heavy rains from the remnants of hurricane haider of caused a massive mudslide say might have killed 100 people. in a news conference president. said it will be days before the true toll of the storm is known. this morning we had 4 dead but unfortunately that figure went up to 50 after mudslides took place and who are 10 ngo and san cristobal we're trying to reach those areas by foot because we can't get there any other way roads have been cut off. it's thought many of the dead were buried in their homes in the village of about 150 houses have been swallowed by mudslides there. in western high winds and heavy rain of also damaged thousands of homes killing dozens and fry the residents gather to retrieve their belongings from the degree's. neighborhood i'm in pain because of lost everything i've been struggling for years to have my house in the streets and said god has to give me something bitsa. rescue operations across much of central america have been slowed by destroyed roads and bridges evacuation orders remain in place in parts of the flooding was still a possibility. we have be

heavy rains from the remnants of hurricane haider of caused a massive mudslide say might have killed 100 people. in a news conference president. said it will be days before the true toll of the storm is known. this morning we had 4 dead but unfortunately that figure went up to 50 after mudslides took place and who are 10 ngo and san cristobal we're trying to reach those areas by foot because we can't get there any other way roads have been cut off. it's thought many of the dead were buried in their homes in the village of about 150 houses have been swallowed by mudslides there. in western high winds and heavy rain of also damaged thousands of homes killing dozens and fry the residents gather to retrieve their belongings from the degrees. there but i'm in pain because of lost everything i've been struggling for years to have my house in the streets it's got us to give me something better. rescue operations across much of central america have been slowed by destroyed roads and bridges evacuation orders remain in place in parts of the flooding was still a possibility. we have been advis

that sherry i said big al-jazeera the wrong time for an update on most sports news woodley a highly haider thank you so much portuguese superstar christiana and all those now only the 2nd man to make 100 international goals it was a free kick for portugal in a 2 nil win over sweden he scored his 1st international gold 16 years ago around is only the other is the only other man to have scored a century himself he reached 109. were all those great rival lendl messi has been back in training with his club barcelona messi trained by himself the last 2 days after taking a coronavirus test but on wednesday he was back with his team mates marcel will kick off their new spanish league campaign on september 30th against. 2018 us open champion naomi osaka is through to this year's semi finals and possibly just one win away from a deja vu meeting with serena williams a saka breezed into the stage after defeating shelby rogers in straight sets at flushing meadows peter stem that reports from japan. naomi osaka is a woman on a mission since the western and southern open she has decided to protest racia

haider hanlon says he will keep pushing against israeli settlement plans that are inching closer and closer into every palestinian village he tells us that images spreading on social media are stronger than and you happen. to him al-jazeera the occupied west bank. india is banning more than 100 to chinese mobile apps as tensions between the 2 countries soar over a disputed border india's technology ministry says the apps are a threat to india's security claiming they were used to secretly collect and share data tensions over the border in the last region have been high for months with both countries accusing the of the stroop of crossing into their territory. still ahead in this news hour this former u.s. open champion is looking good at flushing meadows tennis action in just a moment in sports and with david blaine floats away in arizona with the help of some helium balloon. and now here santa for the sport thank you very much barbara world number one of each has booked his spot in the 3rd round of the u.s. open a serbian star coming from behind to be a call adman's in 4 sets to see

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let's speak to someone haider mubarak she's a spokeswoman for the sudanese professional association she's joining us live from khartoum via skype thanks very much for speaking to us so you're spearheading this call and asking for people to shut down their offices and their stores what is the message that you're trying to send to the military council. and send them a look that we're trying to hold here that's given by having people who run the learned of it. accept what happened in the 3rd is a totally different scenario from will happen or the theory that. things shifted completely and dramatically after the crackdown and the violence that nation of the protests on the 3rd of has clearly said that this is the military council let's say for that and we cannot accept that it's not this is not what we have been out for the 19th of december this is not what we've been looking for so when the kind of impact really the civil disobedience campaign had as of now it is only the 1st day and how long will it go on for. main thing it's a story most of the city's most of the major cities that have bee

