>> welcome to the news hour from doha. coming up, cracking down on pro russia accept are a activities, ukraine sends commandos into the countries east. >> standing by japan, barack obama reaffirms support for tokyo in its territorial dispute with beijing. >> a security guard opened fire at a hospital in afghanistan, leaving three people dead. >> the climbing season at the world's highest mountain is

effectively over after a dispute with the guides. >> ukraine's army launched an aggressive military operation to retake the town of slevyansk as the government tries to regain towns along the border. fighting broke out at a check point, a military strong hold for the pro russian movement. it lice 160 kilometers from the russian border. separatist fighters have controlled the city for two weeks. government has seized government buildings in these towns close to slevyansk, a main flash point is gentrification where accept are a activities declared self rule. weapons have been tock spieled,

fort filing expenses. buildings have fallen to protestors in several pockets of the region. we've got two correspondents on stand by covering the story. in a moment, we'll go to moscow. first, just outside gentrification in eastern on you crane, you're near that new army checkpoint near slovyansk. >> you can see where the army is setting up approximation president obamas on the way to slovyansk, the latest we're hearing from the town itself is that things have calmed down. there are reports that the ukrainian army moved forward this morning, took one or two or maybe three check points set up by pro russian armed groups over the last few days, there were fire fights and the ukrainians are saying that up to five people died on the other side, not on the army side.

we're hearing that they general moved back and heard from reporters that russian groups have reestablished positions. in some ways, it seems as if it did not escalate, there was a certain amount of jousting, moving for position, but things did not blow up fully, as you like in the town and around the town. >> barnaby, earlier you were at the funeral of the murdered ukrainian politician found near slovyansk. he was reported to have been tortured. >> yes. the ukrainian authorities say his body had been horribly mutilated and he had been taken away by armed pro russian groups several days ago and his corpse was discovered in a river. what we think is that he had been tortured and general

murdered. under these circumstances, tragic and violent in an atmosphere full of fear and suspicion, the funeral was a very charged affair. his family were extremely upset, but it was also and i suppose that's symptomatic, a political fair. people were flying the ukrainian flag and fire guns into the air. >> just one of several plash point events happening over there. thanks very much indeed for that. russia says the first step to resolving the crisis has to be taken by kiev. speaking in moscow, lavrov calls on the ukrainian government to end the escalation. >> they were called terrorists and therefore a counter terrorist operation took place with the army against the civilian population.

what is taking place in mariopol is based on ultra nationalistic and extremistists and neonazi ideas. >> peter sharp is in moscow. it's clear we're see ago sharp ramping up of rhetoric on both sides. how is russia responding to the military operation? >> the continual lyes been monitoring developments in southeastern ukraine closely throughout the day and briefed president putin who is on a speaking engagement in st. petersburg. putin was pretty strongly worded statement from him saying that if the kiev authorities have used the army to as he put it against pro russian activists, then there will be consequences. basically, repeating the message that sergey lavrov had made the day before. russian people being affected is an attack on the russian federation. there's been a new development in the last half hour.

we've learned that from the defense minister, said there are new military exercises underway in the south and western parts of russia near the ukraine border. he said this is in response to nato's partial mobilization bringing in american troops to poland and the build up of ukrainian troops. he's been specific, 160 tanks, 230 armored vehicles, several air force units, and artillery are involved in what he says is a large scale ukrainian deployment in the southeast of the country. really, this crisis just seems to escalate day by day. another exercise was being held. the time for talking it appears is fading and we're now seeing this escalation on the military

front. >> disturbing stuff. peter, thank you very much indeed for that, peter sharp in moscow there. >> now, china's government insist it owns a group of disputed islands in the east china sea, not japan, making the statement after u president barack obama backed tokyo in the dispute. obama's currently on a state visit to japan as part of a regional tour. we report from tokyo. >> in tokyo, president obama said what the japanese had been waiting to hear, the american military would fight on their side if a dispute with china over remote islands escalates to armed conflict. >> let me reiterate that our treaty commitment to japan security is absolute and article five covers all territories under japan's administration, including the islands. >> china has a different name for thized, and recently claimed them as their own. that has led to confrontation. even as he stood with japan,

