live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead - houthi leaders issue an ultimatum to the government in yemen after seizing the president palace. >> that's what middle class economics is - the idea that this country does best when everyone gets their fair shot. >> a defiant obama stets out an

doing anything to fight the corruption. >> well, al jazerra joining us live from doha. it's been an incredibly fast-moving day. from what you understand who seems to be in charge in yemen right now? >> well, president hadi remains yemen's legitimate leader as recognized by the international community. as far as who calls the shots it's definitely the houthis. they are the ones that have thousands of fighters on the outskirts of the capital, they are the ones who set up checkpoints inside the capital. they are the ones who pro text the protector of the ministry and the residence of the president. you are talking about a movement that is now in control of a huge territory that stretches from sanaa in the north to the south of the capital. >> and we heard from the leader of the houthis basically accusing the president of not doing enough to install this nation the dialogue. do you think that now there is any chance for in some kind of dialogue and recognize reconciliation between the two? >> i don't think that dialogue or any settlement in the future will solve some of the major differ

>>> hello there from doha. welcome to continuing coverage of the solidarity mars across france. organizers say up to 1.5 million people are on the streets of paris to show they are united despite three days of horror. dozens of world leaders are showing support from europe to africa the middle east and the members members. it's a simple message. the pen is mightier than the sword. the cartoonists and policemen killed at charlie hebdo magazine. >>> i am tim friend. amongst the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, the message from them is: freedom of expression and solidarity! ♪ >>> more than a million people are marching on the streets of paris led by president hol ande and dozens of world leaders. they are there to show france is united. they say they will not be intimidated despite three days of violence. many are waving je suis charlie signs in honor of those attacked on wednesday. twelve people were killed during that attack. israel's leader is there. the other target of course a jewish supermarket in paris at which four people were killed. overlooking the crowd gathere

live in doha with coverage in yemen and sanaa and intense fighting between houthi fighters and the army, we also have other news, funerals expected for six hezbollah fighters in the golan heights, tightening grip on power and turkey chairs its first cabinet meeting. after six weeks of no new infections mali is free from the ebola virus. ♪ welcome to al jazeera, if you are just joining us the situation in yemen seems to be spiralling out of control and you see on t.v. gun battles ongoing between yemen soldiers and houthi fighters who took control of sanaa last year. the president has flown from the presidential palace and prime minister's convow has been attacked. the minister of information told al jazeera the capitol is in chaos and could be a new yemen by the end of the day. >> the president is in his house. it's very tense. we can still hear fire exchanged and random, not as much as the morning, random explosions or gunshots. there is -- there was a meeting around an hour ago at the president's house that included the prime minister and high-level representatives of the houthi

forces. the bureau chief for al jazeera arabic he joins us live now from doha. first of all do we know any more about the attacks. news has just broken in the past few minutes. >> yes just a few minutes actually many attacks by we can say militant against army forces. many attacks actually. the egyptian army moved a lot of his troops towards this area, and now we can see there are clashes. there is the militant group and the egyptian army, and the security troops in sinai. you know, it comes after hours only maybe after president sisi's speech about this long-term struggle or war against the state of the egyptian and the terrorist groups. it comes after confirm president sisi has said that this will not be stopped easily. this is long-term and it's a very dangerous struggle, and he said that he warned many times--actually the attacks attacks--these attacks up to now, we don't know if there is any that were killed or injured in these attacks or not but still it's very early. this actually means that there may be as many the only security-police solutions is in the enough to end this war

from doha. former president attempted a coup to remain in power. >>> al qaeda affiliate says it's behind suicide bombings in a cafe in the lebanese city of tripoli. nigh people are killed. >> it's cheap and of good quality. the only way we can get the latest fashions straight from europe. >> and how shipments of seconds hand clothes from the u.k. are threatening the local text tile industry in senegal. ♪ ♪ >>> but first the french prime minister has warned that the country is at war with terrorism and radical islam. manuel made the statement in a speech late on saturday. and this comes in the wake of violence last week in which 16 people and three gunmen were killed. well after solidarity al a crossralliesacross france on saturday. security is at the highest level with a national rally planed in paris later on sunday. and 50 world leaders are due to be in the capital to take part in this. and european interior ministers are also gathering in paris to talk about security, specifically about coordinator counter terrorism efforts. we have heard five people who were detained as a

