>> you're watching the al jazeeral jazeera news hour. i'm david foster, and these are some of the stories that we'll cover in detail in. next 60 minutes. among the leader of the muslim brother sentenced to death. >> the u.s. imposes further sanctions against moscow.

a defense pack to provide military support for the philippines. >> we have a day in sports the owner of a basket ball team is accused of making racist remarks. a judge in a mass trial in egypt has sentenced 683 people to death. among them the muslim brotherhood leader. the same court has commuted hundreds of other sentences which were to be passed down in march. in a final judgment of that, 37 defendants say they still face capital punishment. they have been accused of supporting mohamed morsi last july. >> relatives in shock.

moments after the verdict was announced. heavy security was deployed outside of the court building where the egyptian-presiding judge convicted 683 supporters of the outlawed muslim brotherhood to death. including the group's leader. the muslim brother is a conservative political group to which former presidents mohamed morsi belongs. the defendants sentenced monday are accused of inciting violence, attacking a police station, and killing a policeman in southern egypt. the attack happened last august shortly after egyptian security forces carried out raids on two large anti-military protest sites in cairo. hundreds of people were killed leading to riots in other parts of the country.

monday's ruling represents the largest number of people to be sentenced to death by a court in egypt. it also sets a world record. >> it's the scale of lack of due process. we have the trial that was referred to, it was carried out incredibly fast and we have information that the trial day was also conducted in the span of a single session. >> reporter: marchethe court mad 683 support he is of muslim brotherhood to death in one hour. they were accused of seizing government weapons and damaging property when the police station was attacked last august. that ruling in march was

overturned on monday, commuting most of the death sentences to life in prison and upholding the death penalty for 37 defendants. the mass death sentence has sparked outrage all over the world. >> this vast number of death penalties being issued by the egyptian court is unprecedented. human rights organizations have condemned the decision saying they have breached the human rights law. what about the rest of the world? how do they prayer? according to figures o: china, and iran has put together 639

people. and in the united states 39 people were executed in 2013. indonesia, kuwait, nigerian vietnam all resumed their use of the death penalty this past year. we're joined live from london, are we seeing as you know any form of real law being handed down? >> no, it's hard to take any of this very seriously at all. it is so extreme and so extravagant that penalties on this scale i don't think the world has seen anything like this in a century, perhaps longer. >> do you expect the sentences to be carried out? >> well, i don't expect most of them to be carried out. it's unthinkable. but it's unthinkable so then death sentences have been carried out. egyptian has been manifesting a

global trend. it has not executed anyone in the past two and a half years. there was a high rate of execution and there was a country that was devoted to it. we had hoped with the arab spring and progressive developments in egypt, that they, too, were going to lose enthusiasm for the death penalty but there is a different message today. >> with your experience where are we hearing very little from people outside of egypt except human rights. >> well, it should be, i mean, many parts of the world are committed to abolition of the death penalty. not just europe and the european union, but the death penalty has disappeared in most parts of

africa and in south america. especially as they move closer to the possibility of implementing the sentences. we shouldn't loose sight of the fact that a large number had been commuted to life in prison. it's political oppression to its extreme. the use of death penalty and try to terrify policy opposition in the country. >> professor, thank you very much, indeed, and staying in egypt the court has banned the april 6th youth movement. it is a secular group that went on to criticize president morsi and the current military backed government. april 6th youth movement accused of receiving illicit funds and

assaults state authorities. here in al jazeera we continue to call for the immediate release of our journalists being release held . they have been held for 121 days. they are accused of providing a platform to the muslim brotherhood, the outlawed muslim brotherhood, which has been declared a terrorist organization. a fourth journalist has been held without trial since last august. he is said to be on hunger strike for the last 98 days. al jazeera rejects awful these charges. the united states has imposed further sanctions. this time on seven russian government officials which are linked to vladimir putin. sanctions against the officials include asset freezes. members of the european union

will be meeting on monday. thethe g-7 group has met to impe more sanctions on russia over the weekend. i have a list of the sanctions in front of me. you've had a chance to take a quick look at it. anything surprising to you? >> absolutely nothing surprising at all. it's exactly what we expected. just to run through it quickly, this has been breaking the last few minutes, david. the seven names of prominent russians two of these are close associates of vladimir putin. we understand one of them is the boss of rosnaft the state oil company, and the head of rostec, whose name i don't have, will suffer freezes. the u.s. is banning somewhat high-tech items that could contribute to the russian

