>> guilty of manslaughter. the captain of cost can coast can concordia is jailed after 15

years. plus. >> isil is on the defensive and isil is going to lose. >> tough words from president barack obama but can he convince congress to authorize military force against isil? and 100 minutes after it launched europe's space plane smashes down on schedule into the pacific. >> hello ukraine's president has warned if a cease-fire deal has not reached in talks with germany, france and russia, then it will go out of control. we go to the belarus capital of minsk. on the ground the top u.s. mill commandmilitary commander had a

command has accused forces. meanwhile, at least five people have been killed and several injured in a bomb explosion in a bus station. charles stratford sends this report. >> the wreckage at a bus station in the separatist controlled city of donetsk, just hours before another attempt at negotiating in end of this conflict. >> when i ran here i saw two people being pulled out. one was in very grave condition. he had his legs broken. >> there was a when i realized there was no sense in waiting here. >> thousands of civilians have within killed in seemingly indiscriminate shelling. the attack came a day after at

least ten soldiers and civilians were killed when missiles hit a residential area and army base. in the ukrainian controlled city. ukrainian president petro poroshenko visited the hospital and spoke to some of the wounded. >> civilian people living in their house where is there is no military. there is 50 kilometers from the front line, and the russian rebels attacking the city. attacking the peaceful city. this is absolutely unacceptable. this is why we feel these crimes will be punished. we demand it immediately. unconditional cease-fire. >> the separatists denied the attack. it propertied ukrainian troops to bolster their positions close to the front line. the attack on the shopping center behind me happened yesterday. but the violence has

dramatically increased over recent weeks. and the shelling, as you can hear continued right up to the peace talks. we went to a village close to the front line where countless homes have been destroyed. >> i want to live in peace. i don't want them to keep shooting to kill. >> nearly five and a half thousand people have been killed and almost 13,000 wounded since this conflict began. the political divisions run deep and have huge international implications. evidence so far shows just how difficult it is to get both sides to lay down their arms. charles stratford al jazeera, ukraine. >> a new agreement formed in mink many based on a cease-fire deal signed there as well as to the fighting and prisoner exchanges.

this it involved a degree of autonomy in the luhansk regions. and amnesty for those involved in the unrest. and withdrawal of what was referred to as illegal groups in ukraine. let's go live now to rory who is in minsk for us. these talks have been going on for a while now. >> it's a thorny discussion that has been going on behind me. it's been going on for several hours now. it had been going on for two hours when the leaders stepped out and there as a flurry of speculation that maybe that was it. there was no agreement reached. but no, they just come out for a break, and for another press

opportunity, a photo opportunity to pose for the cameras. then they headed back in behind closed doors and carried on talking. now there are various different ways that these talks have been going on this evening. terms used for these formats are first of all the four leaders talking by themselves. that was the beginning portion of the evening. then after this break they went into an extended format, which means that they were joined by deputy--joined by foreign ministers, aid and advisers and people like that. now it seems back in the normandy, just the four leaders talking. we expect them to come out and make a declaration that they are supporting the terms agreed as you just described lauren of the original minsk settlement back in september of 2014. but it has not happened yet and

the negotiations are still going on. >> thank you very much indeed. we go to to alastair. what changed that might make it different now. >> i think those talks are going to be exceptionally difficult because the two key sides the russians and the ukrainians, do not seem to agree over the fundamental cause of the russian and the ukraines. the supply of russian weaponry, the supplies, from the russian perspective it's about a government they see as harmful to the interests and living in that particular part of ukraine. the sides are fundamentally separated by a different vision of what's happened, and how to resolve it. i think to expect a total comprehensive resolution of what is effectively a war on the ground of eastern ukraine from

four five, six hours of talks in belarus is unrealistic especially given the escalation of violence we've seen since the beginning of january. it's an important step to re-establishing a cease-fire. >> there is a huge gap there. what is there that can go in between them. what can bridge that gap. >> the common fear that eastern ukraine has posed of total war. as we heard, more than 5,000 people have been killed. there is enormous devastation. and an awareness awareness that they're spiraling out of control. we've heard noises in the united states with the possibilities of arming aggressive weaponry to the ukrainian armed forces. the ukrainian government, something that would further escalate the conflict. the only thing that i could see at the moment that unites the two sides the russians and ukrainians is that the perception that this is spiraling out of control, and

