because he's got paris interested, he's got rome interested, he's got berlin and joe hans berg and doha so it seems that the pr that's coming out of the ioc the international lkolympic committee, has changed just a bit. >> chris, if you are not successful in stopping this and boston gets the games, imagine opening night, imagine the opening ceremony i don't know where it would be fenway park something like this you wolf a burst of civic pride at that moment wouldn't you? >> absolutely. all of us are. we would have a lot of fun during that three weeks of the olympics. our issue is with the nine years leading up to it and with the debt you're left with after the games. is it really worst the price. >> my thanks to andy zimbelist and chris dempsey. that brings us to the end of the show. thanks for joining us today. we'll be back next weekend, saturday and super bowl sunday at 8:00 a.m. eastern time. coming up later, "taking the hill" with patrick murphy at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. of course up next melissa harris-perry. she'll be here in one second. have a great week. ♪ ♪ ♪ "here i am

you've now got this new airport in doha are as well. you have two major hubs now. how does that fit together? >> we will have to see if they get it in the first place. i was watching a hearing yesterday from the irish government hearing on this. the shares were tanking. the things that were said in that hearing made you think that maybe the government is not going to favor a deal. having said that, this will put aig -- iag in a strong tradition. they have the third runway out of dublin. then they would have this partner in the middle east. willy has always been of the sort of, if you can't beat them, join them cap. while left anza and air france have said negative things about the middle east carriers, willy has said, they are there to stay, they are strong, they are well-positioned and develop a relationship rather than fighting it. >> thank you very much indeed kari lundgren. we are going to take a break. ♪ >> welcome back. you are watching "the pulse." still with us, rbc's head of fixed income -- head of economics, let me get that right. let's take a look at t

we'll have more after the break. >>> hello there from doha. welcome to continuing coverage of the solidarity mars across france. organizers say up to 1.5 million people are on the streets of paris to show they are united despite three days of horror. dozens of world leaders are showing support from europe to africa the middle east and the members members. it's a simple message. the pen is mightier than the sword. the cartoonists and policemen killed at charlie hebdo magazine. >>> i am tim friend.

let's bring in rene an assistant professor who is here in doha. first of all, the analysis of the scene currently unfolding. >> it's interesting, the coniology. it has been interesting the two men ran away as fast as possible. they had to hide somewhere. it came back to paris, mainly worried that maybe the authority had - maybe that city is away from the press, is 10km away from the airport of paris. >> that's what barnaby phillips pointed out. >> in the mind's eye of terrorists they have nothing to lose. they have wanted to go they did their application in paris, it was effective for the french authorities, to pinpoint them now in this location it's a place that used to be rural areas, 50-60 years ago, but following the building of the airport it's filled with warehouses which you have different companies, such as the printing companies, and others having large are buildings. my heart goes to the hostage here, but it's lucky we have just one in that situation. there could have been more of course. >> and the situation with the one hostage complic

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra i am in doha. also coming up, france prepares for the funeral of one of the charlie hebdo cartoon assists killed in last week's attack. an american man has been arrested in the u.s. for allegedly plot to go attack the capital building. two climbers in california make history by scaling a peek hire than the world's tallest building without any

joining us from doha is a correspondent who was held without charge in an egyptian prison for ten months. he was released in june of 2014. also with us a non-resident fellow for the brookings institution center for middle east policy, and an associate fellow at the royal united states institute in london. thank you two for being here. abdullah, you spent more than 10 months in an egyptian prison. here in america we expect detainees to have basic human rights. describe for us the circumstances you experienced in the egyptian prison. >> i think egyptian prisons are an experience that no one would like to go through, because basically it's a nightmare for anyone who has gone through that kind of experience. in egyptian jails it's mostly beatings all the time, never any kind of medical attention, of course, cells are overcrowded with people, they don't get any kind of hygiene, or even any basic humans rights as -- you know, allowing people to have some time to walk on their feet, or probably meet each other or in some cases it's not even allowed to have a newspaper or a book or even a pen. s

