yet against islamist fighters has ended. airstrikes and 8000 kurdish forces succeeded in driving the extremists from mount sinjar where thousands have been trapped since the summer with

how does one mow what is happening in zimbabwe? >> it's a difficult question. it's difficult to navigate the field. imaginura denies the allegations. some say where there's smoke, there's fire. what people are concerned about is the may forward. imagine what is the way forward. in terms of grace, some wonder what she'll do next. some say don't sleep, be careful, there's a chance grace would wake up and people will be told she's the new sheriff. mugabe is 90, 91. he knows he won't be allowed for hun. his wife, children - he is making sure they are looked after. she has a role. if she's president, she's untouchable and safe. that could be the long-term plan of mugabe. >> seven other government ministers and the deputy imagine mujura has been dismissed, what does this mean for his party and the opposition now? >> it means that possibly the time is fractured. i don't think you'll see the party splitting into two or three formations. there'll be more sfactions. the people being -- factions. the people being dismissed are angry. they have been loyal to the party, and

will zimbabwe's long time leader push side potential successes in favor of his wife. >>> first, to kenya where a plane has come down. we're getting reports that the pilot is dead, and two of the crew are missing. let's go straight now to katherine soy who joins us on the line fro from nairobi, katherine, what more can you tell us about this plane has come down? >> not too long ago have said that the jet had technical problems and coming from southern somalia where they had carried out air strikes, local time, now we also spoke to an al jazeera spokesman who said the group shot down the jet, 50 kilometers north, and that the kenyan forces had been bombarding, air strikes in an area in those areas of jamame. be the main base of the kenyan forces. we have to be very careful with all this found here. there is a big propaganda war going on from both sides. right now a al shabaab's word, until we see more, we have to be specific about what's happened. >> thank you katherine. >>> there have been two car bombings in the iraqi capital, they blew up in the sadr neighborhood. police sources tell us

she said she has always tried to work with him for the good of zimbabwe.arly he doesn't believe her and that's why he fired her and others. >> what does this mean for the party itself? >> reporter: there is a big concern that the party could split or really be divided. perhaps different factions within the party, which means they will not be able to focus on more important issues like the economy for example. we do know that mugabe did met with the central government to discussion the issue of the economy. the main concern on people's minds investors in particular, is which way is the country going to go? will this make people more confident or scare away inves r investors even more. one analyst said it's the end of the year, and they want jobs, but there are no jobs in the country. if certain people within the party aren't working together, what does that mean for the economy? the average person is really concerned about the future of the country economic-wise. >> thank you. >>> a french man who was kidnapped in mali three years ago has been freed. the fr

. >> i think zimbabwe. >> what deal did you cut with them already?e are no arabs in zimbabwe. >> there are no jews there. >> there are diamond mines. you know there are jews around. let's very zimbabwe as a fair negotiator between us. >>> and how do comedians find comedy in such a serious conflict? >> it's the only thing you've got left. this is all you've got left in terms of humor if there is any humor. sometimes there is. >> this became a very sad interview. >> taking on a conflict only israeli and palestinian comedians can. ian lee, cnn. nice so see some commonalities there with humor. red carpets are full of glamour and fun if you're the celebrity walking them. it's not so glamorous if you're the one trying to interview all those celebs. neil curry gives you a behind the scenes look and rhymes his way through this star-studded story. >> whenever there's a premiere, ule find me here two hours before the talent show, we stand and wait nowhere to go. we hunker down, prepare for battle, locked in pens like restless cattle. to left and right, a camer

he could be the next leader of zimbabwe. somalia's parlorpal voted out its prime minister for the second time this year. he has been i am broeld in a dispute over a cabinet reshuffle. his predecessor was voted out after a disagreement over the cabinet. the u.n., u.s. and eu have world it will hammer the progress it has made in fighting al shabab. still to come on this hour, water, water, everywhere but why are the maldives running dry? plus? >> i am paul brennan in romania where the success story of a home-grown car maker is producing a real dilemma for the workforce. >> in sport, action from the due by rugby sevens as south africa take on australia in the >>> the top stories here on "al jazeera america." more than half a million people in the philippines have south shelter has a typhoon lashes the east coast that made landfall hours before it was expected knocking down trees and causing power cuts. >>> two hostages have been killed in a failed rescue attempt in yemen. luke somers and south african teach ter korkie were kill