could roll into something to a point of no return. >> the potential of arming the ukrainian side. do you think that is being put out there more as a message to russia or is russia not bothered by what the west says and is going to do what it's going to do. >> i think the russians are pursuing their end goal, which is a replacement of a pro-western, pro-american government in kiev. to the russians the idea that they could drift out of its orbit sphere of influence is that they simply will not allow. and many russians, especially the senior official level still some how don't accept ukraine as an independent state. they feel it should remain in the russian greater political realm. there is pressure in the united states to start providing weaponry to the ukrainian government and the ukrainian forces. and germany which has taken the lead in the negotiation process

is opposed to that. >> thank you very much indeed. steven eke. thank you. >> president barack obama said that islamic state in iraq and the levant is going to lose. the president said he wanted limited ground and there is no timetable for government to acted on the president's request. >> it does not call for the deployment of iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war. like afghanistan or iraq. the 2600 troops in iraq today roughly serve on bases. yes, they face a dangerous environment, but they do not have a combat mission. they're focused on training iraqi forces, including kurdish

forces. as i said before, i'm convinced that the united states should not be dragged into another ground war in the middle east. that's not our national security interest and it's not necessary for us to defeat isil. >> we're live from washington, d.c. a former assistant secretary for political military affairs under former president george w. bush. thank you for joining us. do you think this is something that the president is trying to achieve that he'll get support for? >> i think he'll get support for the authorization of support. what he said on paper and what he said to congress is different from what he said in the press conference. what he said to congress was a little more robust than what we heard. >> robust in what way? >> well, we are it was suggested

that it limit ground offensive operations. the wording of the operation said it precludes endureing ground operations. it does not restrict ground combat operations in any way. one would suspect that's going to be a subject of great debate between the republicans and democrats in congress. i think the final bill that will be signed will look somewhat different from what the president has summited to congress today. >> what do you refer to as flexibility for unforeseen circumstances. in the news conference, is that something that you think the devil will be in the detail where that was set up? the flexibility of it? >> well again i think that what the democrats were looking for was an authorization for the use of military force, which would limit the amount of operational capability and flexibility that the troops on the ground would have. i think that the republicans were looking for something a little more robust that would authorize fighting against the

isil forces, not only in iraq and syria, but where they may have appeared. it's going to come down to the debate in congress to find out and discover what, in fact our troops will be authorized to do. i think the authorization asker from the eye measure against of the end of the day will look forward. >> in terms of what he said about what has been achieve sod far in the battle against isil. he said that isil is on the defensive. you die that his interprettation of isil being on the back foot now is correct and where do you see this battle going in the few months ahead. >> what he said is that the situation has stabilized. it is clear that isil is no longer on the broad offensive that it was in july, august, september of last year. it's probably stabilized right now. the iraqi forces are regaining their strength. we have not seen the grand offensives that are going to be necessary to retake the borders

and to destroy and degrade isil inside the country. that will come later when the capability is fully ready. but i don't necessarily agree with the president that we're necessarily on the offensive. but it's true that the iraqi forces are no longer on the defensive. it's stable. >> what do you think needs to be done. >> what is being done is the right thing. with need to have strategic patience so we don't rush head long into the offensive before the forces are ready. it's probably better that we have the patience and get the troops ready before they try to retake mosul before they try to

retake their borders rather than be pushed by some political timeline. they must be seen to be doing something. probably better to wait to for the operation offensive. >> thank you. coming up, nigeria's president faces questions from a media panel over the six week delay over the country's elections. yemen houthies will deploy gunmen to intimidate the crowd who protest the coup. and why saying sorry may not be enough from one of baseball's most controversial players. >> the captain of costa concordia has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.

he was convicted on multiple manslaughter charges. he claims he has been made a scapegoat of the accident. so was the sentence a surprise at all? >> well, it was more than what prosecutors were asking for. they were asking for a prison sentence of 26 years in prison. he's not going to serve a day in prison as a matter of fact until an appeals court up holds the sentence. that will take a few months even