, live from doha. we have our top stories here. funerals for six hezbollah fighters killed in an israeli airstrikes and an iranian generals wills dies in that attack. >>> mali has been declared free from the ebola virus. >>> welcome to the program we're hearing of a new cease-fire agreement in yemen's government. there are ongoing gun battles been on between soldiers and houthi fighters. the president was forced to flee by helicopter, and the prime minister's convoy came under attack. >> the fight something being heard from blocks away. government forces and houthi rebels have been battling near the presidential palace in sanaa since monday. something that is hard to know at the moment. the information minister has described the scene as utter chaos. >> to be honest i don't think any single party are in sanaa. there are some place where iss where houthi control and there are some places that others control. there are people who wear the uniform, and they do not obey the orders of the superior. >> houthi rebels have been at odds with the government for years, they took control of

sanaa. live in doha with coverage in ♪ welcome back reminder of the main story on al jazeera, it's yemen where gun battles on going with houthis in the capitol sanaa and the prime minister earlier been attacked and minister of information says the capitol is in chaos and could be a new yemen by the end of the day and more today joining live from the southern port city of aden and omar the information minister telling us we possibly could see a new yemen by the end of the day and bring us up to date with sequence of events happening in the capitol as it unfolded. >> darren around 7:30 this morning there were reports of heavy gun battles around the presidential palace. we were told that the guards were engaged in clashes with some shia houthi fighters then we didn't know exactly what triggered those clashes and we had two versions one coming from the presidential guard saying they were provoked by the shia houthis and therefore opened fire and houthis on the other hand were saying that because a day before the some of the army in that area were deployed on orders by the president and

. ♪ >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha i'm jane dutton. also ahead, 13 civilians are killed after a shell hits a bus in ukraine. >>> and massive spending spree to help boost the euro zone economy. >>> and we're in havana where historic talks are underway between cuba and u.s. officials. ♪ >>> we begin in london where leaders from 21 countries have been meeting to try to find a way to eradicate islamic state of iraq and the levant. u.s. secretary of state, and others lead discussions. they have agreed to increase their support to the iraqi government. thank colludes more training for iraqi soldiers. u.s. secretary of state john kerry say progress has been made but coalition forces still have a long way to go. >> this effort will take time. it will require focus, but we will succeed. tomorrow i will travel to davos switzerland, and i think the prime minister is going today, and at that time i'll speak in greater detail about our global efforts, global efforts that are necessary to prevent and combat violent extremism. but for now let me just underscore this. this is a huge t

doha. also to come. riding the slopes of a bumpy economy, we'll explain how russia's ski slopes are benefiting. >>> and an al quada affiliate says it's behind suicide bombings at a half a in the lebanese city of tripoli. ♪ ♪ >>> but first the france prime minister has warned that the country is at war with terrorism and radical islam. manuel made the statement in a speech late on saturday. and it comes in the week of violence last week in which 16 people and three gunmen were killed. now, after solidarity rallies across france on saturday, security is now at the highest level with the national unity rally planned in paris later on sunday. 50 world leaders are due to appear in the capital. and european interior ministers are also coming to paris, they are going to be talking about security. and counter terrorism efforts. we can go live now to our correspondent rory challands in paris. rory, starting with that meeting of interior ministers who is coming and what do they hope to achieve? >> reporter: we have interior ministers coming from all over europe british interior minister g

as well as different communities in france. let's speak to jaime an assistant professor here in doha. remy welcome to the program. it has been an extraordinary day. not only have we seen 1.5 million people, 2 million people taking part in these marchs. i'm told there are demonstrations taking place in madrid bay root, tokyo sydney, america. what does this say about--i suppose our hopes of a more unified and peaceful world. >> well, it shows that those values are universal and it's not a question of where you're born, it's a question of do you believe in everyone being able to voice their concerns, whether you agree with it or not. it's a basic right to express themselves. do what they want to do whether you're from france, sydney, ramallah another country, it is any possibility when it comes to this. >> there are communities who feel vulnerable and isolated. do you think anything is going to change regarding those communities in france as a result of what has happened today? >> well, for the moment we have to go step by step. what is interesting to look at the march right now. the nu

