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haram the u.s. confirmed the death of kayla muller held hostage by the islamic state of iraq and levant. she was captured in august 2013 in the syrian city of aleppo. muller's death was announced by president obama, who vowed to bring her can'tors to justice. -- can'tors to justice. >> relatives and friends of the 26-year-old humanitarian aid worker struggled with the news of her death. trying to find consolation in a letter that reached her parents. >> in kayla's letter to marshall and carl she wrote - i have dom see there's good in every situation. sometimes we have to look for it. right now, that's what we are trying to do. >> the news of her death was confirmed in a private message

from i.s.i.l. to her family. the white house said intelligence agencies verified her death, but not the cause or time. they challenged her association that she was killed in a jordanian air strike. >> there's no evidence of civilians in the target area prior to the coalition strike taking place. >> that would call into question the claims made by i.s.i.l. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry said i.s.i.s. and i.s.i.s. alone is the reason kayla is gone. unlike the three americans beheaded by i.s.i.l. muller was never put an dismrap. the family requested no publicity in hopes for a deal about her release. i.s.i.l. demanded and exchanged the release of an al qaeda member now serving an 80 year prison sentence for attacking soldiers. her parents released a letter received last year in which

muller's she was not mistreated and: last year a u.s. special forces mission reportedly attempted to free hostages but failed to find them at the targeted location in syria, one other american is believed captive in syria syria but not necessarily by i.s.i.l. >> president obama called vladimir putin on the phone and urged him to sign a peace deal to end the violence in ukraine. a white house statement warned if russia doesn't do that there'll be consequences. alan fisher has more from washington d.c. >> the timing of this call of two leaders that haven't spoken was significant. this is not president obama

asking how a trip to egypt went. this is him laying down what he would like to see from police talks on wednesday. russians and ukrainians will be in belarus, accompanied by the french and general jnls coming up with a plan leading to an extended ceasefire. president obama knows that the damage sanctions have done to the russian economy, and told vladimir putin, if there's no peace deal the russians will continue to pay a price for the ongoing violence. he is talking about increased sanctions from the urks and from the european union. there was no talk about providing defensive weapons to the ukranian army although president obama is under pressure domestically to do just that. he's essentially saying to vladimir putin look we want to deal. if you don't do a deal at the least you'll pay for it financially in the short term.

>> on the ground in ukraine. 12 people have been killed after a rocket attack deep in government controlled territory. >> ukranian president arrived in kramatorsk to inspect the damage. talks in minsk aiming at ending the conflict. charles stratford reports. >> destroyed tank and weapons abandoned in the snow. the town is virtually deserted. fighters with the donetsk people's republic took control. they say they are advancing. tightening the noose around the strategically important down of debaltseve. >> translation: debaltseve is important. we want to line rate it. we want to liberate all the territory. people believe in us. they voted for us in a referendum. they trust us. we want to bring them freedom.

>> it's not known how many civilians were killed. >> this is a town around 10km as the crow flies. it was taken over by the separatists. we are hearing a lot of outgoing shelling, and an increasing amount of incoming. separatists tell us debaltseve is surrounded. the army denied the claim. the day before we were across the frontline and saw ukranian tanks digging in close to the only route in and out of debaltseve. the grad rocket launches drove towards the front. in the ukranian military controlled city of kramatorsk around 50km away. missiles hit a residential area and military base. >> translation: we were feeding the kids. we were sitting at the table.

kids started screaming. it was judgment day. we rounded up the kids in groups and told them fairytale's. it's thunder in the middle of winter summer it coming soon. ukranian authorities said the missiles had been fired. >> translation: in front of you now is where the weapon landed the long distance weapon. it flew from a southern direction. >> the attacks are significant. kramatorsk is home to the ukranian military's eastern demand. the separatists denied responsibility for the attacks. fighting is intensifying by the day. we find this ukranian army prisoner on a separatist base. they covered the base the tank hit in the battle. outside you are picture of dead

fighters. his father greaves. -- greaves. >> translation: of course i'm proud, he was defending his family his country. >> reporter: the violence continues. the new greek government won a confidence vote in parliament. the vote coming ahead of bailout talks set to begin later on wednesday. the prime minister insists that greece will not request an extension to the 240 bill yore euro bail out. around 270 million, despite pressure from the finance minister. barnaby phillips reports. >> greece's prime minister told parliament that his country and all of europe are at a turning point. that there is no going back to austerity and continues being imposed from abroad. >> alexis tsipras says the humanitarian crisis touched pane

