also got some really interesting science behind it. let's take a look. >> this isn't ancient greece. >> it's predominately alfalfa but there is a little bit of clover. >> or medieval england. >> it's different than what i expected. >> yeah. >> want a little more splash in there? >> yeah. >> this is how they do it in point reyes california. >> known for its vanilla characteristics. >> oh, this is good. >> and even though this is the heart of california wine country, and this may be bubbly, this isn't champagne. this is mead. >> you can imagine the vikings. it's mead it's so epic. >> so you gotta thank the bees i guess. >> to the bees! >> thank the bees! >> this is what mead is made from. >> nice and steady... there you go. >> bees and of course, honey. >> archeologists and scientists say mead is mankind's oldest beverage. traces have been found in ancient chinese and egyptian tombs. and now, after centuries out of style, mead is making a comeback. jordon thompson is the horticulturist at heidrun meadery. her job is to figure out which flowers bees like best. because a happy bee is a

traveling between turkey and greece. and the italian navy has rescued more than 100 from a rubber boat off the coast. it is not clear where they are started the journey, it has picked up a further 214 people in recent days. >> since the refugee crisis began, many europeans have tried to help new arrivals rebuild their lives but one group is doing it for themselves, musicians and they have been video records a c.d. to help other others otn their same situation. a few days ago they hadn't even met. now they are singing and playing traditional songs from their homelands in far away belgium. where he told us he mad to leave his loot behind when he fled in iraq. some kind europeans raised the money for him to get a new one. he uses his music to help forget the journey he has had to make. >> when i touch the instrument, this' a lot of things just go away. even when you play and remember things at the end when you finish, you just forget everything. you don't care about anything, because it is like music means everything for me. >> asaad was a t.v. star in his native pakistan, but when he tri

unfolding in the sees around greece and turkey - seas. the body of this boy, a tleerld syrian refugee washded up on the shore of a turkish beach in september this year. his father lost his entire family that day. he has recorded a message to be broadcast on u.k. television on christmas day. >> translation: no translation (speaking in foreign language) >>> the international organization for migration says more than a million people driven from their homes by war, poverty and persecution have arrived in europe this year. more than 800,000 refugees and migrants attempting to reach europe have come via greece. the real numbers may be higher as countries are struggling to track all the arrivals. the u.n. says attacks by boko haram have forced many children out of school. more than 2,000 schools have closed and some have been looted or set on fire. zimbabwe's government wants thousands of farmers who benefited from its so-called lands reform program to pay an additional land tax, but the high cost of managing the property has left many of them struggling, and as our correspondent reports, t

mixed with joy for this family. another brother lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they trends off the coast of turkey in september. the images of three-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq and afghanistan. it thrust this syrian born hairdresser, who has lived in canada since 1992, into the international spot life. >> it changed my life. he is nobody, just a normal person. it is not easy. it's the most emotional, the hard thing i ever done in my life. >> reporter: since the tragedy in september, she has travelled abroad with the human rights organization avas and met with u.n. officials over the right of refugees. a page will help her and her husband with expenses as they move her brother and his family into their home. he will work as a basher. her-- barber. >> enough already. enough suffering. enough people dying. i want to tell the world stop the war. >> reporter: canada is expected to accept 50,000 syrian refugees by the end of 2016 >>> be

greece. they drowned off the coast of turkey in september. the images of three-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped raised awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq an pakistan. it made this hairdresser go into the spot lot >> it changed my life. my brother was nobody, just a normal person. it is not easy. it is the most emotional, the hard thing i ever done in my life. >> reporter: since the tragedy in september, she has travelled abroad with the human rights organization avas and met with u.n. officials pub lickising the flight of refugees. go fund me web page set up by a friend will help her with her family. her brother will work as a barber. as this family adjusts to a new life her joy is tempered by nearly five years of war in her native country and the reverberations throughout the region. >> enough already. enough suffering. enough people dying. i want to tell the world stop the war. >> reporter: canada is expected to accept 50,000 syrian refugees by the end of 2016 >>> massive flooding has forced tens

hand, we have refugees departing society. it is our hope from greece to germany to u.k., the society is functioning and stick to the european principle, refugee rights, liberty rights, and but the elite is not functioning at the moment. the coalition of e.u., germany and others try to create protection space in europe, even if others are not ready to do this. >> warring sides in yemen agreed to hold peace talks in switzerland next week, starting december 15. the forces supporting the exiled government and houthi rebels to begin a ceasefire. almost 60,000 have died in the conflict since it began in march. rack will go to the u.n. security council if turkey doesn't withdraw forces near mosul. baghdad said it vitals iraqi sovereignty. turkey maintains it was invited by the local government to train fighters. turkey promised not to send more soldiers but stopped short of ordering a withdrawal. >> the coalition landslide victory in venezuela was confirmed when president nicolas maduro conceded his party defeat. he will remain in power. 70% of voters cast their ballot, the highest since co

