people killed after a shell hit a bus in the ukranian city of don everybody. hello. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up... >> a telephone conversation between yemen's president has been floating against the government with houthi rebels. the leader of the catholic church the democratic republic of congo tells the president stop killing your people.

>> and the leader of germany's anti-islam protest movement quits after photos chose him posing as hitler. >> at least 13 people have been killed when a bus was hit by a shell in the eastern ukranian city. it happened in a part of city under the control of pro-russian separatists. and there has been fighting for control of the city's air force. it's a crucial point. this is the approximate under separatist control. according to the united nations, 700 people when the fighting began. i'm joined on the phone by charles stratford. the ukranian government and the separatists recognised the

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where some of the most entrenched fighting has been. they said six soldiers have been killed. we contacted the rebels. they had to control the area. they've been baffling the latest members of brigade in the government. they determined that they will try to bring back a ceasefire. >> thank you. we'll check in with you later. charles stratford there for us outside donetsk. as charles was saying the fight in the eastern city comes hours after the talks on ukraine. they led to an agreement to find a peace plan. we have more. >> reporter: in this part of

eastern ukraine, peace didn't last long. a truce last december between pro-russians is no more. this heavy fighting around donetsk airport. hastily convened talks in berlin brought together ukrainians with a delegation from france and germany. it's automatic progress. >> they have timely been in agreement that the demarcation line mashed in the minsk agreement will be the line marking heavy weaponry it has to be withdrawn. >> but on the ground the rebels reportedly extended the area of control. the u.s. secretary of state accused them of violating a ceasefire plan. >> it's been about a 500 square mile extension of the so-called line. and trying to broaden the amount

of charity held from the time that they signed an agreement and agreed to keep the line of control. so this is a very blatant. >> ukraine's president said its soldiers are fighting alongside the rebels. russia denies the allegations. >> concerning the flow of troops and weapons, we heard of it many times. show us the facts. no one is able to provide us with the facts or does not want to provide them. brokering peace in eastern ukraine has not resulted 20 migrants are feared to have died off the island of malta. 100 people were in a dinky. eight have been rescued.

it is a point of arriving when attempting to reach north europe. an italian coast guard vessel picked up a boat carrying 70 migrants. >> a suicide person has killed eight iraqi soldiers on a base. the blast happened at the entrance of the military base in taji as dozens of soldiers were heading home. 21 others were injured. no group claimed responsibility. >> yemen's president accepted demands from houthi rebels to end a growing political crisis. a tape appearing to show his predecessor involved. fighters have surrounded the president in the capital. we have this report.

>> reporter: in audio leaked to al jazeera, we hear what appears to be the ousted yemeni president sal acolluding. the phone call is said to have happened after the houthis took control. the houthis were represented in a national dialogue conference. in the phone calls the secretary-general of general people's congress at the time and military leader loyal to saleh and a leading g.o.p. figure and his son-in-law. saleh appears to refer to the take over. urging them to stop the planes from operating so the president can't leave.

>> welcome. >> the former advisor says they he has been discharging shots. >> the whole process from the start. it's not only uncontrolling a lot of the centers of power and corruption. they have been rooting for the people offering billions every year. >> after protests they fled the capital. their supporters say they should

do that in any way they can. >> if you are in a war, it's not the hope that may be looked for that. they can't expect anything. it happens as normal. nothing to be ashamed of. the question is how they will cope. despite being pushed out of office three years ago. >> hashem ahelbarra joins he on set. what does the agreement mean for the houthis? > because of the agreement, if you look at it on its own, they the government has answered most of their demands. they were given massive convection in terms of houthis will have a bigger say in

drafting the commission. with the future of a country. there has been disagreement, six or four provinces. they offer minor concessions. particularly pulling out of the presidential palace. >> but the deal does not talk about the core issue, disbanding the houthis and controlling the area. and potentially the news that the concessions have not been made is leverage in feeding into the longer termed ambitions with regard to the province autonomy in the north. >> absolutely they say they can't withdraw because al qaeda takes over.

