to south sudan. >> find out why thousands of south sudanese leave there is no future for them in their homeland. >>> and in sport details of the deal sepp blatter claims was in place to make sure russia would host the world cup. ♪ >>> results from tanzania's presidential election could be delayed after votes from an island were annulled. the electoral commission says the poll was not free and fair. catherine soi has the latest. >> reporter: the electoral commission has annulled the election from that particular state, citing gross violations of the electoral law. it was talking about double voting, and also people being intimidated while going to vote. here in the mainland, tallying for the national presidential result is going on in this tallying center, but the main opposition coalition has rejected the results that are being tall lived -- tall lived here, saying they are disleading tanz kneeians. the leker to call commission chairperson has also issued a statement saying that what the opposition is saying is not factual. he said that the results that are being announced have

report into south sudan's civil war has uncovered evidence of mass graves and forced c cannibali cannibalism. the report accuses both sides of human rights violations. south sudan's civil war began in 2013 over a political split. the report was meant to be released earlier this year, but was delayed to give peace negotiations a chance. since independence four years ago about 200,000 people have fled north to sudan to try toes cape the violence. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: this is the mother of six children. she is from south sudan and voted for independence four years ago. but she has been forced to leave her home and go back to where she used to live in sudan. >> translator: i really regretted it. i will never go back to south sudan, if you saw how they killed of our loved ones, you could not imagine how we arrived in sudan. neighbors gave us beds. >> reporter: nearly 200,000 people have run away from violence in south sudan in the last four years. government forces are fighting rebel groups for control, with civilians often becoming the victims. five members of this f

releases a long-awaited report on the scale of the conflict in south sudan, and millions head to the polls in india, in an election many consider a referendum on the prime minister. ♪ >> ali velshi, lifting the lid... >> cameras in place for money and not safety. >> on the red light controversy. >> they don't give two cent about your safety. >> there's an increase in rear end accidents. >> ali velshi on target: hitting the breaks. >>> welcome back. let's recap the headlines here on al jazeera. iran has accepted an invitation to at tend talks onningening the war in syria. >>> result from tanzania's presidential election could be delayed after votes in one area were annulled. >>> german car maker volkswagen has announced its first quarterly losses in 15 years. they announced an operating loss of $3.9 billion. >>> the african union has releeted along-awaited report into south sudan's civil war. it accuses the state of organized and systemic murder in the capitol and both sides of violating human rights. a spokesperson for the south sudanese government says the government accepts responsibil

. >> i really regretted it. i will never go back to south sudan. if you saw how they killed our loved ones, you could not imagine how we arrived there. >> the human cost of war in south sudan. >> desperate journey. more than the hundred people rescued off the greek island ofleof lesbos after their boat c capsized. >> mayan treasure >> it's to ask for rain and for medicine. >> mexican bee keepers protect their heritage. >>> good evening to you, antonio has the night off. we begin tonight with the conflict in syria. secretary of state john kerry said today to find political solutions of crisis is like charting a course to hell. and for the first time, iran will now have a seat at the table. tehran today accepted an invitation to attend the -- its bombing campaign in syria. moscow said air strikes hit 118 targets today including some in idlib, homs, and damascus. plus, more american troops in direct combat roles. we have more from the pentagon >> the new u.s. strategy was on display in iraq last week as seen from a kurdish fighters helmet. the first time u.s. command does were -- >> josh

warned of slowing growth. >>> a long awaited african union report on south sudan's civil war has uncovered evidence of mass graves and forced cannibalism. 240,000 people have fled north to sudan to escape the violence. caroline malone reports. >> angelina is the mother of six children. she's from south sudan and voted for independence four years ago. but she's been forced to leave her home and go back to where she used to live in sudan. >> i really regretted it. i will never go back to south sudan. if you saw how they killed our loved ones you cannot imagine how we arrived in sudan. neighbors gave us beds. >> nearly 200,000 people have runaway from violence in south sudan in the last four years. government forces are fighting rebel groups for control with civilians often becoming the victims. five members of this family were among them. reggina's relatives were attacked. her mother and sister were killed, and she still doesn't know what happened to the others. >> my mother and sister were hit in the head. other siblings were separated from us. i don't know where they are now. [ s

questioning the military about it. >>> ugandan troops are pulling out of south sudan where they've been helping the government fight opposition forces. the withdraw was a key condition of a peace deal reached with rebels last august. >> ugandan forces in africa's newest nation preparing to return home. ugandan army went to the aid of president when fighting broke out two years ago. they fought along side the south sudanese army and secured key positions against the rebels. the commander believes they have been vital to security in the country, and that others may leave when they do. >> of course, ugandans and even sudanese nationals to first of all maybe follow us, we expect that. of course, they think that the war will break up. that's what they think. >> on the campus of the university the opinion about what the withdraw means is divided. >> we have no problem. that does not effect us. >> i object to the withdraw. we want them to withdraw after the transitional period when there is good and stable government. they are the ones who are protecting the oil facilities and important a

