>> nouns nouns nons this is al jazeera hello, welcome to the newshour, live from the news center here in doha. i'm laura kyle. these are the main stories this hour. removed from office - thailand's prime minister forced to step down after convicted of breaching the conis it the use. the news is greeted positively by protesters who had tried to

remove her from power. the ruling a.n.c. suffers its worst day at the polls since the end of apartheid. and preparing for the next big forest fire. how california's rolling out resources to save lives and homes. she's been thailand's prime minister for 1,000 day, but on wednesday, yingluck shinawatra's political career was cut short. not at the ballot box, but in a constitution all court. yingluck shinawatra has been found guilty of violating the constitution. the commerce minister will replace her as caretaker prime minister, and the interim government will move ahead with plans for general elections in july. following the verdict yingluck shinawatra was mobbed by her supporters. she was given roses and urged to

flight -- fight on. we have more. >> reporter: dismissed after 1,000 days in office. yingluck shinawatra is the shirt linking to the shinawatra family to be removed from the constitution alt court. >> i insist we have used honesty and never did anything to d display dishonest actions. >> the court ruled she abused her powers transferring a top aide. nine other have been removed. her party rejects the court's did you suggest, but the verdict cannot be appealed. >> it creates certain satisfaction. those, who opposed the government, and more frustration, but also support.

still, i would not suggest that we are going to have a straight fight soon. >> thailand is in the grandparents of political turmoil, with months of anti-government protest in the capital of bangkok. the same protest juniors. >> she's never shown any responsibility as prime minister. she should have left a long time ago. i'm happy the court ruled. >> yingluck shinawatra is not without supporters. >> it looked like a threat. we have judiciary area. so they can pave the way for military and create the - that situation in this country. pro-government protesters held occasional counterrallies in the last few months and are

due to hold a major one on sae. they have been careful to avoid confrontation with anti-government confrontations. leaders say that will be no different. >> the risk remains with both sides unwilling to give up their fight. the court's verdict throwing another twist. >> thailand's political crisis. >> veronica pedrosa has been following the story for us in bangkok. we saw yingluck shinawatra's supporters giving her roses. what have we heard from the anti-government protesters. >> they are known as the yellow shirts. this is a victory for them, but it isn't a complete victory. they would like to see not just prime minister yingluck shinawatra and the nine

ministers who we have seen out of office, they want the whole administration, the whole caretaker government to go down. there are legal places in play, including one at the national anticorruption commission over a disastrous rice-pledging scheme that are coming to fruition and may see the denies of the now caretaker prime minister. but for the ers while prime minister yingluck shinawatra, it looks like the end of the road has come today. >> reporter: she was thailand's youngest prime minister and the first woman to hold the office. a successful business woman centre a powerful political dynasty. since coming to power in 2011, her leadership has been crippled by conflict and a protracted campaign of protest to topple her. thailand's been gripped by unrest when her billionaire

brother was deposed by a coup. he lives in exile. those opposing yingluck shinawatra accuse her of acting as her brother's puppet. the family's power base is among the rural poor. they see the united nations of power and urban elite, including the courts, as prejudice against them. street clashes became for violent. more than 20 people were killed. yingluck shinawatra called fresh elections for february to shaw up legitimacy. they were annulled and rescheduled. her removal from office creates a dangerous political vacuum, likely to see more protests on the street. >> moving over to south africa, where voting is taking place in the fifth general elections since the end of apartheid.

around 25 million people are expected to cast their ballot. that is the first time that people born after the end of white rule will have a say. what is the mood there. there were protests overnight, weren't there? >> yes. it was an interesting day. it is a small port township outside of johannesburg here. it comprises of mine workers and their families. they live in makeshift home with no running water, electricity or decent accommodation. people have been trickling in to vote, some excited, some subdued. everyone is aware that there's lots of police and army patrolling the township, keeping an eye on things. that's because there was trouble on tuesday night. >> after a night of protests in some parts of south africa security forces make sure they are visible.

