Prime minister on corruption charges. A show of force at a time of apparent unity north korea stages a massive military parade on the eve of south koreas. And rescue workers continue to search for survivors amongst the rubble of taiwans earthquake. So we begin in syria where three major developments are pointing to an escalation in a conflict thats now been going on for almost seventy years in the Northern Province more than one hundred program fighters have been killed by the u. S. Led coalition and local forces of the u. S. Says it forces an attack against the Syrian Democratic forces that a Rebel Alliance supports. Meanwhile russian and Syrian Government forces have been bombarding the rebel held enclave of instant gusa killing twenty two people on thursday and the amount of deaths of past two hundred and the Northern Province in just four days and the u. N. Security council is planning to meet later at the request of kuwait and sweden discuss among other things the horrific situation in east in case up reports much like the war in syria this is a fire that looks like it wont be extinguished any time soon still the White Helmets do what they can. Activists say the syrian town of modest unarmed man has recently been repeatedly targeted by dozens of airstrikes thats despite it being in the Northeastern Province of lib a rebel held area in one of syrias socalled deescalation zones whose borders were agreed to by russia turkey and iran bombing raids carried out by russian and Syrian Forces have only intensified since a russian warplane was shot down by rebels on saturday. When another blazes put out rescue efforts begin anew. What were seeing is an escalation because isis has largely been defeated. The. Zones were marked out around syria deescalation while the United States and russia were interested in destroying rights now that isis has largely been destroyed these deescalation zones have become up for grabs you see turkey rushing in to grab a train in the north the United States states its been a long haul in syria it owns twenty eight percent syrian territory and the Syrian Regime is trying to grab the remaining rebel parts of syria including china which has been surrounded and bombarded last year. Eastern huta near syrias capital damascus is also still in the hands of rebels and like it libya is also under intense bombardment by dozens of men women and children have been killed in the last four days many residents believe progovernment forces are pushing for a decisive outcome to the war in syria. While the United Nations has called for a month long truce to evacuate the wounded that appeal hasnt made a difference even for those accustomed to the carnage of the seemingly endless conflict this most recent bombardment has been terrifying. To his forces and the allies a gaming ground as they continue their battle against kurdish fighters has turned his back Free Syrian Army say theyve captured a town in Northern Syria that was a stronghold of the kurdish but the y. P. Genie to shelve is to a military camp and science area but turkey has been training the f. S. A. Fighters. Prepared for battle five hundred fighters stand to attention listening to their final commands before they head off to the front line these are soldiers from the Free Syrian Army is a brigade young and old they hail from all parts of syria. Most have been fighting since the revolution turned into world war i in the early days the enemy was one the regime of bashar assad whose army had killed innocent protesters forcing many of its own soldiers to defect inform the Free Syrian Army now however the war in syria is a quagmire of different armies groups and factions some fighting for land and power others for survival a lot of blood there all the same the white p. G. And the assad regime its the same oppression all of them have killed and tortured our people but. This brigade is being supported by the turkish army who soldiers fight side by side with the f. S. A. In their ongoing offensive in Northern Syria. Its an attempt to defeat the Kurdish Militia groups why p. G. Which i think are considers to be a terrorist organization responsible for numerous rocket attacks on sort of killed several of its citizens both the Turkish Military and the Free Syrian Army are concern for size the background of these fighters theyre made up of kurds hartman and arabs as far as the starkest military is concerned this is a fight against a terrorist organization the y. P. Far as these fighters are concerned this is a continuation in their long battle for freedom in syria who want to p. G. And its supporters accuse turkey of waging war against them simply because they are kurdish but this fighter from the f. S. A. A kurd himself dismisses that the saw the seller son and then of the revolution begun kurds demanded freedom but the why p. G. Joined hands with assads army. And started attacking the people as kurds were discriminated against by the government and our lands are occupied by the y. P. G. Terrorists but god willing we will be free. Its hard to question the commitment of these fighters in their pursuit for freedom their training and readiness however appears to be immature the vast majority of them have no formal military training most lead simpler more peaceful lives before this war began their commander tells me that while their immediate target is are fleeing and defeating the why p. G. There it is said in his regime who are their main enemy from their y. B. She and i said are two sides of the same coin like i said they have killed sergeants and expelled the people from their homes from assads army to has been fighters to i saw and now the Kurdish Militia these men have countless battles in search of freedom but freedom has remained elusive the only reality theyve seen is