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landslide survivors confront hamid karzai over not doing enough to help them. qatar submits a report on its migrant workers to the u.n. we speak to one man that works closely with them. thailand's prime minister has been ordered to step down by the country's constitutional court. she has been found guilty of violating the constitution. the government continues without her, with the commerce minister replacing her. and the interim government will move ahead with plans for general elections in july. anti-government protesters welcome the constitutional court's guilty verdict. the legal troubles among several challenges that the former thai prime minister has been facing. for six months protests on the

streets of bangkok failed to push her from office. but it may create a dangerous political vacuum. >> reporter: she was thailand's youngest prime minister, the first woman to hold the office, a successful business woman from a powerful dynasty. since coming to pour her leadership has been crippled by civil contest and a campaign to topple her. thailand has been gripped by unrest when her brother thaksin was deposed. he lives in exile. she is accused of acting as his puppet. their base is the thailand poor. they see the power and urban elite as prejudice against them. in november 2013 street clashes

became more violently. more than 20 were killed. yingluck shinawatra called fresh elections for february, to shore up her legitimacy. they were annulled and rescheduled for july. her removal will create a vacuum, likely to see more protests on the streets and do little to end thailand's ongoing political turmoil. the chairman for the center of strategic studies at bangkok university joins us from there via skype. thank you for being with us. pretty fast-moving developments. it's hard to believe the country has a new caretaker prime minister. >> yes. as a caretaker government, they are not in any way doing anything to move thailand forwards. because caretaker government is just like a lame-duck government, cannot make a major

decision or law changes. >> sure, but it will still lead the country to elections in july, and that will upset the anti-government protesters who want to see the whole government leave power. >> i think there'll come a time when both parties have to come together to find a way out, and a workable solution, which is acceptable to both parties. >> one has to wonder why the former prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, tried to transfer the national security chief in the first place. it seems her government made a serious of obvious missteps in a country that is so politically volatile. >> yes, it is quite clear to see, because this case is all paperwork. paper trail. only four witnesses were called, and the transfer was made to have her ex-brother-in-law to be

the chief of police. so the transfer was made on sunday, which is very, very unusual for any official to move - to be removed or replaced. you said earlier that the two sides really do have to find a way to come together to move the country forward. realistically speaking how optimistic are you that that could happen? >> i'm quite optimistic because in the past both concerns were overconfidence that, you know, they are on a winning streak. but the thing is now that one side has already received the court verdict, i think the rhetoric will be a little toned down, and i think they are willing to speak right now. >> the trouble is yingluck shinawatra supporters, the so-called red shirts, the rural populous of thai lands who throw

their weight not just behind her, but their party. they see the court verdict as being biased. what are your concerns for them coming out on the street, and they have a history of being violent. first of all, we have to look at thaksin mandate. he would like to take yingluck shinawatra out of the fire, political fire. and the red shirts sabre rattling will not materialize without the assistance or without the okay from thaksin. so as i see it, we - the base - support base of the red shirt in the north and north-east were hard-hit by the scheme, which they have not received rice payment yet for the past eight months. >> sadly the next few days will be telling. thank you for joining us there with your analysis from bangkok. >> thank you.

now, moving on to south africa, where voters have been taking part in presidential and parliamentary elections amid tight security. the incumbent president jacob zuma cast his vote. it's been 20 years since the end of apartheid. around 29 million people are expected to cast their ballots. >> i feel very good. i've been enthusiastic for this date to come. all political parties have been canvassing voters for a couple of weeks. it feels good that i have voted. i hope that all voters will cast their votes free, without any problem, because this is our right.. >> we'll have a look at the major players in south africa's

election. the president of the ruling african national party, jacob zuma. he is on course to be reelected. he is facing changes. we have helen zeler, the leader of the main opposition party, the democratic alliance. using the success in the western cape province to get support. there's former a.n.c. youth leader, expelled from the party and is leading the economic freedom fighters party. he called for nationisation of mines and seizing land, has support among many black people. in a moment we'll go live, but first to tania paige in the western cape. i understand it's a rural area and men south africans live in the country side. what are the main concerns for

