A permanent member of the of the Security Council at the u. N. A russian veto signals the end of investigation by the world body into the use of chemical weapons in syria. Hello im down this is live from doha also coming up in the interest of the people of zimbabwe. Mr Robert Mugabe in my city Zimbabwes President rejects calls to step down. The way to ensure a bloodless transition of power. Amnesty international accuses all sides of war crimes in the battle for control of matter week in the philippines and in the latest sign of shifting alliances in the middle east a senior israeli general talks about sharing intelligence with saudi arabia. Russia has vetoed a u. N. Security Council Resolution to extend the world bodys investigation into the use of chemical weapons in syria last month u. N. Investigators found the Syrian Government was responsible for the chemical weapons attack in a handshake and in april in which eighty people died many of those were children diplomatic editor james bays reports from new york the tenth veto by russia in the u. N. Security council on syria and one that ends the councils efforts to hold to account those who use chemical weapons in the country. It was a vote that sparked outrage from the u. S. Ambassador and she gave this warning that the u. S. May now work outside the u. N. Russia has killed the joint investigative mechanism which has overwhelming support of this council the assad regime should be on clear notice the United States does not accept syrias use of chemical weapons as we did in april we will do it again if we must we will defend the International Standard against chemical weapons use there was drama even before the meeting began with ambassador hailey accusing her russian colleague of bad faith by refusing to enter into negotiations for some reason the phones at the Russian Mission arent working we have tried to get a call with them and theyve been too busy to talk to us this week and when i have tried to call the silly for some reason hes not available moments later she was able to express her displeasure in person a very Public Exchange of words with the Russian Ambassador vasoline the benzine or even it seems checking his phones for her calls when the meeting started they even argued over the rules of procedure in the council. I was invoking all thirty five of the of the previous littles a procedure the Russian Ambassador withdrawing and then reintroducing his own rival resolution this two failed to pass meaning as things stand now the team is investigating the use of chemical weapons looks set to be disbanded. The use of chemical weapons is now a dangerous reality what is at stake here today is the very future of the International Chemical weapons nonproliferation regime. Theres been real division and high drama its been a sad day for syria a bad day for efforts to fight weapons of mass destruction and a day on which the u. N. Security council has really harmed its own standing as the Security Council meeting broke up some members were still trying to create a new compromise resolution to keep the chemical weapons mechanism going on a temporary basis that could be another vote on friday but it will now be very difficult to bridge the deep divisions that have been laid bare james aljazeera of the United Nations well as the meeting drew to a close russias ambassador to the u. N. Hit back at the u. S. Criticizing the way the u. N. Inquiry has operated moscow is a key ally of syria which says the handshake who an attack was fabricated. By moscow the endless distortion of the chemical weapons stored in damascus these weapons were indeed withdrawn and destroyed under the o. P. C. W. s oversight these are stacked me reminiscent of the situation around iraq nearly fifteen years ago a United States representatives at the time deliberately misled the International Community including the Security Council in doing so they set the stage for intervention which unleashed unspeakable tragedy on both iraq and the whole region russias president Vladimir Putin will host the leaders of turkey and iran in sochi next week for talks on syria the trio will discuss finding a political solution to the civil war a solid binge of aid reports now from turkey near the border with syria. More syrian soldiers and militia fighters from iran backed groups in syria and iraq have arrived and. Its been a week since the Syrian Government that it took isis last stronghold since then i said has launched dozens of attacks and its fighters hiding in tunnels inside the city managed to take back most of the town on the iraq border. Assads forces have also come under attack by opposition fighters in the suburbs of the capital damascus this is one of the Largest Military barracks belonging to the Syrian Regime in eastern guta since january it has exchanged hands several times. But the rebel small gains are no match for the governments air superiority fighter jets have continued to target opposition areas so. Theres the escalation if thats what is called the planes didnt spare any neighborhood more than sixty people injured here the hospitals are full of civilians dying because of the lack of medicine as Government Forces gain ground against rebels are nice and they renewed their calls for u. S. Soldiers to leave the statement from syrias Foreign Office came a day after u. S. Secretary of state quote walking away from syria this right in attacks comes as World Leaders agreed to reduce the number of civilian casualties but inside syria people say that another Security Council meeting with continued to fail to prevent attacks. Earlier this year the world reacted in almost unanimous condemnation to the images of suffocating children the u. N. Found the assad regime responsible for the chemical attack in qana which killed dozens of people the government denied responsibility and russia questions about the attack itself britains foreign secretary accused russia for consistently choosing to cover up for the sun as the mandate for the un joint investigative mechanism expires the u. S. And russia are presenting rival bids for how to investigate future Chemical Attacks russia has so far vetoed nine resolutions on syria and more than six years into this war World Leaders are still making statements as attacks against civilians continue with impunity some of the job it out of their. Robert mugabe is refusing to stand down as Zimbabwes President despite being confined to his home by the military a delegation from south africa is in the capital harare trying to reach a deal on his countrys future its holding talks with members of the army president mugabes family and his party with a Catholic Priest as mediator the military says it wants mugabe to stand down so there can be a smooth and bloodless transition the army chief backs the former vice president. Who was such a last week he could then take over as interim president well amid the political and Economic UncertaintyOpposition LeaderMorgan Tsvangirai has returned to the capital after receiving treatment overseas reports from harare. African delegation and the catholic church. And president Robert Mugabe the main Opposition LeaderMorgan Tsvangirai is only one way out of the political crisis. Mr robert to. Step down immediately with the National Sentiment expected. God. And a contribution to. The army seize control on wednesday and confined the ninety three year old his private residence in some sources still insists he is the countrys only legitimate leader soldiers in Armored Vehicles are guarding government offices but harare is calm