only on al jazeera america >> hello, welcome to the news hour, i'm jane dutton in doha. >> kiev condemns the referendum as a farce. >> indians go to the polls in the face of the world's biggest election. >> and we'll have all the sports

including just a month away from the world cup in brazil. right now i'll let you know who is in and who is out. >> boko haram has released a video showing the first pictures of more than 200 girls kidnapped from their school in nigeria a month ago. the rebel group responsible for a series of atrocity say the girls have converted to islam. the boko haram leader offered to release them in exchange for prisoners that are held. >> their kidnapping has shocked the world. now the images of the missing girls are likely to cause further distress. in the first video release from the boko haram.

it was heard to determine from the video where the location was shot. the leader also makes a separate appearance. he said he will not let the girls go unless incarcerated members of their group are released. >> what more have you been able to glean about this video? >> reporter: well, jane, so far the government has not made any remarks or comments from this video. it took them weeks to acknowledge the initial

kidnapping, and the military is not making any remarks about their search team. it's difficult to determine where the video was shot, the location, reports have so far indicated that the girls are mostly in the forest in borno state. one can only imagine the impact this is going to have on the very distressed families, the very angry protesters and a very shocked international community. >> but good to know that many of them are still alive or the majority, it seems. what about the prisoners the demand made by the leader. any idea who they are or how important they are to boko haram? >> reporter: in the 17-minute video, they do not specify names or give details as to the details of the identifies they're exacting their release. there are hundreds of boko haram

fighters incarcerated in jails across the country. in april we've seen a very brazen prison break attempt not far from the presidential palace with forces engaged in gun battle trying to push back that prison break. it has become very evidence over the past few months that the group has made it a priority to release these men that have been inas far as raincarcerateed. amnesty international documenting very allegations of abuse by prison forces pushing

back this prison break. >> how hard is it going to be to wipe out this group considering their level of confidence, they still have the girls despite international teams being on the ground, the fact that they can release a video like this. >> judging from the last five years this has not been a walk in the park for nigeria authorities. they've been battling boko haram, and they say they're new in the field of counte counter insurgency whe. they say they need assistance when it comes to intelligence. the nigerian army has not been able to replicate success within its own borders for multiple

reasons. it's clear that the soldiers lack the necessary training. they say they have deployed thousands of groups to the ground, the air force and border patrols have been involved. but even with the involvement of the air force we still see ongoing operations by boko haram attacking multiple scrimmage vin the northeast. >> thanks. four people have been killed by iraqi army shells in the city of fallujah. government is accused of dropping barrel bombs in efforts to drive out anti-government fighters. >> in yemen, an apparent drone strike has killed five al-qaeda fighters.

a car carrying the suspected fighters was droid. second boat carrying migrants has sunk off the coast of libya. it's sending a ask you tea sendo look for survivors. a warning that some fight find the photos disturbings. >> bodies being retrieved from the open sea. the cost guard and police patrol searching for more casualties. the final death toll is unclear. when a boat carrying 130 illegal immigrants from different african countries sank in tripoli. over 74 were missing, but the spokesman insists only 20 bodies

were found. health officials say they need help. >> we have 48 dead bodies in coroner's advanc vans and thereo hospitals to release them. the corpses on the shore will cause environmental problems and disease. >> the country is in chaos after the fall of mohammed qaddafi regime. thit lacks the resources to protect the vast border it shares ca with six countries. this country is a transit point for migrants. some will be detained and others set free. the interim government said it is not only libya's problem, and

the they need to do more. >> al jazeera arabic correspondent has now been on hunger strike in an egyptian prison for 112 days. he has asked egyptian authorities to transfer him to the hospital in 48el hours. his attorney said his client could die if he did not receive help. >> reporter: during the visit it said he was incoherent and the things he said didn't make sense. he fainted and was unconscious. his mother called lawyers to make sure that they saw him in that state. i felt that his life was at risk after i saw him in court and pictures after he lost weight. >> three other inning georgeists continue to be held in egypt for 145 days now. they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim

brotherhood. the group has been declared a terrorist group by egypt. al jazeera rejects these charges and continues to demand their release. the hunting down of joseph kony, the leader is wanted for crimes against humanity including rape and using child soldiers in parts of central africa. >> reporter: this is a rare glimpse of joseph kony. he is leader of the lra the lords resistance army, and he has lived in the dense jungles of africa for years. he has been indicted of war crimes. tens of thousands of people were killed over a million displaced many raped and maimed. countless children were forced

to kill and mutilate their own families and then turned into kony's personal soldiers. >> the lra are really responsible for just about every war crime and atrocity in the book. but really in the past three to four years what we've seen is that the tactics of the lra have changed quite a bit. the violence has decreased significantly in the past few years but their history shows what they're still capable of. >> reporter: an african union of $5,000 soldiers backed by international forces have been trying to find him for years. it's a massive challenge. the operation is based out of uganda and covers areas of south sudan, the democratic republic of congo. it's a terrain that kony and his

men know well. >> it's very difficult to use conventional means. right now we estimate that the lra have 160 actual comba combas from uganda left, but even though the numbers don't seem that imposing compared to other armed groups in the region, the lra is able to do much damage with relatively few fighters. >> the lra is not quite the force it once was there is a real fear that the group could take advantage of unrest in places like the central africa republic and sudan. hearing joseph kony's name still instills an unspeakable fear. stephanie decker, al jazeera. >> straightistseparatists in eae

say the overwhelming of those who voted in donetsk and luhansk wants to split from ukraine. >> this is the man who would be leader of the new republic in east ukraine, the donetsk republic. on the board drawings of events that soon could come. >> they were trying to tell us that russia is the occupier, but we know it's not like that. the border should be open. they are already sufficiently open in the rest of europe, and i think in the future there will be some kind of union here. >> reporter: and outside of his

office in the official government building in donestk. people who were pleased with the result. >> the newly formed republic will be built as a free republic. >> we want to be ou in putin's power because our children keep dying. >> reporter: in slovyansk, the idea of separation has taken root amid the violence. >> i'm 100% sure the people have made the right decision before i was in doubt thinking maybe we don't need it. maybe it's not worth it. but there is always 100% right. >> reporter: and so they would have it inside building the referendum has delivered a giant endorsement for the people's republic of donetsk.

>> there are people who are opposed to it all. opinion polls have suggested a great many people. >> i just want this to end. i don't want to go anywhere. i like it here. i've liked it for 21 years. >> reporter: but with voters in two eastern regions now claiming total support for separation the voices of opposition have effectively been silenced. >> they've voted for self rule and many are looking towards russia to rule them. >> reporter: well, that's certainly the picture that is being painted today in the aftermath of supplied's referendum, but you know what, i'm not convinced that that's

the general consensus of the people. when we were speaking to people at polling stations, very few people expressed a strong desire to be part of russia. what they were doing when they voted yes to self rule for the eastern regions, there were spitting in the eye of kiev, effective. it's seems to be used by the separatist leadership at legitimatization, as a mandate to do what they wanted to do all along, which is to forge closer contact with russia. >> where does that leave the presidential ballot on the 25th of may? >> well, the presidential vote will go ahead acros across the e of ukraine on may 25th. it will have difficulties here. the head of the election commission who sits in kiev said

that the vote will still be valid even if they can't get polling stations up and running in many of these separatist held towns and cities in the east. that said, the sentiment in the east is that there is not really a candidate among the presidential hopefuls that would satisfy anybody here in the east. i don't think the presidential vote is going to be particularly well received even if they did manage to polling stations up here. >> we met the mexico women offering home comforts to migrants traveling illegally by train. and in sports nervous moments by the spanish league fans with madrid and barcelona in the hunt.

