grief and outrage in jordan. after word a jordanian pilot held captive by i.s.i.l. is burnt alive. the shocking execution forcing king abdullah to cut short a visit to washington calling for his city to unite a city in turkey divided a group now helping america in the fight against i.s.i.l. u.s. law-makers citing u.s.

violations blast a plan to open doors with cuba and a twist in the mysterious death of a prosecutor in argentina. new revelations the prosecutor drafted an arrest warrant for the country's president. good evening, welcome to the international hour of al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. we begin with the latest in the fight against i.s.i.l. video and photos show the captive jordanian pilot moaz al-kasasbeh trapped in a cage and set on fire reportedly a month ago. he'd been held since his fighter jet crashed in syria on november 24th. >> the jordanian government vowed:

tonight - jordan's king abdullah met with president obama in the oval office added to the schedule at the last minute of the the king was in washington for talks on increasing assistance to jordan. jordan and the u.s. condemned the killing, >> reporter: grief and anger after i.s.i.l. reportedly released a killing of moaz al-kasasbeh. the 26-year-old's father was attending a tribal meeting in jordan's capital amman. state television confirmed the death saying he was killed a month ago. king abdullah called short a visit to the u.s. where he met secretary of state john kerry on tuesday. >> we have received with sorrow and anger the news of the killing of the hero the martyr.

at the hands of the organization. >> meanwhile president obama was one of the first world leaders to react. >> it's one more indication of the viciousness and. barbarity of this organization. i think it will redouble the children lanes and determination on the -- vigilance and determination on the part of the coalition to make sure that they are degraded and ultimately defeated. >> reporter: many on the streets of amman are in shock. >> we are so sad for him, and honestly i consider him a hero martyr. we are proud that he was defending the country. regarding the sadness, we are sad for his family and we are also his family. >> it's not civilized and suitable. why is this our fault?

why is this islam. this is not islam, my brother, it is thuggery. >> this lieutenant moaz al-kasasbeh was captured in december. jordan tried to ensure his release through a prisoner swap but required proof he was alive. it never came. >> it was to scare the government and the people of the coalition members, arab members in particular. >> reporter: jordan's military promised a severe rehabilitation, and with emotions roar the government is asking people to attend mass prayers in memory of the pilot on wednesday. >> practice testers took to the streets in jordan following the confirmation of the pilot's death. they clashed with supporters of the jordanian government and its allegiance against i.s.i.l. moaz al-kasasbeh is the only pilot to have been captured from

the coalition. jordan's plans to retallate after learning of moaz al-kasasbeh's murder, the government is preparing to execute several prisoners, including the iraqi inmate on death row. we have more. >> reporter: we are seeing a number of tv channels quoting an unnamed security source saying that sajida al-rishawi who is on death row, as well as another four prisoners also on death row in jordan and convicted of crimes related to terrorism will be executed in the coming hoursful . we have not been able to confirm that ourselves, and we do not know who the security source is. what we can confirm, what i can tell you, what we've been able to confirm throughout the day from the families of two of these prisoner - one who is an iraqi prisoner he is on death row in jordan convicted of killing a jordanian truck driver

in iraq a few years ago, and also of being a member of an outlawed organization as well as another prisoner whose jordanians confirmed that he has, indeed been moved from his prison cell to a prison in jordan just outside ayman, called swagger prison. this is the only prison in jordan where executions are carried out. this may be confirmed in the coming hours. and the last report we heard is the executions could happen as early as wednesday morning. >> thank you nisrene. the united states is upping the aid to jordan. secretary of state john kerry and the foreign minister signed a memorandum of understanding, increasing u.s.a. from 660 million to $2 billion until 2017. regional instability and the influx to jordan of refugees

from syria to iraq among the reason for the increase. jordan as been part of the coalition. >> jordan has been at odds. here is what we know about the jordan involvement. consistently relied on jordan's intelligence. washington has been on the kingdom for information. jordan has indeed sent fighters pilots to tackle i.s.i.l. and has been front and center against targets, mostly in syria. the kingdom is fighting i.s.i.l. from within. jordanian leaders are worried about sleeper cells operating in the syrian refugee community. there has been government crackdowns on i.s.i.l. supporters in imam, including those that support the i.s.i.l. ideology. >> joining us from washington is douglas oliphant a security fellow and director for iraq at the national security council, he helped to plan the surge

