discussion. until in this time we'll see you online. >> external nation camps, torture and forced starvation - north korea's leaders face knew alleges of crimes against humanity. >> hello from doha. ahead - extra troops needed. the u.n. says a force of 10,000 is required to bring stability to the central african republic. >> venezuela's president calls for an end to the hatred after deadly anti-government protests. spoils of war - we visit the museum in afghanistan, marking

25 years since the withdrawal of soviet forces. >> hello. a united nations panel is set to call for an international criminal investigation into human rights abuses in north korea. the u.n. will present its conclusions from a year-long inquiry on monday. some details have leaked out, including evidence of external nation camps, torture, forced starvation and a widespread abduction campaign. the report doesn't blame individuals, but recommends that the findings be referred to the international criminal court. north korea denies it committed crimes against humanity. harry fawcett has the report. >> the 3-person panel spent years looking at north korea's past.

they heard from many who had spent time in prison camps. >> the most painful was when they handcuffed my hands to the back. they were 60 centimetres above the ground. i couldn't sit or stand. i was left alone for three or four days. that was the most painful torture. >> according to a leaked summary of the report, it details abuses inside the camps and throughout the country. murders, rape, political repress, and crimes against humanity. >> the full report is to be published on monday. if they are an accurate representation of the report, in itself it wouldn't be new. they run back years. it represents the most concerted effort by the international community to investigate north korea's human rights record and hold it to account. >> according to the leak, the

report recommends access by a competent national or international order of justice. any hope of referral to the international criminal court looks far fetched with china, north korea's ally, holding veto power at the u.n. during the investigation the panel's chairman insisted the forensic nature of the matter would form some accountability. >> they are on notice and have only opportunity to respond if detail, not rejection that this is a hostile act, but that it is an act of the community, a reaction that will be properly detailed to all the evidence that we are gathering. >> north korea reacted to the leak, calling allegations of crimes against humanity unfounded. it comes a day after high level talks between north and south korea ended with agreements to push ahead agreements with family. >> with a full report families and government officials in

seoul will watch to see if the publication will have an influence on the unions and the relations between the two countries. >> the human rights group amnesty international is due to release a damning report on north korea, releasing test mopies from north korean former prisoners and guards.

>> the u.n. says 10,000 international soldiers are needed to bring stability to the central african republic. france is sending another 400 troops, raising the deployment to 2,000, as kath turner reports, it could be months before soldiers arrive. >> african peacekeepers were worried vehicles would come under attack in an area where there has been renewed fighting. they refused to take a risk, turning back thousands of muslims desperate to escape across the border. >> we are going home to chad. if piece is restarted, we can come back. >> there has not been sustained peace for months. sectarian violence erupted when

the muslim rebels seized power last year. looting, murder and rape followed. christian militias retaliated. >> for years the central africans got along fine. they came to liberators. it was them who became dangerous and killed the people. that sparked the revolt. >> fear of persecution has been compounded by the discovery of 13 bodies in a mass grave, founded in a camp occupied by rebel soldiers. france is stepping up the country's military commitment. president holland announced it would take 400 troops, taking the numbers to 2,000. >> the generations are being ripped apart. communities with no history of

violent conflict, if left unchecked could lead to decades of debilitating conflict. >> now, a full u.n. peacekeeping mission could be sent. on tuesday the secretary-general is expected to ask to send troops to the central african republic. if members follow ban ki-moon's lead, it could be months before soldiers were on the ground. >> security forces in venezuela have dispersed hundreds of protesters who blocked a main highway. police used water canon to break demonstrations on the third day of protests. president nicolas maduro narrow loi won the election last year. president hugo chavez handpicked him. the country is split between those that admire the socialist

that chavez left behind and those that hate it. >> for the third day in a row anti-government demonstrations turned violent. ignoring a ban on protests, hundreds of people locked highways in the capital. police used water canon and tear gas to break up the crowds. >> i came to protest peacefully. i've been processing sips wednesday. we need to express disapproval. >> hours later the nation's leaders launched a plan for peace. president nicolas maduro blames the violence on the opposition, who he says is trying to overthrow his government. no more intolerance and hate. we need to learn to live together. i call on the opposition to stop their hatred. >> earlier in the day friends, family and neighbours turned out to say good buy.