i would think haider and also supporting the protesters the opposition protesters we have also seen a tweet from the secretary of state. saying that the only legitimate office in venezuela right now is that the opposition controlled congress so we're seeing the united states increase the pressure of the united states there are a lot of rumors that the next that could be hold all and shows what there is right now are sanctions on individuals and also bear in venezuela from using banks in the united states analysts say that oil sanctions can definitely hard. cash you know we're seeing are becoming increasingly isolated in the region we believe man group saying that they do not recognize the government who are also the organ i think of american states the united states the european their european union the government of any mother would want you saying that we're living in a movie hollow world where it's not just the united think that dictate policy around the world that they will have the support of many countries around the world including countries like china and russia to write so th

corruption at the highest levels of government in pakistan or such a party al jazeera but when alyson attain haider joins us now from islamabad thank you very much are you surprised by the sentencing. use of uber valid surprise keeping in view of the troy of five innocent of our sharif in. and it is the case which remain part of a couple of. we were not surprised definitely and as an independent definitely of the earth analysts and journalists but expecting a tough punishment by the code but something was surprising that in one case he was acquitted and in the other case he was given seventy years sentence but by using the event he was told that he would be spending time in double bindi's payson if used to go over there immediately he lost an application his application to be sent to the whole prison was accepted within one hour so this shows that court was a bit more relaxed and ready to accommodate him as far as choice of his prison was then sent why he's moving to the hold because of the hold is a political hub and his family members and his political close friends it would be easy for them to m

iraqi prime minister haider l.-a but he has ordered an investigation into the dates of the protest as he's already suspended the electricity minister part of his government if it to punish those believed to be behind the problems the protesters say that needs to translate into real change electricity doesn't keep cashing out and water that's fit to drink may be on the honed al-jazeera the un's first human talks in two years have been divided by twenty four hours they'll now start on friday a previous attempt to strike a deal between rebels and the internationally recognized government collapsed un special envoy for yemen martin griffith says he's trying to get the two sides to trust each other. building confidence between the parties so they can address issues together resolve issues through compromise concessions and. cries of trust in each other confidence building measures are designed partly to help build this trust through greenman from them partly to actually deliver some benefits to the people of yemen and p

they defected capital as iraqi forces closed and it was in july last year that iraqi prime minister haider on a body entered mosul and declared victory over i saw him but the city he and his forces left behind was in ruins. more than ninety percent of western mosul's old city was destroyed in the nine months of fintan by iraqi forces backed by the u.s. led coalition. it's been described as the most intense urban combat since world war two. a year on the bodies of civilians and dice of fighters still lie decomposing under the city of rubble it's littered with unexploded suicide belts hand grenades artillery and booby traps few structures a livable there are no basic services like running water electricity or medical care and little prospect of work not civil yet of saddam a shuffle optimism wherever you go there's awful destruction it's impossible to bring our families to such a place where the smell of death is still lingering. that's left an estimated seven hundred thousand people displaced many living in camps or among the rubble a high proportion of them a children save the children say

they defected capital as iraqi forces closed and it was in july last year that iraqi prime minister haider on the body into mosul and declared victory over i still but the city he and his forces left behind was in ruins. more than ninety percent of western mosul's old city was destroyed in the nine months of fintan by iraqi forces backed by the u.s. led coalition. it's been described as the most intense urban combat since world war two. a year on the bodies of civilians and isis fighters still lie decomposing under the city of rubble it's littered with unexploded suicide belts hand grenades artillery and booby traps few structures a livable there are no basic services like running water electricity or medical care and little prospect of work not civil yet of saddam but the shuffle optimism wherever you go there is awful destruction it's impossible to bring our families to such a place where the smell of death is still lingering. that's left an estimated seven hundred thousand people displaced many living in camps or among the rubble a high proportion of them are children save the children

succeeded his father haider president in the early ninety's the former k.g.b. general clamped down hard on opponent while at the same time opening up the country's huge energy reserves to international companies. this one's crumbling post soviet republic is now one of the world's fastest growing economies balancing relations with azerbaijan's former soviet moscow russia and the west this country is one of the main partner of the repeal in union from the point of fuel energy security but at the same time this country. between russia and iran these folks in putin the smart foreign policy helps as a bridge on to and to have good relations with only ber's i but the economic boom hasn't benefited all many people struggle on low incomes have made growing inequality. and this is what happens to antigovernment protesters. leading opposition parties boycotted the election accusing him of vote rigging and nobody can speak out in the ways that challenges the government and not face consequences and that means free will he says are either in prison or outside of his or by

