>> you hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. ukraine's crisis deepens rockets hit a market in mariupol as separatist leaders declare the battle for the port city has begun. >> the country divided take to the streets in yemen in rival

protests for and against houthi rebels. also ahead. >> there has to be a way of bringing more forces to the grunt. ground. >> iraqi peshmerga fighters say they cannot fight off isil without more forces on the ground. greece turns their back on the euro and formed their own currency. we begin in ukraine where the separatist leaders say the battle for the port has begun. it follows a rocket attack on an at this that killed 27 people. mariupol has seen little fighting so far but since separatists captureed the city.

>> sirens, a warning of more attacks. this is an amateur video of the apartments. the windows are blown out. a woman's body lies amid-the rubble, a man's body lies nearby nearby. >> they hit the moment people were buying groceries. >> ukraine military said that pro russian rebels launched the rocket attack in mariup oh pol. it is a major city. the national security defense council said that the attacks were committed by the russian military. he said that the russian president vladimir putin was responsible. putin has blamed the recent up surge in violence on those who

issue criminal orders. the attacks come just days after the ukrainian military withdrew from donetsk airport after more than eight months of fighting. the separateists took control of this military post outside of donetsk on thursday and they continue to launch attacks in northern areas of the city that have been a warning. these attacks should come as no surprise. the rebel leader here said that they had had enough, and efforts were calling some sort pulling out of a truce. a ceremony here in commemoration of those who died in a bus attack and there are those who say that the battle for mariupol has begun.

>> at peshmerga leader said that they need more help looping the front lines. >> reporter: kurdish peshmerga troops have been winning battles, but the war against the islamic state in iraq and the levant is far from over. air support by the u.s.-led coalition has helped them, but the commander say they are not enough. they say that the slow pace of the offensive allows isil to regain momentum. the chancellor of the security council lead operations on the ground. he told me that the international community need to engage more. this would require ground troops because it will take time for iraqi forces to be ready to defeat isil. >> to wait until the training is completed. until the forces especially in iraq are coming to a position

where they can fight isil. it will take some time. i believe there has to be a way bringing more forces to the ground and not only depend on the airstrikes. >> so you're calling for more troops. >> i wouldn't be calling for that i'm saying it depends on how quickly the international community wants to get rid of isil. >> the iraqi government has made clear it would not welcome foreign forces, and that is not the only disagreement it has with the kurdish regional government. some of iraq's airports see the kurdish advances on the ground as part of a plan to carve out mortar tore for their autonomous region. the president of the kurdish north denies this, but does say that the future of the iraqi state has to be different. >> i hope it is based on

federalism and perhaps a loose uniformity or perhaps a confederation. the iraqi government asked for more military support. the peshmerga want the same thing. but the difference is they're ready to accept foreign soldiers on the ground. al jazeera northern iraq. >> japan's prime minister said that they will not give in to terrorism. theythe japanese government has not yet con kimed that yukawa

has been killed. chanting against the rebel groups that control the yemeni capitol. thousands of people, the largest group yet made it clear they're against the houthis who moved into sanaa in september. >> we're protesting to overthrow the armed militias and kick them out of sanaa. >> president hadi said that the country was in political deadlock and he could not stay in office. it's been four years since they ousted president ali abdullah saleh out of office.

>> the government was hijacked by the houthies. >> on saturday, 5,000 people protested against the houthis. but there are many others who support the rebel group. on friday thousands marched against the houthies and plans for a new leadership. but many others are suffering the consequences of more than four years of unrest. aid group oxfam said that 10 million people don't have enough food, and 850,000 children are malnourished. millions of others have no access to clean water. >> we're seeing it worsening and the instakeout in the country we see that the situation will get worse and we'll have a larger situation on our hand.

for 60 million people who are in need of humanitarian service many will go unnoticed. >> reporter: members of parliament are due to meet on sunday to consider the president's resignation. they need to approve it before it takes affect effect. >> a day after inheriting the crown, saudi arabia's king salman will meet with heads of state. >> the dignitaries came to pay their respects to a leader who died and the half-brother who took his place. and in keeping with tradition there was no former swearing-in ceremony for king salam.