say they was found hanged. now, ugandan troops are pulling out of south sudan. they have been helping fight opposition forces. this withdrawal was a key condition of a peace deal reached with rebels in august. a look at whether south sadan will be better or wov worst off after the ugandan soldiers leave. >> ugandan forces preparing to return home. the army went to the aid of the salvokia when fighting broke out two years ago. being forced alongside the south soudanense army and em securing key positions. chair their commander believes they have been vital and others may leave when they do. >> we expect civilians, ugandans and nationalists to first of all follow us. we expect that because they think that. >> on the campus of duba university, thoughts of what the withdrawal means is divided. >> that one does not affect this. >> i object to the withdrawal. we want them to withdrew after the transitional period when there is good and stable government. they are the ones that are protecting the oil facilities in important areas like juba. >> it is their way to bring peace to south sudan. i

rushed with a vengeance to the capital. al jazeera, nigeria. >> south sudan's president wants to create 28 states out of the current 10. the announcement is said to vital a piece agreement signed in august to end the civil war. most states have been redrawn. we have more from the south sudanese capital. >> the announcement that the 10 states of south sudan were to become 28 has taken everyone by surprise. the opposition called for an urgent meeting to discuss what this means. the leader reject this move. he says it's a violation of the peace agreement. now the peace agreement that was only signed in august awarded political control of three out of 10 states to the opposition. now that we have 28 states, nobody's come forward to say white what it is that they're going to control under the terms of that transitional agreement. at the end of november, we're expecting the opposition to come back and to govern again. this is really throwing all of the cards because into the air and created uncertainty in south sudan. >> the number of people killed by a land slide has risen to 30. heavy rains

troops began to pull out of south sudan where they have been helping the government fight opposition forces. the withdraw was part of a peace deal reached in august. >> ugandan forces in africa's newest nation preparing to return home. the ugandan army went to the aid when fighting broke out two years ago. they would fight along side the south sudanese army and secure key areas. >> of course. >> on the campus of the university, the opinion about what what the we traditional means is divided 37. >> i object to the withdrawal. we want them to withdraw after the transitional period when there is good and stable government. they're the ones who are protecting the oil facilities, important areas like juba. >> it is a way to bring peace to south you dan. --sudan. i think it would bring peace to south sudan. >> the people have security concerns. the stagger withdraw of the ugandan army is more of a political move than a military one. >> they start the implementati implementation. this will pay for other items to be implemented. >> there is still a long way to go before the transitional gove

state of organized systemic killing in sudan. a spokesman for the south sudanese government said the government accepts responsibility for some of the crimes which took place. >> the government has already actually agreed partly with this report, that the violations, there are some violations that happened during december, 2013. the government has constituted in the aftermath of 2015 coup attempt and in the commission of inquiry they have locked up some soldiers that were actually part of those perpetrated crimes against humanity. >> we report on the return of refugees. >> an lena is the mother of six children. she's from south sudan and voted for independence four years ago, but she's been forced to leave her home and go back to where she used to live in sudan. >> i really regretted it. i will never go back to south sudan. if you saw how they killed our loved ones, you cannot imagine how we arrived in sudan. neighbors gave us beds. >> nearly 200,000 people have run from violence in south sudan in the last four years. government forces are fighting for control with civilians often be

report in south sudan's civil war has uncovered evidence of mass graves and forced cannibalism. they made a political poli politbetweepolitical split between its president and vice president. the south suda so you dan niece government has accepted responsibility for some of the crimes. there are some violations that happened. that is why the government has instituted an aftermath of 2015 cue attempt, and the commission of inquiry, and they have lock up some soldiers who are thought to have perpetrated the crimes against humanity. >> well, since innocence four years ago 200,000 people have need north to sudan to try and escape the violence. caroline malone reports. >> angelina is the mother of six children. she voted for independence, but she has been forced to leave her home and go back to where she used to live in sudan. >> i really regretted it. i will never go back to south sudan. if you saw how they killed our loved one. neighbors gave us beds. >> nearly 200,000 people have runaway from violence in south sudan in the last four years. the government forces are fighting rebel group

south sudan begins a journey towards russia, 2018 >>> a military operation to catch human traffickers begins in the mediterranean. european naval ships will patrol the waters to find smugglers who charge refugees to take them across the sea. the united nations high commissioner for refugees says 550,000 entered people by sea. most landed in greece. more than 400,000 people. over 130,000 arrived in italy. many never make it. the u.n.h.c.r. says so far more than 3,000 people drowned or are missing. neave barker is live from strasbourg where the german chancellor and french president are due to make an address. what is the plan, neve, to tackle the people smugglers. >> that's right. despite differences of opinion across the european union, there is some consensus in the shape of this joint naval task force designed to target the people smugglers. those who are responsible for bringing tens of thousands ever people across from africa, in countries like turkey, to the european union, contributing to the different opinion, and the risks that we are seeing here in europe on how b