mr. obama sought to knock down the perception he wants to contain the rising power and influence of china, the world's second largest economy amounted world's largest trading partner. >> we want to encourage the peaceful rise of china. >> the visit eaffirms ties with japan. wednesday night, the prime minister treated mr. obama to dinner at a famed sushi restaurant. a greeting from the emperor, but hanging over it all, cries in hot spots around the globe, including ukraine. the president said it appears russia is not living up to its commitments made thursday to step back in ukraine. he says he's ready to go further. >> i understand that additional sanctions may not change mr. putin's calculus. that's possible. how well they change its calculus depends not just on us applying sanctions but the cooperation of our countries,

mike viqueira, traveling with the president. >> drivers have retrieved 171 bodies from the wreck of a ferry disaster in south korea. 130 are still missing, believe trapped inside. most of the victims were students on a field trip. a memorial call has been set up at the school, which has resumed classes. >> appearing in a munich court for the start of a trial on bribery charges, accused of giving a $45 million bribe to a german banker to ease the sale of a private equity firm. he built the sport into a blow money spin are has denied wrongdoing. he faces 10 years in jail if convicted. >> the u.s. f.d.a. has proposed a ban on the sale of e cigarettes to those under 18. it wouldn't restrict flavored products on line sales or

advertising. it's the first time the city that ha faced federal regulations. it will be open to public comment for 75 days. >> three people are dead after a security guard opened fire at a hospital in the afghan capitol of kabul. a doctor was killed, as well as a father and son visiting, all u.s. citizens. the government has been arrested. more now. >> the shooting happened inside a well guarded hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. >> one of the police security guard opened fire on three foreign nationals, three have been killed. there was one other wounded in the incident. >> people outside the compound heard the attack. >> i heard gunfire, then was told that three foreigners were shot dead. >> the hospital is one of afghanistan's leading institutions in maternal and children's health care. one of those killed was a

pediatrician who had been working in the hospital for seven years. >> they were not carrying guns, they did not have military uniforms. they came here under immense pressure. this was an. >> humane and brutal attack and unfortunately will impact our health service. >> the motive is not known, but there have been a number of attacks against civilians this year. a photographer was killed and at journalist injured after shot by a police officer earlier this month. as afghan forces gradually take over control of security, these types of attacks appear to show no sign of ending. aljazeera. >> afghanistan's presidential elections likely going to go to a runoff with the latest figure suggesting neither of the front runners will procure an outright majority. 80% of the votes have been counted, former foreign minister leads with 43% of the vote,

followed by exfinance minister, with 32%. >> at least four people including a senior police officer have been killed in a suicide take in pakistan's largest city, happening at a fruit and vegetable market in karachi. >> armed groups close to the afghan border, the military inflicted heavy casualties. >> the pakistani military says its fighter aircraft targeted compounds close to the afghan border and on the scout skirts of person peshwar, included fighters involved in the recent attacks against the police

forces as well as a bomb blast in the fruit and vegetable market here in the city of islamabad. now the attacks come at a time when the government of pakistan has continued to insist that there will be continuing talks with the taliban pakistan. it has called off a ceasefire around said that the government is not serious. the committee president obama ooh point will try to extend the peace fire. >> coming up from doha, a year on from one of the worst garment factory accidents in bangladesh's history. how ever conditions improved for its workers? >> how do you stop weapons from falling into the wrong hands. >> in sport, what the governing

body says about preparations at this word cup host city. >> >> ma'a hamas is rewarded as a terrorist organization. we report from washington, d.c. >> this is not the victory handshake the u.s. wanted to see, officials say they'd heard the rumors fatah and hamas were trying to reconcile but were surprised the rumors came true. >> this could serious complicate our efforts and the efforts between the parties more

importantly importantly, to extend the negotiations. >> israeli and palestinian negotiators had been trying to extend peace talks. they were already in trouble because of accusations from both sides that they weren't dealing in good faith. the deal between fatah and hamas which does not recognize israeli's right to exist could give the netanyahu government the cover it needs to walk away. >> i'm not sure there will be an international push on peace as long as hamas is in the palestinian government. we want peace, want to overcome the issues that separate us, but hamas is not a part of that process. >> that would point out a key mistake the u.s. made, not pushing israel hard enough to make tough choices. >> we have not confronted the israelis, as long as the united states is going to support israel first and process second, it's not going to succeed. >> it will be difficult for the u.s. to embrace a government including hamas, which washington says is a terrorist group. washington is not supposed to deal with a government that doesn't recognize israel,

