only on al jazeera america >> hello, from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes a showdown between armed groups in libya as the government struggles to unite the country. video message from the pakistani taliban. it's leader said it will continue fighting until islamic law is imposed across the country. syria's largest city shut up

shop in protest of rebel fighting. and a povert poster boy forl animals. >> libya's army chief has deployed armed militia to the capital of tripoli. it follows an attacks on parliament by forces loyal to a former general. two people were killed in that attack on sunday. retired general has been conducting a campaign against militias in bengahzi. the government says its actions amount to an attempted coup. tell us about these armed groups in the capital--capitol. what is going on there? >> reporter: let me start with the confirmation that the embasssaudiembassy has closed i,

and they are citing security fears. there are other reports that other embassies did the same. we'll confirm them once we get it. now back to your question. the situation in tripoli is calm, however, it is very tense. the crisis that has been going on for the past three dice that started in bengahzi and moved on to tripoli really highlights the week position for the libyan government. those militias are very powerful. they are loyal to their own commanders. some of those militias inter grateintegrated into the milita. it's a very chaotic situation. >> what is behind the fighting and why now?

>> well, the general said this is his way of waging a war against the general congress, the parliament is supporting terrorist and extremists. these are his words. why these targeting the gnc that takes us back to february. he described that gnc has lost it's mandate, of this it has no legitimacy. he's calling on his supporters for the libyan army to join his movement. it depends on who you speak to. some analysts say that he is backed by an attorne foreign aga trying to replicate the events in egypt in which the military overthrew the government. we speak with officials here. they say that they are really

trying to target the legitimacy of the government, and the gnc. however, to sum it up, libyans are really scared that this is a country that the government cannot rival. the country is heading to more violence, chaos and more division. some are scared that that will lead to a civil war. >> since the fall of muammar qaddafi, libyan government has struggled to rein in the rebel fighters that brought him down. they formed militias with their own leaders. this is the most powerful of these groups and commands a militia of 18,000 many of qaddafi russian-trade enforcements. it's believed that they're responsible for storming tripoli's parliament building on sunday. they blame the group for

lawlessness in the country. they say they're loyal to this man. general hafta. more than 80 people were killed. the governor has been struggling with the separatist movement in the east since 2011 revolution. several tribes have declared autonomy in these regions. they want a greater share of oil revenues. libya's government has struggled to stop them from taking over oil ports. we'll talk more about what is happening in the country. we go to a professor at libyan university. it seems there is a showdown.

tell what's is happening there. >> there is fighting, as we know, over the two and a half years following the fall of qaddafi, libya has been unstable with so many different groups fighting among themselves. parts of the regions are asking for federation or autonomy over the control of oil and a big share in the oil revenues. >> but here is an important point. there are so many fronts at the moment. what is out there that is able to tie them all together, if anything? >> if there is anything to tie them all together is the weakness of some government. basically when qaddafi, libya disintegrated, there was no institution to speak off, there was no army to speak of.

when qaddafi's regime fell these militias are those who fought qaddafi. they did not necessarily have an ideology or anything to tie them together. they had one single enemy, and that was qaddafi. and once qaddafi's regime fell they didn't have a vision-- >> certainly not rule of law or shared desire of democracy. >> they have not agreed on some things. let's not forget the prime minister of libya himself was kidnapped. anthey have been some the strongest in the country. he was not handed over to a sort of government. he has not been tried yet, and

that shows the weakness of the government. the second thing is that there is isn't a proper government to speak of. today the libyan parliament is going to elect a new prime minister, and this suggest there is so much volatility into the country, and every group trying to have a say. >> effectively failed state, is there anything that will keep it together? >> for the time being all the signs of it being a failed state, th given the lawlessnessf the country all the signs are there that the violence is going to continue. >> thank you very much for talking to us. it's been very interesting.

