and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> hello, welcome to al jazeera. flash floods in remote parts of afghanistan leave dozens of people dead and force thousands to flee their homes. could it be the end of the road for an old favorite in india. why the makers of the ambassador

car are halting production. ukraine's new president has used his inauguration speech to set out a new plan aimed at ending the crisis in his country. petro poroshenko claims t to bring peace to the east. >> reporter: he may have the red carpet, but petro poroshenko has a mountain to climb if he's to save ukraine from conflict and economic ruin. at his inauguration the international community was there to show it's supposed. for elected leader after months of uncertainty.

>> who comes with the sword dies by the sword. >> ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down relations with russia. russia occupies crimea which was, is, and will be ukrainian soil. on europe he said there will be no turning back. >> what exactly do we have to do to live free and prosperous lives. all this is ensigned on the agreement of free trade zones of the e.u. many of you and myself put together this document. now i aspire to make it a reality. >> president poroshenko pledged reform. >> reporter: this is the

parliament that invested presidential powers in petro poroshenko today. this is the parliament that tripped those powers from viktor yanukovych after the revolution. this is the parliament that poroshenko now wants to dissolve so he can have new deputies to press forward with the reforms that he says ukraine so desperately needs. these are the men that he now commands. but a solution to the violence east of the country may ultimately lie with russia. talks are expected. there is hope for diplomacy, but this country is virtually at war. it's new commander in chief has to choose which path to tread. al jazeera, kiev. >> so what else has petro poroshenko promised?

he said ukraine will never become a federation. he also plans to push the country towards e.u. membership, and he's appealed for separatist toss lay down their arms offering immunity from prosecution for those, in his words, don't have blood on their hands. al jazeera has been gauging reaction from the city of done doneskt. >> reporter: people here are divided whether poroshenko can bring change in the east. people for a long time have felt alienated by kiev. they said it's already an independent country and they're dismissing poroshenko's offer. >> they couldn't even arrange elections here. what local elections are we talking about? yet again he is throwing around

words and making promises that he can't keep. >> they say the doneskt people's republic are already in talks of joining russia's federation. >> police in afghanistan say 74 people have been killed in flooding that destroyed four villages. thousands more have been forced to abandon their homes. the police chief there said women and children were among the dead, and dozens of more people are still missing. officials say they're struggling to get food or medical supplies into the remote area. more now from can bull. >> those worse effected are no doubt considerable. there are huge structural

challenges as well. we understand that roads have been washed away. bridges have been washed away and it will be difficult for aid and first aid responders to go to the area who are in desperate need. they say they'll help those who have been effected by the flash flood but afghanistan is just a week away from a run off election where voters will choose the country's next president. not only will the next president have to deal with the weak security, poor economy, and he'll have to come up with a way to deal with natural disasters.

a very tense time during this heavy flooding. >> 40 people have been killed and dozens more injured in several districts of baghdad. further north there has been more fighting between government forces and members of the armed group the islamic state of iraq. 65 people have been killed there over the past two days. gunmen freed students after taking them hostage thursday. armed groups have been fighting government troops in that city for months now. iran has announced talks on its nuclear program will be held with the united states and then with russia. the discussions are set to begin in geneva on monday. iran has been targeted by

international sanctions under suspicions that it's pursuing nuclear weapons. they insist that their program is peaceful. we have more now from washington, d.c. the. >> significance of this announcement is that the u.s. delegation to geneva for two days of talks with the iranians will be led by william burns, who had led to the secret back channel team that reached the deal with the iranians pressure portedly they will be dealing with the americans head to head ahead of the multi lateral talks in convenient in a the following week--in vienna the following

week. in the hope that the deal is not consummated as a final deal by july 20th, the current deadline, then at least they can extend the talks another six months. >> more mass demonstrations are taking place in spain as people continue to call for an end to the monarchy. protesters want a referendum an king juan carlos decided to step down last week. >> reporter: spain's ruling party insists the economy is on the road to recovery. try telling that to these women. they're carrying home food handouts from a local charity. they live in an abandoned apartment block with other single mothers. there is no electricity, and the women here feel disconnected from the monarchy and spain's political elite.

