>> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> >> >> a country torn between the east and west. ukraine's acting president says it's time to move closer to the european union. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from doha. also on the program - >> uganda's president about to sign a law that could be used to gaol homosexuals for life. >> a new battle for a former venezuelan general ral i whying supporters as -- rallying

supporters as he criticises the president nicolas maduro. >> honouring afghanistan's fallen soldiers who died in a taliban attack. >> ukraine's interim leadership is attempting to move quickly to reshape the country and look at the latest developments. turchynov has been appointed interim president. he will stablilize the economy and steer the path to the west. >> russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said the opposition had seized power through violence and kiev despite a negotiated deal. washington warned russia to keep the forces away. the governor of one of ukraine's populous regions called for a rejection of the rebellion in the capital.

we go to the border to gauge reaction. >> still standing high and proud on the main square, a statue of lenin surrounded and determined to protect it. and determined to stand by the links with moscow. the region's governor walked amongst them, urging them to remain peaceful, releasing the tide's rebellion. >> translation: we are not going anywhere. do not trust anybody. i am still the governor. i will not resign. the words were in russian, this is a heartland of support for viktor yanukovych. his whereabouts are a matter of intense speculation. if he is seeking sank uary, this is where to find it. it was their votes that got to democratically elected. the governor has been evicted from his headquarters, and the spirit has taken route in this

city. they were arming themselves with sticks and batons, and i saw a crate of molotov cocktails carried into the building. tensions grew, with police used to keep the sides apart. events moved so quickly they should be called pro-government protesters. their people were ruling in kiev. >> in the city of k. >> -- kirch in the south, russian crowds broke up a demonstration. scenes like these are spreading. >> in sunday night the standoff continued, in scenes that are an eerie mirror image of the months of demonstrations on independence square. here they want to turn to russia, and keep their backs to europe. >> the statue of lenin, people are gathering in the square. there's no denying the divisions are deeper and the situation is

dangerous. the occupiers of the headquarters are determined to stand their ground. they may be heavily outnumbered, but they feel history is on their side. david chater, al jazeera. >> we go to the ukrainian capital. is the opposition holding together. at the moment it seems like the opposition is holding together. parliament is due to reconvene in an hour, to try to put together the unity government. as you said earlier, the acting president has given to all the political factions until tuesday, to come up with the national unity government. you will have a lot of political rang wring going on. a thorny issue will be what kind

of ministerial post with the party of regions, of the former president viktor yanukovych. it will be important for them to have a prominent post, and to sort of convince all the supporters of viktor yanukovych that this is the way forward for this country. there are two names that are floating around for the post of prime minister. one is petraporasthanko, he's held several posts and has been a successful businessman. the second man was the man who basically was in charge of the fatherland party of tymoschenko while she was in detention. he has a lot of support here in maydan square. we don't know how they'll be received by the other side, by those who feel really that their

vote has been taken away and those who feel that there is a whole illegitimate process and look at the acting president as the acting president. a lot of difficult things to put toot. institute are we expecting a financial institution to nudge that governmental transition. or will it be the same package of conditional help that president viktor yanukovych found objectionable? >> we don't know the details. katherine ashton is due to arrive in the coming hours. we know that the trade pact that was there in the past will be put on the table again, that there'll be some economic stimulus package, basically financial aid that will be tide to what kind of reforms this interim government will bridge about in the short term, and how it's planning to take the

country to the presidential election, which is set for may 25th. there's a realisation that the economy of this country is in dire straits. it was crippled when the crisis started nearly three months ago. things have gotten worse, and you have to add to that the $15 billion aid that viktor yanukovych decided to take, but it has been suspended at the moment from moscow, but this is a country that needs money as quick as possible, but katherine ashton will probably have preconditions. >> thank you so much. >> uganda's president is expected to sign an anti-homosexuality bill into law this hour. that's according to the president's office. uganda has a strict antigay law and penalty. this legislation goes further. it car yits prison sentences for homosexual acts. it carries penalties for doctors

and teachers who fail to report gay people to the police. there are possible prison sentences for anyone that promotes or talks to anyone. michael webb has this report. >> this man has aids in uganda it makes life difficult. we have changed his name and hidden his face. the clinic provide services for sex workers and gay men. he comes to get life-saving drugs, and he is worried the new law will make that impossible. >> i don't think the government will allow us to be here. they were made to think that. the hospital is promoting that. it is not true. >> in parliament the anti-homosexuality bill was past in december. it increases gaol time saying medics and teachers must report

homosexuals. after delays the president said he'd sign it into law. it's widely supported. it's attracted heavy criticism. president barack obama says it should not be signed. it will not go down well at home. the government minister threatened to resign over it. uganda's law has to be passed, it could be reversed. >> it is worse than the bill you are fighting left and right. it could wipe out the whole humanity. what will you be left with? >> religion is important to people in uganda. at the side of the street you