succeeded his father haider president in the early ninety's the former k.g.b. general clamped down hard on opponent while at the same time opening up the country's huge energy reserves to international companies. this once crumbling post soviet republic is now one of the world's fastest growing economies balancing relations with azerbaijan's former soviet moscow russia and the west this country is one of the main partner of the repeal in from the point a few energy security but at the same time this country. between russia and iran these folks in the smart foreign policy helps as a bridge on to have good relations with only ber's i but the economic boom hasn't benefited all many people struggle on low incomes have made growing inequality. and this is what happens to antigovernment protesters. leading opposition parties boycotted the election accusing him of vote rigging and nobody can speak out in the ways that challenges the government and not face consequences and that means freeways are either in prison or outside that was there by john where they keep quiet

in this opinion piece richard javert haider and warns of a frightening scenario if a trade war breaks out between the world's two biggest economies he says the u.s. has gone from being an advocate of free trade to a protectionist villain in the eyes of both friends and foes you can read the whole article it elders or dot com it's called what are u.s. china trade war would look like it's under the opinion tab or just search for us china trade. is waiting for us in london. that's right jane we begin with news from nigeria the united nations has condemned it condemned an attack in the northeastern city of my degree that's left at least thirty four civilians dead dozens have been injured security forces say they've driven out suspected book are armed fighters who tried to enter the city late on sunday soldiers say they shot dead six fighters and seven suicide bombers look around is said to have attacked two villages on the outskirts of the city amid interests. over there is no claim of responsibility for. security sources believe but it's a war of before on the team under the cover of dar

declared at the end of twenty seventeen as i said by the iraqi government and the iraqi prime minister haider and the body had been calling for this conference to drum up much needed funds for the rebuilding and the reconstruction of the country entire cities and communities wiped out. by that war on our two other stories making the news here on al-jazeera the scandal surrounding the british charity oxfam is widening with new allegations of abuse by its staff in south sudan and that's after allegations that aid workers use prostitutes in haiti following the twenty ten earthquake they also face similar accusations in chad o'brien concannon is the executive director of the institute for justice and democracy in haiti he says the oxfam scandal indicates systemic problems in the humanitarian community. the oxfam scandal is really just the tip of the iceberg and the iceberg is a long history of unaccountable interventions by the humanitarian community in countries like haiti but also many other countries that are poor and this is an oxfam sexual abuse scandal is a problem but there's also been an

army and the she up popular mobilization forces taking part in this campaign iraq's prime minister haider the body says he will announce the final defeat of the armed groups in iraq once this operation and. his foreign minister has made a keynote speech at a counterterrorism conference in london a blockade against qatar is approaching its sixth month now saudi arabia the u.a.e. behind and egypt all accused her of funding terrorism denies shaikh mohammad been out there and he says the country remains committed to eradicating all kinds of terrorism. wants constantly. to seek a new collective approaches to the global threat on terrorism in a changing world. since two thousand and four the took steps to cut off the finest of terrorists by developing the legislation at the property just with a framework. and improve our financial monitoring system that has learned that the key and i can't think terrorism and its ideology must be through a holistic approach. by coming by combining tough security measures with more lasting safeguards we can all succeed also in london covering us for us to. altho

israeli security forces say they are ready to defend the druze village of haider on the syrian side of the golan heights fighting has intensified there between syrian government forces and opposition factions at least nine people were killed and twenty one were wounded. in a suicide bombing on friday that targeted the outskirts of the village heda is populated by members of the druze a minority religious sect found in syria israel and palestinian territories and lebanon and i foresee it has more from west jerusalem. this was a sizable blast inside this village in syrian territory just three kilometers from the border fence with the israeli occupied golan heights nine people killed more than twenty injured and there was another injury on the israeli side of that border fence when small arms fire hit and lightly injured a druze villager from the israeli side village of. there was also a demonstration by those villages along the border fence in support of the people of the village this attack has been claimed by to hear our shams better known to many by its former name the front saying th

and a critical time for prime minister haider al-abadi. tumbling price of oil and thousands of citizens have been protesting. analysts say after investing years ago and billions of dollars in iraq the obama administration is nervous. >> i think there's a very clear understanding in washington that we need baghdad to essentially be healthy. that the iraqi government is a very critical component to our counterinsurgency success within iraq. and so right now, the fact that there is a bit of domestic turmoil going on is not just a domestic issue but is very much an international one that kerry is certainly aware of and concerned about. >> reporter: so kerry bought abadi some relief, $150 million for food and shelter for iraqis displaced by i.s.i.l. and a word of caution, this is not the time for partisan infighting. >> it is important the have stability, a functioning government as rapidly as possible in order to move forward so that all of these operation is are not affected. >> reporter: but there is little the u.s. can do to ensure that pol