it was regional needs of states from qatar kuwait among others were able to mean meet the man who would governor the influential nation. >> we're going to continue with the approach of father, king abdulaziz, who built this state and who has been followed by his sons. we'll continue to implement the qur'an and implement the character of prophet muhammad in our legislation. >> king salman appointed his nephew to be second in line to the throne. prince nayef is now the first grandson of the saudi arabia's

founder to be future heir. >> no happened nayef is an expert on counterterrorism. he's going to be very focused on internal security and regional security. >> and the region in transition, king salman's rein reign begins against the back draw of syria and yemen. saudi arabia long seen as a pillar of stability in the arab world. >> these will some of the stories coming up in the news hour. president under pressure, michel martelli as anger rises against him.

and back on track, a new lease on life. and one of the biggest teams are reduced to mere spectators. we'll have more on that later in the news hour. >> let's take you to greece now where the campaign for elections has come to an end. while the far left keeping a steady lead in the opinion polls, we're in at thens. >> all the campaign something over but the war of words continue. it is said that they believe 40% of the greek electorate is still undecided. whereas his main opposition believe they're about to win an absolute majority. outside of athens, north of the

city many wonder when life is going to get better. >> basilus guess out in the streets in all weather to ask for food. he wants to help those who have fallen on hard times so he visits cafes restaurant and bakeries for anything that has not been sold and they would throw out. many admire his kindness and the giving of his time. in today's money rice, pasta and chips. they're trying to make life a little easier for those who have lost everything. this suit kitchen hands out a take away meal twice a day. it's not in the greek nature to take charity, more often than not the community tries to help their own. they've offered a new system to pay for goods and services, if

you need a teacher electrician or someone oh to put new tires on your car they brought in the bartering system that is done across the internet. instead of a direct exchange of seeing a dentist in trade of having your car serviced, it is done in trade on the internet. >> before the crisis, if we go back a few years 50, 100 years back, people would want to change oil exchange for work, and the money bring us to this situation. >> the people behind temperature don't think their alternative currency will replace the euro

but member's savings can be substantial, and the tax man has yet to work out how to take his cut. >> the tax man's reaction for that. okay they're not going to like t but we're not changing anything in euro. when we're in our own city, we're just exchanging in a way our services, say that's what it is. i'll give you the job but i'll donate a plumber today. i need somebody for air conditioning. it's just exchanging. >> people here know that even if life does not improve under a new government they have schemes in place to help the most needy. here they already have an alternative creek greek currency. >> many know that greece is in huge debt, and many feel only radical thinking will help them.

there is still a sizable number of people here that fear where radical thinking mike take the country. we don't know who will win out until the polls close on sunday night. >> a female protester has been killed in egypt's capitol of cairo. from the leftest popular alliance part, was setting to takhir square when she was hit by bird shot fired by police. the police say they've arrested 11 people. demonstrators were marking the eve of the january january 25th revolution in 2011. egypt's president al sisi said he would like to see the case against three al jazeera journalists resolved. our colleagues have been in prison in egypt for 392 days. they were convicted of kay lewding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand

their release. the u.n. delegation is there for a three-day visit bringing along long-delay elections. as james bays reports from a capitol of port-au-prince the country is still locked in political crisis. >> as the security council landed in haiti several thousand people marched through the streets. the political turmoil is not over. council may have been sworn in, but an election for new parliament is months away, and these people say they won't be happy until the country's leader michel martelley is forced from power. >> he met the security council for now he appears to have their support. >> we support the president and his efforts to find a solution to the political stalemate. >> what do you say to those who are still protesting in large

numbers on the street, mr. president ambassador. >> people are allowed to express themselves. so this is the effect of the democracy. i believe that there were many more people in the streets but because of the content and of the dialogue, there are less people. >> this is challenging time. until all of the government is representing all of the haitian people that is likely to be fuel for unrest. >> because of security concerns, the u.n. security council while here in haiti is being extremely, heavily protected. they probably won't get a chance to mingle with ordinary haitians and won't hear strong views like this about the president. >> the president has created 45

