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our money real. >> "real money with ali velshi". tonight at 10:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. fighting intensifies in eastern ukraine. a bus depot is attacked in donetsk, hours before peace talks. future resumes in minsk al jazeera, live from doha. also on the programme - the u.s. and the u.k. close their embassy in the yemeni capital as houthi leaders strengthen their hold. tough talks with eurozone
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ministers. a rebel fighter is killed in the philippines after a 10-year manhunt leaders from the ukraine, russia germany and france are due to neat in the belarussian capital minsk in an attempt to end the fighting in eastern ukraine. a ceasefire collapsed, hundreds killed in recent days. two people have died in an explosion at a bus satisfaction in donetsk. a shell hit the bus depot in the early hours of wednesday morning. an industrial plant was targeted. charles stratford with more from donetsk. >> reporter: this happened 8:30 local time this morning. it's one of the central bus faces in donetsk. there were around 30 people at the time. you can see the extent of the devastation, the people that we
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spoke to in local restaurants heard a massive explosion, panic in the area. it's one of two places hit this morning, another strike on an industrial plant very close by. both sides of this conflict suffered indiscriminate yelling. we saw the attack on the city yesterday. it comes on a day of renewed efforts to bring a truce to this conflict. it shows basically how difficult that is going to be. >> let's get a view from kiev. we are joined by political analyst. what are the chances of these talks in minsk today achieving anything? >> well there are chances because it's obvious that we need ceasefire. that is understandable. the problem is about position.
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actually what you see now at the frontline is an attack from the side coordinated by russian officers. what happened yesterday in kramatorsk it's important to understand that kramatorsk is 120km from the front line and it was shelled by a russian rocket artillery. very sophisticated weapon which the ukranian army doesn't have. clearly this weapon was not by pro-russian militia, but by russian officers. it's a very sophisticated weapon. unfortunately, because of that we see many civilians warn killed. it's forced to have a ceasefire. according to minsk agreement which were signed in september last year and both ukraine and
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europe and the united states would like to stick to that agreement. unfortunately the russian said would like to change the line of ceasefire, and that's what we've seen during the last month. >> given the violence of the last few days what needs to happen to build trust between the two sides. if an agreement calls for ukraine, what is to stop the rebels moving forward and saying anything... >> okay. please understand again. we talked about two sides, but the two sides are ukraine and russia. because the so-called pro-russian militia is run by russia. and it depends on the russian position. >> russia denies that alexi. >> listen nobody believes it. actually everybody nose
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including the reports of council of europe any other side. there are many reports. unfortunately, you know the russian side is playing. everyone nose there's a russian intervention. there are soldiers killed on the territory, on ukraine. there are documents, it's clear. let me come back to your question about ceasefire. yes, it's possible. actually that was - it was rein in minsk agreement signed last september. ceasefire and withdrawal of weapon from both sides. unfortunately it didn't happen so ukranian side is ready to do that. it's important the other side would do the same. the decision here depends, let
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me stress on russia on mr vladimir putin. >> we'll have to leave it there. many thanks indeed the u.s. and the u.k. closed their embassies in yemen's capital as rebels consolidate their hold on large parts of the country. nine have been killed. sa others injured in the central province of abada. houthis have been fighting there. it's been four years since mass protests leading to the fall. the southern city was at the center of those protests and people are back on the streets of that city protesting against the houthis taking power in sanaa. we have more. >> despite its run-down look and the trash on the street. the junction - a great deal. it's they are that thousands of yemenis gathered in 2011,
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calling for the downfall of the then president. amen was a leader who helped organise the demonstrations. four years on he says yemen was nowhere near where he should be. we never managed that yemen would be worse off after the revolution. as young people we had hopes and draps of building a new yemen. we took to the streets. unfortunately, these things exist today. >> reporter: amen is not just disappointed. he's scared that the revolution is slipping away because of the coup by rebels. >> translation: the revolution is in danger. there's a counter resolution the aim is to go back 50 years. we worked hard the revolution
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to take back our freedom. >> reporter: the scenes for years are far from the scenes yesterday. the president was deposed by a power grab. here on the main road. thousands of anti-coup protesters and pro-revolutionaries will gather. numbers expected to stretch all the way to the end of the message to the people is although life appears to be going about normally it's freedom that's at stake. that's why on the eve of the revolution political parties gather rather than planning a celebration. they joined together to discuss ways to counter the coup. >> we plan to protest using as
