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Show of defiance. One of americas closest allies in the middle east has suddenly refused a seat at the Security Council. Saudi arabias surprise, directed at the United States. Kristin saloomi at the u. N. Saudi diplomats were all smiles after winning a seat on the Security Council. And the saudi ambassador gave every indication his country was eager to take on the high profile position. We look forward to working with the rest of the International Community to help our syrian brothers achieve their objectives. But equally, is the palestinian issue because we believe the pal palestinian issue i...

Protesters demanded answers today in the nations capitol. More tension over the scope of the u. S. Governments secret surveillance programs. Both liberal and conservative protesters gathered to protest what they say is unlawful government spying on americans. Signs saying t stop mass spying and thank you, edward snowden. Jean meserve was there. Marched through the streets of washington to the reflecting pool at the base of the u. S. Congress. Their message, nsa mass spying should stop. Im here because of our liberal principles in this country that are being severely curtailed. And not just pri...

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 pre...

Im john terrett in times square new york. Join me and a million other people as we all count down to 2014. New years celebrations in moscow went ahead as planned while those plans in st. Petersburg were canceled. The attackserthose responsible o attacks are still at large, and we have more now from volgograd. Reporter there was not much left on the trolley car when the am against arrived. Survivors were hanging on and volgograd hospital was less than ten minutes away. One of badly injured brought here. It felt like a huge electric shock. I didnt see anyone with a bomb. I was looking out the wi...

Reporting that the nsa tracked 60,000 phone calls during a one month period. Comes as a european delegation is already in the United States looking for answers. Live from the white house, the European Parliament committee, they wrapped up, what happened . Their first port of call mike rogers. You may remember over the weekend he was saying on the sunday talk shows that europe should in fact be grateful for all the surveillance keeping them safe. Much talk after that meeting those, a frank dialogue, ongoing dialogue but this is how the chairman of that european delegation put the problems as eu...