>> welcome to the news hour. from al jazeera's news center in doha and london. here are the top stories. [ cheering ] >> rival palestinians factions reach a reconciliation deal after a seven-year stand off. we're on your side, u.s. president barack obama tells japan that it's territorial dispute with china. >> i'm lauren taylor with the news from europe. russia vows to respond if it's interests are attacked as

ukraine said it's freeing a town of separatists. plus. >> reporter: we're in new york where part of the tribeca film festival will open a new era of socially conscious games to educate the world's children. >> welcome to al jazeera ameri america. rival palestinian groups have greed to end years of bloodshed. >> reporter: the leaders of hamas and fatah agree to form a government of technocrats within five weeks with the aim of holding elections in six months. the leaders believe the time is

now to bring change. >> if we are not moving quickly. >> previous reconciliation agreements are failed in the past, but if this deal is successful it could be a win-win situation. for fatah it adds more legitimacy to president abbas' powers during ongoing talks with

israelis, and for hamas it may loosen the strip in gaza. >> reporter: many palestinians say they are disappointed in their leaders but hope this time it will be different but they are still skeptical. >> reporter: i support reconciliation because we have to be one nation. no sections, just one palestinian nation, but i don't think they're going to succeed in. one activist says the unity is needed in order to step up to israel. we must get unified against israeli occupation. >> this decision comes at a crucial time. when the u.s.-led talks between the israelis and palestinians appear to be going nowhere. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has given president abbas an ultimatum.

>> so instead of moving into peace with israel, he's moving into peace with hamas. he has to choose. you can have one but not the other. i hope he chooses peace. so far he has not done so. >> reporter: some say it's not as clearcut as this. for many palestinians they say it is a step in the right direction to secure an independent state. >> let's take a look at how hamas got to this point. hamas won legislative elections in 2006 and formed the national unity government with fatah, now it's listed as a terrorist organization by israel, united states, european union, canada and japan. there have been crippling sanctions on the palestinian authority. the pressure was too much, and in 2007 there was prolonged

fighting in the gaza strip between fatah and hamas and left dozens dead. leaving hamas to governo governa strip and fatah. >> we have are not talking about political things but practical matters. the formation of a new unified government will be initiated immediately from one our ago. the president is now going towards to an union need government, which will be the first unified government since 2007. this is a big deal, a big change. what has said about us having control of hamas and peace is one way of misleading the public

because we all know he is the one refusing peace and rejecting by insisting on building settlements illegally, and preventing palestinian state. we wants us to remain divide because we will remain weak. today we are telling him there are leaders who want peace, but obviously he doesn't want peace. he is responsible for the dialogue. >> former director general of israel's prime minister. he said this could mean the end of the talks between israel and the palestinians. >> i think it comes as a big surprise here in israel that talks were on the verge of collapsing, but this is a certain death to the talks, and the meeting that was supposed to take place tonight was canceled already.

and to learn of the situation and see where we go from here. as far as i can read it is a huge surprise. the media here does not talk about such a possibility in the last few weeks. he

>> countries in which the u.s. wants to increase it's trade. we have the report. >> reporter: it's said actions speak louder than words. secretary of state john kerry had to stand in for u.s. president barack obama who for the second time last year did not manage to make it to a major asian summit. what are asian leaders to think what happened to the much

publicized rebalancing or pivot foreign policy to asia. in 2011 hillary clinton clinton saying: >> obama could not come last october because of the government shutdown, because of the fiscal difficulty. this is a big problem for asia, to find this party of profit and really balance credible. we have to see more delivery, and we're not seeing that. >> governments in north and southeast asia want the u.s. to provide military balance to china's assertiveness. critics say the pentagon has not 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 to washington. but there is not as much urgency for asian governments. they're confident about their emerging markets gravitational pull to the u.s. that's been underlined by kirk campbell who recently wrote: >> many in asia live on less than $1.25 a day. they're probably not going to notice obama's visit much but their government will be watching closely. age. >> russia has vowed to respond if it's interests in ukraine are attacked. let's get more from lauren

taylor. >> reporter: yes, the warning came as ukraine's government resumed anti-terror occupations occupying government buildings in the east. as russian military unit show off its newest hardware on the borders of ukraine. >> reporter: of course these military exercises have been taking place really since the end of february, the latest, thousands of russian troops on maneuvers, near the ukrainian border. vladimir putin always said that, hoped that this would not be used in a military sense but is he servereserved the right to st into ukraine. that's the message of sergei

