yanukovych is nowhere to be seen. ♪ ♪ old oh, i am live from doha also coming up on al jazerra, hope for millions of syrians the u.n. security council is now unanimous in demanding that aid be allowed immediately. mexico's most powerful drug lord el chapo taken without a shot being fired. and still going strong, zimbabwe

is about to hold a party in honor of the president's 90th birthday. ♪ ♪ we begin in ukraine, where dramatic new twists in the country's political crisis have left it in urgent need of leadership. president is out of the capital after being impeached by apartment, no one is sure if he left the crane, his arch rival yulia tim shane score free after nearly two years in jail. questions about ukraine's financial security. russia is withholding a $2 billion loan which is part of a much bigger financial aid package. andrew simons is live for us in kiev. we have seen some extraordinary scenes in independence scare overnight. just bring us up-to-date.

>> reporter: well, yulia tymoshenko a face from the past emerged in a shock fashion within hours she had been released from jail, and then arrived here in the square to a tumultuous welcome, emotion everywhere, the crowds cheering, she addressed them like this. >> translator: when i arrived in kiev i didn't recognize it. burned cars, barricades, flowers, but it's a different ukraine, the ukraine of free people for those who live today and those who live in the future. you gave the gift of ukraine. that is why people who are there and died there are heros. they are heros forever. >> andrew, what about president yanukovych, no one seems entirely sure where he is or what he's going to do next. >> reporter: well, you are absolutely right there. the position is this, that the

last we have heard was from the opposition, that he tried to get onto an executive jet for fly out of the country to russia, he's thought to be in the east of the country. but it's said that border guards or customs officials refused him access to the plane. however, he did drive away we are told. whether that's accurate or not unclear, but nothing has been really heard from him since he announced that he would stay in place and that this was a coup being mounted by parliament. however, it's clear that he did go to great length to his prepare an exit. we now understand that a major evacuation took place at his presidential residence in the countryside. i was there when thousands of people were occupying the grandiose gardens, all of the buildings there, the lavish expenditure, this was a man who

would actually have his picture on bottles of brandy. he had an 18-hole golf course, limousines in large garages, a massive guest house that cost millions of dollars. there were very lavish barbecues, for a man who had a soviet era background who had a very poor up bringing in a criminal record who he was very young he lived the life of what many people describe of a czar or a king. now we have a situation in no one knows where he is and the whole operation thinner out there now than it was before. because so many of the protest leaders are now engaged in mounting civil security guarding public buildings, riot police have gone and the army isn't on the ground. it's an extraordinary situation and everyone is looking for apartment for the next move but do not regard tymoshenko as the key figure for the future. because she's very unpopular

amongst some of the protest leaders, regarded by some as something of an from the past who causes division, so by no means is it a clear set future for this country right now. >> and, of course, hanging overall of this is russia, and what russia might do. and, of course, yanukovych was backed by russia. what is russia's next move likely to be. well, there has already been one move and that is to effectively freeze the financial aid package it was releasing bit by bit $2 billion is being held back. russia has already said it's not happy with the way parliament has acted. question mark over the wil legay of effectively impeaching the president when all they did really was to vote him out. he did not even sign the reversion to the 2004 contusion,

but having said that, those are all past events, the man is out. it would appear, it's just a question of how he actually leaves the country if at all or if he faces justice. but russia is insisting that it will not release an aid package until a government is formed or it won't actually consider what it will do about an aid package until the government is formed. and we have to add to that all of the uncertainty that surrounds the economy, it's by no means a simple process, a lot of people forget that what a lt of this was all about initially is whether it's your up or europe that is key to the country. russia is very unhappy about how events have turned out. how it has swayed is complicated picture, insecure picture, but as far as the people here are concerned, they are relieved that there is peace after a roller coast are of emotion of tragedy, of brief, of excitement

and now now you ca exhaustion. >> indeed and you can hear them sing big it. andrew immaterial ups in kiev there. balance tan fighters have attacked an army base in afghanistan. killed 19 soldiers and tid napped seven others let's get the latest from bernard smith. that a going attack still not over yet, what are you hearing? >> reporter: no, the afghan security forces are telling us that the operation is still going on. by our calculations we think this about one of the largest single taliban attacks there has been on an afghan base or any army base in a couple of years the police chief telling us about 100 taliban fighters launched the attack on this base near the pakistan board at about