voters there? a. well, some of this rural areas - voters are lining up behind me there. the queue moving a little slowly. it is moving, however, so people are being patient. they are getting ids checked and pass books and id stamped to confirm they had their say in this historic election. workers' rights is a big issue. there were some violent farm worker strikes here a year or so ago, people wanting fair pay and better conditions on the farms that they work. also land reform, because 20 years after the end of apartheid most of the land is in white hands. this is an exciting day for those voting for the first time. those born in a free south africa, and also a day where people are reflecting, particularly those that voted for the first time in 1994. >> i'm going to share with you

what i've gone through in 1994. >> reporter: this man's history students listen intently as he describes voting for the first time. >> we woke early in the morning, 2 o'clock am and queue. because everybody wanted to vote. why? because we never experienced that before. >> 20 years on, some students are not impressed with the result. >> at some point we are experiencing apartheid over again. even though we do vote, our cries are never heard. >> if you don't vote, the ruling party do their level. >> many south africans feel that the african national congress

should have done more to help them. but this teacher doesn't influence how the students vote. some of the students at this school led the soweto uprising against apartheid, helping to bring down a regime. one was shot dead by police and immortalized in this photograph. teachers and students vote here on wednesday, stirring memories of a first time. >> it was great when i voted. after the votes were counted, and nelson mandela was put into the presidency, it was a magnificent and glorious feeling. >> the school is trying to give students a taste of that feeling. >> thousands of south africans died fighting for freedom. teachers believe it is their duty to ensure that students in a free africa never take their

right for granted. every vote counts. >> reporter: well, with me to talk about the issues, particularly for workers in this area is tony, from the tradesunion umbrella group. as an a.n.c. counsellor, proud in your colours today tell me, there was an agreement on a minimum wage reach or an agreement to investigate one. what now are the current most pressing issues for workers here? >> there's clearly a number of intelligent signs for the deposit. we heard the announcement about the investment of a minimum wage for all workers over the next four years. we have seen them do away with abusive acts. that's all the issues we secured in the manifesto. they'll be implemented. workers are frustrated. it's 20 years later.

every law that the government put in place, they found ways around that. the government has to be more decisive to make sure we are in a more equitable society, and workers that don't have jobs are getting into employment. >> for many having a job, a good job is not enough. a lot of forefathers are dispossessed of lands making a few people rich. what would you say that the country's land reform progress. >> it's been a weak possess. the sounds now from the ministry of agriculture and land reform is there's going to be equity results, depending on the number of years the workers were on the forms. many were on the forms for generations and decades. they should meet the 50% special. it means government must push a

radical form. in the past, it was dimmed to 86". it things go as planned they'll get about 86%. workers can expect radical reform programs and the farmers must prepare to share the land. the greed and ipp ability to restore land to those whom it was stolen is a key stumbling block for stability and peace in south africa. >> thank you very much. giving us his thoughts on the progress in the western cape in the past 20 years of democracy. >> thank you, that was tania page. let's cross to it our correspondent in bakistal. we see in tania and your's, a

long line of voters. there seems to be a little more enthusiasm. >> it seems to be, but it is different. people are saying 20 years after apartheid why are people living in squallers, why do they not have water, electricity and houses. people are voting for politicians that will deliver on some of those. there are some behind me, they have people casting their vote. there's a long line of people, some waiting since 7am local time. it's been a bit tense. the government officials had to tell people not to be scared to come out and vote. three polling stations were burnt. that is one. the remnants of the polling station. people said "we are not going to vote, we won't let other people vote." look at the building. that was a community center. look at it, the roof has been stripped, destroyed, vandalized.