>> after april's vote let's go to baghdad. how is it looking? >> well, the election commission doing a press conference at the moment. it is still continuing but it looks like prime minister nouri al-maliki's party has the majority of the votes. so far it's not enough for him to form a government. it looks like his government has 96 seats with a total of 328 seats up for grabs. the breakdown as it stands looks like prime minister nouri al-maliki's party in the lead. then you have the party sunnies have had good showing in anbar province, and the kurdish parties have had some good shows, but they were officially announced until thursday. none of this means that iraq

will see a government any time soon. the iraqi parliament has to meet. if two-thirds form a majority, they can form a government, but that has not happened. they're getting the coalitions and blocks together. it is by no means that nouri al-maliki will be voted back in to office. he needs to strike a number of deals with other parties. what we think for a strong showing, it's not enough for them to form a government right now. >> quite extraordinary with the security vacuum, if you can call it that, it's a state of oppositions. >> reporter: now the election in the anbar province there is a military operation going on since january, it meant that the vote there was unfair. however, they have shown quite strong results, so whether

they'll take it to the next level, which is complaining to the supreme court and getting the supreme court to take a look at the election results remains to be seen. it's daftible if that will happen. given all the car bombs and attacks that we see on a daily basis it is extraordinary that the elections took place on time. they closed down the air space, check points every 15 meters. people were not allowed to drive into places where the polling was taking place. that's all disappeared. that big operation has finished. we've seen a number of car bombs since that. you're right. it's extraordinary that the elections happened on time. now it's a question of who gets what seat, and the politics of this really starts. if will we see an iraqi government any time soon? some say it will happen in three months. others are more pessimistic

saying that iraqi may be without a government until december. >> thank you. the leader of the pakistani taliban released a statement telling his government that his men will continue to fight until islamic law is imposed across the country. a video shows him being welcomed by fighters. we have more from islamabad. >> they have issued a radio message, which is his first since he was appointed the taliban warning the government that suicide-bombers were ready, and that his men would fight. the imposition of sharia law. the committee appointed by the taliban has said that the pakistani constitution was in line to islamic law and there was no discussion on that issue.

since he was appointed leader of the taliban in november he has issued a warning to the government at a time when the government has said that the talks between the taliban and pakistan and the government are stalled because of infighting. that infighting is taking place, and there are serious differences within the taliban ranks. they are speaking of a time when the taliban chief is in kabul. he'll raise the issues of border infiltration. the important timing of the message also suggests that the gdp is not interested in continued dialogue, however the leader of tap ban said he will talk to those groups who are

sincere and serious as far as peace talks are concerned. >> we'll talk about the taliban's recruit new fighters. and we go to the silk trade. >> this is one of the most beautiful but most dangerous active volum volcanos in the won early warning system to safe hundredsavehundreds of life. >> we'll look at whether the pacers will stay in the eastern conference finals. to syria, activists say that people i in an aleppo province s on strike.

activists say that fight verse carried out arrests and executions in recent weeks. we're joined by skype from southeastern turkey. thank you very much for joining us, ahmed. tell us what is going on in the town. >> reporter: the people announced that if they are not opening the shops they will be arrested. the people now. >> why are they so frightened of the isil. what have the isil been doing to

them. >> reporter: they started to control the place and frighten them. people were so frightened by them because they arrested a lot of activists and a lot of people because they are against. >> i understand they're carrying out extreme torture for arbitrary things. >> yes, they executed a 13-year-old boy because they claim he raped a 17-year-old woman. it wasn't clear for us, so

people was against this, but they couldn't do anything because they were controlling all of the place. >> we're also hearing that the el nusra front is looking to carry out an attack again the isil. is this true? >> reporter: yes, it is now hidden behind the census. we don't know details about it. the army announced that the attack is so close. people closed all the shops to be at home so they would not be hurt during that battle. >> what sort of help do they need now? >> reporter: the only thing that they want is to kick isil out of

the place because that is doing torturing the people with their rules. they are so strict, and people cannot live freely. >> thank you very much for talking to us. more than 160,000 people have been killed in syria's civil war. according to a london based monitoring group. more than 50,000 of them are civilians. more than 62,000 of its troops rebel losses set at 40,000. those figures come from the syrian observatory for human rights. international bodies such as the u.n. have stopped counting because it's so difficult to verify sources. we've been told how a man

