...it's so seldom you get that access to the other side. >> faultlines: on the front lines with the taliban then an america tonight: special edition, only on al jazeera america >> >> struggling to cope. >> the u.n. says there are 1 million registered syrian refugees in lebanon. appear >> this is al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up, a gunman goes on a shooting ram page in a u.s. military base. four people are dead. >> armed men kidnap two women the a popular tourism resort in malaysia. >> two stolen paintings stolen

as lost property and recovered 44 years later. >> the civil war in syria has dragged on for three years, and the conflict affects not only syria, but the region. the u.n. says there are 1 million syrian refugees in lebanon, putting a strain on a stretched country. it described the situation as a devastating milestone. the total number of registered syrian refugees is more than 2.5 million. more than 660,000 crossed syria's northern border into turkey, 220,000 spread into iraq. in georgia half a million syrians have been forced from their homes. 135,000 have been received in egypt. >> let's go to tripoli in northern lebanon. a staggering figure for lebanon alone. where do the refugees end up

when they arrive in lebanon, and how are they being supported? >> this is one of the first places they get to. it's a united nations registration center. they come to register their name. there are thousands of them. some of these people arrived three days ago, they come to renew the registration. they come, register and are called back a month or 25 days later for verification, and then they get some of the services provided. it's food rations, health services and education. today more than one million registered refugees have been connected for. everyone in lebanon knows it will be the minimum number. there are thousands who left the country and came to lebanon who

are not registered. >> lebanon's resources to provide for the refugees are increasing by the day, there's 2,500 crossing the boarder daily, and they bring a lot of things, turning into the burden on the lebanese economy. whether it's a matter of electricity, clean water, sewerage, education. many are children. over 400,000 children are amongst the refugees. just to compare, in lebanon, there's 300,000 lebanese children enrolled in the public school. the numbers of children from syria are more than that. 400,000. only 100,000 are registered in the schools. the other 300 don't get an education, except for an alternative provided for the u.n. services. another serious problem is lebanon had been losing a lot of income due to the syrian crisis.

the burden of trying to provide for the refugees. in 2013 lebanon lost 2.5 billion, and that is due to the syrian crisis. it affected tourism and trade. the wages have been lowered because of an oversupply of workers. many are working. len none cannot be left. it's at a breaking point, and the international community must step in. otherwise the problems in lebanon. it will be exasperated, not only in terms of economy and security. not just for the refugees is it difficult, but the lebanese population. thank you for joining. in other world news, there has

been a mass shooting at the ford hood army post. a soldier went on a shooting spree whilst moving around the facility, killing three colleagues before turning the gun on himself. 16 others are injured. fort hood is in texas, known as the deadliest shooting at a military facility. 13 were killed when a gunman opened fire in 2009. >> near the end of the work day at the u.s.'s largest military base gunfire at fort hood. everyone ordered to hide until the police say it's safe to come out. >> we confirmed that there are three victims killed. and then the shooter was killed. there are 16 injured, treated at scotland white.

4.5 years ago, it was a stlr scene. 13 killed. many more ipp squurd, and it was one of the bases own, psychiatrist nidal hasan sentenced to death for the mass anger. he is appealing his punishment. the president's security team gave him the news. it reopens the pain of what happened at fort hood. they served with valor and distinction. and when they are at their home base, they need to feel safe. >> in killeen, the council where fort hood is located the community is the only trauma. >> we had 23 people killed in the mass anger. in november 2009, there was a shooting where 13 were killed. 30 were wounded by nidal hasan. >> the shooting comes after the

pentagon released three reports on the shooting in october. and a list of recommendations to protect military bases from gun violence. the defense secretary admitted. the pentagon has a lot of work to do. >> when we have these tragedies, something is not worked. investigators will try to figure out why the shooting happiness. they and obama will have a hard time second vincing the public that the incident won't happen again. >> chile has been hit by a large aftershock, hundreds have been evacuated. the magnitude 7.8 struck late on wednesday in the northern city. iquique. a tsunami warning has been lifted. michelle bachelet was visiting the area.

>> the whole coastal border was evacuated, just as they are evacuating iquique, and the rest of chile. we continue with the corresponding procedures. we hope everyone is calm and follows instructions so that we call can be safe. >> armed men kidnapped two women from a popular resort from sabbar state. malaysian officials say a chinese tourist was taken late on wednesday night at a resort popular with chinese tourists. the armed men were from the filipino fighter group. no one claimed responsibility for the disruption. >> i have spoken to military official from the western parts of philippines. while they cannot confirm that it is, indeed the work of the known band ied group from the -- bandit group from the phil

