>> this is al jazeera. >> hello, and welcome to the news hour. these are our top stories. the u.n. general assembly says crimea's vote to break away from the ukraine doesn't count. >> i'm mariane in london, with more on ukraine, including going for the presidency, an announcement from one of the country's most polarized figures.

waybusy day in italy. >> allowing hundreds to kill crocodiles has been shut down in australia. >> but let's start with ukraine, and there have been a number of developments. the u.n. general assembly has voted to condemn crimea's independent vote for being invalid. she will run in the presidential elections on the twenty-fifth of may. between 14 and $18 billion to try to help avoided bankruptcy. >> on the u.n. vote first

of all, see how it plays out. well, 100 companies supported the ukrainian drafted resolution. only 11 members of the asemiis bly joined russia in rejecting the resolution, and they includes north korea and syria. 58 countries along with china, decided to abstain from the vote. live at the u.n. in new york. it is the usual suspects who ramlied behind russia, wasn't it. >> elected to come and explain it's vote. it's always been the country that says it doesn't want with to interfere in other country's affairs. it says it accepts the sovereignty. in this case, it did say that this vote was only going to complicate matters.

some of the african that we spoke to, said they didn't want to get involved it is merely an east verses west issue, some may have had commercial interests with russia, and other countries simply didn't seem to want with to be taking sides. or with russia, either. but ukraine and it's supporting member states including the wrights will be happy with that 100 who did vote in favor. it is not a legally binding resolution, it has no legal weight, but what it does is send a clear message, does not think that that referendum from crimea is indeed valid. not surprisingly we heard and samantha power representing the u.s., here is what they had to say to the general assembly. >> self-determination is a value that all of us here today hail. we do so while recognizing the critical foundational importance of national and

international law. coercion cannot be the means by which a self-determineds. the chaos that would ensue is is not a world that any of us can afford. it is a dangerous world. >> we echo the views expressed by all regions of the world these last weeks, calling for a deescalation of tensions and an electoral process in ukraine that will allow the people of that country in all of its their diversity to choose their leaders freely, fairly, and without coercion remark sha is is against the proposed draft resolution. it is coming strongational. the draft seeks to put into question the meaning of the remember remember dumb that took place, which already plays a key role. it would be counter productive challenge that, at the same time we think the draft has important and correct statements. for example, the call to

refrain from actions or in inflammatory rhetoric which could lead to an increase in tensions. who of course is at the united nations for that vote. to give me his reaction to the passing of the resolution. >> 100 i think it's quite a big support. in comparison is to 11. >> they have not to be escalated even more. so we count on those who supported us. >> can we with have a look now at the decision so offer the bail out to ukraine, vitally needed for your struggling

economy. but do you think it's enough ukraine need as lot more, doesn't it, in order to survive economically. >> yeah, we have started the reforms in ukraine, and after the collapse of the previous regime, the change of the guard, which is scattered by the prime minister started to arrange a huge of reyou remember toes in all the sectors. of the economy. >> fidgettizeing with the social and banking reforms and pension reforms. education, and diplomacy also. so we need support from the international institutions and the mere

fact that they are signing the agreement with ukraine, will gear us additional arguments to talk to the international institutions which are ready to support financially ukraine. first of all, the e.u., but the united states. >> do you feel that you have had sufficient support from the international community in your crisis and your confrontation with russia. >> i think that this support is growing and becoming much more stronger. we started to feel this support in confrontation with russia. from the statement made by the individual countries or international organizations.

you see is how concrete an action of the international community are. and this -- we would say about the international sanctions, economic financial visa, and also some of the institutions has sent the and today we saw the big support of the resolution of the u.n. general assembly. >> we can get more on that now from meriam who is in european news center. >> as part of that bail

out package from the international monetary fund. the deeming is worth between 14 and $18 billion over two years. and following approval, they are expected to release an additional $9 billion that will be tied to economic reforms. the key condition here, ending subsidies for gas bills and the cost of russian supplies is expected to rise by nearly 80% from april. it comes as the former prime minister comes out to make a big announcement. >> this western and other countries race to keep ukraine from disintegrated further. economically and politically. but money comes with conditions.

>> demonstrators outside are calling for civilian overside of the international aid. has thrown her hat in the ring, watching on crutches because of back problems not properly treated in prison.