and quiet Civil Servants have gone back to work shops and businesses and official word of what exactly is happening doesnt come often people have to. Sometimes wasnt here for news of the meeting between the president. Getting on with their lifes. But his calls for the president to step down grow louder zimbabweans are talking about a post. And they say several scenarios could play out the readings on it party could recall macabre at its annual conference next month that means hell no longer be leader of the party and head of state they could be a transitional unity government with all Political Parties including zanu p s war veterans who helped keep power for nearly forty years to have a rally on saturday to prepare for the future but for now the military insists this was not a coup it is Robert Mugabe is still the head of state and commander in chief. Well its my guess i was chief advisor to morgan chang when he was Prime Minister he says mcgarvey will not step aside without shoring up protection for his allies hes been one of the most deceptive villain figures you know politics is very hard to tell what is the way hes going theres lots of information some of it is quite frankly speculation and doesnt really give the true picture of whats going on behind the scenes i dont think that weve got to hold agreed to leave zimbabwe i think you want to stay in the country who want to be able to continue with his life i also think that he would want to secure some guarantees for these are there are people who are working with his wife who are detained and others who may be threatened i think that you try to secure some positions and also its also a question of protecting himself from those who are coming in as leaders he may not be comfortable with some of the figures that are being proposed he may have other people in mind and he knows that at the moment he also holds a bit of a trump card and he will try and use that because if the generals are. To fire him and take falls which they know is very difficult because of the illegality of it he may continue to hold on to that. Im misty internationals accusing motive fighters and philippine Government Forces of war crimes during the five month battle for the city of matter we more than a thousand people were killed another five hundred thousand displaced the organizations latest report details how the isolated group kidnapped and killed civilians most of whom were christians hostages were abused on a port they used as human shields the document says that Philippine Marines tortured some people they detained accusing those held of being militants but without evidence amnesty says both sides looted large amounts of cash and jewelry the Organization Also wants an investigation to examine if Government Air strikes were proportionate and complied with International Law to millennium dome and has more now from manila. Well this report of Amnesty International is the very first detailed briefing on what transpired in the month long quantz leads in the southern philippines after the parents of the abbot international the scene traveled there in september and spoke to at least fifty civilians these abilities books about abuse may be permitted by both sides the mousy given the Philippine Military this comes as no surprise because even weeks into the conflict we have been getting reports the focus of civilians and said that they have been abused by the mouth a group and they have been targeting christians for the worst abuses like eggs occasion sexual assaults and even being actually forcing them to commit looting and pillage all across where are we city but now it comes at a very critical time at a time when martial law is still implement that all across with the now the government promised to lift that. Marshall would be there now by the end of december theres been no commitment since it is critical because martial law actually prevents people from coming forward and filing a complaint a lot of the civilians would spoken to also say that they are afraid to even submit a list of their missing loved ones because they do not want to be accused of being sympathizers of the mousie group this is not the first sign of a conflict with the now has with goes into abuses allegedly committed by both sides the history of insurgency in mindanao of conflict is actually is repeated over and over again and weve spoken to analysts here who say what is critical now is for the Philippine Military to address these allegations because men in uniform are held in high regard by the public. The u. N. Says at least a million children in yemen are at risk of contracting diphtheria because of a blockade preventing urgently needed vaccines from getting into the country the heads of three u. N. Agencies have pleaded with the Saudi Led Coalition to fully lift its embargo they say theres also the risk of a renewed flare up of cholera which has infected nine hundred thousand yemenis in the past six months. Well the horn of africa state of djibouti is now home to more than forty thousand fled the war they started in a refugee camp but many of moved to the capital to earn a living as mohamed reports their presence is bringing a big change to the city. Old school tom into a Training Center in the heart of djibouti a group of men are hard at work. The older figures from yemen until recently they were living in a come some two hundred kilometers away. They were then were just given papers and allowed to work. From the city of. Destroyed his house he now. Put it out most respect and dignity. The government and the leadership of that would. Allow to. Walk on. Government officials. To see the bottom. Line. For themselves and for their homes. One of the worlds poorest countries with few much a lot of sources the country has seen large Foreign Investment in recent years because of its strategic location but it still struggles with extreme poverty. There is little else we could do for them but make our brothers and sisters welcome we allowed them the right to work our president is a staunch supporter of the yemeni refugee community. More yemenis that ive businesses owned and run by them are becoming more visible and. They are safe here and have a new start from the whole war yet they continue to follow closely events back home. The problem with yemen is the are militias there for hire and cause massive destroyed. Well. Influx of yemen is is changing djibouti even the locals admit they have reinvigorated the city. For the refugees. And who knows if there will ever be able to go back home mohammed i do aljazeera djibouti. Time for a short break here aljazeera when we come back from says lebanons Prime Ministers view then a few days but whether hes free to travel or even still in Office Remains unclear. And chalets now dealing with an issue Countries Worldwide are facing how to stop a region from seeking autonomy in the stillness. 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In the United States rights activists are still being targeted have not found. One facing surveillance from both the police and the f. B. I. This is not law enforcement. Fault lines it investigates the scope of these agencies tactics and the impact on civil society. Confidential surveilling black lives at this time oh no. Welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories here on aljazeera russia has vetoed it us that attempt to extend an international quire into the use of chemical weapons in syria it means the u. N. Team investigating the use of deadly sarin gas will be disbanded. Robert mugabes resisting calls