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>> a deadline for protesters to leave government buildings in eastern ukraine expires. the question - what will the government do? >> hello, this is al jazeera america, live from doha. also coming up in the program - talks to end the violence - venezuela's government meets the opposition. can they end months of protests that have left more than 40 dead? >> pakistani taliban leaders meet to decide whether to continue peace talks with the
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government. >> making sure every child goes to school. the world bank says it will cost $6 billion for the education in the developing world. >> well, time appears to be running out for a peaceful resolution to the protests in eastern ukraine. a deadline for pro-russian activists to leave government buildings in donetsk and luhansk has passed. protesters are armed and prepared for any assault. ukrainian officials say they are prepared to use force. the prime minister has arrived from kiev. the situation is similar in lieu, where protesters fortified defences around occupied buildings. hoda abdel-hamid has more from luhansk. >> the protesters are holed up in the building behind me. it's a security building of the
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city of luhansk. negotiations are ongoing with the government. some are direct negotiations, others are through mediation. they say that so far they have received only promises. for example, they would like to see the words of the acting president oleksandr turchynov, of an amnesty turned into an official decree or a bill voted by the parliament. only at that stage they will believe that the amnesty is on the table. after that everything can be discussed, but i have to say they continue underlying the fact that they don't want to separate from ukraine. what they want is a federal system in which they could administration their own locally. they are afraid of ukraine joining the e.u., saying that it could have a terrible impact on the city that lives basically on the mining industry. there's also deep distrust of
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the united states, and actually there is a big clockcard on this side of the square that says e.u., and u.s. butt out of ukraine. the message is clear here. there is an ultimatum that was sent by the authorities in kiev for today. people here do not seem to be too worried about it. as they say, negotiations are ongoing. >> that's the situation in lieu. let's go to moscow for the russian perspective. peter sharp joins us. are we about to see donetsk and luhansk join the russian federation? >> no, i don't think that is an option. crimea and ukraine are two separate invoice with different cultural intenties. crimea - there was no emotional tug involved farce ukraine is
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concerned. russia is keeping its options open. it has 40,000 troops along the boarder. so says n.a.t.o. it shows pictures yesterday. aircraft deployed. the authorities in kiev have been scrooup u louse in avoiding armed conflict. fighting with the separatists and of the pro-russian community, as long as it continues. russia will hold the counsel. it has its own options open, and troops remain on the boarder. >> the foreign minister - russia's foreign minister weighed in on the gas price dispute between moscow and kiev. what is he saying about the best way to resolve the problem. well in terms of the ukrainian crisis, he says it can be
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deescalated. he made a strong point in moscow on friday. what he called the maydan government should not exist any more. it's part of his setting up a stall, really, for the 4-party talks due to start next week. he duds not want to see the interim government, the pro-western government survive. he will come up with constitutional proposals. here is a few - he wants to form a decentralized ukraine, giving more autonomy and power to the regions, especially the russian-speaking regions, and making russia the second official language in the ukraine. an important thing for lavrov and the kremlin is to keep ukraine out of the hands of n.a.t.o. in doing this he is basically going to come up with a scheme where he would declare, home
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fully, ukraine non-aligned, meaning ukraine would fall out of the grass of n.a.t.o., and the grasp of russia too. >> thank you for that. that's peter sharp reporting for us from moscow. talks to end the political unrest have been held in caracas and broadcast live. president nicolas maduro hosted opposition leaders, but not the groups involved in the anti-government protest. we have this report from caracas. >> there was no dialogue in the streets of caracas. >> demonstrators marched as a conversation between the government and the opposition began. >> translation: they don't represent us, i think before going for the talks they should know what those of us fighting for a radical change want. >> stut ents boycotted the meeting, where they showed their
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mistrust. president nicolas maduro accused the opposition for the violence leaving 41 dead and undreads wounded and detained. >> you can't burn a university and call it a protest. 15 were burnt down. you can't call this is a political struggle. you'll be measured by the way you treat others. >> in this round of talks nicolas maduro accused opposition of ousting him. they say the opposition is keeping the opposition by participating in the government. >> it's only fair that the country hearse about the distrust. >> members brokered the meeting to find a way out of the political crisis that lasted over two months. >> this dialogue for peace can not wait any longer.
