South koreas football teams are fighting it out right now. And one asian team already punched the ticket to the olympics, japan, are celebrating a famous win over iraq, the details are coming up later in the program. They have on the war in syria. There are conflicting reports about whether the main rebel group has been included. Meanwhile the syrian army is claiming a key victory ahead of those talks retaking shape in the province, which helps security supply routs from the capitol to the south. The United Nations humanitarian coordinator has called the humanitarian disaster in syria the most devastating crisis in the twentyfirst century. Unicef says 250,000 people have died in the fighting, with children, bearing the brunt of the war. Al jazeera diplomatic editor reports. The flag of the syrian regime, flying again. Government forces entering the town of place a strategic importance on the road between damascus, the place where the revolution started almost five years ago. The times
Of people displaced by the fighting in afghanistan. The Islamic State of iraq in levant is claiming a major victory. The group says it has taken control of ramadi where iraqi forces have been filmed fleeing. The Prime Minister has asked forces not to the abandoned their posts the capture of the city could allow isil to establish display lines from syria to iraq. Aiding the group to bring in weapons and fighters from the de facto capital. Ramadi is 110 kilometers west of iraqs capital, baghdad. Its capture is the latest victory which continues to dominate large swathes of land. The group controls three major cities. Mosul in the north of the country, raqqa and from washington here is kimberly halkett. Still visible high above the ramadi skyline. Down below gunfire wriningz out in the city streets. The city undertac from isil fighters using car bombs to reach the center of the city for government buildings where they are located. The battle with iraqi forces is intense. Army and police u
The russian president trying to soften his image. This has been a frightening night. At the sold out Apollo Theater. Witnesses say in the midst of a heavy thunderstorm, portions of plaster began to fall before a larger part of it collapsed. They said watch out, we thought it was part of the play, so that was our reaction, wasnt it . Is. Everything. Debris, dust, everything. Dust, chandelier, all that sort of stuff, landed on about five or six rows. We thought it was sound effects of the theater, and then yeah, and then we just looked up and the whole ceiling was like slow motion, it just came down. Phil, we can see the soot and essentially the dirt on the peoples faces, whats the late that is you are getting from British Police . Well, we are getting is that they are confident that everybody who was in the theater has been safely extracted. There are no people remaining trapped inside. At the scene, currently, and they are starting to up some foot traffic along the street. They have br
Good morning everybody and welcome to Al Jazeera America and im david in new york and we are given more time to sign up under the Affordable Care act and the coverage starting january 1 was last night but now its extended to 11 59 tonight Christmas Eve and daniel lee has the story. And he is more of one million americans breathing an sigh of relief and caught in yesterdays scramble to get her fatherinlaw insurance she now has through today to finish the job. Better for him to be covered and be safe and not worried about it. This morning the website is advertising the oneday extension, granted in response to the Record Number of visitors to healthcare. Gov and so many not everyone who tried could get through. Wanted to make sure people who were trying to sign up today were actually able to do it and get covered. Reporter republicans attacked the lastminute change. Its another demonstration the plan was not ready for prime time and problem after problem. Health industries are warning of
World in preserving the species. But first, the ukrainian president says hes reached an agreement with Opposition Leaders and that follows what have been described by diplomats as difficult all night talks. Foreign minister from germany england an poanld were involved. Saying poland are evolved. This is the scene in Independence Square where the situation seems to become, it was the scenes of fearsest fighting on on earlier a group of Police Officers who had been glabtsed by supporters some leased. Be when they were led onto the, cathedral. Al Jazeera Andrew Simmons is with me now, andrew is in kiev. Reports of a deal. How much do we know about the content of the deal, andrew . Very little indeed steven but at the time certain that theres some sort of deal thats going to be signed within the next two hours, 12 midday local, 10 gmt. And that will be signed by the european representatives here, the minister from germany britain and poland, also the Opposition Party leaders. We do know th