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ing stacketting demonstrations. >> the the,ish >> to push for european membership. >> and a walk to a wedding through a tunnel. the project that aims to change the perception of a people and their problems. >> a rebel group operating is claimed responsible for a car bombing in the lebanese capitol. they have linked it was behind the blast. just a day before those peace talks at due to get underway in switzerland. this is the latest bombing and it is in retaliation to an attack on the attack on friday.

emmet smith reports. >> the seconds is car bombing this month, a strong hold of lebanon's sheer group hezbollah. they claimed responsibility for this blast, it's believed to be linked to al quaida, and is currently one of the many forces fighting government troops in syria. >> it is very destructive when you see innocent people dying every day, being killed every day. and you see the women and children being targeted at the civilian area. this does not sound as safe or stable. i think that the level of tongue has risetension hase extreme. hezbollah's involvement is helping bring it to the backyard.

but it isn't just here, the impact is being felt over more and more of lebanon. >> yesterday, they were attacked. triply is being attacked. they have been attacked during the course of this week. they are talking about the articling to all of leck non, and i believe this is one of a whole series. >> in triply, there was more violence on tuesday, as a result of the bombing in beirut. seven people including a three-year-old boy have died since saturday, in fighting between sunny muslim and alawite areas. sunnies generally support the uprises, alawiteing usually back asaad. the bombing have helped persuade one politician to change his mind. and say he is willing to join that might help reduce tensions and in a nine month impasse, that has left the country

without an an ministration. beirut. >> meanwhile, delegates invited to the so called geneva two peace talks are arriving in sweatser land. u.n. secretary general, arrived in the town a short while ago. that's where the first round of talks begin on webbed before the conference moves on to geneva. live in switzerland for us. you have been talking to members of the official syrian government delegation, what have you been hearing? well, we do know for some time the syrian government is wanting to change the focus of this conference, and want the international community to focus on what it is calling the war on terrorism. what we understand is that the foreign minister is going to address the world tomorrow, and say syria needs help, and this war is a danger, not just to syria, but the entire world. the syrian delegation,

the official delegation representing the government, really, wanting to show that it has no intention of giving up power, what we understand is that they are going to propose us set ising up the corridors, but at the same time they will oversee the humanitarian operation on the ground. ten the regime being very defiant, and confident at the same time, in any negotiation process, the ground speaks for itself. the rebels are bogged down, p regime still controls centers, the urban centers so it does feel confident, but we understand as well that the government delegation will be telling the world that this is the last time they want to talk about the future of syria, outside syrian territory, and they want the negotiations to take place inside syria.

so really very defiant. there's two agendas. yes, we know that it called for a transitional government, with full executive powers, but like i mentioned, a regime wanted to focus can on terrorism, and an opposition hoping the regime will hand over power. >> now, stay with us for a minute, that's about of course the syrian government line in, this let's talk a little bit about the opposition, members of the national coalition have arrived in switzerland for those talks. they are sending a 15 member delegation to negotiate with representatives of the government. we are here to fight a diplomatic battle. we accept nothing less than achieving the goals of the revolution and the triumph of the people. >> you know, i am also wondering, obviously, how the snc agenda is realistically shaping up. when you look at what is going on, as you

mentioned, they are not doing very well on the battlefield, they don't control most of the of six held territory inside syria. they have lost some members just going into these peace talks, what realistically is their goals? well, at the end of the day, this could be the last chance to assert itself. we know it is divided. and the opposition from day one, this has been the weakness. is the fact that it is divided even further, so politically, they are wreak. the international community almost forced them to attend geneva 2, because the international community believes that there is no military solution to in crisis. the question we need to ask, if any agreement is reached how can it be implemented on the ground how much do they control oven the ground. we do know that the powerful rebel forces are just not interested in the political process, if it doesn't end up with the regime leaving power.

the rebel fighters even questioning the legitimacy of the coalition, so they are in a verydy. position. but like i said, the international community wants this process to start. we have seen many representatives of international humanitarian organizations arrive here, and they are planning a number of activities, demonstrations, just to highlight the plight of the people, because at the end of the day, it is going to be difficult to find a political settlement, but what they are hoping for is some sort of an agreement to alleviate the plight of the people on the ground. >> thank you so much. >> delegates arrived in switzerland, hope -- the fighting inside the country, shows in signs of easing up. this is syria's reality. grief, death, and destruction, just ahead of peace talks in switzerland, aimed at ending the conflict. >> this government air

