>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >> welcome to the new zealand hour live from doha. no truce in ukraine as violence erupts in kiev with many casualties. >> the trial of three al jazeera journalists detained in egypt is expected to begin shortly. >> he was once south sudan's wanted man, we talk to the

commander. >> an a leak from a nuclear plant. >> there has been violent confrontations between police and protesters in kiev. a truce declared earlier by the ukrainian president appears to have broken down. a number of people have been wounded. these are live pictures of independence square. this is at the heart of the capital. the situation, as you can see, appears to have calmed down. earlier there were violent scenes. as police and demonstrators clash. there were reports of gunfire and emergency services were seen taking bodies out of the protest camps. al jazeera andrew simmons was in the square. >> the square is a battle zone. protesters are highly organised. they mounted an attack in this direction, and this is from where the police took control of

a large area of the square. they set fire to a bus. both sides claim live rounds are used. it's evidence that either the police withdrew from the area or they were forced back. now we have a situation where there are many casualties. this is a brief lull in the fighting. i have lost count of the number of ambulances that we walked past. over in the cafeteria area, there's casualties treated, in a hotel, confusion as casualties are brought through. it appears that most do have gunshot wound, and the police are saying that they have been fired upon. that is a reason they withdrew. this is the area where the barricades were mounted, and you saw the flames. now, all of the protesters have a plan to set up new barricades in this direction and across the square. really, when the talk of a truce

came, it was not treated seriously. it was tenuous at best. it does appear that the protesters were planning to regain the ground that they had, and they lost on tuesday. now it's anybody's guess as to where the crisis goes. events on the ground are obviously dictating the direction of any political pressure of what happens next. >> barnaby phillips joins us from kiev. it looks like the situation has calmed down. is this the truce or fatigue. >> it's probably fatigue. it has been quieter over the last hour. it's true, but it is extremely tense, and i think everyone is really shocked as to what happened. in an hour of mayhem that began at 9 o'clock in the morning local time, from our understanding of the situation,

it was the protesters who andrew said seemed to have a plan, and they drove the police back there was a lot of gunfire, and many injured people have been taken into the hotel where we are staying, the ukraine hotel. i have seen a body of someone who is killed in the lobby, and my colleagues have seen more bodies, and we see many armed men inside the hotel, protesters who say that we are looking for snipers, and i'm afraid that's why i am not standing in front of a window showing the square behind me. we are hearing of others saying that they have been shot at through the window. >> there's a lot of western countries calling for the protection of peaceful protesters. it raises a question whether this is largely a peaceful protest movement, given what we

have seen since tuesday, where a lot of protests are going on the offensive, attacking the authorities. >> i think it does raise that question, absolutely, and another question which is how much control opposition leaders really have over the people in the square. and that, i think, was the fatal flaw of last night's truce. it's all very well to broker these kinds of deals with the three opposition leaders, talking to president viktor yanukovych on and off for three months, but that doesn't necessarily translate to orders to those people in the square. and it raises questions well about how effective any brokering effort from outside can be. we know that three foreign ministers, from france, germany and poland, and they are talking

to president viktor yanukovych at the moment. contrary to earlier reports that the meeting may have been cancelled, but the breakdown of the truce underlines how fragile things are, and how those who supposedly are in a position of authorities don't necessarily control everything on the streets. >> thank you for that update from a tense kiev. barnaby phillips. >> iran and six world powers agreed to an agenda on tehran's nuclear program and agreed to meet next month in vienna. >> we had three very productive days, during which we identified all the issues we need to address in reaching a comprehensive and final agreement. >> diplomatic editor james bays is in the austrian capital and joins us now.