>> at least four people have been killed in south africa. workers at the mine have been on strike for the last four months demanding high wages. let's get the latest in johannesburg. what happened, tonya? >> reporter: well, this is all happening in the midst of one of south africa's longest running and most costly strikes ever. the dead members of the national unions of mine workers leading this very protracted strike, what they demanding is an increase in the basic entry level pay from $550 to $1,250. last week the union rejected the latest offer by the platinum producers of $1,200, but including deductions and things like housing and pension and they would only get their money after three years or so.

that was rejected. to work around it, they were expecting a positive response and people would come back to work, but that angered the union leaders, and so you get a sense really of the sort of tension, the conflict in this area one in which some unions are complaining off intimidation, and this has happened while they were trying to see if they could start opening up some of these shafts that were closed down for nearly four months now. >> so anc back in power after recent elections, the president promising to end unemployment and to sort this sort of issue out, how easy or difficult is it going to be? >> reporter: well, it's extremely difficult because we saw just on monday actually

warning that they would have to look at restructuring, job losses because the strike has gone on for so long. they can't afford to--they posted a loss of $280 million for the first six months of the year down from a profit of $52 million last year. so anything like this that adds to the sense of uncertainty particularly in a key sector of employment in south africa does not help the national congress nor the president's promises to try to create the millions of jobs that south africa knee nee. one in four people are without jobs, and it's difficult to put people in positions where they might end up losing their jobs. >> at least 15 people have been

killed and dozens more injured in a stampede. fans fought with rival supporters after the home team was defeated. police fired tear gas in the crowd, which triggered the stampede. the current violence in the south sudan is a reminder of the civil war between the north and south betwee in the 1980's and . >> i ran from south sudan from the civil war. i was a refugee in nairobi as one of the lost girls. >> any memories of bloodshed or loss is overshadowed by chatter in the boulder, coloradoer, home. this is the first time her friends have been together.

some have traveled for thousands of miles for this reunion. >> you know there is a saying that mountains we'll never miss, but humans, always, even if it's a hundred years. >> reporter: over a decade of civil wars, tens of thousands of sudanese children fled ending up in refugee camps. they were dubbed the lost boys and girls. at six years of age, cecilia was dubbed for slavery. >> they won't let you go to school because they want you to do stuff like cleaning because you don't have parents. they can give you away because they can get a bride price. >> reporter: but cecilia was not sold a as a bride.

today thebride. shshe was adopted, a woman convinced her congregation to adopt 18 children. three of the other children are receiving their degrees at the university of colorado. she has her own family now with her husband, who was a lost boy, and a brand new master's degree in education. >> you made it! >> reporter: she hopes to start a girls school in sudan. the land is already bought and waiting for the lost girl to

come home. al jazeera, boulder. >> let's talk a little bit about the weather, rich, i believe it's not looking good for china. >> meteorologist: no, it's part of this weather front that has worked its way up the yagtze river. we've had rainfall reported, not just rainfall but a large number with lightening strikes. the situation nearby is very similar, 193 millimeters in 24 hours. we're running into the wetter season here. getting into may 230-millimeters for the whole month, and there we are with the past four days.

roads and rail transport has been severely disrupted, and the rivers really flows quite fiercely at the home. there are a lot of people who have had to be rescue as a result. the situation here does not look better any time soon. tuesday on into wednesday it looks like it's going to be an awful lot of rain in the area. >> thank you. thousands of migrants travel each year in search of a better life, often making their way illegally by train. the journey is full of risks and uncertainties. a group of women have been working to make that journey a little easier by feeding the migrants. and they're now finally being recognized for their hard work. >> this group of women feeds migrants riding the train that

carries them north to the u.s. border. their leader has been doing this for almost 20 years. waiting for the train. it's known as the beast and carries migrants from central america through mexico. back at the shelter she asks new arrivals why they left home. >> i left because there is no work there. my children couldn't even go to school. one of my sons has already been killed. >> that's why he brought his youngest son on this journey. like countless mothers before her, she left six children back in guatemala. >> my children were asking me for things i could not give. all i could do is give them my heart.

