>> announcer: this is al jazeera. [ ♪ music ] >> hello there, welcome to this newshour. i have the latest news from al jazeera's headquarters no doha. >> like a war zone - central kiev laid to waste. at least 25 die in street battles in the past 24 hours. >> in beirut another suicide bombing kills five and injures 80. >> guinea fights a losing battle against cocaine smugglers.

>> and why wild weather is plaguing the u.s. and europe. >> the ukrainian president viktor yanukovych says anti-government protesters have crossed the limits. after 24 hours of violence in which 25 people have been killed. russia said it will not intervene after the worst clashes since the protest began in november. several countries are considering sanctions. this morning in you -- ukraine's independence square, tension is building as protesters gather ahead of another day of demonstrations. the smoke that you see there, burning tyres of barricades. extra police have been brought in to calm the situation after

at least nine officers were killed in the bloodshed. it appears the protesters are not prepared to back down. police gained some ground. the aftermath has left the square looking like a battle zone, with black smoke and flames coming from makeshift barricades and buildings. at the peak of the violence on tuesday night demonstrators used whatever they could get their hands on as weapons against the police. even cobble stones from the streets were ripped up and hurled at security forces' tanks. police set fire to barricades to stop them advancing. president viktor yanukovych released a video on wednesday blaming the potential for this escalation in the crisis. >> translation: without the mandate of the people in an illegal way, breaking the constitution, these politicians resorting to arson and murder

tried to seize power. the opposition leaders have ignored the basic foundation of democracy - power is gained not on streets but in electoral districts. this is a grave breaking of the law. >> let's get the latest from kiev. >> the morning after the brutal crush. the city inflamed. independence square wept from encampment to war zone. it was the home to anti-government activists. the president blaming his opponents for the crackdown. >> translation: my duty as a guarantor of the constitution is to ensure peace in the country, of the citizens and for everyone. i'm calling for the opposition leaders who claim to want a

peaceful revolution to stop those radical forces. >> his words provoked alarm. >> i'm very happy, because it was for discussion, and the president doesn't want to listen to our position. they don't want to listen. all protests have stopped demonstrations. but right now it's important to make a break and nobody move. >> the bloody crackdown by police in ukraine's capital continues throughout the night as riot police advance, people responded with whatever they could lay their hands on. fireworks were lobbed. bottles and mohl tov cocktails.

tear gas cannisters screamed through the night. an armoured vehicle attempted to break through. it was set on fire. tents use by demonstrators went up in flames. the aerial views shows how much was destroyed. the conflict alarmed western leaders. the e.u.'s foreign policy chief appalled by the violence. >> violence in kiev and the numbers of casualties. this violence and blood shed must stop immediately. i'm very concerned about the ultimatum to stop this by force. i call upon president viktor yanukovych, the government and the leaders of the opposition to find an immediate way out of this deepening crisis. >> the intensity of the violence is a strengthening of resolve. this is a battle which over time saw more blood spilt on the streets. >> our journal joins us live

from kiev. after that night of violence, what the situation there in independence square. >> the situation is very difficult. protesters say they are blocked by the police cars from every angle. they are acting people to bring tyres to set them on fire so the smoke goes on, but what we have also - is the acting prime minister held a ministerial meeting today. he said that he - he pledged financial aid to the families of those killed police men. he did not say the things about the protesters, but he was sorry for the deaths. and he called the protest, not the manifestation of democracy, but the attempt to seize power

in ukraine. he asked all sides to remain peaceful. it looks very much the same as the placement earlier in the night made by the president viktor yanukovych. what we know that viktor yanukovych asked the opposition to leave later today. vitaly klitschko announced that they will probably hold a meeting and will try to resolve the crisis, but there is information of trains being stopped in the middle of ukraine from the western ukraine going from western ukraine. traffic police blocked cars and buses going to kiev. they checked the buses, and

those trains stopped are being checked because there is a suspicion of explosives on those trains. the situation is very, very tense. >> briefly, why do we think that this violence erupted now. 12 weeks into this protest. >> right. well, the - it's been - it's been almost three months sense the protest started, and protesters gradually became really frustrated from what we can see. they remained more or less peaceful. of course, there was violence from both sides, but what the government say - they say that the protesters started violence yesterday when they were taking the offensive to the government quarter. the protesters say it was the

