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on mount everest. >> and we'll explore socially acceptable games aimed at educating the world's children. ♪ u.s. president barack obama is in japan for the first leg of a week long tour of asia. obama is holding talks with japan's president, and relations with china are expected to dominate the meeting. obama assured japan that the islands in dispute with china are covered in the peace are treaty. >> reporter: it is said that actions speak louder than words. secretary of state john kerry had to stand in for u.s. president barack obama who for the next time last year did not manage to make it to a major asian summit.

so what did the asians think happened to the much publicized pivot of u.s. policy towards asia. hillary clinton explained the new direction, saying . . . >> obama could not come last october because of the government shutdown, because of fiscal difficulties. so this is a big problem for asia to find this policy of pivot and rebalance credible. we have to see more delivery, and we're not seeing that. >> reporter: governments in north and southeast asia want the u.s. to help provide military balance to china's assertiveness. critics say the pentagon hasn't gone far enough, and point out that the u.s. has more limited resources, but washington doesn't want to antagonize china

unnecessarily. economics lead the way for washington, which leads to justify the pivot to american voters, but there is not as much urgency for asian governments. they are confident about their market's gravitational pull for the us. that has been unlined by kurt campbell who recently wrote . . . campbell has now set up his own advisory and investment firm. no mention is made of the poor in the headlines about trans-pacific alliances. they are probably not going to notice obama's visit much, but their government will be watching closely. it is being seen as the most critical test of the u.s. strategy so far. >> michael joins me live from

tokyo via skype. michael is a research associate. good to have you with us, critics say with all of the distractions that have been going on, the u.s. may have taken its eye off of the ball in asia, do you agree? >> well, the united states has global responsibilities, but it's true for the very longest time, since the beginning of this my listenia, the united states's interested were basically in the mideast. what the united states is doing is not so much pivoting as returning to its basic role in the global environment, which is basically to keep people from having altercations with each other rather than itself being involved in major conflicts. >> it's interesting all of the countries he is visiting all have territorial disputes with china.

he has made a point of affirming support for tokyo, that's very significant for japan, isn't it? >> well, basically the visit is already done. by writing down for the [ inaudible ] that he, the u.s. president supports the concept that the islands are covered by the japan-u.s. security treaty, that's pretty much everything that the administration wanted him to say, and so the rest is going to be just a lot of smiles because for the first time ever a u.s. president has committed on that particular issue. >> he is also visiting malaysia, that is going to be quite interesting because malaysia has a couple of problematic image problems right now, doesn't it? the missing plane. we also have the imprisonment of the former opposition leader is

president obama going to be drawn into those issues? >> unfortunately malaysia, which for the obama administration should be a moderate muslim nation, one which is multi-racial and at peace, it should be a wonderful pr boost for a concept of islam being a world religion that can get along with others. however, with this extraordinary event of the loss of tan airliner, and the constant problems associated with this -- this long time struggle between the government and the opposition, it is always going to be a problematic thing, and that perhaps is the reason why mr. obama is the first u.s. president to visit malaysia since 1966, lyndon b. johnson. >> so overall this trip is about

solidifying alliances, and working towards this free trade agreement, how is china going to be viewing all of this? is it worried? >> the fact that there is no stop in china is of course going to be mulled over, going to be analyzed by all sides. one would really want to have a unified asia, but that's not what we have right now. and certainly china's currently debating within itself what it is going to be doing. mr. abay has yet to meet the chinese leader or at least even have a conversation with him, that kind of non-communication indicates that within china itself there is no consensus about where china is going and the only way to handle the image problems of -- that china has, is to in this case ignore the

fact that the world's third largest economy next door has a new leader. >> michael good to speak with you, thank you very much indeed for that. now ukraine's interim government says it will relaunch a military operation targeting anti-government pro-russian groups in the east. they failed to remove armed men occupying government buildings. the operation was suspended for easter. and now the bodies of two politicians have been found which showed signs of being tortured. >> translator: the active stage is continuing. law enforcement is working on destroying these militia group. we hope the assistance from the

