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>> the united nations believes it has enough proof to hold the north korean regime responsible for unspeakable crimes against its own people. hundreds of officials are likely responsible for abuses such as torture and starvation. al jazeera's james bays has more from a new u.n. report. >> reporter: a north korea defector weeps as she recalls the oppression her family faced before she escaped. public hearings were held in four cities on three continents many other witnesses asked for their identities to be withheld. there have been many investigations into human rights in north korea, but never one as comprehensive as this. getting a clear picture of what goes on in the secretive state where people cope with extreme depravation and starvation is very difficult. the international commission of inquiry finds there is massive oppression, torture, execution, systemic rape and abduction of

foreigners. many of these count as crimes against humanity all part of plans of systemic control. north korea's leader kim jong-un recently executed his uncle, once the second most powerful man in the country. kim, age 31 tak 31 took over fos late father just two years ago. but the chairman of inquiry, in which he said tell refer the situation to the international recommend court to render all those including possibly yourself who may be responsible for crimes against humanity. >> no one will be able to say in the future if only we'd known about north korea. as they said in the second world

war. if only they had known. well now we know and it is a wake up signal to the world and hopefully to the leaders of north korea. >> the commission of inquiry may want to see figures in north korea face international justice, but it does not have the power to make that happen. >> this hard hitting report will be presented to the u.n. human rights council in a month's time and they will pass it to the u.n. general assembly but neither of those bodies has the power to refer things to the international criminal court. only the security council can do that, and that's where north korea's long-term ally china has a veto. an international court case seems a distant prospect but this report backed with the weight of the u.n. perhaps brings it a little closer. james bays, al jazeera, the united nations in geneva. >> now to a developing story in south korea, a building collapsed, three college students have died during an universal orientation. it happened in the southern city

200 south of seoul. the news agency reports more than 500 students were at a welcoming party for freshmen when the building's roof collapsed. dozens are reportedly trapped. secretary of state john kerry accused syrian president bashar al-assad of stalling peace talks. in a press conference in indonesia kerry calls on russia to push syria to negotiate with opposition leaders. he said assad's team has refused to talk about a transition government that would replace the regime. >> bashar al-assad is not engaged in the discussions along the promised and required standard that russia both spoke up for and the regime spoke up for, that they would come to geneva and accept the agenda of

negotiations. >> the supreme leader of iran is not optimistic about nuclear talks in yemen tomorrow. last november tehran agreed to suspend parts of its nuclear enrichment operations for six months. many suspect iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons and iran said its nuclear program is entirely for civilian purposes. an ethiopian pilot hijacked a plane to geneva where he said he wanted asylum. they were headed to rome but the pilot diverted the plane. >> the drama started over italy, and two fighter jets were scrambled to accompany the plane. the fear was that this was a

full-scale armed hijacking. at this stage the passengers were unaware of the unfolding events. the plane touched down at 6:00 in the morning local time. the pilot sought asylum for fear of persecution in ethiopia. he waited for the pilot to go to the toilet before locking himself in the cockpit and taking control of the aircraft. after landing he gave himself up. >> at 6:10 the pilot came out of the cockpit and announced to the police that he was the hijacker. >> all 202 passengers and crew on board were unharmed. the co-pilot could be charged with hostage taking which carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years according to prosecutors. tim friend, al jazeera. >> trapped south african miners are refusing to leave a pit now

that they realize they would be arrested. the mine in johannesburg is an illegal operation. rescue operations have stopped at the site. emergency services say the rescue will not resort unless the miners request request it. so far 11 miners have been rescued from the shaft and it's unknown how many remain in the pit. ukraine opposition leaders are in berlin to meet with angela merkel today. they say they want money from the e.u. last week german's foreign minister was in russia to talk about the protest. the prime minister of italy will work for a new coalition government. italy has high unemployment and slow growth. he's replacing enrico letta,

renzi will be sworn in on thursday. facing court in guantanamo bay faced with charges of recruiting suicide-bombers. the judge has halted the proceeding since the accused man may want to fire his attorney. a pennsylvania woman and her husband are accused of murdering a man they met online. the couple have been called the craigslist killers. now when a jailhouse interview the woman claims to have killed at least 22 other people. al jazeera's erica pitzy reports. >> reporter: the headline of this small town pennsylvania newspaper suggest the accused craigslist killer said she lost count how many people she killed at number 22. >> she said she has done it before, and i said what's the actual number? she said, under 100.