. >> let's bring in remy, an assistant professor joining us here in in dough doha. >> the porte area is an extremely busy area of paris. we are looking at one of the main exit toward paris to the east heavily pop that late. it's a mixed area in terms of sociology, multiple communities. it's a very popular area, but also with, you know, both -- all communities represented there and there's a mixed area in terms of population. >> people that we've been speaking to ever their own theories about why this would be happening, some say to take off some of the pressure from the two suspects in the situation going on right now. >> he had a track for more than 24 hours to try to catch the suspect at the montrouge event yesterday. i believe they were narrowing down that person. >> we understand it is the same person that carried out the montrouge situation that is now behind the hostage situation going on. >> it's very important. we're not looking at a third person running around in paris. it will appease the population in paris in less sense of panicking. my biggest worry now is we have a situ

. ♪ >> welcome to the news hour coming to you live from doha. i'm david foster. police are dealing with two hostage situations. they surrounded the men suspected of killing 12 people at the charlie hebdo magazine. and in paris a gunman has taken hostages at a kosher supermarket. shots have been fired. >>> in other news a shock result in sri lanka's election. the president has conceded defeat and this is the country's new leader. ♪ >>> right now french authorities are handling two major incidents involving hostages. police have surrounded the brothers that they suspect of attacking the charlie hebdo magazine in paris where they are aledged to have killed 12 people. they are believe to be in a print shop close to the country's biggest international airport. now authorities are dealing with a shooting at a kosher supermarket in porte de vincennes in paris east of the french capitol. we go first to our correspondent there who is rory challands who can bring us up to date. what do you know rory. >> reporter: well it's about 1:30 local time paris time the police are

our top stories from doha. a huge search is underway in northern france for the two brothers accused of the charlie hebdo attack. >>> paris stops for a minute of silence to honor the dead. >>> suffering through the storm, how syrians are now facing a battle against the elements. >>> and i'm here with all of the sport. as the dakar rally winds its way through chile we meet an amateur driver who is being squeezed out by the high costs. >>> now a huge search operation is underway in france to fine the two bothers suspected of carrying out the attack on the paris office of charlie hebdo. the manager at a service station says he saw them around 10:30 this morning. as the police search paris continues the mourn. here is barnaby phillips. >> reporter: france is grieving and not just for the dead. the french are also in grief because they know their country will struggle to recover from these wound, and they fear what will come next. this is the center of paris, but the silence was observed across the country, a long p

we are live from al jazeera headquarters in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes - dozens of people injured in a car bomb attack outside a police college >>> the united nations case the number of syrian refugees displaced by the war will hit 4 million >>> also this hour a new development in the crash area. a rescue team finds the tail section of the airasia >>> and a multi-million pay out in compensation for oil spilt in nigeria. >>> we begin in yemen where a car bomb has exploded in sanaa. it was close to a gathering of people near a police training college. at least six people have been killed. 40 others have been wounded. let's get the latest from omar al saleh. we have seen him bring up to speed with the latest. >> there's a number of people killed at this stage. the number of wounded has risen to at least 60 people some of them in serious condition. the death toll could rise. it was a big explosion. security forces tied the police academy, suggesting that a man driving a small bus parked the vehicle, and disappeared from the s

. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour i'm nick clark in doha and these are the top stories. ♪ a low-key celebration of armed forces day in iraq as the military struggles to survive and fend off i.s.i.l., lower house of parliament votes to allow terror suspects to be tried in special military courts. immigration and identity in the spotlight in germany as protesters organize mass rallies. and driving development at the daka rally, one car lays down the challenge to make the race cleaner and greener. ♪ so then we begin in iraq where the army marked the 94th anniversary but instead of the usual big military parade the celebrations are reduced to a wreath laying ceremony and battling i.s.i.l. that seized large parts of the country and we are in irbil in northern iraq and given the problems iraqi military has had it's no surprise this event has been marked in such a low-key way. >> indeed, nick these are very tough times for iraq army and have had months of turbulence and many with the iraqi army and absent from the ceremony today were the pump and color which this day was celebrated the 9

i'm jane dutton in doha. a palestinian man convicted of the murder of three israelis is sentenced to life in prison. >>> over 50 people are dead as isil launches a series of attacks in western iraq. >>> the wife a shamed mexican mayor involved in the disappearance of 43 students is charged with organized crime. >>> i'm robin adams the race to become fifa's president hops up thanks to a jordanian prince. details coming up. ♪ >>> a palestinian man convicted of the kidnapping and murder of three young israelis in the occupied west bank has been sentenced by an israeli court. he has been given three life sentences over the killings in june. stephanie decker joins us live from the west bank. talk us through this stephanie. >> reporter: well, the judges when they read out that verdict, they describe it as one of the worst cases of murder and kidnapping in israel and that it had a great influence on the security situation at large. now, he was accused. he apparently confessed and now convicted of the planning fina