in this woundy. the family life here a single light connected to the neighbour's supply their own cut off when they didn't pay the bill. this man, unemployed for five years, a businessman reduced to looking for food. if it wasn't for the children. he would have killed himself. this is the family that alexis will help with free electricity and food. they cling to his words. >> i believe in him because he's young and has a future in front of him. some of it will happen yes. i believe him. whatever he can do. >> also on the prime minister's side journalist at the national broadcaster. it was closed down by the previous government. it said to save money. some journalists carried on working anyway and syriza says

it will resume paying that. >> we celebrate that. we feel great. we are waiting for that for 20 months and we are working for that. we are here wowed money. we are working in order to come back and greece and us. >> who is going to pay for all of this? economists warn that without help greece could run out of money within weeks. >> seems like the government have promised a lot to other people. in my view i do not think that all of this cost of what the government has promised can be met. >> the port - one of the biggest in europe - the previous government planned to privatize it. to raise a billion euros. but syriza said the the port

will not be sold. if the greek government will stop the privatisation - that will be a major statement of a new direction in economic policy and have repercussions for the relationship with europe and investors around the world. >> the dockers are hope most voted for syriza which said it will protect their jobs. alexis tsipras has to balance their demands with the need to keep foreign lenders happy. popular support alone will not save syriza or greece from bankruptcy apple cement its position as the world's most valuable company after a surge pushed the market value up to $700 billion. it's worth more than the g.d.p. of countries such as switzerland, and argentina. >> coming up after the break. in yemen, the city of ty as was

at the center of protests. demonstrations condition. we tell you why. forced to work for boko haram, we speak to a 14-year-old about his ordeal. stay with us.

said welcome back, i'm shiulie ghosh, the stop stories - the u.s. confirmed the death of kayla muller the aide worker held captive by i.s.i.s. captured in 2013 in aleppo. >> president obama called the

russian president vladimir putin on the phone and urged him to sign a peace deal to end the escalating violence in eastern ukraine. a white house statement warned if russia doesn't do that there'll be consequences. >> the greek government won a confidence vote in parliament on the eve of bailout talks. prime minister alexis tsipras insistses that greece will not seek an extension to the bailout. >> in douma, rebel forces stepped up attacks. white the u.n. envoy to syria is in damascus to plea for an end to fighting and aid to those that need it. we have this report panic in the streets of douma as syrian government forces step up their offensive on the rebel held city. two dozen kilometres from the

presidential palace, a violent battle is waged at the door step of the government's seat of power. activists say more than 120 people have been killed many civilians in douma in the last week alone. they say the government relentlessly and indiscriminantly shelled the city. >> the offensive is measured retaliation, and is not targetting civilians. >> that far away in damascus the special envoy is meeting with syrian government officials to discuss getting aid to another part of syria besieged by the violence. aleppo has seen some of the worst fighting set to enter its fifth year next month. the u.n. special envoy is trying to get the syrian government to agree do a freeze in combat to get aid to those trapped in the city the humanitarian crisis is

evident across the country. the number of eternally displaced is rising fast. >> it's worse. numbers are going up rapidly month by month. and we have to continue to put pressure on the leaders to come to some kind of resolution of this. it's more than four years without a resolution without peace, without stability, more people will suffer. >> but any political solution to stem the violence temporarily is a remote prospect at best. with fighting between an array of troops and forces casting the future of syria and its people into doubt yemen's third-largest city tiaz was at the center of protests against former president sala years ago. demonstrations continue. this time the protesters against the houthis taking power. we have more.

>> reporter: despite the run-down look and trash in the street. this junction means a great deal. it's here that thousands of yemenis like him gathered in february 2011 calling for the down fall of the president. amen was one of the leaders who helped organise the demonstrations back then. four years on he says yemen is nowhere near where he dreamed it would be. >> translation: we never imagined yemen would be worse off after the resolution. as young people we have hopes and dreams of building a new yemen, we took to the streets to protest against depression and poverty. these things still exist. >> yemen is not just didn'ted amen is scared that the revolution is slipping away because of the coup by the houthi rebels. >> the revolution is in danger.

there's a counter revolution taking place. we must work hard to contain our freedoms. >> these scenes from four years ago are far from the counter reality in yemen. since getting rid of the president. yemenis elected a new president for the first time history. last week he was deposed by a power grab orchestrated by the shia minority and the militia. on this main road thousands of protesters and pro-revolution ris will be gathering. numbers stretching to the end and beyond. the the message to the people is although life appears to go about formally freedom is at stake. >> that is why political parties gathered. they have joined together to

discuss ways to counter the coup. >> we plan to protest against this using as many techniques as we can. also, sit-ins and so on. >> it's not only the birthplace of the uprising it's considered the country's intellectual capital. the hope among many is that it can provide a spark that will destroy democracy and bring about stability of what is a volatile situation. american troops currently battling the ebola outbreak in west africa are expected to be withdrawn. the move marking an end to a 5-month military mission to contain the spread of the virus. the u.s. military is expected to pull most of the 1300 forces

working in liberia and senegal, where the crisis is largely believed contained in north-east nigeria, victims that escaped from boko haram's captivity speak of murder and hate at the hands of the fighters. akmed idris met some of them in maiduguri, where a million people are homeless. >> this 14-year-old was witness to some of the worst massacres carried out. he has nightmares. he was in areas where boko haram destroyed towns. he is one of hundreds of boys forcefully drafted by the group. >> translation: before launching an attack at night they select us loading us on trucks and armoured personnel carriages. some burn homes, others deliver shells to fighters.

