And welcome to aljazeera on live from a headquarters and a man of the problem also ahead. Spain gives scotlands political leaders an ultimatum to declare their intentions on independence by next week. Canadas Prime Minister visits washington in a bid to save a longstanding trade deal and the u. N. Accuses of torture of raping and killing off. And back on state. The two major palestinian groups have reached a deal on governing gaza hamas and fatah have been meeting in cairo to discuss the implementation of the deal signed six years ago ok topics in the negotiations and closed at a point of both groups person now and the future of hamas as powerful military were well lets get more on this now with our correspondent ari force that hes joining us on the phone from west jerusalem any more information yet harry on the steel. So saw. A Statement Given to alexa t. V. By thomas with a cool head and here he just said that the two sides had reached a deal with these folks in cairo with kind how.
And welcome to aljazeera life my headquarters in doha with me and of the parana also ahead. Protests in kenya with a deepening Political Uncertainty after Opposition Leader violent agenda withdraws from the repeat president ial election. Political leaders an ultimatum to declare their intentions on and dependence by next week. Why more than one hundred former professional ice hockey players are preparing to sue their league for negligence. The two major Palestinian Groups have reached a deal on governing gaza hamas and fatah have been meeting in cairo to discuss the implementation of the deal signed six years ago. Key topics in the negotiations included employment of both groups personnel and the future of hamas as powerful military wing lets bring in our correspondent how to force it now hes joining us on the followed from west jerusalem we are waiting for more information i know harry but what will palestinians be hoping for from the steel. Exactly. Has very few words from one side o
Bombardment still. And ill have your sport. Including special tribute to Philip Hughes who died on thursday, as kraus cricket australia announces an investigation. Into player safety there has been fierce fighting in iraq. The oil city of kirkuk is in the middle. Kurdish peshawar have been involved in a fiercele fierce battle for three days. I. S. I. L. Holds thousands of kilometres of territory shown here in yellow. In the shaded area, most backs the sunni armed group. In the past few days there has been heavy fighting. Lets cross live to imran khan. Lets begin with the fight for kirkuk. Who has the upper hand now. What is the latest there . At the moment what we are seeing, and this is typical of the tactics that we see from i. S. I. L. , is when they are pushed out of an area, they take refuge in a country side, and that is problematic for iraqi forces. The fight at the moment is for the town. You take the major towns, you deny i. S. I. L. Cover. They then go into the countryside an
Of the port city. There has been fierce fighting near the key iraqi oil city of kirkuk, Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched an operation to retake two areas from fighters from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. They were backed up by air strikes from the u. S. Led coalition. Iraqs finance minister says the fight against isil could cost a quarter of the countrys budget. Reporter a battle for kirkuk, for days, isil fighters had been advancing towards the oilrich city in northern iraq. And for a brief moment. They gained control of the military base and a individual on the outskirts. But the Kurdish Peshmerga forces staged a counter attack. Translator the rockets fell inside our house so we ran away and left everything behind. Reporter al jazerra saw that fighting up close. As the peshmerga pushed isil back from key gas and oil facilities. Translator Coalition War planes have carried out several air strikes on isil posts. We have also relied on the peshmerga and Iraqi Security force
At a place for young classical musicians. We begin out of asia where passenger jet has disappeared. Air asia left indonesia airport at 5 20am local time en route to singapore. It lost contact with a Ground Control 42 minutes after takeoff. We have this report. Reporter at the airport in surabaya, people await news of their loved ones. 162 passengers and crew were on board air asia flight qz 8571. It lost communications with traffic control. Translation i hope for a miracle. May god save them all. I should have been with them. I cancelled. I had something to do. I have two friends and five family members. Reporter indonesias Disaster Management authority set up a Crisis Center at the airport to relay developments. We are widening our search rescue. We have informed sea and coast cards to be on standby and relay. Those waiting for the same information, the plane lost contact as it flew over the java sea. The pilot requested a changed course due to weather. But it trails two other aviatio