>> we got be here to tell the story. >> the final journey borderland only on al jazeera america >> [ siren ] 40 people are killed in a stampede outside of football stadium in cairo. egypt's public prosecutor orders an investigation. from al jazeera's headquarters in doha also ahead - the top envoy to iraq says government forces will begin a major ground force to take pack territory from i.s.i.l. in eastern ukraine, where among the misery there's hope a dialogue slated for wednesday

will bring about peace. plus - british actor eddie redmayne wins the top gong at the baftas for his portrayal of stephen hawking first to egypt where an investigation has been ordered into a stampede outside of football stadium east of cairo that left 40 dead. officials are blaming fans of the football club for causing the crush. the egypt interior ministry issued a statement explaining that an increasing number of fans without tickets gathered outside the stadium, and the numbers exceeded 10,000. a push to storm the gates of the stadium and climb rules in an attempt to enter, resulting in the injury of dozens. football fans are blaming the police and they say the violence happened because officials only opened one narrow gate to let them in. they are criticizing security

forces for firing tear gas into a tightly packed crowd. rob matheson reports. >> reporter: groups of football fans tried to get into the stadium in cairo, coming to watch a premier league game against zamalek and emppi. some do not have tickets. police tried to stop them with barricades. when that doesn't work they fire tear gas. some accused the police of using violence to pacify the crowd. the police denied this. >> a few people walked in slowly. someone tells us "we'll let you in", from the back door. people thought okay this is it. we'll get in from the back door. then they used tear gas. because of large numbers people started to run, some jumped over the fence. >> in the confusion, a stampede occurred and men died from suffocation. >> we need to look at how it was handled tonight. the way the police dealt with

the violence and how that happened and how fans are killed so easily over a football match. >> egypt is no stranger to football violence. in 2012, 74 people died following a match in point said between al-ahly and al-masry. al-masry fans stormed the pitch after a 3-1 victory from their team attacking rival supporters. 21 were sentenced to death for their part in the violence. back in cairo on a sunday night. families were at morgues trying to final loved ones. >> we were trying to have fun. instead of celebrating, we are here to attend funerals. this is the time we are living in now. this is our day and age. >> the egyptian prime minister held a meeting with ministerial colleagues to establish what happened. but already the government has decided to pose pope the premier league until further notice.

an iraqi troop will launch a major ground offensive in the coming weeks to take back territory from the islamic state of iraq and levant. ut u.n. envoy leading the coalition, general john alan made the announcement during an interview with the official agency. let's go to jane arraf, who joins us live from baghdad. what can you tell us about the ground operation by the iraqi troops? >> well it's what the iraqis have been preparing for since i.s.i.l. took over fully a third. country. what general alan is saying is he seems to believe that iraqi forces are betting ready for this and the coalition is firmly behind him. it's a bit of a change in the methods from when he was here in baghdad a few weeks ago when he made clear although the iraqis were eager to take back territory, the coalition would have to be confident that everything was set in place for

what happened after. and we have to remember right now iraq is a patchwork of different security forces official and unofficial. different tribes ethnic tensions sectarian tensions. it has to be knitted together to provide a cohesive front to fight i.s.i.l. general allen was saying in the wake of the uproar over the killing of 9 jordanian pilot, and the response that there is an increased willingness, an increased effort as well by coalition partners to back iraq in the fining and he believes that it is coming together. >> jane while those plans for the ground troops are being formalised there has been more bombing and casualties in the capital. >> there have. ironically sadly, after baghdad's curfew was lifted over the weekend on saturday on the day it was lifted of course we

saw two major suicide bombings one appears to have involved a suicide bomber walking into a restaurant, and today new bombings, one was a suicide bomber detonating an explosive vest in the neighbourhood. kodamir, a mainly sunni neighbourhood and home to some holiest shrines. the other bombing was in a shia neighbourhood and an indication that even though the curfew has been lifted in baghdad and troops are getting ready to take on i.s.i.l. and mosul and other places there's an ability bit the group to launch attacks on a regular basis. >> thank you. jane arraf speaking to us from the capital baghdad. >> meanwhile, in syria kurdish forces pushed i.s.i.l. fighters out of 120 villages around the

town of kobane. turkish forces known as peshmerga recaptured kobane after four months of fighting. german chancellor angela merkel is in washington to brief president obama over the matters in ukraine. the leaders of the germany, france and russia are due to meet in minsk on wednesday for peace talks. inside ukraine, civilians find it difficult as residents experience daily shelling. there are fewer shelters and rations are not enough. charles stratford spoke to a few family in the donetsk region. >> reporter: nearly 70 people are living here. more come every day. in this stuffy poorly lit basement under a block of flats, the families try their best to continue their lives. they fled their homes because the shelling is so intense. this home was damaged when a

shell destroyed her neighbour's place. >> we hope the talks succeeded and hope for peace. last night shelling shattered the windows. it destroyed part of the building. at midnight all families children were ducking down women crying. >> reporter: the families tell us the volunteer group that used to bring them food no longer comes. in donetsk city an i think convoy arrived. >> this is the latest humanitarian convoy sent by russia to a region that has a humanitarian crisis. it's hoped that aid will hep thousands. it's the 13th deliver from russia since the fighting began. there has been doubts whether previous convoys were only bringing aid. russia denies it's supplying separatists weapons. >> i have no idea where you can hide weapons, you can touch the

