so all of our guests. until next time, waj and i will see you online. ♪ >> looking for leadership - ukraine's new powerplayers are trying to form a government by the end of the day. >> welcome to al jazeera. live from doha. also on the program - a day after a top pakistani talibani commander was targeted, an air strike in the tribal areas kills for than 30 people. downsizing - the u.s. defense secretary plans to shrink the army to its smallest size since world war ii. >> and keeping connected, we

report from the phone show where they are looking at connecting pretty much everything from the internet. . >> hello, ukraine is in need of leadership. the same politicians who removed the president are working frantically to form a new government. interim president oleksandr turchynov was a government in place by the end of the day. moscow describes the circumstances surrounding the new government as an armed mutiny. the european union is offering opposition leader support. u.n. foreign policy chief has been meeting them in the u.n. to discuss stabilizing the economy. andrew simmonds has been monitoring developments. >> in the aftermath of violence in the scare, this will be a moment us day with the formation

of a government, a caretaker prime minister, if you will, and the start of a presidential campaign elections for a new head of state. the likely choice for prime minister is soon to be alsani yatanyuk. he's up against petro-porashanko. that prime minister will put forward nominations of ministers in the cabinet. a raft of measures are expected. there's a fast pace to events, including trying to get justice against the former head of state, viktor yanukovych. his whereabouts are still unknown. he's wanted for mass murder along with a number of other people. there are rumours about possible involvement and an escape bid from gymea. there's a financial crisis mere, a col os ol one.

$35 billion is needed. european unions top diplomat, katherine ashton is in the city trying to broker a bailout deal. that might take place, and russia is causing even more of a crisis by suspending the aid program, $15 billion worth. that is an aspect to the further chaos in ukraine. >> as andrew reported, there are two nominees for the post of interim prime minister. both are well-known and established figures. the first is an economist and lawyer who served as foreign minister and is a leader of the group in parliament. he's an ally of newly freed former prime minister dism julia tymoschenko. >> and the second nominee is a former prime minister.

he's not aligned to any grouping. he was the chairman of ukraine's central bank. and rory challands is in moscow and says russia's reaction has been verbal - at least until now. >> strong worth were processed on monday from the russian governme government. the ministry of foreign affairs has been putting out statements saying what has gone on in ukraine amounts to a power grab. the interim government resorted to what it calls terrorist tack tigs. russia recalled its -- tactics. russia recalled its ambassador to ukraine, and there's nobody in ukraine that russia can do business with, and russia doesn't regard the interim government as legitimate. other than strong statements, russia hasn't actually been making any overt actions. essentially it is sitting on the sidelines and waiting to see

what happens. that might not continue though if russia feels that ethnic r h russians in ukraine are victimized. if that happens, russia might get more directly involved than it is at the moment. >> after a time utility use few days tensions are simmering in the russian-speaking district of ukraine. david chater is in a city where pro-russian citizens are vocing their opposition. >> still standing their ground, the pro-europe contesters in the city showing their defiance, trying to repeat the miracle of kiev's independence square in karkiev, an hour's drive from the border and the control of the kremlin. >> the city's mayor pleaded with

them for a few minutes silent, explaining why they should end the occupation. his plea fell on deaf ears. inside they were discussing their tactics for the day ahead and how they'd resist plans to evict them. across the square the pro-costco demonstrators mounting guard around the statue of lenin, the only one that is left, not banished to the suburbs. the creme lip's grip on events, even here, is loosening. >> an attempt by the governor's secretaries to remove personal belongings is stopped. the cardboard boxes contained silver statue of the deposed president. the man in person avoided a similar fate. they think we are supposed to yield to them because they are

wearing masks and carrying batons. we'll take away the clubs and smash their heads with them. >> what we see is not a single sign of remorse. they have no grasp of the fact that they are criminals. they organised the gangs. so far the thin black lines of the city's police preventeded the two sides coming to blows. the anger is swirming around the square -- swirling around the square. what lies ahead, but rumours are rife that the next time the man makes an importance, he'll bring a squad of riot police, instead of a megaphone. >> pakistani fighter jets have bombed suspected taliban hyde outs in the north-west, killing 30 fight erts, according to -- fighters, according to military officials who say they are in north and west waziristan. is a civilian house was hit,

killing two members of a family. >> a day earlier a talibani commander was shot dead in north waziristan, it is not clear who killed him. we have the latest from yourself lemma bad. >> pakistani soldiers have been pounding the region. the military says it's training areas. they have been hitting ammunition dumps belonging to the taliban pakistan. all this is happening at a time when the cabinet meeting is underway to discuss what sort of policy the government is likely to adopt - whether it will go for a military operation in north waziristan, or keep the option of talks open. however, most political and military analysts believe the military strikes in the area are softening. the heart pourings and strongholds of the taliban,

