>>. >> separatists in eastern ukraine claim victory after a referendum on self-rule. hello. welcome. soim steven cole in -- i'm steven cole in doha. this is al jazeera. the other stories - keeping up the pressure. anti-government protesters in thailand move the demonstration to government house. a marathon 5-week poll in india's election comes to a result. why this nartiony art is too dangerous to be shown in

germany. first, pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine are claiming a massive victory after sunday's referendum on autonomy, self-rule. they say an overwhelming majority of those that turned out voted in favour of the move. final results are expected in the coming hours, and will come as e.u. foreign ministers meet in prus else to talk -- brussels to talk about the crisis. >> spiritists in donetsk will discuss the vote. 89% voted in favour of creating a people's republic. three-quarters of the public turned out to vote. there are no international monitors and no official electoral role. it's impossible to know how many did vote, let alone how they voted. organizers are planning ahead -

wanting to block the donetsk reason. >> translation: we know, of course, this vote will not be recognised internationally - by europe each organizations and the whole world. we wanted our voices held. that's why we held the vote. >> ukranian elections will not take place in the donetsk region, because it is illogical and correct me if i'm wrong to hold election -- and wrong to hold the elections there. we have this report from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: this amateur footage shows unidentified gunmen firing on an unidentified crowd after rejecting them from a polling station. the interpretation in eastern ukraine is you were itting to violence on an almost daily basis now. it is unlikely to ease after thousands turned out to vote in the region's referendum on

whether to split from the rest of ukraine. >> i want peace in this country. i don't want the mess from kiev that they created, the war, the killing of people. it continues here. >> the government is adamant they won't recognise the vote. >> it's not a referred im, it's an attempt by terrorist, bandits and killers to cover their activity. >> kiev's word does not carry much weight among those keen to endorse the self-declared people's republic of donetsk. >> reporter: among the media reporting, piles of yes votes in see-through ballot box, lots of allegations of repeat voting, and little sign of no vote. there are a lot of people keen to embrace the idea of some form of autonomy for the region, and

those against are afraid to speak out. i did find one man willing to explain why he was against the referendum movement but he was scared and didn't want to be identified. >> they don't understand what kind of threat it poses and what is going to happen. russia doesn't want us. we are parting from ukraine. left on its own, it is catastrophe. >> there are signs of catastrophe unfolding. as votes were counted in slovyansk, ukranian forces on its outskirts were said to be preparing for the final phase of an operation to clear the town. >> the government in kiev says the referendum will tip the region into the abyss, some fearing that that has already happened. at least 15 people have been killed in a stam peat at a

football station. rival fans have been fighting in the stand during a match in conchessa. it triggered a stampede. >> thousands of bodies have been recovered off the coast of tripoli, believed to be african migrants. 130 people were on board at the time. >> anti-government protesters in thailand moved their rally to an area in the center of bangkok. thousands have been camping out. they are moving to the empty government house. they are vowing to bring down the care taking government. scott, why is the anti-government protest leader moving his headquarters to where you are? >> he's moving it over here because, in a sense, they gained a victory last week. they wanted yingluck shinawatra

out of the office of then interim prime minister, and she is out of office. there's a new acting prime minister. it's a victory of sorts. they are camped out in a park in the center parts of bangkok. moving to government house, and suiting up to the leader of this anti-government movement. he said he will occupy a government office, because the acting government, the one ruling this country has not been in the government house for months. he will come and stage the protest here, and see how things unfold over the coming days. >> there are some top government meetings today. oh is running thailand at the moment? i suppose how quickly could that change? >> yes, it can change quickly, and that is a good question. we don't have an acting prime minister. we have an anti-government protest movement saying they

don't recognise the acting prime minister, and they want him removed from office, anyone connected to the cabinet and an appointed cabinet and office. that's why they are moving the group here and that's what they'll stand for. the senate is in session, an informal meeting is what they call it. they don't expect a major announcement. they need to map out their role. they won't make a definitive statement to what they see the senate moving forward. as to how quickly it could change, we saw that last week. moving forward, it will be a lot of legal battles, and staging of protestors here and in other parts of bangkok. >> lots of political wrangling going on, a lot of tension where you are. how do you assess the

possibility of more violence between the two supporters? >> now, i think we are in a relatively safe zone. that is honestly because the red shirts, the support group for the government - per protesting, and they have a large number of people. that is well outside of the capital in bangkok. they are an hour's drive away. the anti-government protest leaders are in the central part of the city. the red shirts are cautious about the confrontation. they have kept themselves removed. if things tip against them, hard against the government, they say they'll come in and there'll be a confrontation. right now we are in a safe zone. when we discuss how quickly the government can change, how quickly the two groups. rebels launched a series of attacks in southern thailand.

one person was killed, 10 others have been injured in a series of shootings, bombings and arson attacks. they have been demanding more autonomy from a central government in bangkok. 18 have been killed this central china. state media says 40 workers were inside the building. there has been widespread flooding across china, two people died. let's go to breaking news from yemen, where there has been a drone strike. two suspected al qaeda fighters in the north of the country have been killed. the attack happened in the province of mareeb, a car was destroyed in which they were travelling. let's get more detail on this from the capital of yemen. tell us more about this drone strike.

