>> and hopefully get the answers. thank you all. see you online. hello, and welcome to al jazeera america. new violence in ukraine, and the war of words between russia and the quite is heating up again. three mens are dead following a shooting in a hospital in afghanistan. >> can you imagine 200 bodies let to rot in a the united nations now considering sanctions against south sudan. the story of a grandmother, fighting to change the world, one

person at a time. that war of words between the united states and russia over ukraine continue today. only this time, more bloodshed in eastern ukraine, as more and more troops are now on the ground. russia starting new military exercises. thousands of troops are there just waiting for order from moscow. you crane now being used as a geopolitical pawn. >> the attempts for anybody to claim status of ultimate judge worldwide, can turn into and have already turned into a dangerous loss of control. the quite tries to behave like winners, in the cold war and act like they can ignore russia in european affairs. >> also the interior minister is reporting that five people are dead following a shoot out of

prorussian activists and ukraine's prime minister, vowing once again, to continue those so called anti-terrorists operations all of this is hundreds of americans soldiers continue to arrive in year europe. barn biphillips is in year ukraine. >> we are at a new ukrainian army check point. what we are hearing is that the situation in the town is now calm. earlier today, ukrainian troops did move forward, and they dismantled one, two, perhaps three road politics which had been set up by armed prorussian separatists. there was an exchange of fire, and the ukrainians say that up to five people were killed on the separatist side, and they did not report any casualties. that's their version of events but we have also heard that the ukrainians have subsequently moved back, and that separatists have

reoccupied at least one check point, which they lad lost earlier in the day. so it doesn't seem at the moment, as if things have continues to escalate, but the point is that generally, the atmosphere in this part of eastern ukraine is extremely tense. earlier in the morning i was at a funeral of a man whose corpse was discovered a couple of days ago, and he is believed to have been tortured and then murdered by prorussian separatists. that funeral is a very charged affair, and political affair, flying the ukrainian flag, firing guns into the air, and a great deal of emotion. >> meanwhile, there is more tough talk coming out of moscow. vladimir putin warning there will be consequences in ukraine if pro russian activists are harmed. more on the military movement and the stepped up rhetoric. >> thursday a day of fast moving developments in eastern ukraine, and the russian defense ministry

announced that it was once again calling up it's troops along the boarder for another major foreign drill or exercise p military exercise. the defense minister says this was a direct response to the nato exercises going on at the same time. sounds very cold war i must say. as the ukraines military machine. this consistents of around 11,000 troops, hundreds of tanks, a couple of hundred army personnel carries and a squad ron of fighter planes. and in response to that, the defense ministry or it's second major exercise in as many days, and that was proceeded by a statement by president putin warning there would be consequences, if the russian supporters were in any way involved or injured in the clashes with the ukraine forces

that are carries out this so called terrorist operation. >> meanwhile, there is some good news coming out of ukraine, it was just coming out in breaking news. vice nice reporting that their reporter, has now been released he was being held by authorities in ukraine. saying that he was spreading propaganda, he had been held for several days. reporting that their reporter, simon has been released. meanwhile, the president is in asia, but keeping an eye on the situation in ukraine, today in tokyo the president say as new round of sanctions is already in his words teed up. ready to be implemented. if once again russia fails to abide by the spirit and the letter of those discussing there will be further consequences and we will ramp up further sames. >> now those comments coming during a news conference. day two in japan now winding down. the president leaving

japan's palace after a state dinner hosts by the emperor there, he now traveled to south korea tonight. mike is with the president. >> in tokyo, president obama said that the japanese had been waiting to hear, american military would fight on their side, if a dispute with china over remote islands escalated. our treaty commitment is absolutely. all territories under japan's administration. including the president. but china has a different name for the island, the daou, and recently claimed it as their own. led to confrontation. >> even as he stood with japan, mr. obama sought to knock down the presession he wants to contain the rising power of china. the second largest economy in a major american trading partner. >> we want to encouraging the peaceful rise. >> the visit has designed to affirm ties with japan.