police - this is where the policeman who threw the grenade first, and they had to defend themselves. >> okay. >> it was because tension was high. people were frustrated since being on the streets for three months and not get anything except amnesty for those arrested during the three months. >> thank you for bringing the update. >> as we can see from the pictures, tyres burning as barricades around independence square. the situation very tense as the protesters call for reinforcements and the government and police try to block the people from joining the protests ongoing there in kiev. >> now, two bombs have exploded in the lebanese capital beirut killing five, ipp juring for

man -- injuring more than 80. it was in the southern suburbs, close to the iranian cultural center. the same area where an explosion targeted the iranian embassy in november. stefanie dekker is covering the story and is live at the scene. what does it look like? what is happening? >> well, you can see the army cordoned off the area and the iranian cultural center is at the back. you can see the iranian flag on the building. two car bombs went off. we are told it was a bmw or a mercedes. one was packed with 70 kilograms of explosives and another 90. we heard an update, 5 civilians killed, 103 injured. four civilians and one security officer who would have been satisfactioned outside here. certainly a tense situation here

in this attack. we are hearing claims of responsibilities from abdullah azam brigade. what do we know about this group? >> it's a sunni group affiliated with al qaeda, to a group that made an announcement a few weeks ago to hezbollah saying, "pull out your targets from syria or we'll target you and shia neighbourhoods." as you can see this is a shi'a neighbourhood. there's shops but with apartments on top. this is about syria, that hezbollah has fighters fighting inside syria on behalf of the government of bashar al-assad. they say as long as you do that we'll keep attacking your arse. a government reform last week was formed in an effort to try to solve the situation.

they are nervous about. it's more upcertain that it used to be before. >> this is a country no stranger to war. with suicide bombing people incredibly nervous. they don't know when the next attack will happen. >> the correspondent live at the scope of the two bomb blasts and beirut. >> the libyan prime minister condemned what he called an attempted military coup after two armed groups demanded that the national parliament resigns. the militias from the zinc tan region. attempts to overthrow the government will be stopped. >> translation: we refuse a military coup. we refuse to use of power in order to force the libyan people on to something. we are with the peaceful dialogue. we are for peaceful and wise

communication between libyans. all parties have to know the libyan people have an opinion and that should be taken into consideration. now the libyan people want swift action, through legitimate election, which is what is needed. >> employees of a number of news organizations, including the bbc. n.b.c. and roiter signed a joint letter calling for the release of al jazeera's detained journal it. mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste were held in egyptian prisons for 53 days. the trial was due to begin, they are part of a group, 20 people, charged with having links to the muslim brotherhood. abdullah alchamois has been in custody sips last august. al jazeera rejects all charges and demands the release of its

staff. we take to terry waite held hostage in lebanon between 1987 and 1981, and he said it's in egypt's best interests to release detained journalists. >> the fact that so many journalists have been detained and imprisoned for doing their job is a retro grade step. what it is meaning for egypt is egypt is rapidly losing the international support. it's vital in any situation, no matter how polarized, how difficult or extreme, that journalists be allowed to do their job. to do and to report impartially all sides of the argument. that is what these journalists, men and women, have been doing. the first thing i would say is it's in the interests of egypt to bring the matter to a speedy close. to release the men and women and

at least then get greater international support. >> our colleague in prison know little about what is going on. they don't have much information, don't have much access to their lawyers. how hard is to cope with that isolation. >> i spent five years in solitary confinement. it's difficult. you crave news of the outside world. i had no news of the outside world or news the of the my family. i say take heart. you will find those in prison will have resiliencresilience, e and ability that they didn't know they'd have. >> a lot is being down to try to get the al jazeera journalist out of prison.

how important is it to keep their cases in the public consciousness. >> it's a very important thing to keep in the public mind the fact that journalists who are doing their job have been imprisoned. that is important. it's important for our documents and for independent negotiators to get across quite clearly to those at the moment who are exercising power in egypt that it is definitely in their own interests to see in matter resolved and free these men. >> more to come on al jazeera - including venezuela's wanted opposition leader surrendering to place as rival rallies fill the streets of caracas. and an official inquiry in singapore - we look at the way workers are treated.