strike in aleppo on tuesday resulted in multiple casualties in this residential area. >> others are searching for survivors. several trucks are ablaze in the market where poe stay toes and blood mix. alts near aleppo this woman is devastated. nowhere seems to be safe in syria. the sound of artillery fire rings out. and smoke bellows and in homes this is what syria's brutal war looks like. >> a bomb blast targeting a bus has killed 22 people, and wounded more thank 30. the attack happened on the pakistan iran highway. the bus was carrying pill

games who were returning from iran. >> a bus full of pill games traveling from the pakistani boarder down of southtown along the border is targeted just a few hours from the provincial capitol only board the pill game whose were traveling were told that the casualties include women and children. the death toll at least 22 people kill canned. dozens are wounded. some of the wounded also include the local security contingent that was traveling as security for the pill games before they came under attack. now there are some reports that a wake full of explosives may have ran into the side of that particular bus. which was just all the way from the city. the attack comes at a time when pakistan is seeing an escalation of attacks against military targets and it will be interesting to see who takes responsibility for this latest attack.

gunman in pakistan have killed three people. two women and one man were killed when they were giving vaccine shots in the city. a fourth medical worker was wounded, pakistan is one of only three countries in the world. the vaccination is a cover for spying. south sudan's president has aused the peace keeping mission of acting like quarterback a parallel government in the country. after government troops recaptured the town, from rebel fighters. the president says the u.n. wanted to run south sudan, and it had advised its rival. they also said they would protect anyone that wanted to return home. at the air force in the capitol of jube ba, where a plane load of aid has now arrived. >> this is the first

airlift conducted by the united nations children's fund since the violence broke out in south sudan last month. it's over 40 tons of medicine and other aid and relief that's going to -- that's arrived here, but is going to hopefully be disbursed across the country, mainly in the most effected areas like other places. i am going to bring in dumont from the u.n., and i want to ask you act the humanitarian situation here. mow do you assess the current crisis? >> well, the current crisis is very fragile, and it is especially dangerous for children. children in these situations are always the most vulnerable. they never have a vice. they are the victims of situations and this is why we are bringing in two charters. the first one this morning is bringing in 35 tons of supplies to treat malaria, to treat

i'm sorry. >> diarrhea. >> yes. it's also bringing in sum plies nutrients and therapeutic food. it is also bringing in water and sanitation equipment to help deliver water. >> so when the security situation is available to us we are ready to jump the live the supplies. >> thank you very much. so while the aid has started to come in, as you have heard the situation is still tension, there seems to

be growing tension between the south sudanese government, and in the end of the day, there it is, the innocence, particularly the children who are suffering in a crisis now that has gone on for over a month. and while it seems that the government forces do have the upper hand in the military, point of view, there is still tens of thousands of people who remain displaced. >> sport later.

ukraine's capitol remain locked in a tense stand off with protestors. let's go back to lon lon for more on that. russia's foreign minister has warned that the situation in the country is spinning out of control. the police presence remains high after two days of violent clash canning between protestors. >> with a stand off continuing between protestors and riot police, near the dynamo stadium, political developments on tuesday were confusing. one of the main opposition figures said that he would secured a meeting with president victorian that covey. his sites say when he showed up he was told that the president wasn't available and that he turns right around,

however, some members are saying that he did attend the meeting of a new working group, set up to try and reach a political end to the crisis the gig juries are comings out as the number of casualties. over 160 police officers have been wounded while activists say that more than 1,000 of their sides have been injured. all of this is leading to predictions that things can get worse on the streets. has said the fact that people like cliff co can't restore calm, show that things are spiraling out of control. nobody knows when or if there will be some kind of political solution in the ukraine.

a flu fight for some old soldiers. this teem in their own streets. for weeks they have kept the peace here, now there esa new threat laws that give police powers on intermountain square. the commander says they are ready. >> the government and president should be afraid of these new laws. we have already been scared so we are ready to stand until the very end to have the life we deserve. even when protests turn violent, a few hundred meters the veterans did their best to calm the crowd getting between the police and the demonstrators. back at the main camp it isn't just veterans this architect was afraid to juggles name, he

his regular job as well. >> this protest camp is the only peace of free land that now exists. it is the only place that all these stupid laws the government has passed are not legal. >> they started carrying bats and sticks waiting for a possible attack. >> the independents say this is a critical time with the new laws coming into effect, they have reinforced the barricades and even using the bitter cold. it is hard to see under the snow, but this is all slick ice, meant to make it difficult for police to approach. >> they think that will happen at night, and they have beefed up controls. >> on the evening briefing emphasized as a peaceful approach, they are ready for trouble. >> i will fight, i will not be silent, if the police bring a fight, let them know i am ready to give them the same. i will not just stand and bow my head. >> there's a comradery as