the country forward. >> the african union released a report into south sudan's civil war. accusing the state of organized systematic hurt murder in the capital juba. it was held by a former president, shelved to give peace talks a chance. a spokesman for the government, joins us from the capital juba. the report find that the south sudan committed human rights violations, some of which are killings, murder, torture - they could constitute war crimes. what is your reaction? >> first of all, the report that was released yesterday does not defer what has leaked. that it is the same thing. the conclusion is the same thing, and the government has already agreed partly with the report. that the violations - there are some violations that happened during the coup on the 15th of december 2013. and that is why the government has constituted in the aftermath of 2015, an attempt. and in the commission of inquiry, they have lock up ared up soldiers thought to have perpetrated the crimes against humanity, and they were lock up. that is the part of the government, you know, responsibility to, yo

much for that. >>> staying with africa, the number of regional space? south sudan will triple. they announced it increased from 10 to 28. he's accused of president of violating the peace agreement signed in august. that deal seeks to end the civil war that started in december of 2013. anna kavel has more. >> reporter: the announcement that ten states in south sudan would become 28 has taken everyone by surprise, and i understand the opposition called for an urgent meeting to discuss what it means. the leader came owl quickly and said he rejected this move. he said it's a violation of peace agreement. the peace agreement only signed in august awarded political control of three out of ten states to the opposition. now that we have 28 states, nobody has come forward to say what they control under the materi terms of that transitional agreement. at the end. november we expect the opposition to come back and govern again and throws all the carts in the air and created a great deal of uncertainty in sudan. >> let's speak to doug about this. thank you for your time, douglas. this announced

scotland where they landed safely. >>> ugandan troops are pulling out of south sudan where they've been helping the government fight opposition forces. the withdraw was a key condition reached in august. >> ugandan forces in africa's newest nation preparing to return home. the ugandan army went to the aid of the president when fighting broke out two years ago. they fought long side the sudanese army and secured key positions. they were vital in the security of the country, and others may leave when they do. >> of course ugandans and sudanese nationals, becaus. >> on the campus of the university, the opinion about what the withdraw means is divided. >> we have no problem with that. >> i object to the withdrawal. we want them to withdraw after the transitional period when they are a good and stable government. they're protecting the old facilities and important areas like juba. >> to bring peace to south sudan. >> the people have security concerns. the start of the withdraw of the ugandan army is more of a political move than a military one. >> we started the implementation of the peace b

sudan, the withdrawal was a key position of a peace deal reached. we look at whether south sudan will be better or worse off after the ugandan soldiers leave. >> ugandan forces in africa's newest nation preparing to return home. ugandan army went to the aid of president el salvador, when fighting broke out two years ago. they fought alongside the sudanese army, securing key positions. the commander believes they've been vital to security in the country, and others may leave when they do. >> we expect syrians, ugandans and nationals to, first of all, maybe follow us. we expect that. they think that war will break out. >> on the campus of juba university, opinion about what the withdrawal means is divided. >> that does not affect us. >> translation: i object to the withdrawal. we want them to withdraw after the transitional period, when there's good and stable government. they are the ones protecting the oil facilities and important areas like juba. >> it's a way to bring peace to south sudan. i think when they go, i think it will bring peace to south sudan. >> people have security conc

it a black day for sweden >>> nearly 4 million people in south sudan need humanitarian aid to avoid starvation. the warning is issued by a food security group backed by the united nations. ongoing violence is making the situation worse. >> south sudan's war displaced more than 2 million people. many are afraid to leave the safety of the united nations camp. they are not assured by a peace deal signed in august, that was supposed to bring an end to the two years of conflict. we have this report from juba. >> in some ways, it's a town like others. people do their shopping, residents complain when rubbish overflows. there are churches and children play in the streets. it's not on ordinary town. it's protection of an ordinary site. and 30,000 live here, guarded by u.n. peacekeepers. a peace deal was signed in august. the opposition politician comes back forming a transitional government. with the war over, people are urged to go back to their homes. these protection. sites tell a story that politics doesn't. that is that in places where the fighting stops, there are people in south suda