. we'll be live in a moment with the latest. you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also on the programme - the number of syrian refugees displaced by the war hit 4 million this year. indonesians search teams located the tail section of the airasia that crashed in the java sea with 162 on board. >>> we'll introduce you to tiny technology that can put more of you and your life online. >>> we begin with developing news out of yemen, where a car bomb exploded in the capital sanaa. it was detonated close to a gathering of people near a police training college. 26 people have been killed at least, and more than 40 others wounded in this attack. let's get the latest from omar al saleh, who joins us from senna. the -- sanaa. the death toll i believe, is rising now? >> that is absolutely - let me tell you that the latest death toll that we have is at least 38 people have been killed in the explosion, and over 40 were wounded. we do expect the death toll to increase as we go on because the explosion was so big. sources say it was a car bomb. somebody drove a small bus, and he left it out

sinai peninsula. ♪ you are watching al jazeera live from headquarters in doha and also coming up at least 20 people killed in an attack on a shia mosque in southern pakistan. pakistan. >> they want them as human shields. >> reporter: growing discontent and we speak to people inside iraq iraq iraq isil and say they are hostages in their city. >>> thousands of jobs depends on the oil industry and where the current low oil prices are raising concerns about the future. ♪ hello, egypt's president sisi is cutting short his trip to ethiopia for the african union summit, a deal with a string of deadly attacks in egypt's sinai peninsula and egypt army say it killed 26 people and most soldiers but some reports put that figure more than 40 and we have details. >> reporter: the force of the explosion can be seen from far away. fighters from an armed group called sinai providence say they are responsible for thursday attack and pledged allegiance to iraq or isil and used rockets and a car bomb in the capital of sinai and nearby town in four separate attacks and told al jazeera why the military

>> this is al jazeera. >> hello and welcome to the news hour in doha, your top stories on al jazeera. an uneasy ceasefire in yemen after a day of battles between houthi rebels and soldiers. hezbollah buries its fighters killed by an israeli air strike inside syria. iran confirms one of its generals died with them. more ukrainian soldiers die in the latest battle with pro-russian separatists in the east. hundreds of thousands protest against "charlie hebdo" magazine, this time in russian controlled chechnya. hello it's been a violent and tumult oust day. in yemen. a ceasefire is now holding. earlier 9 people were killed near the presidential palace. while the president is safe in sanaa, earlier convoy came under fire. more from yemen. >> the fighting is being heard from blocks away. government forces and houthi rebels have been battling near the presidential palace in sanaa since early on monday. the symbol of who wields power in yemen something that's hard to know at the moment. the information minister describes the scene as utter chaos. >> to be honest, i don't think any si

hour i'm live in doha and coming up in the next 60 minutes. [gunfire] more peshmerga fighters killed by i.s.i.l. as iraq prime minister criticizes what he calls a slow response by the international coalition. about four million on the streets, how the communities of france stood together after the attacks in paris. back to school children in peshawar resume lessons less than a month after the attack that killed more than 100 of their classmates. >>> and all the sports including a historic moment for the palestinian futbol team and the first in a tournament the latest on that later in the program. ♪ but first the speed of the response by the international community to the threat posed by i.s.i.l. is under scrutiny. iraqi prime minister al-abaddi says it's too slow and failed to provide enough military support to his ettroops and his comments echo opinions already eggs -- expressed by the kurdish community and i.s.i.l. killed members of the kurdish security forces in a surprise attack in northern iraq and the deadliest attack against the kurds since last summer. the incident t

doha. coming up, promoting international agreements - talks on the paris attacks. global leaders will come to the french capital >>> how sri lanka's former president tried to stay in office. details emarriaged -- emerged of a fail plan of mahinda rajapaksa, when he realised he would lose. >>> and the declining value in the rouble is leading to bumper bookages in sochi >>> first interior ministers from across europe arrive add at a security summit in france. they are talking about ways to coordinate counterterrorism efforts. the conference was called after violence last week in which 17 people and three gunmen were killed. and speaking within the last couple of minutes or so turkey's prime minister says he'll help the french to trace a fourth suspect who is thought to have fled towards the middle east. >> translation: talks between the two countries are underway after the attack. we are comparing the information that we have. i'd like to ensure that our security services are cop right >>> we'll speak to our reporter about the solidarity march about to start in paris, and will see