people burnt down three polling stations on tuesday night. they are tired of waiting for the government to provide basic services. this person it voting for the first time and hopes conditions in her community will change. >> there's no electric, no water, we need water. crime - when you asleep at night, someone go and rape sometimes, whatever. >> soldiers have been deployed. they'll stay on high alert in areas they call hotspots. their presence doesn't scare off those determined to vote. a right many died for. >> protests over a lack of basic services happen. some told us they'll continue to burn and destroy public property, until politicians deal with unemployment and poverty. >> 20 years after apartheid ended the poor are impatient. >> that is what the government

should not want. what it should try to counter by calming the move and assuring people that delivery will happen, delivery, not just of social services like health and education, sanitation and housing, but delivery of an economy that it growing, of jobs promised a long time ago. >> people here say being poor is hard. they want what many who are well off take for granted. they hope their vote will make a difference. >> sounds like emotions are running high. what chance of more protests. >> they hap a lot, often in this place. in this area it becomes a no-go zone. not just officials from the african national congress. but at for journalist. they push fires, destroy public buildings, the only way to get

attention. some have told us that they plan to carry on protesting, they'll do it at night. that's when they feel the police and soldiers won't be able to see them. the key thing is a lot of people realise there's a lot of frustration. a lot feel that government can still do more. they are tired of excuses that this is the legacy of apartheid, that we inherited poverty. government officials need to do more to better the lies of everywhere, not the if you individuals in the up market hearse. >> great to get an idea of what is going on. we'll have more on south africa's elections on the website. there you can see a live blog from the team on the ground and all the latest updates. that and more at aljazeera.com the afghan president hamid

karzai has met survivors of a landslide that killed 250 people. many more are missing much in his tour of badakhshan, he was confronted by villages angry at the slow pace of aid getting to survivors. he promised more resources and set out government plans to deal with the disaster. >> three specific things - one, emergency assistance for which there is a lot, unfortunately. second, the those that wish to have their loved ones taken out of the under the soil, and the opening of the lake that was created there by the landslide, and important of all to resettle them and give them new home for all of which we have the resources for russia's president voouted

jip fold the organization for security accord niceation in europe says he's ready to kus an end. he accused russia of engineering to undermine elections. >> russia illegally annexed part of ukraine's territory and created unrest in other parts of the country. i think they want to stop you from holding elections. that is the objective. and that reflects a fear of the power of democracy. some people are afraid of what that means. and i want to say a word about the so-called pro-russian forces occupying public buildings and holding roadblocks in parts of eastern ukraine. it is clear that the leaving elements of these forces - it is clear to us from their training,

their equipment, identical behaviour to ipp fill traitors in crimea are not simply pro-russian forces parts of them have been russian forces, not just pro-russian. that is common sps, it is obvious. they have added to the strength with other recruits and there are whid spread credible reports that these are hired thugs of one kind or another. they are not representative from what we have heard from local people. there should be no doubt that the russian government should arcest rate provocation in the east and south of ukraine. the immediate goal is the disruption of elections on 25 may. they might also be trying to provide a pretext for intervention. meanwhile there has been more fighting between government

troops and pro-russian forces in eastern ukraine. he claimed soldiers are trying to recapture the city of slovyansk. the people there say the daily violence is taking its toll. >> reporter: there seems no natural rhythm to the military operation, no certainty for the people as to what each day will bring. the ukranian army may attack separatist positions, as they did on monday, or maybe they'll choose to hold back. for the residents, it is mentally exhausting. >> translation: i want it to stop as soon as possible. i don't want the war. ukranian authorities have to do something. we are all tired. >> to the north-west of the center is the wreckage of an army helicopter shot down in recent fighting. separatists said they brought it down with heavy machine gun fire. >> translation: he flew around once, twice and fired off flares and shot rounds. to be honest, it was terrifying.

