hello there, more barricades go up in ukraine. and the french president meets [ inaudible ] to the vatican. another day of violence in egypt. three bomb explosions. at least five people have died. 80 others are injured. the attacks came on the eve of the third anniversary of the revolution which toppled the government. shortly after a bomb was thrown at a police station in a district of giza. then there was a third explosion near a police station in giza.

>> reporter: explosions at the heart of cairo in the morning. this is the f -- aftermath of the largest one. the nearby buildings were damaged including the famous museum of it -- islamic art. then a third smaller blast

[ technical difficulties ] >> we'll kin with our road map as we are, they are vanish soon and this operation is the last chance before they vanish. >> reporter: soon after the explosions took place, supporters of againal sisi turned out. while in alexandria and other parts of the country security personnel clashed with protesters.

[ technical difficulties ] >> is not keeping with the standards of international behavior that we would expect. >> well, our producers, and

correspondent have already been detained for 27 days. they are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group, allegations al jazeera says are totally unfounded. two other workers from our sister station are also being held, and have been detained for five months. the first day of negotiations between the syrian government and opposition should have gotten underway, but both sides have been meeting separately. live for us in geneva, it was never going to be easy bringing these two sides together. what have they been saying in >> well, really in any negotiating process there are ups and downs, but what is

important is that this process continues. yes, the syrian government saying they will leave back to damascus if direct talking don't start on saturday. on the other hand you have the delegation from the opposition saying that are now demanding written guarantees that it is committed to implementing geneva 1 which calls for setting up a transitional body. we heard them say the syrian government is committed to geneva 1, but the syrian ushsn enjoy said they are committed to this communique as a whole package, which also includes ending terrorism and violence in the country, so really a lot of political posturing, both delegations are still here, the

international community working very hard to get this process to proceed, but both sides accusing each other of derailing the who process. >> we had a very good day yesterday with mr. broheemy. he will chair meeting and he will address both of us, and that's it. >> reporter: and you have no problem with that? >> absolutely not. what are we coming for? >> reporter: so you think the opposition must have a problem with it? >> absolutely. if there is any change, it must be the other side. >> reporter: what do you hope to achieve? >> we want to achieve peace. >> translator: he asked us to come in the afternoon. there is no delay. >> reporter: originally you were supposed to meet face-to-face. >> no, the plan was he was going

to talk to the regime, and then he will meet with us in [ technical difficulties ] >> that is what diplomats

expect. [ technical difficulties ] >> localized ceasefires because definitely there will not be a

[ technical difficulties ] >> is in on the lebanese border with syria, and give us an idea of what life is like for people there. >> well, laura, life here is anything but easy. it's actually very tough. here a large number of very destitute and vulnerable

[ technical difficulties ] >> they don't think there's going to be a ceasefire, people here are more concerned about trying to meet their [ technical difficulties ] >> and their homes. >> okay. very interesting there to see detailed look of what life is like there in that refugee camp. thanks very much for showing us around. well meanwhile [ technical difficulties ] continues on the ground.

this comes after an aftermath of the attacks outside of damascus. it's not known just how many people died. and some amazing pictures from a rescue scene in in aleppo. you can see a toddler being pulled fr pulled from rubble. the little girl was taken out alive. unfortunately another ten people did die in that attack. some breaking news from egypt. we're hearing of a fourth explosion being reported on egyptian state television. they are saying that that explosion went off near a cinema in the capitol cairo, and they are reporting one person dead.

of course this following three other explosions that we know to have happened today in the capitol cairo. at least five [ technical difficulties ] >> later gesture by the north to south korea after saying it wants reconciliation and unity. and called on seoul to cancel up coming drills with the united states. >> reporter: gestures that it said earlier on friday should be taken at face value by the south korean side. certainly in the instance of this family reunion offer, that seems to be the case.

they say [ technical difficulties ] >> underway, they said that having peaceful family reunions at a time when bullets and shells were flying would not be possible. this follows calls for an end to cross-border slander, for a warmer atmosphere on the korean peninsula. at the same time they are saying they would have to abandon the annual military exercises scheduled for february and march. something the south korean side it would not do. freshen the memory, in september of last year, when the last such event was supposed to have taken

place, the north korean side pulled out just a few days beforehand, accusing the [ technical difficulties ] disease that affected 200 million people. and the argentina government is under continuing pressure to lift [ technical difficulties ] >> melbourne. ukrainian

[ technical difficulties ] >> way -way -- [ technical difficulties ] >> protesters are maintaining their occupation

[ technical difficulties ] >> even here people are fully ready to defending themselves from -- from any attack as they would put it. just look at this shield here. it's actually something which was captured from the riot police over the last few days. the longer the crisis continues, the more, more and more people will be put in harm's way.