3:00 this morning, the fighters the police chief tells us were made up of afghan, pakistanis and arab taliban fighters and managed to kill 19 afghan soldiers and take six or seven of them hostage, that's also the single largest loss of life for the afghan army in the last two months. the previous one was in march last year. when 18 soldier remember killed when a convoy was attacked, particularly this time of year, as well, when it's still very cold and very snowy up there, soaredly the taliban's activities are curtailed base of the weather, but it seems on this occasion, despite the very cold weather they have launched this attack. >> bernard, for the moment, thanks very much for that bernard smith bringing us u up-to-date in kabul. the united states says that real work can now begin to deliver supplies to millions of desperate syrian red sox. that's after the u.n. security council united for the very first time on the rez looms resn

that can he demands free access to cities needing aid. a report from new york. >> reporter: a rare sight inside the united nations security council chamber, unanimous support for a draft resolution on getting humanitarian aid inside syria. >> the draft resolution received 15 votes in fave. favor it has been adopted unanimously. >> it showed a hunt of frustration over the diplomat lick wrangler. >> this should not have been necessary. it's not something to be negotiated it is something to be allowed by virtue of international law. >> reporter: for speaks weeks there were deep divisions between russia and western countries over previous versions of the rez like, moscow claimed they claimed one sided accusations against the syrian regime without ahead quickly acknowledging the role of opposition forces and it was also unhappy with the threat the u.n. sanctions against anyone obstructing the delivery of aid.

that paragraph was taken oust final resolution. >> the russian federation supported the draft resolution since when agree upon the document many russian considerations were borne in mind and as a result, the document took on a balanced nature. >> reporter: the resolution demands cross border access to syria, the lifting of sieges and the end to shell and aerial attacks. the key questions now for the syrian government how and when will the aid be delivered. >> as hard as it was to finally achieve a security council resolution, passing today's resolution was the easy part. the hard and desperately necessary part is implementation. the world now needs to stand united on behalf of implementation so that there are no more broken promises, no more delays, no more coupling minor concessions with cruel and shameless attacks on civilians. >> reporter: there is no doubt the unity shown by the security council is a diplomatic breakthrough. but the true impact of the

resolution can't be measured unless and until humanitarian aid actually reaches the millions of syrian drapped inside their own country. cath turn, he al jazerra, at the united nations, new york. >> syria's neighbor is still feeling the effects of the war, two soldiers and a civilian have died in a suicide bombing in lebanon, more than a dozen others injured when a car bomb exploded in the strong hold a sunni rebel grew has claimed responsibilities of the attack, behind a number of recent attacks in the area saying they are in response to hezbollah's involvement in syria. egypt's outed president is s due back in court the charges are corruption and espionage. these facing separate charges. he's also facing charges over a jail break during the up rising that toppled former president hospital my mubarak. al jazerra is still saying

it's staff must be released. for 57 days now they have been in prison. they are accused of having links with terrorist organizations and spreading false news, al jazerra rejects those charges. another al jazerra reporter has been in prison since august. still to come here on al jazerra, venezuelans from both sides of the political divide fill the streets as pressure mounds on the president. stay with us. ♪

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♪ ♪ welcome back the sto toppers on al jazerra. the where about of the ukrainian president are unknown. his main rival yulia tim shiancoe has called on protesterprotesters to keep demonstrating. taliban fighters have attacked an army base in the east, killing 19 soldiers and kidnapped seven others, the defense hincidents prompted hami to postpone a trip. mine million syrians need help.

