antigovernment protesters in thailand promise more defiance as they target government buildings in bangkok. we are live with the latest. hello from doha. this is the world news from al jazeera. violence in bangladesh as opposition parties reject an election date in block roads and railways. anger in honduras after the electoral commission announces the ruling party has an irreversible lead. >> investigating new trends in

modern gardening. hello. protesters in thailand are vowing to occupy state buildings until the government steps down. prime minister yingluck shinawatra has used an emergency law to tighten security in bangkok. tens of thousands are taking part in the biggest show of anger since her brother thaksin shinawatra was toppled. not far away protesters had the government house office and finance ministerry. hundreds have been camped out. we are looking at others taking over the ministry of foreign affairs. despite this the government says it will not use force. here is one of those elections - the interior ministry. you see the number of people there. it's been growing - not all day,

but since yesterday, since the interior ministry was targeted by the protesters. it is about three in the afternoon in bangkok. we'll check in with scott heidler - you are at the staging area where people, i guess, are assembling and heading to areas like the interior ministry. >> exactly, this is the staging area. the protesters come, get their orders and head into the city, going to a government compound. the numbers have been growing steadily since we've been here, about 90 minutes. we haven't got their orders. the the big target is the interior ministry. about 1,000 people outside - we hear the call from the protesters to the government workers inside to come out. not all are coming out. that's the goal of these occupation, if you will. of the government compounds. they want to shut down the

government and prime minister of yingluck shinawatra forcing her to resign. she is steadfast that she will not do that. she's been the democratic leader of the country and will stay put. there's a stand off. the movement is growing, moving across the city, going into the compound. the government and the leader say she's staying put. >> not surprising that she is saying that, she's the democratically elected leader. it's surprising that the thai government said, "we won't use force." i guess there are lessons to learn from the past, but their own buildings have been targeted here. >> absolutely, they are being affected. the operations of this government, by no stretch of the imagination can you say it's business as usual. it's affected by the protesters. we see the number of people on the streets. it's creating chaos and gridlock

in areas of the city. when you look at the government buildings, hundreds of people work. we are still operating like in the ministry of finance. bills are paid and things. if this goes on for days and days and days this will impact it. that's when they'll have to ride the balance - we are not going to use violence or force the removal of people from the compounds. we'll have to do something if they want to get back to the business of running the country. >> pro-government protest or supporters - any word on them? >> yes, well, most of them have been in a soccer or football stadium on the outskirts of bonk co -- bangkok. we heard a small number have headed to government house. we haven't seen any clashes that have been reported. we went by. we couldn't see that there were

two opposing protests facing off. we have heard that a couple hundred of them have come into the city around government house. i think they'll stay about 10-15km away from the city. >> scott heidler live in bangkok. >> protests, too, in bangladesh. two killed in clashes as opposition supporters stage a 48 hour blockade of roads and railways. they want the government to postpone elections set for shan 5. he want prime minister sheikh hasina to resign and ask her to transfer power. she has refused. what she has suffered her rival, the head of the bangladesh national party is a chance to join the coalition parliament. they had refused that idea until

sheikh hasina goes. we are joined by our correspond to they will us how this has started and what effect it will have. >> it is effect live. the death toll is four. two today and two last night. two were pedestrians caught in the violence. there has been violence on the outskirts. a party office was burnt in the city. the opposition strategy has been if the government doesn't listen to its demands, they'll continue protesting. the unusual thing about this movement has about the protest has been from a town outside

dak dakar, rather than the capital city. the railway and road has been disrupted. bridges have been burnt. there's continuous violence. >> politically speaking is it a stalemate situation? it seems the opposition has been asking sheikh hasina to resign for a long time now. yes, there has been a lot of talk of dialogue. both parties say they are willing to stit. they've had pressure from the united states, the e.u. and india. everyone is concerned that it's a threat to the regional stability if the violence gets out of control. the dialogue doesn't take place. the key point is the sticking point - whoever heads the intern

caretaker government should be neutral and the opposition is not happy with the fact that prime minister sheikh hasina is the interim government. >> thank you. a live update from bangladesh. >> france announced it's sending 1,000 troops to the central afghan republic. it is descending into chaos after rebels took the capital. and warning of a civil war if peacekeepers don't intervene. >> the car is a breeding ground for extremists and armed groups in a region already suffering from conflict and instability. if this situation is left to fester, it may develop into a religious and ethnic conflict with long-standing consequences and a civil war. >> honduras is a step closer to naming its new president. two-thirds of the votes have been counted. election officials say the ruling party candidate has an

