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arrested on syrian-related terrorism charges, including a former guantanamo bay prisoner. and encrypting your calls, while mobile phone companies are turning their attention to privacy. ♪ dire warnings of a separatist uprising and a possible financial collapse. there is a continuing sense of crisis in ukraine, and the delays are not helping. parliament has given itself until thursday to form a new government, but until that happens, there can be no deals on financial support from international lenders. we will be live in kiev in just a moment after this report. >> reporter: in parliament, lawmakers continue to rapidly chip away at the old guard. the whereabouts about yanukovych is still a mystery.

>> translator: for this there is only one way, the international tribunal in the hague. right now we need to calm people to begin the rebuilding. >> reporter: now that the former president is gone, this man hopes that the transitional government will manage to steer the country out of the crisis. >> i would like [ inaudible ] ukraine is the center of europe and it's [ inaudible ] and by its essence. i hope that our nation will understand that we are a proud nation and we deserve a better life as it was before. >> reporter: many of the protesters came to parliament to remind legislators inside that removing the president was just a first step. people here in in ukraine have different ideas and aspirations. but what everyone agrees on is

the economy is a top priority. ukraine has a 0% gdp growth in 2013. standard & poor's downgraded the country to ccc, which is just a notch above the fold. and the acting finance minister estimated that ukraine needed $35 billion in aid over the next two years just to stay afloat. the task non-you mental for lawmakers. >> no one will enter the country would some insurance [ inaudible ] in local courts so prosecution really share economic reform [ inaudible ] education, everything is [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: ukraine has been trapped for decades between russia and the eu. it seems at the moment that europe is winning the race.

>> andrew simmons now live for us in kiev down in independence square where so many demonstrators have been for the last couple of months. andrew, the delay in forming the government is simply because it is a complicated process or because it's all part of the confusion? >> well, look at the picture here david. behind me you can see the square still filled with people not all of them demonstrators. it's like a pilgrimage, really, so many massing into the square into express their feelings or to think -- look over here at this shrine, the vivid colors, people here, the flowers, lighting candles, thinking back to what happened. and it's only been a week since the violence escalated.

and you can see the blackened building, the union offices where so many of the demonstrators have baseded themselves, so many died there. many people still not identified, the true number of dead in excess of 100, even though the official figures stand at 88 at the moment. but coming to your point, people feel that the delay in forming the government -- the delay in appointing the government is understandable. people are desperately worried, and in a way they are intrigued and really hopefulful that there could be a different system here, but the split is worrying, the split between the ethic russians and the ukrainian way of life. if you look over here, people are all lining up against a

barricade. none of these barricades are going to be moved david, not for the foreseeable future. they serve a purpose, because the demonstrators -- nobody is convinced that the situation is completely stable, but yanukovych everyone is convinced is finished. what they want to see now is justice. let me take you up this street, if i may. and it is cold [ inaudible ] which is the streets that the security forces came down at a fair pace last tuesday, and took over most of the square. two days later on the 20th, i was here when the security forces opened fire in a very dramatic way, as they were pushed back. they were pushed back right up the street along here. craig if you could just aim the camera over there. up on that bridge, they

responded with special forces teams being deployed, with snipers and ak47s opening fire on unarmed civilians on a very rapid basis, gunning them down. they described it on the ground here as a massacre, and now they want to see their former president to go before the international criminal court. of course he has not been seen for at least 24 hours. no one is concern as to his whereabouts david. >> andrew you talk about the division of opinion across ukraine as it has been reported. when you are talking to folks down there, do you get the sense that many have come from outside kiev to pay their respects? i can hear andrew trying to talk -- i'm going to stop you for a moment, andrew.