what happened there? >> positive atmosphere during three days of talks. let me remind viewers, because you may have felt you heard about this months ago. there was a deal between the international community and iran, a nuclear, an historic deal. what they've been negotiating here is the permanent comprehensive deal. well, they are on track. it's the beginning of the negotiations, but they have a track, and the next round of negotiations will be here in vienna on 17 march. we expect katherine ashton, the e.u. foreign policy chief to go to tehran the week before that meeting to tehran. a positive atmosphere. even though it's going well, no one is underestimating the fact that there's complex

negotiations ahead. >> people in libya are voting to elect a new assembly, designed to speed of the trip to democracy. >> it's been three years since muammar gaddafi was forced out of power. >> what is the turn out like? >> well, the turn out so far has been fairly low, and we expect it to continue that way. this is a country of 6 million people. we expect fewer than 100 people. there's a good reason for that. many libyans are unhappy with the way the government has been run so far. security is in bad shape. there has been attacks on officials, on journalists. there have been incidents in the street and multiple coup attempts. a lot is because we were unhappy with the congress.

>> it had a term that expired. people were so upset that a couple of militias said it would overthrow the congress if all 200 didn't step down. that seems to have been averted much nevertheless, people are not happy with the government and it has been affected in the turn out. there was a line out that door all the way to the gates behind the camera. today, at this early stage in the voting, nothing like that is happening. we don't spect a lot more voters to come out. we'd be happily surprised if that did happen. >> so low turn out. i read one of the main organizations is boycotting the poll. when you put it together, how solid is the process of building the new political institutions of bolivia? >> well, this is a shaky and weak government, and the whole purpose of this is to pick the 60 men and women who write the

constitution to make it a stable country. it will require a lot of things. the army is weaker than some militias. we talk to a number of voters who point out that they paid a high price. one man lost his son, a son that died in the revolution. people are not particularly confident, and when you have multiple coups that the government is reporting, none near successful, you have a shaky government. it's designed to fix that, but it has a long way to go. >> it has indeed. >> lots more ahead, including koreans from the north and south reunited before decades of separation, plus, another night of violence in venezuela as an opposition leader prepares to appear in court. >> and what causes this reaction by former world number one rory

mcilroy. >> a trial of three al jazeera journalists detained in egypt is due to begin around now. it's due to be heard at a police academy on the outskirts of cairo. six other staff are to be tried in their absence. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, have been in prison for 53 days. they are accused of having links to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. prominent people have been adding their voices to the call to release al jazeera's staff. here is a detailed look at men detained in cairo. >> for nelson mandela, the dayed dayed >> peter greste, an award-winning journalist whose work spanned the globe. he worked with the bbc for more than a decade, reporting from latin america, the middle east and latin america.

>> peter is scrupulous. he wants to name down the story, he wants both sides of a story covered. he'll take risks, go places others won't. he'll spend a lot of time on a story. that sort of determination to tell the story and tell it fairly marks him out. >> peter greste joined al jazeera in 2011, the same year he won the pae body award for a report on somalia whilst at the bbc. >> peter greste is an old friend and colleague. a good man, a great journalist. we worked on many big stories of our time. i found him to be very careful, considerate, compassionate and good company. then he went to africa and fell in love with the doinent. after he -- continent. after joining another network, he kept in touch with his bbc colleagues. we marvelled how he found the stories no one else d.

we watched him and learnt from him. free peter greste, we miss him, we miss his work. >> his friends, family and colleagues record him highly for his compassion, adventure us parliamentary and strong belief in social justice. >> he's fun-loving. he is a very loyal person. he's got a very high sense of social justice. he -- >> well, i wouldn't say the ultimate outdoors man, but very nearly. >> peter greste is not only an acclaimed journalist. he's a published author. >> peter is someone that would want to travel. he's inaniesive, curious with a great sense of visual - he finds points of view that are interesting, and is looking for the truth. sometimes the truth is not easy

to find. >> mohamed fadel fahmy, a canadian egyptian journalist joined al jazeera last december. he worked for cnn and the red cross. he won an award in 2012 for a documentary on cnn called "death in the desert." he's an accomplished author, writing a book on the war in iraq. >> i met mohamed fadel fahmy after the moment us events in egypt 2011. he was always on the team, in the crowds, on his phone, committed, connected. i had a running joke with an egyptian colleague, we were trying to keep ahead of mohamed fadel fahmy, in the news game and failing. then he came to work with us. we saw close up pt contacts he had across the spectrum. how he would chase the interviews, the stories until he got them and he wouldn't stop until he did.