>> the king sacrifice on public money and we don't. our kids have no food while the king goes off on safaris in africa. >> reporter: it is this extravagance that has made the king so unpopular. the timing of his application is also political. an election next year could usher in more republicans to parliament. for now a center right of government will pass a succession law. >> 90% of the people support the monarchy. they can't be silenced by a small noisy minority. >> reporter: this is one of the leaders of that growing minority. in just four months this young university professor has turned his movement into spain's fourth largest political force. >> right now the main

institutions are to be discredited. the royal house is seen as out of touch. >> reporter: this is the reason why political movements are gaining ground. in one housing project there are 200 families facing eviction because they can't afford the rent. she has nowhere to go. >> the system doesn't work. at least that's what i think, and they know it. it's time for a change. >> reporter: the debt crisis has changed the very fabric of spanish society. families are torn apart by poverty. some citizens are getting more involved in politics. others are questioning the establishment, and that includes spain's monarchy. al jazeera, madrid. >> still to come, young and

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>> hello again, the top stories here. thin ukraine its president brings about a new plan to bring about peace.

>> eight car bombs have been detonated in the iraqi capital. 40 people were killed and dozens more injured in several districts of baghdad. what more can you tell us? >> well, i can tell thought the police and medical officers are telling us 79 people have been injured as a result of these eight car bombs that have ripped through various areas of the city. five in shia neighborhoods and three in mixed neighborhoods. they have targeted mainly commercial areas and shopping districts. the death toll right now is 40 killed and 79 injured. they also said that the iraqi authorities put the blame on the islamic state of iraq, that they're behind the bombings. they say they have not claimed responsibility for these attacks, but we've seen this

tactic from them time and time again. the idea of using car bombs to bring chaos to the streets. but it has been a very violent 24 hours here. it crossed iraq. we've maybe 65 people killed in mosul as a result of shelling in the last 48 hours. we had three soldiers killed when an attack was made on their convoy in ramadi in anbar province, and also this morning we've had an ambush and hostage taking also in are a ma'a ramadi, and students were held hostage. why is this all happening? why are we seeing a resurgence of these attacks? partly to do with isil, they've decided to go in and take over six neighborhoods in samarra,

west of iraq, in the last couple of days. we've seen more and more of these attacks and isil becoming increasingly bolder. >> 33 people have been killed in an attack in the democratic republic of congo. it happened on friday in the mineral rich region, the victims, mostly women, were stabbed, shot and burned in their homes. they believe the attack was part of a dispute over cattle. katherine, this was an inter-ethnic attack, wasn't it? >> reporter: that's what we're hearing. what we know is that most of those who were killed were actually killed--were actually women who were killed in the church. they were in the church praying. when they surrounded the church and indiscriminately firing. many were killed in their homes. they're also hearing that the army has been deployed there.

you asked about the ethnic dimension to it. we spoke to human rights groups who say they heard this is a conflict going on over conflicts of land there. this is not the first time its happening. it happened earlier this year where 14 people were killed. the police are saying they don't know the causes. they're still investigating, and they have made no arrests yet. >> there is a wider conflict going on right now, isn't there? >> yes, that's very correct. there is an ongoing conflict. the area has been troubleuble fr so many years. we have about 30 rebel groups roaming the jungle in this area. they have a process going on now. a disarmament process where the rebels are being told to surrender their arms, and many of them are coming out.

but many are still really in the jungles, and there is also a military offensive that's going on. the question really is there capacity and the political good will to make sure that this side of the congo is clear of members. they have many political interests. every time a rebel group is disarmed another one crops up. it's a controversial issue that has involved as well. we've talked to many people, thousands of them are being told to go back home. but they're saying the areas that they come from this still have rebels, and they feel unsecure. this has a multi-prong approach. everyone should be trying to secure this area of congo that

has had problems for so many years. >> syrian activists are reporting that the military is dropping barrel bombs over a rebel held district. and in the nearby town 12 people were killed in a missile strike. they've had attacks reported in hama. reportaleppo has also been under heavy shelling. several barrel bombs were dropped in the neighborhoods. according to reports a number of civilians including women and children have been killed. well, a boy in syria is not just about--the war in syria is not just about war but it's been an outbreak of polio.