different electoral concepts. he has organized six carnivals but he can't organize one single election. >> and comments like this. >> the u.n. doesn't mean anything to us. in fact, >> the security council have two days of further meetings here. they're likely to learn this country's crisis is far from over. james bays, al jazeera, port-au-prince. >> u.s. president barack obama arrives in india on sunday for his second official trip. security has been stepped up with no effort being spared to insure obama's safety. >> an unprecedented blanket of security is covering india's capitol of new delhi during the president's visit this is because security officials are telling us that there is a higher perception of security risk in the coming days. authorities are purposefully

vague about their arrangements, but we understand that american as well as indian security forces are going to be deployed. we understand that around 1600 american security forces, including members of the cia as well as the navy seals, and the secret service will be on the ground. on the indian side we're expecting around 90,000 members of the paramilitary forces as well as delhi police to be deployed in delhi. this is central delhi, this is where president obama the first lady and prime minister narendra modi will be watching the public day parade. there is a seventh layer of security cover that we expect to see around this area. authorities are telling us that snipers will also be placed in highrise buildings. they also say cctv cameras have been installed along this road, and they will be closely

monitored by both u.s. and indian security officials. so elaborate security plans under way and this is because the last thing the indian government wants is for anything to go wrong. >> al jazeera's white house correspondent takes a look at where the india-u.s. relationship stands. >> as u.s. president barack obama leaves for india, it will be a trip of firsts. his first of attending a foreign country's national day and the first time india has asked an u.s. president to be a guest as they celebrate republic day. as the president and prime minister narendra modi watch the parade go by, they hope this will bring more in more u.s. companies as well as defense contractors. >> this will strengthen the relationship that has not been there in the last several years.

from a strategic standpoint and economic standpoint. >> president obama has long put the focus on india. his first state dinner held in honor of modi's press succeeder but it has not really panned out. the obama administration is hoping that narendra modi can hope that. one priority, changing american laws to make it easier for american companies to build new nuclear power plants. and getting india to commit to steps combating climate change. the u.s. is down playing expectations of a major environmental announcement. >> there is no way that the u.s. and india are going to strike a bargain akin to what the u.s. and china did. india is too poor and for a behind china in its development to commit to some targets. >> the obama administration is aware this is more than a three-day visit he insists he

isn't picking sides between india and pakistan. he is the first u.s. president to visit india twice while in office. >> bokoboko haram fighters attacked a city outside of maiduguri, a city that has seen several attacks since 2009. the democratic republic of congo has overturned senate has overturned the proposed bill to delay next year's presidential election. some fear it was an attempt by the president to cling to power. >> here at parliament in con congo oppositionist still are

suspicious that president joseph kabila is trying to extend his rule beyond the constitutional limit of two terms. the government's objective is a strategy to avoid the constitutional limits of the time of the mandates. this is a call for the debate, and that's is what we must defeat. >> the senate voted against the plan that opposition say would delay next year's presidential election by years. but the national assembly could still push it through. the ruling coalition says it's just trying to improve election laws. >> saying that kabila is not out by the end of his term, i don't know. he has never said this. >> meanwhile more unrest has expected this calling for

nationwide vote before changing any laws. >> the bed of brazil's river lice cracked and burned. water levels have plunged under searing temperatures. >> we're experiencing the worse water crisis in the history of the southwest since the recording of the water levels began. >> the reservoir of sao paolo sends water to the north. it won't be enough to get to the end of the year, so it's absolutely urgent that measures be taken right now. they can't be post postponed. >> in sao paolo people are now being charged if they use a lot of water or given discounts if

they use less. >> if we don't receive a water truck, if we don't have water the factory has to stop. the system only works with cold water. >> there is water shortage and i went without electricity. >> the drought means hydroelectric power plants have barely enough water to operate. brazil is already having to import electricity from neighboring argentina. authorities said they did not want to alarm people ahead of a local election. the brazilian government insists there is enough water left in other reservoirs to avoid rations for another six months. >> still ahead, long lines and even longer wait. we take a look at how venezuelans are struggleing to

buy basic goods. >> plus a slice of scottish nationalism, why support for independence is stronger than ever in the city of dundee. and in sport djokovic's campaign for a fifth title is on track. action from melbourne coming up. plan.