it's the only capability in the capital. the problem we have is the moment they expand to words, predominantly sunni areas, that's where you have the problem. >> would they risk that? >> they are cautious. very careful about it. the moment they cross the line you create elements for more complex and more instability. and will continue to expand in areas where yazidi. they say they want to protect their own people were al qaeda. the problem is al qaeda is basically based in southern parts of the country where there's a sunni majority. that's where the international community is concerned, the explosive situation. >> so institutionalized houthis could create a fatah recruiting

grouped in the south. >> if you look at the narrative. they say "you know what we have been here with sunnis and we've been trying to defend you guys. now, look you are losing yemen. this is something in the sunni discontent. if you leave it to your own advantage, this is why you see al qaeda expanding into central parts of the country. the houthi officials sense the moment we have an established strong powerful government. it will be able to defeat them but they do not trust the president, saying he is not gep yun about it. saying that he's been using al qaeda to implement his own. >> it's a fascinating situation in yemen. >> more to come in al jazeera

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bus in donetsk. the city in eastern ukraine, a separatist stronghold happening hours after calls for a ceasefire. yemen's president accepted demands from rebels to end a growing political process. the great comes as he appears to show his predecessor. they were helping to undermine. and 20 migrants appear to have died off the island of malta. 80 others have been rescued. an italian vessel picked up other migrants. they were off the coast. >> the leader of the catholic church in the democratic republic of congo called on the country's president to stop killing his people. human rights activists say dozens were died. malcolm weber reports from the capital kinshasa. >> reporter: follows days of protests in kinshasa ruling

party politicians are trying to assert themselves. thousands of demonstrators against joseph kabila feel he is trying to change the law to extend his 13-year rule. the government refutes it. >> the issue that they don't understand is they think he wants to cling to power. have you heard them. where does it come from. >> the protests violent. opposition members say dozens have been shot dead. protesters threw stones. in some areas there has been looting. >> this is what remains. it is not clear why chinese properties are targeted. some say that many here that were jobless presenteds dangers. others say because the chinese government reported the government with infrastructure.

and that the property is seen as a target. >> reporter: in the senate prosecutors have been discussions changes with the voting law. because it wants the cop census. it will delay things by years. we met an opposition politician at his home. he says he's been in prison 46 times for criticizing the government and says kabila must leave at the end of his second term. >> translation: we will mobilize the entire population to chase him out of power. he wants to uphold the constitution. he is a guardian of the constitution. if he breaches the comment to the people, then in accordance with provision 64 he will be evicted from power. >> reporter: protesters burnt

authority buildings. neither side shows a sign of backing down. early results in the elections that was called after president michael satta died in office. police fired tear gas at some opposition protesters the european central bang is expected to launch a quantitative easing programme. it will create new money to by security. government bonds, for example. as explained, who may benefit. >> reporter: made in italy. all the artisans. she has been making pottery for all her life. she is one of 260 shop owners forced to close their businesses

each and every day. >> people can't afford to buy anything other than basic necessities. they buy clothes and food but not su per flues products. >> he's one of several european countries. consumer confidence is at a record low. to stop the trend, the bank is expected to inject new money by buying government bonds. >> quantitative easing should have an effect on the economy. the stock market has been rallying for days. the fear is that banks, rather than consumers would reap the benefits. there's no guarantees. consumers can lend or invest it. they think that injecting new money is not enough. if they are not passed on to businesses like hers. >> it could be a solution but

banks need to change their mind-set. they can't just give money to those that have them they need to invest in people. >> they need to see the benefits of quantitative easing until they trickle down to them in the form of high cash. >> the leader of germany's movement against islamization resigned after a photo emerged of him posing as adolf hitler. there were more far right protests wednesday evening, from where neave barker reports. >> this is the picture that cost the leadership. for a movement struggling to shake off links with the right, it's a huge embarrassment. the german vice-chancellor responded to the image saying:

here in the city supporters gathered for another mass rally. the movement has been growing rapidly, attracting middle class support from people angry on the stance of immigration. not everyone here is hope with bachmann. >> he had a criminal past. potentially, i don't think he's the best person to be the leader of the movement. >> one cannot make jokes about - like he has done. they will come as a - people who organise this a little bit more and i think it's not - it's not important any more. >> nearby opponents staged their own mass protest. they shout. >> anti-rally protesters blocked