military structure. these will be ban for sale, export to russia. the key line to all of this because it is the same underlining the conclusion that the e.u. members have come up with, there will be more sanctions threatening key sectors of energy defense and finance if there are any further moves against the ukraine by russia and those 40,000 troops on the border. so no surprises there. we also have got a statement from the e.u. their ambassadors are meeting as we speak, and they are also banning pretty individual sanctions on individuals. no mention of any companies, the freezing of bank assets from those caught up in that list of sanctions. they're coming out at the same time. we'll get more information as the day proceeds. >> thank you very much, indeed. as peter is saying that has been reaching us in the last few

minutes. in eastern ukraine itself. pro russia separatests have seized another government building. men wearing no military insignia once again western nations accuse moscow of supporting the separatest government who have been occupying the government buildings across eastern ukrai ukraine. we have the latest. >> reporter: the defense unit are in full control now here. this is the local council building of this town. it is the same place after place. they show up, take over the building, and then with the help of the people who live in this place u barricades come up. it has happened in two hours. we have the sandbags full, the tires are here and now they'll

fortify their position. now it's clear that the ukrainian government is finding itself in a more and more difficult situation. there is no sign of its so-called anti-terror operation. it is seeing that it is losing ground by the day here in the east. and these men say that the conte going from town to town seizing building after building until they control the whole area. >> thshot in kiev and will undeo immediate surgery on the back. he was attacked while out jogging. eight men from the organizations of security and corporation in europe were paraded before cameras by the self-appointed mayor of slovensk. one of the men from sweden has since been released.

u.s. president barack obama said the new defense deal with the philippines is not to include china. they have been involved in conflict over islands. >> president of the united states barack obama has arrived in the philippines for the first time. the only former u.s. colony in asia, the philippines has long been america's strongest allies when george w. bush visited i in 2003 he was drumming up support to back the so-called war on terror. and aquino said the agreements will not be just a military one. activistactivists areactivistacg

obama imperialism. >> it shows what friends of america can hope to achieve. the interesting thing about the controversy over u.s. troops is the extent to which it is not shared by the average philippine citizen. >> reporter: anti-china sentiments run higher here. the philippines are locked in a territorial dispute with china in the south china sea, and the president aquino wants america's help. >> at the end of the day we are not a threat militarily to any country. we don't even have a single aircraft. i think we have legitimate needs. i think no country should begrudge us our rights to be able to defend our concerns. >> our goal is not to counter

china. our goal is not to contain china. our goal is to make sure that international rules and norms are respected. we don't even take a specific position on the disputes between nations. >> the deal also means that the u.s. will play a bigger role during any future humanitarian crisis. the u.s.-led emergency efforts durinlast september. many are skeptical as to the extent of u.s. involvement on the grouped. what sort of facilities will the u.s. military be building and what will it mean for the country's sovereignty. obama's visit is significant. being able to return to the united states once again means that the country has entered a new era in its defense relatio relations. particularly during these troubled times in the south china seas. >> excuse me. a number of polling stations in iraq have been attacked as

security personnel vote in wednesday's elections. five people were killed in an explosion of western baghdad. six soldiers were killed in an earlier car bomb explosion near fallujah. let's go the latest live from baghdad. i know you've been to a poling station and to see the kind of security in place to prevent these sorts of attacks from happening, hopefully. >> that's right. there is unprecedented operation going on here in baghdad. we've tried to get details of how many troops will are out on the streets and the iraqi authorities are playing their cards very close to their chest. off the record they know that they face challenges. and they know that they face threats from groups like the islamic state in iraq and they have said that they will target these election campaign and the

vote itself. that's exactly what they've done. they've made good on that promise. three days ago there was a bombing at a campaign rally which has killed 31 people. there have been a number of incidents in mosul where six journalists were killed in an attack at a polling station there. there are 22 million voters had a have been registered. there is an active army of operation going on in anbar province which accounts for 17% of the vote, and a lot of people are wondering if they're even going to be able to get to a polling station in towns like ramadi and fallujah yo given the fighting. there ar is voting tomorrow agan at 6:00 a.m. i say more attacks will follow in the coming days.

