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>> jordan executes prisoners - a response to the killing of its pilot by i.s.i.l. hello, welcome to al jazeera. i'm martine dennis. also in the programme - a plane crashes into a river in taiwan killing at least 13 people. 29 are missing. rescue operations are underway. more trouble for argentina's president - a warrant for her arrest is found in the home of a prosecutor who died mysteriously. >> and how mobile technology is
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making education more accessible for kenyan schoolchildren. first, jordan executed two prisoners hours after the killing of moaz al-kasasbeh's video was received. sajida al-rishawi was in prison for her part in a suicide bombing in which many died. >> reporter: jordan warned of an earth-shaking response for the death of their pilot moaz al-kasasbeh. it came. dawn on wednesday, the authorities executed sajida al-rishawi whom i.s.i.l. demanded jordan released. now this would-be suicide bomber
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on death road has been hanged. another iraqi prisoner was executed. he was sentenced to death for murdering a truck driver in iraq. news of the murder was exactly what jordanians had been dreading. the government confirmed he was killed on january 3rd, a month before a video al jazeera will not show showed moaz al-kasasbeh supposedly burnt alive. the jordanian king cut short a trip to washington d.c. and addressed the jordanian people in a statement. >> translation: with sadness and sorrow we received the news about the death of moaz al-kasasbeh at the hands of terrorists. a deviant gang not related to our nobel faith. moaz al-kasasbeh died while defending his faith, homeland
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and nation. >> reporter: in the southern tribal areas, people say i.s.i.l. is trying to stir up violence and unrest in the country. at the tribal gathering center relatives were upset at the news. they were desperate to here. they now have answers. >> i support jordan's role. now i.s.i.l. has become the problem and it's imperative for jordan to stay in the coalition to prove that blood was not shed in vain. >> moaz al-kasasbeh is the first hostage burnt alive. it has not gone past the people
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here. the people are angry because they feel they have been manipulated by i.s.i.l. they demandeds relief and jordan was willing to negotiate an exchange deal. i.s.i.l. demanded the release after it had already killed moaz al-kasasbeh. >> it has ended badly. the government hops more people will support the fight gains the islamic state, because it doesn't appear jordan planned to reduce its role in the coalition following a consultation with i.s.i.l. let's go live to nisrene and get the latest. >> can we expect anything more beyond the two executions? >> well it's difficult to tell at this point. we have been talking to namastes and observers, saying we might expect to see a heavier
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crackdown on i.s.i.l. sympathizers in jordan. there has been groups of muslim brotherhood, here in jordan and they were among the first to condemn what is a brutal murder. so there may be a crackdown on peel that are sympathizers. and jordan have amended their law to punish anyone who shares information about i.s.i.l. on facebook or promotes its ideology through social media in any way, shape or form. the jordanian government made the arrangements to allow it to punish anyone who tries to promote the i.s.i.l. ideology and anyone that sympathizers with the group. we may see more arrests.
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>> right now maep jordanians are angry and we are seeing them out on the streets. king abdullah is due to arriving. what kind of reception will he get. >> he'll be at the airport in a coming hour. a large number of jordanians will be there at the airport to greet them. it's a show of unity among those who say the incident the capture and the barbaric murder has actually made people in the country in agreement on jordan's role in the international coalition against i.s.i.l. many raised questions about the role saying it's not jordan why is jordan using the army military bases at the air force to strike i.s.i.l. targets in iraq and syria, now people have
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felt why jordan is doing this and think that it is their war, and i.s.i.l. is in their backyard so there is more support in the coalition. jordan will be minimising reducing the role. we heard statements from the father of moaz al-kasasbeh, who was not talking to the media yesterday, that he heard the news of the murder of his son, and he expect jordan to take revenge for the killing of his son. >> for now, nisreen al-shamayleh thank you. of course our correspondent who will keep us across developments there, telling us that the father of the murdered pilot has spoken out for the first time. stay with us here at al jazeera for the latest to come out of imam. >> to taiwan where 13 are dead and 29 are missing after a plane crash happened there. this is a moment when the craft
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went down. as you can see there, it clips a bridge and landed in a river outside the capital taipei. rescue crews are at the scene, trying to pull survivors from the wreckage. >> translation: right now we are acting the military to set up a makeshift area to carry out rescue operation, and are asking for crepes to be deployed in the hopes that the body of the plane can be lifted. a lot of people are trapped in the plane. >> well our correspondent has developments from the chinese capital. he joins us live. what were you able to find out with regards to numbers involved? >> at least nine - that's according to state media in
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china, are still missing. the reason that state media in china is following the story is that at least 31 of those passengers are from mainland shanghai. they were part of groups visiting taiwan. so retrieving bodies of the dead those that are in the views lig, which is -- fuselage which is partially submerged. it's been under water four hours. it's fair to assume the death toll will rise. now, as you mentioned earlier, the plane almost cartwheeled into the river after clipping part of an elevated highway. the image was caught by a camera and the pictures show the dramatic moment that that accident happened. now, the airline involved is trans-asia airways...