now, described by some as the world's top drug lord, joaquin guzman, also known as el chapo, or shorty, has been captured. mexico's most wanted has bun on the run for 13 years and was once on fork fox, list forbes ls airs. >> reporter: after h evading capture for years, mexican law officials were keen to parade him before the ca cameras, guzmn ran the sinaloa cartel was captured overnight by u.s. and mexican officials in ma sa maza. >> today at 6:40 a.m. in the morning, elements obtained i can't keen guzman along weighing collaborator. >> reporter: he's been one of the world's most wanted men since a escaping from a mexican prison in january 2001 in the

lack of a laundry truck, since thence his edge prior has ex-end panned iexpanded across the glo. controlling some of the most lucrative drug struggling routes from the mexico to u.s. cocaine, marijuana, one of the most sophisticated criminal organizations in the world. no shortage of men with decades of experience waiting to take hayes place. >> they have created a power vacuum if the succession does not go well, the tenants may fight amongst themselves and it may fracture, or the rival cartels may sense weakness or division and try to move in on their territory which is valuable trapping routes and that's where the real violence comes. >> reporter: he was captured saturday morning without a shot being fired. mexican officials said the operation was a collaboration between the mexican navy and united states drug enforcement administration.

>> this operation over the last month have very definitive moments that led to his arrest. between the 13th and 17th of february, several homes which he used were discovered and some of these homes we discovered that it was connected by several tunnels to seven homes. not only connected by several tunnels, but he also used the city's drainage system. >> reporter: a the arrest was herrelled by mexican president on twitter as a major breakthrough. it's unlikely to put a did he want in the cartel's day-to-day operations, adam rainy, al jazerra in pueblo, mexico. venezuela's president is calling for a day of national unity next week, tens of thousands attended rival rally on his saturday. organized by the pro and anti-government camps. from caracas, rachel levine reports. >> reporter: for hours venezuelans e endured the heat o attends a rally called by former

presidential candidate enrique in the capital on saturdayal it's been 10 days since political turmoil grimed this country. many people like this woman are worried the situation is only getting worse. >> translator: we are divided. it's almost like we are two separate countries. we think very differently. if the president doesn't believe what we are sailing and called you liars he' layers he's liars. >> reporter: the op since leader is still in jail. the movement doesn't seem to be losing momentum. singing the national anthem thousands of people answer the call of opposition leader enrique to come out and stand united on saturday here in caracas and show their unity [inaudible] against the government. he urged the crowd to stay peaceful but had harsh words for

his poligh political rival. >> translator: nicholas if you want to step in to the ring we can put the gloves on but you must know that you will be fighting against millions of venezuelans. across town a rival march was held with tens of thousands of supporters of president nicholas maduro, hold be up a grenade he said was used by protest, he he blame the violence on the opposition. >> translator: this here, they throw it and it works like a grenade. this is terrorism they fit it with nails and throw it he at the national guard to kill people. >> reporter: hours after the duadueling rallies. confrontations, students threw rocks at police and they responsed by gassing the demonstrators. the frustration of many was

palpable. >> translator: we are the future of this country and they treat us like dogs there are no police to fight against criminals, they are fighting against the students instead. >> reporter: press maduro has called for a national day of peace next wednesday. involveing all sectors of society. rachel los angeles vin, al jazerra, caracas venezuela. celebrations are getting under way to mark the ninth birthday of zimbabwe's president. achieving that milestone doesn't mean that he will be leaving the top job. in an interview on state television he said he had no plans to retire and he is a fit as a have i hadal. biggest day celebrations are believed to be costal a million dollars, his actual party was on friday but he was in singapore for an eye operation.

this is in contrast to the lives of most people in zimbabwe. >> reporter: exactly. people have already started singing happy birthday. the people celebrating his birthday. but a lot of people across the country are struggling, the economy isn't 'do doing too well. they have high up unemployment. a lot of things he is now 90 years old, that's quite extraordinary lik in all country like zimbabwe, most people are 45, 50 years old. a lot of people think it's remarkable that he is 90 years old. but at the same time, most of the people are struggle to go make it day-to-day because things are really very tough. cornell justice remembers using the now defunct billion dollars notes and living with hyperinflation. the u.s. dollar is now legal tender, along with the south african rand, and money from

bats wanna and the wish british pound, using multiple currency has made good available but some people can't afford it. >> one goes shopping only by charity. >> reporter: civil bob way has had no currency of its own since 2000 nigh. they correctly allowed the italian dollar, some economists warn this will not solve the country's economic problem. the president has just turned 90 years old he's africa's older leader and doesn't appear there bto bea plan for his succession. it's making investors nervous

