Three al jazeera reporters are granted a new trial. Ringing in 2015, the worlds biggest and best news celebration. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. While millions of people range in the new year peacefully, it was a trankic start to 2015 in shanghai. 35 people were killed, dozens more injured at a stampede at a celebration. Someone dropped coupons out of a window that looked like money when it started. A night of revelry quickly turned chaotic. This is the skean of what started as a news celebration. The injured lie on the ground, run down in a stampede on the waterfront district. It started just before midnight. Police are still investigating the cause. We were down stairs and those upstairs wanted to move down and those upstairs wanted to move up. We were pushed down. All those trying to move up fell down on the stairs. Witnesses reported seeing cue upons being throwing into the crowd that looked like dollar bills. Pictures of the coupons have appeared on social media. As
Banpa cabana. Withholding 127 million in tax revenues. The israelis freezing the funds as a response to the palestinian bid to join the International Criminal court. That could lead to israelis being investigatefor war crimes. Charles stratford reports. The war left over 2,000 dead. It said it was responding to hamas rocket fire. 72 israelis died in the war all but six of high school were israeli soldiers. Now after the Palestinian Government moves to join the International Criminal court accusing israel of war crimes, israel excess it will withhold 127 million of tax revenue. They cannot afford the medical supplies, the milk the bread. Its not only concerned with settlement when it comes to employing and exercising judgment they are holding 4 million palestinians, because they want to act with impunity. Hinders efforts to restart peace talks. The reason is we need some leeway to prevent the derailing of a chance of reaching a peaceful settlement. Settlement can be reached by discussio
Journalists mark one year jailed in egypt. The hopes now that they could be released. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. The search is on for a missing plane, four nations searching the jar have a sea. It disappeared 40 minutes after it took off sunday. 162 people onboard, 16 of them children. The man in charge of the search believes the plane is now at the bottom of the sea. Officials say oil slicks and objects have been spotted in the search area. The officials are saying chance of finding the jet are reasonable, but unfortunately its likely to be now on the bottom of the ocean. Youre waking up to news this morning that is not very good news. Right now its 7 00 p. M. In indonesia and investigators have suspended the search for the night yet again. The suspicious objects were spotted earlier today by australian planes, but 700 miles away from where the missing plane lost contact with air traffic controllers. Indonesian helicopters found oil s
Police and community fleeing troubled waters. America tonight discovers inequality in the rebuilding after superstorm sandy. Do you look at the demolition and think of some of the memories you have raising your . Of course. Playing in the background for christmas, birthday parties working class dreams demolished while the wealthy move back into the path of danger thanks to your tax dollars. Good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. Im adam may sitting in for joie chen. Recovery begins in the crash of airasia. Debris and bodies found in the java sea, off the coast of indonesia. 162 were on board. The disappearance of the plane and the amount of time it took to find the wreckage exposes a major weakness in air travel. Why isnt a system for tracking commercial mandatory. America tonights Sheila Macvicar reports that lessons learnt in past air tragedies are still being ignored. Wreckage from airasia flight 8501 was located tuesday suitcase, life jackets, inflatable slides and most hor
Take you on a journey that illustrates how russias confrontation with the west is spreading far beyond the ukraine. Flash points like donetsk and luhansk have set off a new cold war global tensions from nato to moscow. President obama and british Prime Minister David Cameron have warned about a frozen conflict. Steven harper has been even more blunt telling putin, quote, you need to get out of ukraine. But the message has been clear. Nato has been taking advantage by butting in on its new sphere of influence and russia will no longer take it. Putin has vowed to protect russian people and their interests abroad. But the wests situation with russia, has much to do with energy. As far north as the Arctic Circle, competing for precious Natural Resources and polar shipping lanes with new urgency. And yet whats happened in Eastern Ukraine may have fundamentally changed the game. Today a new cold war is brewing. Its 10 00 a. M. An atom morning autumn morning in tran sil transylvania. Demonstr