this is grace mugabe, wife of president robert mugabe in zimbabwe. the 91-year-old leader has absolute power over who to appoint as his successor and the speculation is rife that he may well turn to grace, who is likely to be given a plum role at their annual congress. our correspondent is in the capital. she told me more. >> reporter: 12,000 delegates were expected to attend this all important congress here. the constitution has rekrenly be -- recently been amended, which gives him the power to appoint his vice president. there's wide speculation that his wife is -- there's speculation that his wife could be the vice president here, but it's also important to note that the road leading to this conference venue has actually been changed. it's now been called dr. grace mugabe way, which shows the inroads she has made in politics since about three months ago. so she is widely expected to take up a leadership position and one of those positions includes that she could be appointed the leader of the women's league. >> are there many, or indeed any voices

. >> still to come on this news hour, zimbabwe swears in two new vice presidents after the president sacks a deputy accused of plotting to kill him. the u.s. politicians debate a huge budget bill to stave off another threat of a government shutdown. switzerland introduces new laws targeting corrupt behavior by top sports officials. we'll have the details later. >> two major trade unions organized protests to reform the job market in italy. the countries airports and hospitals have been affected. labor reforms are said to be needed to counter high unemployment and bring the country out of recession. the plan changes to employment laws is expected to make it easier to hire and fire workers. we are in rome. >> perhaps the biggest problem, the thing that most exercises people in italy is unemployment, across the board of people of working age, 15% are jobless, among the youth, one in two, 45% have no job. the government's answer has been the hugely contentious jobs act passed earlier this month, containing some of the most sweeping labor reforms that italy has seen in many, many years. i

. >>> zimbabwe's two new vice presidents have been sworn in.he president chose them as sacking joyce ma -- ma djourou. >>> following the news those interested in politics, this is a big day. the president has appointed two new vice presidents, so people are reading the newspapers trying to get as much information as they can about these appointments. the two men who have been chosen as vice presidents, are these two mugabe recently sacked his former vice president, joice muju mujuru. he alleges she tried to remove him from power and he even alledges that she tried to kill him. the main thing on people's mind is the economy, what does this mean to the zimbabwe economy? >> maybe some jobs, better life for our kids and everyone. >> we don't know whether they are going to deliver or they are not going to deliver, but we hope they are going to deliver since the appointment that the president is going to do the will of the people. >> reporter: but there are some who say that mugabe has only appointed loiists, meme that won't try to remove him from po

. >> she's a come long way from presidential secretary 18 years ago first lady of zimbabwe.seen at her husband's side and now a contender for presidency. her marriage to robert mugabe has opened doors for her. she's now a doctor. her phd was awarded by her husband three months ago and leader of the women's league. a nationwide series of rallies saw her launch a bit area tack on her rival, the vice president who's political future now appears to be in ruins. >> let's talk about grace mugabe. we see her exploding in the political scene. are you supporting her in that role? >> we are supporting her 120%. she was nominated by the women. >> reporter: the big question now is who will succeed robert mugabe. concerns have been raised about grace's name being put forward. there are mixed feelings here on the streets because of that. what do you think about the first lady, do you think she'll become vice president? >> yes, she's going to do that. >> i don't think she's the right candidate. she's not firm. she's not a leader. >> zimbabwe may have been out of the international headlines

. >>> is growing speculation in zimbabwe that mugabe could be succeeded by his wife. he accused his deputy of undermining him. observers leav believe his wife would be the real beneficiary of any shake up. >> reporter: opposition members is accused of removing the president of zimbabwe from office, an allegation he denies. >> to acquire military head way for me and others to wage a military against the government. >> the ladies and gentleme alleged plot has implicated his second in command, vice president joys. mugabe's wife, grace, said that she plans to assassinate her husband. she wants her to resign. >> it is the first time that president mugabe has publicly attacked the vice president. he thinks that he i she wants the job. >> supporters think that mugabe is a hero. he seized farms from whites and gave them to blacks and said they'll challenge anyone who criticizes him about alleged human rights abuses. they also said that their leader is not trying to hang on to power. >> we elected him. we give him this mandate to lead us. >> mubage's party changed the constitu