>> joining us live from kiev

[ technical difficulties ] >> that's why people came [ inaudible ] half a million [ inaudible ], and they wanted the government to go away, and they

[ technical difficulties ] >> against some of the key members of the team. and this is something that we would ask our -- let's say partners in austria, one of the requirements to obey their own [ inaudible ] loss, because those who have stolen money from

our budget, they keep the money in austrian banks, and they are so-called [ technical difficulties ] >> to demand that their government stop using force. >> translator: our sympathies are with many and possibly with an overwhelming majority of the protesters, withstanding up to the course ukraine will take. to this we have sympathy. violence on both sides must be condemned. who men have been killed in

frankfort. the 45 and 50-year-old were shot and stabbed by their attacker who confronted them at the end transto the court. >> translator: he was shot and stabbed and died in the front entrance, the second victim managed to escape and then tried to get into stairwell, but the attackers caught up with him and inflicted wounds which caused him to die on the way to the hospital. >> now back to doha. thank you. india's supreme court has ordered the investigation of a gang rape of a woman. police have arrested 13 suspects. it is said that the rape was ordered by the village elders who objected to her relationship with a man. the garment workers

association say nearly 40% of the -- are breaking agreements. an estimated 200 million people worldwide are infected with a parasitic illness. but scientists say these prawns can wipe out the parasites. >> reporter: these are dangerous waters infected with a deadly parasite. they are carried by small snails invisible to the naked aye. despite the risk, this boy comes here every day to fish. >> translator: i know it's dangerous, but we need the fish and the disease doesn't really bother me yet. >> reporter: the devastating

effects of the disease are apparent in his stunted growth. there is no vaccine, and there are no doctors to treat him. his treatment is a bitter-tasting drug that kills the disease. >> translator: no one likes to take this medicine. it doesn't taste good, and makes you nauseous and sick. it's a short-term solution, because villagers continue to go to the river and get infected again and again. >> reporter: this dam built changed the river's ecosystem, as a result the only

[ technical difficulties ] scientists say they need only $2 million to bread enough prawns to eradicate the disease all together. this is what the united nations calls a neglected tropical disease. yet 250 million people world wide are affected. mostly the poorest communities

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♪ hello, again, i'm laura kyle, these are the stories making your headlines on al jazeera. breaking news, four bomb explosions in egypt. earlier three other explosions killed at least five people and injured 80 others. a suicide bomber targeted police headquarters in cairo before two other explosions struck the giza district. syrian government representatives are threatening to walk out of peace talks if

[ technical difficulties ] >> we just had yet another blast going off in cairo. this is really a big day of violence for egypt just ahead of this anniversary. we have a group claiming responsibility -- [ technical difficulties ] [ technical difficulties ] >> so they have now taken their

attacks further even into cairo itself. but beyond that all we have seen are claims. we haven't seen any actual investigations. we have seen a number of suspicions, speculation, and one has to be quite cautious. because often people's claims are based on their perception of the events and their political persuasions. >> just to update you, we're looking at some of the latest pictures that we're seeing from cairo, following the latest bomb explosi explosion. we know it went off near a kin ma. that's the fourth bomb explosion that we have seen today. how do we expect the government to react to this? i mean is it going to intensify their crack down. >> everything we have seen coming out of this current government that goes all the way

back to the events of last [ technical difficulties ] >> we saw that even in the way in which the events around the constitutional referendum was conducted. you end up with a 98% app mroval [ technical difficulties ] >> this report is saying the authorities are using all branches of the state, and accuses the judicial system of

punishing critics. and it's warning the authorities to change their current tactics and respect their rights, otherwise the future of egypt looks bleak and the hopes of the revolution have little chance of becoming a reality. that's pretty damming. do you think any of the aims have been met, barring the immediate ousting of mow barack? >> [ technical difficulties ] on the part of the military and the police, and safeguarding