>> norma soothes their pain the only way she knows how pop by offering a home cooked meal. >> it doesn't matter where they're from. all we know is they are hungry, and leaving their family is not easy. >> reporter: norma has gained support from those in power. the president's has awarded her for the help of migrants. >> when they don't pay they get thrown off the train. sometimes they're mutilated and sometimes they die that way. >> reporter: they only have a few moments to pack the food and toss it to hungry migrants riding the rails. when the full train finally comes the work is fast and dangerous. members on board feel a rush of excitement. >> this day like every other day

they have come out to the track to give food to hundreds of migrants making their way north to the u.s. border. but recently many migrants have not gotten on the train pause it's gotten so dangerous. some are now walking along the highway. some are walking in the train's wake. a father and son left honduras three months ago. they saw migrants tossed from the beast and have been walking ever since. they hope to reach the u.s. some day. >> there is much more to come on the program. indians line u up in the exercie of democracy. and in sport find out who won the richest prize in golf. action from the $1.8 million players championship coming up.

>> here are the headlines. boko haram have released the videos of more than 200 girls kidnapped from their school in nigeria a month ago. the rebel group responsible for a series of atrocities offered a prisoner exchange. ukraine's government has condemned an unofficial referendum in the east of the country as a farce. separatists claim 90% of those who took part voted for self rule. at least four people have been killed in south africa's

mine workers. workers at the mine have been on strike for the last four months. demanding higher wages. >> bring back our girls. it is the hashtag that has gone viral and succeeded in gaining global attention of the nigerian girls' plight. it has been retweeted now more than 2 million times it has been picked up by notable figures by first leader michelle obama, mahlah la la, and even the pope. many have been rallying in cities as far abatte as

washington, d.c. at least seven people were killed after fighters stormed a government building. there was gunfight exchange between local police. in a separate attack, around nine people were killed in an attack on a mrs. checkpoint and rockets were fired at international airport but no damage was caused. thermany voters are casting their votes in the final phase of india's election. it's leader is seen as a frontrunner to become the next prime minister with 840 million eligible voters. it is the world's biggest exercise in democracy. we have more from new delhi.

>> they had to cover a lot of territory in what is the largest democratic vote in the world. 114 million people were able to vote. political activists did everything they could to gain their support. >> overi'm they become prisoners of the political parties. it seems to be breaking out of that, and people seem to be oh democracy back from the political parties into their own hands. >> reporter: voting began on the 7th of april in the northeast, and from the start turn out was high. over a million security personnel were deployed to safeguard the group. there was violence in central india, but that did not

discourage voters. once again, turn out was high. people's needs and wants varied across india but underline demand was to rid the countries from corruption. the aap seemed to have tapped into popular demand. >> people are tired of these political parties who play politics that my class is your class. the linguistic differences, etc., etc. the world over there is a move amongst people that we want governments to deliver what they promised. >> candidates for the top job has promised he can deliver this. the leader of the governing congress party dismissed him as a divisive figure who cannot be trusted by minority groups. >> reporter: ballot count will be started on friday, and then there will an taste of whether

these parties or their leaders have the seats to support their administration or whether they'll look for help from other parties. al jazeera, new delhi. >> many in bangkok are calling for the interim government to step down. they also opposed elections scheduled for july which the current government is likely to win. we have more from the capitol. >> reporter: sitting tight with one goal in mind: a change in the government. nearly a week after removing shinawatra as prime minister for abuse of power, protesters are still out. >> this government doesn't have any more power. they don't have a prime minister any more. they don't have the righteousness to run the country. >> reporter: they're intent to

remove the entire cabinet. for six months now anti-government protesters have been occupying parts of bangkok, they have been told to gather here now outside of parliament and the prime minister's office to bring greater pressure on the government to leave. at the interim prime minister's press conference there was no sign that's about to happen. >> in the past there might be coup or something happening already, but this time it's already six months, and we can manage running the country. i have strong confidence in the election. >> reporter: protesters disrupted polls in february, and the courts nullified the results. the government said new elections scheduled for july are the only way to restore the legitimacy, but holding one may not be straightforward. anti-government demonstrators oppose elections.