>> ahead again this is the al jazeera news hour. the pro russian separatist leader in ukraine say that the battle for mariupol has begun. a rocket hit at market killing 27 people. >> a kurdish regional leader in

iraq tellsage that it needs more ground troops to fight the islamic state in iraq and the levant. he said that the international community needs to send reinforcement to help peshmerga forces. and 100 u.s. troops will be heading to the middle east to help set up training for against isil. the u.s. military sailed kurdish forces control 70% of kobane. it was seen as near collapse a few months ago. the u.s. coalition forces have been launching airstrikes in the area since september. >> a woman wasa woman was jailed

for trying to help isil. syrian refugees in lebanon are having trouble finding space to bury their dead. it's another example of how the country is struggling to cope with the influx of people from across the border. nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: when this woman's husband was hit by a car and died the family had to find a place to bury him. >> the cemetery was full. eventually lebanese owners of a plot in another cemetery agreed to let them use it. >> in syria you could bury the dead anywhere. here it's hard and we didn't know what to do with his body. >> but at least he has been buried near their refugee camp. >> we're lucky to have him close by so we can visit his grave.

but my brother said when we return to syria we'll take his bones home with us. >> 1,100 registered syrian refugees are died in lebanon since the war started and the numbers are believed to be much higher. in lebanon most people don't have enough money to pay for the associated funeral costs but the costs are usually paid for by charities. >> a man died, and they refused to bury him. they didn't tell us why. once they know that we're syrian refugees they say you canterbury him here. but if you use a private cemetery you have to have money. if you don't have money to eat how do you have money for a burial. >> the other optioning sending money across the border is complicated and costs $2,000. most of the refugees are sunni

muslims, and they cannot be buried along side people of other religions. >> the syrian cannot be buried in that christian areas. which they do not allow. that's why here in the sunni area they feel more comfortable to be in. >> this is one place where sunni refugees are welcome. it's here in this cemetery but it's quickly starting to fill up. >> many syrian refugees arrived in lebanon expecting only to stay a few months. now many don't think they'll return home. >> argentina's government said rogue agents from its intelligence service could be behind the death of a prominent prosecutor.

he was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head earlier this week. he accused president christina christine kitchener of covering up the bombing in 1994. in venezuela many have been hit hard. >> reporter: a day in the life of a venezuelan shopper. this is a sad daily reality. i go out every day at 5:00 a.m. searching for milk. soldiers among the crowd of those waiting to buy diapers. tempers rising as quickly as the

heat. >> they're trying to jump the queue, and others are selling places in line. >> no wonder people are furious. it is now 11:25 in the morning and given the length of this line it will be 5:00 before anybody reaches the registers if there anything left to sell by then. >> every day they humiliate us in these lines. look at the people with children. no one is spared. >> while the queue downtown president maduro addresses a rally gathered to celebrate the overthrow of a dictator and shows support of the revolution during these hard times. doesn't the gaze of the deceased leader hugo chavez, president maduro blames the olagarky.

>> he has called on the pro-national assembly to launch an investigation starting on tuesday into what he calls an attempted economic coup d'etat, and there is no doubt who will be blamed. back at the market, opposition students march a past the still enormous queue. we don't deserve this, says this demonstrator urging people to join the protest. but as they hold their place in line people just look on in silence. at least for now. lucia newman, al jazeera, caracas. >> two years on from the riots in india thousands of people remain displaced. the fighting in 2013 stemmed from a surge of violence between the local muslim and hindu communities. most of the victims have been helped by the government to recycle elsewhere but some fear

that there won't be enough to get them through the harsh winter. >> it's not much but this is the only place that they call home now. they left their village amid violence in 2013. struggling through another harsh winter she's reminded of everything they left, heat, water, and pow. the government gave her family $800 in compensation, but she said that's not enough. >> my husband works as a servant in a nearby village we he doesn't earn much. we're always borrowing money to make ends meet. we even had to borrow $400 to build this mall small room. >> many in her community had to make the move, and many are finding it hard to start over. this family was able to afford land and build a house. their neighbors wills afford

land but because of their circumstances their family has had to choose between buying food and putting a permanent roof over their heads. >> what was once a farmland is now a settlement by the survivors. there is no sanitation, running water or electricity they say the government must intervene if things are to get better. >> the government is our master. if can do anything for its children. we are its children, so it should pay attention and decide what should be done for everybody. it's the government's duty. >> it's a duty the government says it has fulfilled. every eligible family received compensation of up to $8,000. >> they expect their compensation to be unlimited.