lavrov, russia's foreign minister. he said russian people being attacked is an attack on the russian federation. they would respond militarily if that were the case. in 2008 russian troops intervened in the breakaway region when it was threatened by georgia. that resulted in a full scale war with georgia only a few weeks later. very much reminding the west as the break down in relations get even worse. just what russia has if he feels it is push pushed. >> ukraine's government says its forces have freed the east. they said separatists were flushed out and there were no reports of armed men there. others say they are not going anywhere. >> reporter: pro russia activists have reinforced the

barricades around the public buildings they have occupied. they've heard the acting president has relaunched the so-called anti-forist operations. but they say they are not worried. >> this is not the first ultimatum. secondly we don't consider any of these words to mean action. he doesn't do anything. he is just a false governor and the whole government is illegitimate. >> reporter: they'll go towards breaking up what the government in kiev describe as gangs. but people behind the sandbags say they're ready to resist any attack. they know the last time kiev sent the army in, they were unwilling to confront pro-russian demonstrators. it was the abduction and murder of a politician that triggered the new operation. now kiev said it has proof that russia was involved in his

disappearance. all of this comes a day after the u.s. vice president visited kiev and promised support of the kiev government. to stand up to the stand off they will need all the help they can get. >> at least we have the support of the united states. they will not leave us alone with the aggressor. >> reporter: the resolve of the ukraine and united states to resist russian involvement here may be tested sooner rather than later. moscow said if it's interests are attacked in ukraine it will respond. al jazeera. >> an american journalist is being detained. he was in ukraine. he has not been seen since early on tuesday.

there are reports of a pro-russia group captured him, suspecting him of being a spy. >> hostage, that means we want to exchange him for someone. that's absurd from the very start. he was detained after he became suspicious. he is alive, healthy, and working on an exclusive report. >> reporter: the reports of the monetary fund has agreed to a $17 billion loan to help ukraine pay its bills. the process began when russia convinced ukraine to transfer a trade deal with e.u. an to russ. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> one of the aims russia had was to try to bring ukraine close for russia and not--away

from the arms of the e.u. in some ways it's done the opposite, wouldn't you agree? >> well, what putin has done is expose--putin believes that the e.u. is a paper tiger, the e.u. is divided, and what he has done by goading, threatening the sanctions imposed on him has exposed spain, italy, greece, austria, ireland, netherlands, finland oppose sanctions and putting money before coming down on ukraine. what it exposed in kiev is you have people in kiev who died waving the flag of the e.u. they were willing to risk their lives, and they expected more than lady ashton is gravely concerned. what he has done is make the

very turn that the e.u. is gravely concerned about the abuse of the ukraine. >> we have promises of financial aid, but also e.u. u.s. and in a short term putin may have the cash to deal with crimea, but a lot of people who are asking questions the other day seem to be quite concerned about the idea of the price to pay in the long term. they may like the idea in ukraine but worry about the price that will come. >> what putin has done within russia is that the reason we had the short, successful war, the propaganda is that putin is a fantastic propagandist. he is a great speech giver. he is a terrible governor. the government is extreme corruption. this is about popularity. this war has restored popularity

to unprecedented heights. >> so what do you think that the west and european union needs to do to have the bite. you said sanctions so far are not going to make a difference. the economists say one punishment is to cut russia off the dollar and sterling. >> well, if you want to sanction the country, the sanctions need to hurt. you can't sanction just a few relative officials. you need to sanction russia, and russia is incredibly have you venerable. russia is four companies. the companies that run it. if you cut those off from the city of london and frankfurt, it's all over. putin needs to fear if he thinks about annexing more chunks of ukraine,-- >> the question is will he?

you those are professional russian forces on the corp operating this. operations have been very impressive. and the western response has been the reason why so much is happening. >> you think he'll take over. >> i'm not a liar, i'm not clairvoyant, no one in moscow right now knows. putin is not speaking to the inner circle around him. you have former chiefs of staff, former kremlin officials who don't know. putin, former kgb agent, many punispundits say they know whatl happen next because they know how he operates. >> thank you. plenty more still ahead on the news hour including. [ explosion ] >> that syrian boy survives this

blast only to be killed in a mortar attack a few months later. we speak to his parents about the agony of war. and keeping mt. everest for climbing. and in sport, the sacking of david moyes. that is still to come. >> an asian government said it's going to a team of independent investigators to probe into how the flight 370 went missing. the underwater drone scanning the ocean of the plane has yet to find anything. a bit of plastic sheeting that has washed ashore has also not been identified as a piece of debris of the jet.

>> i can confirm that we are increasing the assets available for deep-sea search. >> now the nepal's government has deneed that mountain guides have gone on strike. since then sherpas have demanded better bay for their risky work. we have the report from katman katmandu. >> reporter: a city stream of mourners. friends and family are in shock, unable to take in the events of nearly a week ago. the loss is simply unbearable. >> i can't believe he's gone. it seems i have no on no one el. i just can't believe it.

[ sobbing ] >> with two young children under five she's worried about who will provide for them? >> he was the center of family life and everything evolved around him. i'm worried about my chirp's future. >> his brother said that he has lost more than the oldest sibling. >> while three are still missing that are presumed dead, several injured and taken by helicopter to the hospital in katmandu. sherpas have refused to climb again until they have better life insurance and better net cover. sherpas make a very small fraction, $6,000 annually. those fighting in protection of the sherpas are talking to the government. >> the sherpas shape the

mountains, future of watering, and i'll tell everybody that it's guilty of reporting. >> back at home family and friends are hoping that while time is running out, that he'll be found alive. a steady stream of people across the country have been visiting places of worship averaging prayers of the dead, and hoping that those still missing will be found alive and well. in the families of those who have dude in bang learne surviv. >> i still wake up at night

screaming sometimes. a while ago i got another job at a garment factory. and i couldn't last a half an hour. i was sweating so much, i was soaked and i fainted. >> killing 1,129 workers and injuring thousands more. it's one of the worst garment factory accidents in history, which focused international attention on working conditions in bangladesh. today the factories are getting a makeover. they're checking to see if this column will hold its weight. that's not all they're looking for. >> this team is looking for structural flaws, while the other teams will be checking for fire safety and electrical safety. >> reporter: this factory produces clothing for major retailers is one of the better ones, but there is still so much

to improve. >> many other factories have not fared as well. the inspections have? controversial in bangladesh. they say it will cost money and hurt reputations. >> the effort is to not close a factory unless there is imminent danger. to work with the own for make sure that there is a remediation plan and they know what their obligations are. >> reporter: not all owners object the drive. >> these inspections are the first step to make sure that going to work no longer means risking their lives.

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dispute with china over a group of islands. and targeting anti anti-government pro russian groups in the east. two bodies of politicians were found that showed signs of torture. failing to elect a president in the first stage of voting, leaving candidates falling short of the required two-thirds majority. the next session has been set for april 30th. ththe president must be a christian. the prime minister can only be a sunni muslim and the speaker of parliament has to be a see i a . >> reporter: not only do they not win, the 52 votes outnumber

the votes any change received. the march 14th coalition received only 48 votes, and it was no surprise. nobody expected a president to be elected this session. this was considered to be a sealer session for political parties in preparation for what could prove to be weeks if not months of negotiations to find a president who would enjoy the support of most of the political parties here. and their respective allies. on the one hand, the coalition led by the future movement gets the backing of audi arabia, france and the united states. on the other side the marc march 8th coalition enjoys the support of syria and iran, and they have to agree on one name, very unlikely to happen before next wednesday. >> the u.n. security council said progress has been made in

removing and destroying syria's weapons. the security council also calls for an investigation into the alleged use of an industrial chemical used on civilians. they are investigating whether the syrian government was behind the attack. syria's ambassador to the u.n. has denied the accusations. >> the government denies categorically the use of the chlorine gas by the syrian army or any military units operating under the umbrella of the syrian army. we are a full pledge member of the owc and we're working very closely with the united nations to respect the agreement signed between the syrian government and the ocw. so this, the aim of this kind of allegations emanating from

washington or elsewhere is to overshadow the successful prescriptions for the presidential elections in syria. >> now to a story about a syrian boy who narrowly survived a mortar strike near his home in damascus. we spoke right before that blast, but what happened four months later has left his family heart broken. >> for the family yusef is not just another statistic. he was their 12-year-old son. a mortar hit, and it was only a few days ago that his father was able to remove the blood stains. >> there was smoke around us. i picked him up and started to run. shrapnel hit his head. >> yusef is seen on the far

right sitting with his brothers and sister. we spoke with them on skype last november. [ explosion ] just days after they escaped death. they all seem composed considering this is what they survived. >> we were being filmed by a journalist. we ran home and told our mother. she started crying. >> for more later his mother is crying again. there are many who say they accept their fate. >> whatever god decides we will accept. we have faith in god, and i believe this was my son's fate. but it is difficult to separate this from my child who was 12 years. >> reporter: tens of thousands of syrians on both sides have lost their lives in this war. activists say more than 7,000

children were killed. yusef's sister still has not come to terms to losing they a r brother. she says that she sees him in her dreams. >> yusef told me if he dies not to leave him alone here. >> reporter: behind the grief there is anger. this father blames the syrian president for his loss. >> i promise you, bashar, i promise you, bashar, you will lose a son just like i lost mine. >> reporter: this is not just about this family. this is about a war where many have lost so much. >> refugees living in a camp in jordan have found an arthriti ac way to live in their community. they say painting helps them to

pass time and develops their skills. >> we are a team of four people who have talent. most of us know how to do this so we do this in order to build up our skills and spend time being productive. >> a growing number of french citizens have been traveling to syria to fight in the war there. there are now laws to stop them. >> reporter: the foreign ministry say there are 500 french nationals in syria. it's a three-fold increase compared to last april according to research.

