Aaron this is bbc world news. R oup stories, a passenger jet has crashed killing 1 people and leaving dozens of suivors. The kids are crying. But there was no sound, no pstructions from the crew. Aaron the u. N. Satsf are province in syria nearly deserted. Nearly a quarter Million People have had to flee from the offensive. Temperatures of 40 degrees lsius are set to hit several states. Aaron hello and welcomeo bbc world news. Dozens of passengers havene survived a prash in kazakhstan in which 12 people lost their lives. The crash took place in heavy fog although the cause is not yet known. A cause at Company Operated the plane and it crashed a kazakhstan Company Operated the plane and it crashed shortly after takeoff. There were 100 passengers and crewsrd on b at least 60 people are being treated in hospital. Ro rescued fthe wreckage and rushed to safety. He was discoveredn the arms of after thed mother flight crash landed. Planeafter takeoff, the had rammed into a building. It broke into pieces on impact. There re survivors. Some even walked away unharmed. As i sitting next to the emergency exit. He managed to tell me what happened. Hed this photo on social media showing his seat on the ight. He thinks most people in front of him were badly hurt or killed. It was intense. There was screaming. Kids were crying. The lights were on in plain in the plane, but there was n sound, no instructions from the crew. Just the sound of people niing. He and other survivors began pulling people to safety. We were helping out each other. All the guys were trying to take out peopl. What were you thiasing when this happening . Imy was thinking abou family. Thats all i was thinking. And lping people so the fire would not kill who survived. The plane was a falcon 100, operated by a local carrier. The entire fleet hasee grounded while the crashes investigated. Keswick stands government because its on kazakhstan plus government says it couldve have been even worse. Bbc news, moscow. For more on what might have caused the crash, i spoke to sally geffen. We already know there might cave been nice on the wing, which can have a strophic effect. Although fog could be a complicating factor, it would only be if there was loss of visibility and instrument failure on the flight deck, which would mean that the pilot would have to be on disability. The control tower wouldve given the pilot instructions to hold off taking to the air. I suppose at this staget could be any number of things that happened. Thats corre its only speculation. Having sd that, thiss an older aircraft hype that is no i type that is no long production. There need to be high standards in maintenance and technical support. One hopes that it has been maintained to the correct standard with this aircrt, which dates back to the 1980s in terms of its heyday in manufacturing production. Quitenterestingly, more peopleurviving than dying in this crash. How common is that . Crashworthiness tests are done tse days. We are sing thatircraft accidents are coming down despite concerns and headlines occasionally. They are coming down. Aircraft are becoming saf. There is stress testing de on the fuselage itself and the cabin interior. It looks in this case as if the vast majority of the fuselage did maintain structure and the forward part of the airframe actually collaps and caused the fatalies that we have seen. Aaron sally geffen talk to mer. Earl the United Nations estimates that nearly a quarter of a Million People have fled syrias one of syrias provinces in the pa three weeks. Russian forces are intensifying attacks there in the rebel stronghold. Suburbs are now almost empty. Th newly displaced or taking shelter where they can. David swanson is from the United Nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. He has been telling me more abouthe conditions. Quick sadly, the humanitarian situation in northwest syria continues to deteriorate as we speak. What we have essentially now is a crisis between the first of this month and Christmas Day crisis. Nttween the first of this and Christmas Day, neay 240,000 people have been displaced. Nearly 80 of them are fleeing northward to camps north of the area. What about the kinds of conditions people are fleeing. Whatere p telling you and workers on the ground about that . The situation on the ground was already dire. We had a displacement from the end of april to the end of augustmore than 400,000 people displaced at thatime. The latest figures come on top of that. What we have is one crisis compounding another. Aaron fighting in therea has escalated in recent weeks. How does that complicate the work your others do to provide relief . Wt is quite challenging is to understand the conte. The province is about twice the size of luxembourg with about five timhe population. Enat the m it is extremely densely populated many of the aid workers and ngos working in the south havee themselves becsplaced. There families are to there families are displaced. Its a particularly challenging environment for humanitarian work oriented o. Aan i wder what kind of complications that cold weather brings. A lot of people dont ret ize how coldn actually get. It drops to below zero at night and this part of the country. Its an incredibly