we have difficulty with that signal. let's give it another go. >> right. let's move a little, shall we to see if the system settles a bit. can you hear me now, david? >> absolutely, got you. >> right. i'll introduce these two people -- thank you for joining us. my colleagues tell me you are about to lay some flowers. how far have you travelled? >> we travelled from [ inaudible ] on [ inaudible ] ukraine, about 500 kilometers. >> and obviously -- it is regarded as an opposition strong hold. so you wouldn't be described as prorussian. but are you really worried about the split, this perceived split between the ethnicities of this count think? >> well, i do, because i think that it's -- it's going to take a long time to break through

this -- to come to peace between the west and east. >> and is there any way that you can get reconciliation, do you think in a sport space of time? >> it depends on the desire of every person on the west and on the east. i can't say for everybody, but as for me, i think we need to have a desire to make a break through, and then we'll -- we'll make it in short time, in longer time, i think the time doesn't matter. the matter is to -- to have a -- one country. >> just -- just briefly could i ask do you think that the loss of life, the grief could ever be seen as being worth it? >> oh, well, i think that life is only -- only one gift that

was given to us, and no one can take it away from us, and i pray, and i hope that it will be worth it. >> on that note, thank you very much indeed. >> you're welcome. >> david that's all from the square, but still mourning the deaths, and living in in some sort of hope that the chaos can somehow move in a more positive, controlled direction. back to you, david. >> thank you, andrew. andrew simmons there in kiev. ♪ armed men have attacked a border school in northeastern nigeria, killing at least 29 students. the federal government college was attacked before dawn by expected boko haram teachers. student's dormitories were set

on fire, and some burned alive. others were shot or had their throats cut. >> reporter: a military spokesperson has confirmed that this attack did take place around 2:00 am on tuesday morning at the federal government college. we're getting eyewitness accounts. what they describe is a scene of complete terror. some of the armed men stormed into the dormitories where students were sleeping, but some shot, some had their throats slit, and some of the dormitories were set ablaze. it's not sure what the casualty figures are. but we spoke to officials who are on their way to figure out exactly how many children have been killed. this raises the question of how effective the military strategy is against boko haram. many people believe the group might be behind it because they

have perpetrated similar acts before and are against western education. the president of nigeria and the military remain adamant that they are winning the war against the group. >> thank you from nigeria. pakistani military jets have bombed suspected taliban hideouts killing at least 30 fighters they say. there are reports that a house was hit as well, killing two members of a family. here is kamala harris -- kamal. >> reporter: the military says that these are training areas for the taliban pakistan, they have also hitting ammunition dumps that belong to the group.

all of 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 be go for a military operation or keep the option of talks open. however, most political and military analysts believe that the strikes are softening, the strong holds of the taliban group is perhaps [ inaudible ]. a commander was shot dead on monday. the taliban has accused pakistani intelligence of working with the u.s. to carry out targeted killings. well, coming up on the news hour, a fragile trust, while many in the central african republic say they are still struggling.

plus egypt's big challenge why thousands of people are out on the streets and refusing to work. in sport, david moyer is feeling the pressure as they get ready for the champions league. ♪ british police have arrested four people on aledged syria-related terrorism offenses. let's go to lauren taylor for more. >> yes, david one of the four arrests is a former guantanamo bay prisoner. no charges have been brought against him or the other three suspects. phil has more. >> reporter: this has in many ways become the face of the fight against guantanamo bay. it was here he spent more than two years held without charge by

the u.s. at its base in cuba. a decade on he is back in custody. again without charge and under different circumstances. arrested on tuesday by british police officers in the city of birmingham. they suspect he travelled to syria, so what officers describe as a terrorist training camp and he may have been involved in the facilitation of terrorism. three others, including one women were also detained. >> all four people are currently in custody, and houses being searched. this was a preplanned investigation, and there is no immediate threat to public safety. >> he was stopped at the airport at the end of last year, as he flew in from south africa, where he said he had been paying respects to nelson mandela. his passport was confiscated.

that he went to syria is not disputed. he said he visited on a humanitarian mission to aleppo. he spent the nine years since he was freed, complaining for detainees who have been held, appearing on tv stations in the uk and beyond, including here on al jazeera, he has become a voice to represent those who say they were tortured, intimidated and threatened with death during his detention. police have not said how he is linked to the three other people arrested, and they insist they revealed his name simply because of the media interest, not as any implication of guilt. intelligence officials say hundreds of britains are thought to have traveled to syria to join the battle against the

forces of bashar al-assad. joining me in the studio now is a senior researcher at a british based think tank focusing on [ inaudible ] and terrorism. thank you for coming to talk to us. how many british fighters are known to be in in syria at the moment? >> estimates vary, between several hundred british people are fighting in syria at the moment. >> and the government has talked about potential risk when they come back. is that a real risk? >> unfortunately i think it's a real risk. a small risk, but very much real. most of these british jihadists say they have gone to fight against a brutal regime there. so they have gone with good intentions, but based on past history, since 9/11, the war on