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while there are people hurt and killed, no matter who is responsible. >> in the streets of the capital, protesters are in no mood to net. >> there'll be no negotiations or pacts. this will be a debate. the peace protesters say the only way to overcome the crisis is removing nicolas maduro from office. >> police in peru have arrested at least 28 people connected with the shining path rebel movement. among those arrested were a lawyer for shining path leader, leaders of the organization. they were taken in for questioning. they are accused of terrorist offenses. the group was defeated in the 1990s. >> the australian prime minister said search crews are confident
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they found underwater signals from the missing jet. the signal is starting to fade. batteries that power the flight data recorder are designed to last for a month. it's been five weeks since the jets vanished with 239 people on board. >> we have very much narrowed down the search area and a confident that the signals detected are from the black box on mh370. i really don't want to say any more than that because i want to get the most up to date briefing between now and my meeting with president ji today and as a sign of report to the 154 chinese victims and their families, i'd like to save any more detail for the briefing with president xi
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later today. the united states security council voted to send almost 12,000 peacekeepers to the security council. they'll take over from 500 african union troops and support a force of french soldiers. the new force will not arrive until december, trying to stop fighting between christians and mousse lums -- muslims. >> the western district of zara was attacked trying to gain the military base, and in aleppo - trying to cut the government supply roou. >> heavy fighting between rival opposition groups near the border near iraq. 51 fighters were killed around a crossing. they were from the al qaeda-linked al-nusra, and the
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i.s.i.l. we joined live from beirut. >> what is behind the fighting between the opposition groups? >> well, as many syrians believe, it's mostly power struggle over many issues, especially in that area around the oil fields. now, both groups are linked to al-qaeda. al-nusra is linked to al qaeda, and other i.s.i.l. are a breakaway from. al qaeda. they are competing for control and money and other stuff. this kind of infighting weakens the opposition causing frustration and disappointment. command was tape away from the government. the rebel groups were able to take it away from the governments.
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now there's infighting. more than 68 fighters killed since yesterday in this infighting and for many who live there it's a waste of time and lives. these struggles and battles that have been waged with the syrian government forces to remove bashar al-assad. not to weaken the opposition. >> thank you for the update. that report from beirut. >> still to come on al jazeera - the u.s. government accuses city police officers of using excessive force.
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>> the top stories on justice, and the deadline has inspired for pro-russian activists to leave government buildings that they occupied. the ukrainian government threatened to use force to remove them. the u.s., russia, ukraine and the e.u. meet for peace talks on thursday. the talks to end the political unrest in venezuela have been held in caracas and broadcast live on television. nicolas maduro hosted the leaders, but not the student groups that organised the protest. >> syrian opposition fighters moved the fight to new districts controlled by government forces. they attacked the western district of zaharie ahmed shah. >> fighting between rival factions of the taliban killed
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12 people in south waziristan. the group's leaders are meeting in north waziristan, deciding whether to extend the ceasefire. the last expired on thursday. our correspondent is in islamabad, and sent us this update. >> even though the deadline runs out on a ceasefire agreement between the government of pakistan and the taliban, there was an anticipation that they would meet close to the border. and not waziristan, to decide on the next move. it was expected that there would be a ceasefire, but it would be a piecemeal deal. and within the ranks of the taliban pakistan, there is serious infighting. that is continuing. we have fighting is between those groups what want the talks
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to continue. they want the ceasefire to be maintained, and groups that do not want the ceasefire or talks with the government of pakistan. the announcement from the taliban in pakistan on the ceasefire will be of critical importance. >> north korea is condemning war games between south korea and the united states as a rehearsal for an invasion. they are undergoing live exercises, and include the biggest amphibious exercise in 20 years. >> the u.s. health secretary ha oversaw president obama's health care law resigned. kathleen sebelius has been health secretary since obama took office in 2009. the tenure has been marred by
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criticism over the cost of the affordable care. the u.s. department of justice accused albuquerque's police of excessive force and violating constitutional rights. 23 shootings have occurred. >> we have this report on the findings from albuquerque in new mexico. >> vindication. that's what the father of kenneth ellis iii shot and killed by albuquerque felt on thursday, upon hearing these words from the department of justice. >> we found that officers used deadly force against people that did not pose an immediate threat of death or harm to the officers or others, and against people who posted threats to themselves. >> ellis was gunned down while pointing a gun at his own head.
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he had been an iraq war veteran. >> it's been a mission to fight for police reform since his son's death. >> i am sure he's watching. >> the federal investigation began into 2012. it was this video released this march that brought public anger to a growing point. >> james was homeless and mentally ill. invoices -- there was this 12-hour demonstration two weeks ago. following the justice department's report, albuquerque's mayor and police chief acknowledged for the first time the department's short comings, but did not go as far as to apologise. >> the families, i am sure, feel the tragedy. our goal is to reduce any type of event, any type of a
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situation where our officers always take the appropriate action. that's our goal. >> the next step - talks between the d.o.j. and albuquerque place to address reforms. while many say they have lost trust in the city's government and police, they acknowledge that this is a step forward. >> that report from albuquerque in new mexico. >> moving to other new, and turkey's constitutional court declared new laws. the government was given more control on judges and prosecutors as part of reforms. it was seen as an attempt by prime minister to tighten the government's grip on judiciary. >> egypt's newsagency says two alleged members of the muslim brotherhood were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces. state media says the two were
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trying to set fire to a police check point and opened fire at police. protests are ongoing in a number of towns across the country. demonstrations have gathered since abdul fatah al-sisi stepped down from his position as head of the awned forces -- armed forces, to run for president. >> al jazeera is demanding the release of its journalists who have been in prison for 104 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr appeared in court on thursday. the case was adjourned until later this month. they were accused of providing a platform for the outlined muslim brotherhood. >> a fourth journalist, abdullah al-shami of al jazeera arabic has been detained without trial sips -- since august. he's been on a hunger strike. >> hundreds of runners have taken part in the second west
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bank marathon. it was highlighted to highlight a lack of freedom for palestinians. athletes from gaza couldn't travel to the west bank to take part. >> we are live in bethlehem. no doubt there are challenges of hosting a marathon in a place where there is a lack of land, and that's a reel issue. tick us through the challenges. >> you mentioned there are a lot of challenges when they host any event, let alone a marathon. the organizers biggest challenge is trying to find the land. it's in area a. and they couldn't find a stretch of land. it was 42km long. they picked a 22km stretch of land. they did two loops around.