can buy paraphernalia outside a church. it was some religious leaders who had a key role and support the homosexuality bill. in reality the law is rarely enforced. few people go to court or gaol, and it's unlikely the new law could be fully enforced. the rhetoric vouching it made life dangerous. >> medics say the bull contradict ethical codes. some say it's a convenient distraction from wide-spread corruption and lack of public services. >> others like him ka hope the politics will not cut off the medicines that keep him alive. >> this man works with the sexual minorities uganda advocating for gay and sexual

rights. he joins me via skype. is it clear why the president changed his mind. he said he wouldn't sign it until he had research from the u.s. >> hello from kampala. it's not clear. i think it's more of a maize. it's confusing as to why he's on one hand saying he's going to sign, on the other hand he says he's not going to sign. you know, there are talks of how homosexuality is a western influence, and he's searching for or seeking for indulgence from the u.s. it's - it's sort of a puzzle. we - it's - we don't know where he stands exactly. >> the laws are based on british laws, colonial laws. what do you make of an argument we heard of homosexuality and

equality in a neocolonial plot to depopulate africa? >> it's not true. i was listening to that and i was smiling and laughing. i mean, the world is full of diversity. people who are straight, you have people who are gay. there are people who are heterosexual and do not want children. those that have kids and get them. there's no plot to depop u lies - depopularize humanity in this country, so that argument does not hold at all. equality is something that we, as ugandans always have. we have been a tolerant society. and the british laws took it away from us. it is disturbing when i'm holding on to - we choose - we

select what we want to stick with, and give back some of the things. i mean british - british law that we are using today. britain itself does not calize homosexuality. why do people follow that. >> thank you so much. >> lots more to come on al jazeera. what is el chappo double crossed. members of the drug cartel helped with the capture.

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>> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera. legislation which could be used to gaol homosexuals for life in uganda is shortly to be signed into law. they already have strict legislation. this will be more so. >> ukraine's interim president said his country will focus on closer ties with the e.u. the acting president called for a new more equal relationship with russia. >> there's concerns the country could split along pro-russia, prove-europe divide. >> that's is the situation inside ukraine. white house correspondent patty culhane reports on how world leaders are reacting to events there. >> as the final olympic fireworks fade into darkness the spotlight is on russian president vladimir putin. world leaders wondering with the

games over, what will be his next step next door in ukraine. his ally, ukrainian president viktor yanukovych fled the capital, stripped of power by parliament, his whereabouts unknown. the u.s. is warning russia not to send in the troops to bring him back to power. >> that would be a graf mistake. it's not in the interest of ukraine, rush ha or europe. it's in nobody's interest to see violence return and the situation escalate. >> ukraine is a country with divided loyalties. in the west the worry is the country is split in two. in a phone call the u.s. secrete told the foreign minister sergei lavrov that he expects sovereignty and integrity to be respected. european leaders echoed the call. >> the important thing is that

ukrainians are united and the integrity should be implemented and safe. >> russia has stopped giving financial aid to ukraine, which will force the country likely to look to the international monetary fund. it did it, but lost the help when it didn't cut back on subsidies. the international monetary fund indicated there'll be strings attached. >> if ukrainian authorities were to task for international monetary fund support, whether it's policy advice, whether it's financial support together with economic reform discussions, obviously it was done ready to do that. in the u.s. there's concern about what will happen next. >> russia and vladimir putin will pressure ukraine. the trump card is natural gas. gas prom provides gas for the countries, when putin doesn't like the political behaviour he

cuts it off or raises it out of site. he has the power to pressure. >> barack obama said what is happening is not a cold war chess game with russia, but it is clearly russia's move next. >> in venezuela nicolas maduro is grappling with his biggest crisis since coming to power. there has been weeks of protests for and against his government. on sunday it was his supporters that took to the streets. crowd held flags and waved pro-nicolas maduro banners. >> a group of opposition supporters gathered at the home of an army general. he addressed dozens from his balcony. nicolas maduro ordered the ost for inciting the murder of a pro-government person. >> nicolas maduro maintains support. there is growing discontent over

inflation, food shortages and the murder rate. we have this report. >> they are frustrated and angry, fed up with what they feel is a government to doesn't listen to them. nearly three weeks ago students ignited a protest movement that is spreading. some want the government change, others want to change the government. >> we dreamed venezuela would advance, not regress. we have food shortages. >> with 15 years of hugo chavez and now nicolas maduro, most of the students have never known any other system of government. so far the cries for change resonate with the upper class and people that supported the opposition.

