>> taking back crimea one base at a time. russian troops force their way into a ukrainian military compound. >> hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. anti-government protesters on the street. a trial of the activists set to begin. >> ebowli outbreak in guinea. international help promised as local doctors fight to contain

the disease. >> infighting within venezuela's opposition. >> russia is securing control of a ukrainian air base in crimea as it pushes on with its take over of crimea. pro-russian soldiers captured men at the base and dragged them away. shots were fired as armoured vehicles moved in. the ukrainian commander of the base said his men will turn over the weapons. nick spicer reports from belbek airbase. >> using armoured vehicles and stun grenades russian troops forced their way on to the belbek airbase. gun fire could be heard. it followed a refusal by ukrainian troops to surrender. one ukrainian was injured. the commander was taken away for

questioning. it was one of the last military facilities in crimea largely under ukrainian army. the russian army had been in control of the belbek airstrip base, and now are in control of the base, sapping the morale of ukrainian soldiers facing a choice - join the russian army or move to ukraine. >> russian soldiers made sure the live feed of their actions was no longer visible - pulling the camera down. it's part of russia's aggressive absorption of military components. a russian flag was raised over a ukrainian submarine. >> the international community condemned the take over of crimea and responded by rolling out sanctions against russia and some of its wealthy citizens.

european security monitors are expected to arrive in ukraine over the weekend. the question is will they be allowed into crimea. >> police in ukraine say they seized almost 50 kilograms of gold from an apartment in kiev. the property belonged to former energy minister. the search was part of a corruption inquiry into the gas industry, which analysts believe may have cost the county 4 billion. the chief executive of nasto gas was arrested as part of the same investigation. >> anti-coup protesters held demonstrations across egypt. security forces broke up a demonstration in suez. they clashed with members of the security when surrounding the demonstrators, who were campaigning against the treatment of detainees in prison. in alexandria protesters

criticised the ministers of defense and interior and called for members of the judiciary to be removed. in say ef hundreds of protesters demanded the release of detainees. >> several activists are due to stand trial on charges of organising illegal protests. three leaders ahead of the 2011 uprising. video shows the mistreatment of young men and women in custody. >> this footage was filmed by self-styled anti-coup activists in egypt. it apparently shows young women taken into custody. and here teenage boys are led away by plain-clothed officers - among 50 youngsters accused of taking part. they were transferred from a juvenile facility to toura.

>> there were no more than 25 of us. we asked them not to transfer the children. they responded with water canons and bird shot - even though we are all women. >> those held in alexandria are aged between 12 and 15 and have been staging a hunger strike at the protest of transfers. they've been accused of beating the youngsters and restricting access to their families. >> translation: visitors to criminals get a long time. we were allowed only two minutes and subjected to strict body searches. when i put food in front of my child... ..he told me he was not going to eat. >> human rights group say many children are illegally being healed alongside adults, and

routinely mistreated. some supporters defend the justice system. >> >> translation: some children were arrested and they confessed. this shows the strategy of using women and children to perpetrate illegal act. the security establishment are maintained order, without violation of human rights. the acts by the brotherhood are strongly condemned as no legal act could be tolerated, no matter who is behind the act - be it a woman or a minor. >> international law says children should only be detained as a last resort. in today's egypt. nonetheless as a last event. >> campaigning for the april 17th presidential election begins on sunday. the full health will not stop the current president running for a fourth term. he promised constitutional reforms. thousands protested against his

re-election. but he submittedities candidacy despite suffering a stroke last year. >> six candidates have been approved to run. former prime minister is seen as a main challenger. 77-year-old opponent - ailing health means he's incapable of running the country. he spent three months in france treated for a stroke. the islamic movement for society and peace and renaissance movement said they'd boycott the vote. >> turkey's government is accusing twitter of defamation, saying it allowed users to post links to wire top recordings suggesting corruption in the prime minister's inner circle. it banned access to it site on friday. users found a way to get past the blacks. the government says it was in

talks as soon as an agreement was reached. >> the australian prime minister said there are incredible leads in the search for malaysia airlines' flight. two jets are to join the search, centered on the southern indian ocean. tony abbott says more debris has been spotted there.. >> over the last 24 hours there has been three significant developments. new satellite imagery, chinese satellite imagery seems to suggest at least one large object down there, consistent with the object that earlier satellite imagery discovered, which i told the australian parliament about last week. yesterday one of our civilian search aircraft got visuals on a number of objects in a small area in the overall australian search zone. >> this is the satellite image

