and south sudan. the violence and trouble in south sudan, because it is speak to the fail year of those countries like the u.s. who pushed for the separation of south sudan. >> i think it is the leaders who betrayed the people. when you look back on the question on whether they should have been independent, i think you can look back on it in different ways, but i recall in the referendum of 2011, that if that referendum did not take place, there is very good likelihood that conflict would have broken out again between sudan and south sudan. so i don't think the problem was in carrying out the conditions for self determination. the problem play elsewhere. it lay in the institutions and leadership of south sudan, and i think also one error we made in that comprehensive peace agreement is simply to turn over to the south sudan administration beginning in 2005, a large amount of -- [ inaudible ] no institutional oversight of how it was used, and i think it served to corrupt the whole system. >> i would li

i will never go back to south sudan. if you saw how they killed 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 the 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. her relatives were attacked her mother and sister were killed and she doesn't know what .hahhed to the others. >> reporter: my mother and sister were hit in the head. other siblings were separated from us, and i don't know where they are right now. >> reporter: four years ago it was a different story. after years of conflict, people voted to separate from sudan. the government helped to transport many of them back to areas they called home. they were hopeful of a new life and peace after independence, but instead they got war. >> translator: death is everywhere. people are buried in a very large graveyard. the kids were not saf

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 t

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 family were among them. regina's relatives were attacked. her mother and sister were killed. >> translator: my mother and sister were

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. [ sobbing ] >> four years ago it was a different story after years of conflict people voted to separate from sudan. the government helped to transport many of them back to areas they call home, the new country of south sudan. [singing] they were hopeful of a new life in peace after independence but instead they got war. >> death is everywhere. people are buried in very large graveyard. the kids are not safe

sudan, a thing, i think it will bring peace to south sudan. >> people have security concerns. the staggered withdraw of the ugandan army is more of a political move than a military one. >> is the government always has the start of the implementation of the peace agreement with the rebels. but by the withdrawal of the ugandan forces from south sudan because this will pave the way for other--other items in the peace to be implemented. >> there is still a long way to go before the transitional government can be formed. there are more security processes to put in place and the creation of 18 new states recently has thrown everything into turmoil. the departure of the ugandan army is a very significant step towards creating that new government. al jazeera, juba, south sudan. >> a south korean pianist has won the top honor in the 17th chopin competition. [ music ] >> the 21-year-old outplayed 77 other contestants to sweep the gold medal and the $33,000 prize. it is held every five years in warsaw. he said while being famous is good, he just wants to make music. for more on the websi

anika bell, al jazeera, duba, south sudan. >> a south korea ian pianist won the top order at the 17th international frederick chopin competition. this is a highly acclaimed contest. only held once every five years in poland's capitol, warsaw. gerald tan has more. ♪ >> chopin'scom concerto e, the winner shung cho first of all, i couldn't believe it, and now i feel a little worried because about the future concerts. i don't want people disappointed. of course, being a famous is also good but i just want to make at music. >> 77 other contestants. the prestigious chopin competition is named after the neepth september trial polish composer, one of the very few contests in which musicians play pieces by a single composer. canadian charles richard haimlin came in second place. he was the only finalist who the selected the concerto f minor august 21st. since 1927, the chopin expects has launched the careers of many young classical meanists opening doors for them to play at the world's leading concert halls. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> so much more news for you online at aljazeera.com, not ju

--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 government can be formed. there are more security processes to be in place, and the creation of 18 new states have thrown everything into turmoil. the departure is a very significant step towards creating that new government. al jazeera, juba, south sudan. >> south korean pianist has won the top honor at the 17th international piano competition. it is held once in every five years in poland's capital of warsaw. [ piano music ] >> chopins con he concerto. >> first i couldn't believe it, now i feel worried about the future concert. i don't want people disappoin disappointed. first, being famous is good, but i just want to make good music. >> he out-played 77 other contestants to sweep the gold medal and the prize. the prestigious competition i is

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 swept boulders and mud on to houses. thirty people are still missing in a town southeast of guatemala city. emergency crews face many difficulties. >> the houses were left buried approximately 10 meters or 15 under, which is making it difficult to carry out t