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>> we are just doing - we are introducing the pictures. do continue. >> yes, these pictures were caught by a traffic camera in a car. a lot of cars are equipped with them to record accidents. no one expected an accident of this scale to be recorded. it just sort of cartwheeled out of the sky clipping the edge of the bridge plunging into the water. it is quite shallow, rescuers were the reach the wreckage quickly. divers have not been able to get inside the fuselage that's where many of the missing are believed to have been trapped. they've been there for at least four hours. sadly the death toll is going to rise. as i mentioned before the plane was operated by trans-asia
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airways. taiwan's third-largest airline. and a similar type of aircraft. in july last year killing 48 people. so two aircraft operated by the same airline perished in the last seven months. they want to know if there's a link. >> adrian brown, thank you, talking to us live from beijing now a warrant for the argentinian president has been found at at home of a prosecutor who died under mysterious circumstances in jp. the 26-phase warrant was found in the garbage. ross shimabuku has more. >> there are those though -- daniel schweimler has more. >> there are those that are likening this to a conspire city. if it's made into a movie, it will be great difficulty.
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the plot is more and more convoluted by the day. investigators had found a warrant for the arrest of the president and the foreign minister. it was denied and admitted. it was not clear at this stage whether he was killed. if he was killed who was behind it. it was very very uncertainty. while all this is going on. they are in china on on official visit. there's a couple of things that do remain clear. we are as far from ever who might have been behind the 1994 situation. or behind the death of alberto nisman so you remember the army in the democratic republic of
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congo, announced the rebel group associated with the rwandan genocide group in 1994. there's about no action against the dlc. we have this report. >> this parade - a new general takes over the command of the province of the these men are expected to find the rebel group f.d.l.r. the operation was launched. fighting started. the new commander urged the men to protect civilians. >> our elders told us a soldier without discipline are walking around. have you seen goats standing in line in uniform, clean-shaven marching in step never. >> reporter: the congolese army have been fighting since 2013.
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the f.d.l.r. is next on the list. some here wonder why the offensive has not started after the rebels missed the second deadline. >> we met them twice before. leaders tried to present a peaceful image. they say they are disarming, but rwanda and the international community don't buy it. the dead line passed and they must be disarmed by force this map doesn't believe they'll have the will to do it. he's a political analyst and he said the president of here and neighbouring countries benefit from the minerals. >> all of these gentlemen reap a lot of money. they are building wealth over people's blood. the international community and
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the presidents they haven't made up their mind to restore dignity. >> the army said it's about to attack. >> everyone believes these men will defeat the f.d.l.r. as long as they are fed and paid. the f.d.l.r. after many years in the group are a different faction than it's been before. >> after the parade a new commander spoke briefly. >> regarding the operations i can only say the army had already said he explains it being done. >> the soldiers are looking for the order to attack. people living here are waiting to see if or when they can live in peace. >> still to come on the programme - consular french comedian appears in a french court accrued of condoning terrorism.