pakistan, and a prelude to a ground offensive. >> the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel is calling for the pentagon to cut military spending. under his proposal the u.s. army would be cut to pre-world war ii levels. it would be reduced by 70,000 to around 450,000. among other cuts the spy plane will be retired. hagel's proposal is running into opposition. >> only china has more troops on active duty than the u.s. the men military is considered -- american military is considered the most powerful. chuck hagel says he must cut the size of the military. the majority in the army. from 525,000 to 440,000. >> we chose strength and

structure active and reserve. in order to sustain readiness and technological superiority. >> by cutting numbers to not seen since before world war ii. he'd have more money for special forces and cyber war fair, it means that the us would not be able to fight two wars at the same time. >> this proposal represented a realistic way forward. >> the pentagon is under pressure to cut a trillion in spending in the next 10 years to balance the budget. >> hagel says it means closing u.s. bases. cutting orders for weapons, planes and ships. members of congress do not like any of these options - jobs and promises made to the troops. >> we are trying to solve financial problems on the backs of the military, that can't be

done. if it could be done, it shouldn't be. >> despite the political objections, military analysts say congress and the public will have to get on board. >> i don't know of anybody comfortable with the inside that we can carry out our defense and global responsibilities with 2.6% of gdp. that is where we are heading, and that is a political question. >> financial realities running into promises already made and the way the u.s. protects the nation. . >> a south korean president is marking her first year in office with a push for economic reform. she's planning to speed up growth and invest billions in start-up companies and wants to create more jobs. harry fawcett has more from seoul where a union demonstration is under way to mark the first year in office. >> the first anniversary as

president has been marked by a large demonstration, tens of the thousands of members of the korean confederation of trade unions, upset and worried by the president's reaffirmed commitment in her speech of taking office, that she wants to take on the public sector, reform it, make it less inefficient and privatize some parts of the public sector, seeing a lot of rail strikes and crackdown against the korean rail union. the president focussed on the economy. she'd been expecting this for weeks. she said a reform package would be announced and she's talking about rebalancing the economy away from a reliance on manufacturing and exports towards services, domestic

spending, revitalizing housing sectors, building houses and loans, and a 3.7 billion fund for entrepreneurs trying to start up companies. >> more ahead. when we come back, aid deliveries resume to palestine refugees in a camp in damascus. can it continue? with the asia cup under way in bangladesh we look at how cricket there is easing tensions.

. >> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera -

ukraine's interim president oleksandr turchynov hopes to have a coalition government in place before the tuesday deadline set by parliament. there are two names put forward for the post of prime minister. both are well-known political figures. pakistanie fighter jets bombed hued outs in the north -- hide outs in the north-west. it's been reported that two civilians were killed. >> south koreans' president marks her first year in office. she plans to cut red tape for business. >> the u.n. resumed food distributions to palestinian refugees in southern damascus. the agencies was forced to halt supplies earlier this month. on monday each family got one

food parcel. enough to sustain a family for a week. the u.n. says it has nor do. >> water is very important, and what is important now is access that we have to the people wells a daily occurrence, a simply occurrence, and that progressively we expand our reach. with the thaws onwards of people who have not received assistance. >> millions of syrians are displaced within the country. in the city of aleppo many decided to stay. >> shutting themselves in. this is what it has come to in syria's largest city, aleppo. people have taken to bricking up their windows to stay safe. >> of course, it's safer for the children, because of shrapnel from the shelling. great pressure follows the

barrel bombs, even if from long distances. we decided to do this simple thing. >> this is what they are trying to protect against. bombs which left houses, buildings and lives in ruin. many homes are deserted. streets, too. these people blame the government. >> the barrel bombs dropped on us destroyed everything and forced the people to flee. bashar al-assad kept people off the streets. we will stay here. this is our land. >> leaving is not a decision anyone is making easy. >> i was born here, i live here and i'll die here. >> people fled, may god protect them, because there's no safety. 20 barrel bombs a day at aleppo. >> the city in some way, shape or form survived for 8,000 years, through fire,

floods and invasion. now it must survive a war within. >> the death toll from anti-government protests in venezuela rose to 13 people. demonstrators have been setting up roadblocks and continue to call on president nicolas maduro to step down. they placed rubbish and debris on the main roads, disrupting traffic. thousands of bikers have been riding around caracas. they told reporters that the president can counselled on what they called iron horses. nicolas maduro has this message for supporters. >> translation: it's not a conspiracy. venezuela is facing a fascist coup. we need an end to the revolution and democracy. >> let's take a look at a moment to look at the three players. nicolas maduro won the election

in april last year, replacing chavez. in his words he wanted to chn chavez's revolution. he narrowly defeated cap rilize. he wanted to move forward. another opposition person has been growing. this man's demand is that the government protesters have a right to protest. he was arrested and accused of ipp citing violence. >> we sent our reporter to meet leopoldo lopez wife. she said her husband is willing to go gaol for his cause. >> we are in fear that we'll be killed or kidnapped. we queue for hours to buy supplies that are rationed.

cooking oil, toilet paper. there's discontent. there's no answers. there's no sensible economics. the economy is falling apart. it's a disaster. nothing works. there's no law, no defense, no justice, no respect for human right, no guarantee. >> how far is your husband, leopoldo lopez, willing to go in the fight. >> leopoldo lopez was clear, if him going to gaol means venezuela will wake um, it's worth him going to gaol. if it takes days, months, whatever it takes. >> a couple of other stories we expect to develop later. germany's chancellor angela merkel will have a visit it israel, and hold a news conference with binyamin netanyahu. they met on monday. the nuclear program and the middle east peace protest toppeded the agenda.

