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rob to more victims of the korean ferry disaster are brought ashore as the death toll continues to climb. sh hello there, welcome to al jazeera, oum laura -- i'm laura kyle. also coming up. survivors on attack on an unreason compound in -- u.n. compound in south sudan tell us about their terror. >> translation: one man hit me in the head with a machete. i stayed still. >> pakistan's military denied
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being responsible for the shooting of a prominent journal limit. >> how mobiles are dialling up a profit in myanmar. . >> divers in south korea have recovered more bodies from the submemoried wreck of the ferry disaster. the search is continuing off jindo. more than 50 are confirmed dead. a further 250 are still missing. >> let's go to our correspondent adrian brown. joining us from jindo. >> if you can give us an idea of what is happening where you are, where you are standing, and the latest in the recovery effort:. >> yes, that really has become a recovery provision now. that's a sign that the divers have been
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able to enter the vessel in greater numbers, they weren't able to a few days ago because of the weather and visibility. they are making much more head way, and what we are seeing is almost a shuttle service of coast guard vessels bringing bodies from the submerged ship to the shore. the death toll stands at 56, and it's been rising by the hour. there has been emotional scenes, as you can imagine in the port today. there's grieving, crying, sobbing where you go. that really is the sound of this port. when the bodies are tape ashore, they are -- taken ashore, they are put into a temporary morgue. they are taken to a near hospital. the names of the deader being listed, and the descriptions of the children if they don't have names, for instance, items that they may have been carrying that could identify them.
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occasionally you hear shreeks and a tormented wal as parents get the news no parent wants to get. really, a day of really absolute concentrated emotion - and this is the beginning, because there are more bodies to recover. this is going to go on for days. but i think we have reached the stage where they are going to recover more and more bodies in a way they haven't been able to. >> with emotions runs this high, anger and frustration must be close to the surface, boiling over. >> yes. as you say, a lot of distrust, a lot of anger. we have another example of that when some families tried to walk across a bridge from this island to the mainland, where they hope to make their way to solve the grievance, it was blocked by the
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police and an ugly struggle ensued. this underscores the seeds of distrust. people are angry in this part of korea with their government. remember a lot of these families came from seoul, where they live, because that's where most of the children went to school. but certainly last night at the gymnasium where other families of the missing have been saying, the prime minister had an unannounced visit, he was almost lynched and they prevented him from leaving the gymnasium for several horse. people really, really, really -- several hours. people really, really, really are venting their fury any way they can on combine they can. thank you adrian brown from jindo. >> russian state media are saying five have been killed in an attack on a pro-russian checkpoint in eastern ukraine, near the city of slovyansk. a mediator from the organisation
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for security and cooperation in egypt is due to hold talks. they are refusing to put down their weapons and leave buildings in defines of an agreement signed on thursday. joining us live from donetsk is hoda abdel-hamid. what do we know about the latest incident? >> so far we are having unconfirmed reports, but according to the reports of russian state television, as you mentioned, there would have been a shoot-out at the check point in a village east of slovyansk. three of the pro-russian men who were manning the checkpoint would have died and two men in the car - in a car would have died. according to the reports, they are from the right sector, now the right sector is one of the pet hate of the pro-russian demonstrators. they have been saying all along, and that's why they've been accusing the government of being a fascist
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government because of the presence of that right sector during the three month's protest in maydan. and in close collaboration with the government in kiev. >> hoda, does this threaten the geneva agreement - that is, that activists, pro-russian activists, should be leaving the buildings? >> well, there's no sign that they are willing even to leave the buildings. i think the pro-russian activists were surprised at the outcome of that conference. but immediately some of them said it doesn't represent us, we are not at the talks, no one from us was there, others said that russia cannot decide for them what to do, and the bottom line is they are not leaving unless there are guarantees. there's no sign of them willing to do that. if that shoot-out happened, they would consider it - the geneva agreement dead before being
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implemented. >> live for us there from don esques, hoda abdel-hamid -- donetsk, hoda abdel-hamid. thank you very much. >> the deposit in south sudan -- government in south sudan, said it sent soldiers across the country to secure bases belonging to the united nations. 58 people were killed at the site, where the displaced people have taken shelter. violence began four months ago, when fighting broke outs between government soldiers and rebel troops loyal to the former vice president. >> these are some of the survivors on a u.s. base in bor. among them women and children. some have bullet wounds, others attacked by people with machetes. this boy was beaten with sticks, by a group numbering in the hun deds. >> this wall yn was told to -- woman was told it lay on the ground. she refused and ran away. >> translation: they caught up with me. i tried to jump over a