, south sudan's president orders the creation of 28 new states, but his opponents are up in arms. >>> and fears of contamination as tons of cyanide from a gold mine spills into a river in or or -- argentina. >>> welcome back, let's take a look at the top stories on jazz, and the number of dead from a mud slide in guatemala has risen to at least 69. hundreds of people are missing in the town southeast of the capital of guatemala city. >>> a palestinian who was stabbed an israeli teenager in jerusalem has been killed by police. the incident happened in the area of jerusalem. >>> and a suspected u.s. airstrike in kunduz, demanding an impartial investigation. president barack obama has expressed his condolences to the victims of the bombing. saturday's attack on a doctors without borders clinic left at least 19 people dead. >>> in iraq, kurdish separatist forces say they made gains in a three-day offensive to retake the town in the northern town of kirkuk, which is still run by isil. >> they begin surrounding the town. in many ways, this phase is the most simple. isil fighters have l

point of view. >>> well uganda troops will start withdrawing from south sudan this week, it's one of the main rebel demands in august and the agreement ended 20 months of conflict between supporters of the president and his former deputy. uganda soldiers backed the government when the civil war broke out in south sudan nearly two years ago and thousands of people were killed after rebels captured towns and villages in an uprising here in 2013, while the fugitive ex vice president was charged with treason in january 2014. by may the u.n. said that more than five million people were forced from their homes because of the violence. talks to end the conflict began in august in ethiopia but the fighting did continue and then this year general elections due in june were cancelled because of the violence. in august of this year president signed a peace agreement under which rebel leader returned as vice president. let's talk about all this and bring in casey, a south sudan analyst with the international crisis group and is join us life from nairobi and casey will the withdraw of the troops

south sudan, will this help to bring peace to this young, war-torn country? our media freedom in iraq has improved but it still has a long i way to go. >>> and the mets about to clinch a world series place. >> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. >> a reminder of the top stories. a palestinian man has driven a car into a group of soldiers north of the palestinian city of hebron. there have been multiple injuries and the driver of the car was shot. so to bring us up-to-date let's go to andrew simmons who is live for us in occupied east jerusalem. tell us more about this latest incident. >> this car was traveling at speed on the route 60, which is north, as you say of hebron. a group of soldiers we're told that four soldiers have been to hospital injured. one is in a moderate to serious condition. you no the man was shot by israeli soldiers it's unclear right now whether he's dead because the police initially reported that he was dead. that report h

south sudan. has fed that particular conflict also by giving weapons to the rebels within that fight. so, he has not proven himself to be a legitimate and, you know, player who is prepared to prove that sudan itself is ready to be treated differently. there are countries in the region that have influence with him. we worked with with them to try to get them off the, as you know, off the list of state sponsors of terror and to try to bring them into the process as we were going through the comprehensive peace agreement with south sudan and regrettably, the minutes, you know, south sudan took place in which he was helpful. he turned around and started the violence again in the two areas. so, we have a special envoy in the region who was working hard to try to find a way forward that's another conflict area that is part of this incredible chaos of that particular region at this tuck moment of time. >> all right. i had asked this question of governor romney. is the door itty-bitty open to run in 2016? i know that you are very busy. >> i don't have any door right now. i'm. >> it's complet

couldn'ts say the number is higher. >>> south sudan's president wants to create 28 states out of the current 10. opposition leaders say that violates a peace agreement to end the country's civil war signed in august. most of the states have been redrawn. we have more from the south sudanese capital. >> the announcement that 10 at a times would become 8 took everyone by surprise. i understand the opposition calls for an urgent leader to discuss what it means. he said that he rejected this poouf and it's a violation of the peace agreement. the peace agreement in signed in august awarded mrits cal control of 3 out of 10 states to the opposition. thousand that we have 28 states, nobody says what they will control under the terms of that transitional agreement. we expect them to come back and govern again and it created a dret deal of uncertainty? south sudan. two female skew side bombers attacked it on theout skirts of the city. it was a separate attack in another part of abuja. no group has said they're responsible. the armed group has been involved in violence in nigeria since 2009. we

answer to the capitol. mohammed digris. nigeria. south sudan's president said he wants to create 28 states out of the current 10. saying it violates a peace agreement to end the civil war signed in august. most of the key oil producing states have been redrawn. more from the south sudanese capitol, juba. >> the announcement that the 10 states were to become 28 has taken everyone by surprise and i understand the opposition has called for an urgent meeting to discuss what this means. their leader came out very quickly and said he rejected this move. he says it is a violation of the peace agreement theease agreement awarded political control of three out of 10 states to the opposition. now that we have 28, nobody has come forward to say quite what it is they are going to control under the terms of that transitional agreement. at the ends of november, we are expecting them to come back. this has thrown all of the cards back up into the air and created a great deal of uncertainny south sudan. >> pro-russian separatists say they have started withdrawing tanks from the lionel of contact wi

into the war in south sudan. >>> and we meet the bee keepers of mexico, who have taken their battle against gm crops to court. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. a recap of the top stories. iran has accepted an invitation to attend international talks in vienna ending conflict in syria. friday's meeting will include the united states, russia, turkey an saudi arabia. >>> palestinian president mahmood abbas has asked the united nations for international protection as he warns of the situation between israelis and palestinians is at its worst and most critical stage since 194,837 hundreds of people have been rescued from the water after their boat capsized off the greek island of lesbos. at least three people died making that crossing. let's get more now. john, what more do we know about efforts to rescue those on board the boat? >> well, we do know from the cost guard that they have managed to fish about 242 people out of the water during the course of the evening. and late into the night. the seven and rescue operation is ongoing as we speak. one boat is still out there cir

