for joining us and we're out of time. until next time, we'll see you >> >> ukrainian troops in crimea get orders to shoot in self-defence after a deadly attack on an army base. >> hello, i'm here with the world news at al jazeera. also ahead. the army is called in over violent protests in lebanon as the effects of syria's war spills over the border again. >> russia's most wanted man, separatist leader, is reported dead. >> and we meet the fisherman

caught in the rivalry between india and pakistan. >> ukraine's troops in crimea are under orders to shoot in self-defence after a soldier was killed in an attack on an army base. russian soldiers van blamed, the arseniy yatsenyuk said the conflict moved into a military phase. the pro-russian forces said one of their men had been killed. the shooting happened hours after russia's president made an agreement to be part of the federation c federation. in a foal call to the u.s. secretary of state. they were warned of consequences. john kerry has condemned russia's actions. >> if there is a move to the

full annexation, which appears to be the direction that they have decided to move, it would be unfortunate, and it will not be because we want to create some confront takes, but there is -- confrontation, but there is no choice but to enforce the international standards worked on for so long. >> let's go live to our correspondent peter sharp, standing by for us in moscow. is the kremlin saying anything about the shooting? >> no, not yet. they are focussed on the aftermath of putin's triumphant teach yesterday, on deuce. really the attention is op

sanctions. they know they are coming and there's no question about that. vladimir putin brushed off the mild sanctions. there were sorts of derision in the kremlin. they were stepped up as mild actions to encourage vladimir putin to take the diplomat off-ramp and try to settle the crisis. it didn't work. >> they were brushed aside and then he annexed crimea. they are vulnerable. if they are calibrated and stepped up, russia could be badly hurt. its economy last year was basically growth had slowed, and researchers in london are pointing out that $50 billion worth of funds out of russia had left russia since the start of the year. when you invest in a region, you look for two things, stability.

it would be vulnerable if sanctions were increased. the kremlin will be studying the areas where they think they are weekest. >> as well as the economic sanctions, peter, there's also great international condemnation as well. what do you thick the next move will be in response to that international pressure. >> well, i think everyone agrees in the west anyway, that this can only be solved politically. that would mean talks between russia and the ukraine. it's interesting, the russian - the ukrainian prime minister, sorry, made an address in russia, and this was directed at the russian minority living in ukraine, in which he said, and speaking in russian now, he said that kiev has no intention of joining n.a.t.o., who is reassuring the russian people in

the country. he promised to disarm any armed groups, and basically offered these words of reassurance, saying that the regional powers would be strengthened, which is something the russian speakers in the ukraine, the east, are looking for. >> what he didn't say and what he could nef say is that ukraine accepts the facts that crimea has gone and will not return. that is unacceptable to kiev, and it's a basic negotiating position. it's difficult to see where the diplomatic offensive could start really up, and bridge these two sides closer together. >> thank you for that. that's peter sharp in moscow. let's go the correspondent in the crimean capital. barnaby phillips is standing by for us. ukrainian soldiers under orders to shoot in self-defence. how tense is the situation there today? >> well, there is obviously the

danger of escalation. last night's gunfight was the first serious incident after two weeks of an uneasy standoff. at some point the tension had to crack and something violent was inevitable. it's the detail which i think is very important. was that attack on the base carried out by the civil defense militias, local gunmen allied to russians, or was the army directly involved. that is an important distinction. if it is the latter, it could mean we'll see a prelude to further attacks on the bases. if it is the first, this may have been one incident where local gunmen got out of hand, if you like. as for the ukrainians, the soldiers are in a difficult situation. some on various bases across crimea, we have heard in the past two or three days, have

gected to the -- defected to the other side. either melted away from the bases or joined the russian army. others, we don't know yet, are holding firm. ultimately the government in kiev is going to have to decide what is the purpose of keeping these men here, in security, military terms, crimea is gone. it's firmly under russian control, and at some point they are going to have to make tough decisions about the fate of their soldiers, their sailors and their military men here in crimea. >> that's barnaby phillips joining us from the crimean capital simferepol. thank you. >> there are reports that the chechen rebel leader who claimed responsibility for a string of deadly attacks in russia has been killed. doku umarov is suspected the of organising an attack four years ago. news of his death was posted.

the russian government is yet to comment. he's suspected of two deadly attacks in volgograd, weeks before the woicts in sochi. several reports have been killed in the past and proved to be incorrect. >> thailand's military said it picked up a signal on its radar that may have belonged to the missing malaysia airlines flight minutes after the communication went down. officials say they did not report the findings because they weren't specifically asked for them. the flight 370 wentizing with 239 -- went missing with 239 passengers on board when it left kuala lumpur for beijing. >> the israeli army targeted some position after several members were hurt in an attack.

