♪ >> >> >> demanding explanations. relatives' fury after the announce the malaysian airlines flight went down in the indian ocean. >> hello, the world's top stories on al jazeera. >> out of the club - western leaders make their coldest move against russia since the end of the cold war. >> stripped of her job - venezuela targets another

politici politician, and facing corruption charges. >> a controversial school in afghanistan - educating young girls and women. >> families of chinese passengers from the missing malaysia airlines plane are staging protests in beijing. they have been marching to the malaysian embassy expressing anger at the way the government handled the crisis. the plane went down in the indian ocean, and there are no survivors. >> taking their anger to the streets relatives and passengers aboard mh370 say malaysian officials concealed information, wasted resources and delayed possible rescue operations. they first spoke out the morning after the malaysian prime minister announced the plane was gone, and all aboard had not

survived. >> translation: 154 of our relatives lost their lives, malaysia airlines, the military are the executors. >> two weeks they've waited for news, and they believe the malaysians showed them little respect, and they were upset at how they were told to consider their loved ones gone. some received text messages from an unknown number. many were told to gather in a room and watch the announcement together. others said they only found out through the media. >> chaos broke out soon after the announcement, relatives aiming their rage where they could. others needed attention. >> i want to tell the journalist the information they sent is not true. >> the chinese government is not satisfied with the recent

announcement. >> translation: we are paying great attention to this and ask malaysia to provide all the information leading to the conclusion. the search effort is continuing and we hope malaysia and other countries will continue the search. >> as conclusive as malaysia might say its findings are. the protesters will not be silenced until they see concrete proof - such as debris. only then will they accept what happened. they won't rest until they get the answers to why. >> a british satellite company called inmar sat helped in the search, and their analysis led to the conclusion that the airlinereneded in the southern indian ocean. here is how they did it. >> in simple terms we used the difference in speed at which the

signal came from the aircraft to a fixed point, the satellite in space. it's doppler effect. if you imagine a train whistle getting louder as it comes towards you and getting faint as it gets away. we look at the signals, deciding where the aircraft was. by whittling that down, what we discovered is the southern route is the best fit for the two planes. >> search teams have halted flights for the time being, due to bad weather. military planes had been scouring the o, looking for science of the plane. andrew thomas got on board one and found out how difficult the task is. >> the crew of rescue flight mh370 has seen an object in the water. the position has been marked and a smoke cannister has been fired. the smoke is a visual reference to aim for, and on another, chris platt sees another object.

>> object in the water. >> a second smoke cannister is deployed as the plane turns towards it. there's a glimpse of another object, a third. the marker screen is beginning to look busy. >> it's a clean area of the motion. today we are seeing quite a few things in the water. i'm not trained but i'm looking too. i think i see a red object flash which, but 100 metres off the ocean travelling at 300 miles per hour, my possible and chris's definite are gone almost as soon as they were seen. it wasn't just chris, others confirm the colour and shape. a photographer who fires off shots captures two in the frame. that's the fourth object. as you have seen, descriptions are called out over the radio. all four are described as more than a metre in length. something like a hose, something

rectangular, circular and sil inned rickal. >> the pilot brings the plane higher, redirecting another plane and a navy ship towards the object. >> i've been in communication with the rescue control center. essentially they've released a crew to assist us, as this is the latest priority, i guess, which is collecting the items. logging and trying to classify them. >> descending again, another object is spotted. more smoke and a gps. the search plane is low on fuel and needs to fly the four hours back from the search zone to the bass. >> the crew has seen and marked the position. hours later malaysia's prime minister confirmed flight mh370

crashed. >> world leaders will resume their summit in the netherlands shortly after suspending russia from the g8 group of economic powers and threaten to impose sanctions against russia, if it pushes further into ukraine. we have this report from the hague. >> president obama convened the g7 meeting to discuss imposing another cost on russia. they decided to suspend russia's membership of the g8 until its policy changes. the next g 8 summit will not happen. they'll have it in brussels instead. tougher sanctions were scud. >> we need to send a clear message to the russian government and vladimir putin, that it will be unacceptable to go further into ukraine, and that would trigger sanctions from the e.u., from the u.s., from other countries, and we need to be clear about that. >> russia's g8 membership has

been a positive of the post cold war era. it feels line the progress is unravelling. it's a loss of prestige. no problem for us was the message from russia's defiant foreign minister sergei lavrov. >> the g8 is informal. there's no membership. the g8 existed because it was a platform for discussion. >> sergei lavrov and john kerry held talks. they hadn't met since crimea was taken back into the russian federation. there was no detail. there was a positive mood, that russia's foreign minister agreed to meet his ukrainian opposite number. russia was not prepared to talk to the government so far, and

it's been a key demand of the international community. >> the summit was dominated by ukraine and a rap on the knuckles for the russians. it's not clear that the g8 status for russia will have any impact. >> three al jazeera journalists appeared in the cairo court room. the three have spent 87 days behind bars. their next court date is march the 31st. mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. mohamed fadel fahmy said that a letter sent it his family by adly mansour has given them hope.