doesn't renounce violence or doesn't honor previous deals between the israelis and palestinians. if hamas becomes part of a coalition government, the u.s. would be required to stop giving the palestinians hundreds of millions of dollars every year in financial aid. that's something that would be devastating to an already fragile economy. >> what happens now? the obama administration says it's not giving up on the peace talks but has had enough trouble keeping the palestinians and israelis talking. some in washington are concerned it could prove to be a game changer. >> the deputy head of hamas, i spoke to him earlier. >> my advice is not to put high stakes on the success of the

negotiations. the negotiations that must be a success unless there is harmony among the palestinians, and there is no said, there should be no opinion or stand among the united states administration to drive a wedge between the palestinian people. this is an ethical stand and we are surprised to see such a stand from the united states, however, we thank the e.u. and russia and other armed states who endorsed this reconciliation and with respect to israel, there is no doubt that israel do not wish to see our people in prosperity or progress, especially in west bank. >> hamas does not want to negotiate with israel. hamas won't renounce armed resistance, so what compromise can you reach with fatah over this? >> yes.

hamas does not see negotiation as a means through which we can restore the rights of the palestinian people. that's why if we look back 23 years of continued negotiations and we haven't gained nothing but more pain, more sufferings, expansion of sentiment and the city of jerusalem is being painted as entirely. >> issue. with respect to the national unity, there are two different approaches on the palestinian arena, and we should reach a compromise to of one agenda, one goal, and this is what we aspire to. if we look at the parties, political parties within israel, some of them are involved with negotiations and some of them are not willing to speak directly to the palestinians,

why is this acceptable by the united states within israel but not among the palestinians, this is my question. >> the trial of three aljazeera journalists in egypt has been adjourned for 10 days. they've been in jail for 117 days. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brother hood. the fourth aljazeera journalist in detention has been held since august. he has been on hunger strike for 90 days. aljazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its staff. >> the united nations secretary general ban ki-moon accused both sides in syrias civil war of blocking aid. he said neither side has allowed humanitarian rance. he urges action to be taken against what he calls the vials of international law. >> the united states has given

advanced weapon to say moderate factions of the syrian option. they hope to counter the influence of groups. >> these anti tank weapons american made, now on the battleground in syria. it has been a while since armed opposition fighters got their hands on such advanced weaponry. the u.s. didn't deny or confirm it provided the shipment. these armor-peers anti tank systems have been given to a specific fighting force, the free syrian army link has a movement. >> the weapons arrived from friendly countries that support the opposition. i won't name them. >> neither would he say if those countries are trying to counter the growing influence of the islamic front. its rival think they are working

for the west. >> i think the united states will use them against the islamists. it wants to make sure it has syrian loyalty. some are effective on the ground, others are not, but i'm not worried about them. >> he may be right. some of the strongest and well organized brigades joined under the islamic front banner and don't recognize the western backed opposition, the syrian coalition and have accused the syrian army of being tools of the west and don't want a civil state, but an islamic one. >> the u.s. has long been reluctant to provide weapons to an option it says is dominated by extremist groups opposed to the west. if it tries to open talks, throwing its weight behind the geneva peace process, but talks failed. >> the islamic front is cooperating, the u.s. doesn't want advanced weapons reaching

syria's branch of al-qaeda. the weapons insist they'll use these weapons to fight government troops. >> we are the right hand to say receive the weapons, what is demanded from us now is to use these weapons to fight the regime. >> mod receipts and the islamic front are fighting another radical group, the islamic state in iraq. these men have no intention of leaving syria and vowed to fight those who support the west. the limited supply that anti tank missiles are not game changing weapons but may help preserve what is left of the moderate side of the syrian option. aljazeera. >> it's time for the weather now. expecting more rain on the solomon islands. >> we are. just a few weeks after the devastating rains hitting the region, we have a heavy alert in force for thized. you can see this massive cloud making its way in across the