>> the troops largely did what they set out to do and came to south sudan in early days of the war to protect the government and president of south sudan and the deployment has continued but they have not been involved in combat for months, almost a year, in fact. so what they really have been doing is sort of holding the peace to some extent but in the interim the south sudan government regrouped and restrengthened and don't think we will see a security vacuum with their withdraw but what it is an important step forward in the peace agreement with the regional compromise. the peace agreement was achieved as a result of a regional compromise. heads of state, the president and bashar of sudan agreed together on this timeline for withdraw that the pdf should be withdrawing by september 10 and at the same time in the peace agreement this date exists and also exists that sudan rebel groups fighting on the side of duba are repatriated and it's the important first step in a peace agreement plagued by non-implementation by almost all parties since it was signed in august. >> and the peace ag

south sudan have been playing since their independence in 2011. they joined the african confederation the following year and f.i.f.a. soon afterwards. these are pictures from the first official international, against uganda, in juba, 2012. >> the first game was in july 2011, when they played the kenyan club side, in the capital juba. south sudan scored first, but went on to lose 3-1. >> the following year they were admitted to africa. south sudan becoming the 209th member in may 2012, and the first international, coming up with a 2-2 draw in the capital of july of that year. it took until september this year for them to get the first competitive win against equatorial guinea. >> on wednesday, mauritius host kenya, and tanzania take on molawi. 2016 - home and away legs will be played and winners going to the second round. zimbabwe are the only national country not competing, disqualified which f.i.f.a. for failing to pay a debt. millions of fans have been angered, and the government is set to intervene. >> reporter: football fans in zimbabwe can't

that is that in places where the fighting stops, there are people in south sudan that do not feel safe in their own country. these are women that say they were raped when they went outside the barbed wire fence. simple tasks like collecting firewood or the market fill them with fear. >> this woman was raped when she went outside the poc, and doesn't see why the run makes it safer to go back home. >> if it's the same people in power, atrocities were admitted by the government. >> it may be safe inside the wire. it's been hard from the day we arrive. we can't leave the poc and we depend on the po for everything. food is provided. for the people of the poc, neither warp nor peace holds much promise. opposition parties are in zimbabwe, criticizing china's decision to award robert mugabe the peace price. his critics accuse him of using systematic violence and torture to remain in power. zimbabwe has close investment and close aid ties with china. >> thousands of greeks staged a demonstration between ongoing austerity measures. the government increased the retirement age. $95 billion was the

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 but the removal of forces from south sudan. that will add to the piece. >> there is still a long way to go before the transitional government can be formed. there are more security processes to put in place and the creation of 18 new states recently has thrown everything into turmoil. the departure from the ugandan army from south sudan is a significant step towards creating that new government. al jazeera, south sudan. >> brazil's opposition has filed a new bid to have president dilma rousseff impeached. the latest request to impeach president rousseff over allegations that she doctored government accounts this year and last. it was ruled that the government manipulated accounts to allow more spending to the run up of last year's election. >>> one of south america's oldest tribes is boycotting the first eve

. >> 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, responsibili

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 has caught many people by surprise. w

. >>> still ahead, 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 figh

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 concerns, the staggered withdrawal of the ugandan army is more political

we want them to we draw after the period. >> is there a way to bring them to south sudan? >> it is more of a political move than a military one. >> this will pave the way for other items to be implemented. >> there is still a long way to go before the transitional government can be formed. there are more security processes to put in place and the creation of 18 new states recently has thrown everything into turmoil. the departure from south sudan is a significant step towards creating that new government. al jazeera. >> a sri lankan judge said that allegations that troops committed war crimes are credible. they have always denied the troops were guilty. >> china's president xi jinping has been holding tucks with u.k. prime minister david cameron. china will finance one-third of the country's new generation of nuclear power worth more than $36 billion. >> i'm making a statement, elevate our political mutual trust deep and practical conditioning and take china u.k. ties to a new level. >> a fighter jet has been killed. it happened in farmland in the east of england near ely

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 completely shut? >> i don't even see the door. i am fixated on doing the job that i have. it's one of the best jobs that anybody could ever have i certainly think the best job in government and that's what i'm doing. >> auto males when you came into office did they tell you what you could or could not do. >> sure. we had discussions about email security and how you proceed. and i use the state department server. but all my emails are recoverable within the process of the state department itself. >> but in terms of the briefing do

. >>> 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 have this u

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 mann munt for victor navarro ended. he was on the u.s. treasury king pin list, had a $5 million bounty on his head and dominated the historically lawless region on the border >>> more details emerge of the nine lives tragic by cut short by thursday's shooting at a college in the u.s. state of oregon. the victims ranged in age from 18-67. the oldest being a teacher. police say the six guns used by chris harper m.e.r.s. i, along with -- mercer, along with seven others found at his home were bought legally >>> in australia the fatal shooting of a police employee by a teenager has been declared an act of terrorism. the boy, of iraqi-kurdish dissent", was shot dead by police. malcolm turnbull, prime minister, called for unity. >> it is a shocking crime. it was a cold-blooded murder. targetting the new south wales police service. it was doubly shocking because it was perpetrated by a 15-year-old boy. and it underl