his policies are a concern for some in the international community. >> the economy is in a comatose state, yes, he realizes that, that they have to shift positively. it goes hand for hand with the issues. nowhere in the world with you see economies without a significant chance [inaudible] >> reporter: zimbabwe's liquidity crisis has seen businesses close, workers laid off and banks not lending money the unemployment rate is more than 80%, corruption in state-run companies is at an all-time high. government officials blame western sanctions for the country's problems, some people worry the economy is in an irreparable state. >> so the president says that he's fit as a fiddle. he's 90 years old and not going

anywhere but there is some speculation about the state of his health, isn't there? >> reporter: there is, he has just come back for singapore where he went for eye surgery and his trips have been rather frequent of late. people are worrying how well is he. what will happen if something happens to him. there is no clear succession plan, surprisingly in the last few months there las been lots of talk about in fighting in the ruling party. different sides are trying to vie for the leadership role. he came out very strongly warning them saying do not discuss the end of me. do not discuss my death. i'll be around for a long, long time. but he is 90 years old and a lot of people here are waiting to see what he looks like after his trip from association poor, how healthy is he, even though he says he's fit enough for live for a long time you can can't dismiss the fact that he is old and some people are saying what really will happen top -- to the country, sorry, if there is no

clear succession plan in place. >> okay, thanks very much for that. those celebrations obviously starting to get underway behind you there. for the moment thank you. supporters of thailand's prime minister are threatening a more aggressive approach towards anti-government protesters. it's unclear whether the call means taking up arms but it comes hours after government attacks at an anti government rally they shot in the crowd and set of explosives. police say a child was killed and dozens injured. the fear is that the two groups are about to enter a more violent and confrontational period. protesters taking place in the turkish city of istanbul over a continue very shacontroversial . dozens arrested. protesters say the legislation is censorship giving the government more control over the internet. they are also against a

judiciary bill that allows the government more authority in naming judges and prosecutors. iraq's defense ministry says it's stopping military operations in the city of fallujah for three days. officials say it's a plan of goodwill in an attempt to end months of fighting in the city west of the capital of baghdad. violence erupted in fallujah and other parts of anbar province in december when fighters from the islamic state of iraq, which has been link today al qaeda took over in anbar. in brazil, police used tear gas to break up protests in sao paulo over the rising cost of hosting this year's football world cup. the demonstration was largely peaceful, apart from some vandalism and scuffles with police, but it was the latest in the steer riz of protest to his hit brazil since last june, calling for better public services and an end to

corruption. the last surviving member of the von trap family which inspired the film the sound of music has died. maria von trap fled nazi occupied austria with her family in 1938. the family of singers then went to win a acclaim in new york. their story became the basis for the sound of news being a movie about a woman who married a widower with seven children. maria was 99 years old. just days after the mobile messaging service what's up was bought out by facebook in a multi billion dollars deal it's back in the spotlight. a breakdown in communication has outraged many users before it was restored. gerald has the details. 67. >> it's an out i believe that affected 450 million people unable to sends or receive messages and that frustration has been made clear on social media. it remained a top trending topic

on twitter. and here a sampling of some of the post that his we saw. this is it, the a park lips. what did people do in no the whose app times. not cool, mark, not cool. that, of course, referring to facebook ceo mark zuckerberg. the conspiracy theory is that facebook spent all the money to weed out composition it. some of the photos show it west, one with a happy mark zuckerberg, so, so your what's up has stopped working, my plan is work being. another has a similar theme it says if you can't beat it buy it and shut it down. and then we have this gray stone be moaning the loss.

shortly after the outage they took to twitter confirming if that was experiencing problems but people haven't stopped talking about it. a definite sign of our times. and don't forget you can keep up to date with all the news on our websites aljazerra.com. raising the minimum wage cost a-million jobs and hider borrowing standards are threatening the american dream. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." >> this is "real money" and you are the most important of the show and join in on the conversation on twitter and facebook. president obama met with the