2015. We begin this news hour in egypt where the first day of the new year has offered the prospect of a resolution for three al jazeera journalists who spent all of last year in a cairo prison. Egypts court has ordered a retrial for the journalists but they will remain in custody. The retrial could get underway in a month, but no telling how long it could take. The journalists werent present whether the decision was made but the lawyers will seek bail for the three falsely accused and convicted of spreading propaganda in support of the Muslim Brotherhood. Reporter they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014 and with the start of a new year they remain imprisoned. Despite an Appeals Court in cairo granting a retrial theyre still behind bars. The judge in thursdays session said it was not in his power to grant bail. Translator we welcomed to the courts decision to accept the appeal of our journalists, but at the same time we demand that they are immediately released. They are unjustly im
On al shabaab and which fighters it wants to go after plus. And at a farm in spain, people here are accusing the government of sabotaging are you newable energies and putting a tax on the sun. Reporter and the cover comes off, a monumentel word by controversial artists in kata. North korea put its armed forces on high alert and warning the United States of what it calls a horrible disaster after a giant aircraft care was this korea and the arrival of the uss George Washington says america is hostile and lets bring in harry foster who is live from the south korean capital of seoul and bring us up to date on the developments first. We should separate what is happening today and what is being reported by the National Intelligence service in a regular briefing to the National Assembly which also happened today and refers to what has happened in resent weeks or months. What is happening today is the it was due to get underway, the military exercises between the United States, south korea an
Chemical arsenal. And 2013, noble prize in physics to professor [ inaudible ] and professor peter higgs. Well hear about the discovery that won the noble prize for physics. The United States has released the first details of the man special forces tried to capture in somalia. He is said to be a senior alshabab operative. He has been active in neighboring kenya where dozens of people were killed last month when alshabab attacked a shopping mall. He is also accused of plotting to attack kenyas parliament, to assassinate top politician. Lets go to andrew who joins us from the capitol. What more can you tell us, andrew . Not a great deal is known about this man, but as the u. S. Defense department pointed out the target attack and other attacks later on as well the u. S. Navy seal special forces are known to have engaged in a fire fight with operatives in Southern Somalia on friday night. And the mission was unsuccessful in that the pentagon say that they aborted because they did not captu
Europe. Including italys coalition oh government is in ruins after burlesconis Political Party resigns. Golden dawn arrests. Well, he spent four days in new york. Delivered speeches of reconciliation, met dozens of World Leaders and even got a phone call from barack obama. In a short time irans president Hassan Rouhani made quite an impression. But his return home has not been as smooth. The first time u. S. And iranian leaders have spoken since 1979. But he was greeted by protesters chanting antiamerican slogans. One even threw an egg at rouhanis car as it left the airport. Hundreds of people did gather to show their support for the president who took office less than two months ago. Now in a moment well hear from our reporter in tehran with reaction to rouhanis trip to the United Nations, but first lets here wha hear what the mad himself. The conversation i had with president obama was about the nuclear issue. Its not only the right of the nation but a matter of National Pride for th
Will stand by crimea the upper house as the respective regions decision in an upcoming referendum to join the show it says the us its use of sanctions in response to the crisis. Well as the crimean standoff continues this ot paralympic start today in the black sea resort city in the number of foreign dignitaries to be a no show with opener. And you and once theres no quick fix to Central Africa from publix and stability. Its that some Twelve Thousand more troops are needed to shore up the situation. As the headline scalpel spent at things for joining us. First to the crisis in ukraine and russia as upper house of Parliament Says it will support the result of crime years upcoming referendum and nine days time the regions residents will decide whether or not to join russia. Well it comes following thursdays escalation of events when the Kenyan Parliament voted to do just that. Joshua got eyes following events for us in that mosque on the cat crossed and now for the latest developments th