. >> i think zimbabwe. >> what deal did you cut with them ep already. >> there are no arabs in zimbabwe>> there are no jews there. >> there are diamond mines. you know there are jews around. >> a fair negotiator between us. >>> and how do comedians find comedy in such a serious conflict. >> it's the only thing you've got left. this is all you've got left in terms of humor if there is any humor. >> it became a very sad interview interview. >> taking on a conflict only israeli and palestinian comedians can. ian lee, cnn. >> humor is good. have you ever wondered i'm sure you have, what it's like to cover the red carpet movie premieres. >> ryan curry rhymes his way through his star-studded story. >> whenever there's a premiere, you'll find me here in lie ses ter square two hours before the talent show, we stand and wait nowhere to go. we hunker down, prepare for battle, locked in pens like restless cattle. to left and right, a camera crew obscuring almost every view. from hobbits to the hunger games we hope to harness famous names. >> orlando. >> sometimes they simply walk on past. and leav

let's go to our correspondent from zimbabwe. has this come as a surprise, given grace mugabe, robert's wife, campaigned, public campaign against mooujureujurmu. >> no, it hasn't. a big surprise that someone close to the president was accused of removing him, the former vice president joyce mugure u. he was meant to be here to address supporters, all his people are in the building. when he gets here he's expected to announce people or the body that will make the decision. also, of course, name his vice president who is expected to weigh in sooner, some time later today. right now they are waiting for him to arrive. no plaiption as to why he's late. any idea who might be named as the deputy? >> lots of people are speakulating, expecting is to be the justice minister, a long-time ally. people pelent him to be named the vice president. he hasn't always been in the good books. he was accused of manoeuvring in the party and replace mugabe, he's in the good books and is expected to be named the vice president soon. >> thank you very mu

the capitol of zimbabwe is expecting serious rainfall the next couple days. possibility of more flooding. if you stick around later in the show, we have cool video from nasa. >> i will see it because i am not going anywhere. i work here. okay, thank you. i look forward to that. okay, they call it the great instagram purge. they have deleted more than 3 million fake and inactive accounts from the site. zapping 15% of justin bieber's alleged followers from the ser fas. the biebs is the king of instagram. the new ruler, kim kardashian lost 1 million followers at the site. now you know. >>> well, like bieber and miss kardashian. britain's prince harry is used to being in front of the camera. now, he's behind the lens. he took these photos where his charity is building a center for children with hiv in africa. the prince admitted he doesn't take many pictures, but after seeing how good these are, we think maybe he's got a future as a photography prince. >>> a top sony executive says the studio still weighing options with the film, "the interview." he reveals why h

and the rise of will she replace her husband to lead zimbabwe. >> a suicide pommer flew up a cafe, killing 15 people. earlier 16 people died and two car bombings in mainly shiite neighborhoods. and elsewhere in the capitol three peel were killed by a roadside bomb, in the schwab neighborhood. let's go straight now to baghdad, and speak oour correspondent who joins us on the phone, what else can you tell us? >> well, the explosions are clearly trying to take advantage of the start of the weekend here. on -- before the friday holiday, and the streets were absolutely packed with people going to shopping, dinner, going to calf fies as they were in southern cities. where one of those went off a car bombout side a street, the other one went off outside a parked market and another bomb about in a shiite neighborhood, reinforcing that neighborhoods and shiite targets are still one of the biggest targets sunted behind this. >> live for us in baghdad, for now, thank you. the russian president says he will not ahow the west to dismantle the country like yugoslavia. the president arriving a t the gran