>> wednesday night the prime minister treated mr. obama to dinner at a famed sushi restaurant, in the morning a ceremonial greeting with emperor. but hanging over it all, cries us and hot spots around the globe, including ukraine. the president says it appears russia is not living up to it's commitment. just last thursday to step back from ukraine. al jazeera, tokyo. >> in afghanistan, three americans are dead, and one wounded after a security guard there opened fire at a hospital in kabul. it is the first attack on foreigners since afghanistan voted for a new president. but this is just one of several attacks on civilians in that country this year. al jazeera's care line malone has the latest. >> the shooting happened inside a well guarded hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protected those inside. >> one of the british security guards opened fire, on two key foreign ministers.

three of them have been killed. there was one that was wounded in the incident. people outside the compound hear the attack. >> i was told three foreigners were shot dead. >> the hospital is one of afghanistan's leading institutions in maternal healthcare. 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 inhumane attack, and unfortunately it will impact our health service. >> the motive of the attack is not yet known, but there have already been a number of attacks against civilians this year, a photographer was killed and another journalist injured after being 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. care line malone, al jazeera. >> mo burr dock could be coming home soon. he was the american soldierer that was captures in 2009. now reporting the taliban has reached out directly to the u.s. government, he may be exchanged for five taliban dename tees currently being held at guantanamo bay. last seen in a video the group released in december. a families of those killed in last week's ferry accident in south korea got physical with officials during a news conference today. they were angry over the slow pace of the recovery efforts. divers are still looking for more than 100 bodies believed to be trapped inside the hull. gerald has more. >> the done juan high school in south korea has been a shrine to the dead. students have returned for the first time, since the ferry accident last wednesday took so many of their classmates. the yellow ribbons now firmly set across the country, carry messages

of love and hope, for the victims and the families. >> i am a parent who has brought off child, this breaks my heart. i feel sorry i could not protect them, i pray that they are at peace. >> but the national sorrow is also punning chew waits by fury. on jindo island, relatives have been missing surround the ocean and ministries demanding answer. mrs. still no official word of what caused the ferry to lift and then sink. local media speculates the ship may have been carrying three times it's cargo limit, other say an inexperienced officer was at the helm. the captain and crew members are in custody, on suspension of negligence. >> they ignored the voices of those hundreds of children calling out for rescue as they were busy protecting their minister. their boss from criticism. and the minister ran away as well, is this a

government or what? >> more than 700 divers are at the site of the wreck, their task becoming harder by the day, as they try to break through cabin walls to find bodies. and with each recovery, more harrowing details reveal the final moments of those and ores found in the fetal position to stay warm. >> a sensitive issue of when cranes can be deployed to cut up and raise the submerged vessel. the families of the victims say they don't want such efforts to end just yet. >> jerrald, al jazeera. >> there has been another false lead in the search for missing malaysia airline flight, australian officials saying that the debris that watched ashore in the west is not from the wreckage. they say it was just a piece of sheet metal that allowed them to believe that the navies sub now

scanning moist of that area where the jet is believed to have gone down last month. climbers are told if they want to reach the summit, they will have to do so without guides. she were pas meeting with the government today, they say the mountain isn't safe, and pointed to the death of their 13 colleagues.

>> it's the height of the tourist season in nepal. this is across the world the capitol. that pal can offer many that the country can't, great tracking holidays and the highest mountain peeks in the world. they have generated 3090 preponderate $1 million attracting just under 800,000 visitors that accounted for 4% of the national gzp p and very clear as to what the authorities need to do now. >> we should be very strong and pushing the government to bring solutions to implement what they have promised as compensation. the financial compensations and the social management of the families that have been effected by this.

operators know they need to work together to protect the guides. >> they need to understand the facts, that are involved in this system. and who work with the private sector who come into an individual solution. this continue continues to mourn the death of the largest number, but for many year who risked their live each season, no, it won't be the last. the season to potentially climb the world's largest peek, has come to an end.

