tv News Al Jazeera March 26, 2014 5:00am-5:31am EDT
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>> alleged war crimes in sri lanka. the united nations considers an international investigation. >> hello again from doha. here with the world news from al jazeera. kenya's crackdown on refugees. two suspects killed and 476 arrested in overnight raids. >> venezuela's president orders the arrest of three generals, accusing them of trying to overthrow him.
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>> and the number of dead in the mud slide quake in washington reaches 24. >> the u.n. high commissioner for human rights is due to deliver a report on alleged war crimes and human rights violations in venezuela. discussions will start on whether to launch an international investigation. the conflict between the tamil tigers and the government - atrocities are still being discovered. >> this woman and her family resettled into the north-eastern region a here after the war. a month ago they found a gruesome discovery. digging the back national guard, -- digging in the backyard, they found skeletons. a neighbour and tractor driver said they were civilians killed
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in a shell explosion. the final months of the war were intense. caught in the middle of tamil tigers and the government, many had little or no time to bury the dead. an id guard gives a clue as to the intensity of the victims. it was a husband wife and seven members. we found the two members that survived the blast - the father and the youngest daughter. >> translation: we had been walking for miles to escape the fighting. it was dark, we stopped to rest. my father went to a shop. it exploded. >> translation: i doused the child's clothes, which was on fire. she was the only one alive. i don't remember anything after that, because i passed out.
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>> the judicial medical officer who oversaw the exhumation shows that tests showed the skeleton had blast injuries. >> most were fractures and a bit more. behind the skull, and the leg bones was massive blast injury. >> both sides in south asia's conflict has been accused of war crimes. following the defeat of the tamil tigers and their leadership the government faced calls for an international investigation. the sri lankan army and government denied allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses. the resolution tableded by the united states, with the support of the u.k., and other members of the u.n. human rights group will be taken up for a vote by
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28 march. >> we should note a group of protests gathered in colombo. they denounced the allegations of human rights abuses, calling them baseless. the government resisted a push. we wait to hear from the human rights council. any idea of what is expected in the report? >> absolutely. what we are expecting to see come out of that certainly is contents, there's a number of things. it's likely to point to a lack of proper investigation on part of sri lanka, particularly looking at the final stages of the civil war. it's likely to suggest that the sri lankan government has not been as transparent as to what unfolded and what happened and is likely to call for a
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comprehensive independent investigation. that is the key focus when it comes to what colombo and the international community is discussing in geneva and elsewhere. >> the report comes out later. where could it leave things as far as the united nations is concerned. >> absolutely. we are expecting a bit of debate and discussion. sri lanka is expecting to put a report forward. we go into a scenario where a u.s.-backed resolution will be voted on, and that, in fact, is the definitive suggestion from members that they are hooking for an independent investigation, and from there on in, obviously, reactions from colombo and countries around the world saying how they want to take this forward. it will be a clear call for an independent inquiry, a
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comprehensive one that has not been undertaken in sri lanka as yet. >> once we hear something from ms pilae, we'll talk later. >> the kenyan government has begun a crack down, two killed, 474 arrested. for security reasons, refugees have been ordered back to camp. this report contains distressing images. >> the kenyan government is forcing refugees back to camps. at least six were killed when gunman opened fire in the coastal city on sundayment it was the latest over the country. when kenyan's troops crossed the border, fighting the armed group.
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al-shabab claimed responsibility for the westgate mall attack in september, leaving 67 people dead. >> joseph, kenya's interior refugee issued the order: >> he continues: >> it's an order causing concern. >> these people have kids. some of them, individuals, families, who go to school, and educational needs, a medical situation, and something worse than that. they make money and when they go back, between the people in the camp. the camp is the largest, and has more than capacity already.