we thought he fired at the check point. we saw that they blew up their own helicopter. >> people take turns manning the barricades and keeping watch. the elderly can only hang on. "there is some food left", says this old man "i don't want anything, it's time for me to die." the town has been surrounded for nearly a week. the army check points make the civilians bitter. it's not winning hearts and mines. >> translation: it's awful that the people are fighting each ompt it's hard to -- each other. it's hard to take in. hitler didn't send the troops on his on people. we are at one with russia. and hope we will stay with russia. >> reporter: a referendum has been promised here on sunday. the voters will not be balloted

on whether or not they want closer ties with russia, simply whether they recognise the unilaterally declared people's republic. a yes result would be closer linked to moscow, and kiev will not allow that to happen without a fight. well, a deadline by the russian gas producer gazprom for ukraine to pay its debts expires on wednesday. gazprom says kiev owes $3.5 billion for energy supplies delivered this year. from may 16th ukraine will have to pay in vaps for gas -- advance for gas supply. the money ukraine received from the international monetary fund, could be used to repay the debt. nick spicer has more from kiev. >> reporter: the international monetary fund money was

delivered into the kiev bank. it will probably be used to make sure the armed forces are in readiness and will continue the operations they are undertaking in the south-east of the country. the government in place now, the interim government accuses the previous government of having made away with much of the national budgets. it needs more money and the west policemened, including the i.m.f. bailout, a total of $18 billion, which the government needs, particularly as the russian gas giant, gazprom, is threatening to cut off gas supplies to ukraine, unless the country prepays the shipment. the u.s. reveals the original offer to find kidnapped school girls was turned down. three weeks later we look at what is being done to find them. will it be a magic rise for

the chinese internet giant alibaba. and n.b.a. play-off actions comele up later. libyan rebels in control of ports are refusing to deal with the newly sworn in prime minister, saying he came to power illegally. they this greed with the former prime minister to reopen four ports. they have only turned over two smaller ports to the government. the yemeni army says it recaptured an al qaeda stronghold. more troops have been deployed in what the government says is a decisive battle. we have this report. >> reporter: yemen army

commanders visit areas claimed to have been taken over. fighting continues in the mountains, where al qaeda has an extensive network of hyde outside. it's an area why the group enjoys support and application by powerful tribal leaders. the army says it's determined to defeat al qaeda. >> translation: we are fightening the noose. al qaeda is using guerilla warfare tactics. army units are coordinating to destroy the military capabilities of the terrorists. it's a delicate mission. the security forces have been weakened by years of divisions, instability and internal armed conflict. the military relies on u.s. drone attacks. in a country like yemen foreign

support is seen as an attack on islam. >> the foreign troops are deployed. support will draw up significantly. we know they are men's. they don't want peace. >> this is not yemen's first war against al qaeda. each time the government claimed victory. months later al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, their most active branch in the world emerged stronger and more organised. >> al qaeda is a major source of concern for neighbouring oil-rich saudi arabia and the u.s., which is worried yemen is becoming a platform for al qaeda to launch attacks that could destabilize the whole region. >> the yates ha united states he sent a team to nigeria to help find 270 girls abducted last

month, this as eight more girls from borno have been abducted. >> reporter: the flight of the kidnapped school girls in nigeria has become a story in the american media. more than three weeks into their nightmare protests on the streets of america's biggest cities. in washington dc. >> 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. >> u.s. officials say they offered help from the first day, and say the nigerian government refused until new. >> 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 open sense of how it's proceeding. >> the offer accepted, it seems

clear that the two countries have different ideas about what the u.s. will do. >> includes the deployment of u.s. security special and assets, to work in the search and rescue operation. we have sent in a team. they have accepted our help, a foundation of military, law enforcement and other agencies who are going in, trying to identify where, in fact, the girls might be, and provide them help. it's a heart breaking situation, outrageous situation. >> president obama seemed to indicate later boko haram could be an ex-target. this may be the event that helps to mobilize the international community to do something against this horrendous organise thags that perpetrated a crime. >> u.s. officials are careful on how to describe the mission, stressing that the u.s. plans to help, saying first and foremost

that it is up to the nige earian government to secure the safety of its own citizens. now we'll stay in the u.s. and get the latest weather with steph. thank you. yes, the weather is pepping up. and over the next couple of days we may see severe weather across the central plains. we can see that at the moment it's looking not too bad. there's a fair amount of cloud drifting to the north-east. bringing rain, snow, and that's what we'll see for the remainder of the day. you can see the wet weather - that's what we are inspectioning to see, weather making its way to toronto. it's in the north we see unsettled weather, in the south it's fine and dry. that's what it looks like on the charts. you can't see the contrast of temperatures. if we look at the temperature chart, you can see the cold pool