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

. ♪ hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the news hour coming up in the next 60 minutes i get's president leaves the african union summit early after a string of deadly attacks in the sinai peninsula. growing discontent and we speak to people inside iraq controlled mosul who say they are hostages in their own city. >> we feel really sad that, in fact we have come home empty handed. >> reporter: 398 days behind bars in egypt, the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste called again for his release. plus. >> i'm charlie in new hampshire finding out why milk is now cheaper than bottled water in uk and what it means for dairy farms like this. ♪ egypt's president sisi is cutting short his trip from ethopia to deal with a string of deadly attacks in egypt's see that peninsula and says the attacks killed 26 people and most of them soldiers but some reports put that figure at more than 40 a group that pledges to the islamic state say they carried out the bomb ings and the group that calls itself the sinai province is retaliating on the crack down of supporters of t

i'm jane dutton live from our headquarters in doha. coming up in this program. peace talks between row russian rebels and kiev are called off amid more violence in eastern ukraine. >>> feeling trapped, al jazeera gets a rare look at what life is like for residentslying in iraq's second largest city which is now under the control of isil. >>> robert mow -- mugabe for chairman. ♪ >>> we begin in ukraine, where prorur sha rebels say at least seven people have been killed in the eastern city of donetsk. a spokesman says the attack at a cultural center also wounded 23 people. charles stratford reports from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: the wreckage of a car. the dead have been covered. the aftermath of more killing in eastern ukraine. >> translator: i can barely walk. i'm going to faint says this woman. witnesses say the attack happened as people queued to receive food handouts at a cultural center in the city of donetsk. a second attack hit a trolly bus close by. people started jumping out and hit behind the wall. i drove closer and some people started to run towa

as promised we'll go to sport now with robin in doha. >> felicity. thank you. it has been an absolute cliff-hanger with the final round of games taking place before wednesday' action all four teams were on level on points. all of them with an equal chance of reaching the last eight. would you believe knocking out the champions, cameroon with the winning goal. the other group gain with 1-1 draw. there is only one quarterfinal place left which means they'll draw lots on thursday to see who stays and who goes. andy nervous for guinea, but it seems to be a cruel end to either one of those teams for contrasting reasons obviously. >> yes, it's a really bizarre situation. initially it had been penciled in if lots were to be drawn it would take place just after the game. but now they've moved it to thursday to prolong the agony. just reading some quotes where the cameroon game took place. there was a penalty shoot out after the game. what will happen, we have sort of an event now on thursday. it's going to take place here in downtown in a hotel. the two names of the co

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

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welcome to al jazeera, i'm jane dutton from our headquarters in doha. also coming up, a country divided, thousands take to the streets of yemen for rival protests for and against houthi rebels. >> there has to be a way of bringing more forces to the grounds. >> iraqi kurdish forces tell al jazeera that they cannot continue against isil without foreign boots on the ground. >>> greece comes together to turn their back on the euro and form their own currency. we begin in ukraine where separatest separatist battle have begun. an attack on a market killed 98 people97 people. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: sirens ring across the city warning of more attacks. this amateur video those apartments. a woman's body lies amidst the republic. a body of a man close by. ukraine yes orukrainian shoulders patrol the streets. >> they hit the moment when people were buying groceries. you can see the bodies lying over there. >> ukrainian military say that pro-russian separatists brought attacks against mariupol, a city between russia and russian annexed crimea. the

one hour special only on al jazeera america >> hello, from al jazeera's head quarters in doha, this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. ukraine's crisis deepens rockets hit a market in the city of mariupol. 27 people are killed, dozens injured. >>> a country divided thousands take to the streets of yemen for rival protests. for and against houthi rebels. also ahead. >> there has to be a way of bringing more forces. >> iraqi kurdish forces tell al jazeera they can't drive out isil without foreign boots on the ground. >>> plus president under pressure, an u.n. delegation in haiti as anger on the streets rises against him. >> first to ukraine where 27 people have been killed in rocket fire in the government-held port of mariupol. this is the scene on the ground after the strike hit a local market. local officials say 97 people were injured. the fighting in ukraine's east has been intensifying. separatists already have the upper hand in donetsk. two days ago shells hit a bus in the eastern city, 13 people were killed there. now take a look at the devastation caused by fight