during the iraq war. good to see you. i.s.i.l.'s beheadings is what finally woke up the world to the threat the group posed. does it not realise increasing brutality could backfire. what is the strategy. >> i.s.i.l. strategy is less devoted to people like you and me and more about shoring up the base and sympathizers. among the groups the barbaric acts seem to generate for them more recruits and support in the demo graphics from which they draw. you and i are clearly appalled by this. >> couldn't it back fire. the pilot was a devout sunni. could this lead to an anbar awakening like what happened during the iraq war when sunni tribes revolted against al qaeda in iraq which was i.s.i.l.'s predecessor? >> the potential is there. we saw reports that the pilot's

family made over tours to i.s.i.l. saying you should offer him sunni hospitality, he is one of us. clearly that is not the understanding that they had of how this works. the potential is there, certainly in jordan for this to galvanise support against the islamic state. as your own piece showed there are demonstrations in the street there, that this war is not about the jordanians it will be interesting to see what's as king abdullah returns from washington. can he galvanise the county. >> could it gall have beenize other states and divide the coalition. the pentagon says the murder sharpens the focus on beating i.s.i.l. could that be the case? >> i don't. i don't think it will be harmful, but it will not result in any more coalition among the

coalition. the coalition is what it is. the internal conflict within the coalition are what they are. we continue to move forward. it lurches along. it's better than nothing. but this is not a perfect scenario. it's not a perfect coalition, but international coalitions never are. >> what about the timing of the release of this video. is it connected to king abdullah's video to washington? >> i don't think so. it appears if the reports that we have that this video is delayed by 30 days and that the pilot was actually killed in this manner early in january, what it means is all the negotiations going on in the last few weeks about changing the pilot and the japanese hostages for the prisoners in jordan, that it was a kabooki dance that they were doing and they never intended to

exchange - that, in itself this toys with the jordanians about the return of the hostage could be something that galvanises them. >> you heard that jordan might excuse some i.s.i.l. prisoners. do you think it could be counterproductive? >> i don't think so. i'm not sure it would be helpful, but in the region i think that would be seen as a legitimate response. >> doug louse oliphant security fellow. great to have you with us. >> the iraqi army said it has won back control of a province? -- province in the east. in the diyala region. they are ready it move north and take i.s.i.l. on in its strongholds. >> reporter: this is a victory dance. the victory was taking back the last remaining areas of diyala

province under i.s.i.l.'s control. >> the victors fought with and overshadowed forces. >> the most powerful is the batakor, and its leader. it's political wing has 20 members of parliament. the military arm, with close ties to iran says it has 25,000 fighters. the celebration was told that they would move on to fight in in -- fight i.s.i.l. in mosul and other provinces and no foreign troops would be allowed on the ground. he said highs fighters were involved in the battle in sunni anbar. and as for iranian troops. >> we have two seriousness. -- scenarios. if they bring troops we will

reject them. american advisors we do not mind. asked about killing of civilians, he said they'd be punished. photos of a spiritual leader were a sign of how dramatically things have changed in iraq. >> for more than 30 years, this was a base for an iranian dissident group trying to overthrow the government. now it's full of iranian backed shia militia fighters who played a lead roll in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> despite the celebration, it's a hard-won victory. here, there were deserted villages and empty fields. the fighting damaged schools and destroyed government buildings. this bridge is near a mountain range separating iraq and iran. it's one of the only places around free of explosives laid by i.s.i.l. also known as

daesch. >> what we know is efforts are to satisfy the situation, is to clean the whole bases. there are so many bomb. this is a battle of daesch. >> there has been a lot of military gains when i.s.i.l. controlled a third of iraq. it came at a cost. but iraqi leaders say it was a price the country had to pay and in our next half hour a closer look at turkey's kurdish separatist group, the p.k.k. the u.s. considers it a terrorist organization yet it's fighting along side the u.s. against i.s.i.l. how it could impact the relationship between president obama and turkey president recep tayyip erdogan. >> and the mysterious death of a posterior in argentina. alberto nisman was found shot once in the head. the investigation turned up evidence that he was considering