>> that's a long trip, and many here seem resigned to if not embracing a new future as citizens of russia. >> earlier i spoke to andy, who is is the director of the ukrainian institution. because of the loan might be a vote of confident in ukraine's interim government, but the conditions are tough. >> ukraine over the last number of years has never real adhered to any of the conditions that they want to push through, why, mainly because of the popularrism of the previous government. raising gas prices request possibly even more. it is going to be tough.

and that's why this government is called the government. latest shock therapy, and this is something that the country really needs to go through. two next two year years wil be tough. there is a time in the life of a country where they have to take these drastic measures. and for ukraine, the time has come. and the message as the prime minister says it is ukraine's pays very carly for their independence. their freedom. over the last couple of months over 100 people were quilled. the price of gas matches the price of the independence. >> the former prime minister is making a bid for the presidency. does she controversial figure, inside the country, where do you -- what is your assess isment. >> well, opinion polls came out yesterday that she is polling at about single digits, 8 1/2 to 9%, so at the moment, she is not looking overly as a favorite. as their favorite, but things have changed quite quickly, and i think once

her campaign kicks off, i think we will be seeing her. but at the moment, i think lit be tough, because people have what we don't -- they want to see real change. >> well, fights have broken out in another country, with sensitive relations with russia. georgia, a promos cow rally attracted more protestors than supporters. they said they came to show solidarity after sanctions on moscow because of the annexation of crimea. these publishers say they have to update the borders as soon as the agreement between russia crimea was signed. that's it from europe for now. now back to martin. >> thank you very much. a lot more to come here on the news hour. including three years ago, tan missians rose out to oust their president.

continues to hurt the country. the world's chemical weapons watchdog says more progress has been made in removing syria's stock pile, will be speaking to a chemical weapons expert. and there sport, a new plan for european football will be here with all those details. p

so many people have suffered for so long. so many have worked so hard to arrive at this point. i will not let this be from my people again. not now -. >> the conflict killed over 150,000 people, and millions have had to leave their homes. but after 17 years of negotiations, and with malaysia brokering most of the talks, a new political entity called the disagreement, the two sides have looked not to the problems of the past, but to the promise of the future. it will also finally address the needs. were long felt mistreated by the government. >> celebrating the

signing of a peace tact -. >> they said they are now ready to return to civilian life, and are looking forward to the time when their children are now able to live a life in peace. >> many of them born to war, and now they say their children will no longer have to suffer. but there is still challenges ahead. it is now dominated by powerful armed troops that profited from conflict. >> is aware that the spoilers are a big problem for them. but we have to deal with with them. we have is to let them know that most of our government is conclusive. everyone is invited. everyone is included in this. >> the philippine government also needs to ensure that the agreement is fully implemented while the president's term ends in 2016.

>> but also for the tens of thousand whose died while fighting for their freedom. al jazeera, southern philippines. into alleged abuses during sri lanka's civil war. with is army defeating the rebels. sri lanka has long resisted the push for an independent investigation. advocates argue it is the only way to deal with abuses.

just one week after the event. human rights commissioner. called for rally. completely rejects. >> when a government fames to protect its own citizens, then it sees the responsibility of the community to do so.

that's the international law. now i heard the last speaker say it's politically motivated because i call for an inquiry so soon. while we have enough evidence, i am now entrusted to be in charge of the investigation and i will definitely seek the cooperation of the government. there is political will there to address the situation, they just want us the world to recognize how much they have done. and they have. >> for justice and accountability, and on the part of both sides. victims are also waiting for justice. >> egypt has a new defense minister today. after abdul quit his

post. sí see see on wednesday. in order to run for the presidency. his replacement, general who was sworn in at the new defense minister on thursday, the interim president administered the oath. english your honor lis have now been held for 89 days. they are due to make their fourth appearance on monday. are accused of having links with the terrorists organization, and spreading false news. abdullah from al jazeera's air big channel has also been in custody for more than six months. >> and continue to demand their immediate release. >> at least 21 people have been killed in a series of attack across the capital baghdad.

in smart places. on the northern baghdad neighborhood. bending rules to the companies can make unfair profits. pocketedaround 20% of opportunities private sector profits. >> wants to bring mobile phone banking but has been blocked by business rules they say there are only certain companies. because before if somebody comes from the top and pushes something, it gets done. now nobody is taking the initiative to push things

through or take any kind of frisks. >> economists call it crony capitalism. when political connections make a few people very rich. companies that produce it made a prior government authorization. that gave cement a company owned by the benal li family dominance over the market. >> even the investment was promoting the close -the proximity to the business community as an asset for the country. we now have seen through these paper as well, that in fact, these are all in a system that was really hiding the reality in the sense that there is very large sections of the economy. that are still very much closed to competition. >> in fears an example. partly owns by ben nally's son-in-law, it was the only agent with a

license to sell volkswagens. two post resolution sold the company but this is still the only volkswagen call dealership. >> the world bank says the same business laws that closed opportunities and economy then, still exist. and many people are waiting. for economic justice. >> al jazeera.

>> still to come on the news hour, the snow is is in effect, how the obama administration is is planning to change telephone surveillance in the united states. >> and crocodiles can't be hunted in australia, the government backed a plan to stop the practice. and there sport, find out which champion chasing team kept their cool on a rather badtempered night in the nba. blatche

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turkish officials appeared on the website. and the u.n. is voted in favor of an independent criminal investigation into alleged abuses during sri lanka's civil war. the conflict ended in 2009, after 26 years. sri lanka has been resissing the push for an international inquiry. more progress has been made in removing the stock pile. almost half the raw materials for sir is yeah's poison gas and nerve agent program have been shipped overseas for destruction. well, haimish gordon is a chemical weaponsle expert, and he says they are done a good job, there are still remaining concerns. >> the a.p.c.w. have achieved a lot more than what a lot of us believed was possible. and most importantly, they have also taken the

only chemical weapon that was mustard agent out of sir is yeah, and is the original plan behind the u.n. resolution was to ensure that chemical weapons could not be used again in syria. now, i suggest that that has now been achieved. because the mechanism for making a mix of chemical weapons has been destroyed. the only chemical weapon mustard gas has been removed and what we have left is just toxic chemicals. so hugely successful, and 80% solution, and actually i think we should really draw stumps now. wrath err than insist removing the toxic chemicals which i think will be incredibly difficult to get the last 40% out. we have achieved a successful piece here, and perhaps it is time to move on. the international community concentrate perhaps on getting aid in, rather than these toxic chemicals out. only yesterday, one of the senate committees publish add report, saying they believe the

regime has not declared all of it's chemical weapons. now we are pretty confident, that it has destroyed or removed all the declared chemical weapons of the regime. but there are potentially some undeclared and the other issue here is proliferation, some of the rebel groups i speak to are suggesting that there has been some proliferation of that stock pile. so absolutely the apcw to determine that there are no chemical weapons in sir is yeah. is going to be an impossible task. i think the real concern is that some of the potentially some of the mixed syringe or mustard gas could have found its way into rebel groups. c. or other terrorists organizations and middle east, and they could use these very small amounts to create terror around not only the middle east but the globe. president obama isn't

cooing his tour of europe. let's find out more about that who is in london. >> martin, obama -- for the first time, he will also met italy's new president and toured the coliseum. more. >> almost ground out by the popping of so many flashes, two of the word's most famous men exchange their first face to face pleasantries. abortion, gay rights and contraception are the main disagreements though common ground of human traffic, immigration reform, global conflicts is the focus of this visit. the u.s. president is on record as an admirer of the new pope. some of rome's visitors are hopeful about this meeting.

to truly work for peace. his secretary of state. after that another meeting this one with prime minister after follow thing prez conference, he addressed the most pressing security issue. that it reach add preliminary agreement with ukraine on a long program is a major step forward. this significant package of support is going to help stabilize it's economy, and meet the

needs of the ukrainian people, over the long term. >> barack obama will leave italy with a gift of two medals and a religious book. the pope received a box of seeds, and an invitation to visit obama in the united states. al jazeera. welcoming the fund bail out agreement. in ukraine itself, the border guard is on alert in the east of the country, preparing for possible military moves. moscow says it's troops are simply conducting exercises but many in ukraine are not convinces. about third kilometers from the border, a unit of pair troopers is dug into defensive positions. a visible presence as they brace for further move business the russians.

have expressed concern that russia intends to invade. >> by russian forces across the border, then the ukrainian army isn't ready for it. the troops here say they don't know where their commander is, he isn't picking up the phone. >> they say there are to be ready positions else where. and presumably better equipped because here there isn't much. a local community group delivering basic necessities from the nearby city.

all antiwar with putin, and the break up of ukraine. because you can't act like this, i and our worst nightmare we could have imagined that ukrainians would fight with russians. >> another camp, these are communists and pro russians some who supported president yanukovych and who denows the authorities in kiev as dangerous fascists. >> we asks for a referendum, and instead of supporting us they do everything they can to stop up. >> they want to hash it out so that it looks like everything is calm. but they want it so that we can make our own decisions for ourselves. it is hard to measure the

sent men south and east. and no one knows what russia intends to do about it. at least of all p pas these troops whose presence the men, women, and children, of the local community group hope will deter a military advance. >> the death of an compiled russian in england last year remains a mystery after a coroner returned an open verdict. a outspoken president died just over a year ago. he was found on the bathroom floor of his ex-wife's home with a leg rah churr around his neck. the coroner said he could not be sure of the circumstances beyond reasonable doubt. he was sued by actress

under france's strict privacy laws. he has never denied the affair itself, he broke one his partner shortly afterwards. the body is reviewing it's rights record. as well as it's use of surveillance and drones. tim friend has more. the use of crones by be u.s. and sometimes disastrous mistargetting is a major cause of alarm. accepts the legal, but they should be restricted and better regulated. with trank parent investigations. >> there are people who are clearly civilians that are killed and they don't have -- relatives don't have any access to redress.

the definition of their armed conflict takes place. in that cbs, what we are calling for is a much more restricted use of that weapon. the longer standing issue is also raised. the committee wants inmates released or tries and the facility closed. but the committee can't enforce any of its findings. one underlying problem is that the united states refuses to accept that the human rights covenant applies to individuals under it's jurisdiction, but outside it's territory. simply, the u.s. federal government the committee accepts still has little cover over what happens at u.s. state and local government levels. also, on the committees list of concerns snooping on citizens by the national security agency

and past violations. in separate reports the committee also raised concerns about human trafficking in latvia, racial discrimination in kurdish stan. and violence against women in nepal. all the states chosen in the current round of investigations now have a chance to respond. tim friend, al jazeera, at the u.n. in geneva. >> that's it from london for now. back to doha. the white house is says -- the decision comes ten months after an investigation by the u.k. newspaper, the guardian. which is based on leaks by edward snowden. by the national security agency. let's go live now to washington and speak to allen fisher, what does this actually mean? what does this boil down to? >> of course the outline

that he would change the way the nsa gathered the information, showing january the 17th. this is barack obama, putting a bit more flesh. the nsa will no longer capture this massive amount of data. that they have been doing up until now, and instead the phone companies will retain that information. there has been some talk about a third party gathering all that data. that has now been dismissed. so the phone companies will hold the data, and if the security goes to them and says look, we have information, we need to follow up who this number has been in touch with, they have to go to the court to get an order, and then the court will give them permission to get that information from the phone companies. you have to remember though, the phone companies rarely ever turn down. how do you define an

emergency. >> and tell the other side whether we can get to these. will say that's a success. it's been a balancing act, and i think he has recognized that. he says it is about keeping american safe, although there are no links to this gathering project. and making sure that civil liberties are regarded and many people believe that it is gone too far the other way. here is a real qualify err. this only applies to united states citizens in the united states.

this means that the massive spying program that has been going on outside of the country, just a week or so ago we can record all the phone calls in one country. and keep that for several weeks. no protection to anyone who isn't american. but american civil liberties people will be saying this is a small victory. but there is still a lot more that can be done. thing victims have been put in quarantine. this is the first confirmed spread into the capitol. at least 60 people have been killed so far from the outbreak. try to prevent it from spreading further, suspected case have also been reported in neighboring liberia. >> a shock in the correct

world 2020 competition, plus find out why his real madrid teammates are looking to upset.

martin, thank you so much. we will start with correct. they have beat sri lanka in the last couple of hours. england looked out of sorts. on the way to 789.

a win would guarantee them in a spot in the semifinals and they were looking good for it. >> over 116 came off -- 64 hailed to secure the win and keep the hopes alive. >> south africa had a scare as they continue their push for a semifinal. a victory of 146 in this game, but came up just short of causing a big upset. eventually winning by six runs, as it stands they are second in their qualifying group, top team going into the last four. from 2018, uefa has just formally approve add new event, they are calling the nation's league. we will see countries

including world and european champion taking part in what is effectively a third major tournament. two exact format is still being worked on. >> these matches will replace the free leagues, as you know, a friendly match doesn't interest the fan the public or the media, so they askedtous have a real competition, and this is a great idea, because i repeat, no one wants friendlies. >> after real flipped to their second straight defeat. elise reports. >> coming off the back of their loss, there was no doubt the importance of this game to real madrid.

to open the scoring. >> a big help from a deflection, that renaldo season tally now stands at 26, but real's lead lasted just five minutes as jose reyes combined on the counter attack. they have reportedly been reporting interest, and he certainly made himself known. securing a 2-1 lead in the seventy-fifth minute. barcelona need ed just six minutes to take a 1-nil lead. a seemingly inknack use,

but depended on his fate told a different story, a torn ligament in his knee will result in the six month stint on the sideline. prematurely ending his final season of the club and his world cup hopes to spain. as the scoring spree continues. in the 67th minute. 3-nil the final score. a sixty-third minute is all they needed to pick them 1-nil. four matches taking place in spain in the next few hours, 6th place real

were chasing a champions league spot, will be honing to avoided yet another defeat that match kicks off in a few minutes time. >> manchester city is still the favorites to win the league. up to second after a 2-1 win over sutherland. liverrer pool captain scored the open, and there are also goals for daniel alongside. it is the first time in 50 years they have scored 20 league goals in a season. which is is wonderful, but we knew this was a game we would have to be patient in. so to get the win, and seven wins in this at this level, in the premier league, which huge to the players.

roger federer has been knocked out. having beaten p david ferrer in the last round. he won this match in three sets, next stop will be a cement my final, with no match up. he will go down to eight next week, he is 9th. the indiana pacer got the better of a badtempered game to beat two time defending champions miami heat. they were leading for much of the fourth quarter, scoring a game high 38. but lebron was involved in one of the more physical moments formula

1's new regulations are good for the sport, percent test man won the opening race in australia, some fans though have complained the new hybrid engines aren't loud enough. foyer time defending champion. >> and that's all your sport for now, martin, back to you. >> microsoft programs like word, excel, and power point are now going to be available four tablets. the ipad, microsoft's -- they have broken with a long standing tradition by launching the rivals at stab let platform. now to australia. is being kicked out by australians, supporters believe it would be a good way to control growing crocodile populations. but the government there said such satisfy farry

would northeasternly encoage cruel and inhumane behavior. steve reports now in australia's top end. crocodiles have become so abundant they even jump for food. while they warn the growing numbers mean a greater threat to humans. >> as they get too close to areas are people live. >> where once there was just a few thousand crocks left. he says the government man on hunting them has allowed the population to boom. he estimated there are now more than 100,000. >> when we first started there was a situation where he was trying to

bring crocodiles up to an abundant number. today the problem is we are up to that, we have too many, what do we do. >> an 11-year-old girl taken by a crocodile. >> the 12-year-old boy has died in a crocodile attack. >> indeed, crocodile attacks are on the rise in northern australia. and often the victims are children. we join him in a swamp, they are noun to fiercely guard their nests. but getting there has it's difficulties. >> besides the swamp water, charley and his team also have to deal with this tall saw grass. it's sauled saw grass for a reason, very sharp, if you hold on to it it will rip your hands open, and on top of that, they have to look out for the

mother crock. >> they safely remove eggs from the nest, once the conservationist, he has come to support the hunts and believes the decision to reject them is misguided. tour guides had planned to charge $20,000 per hunt. >> yeah, this is australia's biggest karn corn sore. if people don't think they aren't worth anything they don't want to conserve it. >> but some, especially in the abregional community oppose the idea. they revere crocodiles and believe humans are infringing on their territory. >> all you have to do is respect the animal. and respect the water, because the water -- >> while australia's government has so called rejected the call to their numbers experts warn more human deaths are inevitable, leaving the question how long will these ancient predators remain protected. al jazeera, darwin australia. >> well that's it from me, but a lot more to come here al al jazeera.

this is al jazeera america. with a look at food's top stories. president obama is in rome today. mr. obama met pope francis this morning he then sat down with italy's president and prime minister at a news conference, the u.s. and europe remain committed to ukraine. the u.s. is senate and house passed a ukrainian aid bill today it provides ukraine $1 million in loan guarantees and another 150 million-dollars in direct aid. the measure now goes to the president. it is day six searching for bodies after devastating mudslide. at least 25 people are questioned, and officials say 90 are now confirmed missing, crews are using dogs and sophisticated