>> they're still looking for a helping hand. it's been a cold winter in india with temperatures dropping to less than 5 degrees at night. she can only hope that a change of season will bring with it better times. al jazeera. >> scotland's national poet robert burns has been celebrated in events across the world. among the enthusiastic will be the scottish national party. lawrence lee from dundee. >> burns night, a celebration of scotland's famous poet pays homage to a meal from a sheep's stomach. they're far more interested in public opinion within scotland.

and it is more positive than ever before. >> i think its just a national progression. the 19th century was the era of the great nation states. the 20th century saw a lot of them break up, and finally in the 21st century scotland will stand up to the family of nations. >> in dundee one of two scottish cities that voted for independence in last september's referendum. their argument lost. scotland remains in the union. but how much longer now that the nationalists are so popular. >> since they lost the referendum last september support has risen risen and risen again. if the polls stay as they are for the moment they'll win almost every season parliamently. that will make them the third political party in the whole of the u.k. and give them

extraordinary leave rage over westminster, which fought tooth and nail to deny them their dream of an independent scotland. yet all those people who voted for independence did so on on the assumption that scotland's wealth would be trading on oil trading at more than $100 a barrel just four months on, the price has halved. >> there is no way to pay for all services on just this thing. you can't run a country on one commodity. i think voters did realize and do realize that that credibility is gone and shot to pieces. >> our opponents are wrong. our indians was not predicated on the price of oil. it was not predicated on oil at all. that's a bonus to the scottish economy. >> how striking then that the haling of its value has not

affected scotland's opinion at all. >> filmmakers are descending on the sundance film festival in utah where there is a change in the air. we'll look at why movie successes are no longer measured by ticket sales. ivory coast fights off an early exit. andy rich son in equatorial guinea at the moment.

>> the sundance film festival is underway in utah. it is the world's most important venue for independent filmmakers seeking distribution for their work. and more and more may be finding an audience online or on tv. rob reynolds from utah. >> reporter: the streets of this old west town are full of filmmakers and producers hoping that their independent movies will be hits. but increasingly the sign of success is not top billing on a cinema marquee. online video in demand and high quality television networks are competing fiercely for the traditional theatrical film release. last year was the worst for ticket sales in north america in 20 years. >> i think it's only going one direction. i think when you have a generation of consumers that are being conditioned to get things when they want, how they want, that the industry is going to

have to figure out a way to make that work. >> i felt that something was not right. >> a dark comedy by the online retailler amazon won this year's golden globe awards. the first time the top prize went to a show that never aired on the traditional tv channel. it has signed top tear filmmaker woody allen to write and direct its next series. >> there is no long that are stigma that television is lesser quality product than film. you've had a lot of a-list actors as well as filmmakers being willing to, and even having a certain time of cache. >> sony's film "the interview" was said to lead north korea to hack the computer system with disastrous results but they may have stumbled on a new distribution model by releasing it online. the film took in $15 million in online sales and rentals in its first weekend. video on demand is a lifeline

for independent films. the vast majority of people who wind up seeing the 123 pictures at sundance this year will watch online. that's good for filmmakers and film aficionados. >> unless you live in a major market a lot of times you don't get the opportunity to see films if you don't have a local art house theater. certainly that is a great avenue for these more moderately budgeted movies and these smaller movies to sort of have this alternative release option. >> for consumers it's not just a matter of wider choice and more convenience. it's also a question of cost. a family of four will often spend $50 or more on a trip to their local multi plex. they can enjoy an entire year of films online without living their living room.

>> time for sport robin. >> there has been drama in the english fa cup. we'll get to that in a moment. but first to the african cup of nations. ivory coast will spoil the party, the ideal start with a goal seven minutes in, mali seems to be in full control at that time but it was not until three minutes from time that they revived their tournament hopes. scoring to make it 1-1. cameroon versus guinea in the next few minutes. andy richardson is live for us at the cup of nation in equatorial guinea. give us a sense of what the late equalizer was for the ivory coast to stay in this competition.