off every route to the square. those people that are still brave enough to make it here have to run the gauntlet to some angry scenes. >> bachmann apologised for the picture and referring to asylum seekers as cattle on his facebook page. the remaining movement drove from the comments. bachmann could face prosecution for inciting hate red hundreds of minors staged a sit-in at a mine in cosso mow. they are protesting at saving the mine. kosovo's government said it would take control. it was facing closure. >> the u.s. house speaker defended a decision to invite israel's prime minister to address congress. the move is seen as a snub to president obama, who promised to veto sanctions.

boner said iran poses a threat and he didn't need to ask prime ministers from the white house to invite binyamin netanyahu. >> i did not consult the white house. the congress can make the decision on its own. i don't believe i'm poking anyone in the eye. there is a serious threat that exists in the world. and the president last night kind of papered over it. >> historic high-level talks between the u.s. and cuba are about to resume for a second day. there has been disagreements over the u.s. immigration policy allowing special privileges to cubans that might migrate. for many improvements in relations between the two nations is divisive. >> reporter: miami's only independently owned cuban station, the lines are lighting

up. it is home to many older cuban, and many are not afraid to air their views. amidst the barrage of calls, the station manager says some have moderate but cautious views about what might happen in the future. >> the only positive thing is the mantra or the government the reason for the problems. that whole line of realising might fall apart in their face. >> south florida's business community is looking to the future. trade and an end to the embargo is more realistic than in the past 60 years. an end to the embargo will need congressional approval. a mood not likely to happen overnight. there's a good reason the change is relation is shown as a fore. they not about to leave the port and head to havana. there is one country here that

saw significant developments since the historic announcement in december. >> the front reds are looking super huge. >> this is the office of a hertzville fund trading under cuba. investing in companies that can better develop. we remember the movie jaws and the actor sees the actor coming out of the water, he said "we'll need a bigger boat", that's how i felt. we'll need a larger fund. >> for the local leaders like the mayor of miami, the questions remain unanswered. >> i feel bad as an american and worse as a cuban american because the united states the leading country in human rights fighting for democracy, but we are not demanding anything from cuba. >> from this community, other

moves will have a big income. most accepted it was out of their hands. they are paying close attention to what the future holds. >> in argentina, the investigation into the death of a prosecutor is raising more questions than answers. he had accused the president kirchner of covering up an investigation into the attack of a jewish center. he was found dead on sunday. we have this report. >> reporter: three days after the death of the prosecutor the jewish organization took to the streets demanding truth and justice. >> argentina lost the prosecutor finally instigating terrific terror. the 85 people in the bombing are coiing out for justice. >> officials say there's no evidence that anyone else was involved in his death, and

suicide remains the most likely cause. no murky details, suicide not, and the best timing before he was expected to testify in congress left many wondering what happened. >> all we know up to this point is the provisional idea that no third party was present. which makes us think that indeed it was a suicide. do we know if that was voluntary and free stayings. decision. the truth is that there's no elements to support that. no one has been corrected for the bombing of the jewish center. iran has long-been suspected of being behind the attack. the investigation has been lagging in court. these men were convinced na president kirchner and other officials struck a bargain with

iran to drop charge? exchange for a favourable trade deal. on wednesday officials suggested a different story, saying he had been tricked, believing that the they were government spies, negotiating with iran. >> translation: the allegations are weak and make no sense. it's nonsense. parallel agents sold them a connection that wasn't existing. >> something few are willing to believe. only refutable elements will satisfy protesters frustrated with a denial that the death was suspicious. without answers, the fuhrer was unlikely to continue. deepening the political crisis in the country we want to bring you breaking news out of egypt now.

the sons of former president hosni mubarak will be released from prison pending a retrial case. lawyers said they should be released because they are not named in other cases. we'll keep across that story and bring you more as we get it. get it. . >> the crowing of a healthy economy lead others to assess. the state of the union gave us plenty to talk about. we're talking about middle class economics. that's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez.