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Amidst a scandal. We have the latest from europe, including a new deadline to try to reach a deal in some of Northern Irelands toughest issues. And tackle the winter blues. We begin in egypt where there has been more violence on the streets. People are angry about the governments decision to treat the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. One student has been shot dead and a hundred demonstrators have been arrested. Students set fire to a building during an examine at the university. M...

The bomber dealtnated as they approached the metal detector. The blast 457ing six weeks before the winter games in sochi. Peter sharp has the details reporter the chaotic aftermath of the attack on a railway stale in volgegrad. A body lies on the ground as the Emergency Services scramble to street survivors. Officials say a woman set off ex place near metal detectors at the entrance to the main strain station. The blast captured on camera. The station was packed with thousands of people leaving ...

New year address. And millions around the world celebrate the arrival of 2014 with a bang. In south sudan reports of an imminent showdown between government and rebel forces are overshadowing new years day talks. Representatives of the warring factions are expected to meet in the ethiopian capital. Thousands of troops are on the way to bor, which was retaken by rebels on tuesday. The soldiers made gains in unity state. A military commander told al jazeera they have taken a town near bentiu. We h...

Good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. Im Morgan Radford live from new york city. Its a tough weekend for those still struggling to find jobs. Emergency jobless benefits, a life line for many of americas unemployed, expire today. About 1. 3 Million People who have been out of work for months are finding themselves cut off. The government check they depend on, a little more than 1,000, will not show up in the mail. The benefits program was introduced in 2008 at the height of the recession. ...

Hostilities in south sudan. Here with your sport. Nathan lyons rips through the english batting lineup to give the aussies the advantage in the fourth test. China has made its biggest change in social policy. Forcing abortions and infant side was been eased. It was introduced in 1979. Since then couples in urban areas have been allowed one child, about a third of the 1. 3 billion citizens. Its official, from now on millions of chinese families can grow. And that is music to the ears of this coup...

Magnificent city made entirely of ice. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy. The first major snowstorm of 2014 has arrived in full force and it pummeled on new years eve is now crippling the northeast with heavy snow and bonechilling temperatures and blamed for two deaths in illinois and another in philadelphia. New york and new jersey have each declared a state of emergency with blizzardlike conditions expected through the morning and new york city cancelled school fo...

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...

Welcome to Al Jazeera America on this thursday morning. Good to have you with us. Im Thomas Drayton. We begin with the Prime Minister of turkey facing calls to resign. After a corruption Investigation Force the him to shake up his cabinet. The mood comes from the meals of highprofile resignation. Police use tear gas and water canons on protesters who took to the streets, demanding that the Prime Minister step down. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a lot of pressure. Hours after three senior cabine...

And malaysian authorities widen the search area for the missing airplane. And the lease of dozens of women and children in exchange for 2,000 prisoners. And a shipping trade that threatens to halt u. S. Cargo. They say it is a final chance for the u. S. And russia to ease their tensions over ukraine diplomatically. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry has been meeting Sergey Lavrov in london, for a last chance to discussion the crimean region on whether it should become part of russia. Simon a sh...

With time running out, a scramble underway to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in ukraine. Secretary of state, john kerry, and Russian Foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, meeting in london, and they have been meeting for an hour, talks taking place over growing pessimism in crimia. Dana, do we have any indication of whats going on, and are they still talking . Reporter well, dell, as far as we know, theyre still behind the gates in central london, and the discussions going on just short of ...