block the passage of refugees, turning greece into a bottleneck. >> reporter: tired but determined to carry on. heading into the unknown to start a new life. the border here has been tightened with new restrictions, only iraqis, syrians, and afghans are allowed in. macedonia is next, but reaching northern europe is not easy. many here have escaped wars, rape, and the islamic state of iraq and the levant. this iraqi family fled sinjar, a town that until recently was under isil's control in northern iraq. >> translator: sinjar was cleared from isil, but everyone there wants to establish their own authority. we decided either we live in peace, or die together trying. >>> the journey remains long and hard. their next goal is to cross through macedonia, through serbia and beyond. the flow of refugees crossing the border to macedonia is constant. so far over 2,000 people have crossed. and on wednesday over 3,400 people went through. the u.n. refugee agency says some were subjected to ill treatment is and pushbacks by the macedonian border police. volunteers and aid groups are doing what the

. >> greece could end up spending half a billion in refugee costs this year. much of that is being repaid by the european union about the the loss of owner tourism. >> waited for occasional business. the refugee crisis has now put her at the top. >> translator: in summer we made up to 2,000 euros a day. now about 500, before we just made 50 euros a day. >> her van is one of several outside the refugee camp at moria. here refugees can warm themselves are by the stove, eat and recharge their cell phones. refugees and migrants have set up a tent city in the olive groafs. those with money have moved into small hotels dotings the cost which would normally be closed in december. they breakfast with police buffed in from athens. in town they can buy bus tickets. the refugee windfall is evidence all over town but city fathers worry that this may prove only a partial and temporary replacement of the tourism industry that applying ration seems to have chased away. 3 and a half% drop in business for first time last august. charter companies cut down flights and cruise ships took lesbos offer

steps and return to greece where they face an uncertain future. >> and bayern munich finally reveal details about the coach who will replace the current coach. coach. >> are yemen's foreign minister says a cease fire has been extended by one week. overlieer peace talks aimed at ending the war broke up without agreement. u.n.'s special envoy for yemen has confirmed peace talks will begin early next year. >> after nearly nine months, the conflict, this is what a cease fire looks like on the ground in yemen. >> fighting on the streets of the city of tais. each side has accused the other of violating tuesday's truce. negotiated at united nations talks in switzerland. >> we entered the province from every direction and side. we reached the city center. this is evidence the houthis have no popular support. >> the formation of mechanisms that could be used to at least deescalate the conflict in yemen. >> how much does it matter that these peace talks bear almost no relation to what's happening on the ground and on the ground it seems the situation getting progress and peace isn't right at

the mediterranean sea to greece so far this year. al jazeera's omar saleh spoke with some. >> almost 1 million people have crossed greece to rest of europe so far this year and thousands of them remain stuck here in the capital athens. the foreign minister says the crisis requires a global response. >> greece cannot manage it on its own. i believe that the decision made by european union to create proper refugee camps in turkey and that resettlement take place from there there is the most immediate solution. we have asked for 1400 frontex camps to be sent and only got 900. therefore there is no point in getting into a blame-game. >> greece also rejects criticism from the european union that it is failing to stem the flow of refugees reaching its shores. the greek officials say their borders and shores are protected but they will not allow people to drown in the sea. >> spaniards are facing the possibility of going back to the polls after the country's most fragmented election ever. neither the conservatives nor left leaning rivals have won enough seats to govern. barnaby phillips repor

greece to germany, to u.k. stick to the principles, and these principles are e.u. rights, refugee rights, liberty rights. but the elite is not functioning at the moment. germany and others who tried to create the protection space in europe even if others are not ready to do this. >> the u.s. president barack obama has vowed to defeat terrorism and destroy isil. his address came in the wake of wednesday's mass shooting in california, in which 14 people died. white house correspondent patty culhane reports. >> on wednesday. >> the backdrop, the oval office. this is only the third time that president barack obama has used this setting for a national address used to send a message of seriousness. investigators looking into whether the killers were inspired by the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the president telling americans that he has a strategy to defeat the group. >> the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. >> he has had a tough time convincing the majority of americans. 57% disapprove of how he's handling the fight against isil. 72% say the effort is goi

