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has been found guilty of money laundering plus... >> "12 years a slave." >> steve mcqueen becomes the first black director to win best picture at the oscars. >> hello, unidentified gunmen thought to be russians surrounding military bases in ukraine's crimea region. they say russia's actions are a declaration of war. seven of the grouch of eight top industrialized nations have suspended preliminary meetings due to be held before a summit in russia in june. european foreign ministers are due to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis in brussels. in a blow to ukraine's government the head of its navy defected to the pro-russian forces and is being charged with treason. jennifer glasse is in crimea,

and has been to a base surrounded by armed groups. she said in this report, near the crimean capital. >> it was not a day that sergei storozhenko expected. a group of russians came to his base, wanting him to surrender. "they said they are here to bring stability to crimea", what that meant he didn't know. he refused to give up. truckloads arrive. the colonel watches and says, "they're here." the ukrainians move a vehicle to the gate. there'll be no reinforcements. no one is coming from kiev. i'm alone. me and my brigade. we'll do what we can and we'll see. we'll see. then the troops come in on foot. some civilians try to stop them. soon they had the base surrounded much the two armies

feet from each other. >> we have a standoff here. ukrainian troops, russian troops - they are russian troops all around here. they came in earlier and told the commander to give us a base. he said he wouldn't. now they are standing against each other. they want the ukrainians to lay down their arms. no deal as they enter the territory of the base, if they enter, i'll have to shoot. >> an offer of negotiations. the colonel goes to visit the russian encampment. all they can agree on no one wanted a war. >> an orthodox priest appeals for peace. the public is divided. some prays the president, others threatened by it. >> people from another country are here. what should we call it. intervention, occupation. they have no legal right to be here, but they are, in significant numbers. given the way they are setting up, there's no sign the russians

will be leaving soon. >> in a few minutes we go live to tim friend, in the ukrainian capital kiev. first, let's go to hoda abdel-hamid in crimea for more on the military stand off. what are they telling you there? >> well, at the moment the standoff continues, even though the ukrainian soldiers are inside the base, and the - we think the russian soldiers are surrounding the area. you also have a line of self-defence units that are basically russian eth nicks that support the russian soldiers, who are preventing access to that base. earlier we saw a truck of ukrainian army trying to get access to the base. they were prevented and had to take another route. we think they entered the base from the back. this is a pattern that we have

seen throughout the peninsula. the russian soldiers quietly and steadily spreading over the peninsula. they took over a base in balaklava in the south, but we have seen them spreading their tent concludes in the border between crimea and the ukrainian mainland. >> they arrived and blocked access to the base. the ukrainian servicemen inside, refused to surrender. residents of the village turned up to lend support of the russians surrounding the base. russian soldiers are leading it up to the people to convince the ukrainians inside to switch sides. >> the soldiers pledged to be loyal to ukraine and to the government chosen by ukrainians. if they put their guns down and join the crimean people, we'll protect them and be grateful to

them. i hope we make the right choice. >> people are angry, suspicious and feel betrayed by the pro-western government in ukraine. america - we will not let you through, they shout. >> kiev accuses the russians of innovating crimea for many who live here, they are safe. for the past few days they have been taking over key installations in the semiautonomous reasons. further north the airfield is under russian control. they don't talk much. one tells me he was deployed from russia and doesn't know how long he'll be here. there may be an answer to that, at the border that separate the crimea peninsula, where the soldiers are building an encampment. the commander agreed to talk to us. he didn't give his name but

identified himself as a cossack from srn russia. >> translation: russians did not come to invade. we came and will go home after the referendum, after that the people will determine their decision and make their status known. it will be lij hate. >> it is set for march 30th. the ethnic russians see it as a chance to distance themselves from a country they felt they didn't belong too. >> translation: we will never become one nation with the western part of ukraine. we have different neurilities. our heroes are the soviet soldiers who saved from the nazis. >> international communities feared a further escalation. many feared the russian soldier's presence is a necessity. they continue their quest for greater autonomy from ecrane. >> thank you for that. let's go north to ukraine's

capital and speak to tim friend, an anxious situation in the ukrainian capital as they monitor events in crimea. >> more crisis meetings as a new week progresses. they are grabbling by the hour with events down in crimea, as they see what little influence they have remaining further slip away from them. they are pinning their hopes on the international community and negotiations, and monday morning we saw the british foreign secretary, chuck hagel, one of the first representatives of that body of western european opinion since the crisis in crimea visit here in kiev. he went to the barr kads where many of the people were --

barricades where many people were kimmed. he laid -- killed. he laid flowers, which is a blanket of flowers across the road and pavement. later he'll give a press conference to say what he and the rest of the international community can do to help kiev and its new administration. >> all right. tim friend reporting to us from kiev. thank you for that. >> now, russia is already paying an economic price for its actions in ukraine. stocks are down by 9%. interest rates have been raised dramatically and reuters newsagency is reporting that russia accused the united states of sabotage. >> at least 11 people, including a judge, have been killed in an attack on a court in the pakistani capital islamabad. another 30 have been injured. officers at the scene in the

city's f 8 sector say the incident began when a defendant was brought before the court and his friends tried to rescue him. this report from islamabad. >> this attack on the local court happened a few days after the interior minister announced that strict security measures have been put into place to secure the friendly capital. a judge, two lawyers and a policemen are among those killed by the two suicide bombers who came and blew themselves up, after they began an indescriminate fire. the taliban says it's not behind the attacks, condemning the attacks. the government announced that it is halting aerial strikes against taliban hyde outs, resign roe kating the taliban gesture of a ceasefire. the attacks continued. there was another attack this morning. the taliban said it wasn't behind that attack as well.