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they began here in bethlehem. they ran through two palestine camps, and and ran through the village, the palestinian village that has been dwindling. throughout that time, the runners were also running alongside the separation barrier. it's a security wall to the israelis. it's considered an apartheid wall. another challenge is the permits, getting palestinians from the gaza strip. those permits were denied. the palestinians say that this is symbolism for the restrictions they face on a daily basis. >> thank you for getting us up to date. >> in kenya, some of the people rounded up in a place crackdown say they'll challenge their detention in court. they want to stop the government
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centre arresting refugees. we have the details from nairobi. >> outside the main mosque in nairobi people are anxious about the security crackdown. the government ordered all refugees to move to designated camps. thousands of people and somali refugees have been arrested. most are muslims. many say they have had enough. >> we'll object in a court of law. we'll file, on monday, a writ that will stop the victimisation of the muslim community in this country. we are not guests in this country. >> they want a judge to stop police from arresting and deporting those with the fright documents. >> people here say they are innocent victims, and some say they feel unwanted in the country. their country is still at war. >> this is a human right
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activist, accusing the police of mistreating those arrested. he filmed the video secretly. >> this is an area with everybody there, man, children, women. very unhygenical situation. that's all they have. >> the kenyan government denies the allegations, insisting the pictures have been doctored. >> look, i took the picture myself. therefore i cannot be telling you they are photo shopped. i haven't done anything to the pictures, behind a click. while games and counterclaims continue officials say some have been released. others have been september back
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to somalia. now people plan to take the fight to the courts. >> two car bombs in shia neighbourhoods of baghdad have killed 13 people and injured 5 either. the first explosion was in sadder city and the second in the south-eastern neighbourhood. nearby shops and vehicles were destroyed. >> residents along australia's far north-east coast are preparing for one of the most powerful cyclones to hit the area in years. a storm surge with winds up to 300 k/hr is expected. experts warn that homes built before 1985 may not withstand the impacts. people have been told to go to evacuation shelters as the category 5 approaches. >> a man has been charged with murder in connection with one of northern island's attack, the 1998 bombingment shaimous daly
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was arrested on monday when he crossed the border into the north. 29 people were killed in the attacks, months after a peace deal was signed. no one has been convicted of the bombing. 6 billion is needed. to provide an education for those in the developing world. that's according to the u.n. envoy. we have this report. >> they said you can't place a value on education. u.n. envoy gordon brown announced that 6 million is needed. there's no global commitment to funding. brown says the public need to open. sometimes $100 a year can educate a trial. the theme is about learning for
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all. the international monetary fund over the road are standing in the way of that goal being achieved. some argue that the world bank is concentrating on the number. that's why so many children can't read even after completing primary school. if you were to ask for priority objections. one would be the improvement the preparation of teachers. the practice of the world bank has been the opposite. to encourage hiring teachers. they are discouraging efforts at reducing class size. >> even gordon brown accepts the international monetary fund's focus on slashing government spending a problematic. it does not argue as the west
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bank does in the 2020 strategy, but inputs are not essential for maintaining educational standard. we need to invest in teachers. >> that's an input. >> inputs are important. >> the world bank says it's adapting to reality. >> our programs are responding to the fact that in many countries there are no teachers. there's a dearth of teachers, and in countries that want it expand their enrealliment quickly, the only ray to do it is expand the supply quickly. >> as the u.n. and partners want to check the boss for primary education. some argue that the approach will not improve lives and livelihoods. >> a robbery has been caught on camera. these pictures show the thief trying to steel a woman's in
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effect -- in effect lass only to be chased by a reporter. the woman was giving an interview about crime rates, and was lucky tog have a -- lucky to only have a scrap on her net. and a nasty day for stocks as the stocks are whacked and the rest of the market feels the pain. the sell off and what to do about it. and plus, the need to act like a leader and bad reforms at the imf. i'm allie merriam, and this is real money. >> all right, we start the show with breaking news out of washington.