over. others suffered hypothermia because of the water temperature. greece estimates it could spends up to half a billion dollars on the refugee crisis this year. most of that has is to be reimbursed the by the u.n. much is lost by tourism though. >> reporter: this man used to be at the bottom of the hospitality industry. she parks her her food van and waited for occasional business. the refugee crisis has now put her at the top. >> translation: in summer we made up to 2,000 euros a day. now about 50. before it was 500. here refugees can warm themselves by her stove, eat and reach out to their cell phones. refugees and migrants have set up a tent city in the surrounding olive groves with vendors supplying the hardware. those with money have moved into small hotels dotting the coast which would normally be closed in december. a breakfast with police and aid workers. in town they buy credit for cell phones. here too they can buy boat and bus tickets for their journey out of the greece. >> reporter: the refugee windfall ask evident from out of town. this may prove only a partial and tem

american science >>> turning to greece where there's concern of refugees on the streets. thousands arrived in athens. on the border between greece and macedonia, and other refugees flock to the capital of the greek islands in. >> stepping foot on mainland europe, with big hope and dreams. they arrived in the greek capital, after risking their lives. this iraqi refugee says he had no choice. >> i would definitely die if i stayed in iraq. that's why i took the risk. i want to feel human. the syrian couple says their 1.5-year-old son has eye cancer, they want the doctors in germany to treat him. i asked his mother if he was hope to be in europe. >> no, i was not happy. i want syria, i want to return there. i will not forget it. >> most of the refugees take different routes to germany and elsewhere in europe. many will not make it. greece is under pressure, and overwhelmed by the number of refugees arriving on its islands in every day. thousands of people have been registered. and allowed to continue the journey to europe. others tightened or closed their borders, thousands have closed the bor

being stranded for weeks on the greece-macedonia border. hundreds of others are arriving having taken boats from turkey. there's increasing concern for the number of refugees who are sleeping on the streets. we have this report from the greek capital. >> setting foot on mainland europe with big hopes and dreams, these refugees have arrived in the greek capital after risking their lives crossing the aegean sea from turkey and landing on greek islands. this iraqi refugee says he had no choice. >> i would definitely die if i stayed in iraq. that's why i took the risk. i want to feel human. >> the syrian couple says their one and a half-year-old son has eye cancer. they want doctors in germany to treat him. i asked his mother if she was happy to be in europe. >> no. i'm not happy. i want syria. i want to return there. i won't forget it. >> most of these refugees will take different routes to germany and elsewhere in europe. many won't make it. >> greece is under tremendous pressure and overwhelmed by the sheer number of refugees arriving on its island every day. hundreds of thousands of p

joy for this family. another brother, abdue la lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they drown off the coast of turkey in september. the images of three-year-old allen's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq and afghanistan. and it thrust this syrian born hair dresser who lived in canada since 1992 into the international spotlight. >> it changed my life. there is nobody. just a normal person. it's not easy. it's the most emotional, the hard thing i ever done in my life. >> reporter: since the tragedy in september she has traveled abroad with the human rights organization and met with u.n. officials, publicizing the plight of syrian refugees. a go fund me page set up by a friend will help her and her husband with expenses as they move mohamed and his family into their home outside vancouver. he will work as a barber in the new salon and as this family adjusts to a new life her joy is tempered by nearly five years of war in her native country and the reverbe

international organization for migration say that 800,000 have come by sea to greece's shores. another 6300 died while crossing the mediterranean. 20% can from afghanistan and 7% were iraqis. >> i think the 1 million mark reflects the widespread unprecedented number of conflicts throughout africa and the middle east without any resolution in sight. the fifth year of war in syria, and so people now are in desperation saying let's look for safer shores and a new life. i know some of our sister agencies are working to winterize those who were in camps to provide additional precautions to help people amidst the winter weather there. and i think that is working. but we will need more support to make sure that they are taken care of. >> security forces in burundi are accused of carrying out unlawful killings. a report by amnesty international said that the police and military were responsible for several deaths. at least 87 people were killed after three military bases were attacked by gunmen. the arrest began when the president bid his third term in office, which critics said was illegal. >> the

and his four siblings to greece. they tell me they know the risks, and they can all die. >> translator: we have no other alternative, no chance to live here or in afghanistan. we can't stay here. we have to go to europe. we want to go to germany. >> reporter: entire families of refugees are waiting here in the turkish coastal town. sick, tired and cold. some have been here for days. waiting for a call from their smugglers. they have to be ready all the time. outside there are more children and adults. they sit and wait. it's cold here. and the winds are strong. all determined to cross the aegean sea to get to greece which seems close but remains out of reach. >> i'm coming here because we have lots of problems in afghanistan. we are faced with a lot of challenges. we cannot guarantee our life. >> reporter: every morning they hope the sea is calmer. greece is a short distance away, but cross the aegean sea is risky. the journey could take up to an hour depending on whether s -- weather conditions, but this is a dangerous journey. more than 650 people have died this year w