death and destruction who knows maybe one day this war will end. Aljazeera has more than syria but in other developments turkish president has spoken on the phone with Russias Vladimir Putin the pair agreed turkey will host the next syria summit in istanbul next month and both are keen to keep a close eye on the escalation zones in the lead. Former Prime Minister of bangladesh has been sentenced to five years in prison for corruption there was found guilty of embezzling around a quarter of a Million Dollars meant for an orphanage her son was jailed for ten years terry craftsmen lived in exile in london and their child has more from dhaka. I talked to her defense counsel. He said that theyre going to appeal the process takes once they get excited fight verdict theyll go to the high court now that could take till sunday however the law minister said the procedure there is a procedural delay to get the certified copies which means it could be artificially delayed for them to take it to a high court once a goat goes to the high code to depend on the high courts but then if they got a stay order shell be either out on bail and even if she stays in the jail should still be eligible for election until a final hearing in the high Court Takes Place even within the Appellate Division now let me give you the situation on the street the city where im standing right now is just a few blocks from the court is eerily silent the stores are closed schools are closed theres hardly any car in the city theres been periodic clashes in the capital city and all across the country certainly putting the country into a Political Uncertainty considering there is a scheduled general election in the month of december north koreas latest has armed forces all ready to fight if the u. S. And its allies softened warning from kim jong un at a military parade in pyongyang but on the eve of an expected to splay at unity at the Winter Olympics in south korea russia can name reports from kenya and the venue for the games. This was a patriotic celebration at home and a display of north koreas military might for those of brought. Our army defends us and keeps us happy its our peoples army just like its name so this Army Founding day is a great day for all of us thursday was the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the north korean army the military parade in pyongyang comes after the world witnessed advances in the isolated countries Weapons Program last year leader kim jong un praised what he called quote a world class military with the most powerful force despite punishing saying sions i would say that its a show of defiance but its a soul. And bell mission to fight. Government wants to emphasize that the law and you. Need to remain side in the future no matter what the fears are me parade wasnt broadcast live on state t. V. And no new high profile weapons were displayed the toned down approach was likely a response to a criticism of the show of military force on the eve of the opening pheromone of the young carrying olympic. North koreans participating in an unprecedented way at these games South Koreans are hoping the only suspense and drama will be during competition over it. I feel very proud that a global event like the olympics is taking place in south korea kim jong un sr is expected to attend the Opening Ceremony in which north and south korean athletes plan to march under a unified flag shell be the first member of the ruling kim family to step foot on south korean soil since the korean war in the one nine hundred fifty s. From government leaders to people on the street there is optimism that that the young chang games will help rebuild the ties between the two koreas its already being called the peace olympics natasha going to aim aljazeera. South korea. Still ahead on aljazeera tensions rise along the border of lebanon and israel as the Israeli Government prepares to construct its controversial goal. Let us thank an acknowledged the dreamers for their courage their after. Their inspiration. And eight hours and seven minutes in u. S. Political leaders marathon monologue about the plight of young emigrants. Hello you might feel it warming up already in hong kong if not well it soon will twenty one degrees is the forecast on friday thats increased most your humidity therefore cloud it goes all the way up to shanghai thirteen degrees now that briefing question of warmth gets cut off as the normally comes back and that contrast means cloud will bring rain and snow to some parts of china he still got twenty four in the foka forecast on saturday its about ten degrees where it was on thursday so you know its a its a pretty good warming spell now the cloud weve been watching streaking through india is coming from this direction is going down he hasnt done very much apart from make the sky white but it produced a bit of rain as sam and bhutan and it will please a bit more most likely stir of course were talking about high ground here otherwise its a dry picture there no forecast showers even for which is what you might expect a little bit is wintry weather up in the hindu kush wants is more of the story the further west you are and in the Arabian Peninsula the forecast in the middle to high twentys for bahrain qatar eastern side as well which is how they knew what to expect the air originated in north east africas come through rather warm iraq in fact for most parts is not particularly wintry look even marty has warmed up to minus six. When theyre online. That. Number not because the situation is. Chaos or if you join us on sat. Between. This is a dialogue i want to get in one more comment because this is someone who has posted a story join the global conversation at this time on aljazeera. And again youre watching out there as a reminder of our top stories