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company - apple and a reusable space plane leaders from germany, russia and france are about to meet in minsk in eastern ukraine. a ceasefire will be held and hundreds since the beginning of this year have been killed. a bus station in donetsk was hit by shelling at least two people were there. charles stratford is at the scene. >> reporter: the attack happened 8:30 local time. there are 30

people here at the time. the people that spoke in the restaurant said they heard a massive explosion, panic in the air. it's one of two places hit in donetsk. another strike on an industrial plant close by. both sides of this conflict suffered indiscriminate shelling. yesterday we saw the attack on the ukranian military controlled city of kramatorsk, and comes on a day of it comes on a day of renewed effort to bring a truce to the conflict and shows how difficult that will be. >> before that incident in donetsk, charles went a few kilometres north-east to where the fighting is fiercest. many have been killed in debaltseve. it's an important hub. charles's report in the nearby

town. >> reporter: destroyed ukranian tanks. fighting the army of the don everybody people's republic they took control from the army a few days ago. they say they are tightening the noose around the strategically important down. >> it is important, because it is a railway junction and we want to liberate it all the territory of luhansk and donetsk. they voted for us

ministers. possibly that is another thing that would have added to the kun under rum that they faced. not only with the security but the united emirates where there's a lot of negative sentiment, strikes, that killed several children. and the recent months here but also because like i say. from the security perspective, the political vacuum made this - the government let alone local forces in yemen. >> to other violence in yemen, demonstrations what is

happening where you are? >> it was at the epicentre of the uprising. the arab spring in 2011. the protests were triggered. in large numbers - but this year the added - it was not a celebration of the revolution but is one of the - you told me that they are scared that the revolution was slipping away dispute the run down look in the street this junction means a great deal. it's here that thousands of yemenis gathered in february. waiting for the down fall of the president. he was one of the leaders that helped to organise the demonstrations. four years on yemen is nowhere

near where he dreamed. >> we never imagined that yemen would we worth it. as young people we had hopes and dreams of building a new yemen, a modern yemen. taking to the streets. unfortunately, these things exist today. amen is disappointed. he's cared the revolution is slipping away. >> reporter: the revolution is in danger. there's a revolution taking place. the aim is to drag in the youth. we must work hard to protect our freedoms. >> reporter: these scenes are far from the reality in yemen, since getting rid of the president really is like a new president for the first time. he was deposed by a power grab

orchestrated by the houthis, the shia minority and the militia. that's why on the eve of the anniversary political parties gathered. rather than planning a celebration, they were discussed to counter the coup. >> we planned this. using as many techniques as we can. uprising. also and so on. >> only the birthplace of yemen's uprising and it's considered part of the capital. it's once again that provides a spark, bringing about stability in what is a volatile situation. >> all right. still to come on the newshour... [ explosion ]

..the elite golden brigade in iraq has a major fight. greece's government gets a vote of confidence before the prime minister is due in brussels. in sport the world's most watched football league sells tv rights. president obama is defending u.s. policy of not paying ransoms to hostage takers because it increases the risks of kidnappings, the u.s. president confirmed the death of kayla mueller, who was held by i.s.i.l. the white house is challenging i.s.i.l.'s claim that he was killed by coalition air strikes. >> reporter: relatives and friends of the 26-year-old aide workers struggled with news of her death. they tried to find confirmation in a letter to her parents.

>> in kayla mueller's alert to marsha and carl she wrote. i have come to see good in every situation. that's what we are trying to do. >> the news confirmed - the white house said intelligence agencies signified death. they challenged the assertion that she was filled by a coalition strike. >> there's no evidence of civilians in the area prior to the coalition taking place. i call into question remarks made by i.s.i.l. >> the u.s. secrete of state said i.s.i.s. and i.s.i.s. alone is the reason they are gone. >> unlike the three americans, kayla mueller was never put on display. her family requested no publicity hoping to make a deal

for her release. i.s.i.l. demanded the release of an al qaeda member. one serving an 80 year prison sentence. her parents released a letterer from her saying: last year a u.s. special forces mission attempted but failed to find them at a targeted location in syria, the location says one other american was in the area counterterrorism police in australia say they have foiled an imminent attack by i.s.i.l. they were arrested in sydney.