to give you two answers. they are very different. in 2003, in south sudan outside -- i can't think of the town -- i went to visit these farmers, this group, and i was sitting with the elders. it's kind of funny. something came out of this much later. i asked them what to their biggest problem was. i was expecting a couple different answers. they said the lra. i said, what do you mean? they come in. they burn our crops. then they steal some of our kids. i thought, wow. 10 years later, my good friend shannon who is here got is involved in counter-lra activity, which was a great learning experience. one day, i will tell you about that when we have time, but the point is, i went away thinking about that, not so much about how they burned their crops down. a great friend of mine who's an from texas, ed price and, i was talking to him about that. they went and studied some different areas and different conflict zones, and you can kind of laugh at this, but they came up with conflict crops. if you grow peanuts or sweet potatoes, you can't burn them down, and i guarantee you, they are not

>>> now, south sudan's president announced the creation of 18 new states. the opposition leader riek machar accused him of violating the peace agreement signed in august. most of the key oil producing states understand opposition control have been redrawn. let's find out more by talking to our correspondent, on the line from juba. what does the creation of extra states in effect mean? >> at the moment, really, the question is what this means to the peace agreement. that is what everyone is concerned about. it's about agreement, the opposition under riek machar, trying to get political control of some states. now, two of the states, under presidential decree no longer exists. and the third still exists, but is much, much smaller. he has been quick to come out rejecting the changes. >> okay. we have to stop it there. the quality of the line is so poor, it's difficult to hear you. thank you very much indeed. we'll get back to you later on what could be an important development in south sudan >>> now, one of columbia's notorious cocaine warlords has been killed in a military raid. the ma

displaced by war in south sudan say they are too scared to go back home. >> and telling refugees stories in a different way. an australian artist shows us his take on the crisis. it was change in the middle of a top match in brazil. jo will be here and will tell you why. that is coming up in sports. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >>> you're watching the newshour from al jazeera. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is meeting israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu to discuss the latest waves of violence in israel and the palestinian territories. 52 palestinians and nine israelis have been killed. a reunion for separated north and south korean familie

. >> thousands of people in south sudan face death by starvation, tens of thousands of others are on the bring of famine, the warning issued by a foot security group backed by the u.n. it says famine hasn't been officially declared but describes the worst conditions yet seen in the civil war. people displaced by the war are afraid to leave the safety of camps provided by the u.n. a peace deal signed in august was aimed at ending two years of conflict, but the agreement hasn't reassured many of those forced from their homes. from the capital, we have this report. >> in some ways, it's a town like many others, people do their shopping, residents complain when the rub iroverflows, there are church and children play in the streets. it isn't an ordinary town. it's a protected site and 30,000 people live her guarded by u.n. peacekeepers. under the terms of the peace deal, the politicians come back and form a transitional government. with the war technically over, people are urged to go back to their homes. these sites tell a story the politics doesn't. even in places where the fighting stopped

the occupied west bank? >>> the world's newest nation south sudan had their world cup debut cut short, i'll tell you why. blues -- >> mr. blatter, is a hypocrite and a liar. >> reporter: the race for the fifa presidency is getting personal as one of the candidates says he is going to sue outgoing boss, sepp blatter. >>> hello, russia has launched 26 cruise missiles from four warships in the caspian sea. it amounts to a major demonstration of russia's military power, all caught on power to ensure the whole world knows exactly what moscow is capable of. and syrian ground forces have launched a major offensive, supported by russia's support. >> reporter: a new phase in russia's military intervention in syria. for the past week, moscow has been targeting the opposition from the air. now that air power is being used to support a syrian army counter offensive on the ground. areas in southern idlib and northern hahma are coming under fire, it's for battle of an important corner in northwestern syria. it seems the government had informed the residence of the planned assault. >> translat

south sudan. every time it was the middle of severe fighting. bodies were everywhere. it was dreadful. the drc, similarly. eastern drc. in south sudan we found the archbishop leaving the reconciliation work. we see that all over the place. that thenion, i know presiding bishop here has been involved. they are deeply involved in reconciliation. in our own struggles, we need to model that. we will always have significant differences. that is obvious. think is having some difficulty despite my best effort to be everywhere always is to bless that work in reconciliation, and strengthen , encourage and develop local skilled in reconciliation. more than half of our provinces are facing persecution or are in close conflict of personal conflict. that really means this is for me one of the kid issues -- key issues. the more you see of it, i spent quite a lot of time doing it. quite many years. it involves a willingness to re-examine ourselves, and our own role in conflict. the west, the economic system which often generate conflict. the overspill from conflicts in which we may have bee