irreversible lead. adam raney has this report. >> a former president removed from office by force, trying to get his message out to the world. now his wife, too, is robbed of power by a conservative elite. his claim - xiomara castro, won more votes than anyone else. >> translation: until they show, we have victory in our hands. >> party leaders allege those behind the 2009 coup are issuingest rating xiomara castro's defeat. hundreds of supporters cheered when he threatened to take the fight to the streets if they don't get to review every ballot. most stood after the coup. one overcome by this moment.

>> translation: we voted for a president for a bare change. we can't bare what the country is doing. i'm a small business owner and we have no opportunity. the only opportunity which is for xiomara castro to win. >> an announcement that juan orlando hernandez led will give the ruling party more confidence that the ruling party will stay in power. >> translation: a win is not negotiated. it's the people's will. at the same time the voice from god, numbers are clear. >> the dispute over the vote is not over yet. it's not just the libre party. another leading candidate from the anticorruption party is e rejecting the results. with little faith in the country's system xiomara castro's supporters are unlikely

to agree with any announcement meaning defeat. they are waiting to see what actions their leaders ask of them. >> u.s. national security advisor susan rice is in afghanistan holding talks over the future of u.s. troops. tribal leaders reached agreement allowing the u.s. to stay after 2014. >> despite late-night negotiations between susan rice and afghan president hamid karzai, the security pact between afghanistan and the u.s. is no closer to being signed. president hamid karzai says that he will not sign the deal until he has certain guarantees from the u.s. he's mentioned various points that he wants to be reassured on - things like the u.s. forces will never enter afghan homes and wants to push the point that

afghan detainees be released, and that he won't sign until he's happy with the various conditions that he has. the white house responded with strong long wij. some of the stronger that we have heard. they said if it's not signed by the end of the year, it is unacceptable and they'll have to make plans from afghanistan by the end of next year. they've upped the stakes by mentioning aid money, saying failure to sign the agreement could jeopardise money pledged by n.a.t.o. companies and their allies last year, to help afghanistan post 2014. it upped the stakes. afghanistan depends largely on the aid money, not just military aid but money for the government. neither side willing to show who is bluffing, but the crisis

continues to deepen. >> in the news ahead tensions mound in ukraine. the government faces pressure on two different fronts on the streets. behind bars - libya cracks down on militia in ghazi. that story in a moment.

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until the prime minister steps up. honduras is a step closer to naming their president. two-thirds of votes have been counted. the ruling party candidate has an irreversible lead. we are looking at bangladesh protests - calling for the creation of a caretaker government to oversee elections next year. >> ukraine's former prime minister has gone on hunger strike in prison. a show of solidarity calling on the government to sign a trade agreement with the e.u. >> the protesters wanted to take their case personally to the government. the police were not taking chances. so the standoff turned into an imprompt you rally with a heavy wait speaker. boxing champion and sports star leader of the faction in parliament leading the case with

closer european ties. >> we hoped to make a change. to be modern country. with a huge economy. but nothing changed. exactly the same time in another country who has the same position formed czech republic, hungary - already european country. >> riot police are allowing demonstrators to gather here, scene of the historic 2004 resolution. the government appears to be taking measures - rerouting planes, for instance. >> even behind bars the former president is piling on the pressure, pledging a hunger strike unless ukraine signs an association agreement. >> mum wrote a letter today to

say that she is proud of ukrainians, proud to be ukrainian and she is announcing an indefinite hunger strike. >> meanwhile the president, who has been under financial pressure from russia addressed the people for the first time announced the deal would not be signed. >> translation: i want there to be piece and tranning guilty. a father cannot leave the family without a piece of bread. i have no right to lead people. production plants will stop and millions of citizens will be thrown into the streets. >> for now the citizens coming on to the streets are those that believe they would better serve their country by getting closer to europe. >> a day after the united nations confirmed a date for

syrian peace talks, it's unclear who will attend. lival sides will meet in geneva. it hasn't stopped the fighting on the ground, of course. rebel fighters have taken control of several villages in aleppo province. of course, syria's war shifted political allegiance across the middle east. turkish's ethnic kurds worry they may have become a victim. >> kurds in turkey are marching for brothers and sisters in syria. this is an area where kurds live, western kurd stan. it's embroiled in civil war. for decades syrian kurds fought the assad regime.