. >> abdullah al-shami from al jazeera's arabic channel has been in custody for more than six months, and has been on hunger strike since january. al jazeera rejects all charges and demands their release. in the last few hours peter greste's parents held a press conference in sydney. >> it's getting harder each time, of course. notwithstanding that we had the president's letter last week, which gave us some encouragement, but again we learnt not to expect too much. we hope the next date will be more of a finalisation, i guess, but, again, you know, there's no guarantee of that. >> north of cairo families of 529 people sentenced to death reacting to the verdict outside

the courthouse there. the men were convicted of killing a policeman and attacks on government property last august. the trial on saturday lasted for less than an hour. human rights groups expressed dismay at the ruling. >> syria will be a crucial topic when the arab league summit gets under way. the league is divided on how to deal with the crisis. ties are strained over the situation in egypt and the muslim brotherhood. >> even before its opening session, the arab league summit has had disagreements. delegations failed to agree on who should represent syria. alger algeria, lebanon and iraq failed to agree. syria's seat remains empty. >> translation: we must do all that we can to urge the u.n.

security council to live up to its responsibility and chapter 10 to force the valid and binding ceasefire. it's the only way to put an end to killing and structure perpetrated by the syrian people. >> the other difficult issue is territory. egypt and saudi arabia declared the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. ambassadors to qatar were withdrawn over their refusal to condemn them. >> the issue of palestine used to dominate arab league summits. there appears to be nothing more than the usual rhetoric. >> translation: the israeli's army attacks on gaza and unjust siege require a response from

the international community. they should be forced to honour the israel resolutions and end. >> the real issues are discussed beyond closed doors and arguably never mentioned in the final communique. the threat of iran could be an issue. long-standing wrists between the gulf states is another. mistrust affects whos shows up. kat area and jordan are represented by the heads of state. absent are most of the north african and gcc regions. it appears the arab world is at its worst stage of

fragmentation. >> al jazeera's diplomatic editor james bays is live in kuwait city. james, it's an hour away from opening, if things go according to plan. any signs of last-minute common ground found to heal the wrists? >> well, no. most of the leaders have not sat down together yet at this sting. as said in his report, i don't think the rifts will come out in the open. they are important. particularly the rifts amongst the gulf state. they are the driving force of the arab league, and are divided on the issue, the role of the muslim brotherhood. worth rewinding a year to the last summit in doha. then president mohamed morsi was the leader of egypt. now he finds himself in gaol as

do many of his supporters. including the large group that have been sentenced to death. so it is going to be an important issue. it's going to be behind the scenes and affecting everything that happens, don't expect many people to talk about it in public. >> a bit of a subdivision. does the arab league have an idea of what it wants from the security council, when it can't agree on the problem or the solution. the security council can't agree. deadlock in the crimea is probably going to add to the problems between the u.s. and russia. the arab league is not clear on its position on syria. again, at the last summit a year ago, it looked like the arab league was going to give the opposition the syrian seat. that has not happened. we are, in the coming hours, we are going to hear from the president of the syria national

coalition, but he will not sit in the syrian seat. some countries have problems with that idea. iraq, lebanon and algeria and technical difficulties mean the s number of c can't take up the seat. >> more ahead. including... ..the orphaned victims of war in the philippines hoping a final peace deal will bring a peaceful future. >> we are 60 metres below the service. >> deep in the perma frost where scientists unt lock secrets of the past, as well as a clue to the future.

>> welcome back, let's recap the headlines. families of chinese passengers aboard a missing malaysia airlines flight are protesting in beijing. they marched to the malaysian embassy. >> world powers suspended russia from the g8 and threaten more sanctions if the crisis in ukraine escalates. they are kathering for the second day of the nuclear summit. >> after a week of protests in relation to a trade pack with china - hundreds have been staging a sit-in. another group were moved from the cabinet officers by riot

police. we have more from tapei. >> this is a movement that swelled in a week sips the students first occupied the parliament building. thousands turn out on a daily basis, their numbers increasing in the evening to listen to speeches, sing songs, make their voices hear. it's a movement that gained traction amongst the wider community. we see the professors coming out. colleges giving students time off to protest. the authorities and the parliament have been tolerant of the protests. what they will not tall rate, sass -- tolerate, says the government. is bringing the administration to a stand still. when students try to expand and take over other areas, there was a violent eviction. people are waiting to see what happens next - will the student

extend this. students believe the government is forcing through controversial legislation on a strict timetable before the parliamentary session ends. they seem as determined to stop it. the final peace agreement between the philippine government and the liberation front is due to be signed in a few days. the group has been fighting to establish its own estate in the south. we have this report. >> this man prays for his father every day. he wants to follow in his footsteps, he says - he, too, wants to die a martyr. his mother says she wanted a different future for her children. her husband was a fighter of the more islamic religion front. he was killed a few years ago.

