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expensive towns, and the food bank is stretched to its limit. >> and the romantic movie about a terrible accident. not everyone is impressed. we are on set in bangladesh. >> rescue teams in south korea are searching for nearly 300 people who are missing after a passenger ferry sank off the coast. 477 were on board the vessel, travelling to an island. two people have been killed. dozens of rescue ships and helicopters are searching the area. caroline malone has the latest. >> it's a massive rescue operation to try to save hundreds from the sea of south korea's south coast.

470 passengers were on the ferry. around 60 vessels are involved in the emergency mission. >> translation: 18 helicopters were used for the rescue, with a firefighting team, coast guard, navy and police. 34 vessels from the coast guard and 25 from the navy were used. >> survivors felt a jolt from the ship around breakfast time. the ferry began to tilt and sink. many on board were students, on a trip from high school to the capital seoul. >> parents are travelling to the area by bus. they'll have an anxious wait to find out if their child is among those rescued or not. >> translation: i felt like my heart stopped. i can't describe the feeling in words. i was too shocked. i can't talk about it. >> there are fears some of the people who remained may be

trapped in the ferry. 95% of the ship is submerged under water. it's not known why it sank. >> all right, we can go live to our correspondent harry fawcett, on his way from seoul, the capital, to the scene of the accident in jay ju island. we see you are on the move. it's terrible to be talking about numbers at a time like this, but what are the latest in terms of numbers dead and unaccounted for. >> well, the only solid number is of the dead, a female crew member and a 16, 17-year-old male student. the number of missing has just in the last few minutes shot up considerably. the government acknowledged they made a mistake when calculating the number rescued i don't recall on, saying 368 people had been rescued. they revised that down 180

rescued. 180 rescued, two dead, that leans 190 missing. concerns are that people could be trapped under water inside the vessel. there's so many rescue vessels, aircraft and personnel in this small accident zone, comparatively small zone. the fact that the numbers still missing, so many hours after this capsize happened, is very concerning for everyone involved, especially the parents, who are, as well, on their way from south of seoul. >> it must be agonising to them. >> >> the school is saying they have made contact with 77 students, trying to make contact with more. only saying so far that 77 of

the 324 students who are on the school trip have been confirmed rescued, safe on dry land. >> those people who have been rescued - many of those have been picked up by civilian vessels. >> that's right. these are busy shipping leaps, there's a lot of fishing on the - on the arca pel iingo of islands off the south coast of south korea. you can see how many fishing vessels came to the aid of the ferry. as well as that 60 naval and coast guard vessels, military aircraft are involved. of course, one of the main areas of focus will be the special forces divers, coast guard divers. others trying to get into this ship, under the water, and see if they can find anyone trapped and alive inside. >> for now, thank you very much.

harry fawcett there. our correspondent who, as you can see is on his way to the scene of the accident in jeju island. >> to russia, the president, vladimir putin, cold the german chancellor that ukraine is on the verge of still war. ukrainian troops took control of an airfield. this is part of a wider offensive againarmed gun many occupying property across the region. the latest operation was in the city of krematorsk. kim vinnell has more. >> firing warning shots ukrainian troops send a clear message to protesters at a military airfield. in the background a woman south that two young people have been wounded, but soldiers and police force hold their ground. outside the airfield pro-russian mobs barricade the exit and say

they will not let the military leave. casualties have been reported on both side. the ukrainian defence ministry denies its troops have been injumptd tensions taking its toll. protesters unaware of where allegiances lie. >> translation: our goal is to defend the city, to defend the city from uninvited guests. >> translation: we want to defend the city from the military. we don't want war, we want peace. >> just as things died down - more shots warned protesters not to approach. >> two men, one with a megaphone, are approaching the ukrainian special forces in the past few moments we have heard shots fired. a tense situation. >> some of the troops came from the north, where they had been takesed outside a city.

there they believe troops are fighting outsiders. >> in this territory, a large scale anti-terrorist operation is ongoing. this is caused by unprecedented intrusion of the neighbours into the territory of ukraine. >> in what appeared to be a show of strength, soldiers worked alongside special police force, loading ammunition, before taking off. >> as note began to fall. protesters stood by. with warnings that this operation is far from over, they may have a long wait as they defend what they say is unwarranted aggression from within. >> we can go to peter sharp, thrive in moscow. peter, so the ukrainian government in kiev has struck against the pro-russian uprising, much to the

disapproval of moscow. >> that's right. president vladimir putin was speaking with the german chancellor angela merkel yesterday, tuesday, and was talking about ukraine being on the edge, he said, of civil war. that message was early in the day reinforced by the prime minister dmitry medvedev. those warnings are seen outside - certainly outside russia as more than slightly disingenuous because russia is seen as the prime mover in presenting and pushing the violence in the eastern - in the eastern ukraine. kiev had a very difficult, agonising decision. what basically to do in the face of it. do they move resolutely against the pro-russian backed separatists in the east of the country, risking blooded shed and risking, of course, a major incursion by more than 40,000 russian troops that are still on

