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 fix the problems. A lot are worried that the violence they see now will escalate. The crisis and south sudan is becoming more dangerous. The government is sending troops and tanks to take on the rebels. Renegade soldiers have taken control of bor and are attacking people. Gun higher hit three military aircraft as they were about to land and evacuate american citizens. Four u. S. Servicemen were injured. In the middle are civilians, looking for protection. 35,000 are camped out at u. N. Compounds in bor, juba. Bor is a strat eegic location and 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 held a Memorial Service for two indian peacekeepers killed at a base. It had been attacked by 2,000 armed youth from the nuer tribe. The attack happened like a frontal attack on the base itself. The two peacekeepers were killed in action in protecting and trying to prevent the entry into the camp. The fighting began with a power struggle between rival factions in the army. It was worse when the president accused former deputy of attempting a coup. They are suspected to be involved in the attempted military coup. African Foreign Ministers met with the south Sudan Government to resolve the conflict. It has not done anything get. Now the worry is the violence has turned into civil war. The danger of it moving into tribal and sectarian struggle is high. All political leaders in the sudan have supreme responsibility to make sure that it does not degenerate into tribal and sectarian conflict. If it does nobody master on how to resolve such conflict. Until they do, the fighting will go on. And the country will remain one of the most unstable. Here you have a fight that is said to be fought along tribal lines, is it as simple as to say, you know, one side of the tribal divide supports the Vice President , the other supports the current president. It will be fought out in that way, or does the Vice President have a smaller but determined group of people on his side . Its complicated. Its hard to know how much support riek machar has. Its not one tribe supporting this person, or one that. Its a con vulated conundrum of so many things. Talk more about the future or the way forward im joined by the Opposition Leader for the s. P. L. M. D. C. Thank you for talking to al jazeera. What do you think about the crisis at the moment . Well, it is very much worrying and we are concerned about the situation. We think that the priority at the moment is to bring an end to this conflict. We are encouraged and commend the president for having shown leadership. By accepting to negotiate with the rebels. And we are also happy that the other side is there. We need to move in that front and we are grateful for the International Community that has stood firm to see that this unnecessary fighting is brought to an end. We, as southerners, we risk the goodwill that we have gained from the International Community all this time. Do you think riek machar will be willing to meet the president for peace talks . I am told through the media that he had expressed readiness, and i think that both sides should approach talks without preconditions. They should go in with an open heart. Theres a point i want to say, regarding the way forward. You know in our hurry always to stop the conflict, and bring an end to the suffering of innocent people, we condemn anyone that targets the civilian population. We look for a quick fix. I think this time when we are talking about the way forward, to bring about peace, when time comes for the side to sit down, it must be a National Dialogue because its a national crisis. Is this a power struggle or is it tribal . It is a power struggle that has unfortunately turned into a tribal thing because of the targetting of civil population. We should not approach it as purely a tribal conflict. It is a power struggle between the politician, and a politician between the same party. That is why the solution cannot be only in terms of the two of them talkingful it should be now National Dialogue of all the Political Parties to map the way forward for south sudan, an opportunity that we missed two years ago. Some people in juba are panicking. You see people leaving the country. What are the chances for the fight to come back to the capital city and the rebels reaching here. Its a question of people leaving. Doan forget this is a season and a normal situation you find juba is empty at christmas. That is one factor. We are not denying people are going away because of fears that there could be incursions into juba. At the moment, they move quickly. The idea of such an event would be more remote. An update from one of the people in south sudan in the political spheres, known by the population, his tag on what is happening in the country. Clearing some of the confusion, but not all. Thank you haru mutasa in juba. A train has derailed and crashed into makeshift homes in the kenyan capital of nairobi. It came off the tracks in the slum area, home to a quarter of a million. Scores of people are possibly trapped in the message. We will go live to the scene of the crash. One wonders what kind of rescue operation, given the difficult circumstances and the nature of the area, that they are able to mount. It does appear to be a difficult operation that we are witnessing here first hand. What is going on is essentially workers trying to clear the railway tracks, the Commanding Police officer at the scene tells me they have brought in a crane, but it