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>> there are more than half a million living at the camps. mainly somalis who fled violence in their own country. hundreds of thousands more have found places to live in kenya's cities, taking advantage of corrupt police and government officials. nairobi's suburb known as little mogadishu - some are unregistered, others have valid papers to remain in the country. all refugee centres, including nairobi and others are to be closed. troops have been assigned to help with surveillance. authorities will rely on the cooperation of kenyans in informing on refugees for the directives to succeed. >> liberia's investigating eight
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cases of what officials believe is the ebola virus. it killed 50 in guinea. in sierra leone cases have been reported. it's the unprotected handling of contaminated corpses and bodry flue its transmits the disease. >> three generals in venezuela have been arrested for allegedly plotting a group. a latin america - we have more. >> less than two weeks ago, they swore their aleegeance as they vowed to crash enemies. they've insisted that the ongoing street protests and calls are part of a coup attempt. now the political crisis has been raised another significant
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match. >> translation: we captured three air force generals that we were investigating thanks to the powerful morals of our forces. the three generals intended to raise the air force against constitutional government. it's been alleged that the generals were conspiring with the opposition. >> there's a lot of unanswered questions. how widespread is the disscent. does it involve the airport and the army. or as one retired general opses the government suggests is it a smokescreen, is it a coup against the conversation. >> the president chose to break the news surrounded by forin ministers who are here to mediate between the government and opponents. there are questions whether
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eithered said is interested in negotiations. >> when president nicolas maduro invited them, they said you come here, it is crazy. at the same time their position - i don't think they want to do it. >> nevertheless, the high level eejonnal delegation is trying to keep both sides to the table amid fears of violence could reach the point of no return. >> in the news ahead. >> translation: when i returned i saw my grandfather. the back of his head was gone, his brains splattered against the staircase. >> greece pushes germany to compensate survivors of the
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>> so these are the top stories for you. sanctiona is facing condemnation. u.n. human's rights council over alleged war crimes. a u.s.-led resolution could spark an independent criminal investigation. >> two suspects in kenya have been killed and 476 people arrested in raids in nairobi. >> for security reasons the government ordered refugees to
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leave urban areas and go to designated refugee camps. >> the venezuela governor arrested three generals over allegations of a coup after weeks of anti-government protests. >> in the united states 24 people have been confirmed dead from a mud slide in washington state. search teams and volunteers have worked around the clock, looking for survivors. we have the latest on the rescue efforts. >> they asked for volunteers in derrington, up river from the slide. too many showed up. >> everyone is trying to help out. i understand. there's a lot of grief here. >> it's devastating, we knew a lot of people down there. with no sign of them, it's frustrating. >> four days into the search the hope for miracles is fading. searchers are still looking for signs of life. the latest video shows how
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hollow the hopes may be. there's so much work that remains at the mile-square site of the landslide, which is a seen of death and devastation. >> nothing is worse than the unknown. >> larry jones lived her his whole life. he was turned away and picked to fill in on a later shift. >> this is my town. this is what we do. we pull together. >> resources are poring into the area. these are litters to help patients out, or remains if we need to. >> fema teams have moved in to help with search and rescue and logistics. federal geologists placed high-water censors along the river, measuring a rise in the water that could result in further flooding or a risk of more slides. students went back to school where there'll be empty desks and missing friends. >> i feel sad. if i don't feel my friends i
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won't be happy. if i won't be happy, i won't learn. >> for everyone on the scene, professionals, volunteers, residents, the only thing to do is pret forward, keep up the search and hope. we'll do everything we can to recover every single person, and that's not a guarantee that we'll get everyone. we are going to do our very pest to get everyone out of there. >> the grim work will continue with local, country, state military personnel on the ground. all of that work shadowed by the certainty that more bodies, victims will be found. >> a fleet of chinese ships and helicopter arrived in the southern indian ocean off the australian west coast. searching for debris suspected to be from the missing malaysia
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airlines flight mh370 that disappeared almost three weeks ago. on monday the malaysian government said data showed the plane crashed in the indian ocean. 153 of the 239 on board are chinese nationals. 12 planes, two ships from six countries are trying to find the plane. the search is focussing on an area 1009. andrew thomas joined the crew. >> we have the pilot, the co-pilot and the flight engineer. their job is to fly the plane as low and slow as possible. we are going 360. we are 1 hns metres from the surface of the sea. they have the biggest and best windows. if there is something to see visually they are likely to see it first. moving back.
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he tells everyone on board where we are and other folks. as we go back. we get into the electronics. first up is the man who operates the radar. it looks for two, threekm either side. they are flying down a slither of sea that is about 6km wide as far as we can see. if big objects are out there, the radar should pick them up. basically it's a powerful digital camera mounted on the under side of the aircraft. i've been told it's like looking down a straw. you get a good view, but you are not seeing much around it. when there's cloud, it's as good as useless. the man in the middle can look at what his boys are looking at.
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he's on the radar, that is the best picture, and if something is spotted, there are choouts at the back of the plan, and a buoy can be dropped, deployed to hit the ocean. it's a visual reference point. if the ocean moves, it moves with it. >> at the annual arab league summit it's into its final day. the opening session was dominated by the crisis in egypt and the crisis in syria. they've called for a solution to the syrian law, but divided in the approach to egypt and how to define terrorism in the region. >> egyptian state-run media says the verdict in the second trial will be issued april 28th, among the 683 defendants is the leader.