>> tough words spoken through a soft voice according to daily item newspapers reporter francis garcella who interviewed barber from jail. she lured troy laferera by offering cheap sex on craigslist. on her signal her husband sprang from the backseat and strangled laferera with a cord while she stabbed the man 20 times. >> she said in the interview i understand that it's probably a lot to hear. there are times when i was stuttered. >> she said the man deserved to die because he wanting to through with the online deal even though she lied and told him she was only 16 years old. >> she never hesitated once. she never gave the impression of it was a rehearsal. >> she reportedly confessed to killing more people in alaska, texas, north carolina, and california. all part of a satanic cult she joined when she was young. she insists she only did this to

people who did bad things and didn't deserve to be here any more. >> i said miranda, as you sit here do you have any remorse whatsoever? she said, none. >> reporter: so far none of her claims have been condition firmed by police but she told the local newspapers she could pinpoint the bodies on a map. the fbi said it's now working with local law enforcement to investigate. erica pits, al jazeera, new yo new york. >> the venezuelan president expels three american diplomats as venezuelans continue protest against its government demanding real change.

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>> countries in asia and africa are doing big business importing e waste. the traffic that comes from discarded electronics. but the e waste basis comes to risk to health and environment. >> shipped in for solid waste some of the millions of tons of scrap metal that china processes every year. among the most valuable scrap, e-waste from the last generation of devices the world no longer wants. from laptops to mobile phones. in nearby villages in this part of eastern china evidence everywhere of the hazards caused by recycling toxic components.

a government crackdown on unregulated processing has forced recyclers to take refuge in concealed yards. a potential resource but a pollution nightmare. it is a nuisance, too, for those people unlucky enough to live next to the fort. >> the situation is worst now compared to when we moved in a few years ago. the pollution is more serious and is bad for our health. >> more than two-thirds of the world's scrapped devices is found here in china. it's a process that is homegrown thahomegrown. >> some of the tv and computer monitors on their way to a new recycled existence. able to handle 2.5 million devices per year this plant is operating at about two-thirds capacity.

but it won't be long before china's appetite for newer devices means the plant will be operating at full strength. the amount of e-waste keeps increasing as chinese people see their living standards rise people are buying a wider range of electronics and dumping more of their existing devices. >> with currently less than a hundred plants like this one operating throughout the whole of china it is a sector that is set to expand. a new growth business making a living from outdated technology. rob mcbride, al jazeera, beijing. >> the crowd funding website kick starters is urging people to change their passwords. and e-mail passwords were compromised. it said no credit card data was

stolen. apple is kicking the tires on electric carmaker tesla. reports that top executives of apple met with the ceoen, and the speculation is that apple may be interested in buying tesla. vehicle production in japan is being slowed by a major snowstorm that disrupted supply chains and kept workers from getting to factories. the toyota prius and lexus has suspended operations. behind the pages of mad magazine after 60 years of work, cartoonist join the illustrators hall of fame. an ♪

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>> charged with getting supplies and recruiting suicide-bombers. the judge has halted the proceedings. he may want to fire his attorney. an ethiopian airlines co-pilot hijacked a plane and threw it to geneva, where he wanted to seek asylum. the flight carrying 202 people

was headed to roam. no one on board was injured, and the pilot was arrested. venezuelan president is expelling three american diplomats, accusing them of spying, trying to topple his government. this comes after six days of protest. we have been following the story from caracas, we're joined live from the capitol, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, the minister of foreign affairs is having a press conference right now. he basically went on to say that there are allegedly armed groups in this country trying to overthrow the government. he associated the student demonstrators with those groups. so far he has not named names of who these three diplomats are, but we're hoping to hear about those details shortly, and meanwhile the opposition is keeping up their momentum. >> time and patience are in

short supply for most of these venezuelans who say they're fed up with the president and his revolution. refuse to go backdown they say they will continue defying government ban on unauthorized protest. >> we are tired of crime, censorship and people getting killed every day. >> even as they stood together some questions have united who they really are. >> there is a lot of division right now, but we have to be strong and not fall into chaos or step in the boxing ring and fight against each other. >> there is a challenge for the opposition movement, and it could determine who may lead it. >> the widespread anti-government protest thrust lopez into the spotlight. taking a hard line stance against the government the

