The fight to control a former hospital turned military post the former oligarch Mikhail Khordorkovsky says he has no political ambitions following his release. The future of south sudan may depend on who controls the Lucrative Oil feeds in the north of the country. The government led by president salva kiir has tried to hold off a rebellion by forces loyal to his Vice President. Troops are advancing on jonglei to recapture bor from rebels. Forces have taken control of unity state, an area with a great deal of oil. We have, to the north and east, Upper Nile State and from here the bulk of south sudans revenue comes. And now live to juba the national capital. The major battle for the economy is taking place in the north. How difficult is it to work out what is happening at all . Its very difficult. Thats why some people are concerned. They are not sure what is going on. One side says this, the other says that. The government says they are in control, people shouldnt panic, they should fi
Prostitutes rights. And today 100 years old. Good morning everybody. Welcome to al Jazeera America. Im David Shuster, live in new york. President obama is officially on vacation, home for the holidays. He and the first family touched down in hawaii a little more than an hour ago. On friday the president said a vacation with the relaxation that comes with it will help him to prepare for the year ahead. Before leaving washington mr obama held a News Conference and took questions about successes and failures of 2013. Mike viqueira has the story. Good afternoon everybody. With calls for reform president obama defended the collection of millions of phone records from the n. S. A. But left the door open to changes. Whatever benefits the configuration of this program may have, maybe outweighed by the scoerns that he had on his potential abuse. If thats the case there may be another way to skin the cat. Asked if a plea deal could be struck with Edward Snowden in exchange for a stop to the leak
[ music ] he is out of gaol and for now has no plans to return to russia. Mikhail khordorkovsky spoke for the First Time Since being suddenly released from a russian prison. The oil tycoon and critic of the kremlin was pardanned by the president. If the kremlin hoped the world would forget about Mikhail Khordorkovsky after his release, they were wrong. He arrived under flash bulbs. It was chaotic, but he was quick to thank those that helped secure his release, which he admitted came as a surprise translation i did not have a choice at the time i was released. A chief at the prison camp awoke me at 2 oclock in the morning and i was told i would go home. I found out that my trip would end in berlin. He said he would fight to help those behind. There are other Political Prisoners left in russia, not only those related to the yukos case. You should not see me as a symbol that there are no more Political Prisoners, but that i am a symbol of a society who didnt expect to see the release of t
Five years. Good morning everybody. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im David Shuster in new york. Former russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khordorkovsky in prison for 10 years is free and speaking out. In his first media interview since his release the highprofile critic said he is not planning to go into politics. His comments were made to reporters in berlin, where he is reuniting with his family. Putin pardoned Mikhail Khordorkovsky in a pr mood taking a lot of people by surprise. More from berlin. This is the moment days ago they must have thought was impossible. A family finally reunited. A day after Mikhail Khordorkovsky was released from gaol, he was back in the arms of his parents. He gave more details about conditions in prison. Because for a year and two months and 2. 5 years, but during these years i had long meetings with relatives and all the other times i was on a prison regime and had no long visits. Accused of tax evasion, Mikhail Khordorkovsky spent the last decade in detentio
And a teen shot by a colorado classmate has died. Tonight Barack Obama Says the u. S. Will try to rescue americans in south sudan. Gunfire abankruptly stopped evacuations in bor earlier. Nicole johnston has more on the situation. The crisis in south sudan is becoming even more dangerous. The government is sending troops and tanks to jonglei to take on the rebels. It says renae gayed soldiers have taken control. Gunfire hit three u. S. Military aircraft as they were about to land and evacuate american citizens from the town. Four u. S. Servicemen were injured. In the middle of this are civilians looking for protection. 35,000 are camped out in u. N. Compounds in bor, juba and other places. Bor is a strategic location within south sudan, and within the crisis both factions and the Government Forces are using it as a point they want to dominate. However, even the United Nations was a target. On saturday it held a Memorial Service for two indian peacekeepers killed at a base at akobo. They