terror, we know that al-qaeda operate in these places, and in syria the two biggest opposition groups are al-qaeda operated this >> so when they come back -- i understand they have in some cases been arrested or have their pass ports revoked. is that always going to be what happens? >> i think the government has made it very clear that it intends to crack down hard on this activity. until now, they have been watching, i think what is happening, but now they revoke citizenship of the nationals, confiscated passports, and are attempting to stamp out this

terrorist threat. it's a heavy handed way. others would favor dialogue, as we do, to make sure people don't go there, and when they do come back, they are engaged with, to make sure they are not a threat to this country. >> thank you very much indeed. france's parliament is voting on whether to extent the country's mission in the central african republic beyond april. foreign minister says the presence of french troops has helped to prevent a possible genocide. >> reporter: when the president visited his troops, he told them they were there to stop the carnage that was unfolding. many at home hope the troops will be back within six months. but with so much bloodshed on all sides, the operation is far

from over. earlier this month, more troops for the car were announced. on tuesday the french parliament will vote on whether to extend its operation beyond the beginning of april. when the mission began it has the brood support of the french public, but the death of three soldiers, the cost of the operation, and the question of when it will end, many wonder whether it was miscalculated. they went in to protect the sillian population, but few could have seen the extent of the division, and how complex the security operation would be. france's military is already stretched with troops still in molly after the intervention

last year. now france may end up having to stay for the long haul. >> this will take maybe 15 years all together to put together real reform. like [ inaudible ] it look at least ten years, so you can expect this process to be much longer, for six months that was initially offered. >> reporter: the french troops are working hard to try to restore peace, and it's important for the president to make this mission a success and show he has a plan for getting out. >> let's get more now from emma from paris. is the president expecting this vote to pass? >> yes, we do expect it to pass, but of course, the mp's voting do have preservations about extending this mission for several reasons, one of the big ones of course the cost. the cost will go up because the mission is being extended, and

the potential for french casualties, and the question about how he will get out of the car now that he has gone in. and this is causing big divides. >> i'm going to vote yes, because it is not a question of government issue. this is a france issue. this is our security. and what france is doing in central africa is something good for the central africans themselves, because we prevented a genocide. >> it's a terrible mess. and we have gone in to the decision to go in was too little and too late. and therefore, we are stuck now in the middle of a civil war with a military force which is not equipped to do the job. >> can france's military cope with a prolonged operation in

car? >> they might be able to cope in the short-term, but in the long term, it is one of the biggest armies in western europe, but up to 10,000 boots some have said, are needed on the ground to try to make any inroads in the car. given that france is still working in molly after the intervention last year, it also has troops in the ivory coast and lebanon. it may stretch them even further. there have been cuts too to the french military. they will be implemented this year, to a regular army of around 230,000. but will is a question too whether there is a public will for long intervention in the car. just over 42% of people support the intervention.

>> all right. emma thank you very much. there have been accusations that the french haven't done enough to prevent the killings. >> there are even some people who are saying they would prefer the protection of the taliban. tanya page reports. >> reporter: it's tough for people to earn a living in bonn -- bonge. but business goes on under the watchful eye of officialings. these are families packed ready to leave and protect themselves. >> translator: many people here don't trust the french. trust is so fragile, even the

local red cross is sent away, but some would accept the help of islamists. >> we will accept any help. because you are with me now. what do i have? i have only 50 meters. it's better to be in prison. >> reporter: he says even with the french here, people are being killed, but he is cautious about help from anyone >> translator: if boko haram come everyone will be killed. >> reporter: a spokesman says they want liberty but on their own terms. >> translator: we know our strength. the peace keeper [ inaudible ] we do it when we're ready.