a 23-year-old carpenter shot in the head on wednesday, during a peaceful protest. three people were killed. the government says it's investigating the killings, but the mother blames the president. >> translation: as a venezuelan i'm frustrated and devastated. the president has kids. i hope he feels the same as venezuela mother who lost their sons. >> members of the opposition want to seize on a growing momentum and plan to call for protests in the coming days. >> what are the weapons? they are values. our ideals. our voices. and that's profile what we need. that's very powerful. without the support of the military, it's unlikely that these growing demonstrations will overthrow the government. as venezuela is more polarized and both sides blame each other

for the violence. many fear that calm will not be destroyed soon enough. >> 92 prisoners escaped from a gaol in western libya. a spokesman for the local council said four guards were watching the 220 detainees at the prison. he said the prisoners asked for a doctor. when the gate was open they attacked the guards and fled. 19 have been recaptured. >> there are warnings that the syrian army is planning a ground assault against the rebel held town of abud. the u.n. said it has reports of a military build-up. as many as 50,000 are there. more than 2,500 have left. 600 families crossed the border into the town of asal. >> two warring side are set to meet for the final time in geneva. the government and the

opposition are understood to remain as far away as ever from any kind of peace agreement. they have been attending a second round of negotiations in switzerland, but acknowledge no progress is being made. >> tremors continued in indonesia after a deadly eruption. three people were killed, thousands spread when mt kelud spewed ash 18km into the air. debris blanketed towns and cities. workers tried to protect a ninth century buddhist temple by covering it with plastic sheeting. we have the latest from near the volcano. >> we have been trying to get to the volcano, we were on the first flight getting into eastern java. on the way to the volcano, that way, a lot of people were coming back the other way. they were panicking. the sky got dark and huge clouds

of ash were coming in our direction. there was a lot of planning and people were scared when the volcano erupted. 18 million cubic metres of ash was swept all over the area. i'm talking about a huge area covering major cities and economic centres. everything that we have seen. a thick layer of ash. >> it's raining ash as well. >> still to come - this is a ghost town. does the smell of death suspended. there's few around, despite the ceasefire. >> an eyewitness account of the aftermass of the slaughter in the south sudan city of bor.

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>> hello again. the top stories an al jazeera. north korea's government denied allegations of crimes against humanity inside the country. according to a leaked u.n. investigation, there's evidence of external nation camps, torture, starvation and widespread abductions. >> france is to send 400 peacekeeping troops to the central african republic. thousands trying to escape the

fighting had been forced to turn back. security forces in venezuela have dispersed anti-government protesters blocking the main road in caracas. three died, dozens injured during three days of protests. >> bodies are littering the streets of a town in south sudan, two weeks after it was recaptured from rebel fighters. there's a fragile ceasefire as peace talks take place between the government and rebel fighters. the devastation has been witnessed by our correspondent and we have this report. >> the vul tours circled in the sky, attracted by the bodies. this man is collecting data and wrapping the dead in body bags. he found his uncle and some friend among them. so far 2007 bodies swn

collected. the vast majority civilians. >> the first condition is shooting, and the second is cutting necks. most of the women in the church, they cut their heads after the arrest, they cut their head. >> the bodies will be buried in mass graves. 200 in this, dug with the help of the u.n. nation in south sudan. >> this is a ghost town. the smell of death is suspended in the air. few people are around, despite the ceasefire. if they were to return, there's little to come back to. >> one can truly imagine the atrocities. home after home, burnt and looted, the market reduced to a pile of rub , void of any life >> margaret fled into the bush as the rebels approached her district. she still has to come to terms

with the hor juniors she witnessed. >> they came after us in the bush and were shooting, shooting. some women and children tried to escape by boat. they shot at them too. they sank and everyone drowned. >> those left behind seem gaunt and frightened. this is not the first time they saw destruction by rebels loyal to riek machar. in 1991, 2,000 people were killed. after south sudan gained independence, the people of bor hoped for a brighter future. it seems the shadow of the past haunts the present. >> we go to south sudan's capital with the latest. >> the ceasefire is wobbly at best. the acting governor tells me that, "yes, the rebels have been pushed north", and they have a

presence in five out of 11 counties. the south sudan government forces, backed by the ugandan troops have defensive lines, north of bor town, then there are other reports of conflicts mainly in malaka, the white army, extending from the tribe of riek machar issued a statement that it was marching with thousands of fighters towards malaka, and said it was aiming forwards the oil fields to "cripple the economy of this country." in ethiopia, the second round of the peace talks resume. it should be about national reconciliation, and how to move forward. it's been a slow start. there's a lot of problems and gaps between the two delegations. it seems at the moment they can't agree on an agenda to move the talks forward. that doesn't reassure the

hundreds of thousands of people that fled to the bush and went to camps for displaced people. when you speak to them no one believes that the cease fire will hold. people are worried and would rather stay in the camp. >> the crown prince of saudi arabia arrives in pakistan on saturday for a 3-day visit. it's expected that the prince will meet pakistan's president and prime minister. the prince, who is also saudi arabia's minister of defense may discuss buying fighter jets and other hardware. i'm joined live from islamabad. how significant is the visit, why now? >> it's significant because the conference will be accompanied by a large delegation consisting of senior ministers and businessmen.