the australian prime minister was referring to. the object in the middle is the focus of the search. the debris is inside the search area for the plane, and it's about 2,500km south-west of perth. >> in myanmar dozens of environmentalists began a 2,400 trek to protest against the building of an electo hydro dam, they started in the capital and plan to march to the proposed site. they are calling for the cancellation of the chinese-backed project. the unpopular 3.6 million plan was suspended in 2011. construction will resume after the 2015 general elections. thousands of people have marched in the chilean capital demanding change your to the constitution. saturday's protest is the first political demonstration since

president michelle bachelet was reelected less than two weeks ago. they are calling for autonomy, better education and legalization of same next marriage. >> three die in venezuela in political violence, bringing the number of deaths to 34 from a month ago. nicolas maduro's government is blamed for food shortages, high inflation and crime. the position is deeply divided. >> if there was any question about serious divisions within venezuela opposition movement, the march calls in support of the mayor, and leopoldo lopez left no douftenlt as he was -- left no doubt. as he was scheduled to speak, and upquestionably the leader,

he abandoned a rally. >> if you resign, you open a path to peace for venezuelans. a letter written from prison by leopoldo lopez calling for president nicolas maduro's immediate resignation and threatening it bring millions out on to the street seemed to signal the breaking point. the split is between moderates o who want to change your the government to the ballot box, and hard liners who argue the change your can't wait. >> it is our right to demand the president's resignation and we'll keep fighting. >> not to be outdone, students supporting the government march to the palace to here nicolas maduro. >> translation: i repeat my invitation to the opposition to accept my call to dialogue without conditions. they refuse because they think in time passes the government will fall. >> the opposition is split on

negotiating with nicolas maduro. in a statement it was time to get off the streets and go into poor neighbourhoods and start a lil og. on this day of national protest it fell on deaf ears. >> behind me masked men are waiting for riot police to come down. >> we are here to take a stand. we are prepared to fight the police attack. >> on this occasion the tear gas did its work, and the protesters dispersed. with no end in site to the latest unrest. now in its sixth week. lots more ahead - including... ..police move in to break up the biggest protest in spain since the economic crisis began.

and how you can get your hands on some of the things that belong to one of the world's greatest conquerers.

>> welcome back. let's recap the headlines. russian troops have seized the last military facility in crimea that was under crimean control. they forced their way into the belbek airbase. the ukrainian commander says his men will turn over the weapons. >> the australian prime minister says there are credible leads

that offer increasing hope in the search for the malaysia airlines flight that disappeared over two weeks ago. two chinese jets joined the search focussing on an area in the southern indian ocean. we see mistreatment of young men and women in custody in egypt. >> one of three al jazeera journalists held in a cairo prison has been given hospital treatment for a shoulder injury. since his arrest mohamed fadel fahmy has received little medical fair for a shoulder injury sustained before he was imprisoned. mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. they'll appear in court an monday.

abdullah al-shami from al jazeera arabic channel has been in custody for more than six months. >> top tv presenters came together highlighting the importance of freedom, and demanding the release of al jazeera staff. >> imagine a world where reality is distorted. >> imagine being kept in the dark about major global events. >> imagine being silenced when speaking out. >> could saviour life. >> we don't know where to go to get food. >> you have imagined a world where journalists are not free to report the facts. >> 59 people in guinea died from the highly contagious ebolli

virus. symptoms were detected six weeks ago and 80 cases have been detected. >> an out break of fever gripped guinea. that scare is confirmed to be caused by ebolli virus. >> investigation teams goes from village to village to figure out the source. >> ebowla is a live-threatening disease, causing diarrhoea, vomiting and bleeding - internal and external. it kills 90% of its victims. listening to the news and seeing the effects of what is happening in the forest - it's true that a fever is striking the people. it's scaring us. ebowli outbreaks happen near the rain forests and spread through contact with organs, blood and

bodily fluids. it's never been recorded in guinea. >> translation: i'm scared, because it affects me. >> i appeal to the government to come to the aid of the people, because this is guinea's bread basket. >> ebolli has no cure or vaccine. it's overwhelmed services in kinny. it is reinforcing its presence to assist the government. >> the outbreak is contained by following up all the cases. if the cases are cropping up in different locations, that makes running down the contacts and looking after their wellbeing challenging. >> medical teams say they are working as quickly as possible to contain the virus and are concerned it may have spread so neighbouring see own. >> in afghanistan closed-circuit television spread light on an

attack in a hotel. it shows how the gunmen got past multiple security desks. nine were killed, including two children. they were killed later by security forces. >> the u.s. law maker leading a bipartisan group to afghanistan has asked for them to announce plans. and the president, hamid karzai, to sign the security agreement, stressing no american forces will remain in afghanistan without it. >> it is time for us to be clear about what the united states of america's commitment will be as a follow on to 2014 and beyond to the people of afghanistan. now that support is contingent