it's a clear sign of what happens when people gang up, are so angry at the lack of surface delivery in south africa. they come and destroy public buildings. they say it's the only way they feel government officials hear them. there's tensions, security forces are capable. they've been here on horses, on food, in cars. the army is basically saying to people, keep calm, go vote, go home, don't cause problems. officials will try to deal with the issues that you have. people are very angry. one of the things people say is when they come out in protest, they protest at night, because they feel that's when the police and soldiers can't see them. when it gets dark, like tuesday. they'll come off the street and vent frustrations. >> thank you for showing us the scene. high emotions running. thank you very much for joining

us. still to come here on the programme - a team of u.s. experts send to nigeria to help find for than 270 school girls abducted by the radical group boko haram. plus, why there's renewed victims of northern ireland's troubled pass - how they could get a better deal. and the san antonio spurs find their footing and play-off action coming up later. now, there has been reports of more fighting in earn ukraine, where deposit forces are trying to recapture the city of slovyansk. ukraine's defense ministry uploaded the picture on to the internet on tuesday, and is said to show ukranian troops, vehicles and helicopters taking part in the provision. ukraine's interior minister says 30 gunmen and four soldiers were

killed there on monday. >> well, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has accused russia of planning to annex more of ukraine's territory after a referendum do to be held on sunday. separatists say they'll hold polls in two oorn regions to -- oorn regions to -- eastern regions to decide whether they'll remain part of ukraine. >> we are concerned with prorubbishan separate efforts in donetsk and luhansk to organised a bogus, contrived independence election on may the 11th. we reject the illegal effort to further gid ukraine. the -- divide ukraine. the pursuit will ceate more problems. >> the deadlines to pay is dues expires on wednesday. gazprom sis kiev owes

$3.5 million. the gas producer says starting from may the 16th, ukraine will have to pay first to buy gas. the money ukraine received from the international monetary fund could have been used to ebay the debt. nick spicer joins us from kiev. let's look at the gazprom deadline. the release of money from the i.m.f. - where do you think kiev will spend that? >> well, the government - interim government which came into pour said the previous government made away with much of the national budget. so it will probably go in a priority manner to the armed force, to a certain extent, as well as paying the salaries of civil servants and maintaining pensions, people getting government handouts to keep their aladies and gentlemenance when parts of the country are

questioning the efficiency of the government, and what services it's providing. >> this deadline set by gazprom. we have seen deadlines come and go for the debt to be repaid. any sign that ukraine is going to pay it this time? >> i think, look, ukraine is getting $18 billion from the level. $3.19 billion from the international monetary fund. the west recognises the power of gazprom over ukranian politics because the west has been affected by the switching off of gas from russia, which transits through ukraine. they were cut off in 2004 and 2009. apart from the twha might affect -- -- the way that might affect people, the west wants to

make sure the government can do what it needs to do, pay off the bills when it needs to and not be held to ransom by the russian state gas monopoly. >> thank you for the update there from kiev. now, afghan president hamid karzai has met the survivors of a massive landslide that killed more than 250 people. on its tour of albarrack in the remote north-east he was confronted by people angry at the slow pace of aid. hamid karzai promised them more resources. he outlined how the government plans to deal with the disaster. >> three specific things - one, emergency assistance of which there's a lot, fortunately. second, those that wish to have buried love ones tape out of

under the soil, and it the opening of the lake create by the landslide and to give them new homes of which we have another sources for. we have this update from badakhshan. >> reporter: president hamid karzai spent about an hour talking to survivors of the landslide and promised to continue to help them with their efforts recover the bodies of loved ones who died, and promised to help rebuild their homes and provide them with food and water until they are settled. >> in a dramatic moment, one of the survivors stood before the president, took off his tur ban and threw it to the ground, which in afghanistan gan culture

is hugely symbolic meaning not only has he loft material possession, but lost his dignity before god. hamid karzai promised this man that they would take care of it. that many here are unsure. they say it's six days since the disaster and they received little help. >> qatar is presenting a report on the rights of its migrant workers to the u.n. human rights council in geneva. qatar, drew to host the wuppertal has been criticised for its treatment of construction workers. >> first, there are conditions inside the workers camps. activists called them squalid and crammed. then there's the caffala systematic making it difficult for people to change jobs or