greece as a stream of refugees is pouring into athens. many of the people will quickly move on. others will remain in the city. in some cases against their will. our correspondent has the story. >> reporter: stepping foot on mainland europe with hopes and dreams. the refugees arrived in the capital after risking their lives crossing the seat from turkey and landing on the islands in. this iraqi refugee says he had no choice. >> translation: i would definitely die if i stayed in iraq. that's why i took the risk. i want to feel human. >> reporter: the syrian couple says their 1.5-year-old son has eye cancer. they want doctors in germany to treat him. i asked if they were happy in europe? >> no, i'm not happy, i want syria, i want to return there. i won't forget it. >> reporter: most of the refugees will take different routes to germany and elsewhere. greece is under tremendous pressure, and is overwhelmed by the fms of refugees -- numbers of refugees arriving. hundreds of thousands have been arrested and allowed to continue to europe. other european countries tightened or closed

can't var vive as a result. >> reporter: most refugees and migrants land in greece. many also aarrive in italy, bulgaria and spain. to put this influx into perspective, migration to turkey is even higher. the u.n. says more than two million syrian refugees are there >> more than one million have fled to lebanon. they make up a fourth of the country's total population. 600,000 are in jordan. many have lived in legal limbo without the right to work. some are heading to europe where governmentss are struggling to agree on aness spa the crisis. germany and sweden have welcomed the most. some countries have eau elected fences to deter them. the european union is pouring money into beefing up border security and next year the risks involved in trying to enter europe illegally are expected to grow. >> we may see lower numbers, but we may well see higher deaths. we have seen gnarl 4,000 people drowning and dying this year while trying to get to europe-- nearly >>> newly released documents shows the san bernardino syed farook informed the u.s. government of a 2013 trip to saudi arabia. that le

. >> hundreds of thousands of refugees have arrived in greece this year, many of them fleeing syria. tourist numbers are down, but some greek businesses say they're getting an unexpected boost from the new rainfalls. from the northern city, we have this report. >> it is greece's second largest city, with a population of more than a million people. the city's coastline is the major tourist attraction, but it's also an hour's drive to the border with macedonia, which is the main crossing point for refugees to the rest of europe. over a million refugees have passed through greece in 2015. many went through this city. that has brought much needed cash to the local economy. >> some of the refugees came here with money to spend and get by, as far as the economy of the city's concerned, all restaurants, cafes and boutiques, all shops felt a positive boost. >> cheap hotel rooms have been in demand. >> the hotel association says more than 25,500 syrian reef gees have booked a room for a night or two in the first half of 2015. that number is expected to rise because there are other refugees from diffe

front past. water levels should begin to subside. repatriations will take longer >>> in greece, demonstrations to mark the 7th anniversary of a teenagers killing by police turned violence. streets in athens saw battles break out after a largely peaceful march. demonstrators responded with tear gas and stun grenades. 18 are in custody >>> 200 iranians refugees have protested at the border. only refugees from syria, iraq and afghanistan are allowed to cross from greece to macedonia. greek police are denying entry. to those regarded as economic migrants >>> the government in mali is trying to encourage thousands to return home. civilians fled fighting during an insurgency in the north. despite a peace deal, many fear retaliation and a lack of services. >> reporter: a shelter for donkeys used to be a school. many buildings here are home to animals. tens of thousands left for places such as the camps. many are ethnic tuareg tribesman from the north-western region. a separatist group trying though declare independence in the region. some escaped fighting and some left fearing a gover

man was tasered and taken into custody. greece's parliament has approved a tough 2016 budget that includes deep spending cuts and also tax hikes. the government preducts zero economic growth in this year and a slide of 0.7% next year. the president told parliament that growth would resume in the second half of 2016 and a strong tourist season could avoid a recession altogether. president obama is due to address the nation to talk about wednesday's mass shooting in california. he is expected to explain what is being done to protect people from such attacks. melissa chan reports from san bernardino where the killings took place. >> reporter: it is the city's annual holiday festival and everyone is out despite a harrowing and strange week for residents. out front the san bernardino police department and members of the swot team, these two men supporting the toy drive had been first responders on wednesday. >> it is definitely overwhelming the responsibilities we've got from the community. we're here for the community, they're here for us as well. it helps us as well. they're coming u