prime minister haider al-abadi says he's trying but needs a few days to get his cabinet members to agree on new names. that's when his m ufti soldiers, militia played a leading role in iraq's sectarian war. but sadr disbanded the mufti army. now he says he speaks for all iraqis. mostly sadr followers they carry only the be iraqi flag. people here want what they think people in the green zone have, a share of iraq's oil wells. protesters are intent ton dismantling the barriers they think are keeping them. >> we have a lot of widows orphans the poor and unemployed. people have university degrees but they are working as laborers. >> reporter: sadr has tapped into a deep vein of anger against corrupt officials blamed at driving the country into ruin. they say for 13 years they have had nothing but promises, now demanding the government to deliver. jane arraf, al jazeera, baghdad. >> a campaign to retake the country's second largest city was launched earlier this week. iraqi ground forces are being backed up by u.s. is backed coalition fighters. and experts are assessing the damage that i.s.i

prime minister haider al-abadi says he's trying but needs a few days to get agreement to new cabinet ministers. his position is dramatically different than when sadr fought american soldiers and iraqi government forces in the streets. the militia played a leading war in iraq'sen war. but sadr disbanded the movement to create a new movement. now he says he speaks for all be iraqis. they are mostly sadr followers but carry only the iraqi flag. people here want what they think people in the green zone has, a share of iraq's oil wealth. they believe they're kept poor and powerless. ali came from basra, despite its oil wealth it's one of the poorest places in iraq. >> translator: we have a lot of widows orphans, poor and unemployment. people have university degrees but working as laborers. >> reporter: sadr has tapped into a dean vein o deep vein of. they say for 19 years they have had nothing but promises and now are demanding that the government deliver. javierjane arraf, al jazeera, b. >>> refugees refusing to move to government shelters. asking for european countries to reopen their b

supporters of iraq's powerful shia cleric muqtada al-sadr, tens of thousands showed up to many insist haider al-abadi replace some of his ministers. >>> witnesses in be aden, yemen, at a military checkpoint that led to the death of civilians and soldiers. stay with us if you can on al jazeera, we'll have the latest on the investigation into a killing of an italian student in egypt. and the cambodian museum that honors the ancient civilization, you might be surprised who's helping to pay for it. it. is is gep >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> time ogo through the globalh. hundreds of people are getting together in the center of brussels for a memorial to those who lost their lives in tuesday's suicide attempt. tack. attack. >>> suicide raids across the belgian capital in the last few hours. police say they arrested three, in connection with the attacks, two were shot in the legs. >>> a senior i.s.i.l. official killed in a raid on thursday, the

i urge iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi to press on with plans to form an independent cabinet of technocrats, to fight graft despite political pressure to desist. i want the prime minister to continue his reform plan with no fear of political pressure. >> reporter: corruption is eating into dwindling government finances in iraq suffering from the fall of the cost of oil. al sadr gave the prime minister 45 days to replace the technocrats or face a no confidence vote in parliament. bernard smith, al jazeera. >>> we're in afghanistan, we'll tell you why the city's most famous blue glass make are is thrilled sanctions on iran have been lifted. >> welcome back to al jazeera america i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news the european union commits to closer ties to cuba. but first in denmark an activist has been fined $3,000 for giving a ride to a syrian refugee family. danish authorities say elizabeth zornig drove the refugees to copenhagen. her husband was fined for feeding them. , under a danish law it is a crime to transport people who do not have passp

can't do more without the permission of haider al-abadi. a surge now could possibly make 2016 the year that u.s. turns the corner. antonio. >>> strike against syria last august led to civilian casualties. the strike was carried out in raqqa. the coalition says the total number of civilians is now 21 but watchdog groups say that number could be in the hundreds. >>> a former weapons inspector is questioning whether i.s.i.l. would exist if the u.s. had not invaded iraq in 2003. hans blix. >> i think it is doubtful that it would have existed. because many of their caters came from dissatisfied sunnis. the sunnis were os stra size osd joined i.s.i.s. that's the sad evolution that we have had. either iraq, syria and libya all see the difficulty of doing something from the outside. you might say if you hadn't done this saddam would have been there, gadhafi would have been there. we should ask the people there which would you prefer? do you prefer tyranny, to anarchy? or vice versa? they got rid of tyranny but they got anarchy. >> you can watch the