this hour at least twenty three people have been killed by the Syrian Regime and russian as strikes and rebel held eastern. The number killed over the past four days exceeds two hundred people. A former Prime Minister of bangladesh has been sentenced to five years in prison for corruption was found guilty of embezzling around a quarter of a Million Dollars for an orphanage. North koreas leader has warned that his armed forces are ready to fight if the u. S. And its allies threaten sovereignty kim jong un speech at a military parade was on the eve of an expected display of unity at the Winter Olympics in south korea. Rescue crews en taiwan and searching three buildings on the brink of collapse hoping to find more traps survivors of an earthquake in the port city of holly n. One hundred six point four tremor killed nine people on tuesday from upright has more. This rescue team from tight chong in central taiwan is preparing to go into the building for the first time. Chung and his men are used to dealing with earthquakes but this building is in a particularly perilous position. As you can see its very slanted so we have to take precautions and special gear to ensure our safety other emergency crews from across the island have also joined this operation and local media are camped around the building anxiously following progress along with many others you know easily we are struggling against aftershocks and bad weather but we will continue to search but we wont give up. Aftershocks have become less frequent but they still occur and alarm sounds each time and eyes turn instinctively towards the teetering structure. Inside the tight team stop aftershock one of them shouts. And deep within the structure all they can do is wait for the transmitter and. More steel reinforcement have been brought in to prop up the building it means when the alarm sounds the crews can wait inside until the trauma passes before continuing their work but they know the time for any survivors is running out. Tight young team emerge finding no signs of life and did make the job makes them sometimes fear for their own lives. When the aftershock happens i still get nervous theres nothing you can do but get into a safe corner and pray. If survivors are still to be found alive theyre likely to be in more inaccessible parts of this block harder for the rescuers to get too dangerous for them to work in rubble bride aljazeera wiley and taiwan israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu says a potential corruption indictment against him will come to nothing there are reports police will recommend the indictment over allegations that netanyahu and his wife received illicit gifts from billionaire benefactors including a major hollywood producer hes also accused of doing a deal with the newspaper to weaken a rival publication in return for friendly coverage. As well Supreme Court has rejected appeals filed by three israelis convicted of the murder of a palestinian teenager yourself home bendavid and two under aged converses abducted and burned to death sixteen year old mohammed in two thousand and fourteen and they will appeal the sentence pleading insanity the court rejected the appeals and up held all their convictions. Israel has begun building a wall to defend its border with lebanon and the lebanese says the twenty eight Million Dollar war will destabilize security in the already volatile region. Despite israeli threats theyre pressing ahead with offshore gas and Oil Exploration in a harder reports kora in southern lebanon. Israel is building a wall on its northern border lebanon is warning that it shouldnt pass through its territory yet again there is tension along one of the most volatile borders in the middle east the border was drawn by the United Nations almost two decades ago the socalled blue line confirmed israels withdrawal from southern lebanon but lebanon has concerns on several points one of them is just a few meters from where construction work is underway. United nations peacekeepers are in charge of monitoring the cease fire and maintaining stability in this region commanders are Holding Meetings with both sides to ensure there are no misunderstandings or miscalculations no one wants to escalate the situation both parties committed to decision of the still exist and to take full advantage of our coordination and years on mechanisms like the tripartite meeting. Lebanon is a key israel of threatening stability in the region israel hasnt replied an extraordinary meeting was held by lebanons Higher Defense Council military and government leaders alike have struck a defiant tone. Levanon however didnt say how it will respond but a visiting u. S. Envoy told government officials that israel doesnt want an escalation israel and lebanon are officially in a state of war the two countries dont just have unresolved land border disputes between them they are both claiming an area of sea of around eight hundred square kilometers. An area believed to be rich in oil and gas and which extends along the edge of the disputed maritime border lebanon says exploratory offshore drilling will start next year despite israeli threats. Of the Lebanese ArmedGroup Hezbollah said it stands behind the government and the army tensions are high the rhetoric has been tough but many dont expect an all out war as you said things are possible as the main threat to its security is theoretically speaking but. There is this balance of sustains this. Is to engage in any sort of war. A cease fire has largely held since israel and hezbollah fought a war in two thousand and six but the potential for more conflict is always there and of. Southern lebanon. So dons foreign minister is in cairo for joints talks to him to ease tensions over a small port island cairo is concerned over