arresting argentinian's president. daniel schweimler has the latest from buenos aires. >> well there are those that are likening this story to a spy thriller. certainly very very intriguing. if they should make it into a movie, i am not sure many will be able to follow the plot. it's convoluted with contradictory comment coming out every day. after the death of alberto nisman the investigation began into whether he committed suicide or was murdered. it's not been resolved. if he was murdered it's not clear who might have been behind that. the news emerged that in his garbage, they had found a paper saying that he was planning to have the president kirchner and the foreign minister arrested. first of all that was denied by the prosecutors, and then they said that was, in fact true. so much - a lot of information

coming out. the country increasingly polarized. those that support the government and believe their side of event, those against it and don't believe what the government is saying. one thing is guaranteed. this story is likely to run and run. >> this is certainly adding fuel to the fire. >> president kirchner is in china meeting with top business leaders to discuss her country's economy a face off on capital hill as relations with cuba questioned diplomacy that doubt deal with human rights violations - some critics democrats. >> three soldiers wounded in france. the country is on edge after the massacre at "charlie hebdo" and a jewish grocery store.

cuba published the first pictures of former leader fidel

castro in five months showing him speaking with the head of the main student union. the student leader said it took place on january 23rdrd. castro wrote an m in which he appeared -- wrat a column in which he led support for the relations with the u.s. he stepped down in 2006 u.s.-cuba relations took place in washington. >> senators had questions for the diplomats leading the discussion during the first of several hearings on the efforts to improve ties between the two countries. kimberley hall cut has more. >> it didn't take long for tensions between the u.s. congress and the obama administration over its new cuba policy to surface. >> 18 months of secret negotiations produced a bad deal. we compromised bedrock principles for virtually no son sessions. sessions. sessions. -- no concessions.

>> reporter: they are furious that the white house moved ahead with talks to consider talks without considering issues in relation to humans rights. >> i have deep reservations for the reason i believe they will not be affective for bringing about a particular political opening. >> reporter: human rights advocates echoed the returns, asking the president to hold them to account. >> i have been subjected to civilians, harassment - more needs to be done. >> reporter: the lead negotiator warned the diplomats to stop supporting the political opposition, if it hopes to move forward with establishing an embassy or improving diplomatic ties. >> the way the diplomats act should change in terms of stimulating, organising training supplying and financing elements within our countries acting against the

interest of the government and the cuban people. >> state department officials say it's an important first step towards an open cuban society. >> the nature of the cuban regime has not changed. i'm confident cuban people fighting for change will prevail. i think they'll be more empowered to prevail as a result of this policy. >> with many in congress opposed to the president's policy moving forward with funding could be difficult. so could appointing a newest ambassador. that money and position must be approved no congress. >> also outstanding is the issue of $6 billion in compensation to u.s. business owners operating in cuba in 1959. they had their company seized by the cuban government and nationalized. u.s. law states that congress cannot lift the economic embargo in cuba until the compensation is underway. right now, it's appearing a long

way off joining us now for more on u.s.-cuba relations is ambassador a former deputy assistant secret of state for central american caribbean and cuban affairs and is a partner at law firm chad born and park. great to have you here. some of the testimony came from people women put in prison. she said some have been arrested for putting flowers at the statue of someone that inspired cuban independence. how can we continue with cuba if it continues with the human rights violations. >> it's a concern. when i was in the state department it was a matter we raised with the cuban authorities. i know my former colleagues in government considered human rights issue a principle issue of our conversations with cuba.

our position or the position of the u.s. government. and i conquer, is that it is easier and more effective to have a dialogue with the government where you have mutual recognition and a proper ambassador in place. >> you disagree with the senator who said that relaxing the embargo - officially that effect it was rewarding the cuban government without getting much in return. >> with respect to the senator and other members of congress that have concerns about where her and moving forward, they have hangable connection with the island. what we - when i was in the administration our policy was to engage on people to people on the basis of if you can