kurd bargained with assad to leave them alone. al qaeda wants to wipe them out. to build an islamic state. kurds warn islamic fighters are the number one threat they now face. they hold the government of the region. this says, "take your al qaeda fighters out." >> translation: massacres are taking place. you have to see who is turning a blind eye. the turks, arabs and the iranians are trying to eliminate our freedoms, by allowing a military operation to besiege the region. despite kurdish representatives in the parliament concerns remain that the hidden agenda is still a separate kurdish state. >> a rally like this in central

istanbul shows the fighters of the pkk are no longer too dangerous to mention out loud, and the idea of kurdistan is becoming main stream. >> swedish kurs of seeking sang -- sanctuary. >> turkey has no need to worry. >> turkey should change its attitude to us after defeating al qaeda groups. fighting them on open ground. we'll have a stronger presence and will have to work together. we are neighbours, we can't walk away. >> turkey's government is building a separation wall on the boarder of this town. syria's instability is breaking more alliances than it's making.

>> the libyan army launched an offensive in the eastern city of benghazi against militia. the government blames the rebels on the attack at the u.s. consulate there last year. >> libyans forces move into benghazi, controlled by an armed group. fighters from the group stopped a man at a checkpoint, reportedly beating him up. it prompted government troops to retaliate. >> a group fired on a patrol at the intersection. they arrived from another location and we found them in a house. the neighbours left. there were dead people and others who were wounded. >> this is the second time we had political interference spurring on the general public when they are unaware of what is happening. the government thinks it's a problem and they have clashes with some who end up dying.

>> translation: the army warned people to stay at home. some were caught up in the fighting. there has been an appeal for blood donors. the government is struggling to contain various militias who control parts of syria. >> what happens clearly reflects the need to evacuate armed groups from the city and only support security of the army and police. >> after talks in london on sunday, libian's prime minister said a great deal would be done to get rid of militia. the fighting suggests more work is needed. >> israeli government approved the expansion of more settlements in the occupied west bank. the construction of more than 800 homes near ramallah is israel's way of venting anger

over the iranian nuclear deal. >> pakistan's military said it launched its first fleet of drones. they'll be used by the army and air force. pakistan has been developing drone technology for surveillance and reconnaissance duties. >> supporters of politician has been blocking troops from n.a.t.o. they've been reopened. >> this, according to some political analysts is pakistan's murky politics in action. supporters of imran khan's movement for justice or tpi is checking to see if anything is being carried for soldiers in afghanistan. >> it's a strong protest. >> we are stopping supplies in protest. innocent people are killed.

>> it's not the first time nato supply routes have been stopped in 2009 and "12 the routes were closed after relations with washington soured. this blockade by the pti does not have the support of the federal government. washington is likely to be irtad. moving the supplies through khyber pass is the cheapest way to get goods in. after a 6-month closure through 2012, a new route through central asia was established. it is expensive but is a stable alternative which is in heavy use, which means the pti's blockade won't badly affect allied forces. president omar al-shaar positioned himself as an ally of the u.s.

depending on how long the blockade lasts, it could make omar al-shaar look week at home. it's why many believe kahn is using the protest as a way of sacking the pky government. the party has performed badly across the nation. iran is thinking he'll become a political martyr, political leaders are in search of going to gaol, in search of becoming political martyrs. >> imran khan reinforced this theory, saying he's willing to sacrifices the government over the issue of drone strikes, which is why many see the blockade as self serving. the gamble may not pay off. the prime minister is not interested in taking responsibility for them either. >> now, another member of the

so-called arctic 30 has been granted bail in russia. phil ball is one of 30 activists arrested after protesting against oil drilling. the group has been charged with high school gannism. colin russell is the only protesters denied bail. >> in sydney the latest and tallest example of a modern garden is attracting dangers, especially from people with green fingers and deep pockets. buying into it is not cheap. >> you could call it an urban jungle - couling up the side of a black crawling up the side of a city center building is vines, and flowers. this is an example of the latest thing in architecture. instruct tours glad with vertical gardens. 42 metres - one part runs up 14 floors, the outside of the building - the latest project of

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