now he has been stopped from doing his job and journalism. free mohamed fadel fahmy, we need him. mohammed badr began as a researcher and producer for a japanese channel. he joined the al jazeera team in 2013, he's married with two children and a third on the way. >> it's unsettling. perhaps that's what the authorities want, a chill among journalists - egyptian and foreign journalists. it's unfortunate, tragic for egypt, not something that the world should stand by and watch. >> the arrest of the al jazeera staff triggered a worldwide o outcry. condemnation. >> the journalists need to be freed immediately. mohammed and the others are

respected internationally. they are senior journalists there in egypt doing their job. it's important to defend and project. i'm calling - everywhere is calling on egypt to release them immediately, respect freedom of press, their rights and dismiss the ludicrous charges. >> the al jazeera network continues to insist on the fen's sentence and demand their immediate and unconditional release. >> al jazeera is restricted from reporting, but we are in cairo. has the case begun? >> it has not yet begun. apparently there was a case that came up before it. so the families, the journalists, anyone that wants to go into the trial and lisp to see what is happening are waiting to go in and for it to start. today is a procedural type of day in court.

where we are expecting to hear from the prosecution for the first time in open court, spelling out the charges and what evidence they have against the 20 people in this case. we were able to speak with them and other family members as they wait in the sun about what they think is going on. they are distressed, upset about what is happening with their loed ones. they have met with them, we know that the spirits of those inside prison are high. we are understand from mohamed fadel fahmy's parents that his broken soldier is causing him a bit of pain and trouble, and they are worried about his physical health. everyone is worried about what will happen next. they are hoping that the court looks at the evidence and says it's not enough. that, for the families, is the best case scenario, and for

those imprisoned. but no one knows until this procedural court case goes forward today. >> talking about what happened. is the process clear going forward. when can we expect a verdict, for example. >> that is not clear. we are hoping to clean more information from this particular court case as to what the next court date might be. if there's going to be the next procedure. everyone is waiting to hear what happens in court. that is causing part of the problem with the families, and the unknown is sfrankly driving them crazy. >> now, alison from the international press institute joins me from vienna. your reaction. how do you see the trial going

on in egypt where al jazeera journalists, amongst others, are on the instant. >> well, we are very concerned about it, obviously, and while it's a beautiful day in vienna. it's not a day to smile at yet. we are hoping for the best case scenario, which is that the judge will look at the evidence, which we believe is not sufficient if there is evidence, and drop charges against the journalist. we remain concerned about not only today, but what is happening tomorrow and the following day, et cetera, because there is a systematic test for the government - that the government is trying to bring against journalists in egypt, and, of course, the journalists targeted the most, the one media house that is targeted the most is al jazeera, and that is of concern to the

international community. >> what does it say about egypt's era under a new constitution, will it look like the old era. >> yes. we are afraid that it is. recently we visited egypt on the third anniversary of the arab spring uprising. the group, along with a group of our colleagues from all over the world - there were about six countries represented, and we met with a lot of journalists on the ground and officials. one of the questions is the overriding egyptians have voted for the amendment. which guaranteed the press freedom. and is one of the strongest constitutions in a long time, when it comes to press freedom and freedom of expression.

the question is why egypt cannot live up to the spirit of this new constitution, if not to the very word. we see things backsliding tremendously. before i'd say four or five years ago egypt was not on the radar, it was a place where press freedom was the worst. as of 2013, it became one of the deadliest places four journalists to practice journalism. it made an about-face. >> that is a sad development. think you for your thoughts. >> now, from the media climate, let's talk about the weather with everton, who will tell us about what is going on in australia. >> it's been a stormy old night. some damaging winds. this area of cloud that you see in new south wales and the southeastern corner, is slowly

making its way eastwards. up towards the cape york peninsula and further south. >> canberra, 18mm of rain. winds gusting. heavy rain towards the northern parts and 59mm of rain in around 24 hours. the wet whether making its way through the next 24 hours. pushing to the south-east. you can see high pressure easing in. high pressure. suppressing the cloud, suppressing the showers in the process. the wetter weather further northwards as we head to the weekend. wet weather continuing. further south you can see brighter skies in behind. improving conditions, temperatures in melbourne, up to