it can't deploy any more forces without the permission of prime minister haider al-abadi. there is a surge ever effort that could possibly make 2016 the year the war against i.s.i.l. turned the corner. john. >> jamie, thank you. >>> there was a glimmer just a glim are of hope today to end the war in syria. peace talks finally got underway in switzerland and the main group that said it would boycott the talks now plans to attend. diplomatic editor james bays is in geneva. >> the start of the syria talks but day 1 one side was present. the syrian government delegation headed by the country's ambassador to the united nations, bashar al jane arraf. jafray. mr. de mistera said he was optimistic. >> i have good reason to believe they are actually considering this very seriously. and therefore to be in a position on probably sunday to actually start the discussions with them, in order to be able to proceed with the inter-syrian talks. >> one opposition member already in geneva later confirmed that her colleagues would be here in a matter of hours. >> we just want to let you know

iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi vowed to go against those sowin sowing said ition. sowing sedition. mohammed jamming reports. >> while many children are back in classrooms and bakeries are selling bread once more the remnants of last week's sectarian violence are easy to spot. the wreckage of a cafe attacked by i.s.i.l, to the burned out remains of a sunni owned market fire bombed in reprisal attacks. >> translator: the sunnies are often accused of siding with i.s.i.l. and harboring terrorism. the displaceare not able to return to their homes. >> reporter: the displaced, the last thing they wanted to do was to leave. >> we were ordered to go. we were forcefully displaced by the militias. i have my entire family living in one room that i can barely afford. >> they have temporarily moved tto to baquba city. >> now we have got nothing but the mercy of god. >> muktadia is located in diyalla province. made up of sunnies and shias. shia militias have been in charge of security there. when iraq's prime minister visited on tuesday he vowed to restore security for all reside

haider al-abadi said 2016 will be the year iraq kicks them out of i.s.i.l., in the u.s.'s view, it will take longer. iraqi forces and tribal fighters are tightening. there's fighting in fallujah. we have this report. according to the anbar police chief. 500 tribal fighters have come to the line, carrying out operations for the forces. these are the areas, key in order for the iraqi forces to cross the euphrates river into central parts of ramadi. iraqi forces are confident they can not just take on ramadi after capturing thing about, and fallujah and surrounding areas of ramadi. the fighting continues, and the iraqi forces say it will take them days to clear and sweep the area of land mines. explosive in houses and iuds that i.s.i.l. fighters leave behind. >> the u.s. criticized last week's killing of the leader of the syrian group, saying he was ready to take part in u.n. mediated talks. there's concern over what is called indiscriminate air strikes targetting civilians. something russia denied. >> n.g.o.s reported that hundreds of russia's air strikes killed hundreds of

he described his talk with haider al-abadi as very productive but for now abadi is rebuffing the offer of fire power. >> did not in connection with ramadi. however we did discuss the possibility that circumstances in the future might cause our commanders to advise and his commanders to advise and him therefore to approve us doing more things. >> reporter: fighting in the key iraqi city just 70 miles west of baghdad has intensified as thousands of u.s. trained iraqi forces are slowly closing in on an estimated 700 i.s.i.l. fighters still holding the city center. the u.s. frustration with the slow moving ramadi offensive is tempered somewhat by what the top u.s. commander says is incremental but significant progress. >> although they have their ways of doing things and it is not always our way it is in the end becoming increasingly effective as they push the enemy out of that very important city of ramadi. >> while many in congress continue to call for more boots on the ground, iraq is resistant to an increased foot print. also got a push back from iraq. secretary carter offered to embed

iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi, has called, president vladimir putin said anything threatening its forces in syria will immediately be destroyed. and syrian leader bashar al-assad is now drawing a line in the sand. he is refusing to negotiate with any armed groups. assad called them terrorist groups, the only thing he would discuss with them is their disarrangemendisarmament. rosiland jordan has more. >> u.s. is cautiously welcoming the syrian opposition's decision to form an umbrella group that will try to negotiate peace with the regime early next year. >> there are some questions, and obviously, a couple of, in our judgment, kinks to be worked out. and i'm confident they're going to be worked out. >> reporter: what could hold up the talks, the opposition's demand that president bashar al-assad quit before a transitional government takes power. that's what rebel fighters in aleppo want. >> translator: gol god wilinge will not be negotiating with killers. >> translator: our first goal is the removal of assad. >> not surprisingly, russ russia rejects the withdrawal of assad. >>

iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi rejectthat idea, saying. >> people from 86 countries who have traveled to iraq and syria to join the group. and the next stage in reestablishing diplomatic ties with cuba. now comes the hard part. 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. >> for today's in context segment, the private intelligence firm the sufon group says have gone to those those countries to join i.s.i.l. and other groups. that's up from last year's estimate of 12,000 people. most come from the middle east and north africa, western europe and the balkans have supplied almost 6,000 more and almost 5,000 have come from russia and the former soviet republics. compiled

. >> but president haider al-abadi disagrees. he said that iraq has no need for foreign ground troops. we have not asked any country to send ground forces. we would consider any such groups as an act of aggression. there is concern about the iraqi army's introducing human rights violations and it goes on to say: >> one of those groups accused by the forces isel militia forces. but president obama said he won't authorize airstrikes to support them. it goes back to the u.s. invasion and occupation of iraq when diplomat paul bremer was send by president george w. to oversee iraq's government. he made a number of decisions including disbanding iraqi army that many say contributed to the rise of isil and sectarianism in iraq. speaking to my colleague, bremer denied those allegations. >> i did not disband or destroy the iraqi army. there was not a single member of the iraqi army standing to arms as testified. the wasn't to disband. that was a mistake. we should never have used that verb. the question was should we recall the army. >> t

this operation has been a year in the making and prime minister haider al-abadi has blamed everything from the heat to the lack of coalition air strikes. weakened i.s.i.l. forces plowg iraqi forces to go in. what we have been told is any civilians still trapped in ramadi are able to leave as long as they wave white flags. we haven't seen any pictures of people waving white flags nor arflags norare there any picture requesting to leave. >> imran khan reporting from erbile in iraq. >>> group has taken control of the libyan city of sirte. sirte is a gateway to libya's oil fields and refineries which i.s.i.l. has begun targeting. libya has two rival governments and no functioning political system. officials in france say two french nationals were arrested after trying to make their way to i.s.i.l. training camps in libya. they were stopped in tunisia near the libyan border on november 13th the same day as the paris attacks. it is the first case made public of potential french i.s.i.l. recruits traveling to libya instead of syria. still ahead on al jazeera america. a message of unity, pope

prime minister haider al-abadi has often blamed everything from the heat to the lack of u.s. led air strikes. those air strikes have been key, weakened i.s.i.l. forces around iraqi forces to go in. what we've also been told is any civilians are able to leave as long as they wave a white flag. we haven't seen any pictures of anybody waving white flags neither are there confirmed accounts of being civilians being able to leave. but it will be seen as a very key victory against i.s.i.l. particularly in anbar province. >> two israeli teenagers have been found guilty of killing a palestinian are last year. burned alive. as stefanie dekker reports from outside the court in occupied east jerusalem a third suspect is yet to be convicted. >> an insanity plea at the last hour. this is the man accused of masterminding the murder of a palestinian teenager. two were found guilty of murder but the judge now needs to assess ben david's state of mind at the time. >> translator: we're surprised at this last minute insanity plea. the suspect's lawyers have delayed his final verdict. it is mani

. >> the houthis are angry at the return of the internationally backed president, haider abd rau mansour hadi. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> the french police have just said they found a explosive belt without a detonator. french police said it did not have the detonator. in a paris suburb. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. a ceasefire agreement has been signed in qatar aimed at ending months of fighting in southern libya, calling for the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced people. omar al saleh was at the time ceremony. >> reporter: hopefully turning a new leaf in southern libya, these people are members of the warring tribes. the powerful tribes have been fighting each other since september last year. the deal calls for an immediate ceasefire, ending the armed presence, returning the displaced and opening the main road leading to obadi. >> signing this deal means the start of the constructions and development period and reconciliation. after 14 months of war, i think recall of us are convinced that no one has any interest in war. the implementation is importa