. this is a point that many the passenger who is have suffered the consequences of the costa concordia shipwreck but of course they will be hoping that the appeal court will up hold the defense. especially because of the break down of that sentence. it was very specific. the captain was give five years of that prison sentence for causeing a maritime disaster when his reckless maneuver caused the ship to hit the rock line. and he was given ten years for multiple manslaughter when 32 died in that crash. he was also given a sentence for abandoning minors and disabled on the ship before they were safely evacuated.

that was a very specific sentence. it was also, the captain and cost can concordia were sentenced to pay millions of dollars in compensation to damaged parties. of course the passengers but also the island itself, and the ministry of environment. >> claudio, thank you very much, indeed. >> now the u.n. fears as many as 300 migrants have died in rough winter waters in rubber boats. it's thought that they set off from libya. >> in high seas and plummeting temperatures they were spotted by an atoolan tugboat. they were rescued by another vessel but survivors told said

that many more are missing. 300 people are feared dead. they're demanding that the e.u. do more to help. >> it's quite surprising to us that the e.u. cannot respond with a stronger solidarity with a stronger humanity and stronger strategy than that. >> four vessels are believed to have left the coast of libya over the weekend. 29 african migrants died from hyperthermia. they were among 105 pool picked up by the italian coast guard trying to reach europe in a small fishing boat. the fourth vessel remains missing. the severes surviv survivors were brought to lampedusa. 331,000 have lost their lives trying to attempt europe by sea. thissing iin the vatican pope

francis held prayers for the victims. >> more migrants have died because of extreme cold during their long journey across the mediterranean. i want to reassure you of my prayers of the victims and i again encourage solidarity so that those in need are rescued. they continue their hunt for survivors, al jazeera. >> chad says it has killed 13 fighters from the boko haram group in gambaru. it's army as part of a regional offensive to stop the group from establishing a caliphate around

chad. meanwhile an attack left a dozen dead and many more injured. >> nigerian's election has been delayed by several weeks by boko haram's stepping up its offensive against the government. president goodluck jonathan has come under fire from. jonathan spoke to a media panel and faced tough questions about the country's future and how the government plans to defeat boko haram.

>> chad has moved in, cameroon has moved in. >> monitoring the event from abuja. >> well, president jonathan addressed two key issues during the media chat. the first one was why was the decision taken to postpone elections by six weeks. they have been in favor of the delay in order to buy more time. there was going to be a six-week delay the reason given for the

election delay by the security services is that they need to concentrate their effort on fighting the group. and during the media chat the president clarified how long it will take. even with the six-week delay of the election, the security services are not saying that boko haram will be completely destroyed in that time, but the military and other security agencies would make significant gains against the group and we canwould ensure a safer vote. >> do you think he was not involved in any way and will convince his critics? >> i think sadly in this election he's denying it on

they occasion of the elections being postponed. in situations like this he has to cover his back, which i think they are. >> how much concern is that it is delayed. are people that bothered. >> that's the one question i'm asking myself. if the elections were delayed they didn't they asked people to remain calm, and they've done as such. there seems to be a feeling of we'll wait and see rather than creating opposition on the ground. >> when you say actually happening, are you concerned that it will be delayed further. >> there is a conversation that this is an attempt to buy time or push the elections back even further.

>> presumably the security services perhaps pushed for a delay was to do the fight against boko haram how likely is that situation to improve in the next few weeks given that it's taken so long. >> of course, of course. >> i must admit it seems a bit suspicious in terms of the timing of the postponement. at the same time they performed an agenda in the fight against boko haram. the president said that he was hopeing to stand out boko haram in six weeks and create security in the northeast region to make sure that elections can be held in that region. >> talk about the role of regional players to prevent this kind of expansion of boko

haram's territory. >> people should be aware that boko haram obviously the president said in boundary states i think it's 12 or 13 local government areas are overran by boko haram, which is quite a lot and being reduced in that region. at the same time, the--they're trying to put a stop to it in terms that it has only been kept in at a region. they're trying to contain it to that region. >> thank you very much indeed. >> still to come this hour, several men are jailed in

belgium. >> this is another man who faces court, accused of killing three muslim students near an university. and in sport england captain has had a bad day in the cricket world cup.