of air making its way down from canada, contrasting with warm air making its way up from the gulf of mexico. where they hit we'll have ferocious weather. later today and heading into thursday, this is where there's the risk of seeing damaging winds and large hail. it doesn't look like there'll be a great deal of tornadic activity. there could be severe weather. towards the west, here it will be dry in the south-west corner, and that's where we could do with some rain as we are in the grip of a drought. >> thank you very much. as steph said, the u.s. state of california down there is bracing up for what is already shaping to be a severe season of wildfires. a prolonged drought in the region contributed to a 200% increase in fires. tom ackerman has more. after two back to back years of syria's wildfires, california

hoped to get a respite in 2014. instead the firefighting season came early, becoming a year-round operation with 900 blazes lodged suns since january. >> we have not seen these numbers since the '70s, causing us to gear up. >> additional season at firefighters have been hired early. the world's largest had to adjust maintenance routines to keep more planes and helicopters on regular standby. not only is rain scarce, the snow melt that should fill the reservoirs is a third the typical flow. a state directive to cut water use by 20% applies to the firefighters. the tippeder - dry brush growing close to the communities.

>> having litter on the ground will help the fire carry through homes. >> for several years fire officials warn calvions to keep -- californians to keep underbrush 10 metres from their property. this is an invis if species, flammable once it dries up. across the state local volunteers set out to uproot the plants where they pose a threat. more controversial is a proposal to eradicate the eucalyptus trees in san francisco. the oil-rich leaves of the eucalyptus were blamed for compounding the damage in a destructive urban fire. since the '90s, the yearly bill for fighting wildfire has grown by six times. it's more than 2.5 billion. some experts want to fight the fire with more fire, stepping up controlled burns that reduce the

build up. one way to deal with that is use prescribed burning. get the fire back in the ecosystems, manage them appropriately and reduce cost of suppression and losses of life. >> in the short term the level hope is in the elnino weather event. climatologists put the odd at no better than 50%. almost four years ago qatar won the right to host the 22 world cup. stay with us on the self assessment on the rite of workers building a dream. >> i dream of my grandchildren, how i used to play with them. of me coming home to my wife, and i remember the voices of my children. they will never lose my mind six months on from typhoon

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as to why they have shortchanged these customers. but that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. hello again. you are with al jazeera, a reminder of our top stories. anti-government protesters celebrate the removal of prime minister yingluck shinawatra. she's been ordered to step down after being found guilty of violating the constitution. she'll be replaced by the commerce minister. around 25 million in south

africa are expected to cast their ballot. it's the first time people born after the end of the white rule have a say. fighting between government troops and pro-russian forces in eastern ukraine continues. ukranian soldiers are trying to recapture the city of slovyansk. vladimir putin called on separatists in the east to abandon an independent referendum. qatar has presented a self-assessment to the u.n. human rights council in geneva on its treatment of migrant work exercise will host a football world cup in 2022. it drew attention to workers of those in construction and domestic maids. here are criticisms - the conditions inside the workers' camps. they are called squalid and camp. there's the caffala system, foreign workers sponsored by employers, making it different

to change jobs and leave the country. qatar has been criticised for poor safety standards on some building sites. the number of domestic workers - a number of them - are being physically and sexually abused by their employers. >> most countries who happen to host major international events and in such case olympic or the world cup will be facing the report. it gives us the confidence that we are in the right directions and the right side. the commitment is strong. one has to balance the requirement and responsibility of this one. we are talking about a developing nation, which needs to meet its most important obligations and move to the next

level. michael stevens is the gooept your director of the royal services in qatar. he joins us from london. thank you for being with us. they sound upbeat about the situation for workers improving. what have they done? >> there has been a lot of rhetoric and discussion, what kind of implementations we may see in terms of enforcing labour rights, stepping up inspection, holding certain companies to account that break the laws. we've not had any quantitative analysis to the change that some measures have taken. it's a little early, given the whole crisis around human rites is six, seven months old, to make a proper judgment to what qatar has down. we have not seen substantive legal changes, and we hope they are coming. we think the government is working along with human rights