. >> reporter: prime minister haider al-abadi has announced reforms but they have been blocked by parliament because he didn't achieve their permission. the we have to affirm the need to authority to circumvent the reform steps. >> activists are already calling for more agitation against corrupt officials. but far from materializing into improvements on the ground. osama ben javad, al jazeera. >> rescuers in brazil are using drones and airns to searc an aih for people still missing after two dams burst. >>> sierra leone has been declared ebola free from the world health organization. the virus has killed more than 4,000 people and more than 11,000 across west africa. nina de vries has more from the capital freetown. >> people celebrated the end of the worst ebola outbreak in history. streets were packed as they danced and cheered. but for these ebola survivors, it is not a time to celebrate but to mourn. this boy lost nine of his family members, including his mother and father. >> it's a very painful and sad day. >> people now want to get back to their normal lives. >> translator: we have be

. >> prime minister haider al-abadi has announced reforms. but the reforms have been blocked by parliament. because he announced them without seeking approval from legislators. that stalemate has also stopped the cleric, who has warned people against block anticorruption reforms. >> translator: we have to firm that the need to circumvent or delay the reform steps. >> activists are already calling for more action against corrupt officials. but far from improving conditions on the ground. osama ben javad, al jazeera. >>> policy on refugees, thousands of supporters at the alternative for germany movement were met with hundreds of counterprotesters. at least 10 were arrested after scuffles. germany faces a record influx of 1 million refugees this year. >>> demanding early elections and an end to corruption. country's politicians are still trying ofind a new prime minister. initial talks with political and civil society leaders failed to find a candidate in romania, victor ponta resigned this week, triggered by a night club fire killing 39 people.

pressures iraqi pm haider al-abadi to not let russia join the strikes. >> we are the preferred partners in iraq, we are insistent and prime minister haider al-abadi represented the pledges. >> reporter: there's a complication, the never-ending flow of those wanting to fight with i.s.i.l. as allies, such as turkey, the top general admits they don't have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> we don't have amongst the coalition a current view of where the fighters come from, how they move back and forth into the area, and not much track on where they go once they leave. >> military leaders said they have been studying the usefulness of a no-fly zone in northern syria, something legislators called for. >> you are saying the strongest nation in the world with capable military can't establish a no fly zone to protect people from being barrel bombed by bashar al-assad. that's an embarrassment. >> reporter: it's not clear whether carter and dunford convinced legislators the u.s. has the right strategy. they heard there's a hunger for the u.s. to get it right >>> iran said it would accept the u.s.

. >> haider al-abadi denies such claims saying it stands for press freedom but yet it is another serious concern. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> another number could add to the tally. former bbc reporter jackie sutton walking up to a security desk, at the terminal prior to when she was found hung in a bathroom. she was the acting director for the institute of war and peace reporting. >>> this friday brazil will host the first ever world indigenous games. athletes representing 22 countries from australia to russia will compete. the game showcases traditional sports but one group is refusing to play. instead they want to fight. regina low pe lopez explains wh. >> they are getting ready to fight for their ancestral land. >> translator: brazil is throwing a huge party to cover up away they have done. how can we even hope to go no these games? >> reporter: holds sacred value, for centuries the group has been consistently displaced by missionaries and now soy and sugar cane farmers. >> we will not leave this lands. we let them take our land once but we won't sacrifice our identity again

as a result, prime minister haider al-abadi hasn't been able to launch a influence offensive in anbar, despite promising to do so for weeks. >> translator: there is no trust between the government forces including the so-called popular mobilization forces and the sunni tribal fighters and that's why there's a delay in the upcoming offensive. >> reporter: this isn't the first time iraqi forces have tried to liberate ramadi from i.s.i.l. back in july the offensive was halted after sunni tribes complained shia militias were becoming too involved in the fighting. >> haider al-abadi's strategy has been described by some political analysts as a complete mess. still he's determined to retake the capital ramadi from the armed group but until he breaks the political deadlock and addresses sectarian concerns he'll have a heart time doing so. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> russia's intervention in syria is the latest complication in iraq. sergey lavrov acknowledged his country was working with iraq against i.s.i.l. earlier on wednesday lavrov had said that only syria had asked the kremlin