the men go out for another long cold night. to watch, wait, and possibly defend an area that represents freedom here. jennifer glass, al jazeera, kiev. >> turkey's prime minister is brussells. at the meeting the figures express concern about turkey's plan to reform it's top judicial body. it is the late nest a crisis in was triggered by a corruption investigation involving the prime minister's allies. >> the judiciary should not go beyond it's defined missions and mandate. this is what we are doing turkey, everything else that you hear is misinformation, and disinformation. people with interested in that process, that can also start false remarks or try to make turkey appear differently. >> i made the point about

what exactly is happening today in turkey. >> there are a number of very big stories. what impact would be joining have on the character of europe as we know it. there's also, of course, the presence of turkey in the north of cypress. turkey invaded cyprus, and that is very much an open wound still.

the situation is a lot writer, turkey has a vibrant economy, it seems to be an area of growth where a lot of europe was stagnating, that is no longer so much the case. and of course, there are very big questions about democracy, the rule of law, the independent of the judiciary. and so at the moment, the turkish candidacy is anything is lookingless attractive than it did when turkey was last enganged in talked after the e.u. about joining. >> and the e.u. has also started formal membership talks with serbia. belgrade can't join for at least six years giving time to implement reforms. joining the block will be monumental for the country. >> this is the most important event, since the end of world war ii. this is strategically allying serbia.

this is formulating the values we wish too implement. this defines the society we want to have. >> let's take a closer look at those attempts to join the e.u. those negotiations are expected to take at least six years. the country had to agree to normalize relations with coast slow, before any talks could start. coast slow broke away and declared independence in 2008. a move that was question won determined by many citizens. talked about turkey joining the e.u. were suspended for more than three years but thener divisions resumed in november. a many countries where so eager to join the blog. >> for countries like syria, it is a sign of a

seal of approval. it is a sign they have met standards that they are stable, democratic, heading in a positive direction. that's going to help them with getting investment, getting economists to grow, it gives them access to european markets. so for them there are a lot of positives and you can see that attraction as well. not just for the countries that are already on the path to succession. line serbia, and probably turkey, but also in countries like ukraine. >> . >> where the international elite is gathering once again, at the i don't know yule world economic forum. new delhi's chief minister has called off a sit in protest.

slept on the streets overnight and had been conducted official duties from a parked car. more than two dozen people including mys were hurt during the two day protest. police ignore up to 90 pest of all crime and failed to response to reported rapes, india's interior minister has promised to investigate the chief minister's allegations. autopsy results show the wife of a high profile indian minister may have died from that overdose of antidepressants. his wife was found dead in a new delhi hotel last week. the devote suggested the husband was involved with a pakistan based journalist. sri lanka navy has arrested 25 inian fisherman, and seized six boats for crossing boundaries. just a few days ago, the two countries agreed to work together to combat pouching.

poaching is common in the strait, the body of water that separates inyeah and sri lanka. the arrests are having a huge impact on the families of those detained. is loss of their livelihood is unbearable. in november last year, the indian fisherman was arrested out at sea by the sri lanka navy, for allegedly fishing illegally, in their waters. he has just within released after $20,000 that his family sold everything it owned to buy hasn't been returned. it's my livelihood. i want to use it to provide for my family, who do i turn to now? the local fishermans association says since january 2012, the schley

lan can authorities have seized 32 trollers and arrested 180 people from the district alone. oh the years these trollers have come so symbolize the hopes and fears of fishing communities along the coastline. but the thousands of families relying on a good catch, most fisherman say they have little choice but to run the risk of being caught up in the long running maritime dispute between india and sri lanka. >> nearly every family in this district has a story to tell about an arrest. her son was fishing in the strait when the sri lanka navy seized the troller he was working on. more than 75 days have passed since she last saw him. >> i just want my son to come home. if he doesn't come home,ly have to commit suicide, because i won't be able to repay all of our debt. >> the maritime dispute between india and sri lanka has long threatened

this similar way of life. >> the two governments are trying to find a permanent solution. but these indian fisherman say the heart of the problem is at sea. >> we don't know where india finishes and sri lanka starts. wherever we are arrested the navy tells us it is their waters. it is hard for us to know. many here live in the shadows of uncertainty. al jazeera. protestors refuse to back down. access to an education, we look at the fate of

roman children. >> plus, the biggest football stadium in europe, but i will tell you why barcelona wants and needs to make this stadium even bigger.

break apart.untry doesn't that is the crux, how many parts of yemen will it be divided into. if it is only divided into two, it looks very much like the reseparation of the country. which is only reunited in 1990. >> all right.