. ♪ >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the news hour. i'm jane dutton. coming up in the next 60 minutes. thousands gather for the funeral of saudi arabia's king abdullah. we'll look back at his legacy and forward to the man who is replacing him. >>> children are among the dead after syrian government shelling near the capitol damascus as well as the city of homs. >>> yemen slides keep into chaos after the resignation of the government and the president. and ukraine's conflict has claimed 5,000 lives says the u.n. we are in the country's east where people are living in fear. ♪ >>> tributes have been pouring in for saudi arabia's late king abdullah. leaders from around the world have attended his funeral. power has now passed to abdullah abdullah's half brother, salmon. and one of the late monarchs grandsons has been named as deputy crown prince. we will have more on that in a moment. but first erika woods reports on the funeral. >> reporter: dignitaries arrive from all over the world to pay their respects. among them the mayor of kuwait the prime minist

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

. >> hello a very warm welcome to the news hour from doha. these are our top stairs. at least 13 are killed after a shell hit a bus in the city of donetsk. >> yemen's former president plotting against the government with houthi rebels. >> the release of mubarak's son ordered pending trial in a corruption case. >> easing the euro zone's ills, how the euro bank could be prescribing a strong dose of economic medicine. >> at least 13 people have been killed when a bus was hit by shelling in the eastern ukrainian city of donetsk. the attack happened in a part of the city under control of pro-russian separatists. this is the approximate area that is right now under the control of the separatists in ukraine. we have a report. >> a city bus shelled the passengers killed instantly. the force of the explosion was so great it blew out windows of a nearby building. >> we live in fear every day. every day we wait for something nasty from over there. >> it's unclear who's behind this attack in the divided city of donetsk, but it happened in an area controlled by pro-russian separat

. ♪ >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha i'm jane dutton. also ahead, 13 civilians are killed after a shell hits a bus in ukraine. >>> and massive spending spree to help boost the euro zone economy. >>> and we're in havana where historic talks are underway between cuba and u.s. officials. ♪ >>> we begin in london where leaders from 21 countries have been meeting to try to find a way to eradicate islamic state of iraq and the levant. u.s. secretary of state, and others lead discussions. they have agreed to increase their support to the iraqi government. thank colludes more training for iraqi soldiers. u.s. secretary of state john kerry say progress has been made but coalition forces still have a long way to go. >> this effort will take time. it will require focus, but we will succeed. tomorrow i will travel to davos switzerland, and i think the prime minister is going today, and at that time i'll speak in greater detail about our global efforts, global efforts that are necessary to prevent and combat violent extremism. but for now let me ju

. ♪ >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the news hour. i'm jane dutton. coming up in the next 60 minutes. 13 civilians are killed a shell hits a bus. >>> yemen's u.n. envoy meets with leaders in the capitol sana'a to try to solve the crisis. >>> and the european central bank announces a $70 billion spending spree to help boost the euro zone economy. ♪ >>> first to ukraine where the prime minister is accusing pro-russian separatists of killing 13 civilians after a shell hit a bus in the city of donetsk. separatists are blaming kiev. it is one of the deadly attacks in months. >> reporter: life stopped dead again in donetsk. this time a bus hit by a shell or mortar. some passengers died in their seats others were thrown into the road. windows and lives shattered. >> translator: they called me and told me my wife was killed. i haven't seen what happened. >> reporter: his wife's body was then dumped into a van. these dead now bring the total killed in the conflict to over 4,800. ukraine's prime minister ironically marking unity day in kiev had this to say. >