survived a chemical attack. it happened in august near damascus. he has escaped to the u.s. here's the story of his journey in his own words. >> i'm 27 years old. i just made it to the united states almost two months ago. i came from a town west of damascus. i got exposed to chemical attack. my heart stopped working. i lost my ability to breathe. my eyes were burning like hell. it was so-so painful. i felt like someone was tearing up my chest with a knife. i always use the expression of judgment day to describe what it felt like for me to see women and children, older men running on the ground, suffocating

without a single drop of blood. people started to feel hope again when we heard that there will be consequences for using chemical weapons in syria. but when nothing happened people got so disappointed. and disgust from the international community. i managed to make it through the borders and then from beirut airport, which is controlled by hezbollah, it was a pure miracle to make it here. i'm doing a speaking tour across the u.s. making events and universities and other public events, meeting with politicians. after a few years of sacrificing a lot of lives to accomplish the

goal of building a free syria, i think we deserve respect and support from the united states. the regime wants us to give up. even i think international community or some countries wants us to give up and just go back to being loyal servant to the assad regime. we will enough give up. we will continue sacrificing until we manage to accomplish our goal, which is building a free syria for all. >> gunmen have shot dead two egyptian policemen as they were heading home. it happened in the central city. interrer ministry said they were riding on a motorbike when they were attacked. al jazeera's demanding the immediate release of its journalists who now have been in prison in egypt for 142 days. their trial was adjourned been

on thursday. they're falsely accused of conspiring with the outlaws muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges against them. they're due back in court on the 22nd of may. the fourth journalist abdullah elshamy has been held on since last august. he said he has been put in solitary confinement where attempts to force feed him. the. >> reporter: south korea's president cried openly as she talk about those who gave lives to save others.

>> i apologize to the nation for the pain and suffering that everyone felt. as president i should be responsible for the safety of the people. >> this was also a speech to set out her service plan promise in the aftermath of the disaster to reform the nation. the first target was the coast guard, for not doing enough to get to those trapped in the cabins. the desire service would be disbanded. >> the cost guard continues to get bigger in size but did not have enough personnel and budget allocated for maritime safety and for rescue training. >> reporter: a new national safety agency will take over the coast guard's rescue role. the police, an investigative one. >> all employees of the cost guarcoastguard will humly accepe

statements of the president and the nation. we will work to find the last person. >> we ask the government, do you have the will to find the very last missing passenger or not. >> her distress was laid bared in this street, her approval has fall from the mid 60's to the mid 40's and there is another election coming up. >> the shock that ordinary people face, and there is political momentum that she can take advantage of, i think this is an opportunity for her to take actions. >> reporter: another of those actions promise to end what the president called bureaucratic mafia, just one of many

long-standing deep-seeded problems revealed by this disaster that the president is promising to set right: >> two chinese workers have been abducted from a copper mine in myanmar. it is at the center of a long running dispute of land rights. the company said two workers could be harmed notice production starts. the hostages have been held. the police have reportedly surrounded the village, and negotiations are continuing. continuing in the case of the bosnian general lubich charges that include genocide and crimes against humanity. specifically accused killing

many men and boys in the largest massacre since second world war. there are fierce that new fe floods thousands have been evacuated. let's get the weather with stephen. the weather has improved there. will it stay that way? >> meteorologist: that's right. there are blue skies and it looks like things are coming down. that's what it will look like until there is new rain. we see an area of clouds that is trying to reach it, but this is the balkans region, it's dry, and settled. this will flow through the rivers to the see, so more place also see flooding as all that floodwater works its way towards the sea. the real rain in europe will be in the west.