the border. or do they do nothing. dithering, and watching parts of eastern ukraine sliding out of their control. it was a difficult decision for the president to commit to the so-called all-out anti-terrorist operation. >> at this time, of course, it's a time of huge volatility. talks are scheduled for thursday. 4-way talks including the u.s., russia, e.u. and ukraine. how much significance is attached to these. ? >> well, it's the only show in town, really, but it will be uphill work all the way. russia made it clear it has no time for the entering in government. sergei lavrov, the foreign minister said that on tuesday, saying that basically they have failed to take accountability and responsibility for the russian speakers in the east, the demonstrators' inability to control the country. when the talks start, that line

will be drawn already by russia. so it just does not accept the interim government and it says any attempts by the e.u. and the united states to legitimize the government will doom the talks to failure. hopes for the geneva talks are starting tomorrow and thursday. they are not high. >> for now, thank you very much. peter sharp, our correspondent in moscow. >> now to nigeria, where the army is searching for more than 100 girls who were kidnapped in the north-east of the country. this abduction happened at a school in the chivok area. gunmen stormed the premises and opened fire on soldiers guarding the college. we have more from the nigerian capital abuja. >> a police spokesperson confirmed to al jazeera that the attack happened late monday night, into the early hours of tuesday morning.

the premises were apparently stormed by armed men who ordered young ladies out of their beds, dormitories, into lorries parked outside. there was violence in the village where the college was situated. buildings were burnt and homes destroyed. no one group claimed responsibility, but it does look like the work of boko haram, the group that wants islamic law imposed, and they are against western education and girls receiving education. >> the radical armed group boko haram has been linked to an explosion at a bus station on monday. the death toll in that incident has risen to 75. more than 100 people were injured in the attack on the outskirts of abuja. >> still to come - stand off on

the streets of haiti. riot police clash with protesters who are angry at the government. >> and this fossil finds a new home. we are on the road for a dinodelivery to the world's most popular natural history museum. >>

>> these are the top stories here at al jazeera - rescue teams in south korea are searching for nearly 300 missing after a passenger ferry sank off the southern coast. 477 people were on board.

two people so far have been confirmed dead. >> the nigerian army launched massive hunt for more than 100 girls abducted in borno state in the north-east. >> russia's president vladimir putin told the german chancellor that ukraine is on the verge of civil war, coming as ukrainian government troops took control of an airfield in the east of the country. >> the united nations security council is due to hold a meeting on the crisis in ukraine on wednesday. a u.n. report says corruption and a lack of free elections were among the reasons for the uprising in the country. the report suggests that 121 people died during the protest, and there were accounts of torture. nadine barber reports. >> in november 2013 the protests in kiev were about president viktor yanukovych refusing to sign an association agreement

with the european union. soon it turned to something else. the excessive use of force by the police and other security forces led to a significant radicalization of the protest movement, calling for an investigation into the deaths of 121 people, including 121 protesters, police and other officers between december and february. the report says the interim government should ensure accountability for all human rights violations, independent investigations, prosecutions, sanctions of those responsible for the violations. >> the u.n. team looked at the situation in crimea. the report says measures by the new crimea authorities make it difficult for people who want to keep ukrainian citizenship to stay. the unhcr says permitting forces

carry out security operations violates human rights. they should, he says, disarm and disband paramilitary units, and enshaw law enforcement is carried out by the police. >> the situation in the east of ukraine is tense after pro-russian demonstrators took over buildings. >> in the east it is important to take initial measures to build confidence between the government and the people, and among the various communities, and reassure all throughout ukraine that the main concerns will be addressed. >> at the moment there's not much sign of confidence building or dialogue. without outside pressure, it's unlikely the crisis and the human rights violations that come with it, will end soon. >> now, al jazeera is continuing

to demand the immediate release of its journalists who were imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 109 days. their case has been adjourned until later this month. abdullah al-shami, the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been held without trial since last august. he has been on hunger strike for 86 days. al jazeera rejects all the accusations. >> now, riot police clashed with anti-government protesters in haiti's capital porto prince. thousands gathered to demand that overdue elections go ahead. >> hundreds came out in parta prips to -- porta prince to express anger. as the protest gathered momentum

police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. >> we cannot go on any longer with martelli. there are many government workers to give us support, as they heard there's no more money in the country's reserve fund. >> protesters are frustrated at the rising cost of living and elections are more than two years overdue. there has been pressure for president martelli to hold polls. so that are there has been no date left. >> the people are on the street to say president martelli has no place in the country, and we want a general election. >> there are complaints of high-level corrosion in the government, but reporting it is increasingly dangerous. >> according to amnesty international, activists face intimidation and threats. >> the most important thing is