sudaa report in south sudan's civil war has uncovered mass graves and forced cannibalism. the war began in 2013 in a political split between its president and former deputy. the report was meant to be released earlier this year but was delayed to give peace negotiations a chance. a peace agreement was signed in august. >>> now bee keepers in yucatan's peninsula is going up against monsanto. it accuses it's gm products of threatening their livelihoods. we have reports from southern mexico. >> beekeeper calls it the mayan's greatest pressure. the same color but more valuable than gold. it's called mayan for honey. produced here in tree trunks by tiny bees. they don't sting and they make the most prized honey in the yucatan peninsula jungle. >> we use it for ceremonies to ask for rain, but it also has medal properties. >> the ancient mayans used the honey and mixed it with dirt for cement for its pyramids. her husband uses smoke to keep bees from attacking. the honey pro decembered here is extreme sought after and fetches a very high price on the european market, but the live

there are people in south sudan that don't feel safe in their own country. these are women that say they were raped when they went outside the barbed wire fence. they are singing to celebrate their survival. tasks like collecting firewood or to the market fills them with fear. this woman was raped and doesn't see why the return of the opposition would make it safer for her to go home. >> if it's the same people in power, the same problems will never finish. the atrocities were committed by the same government. it may be safe in the wire, life has little dignity. >> translation: it's been hard from the day we arrive. we can't leave the poc. the food is provided by the world food programme. water comes from humanitarian organizations. for the people, war nor peace holds promise. >>> let's return to the stop story, the diplomatic calls for an end to the violence palestinians and israelis. joining us from london. according to a few sources, palestinian and european, kerry's trip in berlin, meeting with the prime minister binyamin netanyahu, and carey is meant to

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 with government troops. as far a

the other story, i was sitting in south sudan -- it was a different trip but back around that time. i learned if you can get a couple beers in somebody, you can get a lot better information. i don't drink, so it makes sense. i can make somebody think that i drink. [laughter] i'm talking to this commander. one of them on that -- ane nette knows. who lost hisnel leg. he started going off on the whole aid thing and what a joke it was and everything else. it, italked about realized, there is nothing black-and-white in this world. there is nothing black-and-white in conflict or poverty or anything else. he went on to tell us how they would have groups who would orchestrate so that they would take a village, and they would it on the outside. then they would make sure the world food program, the international community, they all knew, people can't walk into that village. they can't get food. they can't get timber. they can't get water. then they would just sit back and wait. pretty soon, here come the airdrops. if you are making that decision -- he said, these guys are clever. but will tak

south sudan scored first, but went on to lose 3-1. the following year they were admitted to both africa and world football's governing bodies, becoming fifa's 209th member in may 2012, and their first official international came soon after. but it took them until september of this year for them to get their first competitive victory, it game against ecuadoral guinea. elsewhere, it was the first point ever won by this team in world competition. burundi will take a 1-0 win into their next round. a total of 26 teams will play home and away over the next two legs. >>> in similar bobway, the only african country not playing after they were disqualified by fifa for failing to pay a coach. haru mutasa has more. >> reporter: football fans can't believe this is happening. fifa says they cannot take part in the world stages, that's because fifa says they owe a former coach more than $60,000. for fans football is in trouble. >> zimbabwe loves soccer. this zimbabwe football association, [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: zimbabwe has never won a world c

. >> 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 sto

we had a particularly memorable trip to 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 whic

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 abou

south sudan's president orders the number of states tripled. opponents say that he's undermining a peace deal. plus separat

still to come rpth a 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

. >>> 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 with a network of citizen informants who reported

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government officials are eyeing a united nations 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 cros

. >> united states says that it will take the ships near china's manmade islands in in 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

. >> 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 chinese

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 wh

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 company in hokkaido helped a rus

. >>> 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 coast of mexico by friday evening local time. we have hurri

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 identity. these people secretly entered muslim communities creating

. >>> 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

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 buildin

. >>> 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. they will play the winner

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 invest

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 new sports minister. most football s

and then the execution of a man who is identified as a christian of south sudan and executioner says it's in retaliation for the mistreatment of muslims in the south but really they are so independent evidence that that's the case it seems to be just a pretext to do the execution. >> all right. what appears to be new to me and you correct me if i am wrong is that this is libya or purports to be in libya. that's different that shows an expansion. >> um-huh. libya has really become like a satellite office for isis in iraq and syria. operatives from iraq and syria have moved into libya. they have established training camps and this new propaganda coming out of libya shows that they are really operating, you know, at their will. they have a lot of freedom. they have set up training camps. it's really a safe haven and now a place where they can make this propaganda. because i would add that to do this kind of production, you need to have a stationary facility that doesn't have a lot of sand or sort of dirt in the environment because the machines do not operate well in that kind of environ