trmpt it's hard. -- >> translation: it's hard, it's as if the killing of my husband happened yesterday. now i'm on my own to toil to send my kids to school. >> she's not sure if the cause her husband worked for was worth it. >> here in the town, there are thousands of families like jamillas whose life has been affected because of a protracted war. there's been relative calm in the past few years, many of them live in fear. they are hoping the agreement between the philippine government means that peace will be a permanent one. >> the impending peace agreement will mean an end to decades-long development. over 150,000 people have been killed, and millions displaced.

many aspire not to be scared when they hear a helicopter. all of this will be possible for the communities not om to regain -- not only to regain confidence, but to shed a lot of tears and love in the past. we can approach life under a different angle. >> those that bore the brunt are the most vulnerable. >> this school provides special classes for children, who are too young to comprehend their lose. the school provides them with a sense of normalcy. >> for the first time in

afghanistan, strict religious schools, have opened for schools. some see it as a step in the right direction. some say there is cause for concern. >> when western forces toppled the taliban, this is not the image of female education here. a religious school teaching a strict form of islam to thousands of girls. afghanistan is a conservative islamic country, but the head teacher of the school doesn't think it's conservative enough. >> we are in a competition, god willing, we'll be the winner. a competition between right and wrong, between islamic and western opinions. this man says his work is part of a battle for the islamic identity of the state. girls have access to modern

education in afghanistan. these students say they volunteer to be here to compliment regular schooling. they are taught the core jp, and the separation of men and women. >> this class is for the older girls that will study islamic philosophy. at the top of the class behind me is a large wooden box. that is where the teacher sits. because he's male and can't be present. >> so the girls have never seen their male teachers. even in the most conservative countries. the student stress they are not against subjects like science, saying many studied in college. this girl is 18, and wants to be here. with intelligence i want to say i wanted to come and study the

holy book, to live by the book. >> some worry the school is a security threat. places in neighbouring pakistan are accused of teaching extremism. >> the head teacher says they do not teach violence, but admire the taliban. >> we don't have a problem. the problems were not from the taliban, but those in the regime that gave a bad name. the taliban wants to bring in an islamic regime. the westerners want me and you, not muslims. the taliban banned schools teaching any subject, including religion. teachers believe they'll find a solution. part of the identity of the islamic state.

>> international scientists and world leaders are meeting in japan to discuss climate change. also a report from the united nations which says future extreme flooding and drought could lead to conflict and damage the economy. week-long talks will lay to mitigate global warm k. >> a laboratory in alaska is trying to help with that. scientists are exploring perma frost. >> how deep are we new? >> we are 60 feet below the surface. >> through frozen ground, tunnelled back in time to where the earth warmed up. the ceiling bristles and along the walls the bones of bison. once this part of alaska was a fertile plain before the glaziers rolled in, tens of

thousands of years ago. >> we have a big ice sludge on the left and over here. >> other scientists see fossil, soil and ice. kevin studies engineering issues with the united states military and how to plan for the effects of the perma frost. >> what was temperature prior to the ice placement. we'd have good information for the climate modellers working on it. >> work on a larger tunnel has begun. research aimed at helping alaskan communities hep with something they have noticed, how melting perma frost caused areas to sag. >> the idea is not to scare anyone, or set out the notion that everything is fine and we

need to stop burning gasso leap. we are talking about anticipating changes. >> there's real alarm amongst scientists, perma frost is warm and a huge amount of carbon is trapped in the ground. plants and animal bones, and that will be released into the atmosphere. >> more perma frast increasing this greenhouse effect which will increase temperature. that will create more perma frost. >> when the trans-atlanta pipeline was open. no one expected a change in climate. they put it on stilts to meet environmental regulations, protecting the tundra and forests. the way the pipeline is constructed, it prevents perma frost melting. it's what's inside, crude oil and the consumption. the impact of that on the ground, those are the larger

issues that government, scientists and the planet has to consider. >> more on the stories that we are following. head to the website aljazeera.com. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. there have been big changes in the map of the world over the past 25 years. the soviet union broke up into more than a dozen questions. czechoslovakia into two. th