prime minister haider al-abadi strategy in i.s.i.l. held anbar province has been described by some political analysts as a complete mess. still, it would appear he's determined to retake the capital ramadi from the armed gripes but until he -- groups but until he addresses sectarian concerns he'll have a hard time doing so. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> taliban is pulling out just weeks out of seizing control of kunduz. meanwhile a new report says president obama is reconsidering the withdrawal of most u.s. troops from the country. the new york times said the president may keep enough troops to search for al qaeda and fighters. new attacks and clashes in israel in the west bank today. israeli officials stepping up security. secretary of state john kerry is planning to head to the region to meet with both sides. carl penhall is in jerusalem tonight, carl. >> well, john, when we caulked last night about this time, that was when the israeli security cabinet was approving a list of new measures to try and beef up security amid this

as a result, president haider al-abadi has not been able to launch an offensive in anbar, despite promising to do so for weeks. >> translation: there is no trust between the government forces, including the popular mobilization forces and sunni tribe fighters, that's why there's a delay in the upcoming offensive. >> reporter: it's not the first time iraqi forces tried to liberate ramadi from i.s.i.l. they launched an offensive in july, but the offensive was halted after sunni tribes complained shia militias were becoming too involved in the fighting. >> the prime minister haider al-abadi's strategy in i.s.i.l.-held anbar province has been described as a complete mess. it appears that he's determined to retake the capital ramadi from the armed group, but until he breaks the political deadlock and addresses sectarian concerns, he'll have a hard time doing so. >> still to come on the al jazeera newshour. five democratic candidates for the u.s. president. it was a battle between a political heavyweight and an underdog. plus... [ singing ] ..south african anticorruption campaigners are out on th

providing jobs to more than 11 million iraqis, few here believe prime minister haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector, iraq' i.s.s takeover is causing a major shortage of food, so much the united nations world food organization, is warning iraq it's facing food shortages. efforts to reverse output declines in relatively peaceful southern provinces by modernizing ircongregation channels but these farmers say it's not enough. >> you can see the low water level in the tributary. it's not enough. the government wants us to produce, they press us to go as many crops as we can but at the same time disregard the basic facts. >> it's not surprising that farmers like him are thinking of giving it up a trend that could put even more pressure on an already-struggling industry. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, southern iraq. >>> germany's ruling coalition is pressing ahead to set up plans of transi transit zones. making germany their destination of choice when fleeing the problems in their home lands. as jo

few here believer haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector. i.s.i.l.'s take over of 30 northern provinces is causing a major shortage of food. united nations food organization now warns iraq faces long term food security issues. government officials say they have made efforts to reverse output declines by modernizing irrigation channels but these farmers say it's not enough. >> translator: we just aren't getting the water we need to grow our crops properly. you can see the low water level in this tributary. it's not enough yet the government pushes us to produce. disregarding these basic facts. >> reporter: with so many problems facing iraq's vital agricultural sector, it is not surprising farmers are thinking of giving it up, a threan a thr. >> five others were injured when the british military helicopter went down at nato's headquarters. two of the dead were british air force personnel. it's believed a technical glitch caused the accident. >>> an iranian court

few here believe that prime minister haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector. i.s.i.l.'s takeover of the northern portion of the country is providing danger over food shortage. long term food security concerns including shortages and sharp price increases. government officials insist they are made efforts to reverse output by modernizing irrigation channels but these farmers say it is not enough. >> translator: we just aren't getting the water we need to grow our crops properly. you can see the low water level in the tributary, it is not enough. they disregard these basic facts. >> reporter: so many problems facing iraq's vital agricultural sector, it is no surprise farmers are thinking of giving it up, a trend had a could put an even more pr pressure on a struggling industry. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, southern iraq. >> the head of the united nations refugee agency has inspected shelters for those arriving on the greek island of lesbos. relocate 60,000 to other european countries.

prime minister haider al-abadi announced the easing of monitoring. ixght iments imtiaz tyab reports from baghdad. >> heavily fortified green zone is opened to the public. the decision was announced by prime minister haider al-abadi, attempts to address growing public anger for poor public services. for 12 years the green zone or international zone as it is officially known has been closed to most iraqi citizens. after the 2003 u.s. led invasion it was turned into the administrative headquarters for coalition forces. today the ten square kilometer compound is still surrounded by concrete blast walls, barbed wire and heavily fortified checkpoints. it includes the luxury homes of senior iraqi officials, for many symbolizes the disconnect. >> this move won't last long. we may as well enjoy it as long as we, it will add more time to the checkpoints. trust me this will be shut down soon. >> reporter: the easing of restrictions inside the green zone is surprising to many here. it has been the target for bombings and rockets, at a time when the overall secur