syrian training facilities and a military headquarters were among their targets. >> the lebanese army is being sent to two towns bordering syria as it is drawn into the syrian war. one person has died, two others wounded. sunni demonstrators blocked several streets, protesting a siege. the road was blocked by residents of a shia tonne. stefanie dekker has more from beirut. >> it's been a tense night in beirut, but the army managed to contain the situation. this is a sunni neighbour hood and one of the flashpoints of what happened. many sunni people came to the streets and blockaded areas. bringing the city to a standstill. it happened to the north and south, in solidarity with what

is happening in asal. this has been a besieged, they'll tell you here, because hezbollah fighters, shia civilians, have cut the town off. this is a spillover of what is happening in syria. the town of yabroud is a strong hold. they took that on sunday. many refugees crossed into the no man's land and rockets fired into some towns. there was a car bomb that went off, and a lot of tension caused by the war. >> people or concerned much the situation is tense. the interior ministry said on wednesday the road to asal should be open. >> the u.n. human rights investigator says it will have evidence of war crimes in syria, identifying suspect from the opposition and the syrian government after interviewing thousands of victims, witnesses

and defectors. it include armed opposition groups, military and officials. three years into the war offer syria and the grand city of aleppo lies in ruins. many fled, others stayed saying they are not giving up. >> the beqaa neighbour hood in aleppo under fire. the result - rubble across the road. smoke rising all around. badly damaged buildings, and injuries. survivors shout to others above "come down." it must be hard to know which way to no. many other neighbourhoods here have been hit before. last month dozens of government

helicopters dropped barrel bombs on the area. residents returned to find their homes unrecognizable. >> i came to see my house. i couldn't work out where it is. there are no doors and no walls. i feel lost here, as if i'm in a jungle or somewhere worse. i don't know what to say. >> the city once boosted a population of more than 2 million. but the u.n. mediator, lakhdar brahimi, said half a million have left recently. others are determinated to remain -- determined to remain. aleppo's council launched a service to clear rubbish. they may only have one bulldozer, but it's as much about a message of strength as anything else. >> the aim of the campaign is to clean up the city and provide services for residents, despite the bombardment to the city.

it's a message as to whoever is concerned with the revolution, to let them know we'll remain steadfast. we'll never surrender or pull out from here. >> the campaign was launched to mark three years since the campaign started. this city has been crushed under the weight of war. strength of the people that chose to stay despite the violence lives on. >> the u.s. is expelling documents and suspending the federation of the consulate. the white house says it's unacceptable for individuals appointed by president bashar al-assad, to conduct diplomatic operations. all staff who are not citizens have been told to leave the country. >> still to come - bursting at the scenes, u.n. bases housing

thousands in south sudan, months after they sought refuge. >> and we tell you about medals awarded to men previously over looked because of race or religion.

>> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. ukraine's troops in crimea are under orders to shoot in self-defence after one of their soldiers was killed in an attack on an army base. ukraine blames a russian soldier for the death. it comes hours after russia's

president signed a bill making crimea part of russian territory. >> doku ux marov is reported to have been kimmed. he organised an attack on a commuter train four years ago, which killed 40 people. >> lebanon drawn into the syrian conflict. one person in beirut has been killed in what they call a siege of the border town. >> the united nations peacekeeping chief condemned violence against the u.n. mission in souted. they spoke of -- in south sudan. they spoke of intimidation and a government-backed media campaign against u.n. troops. >> at this point i need to raise a series question. there has been a campaign against the leadership in south

sudan. it's been systematic and unorganised. there has been an unsuccessful vilification of the united nations by local and national officials, with public demonstrations, media articles, and harassment of u.s. pacial, including to the -- personnel, including to the point of putting their life in danger. under the conditions we need to consider the drawing down our staff and limiting activities to the minimum related to protection of human right monitoring and support, to oouman tarian assistance. >> 77,000 civilians are living in eight overcrowded u.n. bases across south sudan. the u.n. plans to move most of the refugees to suitable locations, but there are logistical concerns. this report from juba. >> this piece of land used to be

used for storage. it floods when it rains. the peacekeepers have been sent to get people to move. david lamb is one of a few people who agreed to move. >> we have been here for something like three days. >> this area was never intended for people to live on. it's part of the administrative base for the u.n. mission and was home to thousands of u.n. staff and peacekeepers. now it has to accommodate 21,000 people in the part of the base propose to flooding. the u.n. mission had no way of knowing in december when the fighting started, that the people seeking their protection would decide to stay indefinitely. at the time we opened the gates, we thought it would be a republica of similar situations that we have seen in south sudan

previously. we have usually had them for - under our application for a few days, and then when things calmed down and people felt safer, they would return to their homes. >> now that the u.n. is living here, the u.n. can't force them to move. the police is very unsuitable. most of the people living here do not want to leave. the existence of the camps put the u.n. at odds with the government. people crowded through the gates. former combatants are believed to be among the civilians. after failing a coup, they ran into the camps. those in the camps - among them are people carrying arms. the u.n. deny people in the camps have weapons. decisions tape in the heat of the moment will have long-term