difficult time. Obviously, shelter is a major concern. Help is needed urgently as we speak. Aaron right. To australia now whe firefighters are bracing themselves for more extreme heat as they continue to tackle uncontrolled bushfires. Temperatures aceve 40 degrees ius are expected in several states, including New South Wales, South Australia, and victoria. Fires have destroyed areas in more than five state since september. Almost 3000 firefighter have been working around the clock since the firstarted in september. Many volunteers have given up their christmas break to try to contain the fires. Sporadic rain in parts of eastern australia has helped has done little to help extinguish the flames. Firefighters have tried to take advantage of recent temperatures, but this is the forecast for monday. Temperatures up to 38 celsius or higher across most of the country. Mid40s across a lot of areas, and dry air ago well. That ig to elevate fire danger. So much work is being done over the last week while temrares are mild. The crucial work involves back burning of dry grass,. That is seen as a last resort and an indication of how desperate the situation is getting. In New South Wales, there are more than 100 fires burning, the largest just west of sydney. Fires are also burning in southwest australia. Temperatures are above 40 degrees. Over the past two weeks, hundreds ofe and South Australia have needed medical attention for heat related illnesses. We are working to make sure they look for signs and symptoms associated with dehydration. Headaches, nausea, dizziness, and ultimately, collapse. Authorities in New South Wales are also worried about protecting infrastructure, including work on a dam thataj supplies theity of the cities water to 5 million residents. Itas only halffull after an extended drought. We are prioritizing the threat to life and property. We are also working to protect thech cash c area. The situationg s al affecturism. Visitors to a famous rock formatioin the mountains took photos of the sign after the real thing was obscured by smoke. Its such a shame. Me we into sydney in the first couple of days and there was a lot of smoke. It made us cough a little bit, especially at night. I think its the same for everyone. This is usually the biggest busiest time of year for australias tourism industry. More than one Million People are expected to attend a fireworks display on new years eve. Aaron remarkable ptos. For now, lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. Thiesraeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has won a clear victory. He will lead the party. China and russia have begun naval drills. The exercises come at a time of heightened tensions following as u. S. Dion to withdraw from a landmark nuclear deal with iran. Building contractors hir to h refurbish thdquarters of the British Secret service, mi6 in london, hav contract terminated after losing a set ofr four fllans. The documents held sensitive information. Most of the documents were the streaming platform spotify says it will temporary stop yica political advertisements next year. Said it does not have the necessary level of robustness in the system to respond to the content. Stay with us on bbc world news. Still to ce, good news for endangered species. New baby black rhino was born in michigan. The most ambitious political and finanal change ever attempte production of the euro. It will be the same money. Lord harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after bng stabbed. A romantic being interviewed by police for suspicion of attempted murder. 33yearld man is being interviewed by police for suspicion attempted murder. Aaron this is bbc world news. The latest headlines. A passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killing 12 people. Most of the 100 people on board have survived. A province in syria is almost deserted. Nearly a quarter of a Million People have fled. A man has survived for five hours after being buried by an avalanche in the austrian mountains. The people who saved him are calling it a m christmasacle police were contacted in the early evening on Christmas Day when skiing. Ot return from they were able to locate his emergency beacon. He was buried under a meter of snow but had access to air pockets. E sent small groups to search. We found the avalanche and started to search. We quickly found him. It seems he had a large holeor breathing. Otherwise, he would not have been able to survive. In india, protests are continuing over e countrys citizenship law, which grants amnesty to citizens to migrants from three countries. The police have been accused of using excessive force. That is something officials deny. We report from the area. Ncumber a policeman fires a gun at protester throwing stones. Elsewhere, those deme strating araten. Police break cameras mounted n it has been nearly aaseek since cls broke outr ovedias new citizenship law. Usthe incidents raise s question abo fresh questions about police behavior. Rai serious questions about police behavior. 