organization, the u.n. as well to change that, in accordance with international laws and better enforce the policies. at the moment it's mostly talk and we are yet to see substance. >> do you think there's any sense of urgency. >> i think there's a sense much urgency among top policy makers, they feel hurt by the criticism which came their way, particularly since the guardian newspaper launched a stinging attack on the qatar human rites record. there's evidence that people at the top are taking the issue seriously and will work to correct it. qatar is a developing nation. it's a top heavy government. some of the legislations and ideas take a while to filter to the bottom. the implementation phase is complicated. there we have problems. >> what do you think of the most urgent challenges that need to be addressed? >> well, i think your report

accurately identified a few of those - workers rights, working hours, temperatures - there are issues to do with young men dying in disproportionately high numbers. in my own research i uncovered a lot of incidences of sexual abuse not reported to superiors. so these issues have to be looked at. i think the big one that etch is talking right now is this issue about the caffala system or the sponsorship system. it's been debated, and one which is beginning in qatar, and the first we are seeing of detailed conversation about trying to end this particular system of employment. >> michael staefference, thank you -- stevens thank you for joining us from london. >> chinese ecommerce giant alibaba has filed documents to sell shares in the u.s., expecting to raise $15 million

to $20 million. alibaba's value has been estimated at $200 billion, more than facebook and amazon. it dominates for alibaba and several sub-sid yairies thousands of people in myanmar suffer from water short iments because of draught -- shortages because of drought. several lakes have dried up. donors paid for drinking water to be pumped to villages near yankgong. >> the water here is salty, there's too many minor always and it cannot be used, some have to mix the water with lime for daily use for showers and to wash clothes more than 6,000 people were killed when tai foon haiyan struck the philippines in november. efforts to rebuild communities are well under way.

we have this report. many survivors have been forced to fepd for themselves. -- fend for themselves. >> this man hopes that every little thing built in his new home means that he finds a place to store away a painful memory. >> he lost 22 members of his family. his 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 hay un trucks the philippines. >> translation: 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 leaf my mind. >> he met president akeepo and felt privileged to have shape their hand. like so many here, there's

promise of help, but nothing came. >> most of the survivors feel they were given little opportunity to grieve. six months on, many remain unaccounted for. and although bodies are found almost every day, the chances of ever identifying them at this stage are next to zero. >> the death top continues to rise. more than 6,300 people are confirmed dead. more than 1,000 are missing. the government says that efforts to identify dead bodies through d.n.a. testing is underway. but in a disaster like this one it is difficult and may take time. >> for many here, it is that ared to accept. many buried in mass graves like this one are nameless. those that survive are faced with an uncertain future - unable to find jobs and decent

housing. there's that struggle that worries aid groups. >> one of the things we are trying to do is identify early people with emerging mental health issues, pointing them towards treatment. >> this man adopted a boy, a survivor like him. he hopes they can build pleasant memories. he knows they may not come easily because up to now his government does not understanding how identifying and help means much to the living more than 400 syrian rebels and civilians evacuated the western city of homs. five green government buses moved rebels out of the besieged city as the united nations monitors observed. as part of the deal rebels

released 15 pro-government detainees held in aleppo. 19 countries are taking part in jordan's annual special operations forces. one of the largest gatherings in the world for military personnel, technology and defense industry. these are the event in imam. jordanian special operations forces deal with a suspected chemical weapons sflat. in another incident they carry out an attack to free hostages. both scenarios are played out at the special forces exhibition, where fighting terrorism is highlighted as a global priority. >> we are developing and implement k preventive measure that can counter and respond to emerging threats and

unpredictable international violence. efforts aim to bring peace of mind to our citizens and neighbours. >> it's one of the largest sections of its kind. where you see the latest cutting-edge special operations and momentland security -- homeland security equipment. >> reporter: it aims to improve operations of special operations forces and allow participants to share tactics and techniques. with threats and conflicts in the region stable countries want to feel they are ready and able to tackle unexpected scenarios. these are advanced turkish-made rockets. the company that makes them says friendly countries by 40% of its output and demand is rising. >> we need peace. if you need peace, you should have a strong army.