the visit comes at a time when relations between pag stan and the united states are not in the best spot. the pakistani military held manoeuvres with the saudis over the past few years, and as you mentioned there's prospects that saudis may be interested in buying fighter jets. >> a big issue there, as far as the timing of this visit, does it have anything to do with the fact that relations ass you say, between the united states, pakistan and saudi arabia, have not been good lately. >> absolutely, and the saudis

dolled out cash. they are keen to help the pakistani ministry with possibly the procurement of the gaoled 17. they will also be discussing economic affairs. they are likely to meet the president. the prime minister. the pakistani military chief was in saudi arabia. there was talks that the two sides may hold military manoeuvres. a growing relationship strategic and economic. >> live for us there in islamabad. thanks for that. >> an indian anticorruption campaigner resigned from his position after politicians blocked a law to investigate fraud. >> in office seven weeks, the

chief minister. kejriwal makes an ultimate statement. >> today my government resigns, if i have though sacrifice 100 times to get the bill i will >> the bill had powers to investigate public officials. legislate juniors from other parties argued the proposal is unconstitutional, because it has not been approved by the federal government. >> arvind kejirwal is disrespecting the law. hitler and mousso leany were like this. this is dictatorship. >> if you read the last line of the lieutenant governor's letter, it mentions that the bill cannot be mentioned in the

house until it has his approval. kejriwal reformed a party to spectacular success. he challenged utility companies whilst in power, and the federal government. a different style of governance to say the least. he may no longer be the chief minister. but he is expected to take the anticorruption crusade to a wider audience, launching his party's campaign to elections in the coming months. >> bahrain's opposition movement is calling for large protests in the capital to mark the three year anniversary of the uprising. security forces fought for demonstrators as they headed for the site, the focus of unrest. >> the trial of three al jazeera journalist detained in egypt is

due to begin on february 20th. they are part of a group of 20 people charged, accused of having linked to a terrorist organisation. baher mohamed, mohammed badr and peter greste. among the charges that they had ties to a muslim brotherhood, a terrorist organisation. abdullah al-shami, from our sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera denies charges and continues to seek the release of staff. >> hundreds of thousands in afghanistan were killed during the law. we have this report from western afghanistan, on how the people there are remembering the occupation. >> on the edge of harr at in western afghanistan, captured soviet weaponry remembering the horrors of war. >> the walls are filled with a

name of the hundreds of thousands of afghans who died when the moouja had een rose up against the occupation. >> what people feared was aerial bombing from the soefiates. it was stuff. what was most distressing was the killing of women, children and the elderly. that nunted us to fight the soviets. >> at the heart of the museum, life-style statues guarded the entrance. it takes visitors through the wall against the sof yet. if history is written, the story might appear too straightforward. sof yet murder villages. they rise up. butt it's one of the view easy accessible in the country. >> afghanistan's history books gloss over 30 years of conflict that blited the country.

the museum was created to rhett mind future gern eightses of the horrors of war. >> the museum was founded by a former moouja had een commander. his son reflects a view heard from afghans, that history is about to repeat itself. >> when the soviets were defeated, the world abandoned us. they didn't help to reconstruct the country or want a functioning government. we sacrificed ourselves. in return, after 12 years of suffering and thousand killed, they'll abandon us again. >> n.a.t.o.'s combat mission ends. it's a pre-arranged withdrawal, not a soviet style re treat. it doesn't stop them feeling uneasy about what the future holds. >> nigeria has become known as a

hub of banking and internet fraud over recent years, and banks there are fighting back. hamad idris reports from buja. >> introducing tighter controls into the banking system. over the next few months, millions of customers will queue up to have faces and fingerprints scanned to secure transactions. regulators see the implementation as a solution to bank fraud and money laundering that has given the country a bad name. >> in one point, your data is available to everybody. you can't go and borrow money. it's enough of a deterrent. that changes behaviour and attitudes. >> the challenges are enormous. rolling out the scheme will

take months and cost money to banks. some are facing challenges of their own. >> banks in nigeria lose millions to fraud and money laundering. they are hoping that this system will help to reduce those losses and protect people's money. >> some are to secure deposits. for many individuals the controls came too late. this man lost $50,000 to a business partner. >> he forwarded it. immediately i saw a text message, i can't get into the account. >> one year after, the money has not been paid. now he's taken the case to the financial crimes commission. like some of the nigerians, he's skeptical that it may cure the

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