create create vehicles and mechanisms where people can have fluid conversations, connections, it will open a dialogue that can allow for greater economic and democratic liberties in cuba. >> do you think the cubans will move forward. president castro is saying no normalizing relations unless we give them guantanamo back end the embargo, and a heated exchange was between roberto jacobson and senator marco rubio, where they talked about a new demand from the cubans that u.s. diplomats in the future if we normalize relations will not deal with cuban dissidents. both said it was a non-starter today. >> right. >> there is a history of the cubans sabotaging our dealings with them. >> historically it's not been

easy to manage. i'm certain that there'll be things that we learn as we go along. this will not be an easy process. it's not a done deal. meaning we have - there's a commitment from the u.s. government. and i believe it's the rite commitment to have. >> in terms of concrete parameters by which we are dealing with the government. it's an ongoing process of notion. it's not black and white. >> are there regional benefits for the united states? you were at the state department and roberta jacobson believes it will help our relations. >> yes, my last post was ambag door in uruguay, and cuba and the u.s. relations with cuba is a significant policy concern and care by that government. i can tell you that a challenge

in policy bit the american government and people towards cuba create a lot of goodwill in latin america that will give us benefits in terms of way we manage the relationship with that part of the world. >> are you hopeful this will open up cuba. senator was negative. the senator from california talked about engagement with china helped things. senator menendez said there were human rights violations in china 40 years later. >> the difference is this process started in 2009 when president obama took office. in 2012 we had regulatory challenges allow for remittance in cuba and travel to be eased. the last reforms if december were more expansive and dramatic. we know that those initial reforms already have created greater contact and economic initiatives by cubans on the

island. we have proof that there is activity based on those - on those contacts. the fact of the matter is cuba is very close. it's not china. and the number of cubans in the united states, and cuban americans is significant. given that relationship and that fluidity and that geographic reality, i think that there is a great possibility that there'll be change in cuba going forward, and the fact that it will be accompanied by really a host of democracies, of the americas. >> pushing for change. >> yes. now the burden is on all of us not just the united states canada but south america, the caribbean. all the countries if they want to bring cuba in will have to take charge to ensure that cuba goes through a transformation. >> let's hope it happens. ambassador pleasure to have you with us. >> thank you. the u.s. is finding an unlikely

ally in the fight against i.s.i.l. a group labelled a terrorist organization by the state department is battling on the same side as the u.s.-led coalition. we'll look at the repercussions of that. >> angry protesters take to the streets in jordan after i.s.i.l. murders a jordanian pilot. why the role in the coalition is creating so much division in that country.

welcome back to al jazeera america i'm antonio mora. >> i'm stephanie sy in this half hour of international new, the fight against i.s.i.l. blurring the lines between allies and enemies. a group symbolizing this - the p.k.k. in turkey

and the controversial step great britain is taking allowing babies to be made from the d.n.a. of three people to prevent genetic diseases first, jord joinance are -- jordanians are protesting after video emerged of the death of moaz al-kasasbeh, the pilot held for more than a month. images show him trapped in a cage burnt alive. the jordanian people do not think of fight against i.s.i.l. as their fight and blame the government for the pilot's death. king abdullah was in washington he continued his meetings but will cut his meetings short, and it drew a kick response from the white house. >> u.s. president obama didn't plan to meet king abdullah of jordan. the white house said he had been to washington a few months ago, he was only going to see the secretary of state and members

of congress. this was added to the shelled. a show of -- schedule. a show of support for jordan and the pilot. no comment was made during the evening meeting. the president and king after the video, denounced the killing. >> it's one more indication of the viciousness and barbarity of this organization. and it, i think, will redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of the global coalition to make sure that they are degraded and ultimately defeated. >> it's believed they have been killed by the islamic state of iraq and levant a month ago. the video was made public tuesday. some say the timing was purposeful. and meant to correspond with a visit to america.