>> the last election showed that people did not agree with the election. we have to admit that vote happened. >> reporter: protesters want an unelection council to carry out anti-corruption reform. the government insists that is undemocratic. florence lee, al jazeera, bangkok. >> let's go on with the election in india. india's nine-phase election is the biggest in the world. it's been running since the end of april, and final results will be announced on friday. around 900,000 polling stations were set up to accommodate over 800 million registered voters.

>> we're joined live now from new delhi. the focus of attention? >> well, very important to the east of the country, and important for two reasons. the removing of the leader and the potential prime minister t. the reason the two men are fighting, both of these men want to show that beyond their safe zone they can represent the whole of india. a huge muslim population, and

hindu community many spread the ashes of their dead along the river, whoeve whoever wins thatt has some really good pr behind them when the results come in. >> there is speculation about who is going to win. can we believe the exit polls? because they've been notoriously wrong in the past. any drink difference this time? >> well, they're right in one respect, the last four elections have shown the exit polls to be completely wrong. normally companies have commissioned companies to

perform exit polls. 180 constituents out of the thousands and the same possible incorrect swing, so you have to take these exit polls with a pinch of salt for the moment, and over the next 48 hours there is more local channels here ho will form their own conclusion. one of the national papers say they're confident that they will win 272 seats, the magic number they need to form a majority government. but we have not seen a majority government since 1984 since ra rajeev gandhi.

>> what sort of elections could a new government make? >> i think there is a grate deal apathy of looking at the issues. there are many things that people want to see changed. all involving corruption, the way they see large industry stepping over th over the deman. thand they've been unable to manage. in doing so the public got very frustrated and we all remember that horrific gang rape of a medical student. the government was so slow in reacting to that, that people

got very annoyed and laws were very made where rape is now punishable by hanging. and it has been issued to those who have perpetrated such a crime. people want to see good government and that has been the overriding statement. good government, less corruption, which is the best party to do that? well, let's see who the public of india have voted in on that job on friday. >> thank you. still to come on al jazeera, the ultimate catching device, swiss researchers create a bionic arm that can catch balls like a human. the clippers with a stunning comeback against the oklahoma city thunder. the latest action from the nba playoffs coming up. vé

as a person >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> when it comes to catching some are better than others. researchers have come up what may well be the world's catching device. it could be applied to applications on earth and in space. >> reporter: in lest than 5/100 of a second this robotic arm scans, calculates and cars a variety of objects. they have taught the arm how to move and coupled it with a movement and prediction.

>> it's go to come to you no matter how perfect your robot is, you may reach the wrong object. it was trained where how to predict where the object was and where it would land. >> reporter: take the technology into space, and yo, and it may e problems in gravity. it could help in cleanup efforts. and there are also applications on earth. the development of driverless cars like this car from google relies on just that to avoid

collisions. >> it can be used to avoid a number of applications. this is another example of reacting and avoiding. >> reporter: what is the catch? not much, it seems. the technique still needs some fine tuner but researchers say we should expect to see it as part of the next generation of responsive technology. >> we'll go to sports. >> reporter: thank you very much. football first, exactly one month away from the start of the football world cup in brazil. many of the leading nations are announcing their squads, and in the last hour england have revealed their world cup party. they announced the 23-man squad like sterling, the 18-year-ol td

supporter. here is that squad left. to the midfielders, gerard is thisthe skipper, and finally the strikers. >> joining me now to discuss the squad is lee wellings. always a lot of interest aroundd the world about the england squad. it's been announced with ashley cole and luke shaw from southampton. >> this is absolute confirmation, but the news leaked early. one thing that surprised cole