it's been glorious the last two days. today looks pretty good as well. this area of low pressure is developing, the temperatures are going to drop and we're going to see more rain. we're looking a at a top temperature over 18. lots of clouds and rain, and we're going to see miserable conditions spreading down into madrid as well. as we head across the caribbean we have a fair amount of unsettled weather here as well. it's not necessarily bad news. in jamaica and haiti, they have been su suffering from a drought and can do with some rain. you can see the cloud there marching its way across the eat. this has brought us some rain. the weather has been over the parts of imu. that's where we've seen 55 millimeters of rain. we are going to see more rain.

for gentleman make i can' jamaid news. we shouldn't see too many problems with landslides or heavy flooding, but we will see much needed rain. >> plenty more to come here on the al jazeera news hour. on the brink of civil war rebels in the north storm a government building. also ahead its election time in malawi, can the government shake off a corruption ca scandal to t in the votes. in sport celebrations on the streets of w buenos aires. robin will be here with the details later.

>> you're watching the al jazeera news hour. a reminder of our top stories. saudi arabia has closeds its embassy in tripoli over security concern. the move follows an attack on parliament by gunmen on sunday. iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki is expected to win a third term. so far maliki's peter has secured 96 out of 238 seats. the leader of pakistani taliban say that men will continue to fight until islamic

control has been set in the country. it has stalled peace talks with the government. using high unemployment rates in pakistan as a way to lure men into fighting for them. the silk industry has almost collapsed, and that has prompted some workers to turn to taliban for help. >> reporter: it's been described as pan ta pakistan wits switzer. by the time the army drove the taliban out in 2009 another traditional industry laid in ruins. the silk trade. there have been efforts to revive it, but talks have not materialized. this is one of the few targets left. many of its workers have been

laid off. those left are each having to operate 12 of the machines. the owner has been holding on to stock because he can't sell at a profit. >> i'm a carrying on now for the sake of these poor laborers. i've already shut down one factory, if the situation goss on like this, i'll have to close this one. >> the cross border supplies stopped. with high overheads and costly materials this is what is in store now. what was a thriving industry providing 70,000 jobs, handed down through the generations it's now sold to be scrapped. this is one of the factories stripped down and about to be sold. >> reporter: there is warning those falling into poverty can

be attracted to the taliban for money. one worker who is about to lose his job. although it may seem unthinkable, there may be no alternative. >> the silk industry is so bad they join the taliban to feed their families. >> what other options do i have. i can commit suicide in my own or take the gun in my hand and join the taliban just for the money. >> reporter: the economic loom and it's consequences is an enemy that the pac pakistan government i is under estimatin. >> fighting between tuarag

separatists. >> there is confusion as violence continues. a fierce battle took place here rebels now control it. they say it's because troops had try to deploy and fired on bases. eight of its soldiers were also killed. 30 others were abducted. the rebels say that they took the soldiers prisoner. it all began when mali's newly appointed prime minister arrived for a visit. ththey turned out in protest at the airport. they said that the prime minister should not visit

because they refused the northern demand of autonomy or enter into peace talks with the rebels. the prime minister is infuriated. >> i think the least we could have expected from the u.n. peacekeeping forces was that the governor's office as not attacked. >> they want tougher action from the north the guest said that mali is now at war with what it calls terrorists. it's acceptin sending armies toe they have been based for some time. last week they held a tribal gathering where they have vowed to fight to the end. the country is once again on the brink the war. >> voters in malawi head to the polls on tuesday to elect a new

president and it's corruption that is going to be key election issue. we have more. >> this seems normal. people working very hard just to feed their families. but civil servants are often not paid on time. millions of dollars have disappeared, and literally stolen. the government is struggling to pay bills. malawiens say they're struggling. >> it's not good. >> the realities that many people don't have work. they do whatever they can to

make ends meet. job creation is an important mission. >> to me not having a job, then to have a job. >> more than 7 million people have registered to vote on tuesday. some of them say they are concerned about post election violence. the police and army say they are on stand by in case anyone tries to create trouble when the results are enough. >> anti-vietnam protests in hong kong, around 2005 people marched to the vietnamese government. they want an ends of the violence in vietnam. mean are angry that china has installed an oil rig in the disputed territory of the south china seas.

china's foreign ministry said that four ships capable of rescuing 4,000 people have been sent to vietnam. we have more from beijing. >> reporter: well, the evacuation of chinese nationals from vietnam is now gathering pace. 60 of the most seriously injured have arrived. there are 3,000 chinese in total so far being evacuated but had 0 remain in the country. which is why they have dispatched four vessels to central vietnam. this evacuation process will go on for several days, i imagine. now this latest clash between vietnam and china is not just over china's decision to deploy an oil rig on islands claimed by vietnam, this will test america's resolve, and how far

america will go in defending it's allies especially japan and the philippines. china says its actions are in direct response to america's response to reengage with this part of the world. they say that america's efforts to assert its influence once more in this part of the world is increasing tensions. that is the fault of the united states and not china, says beijing. >> russia's president vladimir putin has ordered thousands of his troops to end military experts and head back to their bases. ukraine says while there has been a drop in russian activity, they have yet to see any signs of soldiers withdrawing. we're live in moscow. troops have been ordered back it to their bases but nato said that it's not seeing any

evidence of that 123. >> reporter: yes, nato is very wary because they have heard troops ordered back before and it didn't happened. it happened during the geneva talks and a couple of weeks ago as well. this does have a slightly different feel for it, though. this is an order coming from the kremlin. so we will have to wait and see, i suppose. i have been talking to defense analysts here who say it's unlikely that n.a.t.o. or the ukrainians would have seen anything quickly. it takes time, and pulling back to many soldiers won't happen instantly. n.a.t.o. and it's partners may have to eight a couple of days before they see evidence of

this, if it's going to happen. >> why do you think russia ordered the troop withdraw? >> well, there are a few different possibilities for this. one of which is quite interesting. russia is just about to go into an annual period of lower military capability. this is because russia's army operates largely on a conscription service. the conscripts work for a year and new conscripts are brought in. there is a window of opportunity, and that window of opportunity is about to finish. putin realizes that his projects of federalization is looking more and more likely, so maybe he thinks that an army is not

contributing much any more. it could be that western leade leaders' sanctions are starting to bite. that may be making him think twice. sports says good buy to a motor racing alleged.

>> if you had to guess which country latin america is most prone to earthquakes, tsunamis,

chile. what do you do to protect yourself from a possible eruption? we went to find out. >> reporter: chile's 4,000 kilometer landscape is punctuated by volcanos. thousands of them. likin 2011 it spewed ash clouds that circled the southern hemisphere at least five times. now to predict and prepare for runnings, chile's government has built state of the art network that. monitors volcanos realtime. >> we're monitoring 43 of the most active volcanos and other devises sdevices so that chile e

all the information. >> we go to see the volcano in southern chile. it's long over due for a major eruption. it is a concern because not far are tourist cities. >> every day people hike up to the crater and in the winter they even ski off the slope you see behind me. but in the case of a major eruption, everything within a 30 kilometer radius which in the summer means up to 100,000 people would be destroyed within 15 minutes. >> reporter: it is not lava flows but massive earth slides that will pose the threat. >> when it eresults lava can free huge quantities of water,

millions of cubic meters that will flow down from the volcano dragging boulders, rocks, volcanic sand and everything in its path. >> reporter: we see a boulder a souvenir from the last big eruption in 1971. a 77-year-old was just a child at the time. >> it kills people like flies. the animals, too. the volcano took everything. houses were tossed in the air. >> reporter: yet like so many. mrs. quintana believes there is nothing to worry about now. a false sense of security. it's not a matter of if but when it will show its fury once again. that's why all of these modern devices could make all the difference.

>> i promised sport, and here it is. >> we'll start with the football news. in the last hour manchester united have confirmed that they appointed hull as new manager. signing a three-year deal with the former premier league champions. playing the argentinian champion title, and they did so in some style. with an eighth straight victim scoring two goals in the 5-0 route. they finished five points ahead >> and victory at river plate massive celebrations on the treats of buenos aires reese where thousands of plans gather.

it's a trophy for the coach and his third spell at the club. ithousands of atletico fans lind the streets to welcome their team home after claiming their first league title in 18 years. they won one la liga back in 1996. they will now focus their minds on the championship. that's just three weeks away from the football world cup. they'll get the fun started on the 12th of june.