region, producing heavy rainfall, not exceptional amounts, but following those recent floods, it is going to cause further problems approximate heavy rain in place continues to drift further eastward. the coral sea, the same ban of rain links up with heavy rain off the coast of greensland, 100-milliliters of rain coming down in the space of 24 hours. making the way away now, we're actually coming back in behind, further north, terrific downpours coming, affecting australia. 64 him meets of rain here. i think we will see similar amounts over the next few days. that wet weather very much in place, just around the top hand, towards the cape, work peninsula. cloud and-run down toward the

southwest corner. up toward the top end, we are going to see further rain, we are going to see the possibility of a developing storm coming in here. >> it's been a year since bangladesh's worst factory accident. more than 1100 garment workers were killed and thousands injured after a building collapse. many were left too traumatized to go back to work. progress is finally being made toward improving conditions. >> muhammed was working inside the building when it collapsed. he survived, but his mother did not. >> i still wake up at night screaming sometimes. i finally got another job at a

garment factory. i started sweating so much, i was soaked and i fainted. >> the eight story building in the suburb of the capitol collapsed a year ago, killing 1,129 workers and injuring thousands more. it's one of the worse garment factory accidents in recent history, which focused international attention on working conditions in bangladesh. the factories are getting a makeover. these men are safety workers, checking to see if the columns are strong enough to support the factory's weight. >> they have split up into three teams, checking the factory. this team is looking for structural flaws. the other teams are checking for fire and electrical safety. >> this factory produces clothing for major retailers and is one of the better ones, but there's still much to improve. >> in a high rise building... >> many other factories have not

fared as well. ten have been made to stop operations. the inspections have become controversial. the chairperson of one of the inspections said the industry will be stronger as a result. >> the effort is not to close a factory unless there is eminent danger, putting in place a remediation plan. >> not all owners are against the inspection drive. >> if i am not fit, i should change. >> change will not come easy, but these inspections are the first step in making sure that people like muhammed, going to work no longer means risking their lives. aljazeera, bangladesh. >> in london, activists rallied outside the flagship store of gap, one of several stores yet to sign up for safety for

textile workers. >> it's been a year since 1,138 people died when a building full of garment workers in bangladesh collapsed allegedly because of shoddy construction and poor management. this demonstration among others on what's called an international day of action is intended in part to be a memorial for the victims of that disaster, but it is also a call by campaigners for retailers to do more to improve the standards in the factories in bangladesh in which the clothes they sell are made. do you feel that retailers in this country and elsewhere ever lived up to the promises that they made a year ago? >> i'm absolutely not. we are here at gap because gap have refused to sign the bangladesh accord, which is a worker led agreement on fire safety, brands like gap are refusing to have anything to do with it. compensations are for lower than

they should be. it's a very serious situation for the survivors and their families and brands need to act. >> it is true that brands make an awful lot of money off the clothes that are made incredibly cheaply in bangladesh. what will it take for them, for the big brands to shoulder the responsibility? >> well, i think what forces them to act is people in this country shaming them and the workers themselves in bangladesh going out on strike. that's what we've seen will actually move things. yes, these are multi-billion dollars corporations and some haven't given a single penny to the workers who made those billions for them. >> a year on from the run, some things have been done by a number of retailers here and elsewhere in europe and the united states, some have not shouldered the share of the responsibility that they have much more campaigners say still needs to be done. >> the general secretary of the

industry global union, representing workers said only half of the western brands have paid into the compensation fund. >> the legally binding accord on fire and building safety in bangladesh signed by industry and global union together with 166 brands has been a breakthrough, create ago new city standard. it's covering more than 2 million workers and 2,000 factories, so the fact that the brands have made a legally binding commitment to inspections and to finding funding, together with the factory owners to repair the dangerous factories, that is indeed a breakthrough. we managed together with our partners to set up the plaza donors trust fund for paying compensation. it is administered by the national labor organization, i.l.o. and based on international transparent norms, shockingly by today, only half

of the 30 paid into the fund. of the $40 million u.s. target, we have only reached $15 million today while the victims and their families are suffering. this was a major industrial homicide where 3,600 victims were involved and building a data base took a long time. now finally, the first compensations have been paid and of the deceased workers, their families will get about 20-$25,000. for western watchers, this doesn't sound a lot, but you have tomorrow that the minimum wage for garment workers is a wage of $67 per month, we are talking a compensation of 25 year soles. >> still to come here on the news hour: indians call for the creation of an independent state to better protect their culture.