>> reporter: he was forced to carry arms and ammunition. >> my worst experience was initially when they faced a tough resistance. they couldn't break through. the weapons from the multitask force helps to capture and destroy the area. >> reporter: he escaped when boko haram took him along. he is reunited with his parents. he is trying to adjust to life after three weeks in captivity. the mother of six was held with 160 other women. she gave up hope of getting out alive at one point. >> i gathered my children and told them to prey. maybe there'll be a miracle. it's hard to sleep will. we heard gunshots day and night.

poox were dies on mass -- people were dying on mass. they told us though leave and followed us killing those they could. those at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation by the fighters. >> thousands gained refuge. >> people were forced to leave their homes. men and women held captive. it seems as if almost everyone here has an unpleasant story to tell. as the force begins locals are preparing for more displaced al jazeera calls for the release of two journalists gaoled in cairo for 4010 games. mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of falsely

supporting the muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. convictions were thrown out. a new trial starts thursday a third, peter greste was unconditionally released and is back home in az. >> in argentina, conspiracy they are chris are surfacing after the -- theories are surfacing after the death of a prosecutor in argentina, found dead after accusing cristina fernandez de kirchner of covering up a bombing at a community center. as daniel schweimler reports, families are seeking closure. >> this woman loft rer her only -- lost her only daughter in an attack at 9:53am. she has been waiting, fighting ever since for answers. >> translation: at first, the pain was unbearable and it

continues to be unbearable. one learns to live with it. we believe everything they promised us. that within a year all would be resolved. >> more than 20 years later. sophia and the families of the other victims are waiting. sting marking the ab versery. >> their pain highlighted by the death last month of investigatesor alberto nisman. >> i hope there'll be justice for alberto nisman. he died for us dedicating himself exclusively to the cause. i hope his death will not be in feign. we call him the 86th victim. i hope we don't see the same impunity. >> while the victim's families want justice, they don't all agree how it should be achieved. they are divided. some for the government maybe do not. others take a different cause. this man's ex-wife was a victim.

>> translation: we are not going to say what others want to hear. we'll not play politics to win supporters, we tell the truth. if it upsets people that's their problem. >> this is election year in argentina, complicating the issue. everywhere says they want justice for the victims and alberto nisman both the government and the opposition have been accused of playing politics with the case. >> reporter: we don't want anyone using the armie are dead or the death of nisman for political purposes. the elections should be disputed at the ballot box, not at the cost of the dead. >> argentina has the largest jewish community in latin america. the bombing and attack on a u.s. embassy in which 29 were killed are unsolved. since then the community lived

under tight security. >> so many questions remain unanswered, justice has not been done. justice still not done. the wounds are unheeled. with the latest scandal. they have reopened in argentina in general. and the jewish community in particular the verdict is expected in the trial of the "costa concordia" cruise ship disaster. 36 died in 2012 when it was steered too close to the island of giglio. the tap tain was charged -- captain was charged with manslaughter. the prosecutor demands he be gaoled for 26 years, he denies the chances. a filthy waterway has been transformed through hochy min.

scott heidler reports. enjoying the air and few was unthinkable when this woman grew up in this house. her family lived along the canal for 50 years. >> translation: the water was black. there were mosquitos over the place. after they removed the mud and garbage, it cleaned the air. >> the transformation took more than dredging and trash removal. >> this was the first phase of a politically and technical plan by the government. the goal to free up the canal. it took a decade to complete. some were resettled by the government. >> reporter: the improvement on the surface is obvious. along the canal that snakes through the center part of the city. it's the 56 kilometres of sewer lines that are the key to making

it work. >> the depth of the government's ambition is shown. this cost $360 million. 80% coming from world bank loans. >> the project is the first large-scale operation with these solutions and technology yits built at the same time. we constructed several layers of sewerage and drainage lines. >> there are more areas of the city to be cleaned up. the phase 2 funding, loans from the world bank was approved last year. $450 million. this man moved near the canal after the clean-up. it was a promise and good investment. >> the houses in the alley connect to the road. value has increased. the clean-up improved the environment of the area and gave the economy a new chance. >> but for those who live through the canals dark past the clean-up gives them something to pass on to later

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