[ inaudible ] to bring peace but there's none. >> reporter: in this city where thousands live in fear, a patrol can be a welcome sight. but the end of the week these soldiers will be home in france. the french leading a patrol that includes police from the central african republic is to show cooperation and a presence on the street. being seen together may help, but many people want food, not more guns, regardless of who is carrying them. there seems little doubt french peace keepers have saved lives, although their presence may not be too popular here or at home. >> is it possible to make any tangible difference the peace keepers have made? >> without a doubt over the last

couple of weeks, it has become a little more quiet. there's a little gunfire overnight here in this the capitol. the general in charge says they have seized about 4,000 weapons, and that violent incidents in the areas that the french control has been halved. but having said that, there is gunfire almost every night. the city is quite lawless. and beyond the city limits there are vast [ inaudible ] of the country where armed groups are still roaming and killing civilians, so there is still a great deal to be done. >> tanya thank you very much indeed. still ahead on this news hour, a new year, a new plan, south korea's president unveils how she thinks she request strengthen the count. plus -- orphanages have been accused of trafficking children and using them to raise funds from

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♪ good to have you with us for this al jazeera news hour. ukraine's parliament says victor yanukovych should be tried at the international criminal court. it wants the former president to be prosecuted for the deaths of protesters. armed again have attacked a school in northeast nigeria killing at least 20 students. french politicians are ready to vote in the next hour on whether or not to extend the military mission in the central african republic. france has 1600 troops supporting the f african union peace-keeping force there.

now back to the crisis in ukraine. russia has promised not to intervene, but there are plenty in ukraine that sympathize with russia. >> because of a special agreement this port is home to russia's black sea nigh value fleet. that's just one of the many ties between russia and the peninsula. many people here would describe themselves as russian. they speak russian, although most people have ukrainian citizensh citizenship. yanukovych is rumored to have fled here. but what is clear is his government has caused great anxiety against people here. promoscow groups have organized

protests here, there have been lots of people gathering outside of the city hall, where they wanted to install their own mayor. they even raised the russian flag. at the mix there are intern -- tart tartars. the world succession is not a popular world. those are the kinds of words being talked about by the russian media, social media, the ukraine revolution in kiev is often being seen down here as a fascist, nationalist takeover that was unlawful and violent, add to that the international dimension with russia saying they want to make it easier for russians here to get citizenship, and then the u.s. saying it would be a grave

mistake for russia to get militarily involved. that may be seen as western medaling and interference. >> ukraine is a country that is already in many ways divided this is the way the country voted in the last presidential election, a clear split. the western and northern parts of the country opting for the opposition leader. the south and the east very much in favor of viktor yanukovych, in fact it is believed he is down there at the moment. then there is the language ukrainian dominates, but in the east russia is much more common. these states in blue are where more than half of the people are native russian speakers. let's talk to associate professor at kiev academy joining us live from kiev. is there a danger that ukraine

should split in two? >> i think there is a danger that ukraine should split and there could be -- separatism, but i don't think in two. i think the map you just showed is a little bit outdated. i'm sorry, david i don't mean to be critical. >> no apology needed. give us the proper version. >> i think it's not just a question of language. certainly there is a question of ethnicity. this is the only area of ukraine that has a majority non-ukrainian ethnic population. with respect to the rest of the country, certainly the south, for example, it is a lot less clear as to what will happen with the new regime.

i think there is quite a bit of support now. and there is a good chance of the territorial of ukraine proper minus the peninsula can be maintained. the issue at this point is we have quite a bit of russian medaling, certainly because of the fact that the revolution that happened in kiev is not in the interests of the kremlin, because they are afraid, quite frankly of the domino effect. >> you might call it medaling, other people could call it helpful, but this has gone on for so many years -- centuries in fact -- go back to the 20th century when the russian revolution happened, the country was pulled in a different direction then. >> i think it's important to make a separation between

krimia, and russia proper. the rest of ukraine proper is ethnically ukrainian. i think the issue of language, again, what you hear in eastern ukraine is really a mixture of ukrainian and russian. it's not really a russian. you do have a strong regional identity in ukraine, but you have a strong identity in a lot of these countries, but that's more what the eastern part of ukraine is all about. i think with respect to the word of medaling for example, when the russian government pulls its ambassador from kiev as it did on sunday, and the kind of rhetoric we have heard -- we haven't heard it from putin, but we are hearing it from the