boxes yourself and open them up and make sure there's only food inside. >> the poor have no choice but to supplement their supplies. as the dull crunch of shelling is heard, these men say they fish more out of necessity than for pleasure these days. victor has three children and has not been paid his pension since july. >> translation: we didn't attack them they started the war. there's no gas in my home no pensions, few splays. i fish so i -- supplies. i fish so i can boil a soup. i prefer to be outside where i can see the bombs. >> reporter: residential areas suffer indiscriminate shelling on both sides. around 600,000 ukrainians fled to other countries, and the situation continues to

deteriorate. night time is the worst. families with access to a basement will e underground again -- will be underground again. terrified and powerless to stop the bombs. oun prime minister tony abbott -- australian prime minister tony abbott survived a leadership vote of no confidence. he remains the prime ministership as the spill failed 61-39. approval ratings for ab ots government has been sliding. >> being tested. that's the way it is. now, i am determined to do better in these tests in the next few months than i have in the past. i'm also very confident that this is a party room which

believes in the marrow of its bones that we are a government that has good answers for the people of australia. >> abbott's popularity is at the lowest in five years. andrew thomas explains from sydney the criticism against him is piling up. >> reporter: tony abbott survived a vote of confidence but not convincingly winning the vote 61-3 # among his colleagues. that is surviving, but only just. it doesn't clear up questions about his leadership. it's a different situation to three months ago when tony abbott won a convincing majority to take office. since then the economy faced a downturn. mining sector dropped off. that is it a keep one for the economy, and that stopped the the budget is in deficit. tony abbott said the priority was to return it to surplus, but he hadn't managed to get the

legislation through. increases in taxes and a charge to see the doctor in australia - those things are rejected by parliamentarians. coupled with that tony abbott's government is not popular among his own colleagues he's not seen as collaborative enough and he's seen as a gaff-prone prime minister the man that makes comedic mistakes. he said for example, he'd shirt front vladimir putin over the shooting of the malaysia airlines plane. shirt front is an aussie term coming from sport. meaning throwing down someone in a rough way. tony abbott clearly was never going to do it to vladimir putin, it made him look silly. recently he awarded a knight hood, the highest honour to prince philip the queen's husband. not a popular move. most people in australia are lukewarm about the economy. that was seen as a captain's

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a reminder of the top stories, gipt's prosecutor ordered an investigation into a stampede outside a football stadium outside cairo. police used tear gas to break up the crowd. 40 were killed the u.s. envoy leading the coalition against islamic state of iraq and levant says iraqi troops will begin a ground offensive to take back territory from the group. the assault will begin in coming weeks says general john allen. >> australian prime minister tony abbott survived a leadership challenge from within his own party, he retains his position as the head of the ruling political party. >> the united nations envoy to yemen says talks between the political factions will begin on monday. in additions after three days comes after three days after houthis took power in a coup. the opposition to their power grab is mounting.

regions in yemen have rejected the houthi declaration. in mareb, tribes are threatening to stop oil and cut off tristy if the houthis try to enforce their rule across the country. attentions in sanaa are high. the former president, the prime minister and five ministers are still under house arrest. it's now within 20 days. let's get more now from the editor of the yemen post and is based in sanaa, and joins us via skype. with so much unrest in the country, are the houthis coming from a position of weakness when they come to the talks? >> no. the hewitt yits -- the houthis are talking with strength and do not care in the opposition comes to negotiate or not. they announced that they are there to negotiate, but announced that they will not be involved in talks, left out of

all the decision making. the houthis last night also ordered that all protests in sanaa be banned to assure that no one opposes them and anyone that opposes them they have a local right to imprison them rather than kidnapping protesters. it's getting tense. houthis are following the same steps that abdul fatah al-sisi did in egypt. also the biggest opposition in the country is the islam muslim brotherhood party. the tension will continue that's why it took place in mareb, because that's where the muslim brotherhood is strong. they want to ensure that the houthis, if they act. they have a backup plan to ensure the houthis fail.

it's been three days since the houthis took over the capital and took power. we heard from the prime minister and the deputy and several others understand house arrest. what is said in sanaa over their situation? >> nothing at all, because everyone is worried for himself. the houthis - it's not only those people. there are dozens of people under house arrest. they are not high profile people. anyone who is a houthi has doubts that he could cause problems, whether in the north and would beunder house arrest. they are not allowed to have guests only after. the u.n. envoy, upon leaving his vehicle was searched precisely. he left the same way he came with nothing hidden and no message.