>> in sport. ibrahimo vic putting his team on the brink of a quarterfinal. columbia's president fired the head of the armed forces for criticising public prosecutors investigating extrajudicial killing. audio recordings of the general have been released. columbian police have been convicted of at least 900 murders. the military has been fighting f.a.r.c. for 50 years, army demand area juan pablos rodriguez is the new head of the armed forces. >> protests intensified in venezuela's capital. the high profile leader was arrested. >> shortly after leopoldo lopez

was taken into custody, his popular party released a message in which he called on supporters to take action. charges against him are unjust. >> leopoldo lopez was accused of ipp citing violence. as rachel levin reports from caracas, he came out of hiding to give himself up. >> the excitement of his supporters was plain, as opposition leader leopoldo lopez emerged after days of hiding. addressing the crowds of thousands he told them he was ready to surrender to security forces to face charges of murder and incitement. >> i have nothing to hide. >> the former mayor emerged as the face of protest. >> this is a fight for the young

people, for the students, oppressed and gaoled. this is a fight for all venezuela. >> president nicolas maduro accuses leopoldo lopez of ipp citing -- inciting violence during the marches leaving four dead. >> leopoldo lopez crossed the barrier. he told the crowd he'd give himself up and told the crowd to take to the streets if he is imprisoned. >> moments later he was detained. >> in a sign of how politically divided the nation is, hour later house -- thousands of oil workers protested. >> translation: i have been personally overseeing the operations so i can guarantee peace in the face of the fascist gathering today with their armed

gangs, with their trained group, so there would be peace. i can say we have ensured peace. >> as the police tried to escort leopoldo lopez and his family his supporters floged around him. chanting "leyo poledo, the people are with you." nicolas maduro faces a tough political decision - whether leopoldo lopez is put on trial or remains free. he's becoming a powerful symbol of discontent. >> now let's get the weather with everton. tropical cyclone will be making its way through the mozambique channel. how is it liking there over the next few days >>. >> it's not looking too bad. there's flooding either side. the tropical cyclone brought heavy rain fall to the west. you can see the positions of the storm, it's making its way further south, not causing too

much in the way of trouble. >> the cloud up towards the democratic republic of congo, and here another 64mm. see how the wet weather stretches across nicolas maduro, as we go op through thursday and friday, as the storm conditions to drift south wards, cheering out of the way. heavy rain with further flooding. wet weather into the northern parts of mozambique, through tanzania, and a good part of the democratic republic of democratic republic of congo. you'll see rain coming into uganda to the ethiopia. much of west africa not bad. one or two showers a possibility. maybe also into ghana. further north a bit of brighter

weather making its way across. >> now, at least 10 people have been killed and fighting in south sudan, as rebel forces seized control. witnesses say soldiers loyal to riek machar were there. >> italy recalled its ambassador to india after delays in the case of two italian marines, held without charge since 2012. foeign affairs minister has been calling for european and united nations intervention, and what is now a bitter row between the two countries. the hearing on whether to try the men on anti-piracy laws was adjourned for another week.

two indian fishermen were killed when they fired on what they believed to be a pirate craft. >> latin america smugglers ship their drugs through guinea, and they have impressed dramatically through recent years. >> this is guinea's port, which has become an attractive transit route for cocaine traffickers. >> we fight the drug traffic. it continues. maybe the drug dealers are in some part of the country stronger than the government. >> the guinean government is trying to crack down on the illegal trade. these men are trained to be anti-nor cottic officers, but there are too few atpolice men

police the ports. . >> translation: fighting drug trafficking is difficult. we patrol day and fight. we are poor, we have few resources. it's hard to protect the country. >> according to the united nations, around 20 million kilograms. cocaine passed through. guinea is the shortest point between the continent and latin america. which is why it's attractive to drug smuggers. it's hurting the president's mission to curb it. the government received pledges for investment, but the break down of law and order associated with the drugs trade could affect that. >> fire officers, structural engineers and experts hired by

western retailers are beginning inspections of 1500 bangladesh garment factories, finding out what needs to be done to increase safety. many injured survivors have not received examination -- compensation. >> a year after the fire, this woman can't walk properly. desperate to escape, she jumped from the third floor and broke her foot. >> translation: i can't say who took me to the hospital. my husband was looking for me. i was pregnant. i miscarried at the hospital. >> this is a makeshift camp at a school near the site. the doctors offer low-cost treatment for survivors. many like this woman can't work and can't afford proper care. the disaster may be in the past,

but the health problems are not. >> there's all sorts of problems, stomach ailments. the victims in bangladesh say they are not getting the compensation they need. the focus on the industry is unfair. the people who die in the accident, or road accident, which you see in barca truck accident. they are not human being and they are not citizen, why the labour leaders are not talking about those. >> this was lined with the bodies of those charged. because of the difficulties, in the disaster. d.n.a. testing became a key factor in making sure the families of victims received compensation. >> in is bangladesh's analysis.

technicians struggle to cope. if you talk about previous, we had to handle more than 1,000 samples. it was a huge load. >> this man says many of the samples were poor quality and cannot be used to identify people. it's a slow process forcing survivors and victim's families to wait. left without an income and no compensation, many do not know where to turn to next. >> still ahead - emails made in germany after the u.s. spying scandal. angela merkel - can she protect the country's intimate data. >> plus the last members of afghanistan's sikh communities say they are being discriminated against, and if it continues they'll leave.