>> cashew nut farmers are failing to cash in on the $60 million industry. >> in sport, the world says most successful olympian tells us what's driving his comeback.

>> they're concerned that provocateurs in attempting to infiltrate ukraine and reach owe did he say is a, just a short drive from here. >> we are carrying out more thor rechecks on the people crossing the border and if someone can explain the reason for visiting ukraine, we are turning them back. >> they've sent reinforcements to these border crossings. only recently an attempt was stopped to smuggle bullets through this border and into ukraine, on their way to owe did he say is a. >> field camps for the reservists called up to strengthen the security are now in position at the border crossing. both moscow say ukraine is mounting a break away state. a mission is stationed at this post 24 hours a day, claiming they are independent observers

and say there is no evidence of blockade. >> traffic is normal, both cargo and apparently, and we haven't observed any delays. >> on the other side of the border, a senior member of what they still call the k.g.b. took up a watch tower to point out ukrainian army sniper positions. he strongly refuted what he called the black propaganda being spread by kiev. >> it's a myth we're a black hole for human trafficking and when they say bullets were here it was laughable. it was just a provocation. >> but the instability is having an effect on businesses. this farmer exports apples to the middle east and much of the equipment he uses has to be imported. >> i'm not sure what he said

causing the delays, but some of our partners are demanding 100% advance payment due to the troubles in ukraine and that's a problem for us. >> the greatest fear in this self declared state is that if moldova signs up to the european union, an iron curtain on trade will surround them on all sides, virtually strangling their economy. >> the climbing season at the world's highest mountain is effectively over after a dispute with the guides known as sherpas. the. >> refuse to help climbers unless they receive more money and a revised insurance agreement. it follows the death of 16 of the guides last week. we are live in catmandu. are climbers packing up and leaving base camp? >> it does seem that is the

case, on thursday, a delegation of the tourism minister as well as mountain association, trekking association representatives went by helicopter to as close a base camp as they could to negotiate with the sherpa mountain guides, and to try and understand what their grieve oopses were. of course, it all comes off the back of those 13 concerned dead sherpas nearly a week ago, but an have a large came tumbling town every rest. it is the greatest loss of life that nepal has faced. since the negotiations occurred over the last few hours, word is coming out that basically every rest is to be closed. the sherpas won't go up the mountain. those climbers at base camp will not go and climb the mountain without the sherpas. those groups that have been given permits valid for two

years have been extended to five years to come back whenever they want. effectively, the 2014 season which would have started at the beginning of may and ended early june is practically over. >> as you say, the loss of 16 sherpas last friday a huge tragedy. how is their community dealing with this? >> sherpa community is a tribe within itself, as well, and the fact that they are sherpas make no difference in this country, they are nepal countryman taken in the prime of their lives, years of experience and coming from all areas of the country, there was anger, firstly shock, then anger, now confusion, shock because nobody could believe so many could ever died in one incident, anger os to what could have been done. nothing, really, because it's a

natural event and confusion to what happens next. this is why the sherpas have life insurance policies that are practically non-existent. they depend on the good will of the tour operators to look after mer medical needs. they demand the government take over $3 million in permit fees, a sherpa can on average up to $6,000 during that month long season if he's lucky. they won't earn that this year. the average wage they may get is nothing more than about $700. you can see why there's anger and why the sherpas want resolution to make sure should anything happen to them in the future, at least their families would look after. >> it is an insanely dangerous operation. thank you for that.