. >> the zimbabwe president has named two deputies. >>> the u.n.ing a climate change conference in peru where 194 countries must reach a draft deal to limit the carbon dioxide they emit. global fisheries are just one of our food forces threatened by rising temperatures and ocean acidificatiom. >> reporter: off of the coast of peru lies one of the most fertile fisheries in the world. sheer bleak cliff face tower from the waves. but huge flocks of sea birds give a hint as to what lies beneath. and then the islands come into view, and the sight spectacular. this sea lion community, with neutral rich waters coming into play. but there's a problem. >> translator: one of the big issues is that the ecosystem here depends on the achoef i haves, and the an choefvies depend on the plankton. >> reporter: the bottom line is, more co2 in the atmosphere means more co2 in our oceans. and all of this just a couple of hour's boat ride from lima, a city with 10 million people. and 10 million people need to get fed. the main fish market provides a remarkable window o

the kremlin would have trouble finding the money to put on paper >>> with unemployment figure in zimbabwe reaching 8%, opal artists are looking at innovative ways to make money, leading to a boom in home made decorations. >> reporter: first they burp the wire so it's easy and more flexible. then the artists create their pieces. they have orders. christmas trees made from scrap wire are always in demand. >> we make it. we have more customers. >> reporter: you can buy reindeer, angels and stars made from local products. trinkets to bright ebb the tree. >> artists make it look easy. it's a tree, made from twisting copper wire. the leaves are made from beads. you buy this for $10. >> this is how people try to survive. if you go for one or two weeks without selling, there's no money. you suffer. we work for the families. >> the government says the rate of unemployment is less than 50%. economists say it's more than 80. >> our most valuable resource, our bright young people is leaving the country. we are exporting valuable assets and are not getting anything back. we are spending money to get t

. >> zimbabwe's president reshuffled his cabinet replacing eight ministers following the dismissal of cabinet member. we have reaction on the streets. >> those following the news, interested in politics, it's a big day. the president has reshuffled his cabinet and appointed two new vice presidents. people are trying to find as much information as they can about these appointments and what it means for the country. the two chosen, one could take over as leader of the country eventually. the making of people's minds is the economy, what do appointments mean to the economy to improve the lives of people? >> jobs, better life to our kids, and a better life wherever you are. >> we don't know whether they will deliver or not deliver, but we hope they are going to deliver. >> sceptics say they feel nothing much will change on the ground. >> police say two men were behind the suicide bombings in the central nigerian city, twin explosions in the capitol state killed at least 32 people. many casualties were at an outdoor market. the attack was most likely carried out by boko haram. >> palestini

>> other news from around the world, resident of zimbabwe accused the ruling party -- the party has been riddled by infighting by who should succeed mr. mcgarvey. -- mugabe. the world food program is asking 64 million people to give just one dollar so it can restore food vouchers. to refugees who otherwise will not get them due to lack of funds. it underscores just how dire the situation has become. the u.n. emergency relief coordinator has been focused on helping those in need. recently she announced she will be leaving the post in march. yesterday i sat down with her in new york. ,> when you started this job the syrian conflict had not even begun. just how grave is the humanitarian crisis there now? >> it is enormous. the first time i went to syria it was before there was a humanitarian crisis. we came away a few months later with a figure of one million people inside syria in need of help. that figure is now over 12 million inside syria. 5 million of those are children. over 3 million people have fled as country and now exist refugees in neighboring countries. >> it's a large-scale pr

. >> reporter: zimbabwe's first family appears ultimately in control of the party and the country. president robert mugabe's wife, grace, is head of the party's women's league. >> it is a great honour not only for me personally, but also for my family. >> reporter: her husband is reelected leader of the ruling zanu pf party. >> for as long as i have strength in me. i work. for as long as i am still sane and fully bright in mind. i still have a good memory, and a good area in my mind. >> robert mugabe's vice president didn't attend the zanu pf elected congress. she has been accused of trying to kill robert mugabe. an allegation she denies. political analysts say she will not be vice president for much longer. wednesday or thursday people will have a decision. people were hoping it will be sooner, but he will not be rushed. >> emerson is expected to replace her, who robert mugabe threatened to have arrested. for now, he says she's at a house in harari. >> when a person goes into the category of dis loyalty, dishonesty, it is an expulsion from the party. that process will be to remove