. ♪ welcome to the news hour and live from doha and these are the main stories we will be covering this hour. the military standoff continues in the yemen capital with houthi forces surrounding presidential compounds. afghan president ghani introduces cabinet after three months of splitting uncertainty. heading to the poles and they choose a new president after the death of michael and still growing china's rapid financial expansion continues as other global economies falter. ♪ yemen capitol has remained largely quiet after a ceasefire called on monday. fighters from the houthi rebel group stationed through sanaa with the prime minister and the presidential palace and violence broke out on monday between houthi fighters and the army and u.n. security council is expected to hold an emergency meeting on the situation. and we have a journalist who covered the up rising in 2011 and is live from london and thank you for speaking to us. just to be clear about in the houthi fighters captured the capitol in september and what we are seeing now is a tightening of their grip on the capitol if y

at the end of last week he's on his way to sanaa he will be there in a few hours right now he's in doha where you are and that's where he was briefing the security council from. now, i have spoken to a number of ambassadors when that meeting broke, and they told me that they were deeply worried about the situation. the situation was during the meeting unfolding, they were told that president hadi was effectively surrounded, his prime minister effectively surrounded they also got news as the meeting went on that the interior minister and the defense minister effectively surrounded. what we clearly don't know yet from the houthi leadership, although he continues speaking, is what they are going to do next. and what are they going to do about the president and his cabinet. are they going to allow them to continue to rule, are they going to give them one more chance as he has suggested. or are they have seizing power? that is not clear yet. the security council preparing to issue a statement. they have been talk baying statement. i am told we won't see the statement for a couple of hours i

i'm in doha coming up for you in the next 60 minutes, palestinians want israel prosecuted for alleged war crimes, and have now applied to join the international criminal court. and an effort is underway to save hundreds of migrants who have been abandoned at sea. door-to-door house-to-house peshmerga fighters confront isil fighters in northern iraq. and new research shows that most cancers are down to bad lack. ♪ >>> it's a move that has infuriated the israelis but the palestinians have applied to join the international criminal court. kristen saloomey joins us live from the united nations where the palestinians formally handed in their application to the international criminal court. the request for membership has been made kristin as we were expecting. what happens next? >>> well typically there is a 60-day waiting period before a state can enjoy all of the privileges of membership but this case is anything but typical. a spokesperson for the secretary general released a statement saying that the u.n. is now considering the documents and the appropriate next steps. the palestinian

hello, we're live in al jazeera headquarters in doha. thousands of refugees are trapped and desperate for aid. >>> stepping up security. belgium deploys hundreds of troops to protect key sites from attacks. >>> the pope cut short his stay because of

. >> you are watching al jazeera in doha. president hollande vows france will protect all religions as funerals are held for the charlie hebdo cartoonists killed in last week's attack. >> almost 100,000 people forced from homes as fierce floods his mozambique and ma law wee. a welcome for pope francis in the philippines. >> satellite images show the deadliest massacre in the history of boko haram on two towns in northern nigeria giving a look at a region which has become extremely dangerous and difficult to access. this was done before the armed group moved in, vegetation shaded in red. all around, you see streets and buildings. here's the same town on january 7. just look at that, an estimated 3,000 homes as well as schools and clinics destroyed. it's a similar seen three miles away. here it is on the second of january, another thriving down and this is how it looks five days later after attacks by boko haram. 20,000 people have fled the area. amnesty international has severed disturbing testimony from survivors of these lat

. >> in two minutes from doha, more on the if you know release in france for victims of the charlie hebdo attacks. >> we're keeping on eye on the aftermath of attacks by boko haram. this is the scene before and that's after fighters raided a village in the north. >> that is it for us in new york. >> we leave you with a look at our images of the day from india, holy men and pilgrims flocking to the river. >> have a great morning. we'll see you back here tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> boko haram's largest an

. >>> a warm welcome to the newshour i'm here in the headquarters in doha. our top stories - boko haram's largest attack ever - homes and >>> hundreds of thousands forced from their homes as floods his mozambique and malawi >>> pope francis in the philippines. >> i'm robin with the sports stories for you. history is made in the united states as two men complete what is known as the world's toughest climb, and did it with their bear hands. details coming up. >>> amnesty international released satellite images showing attacks by boko haram on two towns in northern nigeria. it gives us an insight in a region that is dangerous and difficult to access. this is january the 2nd before the group moved in. vegetation is shaded in red, and streets and clusters of buildings. here is the same town a few days later on 2 january - 3,000 homes and schools and clinics destroyed. now, look at this. it's a similar scene 3km away in boga. here is on the 2nd of the january. it's a thriving town. and then this is how it looks five days lafr after the boko haram a -- later, after