. another brother lost his life and two sons trying to get to greece. they drowned off of the coast of turkey in september. t the images of his body caused outrage around the world. and it thrust this syrian-born hairdresser who has lived in canada since 1992, into the international spotlight. >> it changed my life. [ inaudible ] is nobody. just a normal person. it's not easy. it's the most emotional, the hard thing i ever done in my life. >>> since the tragedy in september, she has traveled abroad with the human rights group. a go-fund me page set up by a friend will help her and her husband with expenses as they move mohamed and his family into their home outside of vancouver. he will work as a barber in the salon, and as this family adjusts to a new life, her joy is tempered by nearly five years of war in her native country and the reverberations throughout the region. >> enough already. enough suffering. enough people dying. i want to tell the world stop the war. >> reporter: canada is expected to accept 50,000 syrian refugees by the end of 2016. allen schauffler, al jazeera, vanco

greece sank. local fishermen alerted the coast guard when they heard screaming. 14 others were rescued and taken to hospital. many are in serious condition. the refugees who side are said to bdied are said to be from syria, pakistan. >> a palestinian pianist escap escaped, he left his country to make the perilous journey from turkey to lesbos to germany. we have more to come for you this half hour. we look at the high price to pay. the community in iraq affected by the lots of its river. >>> and a whole new war. why the americans want to let the genie out of the bottle by bombing agrabah. >> i'm off the coast of hawaii. >> we are on the tipping point of an ecological disaster. >> this coral is not dead. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> let's do it. >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the sto

, marden. >> 18 people have died. ten of them children after a boat carrying refugees to greece sank. local fishermen alerted the local coast guard when they heard screaming. 14 horse were rescued and taken to opt. many in serious condition. many are said to be from iraq, pakistan and syria. 600 people have died taking the mediterranean sea route this year alone. >>> still to come this half hour, yes, we can says sporters of spain's new left party. is it time for the prime minister to leave the stage? >> and the high price to pay for changing economic landscape. a community in iraq being affected by the loss of its river. >> hello, a reminder of the top stories. spokesman for burundi's president has told al jazeera he does not want african troops deployed to the country. the a.u. believes the nation is on the brink of civil war and is prepared to send 5,000 peace keepers without burundi's accident. >> the. >> as u.n. sponsored peace talks in yemen wrapped up, troops loyal to the president has gained control of an important city in the northwest. government forces have aseed the capit

in the ambition to hold down temperature in greece, stronger than we anticipated actually and we thought it would be about two degrees increase, holding to two degrees increase, but they put on the table doing their best to get as close as they can to 1.5. >> earlier in the day, action continued as activists allowed to protest. it has certain two weeks to get to this point, not to mention the months and years of pain and frustration since the failure of copenhaguenen 2009. spirits are high as the importance of what happens, inc., in but very soon, it will be all about putting a paris agreement into practice. >> environment editor nick clark joins us live from paris. you are saying it's been an exhausting few days for everyone involved and people covering the summit like yourself. it was years in the making. in the end, everyone managed to get on board. >> absolutely. 196 countries getting to agree on this way forward was a monumental effort. they have managed to achieve that. we have this paris agreement, an accord that's been ought after for many years, but as i say n my package

and two sons trying to get to greece. though drowned off the coast of turkey in september. the images of 3-year-old alan's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq and afghanistan. it thrust this syrian born hairdresser who has lived in canada since 1992 into the international spotlight. >> it changed my life. i am nobody, just a normal person. it's not he said. it's the most emotional, the hard thing i ever done in my life. >> since the tragedy in september, she has traveled abroad with the human rights organization avaz and met with u.n. officials, publicizing little flight of issueian refugees. a go fund me page will help kurd. on: and her husband with expenses as they move muhammed and his family into their home in vancouver. he will work as a basher in her new salon and as this family adjusts to a new life, her joy is tempered by nearly five years of civil war in her native country and war throughout the region. >> enough already. enough suffering, enough people dying. i w

people crossed into greece from turkey by sea, nearly 4,000 others died trying to cross the mediterranean in europe's worst refugee crisis since the second world war. >>> 11 refugees bound for greece including three -- children have drowned in the sea. the refugees seemed to have been trying to reach the greek island of sumos. just days ago, 18 people drowned while heading for another greek island. >>> the greek parliament has voted to recognize palestine as a sovereign and independent state. the resolution is a symbolic gesture >> reporter: a unanimous vote urging the government of alexis tsipras to recognize the state of palestine. >> translator: the greek parliament pledges to promote all of the necessary procedures to recognize the state of palestine, and to make every diplomatic effort for the immediate resumption of credible peace talks between the two sides. all of those accepting the proposal please rise. [ applause ] >> reporter: the resolution was prepared by the syriza party which is leading the coalition government. the president of the palestinian authority was