19 have died. Most had bullet injuries. His mother says he was not part of the protest but had gone out to buy food when he washot. We want justice, the Police Killed my son, she told me. police s they dt open fire. They claim sung some among the protesters had guns. But that is not they being acute not all they are being accused of. I went to holmes allegedlyli vandalized by. Ok room ter room, hardly anything left un. There was jewelry in this box and cash in the tin. It w all stolen, she tells me. It was peopl in plainclothes. They told us to go from here and that our house would soon be rated. So what if i aa muallem . Dont i have a right a muslim . Dont i have a right to live in india . They see the pole e action and w is part of the ruling parties hindunationalist enda. Thgovernment has planed has blamed protesters for the violence. Throwing stones, shooting, setting things on fire. The police have to rpond. To catch miscreants, they have to go inside peoples homes. Gs break sometimes. What they have witnessed over the past two weeks has many in the community here worried about their future in india. The government is trying to allay fears about the new citizenshi law, but the handling of the protest has already had a tangible impact on the ground. Religious polarization. Many areas of the state are now a tinderbox. Bbc news, india. Aaron two sierraeone, where according to the United Nations, nely 80 of girls have undergone female genitalla muon. Some see a practice as a way ofs prving their culture. Others are now successfully challenging it for the first time. An atmosphere of celebration in the air. Youngth people coming to to celebrate a tradition marking the transition to adulthood. Lothis two weeng process used to include the widespread practice of female genital mutilation. This is a partial or total removal of t external female genitalia. For the first time ever, it is being excluded from the initiation process. We all know the effects of it. If i am to be part of the society, let me be the first generation to be part of this process. I am very pleased. The practice happens in over half of the countries ing frica. Accord the United Nations, at least four out of five women sierra leone has endured the procedure, which can cause serious, occasions and en death. This is theirome for the next two weeks. This is a watershed moment. Some hope it will be replicated throughout sierra leone. Here they are screening a documentary on the practice, much to the stress of these young women. Eltheyve in working together to educate women about the harmful csequences. They hope lasting change is possible. Thecuhings w from girl are godgiven. God gave me mine but tradition took it now we can realize that education is the k and we are are. Celebrations continue into the new year. There are those clingg to tradition, but with this no longer part of their practice, ha is hoped these young womens pain free transition into the adulthood will beanhe first ofto come. Aaron a michigan zoo has been celebrating a special gift that arrived just in time for christmas, the birth of a rare black baby rno. This rhino is particularly precious because the species is critically endangered because of coaching coaching po aching. Catherine armstrong has more. Only day old and already finding his feet. The calf, still yetbe t named, is the first for his new mom. His dad was moved to a texas from the texas zoo in 2017 in order to breed with her. The birth was broadcast live on the zoos facebook page. Black rhinos are endangered. Only about 5000 are left in the wild today. The zoo says two bpsck rhino n born every year in zoos as part of a Species Survival plan. Herdof black rhinos have been moved from southa afr to zimbabwe to protect them from poaching. The baby will likely make his first public appearance in a for you in a few months. Aaron lovely story. Ta a look at this before we go because thhw is in sot china. For the last few weeks, the area has been swapped in pink swa thed in pink blossoms. It is part of the 5000 cherry trees. Tourists and locals are eager to appreciate the transformation. Before we go, a reminder of our top story. 12 peoplnhave b killed when an airplane crashed during freeseng weather in c extent. Most of thoson board have in keswick stand. D most of those on bove survived. You can reach me on twitter. Narrator funting for this preation is made possible by. Man babbel, an Online Program developed by language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. Narrator funding was also provided by. On the freeman founda by judy and peter blumkovler foundation. Pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from ewers like you, thank yo be more, pbs. Captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc nawaz good evening. Im amna nawaz. Judy woodruff is away. On the newshour tonight e. An under press the regime cracks down on protests at home, while deepening military tieoverseas with russia and china. Then, law and disorder. The Indian Government shuts down the internet in response to widespread protests over a controversial citizenship law. Plus, the two popes. Lm a new aptures the dynamic drama between popeanbenedict and s. The stories im drawn to are intimate and epic at tame time. And this is a perft example. These themes of, how do we find Common Ground between two people who are polar opsites . Nawaz and, its friday. So mk shields and david broo look back on a tumultuous year