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they are charged with violence related to anti-coup protests last year. the trial was presided over by the same judge that handed down death sentences to 529 alleged muslim brotherhood supporters. the verdict was condemned by the united nations. >> three al jazeera journalists have been held in cairo prison for 88 days and appear in court next monday. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr have been accused of having terrorist links and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami, from the al jazeera arabic channel have been in custody for six months. al jazeera denies all charges. >> the campaign coincides with a rise after germany imposed strict sanctions on greece. >> on june 10th, 1944, three
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columns of nazi troops descended on a village in central greece. they were executing resistance fighters when attacked from the hills. this man was working in the hills. >> the german commander was shot and died. a woman from the village brought him water. he gave the order to kill everyone but her. >> what followed was soldiers going from house to house killing. this man was eight. his mother told him and his father to leave, thinking women wouldn't be harmed. >> when i returned i saw my grandfather. the back of his head gone, his brains splattered on the staircase. by grandmother was dead. my mother had her hands above her head, she was killed execution, her blood in a line
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several yards long. >> for the loss of life and property greece sought $17 billion. it was awarded $7 million and was awarded none of that. greece lost 7% of its population. the vast majority were the victims. occupation was harsher than the battlefields. one of the top three courts is consolidating the demands, including damages for the occupation. repayment of two loans that the nazi exacted. the amounts are expected to run into tens of billions. they are stepping up a demand for a formal peace treaty with
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germany. >> the germans know as soon as they sign a peace treaty, they'll owe, that's why they won't sign. why won't they sign a peace treaty, we call op them to do so. as soon as they sign, they'll have to pay. >> greece has reclaimed its independence, but many believe its sovereignty is in question, while it fails to exact repayment for past wrongs. >> u.s. president is set to ask congress to end the mass collection of phone records by its spy agency the n.s.a. phone records will remain with telecoms companies, and only be accessed by the government when it proves it needs to. >> there has been actions at home and abroad to the massive data gathering. not only has it been used to spy on governments and leaders, it's
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collecting amounts of information about americans calling habits. back in november it was said to be necessary to continue the collection. three month later there's a plan. he wants call records to be held by the phone company, not the national security agency. a judge would decide if there was enough of a concern. he needs congressional approval. speaking in the netherlands, the president insisted his proposals make sense. >> it allows us to do what is necessary. it does so in a way that addresses concerns that people raised. >> the extent of the u.s. prom was revealed in a series of leaks. putting forward his own proposals to revamp the system, the head of the intelligence committee said nothing that went before broke the law.
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>> passionately believed that this program saved american lives. i believe it was legal, overseen and passed by congress. the president's proposal is welcome, but is not enough. >> the law that the intelligence agencies use for collection of telephone records can be used to collect many records, such as location information, financial information and internet activity. while it is significants progress, the authority needs to end for all types of records. >> the obama white house struggled to give a firm leg between the surveillance program or a terror attack that has been stopped or blunted. there's a distinction that the new proposals give application to the u.s. citizens, and not
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anyone anyone anywhere else. >> the soy es rocket had to delay docking because of difficulty. a key engine malfunction could mean crew will be waiting up to two days to enter the station. it's supposed to take only six hours. the rocket carrying an astronaut lifted off from khazakhstan. they are scheduled to be up in space for six months. >> peruvians carved out funds from mountain sites. now, a new program is helping tens of thousands work their way out of poverty. >> a day of supervision, peter is going around the community making sure houses, tubes and
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barrels are working. this farmer's land is now filled with vegetables. >> we used to grow potatos, so there was a lot of malnutrition. now we are using the technology, everything is organic everything is grown. >> hundreds of farmers are learning. greenhouses are a success. >> it's incredibly warm, but the perfect temperature for tropic am fruits and vegetables. there are avocados, strawberries, peaches and grapes. it's unusual to find these fruits at 3800 metres above sea level. >> the program is funded by private businessman, local authorities and business organizations, giving farmers tools and knowledge to make land productive.
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irrigation is helping grass grow faster, the animals eat better. and cows increased their output. they will process milk into yoghurt. she has to buy milk from neighbours. the benefits are trickling down on the community. >> now i have learnt a lot for me and my children. no one can take it away. part of the program is for people to see their farms as businesses. >> this is one of the brains behind the project launched in 1992. >> the key is poor people building the future. people from the food and agricultural organization. people can take a great pride. >> the program put 60,000
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families into a new middle class. people are proud they are doing it on their own. >> you can see the report and more online at aljazeera.com. all the reports posted there, breaking news and live streams there. >> it's life in the slow lane, and the man who knows more than anybody say it could get even weaker. the explosive danger hidden under the streets of american cities that will cost tens of billions of dollars to fix. plus a century old event that changed the american workplace forever with landmark laws that keep you safe at work today i'm ali velshi and this is "real money."
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