the united nations, now considering sanctions against south sudan and the rebel forces that massacre last week led to hundreds of civilians dead. that led to an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council our diplomatic editor has more. that claimed the lives of at least 200 people, many more are now sheltering in the u.n. counts in south sudan. one base now has 22,000 civilians inside it, the u.n. says they are struggling to cope with the influx. these camps were not designed to house thousands and thousands of people or families. they are not designed to set up the feeding centers in an area that is. there's a lot of tension. the deration led to ambassadors being called

to an emergency session. behind closed doors they were shown pictures of the recent massacre, the head of peaked keeping drives to the atmosphere in the north. >> it is one of deep shock, deep shock first. by seeing hundreds of bodies, can you imagine 200 bodies left to rot in a mosque. people killed in hospitals. >> do you feel a partner in the government of south sudan? we have the star us the, of course, and yet the agreement despite all the verbal assurances that they received is not -- implemented every day, there are difficulties for us to move around, to go where we need to go. we have difficulty of somebody even -- and the aircraft to some places, we are our people are

threatened intimidated. >> human rights about vests are asking for accountability and there's no talk of possibility sanctions against both the gov, and the opposition. >> the security council needs to sanction leaders on both sides who are responsible for these, until now there's been complete opportunity for all of these. right now it is supposed to be the planting season, but no one is planting any p cos because of the on going violence. 20 race against time, to avoided a famine that could be on the scale of the one in ethiopia in the 1980's, which claimed up to 1 million lives. jame base, al jazeera, at the united nations. more than 78,000 civilians are now seeking shelter, a second round of talks between the government and rebels. has now been rescheduled for next monday.

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airport, the airlinee refused to give him ard booing pass. as police escorted him out, they said he told him he was on the governments no fly list. not long after that, he says the fbi knocked on his door with an offer to remove his name from the list. >> my understanding is they wanted me to infill strait or be an informant in the omaha muslim community. and possibly in other parts of the world. he said he refused. >> my religion prohibited me as far as spying on other muslims or innocent people. >> he is one of four men suing the department of justice homeland security

and the fbi, alleging the plaintiffs constitutional rights were violated. >> our clients were never informed of the reasons for which they were placed on the no fly list. the u.s. government refuses to confirm or deny that. an audit found some major problems with the list. >> of the 71,000 names on the list in 27, roughly half of them were there by mistake. but so much of that is not public that we don't know exactly what kind of mistakes were committed. >> the family lives in afghanistan, but his attorney says none of the plaintiffs have ever been accused of any wrongdoing, so why would the government target them? >> the lawsuit claims it's pressure to increase the number of confident usual informants in the muslim communities.

bi agents use the no fly list to retaliate against and coerce individuals who refused to become informants. >> one of the biggest problems is there's really not a lot of oversight that we have seen. >> when you have a secret government watch list that the government places people on, without any transparency, it just lends itself to the abuse we have seen in this case. >> neither fbi nor other federal agents would comment on the case. >> our plaintiffs they are just like you and i. they are innocent people. they worked 12 hour shifts. they own small business, the only reason why is because the government is trying to use it to get them to become an informant. and that is just wrong.

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a shoot out and ukrainian forces. this is according to the interior ministry. president obama is wrapping up the second day of his trip of asia. one other person was wounded that hospital led by a charity. no motivation has been given. and about to tun 90, so what does she want to do for her 90th birthday, she says she wanted to eradicate polio in places like pakistan and nigeria, and she sat down with usher. >> they all say hello, grandma. >> she takes pictures as any proud grandmother would, they are the hundreds of children she has met and helped save around the world.

>> this lovely child, you know, with no legs. that you could see he is really bright. >> for over 20 years mary has traveled the globe. with a single minded goal of ending polio. >> those children shouldn't have to get it in today's word. i am effected by the people. effected by the polio survivors who are crawling on the ground, or sitting on the curb. begging and i would like to make it so that those young children that have their lives. the disabling disease has been eradicated in most countries but it still poses a serious threat. >> of the 61 cases that have been report sod far in 2014, 52 are in those

countries. but nine of the cases are from outbreaks in other nations. in mart because of an influx of refugees. >> ending polio really focused on areas that are insecure, for example in northern pakistan, and areas that are experiencing conflicts. children in those areas are very difficult to have them access vaccines. that's -. >> it always helps because i am older, because my hair is gray. and that i'm a grandmother. >> 89 years old, mary isn't thinking of stopping now. >> it's exciting, because right now this day only one case in nigeria. as since the beginning of the year. >> so mary, how long will you continue to do this? >> well, as long as i'm able. >> devoting her life to helping children and she isn't finished yet. >> al jazeera, articling tobacco heights illinois.

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