expect to see a lot more of the kinds of incidents that we've been seeing over the last 12 to 14 hours. >> unfortunately, it appears you're right. that's in baghdad. 22 people died when gunmen open fired at a hospital. muslims seleka rental rebels ded money before shooting. three local staff from the medical charity doctors without borders were among the victims. in bangui itself, a mosque was attacked itself. forcing tens of thousands of people out of theirs homes. nicole johnson has more. >> reporter: these women are getting ready to leave bangui and travel to the north for safety. they're muslim, and they've been

caught up in months of fighting between rebels and anti-balacka. >> we need to leave to save ourselves. to save our skin. we will leave. >> reporter: along the way they've been attacked by africa and french peace keepers. not everyone is leaving the violence. some are staying behind. >> those who plan not to leave we're working on social cohesion. there are other projects to keep them here. like other dialogue that will start, and i'm not sure that they want to leave. they prefer to stay in bangui. the condition is the security. >> the trouble in the central africa republic started a year ago when mainly seleka rebels overthrew the government.

therthose against the seleka fighters have carried out attacks. >> it's regrettable. they are the one who is brought weapons here. we lived together for a long number of years, but they are the one who is have brought weapons to kill us. >> reporter: as the trucks pull out of the city some people cheered. others looted property owned by muslims and the mosque. they were against the people saying it divides the country. but with thousands poof killed and many more forced from their homes this may be the only way to try to end the violence. nicole johnston. >> we have this coming up on the news hour. >> the citizens of macedonia are cheated and there is no basis for an electoral process.

>> refuses to accept election results. fast becoming an essential travel requirement for the wealthy in pakistan. we'll tell you about the latest bulletproof cars. and in barcelona, fighting back against fans in spain. >> the syrian president bashar al-assad has officially said that he will run for re-election on june 3rd. he's expected to secure a third term in august despite a civil war stemming from protests against his rule. some western and arab governments have condemned the election and the pair parity of democracy. many declared war on gunmen linked to al-qaeda.

some syrian who is fled the isil controlled area. >> this is their home away from home. they call it the rekka house. some 25 people of the same name now live under one roof in a turkish-border city. they are not related to each other. what brought them together, the fear o. scared to show her identity when talking about her city's new rulers. >> very bad. rekka, i now feel that it is outside of the.

>> it has been accused of abuses, killings, and kidnappi kidnapping, detaining those who oppose their rule. >> i am scared. or else i can never go back home. >> assad had spent time in an isil jail. he is still in contact with a few of the remaining activists in the city. they are in hiding but they continue to document abuses. that's all they can do. back in rekka. they impose their own laws. >> there are a lot of human rights violations. it is a crime to smoke. they behead those they accuse of murder. >> the youth have sought refuge, this is the only way of fighting back for now. al jazeera, southern turkey.

>> israel is becoming at risk of an apartheid state. secretary kerry was setting up peace talks, the comments published by the daily beast news site said it had a recording of a private meeting of u.s. officials and japan. an unitary state winds up being an apartheid state with second class citizens or becoming a state that destroys the capacity of israel to be a jewish state. mr. kerry was echoing statements made by former israeli prime minister. the only way to have two nations and two people living side by side in peace and security is through a two-state solution.

journalists and blogs arrested in ethiopia has bee isg charges such as working with foreigners to insigh incite rev. ethiopia has one of the worst records in africa for jailing journalist. saudi arabia has been reporting eight more deaths from the mers cyrus killing 102 people in the kingdom. the health minister was sacked last week after complaints of the government's handling the outbreak. at least 18 people have been killed by tornadoes in the united states. the twisters wiping out entire neighborhoods. rescue workers have been

struggle to go five survivors as they dug through the rubble with their hands. and more on the weather, particularly in that part of the world, it doesn't look too good. >> it doesn't at the moment. we have tornado watches. interesting to look at the development of those massive outbreak of tornadoes across the region. he's are the current areas where we've got tornado watch at the moment. louisiana, oklahoma, tennessee and mississippi. the risk is going to spread further towards the east with time. but the risk of tornadoes will weaken. severe storms are likely across much of the reason. as we run the sequence you can see heavy rain pushing its way across the eastern seaboard, and really strong winds around the lakes. it's going to be unsettled over the coming days. you've seen the explosion of

cloud over some part of the u.s. watch what happens when we look at bangladesh. this is a storm that goes across the northern part bangladesh. really nasty vicious system which you do get this time of year. it's 25 years ago almost to the day when bangladesh has the world's deadliest tornado ever recorded. it is that time of year ahead of the monsoon rains. it does look like it will be largely dry during the coming days. forecasting 44 degrees as a maximum. very hot on to bangladesh. the heat will continue to building and it will be quite

some time before we see those temperatures easing as the rain arrives. >> a taste of what we have coming up on the news hour. farmers in colombia are threatening more strikes accusing the government of breaking its promises. and zimbabwe in charge of the main opposition, many wondering. we'll have the details on that. >> he shouldn't own the team any more. he should stand up and say i don't want to own the team any more. >> we'll hear what some of the basketball's most influential voices think this team should do next.