russian prime minister, was the same rhetoric we have heard before. and that's what is getting a lot of people concerned here in kiev. >> thank you very much. turkish's prime minist minister -- an audio was posted on youtube and then it was removed. it take place the same way a major investigation into his government broke. he says the tapes are a fabrication. >> translator: the voice recordings which were put on the internet late last night have been fabricated. they [ inaudible ] shameless montage and released it. >> more now from anita who is in

istanbul. >> the release of this taped material comes at an acutely sensitive point in tour ki kish -- turkish politics. there are revelations this week that thousands of officials have been routinely [ inaudible ] by the police. the tape recordings are allegedly of he and his son. talking about the cover upof large amounts of money. the government is calling this a shameless montage. we have no way of verifying these tapes either. the corruption talks are stalled, after the government reassigned literally thousands of police to new locations, and

did the same with hundreds of prosecutors. we have local elections at the end of march, elections which are widely being interpreted as a test of the popularity and credibility of turkey's upuntil now extremely popular prime minister. [ technical difficulties ] >> our salaries aren't enough. we don't have high demands. we just want enough money to survive. >> reporter: strikes have been

widespread including bus drivers and garbage collectors. doctors pharmacists and police officers have also joined in. and in a northern city, up to 20,000 workers that work in textile factories started a sit-in two weeks ago. but they are back at work now. >> translator: all i'm asking for is a 7% increase. >> translator: we were told that a minimum would be set for our wages. so we are demanding our right. >> reporter: it has been seven months since the government was overthrown. not long after, a temporary cabinet was appointed. but on monday the interim prime minister aunderstand noed the cabinet was resigning. he didn't explain why. housing minister has been appointed as the new care-taker

prime minister. he says his priorities are security, fighting terrorism, and bringing terrorists ba back -- tourists back to egypt. >> translator: the president emphasized the need to quickly form the government. we don't have the luxury of prime. >> reporter: the big, though, is what is this man up to? he was the defense minister. now that the cabinet has resigned, we still don't know whether he will be reappointed as a defense minister in a new government. many expect him to run for president. if he does, he must first resign as heard of the armed forces. as for the strike, it's too early to tell whether the government's resignation will be enough to end them. and a new government will only have a few months to try to do a

better job before the egyptians go to the polls once again. the south korean president is marking her first year in office with a new push on economic reform. she is promising to invest billions in start-up companies and boost domestic spending. hairy faucet has more from seoul. >> reporter: it looked more like a party for a child's first birthday, the kindergarten teachers protesting to extend the hours young children spend in class. little pockets of protests across the area, all part of a one-day strike called by the confederation of unionized workers. the workers are out in force on the day that the president promised among ore things

wide-range reform. >> translator: the political wrangling remains. they are trying to tackle problems by oppressing unions. >> reporter: there is plenty else that they oppose as well. her first 12 months in office have between a markedly divided landscape. she flushed out a three-year plan to reform the economy. a $3.7 billion fund to help startups, the target, 4% growth. >> translator: there will be no future for us unless break the protracted cycle of low growth and rectify abnormal practices. >> reporter: but the opposition for months locked in battle with the government over claims the nation's spy agency helped influence her win, immediately

denounced the plan. one political ally says she is simply dealing with more pressing problems. >> i think she has shifted her paradigm. she has not given up entirely on her economic [ inaudible ] but she wants to make sure that she gives jobs to especially younger koreans. >> reporter: on tuesday the first session of reunions in more than three years came to a tearful end. securing these meetings along with the first high-level north south talks is being viewed as an early victory in the trust-building policy. back at the protest there is a brief scuffle about the position of police buses. harry faucet, al jazeera, seoul. and from seoul to london and

lauren. thanks david. spain's economy is on track to grow by 1% this year, and 1.5% in 2015. the prime minister says the growth will allow spain to start reducing its high unemployment rate. he revealed the figures in his annual state of the station speech. italy's new prime minister has won his first confidence vote in parliament. on the backing of the upper house by 169 votes to 139. a second separate vote is due in the lower house later on tuesday. russian opposition activist has been sentenced to seven days in prison for resisting arrest during anti-government protests near red square.

in july the campaign was given a five-year suspended term for embezzleme embezzlement. if charged again he may have to spend his full sentence behind bars. mobile phone companies are increasingly turning their attention to privacy. this so-called black phone aims to capitalize on security. another network, deutsch telecom has also announced encryption plans. that's all the news from europe. back to david in doha. >> lauren thanks very much indeed. we turn our attention to nepal and these children, orphans and in many cases they are a business. the orphanages are filled with children who have families but are kept there to bring in money from foreigners.