leave. they have been criticised for poor safety standards and amnesty international says there are domestic workers who are physically and sexually abused by their employers. we go to geneva. >> reporter: in its periodic review of the state of human rights, here at the united nations human rights counsel in geneva, qatar is presenting its report. doha has come under criticism over the past few years, particularly pertaining to the treatment or mistreatment of migrant workers and neighbours. the delegation is presenting a report where it shows, for example, that the number of inspectors that are hired to ensure that the living conditions of these migrant workers, and ensure that their rights are secured, the numbers have increased by 30% over the past year. the new labour law which is due to come in effect and will be

announced goes a huge way in terms of allaying the fears and criticisms, particularly when it comes to the sponsorship system, whereby foreign workers are sponsored by employers in qatar. they say the legislation that came about over the past few years banning employers from making workers work during the hottest hours of the summer - legislation, for example, making it legal for passports to be confiscated or withheld or penalizing countries. the allegations say that they have done a lot to ensure that these criticisms are heeded, and that the condition of migrant workers and human rights as a whole improved. >> for more on this, we are joined by an independent human rights analyst working on migrant worker issues here in qatar. thank you for being with us.

>> thanks for having me. >> perhaps give us an idea of your impressions of the workers' camps. people coming here see the camps on the outside and see buses of workers in the blue jump suit. it's a shocking sight. what is it like behind the walls? >> it's a visual and tangible side of things. a lot of what you see is the recruitment prophecies, the fact that they have been sold a dream, given documents saying you'll get a salary of the legality amount of their country, they come to kqatar, they have a different crack, they wait in the airports before someone picks them up. that's the stuff that is not the most visual. when people see that, they should understand the comprehensive wholistic international aspect of this issue. >> we are focussed on the situations in qatar, what they can do to improve the

situations. what do you think are the most pressing issues? >> well, there are three things that are important to highlight. the fact that every time qatar came under scrutiny by the international press or organizatio organizations, they refer to the laws in place. which is fine but allows me to make my three points, firstly that the law is only as good as its implementation. it's a hard issue to address. second, we need to include the most vulnerable parts of society in these laws. domestic workers are not part of the law. fisherman are not part of the law. gardeners are not part of the law. farmer are not. how can the law be applied to a lot of people who are suffering. the third part is laws need to be reformed, and according to the situation that the country

is. while the system worked in the past, is it effective now, is the question that needs to be asked. it puts pressure on the people and also the sponsors. >> there's a lot of talk from the qatar government about reform. we have not seen any action. why do you think that is? >> that's an interesting question. prior to this universal periodic review, and the last one in 2010 had it accepted, 87 of the recommendations. one accepted is domestic workers and females would be included as part of this. they said that it's in process, but about to be passed. to date there hasn't been anything substantial come out to it. another - speaking of laws and what qatar mentioned. there was 10,000 cases in the past year that were reported. 8,000 were solved, and 600 were

referred to the judiciary. what does it mean if you say a case is solve. if a group of workers have been unpaid for 15 months, and they give up every opportunity, and the police helped them to repatriate and they haven't seen their wages, does that mean the case has been resolved? >> thank you. we'll have to leave it there. thank you for coming in with your expertise of the situation in qatar. we'll go live to geneva. there i'll speak to the director of the department of human rights in qatar's foreign ministry. stay tuned for that. now, yemen deployed more troops as part of its offensive against al qaeda fighters operating in the country. lat month the arm -- last month the army began its biggest separation. so far it said it killed over 40

fighters. syrian rebels and civilians have begun to evacuate the western city of homs. the united nations monitored the deal with the opposition. three buses and 120 people, including some injured, left the besieged city, known as the capital of the revolution. let's get you the weather. stef is it standing by. a potentially large storm developing in india. >> that's right. for the last couple of days we've been watching a line much thunder storms. if we look at the satellite. there's a huge area of cloud in the south. they originate from the bay of bengal. over the past few hours also there's been a slight horg niceation, and the storms become more organised and that's why there's the risk a tropical

cyclone could develop. whether or not it does become a storm is neither here nor there. it's tapeable of giving us heavy downpours as we have seen from some places in the south. they've seen over 100 millimetres of rain. there's plenty to come. plenty more rain as we head through thursday and friday for the southern parts of india and sri lanka. what is happening elsewhere, because if i show you the temperatures, you can tell the dark reds in the north. it's very, very hot and that's what you expect at this time of year. we are ahead of the rains, it should get hot at this time of year, but it's a few degrees hotter than usual. it's causing problems particularly in northern places and it will stay hot for the next few days as well. . >> thank you. stay with us.