itself against any kind of future protests, so this is what we're seeing also. it is no coincidence these events are happening a day before the anniversary at a time when egyptians planned to demonstrate peacefully and openly against the tactics of this go, and this is raising many doubts about whether that will be possible in the same kinds of numbers and intensity that we have seen before. >> it will be interesting to see what happens tomorrow on the anniversary. thank you very much for coming into the studios to talk to us. now argentina is to relax its strict foreign exchange controls. a day after the peso suffered its steepest decline in 12 years. it fell 11% against the dollar. dale reports from buenos aires. >> reporter: it all came to a head on the hottest summer day

in ben necessary air res. the peso having the biggest-single day drop in 12 years. >> translator: this was a situation in -- >> and the law will not just be accompanied by executive action, but also with judicial power. those who undertake illegal

transactions will face the full force of the laws that govern this activity. >> reporter: the reappearance in public

low popularity ratings, and clashes with french catholics over gay marriage. he seemed nervous as he met the pope and didn't get as warm of welcome as overheads of state. >> reporter: an official visit to the vatican but without his first lady. friday's meeting lead to inevitable sar sarcasm from the

french press. but there were more serious subjects than his troubled love life to be discussed. a gay marriage law sparked outrage among at licks, a new proposal to legalize suicide was met with disbelief and a new law that would ease abortion brought thousands of protesters to the streets of paris. more than 100,000 french catholics signed a letter to the pope expressing their concerns. the tension between the government and the catholic church in france may explain why this was the first time the president met the pope despite having visited rome four times since his election. the timing of his visit on

friday may not be coincidental. >> translator: he can't afford to have such an influential section of the country against him, especially because we will have local elections soon. so this may be an attempt to restart dialogue. >> reporter: before leaving the vatican, he told the pope see you soon. an invitation to visit france the pope may takeup. france's first lady is due to travel to india on a humanitarian trip next week. she has been resting at her presidential residence since her stay in hospital following reports that he was having an affair. she is due to visit a slum and a hospital in dubai as part of the trip. [ inaudible ] are trying to stop a hungarian nationalist's

party. he says he is simply hosting a forum for hungarian citizens >> translator: even because of all of europe are at their feet, we won't do it, even then. >> reporter: his ideas may be extreme, but he is ahead in the polls. he says he plans

>> attempts were made to ban builders. those attempts failed. he made a high profile visit. some say exclusion orders against people like this damage freedom of speech. >> i think it's far better that

let this pepper into the country debating and his views will be exposed for what they are, which is nonsensical and incoherent. if we let him into this country, he'll most probably lose support. >> for most, the views of the party deserve to be left to the outside fringes of acceptable politics but the far right is gaining traction across europe. the question is whether banning him is the right way to confront his views and policies. >> that is the news from europe. back to doha. >> still to come here on this news hour, the tour de france winner discovers a new floor in his cycling kit. find out what it is, next.

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take a new look at news. >> to sports now. >> nadal continued his dominance of roger federer to advance to the australian open. we report. >> the 2007 wimbledon final was the last time roger federer had faced nadal at a grand slam. their rivalry lived up to expectations in a tense first set. >> nadal prevailing in a tie breaker and despite needing treatment for a severe blister, it didn't affect his game as the advance slipped from federer's grasp.

the spaniard brilliant as he took the second set. federer unable to provide any answers as nadal advanced to the finals in straight sets. the world number one will be a strong favorite on sunday. he can become only the third man to win all four majors at least twice. >> china's l.i will be the favorite now. the 31-year-old hopes the third time lucky after losing her two previous finals in melbourne. >> i'm not sure, i try find the lucky way. >> in comparison, on the way to

the decider, this will be a whole bigger challenge. >> aljazeera. >> footballer is expected to have a medical before moving to manchester united, signing a four and a half year contract. struggling united has paid club record of $61 million for the spanish international. matta failed to secure spot at chelsea this season since the return of the manager. >> dwight york has been telling aljazeera that matta is by no means a panic by and he will invigorate the disappointing season. >> what you look at what he has done at chelsea, he's the kind of player to man united needs. the team hasn't done well in terms of the transfer market, we haven't brought in any big names. i think that will be a boost to