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

. ♪ >>> welcome to the al jazeera news hour i'm sami zeidan in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. satellite images reveal scenes of devastation in northern nigeria. >>> a state of emergency in mozambique. >>> the u.s. announces further measures to loosen trade and travel restrictions with cuba. >>> and flying to the faithful. how pope francis gets a warm welcome in the latest leg of his tour. ♪ >>> now the united states and britain say they are working on a special initiative to help tackle the boko haram armed group in nigeria. the killing of hundreds of people last week was a crime against humanity. amnesty international has released images of what it says is the devastating images of those attacks. this was on the 2nd of january. all around you can see streets and clusters of buildings. here is the same time from january 7th. an estimated 3,000 homes schools, and clinics have been destroyed. it's a similar scene three kilometers away. another thriving town and this is how it looks five days later after the attacks by boko haram. at least 20,0

. >> coming up from doha, more on the video from al-qaeda's leader in yemen saying the group was behind the attack at charlie hebdo. >> tomorrow morning we look at the fallout from that video and france's efforts to track down any others involved in those killings. >> that's it for us here in new york. >> we leave you with a luge at images of the day snow and freezing temperatures hitting northern ireland. >> they used to be enjoying the wintery weather. while residents compare for a double whammy of snow and gale forced winds. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. >> monday. the most secretive nation on earth. >> we're heading to the border between north and south korea. >> a rare glimpse inside. >> kim jong un sometimes does strange things, but he is smart. >> as tensions escalate, what will be the fallout? >> we're still at a state of war with north korea. >> we have to be ready to fight tonight. >> "faultlines". al jazeera america's hard-hitting. >> today they will be arrested. >> ground-breaking. >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-w

you're watching al jazeera from doha. let's update you on the top stories. "charlie hebdo" french satirical magga zin released its first edition since the attacks last week. it was made with joy as well as pain. it's been distributed around the woirld published in more than a dozen languages. >> hong kong's leader warned that development as a democracy must follow the law or risk degenerating into democracy. hundreds of thousands of people in sri lanka's capital joint pope country. the pope canonized the catholic saint in a ceremony it's the first papal visit since the end of the civil war in 2009. >> i want to talk to you about piracy on the world seas continuing to fall. in 2014 attacks dropped by 44% compared to 2014. 245 incidents were recorded around the globe. most attacks record ships boarded, few involve a hi jagging. the rest are attempts or were they have been fired upon. the navy started to patrol and last year there was 11 and criminals were stopped in those incidents. they have almost doubled in south-east asia. the main target is armed gangs re

i'm martine dennis live in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes... [ gunfire ] >>> the country is still at risk. france holds an emergency security meeting following three days of attacks that left seven people dead. a member of al qaeda in yemen says his group directed the attack in paris. >>> trying to unite the nation - sri lanka's new president begins to assemble his cabinet after his surprise victory >>> closing the door on cholera examination in haiti. a judge rules the united nations can't be sued >>> 4. 3... 1. 0. and lift off. and the next generation of reusable rockets heads for the international space station >>> the french president francis hollande and key members of his government are meeting to discuss security and what has been described as intelligence failings in the right of the attacks which shocked the nation and, indeed the world. two sieges were brought to a violent end with four hostages and three gunmen killed on friday. two days earlier 12 people were shot dead in an attack on a satirical

al jazeera doha. >> the new trial set to take place next month. in the meantime, our three colleagues will remain in custody. >> benjamin netanyahu is inching closer to yet another term as israel's prime minister. overnight he was reelected as the head of his party. earlier this month he sacked several key ministers and dissolved the countries parliament triggering an early general election set to take place in marsh. >> north korean leader kim jong-un extending a shaky olive branch to south korea saying he's willing to have dialogue if south korea wants to improve relations. that there are some strings attached. >> for the second year running kim jong-un used his news speech to strike in part a conciliatory tone raising the stakes with a possible summit with south korea. >> the atmosphere and environment is there, there is no reason not to hold the highest level summit. we will make every effort to advance dialogue and cooperation. >> he also said such talks couldn't take place while south korea carried out military drills with the u.s., a twice