success. we described the situation in sudan and south sudan [ inaudible ]. the huge prospects for the normalize of the situation in the area, could be achieved in the settlement of the [ inaudible ] region remembers of the council, a number of them welcomed active efforts undertaken by russia in order to contribute to the settlement of those conflicts. as you know in moscow, for the first time a consultation took place with the foreign ministers of sudan, south sudan, on the settlement and -- of outstanding issues between the two countries. this was implemented in support of the efforts undertaken by the african union and special mediators. there was an expanded meeting on afghanistan that noted an unprecedented outburst of terrorist activities with huge casualties as a result of the terrorist activities, so we believe that the prospects for the settlement of the conflict in afghanistan are [ inaudible ] regarding the situation on the border between [ inaudible ] and afghanistan where terrorists including those from isil are very active. we're concerned about the ongoing drug traffick

through what happened. >> now, to south sudan. a number. of states will almost triple. president salva kiir announced new space increasing the number from 10 to 28. the opposition leader accused the president of violating the peace agreement. >> let's bring in our correspondent. what does it mean exactly. what does it mean. how will it affect the peace process? >> well, that's the big question at the moment. the first thing from riek machar's perspective is under the terms of the peace deal signed in august, he was to gain political control of three states, unity, upper nile and junckerly state. if we have 28 instead of 10. two of the key states no longer exist. it leaves one for the opposition. juncker lace state. and it will be smaller. i imagine the opposition will be upset. and i know they called for an urgent meeting. this is an announcement that took many by surprise. >> what is likely to happen next then? >> that's another good question. all at the moment is quiet. there are reports of disturbance elsewhere. president salva kiir is working to apiece some supporters. while

hard-won peace deal in south sudan thrown into doubt by a government wanting to redraw state lines. >>> these are some of the most intense rapids anywhere in the world. for a few weeks each year, people flock here to risk it all for the ride of their life. i am gabriel elzondo on the goalii river. >> premises to host the olympics in 2020 continue to be dogged by problems. rajoul has all of those problems in sports. ♪ s >>> let's recap the head lienlz here on al jazeera the taliban is back in control of the main square in the northern city of kunduz. that's according to residents who have spoken to al jazeera. doctors without borders has withdrawn from the city. 12 of its staff and seven patients were killed by an airstrike at hospital on saturday. drink has been a defendant new wave of russian airstrikes in syria. the defense minister said planes hit tennis ill targets in the latest bombing runs. but according to the observatory for human rights, campaign hit some with little or know issel threatens. >> a landslide in guatemala of people are mixing is southeast. >> let's go back

raksawong in bangkok. >>> u.n. officials say millions of people in south sudan are facing severe food shortages and millions are on the brink of famine. the warning came in a joint statement by the u.n. world food program. the statement says 3.9 million south sudanese face severe hunger. mostly in northern parts of the country. government officials and opposition forces agreed to a cease-fire in august, but ongoing fighting has seriously affected u.n. relief activities. south sudanese government officials say the delivery of food supplies has improved and they deny there's a risk of famine. >>> the governor of japan's northern-most prefecture is pushing for deeper ties with the closest part of russia. she highlighted the technological help her region can give to russian farmers. business leaders from hokkaido are visiting the russian province of sakhalin, led by governor harumi takahashi. she told local officials, hokkaido has advanced technology for agriculture in lower temperatures. she said russian farmers could use it to harvest fresh vegetables all year-round. she showed how a co

assad saying supporting assad only delays a solution in syria. >>> millions of people in south sudan are facing severe food shortages, and parts of the country are on the brink of famine. there was a statement issued by three agencies including the world food program. 3.9 million south sudanese face severe hunger, mostly in the northern parts of the country. government officials in opposition forces agreed to a cease fire in august. ongoing fighting has seriously affected u.n. relief activities. south sudanen serks government officials say delivery of food supplies has improved, and they deny that there is a risk of fami famine. >>> now, people in parts of mexico brace for what could be a catastrophic hurricane. we are joined now with the details. >> it's the strongest storm on earth so far this year. hurricane patricia is a category 5 system. this 1 the highest ranked for hurricane, and now the central pressure is only 89 it, we seldom see the number below 900, the lowest recorded in the eastern pacific ocean, and gusts are over 360 kilometers per hour. as a category 5, it hits central

china seas. we nav quitted to all countries. >> islands in in the south sudan since ancient eshent times. we have the right to uphold our own territorial sovereignty and lawful rights and interest. >> the pentagon insists the freedom of navigation is not aimed at china and says the u.s. conducted these kinds of missions to challenge what it calls excessive maritime rights against 19 different nations. by the way the u.s. flew a plane over the air space over the islands, and in that case china issued warnings for the planes to clear out of the area, they were warnings the u.s. ignored. >> jamie mcintyre reporting from the pentagon, and al jazeera's rob mcbride is in beijing with reaction from the chinese government. >> the response from the chinese has been swift with the foreign minister, urging the americans not to take what he calls reckless action. we are expecting a press conference center the foreign ministry when we may have more of a formal protest. and waiting to see if retotality tri action would be taken. and waiting to find out what the military response has been to the