>> in india, there is growing movement calling for the creation of a separate state. we report from the west. >> they want separation. not from the country, but from the state in the northeast. they are demanding the creation of bodoland, saying it's the only way to protect their culture and values. >> we are deprived in this particular region. we are struggling, demanding that our rights should be granted, our rights should be given so that we can have a dignified life. >> leaders accused excessive state governments of neglecting regional development and education. they want better roads, proper health care and reliable water.

their protests have grown louder since india created the state. >> demands like this one have come up off and on for decades. new states are being demanded in several parts of the country and movements like this one are gaining momentum. >> the demand for the creation of bodoland created in the 1960's. the bodos have been given some autonomy but regional development is severely stunted. >> development by i understand i can't -- >> it's at the state government level where the money gets stuck. they argue that funding would go directly to their people and as the logic goes, their lives would improve. other groups have staked their claim on parts of the land. >> we give up our state after

independence to become part of india. we were told it was so all people could live here together, so if there's going to be a bodoland, we need our state, as well. >> with one new state created, people in several regions want their own place carved out of the country. >> now china is introducing tough every penalties for polluters, an update to environmental laws. recent reports suggest up to a half million people die from smog every year. the amendments will come into effect next year. the on line social net working site facebook trimmed its profits, far exceeding expectations. it has 1.28 billion active

users, nearly half the worlds inner net population. facebook says a jump in new easies on its mobile devices helped push up revenues. >> the u.n. security council is considering sanctions against the sod niece government. some may find the picture in this report disturbing.

>> following a horrific massacre that claimed the lives of at least 200 people, many more are now sheltering in the u.n. camps in south sudan. one base in bentu has 22,000 civilians inside it. the u.n. says they are trigling to cope with the in flux. >> these camps were not designed to house thousands of people, of families. we're not designed to be set up as feeding centers in an area where it's prone to flooding and rainy seasons. all these are very, very difficult and challenging times. there's a lot of tensions in these camps. >> the deterioration of the situation in recent days led to ambassadors being called to an emergency session of the u.n. security council. behind closed doors, they were shown pictures of the recent massacre. the u.n.'s head of peacekeeping described the atmosphere in the room. >> it is one of deep shock, deep shock first in the human sense by seeing hundreds of bodies. can you imagine 200 bodies left to rot in a mosque? people killed in hospitals. >> do you have a partner still in the government of south sudan? >> we have expressions of partnership. we have what we call a status of force agreement and yet that agreement despite all the verbal assurances we received is not, sadly implemented. every day, there are difficulties for us to move

around, to go where we need to go. we have difficulty in sending even humanitarian aircraft to some places. our people are threatened, intimidated. >> human rights activists are asking for accountability and there's now talk of possible sanctions against both the government and the opposition. >> the security council needs to sanction leaders on both sides who are responsible for these abuses. until now, there's been compete impugnity for all of these crimes. >> there are fears of what is now a political crisis and open warfare could develop into a humanitarian disaster. right now, it's supposed to be the planting season, but no one's planting any crops because of the on going violence. one u.n. official has said it's a race against time to avoid a familiar anyone that could be on

famine that could be on the scale of ethiopia in the 1980's which claimed a million lives. >> we report from where farmers are barely cashing in on the cashew profit. >> they do what they have done for many years, gather cashew apples. it's not the season, so every apple on the ground counts. this is their lifeline. after collection, they go home, extract the cashew nut from the apple. the children crack open the pod, making sure the cashew inside does not break. when all is done, they produce enough that is hardly enough for basic needs.

>> it's difficult when the cashew nut is out of season. when you don't have stock to sell, we borrow from neighbors. >> it is the second largest producing cashew nut. it makes about $60 million, but the farmers are still too poor. >> most of the farmers here cannot access the export market so sell at lower prices in markets such as this one. >> regulated prices make it harder for them to make a profit. >> at the moment, the government is trying to do a feasibility study to regulate the price so everyone including the farmers can benefit. >> the struggling economy is dependent on its cashew nut industry. the country is rich with minerals and an array of exotic

islands popular with tourists. >> how do you provide services for your people, taxation of cashew nuts. there has to be a significant effort to develop the economic base of the country. >> in the meantime, he continues with his business, oblivious of the fact that what he sells cost so much more from supermarket shelves far from his village. >> find out which football team has become the first qualify for this year's word cup. stay with us. >> our current system has gone very far awry...