>> lear with the news hour. 683 people have been convicted to death in one trial. among them, the leader of the muslim brother hood upheld the death penalty. and hundreds of other death deah sentences handed down in march. the united states has imposed sanctions on seven russian government officials the white house said the seven russians now subject to asset freezes and travel bans. the u.s. president barack obama said a new ten-year pact with the penalty is not meant to

contain china. they have been iwhere there has. >> joining me now from washington, d.c. roslind jordan, i know its pretty early in the morning, ros, there, monday morning, but any stirrings, any kind of surprise of what's happened in egypt? >> there hasn't been any official confirmation, but if there was any parallel, it's highly unlikely to have a dim view of the death senses being imposed on these members of the muslim brotherhood and other political opponents of the military led government. the u.s. has been very keen to see thank changes in the civil y processes and certainly that's

going to be one of the discussions that comes up when the egyptian foreign minister comes here to washington for a two-day visit. he's going hear a lot about these death senses from secretary of state john kerry as well as other officials. >> will this be anything other than wind dressing? what they are atrying to say was that this visit was on the schedule and there is any quid pro quo between any foreign officials sending a delegation over and what things the u.s.

does in terms of foreign policy. there has been criticism of whether the u.s. has been hypocritical regarding egypt. last week it announced that it had notified the egyptian government that it would be a while to purchase 10 apache attack helicopters for security purposes primarily in the sinai peninsula for counterterrorism efforts and to help egypt maintain it's security agreements as part of the peace treaty with israel. human rights groups say when you see crackdown on journalists, political activists people who are "posed in any way to the sitting government it is hypocritical for the u.s. government to be allowing these weapon sales to go ahead. the u.s. response is that it has to meet certain congressional legislation, and they say under a very specific set of standards egypt should be allowed to

purchase these helicopters for this distinct security purpose. however, the u.s. is not giving any more money for general, economic or political development dog it does have these concerns about egypt's human rights records, whether or not anyone is buying the nuance remains to be seen. >> thanks, roslind jordan in washington, d.c. i'm with the assistant professor at georgetown university joining us here. ros is telling us about the pragmatic approach of foreign governments. now we would like to see the bluff and bluster from the united states and the fact that these death sentences have been handed down because they prefer egypt the way it is right now? >> yes, i think so, going back to last summer with the coup, despite all the failures and

things notwithstanding with the morsi government there was quiet acceptance in the early stages of the egyptian military action there. and then given the campaign, oppression and the al sisi is now using any means at its disposal to all the media outlets and security forces that are going in and imposing this new oppressive climate across egyptian society has been watched by the world with very little actual action for this government. >> we're talking by and large these 1,000 plus death sentences in these two cases being handed out to people who were supporters or had an affinity with the muslim brotherhood. what perhaps is most surprising news to come out today is the handing down of the--well, the banning order of 9

april 6th movement which supported and started the initial revolution and supported the overthrow of the month ham d morsi government. they said you've had it. that's it. >> we've seen a number of youth groups responsible for maintaining the revolution from it's very origins but was highly critical of the muslim brotherhood, and wanted to see an end to the morsi presidency or a shift in the way the transition was being carried out. that maligned with the interest of all the forces in the egyptian society and the deep state or those institutions such as the military, security forces, the intelligence establishment there. the olagarts that are in egypt and those who aligned itself with that youth movement took advantage of it at this point. now what we're seeing in many ways is not surprising, they seek to oppress all and any

oppositional voices especially from the mubarak regime and those against morsi. those outcomes should have been expected. >> we thank you very much, indeed. well, al jazeera is now launched legal action against the egypt government for the loss of tens of millions of dollars in loss of assets since last year's coup. we have more. >> reporter: the al jazeera media network has invested millions of dollars in its different media operations in egypt since 2001. >> this is al jazeera. >> reporter: but now the network is estimating losses of more than $150 million, and it's blaming it on the actions of the military backed interim government since the ousting of

former president mohamed morsi in july 2013. after the military coup al jazeera has been subjected to a sustained campaign o jamming f its transmission. they have raided al jazeera offices, shut it down and confiscated different equipment. a number of the networks journalists have been detained. four of them remain in custody. now al jazeera said of the 199 investment treaty between qatar and egypt should protect it's investment and assets in egypt. under the provisions of that treaty the network is demanding egypt to compensate it's losses and insure the legal rights of its employees. al jazeera said it will refer the matter with egypt to international arbitration if egypt refuses to resolve the dispute within six months.

>> earlier in the news hour telling about these new u.s. sanctions against the number of russian officials. well, we were also trailing the fact that european union senior members of that meeting to talk about the same matters this just coming through to us. we've got particular details. the european union is adding 15 more officials to the russian sanction lists. so from both sides of the atlantic, further sanctions imposed on russian individuals because of the events in ukrai ukraine. zimbabwe's opposition party there are conflicts reports whether they have been suspended. >> reporter: morgan has been the driving force for the movement of democratic change for many years. in that time he has been faced

by the international community for his opposition and was widely considered to have won the presidential election in 2008 which saw mugabe retain his post. but defeat to mugabe has caused tension that now has turned to an open split. a meeting they voted to suspend him and other high officials in the movements they have taken to dispel the party's treasurer. the party's secretary general, his faction believes that by their actions they're saving the democracy of the mdc. >> you can not run a democratic state if you want run your own party. you cannot be a dictate center your party and be a democratic

government. we are deal with the economic problems zip babb way. >> reporter: but morgan changeri followers came out fighting. >> it is a political party for which we are failing to fight, but it is a political party nonetheless. >> morgan chageri has been the leading opponent of mugabe. but now he's fighting for control of his own party. dominick cane, al jazeera. >> australia's prime minister said it is highly unlikely that any debris froms mitting malaysian plane will be found on the surface. it has been missing since

march 8th with all 239 people on board. just is leading an international search focused in the indian ocean northwest of perth. macedonia opposition parties refusing to accept the results of the presidential elections. most votes have been counted and the ruling conservative party said it has double victory. >> there was a celebrity move at the prime minister's election headquarters. his party, the right wing party, was elected to a four-year term and he was ushered in for a second term as well. but the social democrat opposition said this result was too good to be believed. >> the citizens of macedonia are cheated, and there are no conditions for basic electoral process which was conducted in

an uncivilized manner, and at the same time the constitutional rights of the citizen was usurped. the biggest opposition party urgently asking for the creation of government of techno c ats. >> the social democrats are asking for an interim government of techno crats to oversee the election. what it means is that the social democrats will refuse to take their seats in the new parliament. this does not on its own mean that the election is rendered invalid. they may resume their seat and rule if they achieve the majority. but the authorities that governor will be undermine so a political crisis is on. >> voting seemed to go smoothly in the district where he had been elected. he has his supporters here. >> the vnro built schools and

hospitals, they have created jobs. president vanov does a good job fighting for the country overseas. >> reporter: but others point out that the country is losing its youth to better job markets and more open societies. believing that political polarization has led to more and more people out of the political process. >> the only way is to go out on the streets, on the squares, and sometimes even attack the state institutions. i'm not supporting it, but if things develop in that direction, then it is easily expected it could happen here. >> that seems to be what the social democrats have decided to do. the ruling vn ro have been ruling for a long time. now social democrats say they will no longer provide

legitimacy to the system. >> farmers in colombia have begun a strike in the run up to the government election there. they say the government has failed to fulfill any of the promises it has made last year after a wave of strikes then. they have been talking to our correspondent. >> reporter: on the hills, growing potatoes for generations. but that is changing. >> i used to plant 180 hectares. now i barely plant 20. i would employ 120 people, an i'm down to 10 to 12. our business is not profitable any more. it costs us more to produce than what we make selling. >> lack of subsidies and infrastructure, high production costs and the impact of colombia's free trade agreements have brought the agriculture sector down.

triggering a wave of strikes it has brought the country to a halt in 2013 when farmers located on major roads and clashed with the police. the protest only ended when the president promised reforms. now the farmers say they will return to the streets as the government has not delivered. >> what else can we do? we can't tolerate this situation any more. we can't continue to work the land, they're kicking us out. they shouldn't call them free trade agreements. they're free plunder agreements. but the government won't renegotiate them. >> farmers across the country are ready to start the new protest on april 28th, and with presidential elections just weeks away the government fears a new strike could seriously impact the outcome of the vote. ministers are touring the government saying many reforms have been implemented, and others are on their way.

>> our negotiations are generating results. there is no reason for the farmers to despair and act violently or illegally. we're not only listening, we're solving the problems of the sector. >> big agriculture companies further agree. they say further strikes would damage the country and the farmers themselves. >> even if the reasons are there dialogue is our best option especially now that the government recognized that we don't have a national agriculture policy, and we need to build one. >> but many small farmers feel time has run out unless the government changes international agreement, they fear their business will slowly disappear. >> coming up on the news hour, the pakistani visiting karachi,

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>> eventually will insert thick metal plates into the doors, beef up the suspension to cope with the extra 1,000 kilograms in steel and glass that has been add: armored vehicles are becoming a must have for residents in karachi. there is a long history of violence much associated with gangs linked to political parties. but in rent times the taliban has also grown in influence. just last year 2,000 people were killed in attacks and around 100 were abducted for ransom. the killings and kidnaps across karachi show no signs of slowing. which means those who can't afford it are installing windows that can stop bullets and an

internal frame which can resist a bomb attack. they have been in the car manufacturing business for more than 20 years. but over the past year he has seen a huge increase in the demand of armored vehicles. initially he had one or two customers a month. now he has a dozen at any given time. >> i think people have really become aware that such an investment is probably quite necessary especially if one can afford it. >> armoring a car isn't cheap. the cost of making it bomb and bulletproof is $30,000 to $40,000 on top of the purchase of the vehicle. but that's a small price to pay for this man who has asked us to hide his name. >> i was marked four times two

and a half years. and enough is an enough. you have to look for a solution. >> but in a country where many people live on only a few dollars a day it's a solution open to a privilege few. al jazeera, karachi. >> time now for the sports news andy richardson with us for that. >> reporter: la clippers staged a silent protest before their crucial playoff game. they wore their shirt inside outto side the name of the team. >> reporter: a sign of unity, the la clippers players dumping their warm up jersey in silent protest against the alleged racial comments made by their owner. the players wore black arm bands and black socks at the golden

state warriors. despite these series loss, outrage from the basketball community staff from the clippers are still trying to be diplomatic. >> i'm not going to deny that we had other stuff, you know, listen, i just believe when the game starts, the game starts and no one cares any more. >> i believe everybody was affected by what took place. i don't believe it was just the clippers. i don't think there was anything said towards the clippers and their players. it was insult to go all of us. >> reporter: 80-year-old sterling is criticized for having posted pictures of herself online with a black friend. magic johnson has asked to oust sterling from the league. >> they should come down hard. he should not own the team any more. especially when you have

african-americans coming to the game, playing for him. you'll really upset about it. >> sterling who has is worth $1.9 billion. has been accused of racism. >> it was alleged that sterling wanted a plantation mentality with poor blacks from the south working for a white coach. there is a story about when he interviewed robert macenino, he walked in inebriated with a woman who was not his wife and said i want to know how you're going to handle these--using the "n" word.

>> spanish football is facing it's own battle with racism. barcelona supporting their player danny alves after he was abused by rival fans. alves took a bite from a banana that was thrown on the pitch by supporters. he was been subjected to monkey chants in a game against a real madrid. this is what alves had to say after that match. >> we've suffered this in spain for some time. you have to take it with a dose of humor. we're not going to change thing easily. if you don't give it importance they don't achieve their objective. >> reporter: alves and his teammate posted this show of support. here he is with his son the #,we're all monkeys. suarez was named england's player of the year.

this season suarez with 30 league cole goals. the uruguayan is the first south american to win this which is voted for by fellow players. >> this is important and i'm so happy with this. it is very important. >> newcastle united, another man lookinlooking to show he has chd his ways: he has just served a seven game suspension for headbutting an opposition player. >> i'll sit down a little bit more. but i'll be more at the side of the line to show that we are a team and obviously i'm part of

that. i thought about my situation going forward, and i think i'll be better for it. >> maria sharapova is celebrating her 30th career title and third consecutive stuttgart championship. winning in three sets. sharapova's third straight win. >> it's such a special day for me. i had such great success at this tournament. but every year that you come back you always have to start from the beginning from the first match on. i was close to losing that first match, and it was a big come back for me today. >> more sport from me in a couple of hours, but that's it for now. >> www.aljazeera.com/sport. we'll have more there. for now, thanks for watching.

>> gun violence spreads throughout chicago over easter. the reverend jesse jackson joins us. the fbi accused of using the no-fly list to force muslims to spy on their communities. and railing for other nations. and the fda tries to regulate e-cigarettes but is the government doing enough. welcome to "consider this." here more on what is ahead.