zimbabwe's president has fired his vice president. joyce was once touted as a successor for the 90-year-old president, she denied plotting against him. businessman kidnapped in mali three years ago is now free. he was snatched in november 2011 by armed men believed to be limpinged to al quaida. last year 19 french citizens were held hostage around the world, now there are none, as he is the final one to be released. our hostage our last hostage is free. i just heard the good news from the president. who will be making a statement when serj arrives as he has not arrived yet, and i would like to thank him, who invested himself a lot in helping us free our hostage. al jazeera has more now from paris. >> a french military aircraft is on it's way to bring back serj. his daughter is onboard that aircraft, and we are expecting he could be back in paris as soon as wednesday. where he will be reunited with other members of his family and also received at that base. now, the president referred in his announcement of the release to intensive neg

. >> there's growing speculation that zimbabwes 90-year-old president could be replaced by his wife. he used his speech to congress in the capitol to criticize his current deputy, accusing him of undermining his authority. some believe his wife could benefit from the shakeup. >> he says that he's convinced she tried to unseat him, saying she used a witch doctor to unseat him. maybe she will try and come back later in the party or rally supporters to strike a deal with the opposition. his wife's plan is highly expected she will be to women's leader, people also wonder her next move. is she eyeing to take over from her husband, people concerned about the future of the party, the future of the country, more importantly the economy with that where is the country going with no clear successor named. >> more than 6,000 people may have died from ebola in west africa and that number is rising. in sierra leone, the president insists it's still open to visitors. >> workers at an ebola treatment center get ready to treat their patients. this part of the capitol is a high risk area for the disea

. >>> zimbabwe's leader, rob mugabe sacks his vice president. >>> and a

. >>> zimbabwe's new vice president will be sworn in on friday. named two men as his second in commands on wednesday. the reshuffle follows the sacking of joyce, he accused her of working with the opposition on a plan to out of the him. >>> al jazerra says it's deeply concerned by the kenyon government's threat to pros cute itsal journalists who report odd a secret assassination program. in the documentary inside kenya's death squads, members of a counter terrorism unit admitted killing so-called radical muslims on government orders. kenya has denied the existence of death squads organized by the national security council. in a statement the network said al jazerra urges the government of kenya not to attack journalist or to curtail freedom of speech but instead to cop front the allegations a their agents commit extra judicial killings. al jazerra defends the right to freedoms of expression and condemns restricting the work of professional journal assists. and condemn acts of aggression and harass think. al jazerra continues to demand the release

has done a number of things to iran syria, burma, and zimbabwe that we have not done to north korea.orea is the one who has popped nuclear weapons and say that its nuclear program is for military purposes. >> we know the unit 121 during the 1990s was working on sending groups four teams, of covert special operations forces to this country, specifically to attack our nuclear facilities. with that capability if they have indeed created and sustained that capability is that influencing u.s. policy toward north korea in your judgment? >> i think the -- it would be far more likely that north korea would do some kind attack in the south. i don't think they would have carried out attacks against theaters in the u.s. and in that sense the sony pulling of the film was a mistake as well as some of the other movie companies that have pulled other films related to north korea. obviously, we have to be vigilant against north korean attacks, but i think it was an overreaction by sony. >> it is an exact parallel to president obama's white house begging google to take down the anti-mohammed, anti-mu

and both is possible in zimbab zimbabwe. she could rally and bring out her supporters. people are waiting to see what her next plan will be, what her next move will be. she has denied allegations to anisate muga--assassinate mugabe. he says that he has evidence. >> well, thank you. keep updating us as you get more details of what going on. now in the case of the kenyan president could be on the verge of collapse. prosecutors have been given a week to decide whether or not they have enough evidence to bring kenyatta to trial. they say that not enough evidence has given to them and witnesses are resigning. >>> ebola in west africa, the number is still rising. the president insists it is still open to visitors. >> reporter: workers at an ebola treatment center get ready to street their patients. this part of the liberian capitol is a high-risk center for the disease. here everyone suffering from ebola is given a special diet. >> you have patients who can't swallow. you have patients with sore throw, very little appetite. based on the condition of the patient each one would