and two sons trying to get to greece. they drowned off the coast of turkey. the images of the three-year-old's body being recovered prompted outrage around the world and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq and afghanistan. and it trust this syrian born hairdresser, who has lived in canada since 1992. >> the international spotlight. >> it changed my life. >> nobody, just a normal person, it is not easy. it is the most emotional--the hard thing i've ever done in my life. >> since the tragedy in september she has traveled abroad with the human rights organization avaz and met with officials publicizing the plight of syrian refugees. a go fund me page will help them with expenses as they move mohammed and his family into their home outside of vancouver. he'll work as a barber in her new salon, and as this family justed t just adjusted to a new life, the world is tampered by the war. >> enough suffering, enough people dying. i want to tell the world stop the war. >> canada is expected to accept 50,000 syrian refugees by the end of 20

independent state. the resolution is symbolic. it's non-binding. greece is now the 137th country to recognize palestinian statehood. omar has more from the greek capitol. >>> when you hear the words of the president hailing at this moment as an historic one, it gives you an idea how the palestinians really feel about it. but as president abbas also said, he feels proud to be at the greek parliament and he said the relations between greece and the palestinians is historical and very, very close. it is also very important to keep the momentum going, because over the last year, other parliaments have called on their government to recognize palestine as an independent state. now it is not expected, because it's a non-binding resolution, so the government of alexis sipries is not likely to follow suit. >>> although the vote is imbollic it is an important reminder to the world of palestinian suffering. >> when you are talking about 140 countries who have done so, the wave of recognitions that came from europe, and latin america, between the -- the year 2010 and 2012 and 2014 had waned and

greece, there's concern at the growing fm of refugees on the streets. thousands arrived in athens. other refugees are flocking to the capital from the greek islands in. omar al salah has more. >> stepping food on mainland europe, with hopes and dreams. these refugees arrived in the greek capital after risking their lives crossing the agean sea, and landing on the islands in. the iraqi refugee has no choice. >> i would die if i stayed in iraq. that's why i took the risk. i want to feel human. the syrian couple says their son had eye cancer, and want doctors in germany to treat them. i asked his mother if they were happy to be in europe. >> no, i'm not happy. i want syria, i want to return there. i will not forget it. >> most of the refugees will take different routes to germany and elsewhere in europe. many will not make it. >> this is understand tremendous pressure and overwhelmed by the number much refugees arriving on the islands in every day. hundreds of thousands of people have been registered and are allowed to continue their journey to the rest of europe. others tightened or

traveling across the sea from turkey into greece and macedonia, a lot of those countries have only the most rudimentary facilities on offer for these people, mostly down to the ngo's on the ground, themselves working with rudimentary means and resources and temperatures absolutely plummeting on a lot of occasions, a lot of people will spend nights out in the open and will simply have no or very, very little access to sanitation. we are talking about families, children, we are talking about the elderly. i think the picture in europe as the weather closes in and winter gets worse is extremely bad and i wouldn't at all be surprised if there were people out there wondering why on earth they ever decided to leave. >> you'll recall the picture of the toddler found dead on the turkish coast. how much changed after that picture went viral the world over? >> an enormous amount, i think. that picture really brought home to the viewing public, the news consuming public in europe just what was going on, because up until that point, it was easy enough to imagine that it was happening to somebody el

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this week trying to travel between turkey and greece. more than a million refugees and migrants have made their way to europe this year. >>> and the italian navy has rescued more than a hundred refugees off of the coast of libya. the navy says it has picked up a further 214 people in recent days. since the refugee crisis began, many europeans have tried to help new arrivals rebuild their lives. but one group of refugees is doing it for themselves. they are all musicians they have been recording a cd to help others in their situation. lawrence lee sent this report from brussels. ♪ >> reporter: a few days ago they hadn't even met, yet now these men from syria and iraq are singing and playing traditional songs from their homelands in far-away belgium. ♪ >> reporter: we met this man on the border with macedonia, where he told us he had to leave his instrument behind. some kind europeans raised the money for him to get a new one, and now he uses his music to help forget the journey he has had to make. >> when i touch the instrument, there's a lot of things just go away, just forget, a

on the taliban 11 refugees bound for greece, including three children have drowned off the turkish coast seven people were rescued that refugees seem to have been trying to reach the freak island, which lied opposite just days ago, 18 people drowned while heading for another greek island. this comes as a number of refugees arying in the european union has reached record levels. the international organization for migration says 1 million, 5,000, 504 people have arrived so far this year. most of them and that's more than 800,000 came by sea, to greece's shores. and that sex thousand dies while attempting to reach europe across the mediterranean. half of those arriving were syrians. and 7% were iraqis. for more on this, we are joined now by tom brooks, here in the u.k., mr. brooks thank you so much for joining us here. obviously the immigration crisis nothing new, hundreds of thousands of people have been coming for the past couple of years but to see 1 million in 12 months really does show you that the situation is changing and changing rapidly, europe wasn't ready a year ago, is it