>> iraq's foreign minister is heading across the border to meet a counterpart, coming days after bankers signed a contract. iraq and iran moved closer since saddam hussein was removed from power in 2003. >> cricket fans will keep an eye on the asia cup. afghanistan will be, for the first time, facing the home nation, india, pakistan and sri lanka. >> this was a close-run thing for bangladesh. the political virus almost cost them the event. we have had report from the capital. >> a year of chaos left the country struggling. not fear. almost everyone in bangladesh, many of the particulars have strong political views. once they enter the field, they

leave it behind. >> when we play cricket, we are is 100% altogether. we forget the politics, this is why cricket is growing in popularity. >> bangladesh is about to host two major tournament. the world cup and the asia cup, which starts soon. the images going around the world last year were disturbing. buses, riots. it put the country's chances of hosting the tournaments at risk. >> the violence has died down. >> we feel excited about seeing bangladesh play, we are here to encourage the country to show pride. >> at the height of political violents, several countries considered pulling out of bangladesh. today it seems a distant memory. despite the climate of calm,

organizers say they are taking security seriously. >> this is a former captain of the bangladesh team. he works for the asian cricket counsel for att. the organizers of the asia cup. >> there was an issue that the agency were thinking, that political issues were not stable. a lot of people were thinking that the tournament can go somewhere else. bangladesh managed the tournament. they can organise it. it's going smoothly so far. >> cricket is the unifying force. when the national team plays it gives bangladesh's something to get behind. staging the asian cup means that it could be a nation of harmony, instead of a nation of discord. >> sri lanka has accused the

u.n. human rights chief of interference with internal inquiries into alleged war crimes during the civil war. the government rejected a call from the u.n. for international investigation. the united nations high commission for human rights questioned the independence of the investigation. >> thousands of people died in the final months to the sri lankan government's war against the tamil tigers in 2009. >> what has happened is controversial. the sri lankan government launched its own inquiries. the u.n. high commission sees those inquiries, as independent and not credible. she urges that there should be an international independent choiry. she says religious minorities, lawyers, journalists and human rights workers are being

harassed. she said -- the u.n. human rights council meet in geneva next month and must decide whether to launch an independent international inquiry. >> australia's government plans to relax foreign ownership rules for qantas. at the moment it's capped at 49%, under a law designed to keep most of the airline in australian hands. qantas claims that the law puts it at a disadvantage. the struggling airline is reportedly about to cut 5,000 jobs as it tries to save $2 billion in cost. the government says if it can help, they will. >> i acknowledge they are doing a lot and have done a lot. in the end qantas have to get their own house in order, and i have no doubt will be involved in further discussions in the weeks and months ahead.

>> unions are worried allowing more foreign ownership of qantas will cost local jobs. >> the company said they'll decrease jobs in australia and outsource. they are doing that to the profitable arms within the airline. at the same time they say they'll export jobs ofrs. >> thing of the word "mobile", and you'll think of phones. tariq basly is at the mobile world congress in spain. >> experts are calling it the internet of things. the potential to connect billions of devices in a way that allows them to act and react in a dynamic and intelligent way. >> at a basic level it's about connecting everything around us to the internet. when you connect something to the internet, the experience is transformed. >> is it doing all right?

>> yes, it is. it fits nicely. >> connecting heart rate and blood sugar monitors allows coaches and doctors to monitor firstical performance. many technologies, like smart shirts, record and transmit vital signs of the players. they are almost gimmicky in their nature. go back 10 years, some of the technologies of the day seem the same. today they are part of our every day life. >> it's the world first connective tooth brush. >> they are developed for the bathroom. it makes people brush twice as long. >> the statistics gives a macroview of what is happening. you don't have to take the phone

in the bathroom. it's up to 20 tegses. >> it was without access to the internet. 2.5 billion people, that were the focus of the opening keynote speech. he made his first public comment since his 19 billion purchase of whatsapp. >> there's two pieces to think b the first is it's a company by itself, and what it's going to be worth, and then there's the strategic value. i think that by itself it's worth more than $19 billion. it's hard to make the case today because they have so little revenue compared to the number. the reality is there's few services that reach a billion people in the world. >> it may be a mobile industry event, but the focus is on the role of the internet, and how it can and will in the future let people and devices connect.

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