turkeys presence on the island of king in northeastern sued on the case on the west in case of the red sea has been a point of interest for talk of turkey setting up a military base there which it considers a Security Threat sudan confirm the property is purely for sudanese purposes. U. S. Senate leaders have agreed a budget deal that could prevent another Government Shutdown in the next twenty four hours but is facing strong opposition in the house of representatives but also needs to sign off on the proposal Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi made history when she spoke out against the deal thats victoria case and the reports. Confidence building step it was a marathon speech the longest continuous address ever made in the house of representatives for eight thousand seven minutes nancy pelosi who turns Seventy Eight next month spoke about the plight of young immigrants in america with just a few sips of water to keep her going every day courageous patriotic dreamers lose their status every day the American Dream slips through theyre at a breach as members of congress we have a moral responsibility to act now to protect dreamers who are the pride of our nation and our american in every way but on paper palosi was speaking out against the compromised federal budget deal announced by Senate Leaders it doesnt protect the socalled dreamers from deportation that undocumented immigrants who came to the u. S. This children Senate Leaders admit the budget deal isnt perfect but say it will avert a fast approaching Government Shutdown this bill is the product of extensive negotiations among congressional leaders and the white house. No one would suggest it is perfect but we work hard to find Common Ground and stay focused on sure the American People the budget deal doesnt have everything democrats want it doesnt have everything republicans want but it has a great deal of what the American People the budget deal if approved will lift cap so military and domestic spending but first it must get through the house of representatives and there is a position from both republicans and democrats this will probably pass the senate but in the house its meeting with opposition from a lot of very conservative republicans who are deficit hawks and object to the fact that this deal while they had half a trillion dollars to the federal budget deficit and democrats are angry led by nancy pelosi because it doesnt do anything to protect the socalled dreamers the contentious issue of protecting undocumented migrants led to a brief Government Shutdown last month it could well do so again still to make america and their. Victory gay to be out there but as we had there immigration is one of the biggest sticking points in the budget standoff including socalled chain migration that refers to a person bringing members of their family to the u. S. After being granted residency trump wants an end to it bought chaper times explains the presence i dont know the system as it came to america that way. We need to end chain migration that when the white house uses the term chain migration its meant to suggest migrants yanking a chain and pulling in all of their unskilled extended family to settle in the us but that so migration has worked in the us since the countrys founding researches have dug up some notable examples of families reuniting after settling in the u. S. For example dont trump whose mother left scotland to join her sister whod already settled in the u. S. And whose grandfather moved from germany at the end of the Nineteenth Century to join his sister whod been granted residency the year before he spoke Little English yet trained as a barbers apprentice but there was no critical shortage of barbarism us such ancestral journeys are common in the Administration Vice president mike pence two wouldnt be in the u. S. Were not for what he calls chain migration his grandfather was one of several in his family who took advantage of his siblings u. S. Residency and then theres white house adviser Stephen Miller one of the architects of the tough line against immigration his great great grandfather was pulled into the u. S. By a known blood relative from bella ruse assimilation was hard for the family millers great grandmother still didnt speak english for years after her arrival and thats exactly the sort of migrant miller is seeking to prevent from arriving on u. S. Rules so were proposing to limit family based migration to spouses and minor children what will the system look at it will look at does the applicant speak english can they support themselves and their families financially do they have a skill that will add to the u. S. Economy at washingtons Cato Institute they estimate that the effect of the administrations immigration framework will lead to the largest cut in Legal Immigration since the one nine hundred twenty s. A forty four percent cut annually excluding nearly twenty two Million People over the next fifty years in the twentys politicians were overt about their racism but now according to david baer there are also naked Political Considerations so i do believe there is a. Political motivation as well they fear immigrants will come in and vote for democrats and democrats think that the immigrants will come in and vote for their party. Its widely accepted that the u. S. Already near the bottom of e. C. V. Countries for the number of immigrants it accepts needs immigration for its Economic Development tax base as its population ages but of course theres nothing new about u. S. Politicians migrants even when they themselves all the descendants of poor unskilled English Speaking migrants Shihab Rattansi older zero washington if the Winter Olympics might not take place until friday but competition is fully underway and. The first day of