united states will be more substantial, at least they will not leave us alone with the aggressor. >> now the men are occupying two buildings in donetsk. in kramatorsk pro-russian gunmen have retaking the police station, but it's in staff where they have asserted themselves the most. well we're going to be speaking to our correspondents in the region, but first let's go live to donetsk, and hoda, first of all, any signs hoda -- there you go. good you have with us. any signs that this military operation has started? >> i'm afraid there is no sign on the ground whether it's here in donetsk or in places like

slaviansk or kramatorsk. we just heard it will be relaunched, but i think there was a botched attempt last week and it resulted in the pro-russian protesters seizing six armored vehicles from the ukrainian paratroopers, so there is some difficulties there. the government says it is mainly going to focus on slaviansk and kramatorsk because there is lawlessness there. in other place like here in donetsk where there are a lot of civilians around the buildings, supporters inside, and there are no signs of weapons on the streets, the government is still favoring negotiations. yesterday we had the presidential candidate who was here. she tried to speak to the protesters, but they didn't want

to. from what we're hearing and it's not confirmed report, she wrote a letter to be handed over, but they said they haven't received the let sore far. it is a very difficult operation for the government because also last week when they tried to launch it, while some of the ukrainian soldiers were simply not willing to fight other ukrainians, and in some situations they were surrounded by mothers and local people who were taunting them to give up. >> thank you very much for the update on that situation. now let's cross to peter sharpe in moscow in russia, and peter we heard from sergei lavrov that an attack on russians was an attack on russia, so how is moscow going to respond to a new military operation from kiev? >> well, it really depends on what this new mril tear operation consists of, and it

also depends sadly on would there be any pro-russian separatist casualties. the effect of that could have a totally different response. sergei lavrov made it very, very clear and he always has and so has putin that they reserve the right to intervene in ukraine to protect the rights of the russian-speaking citizens there. quote, russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the russian federation. and he warned there was a pressi pressi pressing -- press dense for that. a previous attack lead almost immediately to a war with georgia. lavrov particularly firm and forthright in his comments about the meeting yesterday between the vice president joe biden and -- and the kiev interim

government. he said that it's pretty clear now that in his words, the u.s. is now running the whole show. i think relations now between the u.s. and russia have hit a post cold war low, and they don't seem to be talking to each other. they just seem to be talking at each other. >> indeed, and with that in mind, what is the mood on moscow's streets? what are people saying about this? are they worried? >> i think they are pretty sang win actually, you just have to look at putin's ratings, 80% approval rating the last time they carried out a poll. and 78% are convinced that the violence in eastern ukraine is a result of neo-nazis and extremists and nationalists, so you really have the backing

there for mr. putin. as far as sanctions go, the people are not being effected by the sanctions. that could all change, and his approval rating could change if they got him in the pocket. but this is a population that has been fed on a steady diet of information, sometimes disinformation by russian state television, they are firmly behind the president. >> peter thanks very much indeed for that. peter sharpe many moscow. now russian opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner has been convicted of liable. he described a member of the ruling party as a drug addict on twitter. he was fined more than $8,000. he has been under house arrest on the last two months and is banned from using social media. more to come here on the al

jazeera news hour . . . ♪ >> what happened a few months later devastated this man's family. plus . . . >> we're investigating allegations that energy companies are encouraging local law enforcement to use terrorism laws against the pipeline's opponents. and barcelona's ban on buying players is put on hold. we'll explain later in sport. ♪ in nepal, mountain guides and government officials have been meeting to talk about job conditions after a fatal avalanche last week. 16 guides were killed at they climbed mount reverest. >> reporter: getting to the summit of mount everest is still

one of the toughest physical challenges known to man. but many need the help of sherpas. they help show the way and carry supplies. it puts them constantly at risk. friday's avalanche struck while the sherpas were trying to make the way shaf for international climbers. 13 were killed and three more still unaccounted for. >> it's a terrible tragedy, and of course the families and villages that will be hugely impactrd by this loss. >> reporter: the guides are now refusing to go up the mountain until certain demands are met. they want a bigger insurance payout for those killed, more financial aid for the victims' families and new regulations to ensure the guide's rights. nepal's government said it will meet some demands.

