Exercises held in home. And rescue for a ship stuck in the antarctic gets underway. The u. N. Is calling for an immediate truce in south sudan. Parts of the country are in a state of emergency as rebel negotiators prepare for talks. Large areas of jonglei and unity stake are in rebel hands. Theres a growing humanitarian crisis. We have more from south sudans capital in juba. A state of emergency is more about giving Government Forces and officials a free hand to deal with the rebellion. Theres a sense of embarrassment that they have lost two key cities of bor and bentiu. Fighting is going on around those towns. In bor, fighting began at dawn when Government Forces that had been sent there as reinforcements to those defeated on tuesday, to attack the rebels there. The government is saying they will not stop the fighting until they get to bor. Fighting is happening in bentiu, the oil unity state. These are two key states that the government doesnt want talks to begin before it gets contr
25 years on, Services Held in the u. K. And u. S. And a century of head scratching. How the humble cross word continues to befuddle and frustrate. Welcome to the program. The fighting in south sudan began with a local power struggle between the president and former dope taking on an international dimension. Three u. S. Military aircraft shot at. Four service men from injured in that attack. Meanwhile south sudanese troops take on the rebels. These are the latest pictures of the soldiers leaving their barracks in juba to head north. And pushing for a meeting two rivakiir and machar. The base was overrun on friday by 2,000 youth. Now the u. N. Is not confident it can handle another attack. Reporter a Memorial Service for United Nations peace keepers killed in south sudan. They died trying to carry out their mandate to protect civilians but were unable to protect themselves. The bodies of the two Indian Peace Keep percent flown from jubo from akobo. They were attacked by 2,000 armed youth
Marijuana use. And the troubling trend of homelessness in america. Hello, welcome to al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. [ countdown ] with that we wave goodbye to 2013 and say hello to 2014 at least in part of the country. Supreme Court Justice started the ball drop. Folks on the west coast coast will bring in 2014 in a couple of hours. Billions celebrated hours ago. Revellers in taiwan counted down to 2014 more than 12 hours ago. Here you see celebrations in taipei. In moscow security was tight in red square. The fireworks blasting over the cathedral were spectacular. Big ben rang in the new year in london. They are not just fireworks. It was a multisensory display, it also included peach snow, edible banana confetti and orangescented bubbles. The Affordable Care act goes in effect on january 1st. Hundreds of thousands can use their coverage. The Supreme Court suspended the family planning. Most key provisions will roll out on wednesday. Today americans who have been forced to go wi
The worlds youngest country south sudan may be on the brink of a civil war. Hundreds have been killed in factional fighting and earlier today gunman fired at american planes with stopped esubcontract uses. Nicole johnston has more. The crisis with south sudan is becoming more dangerous. The government is sending troops and tanks to Jonglei State to take on the rebels. It says rehn gait soldiers taking control of the state capital are attacking people. On saturday gunfire hit three u. S. Military aircraft as they were about to land and evacuate american citizens. Four u. S. Servicemen were injured. This the middle of this are civilians looking for protection. 35,000 are camped out at u. N. Compounds in bor, juba and bantu. Bor is a strategic location. And therefore within the crisis both factions and the Government Forces are using it as a point that they want to dominate. However, even the United Nations has become a target. On saturday it meld a Memorial Service for two indian peaceke
A u. S. Rescue mission in south sudan has been called off after four soldiers were shot trying to evacuate americans. The pentagon says three osprey aircraft came under fire while attempting to land near the town of bor. Rescues had to be aborted and planes averted to uganda. The injured were flown to kenya. The four are in stable condition, but did not release their names or identify their armed service. Now we go to haru mutasa in juba. A Memorial Service for the United Nations peacekeepers killed in south sudan. They decide trying to carry out their mandate to protect civilians in akobo. In the end they were unable to protect themselves. For their colleagues its an emotional farewell. They were with around 90 other people in a small u. N. Base when they were outnumbered by 2,000 armed nuer youth. Several civilians were killed in the attack. We need to review where our basises are vulnerable and we can face overwhelming numbers in terms of attackers. We are in need of considering how