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>> mexico's government appears to be stepping back from an early proposal to block several and internet signals, following protestations. we report from mexico city. >> hundreds of protestors took

to the streets this week in mexico city to express frustration at the president. they accused him of trying to pass a new telecommunications block thatted expand the ministries power to monitor and control content of the internet. the ruling party claims the measures are meant to fight illegal activities, but for mexicans, it's a sign that the government is going too far. >> this is the last straw. they want to pass a telecommunications law to control content on social media. we will lose the freedom of expression and the government will decide what we can say or not. it's an injustice and violates our human rights. >> 22-year-old stephanie is worried if the law passes, people who criticize the government could be punished. >> if i wanted to accuse a politician of being corrupt, i wouldn't be allowed to do it. the government would accuse me of being a threat to public safety. >> the controversial law proposed last month is slammed by opposition parties. >> what these demonstrators are shouting is that together, united, we'll never be defeated, and claim that if these provisions make it into law, demonstrations like these could be censored. >> the campaign against the

law is organized via the internet. videos having viral on social media websites. the protests are the second most trending topic on twitter worldwide. people like oscar who started one of the first internet providers in mexico is worried that the protestors are not focused on the bigger dangers of the so-called reform. >> there's nothing in the law that diminishes the powers of monopolies, and no one has been looking at that, because with all being running very scared to the other side, because of all the other provisions rewarding privacy and freedom and all that. >> now, ivan and others say they won't back down or let the government silence them. aljazeera, mexico city. >> it's advantage real madrid after the first leg of the champions league semifinal, aiming for their first final appearance in more than a decade. scoring the only goal of the match against the defending

champions, also back from injury for real, he did miss a good chance in the first half. his coach was pretty happy with what he saw. >> he did well. it's normal after 20 days, he was not at his best, but he puts in a great effort. parole he'll be better on tuesday and bale will also be ok. >> the manager that took over is predicting to be back in a top job. roberto martin predicts the scott will soon be back on another training pitch. >> when a manager loses his job especially one with such a strong link with our football club, we know that we will look forward to the next footballing chapter and next experience.

we all know that is a very successful mind with a strong winning mentality and he'll get ready to bounce back straight away. >> this final, the first leg, acknowledge effort proved decisive. equalizer, so a trophy on away goals, representing the region of the world cup in morocco at the end of the year. before that event comes the small matter of the world cup. fifa president has no concerns about security in brazil. the man on the ground at the moment is secretary general. the stadium still hasn't been officially opened and he was not

too happy with the airport, with transport links to the city still incomplete. >> we have asked for confirmation that all the mobility, all the facilities prom the airport to the city, from the airport to the stadium, all of these at least would be ready for the world cup. >> top-seeded san antonio suffered a receivedback in the nba playoffs, beaten by the mavericks to leave that series level at one game apiece. the win ended a 10-game losing streak for dallas against the spurs. >> sometimes we let up a little bit and don't compete all the way. that's when we get in trouble. you know, if we play every possession hard on both ends of the floor, we compete on

offense, because they're very good on defense, you have to do everything hard. >> patrick kane's return to fitness looks to have come at the perfect time for the chicago blackhawks, contain scoring twice in the series with the st. louis blues. he missed the final 12 games through the regular season through injury. scoring in overtime, the blackhawks won, evening the series at 2-2. >> the ducks 4-2 coming back from two goals down, the ducks were missing ryan getsler. this series is two apiece. >> michael phelps said putting on weight was a big factor in his decision to return to competitive swimming. he will be competing in arizona later on. phelps announced his retirement after the london olympics but stacked on nearly 20 kilograms.

the 28-year-old back in shape and saying he doesn't care if this comeback damages his legacy. >> nobody's forcing me to do this or that. i want to be back in the water, and you know, i think a lot, for me, going into 2012, it was hard. there were a lot of ups and downs and it was very challenging at times to get motivated. i think this is just -- like i said, i literally can't say enough. i'm having fun. >> more on our website. feeling optimistic about the upcoming word cup, i guess you have to, blogs and video clips from our correspondents around the world. plenty more sport later on but that is how it's looking for now. >> thank you very much indeed for that. that's it for this news hour. bye-bye for now.

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