are hoping for agreement. rob mcbride, al jazeera. >>> salva kiir from south sudan, say it will delay the peace deal the end a civil war that started in december of 2013. >>> jaime rodriguez has vowed to end corruption in the region. lucia newman went to meet the man who is challenging the elite. >> jaime rodriguez's heroes are zorro, riding an almost identical black stallion, he was passing the hat to get himself elected as mexico's first ever independent governor. >> people want to know how we managed to defeat the system and i tell them we were characters of star wars, defeating the empire with a legion of citizens who organized. it made them more powerful than the political parties. >> reporter: a social conservative who curses and rarely takes off his cowboy boots, el bronco vows to launch a new mexican revolution. rodriguez belonged to the pri for 33 years until he resigned a year ago to run as an independent. running against all odds to take over the governor's office. as mayor of garcia on the outskirts of monterey, rodriguez took on organized crime an purged corrupt police wi

. since 2011 thousands of blue helmets have been nations in south sudan as part of the land operation. they are mandating cease-fires and securing human bases that house tens of thousands of displaced people. especially in africa, which currently has nine active missions. for example in the central african republic, liberia, and democratic republic of the congo and worldwide there are 125,000 u.n. peacekeepers. the largest groups come from bangladesh, ethiopia, and india. by contrast the rich industrialized nations mainly contribute money to finance missions. the un's approved peacekeeping budget for 2015, 26 teen amounts to around 7.3 billion euros. the top providers of contributions are currently the united states, giving 28.4%, or 2.1 billion euros, japan which provides 10.8%, or 0.8 billion euros, and france to the tune of 7.2% of the budget, or 500 30 million euros. but many member states still own contributions, and money is not the only answer. in late september more than 50 countries agreed to send 30,000 additional peacekeeping troops. >> four weeks investors were wondering w

the south sudan, hours after doing so on monday. beijing warned washington that it will respond if u.s. warships passed near the islands. some of the u.s. ambassadors were called to explain the actions. rob mcbride reports >>> the united states symbolled more months it would make the sail pass, china warned it would respond, and both have been good to their word. the patrol came within 12 nautical miles of the spratly islands, normally the internationally accepted limit of a nation's territorial claim, but not accepted by the u.s., which says these are international waters open to anybody. china says it shadowed the u.s. vessel, accusing it of harming regional peace and stability. >> translation: we want to strongly urge the u.s. to correct our opposition, and should not conduct dangerous, provocative action threatening sovereignty and security, and should keep the promise of not taking sides, so as not to further harm the chinese relationship. the waters of the south china sea are disputed by china and several asian nations, among them the philippines, which,s an an ally of the u.

have been made in court >>> the african union released a report no south sudan civil war and accused the state of organized and systematic murder in the capital juba. the investigation by former president has been shelved to give peace talks a chance. >>> now, al jazeera's investigative unit gathered evidence that links agents of the myanmar government to unrest between muslims and buddhists. anti-muslim violence erupted following the riots in 2012. it left 100,000 from the rohingya minority homeless. >> reporter: communal riots claims 50 lives nearly all muslim. there were rumours about the trillingering of the violence -- triggering the violence. >> they were brought to the area, and suddenly they were asked to start this kind of violence. so one of the problems to assess this incidents is to establish where this is coming from. the first step is there, it is clear it was organized. >> reporter: a former officer of myanmar's military intelligence service speaking for the first time, describing how the regime sent undercover agents to spark unrest. we have concealed the officer's id

that campaign has come under heavy criticism. >>> also this hour, south sudan orders a number of

peace keeping operation in south sudan at the fdf's first mission under the new policy. the area is not new to them, though. japanese unites have been there since 2011 to help build infrastructure. this mission will be different. the restrictions for use of weapons will be relaxed, and they can help foreign countries peace keeping units using arms. they can also take part in pa trals with foreign troops. those opposed to the changes say they will continue to rally. the protesters say the laws violate the constitution and put personnel at risk. >> i'm nnot convinced the law i necessary. we have to keep raising our voices. >> translator: i'm termed to make sure our children and grandchildren will never be sent to war. >> reporter: others are trying to deepen their understandings of the new policy. in tokyo's bookstores, the security legislation and democracy books are selling well. >> translator: we don't get inquiries about whether we have a dedicated section that shows a high interest in the subject. >> reporter: nhk conducted the cross country survey earliieier this month. pollster