21 degrees celsius. >> thank you so much. 100 tonnes of radioactive water leaked from a tank at fukushima nuclear plant. the radioactive water could have been directed to the tanks because valves that should have been closed were opened, causing a container to overflow. >> the site of the latest leak. a holding tank near the damaged nuclear power plant 220km north of tokyo. the seepage was found late, when a worker noted water discharging. a valve had been left open by mistake, sending an overflow of contaminated water into a separate area. >> translation: regarding the amount of water that has leaked, we think the amount is 100 tonnes. we are proceeding with recovery

efforts. the leakage itself has stopped. >> from initial measurements, the water appears to be radioactive. radioactivity is measured as bicker else. 30 bicker else is the limit. the water is 8 million times this, measured at 230 million bicker else per litre. tet coe says the radioactive water has not been discharged into the sea and is held 700m from the ocean. >> regarding the extent of the leakage, as far as we confirm, there's no drain and we ascertained the position. the position is far from the ocean. we think there has been no leakage into the o. >> tet coe has been harshly criticised for its response to the three nuclear meltdowns

following the earthquake and tsunami. since then there has been a series of leeks. one of the most serious was in august when 300 tonnes of water was released. tet coe was accused of delaying the use of data detailing the poisoning in the groundwater. this will raise international alarm and questions as to whether tet coe is doing enough to deal with the problem. >> an energy solution's campaigner working with green piece on the fukushima situation joins us from tokyo. good to have you with us. how much of a threat does the latest leak pose to the environment from what you have been able to gather? >> there is no immediate threat because the water has been spilt on the ground but the risk is in the near future when this water would leak further into the

underground and through the groundwater would leak into the o. this is part of a longer list of similar accidents and it adds up to the reactive contamination of the underground and contamination of the ocean. there's no direct link, but it adds up to total amount of activity, which is piling up in the underground. >> the latest leak happened because someone forgot to close a valve. that issue raises a question about the competencies of the whole management effort there. >> absolutely. and there is an alarm that went off, but it was dismissed because it was false.

the alarm - there was a wider problem, systematic they said that that tet coe g respects the rules, but some think they are not competent to stick to the rules. it's the responsibility of the government. this is not the first time that they failed. it's a long series of failures, and simply now asking the tet coe to stop the leaks is not sufficient. >> that's worrying listening to what you are saying. we heard the criticism of tet coe. now you are suggesting the regulator isn't doing its job. how much of a complete picture do we have of what is going on

there? >> i think there's a political problem, that the tet coe company, who has proven over and over to keep alive. that the government is hiding behind the company because otherwise it would be exposed directly to the responsibility to be in charge of this power plant. politically it's helpful for the government to hide the - behind the tet coe organization. >> thank you so much for your thoughts on that. >> still to come - a deadly ride. why thousands of deadly rick shaws fill the streets of karachi. >> an american sledo makes history. details with jo.

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only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >> welcome back. let's recap the headlines at al jazeera. protesters in kiev stormed police barricades and retaken most of the independence square from security forces. there are reports of many fatalties. iran and six world powers agreed to an agenda for negotiations and agreed to meet next month in vienna. >> the trial of three al jazeera journalists detained in egypt is expected to begin any time. >> peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr have

been in prison for 64 days. others will be tried in absenta. they have joined in this protests from around the world. >> a group of south koreans travelled to the north where they've been reunited with family members they haven't seen for decades. 82 crossed the border. millions of families had been kept apart since hostilities ended. north korea threatened to cancel the event if drills went ahead. >> harry fawcett sent this report where families gathered. >> of the 82 elderly south koreans that arrived at the southern side of the border, this must have been the moment they knew that the reunion event longed for was finally going to get under way. 25 are in their 90, some in poor