needs to be driven on the tracks they are trying to clear to lift the two wagons that had flipped over. We understand the trains there was 22 wagons in the train, carrying wheat, headed to uganda, and the Police Officer tells me that it appears that the cargo was a heavy cargo and thats why it had two engines, one at the front, one at the back. It appears to have been quite heavy for the train, for the engines to operate. And that appears to be the initial cause that police are sighting here for this cargo. You can sense a lot of tense at the scene. Police pushed people away after trying to flip over the dragons and the Police Officer tells me its not clear whether people are tracked beneath the wagons, theyll figure it out once they shift them over. Thank you. Live for us at the scene of that rail crash in nairobi. Minor scuffles broke out in the capital between antiprotesters and police in thailand. Thousands are outside Yingluck Shinawatras house calling for her to step down, despite the fact she called elections. The Main Opposition Party said it would boycott the ballot next year. Lets talk to a Political Columnist joining us from bangkok. Only several thousands rather than the 3 million protesters had asked for had turned up. Nevertheless the protest is continuing week after week after week. What does the government do to end the situation in bangkok . Well, i believe the government is playing calm and not trying to ascertain the protesters. So far any violent confrontation has been kept to a minimum. I understand that. What does it do to end it all . Well, theres no end in sight, but tomorrow the protesters planned to visit the site where the registrations of the candidate for the snap elections will take place, its unclear whether theyll try to block the candidates and prevent them from their candidacy or not. They said they will not, but we have to wait and see. One of the protesters say the reason they Wont Take Part in the elections is they want political reforms before the poll. Is that a possibility within government circles. Is that being discussed . Well, i dont think its a possibility now. The country is divided. One side not wanting to take part in the snap elections. Yet on the other side wanting to take part in the elections. We are at a deadlock. A deadlot is something that drags on. You have said the army and Security Services did little to inflame the situation. Do you see a point when it will be necessary to employ the security force, to clear the streets . I dont think so. I dont think the government will do that. By doing that it will invite antigovernment sentiment. However, the plans, snap elections on february 2nd could be an indicator, if it goes ahead, and less than half of the voters show up to cast votes, it could spell legitimacy crisis to whichever party wins the snap election in february. Thank you very much for talking to us. Live from bangkok. Rebel fighters who belong to what is called the alnusra brigade captured a strat eegic position in aleppo from Government Forces. The syrian army used it as a base, but it was a hospital. Two huge truckloads of explosives are detonated, within hours the air forces declare victory. The target is the hospital or what is left of it. It was transferred into a military outpost by bashar alassads forces this year. Strategically located the top floors over look key roads looking to the Northern Country side of aleppo and another to the prison, also used as a base by the syrian army. Translation this is just one of a series of attacks which will target the regime everywhere, we will not rest until we reach bashar alassads palace in damascus. As with most gabs made by rebel fighters the capture of the hospital is followed by government reprisals. Shells filled with explosives and other bombs drop from the skies as forces try to limit the advancement. Both sides are preparing to see who will win the next round, the fact that a hospital intended to save lives has been reduced to a symbol of death and destruction leaves many wondering what possible victory there could be to either side in this bloody war. Five people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the syrian province of homs. Students are among those that died. The syrian observatory for human rights said the car blew up near a Primary School near the town. Still to come. He fell down inside the church. Stories of loss. We hear from victims of Boko Haram Violence in nigeria. And on top of the world if not the world, then the spanish football league. Not a team you might expect to celebrate. Well tell you who it is a little later. The former Russian Oligarch and arch kremlin critic says he has no further political ambitions, the oil tycoon was released after 10 years in prison after being pardoned by russias Prime Minister vladimir putin. In the hotel behind you Mikhail Khordorkovsky is staying and he met up with his family. Is there much word from them or, indeed, him. Yesterday was all about his family. We waited outside the hotel for a glimpse of him being reunited with his mother and father. He did it away from the glar of the worlds media. We should here about his plans, but he has spoken to one russian magazine. In it he said he had no political ambitions. He said the russian authorities were keen to get him out of russia, and spoke about the companies in which he had been held. Because for a year and two months and two and a half months in segezha, i had long meetings with residents. All the other times i was on a prison