has not been the most popular especially off the pitch. but he has been gracious. in some ways that's taken some of the controversy out of it because a lot of people feel you just have to take your best players to the world cup, an, bt they want to bring young players, six have been taken to a world cup, and that man is coming in on the left back slot. it's going to be really difficult for them in brazil. the thought of them preparing for a world cup it should be this one. italy and uruguay as well as

costa rica. >> it will be interesting to see how they get on. thank you very much. well, to spain now. the league title race will go down to the final day. real madrid lost, and reports in a day of high drama. >> nothing short of victory would be enough to keep them in their title race. there was no room for lack of sons station, reality struggled to create chances, their best as well. a 2-0 loss was down to two.

it would do nothing to lessen the pressure o for atletico madd on the verge of their first title since 1996. some just wanted to look away. barcelona reduce their chance at the gap. they were held for a draw as their match finished goalless. al jazeera. to basketball now. the indiana pacers have beaten the washington wizards to take the 3-1 lead. they would level their conference series to two a piece. the clippers at 2-1, russell

westbrook giving oklahoma a 17-3 lead in the first quarter. so this is match kevin durant. some how he managed to end up on the losing side. >> they would go on to win 101-99. >> it's one of the best wins. we got off to a very slow start. even there in the fourth quarter we could have relaxed and gave in at any point. but i think we willed this one. it's a really good team. we found a way. >> the nhl playoffs the chicago lax have taken the 3-2 lead. it was an emotional day for thee

new york rangers playing on mother's day. in fact, three days after his mother's death lo louis scores. >> starting from poll position luis hamilton had an explosive start leading teammates niko rossberg into turn one. in a league of their own in the early stages at least a length faster than the rest of the field. maldonado into the walls again. vettel posted lap times to remain in the mix. all eyes were on the hamilton

hamilton-rossberg duel, which showed no signs of easing. in the dying stages it was hamilton in front while rossberg threw everything at his british teammate to close the gap to just .6 of a second on the final lap. but as the checkered flag came down it was hamilton fastest. rossberg second, ricado third, while vettel fourth. louis hamilton now leads by three points chalking his four consecutive victory. sarah pope, al jazeera. >> maria sharapova came back to win her first madrid title. the russian crumbled in th once. she did manage to win her second before pulling away and extends

an unbeaten run to 11. world number one rafael nadal now heads to the masters for the big one in paris. germany's martin kaymer was tied going into the final round, but the 20-year-old could not keep his tournament going. giving him a final run 74, tied for fourth. and former number one kaymer did enough booze furyk picked up a

check for $1.8 billion for $1.8. >> children are channeling their energy collecting world cup stickers. >> all over the world groups, mostly boys, are huddling outside their schools swapping their football stickers. many parents wonder why they can't apply the same type of dedication to their school home work. it is also infectious. were. >> it's for my grandson. it's a passion for my grandson. i come with him as his grandmother. >> and in england costa rica,

spain. >> if collectors don't get the stickers they are after during the week they come to this bark in be ben buenos aires, rain or, to what has become a trading street. for many this is a rite of passage, a truly international experience where competing countries across the world, not just in the 32 nations taking part in the world cup. by the way, if anyone has a spare wayne rooney sticker i've got these two to spare. it's a tradition going back to the mexico world cup in 1970. heavily laced with nostalgia. anand a multi million dollar industry. my sons remember with joy completing that 2006 album when we landed that elusive defender.

in argentina football, football stickers are a part of life. >> it's great for society and in these difficult times we're living through with all the insecurity with parents fear leaving the house with their kids, this is a perfect meeting place, perfect. >> reporter: and whoever said collecting football stickers was only a hobby for 11-year-old boys. by the time the world cup finally does kick off on june 12th, these collectors with all the stickers in place will be experts. only needing to fill in the name of the eventually winners. al jazeera, buenos aires. >> make sure you stay with us on al jazeera. we have another full bulletin of news. we'll have more out of nigeria,

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