health, requiring help to get from the buses to the building. most have younger family members during the three days inside north korea. it's a big deal. one woman was meeting the nephew of a dead sister to find out how her sister lived and died for all the years, how the family became separated in the first place. she was not sure of that fact. there's lots of stories to tell, a lot of time to get to know the long-separated family members. then there'll be a goodbye after three days and north korean family members who wanted to see seen relatives will come into the same resort and then they will come and meet them. >> it's deeply emotional and

only went ahead with a condition that south korea and american would end exercises. last september they pulled out at the last minute exacting an emotional toll on the people inside north korea. it's going ahead. we wait to see what eventuates from it in terms of wider relations for north and south korea. the main thing is they get to see their loved ones. separated from them for so long. >> anti-government protesters set their sites on the business interests on the shinawatraa family. they are planning to protest outside a building. thailand saw months of anti-government protests. as south sudan struggles to contain a 3-month-old rebellion, the government signed a separate

ceasefire dam, the agreement m aiming to end an uprising. we were sent this report. >> he emerged from the bush, surrounded by his cobra fighters. he is the leader of a rebellion. they demand their own lan within the newly independent south sudan. until recently he was the most wanted man in the country. >> based on all the atrocities in the jonglei state, they wanted their own estate, together with other communities. we have no develop, no school, no house, no facilities, no road and no everything. i think seeing that, it means we are not within the consideration. that's why we need to have our own estate.

>> a call that resonates among the youth that swelled the ranks. this 16-year-old became a fighter after his mother and brother were killed by government forces. >> i am a soldier, because there's no school for me to learn in, this is why i had a gun to fight for my freedom and stay alive. these are marginalised people. they are based in the least developed area in south sudan. people are left to depend on what nature has to offer. there has been no food distribution since a separate rebellion led by former vice president. a struggle is telling of south sudan, where people fear armed rebellion is the only way to make voices heard. >> it's the message given to the presidential envoy at a heated community meeting.

people want to see progress before believing in peace. >> we have a point. we need to pay attention and address it. we have the right to complain, it is to tell them, look, this is our country. we are new generations and it is up to us to address our own problems. >> david is willing to lay down his weapons, but time is of the essence. >> our message is we are calm. what do you think will happen? you will not be happy. you don't give food. when you give dog food, it will be happy for you. >> the challenge for the government of south sudan is to rise above tribal and ethnic differences, a challenge that will be tough to overcome.

>> now, more on the top story, and the violence in ukraine, which is prompted condemn nation from world leaders, french, pole and and others are in kiev to assess the situation. poland wants the e.u. to impose sanctions, a move considered by frirpss meet -- foreign ministerses meeting in brussels on thursday. demands made by the west are inappropriate. many hold president viktor yanukovych responsible. intooedish prime minister say says: -- swedish frm says: >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry says: >> al jazeera's barnaby phillips

is with us from kiev. what is the latest on the talks between the european foreign ministers in ukraine. only that they are under way, sammy. the german foreign minister, laurent fabius of france and poland. they have been amongst president viktor yanukovych's harshest critics, but as you suggested, there's a huge difference in interpretation over the crisis in ukraine between russia, which called the events going on in the city an attempted coup and the noises coming out of the european union and washington. in brussels, there's meant to be an emergency foreign ministers, looking at imposing sanctions. obviously that would be

contingent on the success of talks on the ground here. >> tell us a bit about what is going on in the treat. has the offensive by protesters calmed down? . well, i'd say it calmed down, but came at a terrible cost. i have been down into the lobby of the hotel, and incidentally there has been a fair amount of gun fire in the hotel, and that's why we can't show you the square behind me, people shooting at the building, broken windows with bullet holes. >> any idea who is doing the shooting. i know you are in a difficult position there. >> i was going to say i have seen 12 bodies in the lobby. now, they were covered up. but i understand that they were protesters and people told me that they had been shot in the neck or the head professionally,

if you like. i have seen people on the protesters side luning around with guns this morning, including in this hotel, and i have heard a lot of gunfire and police have received gunshot wounds. i would say both sides are shooting in kiev. >> thanks so much. barnaby phillips there. >> people are gathering in the guinean capital ahead of a funeral of a teenager, one of two who died during demonstrations over power cut. >> people made it clear how they feel about having no electricity. when the paramilitary police moved in things turned violent. >> a large number of young people were on the streets, demanding electricity. >> security forces were