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wall. a man caught up with me, hitting me in the head with a machete. i lay still because i didn't want them to come back and finish me. >> another woman described being shot in the arm as she, too, tried to run away from her attackers. >> pictures emerged on saturday, of the aftermath of the violence. some show the dead being carried in body bags. others revealed the brutal nature of the attacks. in the morning an armed mob rampaged through the protection of the area, killing men, women and children. the government accused the peacekeepers of provoking the violence. >> the unionists force shot bullets in the air. that shooting of bullets in the air provoked the situation. and as a result a fight ensued between
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the youth, the force and the rebels and the people on one side and the youth on the other side. >> asked who fired the first shot the u.n. was unequivocal. >> i don't think there was any question about that. it was certainly the demonstrators who pulled out their weapons. doing so we realised there would be an altercation, civilians were in grave danger and action was necessary. >> civilians sheltering in bor, under the application. u.n. peacekeepers game under attack. we are into the fifth month of the conflict and the violence shows no sign of ending. >> gunmen opened fire on a police patrol car in an egyptian capital killing an officer and soldier. they were attacked between cairo and suez. armed
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men stepped up assaults since the military coup last july. an egyptian left-wing politician submitted his candidacy for president. it is a main lively to siskiyou. sunday is the -- siskiyou. sunday is last day. >> a satirist in egift p gipt has been taken off air. a pop ou lar show has been shut down to avoid influencing voters. >> he poked fun at nationalism and general cyst si. >> al jazeera is demanding the rgs of journalists in egypt. >> baher mohamed, form and peter greste are -- mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a
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platform for muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denies all charges. abdullah al-shami, a fourth journal lift has been held since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 90 days. >> a letter from prison has been send, as abdullah al-shami enters his 250th day in gaol, writing: lots to come tonne this program. a territorial dispute in the east china sea is hotting up. details in just a bit. we'll report from one state in india, ensuring all its people, include ght -- including the poorest, do not go hungry. rob to is the
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. >> the top stories this hour - divers in south korea recovered more bodies from the submerged wreck of a ferry. more than 50 are known to have died. 250 are missing. >> russian state media says five have been killed in an attack on a pro-russian checkpoint in eastern ukraine. a european mediator is set to hold talks. >> an egyptian left wing politician has submitted
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candidacy for president. sunday is the last day for submission, which is expected to be won by a former army chief abdel fattah al sisi. >> let's take you to the vatican city where pope francis is leading easter mass. let's have a little listen. . >> it's a windy day at the vatican in st peter's square. the 77-year-old pope will hold the mass after a few hours rest. saturday night he held a vigil for some 10,000 people. later he'll deliver a twice yearly message. at the city of rome and the world. today is easter, when christians around the world believe jesus rose from the
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dead. >> well the united nations peace envoy to the middle east accused israeli police of preventing him from reaching an easter ritual there. the delay was unacceptable and demanded parties expected the right of religious freedom. >> this man was stopped at barricades as thousands conventioned for the ritual. worshippers say the flame appears from jesus's tomb to show he's not forgotten his followers. the palestine christians have been blocked from taking part. we have this report. >> christian pilgrims marking easter in the holy city. the calendars aligned, adding to the crowds. among the pilgrims were christian palestinians, a group that is dwindling in size, but
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increasingly upset. in a grip of christians from jerusalem - a complaint was filed with the israeli high court. they were demanding better treatment from the israeli police and better access to the holy site. >> israel claims to serve and being a democracy, the only place where christians are thriving. we don't feel that. over the past few years, since 2005, it's been progressively getting worse. >> it's systematic discrimination. . >> this video uses evidence, showing police preventing palestine dignitaries entering the city, despite having prior approval. >> at the same time, you see that the jewish worshippers are allow freedom of the ak. why are the -- access, why are the christian and muslim unable to
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get to holy place, but the jews can. the court ordered the police to give the pilgrims better access. >> on any given day thousands of jews, muslims and christians flock to the city. it impose exponentially on religious days as people try to make it to jerusalem. because of this the police say they need restrictions for the safety of all pill grinls. >> translation: the police does not discriminate. we are talking about numbers. the police are concerned for the safety of people, whether it's local residents or foreigners. >> thousands of police officers have been deployed this easter weekend. some christians say more needs to be done. >> you cannot practice your religion, really, like now i want to go. my mum wants to come, grandma wants to come to go to the church. it's hard to get there.