>> when we did a search of the premises a number of its were loctsds including a machete, hunting knife, home-made nothing relating the i.s.i.s. organization, a video depicting a man talking about carrying out an attack. we will allege that both men were preparing to do the act yesterday, we built up information. we involved further information indicating an attack was imminent. and we acted a verdict is expected in the costa concordia child. -- trial. the captain denies multiple manslaughter. 36 passengers and crew died when the cruise ship was too close to the italian island of givinglia and hit -- giglio and hit rocks

the greek prime minister is due for a showdown with european creditors. the parliament backed anti-austerity policies. europe's biggest economic power germany is against negotiation. existing deal which is keeping the greek economy afloat. barnaby phillips reports. >> greece's prime minister told parliament that his country are at a turning point. that there is no going back on austerity and conditions imposed. alexis tsipras sends the humanitarian crisis touched many in this country. like this family. they have a single light which is their electricity supply. theirs was cut off when they didn't pay the bill. unemployed for five years. a businessman, reduced to looking for food in dust bins. if it wasn't for the children he would have killed himself.

this is what alexis tsipras is claiming, free electricity and food. they cling to his words. >> i believe in him. he's young. some of it will happen yes. yes, i do. also on the prime minister's side journalists at the national broadcast center closed by the previous government. some journalists and now syriza says it will resume paying. >> we celebrate with that. we are walking for that. we are here. we are walking. hoping democracy will come back to greece. >> the port one of the biggest.

the government prioritised it. sirz says the port will not be sold. the dockers most voted which says it will protect their jobs he has to balance their demands with a need to keep them happy. popular support alone will not stop them from bankruptcy. the aim was never in doubt much more important now are the negotiations between greece and its european partners. as they have an agreement to keep greece in the eurozone apple has broken a wall street record to become the first company to be worth $700 billion, $710 to be precise, the value down to the success of this. the apple iphone.

in terms of value, the next biggest company where the market capped $385 billion, based on the close. apple is worth the same as microsoft and google combined. the chief analyst asked why is apple popular with shareholders right now? >> let's put it in perspective, how big apple is. the world population is $7 billion. it's 100 for every one living on planet earth. $ $700 billion you could go to the stock exchange in spain and

buy every stock and have $46 billion n. now to your question why apple is a massive company. they are products iphones and the new product apple pay. and another coming up. these three will make apple bigger going into the second quarter. apart from the phone, you mentioned the watch and apple pay, which is coming online. there's not a lot else in the product range that it doing well the line of computers. the desktop computers. ipads have peaked in sales. >> that is correct. the businesses or the corporate image is in microsoft. the recent elaboration with ibm, we believe that is going to be

the key for ipad and for computers to boost. because apple has a massive collaboration. if that collaboration - we are very strongly believing the collaboration will produce a positive result. if it happens, people working in the bigger areas will use the area and more apples and iphones. they have sold nearly 74 million iphones. that means people coming into the echo system and go to the apple ipads, and others. >> quickly, under tech companies, they feel - is there danger that investors are scoerned that they'll be pushed out by an upstart at some point in the future.

they are more if you compile them compare it to sampson. what they have done is he has reduced the need to have more in the market. they say look we have our own category our own market and this is what we'll aim for. they are not worried about the cheaper phones coming up or any of these. they are not in that market at all. they are in separate markets thick fog is the cause of a massive motor way pile-up. many killed. more than 100 vehicles were involved. fog was thick, limiting

visibility to about 10 meter at the time. it's a bit of a problem in parts of europe. here to tell us more meteorologists. it's a begin weather condition. it's all to do with areas of settled conditions. at that time of year with cold air, it's warmer. it sits for some time it's a similar situation. take a look at the satellite. i think we are talking generally low cloud. there'll be pockets and fog around. that suppresses the cloud, keeps it clear and at night you get the foggy, potential for fog. you have high pressure scattered. in the south-east we have a lot going on rolling around the

eastern side of the mediterranean. pictures of barnaby. athens. should be about 14 15 degrees. on the cold side here. they have made its way across into a good part of turkey. heavy rain in place. more likely showers coming in here as we go on to the latter part of the week. warming up in athens. i notice it's clear, with the chance of further fog. >> everton, many thanks. still to come - how an open sewer has been transformed. plus. >> we are amongst the masters, a chinese copy lurks - the challenge is to find it. >> i heard and want to guarantee. >> find out what the f.i.f.a. presidential candidate told al

jazeera he'll put an end to if he takes football's top job.