>> welcome to the news hour live from doha. these are the main stories this hour. the presidential compound and prime minister convey attacked in yemen. >> we may have a new yemen by the end of the day. >> hundreds attended the funerals for six hezbollah fighters killed in an israeli air strike. >> after six weeks of no new infections declared free from the ebola virus in mali. >> there's a growing sense of uncertainty after an attempted coup. there are on going gun battles. the president was forced to flee his palace by helicopter. his convey came under attack and houthi rebels took control of a state news agency. >> the fighting is being heard from blocks away. government forces and houthi rebels have been battling near the presidential palace since early monday. the believe is a symbol of who wields power in yemen something hard to know at the moment. the information minister describes the scene as utter chaos. >> to be honest, i don't think any single party is in control. there are places where the state security's in control places where houthis are in control. both ministers

? well top of the agenda is finish something known as the doha round. it aims for the introduction of lower trade barriers and revise trade rules. some big agreements they have been made, but there are still a large number of unresolved issues including reductions in farm subsidies and tariffs. well, certainly, tariffs are industrial goods. well, the world trade organization, let me just say, the only international agency overseeing the rules of international trade. so let's go and speak to its big boss, roberto, who joins us now from davos. great to have you on the program. i want to talk about trade, of course in a minute we've just come off the funeral pictures of the saudi king king abdullah. he of course was one of the architects of opec and saudi arabia's oil policy. i want to ask you, do you think there'll be any changes now, any change in direction from the saudis saudis? >> it's difficult to tell. i don't expect so. it's difficult to imagine that the policy that was being followed was taken lightly. so i believe that a lot of thinking went into the process and that the saudis

> >>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> hello, welcome to the newshour. i'm martine dennis in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes - retrial ordered. an egyptian appeals court rules in the case of three al jazeera journalists >>> a stampede at a new year's celebration in shanghai. at least 35 are dead. >> new beginningings. north korea's leader kim jong un says he's open to talks with south korea >>> we go to kenya to see how the nation is deal with tough new anti-doping laws. >>> but first a trial has been ordered for three al jazeera journalists who were gaoled in egypt more than a year ago. the court in cairo accepted an appeal from their lawyers, but it's unclear when peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed will be back in court. al jazeera says the original trial was flawed and continues to demand their immediate release. >>> now, here is a reminder of the case - the three were arrested in cairo on december 29th, 2013. after a trial they were sentenced in june. peter and mohammed to 7 years in gaol. badr given 10 years. the trial was condemned around the world. i

. >>> hello, i am moore 10 dennis, welcome to al jazerra. we are live from doha. also to come. an al quada affiliate says it's behind suicide bombings at a cafe in the lebanese city of tribally. transits cheap and of good quality. the only way we can get the latest fashions straight from europe. >> and how shipments of secondhand clothes from the u.k. are big business in senegal. ♪ ♪ >>> but first the french prime minister has warned that the country is at war with terrorism and radical us islam. he made the speech late on saturday it comes in the wake of violence last week in which 16 people and three gunmen were killed. well after solidarity i rallies across france on saturday security is now at the highest level with the national unity rally planned for paris later on sunday. world leaders will be in the capital to take part and in just a couple of hours from now european interior ministers are going to be gathering in paris to talk about security, specifically about coordinating can'ter terrorism effects. police are still looking for the gunmen of the gunman. four hostages were kil

america >> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, this is the news hour. here's what's coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> they want us as human shields. >> growing discontent, we speak to people inside mosul who say they are hostages in their own city. >> egypt's president leaves the african summit early after a series of deadly attacks in the sinai peninsula. >> an att

jazeera's headquarters in doha. this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. ukraine's crisis deepens rockets hit a market in mariupol as separatist leaders declare the battle for the port city has begun. >> the country divided take to the streets in yemen in rival protests