>> the hong kong court delivered its verdict in a money laundering case. the hairdresser turned tycoon has been found guilty. he was accused of knowingly channelling $93 million through bank accounts from 2001 to 2007. cig gleeson has more. >> he appeared at the magistrates court looking agitated as he pushed aside journalists in his 54th appearance since the case began in april. he began his career as a hairdresser and amassed a fortune through coal and fertiliser investments. he was a high roller at the kaz eachos and a shareholder in a casino not far from here in hong kong. he came to public prominence in

2009. shortly after his company bihl bought birmingham football club , birmingham was relegated from the premier league. mr young was charged in 2011, and his company delisted. he resigned as chairman the the company was relisted and the value of the company and ownership of birmingham was almost half. >> lots more ahead here on al jazeera. when we come back - calls to free gaoled mexican druglord joaquin guzman. and using words not weapons. rwandan troops in central african republic say their experience is to send a message of reconciliation.

[ ♪ music ] >> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. ukraine's military on high alert as soldiers believed to be russian surrounded a ukraine base. that amounts to a declaration of war. russian share prices and the value of its currency have fallen. >> 11 people and a judge have been killed in a court in islamabad. the defendant was brought before the court and his friends tried to rescue him. in monk conning, the millionaire owner of birmingham football club has been found guilty of money laupderring. carson young channelled about

$93 million through his bang accounts and he'll be sentenced on friday. >> rwandan troops in the central african republic are using the 1994 genocide experience in their country as a tool to fight sectarian crisis. they are part of the african union force. tania paige went on patrol with the rwandan forces in bangui. >> this is a patrol with a difference. rwandan peacekeepers want to use words as weapons of persuasion, to help end the cycle of violence. it means taking to the streets armed with memories of an experience no one wants repeated. many of them were personally affected by the slaughter of 800,000 tutsis and hutus by members of the hutu majority. three of this general's relatives were killed. >> we speak to these people, share with them our experience

from rwanda. he's hopeful because the violence if the central african republic is nowhere near the same scale as the rwanda genocide. it's become increasingly sectarian. these neighbourhoods were terrorist when the fighters killed their way to the capital. muslims are bearing the brunt of the violence. >> yesterday's seleka came out of their base. they should be disarmed. >> we started. all the seleka are in gary sons. anti-balaka have been killing mousse limes. have you to differentiate muslim selekas from others. >> the message gets through. >> when we see it's rwandans, we know they lived a similar

situation. they are here to bring peace. >> this is more than a job for the rwandan peace keepers. because of the spirit of the genocide, they can connect to people at a deeper level. >> rwandan peacekeepers must escort the convoy to cameroon. on the way, muslim families straight to leave the town climb on board. it is every man, woman and child for them. they are scared of people they used to live beside peacefully. men drink home-made alcohol to fuel the spectacle. some people are enjoying. for all the rwandan peacekeepers efforts, it doesn't matter what win says. the message of reconciliation has not reached here. >> south african olympian oscar pistorius has arrived in court for the start of his murder

trial. he's accused of killing his girlfriend through a locked bathroom door at his home on valentine's day last year. the prosecution will argue that the double amputee committed premeditated murder. the defense will show that he shot reeva steenkamp by mistake. >> the u.n.'s human right council meets in geneva on monday. human rights abuses committed during the last days of the sri lankan civil war will be one of the issues. international pressure has been mounting on colombo to investigate the war crimes. we have this report. >> the united nations high commissioner for human rights is expected to table a report before the u.n. human rights council in geneva. she has been critical of the sri lankan government, the handling of allegations, war crimes and accountability following the end of a war with the tamil tigers. national mechanisms have not been able to bring justice and

elicit truth. she has called for an independent international inquiry to bring off new information and essentially to establish the truth of what happened and achieve accountability process. the sri lankan government rejected categorically all the report and the recommendations. basically they are saying her report is preconceived, politicized and reflects an agenda pursued against sri lanka. >> the united states has president the united states on notice. they'll be bringing a third resolution, but essentially they would attempt to bring in an international inquiry mechanism that it would call for in this mechanism. there are members in the human rights council. and how they decide, and which way they go in terms of awards which will take place on 28

march remains to be seen, which ones will be comfortable with putting their name on an independent inquiry. sri lanka asked the international community to be treated fairly and they do not get pillaried in a witch-hunt for the country. >> it is a week since mexican forces captured a powerful drug lord, joaquin guzman. known as el chapo. he had been on the run for 13 years and feature on numerous most wanted lists. many in sima lowa want him freed. >> thousands take to the streets, showing support for a man they neil is their save -- see see is their savour. "free el chapo", "give me a babe", on signs. it's a celebrating atmosphere