. >>> the african union has released a long-awaited report in to south sudan's civil war accusing the state of organized and systematic murder in the capital juba and both sides of violating human rights remember the investigation headed by the former nigeria president has been shelved to give peace talks a chance. >>> rivalry coast election condominiumses is the incumbent has won a landslide victory in sunday's presidential pole. he got nearly 84% of the vote. the head of the election commission said the results will be sent to the constitutional court to be value eight dated. tania page sent this update. >> reporter: incumbent president is widely expect today win this vote riding high on the wave of success of years of successive 9% economic growth. the news coming from the election commission here that 60% of voters turned out on sunday greeted with some skepticism i have to say particularly from some opposition parties some of who called for a boycott they have alleged the commission itself was a biased towards the incumbent president there were delays opening polling stations hav

its right to play at home. >>> south sudan has made its world cup debut just three years after becoming members of fifa. they have been in existence for just four years now. they were admitted to both african and world football governing body's becoming fifa's 209th member in 2012. the first official collar game came soon after that against uganda in that same year and took them until december 2015 for them to get their first competitive victory. it came at the expense of he can torannacan--equatorial guinea. >> about a run di will take the victory in the second leg of at home. and kenya, big winners, 5-2 the score there, total of 26 teams will play home and away over two legs. the 13 winners will advance to the second round. >>> two matches of the rugby world cup on wednesday. the georgia came will tick off in the next few minutes. winners of south africa well and truly putting in the shock behind them. they have an impressive 64 demolition of the usa while the american side were competitive in the first half, and in this pool be clash in london. holding the springs box to 14.

. syria, where journalists were targeted, the philippines and south sudan completing the top five. it is the first appearance on the list. as it is, it has climbed to 12. columbia is off the list. thanks to a reduction in political violence. russia ranked number 10. the climate of fear created is a form of censorship. russian investigation forces was murdered. in our incontext segment, the death is vowed in mystery. a seeker of truth, where there had been too much of a thorn in the side. shot four files in the elevator of the apartment building. they faced death threat for years, a correspondent with a newspaper. she was known as a champion of human rights, and a critic. she was vocal about russian military action. according to abuses, including kidnapping and torture and the sale of chechen corpses to their families. >> the people there have no human rights, like wild animals, in this situation without the basic rights recollects people cannot avoid bevague like animals. >> in a chilly climate for the country's journalists, the death sent another message. >> there is always investigativ

, then, you know, it's impossible to continue to work in different context like syria, like south sudan, like yemen. it is really, really important. dari: a reminder, the weekend attack killed 22 people, including doctors and children. steve: the hope of finding any survivors from the missing cargo ship just about over. the coast guard ending its search for the 33 crew members tonight at sunset. however, the ntsb search will continue. it vanished near the bahamas last week during hurricane joaquin. dari: a town in ocean county, new jersey, crediting a steel seawall from protecting it from major flood damage. if the wall was not there, officials say that the washover from last week's storm could have caused a major highway to shut down and more properties would have been damaged. the storm did wash away the sand that protects the dune and the steel wall is exposed. >> since the nor'easter, the wall has been exposed because of it. the storm came in. it's washed away all the sand that we had been pushing all this amount of time. it's now gone. good portions of the wall are exposed. now we have a

goal, they lost 3-1. south sudan becoming fifa's 209th member in may, 2012, but their first international game was a 2-2 draw in july of the same year. it took until september of this year to get their first win against equatorial guinea. >> zimbabwe are the only african country not competing after they were disqualified by fifa for paying to pay a debt to a former coach. it angered millions of fans across the country and the government decided to intervene. >> football fans in zimbabwe can't believe this is happening. fifa said their national team, the warriors cannot take part in the world cup qualifying stages because the football association owe as former coach more than $60,000 in unpaid salaries. it also faces financial difficulties. to fans, football or soccer as it's called here, is in trouble. >> we love soccer. we eat soccer, bedrink soccer, and we sleep soccer. >> no team has ever made it to the finals. it is a matter of pride. missing funds that left the football association in a crise. >> the president of the football association has been fired. there's now a ne

lives. we have about half of what we need to help the people of iraq, south sudan and yemen and for syria. our response from ukraine is 39% funding and one in four children suffers from something has been met with a silence. numbers raise suffering for due high. people need emergency assistance, but they want even more is lasting solutions. they deserve -- our enemies is not just to keep people alive but to keep them for life, distant life, lebanon, jordan, turkey, several million syrians refugees and iraqi refugees. countries of developing world continue to host and receive large numbers of refugees despite their own limited means. people are on the move as never before. in the americas, in the med -- mediterranian. human rights and basic compassion. [inaudible] >> i commend those in europe holding values and provide asylum. i encourage europe furthermore. it was the europeans seeking assistance. a high level meeting a day after tomorrow aimed to a comprehensive approach to the refugee and migration crisis. we must combat discrimination. the 21est -- 21st century. we should not be