poops, it looks to -- philippines, it looks the same group that took the chinese from the resort in eastern malaysia. it's likely they may have stopped in the smaller island between the short stretch of water between the rest of philippines, and sabah. this is not the first time that kidnapping happened. there's a prominent case in 2000. when about 20 nationals were take host binge by the al-shabab group. they were released except for one filipino national. it's long been a problem. insurgency has been a problem for the malaysian province, insewerage sis, kidnapping has dpied into the east of -- insurgencies kidnapping has developed into east of malaysia. if we look at the al-shabab, the

way they conduct kidnappings, number one, there won't be a claim of responsibility, and backdoor negotiations are expected to be underway. >> pakistan's former president pervez musharraf survived a bomb attack on islamabad. he was treated for a heart condition and arrived safely at his farmhouse. he's been banned from leaving the country ahead of his trial. >> egypt's country is considering tougher measures following a bomb attack. a security policeman was killed on wednesday. five others are recovering in hospital. three bombs went off in cairo close to where protests were taking blahs. >> al jazeera is demanding the rl of germans held in prison. the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr has been adjourned

until april 10th. they are accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. abdullah al-shami, al jazeera arabic, has been an trial sips august. he has been held without trial. al jazeera rejects all charges. >> to the ukraine - 12 members of the disbanded riot police unit have been detained on suspicions of killing protesters, accused of killing more than 100 people before viktor yanukovych was ousted. the acting attorney-general said the detainees were members of a force overseen by the former president. >> let's get more from kim vernel. tell us more about the arrests, and what the circumstances were that led to them. i can tell you that the interior minister is holding a press conference given the findings of a report by the acting

prosecutor general into the shootings specifically around the days of 18th to the 20th of february. that report found that it was government forces social particularly for the snipers who were stationed at different hotels around independence square. and the interior minister said that the snipers were systematically picking off targets, and went on to say that the former administration is making their investigation very, very difficult even mentioned that some documents had been burnt. in terms of the arrests, 12 that the riot place, 12 have been arrested. they are part of a specialist force, the black unit, trained specifically and allegedly overseen by the presidential administration. that group was disbanded by the interior ministry in late february. in terms of response, former

ukrainian prisoner viktor yanukovych gave his first interview sips the annexation of crimea, and he completely rebutted that he brectly ordered any government forces to act. he said he did not do that. that's gone further by officials in moscow and said rather than it being government forces rather that it was far right ultra nationalists causing chaos in independence square. with the end goal of ousting president viktor yanukovych. thank you very much. live for us in the ukrainian capital. still ahead - between a rock and a hart place. why hundreds of afghan experimenters are serliving in limbo. why health is taking a back seat ahead of elections, stay with us, back after the short break.

>> >> welcome back, a reminder of the top stories. the number of syrian refugees registered in lebanon. the u.n. describes the figure as a devastating milestone. it means one in four people are refugees. u.s. soldier shot dead three other soldiers. 16 people have been injured at the ford hood army base. in 200913 were killed by an army

psychiatrist. armed men have kidd inned two women from a popular resort. officials say a chinese tourist were taken late on wednesday. >> returning to the top story, one million refugees registered. one million syrian refugees. >> we spoke the to secretary-general , and he says the true figure of the number of refugees is higher. it is many more tan the one million. it could be half a million more syrians who have fled the war. one of the problems in lebanon, we are issuing a report, we have the biggest legal aid program among relief organizations and the country. the report says that hundreds of

thousands are struggling with the legal documentation, they have to pay money to get registered. they don't have the money and lose the registration. some have to go back to syria to try to renew the status there or as they re-enter lebanon. it shouldn't be like that. the host countries and communities have been more generous than we, the europeans, americans and asians can understand. lebanon takes one to 2,000 refugees for days. my own country will take 1,000 syrians in a year. so lebanon is extremely gernous. lebanon is kneeling under the pressure from the international

community. >> thousands of afghans and iraqi interpreters have risked their lives. waiting for visas. they were promised residency. one in five have been allowed into the united states. kimberley reports. >> living outside washington these past few months has been an adjustment for janice. with the help of his friends he's adapting. he worries about his 200 fellow interpreters living in afghanistan. >> only three or four of them admitted to the united states. the rest of them - they are still in afghanistan. >> are they safe? >> no. >> when the afghan military took over the lead from the coalition in the fight against the taliban, it fired all of the interpreters. it says anyone who had worked with the u.s.-led coalition was accused of being a spy. the u.s. congress set aside more

than 8700 visas, to date is granted 2,000, roughly 25% of the visas available. matt is a former army officer who personally intervened making sure that he made it to the u.s. it's a promise he made after he saved his life on the battle fooled, and dozens of others. there are others but the united states are letting them down. >> these people were made a solemn promise, told if they give a year of service, they'd be able to come to the united states with their family and get away from the danger. that's a promise we made them. it's our duty >> the u.s. state department will not say how many applicants are waiting for visas or how long process takes, but says it has a responsibility to ensure that none of the applicants is a threat to the united states.