>> translator: we decided to establish a fund to assist the children with food et cetera. >> reporter: the government makes more than $3 million a year through everest climbing fees alone. the sherpas themselves make a very small fraction of that, up to $6,000 a year. but mountaineering is their sole source of income. >> but what are the options? well, unfortunately the only options when you play russian roulette ascending a place like that is to find alternatives. >> reporter: until there is a way to make the climbing safer, a 60-year history of reaching the world's highest peak now

hangs in the balance. a week gone since a ferry capsized in south korea. at least 150 bodies, many children have now been recovered from the else have. adrian brown reports. >> reporter: the family of 16-year-old kim can now at least mourn their beloved daughter. i last spoke to her mother on saturday when she still wanted to believe her child would make it. she was close to embarking on a year of exams. her family is left to reflect on the lost dreams and ambitions. >> translator: she was very good at design, so he thought she would work as an architect. we wanted to support here in that. >> reporter: the funeral is taking place in the memorial room of a local hospital where the family of this 16-year-old

gathered. she wanted to become a composer. reminders of children now lost forever. it's the community that's been crushed by grief. at a makeshift memorial at a local sports complex, there was a steady procession of mourners. the majority of the dead are students from the local high school. funerals is one of the few occasions in south korea where people are expected to express their feelings. it has been an exce except -except -- except -- exceptionally draining week. many hope the area will recover after losing so many young people. >> translator: first it needs to recover from the sadness, and the students need to also

recover. >> reporter: teleoperation to retrieve the bodies is gathering pace helped in part by better weather. the sinking of the ferry exactly one week ago, was an anniversary that seemed to go unnoticed where the families hopes have been dashed in wave after wave of bad news. a car bombing in egypt has killed a senior police officer. he attack happened in 6th of october city in the province of giza. the brigadier general died after the bomb exploded outside of his home. the u.s. will deliver 10 apache helicopters to egypt. and a criminal court has postponed the trial of a deposed

president and 35 other leaders. they are accused of care rig out violence which coordinating with armed groups. the trial of three al jazeera journ aileses in egypt has been adjourned for ten days. peter greste, mo, and baher mohamed, are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has now been held without trial since last august. he has been on hunger strike for the last 93 days. al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to demand the immediate release of its staff. now the death of a brazilian tv performer has sparked protests in two major cities. demonstrators accused the police of unlawfully killing the man which the police deny.

>> reporter: this is what hand overnight in brazil's second largest city, rio de janeiro. scenes of violence and chaos. protesters set fire to trash in the streets and fought with police after a young man was killed. [ inaudible ] was a well-known performer his family says he was beaten to death by the police who mistook him as a drug dealer. the police deny that anyone died during the operation. it wasn't clear who fired the shots but there were reports of more deaths and injuries. and the violence spread. >> translator: i hid in a bar because it was the only way to protect myself from the sun fire. >> reporter: in sao paulo, buses

were set on fire. >> translator: as of now there are no victims. >> reporter: drug gangs have increased their attacks on police posts and police have been stepping up their efforts to clear gangs ahead of the football world cup. but the police force has criticized for its heavy handedness. >> translator: they killed one of our children! i'm a mother! imagine a mother to find herself in this situation! it's revolting! >> reporter: people who live here are fearful of the gangs on the street and the men in uniform. now let's get the weather with everton, and more flooding in bolivia. >> yeah, that's right. for the last few months we have had really heavy rain. and would you believe in the

space of only six hours, santa cruz saw a whopping 80 millimeters of rain. you can see the massive cloud in possession here. that's in the process of easing a little further east. but the showers are still going to refrain for sometime yet. this is what it looks like when you get that quantity of rainfall in next to no time. houses have been flooded, streets have been flooded, canals have burst their banks. around 300,000 people have been affected by these floods. further heavy downpours coming in here, as we go into thursday should turn a little drier, but the showers never really too far away. looks like a real wet one there. brighter skies coming back into rio, and brighter skies into northern parts of bolivia. further north we may see

flooding rain in the central part of the united states. would you believe some late-season snow up towards the lakes you might see another 15 centimeters shoely. >> thanks very much indeed for that. the turkish prime minister has offered his con dole lenses to he grandchildren of people killed. the armenias say what happened to them was a genocide. the turkish government doesn't accept that. it does say this is the first time a turkish prime minister had offered such explicit condolences. okay. we're going to take you to [ inaudible ] now, there is still obviously some setting up to be done here. but this is a press conference between two factions of

palestinians who have been meeting to create a unity deal. they haven't been united since 2007, but this landmark deal looks like it is happening. it has been announced, and we're just waiting for details on that. so we're waiting for a press conference there, which we'll listen to through translation now. >> translator: by and between the delegation of plo and hamas movement. in the name of [ inaudible ] grace, praise and eternal glory be to god. it is good news i bring to our palestinian people within our homeland and abroad that years of division have come to an end. [ applause ]