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>> the petition says they face restrictions daily. simply for being palestinian. >> it's not easy. >> why? >> it's not easy. >> pakistan's military denied being behind the shooting of app iran journalist. one of the best-known presenters described an attack that happened. a gunman waiting under a bridge opened fire as the mayor got off the plane. >> the mayor told close friends if he was attacked. they would be responsible. >> a man wearing this opened fire, another followed him on a motorbike. he came up behind him. the drif, in mr hamid mir's car drove away. they
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chased after him. damage could have been worse. . >> india is continuing a mammoth round of general election voting. one of the big issues is how to feed its people. a new law guarantees cheap food for 17% of indians. it will not be easy. one of the programmers already under way. is it. >> this man depends on the food bought in this shop. she is married with children. the public distribution scheme means they can afford to peat. buying basics would be more expensive on the open market. here she pays 10% of her local value. >> sometimes there are shortages, sometimes they may
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go, and there's no flower or rice. i have to be farnt. it's a slight -- patient. it's a slight concern. >> they bring ration books and an idea system confirms. >> more than half buy food at a pbs shop. when private traders run them, corruption was ripe. for once, some of the poorest people in india are the winners. at the moment people can't by fresh fruit and vegetables under the scheme. the system has been developed. >> it's a slow process. they are plugging all the loopholes in the program, expanding it. covering more, giving them benefits into the program, expanding the basket of the things they were getting under pbs. >> wh a coverage of 90% of the
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state, tuck cess is being monitored by the prourt. wanting to make sure the right to food arkets works. >> 4-00km -- 400 kms south. shops are located in places where isolated community sell produce and buy rations from a shop. >> this woman sells vegetables and buys from the pbs shop at the market. it's a great system. where would she get rice and flower for such a price. other regions are taking no to the developments here, wondering how they can produce corruption, making their schemes more efficient. >> japan is building a military radar station on the island 1250km from a chain of disputed islands. it's expanding the army base in the west for the
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first time in 40 years. they have been protesting the move, saying it might increase tensions in the region, china is claiming ownership of the islands. >> a research associate at the center for international studies joins us. >> china might choose not to retaliate in this instance. anything that in any way shows most towards the islands will lead to some sort of response by the chinese side. even know what is happening is a - japan is building on its own territory, definitely its own territory, it's a listening most. it's not making an offensive action towards china at all. nevertheless, anything to do with the it is problem attic. >> owning a mobile phone in myanmar used to be a luxury.
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people made good money from renting out their phones from road side shops. the economy prospered. some of the old ways of doing business struggled to keep up. >> the sun is going down. this man is setting up shop. he puts his phone out and waits. this is the best time of day, when the streets are full of people, heading out after work. someone needs to make a phone call. fewer people seem to need services these days. >> translation: my business is useless. i'm a man at this table. the man can be used as pocket money, i'm no longer making profit. >> the mobile phone shop, in contrast, does a prisoning trade. customers and and outside. asking for the latest
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things for the older, cheaper model. >> actually, the phone industry is improving because prices have come down, i think it will continue to grow, private companies are investing. >> throughout the years of military dictatorship, myanmar's state-owned telekom firms kept phone services expensive. mobile phone penetration rate is low. estimated at 10%. but the two foreign companies awarded telescam loanses this year say they plan -- telekom licences this year say they plan to roll out their services. five years ago a sim card would have cost $500 us, now as little as two. the om way to get it -- only way to get it at that price is a once a month lottery. the only alternative is to buy it on the black market for $100 us.
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>> when this person opened shop, he could make up to $20. his customers were lovers who wanted to chat, or young people arrived in the city, calling home. now the calls are brief. usually by people who ran out of battery or mobile credit. he will probably give up his business before the year is over. he is looking ahead, teaching himself how to type and use the computer. once he's mastered that, he says he'll look for a source of income. this is, after all, a knew myanmar, with now opportunities ahead. and capital invest. >> africa's most populist county, nigeria, is producing more waste than it can imagine. a new scheme is keep to promote recycling and reduce rate. in the third part of our "wasteful
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world" series, we report on the rubbish for reward incentive in lagos. >> for more than a year and a half this woman has been putting aside recyclable waste. it's collected by a special visitor, from a company that provides incentive for people in working class nape our hoods. the -- neighbourhoods. the single mother has received many benefits. >> our children is no more sick like before. >> fed up with the support of the waste management authority, the bicycles have been going door to door. clients accumulate points depending on the weight of their waste. it was created by software engineers. at the massachusetts institute of technology in the united states. >> we have big dreams. think of
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