on the president signing the bilateral security agreement. >> more now on the top story. the crisis in ukraine. on friday russian president vladimir putin signed laws completing moscow's annex ace of crimea. the peninsula may be part of russia, but it is dependent on ukraine for energy and supplies. how will it fair economically. we have this report. >> across the straits from crimea, mainland russia. about 4km away. russian goods come across by ship. for now the only land routes into crimea pass through ukraine. that's why the russian president wants to build a bridge, to tie crimea to russia. it will take years to complete and could cost billions. >> the port where russian goods come in is called kerch, a

graveyard of decaying soviet factories and mixed opinions as to whether things will get better. >> this woman heard all countries are united against russia. she fears an economic downturn. >> this woman says salaries will go up, it's lucky because her daughter is a graduate. >> we were invited to see a new investment. a plant that presentation gas from khazakhstan. the manager received a call, and suddenly we are not welcome or told to leave. even asking about what economic changes may be coming is too sensitive. >> water - the worry is some 80% of theirs comes from mainland ukraine. the reservoir outside simferepol, one of the few local sources - and it's looking low.

>> crimea doesn't only get most of its water from ukraine, but so too electricity. despite the take over, crimea is vulnerable to pressure from the government in kiev. >> this economist doesn't think ukraine will cut vital supplies because of its own ties to russia. . >> translation: remember that ukraine owes russia lots of money for its gas and depends on the gas. we must not poll ittizize issues affecting every family here and in russia. i do see water shortages for farmers. >> tourism is a primary source, but the beaches don't look good. russians with money prefer to fly to the mediterranean.

>> russia may find taking crimea was the easy part - making it viable the real challenge. >> there have been street battles between police and protesters in spain's capital. violence broke out when demonstrators broke through a barrier to get through the hours of the popular party. >> as police moved in to clear the square, protesters reacted. a tense end to what had been an anti-austerity protest, the biggest since the economic crisis began. >> we want to change your the government. it is completely unfair. there are more than six million people unemployed. 2 million families with no income. >> demonstrators came from across the country, representing almost every sector of spanish society. many walked for days to get here, some covering hundreds of

kilometres. >> the route has been tough. there were long stretches. we were led by young people. two years ago spain teatered on the brink of default. saved by a $130 billion bailout to keep the banks afloat. in a bid to reduce debt. the government implement the wide-spread reforms, making cuts to the health and education sebbing stores. protesters say it's pulling spain backwards. this is the first demonstration since a new law came in effect at the end of last year. those protesting in spaces luke outside parliament can face hefty fines. the government says the law is for people's safety, protesters say it's a drak ownion bill threatening free speech. >> spain is out of the

recession, and will see steady growth in 2015. until money trickles down the people will keep up their demands. >> police efforts to disperse protesters. dozens were injured. many police officers. 17 people were arrested. >> inspectors will follow the police to make sure there's no violations of the law as protesters carry out their right to free speech. >> around 5,000 people marched through the creek capital on saturday, demanding app end to racism. many of those that took part were immigrants. more than one million migrants came to greece. the rapid right party is seen as a sign of racial discrimination.

>> now, pope francis appointed a sexual abuse survivor to a group investigating the issue within the catholic charch. marie collins is one of eight on the panel. the archbishop of boston and two psychiatrists also will be on the panel. they receive 200 claims of abuse every year. >> voters go to the polls on sunday. parisians look set to elect their first female mayor, the two leading candidates are women. it's the first major test since francis hollande became president. the campaign has been dominated by housing and security. >> he may have been small in stature but he's a powerful figure. napoleon bonaparte's personal

items are set to fetch thousands. >> he's a symbol of power and the french empire. napoleon bonaparte, the 19th century ruler who concurred europe in battles that changed the geographical political landscape. a search stained with blood and a lock of hair are among items in paris. they belonged to him during the final part of his life, when he was exiled, where he died. they were discovered in the home of a distant relative of his horseman in corrsica. >> we arrived and a young lady came with these. we opened the box and inside, you know, we found a lot.

this has never been opened for, now, 200 years. it's a shirt. it's a shirt in which he died. >> all of this was in the box? >> everything was in the box. >> a box of treasures. >> a box of treasure, yes. there was no country in the world when napoleon bonaparte is not famous, people like or don't like him - anyway, they know him. we are selling the emotion. >> interest in the napoleon stretches beyond france's borders. there are collectors in russia, australia, the u.s. and china. >> items connected to napoleon bonaparte have a record of selling at a high price, a ring he gave to his future wife josephine sold for $1 million. >> the mystery vouching his

death could be sold. tests on samples of the hair may give clues about whether he was poisoned or died of natural causes. >> and, of course, you can keep up to date with all the stories we are following at al jazeera, by heading to aljazeera.com. >> it's the inside story. hello, i'm ray swarez. with each passing year, the toll from alzheimerss rising. more americans die from