>> it does not look good optically from a regional persfective to have -- perspective to have u.s. and british airplanes coming anyone. any videos i.s.i.l. will use it for propaganda. if you have the arab states it cannot be used against them. >> the king and the president came out to condemn the killing. in an agreement the u.s. is promising aid to jordan in part for the refugee crisis increasing aid to $1 billion a year. the meeting was brief. 20 minutes, between president obama and king abdullah. the white house thought it was important to change the schedule to send a unified message that the u.s. stands with jordan hoping jordan continues to stand with the u.s. we are learning more about the murdered pilot. he was a newly wed from a

powerful tribe. his execution races tensions among jordanians some unhappy with the fight against i.s.i.l. >> reporter: moaz al-kasasbeh is the first collision airman to be captured and killed by i.s.i.l. his f-16 plane crashed in nearby syria on december 24th. he was 26 years old, married three months before losing his freedom. his family friends and supporters called on the jordanian government to secure his release. while also voicing opposition to jordan's involvement in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> translation: our sons are sent to fight outside the jord yanian border this is not our business and the war is outside the borders. our son was sent on a military mission to be killed. >> public opinion in jordan is split over the membership of the

coalition. support for the government to negotiate with the pilot's captors had been overwhelming. >> we want the jordanian government to intervene, he is a soldier, a citizen and our son. while jordan has a policy not to negotiate with i.s.i.l. the government made an exception. jordan's stance from the beginning has been to secure the life of the lieutenant. in return for the pilot's release, jordan offered to meet a demand for handing over this woman, would-be suicide bomber sajida al-rishawi. she is on death row after bombing attacks in ayman more than nine years ago, in which 60 people died. deadlines passed. i.s.i.l.'s demands were made using japanese hostage. in video and audio messages. he was murdered. and an edited video posted on

the internet. the family are from a big influential tribe in the south of jordan. they turned down the protests during what they described as politically sensitive signs. one of the pilot's brothers made it clear that they were unhappy. i'm sad about the situation. i believe - i hope he will get back to his parents, his home. >> reporter: once again, no mercy shown by i.s.i.l. another life lost. in jordan there'll be more subdivision, protest over the role in the american-led coalition against i.s.i.l. >> reporter: to turkey now where violence is escalating between government allies and kurdish separatists who fought alongside

the united states. >> kurds live in a large area of the middle east crossing turkey syria, iraq and iran. many are stateless. government banned their language. the fight for independence is bloody despite a 2013 ceasefire. the conflict dates back decades. al jazeera reports on the human toll. >> this is not supposed to be a war zone. the two sides are meant to be talking peace. but this turkish city is a battle ground. the worst violence in 15 years between turkey and its allies, and separatist kurds and a threat to the u.s. war. >> our fight will last until our people get their freedom. >> they want to be the only power. you become one of them or you'll

be murdered. >> turkey sits on the base of mountains where noah's arc is said to land. like then cities it's filled with turkish kurds. they are 20%. turkish population, long complaining of neglect. they fought the government and called themselves a martyr's movement. those that died fighting are enshrined on posters. >> the important fundamental code as resistance is life. >> outside the same office. they point out the bullet holes that are three years old. those bullets were fired by police, right before they drove through the front door. >> translation: the purpose of the extermination is to end the legal kurdish movement and annihilate members. >> reporter: the violence is mutual. the movement is affiliated with p.k.k. which the u.s. calls a terror group. the opposition party accuses

them of burning their offices and killing nine members. >> if security forces stay quiet, the more the p.k.k. gets armed and builds an empire of fear. across the border the p.k.k. and allies are u.s. in kobane they defeated i.s.i.l. the turkish government considers them its enemy. they resisted kurdish efforts and crushed kurdish efforts inside turkey. the violence peaked in the street battles. they dug in digging trenches. >> this is a main road. no cars can come through. residents blocked it by building the ditch. there are hundreds of these across the city. they reach 3-4 feet deep. the play is to present the police coming into the neighbour hood and making arrest. >> when we visited heavily armed

police move around. residents say police is using a law to act with impunity. >> what are the policemen doing in the neighbourhood. >> it's like they pay for the tear gas. they want children to throw stones. they are starting and see us as the enemy. >> inside the family's home. she holds up a photo of her son, a 12-year-old. >> i loved him so much my angel. he was my flower a flower of kurdistan. >> in early january, as he was surrounded by his friends. he drops. police shot him in the head. his mother community, wants revenge. >> i hope his heart burns for his son like my heart burps for mine. >> tens of thousands attended the furniture. wrapped in a kurdish flag they carried him through the streets.

