:00:00. > :00:09.Hello, everyone. Leah here live with news of the latest stage in the
:00:10. > :00:11.global space race to come. And the robot that can out-smart humans
:00:12. > :00:22.This is Newsround. Let's start with the news that more
:00:23. > :00:26.than nine million people in Syria, almost half the population, are
:00:27. > :00:28.than nine million people in Syria, desperate need of outside help. The
:00:29. > :00:30.United Nations say many still living there are facing starvation and
:00:31. > :00:35.sickness because of the country s civil war. It's often too dangerous
:00:36. > :00:39.to get into areas within the country to find out exactly what's going on.
:00:40. > :00:42.We've told you lots about the millions of refugees who've left
:00:43. > :00:47.Syria for nearby countries since the war started. Today on Newsround
:00:48. > :00:51.we've been trying to find out what life is like for those still inside
:00:52. > :00:57.the country. You might find parts of this report upsetting.
:00:58. > :01:02.In just two-and-a-half years, Syria has changed a lot. Once one of the
:01:03. > :01:08.Middle East's richest countries with good medical care and enough food to
:01:09. > :01:18.go round. The war between the government and rebels has destroyed
:01:19. > :01:24.cities and devastated lives. There is no way to buy food. The markets
:01:25. > :01:28.and shops are bombed out. One day men with guns broke into our house,
:01:29. > :01:34.through the food on the floor and stamped on it so it would be too
:01:35. > :01:38.dirty to heat. Then we had nothing at all. I do not play because I am
:01:39. > :01:45.not young any more. There was nothing left in my young village.
:01:46. > :01:48.These are rare insights into what life is like for the kids trapped
:01:49. > :01:51.here. Finding out what's really going on is hard. The constant
:01:52. > :01:55.threat of violence makes it almost impossible for journalists and aid
:01:56. > :02:00.workers to get around. Basic amenities that people need, children
:02:01. > :02:05.and families across the country It is an ongoing battle and every day
:02:06. > :02:09.is a new battle and we try to do the best we can in these very, very
:02:10. > :02:12.difficult circumstances. They want a temporary end to fighting so they
:02:13. > :02:16.can get food, clothes, medicine to the nine million in need. But while
:02:17. > :02:24.world leaders plan peace talks, the people there continue to suffer
:02:25. > :02:28.Before, I laughed all of the time. Now I do not. Young children are
:02:29. > :02:34.worse. They do not understand why. None of us do, really. They are just
:02:35. > :02:37.sad, terrified children. And as the fighting goes on, the problems build
:02:38. > :02:41.up. Some are receiving help, many more are in need.
:02:42. > :02:48.Well, if anything you saw there did upset you, head over to our website
:02:49. > :02:51.for loads of help and advice. In other news, India's been
:02:52. > :02:54.celebrating its latest step forward in the global space race today. They
:02:55. > :02:57.launched their very first mission to Mars this morning. The Orbiter
:02:58. > :03:00.satellite cost more than ?60 million and will carry out scientific tests
:03:01. > :03:03.on the red planet's atmosphere. India's been competing with China to
:03:04. > :03:08.develop the best space technology in recent years. The BBC's Sanjoy
:03:09. > :03:17.Majumder was at the launch and says it's a big step forward.
:03:18. > :03:21.There are about 1000 scientists here who for days and weeks have been
:03:22. > :03:30.monitoring the progress of this valuable mission, the most ambitious
:03:31. > :03:33.of India's space programme, valuable in terms of India's standing in the
:03:34. > :03:37.world. And we'll have a special report on
:03:38. > :03:40.the history of the global space race and the defining moments in solar
:03:41. > :03:42.exploration on Newsround at 6.5 pm tonight.
:03:43. > :03:46.In sport, the Republic of Ireland football team have a new dynamic duo
:03:47. > :03:48.in charge of their footy team. Former Sunderland, Aston Villa and
:03:49. > :03:53.Celtic boss Martin O'Neill's been named as the replacement for
:03:54. > :03:58.Giovanni Trapattoni. He'll have ex-Ireland and Man United player Roy
:03:59. > :04:00.Keane as his number two. Nine skydivers involved in an
:04:01. > :04:05.incredible mid-air plane crash have been talking about how they all
:04:06. > :04:10.managed to survive. This animation shows how two planes collided at
:04:11. > :04:13.12,000ft in America. Scary to watch. Even scarier to be involved in
:04:14. > :04:19.Finally, how fast are you at rock, paper, scissors?
:04:20. > :04:22.The concern paper, scissors?
:04:23. > :04:25.wings was that they sort of paper, scissors?
:04:26. > :04:29.around in the air. We were paper, scissors?
:04:30. > :04:33.at around 120 miles an hour. They are still floating above us on fire.
:04:34. > :04:47.We needed to make sure we were not directly below them. Finally, how
:04:48. > :04:50.fast are you at rock, paper, scissors? Well, you'd have to be
:04:51. > :04:54.super speedy to beat this robot It's been developed by a scientist
:04:55. > :04:56.in Japan and is so fast it beats humans every single time. It
:04:57. > :05:01.recognises hand shapes and reacts extremely quickly with the winning
:05:02. > :05:02.move rather than making a random shape. It's so fast the human eye