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a run through of the top stories - thailand's prime minister has been ordered to step down by the country's constitutional court. yingluck shinawatra was found guilty of violating the constitution, and she will be replaced by the commerce minister. jacob zuma, and the leader of the main opposition party, have cast their votes in elections. it's been 20 years since the end of apartheid, the first time thousands born after the end of white rule will have a say. afghan president hamid karzai met the survivors of a landslide in the remote north-east. on his tour of the barracks he was confronted by villagers angry at the slow pace of aid and promised them more resources. now to the elections in south africa. a political analyst joins us from johannesburg. thank you. good to see you on al jazeera. all polls suggest that jacob

zuma is likely to win another term. why is the a.n.c. so popular, despite many failings? >> the a.n.c. are the heart and soles of many south africans and is the heart and sole. however, amongst middle class, urban voters it lost support, and it's support among the young people, the born frees that your report referred to earlier, had diminished considerably. and the emergence of a new player, the economic freedom front led by the president is poised to take up some of the a.n.c. vote. we'll see a reduction in the a.n.c.s numbers, but we are unlikely to see it not get its majority. it will rule for at least another term. >> jacob zuma has touted his

party's slogan - we have a good story to tell. what is that story? >> well, that story is largely in terms of the gains made since the end of apartheid, in terms of social service delivery, and there have been gains. many will say they'll vote for the a.n.c. because it's the party that brought them a social security net, pensions. support grants, disability grants. they believe. the a.n.c. tells them "we brought you this." so that support is part of that good story. there's a bad story that jacob zuma does not refer to. that is allegations of corruption et cetera. armed deal corruption sagas. >> it's not exciting so see the disillusionment by the young voters. we saw the african cup.

the country uniting in the mourning of nelson mandela. it's sad to see there hasn't been these gains made across the country. yes, it is sad, and that is also justa posed with the excessive greed and corruption of some members of the ruling political and economic elite. that juxtaposition is what is really led to disillusionment, particularly as you said amongst young voters for whom that story to tell, the legacy of the a.n.c. doesn't mean much, especially those born after 1994. of those, just about 34% have actually registered to vote. let alone casting their vote today. >> good to speak to you. thanks very much for joining from johannesburg. >> the united states sent a team to nigeria to find more than 270 school girls abducted last

month. there's another eight girls abducted in borno state, protests in many cities calling for the government to do more. patty culhane reports from washington d.c. >> the plight of the kidnapped school girls has now become a story in the american media. more than three weeks into the nightmare, protests on the streets of america's biggest city. in washington d.c. >> imagine if it was your daughter. >> los angeles, and in front of the united nations in new york. >> we don't need money, we need technical assistance. we need a friend of nigeria. u.s. officials say they have offered help from the first day, and they say the nigerian government refused until now. the government had its own set of strategies, if you will, in the beginning. you can offer and talk, but you can't do if a government has its own sense of how it's

proceeding. >> the offer now accepted, it seems clear that the two countries has different ideas about what the u.s. will do in nigeria. >> include the deployment of u.s. personnel and assets to work with counterparts in the search and rescue operations. >> we have sent in a team to nigeria, they accepted our help, a combination of military, law enforcement and other agencies who are going in, trying to identify where, in fact, these girls might be and to provide them help. obviously it's a heart breaking situation, outrageous situation. >> president obama seemed to indicate that boko haram could be a target. >> this may be the event that helps to mobilize the international community to do something against this horrendous organization that perpetrated suf a crime. here at the white house they

stressed that they were planning to help as much as possible, but they belief it was up to the nigeria government to secure the safety of its own citizens. >> patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. the u.n. secretary-general sent a report to the security council on the possible whereabouts of the ugandan warlord kony. there's credible evidence that kony is lying between sued and darfur's region. there has been a campaign of violence led, an army of recruits from used, many forced to be sex slaves. kony's fighters were based in northern uganda. >> three al jazeera journalists have been held in egypt for 104