>> reporter: this is the man known a as a french citizen. he died earlier this year while fighting government forces in syria. >> his root from france to the front lines is one that the french government wants to block. it's a route followed by hundreds from across europe some said to be as young as 15 who have gone to syria to join the civil war. president hollande said that france would deter, prevent and punish those who are tempted, quote, by jihad. >> the fear is those who go to fight will return at fighters. the government wants parents to watch suspicious behavior of their children, withholding

passports and imposing criminal charge on those who do come back. >> the young people perceive this war as a fair war. they're fight to go overthrow dictatorship, to establish liberty for the people there. >> despite having some of the toughest laws aimed at those against jihad, as president hollande describes them, france suffered an al-qaeda-inspired attack in 2012. killing seven people, and they want to make sure that that doesn't happen again, and the french government isn't alone. britain is set to unveil measures to keep home it's citizens and keeping them from

bringing it back to the moment fronhomefront. >> president's former prime minister made a plea in a speech in london. >> at the root of the crisis is radicalized new islam. the ideology that threatens to thwart islam. it is destabilizing communities and even nations. it is undermining the possibility of peaceful coexistence in an era of globalization. yet in the face of this threat we seem curiously reluctant to acknowledge it, and powerless to counter it effectively. >> an investigation has begun n

a mass grave in serbia believed to held the bodies of ethnic albanians killed during the kosovo war. it will take about 60 days to complete, 10,000 people were killed during the conflict between serbian security groups and separatists. hundreds of bodies were transferred to hide evidence of atrocities. kosovo's parliament passed a law allowing the creation of a special court. it will deal with alleged crimes including the disappearance of hundreds of serb civilians during the conflict. favorable sea conditions have seen the number of attempted journeys from north africa to italy increase dramatically.

>> now the death of a brazilian tv performer has sparked protests in two major cities. you demonstrators blame the police for unlawfully killing the man, something that the police denies. >> reporter: this is what happened overnight in brazil's second largest citing rio de janeiro. protesters set fire to trash in the street and fought with police after a young man was killed. a well-known tv performer, he's family said he was beaten to death by the police who mistook him for a drug dealer. the police denied that anyone died during the drug traffic operation. it's not clear who fired the shots but there were reports of more death.

>> i hid in a bar because it was the only way to protect myself from the gunfire. >> reporter: in saw paolo more than 30 buses were set on fire in retaliation over the killing. >> there were no casualties. as of now we have not registered any victims. >> reporter: drug gangs have stepped up their attacks and the police continue to go through neighborhoods with the world cup coming up. >> they killed one of our children. [ screaming ] i'm a mother. imagine a poor 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. al jazeera.

>> columbia's president santos has reinstated the ousted mayor. santos said he was acting in response to a court order saying that he would be returned to office in 48 hours. he was forced out in allegations of mismanagement. it has caused statewide controversy. >> a summit in brazil has brought together experts around the world to figure out how to governor the web. u.s. officials say they have been padding this move for years. but it won't be easy. it's not just government who is want to say, but corporations even want a role.

the model that curves spying as well as the protection of privacy and freedom of expression. a conference on the internet in brazil praise the u.s. in its ease over control over the web. >> brazil an di cates that governing of the internet should be multi sector, democratic and transparent. it's necessary and pressing that the organizations which are responsible today for the internet central function support a global charter. >> time for another short break. when we come back, building moral fiber through gaming. videos at the tribeca film festival. and barcelona's ban. we'll have more in sport. stay with us.