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>> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. hello again. these are the top stories - al jazeera. jordan executed two people, including the woman that i.s.i.l. demanded in change for the pilot. it was in retaliation forward the killing of the pilot moaz al-kasasbeh. on tuesday a video was released by i.s.i.l. apparently showing the jordanian pilot burnt alive 13 are dead and around 29 people are missing after a plane
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crash in taiwan. the aircraft went down after it appears to have clipped a bridge near tapei. rescue crews are at the scene pulling people from the wreckage. >> an arrest warrant from an argentinean president has been found in the rubbish of a prosecutor found dead. he alleged cristina fernandez de kirchner's involvement in the cover up of iran's involvement of a bombing in a jewish center. >> the prosecutor elect announced a government by lawmakers looked set to confirm. i spoke to the vt of enerd ark h party and why they decided to join the government. >> we elected to be part of the
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government not part of the opposition. meaning part. we should live up to the expectations of the people and take part to dismiss much that has happened over the past few years. we are glad to see the polarization come to an end the al jazeera journalist peter greste is on his way back to australia with his brother. speaking on sunday he said he had mixed feelings about his new-found freedom. he said he feels incredible angst at leaving two colleagues behind and will continue to fight for the release of mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed who are still in gaol. al jazeera is continuing to call
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for the release of staff members in gaol. in a statement the network says: police are investigating a knife attack op soldiers. they were injured whilst guarding an area. the attacker was disarmed and handed over to police along with an accomplice staying in france - a controversial comedian will appear in a paris court, accused of condoning terrorism the the charges follow a comment published on the internet after the paris attacks. as rosalind jordan reports, it's not the first time the comedian caused offense. >> reporter: to his fans he's a
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comedian. to his critics, he's a demigod. dieudonne is a divisive figure accused of condoning terrorism. it started with a comment, a day when millions took part in unities upped the slogan "jes suis charlie". on his facebook page he wrote - i feel like amedy coulibaly, a reference to the gunman who killed four at a kosher supermarket. it provoked angry responses. but dieudonne did not mean support for terrorism. >> the defense is the truth, that he expressed a unique expression. like the poor victims of the
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newspaper, "charlie hebdo". dieudonne is no stranger to the court. he's involved in several cases here. ranging from slander, incitement to religious terrorism. he denies the charge. he has a loyal base of fans. he was simply exercising his rite to speech. some experts do not agree. >> reporter: he was a true comedian. today he's an idea log with a well-known stance. he's been convicted more than 10 times. if people laugh and feel like they have the right, his words are no longer pertinent. they are taken at face value. >> the case has raised questions. what does freedom of speech end and incitement begin
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to sri lanka now where the new president says the country has not been able to unit five years after a civil war between the tamil tigers and the government. he made the comment during an address to the nation as it celebrated independence day. he read the declaration of peace to pay respects to troops killed in the civil war ending in 2009 at least six have died in a commuter train crash in new york on toose night. it was travelling next-door the new york suburb of white plains when it hit a car ttip is proving
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controversial. it feared that it would help free trade. >> reporter: the rolling hells of west of demrpd one of many -- england, one of many places energy companies would like to come. many fear t-tip backing would be powerless. >> if for example, local community and the local planning officer decided that they would have fracking within their location, and they turned down an action companies would do it if they thought rosts would be made. -- profits would be made. >> reporter: there is a focus of anger for t-tip between the united states and europe.
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>> from cigarette companies, health companies all the way through mining. pharmaceuticals, agrivisits everything. it's affected by ttip. it's that important. >> reporter: the hosts offered a guided tour demonstrating how well built the corporate machine is. 20,000 lobbyists spend more than $1 billion persuading politicians of their employment base. >> it offends workers interests and guarantees basic freedoms. this description in the european projects says something else that its primary function it to defend the interests of global business. >> it is denied a roadworkers nights and they say it must be supported. >> consumers must see cheaper prices.
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things like imports from the u.s. consumers may see them getting cheaper because it is removed. >> still the european parliament made themselves available to speak to protesters. a member of the green party did, and it opposes the deal. it's a secret deal down away from the public gaze. i was treated like a spy. i had to sign a declaration. what is being negotiated apparently on our behalf is secret. even things that i'm allowed to see now, i can't share with you. >> this is the eighth t tip has been mentioned. if they want to come perhaps a little more openness will be
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prooshted a group of young entrepreneurs in kenya making learning for accessible to students by using mobile phones. we explain. >> reporter: this is no ordinary lesson. these students are using mobile phones to access information which will help them. the service is based on the silly bus and they get feedback. they access encyclopedia and have help from a teacher. it's popular in nairobi and has a big take up in rural areas where students have limited access to books and educational tools. the team a looking for ways to make it better. the cofounder is this 25-year-old.
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>> studying can get boring. so they are hiding under the blankets. the students at 3. : 30 in the morning were studying - that's cool. >> reporter: these students attend school in nairobi's largest slum. >> we have been having our intern exams. i see the trend, especially in many subject. personally it has improved the grades of the students. >> education is structured. if proper training is provided if all is in place, there would be a real benefit to reap from the use of mobile phones as a teaching tool.
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innovations and education - many saying it's for the children to benefit. it's up to the political leaders to catch up: >> i think it's the crazy people that will change the world and going to create the jobs of the future. people like richard branson who buck the system in search of breakthrough solutions to big challenges like space travel, artificial intelligence and climate change. necessity is supposed to be the mother of invention and technology gives us things we don't need. innovation changes the world. tonight i ask at what cost. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money".