>> in the neighbourhood with the president enjoys almost full support people have similar grievances - high inflation and soaring crime. the protests continue. many here benefitted from the social programs chavez supported. free medicine, better schools and government housing. students like these are getting a free university education. they have not gone to a protest and have no plans to do so. >> translation: they don't know what they want. they say they protest because they have to buy flower and milk and have to wait in line. they just don't want nicolas maduro. >> on saturday the opposition leader enriqua cap rilize warned the students that the movement has little chance of succeeding if it doesn't spread to other

sectors of society. >> translation: i ask those protesting don't lock yourself up, what good does that do. who will you convince if you lock yourself in. >> how many people hearize had call might determine the future of the movement. >> a senior commander of the pakistani taliban has been shut dead in the north-west. his car was fired upon in north waziristan. he had taken over as the head of the the group after the leader was killed in a drone strike in november. >> afghanistan's defence minister hinted at the involvement of foreign intelligence agencies on the attack at an outpost. a memorial has been held. we have this support in kabul.

>> the killing of 21 soldiers as she slept seems to be the worse blow to government soldiers. it was overrun by hundreds of taliban fighters. the attack was organised from the other side of the border. it was intensive. the arm your defended their country until the last drop of their blood. >> the defence minister accused a foreign intelligence service of planning the attack. they didn't name pakistan, but the inference was clear. >> sense the beginning of the year more than 80 soldiers have been killed, a measure of the challenges as it looks after the security and asks for help of n.a.t.o. forces. >> the air support that n.a.t.o. would have wanted was not available this time. this man's son was a soldier for

many years. >> he was the only breadwinner, his father says. there has been an outpouring of public sympathy for the soldiers and their family, and frustration about fears the army is poorly equipped. all this may have helped prompt the public memorial. it was the first for the afghan army, which was reluctant to publicise growing lifts. >> syrian families told al jazeera that they've been denied interview into jordan. from northern jordan our correspondent reports. >> since the syrian refugee crisis began, the jordanian

government built camps like this one. it also wanted to avoid these informal settlements set up by the refugees themselves. >> here, hundreds of families left the camp to live on privately owned land. she says she's poor and this man prefers to live in a tent to living amongst strangers. >> translation: i don't have $300 to rent a flat. i'm not getting $70 a month to spend on food. it's better to live in a tent than a landlord who pants their money. >> this is a bedouin position to help and protect relatives. that is what this jordanian man is doing. >> i gave them land to build the tents. i have built bathroom and a shower and make sure assistance is distributed. >> it helps, but there are fewer

services. men have to buy their own water. >> it's fine. in change for the freedom and security and familiarity that they get. most refugees who left the camp to live in tents say returning is not an option. it's because refugees from the province make up the majority and the refugees do not feel comfortable. >> a bedouin from homs says she's used to a nomadic lifestyle. >> translation: there are differences between us and those who live in refugee camps. they are farmers, we are beddoe wince. we can't live together. we can only live with our own people. >> these sentiments have sprung up over jordan. the fost is tolerant. but there are limits.

>> people that up land without authorisation or approval to do so or families not properly registered through the government registration system. >> in those cases the government declared it will take action. >> jordan is the largest host action. the number of those coming from syria is likely to rise. >> u.s. authorities say the mexican drug lord known assel chappo was captured with the help of members of his cartel. the mexican government is producing the arrest as a victory. >> the web of tunnels linking several homes allows guzman to evate capture. when he left them behind, the risk multiplied. he was found in a small

apartment. they found an arsenal of grenades, rocket launchers and guns. he was unable to get to them. on the run for 13 years and still the boss of the largest criminal organise air, he seemed almost too powerful to catch. that leant him almost a mystical character. it led to songs about his evading the law and about his capture. his submission to mexican marines designed to send a message that drug lords are not untouchable. under the last government many believe his operations were tolerated. a former federal prosecutor says the arrest is a potent sting ball and triumph for the president. it's not enough on its own to break the cartels. >> translation: the strike

against guzman is important. striking at their financial operation is more important, and maintain social programs to steer kids away from organised crime. >> but skepticism runs deep. whatever the government's message, many doubt the violence country will be any safer. >> he's a leader. in the end it's a hidera, you cut one head and two grow back. >> it's a smoke clean from the government. we are a corrupt country, where the government doesn't practice democracy. >> the sinaloa's business stretches from asia australia and into europe. >> last time he was caught he escaped after bribing guards. the u.s. is seeking an extradition. an official at the mexican

attorney-general's office told al jazeera that he must face prosecution first, in a country that must pay a high price. >> and a quick reminder you can keep up to date with all the news on the website. the address aljazeera.com. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you're in the extreme. those in school, tuition is high, and the jobs that will pay the loans are scarce. what's behind the decline in the legal industry, and what will it mean when you need a lawyer.