who rocked do and climate summit in warsaw and doha. >> as we speak, there's widespread devastation. the munication lines are down, power lines are down, and hundreds are missing. hundreds are buried behind mud and debris. >> then, to nigeria, where satellite images of towns attacked by boko haram show widespread destruction, and are feared dead. it was nine months ago that the #bringourgirlshome drew the world's attention to boko haram's abduction of some 270 schoolgirls, most of whom remain unaccounted for, though some have escaped and described their ordeal. >> when i returned home after might escape, people would tell me not to dwell on my experiences. my dreams are filled with regret for announcing a religion instead of enduring the abuse of the insurgents. >> we'll host a roundtable discussion on boko haram in nigeria with amnesty international's adotei akwei human rights watch rona peligal, of human rights watch, and professor horace campbell, author of "the menace of boko , haram and fundamentalism in nigeria." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now democracy

to al jazeera. live from doha, i'm martine dennis, also coming up life on the program. alcohol ra incholera in haiti the u.n. can't be sued. >>> the french president floinld andfrancois hollande and key members of his parliament will meet soon. two seedges were brought to seedges were sieges, were brought to an end. tim friend reports from paris. >> these are the images that will stay locked in the french public's mind for days to come. one of the most violent in recent history. first the end of a siege northeast of the capital two hostage takers dead then a few moments later mayhem in the city center itself as police storm the building to release hostages. four hostages dead probably before police action. now, the questions begin. just before list death in a hail of bullets one of the magazine attackers boasted in a phone call with french television that he had received backing from al qaeda in yemen. >> translator: we are the defenders of the prophet i cherif kouachi was sent from a&m andfromyemen and was sent by ann war alaki. >> admitting there's been a failure of protection.

. >>> hello there i'm nick clark. you're watching al jazeera in doha. >>> organizeers mass rallies. special military courts. first for the dhaka rally. racing through south america. >>> iraq's armed forcing are marking their 94th anniversary but sadly there's little to celebrate. the army is facing unprecedented challenges, an enemy that sees large part of the country internal corruption and desertion and not to say an unstable political climate. mohammad adow, certainly no time for pomp and circumstance but still significant nonetheless mohamed. >> indeed significant nick. it is the nowrt 94th birthday for iraqi armed forces. the event today to marked the armed forces day was key with the prime minister and other officials with tomb of the unknown soldier. now the iraq army has had definitely a very ills ill citrus illustrious ceremony, seven or eight months have been the most critical for them when i.s.i.l. forces came charging across their country many of them left their positions those left behind face facing i.s.i.l numerous challenges. >> rah ramahdi. , what is making the dif

the euro. is welcome to the program live from the headquarters here in doha. i'm david foster. also, in the next 30 minutes india's prime minister breaking with protocol to greet president obama on the tarmac. >> i'm and

jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour life from doha and these are our main stories this hour. yemen's leader flies from the presidential palace with renewed fighting in the capitol sanaa. funerals for fighters in the air strike in golan heights. boko haram kidnaps people in northern cameroon. >>> i'll have all the latest sport news including nadal no lack of confidence as he races through the first round of the first grand slam of the year in the australian open. ♪ but we start with a situation in yemen which appears to have intensified, the country has seen frequent battles between houthis and forces loyal to hadi and we heard reports he has flown from the presidential palace we think by helicopter and the prime minister's convow has been attacked and gun battles on going between yemen army soldiers and houthi fighters who took control of sanaa and there was a short lived lived hiasis with gun battle an hour later and we will go to the editor and chief of the yemen post and can you bring us up with the situation? you have been telling us over the last couple of hours

doha and our top stories, political deadlock in yemen, several parties pull out of talks to form a new government. inside inside kabani and the battle has ended but the battle to survive continues. fleeing boko haram niger people go to chad to escape the violence plus. >>> wayne hey from new zealand and the world's largest dairy farmers and hit by a slump in global milk prices. ♪ we begin in yemen where efforts to resolve the political crisis appear to be crumbling, the so called southern movement that wants to break away from the north suspended participation and talks to form a new government and calling it an absurd dialog and a waste of time. let's look at the main political players in yemen, houthis emerged as the most powerful group in yemen and seized control of the capitol sanaa in september. general people's congress was founded by the former president in 1982 and ruled yemen for 30 years and remains a powerful figure. the islam party is a major opposition group in yemen and combined both tribal and more hard line factions and the nobel peace prize winner is a member of that