>> translator: i would like to reiterate at the beginning. that both the delegations during this joint meeting work together within the spirit of one team.

we all invoked the moment and the responsibility we bare in mind what items we should bring about. i hail and come mend this spirit and the responsible leadership of palestine, who manage in record time to surmount the obstacles and put an end to years of division and rift and to arrive at a mechanism of agreement. we salute all of them as all of the leaders behind them within -- and without our homeland, chiefly the president and [ inaudible ] who blessed

the agreement by their guidance and goodwill where [ inaudible ] reaching this agreement. third and finally, it is a great honor to me personally to have this agreement reached and -- and announced from these -- this modest residence in the area that was home to this historical milestone achievement. it is our home, all of us, and i pray to god all mighty to bring back home all those [ inaudible ]. now i read out the wordings of the statement that has been reached. in the name of ala the greatest,

most merciful, as god says in the scripture, hold on to the rope of god, and do not fall apart. a statement issued by the organization palestinian liberation organization movement and hamas movement at a time where the assault on the palestinian [ inaudible ] is exacerbating, and at time were continued assault on the mosque and at times were the end tire city of jerusalem has been painted jewish with an attempt to wipe out the arab and islamic

identity and desecrate our muslim and christian sanctities, and with the expansion of the israeli settlement where the israeli occupation continues to dishonor all of the agreements and convention, intensifying the hostilities beyond all lines. it's suppressing more pressure on our people and leadership as the israeli jewish settlement are reeking havoc at every corner at a time where our prisoners behind israeli bars are subjected to the worst forms of torture, at a time where the choking siege is laid tighter around our beloved gaza strip at

a time where the pains and sufferance of our palestinian people continues. this national reconciliation, ending the division and rift, mending the national unity within clear and strict mechanism has become a national responsibility and duty, and as our fellow brothers have demonstrated, the current situation and the state of political impasse as a result of the israeli hubris, where we're all lived after the national responsibility by joint work and the necessarily to enforce

partnership and politics and decision whereby our people can continue to march in a journey towards freedom and the establishment of our independent state with jerusalem as the capitol. based on this national foundations, religious and patriotic, the delegation of the plo, together with ho mass movement convened a meeting -- a joint meeting on the home soil of gaza to agree to lay downtime table to put an end to the division and to put in force the national reconciliation agreement. two joint meetings were held over the past two days in an atmosphere of understanding, con

sillation, and getting priority to the national interest, and we have agreed upon the following. first to reiterate and emphasize to honor all of the agreements reached, including [ inaudible ] together with the [ inaudible ] agreements, the doha document as the soul reference upon implementation. second, the government, the president, shall initiate discussions and consultations to form a national unity government as of date which government will be announced -- formed and announced within the time limit, namely five weeks, based on the [ inaudible ] and the doha document, whereby the government will shoulder all its duties and responsibilities.

third, elections. we reiterate that both the presidential parliament and provincial elections will be held simultaneously. whereby the president will be obliged to fix the dates of election in consultation with the national and provincial leaders, provided that the elections shall be held not more than six months from the formation of the government and this will be put to further discussions in the plo's common meeting whereby these elections can be finalized. fourth, the liberation organization. it was agreed to form and convene the committee

responsible for reinvigorating the functions and duties of the plo in order to honor its responsibilities as stipulated within the related agreements. all within five weeks with the necessity to continue to convene regularly. fifth, the societal reconciliation committee. the societal reconciliation committee shall initiate its function and operations immediately based on the agreements reached in cairo. six, the freedoms committee. we reiterate that all of the agreements reached in cairo with respect to the public freedoms should be -- honored and