stir up memories of those that fled from war zones. >> hundreds of thousands arrived from greece. tourist numbers declined. some businesses say they are getting a boost from the arrivals. we have this report >>> it is greece's second-largest city, with a population of more than a million people. the city's coastline is a major tourist attraction. but it's an hour's drive to the border with macedonia, which is the main crossing point for refugees for the rest of europe. over a million refugees past through greece in 2015. many went through the city. and that has brought much-needed cash to the economy. >> some of the refugees came here with money to spend and get by. all experiments and shops had a positive boost. >> the hotel association says more than 25,500 syrian refugees booked a room for a night tore two. the number is expected to rise because there are others staying in cheep hotels. the cheapest room in the street costs about 20 euros. the city's mayor says greece is not after the refugees money. >> people, mainly syrians, which had some economic ability. they said in the

people have died. ten of them children after a boat carrying refugees to greece sank. they alerted the turkish coast guard when they heard screaming. 14 horse from rescued and taken to hospital. many are in serious condition. almost 600 people have died taking the eastern mediterranean route this year alone. >>> still to come this half hour, yes, we can face, say supporters of spain's new left party. and u.s. debate coming up. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >> a reminder of the top stories in al jazeera. a spokesman has told al jazeera he doesn't want african union troops to go into the country. the country is on the brink of civil war and threatens to send 5,000 peace keepers without burundi's consent. the they were envoy to syria will send out talks to january on u.n. backed peace plan for the country. >>> an as u.n. sponsored peace talks wrapped up on the day without a breakthrough, troops loyal to the president has gained control of an important city in the northwest. they have seized the city from

extend his 27-year rule. >>> just over an hour greece's part lament will vote to whether to r*ez recognize palestine. on monday abbas said they will issue passports. the currents passports are stamped with the word palestinian authority. palestinians have been raising money to help rebuild homes detroit by israel's army. since october at least 10 house have his been torn down part of a decades old policy of did he mall irving the homes of palestinians accused after tacking israelis. here is imtiaz tyab. >> reporter: these are the ruins of what was his home. it was demolished by the israeli military earlier this month. the rest of the multi-story building which he shared with his extended family, was also badly damaged. making large parts of it uninhabitable. he accused by israel of shooting dead a settler couple in okay. he's been in prison ever since. his wife says she doesn't know why she and her young son have been punished for a crime they didn't commit. >> it's unfair but what can we do. my husband is in police and probably worried six about us. >> reporter: since october th

new life. the challenges facing refugees on their next step north from greece. >> i'm tanya page reporting from central african republic where as christmas, not everyone is happy about the pending election. >>> to sports news, one of the most powerful football men faces a court in uruguay on corruption charges. details coming up. >>> isil fighters are expected to be given safe passage out of the refugee camp in the syrian capital damascus in a deal negotiated with president bashar al assad's government. the u.n. is backing the move aimed at making it possible to deliver aid to thousands trapped by the fighting. the isil fighters and some members of the syrian rebel groups are expected to be transferred north wards. the yarmouk camp has been blockaded by government forces since 2012. 18,000 people are trapped in the camp, most are palestinian refugees. activists say buses have already started arriving to transport rebels and their families out of the area. many isil fighters are expected to head for raqqa, six hours away. >> qatar's foreign minister has been meeting his russian co

were a commander from the guard >>> greece says it is not getting enough help from the european union on the refugee storm. it has become the main entry point for refugees in europe. 50,000 people have arrived this month alone. >> translation: greece is meeting its obligations and add hearing to all obligation on the issues. this is something that the whole european union and the members have encountered without having found an adequate solution >>> last with mass macedonian please at the agrees mass macedonia border where they have been held for several weeks. a few thousand people are stuck there because mass macedonia has a policy of allowing in only refugees from syria, iraq and afghanistan. almost two thousand refugees and migrants have been pulled off 11 boats in the mediterranean. ships took part in the rescue effort. it is the largest number of people for more than a month. bad weather has flowed the influx of refugees into europe in recent woks. brazilian president has said the impeachment proceedings against her is a coup. she is accused of manipulating government acco

crossed into europe this year, more than 800,000 people have crossed into greece from turkey by sea. nearly 4,000 others have died trying to cross the mediterranean in europe's worst refugee crisis since the second world war. 11 refugees including three children have drowned off the turkish coast. seven people were rescued off the resort. the refugees seem to have been trying to reach the greek island, which lies opposite. just days ago 18 people drowned. a symbolic gesture as it is nonbinding, more from athens. >> a unanimous vote to recamiers the state of pal steen. >> the greek parliament led to promote the procedure, and recommend and state of palestine, and to make every effort for the needed assumption of credibility peace talks between the two sides. ladies and gentlemen, all those accepting the proposal please rise. >> and resolution was prepared by a series party which enjoy as majority and is leading the government. the president of the palestinian authority was watching closely. he welcomed the resident lewis. >>> we call on countries to support a tuesday solution in the