>> reporter: mohammed is just 13 years old. polio has taken away his ability to walk. life is not easy but his family tries to keep him smiling and moving. >> there is no reason to make him feel disabled. for us they're all equal. he helps us at home washing and cleaning, and he plays, and enjoys his time with his father. >> the family lives in the syrian city of aleppo. the city wracked by fighting by the anti-government opposition and government forces. because of the war the spread of polio has increased. at least 90 cases in may last year. and the prognosis is not hopef hopeful. not for polio sufferers, nor for the disabled. one place that helps is this school, a special school, set up

for sir yeahs memorially and physical disabled. >> we're trying our best to provide them with identificational tools. other sometimes we succeed, sometimes we fail. >> the united arab emirates has introduced compulsory military service. thethose who finish secondary school will serve for nine months while everybody else will serve for two years. joining us from the uae, professor of political science in the uae, thank you for being

with us. why has the united arab emirates introduced national service? the topic has been discussed for so long. there is more or less a consensus that it is needed. i think there is positive feeling and the timing is good. the uae it's been becoming difficult. you know, this country lives in a red zone and military service, compulsory national service is definitely in order.

>> are there social reasons as well as military ones? we do have a younger generation that appears to be somewhat la lazy, attending to social media away from national priorities, maybe introducing the national compulsory service will introduce some discipline for the youn younger generation. so i think the social reasoning has to do with bringing in more discipline.

it's a country with small population and with a small army, and it doesn't hurt that you have a couple of thousand ready for any eventuallities. >> 5.5 million people live in the uae. but this only applies to uae citizens. 90% of the population. >> that's very true. we have a very unique demographic situation. it's unusual to have its citizens as the minorities. everything is looking okay, it doesn't hurt to form up the the situation.

this is limited to the citizens of uae. >> so good to talk to you, professor of political viance in the uae. in egypt a group supporting muslim brotherhood has been sentenced to death. al jazeera continues to demand release of its journalists detained by egypt. three have been held in custody for 161 days. on thursday egyptian prosecutors have requested the max sentence

15 years for mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste for seven years. abdullah elshamy has been held without charges since august last year. he insists wil he will not stop his hunger strike until he's released. a ceremony honoring maya angelou was held in north carolina. she died last week age 86. it looks like the end of the road for an old favorite in india after 60 years. the maker of india's ambassador car has halted production at its plant. >> the unmistakable rev of an

ambassador. it's a sound that she has heard and cherished her whole life. >> i love my car. >> growing up in india it's the only vehicle her father drove. and now she's carrying on the family tradition. >> for me it represents memories of childhood. we spent a lot of time traveling out of town with the family. >> for decades it was the only car available in india, and it was used by everyone from the prime minister to taxi drivers. but this may be it's last ambassador. it's maker announced it was indefinitely suspended operations at its plants because of financial difficulties. it's workers are owed six months salary. >> the company was not able to

produce more than five cars a day. they were not able to meet their financial obligations. >> reporter: even if these problems are resolved production of this famous car may not resume. sales have plummeted to just 120 last year. the vehicle has failed to keep up with motoring innovations and demands from consumers. >> we never see them on the road much. >> i'm a young guy so i prefer the sports models rather than going for an india car. >> they may want to buy it, but many indians are nostalgic about their ambassadors. >> reporter: this grand old lady of motoring faces retirement.

it won't be just the end of a car. it will be the end of an era. al jazeera, new delhi. >> don't forget you don't need a tv to watch al jazeera. watch online wherever you happen to be on www.aljazeera.com. hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you are in "stream", we're here to talk about why the global fight for one of the most intelligent animals isn't over year. and why are the u.s. and russia the only countries in the world who's militaries use dolphins? are questions of ethics changing as public expectations shift in the wake of the cove and black fish? we discuss right now. ♪