in many cases applicants failed to prove their affiliation with u.s. forces put them in danger. a claim infuriating this man. he was on a taliban kill list. he hid in kabul until he and his family were granted entry into the united states. thousands like him are in danger of being killed by the taliban. >> they will send parts of body as a warning message to the family, to the americans, and to other friends, to stop working with the americans. >> and time for his friends, he says, is running out. the u.s. says translators have seven months to complete applications before the program ends next year, closing a door on those that say they were promised more for their service. >> malaysia's prime minister left australia after visiting crews searching for the missing

malaysia airlines jet. he joined his counterpart tony abbott on tour of pearce airbase. where the rescue operation is based. flight mh370 disregard a month ago with 239 people on board. >> germany's largest airliner has been brought to a standstill as a strike by pilot over early retirement shows know hin of ending. loouf thanes says there'll be no further talks during the strike period. >> security forces in kenya intensified their crackdown on refugees. the government says some of them support the somali armed group al-shabab. we report from mombassa. >> they are mourning the victims of one of the latest killings in kenya. six people were gunned down at a

church in mombassa a week and a half ago. now a cleric has been shot dead, accused of having close ties with al-shabab. >> my message so the youth is to keep calm, not to go to the streets and cause violence. >> what we need is peace. earlier in the week six were killed in a triple blast. it's in that suburb known as little mogadishu that security forces intensified the crackdown on refugees on wednesday. the government says some refugees support al-shabab, and are behind recent violent attacks, wanting to send them all back to refugee camps, a move condemned by human rights groups. the government is under pressure to do something about unsecurity about the country. riot police were in force in

case the appeals for calm were ignored. the government must interphone. it's in the about the leaders. they make is too such. >> the grave is close to the mosque. the outspoken cleric was a key sniggator. the attack on westgate, where 67 died was justified because kenyan soldiers were fighting. the troop presence in somalia and the crackdown on refugees are nonnegotiable. no one a claiming responsibility for killing the cleric. his death and the crackdown may have the effect of driving muslims into the open camps. >> the kenyan president says the fight against al-shabab is in

the national and regional interests. they want everyone to unite. the government has to convince everyone here that the state is op their side. >> more than half a million decide during preg nantsy or shortly after child birth. the deaths occurred in developing countries. activists want maternal help to be a priority ahead of the elections. we have this report from west bengal. >> she's not yet an atult, the baby is already a mother. this 17-year-old has just given birth to a baby boy. he was born premature and malnourished. >> translation: i don't know what is wrong with him, i have no idea how to get help or where

to go. what should i do? >> the doctor has worked in maternal and neonatal health in neonatal. the baby needs urgent attention. the condition is not the mother's fault. >> this is a strong political will on the part. this goes hand in hand otherwise this will not change. >> the government says it's making progress. >> we have reduced the modelling to date. we have looked after the antenatal care. we have looked after the registration for the mother. health care short falls do not only affect rural parts of the state. it's an hour's drive from the

capital. the importance of basic health is obvious. despite an overwhelming need across the country help remains a minor election issue for the major party. >> and where the government hasn't been able to help women have stepped in. because of health like this one, now going to hospital to give birth. once we educate them, the women think that when babies are born, they are born thin and become healthy when they grow up. we deal with the miss conceptions. raising a child is no small challenge. for this couple the task is harder because of a lack of knowledge. something the health care system is not able to deliver. that's the one thing that will

boost the chances. >> more than 100 homes is being destroyed by fire. at the shanty town. the blaze started on wednesday at a slum on the east side. officials say the fire may have been caused by an electrical fault or a cooking gas cannister that explode the. there are no reports of death or injurius. crews at the site of a deadly landslide in the u.s. fear more rain and flooding may hamper the evidence. they have been searching for remains near oso. 29 people are confirmed dead. 13 are unaccounted for. they were stolen from a house in london, 40 years ago. now they've been found in the kitchen of a factory worker in italy. alexia ryan has the story of two

paintings found 40 years after they were taken. after four decades hanging on the kitchen wall. the masterpieces are on show, getting attention. they were snatched from a london home in 1970, abandoned on a train. >> after they were found asking no idea of the hall u, they were put up to auction. the owner hung the maintaining. that's where they stayed until the man's the dad was in a gold mainly. the value of the painting. it was approximately 13 million. >> such a find for italian

police. the cultural minister was showing them off. there's a police unit and solved the mystery of treasures like these. >> they come to america from all over the world seeking a better life. we will look at a controversial program. and how an undocumented immigrant could be your boss and it's all perfectly legal. did you say put up a fence and deport them all? but get ready to pay more for your family at the grocery store. i'll explain why. i'm ali velshi in phoenix.