>> the stadium in sao paulo, the new home of the football club. it will be the location of the semifinals, only it's not finished. >> this man said necessary charge but couldn't tell us where to find the press accreditation. we should have faith in god, he said. these are the grand steps to the main entrance to the stadium, which on june 12th the dignita dignitaries will be climbing for the opening game of the 2014 world cup. what you done see is what i can see now from another angle. the building materials and unfinished work. it will all be finished at the last minute say fifa officials.

these are many thousands of seats that are waiting to be installed for kick off on june 12th. about 40,000 fans in a stadium that has a 68,000 capacity. emergencies and crowd control were just some of the things being tested. >> it will be a wonderful sporting arena when it's finished. the question is will it be ready in time for the start of the world cup? >> reporter: the brazilian authorities say it will. soccer is a religion here. we must have faith, we are told. they are facing theirs in god rather than the world cup organizers. al jazeera, sao paulo. >> from the football pitch to the basketball court and the indiana pacers have beaten th te

miami heat. despite the best efforts of lebron james, it was george who stole the show. >> i thought we just did a great job of moving the ball. we didn't let the ball sit in one person's happened all night. or all afternoon. the ball was constantly in rotation. guys were stepping into shots with a rhythm. that's the reason why we were able to get off to a hot start and shoot the ball well and start this game off. >> we had some breakdowns throughout the game.

that's resulted us in losing this game. but we will watch film, break it down and be better prepared again. >> there has been a change in the guard. we have a new world number one. his name is adam scott. the australian has displaced this man tiger woods at the top. he claim the bold number one ranking for 60 weeks, but it's adam scott now, the new world number one. backbrabham has died. he was the only driver to win in a car he built himself. >> he was australia's first-ever formula one champion. securing the over all title that year by pushing his car over the finished line at the united states race. he had run out of fuel in the final straight but fourth place there was enough.

>> i thank my mechanics, and everybody who has helped. >> before racing cars he had been an mcin australia's air force. although he moved to britain to race he kept up with building skills. he was the first to win and build his car. >> to win the constructers championship and the driver's championship. no one will ever do that again. unique. that's a legend. >> in all he was formula one champion three times i. over all he won 14 races. brabham retired in australia.

he died at age 88. >> in a del wanedal took pressul nadal's top ranking. in the current champions taking the 3-1 winner over the kings. and in major league baseball the kansas city royals beat the baltimore orioles.

an 8-6 victory. that's sport for now. >> thanks so much, robin. spring has arrived in toronto, and so have many animals at the local zoo. they came into being with the help of frozen genetic materials. >> reporter: preventing extinct with a genetic deep freeze. this is the bio bank of sperm, eggs, dna and cells from dozens of endangered animal species. it's shared by other zoos and used at the proceeding program at toronto. >> understanding reproductive health, making babies, reproducing the genetic material

for the future, but the big mandate is the long-term bank. that's what we do. >> reporter: there is genetic material at the bio bank. but interest there is a strong emphasize of wildlife in canada. the wild population is infected with tuberculosis from cattle. a familiar pattern in canada where encroachment by humans isn't the main challenge for animals. >> the fact that bev a lot of land the fact that we're creating pocketed areas of isolation we cut them off from each other and they don't have genetic flow. this marmot is part of a photo art project by jules

sartari taking powerful images of the 6,000 species in captivity around the world. >> zoos have some of the last population of animals and they're breeding them to save these species. when people want to get upset with zoos for keeping animals captive, let them go. well, let them go where. the last place where these animals exist is in zoos. >> the giant panda was just given frozen sperm sent to canada from china. now both countries anxiously wait to see if she gets pregnant. the bio bank and others like it are fighting to keep the world's animal seean species alive. >> we'll have more information from libya in the next bull bul. that's coming up in a few

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