>> a second round of high-level talks between south korea and north korea, but it's all hush, hush. a live update coming up. >> from doha, this is the world news from al jazeera. a court in pakistan orders police to release a drone. a report on villages that lost their home. look behind me, the water

normally comes up to the treeline. drought conditions in brazil, a state of emergency in bolivia, caused by flooding. >> we are looking at the highest level talks in seven years between north and south korea, taking place on a highly militarized boarder. the thing is the meeting is not just rare, it's happening at the north's request. there has been two rounds of dialogue lasting several hours, and there may be for to come. the event has been handled with such secrecy it's not whoften what is on the agenda. reunions have been planned, but there's tension because of planned military exercises between the u.s. and south korea. slated for the end of february. north korea calls that a

provocation, even a preparation for an invasion. >> it is outrageous for on undertaking of war exercise against the other side, when both sides intend to sit together to discuss and implement important issues of achieving national reconciliation and unity. >> harry fawcett live. we talked an hour ago. we talked about one lot of meetings, and now another one. >> that's right the second round of talks has concluded. pretty much at the same time as they were talking an our ago. no official word as to what they are talking about. the newsagency in south korea is reporting from an unidentified government source, which is the

way the government puts out information in a less than official manner, saying that the two sides have essentially been in a calm atmosphere, listening to one another's agenda area, each listening as the others set out their points, and all members of the delegations are in the same room at the same time. there has been no sequestering off of high-level delegates here, that the two chiefs of delegation thrash out any one particular issue. the indications are that we are not potentially going to get a major announcement, at least not from the first two session, but we wait to see if there'll be more, and if there'll be a news conference summing up what happened. so far we are a bit in the dark. it happened shortly. at north korea's request. the senior discussions for seven years. >> it's cord yam. the north is upset about

military exercise coming up. >> that's right. the north has been conciliatory in its language, talking about an end to the cross-boarder slander and to the hostile military acts. they have been vociferous of the exercises. and which north korea opposes. the difference this year is there's family reunions scheduled to take place, overlapping at the start of the exercises, reunions between the 25th and the exercises due to start on the 24th. there has been considerations that perhaps the north koreans were floating this as something they knew they would get. to use it as a pretect and go back on the offensive. so far it signals -- it seemed that sim wells were more

positive. >> we talked to you later. we don't quite know what it is. >> take you to the democratics republic of congo. >> people have fled their homes to escape floinls, collectively. >> these families left the normal village because of violence. they are relatively safe from attacks by rebels. >> home is now this camp for internally dispoliced people. aid workers say attacks on individuals are getting worse. the chief worries other parts of the d.r.c. are getting more help. he says no one cares about his community. >> if the international community doesn't help us, where will we go.

we can't go back to the war to be killed, beaten. please help. >> the u.n. says more than 400,000 people have been displaced in the south. violence forced humanitarian organizations to suspend operations. other aid workers grant get here. >> people say they have been abandoned. the new arrivals stay on that side of the camel. >> this man fled from the fighting. he and his family walked 400km to get here. >> the men were part of the rebels. re ran away. >> they say kat anninga - there

has been violence since colonial rule. there are not enough security forces or u.n. troops. protecting civilians is dangerous and difficult. >> united nations estimates, 1.# million people - that is more than a quarter of the population is in need of food aid. international peacekeepers have been accused by amnesty international of failing to prevent the ethnic cleansing of muslims. >> there is fear and chaos. months of violence meant that food is squares, and prices have

soared. >> we live in a war-like situation. everything is expensive and blocked. nothing works. trucks that come from cameroon. everything has stopped. >> there's nothing, so we are forced to live as it is. >> afghan peacekeepers and french troops have been unable to stop christians and muslims from killing each others. it forced drivers, herders and truck drivers to leave the country. >> if nothing is done the kags in central african republic -- situation in central african republic will get worse. what we'll see unless communities are better protected is more population, hurdles will flee and there'll be a break down of supply in bangui and beyond. >> fighting in the central african republic started when the maine muslim rebel seleka

seized power. looting and rape followed. one million people were forced to flee. international pressure forced the leader of the rebels to leave power and an interim president was chosen in february. that has not stopped the violence. the u.n. called for troops to be deployed to the former french colo colony. amnesty international is accusing militia of ethnic clepsing and with the -- cleansing and with the food crisis more are going hungry. >> the democratic alliance is planning a rally in johannesburg in a couple of hours. its leader and party supporters will march to the headquarters of the african national congress party to highlight a failure to create jobs and deal with