implemented, and the public freedoms committee in both west bank and gaza strip to convene and start operating immediately without delay. seventh the [ inaudible ] council. we reiterate to honor all what we agreed upon but reintegrating the legislative council. finally both the delegation hail and come mend the road paved by egypt in this reconciliation, stressing that egypt will continue to play this role as supported by arab nations whereby the reconciliation agreement shall be put in to effect on this day, the 23rd of april, 2014, we honor the memories of all of those who have fallen. we salute our present standings

with their heads held high behind israeli bars, and may god's peace and blessings be upon you. as you know, this document has been signed by all the members of both the delegations perso l personally. on behalf of the plo delegation who game to gaza to take part in this joint meeting and make this palestinian dream a reality whereby rift has come to an end and we are reunited. we extend all appreciation and

thanks to our brothers for the significant role he has played as demonstrated during the two meetings over the past two days. as he said, the spirit that overwhelmed all of the members of both of the delegations was significantly important to crystalizing our understandings whereby we managed to put an end to division. i once again extend all thanks to him personally and all of the members who were part in reaching this agreement and

drafting this statement who acted in a sentiment of patrioti patriotism. i appeal to all media outlets to play a positive role necessary to protecting this agreement and the honest implementation thereof, rather than seeking a word here or there. this achievement was concluded in record time. this is expressive of our genuine desire to put an end the division. it is also a living example that we have lived up to the responsibility and awareness in the face of the challenges

facing our own people. we hope that this will be a true beginning for a true partnership in all our spectrums, political, social, and societal. [ applause ] >> translator: allow me to brand this agreement as [ inaudible ] agreement. do you believe that this agreement will be able to reach agreements on all of the issues reached in doha and cairo? and how do you evaluate netenyahu's comments to choose

between reconciliation, between the reconciliation with hamas or peace with israel? >> translator: there is no doubt the continued israeli threats are not new. from day one, we started our dialogue, netenyahu came up with the same statement, saying that [ inaudible ] should opt between continuing to negotiate with israel for peace or to reach an agreement with hamas. the stand of the united states is no different from that of israel. the united states continues to threat that it will not be able to honor its commitments towards palestine and the palestinians in terms of the financial aid

provided to the palestinian [ inaudible ]. if we remain captivated by our prisoners, we cannot reach any agreement in the interest of our people. it is the interest of our people that comes first, and the national interest cannot be in harmony with those of our enemies. all of the agreements reached -- we have become dozens. however, we culminated all of these agreements by today's agreement. all aiming at putting an end to division, ending that chapter of rift and starting a new slate. this also will pave the way and offer new horizons for our

people. even if the agreement has gone [ inaudible ] both the people. however, i wouldn't fail to remind you that the rift has taken a toll on all of the palestinian people at every corner of the homeland. the greatest pressure for this agreement was the palestinian people themselves. at every corner of the homeland, we have heard one voice, one cry, come to an agreement, put an end to the rift. it is only us, the palestinian people, who are effected, and the only body to benefit is the israeli enemies. great efforts have been made to reach this agreement.

however, further efforts are required in order to have this agreement implemented. today we should roll up our sleeves, start a new chapter, and by our free will and free decision march forward, surmounting any obstacle no matter what. he -- i reiterate the word said a few moment ago, we should not police interpret one word here or there. all of these words mean nothing in the absence of true will. we should all join forces for the national unity of all of the palestinian people. >> so you are listening to a very important press conference there taking place in gaza between rival palestinian leaders. basically they have agreed to

form a consensus government within five weeks. this is after seven years of separate party administrations and a huge rift between hamas and [ inaudible ]. let's get a bit of analysis on this. you know, a unity deal of this nature is a significant move forward for palestinian people, but we have heard unity deals before and they haven't come to anything. is this going to be any different? >> shully, that's a big question that remains, and a question that many pal stins on the treats have been questioning. is it different this time? we have spoken to some people on the streets and they are don't feel like it will be different. they want the palestinians to get together. they are disappointed in their leadership, that it has been taking this long. in fact in 2011 they met in