action was the debut of mixed doubles curling as an olympic sport and it is a match up between the United States and the olympic athlete from russian team featuring a married couple u. S. One nine three. The face of an additional forty seven russian athletes who want to compete in china will be decided on the morning of the Opening Ceremony airing continued on first at the court of arbitration of sport the group was barred by the international and Pick Committee after accusations of doping. Bosses will be happy to see the games finally begin after a troubled build up they were reports now from kyung. Finally politics gives way to sport the twenty third Winter Olympics in pyongyang has been used as a pawn in relations between north and south korea between russia and the olympic bosses to now one hundred two gold medals will be decided across fifteen sports on snow and ice and for South Koreans pride can turn to excitement. Here so its likely to leave here because its a for olympic gold are you worried about because i love worries because our passion is so hard so we can overcome any weather. Forecast is for a record breaking cold weather sometimes love with a minus twenty celsius with bitter winds and while you expect that in a Winter Olympics its causing problems for competitors skiers have complained about the effect on their equipment but american superstar lindsey vonn will be happy to combat the cold of the missing the last games through injury. Fellow american the kind schifrin is the new talent shes up against the nigeria womens bobsled trio was created a lot of interest and in the spirit of the famous film Cool Runnings yes there is a Jamaican Team too like the nigerians they are athletes turned Winter Sports women and theres the man from tonga pits a tough act to follow the Opening Ceremony style of rio twenty six thing when he competed in taekwondo hell be Cross Country skiing here but most remarkable is the unified korea womens hockey to announce just one month ago as part of authority and attention south koreas medal chances lessened by all we could say but this matters more than schools the host nation does have high hopes of medals in speedskating particularly and home success is always an important ingredient in a successful olympics as long as its done fairly russia face the consequences of a systematic doping regime when it hosted in sochi four years ago controversially when the snow finally settles here theyll be not far short of two hundred socalled elin pick up these from russia and them no fanfare but every chance of medals for them this is the first of three consecutive Olympic Games in this part of the world in so years time theres a summer games in tokyo and then in four years time a Winter Olympics in beijing but this next fortnight is chungs time after some failures to the guy previously and its to be hoped that the sport is as fresh and clean as the landscape. Long china and south korea. Go with out there these are the top stories at least twenty three people have been killed by Syrian Regime and russian air strikes in rebel held eastern on thursday and i killed over the past four days exceeds two hundred people. To his president says he will continue to clear out his borders with syria and iraq. The last terrorist made the comments in the state speech also said he has parted ways with the u. S. President donald trump saying trump cannot use one terrorist organization to destroy another he launched a military operation against kurdish rebels inside syrias Northern Region of a friend last month. The former Prime Minister of bangladesh has been sentenced to five years in prison for corruption dizzier was found guilty of embezzling around a quarter of a Million Dollars meant for an orphanage north koreas leader has warned that his armed forces are ready to fight if the u. S. And its allies threaten so frontier kim jong un speech at a military parade in pyongyang was on the eve of an expected display of unity at the Winter Olympics in south korea israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu says a potential corruption indictment against him will come to nothing there are reports police will recommend the indictment over allegations that netanyahu and his wife received illicit gifts from billionaire benefactors including a major hollywood producer. Israel has begun to build a controversial wall along its border with lebanon construction work is taking place only a few meters away from a disputed area that both countries claim as theirs lebanese leaders say building the wall is threatening the stability of the border region arguments over the wall and lebanons plans to explore for oil and gas into spirited mediterranean waters increased friction between the two enemy states. Sudans foreign minister is in cairo for joint talks looking to ease tensions over a small port island cairo is concerned over turkeys presence on the island of soup so arkan in northeastern sudan the island located on the western coast of the red sea has been a point of interest with talk of turkey setting up a military base which egypt considers a Security Threat sudan confirm the property is purely for sudanese purposes. Those are your headlines to stay with us for no more news here on aljazeera after the strain. We understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. So no matter where you call home ill just bring you the news and Current Affairs that matter to. Aljazeera. The roma people are the largest Ethnic Minority Group in europe but they often experience hate and social exclusion however many romar this is especially women are using their work to fight sexism racism and discrimination so they will speak with a few including the cofounder of a feminist Theatre Group to learn how the challenging stereotypes of