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>> hello again. these are the top stories this hour on al jazeera - the foreign ministers are due to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the violence in ukraine. the president viktor yanukovych blames opposition leaders for the battle leaving 25 dead. >> two blasts in the lebanese capital of beirut killed five

and injured more than 100. the iranian embassy was targeted in november, killing 22 people. >> two armed groups in libya called on the country's interim parliament to quit. the condemned threat is a coup attempt. the situation is calm. >> now to the top stories. the violence in ukraine. we put together the strongest footage from street battles. the images and the sound tell the story. [ sounds of gunfire ]

>> extraordinarily scenes of violence in the ukrainian capital overnight. let's look at the international response to that situation there in ukraine. russia condemned the latest violence saying it's the work of radicals. the european union is calling for an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers on thursday. european president says: >> let's bring in more now on the explosions in beirut, the other top story. the country has been hit by a wave of bombings in recent months. the civil war in syria spilling over the border. the investigation began with a double suicide bombing targetting the iranian embassy. an iranian attache was one of 22 people killed. sunni finance miles per hour mohammed chater was among

several that died. he was a well-known critic of syria's president bashar al-assad. a week later six were killed in an explosion in beirut's south in the harr at neighbour hood. wednesday's attack after the prime minister announced a new government, following months of political dead like. the professor of the international relations at the lebanese international university says the bombings send a clear message. >> i could see the smoke of the explosions from my office. it's a few hundred metres away. i believe that it comes as a reaction to the formation of the new government, a coalition government between various groups. i believe it's a message that terrorist attacks will not stop, in spite of forming the new

government. that tension will escalate. i believe the formation of the new government tried to come to a solution, but the new attacks mean that the terrorists are persistent. most probably they will see more and more of these attacks in the near future. >> a court in thailand banned the use of violence against protesters. that's a defiant opposition protest rallying. five people have been killed in fighting between police and demonstrators. protesters have been damn paining since november for the prime minister to step down. >> we go to the site of tuesday's violents clashes. >> tuesday's clashes brings to

15 the total number of people killed during anti-government demonstrations over the last few months, and 683 people who have been injured, the day after at this site things seem calm. the crowd here are watching their icon, as he delivers his message of no negotiations with the government. they want to topple the government of prime minister yingluck shinawatra, and replace it with an unelected government that will put in reforms before new elections are held. let me explain to you the set up here. this is one of the major sites. it stretches all the way from the democracy monument to the united nations building, about a kilometre in that direction. that is all occupied by anti-government demonstrators. you'd think it would be a

straight forward matter. it's turned into a violent institute. and that is a function of the highly politicized security institutions in thailand. police are pro-government and the military amount-government. it is a knot that cannot be unravelled. >> india's upper house of parliament is set to discuss a draft law to create a new state. it caused controversy when passed through the lower house. it is to be carved out of the southern state. protests are expected in the capital new del on wednesday. >> civil unrest in 40 years. we'll work out what caused it. workers rioted after a map fell from a bus and died.

the government blamed alcohol and launched a cag down. >> others point to the way workers are treated -- crack down. >> others point to the way workers are treated. >> this is something sink pore has not seep in four decade, violent protests. >> the streets erupted after a migrant worker was kill. >> this man was nearby. >> police cars came, every five minutes two or three cars came. upon reaching the place, they were shocked. this was something they never expect. maybe they expect a gang fight, maybe 10 people. this was in the hundreds. >> concerned about unrest the government passed a new security law for the area, providing extra powers toing police entering, allowing them to search anyone, and banning the sale of alcohol.

drinking fuelled the riot and the committee will report findings. >> it will be infringement of civil liberties. the constitution provides a wide stop for the government to place restrictions on freedom of speech or movement or liberty. >> government officials declined to speak to al jazeera. some troops are concerned about the government clamp down, preventing the workers coming to the one place where they can find a sense of community. >> this man worked in singapore for six years and spends most nights at a drop-in center. he's been home tries in six years. >> i'm thinking these are my family. >> after the riot more than 50 workers from india had work permits cancel. they were reported and some not

told the evidence against them. they worry about those still in singapore. >> my concern now is they'll put in more oppressive measures to contain them, put them far away, a tent city. far away from civilisation, from the community. >> that would be worse than cramped conditions where many life. the sink pore government keeps a watchful eye in little india. some feel addressing security is simpler than dealing with the bigger issue - improving the life of the migrant workers. >> syrian activists say government forces carried out air raids in the south. northern suburbs were targeted. there are reports of casualties. deraa is where anti-government protests began three years ago.

>> islam is the main religion in afghanistan and has been for centuries, home to people of other faiths. the last of the sikh community is saying it suffered increased marginalisation. if the discrimination continue, they'll leave. this report from kabul. >> worshipping with colour, song and mystical practices. it's a rare sight. followers of religion other than islam practicing faith. in this sikh temple in kabul worshippers come together to car yoi on their rights. afghanistan is not an easy place to live as a religious minority. the sikhs know that. the sikh community in afghanistan is a reflection of the diverse and apparent religious history.

after surviving hundreds of years, the community has less rights. they struggled to get the government to provide areas to cremate the dead. >> if we cannot get our rights, we have no choice but to leave. if we have no place to cremate bodies, we will leave. >> sikh men say their properties are illegally taken by others, and the government does nothing to help them. three years ago the government took my house. vi the documents. they said action should be taken. no one would take action. >> the government responded to al jazeera's inquiries, in a statement saying:

>> a solution is something these people have already waited years for. the community proudly raises its flag in the capital. these families are living proof of the country's tolerant past. the modern story looks like one of isolation and intolerance. as afghanistan faces losing one of its communities sf forever. >> more to come. including why the jet stream could be the cause of bad weather plaguing the u.s. and europe. and in sport a violent brawl breaks out at a cuban baseball came. that's sport sccoming up with j in a few moments.

>> german chancellor angela merkel has been pushing for data application and wants to create a european network avoiding transfer through the yate. is such a network feasible. we take a look at the idea. >> the german chancellor wants to cordon off part of the internet to ensure emails or tat e sent within the e.u. stays with the iwr. her logic europe and germany have strict laws, and if the data stayed in europe, it can be enforced. much of the data stays in the

e.u. google and yahoo! have data centres in europe. 70% of traffic used to go through the u.s., it's now like 25%. reflecting the growth in fibber optics networks. >> a group of german it companies launched email made in germany. it claimed the service is more secure because all data stays in germany. it's a marketing ploy. the data can be accessed by the usa and german intelligence services. >> the original proposal came from deutsche telekom. it stands to profit if information is routing through deutsche telekom's servers. it's about economic interests and anger about u.s.

surveillance abroad. >> it's unclear how merkel's idea of a strait internet works, if it involved building a separate physical network. >> given the concerns about hardware and software. itself be in the billions and trillions. >> they'd have to ensure the equipment didn't come from the chinese manufacturer if you are concerned about maintenance. >> the internet by its nature has no central point of control. it's the result of numerous networks, and strength and reality came from the fact. particularly on political grounds. experts suggest the speed and resill yeps on the whole could be harmed. -- resilience on the whole could

be harmed. >> now, let's get the latest from sochi, and the rest of the day's sport. >> absolutely. well, the snow board giant slalom competitions are under way this tuesday. let's look at what else to expect. the lady's teen cross sprint country gets under way. on the ice olympic champion and world record holder of the chubb lick challenges the dominant speed skaters in the 5,000 metres. the biathlon mixed relay makes a debut, two men and two women competing. the women's bobsleighing rounds out. look out for the summit crossover olympians. like the usa's lo lo jones. ted lik erty took a step toward the usa's gold medal.