>> they have added a new member to the coaching staff. returning to help his long-term friend, the former teammates are also assisting. earlier david moyes issued a statement for the first time regarding his sacking.

to have been appoints of manchester united one of the biggest football clubs in the world was and remains something that i'm incredibly proud. the scale of the manager's job is immense, but i have never stepped away from hard work. during this period of transition performances and results have not been what manchester united and it's fans are used to and the expect. i both understand and share their frustration. the champion league semifinal between real madrid and bayern munich. real aiming for their first championship in 12 years while bayern are defending champions. fifa have suspended a transfer ban on barcelona marining that the spanish giants will be able to buy themselves players in the offseason.

their appeal will not be resolved before the window reopens on july 1st. they have been told they can now register new players. reigning japanese champion have qualified for the stages of the asian champions league. also had the chance on the final match day. they had a player sent off after 17 minutes. they would secure their progress witprogression with a 1-0 win. the koreans only needed a draw but prevailed the first legs of the round of 16 ties will be played on may 5th and 7th. former world time trial champion has been cleared to

return to fighting after his provisional suspension was lifted by the sports governing body. rogers will face no further action over positive tests for banned substantial that he returned last october. australian who now rides for alberto contadore came to ingest the substance in contaminated meat in beijing. he was suspended for two years for testing positive to the same substance. the man often called the father of formula one is due in a german court thursday charged with bribery. he is widely seen as the man who single-handedly developed the support into a global business which now has an annual turn over of $1.6 billion. we look at whether there is the end of the road for the f 1

supremeo. >> reporter: for 40 years he has controlled formula one as if it was his own property. he built it up in which an era of gentleman drivers was a small following. then he started to sell tv rights around the world and took over the day-to-day running of formula one. he became very rich and very powerful. as long as the money kept rolling in people were happy to see him in charge, although he has the reputation for ruling with iron. >> some have said that he is really a dictator, and that's really what formula 1 require because you're dealing with so many moving parts and so many participants. it doesn't work as a democracy because everyone has competing interests. >> reporter: but is it now the end of the road. he is charged with paying this

general banker $44 million to assure the sale of part of formula one that he approved on and which kept him on as chief executives. prosecutors say he feared losing control. he denies it, saying he was being blackmailed. he has always been a colorful and controversial character. there is no doesn't about his success in building formula one as a sport and brand, this latest crisis has some people saying what they have never really dared to say before. now might be a good time for him to leave the stage. if found guilty he could spend 10 years in jail. >> if he wins this and it's difficult to see how other significant cases could follow from it. if he loses, however, there is a threat of prison sentence, but also something that has not been widely reported there is whole

wealth of cases. >> reporter: f one is already in trouble. the fans don't like the new regulations. the cars are too quiet. the tv audience is down. and this is the last trouble it needs. >> defending champions miami heat will be looking to go two up in their nba playoffs against the charlotte bobcats later on wednesday. the dallas mavericks also leading their series, and the rockets take on the blazers. paul george scored a game high 27 points while coming off the bench to add for to lead the pacers to 101-85 victory. >> you know, we put our print on this game in the third quarter.

playing november, december, january basketball. i thought we did a good jock coming out in the second half on what we need to do. >> over in l.a. the clippers trash the golden state warriors 138-98 to level their series 1 1-11. the montreal canadiens are into the second round of the stanley cup playoffs. they beat the tampa bay lightening to complete a 4-0 series sweep. the winning goal with just 43 seconds left in regulation time. the canadiens go through to the semifinal. in australia one of the most

prestigious events on the world surfing tour. and on wednesday gave home fans plenty to cheer about. it is now the third time highways been able to ring the traditional bell trophy. and of course before we go we'll give a quick update on the second championship league final between bayern munich and real madrid, and at the moment it is still 0-0. >> the tribeca film festival is not just about films but game something part of the entertainment. >> reporter: games are as old as human history, but at this year's tribeca film festival organizers are trying something new. >> it is very difficult. this game is very challenging, and there is a reason for that.

you know, both sides of the issue neither of them have it easy. >> reporter: this is the migrant trail. part of a new generation of socially conscious games that aim to immerse players in a world of moral decision making. designers make the games as real as possible using footage from a documentary that shows the human cost of migration. it's the emeasuresive nature that has a real affect on players. >> people were actually crying. sometimes it was tears of joy because they solved the conflict, and sometimes it's out of frustration. i think it's good we're pushing the boundaries and look at emotions that you want to associate with a game. [♪ music ] >> reporter: the market of humanitarian and educational games like paper please, which

forces you decide the fate at border crossings, they still work with the most basic tools. >> we make paper games and games that are running around in the streets. it's not about games becoming more subversive. it's about games that entertain people. >> it's about things that are left behind. sometimes it's an empty water bottle, sometimes it's a backpack, sometimes it's bodies. >> reporter: the concept of education through play is nothing new, but through technology this generation are getting to experience situations and make decisions they might not normally make. that's what makes this new socially conscious gaming different. al jazeera, new york. >> that's it for me.

more news at the top of the hour. thanks for watching.

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