for a most wanted criminal. when joaquin guzman was arrested, he had been on the run for 13 years and faces organised crime commarnals in mexico -- charges in mexico while courts in the united states are seeking his extradition. it was a triumphant moment, often accused by corruption and impunity. >> the apprehension of one of the world's most wanted druglords demonstrates the effectiveness of the mexican state. in no way should they rest op lair lawyerless. >> a greater challenge is to change public opinions. who see them as patrons that provide money, jobs to the community. >> we are at the mythical saint of drug traffickers. it gives you a sense of how deeply entrejed drug culture is. some fear that now that el chapo is arrested.

he, too, achieves the cult-like status. >> it shows the role he place in society. >> many sima lowans are adrift. something was taken away from them. like they have been hit in their hearts. >> some people have not forgotten the thousands who died at the hands of el chapo. they marched in sinaloa's capital, this time for peace. thousands, fewer than 100 people showed up for this one. it's a shame that young people choose criminals as role models, instead of looking up to hard-hitting young people. >> it's a new daup, but life is -- dawn, but life is casting a shadow. it's one that people here are

unwilling to face. >> opposition protests continue in venezuela's capital caracas on sunday, despite the government acting protesters to stop their rallies for the carnival day. >> this is how thousands are celebrating carnival in caracas. spiralling inflation, high murder rates and shortages anger many in venezuela. >> we want to have a family in a safe environment. more than a change in government, we want a true change in the country. we don't want to live in other countries, we want to change venezuela. >> tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied across the capital in a large display of unrest. sunday's march through the capital was overwhelmingly peaceful. later hundreds engaged in standoffs with the police.

it did not reach levels of violence seen at other protests. >> president nicolas maduro cracked down hard at the protest. there has been fatalities and dozens injured and arrested. the governments have been holding peace talks. the opposition and many gaoled. >> this is the annual carnival weekend. under different circumstances most of the people protesting will be sitting on the beach. they can't celebrate when many have been killed or taken prisoner. >> nicolas maduro gave people two extra days off for carnival. so far it has not worked. people have brought the beach to the protest. . >> translation: the people are calling for deep political change and it doesn't get that venezuela woke up. it's demanding human rights, democracy and

much of the blame for them has been blamed on the reaction to the protest. nicolas maduro call them fascists. many support the government socialist agenda. wednesday marks the death of chavez. many are calling attentions to the differences between chavez and nicolas maduro. >> translation: i was never a chavez supporter, but he could get people in the streets. nicolas maduro doesn't represent us and has no no-how >> a challenge for the government as the economic crisis deepens amidst protests. >> brazil's annual event the carnivale is in full swing. [ ♪ music ] >> the festival's famous parades took center stage.

huge crowds parked flamenco park for the block party, one of hundreds scattered across the city. 6 million in all are expected to attend. carnival continues until wednesday. >> the 86th academy awards wrapped up. "gravity" took home seven awards, "12 years a slave" won best picture. rob reynolds has that report. >> the oscar goes to "12 years a slave." >> a serious story of slavery and brutality in the 19th century american south won top honours on oscar night. "12 years a slave" was directed by british film-maker steve mcqueen. alfonso quaron won best director for "gravity," a film that also won several awards for editing and cinematography. >> riding the coat-tails of the best picture awards, lupeeta nyong'o won best supporting

actress for her portrayal of an enslaved woman abused by a deprived plan saying owner, lupeeta nyong'o is a new cominger to hollywood. the 21-year-old appearing in a few productions before winning the part while attending yale universitiy. >> thank you so much for putting me in this position. this has been the joy of my life. [ clapping ] >> to almost no one's surprise the best actor went to jahi mcmath for his role as a rough-neck texan battling aid, prejudice in a rigid medical establishment. jahi mcmath lost nearly 20 kilos to create authentisty for the performance. the oscar cements his position as one of the finest in his generation of american actors. >> for any of us, whatever those things are, whatever it is we look up to, look forward to and whoever we are chasing, to that

i say typhoon haiyan, man, all right, all right, all right. >> cate blanchett's convincing portrayal of a broke, manipulative socialite in woody allen's "blue jasmine" earnt her a best actress, jared letto best supporting actor for his heart breaking performance of a transgender person dying of aids in "dallas buyers club," and gave a moving acceptance speech and spoke up for people striving for freedom and self determination. >> for all the dreamers out there watching this, as you struggle to make your dreams happen, to live the impossible, we are thinking of you tonight. >> this year's winners came to grips with serious subject matter - slavely, aids, transgender and the exploitation of women. it is a sign of the times that frothy entertainment

is out, and serious drama is in. >> and as always, there's lots more on our website, aljazeera.com. plenty of news analysis and commentary is there. latest on all the news we are covering. aljazeera.com. we are joined by mel brooks, reflecting on 60 years of pushing the envelope in show bis. >> we are here and bringing your