>> what we can confirm is that the drone attack targeted four people travelling in an area in the vast desert land of mareeb - an area controlled by tribal leaders. there's a minimal preps of the army and the government. al qaeda has been active over the past fewer years. people told us they recognised the bodies of two people, two others burnt beyond recognition. we don't know if they were members of al qaeda security forces. they are investigating the case. the americas - this is the first drone attack since the start of the military offensive in the last two weeks. the americans - the u.s. stepped up its drone attacks in 2011 and "12 that killed senior members of al qaeda.

the top commanders of the group, and the massive bomb-makers remain at large. there's a concern that this operation could create a sense of backlash. people have been sensitive of the notion of the americans fighting the fight or using drone attacks against people. it is something that the government should plan and own. >> thank you. >> voting has started in the last phase of india's 5-week old general election. three more states are casting their votes. one is narendra modi, the leader is contesting a seat in the battle ground city of baranasi. he is the front runner, but there is competition from the anticorruption common man party. the ruling congress party has been suffering corruption allegations and is likely to suffer losses.

>> the main focus of the polls is the battle ground. it. >> reporter: it's the final phase of the indian general election. we have seen a potential of $814 million voters go the ballot box in 29 states, and seven union territories. on monday they see their final constituencies go to the polls. as many as 60 million heading to the ballot box. the b.j.p.'s prime ministerial candidate, narendra modi is fighting against the common man party's chief. both are hoping to win the seat and project an image that they can represent the whole of the country. narendra modi is from the state of goodra. by fighting a seat in a

different state they are trying to send the message across. security has been tight. there has been sporadic violence in the east of the country. violence in asam. left-wing maoist violence. on sunday, in eastern maharastra. votes will be counted on friday. it is expected when that vote count starts, postal first, and then electronic voting machines will tell us who will form the next government of india in the 16th mattery elections. the trends will come out three or four hours after the votes are counted on friday. >> a government building has been stormed by the taliban in eastern afghanistan. it's one of a number of attacks across the country. in kabul two rockets were fired. there was no damage. police surrounded the

provisional justice ministry building in the city of jalalabad. gun fire was changed. it's not known how many people were inside at the time of the attack. still to come - iraq - accused of using barrel bombs as it intense fizz its -- intensifies its operations in cuba and closing in on jonathan cohn - the search -- kony, the search narrowed for the warlord.

welcome back. i'm stooep cole, a reminder of

the top stories. pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine are claiming a victory after the referendum on self recall. the majority of those that turned out voted in favour of the move. final results are expected in a few hour's time. thai anti-government protesters moved to a new headquarters. thousands are moving to the empty government house. >> a drone strike killed who suspect al qaeda fighters in the northern yemeni province. the drone destroyed the car in which the people were travelling. >> people's the iraqi city of fallujah told us that the military is using barrel bombs against them. they are in the process of driving out anti-government fighters. the use of improvised explosive devices could be seep as a war

crime. imran khan reports. >> reporter: these pictures could be the first time we have seep the use of barrel bombs in iraq. they are, in effect, home-made heavy explosives. explosives material is stuffed into a barrel and dropped from a helicopter. milt officials believe they were improvising explosives due to a shortage of weapons. the use has been condemned. >> one man in fallujah saw it. >> there bombs on the city. the army using barrel bombs on the city [ inaudible ] targ targetting

[ inaudible ] they are targetting mosques, mouses and markets. [ gunfire ] hospital sources say they had to treat civilian casualties, and the separation is desperate. the ministry of defense spokesman told al jazeera that we are fighting terrorism with the military machine, and doing it in a humane way:. >> people who have fled told me that the army fired barrel bombs on residential neighbourhoods. >> iraq's army says that this operation in fallujah is a final and decisive action against anti-government tribal militias. they have been fighting in anbar

since january. both experienced heavy losses. >> if the use of barrel bombs is confirmed in civilian areas, that constitution a war crime and a new and troubling tactic by the iraqi army. al jazeera arabic abdullah al-shami has now been on hunger strike in an egyptian prison for 112 days, his lawyer telling al jazeera he's asked egyptian authorities to transfer him to hospital. he says his client could die if not given immediate medical help. >> translation: during a visit it was said he was inco-here elent and the -- incoherent and what he said didn't make sense. his mother called a lawyer to confirm people saw him in that state. i felt his life was at risk, after seeing him in court and pictures after he lost weight.