newshour. i'm nick clark in doha. the top stories - thousands attend anti-houthi protests in yemen as the deadlock continues. >>> iraq's prime minister hosts a summit aimed at bringing rival factions toots factions together >>> live in madrid - a mission to replicate what is happening in greece. >>> i'm andy gallagher in miami florida. we are not at the sundance film festival but we will highlight three individual film-makers from here whose stories have made it to the silver screen >>> we begin in yemen where there are protests in several cities against houthi rebels. looking at the pictures in the south. there are rallies in other areas. houthis used live ammunition to break up demonstrations in the capital. adding to the turmoil in yemen are soldiers who threatened to block a major highway leading to a strait. this is a crucial shipping rain in the red sea. the threat made after houthi fighters shot and killed an army commander and two guards in al hudaydah. jamal, tell us about the protests, and what is happening there? >> well several protests taking place across the country. ess

pass >>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> welcome to al jazeera coming to you from doha. kurdish peshmerga forces in northern iraq are launching an offensive to cut off a crucial i.s.i.l. supply line. stabbing on a bus in tel aviv. israeli police call it a terror attack >>> the french prime minister announces new security measures as charge are filed against four men accused of involvement in the paris attack. plus... >> i'm from the world busker's festival in new zealand, where artists are searching for weird and wonderful ways to entertain the crowds >>> we begin in northern iraq where the kurdish peshmerga are launching a major offensive against i.s.i.l. cutting off a route. supplies from its base in araka, in syria, to mosul - the second largest city of iraq which is under the armed group's control. the i.s.i.l. stronghold is one of the towns along the route. peshmerga forces which control the dam. what they are trying to do is take those another to the area and cut off the supply routes. zeina khodr is there for us. >> reporter: we have been talking to commanders they say th

>>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the newshour. coming up in the next 60 minutes, i.s.i.l. releases a new recording. new recording. if the government doesn't release the two prisoners on death roll. u.n. calls for maximum restraint. this hour new details about the moments leading up to the airasia flight 8501 >>> and we look at a massive project that will map the entire planet every three days. >>> we begin with the latest on the fate of two i.s.i.l. hostages. the group released a new audio recording. the message has not been verified but i.s.i.l. wants jordan to release an iraqi woman on death row. if not released, a jordanian pilot will be killed who was captured last december when his plane went down. jordan is working with japan to secure the release of japanese journalist kenji goto jogo also being healed. -- held. wayne simmonds tell us about the latest audio message from i.s.i.l. with new demands. >> well this going to japanese and jordanian officials. it is believed to be a genuine recording, and it states that in

darren jordan from the news center in doha. these are the top stories - the secretary of state arrives in nigeria. they battle boko haram in two nearby cities. >>> six protesters killed in egypt on the fourth anniversary of the revolution that deposed hosni mubarak >>> people in greece vote for austerity. and... >> i'm andrew thomas in a most talked about art gallery in australia. that car, a machine that defecates - if you think that is strange, wait until you hear the story of the man behind the museum >>> welcome to the programme. secretary of state john kerry arrive in nigeria, with the election set to take place. it comes as the army is battling boko haram. they have been exchanging gun mire in made ugary. we are joined from abuja. what can you tell us about the latest attack by boko haram? >> well in the last 30 minutes we have managed to speak to someone in maiduguri, a member of the civilian joint task force. ordinary nigerians that have been supporting the military in the fight against boko haram. this individual said he has seen many many many dead bodies. when we asked of wh

world headquarters here in doha. these are the top stories. calling for a political reconciliation as houthi rebels ask yemen's president to appoint a vice president from me the group. >> kurdish peshmerga forces launch a major offensive to cut off isil supply lines. >> france will create over two and a half thousand new jobs dedicated to fighting terrorism. >> a mountain to climb for the global economy business leaders will be seeking to stop the slow down. >> yemen's former president is calling for early presidential and parliamentary elections to resolve the political turmoil. houthi rebels issued a demand for greater political inclusion a day after taking over the presidential palace. take us through exactly what the houthis are demanding. >> we understand that the president has met with one of his advisers who met with the houthi group and the demand came as afrom in a meeting. the president is weak and has no other option but to meet demands made by the houthis. the former president has also made demands calling on the president to hold early elections. all of this is happening

>> welcome to the news hour from doha. our top stories leaders are gathering from across the arab world to pay their respects after the death of saudi arabia's king abdullah. the countries new king promises continuity and calls for solidarity among muslims. >> five killed in ukraine since april and the fighting is still escalating. >> all the sports, including defending champion japan of the asian cup. iraq defeats iran in another penalty shootout for the semifinals. >> arab leaders gathered in saudi arabia for king abdullah's funeral. his body has now been moved from the mosque in riyadh to its final resting plays. the elderly ruler died in hospital after admitted last month with a case of pneumonia. his half brother is now the new king. we have a report. >> the world learns of the death of one of its few remaining absolute monarchs. the path to power was shaped from his birth by tradition and conservatism. >> the problems of the world are caused by people rejecting the principles of justice. terrorism and crime are the enemies of god and every religion and civilization. >> young

hour from doha. these are the top stories. gunman attack a hotel with tourists in tripoli. eight people of killed. >> adjustment president barack obama arrives in saudi arabia to pay his respects to the new king. >> argentina disbands the intelligence agency, accusing rogue spies of trying to undermine them. >> a snowstorm blows through the northeastern coast of the united states. aa libyan security official said gunman killed at least five foreigners and three guards at a hotel. security surrounded the hotel. some tried to escape and that's when a car bomb exploded in the parking lot. we have a report from tripoli. >> we are now in the hotel where special forces have seized the armed group that in fill traded the main gate using a car bomb. there are ambulances on the scene in case they need to transfer any victims. also you can see vehicles belonging to the special forces, special forces have closed off roads leading to the hotel trying to create safety in the situation. whatever the motive and the group behind this attack, it's clearer trying to destabilize tripoli. >> we can

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doha, this is the news hour. here's what's coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> they want us as human shields. >> growing discontent, we speak to people inside mosul who say they are hostages in their own city. >> egypt's president leaves the african summit early after a series of deadly attacks in the sinai peninsula. >> an attack on a mosque in southern pakistan kills at least 35 people. >> plus: finding out why milk is now cheaper than bottled water and what it means for dairy tomorrow like this. >> we begin with islamic state of iraq and the levant, because the group's presence is being felt right across borders this hour. in iraq's oil-rich region of kirkuk. fighters killed a jeanor kurdish commander as well as five soldiers. fire has been raging around the city for hours. 46 people have been wounded. while over in egypt aba group that's pledged allegiance to isil has now claimed responsibility for a string of attacks that took place in the sinai peninsula. meanwhile, the state of a jordanian pilot remains unknowns isil threatening to kill him right there and their latest deadlin

very warm welcome to the news hour from doha. these are our top stairs. at least 13 are killed after a shell hit a bus in the city of donetsk. >> yemen's former president plotting against the government with houthi rebels. >> the release of mubarak's son ordered pending trial in a corruption case. >> easing the euro zone's ills, how the euro bank could be prescribing a strong dose of economic medicine. >> at least 13 people have been killed when a bus was hit by shelling in the eastern ukrainian city of donetsk. the attack happened in a part of the city under control of pro-russian separatists. this is the approximate area that is right now under the control of the separatists in ukraine. we have a report. >> a city bus shelled the passengers killed instantly. the force of the explosion was so great it blew out windows of a nearby building. >> we live in fear every day. every day we wait for something nasty from over there. >> it's unclear who's behind this attack in the divided city of donetsk, but it happened in an area controlled by pro-russian separatists. in recent days, t