this is not for fighting. this is for peace. >> the exhibition is where many weapons deals are signed. the gathering is beneficial to jordan, which is emerging as a leader, and adapting them to suit harsh temperatures. it's useful to some of the top armiesest world. >> it's seep as an opportunity to promote collaboration, where the mission may call for coordinated special operations activities. >> the exhibition is seen as a show of power and facing turmoil. the capabilities seen here do not appear to be helpful in improving security and stability in the region. >> the united nations secretary-general has send a report as to the possible whereabouts of joseph kony. there's evidence to suggest he is hiding in an enclave in south

sudan, bordering the strl african republic and sudan. copy has been in -- kony has been indicted for war crimes, leading a campaign of violence in uganda before fleeing with his fighters nine years ago. he's accused of abducting thousands to use as fighters in his army. egypt's presidential candidate abdul fatah al-sisi says egyptians will vote for him because they do not support the muslim brotherhood. speaking in his first tv interview he set out the role of egyptian army, provoking controversy. we have this report. abdul fatah al-sisi says there's a good reason why he doesn't speak much to the public. >> i should make sure they hear only good things. >> a former army field marshal

led the overthrow of egypt's first democratically-elected president and is running for presidency on a platform of stability and security. his biggest support is from the army. they are a powerful institution. it doesn't mean it's above the law and not answerable. >> the egyptian army - my god. abdul fatah al-sisi's rivals in the campaign disagree. >> translation: the egyptian army must play its role in terms of providing security. this must we made clear. we don't want a political role for the army. its role is protect, not to rule. >> abdul fatah al-sisi emphasised his determination saying it's in the his decision, but the will of the egyptian

people. abdul fatah al-sisi was the man behind the banning of the movement and gaoling leaders. voting for him will mean voting against the muslim brotherhood. he believes the overthrow of ainhoa murua was an egyptian revolution, his opponents have a different view. >> we are witnessing a counterresolution with the full meaning of the word. >> abdul fatah al-sisi's electoral campaign hij ges on what he scrooebz as the army and himself. whether egypt's voters believe the choice is that simply will be decided at the ballot box later this month. >> three al jazeera journalists held in egypt have been in prison for 130 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the movement has been declared a

terrorist organization. al jazeera rejects all the charges and is demanding their immediate release. our colleague abdullah al-shami has been on a hunger strike for 107 days, losing a third of his weight. still to come here on this al jazeera news hour - brazil's sports men defend the world cup city. details r

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from nigeria. the associated press newsagency is reporting that a village in nearby nigeria has been attacked. they are saying that reports so far suggest some 300 villages have been killed. now, fenningers are point -- fingers are pointing towards boko haram. of course, the group in the north-east, that have attacked plenty of villages before, and the group that is accused of kidnapping more than 270 school girls. even as the search for them continues, the latest attack that we are hearing may be connected to boko haram group. 300 killed in a village and nearby nigeria. of course, searching for more information on that. we'll bring it to you when we get it. >> victims of northern ireland's troubled past are hoping for justice. political fighting is continuing to get in the way. the special commissioner for

victims is sending proposals to deal with the issue. tim friend reports from belfast. the symbols of northern ireland troubles and the risk of violence are plain to see. peace walls dividing opposing communities and the murals demanding justice. as the arrest and detention of sinn fein leader gerry adams over a 1972 ira murder revealed, the victims are hungry for justice. but so far 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. >> where we are now when the events of the past week show us that there is a momento building to the urgency of how we deal with the past, and unless we deal with the past, we will infect and poison the appearance and the future. we must deliver the things to

victims. >> in the absence of an agreed alternative way for helping the victims, it will be left to the police to pursue individual cases, running the risk of a fresh rupture as illustrated by gerry adams detention. >> before mr adams' release sinn fein and unionist politicians traded insults over alleged bias policing. many at stormont believe it's urgent to concentrate on the victims. >> what is clear is we achieved a political settlement, not reconciliation, and we have not achieved truth and justice for the victims. >> previous efforts to achieve justice fail. the fallout from gerry adams arrest might give the latest news fresh impetus. let's get the latest sport.