at his grave they promised a v for victory. turkish authorities will maintain pressure and so will kurdish fighters fuelled by a 12-year-old's grave, what they call the martyr's cemetery. the cofounder of foreign policy interrupted joins us to talk about the complex issues surrounding the kurdish factions. first of all thank you for being with us. talk about the turkish kurds and how important they have been to the u.s.-led fight against i.s.i.l. >> as we saw in the segment before the region of the south-eastern turkey has been a flashpoint for some time. one of the areas has been the town of kobane. >> in northern syria. >> which was recently retaken by kurds. >> that's right. >> and the united states dropped

weapons into kobane so that the kurds could fight i.s.i.l. there. that has actually helped washington achieve one of its goals of trying to push back i.s.i.l. but at the same time it's exacerbated a lot of tensions between ankara and washington. >> from what i understand, the kurd in kobane fighting are syrian and turkish kurd making them the p.k.k. they have been designated a terrorism organization. does the fact that they fight alongside syrian kurds make them de facto allies of the united states? >> you are right, the p.k.k. is identified as a terrorist organization and have been collaborating with the syrian kurds. i don't think we can look at the p.k.k. as an ally of the united states. i think they are an actor taught in a situation of great instability within that region and within turmoil of what is

washington going to do about syria, what is it going to do about iraq but tensions between ankara and washington over what will happen in the region. >> it must issuing ankara that the u.s. is dropping arms that may end up with the p.k.k. which ner fighting in cities like the one that nick schifrin covered. >> absolutely and in jisray as he reported the clashes that erupted in object was a result of the fact that when i.s.i.l. tried to take over kobane the turkish government tried to prevent kurdish fighters going in to protect the city which exacerbated a lot of riots throughout south-eastern turkey a lot of kurds were upset not to be able to fight on behalf of their brotherin, that's a flashpoint between ankara and washington.

>> and because turkey could play a bigger role in the fight against i.s.i.l. but has not for various reasons. why is turkey not fight i.s.i.l. with the same fervour that we see from the iraqi and syrian kurds. >> from ankara's point of view they take the view they've been doing a lot. there's 1.5 million syrian refugees. >> they are not allowing the use of air bases. >> that is correct. this is a manifestation of the difference between what ankara wants, and what washington wants. ankara wants bashar al-assad eliminated. that is - that has been their position and it's been a reason that they have not been willing to collaborate with washington in a fight against i.s.i.l. the turks feel that it is very isolated what they want to do and they don't want to touch what is going on in syria. which is a larger problem. >> complicated issue as ever.

cofounder, foreign policy interrupted. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> three soldiers have been stabbed outside a jewish community center in a french city. a man attacked a soldier as he understood guard, and two others that stopped him running away. the suspect was identified and they do not believe he was related to amedy coulibaly. french intelligence officers had been monitoring him. he was believed expelled from turkey last week. france has been on a high alert since 17 were killed in the paris attacks in january israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu called on tuesday for the scrapping of a u.n. commission looking into whether war crimes were committed last summer in gaza. the commission was due to issue a report next month. binyamin netanyahu called the commission ineffective and bias against israel. the commission chief submitted

his resignation on monday. the war left 2200 palestinians and 72 israeli dead. >> the situation in the ukranian down defel sev is described as catastrophic. separatists try to push forces out. there was a ceasefire so troops could get residents out. the russian-backed rebels resumed shelling trapping thousands. the u.s. is considering whether to send arms to the ukraine in the wake of new offenses. a russian woman has been granted bail in the wake of high treason. she overheard soldiers talking about secret russian military deployments to ukraine. the kremlin denies sending troops. she's charged with giving the information to the ukranian embassy in moscow. her husband said she was trying to help. >> she possibly might have

considered by calling the embassy people would not die. and they say that russia is not at war. i know she did not have harmful intentions dens of thousands galvanised behind her case signing a petition calling on russia's president to release her. she's under house arrest until trial, and if convicted faces 20 years in prison. >> some call it a step towards designer babies. law-makers in britain gave birth to a bill in relation to invitro fertiliser and a teenager with extraordinary talent taking center tainable at carnegie -- center stage at carnegie hall. coming up, his incredible journey.