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many techniques as we can. also using sit-ins and so on. >> tiaz is not only the birth place of yemen's uprising but is considered the intellectual capital. the hope is it can provide a spark that will destroy democracy and bring about stability of what at the moment is a volatile situation. >> live now to tiaz jamal is with us from there. what do we expect to happen in tiaz today. >> well just in the past hour thousands of yemenis have taken to the streets to not only mark the anniversary, but the main banners that they are carrying were anti-coup slogans, things that were denouncing of the power grab what the houthis call constitutional last thursday. it was nothing less than a coup
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against the state and legitimacy. there were banners calling for dialogue and saying that yemen should remain united and denouncing the appearance of militia and gunmen. the people because of the significant position that tiaz had in terms of sparking the revolution and it is seen as an intellectual hub. they are aware that the current crisis risks sending or plunging the country into more violence. that's why we have seen the news of foreign embassies closing. advising others not to come here, there's a risk of a great are conflict unless a solution is reached. >> there has been further violence in radaa overnight. the u.k. and u.s. closed embassies in sanaa. the u.n.'s commercial advisor,
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the man brokering the peace talks in sanaa said that all political forces are ready to reach a political settlement to get their country out of the counter crisis. what do we make of that. >> he's probably the only optimistic person for quite some time. when he has spoken he spoke of hopes and believe that different political parties will come together. as we remind our viewers, it was 24 hours before the houthis announced the coups, he come out saying all parties would agree and would sign something. 24 hours later the houthis decided to go it alone and clair themselves the new leaders. according to the violence one of the targets, the houthis had in terms of taking control. there was a fight. they managed to find the koouty
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fighters. >> you're breaking up. we'll have to leave you there. many thanks indeed. the greek government won the vote of confidence anti-austerity plan ahead of talks. europe's biggest economic power has warned against renegotiation of the existing deal. barnaby phillips reports. >> the british prime minister told the parliament that his country and all of europe are at a turning point. there's no going back to austerity, and conditions imposed from abroad. alexis tsipras says the humanitarian crisis touch said many in the country. >> the family live in gloom. a single light connected to the
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maybe yours supply. their own cut off. unemployed for five years. they are looking for food. if it wasn't for the children this is the family that alexis tsipras says will help. electricity, food and they cling to his words. >> translation: i believe in him. he is young. some of it will happen. i believe him, whatever he can do. >> all journalists at the national broadcaster. the previous government to save money. some journalists carried on working. they said they'd resume paying it. >> we are waiting for that.
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we are looking for the amounts. we are here. we are working. in order to come back to greece and to us. >> who will pay for all this. economists are the ones that will help. greece will run out of money within weeks. >> in my view i do not think that all of the costs of what the government found. it can be met with. the port one of the biggest in europe the previous government is planning to privatize it to raise a bill mon euros. >> the port will not be sold. >> privatisation of the port - that will be a major statement of a new direction in economic
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policy. the relationship with europe and investors, right around the world. the dockers are happy. they will protect it. but alexis tsipras has to balance their demands with the need to keep the lenders happy. popular support alone will not save syriza or greece from bankruptcy. >> still to come on al jazeera, a verdict expected on wednesday on the case of young muslims in belgium and in london amongst the masters a chinese copy lurks. the challenge is to find it.
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the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . hello gain the the top stories on al jazeera. intense fighting in eastern ukraine. a bus station in the stronghold of donetsk has been hit by shelling. that's before the start of another round of peace talks in the russian capital minsk. >> the u.s. and the u.k. closed their embassies in yemen's capital as rebels consolidate their hold on large parts of the country. in streets of several cities marking the fourth anniversary of uprising that toppled long-time leader. the greek government won a confidence vote in parliament ahead of bailout talks on wednesday. the biggest power, germany warns
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that greece should not be allowed to advise debt terms. >> more now in eastern ukraine, where 19 soldiers were killed. a bottle is taking place around the railway hub. pro-russian separatists surrounded the town. charles stratford has more from a rebel held our. destroyed tanks and weapons are abandoned in the snow. the town is virtually deserted. fighters with the self-proclaimed army of the donetsk people's republic took control from the army and say they are advancing. tightening the noose around the strood eejicily important town. of debaltseve. >> debaltseve is important. it is a railway junks, we want to liberate all the territory. people believe in us voting for us in a resent um.
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they trust us. we want to bring them freedom. >> it's not known how many civilians were killed here. >> this is a town around 10km. it was taken over by the separatists a few days ago. we are hearing a lot of outgoing shelling, an increasing amount of incoming. separatists tell us that dob is surrounded. >> the ukranian army denied the claim. the day before we were across the front line. they were digging in it seems to be the only route in and out. the grad rocket launchers were driving towards the front. in the ukranian military controlled city of christian democrats, around 50km away missiles hit a residential area. >> we were feeding the kids.