o you are with the newshour. more civilians killed in eastern ukraine, hours before russia, germany, france and russia meet in bella ruse. france is the latest country to close its embassy after

warnings of being on the brink of war. thousands have been solving demonstrations. the head of a croup called sharia for belgians sentenced a mass trial of 46 young muslims. let's get more from simon mcgregor-wood. who is outside the court. this group is alleged to have recruited and sent fighters to syria and iraq. a. yes, and convicted of that today, adrien here. it's an extraordinary case with 46 defendants. only eight from in the court to hear the verdict and the sentencing. and the leader, who was convicted of running a terrorist

organization. the leader the ringleader which was established in 2010, and accused of recruiting dozens of belgium muslims and sending radical groups like the al nusra front, and i.s. and al qaeda, and its afill gaits in syria. belgium sent over 350 of its young citizens to syria and iraq as a proportion of its population that's the largest contingent in europe. it is considered a big problem. we were going to get ... we seem to have a few problems there with the line from belgium.

we'll try to get back a little later here on al jazeera. in the meantime iraqi special forces against i.s.i.l. fighters are under attack in ramadi the capital of anbar province which i.s.i.l. seized eight months ago. >> reporter: these are moment bers of an iraqi -- members of an iraqi golden brigade, engaged in battles with i.s.i.l. fighters every day. ramadi is important. it's the capital of anbar, an area in central iraq bordering saudi arabia jordan iraqi capital baghdad. they want to seize the capital. i.s.i.s. is pushed back by a group of special forces. >> the golden brigade are in the district. it has been difficult. explosives and iueds are

everything there were rumours the area will fall to i.s.i.l. these are false. >> most of the neighbourhoods have been reduced to ruins. some bat the fighters. they are determined they can win. we are still keen to do our job. every day i.s.i.l. attacks the position it's been months. the iraqi army seems to have resolved to fight back. juror al jazeera continues to call for the release of two journalists who have been detained in cairo for 410 games.

mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of supporting outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that they and al jazeera demy. their conviction was thrown out. the two face a retrial beginning on thursday. a third al jazeera journalist peter greste has been released and is back home in australia. the armed group boko haram in nigeria and cameroon - those that escape the group speak of murder rape and forms of cruelty at the hands of the fighters. our correspondent met some of them. >> reporter: this boy is witness to some of the worst massacres carried out by boko haram. he still has nightmares. he was in two villages when boko haram destroyed the towns. he's one of hundreds of boys drafted by the group.

>> before any attack at night and armoured personnel carriers are given permission to burn. the older ones deliver bullets, tank shells and ammunition to nose on the battlefield. >> for months. they were forced to carry arms and ammunition. >> my wars experience was an attack. they face tough resonance. they couldn't break through. the weapons taken from the task force base helped. he escaped when boko haram took him along. he saw a chance to escape to maiduguri, when the residents were leaving. he's now united with his parents. he is trying to adjust to three weeks of captivity. the mother held 150 elderly

women. at one point she gave up hope of getting out alive. >> translation: i gathered my children together and told them to pray. we kept hearing gunshots day and night. we can't sleep. they are dying en masse from poisoned food. >> those at risk of sexual abuse by the fighters. thousands taken from maiduguri. people forced to leave. among them men and women. almost everywhere here. as a multinational force begins an onslaught to crush boko haram. locals are preparing for more

now, the european space agency hopes it's the start of something much bigger. an experimental space plane is due to blast off. it's due to be in space for an hour and 50 minutes, surviving the scorching heat of re-entry. if it's a success, it will will be able to be reused similar to un withes that n.a.s.a. were using on the spaes shuttle -- space shuttle. let's talk to the mission director. georgio, it's a short journey into orbit on the first flight. >> yes. a short journey, but it would be crucial for europe to gather all the data that is needed to

consolidate. europe has consolidated with a long-lasting success of the family. and the launcher. last successors. europe consolidated complex systems into orbit. we have several successful missions. we are getting to the comment, and we are looking at the consolidation on the third leg. the return. >> we were confused. what it makes - it's smaller. will it be capable of carrying people. >> this is what i see today. technology to look at the obligations, to bring to people from infrastructure and not

only that but the capability to bring launchers, for example, for reusable launch vehicles as well as to open the way to the possibility to bring back samples from asteroids or other planets. these are fundamental step of doing it today. we'll gather a lot of data. we have infrared cameras, and are going to all the critical re-entry areas. we'll go into multiple directions one is the one you mention, but there are other ideas. there are other ideas under consolidation. >> okay. and looking at the pictures that we are seeing of a computer simulation of it coming into the atmosphere, looks like it deploys a parachute. does it work in the sense that the space shuttle did, did glide

into a landing or parachute down? >> so in fact what we do in the mission, so we are looking for first time in flight. we have an objective to run the mission. we are fulling familiar. the parr choot is open today. to the spacecraft. the objective is to land like the space shuttle does. and this will be the next phase. today what we concentrate on is we fly from macka 25 down to mackay one and it's the aim of the mission, concentrating, and that's why we close it. a recovery. the objective to form a lending

on ground. >> we wish you the best of luck. fingers crossed vietnam, a once filthy waterway running through the heart of ho chi minh city has been transformed. the clean up project has made it a model for improving urban infrastructure. scott heidler reports. >> reporter: it was unthinkable when this girl was growing up. her family lived along the banks of the river. >> translation: the water was black. there were mosquitos all over the place. we thought they removed the mud and garbage from the canal. the transformation was more than edging and trash removal. it was an ambitious plan by the government. the goal to clean up and reconstruct the canal for

1.2 million people. it took a decade to complete. >> the improvement on the surface is obvious. along the 8km long canal. it's the 56 meters that are the key to making it work. >> it shows the government's ambition. this cost between 3-$16 million coming from world bank loans. >> the object is the first large-scale operation with the solutions and technology anies built at the same time. >> there are more areas of the city to be cleaned up. the project's phase 2 funding and loans from the world bank was approved. $450 million. this man moved here after the clean-up started.

he said it was a good investment. >> houses in the alley, value has increased. the clean-up improved the environment of the area and gave the area a new chance. the clean-up gives it something to pass on. if it's simply fresh air at sunset. >> just ahead in the sport. we have a behind the scenes look at a professional cycling team as the sport tries to put its troubled past behind it.

the mysterious death of a prosecutor shocked the community. alberto nisman accused the president of covering up the bombing of a jewish center. 85 people were killed. families are still looking for answers. >> reporter: sophia lost her daughter in the bomb attack at a jewish community center at 9:53am on 18 july 1994. she's been waiting, fighting for answers. 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 all would be resolved. >> more than 20 years later sophia and the families of 84

victims are waiting. still marked the anniversary. their pain highlighted by the death of investigator alberto alberto nisman. >> i hope there'll be justice for alberto nisman. he died for us. he dedicated himself to the army. so i hope his death will not be in vain. we call him the 86th victim. we hope we don't see the same impunity as for the 85. >> while the victim's family want justice, they don't agree how it will be achieve. they are subdivided. some support the government. many do not. others take a different course. the ex-wife as a victim. >> i'm not going to say what others want to hear. we are not going to play politics to win supporters. we tell the truth. that's their problem. this is election year in

argentina. further complicating the issue. everyone says they want justice for the army of victims and alberto nisman, the government and opposition have been accused of politics with the case. >> translation: we don't want anyone using the army or the death of alberto nisman for other purposes. elections should be disputed at the ballot box. >> reporter: argentina has the largest jewish community in latin america. the armenian bombing and attack on the embassy in which 29 were killed remain upsolved. since then the community lived under tight security. while so many questions are unanswered and justice has not been done the bomb here the wounds are unhealed. with this latest the death of

alberto nisman those wounds have reopened. argentinians and the jewish community in particular. >> time for sport. here is farah. the world's most widely watched league. they sold the television right for 7.8 billion. british forecasters won five of seven packages for a 3-year right, beginning in 2016. the league is expected to receive an additional $3 billion when it sells the rights to international broadcasters this year. >> our clubs at the top end competing are real madrid and bars barcelona, their incomes are larger than ours.

the european clubs are the first to criticize the premier league if they don't fare as well in europe against the clubs. >> reporter: broadcast deals put the league apart. the contract brings them to 6 billion. that's 70% increase on the deal. we have clubs. 806 million. a third of that to barcelona. the germans produced power teams. but the earning factor is way down. 460 million and 20% going to the rugby league. all the football leagues are way down on u.s. sport. n.f.l. leading the way. $7 billion a season. >> english premier league moves

into fourth. they are a big win for liverpool. and they beat the spurs 3-2. tottenham down to 6 points on the champion's league spot. >> it was a great game. disappointed but at the same time proud because it was great. one of men told al jazeera a culture of fear. he is one of four canned gaits using smaller picture. >> there's a fear that people

moving in a direction or vote in a certain way, that there could be repercussions. there's a feeling that that happened in the past and especially as it effects some of the smaller nations financially. they don't have the financial weight or ability of others. i have heard that and are concerned about it dutchman leads the way in cycling's tour of qatar in the third stage. they are giving the riders a far from easy ride. sarah coates spent the day with an emerging team. >> a new day rises in a sport being rebuilt from drug-stant controversy. the orica greenedge team emerged

40 years ago. >> to thing we are not serious because if we have fun. that is the way we go about it. the team are in qatar. it's a demanding competition schedule for the riders and the crew. >> you would be surprised how much effort it takes to build up a team like that. we have people working for this. and a small factory we had. >> it was a constant challenge from rivals. it was the least of the worries. in the middle east the elements will get you. cross wind are hard to explain. the wind coming from the side. if she can make the front, she was caught at the end. she was in the dirt. >> if racing flat tout through a checking sense, between lungs and stinging skin won't see them

quit receiving treatment on the road for open travel wound would slow riders down. being on the road competing is what motivated the riders. a huge job is available. they say it can be inconvenient in this era. >> testing is non-negotiable. >> the sport has changed. you see with the style of racing it's all good. they come from a bad area and it's growing. people controlling us. it's what we wanted. others look to the sport, looking like they are doing it well. >> exhaustion came from a kilometre journey. they reached the end of the stage. >> for me that's one of the scenes. the wind storms.

it was going to war. there was an apocalypse type area. people start to go a little hard in the panic. >> they'll be back more in sport on the website. for all the latest aljazeera.com/sport. we have blogs and videos and importance around the world. >> that's it for me for now. >> a new art show is challenging you to spot a fake painting from the real deal. an art gallery wants visitors to see which of the paintings are made in china that jessica baldwin discovers. >> reporter: this is filled with hundreds of paintings. worth millions if not billions.

but amidst the masters and originals is a copy. the challenge for visitors is to spot among the 270 mill yop, which is the fake. is to this one. it's a bit heavy-handed. or this one, for the brush stroke. is to this? >> painting a replica in a frame. we are putting the replica in an original frame. every picture is open to suspicion. that heightens the sense of scrutiny that you give to every piece. the calorie's high resolution where most of the world's reproductions are painted. reproductions occur in china, artists are trained and experts in making copies. studios and workshops produce 5 million replicas every year posing interesting questions -

like what is art, and what is its value. they have been pondering the questions. >> the value of what it looks leek. it is a product of skill. art is as welling an asset in the hands of 1% alongside the stocks and bonds. it makes you look and see it for its use. visitors have until end. week to rester the picture they believe it made in china. after that the copy and original hang side by side. and the public can decide. >> martine dennis with the latest stories and the rest of the news ahead on al jazeera. for the newshour. i'll see you again. bye for now.

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the death toll increases in ukraine. vladimir putin returns to minsk for crisis talks with european leaders. >> reporter: hello, i'm martine dennis with the world news. also to come on the programme... ..the u.k. and france follow the u.s. and close their embassies in yemen. the u.n. the country is on the brink of civil war.