repercussions here and in peace keeping missions around the world. >> to south africa where an anticorruption watchdog is set to release a report into a $21 million upgrade at the private home of jacob zuma. there were allegations that public money was spent on a swimming pool, visitors' lounge and a cattle enclourge. a spokesperson declined to comment. the claims have been denied. there's six weeks until the general election. >> egypt's president spared no release for a correspondent held in custody. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are being detained, accused of having links to a terrorist

organization. the interim president made the policemen in a letter to peter greste's parents. the next court appearance is on the 24th march, al jazeera rejects all claims. >> a man this has been arrested in the balkans. darko gave himself up to the serbian police after an operation in the c.i.a. france's highest court of appeal is expected to rule on ex-trader jerome kavill. he spent more than three years fighting a gaol sentence of a bet that nearly brought the french bank to the brink of collapse. >> an authorised trader who made unauthorised transactions. gurr om caviell was at the center of the one of the biggest scandals. he was found guilty of forgery,

breach of trust and the illegal use of computers after making $50 billion of unauthorised trades. >> jerome was sentenced to five yeerts imprison with two years suspended, and ordered to pay back billions. he insisted he was being made a scapegoat. societyie general believed he acted alone. the bank, one of the biest suffered and its rep u -- biggest suffered and it's reputation tarnished. last month pope francis was met, a critic of excess, and he set off on a journey on foot from rome to paris. six years after his arrest, he divides opinion here. >> translation: i think he's a

rather mythical character in our society for a lot of reasons. he's like an individual who can topple a sophisticated system on his own. a youth with no other solution to exist, than to get noted in the media or harn a lot of money. part of the population made him a david against goliath. for many he'll be a symbol of the excesses that fuelled the financial crisis. >> now, hundreds of fishermen from pakistan and india are arrested every year by each other's maritime security forces for allegedly trespassing. most do not have proper navigation tools and the waters are not bounded by a physical boundary. this report from karachi. >> ever since he was a boy, he

has been fishing in the waters. he knows the sea off the karachi eastern coast like the back of his hand. in late 2010, a day of work turned into a nearly 3-year ordeal. >> translation: we were putting our nets in the area we had fished in many times before of the the indian coast guard came and arrested us. we were put in gaol. we don't know where in india we were held. the conditions was terrible. it was so bad one of my friends arrested with me died. >> suleman was released after politicians agreed it a rare prisoner exchange. >> not everyone is as lucky. according to advocacy groups, around 200 pakistani fishermen are held by india and more than 230 indian fishermen are in pakistani gaols. this woman's husband was held

for 11 years. their son was one month old when he was arrested. his body was returned to his family for burial. he was 41 years old. >> translation: we have nothing. we were poor to begin with. i appeal to the government of indian and pakistan not to arrest more fishermen. if they are found on the wrong side of the water, it's a mistake. they are doing their job. let them return to their family. >> fishermen in pakistan appealed to the supreme court to release indian fishermen. the hinneder modi is being lobbied. he wants a ban in relation to fishing. the long-standing feud between the two countries means any

shift by either government is unlikely, levelling this woman -- leaving this woman with little hope that others will be spared the same suffering. >> now, u.s. president obama handed out america's highest military diswiption on tuesday. the medal of honour was awarded to 24 men. only three are alive. because they served a decade ago. patty culhane reports. >> melvyn morris hung the maerp flag outside his -- american flag outside his florida home. a way of telling his patriotism. the hat tells he earnt it. >> single service cross, bronze star, purple heart. >> 44 years ago he won the second highest medal awarded in the military. he wept back to retrieve the body of a fellow soldier and was shot three times.

the reason he was given the highest award. president obama called him personally to tell him it was racism. >> i want to apologise to you. i'm presenting you with a congressional honour. and i got down on my knees, i was overwhelmed. >> over the last 20 years, the u.s. military has been looking back to right wrongs. medals denied because of race or religion. researchers are quick to point out the u.s. military was the first to tackle racial immigration in the united states. >> if you look at the american armed forces, you would find less racial discrimination than probably any other set of institutions. >> there's a big disparity in the highest ranks. 9% of generals and admirals are

minorities. they make up 35% of the lowest ranks. as for melvyn morris, he never thought it was because of racism. he wasn't bothered that he didn't get the medal of honour. it hasn't weighed on him, but the war has. >> i see a troop walking towards me, a little combat action, and they come and go. you catch yourself just in a daze for a little bit. with us, it's all the time. it will never go away, never. >> and as melvyn morris puts his uniform on and a president hangs a high honour around his neck, the message for those watching will not be to remember racism of the past, but to look to the future and consider how we should help all of those caught up in wars being fought now. >> he has never forgotten the horrors of war, and neither will

they. regardless of the medals they wear. >> well, that story and the rest of the day's news, including all the developments in ukraine can be found on our website - aljazeera.com. their heroism, we will tell that story and the look at service in america's wars on this inside story. >> hello, i'm ray swarez. at the battle of gettys burg, a young corp. rail, his unit repelling the ill paymented con fed rate assault called pickets ge