>> reporter: it was a really frustrating night. you have to remember that mali have been semi-finalists in the last two cup of nations and ivory coast despite all the great players they have, they find new and interesting ways to not win this title. and it looked to be going that way. they look to be heading out. mali would sit back and some of ivory coast's bigger names had a really really frustrating night of it. one of their less well-known players plays for the likes of leicester leeds scored the goal. they both have a chance to

getting through to the last eight. >> and the court is wide open because the winner of the next game cameroon and guinea could top the group at this point in time. but speaking of guinea, it has not been an easy journey for them especially in terms of qualifying, has it? >> reporter: yes, that game is about to kick off in the stadium behind me. guinea journey here has been extraordinary. a country affected by the ebola virus, and from a footballing perspective meant that they were unable to play their qualifying home games in their home country, which put them at a disadvantage. morocco invited them to play their games there. when you consider morocco pulled out of hosting the cup of nations because of concerns of the ebola virus it seems strange. guinea came with a tough

qualifying group and they're here. they're taking on cameroon. one of the recent stories of african football, they were awful in brazil. players almost didn't board the plane to south america because of a pay dispute. since then samuelto has retired. they came through qualifying in good style. if they can win this game tonight, then the group is in their control. >> interesting times group d we'll check in with you later. andy richardson live for us at the cup of nation in equatorial guinea. thank you andy. in england there were several big-club casualtyies. manchester city out chelsea out, and considering chelsea were cruisinger with a two-goal

lead. celebration for bradford and even sweeter considering jose mourinho's comments saying that losing to bradford would be miss. goals coming in real madrid four points clear. barcelona keeping the pressure on the league leaders at the moment.

tennis now. djokovic is safely through the fourth round. four-time champion overcoming a nervous start against spain's v verasco. the defending champion also through the last 16, the swiss win. his first grand slam in melbourne last year. the women's serena williams with a real scare to book her place in the last 16. the 18-time grand slam champion against kviolva.

well the shock of the day wimbledon champion out, she was beaten by 19-year-old american key, key is coached by three-time grand slam champion lindsay devon port. baseball hall of famer ernie banks has died at age 83. he played for the cubs six years after jackie robinson broke the barrier. banks was an all-star in 11 season and twice named the league's most valuable player. he was awarded the united states highest honor in 2013, the presidential medal of freedom. it's a busy day in sport we'll continuously update the website for you www.aljazeera.com/sport is where you can get your updates. >> thanks very much for that,

robin. nigeria's government is embarked on a mission to revamp the country's railways. for years the neglected system did not run at all. but now as we have reports trains are back on track even if they're not quite at full speed yet. >> after decades of neglect, trains in nigeria are back on track this refurbished line from lagos reopened last year. >> they say they no longer have to worry about bandits or bad drivers when he takes the journey back to his family house twice a month. richard said this is his second time on board. he's going to visit his grandmother. >> the train does seem to move as a lower speed than scheduled 50 kilometers an hour.

when we took part of the trip was not crowded but passengers tell us that more people join along the stops. at times there is not enough space for everyone to sit. at the current level of services being operated, they estimate roughly 5 million passengers use the train that is not considered very many in a country of nearly 170 million people. the nigerian government has been aggressively working to expand and refurbish the network. by some estimates by $8 billion to $10 billion were committed to the cross country project over the past seven years. most of the contracts going to state-run chinese firms. a $12 billion provisional agreement was signed with china to build a new 1400-line across the coast. >> fund something a real issue when it comes to reconstruction. i'm not aware of any other country offering nigeria as we

speak today a better offer. i'm talking about next to nothing interest rates. >> but some researchers who have been looking into these contracts are concerned about financial irregularities and the slow pace of development. >> it really is not as transparent as it ought to be. it's inflated and not as competent as they're made to look. >> the government insists that the push is crucial for expanding the economy particularly as roads are no longer able to cope with special freight. trains are used to move food, cement and petroleum products. the hope is as lines are completed in the next five years, people will be using it for years.

>> that's it for this hour. i'm jane dutton. thanks for watching.

>> rockets hit homes shops and markets in ukraine killing 27 people. >> this is al jazeera america live from london. nine people killed between tribesmen and houthi fighters. more feet on the ground in the fight against isil. we look at a community that has turned it's back