fa face. al jazeera relates all charms and is demanding their release. our cole eke abdullah al-shami has been on hunger strike for 107 days. al jazeera arabic journalist lost more than a third of his wage. chinese e-commerce giant alley bobba filed to sell shares in the u.s. they expect the company to raise between 15 and $20 million, potentially for going over facebook's shares. it dominates online commerce in china to its flag ship website alibi backa.com. it's businesses cover online sectors dominated by a dozen different companies in the west.

timor is similar, and let's brands sell to customers. alibaba upped its stake in weibo, the chinese version of twitter. it started three weeks ago. >> talb is like ebay. it sells items to shop openers who sell to consumers. and it is an online payment system resembling paypal. >> thousands much people in myanmar are suffering shortages because of drought. a relief effort is underway in the township where severallation dried up. the owners paid for clean drinking waters to be pumped to villages. >> the water in the township is salty. there are too many minerals in it and it cannot be used. some have to mix the water with

lime. just for daily use and showers, and to wash clothes. more than 6,000 people were killed when typhoon hayan struck the central philippines six months ago. efforts to rebuild the communities is well under way. we have this report from the island. many survivors have been forced to fend for themselves. >> this man hopes that every little thing built in his new home means that he is finding a place to store away is painful memory. he lost it 22 members of his family - wife, children, grandchildren, brothers and sisters and cousins. six have not been found until now. he's left with his only son. all the others died when typhoon hayan struck central philippines last november. >> i dream of my grandchildren, how i used to play with them.

i dream of me coming home to my wife. i remember the voices of my children. they will never leave my mind. >> he met president aquino a few months ago and felt privileged to have shaken his hand. like others here, he held on to the promise of help. nothing came. >> reporter: most of the survivors feel they were given little opportunity to grieve. six months on, many of their loved ones are unaccounted for. bodies are found almost every day, the chances of identifying them at this stage are next to zero. >> the death toll continued to rise. more than 6,300 are confirmed dead, more than 1,000 are missing. the government says the efforts to identify dead bodies through d.n.a. testing is underway. in app disaster like this one it

is difficult and may take time. for many here that is hard to accept. many of those buried in mass graves like this one are nameless. those that survive are paced with an uncertain future, unable to find jobs and housing. and there's that struggle that worries aid groups. >> one of the things that we are trying to do is identifying people who have emerging issues and mental health issues, and be able to point them towards the property treatment. >> pedro adopted an orphaned boy, a survivor like him. he hopes with him he can build approach memories again. he knows the day may not come easily, because up to now his government has failed to understand how much identifying matters so much to the living.

>> vietnamese and chine es ships collided in the south china sea as tensions continue over plans to set up an oil rig in an area claimed by both nations. chinese vessels rammed their ship. sailors were injured, ships damaged. it's the most serious ship in years between the two countries, at sea. the victims. -- northernle northern ireland's troubled past hopes new recommendations will help. hopes in the past have been dashed several times. tim friend reports from belfast. >> the symbols of northern ireland's historical trouble and the risk of further violence are plain to see. the peace walls dividing opposing communities, and the murals demanding justice. as the roast and detention of

sinn fein leader gerry adams over a 1972 ira murder revealed, the victims are hungry for justice. they have been denied that by political squabbles. victims' commissioner, katherine stone, is about to send new proposals to the first minister and his deputy. >> i think where we are now in the events of the past week show us, that there is a momentum which is building to the urgency of how we deal with the past and how unless we deal with the past, it will infect and poison the present and the future. we must deliver these things to victims. >> reporter: in the absence of an agreed alternative way to help the victims, it will be left for the police to pursue individual cases, running the risk of a fresh rupture in the piece, as illustrated by gerry adams detention.