>> reporter: there are thousands of children in almost 300 ore manages across the valley. activists say many are not orphans, and some end up as victims of child trafficking. this mother of three said she was tricked in to sending our children to orphanages. over the years she has never been allowed to visit her children. when she showed up with undercover police she was told her children were not around. we met two children rescued from happy home last year. >> translator: the owners wife used to have these thick sticks. if we [ inaudible ] then she would ask other children to find us and then we would be beaten

up. >> translator: the government has a minimum standard for children's homes, but there are some that have opened with the soul aim of using children to raise money from foreigners. >> reporter: the police finally raid happy home. after six hours of investigation, undercover police arrest the owner and charge him with fraud and trafficking. she finally gets some good news. two out of the three kids have been found and they are supposed to be in a nearby hostile. the police find two of her children here. they have been locked in here for two weeks. the third child was found in another orphanage nearby. we returned to see if anyone from management would speak to us. but found no one.

the owner is still in custody, but activists are trying to relocate the remaining children. she is slowly getting to know her son and two daughters again. but it's a different story for what many believe are hundreds of other children in orphanages hoping their parents will find them and bring them home. okay. we have the sport coming up. we will be taking a look at how cricket can be a unified force in bangladesh after the recent political troubles there.

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manchester united will be aiming to return to full form on tuesday. [ inaudible ] reports from athens. >> reporter: welcome to athens, where there is no doubting olympias standing here. the coach has been able to focus his team's preparation entirely on this match. working on the speed work to counter the pace of manchester united. manchester united has been struggling in the legaling. and that means the pressure is on them to qualify.

wayne rooney in fine form after securing a new contract with the club, says he won the champions league once, and wants to win it again. could this be the turning point for manchester united, olympia is fierce at home. [ inaudible ] have hold their fans to stay in the hotels ahead of the match due to fear of attacks by rivals. they are in russia. uefa have ordered part of the stadium to be closed for the game against [ inaudible ] racist banners left in december. top speed [ inaudible ] faces [ inaudible ] later on tuesday. meanwhile second seed has withdrawn from the tournament

with a wrist injury. the argentine was facing the player from india. he has been struggling with injuries since winning the sydney international last month. south asia's biggest cricket tournament is underway. five nations are in bangladesh to fight for supremacy in the asia cup. but political violence almost cost the host nation the event. >> reporter: this area has been torn apart by violence. it has left the country with deep divisions. but not here. many of these players have strong political views, but once they enter the stadium they leave it behind. >> translator: when we play cricket we are 100% all

together. we forget the politics and become family. >> reporter: they are about to host two major international tournaments. but the images going around the world last year were disturbing. burning buses, riots, petrol bombs. it put the country's chances of hosting these tournaments at risk. the violence has now died down and people like this can hardly wait. >> translator: we feel excited about seeing bangladesh play. we are here to support the country and show our pride. >> reporter: at the height of the violence, several countries considered pulling out of the competition in bangladesh. but things have calmed but they are still taking security very

seriously. >> there was an issue with the international cricket council and acc were thinking the political situation of this country is not very stable, and a lot of people were thinking this tournament can go somewhere else, but bangladesh proved that it can organize this tournament smoothly. >> reporter: cricket is a unifying force here. when the national team plays it gives all something to get behind. staging the asian cup here, means that at least for a few weeks, bangladesh could be a nation of harmony instead of discord. the first match of the asia cup is coming to a thrilling conclusion. a century helped sri lanka help

set a target to win. new york knicks point guard has been arrested for criminal possession of a weapon. he was charged on three counts having turned himself in just hours after he had faced the dallas mavericks. carmelo anthony scored 44 points, but they were still on the losing side in manhattan. 110-108 victory. for more check out aljazeera.com/sports. there is also details there on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. >> you'll have to give me a less son in how to do that a little bit later on. thank you. and thank you for. waing the al jazeera news hour.

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