>> thank you. defending n.b.a. champions miami heat are undefeated by beating brooklyn nets in their eastern knhrches. the spurs thashed the trailblazers 116-92. tony parker the stop scorer with 32 points and in my opinion assists. michael berleni added 19 more. san antonio with a 1-0 lead. game 2 is thursday in san antopio. >> we'll be fine, we have this under that game one is game one. game 2 will be different. there's a lot of experience in the team, and we understand that. you have to put it away. and there's one game, game 2 will be hard. we know they'll come out with a lot of number and try to give everything they've got. so we will have to match that

oklahoma kevin durant has been named n.b.a.'s most valuable player. he had 119 first-placed votes. lebron james was a distant second. >> i love basketball so much, i love playing it. i never thought i could make it to college, n.b.a. or stand up here today in front of you day was the mva vp. it's surreal feel. i had so much help, so many people believed in me when i didn't believe in myself. so many people doubted me. and motivated me every day to be who i am. i fell so many times and got back up. i have been through the toughest time with my family, but i'm

still standing. >> defending stanley cup champions chicago black houcks lost game 3 against the miles per hour wild. twice scoring for the wild. zack parees yea had a goal and an assist. ending a 6-game winning streak. the series lead is 2-1. brazilian sports minister defended the world cup host city saying it's not a war zone like iraq and afghanistan. it will host four matches starting with england versus italy. it's located in the middle of the amazon rainforest, there are forwards of heat and crime. >>. >> translation: i don't think that either brazil or here will bring risks to english people than the risks they faced in the iraqi provinces, the wars they were in leently.

a newspaper wrote there were reserveses of snake attacks on the subject of her majesty. i asked my staff the statistics of how many died from bites of snakes and dogs. the statistics are not as worrying as the british tabloid shows. >> manchester city can live top of the english premier league if they defeat aston villa. victory moves them two points ahead of liverpool, heading into the final game of the season. they have won 15 of 17 home games. they did lose at avt job villa in september. >> we prepare actually the same as all the games. the next game is important. it's difficult because all the teams are under pressure, but i hope that if we play - we play at home, as we did so far, i hope we win the game. now, last year we did a story on a young man from india

who had never heard of baseball, but ended up playing the sport professionally in the united states. well, history has been turned into a major motion picture. the movie "the million dollar arm" made its hollywood premiere on tuesday. it is based on the story of two javelin throwers from india who had contracts to play professional baseball in the u.s. after winning an indian game show. i met one of them, the 25-year-old from a rural town in india. know playing for a minor league team in florida. >> i mean, thank god that i made the decision to come to america to play baseball. i feel proud that what i have done. so is my mum and dad. they don't know what baseball is like. being in america, the experience i got. i would never be the person i am today being in india, even if i

get 50, 40-year-olds. >> that's your sport for now. >> javelin to baseball, what a leap. >> he's a nice guy. good for him. >> y yes, good for him russia and ukraine qualifying for the eurovision final on saturday. there was intense interest as the crisis in ukraine goes on. we have this report fro copenhagen. >> reporter: behind the glitz and glamor the european song contest had a political undercurrent running through it. this year more so than ever. against a backdrop of conflict between russia and ukraine, the country's young female artists have taken on each other in a musical battle for votes. [ singing ] but ukraine's entrant says

she refused to allow tensions at home to spillover here. >> these colleagues, they are colleagues, and it's music, not politics. it's stronger and higher than politics and conflict. i don't think about it. we are all friends here. it doesn't mart about the - it doesn't touch the participants. we have the problems, but it does not touch eurovision. >> the main rivals have been a 17-year-old russian twins. they ignored all interview requests from al jazeera. these russian fans hoped politics could be put to one side. >> people in russia and ukraines, they have a sympathy for each other. even we have the terrible situation right nout. >> despite the annexation, eurovision organizers confirmed the results from crimea will be

counted as ukranian. but because viewers have been banned to vote for performers from their own country, those in crimea can not vote for ukraine, they can though, vote for russia. the expert known as dr eurovision believes other former soviet stakes did likewise. >> in the soviet country, a lot of speakers watched the russian news and may have been influenced by those forces. [ cheering and applause ] crowd boo. >> some of the audience were also than happy that russia qualified for the final on saturday. but it means they can battle it out all over again with ukraine. >> and do stay with us, we'll be back with a full half hour

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