to... ..that this thing not go on. >> the government insists it will not tolerate bribery and misconduct. to prove it's putting words about change into action, there has been an administration reshuffle to include 10 americanses -- 10 versions. >> the relatives of the chinese passengers on board the missing malaysia airlines jet stormed out of a conference. they demanded an apology for the announcement saying the plane crashed over the indian ocean. the family members say there's not much evidence to support the statement and want regular meetings with government officials and representatives from companies involved in the search for flight mh370. >> nearly a million people in britain have been forced to ask

toed banks for emergency -- to ask food banks for emergency rations as easter approaches. dozens of leading anglicans criticised the government's attitude to the country's poor. we have this report from south-east england. >> polly aspires to be a business woman and never wanted handout from anyone - certainly not the government. she had to close her shop for a month when her 4-year-old became ill. when they got home, she had no food in the fridge and not a penny to buy anything. she did what many have to do - go cap in hand to the food bank, after raiding her daughter's money jar for a few coins to buy milk. >> we are nice people. we are not what people expect. we are not drug addict or alcoholics. we are not in this situation because we lived an amazing

rifle. we got it because it's the way it is. >> holly lives on the south coast. it's posh here with a capital p. it is the fifth most expensive town. the food bank here, has never been busier. >> the government can point to a slew of statistics saying that life is generally better. wages are up, inflation down. it's clear there is now an entire layer of society. a million people deep who can't afford the basketss. the trestle trust, which has 30,000 volunteers at 400 food banks around the country came up with startling figures on food bank use. in 2010, of 1,000 asked for emergency rations. that doubt the following year. and the year after, nearly

tripled, last year it almost tripled again to virtually a million people. >> for many families, it can be an unexpected bill away from being in a crisis. as the incomes are stagnating. so two things will get more difficult. >> now, 40 senior anglican bishops used the opportunity of easter eke, expressing their anger. >> when i think of jesus and what he stood for and encouraged his followers, he talked about the good samar tan. he does what he can for real people, as well as coming out with great ideas of what other people caught to do for them. david cameron, a couple of days ago felt he was continuing jesus work in enabling social change. many in the church feel his government lacks basic christian

values in its treatment of the poor. >> now, it's been almost a year since the rana plaza building collapsed in bangladesh, killing over 1,000 garment workers. a film-maker is making a movie to commemorate the disaster - a musical and a love story. we have this report from dakar. [ ♪ music ] >> song, dance, romance. it's not what you would expect from a movie about one of the world's worst industrial disasters. but in true style it's full of these scenes. it tells the story of a girl rescued from the collapse 17 days after the disaster. this is the first acting role for this actress, and she hopes it will make a lasting impression. >> it's sad what happened. when i acted in some scenes, i

cried. not just me, many cried. >> the director hops the movie will help the audience get an idea of what the victims went through. reactions to the idea of a muveningal about the suffering of -- musical about the suffering of loved ones is mixed. >> people can make their movies about whatever they want. they can enjoy the movie, it's not going to make the grief go away. >> what's the problem if it's a love story. when they were running, workers were falling in love. lots of things happened in the garment factories. the film's director says he's following a long tradition of musical story telling that has been a part of south asian art. >> in our subcontinent in india, bangladesh, nepal. in these countries songs play a huge part in the movies. you don't see a prominent role of music in almost every other

music in other countries. we love music and songs. the film has the elements. >> this man has taken care to put important messages in lyrics to the song, so audiences will get more than entertainment out of the movie. it is being delayed. it has not gotten approval from the security forces. it's a sensitive topic because of the military's role in the rescue operations. for the film makers, each day they wait is a setback in the efforts to commemorate the disaster. >> now, he was last on the move around 65 million years ago. now these found a new home in washington d.c. he is the skeleton of a tirana saur us rex. it's part of a dinosaur collection at the smithsonian.

>> how do you transport a large carnivore. tom ackerman explains. >> five days after leaving by truck, the 16 crates containing the torrana saur us rex arrived at its home. the rancher who won fame by discovering the fossil in 1988 was as excited as a tourist. >> we thought we were done with the hera, and -- hera, and now it's welling up. here we go again. it's just as much fun. >> visitors will be able to watch as the staff unpacks, catalogues, and digitally scans the bones. once assembled the dinosaur will be mount upright. showing the statute that affects its name. king of the lizards. the acquisition is one of the largest in the world. not quite as big as the one it

allowed to get away. >> this is a t rex discovered in south dakota. and the star attraction at the field museum. it was brought in auction in 1997 for $83 million - a record sum for the dinosaur and more than the smithsonian could bid. but this specimen came on public land and is free. it will form the centre piece of an exhibit open in 2019. part of the first renovation since built a century ago. the skin tist wants people to know that dinosaur study is more than looking at bones. >> it's more than doubled, as things are discovered, it tells us about the nation of the planet, the climate change, distinction. >> one sign of relevance, microbes collected from the t rex skeleton have been loaded on

the space x flight awaiting launch to the space station. they'll we compared to microorganisms. >> lots more about t rex and the smithsonian on the al jazeera website, aljazeera.com. >> you hello, i'm ray suarez. in the past several days millions of you heard the