unemployment. interpretation surrounding this one. is it warranted? >> yes, i think it is. if we look back to the last time the democratic alliance tried something like this, wanting to march to headquarters, one of the governing partners, there was violence on down up to joe burg, catching a lot by surprise. the proposal to mamp to a.n.c. -- march to a.n.c. headquarters made a lot of people worried. as we drove into town we saw bus loads of people from the da, and the a.n.c. moved to the central city. there'll be hundreds, if not thousands of supporters in downtown joe berg. as the buses passed each other, people were yelling, making hand gestures. there's a high level of interpretation. the da wants it to be a peaceful

march, that's the intention. they want to gather in the central city to hand over a memorandum to encourage and demand answers from the a.n.c., as to why they haven't created millions of jobs. the da are in a good move. there is transportation, if you like. the a.n.c. promised to defend latoole house. they can only come within a block. they are being kept at a distance. the police are there in force, but we'll have to see whether they are feghtive in keeping the two -- effective in keeping the two sides apart. >> this an an election year, may, i think. the a.n.c. should be under pressure with issues of poverty and high unemployment. is that the case or do they enjoy a bit of support.

i think, you know, if you looked around at the number of protests we have seen on the streets, people demanding water and sanitation, you may get a skewed idea of how much pressure the a.n.c. is under. they are upped pressure. that's the truth. this is 20 years of democracy, and the answers are expected of them. we have to bear in mind the reality is the african national congression is the only party with mass support among the people. they have a massive two-thirds majority. although we are expecting as it has in the past few elections for that to decrease, they are not going to lose the election, they are bound to win it by a substantial margin. what we are seeing with the protests and some of the hundreds of people, thousands gathering among the da is that

there is a germ feeling that the a.n.c. can, 20 years into its governance of this country, come up with more jobs and answers to the social unrest. >> thank you, tania paige live in johannesburg. >> a court in pakistan has given the course a week to produce an anti-drone activist kidnapped in islamabad last wednesday. he was abducted by men in police uniform, says his family. the hearing has been adjourned on his disappearance. kahn's brother and son were killed in a drone attack in 2009. he was due to give evidence before the european parliament and fighting a legal case in which he highlighted pakistan's role in the u.s. drone program in the tribal areas. his family have a fear for his safety. here is kamal hyder in

islamabad. >> an anti-drone campaigner and freelance journalist disappeared from his home. according to reports he was arrested by people in police uniform. the authorities are saying they are not - have in the taken him into custody. he lost his sop, an 18-year-old -- son, an 18-year-old high school student, and his brother in a drone strike. after that he filed a case against the c.i.a. station chief based in islamabad. blowing his colour and forcing him to flee the country. since then he has been an activist, campaigning across the country, against the drone strikes and his disappearance from the residence is raising questions here in pakistan as to who could have taken him into custody. the family is afraid for his life and wants to know where he has gone. >> in the news ahead, we go

beyond the barricades in ukraine to see how long-running protests are affecting the country's economy. i must begin my journey,

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>> top stories for you once again. talks taking place between north and south korea in a demilitarized zone. the highest level talks in several years. south africa's main opposition party planning a march to the headquarters of the african

national congress party. in pakistan - police given another week to produce an anti-drone activist kidnapped from his home. his family say he was abducted by men in police uniform. they deny he is in their custody. humanitarian operations inside homs are set to resume. the evacuation of women and children were responded due to logistical reasons. the issues have been re-seouled and they can restart. 800 civilians remain in that area. >> meanwhile, france and the u.s. work together to achieve a diplomatic solution to the war in syria. the french leader francis hollande has been talking to the u.s. president on a voist to washington. tom ackerman reports. >> the french president received a white house welcome with all the trimmings, in contrast to the frosty relations 10 years

ago when france refused to join the u.s. in inviting iraq. >> the logistical and intelligence support of the french military was placed by francis hollande, inshoring up mali. >> translation: the operation was sucks cessful because -- successful because a decision was made and americans took part and europeans helped as well as americans. >> obama and francis hollande gave themselves credit in uniting to pressure ice syria, but concedes that the bashar al-assad has not fulfilled commitments. the u.s. expressed frustration with syria's resistance to a transitional government. only a political solution could end the fighting. >> obama finessed a reporter who

asked if france replaced britain. >> i have two daughters. they are both gorgeous and wonderful. and i would never choose between them. and that is how i feel about my outstanding european partners much all of them are wonderful in their own ways. >> francis hollande said full trust with the u.s. has been returned following disclosures of american spying on french citizens. sanctions against iran would not be relaxed without a conclusive nuclear agreement. it was a warning to french companies that visited tehran to explore new deals. >> iran, together with a contingent of business leaders travel to california, and will meet with silicon valley executives and the message will be that france is eager and open to business, investment from