. >> welcome to al jazeera here in doha. >> the european central bank will inject billions of dollars to boost the euro zone's ailing economy. >> we're following developments in egypt a court ordering the release of hosni mubaraks son in a corruption case. >> the leader of the church in the department republican of congress tells the government stop killing your people. >> at least 13 people have been killed when a bus was hit by shelling i have not donetsk. this attack happened in a part of the city that is under the control of pro-russian separatists. there's been heavy fighting recently for control of the airport in donetsk. this is the approximate area that is currently under the control of separatists right now in the east of the country according to the united nations. more than 4,700 people have been killed since april, when the fighting initially began. here's this report now. >> life stops dead again in donetsk. this time, a bus hit by a shell or mortar. some passengers died in their seats, others were thrown into the road. windows and lives shattered. >> they called me and t

. this is al jazeera. >> a very warm welcome to the newshour. i'm mary ann lamaze in doha. in the headlines. egypt said the plane should thought have been in the air before it crashed. what tafnl investigates are italian investigators are looking at

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unity march bringing 50 global leaders to the french capital >>> from doha also ahead how sri lanka's former president offers a failed plan to keep mahinda rajapaksa in power when he realised he could lose election. >> protesters on the streets. >> hello. interior ministers from across europe are holding a security summit in the french capital and are discussing ways to counterterrorism aspects. turkey's prime minister said that he will help to trace a fourth suspect who is thought to have fled towards the middle east. crossing over to jacky rowland, joining us from paris. tell us about that. >> what you said about the bringing together interior ministers, security ministers from countries in europe and further afield. the question of course is how much can be organised in a hastily awaited image. it's parts of in many ways symbolic to bring the people together to talk about security i think, or practical work will take place afterwards in the days and weeks to come. clearly when you talk about threats now, these are not real threats. they cross borders, you have a europe without bord

america. >> welcome to the news hour from doha. our top stories leaders are gathering from across the arab world to pay their respects after the death of saudi arabia's king abdullah. the countries new king promises continuity and calls for solidarity among muslims. >> five killed in ukraine since april and the fighting is still escalating. >> all the

dutton in doha. a palestinian man convicted of the murder of three israelis is sentenced to life in prison. >>> over 50 people are dead as isil launches a series of attacks in western iraq. >>> the wife a shamed mexican mayor involved in the disappearance of 43 students is charged with organized crime. >>> i'm robin ada

very warm welcome to the news hour. our top stories from doha. a huge search is underway in northern france for the two brothers accused of the charlie hebdo attack. >>> paris stops for a minute of silence to honor the dead. >>> suffering through the storm, how syrians are now facing a battle against the elements. >>>

for over a year. ♪ >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead, at least 36 people are killed in a stampede at a new year's celebration in shanghai. >>> north korea's leader says he is open to talks with south korea. >>> from fiber optic fashion to eyes in the sky, we check out the hottest tech toys for 2015. ♪ >>> we begin in egypt where the first day of the new year has offered the prospect of a resolution for three al jazeera journal journalists who spent all of last year in jail. but they will remain in custody. the retrial could get underway within a month, but there's no telling how long it could take. their lawyers say they will seek bail for the three who were falsely accused and convicted of spreading propaganda in support of the muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014 and with the start of a new year they remain imprisoned. despite an appeals court in cairo, granting the retrial, baher mohamed, peter greste and mohammed fahmy are still behind bars. the judge said it was not in his power to grant bail. >> transla

. ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to al jazeera, i'm sami zeidan live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up, a state of emergency in mozambique as dozens are killed and tens of thousands displaced by flooding. the u.s. announces further measures to loosen trade and travel restrictions with cuba. >>> and we'll have the latest on who is in line for top honors at this year's oscars. ♪ >>> let's begin in nigeria, where president goodluck jonathan is visiting an army base in the north and survivors of attacks on two towns. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry described the attacks as a crime against humanity. our correspondent has more from the nigerian capitol. >> reporter: president goodluck jonathan landed in the area more than 30 minutes ago. he visited the military and then after he is expected to visit people affected by the violence at the refugee camp or camps for internally displaced persons. these of course include the recent arrives from the towns where hundreds were killed. one particular child saw parents and elders shot before his own eyes and then they were taken bac

from doha and these are the main stories we will be covering this hour. the military standoff continues in the yemen capital with houthi forces surrounding presidential compounds. afghan president ghani introduces cabinet after three months of splitting uncertainty. heading to the poles and they choose a new president after the death of micha