gaoled al jazeera journalist mohamed fadel fahmy has renounced his egyptian citizenship. >> a move that clears the way for his deportation to canada. mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are locked up in cairo. two days ago australian report are peter greste was freed under a presidential order to deport foreigners. mohamed fadel fahmy have canadian citizenship. he and baher mohamed have spent 402 days in prison. an egyptian court overturned their convictions last month, ordering a retrial. >> peter greste is heading to australia. his brother has been accompanying him. his family campaigned for his release since his detention in 2013 pope francis confirmed el salvador archbishop oscar romero as a martyr. he championed the poor and

renounced violence during the civil war. he was shot dead while saying mass in his church in 1980. a u.n. official found he was killed about a death squad. his beautification was blocked by officials feeling he was left of the. anglicans consider him a martyr lutherans a saint. >> well deserved a new form of invitro fertilisation is closer to becoming legal in brat yin. it let's three people become parents of the same child. >> it could help parents passing on diseases. that is what we are really talking about here. simon mcgregor-wood has more. >> les curtis posed on mitochondria disease to her daughter lily. she died of heart disease. lis has flawed mitochondria. d gives humans entries energy.

>> the worst thing is being told your child will die, there's no cure and treatment. it was wait and see. and to find out subsequent children will be affected in the same way. it's really really wrong. >> the new treatment cap break the cycle. pioneers insist it's safe. controversially for some it involves d.n.a. from three people. the mother donates an egg fertilised with the experiment. it has a healthy nucleus containing the vast majority of characteristics. the mitochondria are faulty and it is that that passes on the problems. in the new technique, the nucleus is placed into an egg from a donor, which has healthy mitochondria. that's why it was sometimes called 3-person i.v. f.

opponents, including the church of england says it opens the way to engineering and designer babies. some argue not enough testing has been done to see the effects, and the u.k. risks rushing in to unknown scientific tert trip. >> i think altering the genes of a chimed creating a new child essentially opening the way to determining the type of person who is born is a very difficult ethical boundary to cross, and i'll be voting against the regulation. >> politicians discussed the unknown risks, but understood that on the cutting edge of science, taking a calculated risk when the benefits are clear is sometimes necessary. >> the ayes to the right, 382. the nos to the left - 128. >> reporter: they voted overwhelmingly in favour and

the first child under this treatment could be born as early as next year. doesn't affect a huge number of people. doctors say about 150 couples could benefit from the new procedure each year. >> it's incredible. simon said the cutting edge of signs. signs. -- science. >> absolutely. >> next on the road from damascus striking the right keys. [ ♪♪ ] a teenage piano prodigy from war-torn syria dazzling americans on the stage at carnegie hall.

real reporting that brings you the world. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. the european union is facing criticism for a failure to take in more rev geerks the u.n. failed to rise to the challenge syrian refugees present, and that european nations need to

reset the approach to protect those in need. >> the united nations says 3.8 million fled the syrian civil war, but only 6% of those refugees ended up in european union nation and of that number 126,000 were granted asylum in europe last year. e.u. nations pledged to resettle another 33,000 syrian refugees. one teenager who fled has gone from refugee to talk of the town. it was over a year ago when he started to play the piano. in that short time the musical prodigy made it all the way to carnegie hall. >> reporter: carnegie hall most performers spend years practicing for getting a chance to play. for this boy, it's been 18 months since the first piano lesson. to be being one of 50 children chosen to perform here.

it wasn't easy for a young man whose family fled the civil war. >> there's a lot of the kids like me at my age, maybe dying because of cold or because of bombs, i don't know. and i am not happy for that. i'm sad for that. i hope it will end soon. >> he knows he is lucky not just to have talent - first playing the accordion and the traditional music of his heritage. he's lucky that turkey's president gave him and his family what many want. citizenship. with it. the ability to work and travel. in this case to new york where judges spotted his talent. >> some musicians play they perform pieces that don't touch our heart. >> no one appreciates accomplishments more.

>> his love carries through the difficulties. hopefully it's an opportunity for other kids that under horrific circumstances aspire to and find hope. >> he knows that he needs more than just luck. >> coming here and performing in this is a very big honour. i'm happy and i'm so proud. he says he has a lot of hard work ahead to achieve his goal of being a professional musician. but already he's come so far.

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