deployed. a jeep with paramilitary police men drove in from the center. they were attacked by protesters, one was killed, others ran away. >> the protesters suffered. a teenager was killed. >> translation: the military killed my 17-year-old brother-in-law when he protested. nobody should protest against the power cut, that is not fair. there has been no power here, which is why everyone took to the streets. >> there were power and water cuts in the capital. >> it was rich in minerals, but many were poor. basic services were promised to be improved. people are fed up, not willing to sit back and wait any more. >> india's supreme court blocked a decision to release seven

people convicted of killing rajif gandhi. following a ruling made by the chief minister. they were accused of plotting to kill the former prime minister, assassinated in 1991. >> a fast-track court handed down the death penalty for three men charged in connection with the adduction, rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl. the victim's relatives celebrated. the victim's mutilated body was found in a field three days after she was abducted. india strengtsenned laws after a gang rape on a bus. >> 47 people have been killed by boko haram. the assault is the latest in a stripping of attack by the group. gunmen opened fire on a school and shot and burned people to

death. >> they are a common site on pakistan's streets. they are illegal, but a necessity for negotiating with hectic traffic. we have this report on a unique form of transport in karachi. >> people in karachi know them as ching-ch. >>. we tried to travel in the buses. this is what we saw. many opted to travel in these illegal contraptions. >> translation: buses are a hassle. we are packed in like animals, and we are afraid of pick pocket and mobile smashing. >> it's a convenience. we get to places in 10 minutes instead of half an hour. >> not everyone agrees that the rick shaws should not be on the streets. this man drives one and his family survival depends on it. >> we don't consider this illegal because it allows us to

earn a living. i have six children and all the rickshaws allow me to earn $5 to $7 a day. >> there are legal and a bit more expensive three wheelers on the road. >> these have three wheels. this is legal, this is not. these are not safe on the road, because they do not meet engine and safety requirements. >> despite the shortcomings, they are a small industry in many parts of pakistan. >> the government agrees that it's failing to keep them off the road and failed to provide safe and reliable public transport. >> it is illegal but operating unted necessity. >> that is lack of bus, a gap between demand and fuel. criminals are taking advantage

of the government failures, many are manufactured after modifying stolen bikes. >> the illegal conversion is a challenge for the police because stolen motorcycles has occurred. >> commuting on public transport is difficult. these are expected to provide comfort but add to congestions on the city's roads. >> still ahead - what's up with what's app. facebook pays $16 billion for the mobile messaging service. bayern munich boost their chances of defending the champion's league title. arsenal's manager left than pleased. details with jo in sport.

>> welcome back. in venezuela, the opposition announced a day of mourning on thursday for those that died in the violence. they are calling for a mass demonstration. washington is urge aring the government to address protesters legitimate grievances. this report from caracas. >> chaos and confusion on the streets of caracas. anti-government demonstrations turned violence as protesters clashed with security forces. rocks and molotov cocktails thrown at police who respond with force. dozens are arrested. and the streets of the venezuela capital turned into a battle ground.

>> the government is repressing us. i can't get to my house. it's like a civil war. everything is lost. this government is useless. >> we are in caracas. we have heard gunfire. apparently there were protesters dispersed by security forces. the last 24 hours have been the most violent since the protests began a week ago. witnesses could not confirm who fired the shots. hours later a national television, nicolas maduro called for peace. >> i'm willing to start a dialogue with student leaders. we'll sit and discuss how to bring peace. earlier in the day security was tight. supporters and opposition leader waited for him to show up in court. the former mayor turned himself over to authorities on tuesday.

the venezuela government accused him of ipp citing violence. his supporters anxiously awaiting to bring charges. he vows to keep up the struggle. >> it's terrible hot potato, they have taken a popular leader, they have tried to charge him with the discontent that all venezuela's feel. >> lopez did not appear in court. the government announced his hearing will take place in the prison where he was held. no sign of the opposition in caracas - if they'll give up. on thursday they are calling for a rally and plan to shut down the city. >> a fisherman who says he spent more than a year shipwrecked at sea has been welcomed home. he was discharged from hospital

on tuesday. he was met at his moment by his 14-year-old daughter. >> the world's largest special network is to ex-£its reach. facebook announced it will buy what's app. >> the planet is increasingly connected on facebook. 1.2 billion people use the site on the web and on mobile devices. it's this particular market that facebook is tapping with its latest purchase - what's app. what's app allows users to send text messages on phones for free, making it popular. 450 million people currently use what's app, and it's growing rapidly by roughly 1 million new users each day.

facebook agreed to pay $16 billion, a quarter in cash, the rest in stock. a further $3 billion of restricted stocks, bringing the deal to $19 billion. this dwarfs some previous acquisitions, including photo sharing app instagram, and face.com. >> in silicon valley where i am there's a lot of smart entrepreneurs dining exciting things. often the big things is from the small start ups. the best way to get the talent is acquire them. usually not at that price tag. facebook says it will keep what's app as a separate service, the purchase allows it to continue gathering data from its customers which can turn

into revenue-generating services. >> let's catch up on the sport. >> the manager has been at it again, pointing the blame at bayern munich as the team were left facing relegation. his 10-man team lost 2-0. arsenal's player was september off for a foul. a -- was sent off for a foul. venger blamed bayern for attempts to influence the referee. >> bayern made a lot of every contact. we are not used to that in england. our keeper went for the ball, he touched robin. the referee made a decision that basically killed the game.

>> ac milan coach says his side's champion's league quarterfinal push is far from over despite losing 1-0 to atletico madrid. he headed in a winner and they go into the second leg in two weeks time. >> well, canada's women's bobsleighing team defended their title. caley humphries and buoyed. alannah myers and williams took silvers. williams becomes the fifth athlete to medal in winter and summer games. >> that get the pressure on norway and germany. the usa moves to third. the olympics ends on sunday. russia sits fourth. >> usa booked a place in the men's hockey semifinals after

belting the czech republic. canada beat latvia. it will be a repeat of the 2010 final. canada won 3-2 in overtime. >> it's a shot at the gold medal game. that's important. there's a little extra motivation. >> russia's dream of gold was ended by finland, beating them 3-8. it's embarrassing for the host whose president vladimir putin tipped them as the best teams at the olympics. >> there are six gold medals up for grabs. the men's ski cross, the nordic large-hill competition and the women starting with a curling final. still on the ice, olympic champion leads the figure skaters going into the free program. she'll look for gold in her last

olympic games. canada takes on the usa in the ice hockey gold medal match. the ski halfpike completes the day's medal. >> some ukrainian athletes return hem from sochi and protest at ongoing violence. among them an athlete that would have completed in the final. >> for that story, head to the website. check out a live blog on sochi 2014. full of stories from in and around the olympic village. check out aljazeera.com/sport. south africa is attempting to make amends to the first test loss to australia. the australiaies clinching the match. the hosts in port elizabeth won

the toss and chose to bat. they are 64/2. the houston rockets won their eighth game, beating la lakers 134 to 108. they are third. san antonio spurs kupt up their pursuit for top spot. it was a 111-109 win. the spurs did it without star players. patty mills came off the bedroom, top scoring with 29 points. >> top seed staged a late comeback of the wgc match playing championship. he one three of the last five goals. he'll face south africa's louie ootzen. >> former world number one rory mcilroy is through, but not

without trouble. his reaction is for a poor fan knocked into a cactus by the northern irish isman's shot -- irishman's shot. mcilroy won 3 and 2. that's the sport. >> thank you so much. that brings us to the end of the newshour. we'll leave you more images out of kiev where the bloodshed continues between police and protesters.

>> just hours after leaders call for calm in ukraine a truce a broken by gun fire and death. three al jazeera journalists detained for months are set to go on trial. leaders and journalists around the world call for their immediate release. >> after decades of bei