cairo, 2012 in doha, and signed agreements, and those agreements have been mentioned over and over again with this agreement. and even in the speech today they mentioned that further efforts are required to implement these deals. in five week's time as you mentioned they want to form an interim unity government and then within six months they want to hold selections. president and, provincial, and national elections. whether we'll get to that six-month time is the big question. this comes at a critical time when the palestinians are speaking to the israelis. and benjamin netenyahu spoke out today upset about this agreement. he said instead of moving into peace with israel, he is moving in to peace with hamas. he has to choose does he want peace with hamas or peace with israel? you can have one but not the

other. this gives the israelis basically the ammunition to end the peace talks and then in the end point the finger at the palestinians. again, a crucial time for talks, but also a big step if this does come ahead. >> indeed. thanks very much for that. ♪ now, let's get more on the conflict raging in syria, a factor that is becoming worrying as the number of foreign nationals taking part in the conflict. the french government says it is cracking down on its citizens who go to syria to fight. it is estimated there are approximately 500 french fighters there. the greatest number of foreign fighters come from north after

that and asia. but in europe it is estimated that at least 1200 muslims are now involved, and. the numbers continue to rise. initial estimates from 2011 were between 3 and 5,000. now the number is 12,000. we'll speak to the founder of terrorists, who earlier worked for the french foreign ministry. how serious is this problem? is it particularly bad in france or are we seeing this across europe? >> well, it's not new even in france, but it's a general problem. it's a phenomenon that you have also in other countries? europe like in uk or germany or belgium. so what is new is maybe the number of people from french

citizenings or living in france that decided to go to join the radical groups in syria. the phenomenon is not new, but it's massive. >> so how easy will it be for the french government to deal with this? >> well, as you know, the french government has presented a kind of new program in order to eradicate [ inaudible ] the -- the french and underage specifically citizen. so they are trying hardly to -- to prevent that -- the main point -- prevent new departure to the france or syria or afghanistan or anywhere, but i'm not sure that the [ inaudible ] the issue is really the right one. specifically regarding the

process of the radicalization, which is a political and social issue, and for the moment presenting is also engaging, not the family as they require now but also to engage the [ inaudible ] communities in order to start another message of islam of what is fighting against the -- the bad and the good, you see? so i meal that we miss in that program something stronger, deeper, which is engaging the whole society in that process. >> yeah, and you mentioned the role of parenting there. this is of course a particular concern over french youngsters, french teenagerness, because some of those who have been wanting to go fight are as young as 15? >> yeah, yeah, we have got -

got -got -- [ technical difficulties ] >> is not new as i said, so the only way -- because we had -- i mean there is some role that is specific to underage people. so the only way the government -- the only way for the moment to prevent that is to engage the family. that's the reason why they want to make a pressure -- kind of [ inaudible ] to engage the responsibility of the family to prevent that, and decided to open a kind of hot line in order to help family if they feel that their children are -- i mean in process of radicalization, and ready to travel abroad for that purpose. >> thanks very much indeed for that.

well, let's get some sport now. >> thank you so much. david mois has issued a statement following his sacking from manchester united on tuesday . . . mois's full statement can be read on our website. there are also details there on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. barcelona will be allowed to sign players. they had been punished for

signing overseas youths on charges of human trafficking. chelsea will be without [ inaudible ] and their goal teen keeper. both players were injured. the defender might be fit in time for the final if chelsea will get despite the injuries. the 2012 champions held on for a 0-0 draw in the first leg. >> the result is everything, even more related to the test for -- for the second leg. >> we -- we have problems before the game. we had problems during the game. we lost four players during the game. two with injuries and two with -- with yellow cards.

but we will fight. >> real madrid will talk on munich in the other semifinal on wednesday. he says he won't risk renaldo in the first leg if he still

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bruins beat the red wings 2-0. bruins keeper made 23 saves in the shutout. detroit hosts game 4 on thursday. floyd mayweather, jr. says it up coming flight will be a classic. the american is undefeated in 45 fights. >> he is a guy that never backs down, you know? he is a guy that comes straight ahead, or actually -- he is an action packed fighter. he is champion for a reason, and of course, i have been here for a long long time. he is a hungry lion, and i'm a veteran in the sport, so when the two come together you get a classic fight. >> that's it for the news hour from doha, but do stay with us,

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