Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think of the stories we are covering, and apparently it is blue monday 2018 today, the most depressing day of the year. What do you think, and how do you combat the january blues . Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. A south korean delegation is holding talks on the border with north korea, aimed at overcoming logistical obstacles to ensure a team from the north can take part in next months winter olympics. North korea said last week it would send a number of competitors to the games, but some issues, including how they will travel to the competition remain unresolved. The talks are being held in panmunjom, known as the truce village, at the border. Sophie long is in seoulfor us. Tell us more about todays talks, and what we are hoping to achieve. So the talks are now and they are taking place, as you say, in panmunjom, that is the truce village which stra
Eye lands. At the end of this rainbow, the large scale mural thats transformed the poor mexican neighbor. I am lee welington with news ive thrilling super cup between barcelona and savilla which is in to extra time after eight goals and 28 athletes suspected of doping are suspended by the sports governing body. At least 47 people have been killed in a blast in nigerias northeast. Nigerian military and witness have his confirmed the explosion was in a market in in a town in borno state. 50 people under injured. The region region is where hunds have been killed in at by suspected members. Bicycle on huh ralph. Al jazerras mohamed is respite is there and end sus. Reporter the suicide bomber was looking to cause maximum damage and thats exactly what happened w4 seven dead and 52 injured, hospitals sources saying the fatalities may go higher than already registered because of the severity of some of the injuries, she targeted a very busy market. Todays market which lies in areas that have b
On to the streets. And ill have all of your sport. F1 comes to russia for the first time. Find out how the drivers got on at the new 330 million circuit. So then the u. S. Air force has launched more strikes against isil positions in kobani. The fierce battle is raging for control of the syrian town inside of the syrian border. Steph tell us what the very latest is first of all. Reporter well, what were hearing from activists inside kobani is that Al Jazeera America seems to have made some advances on the eastern side. This is an area that had a couple of neighborhoods there, were also hearing they took over a Security Headquarters in the east. We also heard a short while ago a huge explosion, its unclear what that is. Were not there, were recording from outside and having to speak to people inside. So it is an ongoing battle. Are reports people inside are calling for more weapons. The u. N. Envoy to syria called on turkey to open its borders to allow kurdish fighters to go to help. He
He says the only way he is going to sit down and negotiate is people who have been arrested will be released. The government say that is not going to happen. It doesnt seem a solution is anywhere near to be found. Okay. Thank you very much. Were bringing you some breaking news coming into us right now at al jazeera, the British Government has agreed to destroy part of syrias chemical weapons stockpile. The British Government agreeing to destroy a part of the syrias chemical weapons stockpile. [ inaudible ] just arrived in germany after being released from a russian prison. Lets join julie in our london Broadcasting Center for more. He was freed after spending more than ten years in jail, he was pardoned by putin on friday. Peter sharp has more from moscow. Reporter it was a thunder bolt that stunned the country. Putin granting a pardon to his enemy. Seen by many as a political prisoner rather than a criminal. The view on the street was shared by many here. It was at this penal colony w
It is the opposition trying to launch a coup to destroy our government. Elects day in libya, but runs of turks flee the country after threats by a retired general. Making his mark at the world cup. Uruguayan striker lewis suarez attracts the look wrong kind of headlines over alleged biting. Breaking news within the last 45 minutes or so we have gun getting reports of an explosion at a busy Shopping Mall in the nigerian capital a pwaoupblg a, we are hearing of a number of glances being at the scenes. Now, these are the first pictures from the scene that we have been sent as you can see smoke is billowing above the mall. We can speak to somebody at the mall. Abram peter joins us live on the phone. Thank you yothank you to talkini am afraid we have lost that line. But here in the studio with me is correspondent ahmad who normally operates out of nigeria. First of all, tell us what you have been able to pick out. We have seeing these pictures that have been posted on twitter and it looks l