before his release on accusations he denies, sinn fein and unionists traded insults. many at stormont believe it's urgent to concentrate on the victims. >> what is clear is we achieve a political settlement, not reconciliation, nor truth and justice for the victims. >> previous efforts to achieve justice failed. the fallout from mr adam's arrest might give the latest move fresh impetus. now, we all know that staying physically fate can reduce serious diseases. bad habits, even at a young age, can impact our health in the long term. children who spend more than two hours in front of a television or computer screen are more than 2.5 times more likely to suffer high blood pressure. the study from mcgill university

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oi been through the toughest time with my family. but i'm still standing. >> defending stanley cup champions the chicago black hawks lost game three against the minnesota wild. mccall scored twice in st. paul. zack perressi got a goal. it ends a 6-game winning streak. the lead is 2-1. the montreal canadians took a lead over the boston bruins. pei quay got a goal and assist. the canadians won game 3, 4-2.

brazilian sports minister defended world cup host city saying it's not a war zone like iraq or afghanistan. it will host four matches, starting with england versus italy, located in the middle of the rin forest. there are fears over heat and crime. >>. >> translation: i don't think brazil or this place will bring risks to people than risks faced in the iraqi provinces in the wars they were in recently. a newspaper wrote that there are risks of snake attacks in the streets of manask. i asked the staff the statistics of how many die from bites of snakes and dogs. they are not as worrying as the british tabloid shows. manchester united may have had a far from perfect season,

but teenage striker wilson scored twice on debut. wils wilson was not born when ryan giggs won his first two titles. giggs came on, likely to be his last purposes as a united player. >> i was a bit flat after saturday. i don't know why that was. you know, after the euphoria of the knights game everyone was up. i don't know what it was, whether it was speculation surround the future. i don't know what it was. but it was flats. i wanted to freshen things up. i know that if you give young players at the club a chance. they'll take it. they didn't disappoint me. yes, i was really happy and proud to see them do so well. >> that win keeps united in with an outside chance of qualifying for the europa league.

now, the incredible real-life story and two young men from india who won a baseball contest has been turned into a picture. the movie "the million dollar arm", made a hollywood premiere on toourks based on the story -- tuesday. based on the story of two players from india that got contracts to play baseball after winning an indian game show. i met one of them last year, a 25-year-old. he now plays for a minor league team in florida. >> i mean, thank god i made the decision to come to america to play baseball. i feel really proud that what i have done, so has my mum and dad. being in america, the experience i got, i would never be the person i am today, even if i was a 50, 40-year-old.

>> there's more sport on the website. for all the latest check out aljazeera.com/sports. that's if from me for now. back to you. thank you, see you later. now, russia and ukraine qualified for the euro vision song contest final on saturday. it was intense interest surrounding the two entries, who competed against each other as the crisis in ukraine continues. alex forest reports from copenhagen. >> reporter: behind the glitz and glamor the euro vasion song son test had a political undercurrent running through it. (♪) and this year perhaps more so than ever. against a backdrop of conflict between russia and ukraine, the young female artists have been taking on each other in a musical battle for votes. [ singing ] >> ukraine's singer refuses to

allow tensions at home spill over here. >> they are colleagues, my colleagues, and it's music, not politicsment it's stronger and higher than politics. i don't think about it. it doesn't matter we are all friends. it doesn't touch the participants. we have the problems between our countries, it doesn't touch euro vision. >> the main rivals have been a 17-year-old russian twins. they have ignored interview requests from al jazeera. these russian fans, though, hoped politics could be put to one side. >> people in russia and ukraine - they quite - they have a huge sympathy for each other. even we have this terrible situation right now. >> despite the recent annexation eurovision organizers confirm

that the folks from crimea will be counted as ukranian. because viewers are banned from voting for performers from their own country, people living in crimea cannot vote for ukraine, but they can vote for russia. an expert known as dr eurovision believes other former says did likewise. >> in former soviet countries, a lot of russian speakers listen and watch russian media and may have been influenced by those countries. [ cheering and applause ] crowd boo >> some of the audience were less than happy that russia qualified for saturday's final. but it means they can battle it out all over again with ukraine. . certainly one to watch. do stay with us here on al

jazeera. elizabeth has another full bulletin ahead for you.

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