>> three other al jazeera journalists are held in egypt. it's now 135 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the group has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their ready release. >> the u.n. security council is preparing to discuss a report that co narrow the -- could narrow the hunt for joseph conery, the leader for the lords resistance army, and he's wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. stefanie dekker reports. this is a rare glimpse of joseph kony, the leader of the lords resistance army, the l.r.a., and led an elusive ghostly existence in the deps jungles of central africa. he's been indicted for war crimes by the international criminal court, stemming from a war waged in the forth for two

decades. over a million displaced. many raped and maimed. countless children were forced to kill and mutilate their families, and turn into coney's personal soldiers. the l.r.a. is responsible for every war crime and atrocity in the book. really, in the past three to four years, what we is seep is that the tactics of the l.r.a. changed a bit. the violence decreased significantly in the past few years, but history shows what they are capable of. an african union task force, backed by 100 special forces have been trying to find him for years. in march the u.s. sent four aircraft to help in the search. it's a massive challenge. covering areas of south sudan,

the democratic republic of congo. it's inhospitable terrain that coney and his men know well. it's hard to measure the strength. we estimate that the l.r.a. has 160 combatants from uganda left. even though the numbers don't seem that imposing compared to other armed groups in the region, the l.r.a. is able to do much damage with relatively few fighters. >> so whereas the l.r.a. is not the force that it once was, there's a fear that the group could take advantage of unrest in places like the central african republic, and south sudan, to destabilize the region. for many that survived, hearing

joseph kony's name instills an unspeakable fear. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon will brief a security council on developments in south sudan. a ceasefire appears to have been broken soon after it came in effect. the south sudan accuses the arm, i of voting first. the ceasefire was part of a wider agreement between president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar. nearly 2,000 indigenous people massacred during the civil war, lasting from 1960 to 1966 - former president ef ron was found guilty of genocide. his conviction over turned. we have more from guatemala city. >> reporter: marking a landmark court ruling to music, hundreds

commemorate the first anniversary of conviction of the the former dictate scores was sentenced to 86 years in prison. the festivities are bittersweet. >> reporter: 10 days after the verdict the court overturned the conviction sending it back. a series of legal actions had many worried. >> in february the attorney-general an ark tech was told to step down seven months before she thought her term was set to end. she was passed up for re-election despite being the second most qualified candidate. they tried to suspend for a year a judge who presided over the trial. many said it was clear what is going on. >> translation: there have been changes in favour of impunity

and those responsible for genocide. they feel empowered to do what they want. we'll work for peace. national and international groups met on friday to discuss the trial. many analysts said developments showed a trajility of the post-conflict justice system. >> what we have seen over the past year has been a backlash. in response to the trial, where conservative of the business elite, the military and conservative politicians kale together in an effort to block the trial and future trials. >> some supporters said the trial has been politicized and foreigners deserved the blame. we gata mallans have to govern ourselves. we have to define our laws. united states, holland swits and

others cannot tell us how to do things. >> with the genocide trial to start, they'll likely return to the international spotlight. it's sex months off, and bringing the most infamous dictator back to court may be elusive. it's been become 70 years since the end of the world war ii. the u.s. holds a lot of nazi art. it is in storage and do dangerous to return. >> reporter: these are the pointings us expect the u.s. army to have. artwork commissioned by the military itself, to record the u.s. war experience abroad. a few steps away the subject matter transform. >> one of the main issues of this piece is you look at the

skull and cross bones and you look at the dollar badge signifying the ss. it's a direct message. >> it's one of 466 gerlan works held at an army base under the terms of an agreement under german de-nazification. >> reporter: they were not returned if they had slogans, had nazi leaders or depicted certain messages. >> the art commission by the nazis was contrasted to the u.s. >> that is not what you see on the pointing of the gis, the scene of the american b 17 coming in. it's firing flares, indicating that there's wounded on board. >> for u.s. authorities the

championing of artistic freedom wag the message, wot the work. a strategy that continued to the cold war. >> for the allies, it was important to show the difference between the rage eems, what they stood for. >> the u.s. holocaust museum organised exhibitions, and some formed part of its collection. seen within the context of the horror of nahsyism, it did contain some value. >> it's important for the object to be preserved and available for display in the proper circumstances. you have to look at the consequences that caused the deaths of 55 million people. you look at the artwork and examine what role does it play. >> german authorities do not seem concerned to get any of it back. when contacted. the german embassy declined to

comment the the cash and artefacts should remain locked up. that's the website, and the home page. you can keep up to date with news around the world. leading at the moment on the referendum in ukraine. aljazeera.com. hello. i am richard againstberg. you are at the "listening post." in the new south africa, the media is a big part of the story. click bait, those teasing head lines you hate yourself for clicking on. the russian media have marched to the kremlin's beat. they have the mels