america. >> e.u. officials are to meet the ukrainian president, viktor yanukovych to broker a compromise over the deadlock. the officials include the commissioner who, met with opposition leaders in kiev. the protests in the ukraine have been going on for two months. governments blame the process for the economic problems. that report from kiev. >> beyond the protesters barricades a major economic crisis is looming. the national currency has fallen to its lowest value againsts the dollar. officials blame weeks of mass protests. >> it's here at the petrol pumps where the ukrainians are noting price hikes. the cost of petrol has gone up 3%. car sellers are reviewing the

prices. >> translation: i don't expect anything good to come out of this situation. i hope things return to normal. >> what can we do about this, nothing. >> the protests have not helped the economy. nooerth are they the main reason. >> in previous years ukraine tried to cooperate in international institutions and with russia. the situation changed critically. ukraine is under high political pressure of russia. >> ukraine's growing financial dependency has not been popular with global investors.

key sectors of the economy declined by 15%. strict state controls and high levels of construction are being blamed. a package of financial incentives are hoped to encourage ukraine to look west and east. at this neighbourhood market food prices are constant. on the global market, it is failing. the situation is management case ukraine's bankment without a change, ukraine's problems are set to multiple. a state of emergency has been declared in bolivia. the rain is expected to continue throughout the month. we have more on the aid effort from the city of lapas. >> nighting against time. for more than two weeks these people have been living in the

mud and flooded streets. their lives are at risk. civil officials say 52,000 families lost everything they owned. people are desperate. >> translation: as you can see we are out of our homes and have everything on our shoulders or in cart. >> in some parts, survivors were shuttled to other areas. rescue teams have stopped looking for victims. >> 11 have disappeared, six children. torrential rains make it too dangerous to continue. >> they are all missing. they have found two people, six are missing. everything is covered up. >> here, bolivia's capital. the bus is going around the city. a student brigade is working

around the clock. this is the second university bus that students have put together. they are hoping soon that they'll be able to fill a plane with mattresses and blankets for the flood victims. >> they are collecting medicine, drinking water and clothes. classifying what they have for those in need of help. >> this is an effort of university students using their own cars to get the aid. >> the rainy season began ahead of time, in october. there's no chance of a sudden change in the weather, say forecastiers. authorities in bolivia declared a state of emergency. as they send aid to isolated communities, they are learning of new towns and villages, whose people are desperate for help. >> we'll keep looking at the weather in south america. two construction workers have been killed in central pursue,

after being struck by an avalanche of rocks and mud. heavy rain began, flooding downs, destroying homes, besides and agricultural land. routes to popular areas have been hit. but, in brazil we are talking about a lack of rain fall. that is combined with a heatwave and is causing drought conditions. we look at that now from soo paulo. >> this is a reserve viewer providing water to 9 million people in sao paulo and 50 other municipalities, you can see how low the levels are. the water normally would cover up to the base of where the tree lines are. you can see how low it is. they are currently at 19% capacity. that is the lowest in recorded history. if you look on the ground, you can get a good sense of it as well. normally the entire area is

covered in water, but it's not. so the ground has been turned into clumps of dry dirt. i spoke to a local sports fisherman who has been coming down here for years. he has seen nothing like that before. >> translation: in the past few months the water level has gone down. i'm sitting fishing, but i sit here as the water goes down lower. >> how did sao paulo find itself in this situation - there has been a lot of heat and little rain. to give you an idea, on average the state receives about 259 millimetres of rain in the month of january. last month they received 87 millimetres. combine that with the fact that the state has gone through one of its hottest spells in decades, and this is the end result. there are more than 12 municipalities in a state on a

voluntary water rationing. i spoke to a represent ty from a state water agencies, and they are hoping there's rain in the next week or two, and say that other reserve vors in the area are more than 50% full, which helps as well. the governor of sao paulo says he hopes the state will not have to go into a mandatory rationing, for the city of sao paulo, the biggest city in all of south america. that would be something that is troublesome. as you can tell, with every day that there's no rain, the situation is getting worse. >> looking at day two of asia's biggest air show. in the melbourne mark everyone looks at the rivalry, but this time it's the a 350 up against the 787. the military manufacturers are there in force.

scott heidler has this from sin pore. >> singapore has asia's largest airshow. there's a big reason for it. asia pacific is the biggest growing area. you have airliners, manufacturers, because they are focused on the region that is likely to be the biggest market in the world in the next 20 years. the star of the show is the airbus a 350 over my shoulder. it's under going flight testing and will compete with boeing's 787 dream liner. both have high tech knollingy, made with compostive materials, making them lighter. they fly further with less fuel. so many aircarriers, major expenditure, if not the largest, it fuel. they are looking at these aircrafts to allow them to reduce costs as we go into the

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