former mayor helped organize the student protest on wednesday, which turned deadly. hours after police raided his home on sunday looking to arrest him, he sent out a video to his supporters telling them to keep up the fight. >> we are on the right side of history, justice, and truth. stay strong and don't lose faith. >> his growing popularity is a challenge to opposition leader. on sunday the former presidential candidate called on the protesters to show restraint and called for calm. >> we're losing our focus. we fought hard to get this far and try to have change in venezuela, but we're taking a step backwards. >> with the two leaders having different views the opposition movement could now be taking two paths. >> there is a division between the moderates and radicals. some believe the only way to

fight against the government is to build a majority and win elections while others believe the government is undemocratic and the only way to bring change is to take to the streets. >> back at the anti-government protest opposition members all agree on one thing: they want to see a change in the government. but with elections five years away the majority of venezuelans still supporting the president, it's unclear how they will make that happen. >> on tuesday opposition leader lopez has called for a massive rally. he is also wanted by the venezuelan government, so all eyes will be watching to see if the government makes good on its promise to arrest him. >> rachel, the latest from caracas, thank you. a thick fog descended on sochi and forcing winter games

organizers to reorganize today. the affected athletes will get their chance to compete tomorrow and team usa is in seventh place with 16 medals. >> i'm dave warren, we may be we have know across the midwest, and the snow. there is freezing rain problems. temperatures in st. louis is at 32, you're getting that warmer

air above the cold air, and we're seeing sleet and freezing rain. there is a close up view, the mix that picks up that freezing rain, but the snow will continue here across the northern plains and right around chicago. this will be effecting the northeast. one storm moved out, snow bringing power problems along the new england states. they have a little break now but things will be changing rapidly as the snow moves east. the temperatures are below freezing as the storm tries to pull up the warm air, but not seeing much in the way of a warm up as it moves in. already issuing weather advisories in pennsylvania and ohio. there is a weather storm watch in new england as heavier snow is expect there had. that snow cleared out. high pressure in the mid-atlantic and northeast today, low pressure quickly moving through the midwest. that will bring that snow over the next 24 hours moving to the east. here's the track, timing of this will really develop from

washington, d.c. up through philadelphia by 4:00 tomorrow morning. a little slippery on the roadways, but as you get sunshine trying to go through those clouds it might improve a bit through tomorrow afternoon and evening with a few inches of snow expected really intensif intensifying off the coast of new england. heavier snow expected, that will be tuesday evening and tuesday night. this will be followed by warmer temperatures by the end of the week. here comes the warm up from the south. this comes with rain and thunderstorms in the east on friday. >> thank you. he began his career as a cartoonist in the 1940's, and now in his 90's he's still at it. known for his work in mad magazine, here is the story of a young troubled immigrant built a career. >> i had one talent that got me out of trouble in many places

both in lithuania and savannah, and in new york, which was my ability to draw funny cartoons. >> that ability to take humorous ideas and turn them into deliver illustrations. the body of work he has created for "mad" magazine, with a twinkle in his eye admits it's his best stuff. >> "mad" started out as a naughty little troublemaker who is going to make fun of everything. everything was fair game. >> that's the way it was in the beginning and still is. most recently featuring president obama. spoof as a spy boss on the cover of "mad's" privacy issue. what started as child like humor targeted to kids evolved to political satire poking fun at pop culture.

now 92 years young al jaffey is still a regular contributor. on this day he's working on his trademark feature, the mad fold in. >> the other day when i was making changes for the fifth or sixth time all i could think of is it's the fold in from hell. i don't know why i'm having so much trouble with it. >> that perfectionist zeal produced amazing results. those fold-ins appearing in almost every issue of "mad" since 1964. that's a lot of cartoons. cartoons piled up in jaffey's time capsule of a studio. >> now i'm going in the inner sanctum where i've collected a lot of junk that i can't get anyone to take. >> junk, hardly. coveted, you bet.

colombian librarian and comic book junkie karen green. >> "mad" had a strong cultural resonance for me both connected with my childhood and connected with my own cultural heritage, and to me al jaffey is god. >> now much of al's work from his personal archives, some published, some that has not seen the light of day is being acquired by columbia university. >> i got almost everything in my career out of new york city. i think i should give something back to new york city. >> fitting that mr. jaffey, a new york institution, will leave his legacy in the city where it all began. del walters, al jazeera, new york. >> well, bulldog owners in california lined up this weekend for the tenth annual bulldog beauty contest.

contestants strutted down the red carpet of long beach. and the winner of the contest, a three-year-old bulldog name pushkin. i'm stephanie sy, "inside story" is next. that's the "inside story." ♪ ♪ hello, i am ray suarez, comcast is an enormous company. the largest communications