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they were sitting at the table. they started screaming. shells exploded. it was judgment day. we started to round up the kids in groups and tell them fairytale's. it was thunder in winter. summer was coming soon. >> the missiles had been fired from a separatist held down. in front of you now is where the weapon landed. the long distance weapon from the artillery machine. it flew from a southern direction. >> the attacks are significant because kramatorsk is home to the ukranian military's demand. they denied responsibility for the attacks. the fighting is intensifying by the day in this region. in a separatist base we find this ukranian army prisoner. he coughs his face his tank hit in the battle. outside hang the pictures of dead separatist fighters and a
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father greaves for his son. >> of course i'm proud. he was leaving his mother land people family. >> another attempt at ceasefire talks are scheduled for wednesday. sons and doctors continue to be killed in the violence every day. police in the philippines say the results of a preliminary d.n.a. test show that a senior member of a group linked to al qaeda has been killed. the target of a raid last week that killed dozens of commandos. al jazeera reports that he was on the end of a manhunt. >> he was one of south-east asia's most wanted men. he was a member of jamal islamica.
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he was a youth educated and spent times in camps. he was wanted for the murder of a christian member of parliament in malaysia. he was a suspect in the murder of tourists in indonesia. for over a decade he evaded arrest by hiding in trouble areas. >> maria has been following the movements and says they provided a perfect haven. indonesia, the southern philippines were similar enough. they poke the languages. one of whom was the wife of the leader. so this means marrying into their extended family. he distributed freely among the community. he relied on them. and that is immediate personal
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loyalties. >> his death came at a heavy price. 44 members of the armed forces were killed. it's tragic at the expense of the cost of 44 lives. what we know now is we could have had a deeper operation, perhaps with the same objective. perhaps we could have done it a little different. they net peace talks. the more islamic front. the raid was an example. members were killed and there were questions about the ceasefire agreement between the rebels and the government. the philippine government considered the death. they have loft police officers but a dead terrorist - more
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lives will be made in the future. many remained skeptical. the place will remain hidden from wanted men. >> a verdict is expected on wednesday, in a belgium court in the trial against young muslims. they are accused of joining i.s.i.l. iraq and syria. >> reporter: only nine of the 46 accused in court. the rest fighting in syria, iraq or died there. prosecutors allege most were recruited by a group, accused of radicalizing dozens in moroccan consent. if found guilty around 300 young belgians joined. ahead of the population the greatest number in europe. the belgium authorities want the
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trial to send signals to discourage others from going to syria, and to let them know that the time in gaol. >> they will use the law, according to some. >> the more the establishment will propose impressive policy the more you'll confirm people in a counterculture are all right. >> across europe. how to prevent radicalization while not further alienating communities, and stopping tax. >> we are not focussing on the depression response. indeed building on the movement and promoting terrorists' values. cohesion in society is important. in europe outside europe. we want to help the violence
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right now. >> reporter: belgium's experience suggests that was what happened in may. in january police killed two members of a cell planning to target police men. today police soldiers are on the streets. police stations surrounded by barbed wire. tensions between the muslim community and authorities are high. wednesday's verdict may set a marsh example and discourage some. it will not to anything to rebuild trust a verdict is expected in the costa concordia cruise ship disaster. 32 died in jan 12th when the ship hit rocks. the captain of the ship is charged with multiple manslaughter. the prosecutor demanded that he be gaoled for 26 years.
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>> an ard show at a museum in london spotted a fake painting on purpose. the idea is to force people to think about what real art is. >> the picture is filled with hundreds of painings worth -- paintings, words billions if not billions. amidst these is a copy worth $126. the challenge for businesses is among the 270 patients. is to this one? the shading is heavy-handed. or this one. or is to this one. is the paint still wet. by putting a replica in a frame, in its original frame, in the gallery, basically every pict
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heightens the security. most of the world's mass produced art is pointed. reproductions or style are big business in southern china. the artists are trained and expert in making copies. in one village studios and workshops produce 5 million replicas posing interests questions line what is art, what gives it its value. many have been wondering about those questions. >> it's not just a value of what it looks like. a work of art is not just an appearance it's effort and technique. it's good to have a show like this. increasingly art is an asset. in the hands of the it 1% alongside stocks and bonds. a show like this makes you look at the picture and see it for its beauty rather than its
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price tag. >> visitors have until the end of april to register the picture they think is the one made in china. after that the copy and the original hang side by side and the public decide what is art. the fighting intensifies in ukraine, and civilians are running for their lives. [ gunfire ] the increase in finals comes as president obama mulls arming the ukranian army. has diplomacy run its course? i look at what ratcheting up the arms race in ukraine will do. americans are more connected to the internet than before, from the fridges to their cars and fitness bracelets. are we sacrificing privacy and
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