regimes and therefore had no long visits to run a Successful Campaign from outside russia, if he decided to do so, you do need a lot of money. Mikhail khordorkovsky had hays money taken away from him during the course of his trial. It will be interesting to see the questions thrown at him about who he may get Financial Support from and if hes interested in that. Yes, absolutely. I think we all want to ask him lots of questions. Its interesting where he decided to hold the news conference. We are at checkpoint charlie, a symbol of the cold war, where the allies crossed east and west jeremy. Mikhail khordorkovsky is somebody that bridges the gap between east and west, but this is a press conference, where it will be held and less than two hours time, and we will hear about his political ambitions. He says he has none. Many would be surprised. If you met Mikhail Khordorkovsky at a party. Hes not the person that you expect to sit quietly in a corner. Hes been a critic of the kremlin from behind bars and we dont expect him to sit quietly for long. A party may be something hes looking forward to. Well be live to the press conference later on al jazeera. In germany riot police battled protesters from being evicted from a cultural center. 80 protesters were injured in hamburg. 2,000 riot police were put on the streets in an area notorious for confrontations involving leftwing activists. Seven people have been killed near benghazi, all killed are thought to be soldiers. Its thought a suicide bomber set off the explosives in front of an army town. 16 people at least were hurt. Police charged 13 people over the worst factory fire ever in bangladesh. The building owners, security guards and managers are charged with culpable homicide and causing death due to negligence. 111 people dies in the blaze on the outskirts of dhaka. A preliminary investigation into the crash in namibia dugses the cap stain deliberately crashed the mozambican jets was plying from maputo to angola when it crashed in Bwabwata National park. 2013 drawing to a close. Al jazeera is looking at five big stories, talking to those people caught up in the events. Lets go first to nigeria. There has been a spate of attacks by boko haram. The u. N. Says more than 1200 people have died since may. We talk to one woman coping with the loss of her husband. 2013 has been a difficult year for this family. Her husband was killed when boko haram attacked in a Catholic Church the previous year. Several were killed in the suicide bombing. She remembers what happened as if it was yesterday. It hit my husband. He fell down inside the search. The other police used a gun. They didnt know what is inside. The car is trying to enter. So that police shoot the car. Renaling regina lost the family home and spent most of 2013 selling vegetables in the street, but its not enough to live on. Mum has not paid the rent. Many families have been affected by boko haram. The group, which wants a strict form of islamic law has been behind many bombings. Hundreds have been killed in the attacks. Thousands have fought the groups in may when a state of emergency was declared bit the president. Most victims have not received help from authorities following the attacks. This year the church has been trying to get back on its feet. Had is where the suicide attackers debtonated their explosives. You can see the impact of the attack over here. Despite what happened, the church has reopened and regina still attendants mass here. We see the wreckage of the vehicle used in the attack. Its a reminder of what happened. Regina says she comes here to pray and think. I feel bless said. Sometimes when i come to church i watch and think about what happened. Regina wants to put 2013 behind her. She is praying that 2014 will be a better year for her and her family. And it will be the end of boko haram. The second part of the series will be on the italian island of lampedusa. Well hear from a fisherman, the first to arrive at the sinking boat and is haunted by what he saw. Time for the weather during this newshour. Thanks very much. You may recall in the last test match in perth temperatures touched the 40 degree mark. We have seen that heat making its way across australia over the last few days. Thursday a high of 39 degrees in melbourne. Penrith, which is to the west is a western suburb of sydney getting to 41. To the south we have lighter shading on the map and cloud and rain steaming in. Its a southerly buster. Turning into 18 degrees celsius on monday with the cloud and rain making its way through. Up to the mid 30s for sydney. As the with buster pushes through a top temperature of 22 as the cloud and rain makes it way in here. Cooler clearer weather coming in behind for the fourth test in melbourne for boxing day. Further north cloud and rain. Big downpours a responsibility. Flooding on the cards here over the next couple of days. A little flooding into parts of south africa. Central and eastern parts of south africa seeing heavy rain, pushing towards the eastern cape. 28 degrees celsius, a sticky 28. Looking around 25 degrees by tuesday. Cloud and rain in place. Heavy rain making its way further north. Southern areas tans significantia with tanzania seeing flooding and Northern Africa as well. Heavy rain making its way across tunisia and the northeastern corner of algeria. A southerly buster, so good he had to say it twice. Thank you everton. I like that one. Evert everton fox. A 75yearold man is the first person to receive a new heart powered by watch batt