>> we'll have to leave it there. thank you for speaking to us. yemeni journalist based in sanaa. >> well egypt announced a retrial date of february 12th for al jazeera journalist efforts mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, who have spend 408 days in an egyptian prison they are accused of supporting the muslim brotherhood, charges they and al jazeera deny. mohamed fadel fahmy's family say he gave up his egyptian citizenship so he could be disported to his home. prosecutors have not made their side of the agreement. the family says canada should have pushed harder for his release. canada's junior foreign affairs ministers said in a statement:

the new greek prime minister alexis tsipras rejected e.u. bailout money, the current programme is due to end on february the 18th and the far left syriza party leader won elections on a promise to end austerity measures. dominic kane reports. >> reporter: alexis tsipras was elected on anti-austerity programme. in his first address to parliament as prime minister alexis tsipras stayed true to his policy. >> the greek people gave a strong and clear mandate to end austerity immediately. this catastrophic idea and to change policies. consequently the bailout was

first sold by its own failure, and destructive results. >> that means that at the end of this month there'll be no bailouts for greece. instead he wants a bridging loan one allowing his country to renegotiate with europe. >> we will say it again and say gain. >> greece wants to service its debt. our partners want this too. they can join us at the table of the dialogue to find a way to make if viable. >> but to be viable the greek government needs to deal with debts totalling 362 billion. and it will need to reassure eurozone leaders that it is serious. i think it's the right time to hear from the greek government what the proposal would be to move forward. there'll be a debate on that. i don't expect conclusions. it will take time.

complex matters, different views, but there'll be a first round of constructive debate on wednesday. >> the greek government introduced some minor cuts to the budget. the central rejection of austerity and its endorsement of a higher minimum wage remain. meaning the debates with euro group leaders on wednesday may not be so constructive the forensic experts from argentina found flaw this is the investigation for the 43 missing students. the team has been working to identify what is believed to be the student's remains, but say they found d.n.a. samples matching others unrelated to the case. the trainee teachers went missing on september 26th u.n.'s nuclear watchdog says contaminated future leaking from the fukushima nant is a --

nuclear plant is still an issue. the atomic agency is reviewing work to decommission the plant which was damaged in 2011. tetco was criticized for its handling of the water leaks into the ocean. last month it said it would be unable to decontaminate water at the site before a march deadline. in the u.s. workers joined a strike at american oil refinery. 350 workers are on strict and they plan to picket around the clock. the trike began after negotiations with shell broke down. shell is negotiating the contract for other oil companies. >> deal with the impact of population growth is a change across the growth. there's places where population

decline in an issue. we go to portland in maine which is hoping to astrackt more young people to boost the flagging economy. >> for 80 years, the paper mill gave people a steady living and identity. it shutdown, throwing 500 out of work. >> it was a place to apply for a job. there's no mill now. you'd think that's what it was about. we have to find something else to be about. >> in the rural state the industry compound the dilemma, more deaths than births and a shrinking workforce due in large part to the age of the u.s. >> the truth is that we drove young people away.

we didn't make enough. in places like the city it is being attacked by promoting agreements that make it a magnet. >> you can buy a house for $125,000. it's a great deal. things like that combine with opportunities making banker a place that a lot of young professionals are looking at for the first time. maine falls short for a growing american population. hispanics, whose birth rate is higher and immigrants from overseas. but in the state's largest city, portland hundreds of refugees political asylums settled. asser bay jarn native whose job desist to adjust -- is to help them adjust arrived 25 years ago. >> people love it despite the winter.

they love it because it's small. people are loving refugees and immigrants. >> it's a safe place. >> it's a great place to raise 8 children. >> reporter: this refugee is happy to call it home. they own a grocery store to draw customers around the city. >> i can leave my family. i had a lot of crime in the united states. but maine, we don't have. >> if main can capitalize on the assets. it stands a good chance of reversing it. from the point of departure, tom ackerman in maine the stars of the silver screen hit the red carpet on sound for the biggest night in british television the baftas. phil lavelle files this report on the winners. >> that's a first, a baster

without rain or snow. definitely not the form here. >> eddie redmayne. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: and that is not a first. eddie redmayne's building the collection of trophies. >> movie reel: see how the men's shirt glows more... >> a bafta for best actor for his betrayal of stephen hawking in "the theory of everything." >> this reward belongs to one incredible family and they are here this evening. and i would like to thank them. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: if there was an award for least surprising winner julianne moore is tipped to take best actress at the oscars as an alzhiemer's sufferer in "still alice" it was inevitable that she'd get the award. >> thank you so much for this. thank you for including me among the beautiful others.

i'm mon oured. >> the big prize, best film... >> goes to "boyhood." >> reporter: it took 12 years to make and richard linklater, bafta's best and patricia arc et best actress. >> the producer felt his was the better film. >> i think it's an incredibly ambitious film. the way we made it as unique we are proud of it. if it gets more recognition, that's what i'm interested in. >> reporter: the baftas try to distinguish themselves from the other competition. this is the british academy. we are a long way from l.a. having said that. they are top again and again.

for those that want to tonight. they'll hope it happens again in two weeks time for the big one the oscars in hollywood. >> you cap get all the latest news on the website on aljazeera.com. >> the first stop for many child migrants to the united states is this border patrol facility in mcallen, texas. >> "good afternoon, welcome to the rio grande valley processing center..." >> it opened this summer in response to an influx of unaccompanied minors from mexico and central america. >> do you think this is an immigration issue or a refugee issue? do you think some of them will be granted political asylum? >> we're not talking about criminals. these ar