the us has done a number of things to iran, syria, even zimbabwe, they all did pervasive stronger sanctionsagainst iran than north korea, even though north korea popped nuclear weapons and said its nuclear program is for military purposes. lou: we know that the unit 121 during the 1920s was working on sending four groups, four teams of covert special operations forces to this country, specifically to attack our nuclear facilitates. with that capability, if they have indeed created and sustained that capability, is that influencing us policy toward north korea, in your judgment? >> i think the -- it would be far more likely that north korea would do some kind of attack in the south. i don't think they would have carried out attacks against theaters in the u.s. and in that sense, i think the sony pulling of the film was a mistake. as well as some of the other -- movie companies that have pulled other films related to north korea. obviously, we have to be, you know, vigilant against north korean attacks. but i think it was an overreaction by sony. lou: as i've pointed out on this broadcast, it

. >>> zimbabwe's long time leader appears to be tightening his grip on the country. he criticized his deputy of undermining him. >>reporter: he really tore into the vice president saying he's convinced she tried to unseat him. he even went as far to say he knows he went to a witch doctor to get a potion to asass nate him. she has denied the allegation and people wonder what her next move will be. maybe she'll keep quiet and ask for forgiveness. or perhaps she could be angry and rallying supporters trying to strike a deal with the opposition. people are obviously concerned about the future of the country, more importantly the economy, which way is the country going to go go if there's no clear successor named >>> it's been touted as the first step in deep space exploration but nasa's new o'ryan spacecraft has to wait one more day. it was set to begin with a liftoff in florida but wind gusts and a sticky rocket bar forced the team to call off attempts to launch o'ryan. andy gallagher is live in florida. we know nasa can't control the weather. how concerned are they tho

with unemployment figures in zimbabwe around 80%, local artists are looking at innovative ways to make money during christmas, leading to a boom in home made decorations. >> reporter: first they one the wire so it's easy and more flexible to work with. artists create their pieces. christmas trees are always in demand at this time of the year. >> due to christmas you make it - you have more customers. people come. >> you can buy rained ear, angels and stars. trinkets to brighten up the industry. artists make it look easy, it's a tree, made from twisting copper wire. they are made from twisting beads and you can buy this. >> the informal sector is how they try to survive. >> if you go for one or two weeks without selling, there's no money, you suffer. we are working for the family. >> the rate of employment is 50%. economists say it's more than 80. >> our most valuable resource, our bright young people are leaving the country. we are exporting valuable assets and are not getting anything back for if and spent a great deal of money to get them to the position they are now. >> most struggl

. >> coming up in dough he has, political upheaval in zimbabwe as the vice president is fired. >> we'llave reaction all day to the c.i.a. interrogation report set to be reds. we'll dig diaper into how people around the world are responding. >> here now are images of the day. the duke and duchess of cambridge attending the nets-cavs game at the barclays center in brooklyn. >>> zimbabwe's president sacks his deputy after accusing her of plotting to overthrow him. ♪ >>> i'm shiulie ghosh, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up, the united states increasing security around the world as it prepares to release a new report on thousand the cia tortured suspects. >>> a show of unity, gulf countries meet to discuss growing security threats in the middle east. >>> and global deaths from malaria have

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we could experience upwards of another 100 millimeters of rainfall near the border of zimbabwe and centralto you, natalie. >>> when americans watch the american production of the nut cracker, they will witness history. for the first time an african-american woman is dancing the lead role. randi kaye has more of misty copeland's success story. >> reporter: she's long been called an unlikely ballerina. but at 32 years old, misty copeland is the first african-american soloist in two decades at the prestigious american ballet theater. her story is different than most ballerinas. >> reporter: you took your first ballet class at 13? >> yes. >> reporter: which is a pretty late start? >> it is. >> reporter: months after that first class in a boys and girls club in san pedro, california, people were calling misty a prodigy. she was 17 when she joined the american ballet theater but not everyone was willing to accept this ballerina who didn't look like all the rest. >> dear candidate, thank you for your a.m. case to our ballet academy. unfortunately you have not been accepted. you lack the right fee