just a year. >>> and greece's parliament votes to recognize palestinian statehood. ♪ >>> hello there, thank you for joining us, the iraqi military is reporting progress in its major offensive against the islamic state of iraq and the levant in ramadi. iraq's government says it's soldiers are advancing on the city center, where it's mates about 300 fiers remain. isil has held ramadi since may. its first objective was to cut off supply lines into the city. progress has been slow, because the iraqi government wants to rely on its own troops and sunni tribes rather than shia militia who have been accused of human rights abuses. retaking ramadi would be among the most significant victories against isil thus far. this map shows ramadi in isil's support zone. this is where it's fighters are allowed to move freely. this helps isil maintain these areas, where it has enough of a presence to control local populations. these no longer include sinjar. and there are the attack zone areas where isil conducts offensive maneuvers. zana hoda has more. >> reporter: it has been described as the final as

the vote in athens. greece is now the 137t 137th country to recognize palestinian state hood. we have the latest from the greek capital. >> when you hear the words of president abbas hailing this moment as a historical one, it gives you an idea how the palestinians really feel about it, but president abbas also said that he feels proud to be at the greek parliament and he also said the releases between greece and the palestinians is historical and very, very close. now of course with the palestinians also it's very important to keep the moment going because over the last year, the british, the french, the spanish and the irish parliaments have also called on their governments to recognize palestinian as an independent state. now, it is not expected, because it's non-binding resolution so therefore the government of alexis tsipras is not expect to follow suit, and recognize palestinian as an independent state. >>> forbes loyal to yemen's government are closing in on the capital sanna. houthi rebels took control of the city in september last year. as the civil war continues, despit

greece's biggest city. >>> and organizers of the 2016 rio olympics are facing some tough challenges. we'll have the latest. ♪ >> you did your research. >> you're one of the most prepared journalists i've ever known. >> go inside the lives of musical icons. >> i was given a gift... i think i've used it well. >> i want the ballet world to be given the respect that it deserves. >> and global activists. >> i feel compelled to do it, because if i don't do it, who's going to do it. >> revealing conversations you won't find anywhere else. ♪ >>> welcome back. you are watching the al jazeera news hour. top stories so far this hour. the syria army, backed by russian air strikes says it has made huge advances on the main road connecting the capitol to dara in the south. >>> voters at the central african republic are at the polls today. the country has been marred by violence since the overthrow of the president by seleka rebels in 2013. >>> iraqi families are being moved from ramadi as the battle for full control of the city continues. the military says some of these people were used as hu

by swimming in the coast or climbing barbed wire. 125 of the migrants were treated. greece estimates it could end up spending more than half a billion dollars on the refugee crisis this year. most of that money is being reimbursed by the e.u. but the real cost may come in the cost of lost tourism. from the island the loss boss our correspondent reports. >> reporter:-- lesbos. >> reporter: this woman parks her food vans and waits for occasional business. the refugee crisis however has put her at the top. >> translation: in summer we made up to 20,000 euros a day. now about 500. before it was just 50 euros a day. her van is one of several outside the refugee camp. here refugees can warm themselves by her stove, eat and recharge their cell phones. refugees and migrants have sent up a city in olive groves. those with money have moved to small hotels which would normally be closed in december. they breakfast with police and aid workers. in town they buy credit for cell phones. here they can buy boat and bus tickets for their journey out of greece. >> reporter: the refugee windfa

streets as vigilantes. >>> greece is now telling the--it's saying it is not getting enough help from the european union in what it calls the refugee storm. 50,000 people have arrived there this month alone. >> greece are meeting its obligations an but this is something that the whole european union and member states have encountered without having found an adequate solution. >> a group of refugees have been fighting macedonian police at the macedonian border where they have been held for a number of streets now. macedonia has a policy of only allowing refugees from syria, iraq and afghanistan. >>> almost 2,000 refugees were rescued from 11 boats in the mediterranean sea. navy ships from italy, spain and a ship owned by doctors without borders. it was the largest body saved in a month. >>> the fbi is now investigating shooting in san bernardino in california as an act of terrorism. there are reports that the woman who took part in the attack and pledged allegiance to isil in a post on facebook. but the fbi said it is unlikely the couple were directed by isil to carry out the shooting.