i guess the question is, how much support does the reconciliation process have for regional and international players? >> it is mixed domestically but i think the great majority want the country to stay together. but the country is becoming more and more ungovernable. we didn't even talk yet about the horrendous economic problems. the overpopulation. but nobody wants in the country really wants to see it go completely to pieces. but it is heavily depend now economically on help from the outside. especially from the rich states of the gulf. saudi arabia and the others plus a very significant amount of american aid. so without this aid, the future looks extremely bleak. so everybody has to support this effort to

keep the country going, to try to keep it together even if not running very well. >> if as you said, this doesn't raise the problems aren't all behind it, will the government be able to deal with the dire problems facing the country? >> well, if it can't deal with them in a minimally effective way, no. but the way it can solve the problem in the south is primely to show that it's able to treat the beam in the south equitably to give them their share of the wealth, and to give them their share of the political power. so far that hasn't happened since unity was declared in 1990. but the economic problems are really very significant. the north is running out

of water, they are slowly oning out of limited oil if they have, and the country is seriously overpopulated. with a declining living standard and a great deal of poverty. >> all right, thank you so much for your thoughts on that. >> you are welcome. >> egypt's former president mo hamed morsy is to stand trial for espeonnage trials. the date has been set by an egyptian court, along with 35 others is accused of collaboratin collaborate palestinian movement to launch a so called campaign inside egypt. and al jazeera is continuing to call for the immediate release of its five journalist whose are still being detained in egypt. producers, and correspondent have been held without charge for 24 days. they are accused of spreading lies the

reality journalists are from our sister channels, a camera man. they have been detained for five months now. >> let's get some more news from europe now. >> thank you. russian police have shot dead a man they say is an islamist fighter. as part of their security crack down before the winter olympics. >> authorities say the main sunt in a series of attacks on russian targets. the tide in pakistan, and the cacueses region. they wanted to solve an independent islamic state, and has threatened attacks next month. showing a woman suspected of planning a suicide bombing. one of the many

challenges they face is education. many roman children going into schools the key to breaking through the barriers of prejudice and poverty. the third part of our series in europe, lawrence lee is a school in slovakia. >> . >> is this bun who is helping an awe tattic boy says children like coming here because they are not intimidated. >> the teacher went roof their people scourged them to educate their kids without fear that they would suffer racial abuse. there's nothing in this picture that looks at owl out of the ordinary in the society.

it is worth bearing in mind when you consider this, that in recent years the government has considered forcibly separating roman children from their parents. and making them go to slovak boarding schools. considering to them, just how successful this school has been by the simple idea of adding roman teachers. and just how needless --

here are the children learning about hitler and world war ii, are made to sit together. other classes use board games to encouraging bonding with amazing results. this girl became the hungary national draft champion. schools all over hungary are trying to copy this place and it's ability to draw out the obvious talents on so many roman children. they are very good with math. especially math. and logical thinking, they don't have any problems in this way. >> all the children from this school will go on to study until they are 18. >> these children from the mixed school there

the school will be 15-kilometers away. lawrence lee, al jazeera, central europe. >> iran's effort to come will drive the agenda in switzer land. the event will see world leaders business chiefs. as lauren johnson put it the consternation of egos. >> it will likely be that of house san. his country may have been invited and then uninvited to talks ending

the war in syria, but his invitation is secure. >> i think what the president wants from this forum is credibility. basically he is going to come here and present the friendlier face of iran, and he wants to convince this audience that he is somebody that they can do business with. they can talk with, and they can -- they are not going to get a lot of rhetoric, but somebody they can reason with and negotiate with. >> the suffer willing concentrate minds as will the interaction with iran. israel's prime minister will be in the same convention center, if not necessarily rubbing shoulders with the president, the two countries are avowed enemies. the u.s. secretary of state is also due to speak fresh from those syria peace talks not far away. dubbed geneva ii. >> while politics and crisis threaten is as often the case to goaf

shadow events here. who are some of the rich zest most powerful beam in the world will try to stay focus on this year's headline theme. not less than the reshaping of the world, looking at the possible causes of future conflict and instability, like climate change, income, and equality, and the vast and growing numbers of unemployed youth around the word. >> if you sit ba and think as global leaders why is it so important, we are talking about the youth today that are teenagers that are in their early 20's, these are tomorrow's leaders. if we lose this generation, who leads us tomorrow? >> while they talk about the gap between the rich world and the poor one particular statistic hangs heavy in the air. the charity says 85 richest individuals in the world are now w