the team. the kind of spark like what he has done for us last season, maybe he can come in and do a similar thing. he's a fantastic player. there's no panic buy about that. >> with the deal all but done, the blues are on the verge of signing egyptian mid fielder. the london side agreed to $18 million to bring in the 22-year-old. >> barcelona president has quit his job after becoming the focus of a criminal investigation. spanish courts are looking into his involvement in the signing of brazilian striker. he hid the full value of the transfer in able to make a personal profit on the deal last year. in a press conference, the 49-year-old said he had nothing to hide. the vice president will take over. >> for a long time, my family

and i have suffered in silence, threats and attacks that have made me ask myself whether being the president implies to put my family at risk and cause them anxiety. in the last days, there has also been an unfair and reckless report on miss appropriation of funds. it has ended with a lawsuit against me in the national courts. i have said from the very beginning that namar signing is correct and it's provoked our rivals. >> the final round of the masters has a shared one shot lead. the overnight leader endured a relative struggle friday. this birdie a rare highlight in round 73. garcia will still fancy his chances for victory, an eagle on the 10th helping him, he's three shots off the pace. >> a one shot lead after the

first round of the farmer's insurance open at tori pines in southerniccal california, ending the day at 64. tiger woods was looking for his ninth win here. he made a 20-foot birdie on the 14th, but only managed to finish even par on if he didn't two. >> even par right now is probably going to put me maybe probably about, you know, one or two shots under par on the south course, but, you know, blow the average, and i think probably over the north course, average is probably 300 par, somewhere around there. it's got to be playing right around three shots easier. i'm going to have to go out there and get it a little bit tomorrow not to be so far behindsaturday or sunday. >> chris bosh was top on the night for miami with 31 points.

lebron james a close second with 27. , and james scored the heats final points to edge the lakers. now lost 14 of their last 17 games. >> the nhl, the penguins beat the new york islanders. they came back, crosby with the equalizer. in the third period, pittsburgh scored four unanswered goals. 6-4 for the penguins the final core. >> speed skating star wang will miss the olympics after breaking her ankle. she is china's most decorated winter olympian. she was injured in shanghai during a training session. she won titles at the vancouver games as well as 500-meter gold medal in 2006.

>> german sprinter has won stage four of australia's tour down under to increase his tally to 15 stage wins. the lotto bellisol rider edged out his teammate. former tour de france champion retained the overall lead, but it's down to just seven seconds. >> tour de france winner chris frume has been testing a new ultralight suit that looks to be very sheer, as well. here's the downside to the uniform. his fiancee tweeted this picture of him after he went out for a training ride in africa wearing the new kit. sunburn was put down to a lack of sun block, rather than a manufacturing defect. judge for yourself. >> there's more spore on our website at aljazeera.com/sport.

that's all your sport for now you. back to you. >> finally, they only last six seconds, but videos on twitter's sharing site called you vine have been seen in their millions over the past year. as it celebrates its first birthday, we have been looking at the vine video hit parade. >> from animal antics to practical jokes. >> that was a close one. video site vine is justify a year ago, but already making its mark on the world of social media. >> six seconds is the perfect at. you're not going to have anyone stop the vine in less than six seconds and not watch it all the way through. >> vine lets you capture and share short looping videos, and

it's brevity inspires creativity. stop motion lets you record small chunk one at a time, making it fast and easy to share videos. the service is owned by twitter. it's this platform with it's 645 million users where the videos are most often shared. it has competition. facebook owned instagram has 15 seconds long videos and 150 million users have signed up. >> around the 10 second mark, you see the first significant drop off in viewership. >> here's what we're going to do. >> let mastoparietal. there is no we. you are going to go get a job. >> videos can be screened one after another as entertainment and fans say it's an unif it erred sampling of contemporary culture.

>> you know why i like vine? because it ain't got no filters. if you ugly, you ugly. >> the jury's out on whether it's a service we'll still be using in the years to come. >> it's hard to tell whether or not it will be an integral part of life in five years. 40 million users in the first year shows it is getting some traction. >> more than a billion smart phones are expected to that sold this year. with more than 2.5 billion people on line, we are increasingly using the internet to share life's moments, but which service people choose to use will come down to personal choice and it seems, our attention span. >> tickle tickle. >> no! no! no! >> six seconds to say goodbye, but i will be back at the top of the hour with more news.

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welcome to aljazeera america, and i'm stephanie sigh, here the stories we're following for you. a fourth explosion in egypt after deadly bombings target the police, and our continuing series on education in america. we look at a tutoring program that could literally save lives.