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

doha. >> well, this was mohamed fahmy's reaction, he said a retrial is a milestone towards victory in our free press battle, our spirits are bullet proof. mohamed fahmy's fiance and brother also gave their re, as. >> i can't even imagine that he will stay for a year in prison, he just applied to the egyptian prosecutor for mohamed to be deported to canada and be treated as a canadian citizen, and to be treated the trial there. i'm still waiting for miracle to happen. >> i am disappointed because i was expecting something better today, i was expecting a retrial be uh with that, a release. we were really hoping for that. >> al jazeera has issued a statement saying the egyptian authorities have a simple choice, free these men quickly or continue to string this out all the while continues this injustice and harming the image of their own country in the eyes of the world. they should choose the former a lawyer representing peter greste and bahar mohamed he said the order for a retrial is a good step forward. >> mohamed is a dual nationality. i am not sure whether the authorities would cons

. >>> a warm welcome to the news hour from doha. up in the next 60 minutes, egypt's highest criminal court orders a retrial for three al jazeera journalists jailed in cairo for over a year. >>> at least 36 people killed in a stampede at a new year's celebration in shanghai. >>> a new beginning. north korea's leader kim jong-un says he's open to talks with south korea. >>> from fiber optic fashion to eyes in the sky, we check out the hottest esttest tech toys for 2015. >>> we begin this news hour in egypt where the first day of the new year has offered the prospect of a resolution for three al jazeera journalists who spent all of last year in a cairo prison. egypt's court has ordered a retrial for the journalists but they will remain in custody. the retrial could get underway in a month, but no telling how long it could take. the journalists weren't present whether the decision was made but the lawyers will seek bail for the three falsely accused and convicted of spreading propaganda in support of the muslim brotherhood. >> reporter:

even though the doha round has crashed, wto is quietly moving along in other areas. so that there's a lot on the plate. i should say that i don't think with the u.s.-european there's any chance at all it will be finished this year. we can talk more about that but i think it will move along. so it's a large agenda, the largest agenda since the early 1990s when they have the nafta agreement and then followed by a big agreement in the world that created the world trade organization with the uruguay round. so that's really what is on the plate. the second thing that i should note, turning to the politics of trade, and this would cause causes may harbor and a little bit and maybe people in this audience it is not a bad thing actually in terms of trade policy whatever we think about president obama and the democratic administration, it is not a bad thing to have a democratic president hu is in favor of trade agreements, whatever his checkered background on trade policy, but now i think is fully committed to tpp and to the u.s.-european and to the wto routes to that on the

i'm here in doha. coming up over the next 60 minutes, hundreds of thousands of people are on the streets of france to show that they are united despite three days of terror. >> dozens of world leaders are also there showing support from europe to africa, the middle east and the americas. >> a simple message the pen is mighteer than the sword. the crowd honoring the

for qatar airways, building up out of the doha our hub. they reach it -- recently launched ahab. iag pulled in all kinds of directions. trying to get a deal done with the irish management. >> they raised that made. actually have a quote for you. -- we have a quote for you. >> qatar airways is a long time supporting shareholder. >> qatar being on a buying spree. taking in lots of european committees. harrods. it is interesting to look at it in that context. maybe it could be a potential bidder for -- they have fingers and lots of highs and european companies. -- lots of highpies in european committees. >> from iag's perspective, aer lingus, that has brought approval. they might struggle a little bit. which of a few hurdles. in terms of getting ryanair's approval. whether they might have to give some grounds to the government. assure them of roots. it seems they are running up against opposition from pilot groups. >> 10% is bigger then capital group. franklin resources, with 7%. it is a big step. >> they used to be a day where having international investors was a difficult situatio

. -- in dell law -- in doha this week. 97% say we will see quantitative easing, so that will be fascinating. >> join us on twitter. time to wake up to what is going on. we will get ahead of the curve. i am manus cranny. tell us what you think, tell us what is on your mind. 93%, and what do the other 7% say? >> some said there would be qe3. huge expectations. now, coming up, is the misery over four eurostar? the lori fire that closed the service for most of saturday. that is next on "countdown." ♪ >> time for today's travel news and could the problems four eurostar be over? they plan to operate at full schedule after they were dealing with a lorry fire and a british infrastructure specialist could announce an initial public offering as early as today, validly the company at one billion pounds, and they have a diverse range of projects including a stadium in australia, highways in the united states, and windfarms in europe, and an italian company is pairing up its budget after the swiss national bank unexpectedly removed the cap on the frank, and they will meet with company managers today t

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead, the u.n. special envoy to libya, says ending the fighting will be a long and difficult process. and harsh winter weather hits syrian refugees. at least six children have died in the low temperatures. >>> pope