he sped down the course with andrea bank of the czech republic the only skier. he's expected to ski 30th. >> well the men's ice hockey competition, the underdogs slovenia up against sweden hoping to pull off an upset after knocking austria over. sweden winning 5-0. canada plays later. they are heavy favourites going through from the ties. a live blog. full of stories from in and around the olympic village. >> on to football and barcelona take a 2-0 lead back to spain. the last 16 tie at manchester city. they took the lead when martin,

defender was sent off for bringing down messi. he scored the penalty, dapy alvez added a second. they could be in trouble after making allegations of bias. >> from the beginning i was - we decide the game, and after a penalty, it was not a penalty. playing 40 minutes. one player less. it's difficult against barcelona. i think we play well. >> they are on the brink of the quarterfinals. they scored after three minutes into the first leg. lakhdar brahimi took his tally to 10. they got his first goal later on. >> wednesday sees the champion's league holders bayern munich

travel to london. the last time the teams met it was the gunners winning a match in the quarterfinals. bayern went through on away gold. this year both sides doing well in the respective league. bayern flying awayment they are 16 points clear at the top. >> that is my third time. i can be like a trainer to play against arsenal. i learnt that you can dominate. it's impossible. >> the brazilian city has been given the green light to host matches at the upcoming world cup. the sports body says recent progress shows the stadium will be released in time. there's not a date for construction workers. >> according to music emanating

through the streets of downtown, but behind the relaxing towns this street has been stressed out, bracing for a decision on the world cup fate. f.i.f.a. will keep the city in the world cup, despite threatening to yank it, unless it could finish the stadium in time. the public relations disaster was avoided, but the mood of the people, after the decision was decidedly mixed. institute we are happy. many people have been preparing for the world cup, this is good news. >> it's good for the investments done by the business and hotel sector. in general i'm not happy with the decisionsment we are putting so much money into the world cup, instead of investing in hostels, education and security. >> in a city renowned for sustainable development with a high standard of living, it was

the readiness of the football facility. >> this stadium had all sorts of difficulties. there has been problems with the builders and contractors. a local judge halted work for a month while the they investigated workers' safety issues. up until recently the club that would own and manage the stadium didn't know where to come up with the money to finish the construction. the stay has given the city a second chance. there's a lot of work to be done. >> the stadium is targeted to be completed in may. that's a few weeks before iran and nigeria meet in the opening world cup match in the city. >> to the n.b.a. the indiana pacers got back. following close on their heejs miami heat in second -- heels,

miami heat in second. lebron james a season-high 42 points to help them to a 117-106 win. miami's dominance over dallas - not losing to them since the 2006 n.b.a. finals. >> rafael nadal makes a comeback. the world number one showed no signs of a back injury seeing him lose in melbourne. he won his first-round match. we won in straight sets 6-3, 7-5. >> serena williams won her first match since being knocked out in the fourth round of the australian openen by jooel eena jango vim. williams has not played since melbourne because of a bank injury.

she won her second-round match 7-6, 6-0. >> a baseball game in cuba turned into a violent brawl. the top two teams played each other. things escalated from there. one of the players was hit in the face by a baseball bat. cuban sports authorities are studying the incident broadcast on state tv, and is expected to sanction players later this week. >> that's all the sport for now. >> extraordinary pictures. >> now, the united states and europe have been plagued by weeks of severe weather. as many of us are aware of in the case of the u.k. it had the worst flooding in over 400 years. scientists believe they may know what is causing it. kath turner has the details. >> record low temperatures, snow

tomorrows and ice hitting the u.s. widespread flooding in the uk. dozens of cold-related deaths. in parts of the northern hemisphere the winter has a lot to answer for. it's been harsher and longer than normal. temperatures in the arctic is to blame. the jet stream is a river of air circulating the globe creating the weather. the difference between the temperature, the faster it moves. in recent years it's weaker and strayed off course. >> because of the rapid arctic warming, we are seeing the waves getting bigger. they travel from west to east more slowy. because they are responsible for the weather, the experience is lasting longer so it seems that you are stuck in a weather pattern for longer than they used to be. >> the north-east corner of the u.s. has been bat ared by 14

snow storms. technically there's another month of winter left. scientists started to analysis the data and are using it to predict weather patterns. >> weather goes beyond the safe topic. it can cause problems for livestock, suppliers and shelter. it is not good. experts warn we should expect extreme weather. >> we don't expect the arctic to cool off. we keep putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. it's connected back to the globe, and the arctic is forming faster. it's because we are putting the fossil fuel greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. >> climate change is a controversial subject with ongoing debate over whether humans are responsible. scientific community is debating

the cause. >> i'll leave you this newshour with images. bloodiest 24 hours of violence. seen in the ukraine since protests began in november. 29 people have been killed. nine police officers. since central kiev became a battle phone.

>> tensions ignite in ukraine's capital. world leaders from washington to moscow debating a day of action after the deadliest day of demonstrations in kiev. >> they handled the flag-draped cas kets. a photo posted online is causing outrage and may cost a