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>> petro poroshenko says that a deal mustish reached must be reached. the captain of coast can concordia has been convicted and received a sentence of manslaughter charges. now on to al jazeera's senior political analyst in new york. what did you make of president obama's speech and his clarification of the letter to congress? >> clearly the secret formula has always been boots on the

ground. the >> inin a sense what this will end up doing is isis and all its affiliates while at the same time restricting with some very coded language the use of boots on the ground as in offensive military operations by american soldiers in iraq and syria. >> so i mean one of the things he mentioned is this idea of creating flexibility for unfore unforeseen circumstances. i suppose it was in part because he has been criticized for using previous legislation that was perhaps too broad to carry out

the current operations against isil. >> this has always been semantic in washington. semantics for the last decades. the commander in chief as it were isn't this time around maybe because eye kiss did not exist but when the original authorization took place. they wanted a new authorization especially if they're going to use force. the danger is his successor. whoever that person might be,

especially if he's a republican, would say secretary of defense that looks like a john mccain could use this authorization in any which way including expanding the war in syria iraq and beyond. >> found guilty of recruiting for isil. simon mcgregor wood reports from antwerp. in a closed hearing the judge declared that it was a terrorist organization. they were all found guilty through their leader sentenced

to 12 years in jail for recruiting dozens of young belgium muslims to fight in syria. 350 del350 belgiums have done so. this has been designed to send a clear signal of those thinking of going to syria. regardless of what they choose to do while there they'll face prosecution if they return to belgium. there is enough in belgium for getting a very severe sentence. >> across europe there is an urgent debate of how to symptom young muslims of not becoming radicalized without further alienateing the muslim

communities. >> today, police and soldiers are a fixture on belgium streets. the police station in the muslim area of brussels is surrounded by bashed wire. tensions between the muslim community here and the authorities are high. we know's verdict makes it an example that it may discourage some but it won't do anything to rebuild trust. >> meanwhile muslim cleric accused of people fighting for isil has gone on trial in bosnia. they published incited and recruited people to commit terrorist acts. he was arrested in september and new law to stop people from fighting in the middle east. u.n. special envoy has pushed in

the southwest. >> it's a new pitch in the south. the syrian army supported by the armed group hezbollah has announced a large scale offensive. fighting has been focused that may seem small but significant because it lies on the countryside on the way to damascus. it connects close to the israeli occupied golan heights. >> regime hours are attacking from multiple connections. while the rebels are defending we've noticed that iran's revolutionary guards and shia militaries are supporting the army. >> syria state television shows

them trying to see the fight from their perspective. it's meant to show a force but the reality is that this won't an easy fight. opposition groups that include the al nusra front and alqaida affiliate hold large parts of this southern border, and they've been making gains over the past few months. all this is the envoy returns to lebanon after meeting in damascus. the details of that meeting has not been made public, and with so many different players in a four-your-year war an consensus does not seem possible. >> on the first piece upon our departure our vehicles were

seized reportedly by the houthies. this is unacceptable. we'll reiterate that in order to return to sanaa respect for property respect for our facilities and it is an sentencing essential component of that. we're requesting that it be returned. >> in a rally across yemen against the coup by the houthies last week, demonstrations come at the start of the 2011 up rising we have this report. >> they came by the thousands.

the calls change and they became protests in the capital of sanaa. >> we, the yemeni people cannot be ruled by this houthi coup. there were several anti-coup protests across the country. a sign that the houthis are increasing their power. there is widespread opposition to them. but protests may not be enough to stop the power grab by the houthies. on tuesday the fighters took control. security personnel are on high alert in cities that have not yet fall no one their hands. meanwhile there, is an increased fear among people here they believe that now the houthies have taken control of the cities of the north they can very well attempt to capture. that's why there are several of

these check points set up across the city. the united nations envoy told al jazeera that the situation was, indeed, deteriorateing. adding that unless a solution is found quickly the country could very well find itself in a civil war. the collapse of the state and the violence, the militias and militant groups in addition to the situation in the south which are all negative signs and indications we stress the need for all parties concerned to leave off their responsibilities. >> the situation is so bad that the united states announced it was closing its embassy until further notice. the u.k. and france followed suit. all citing the security situation. a sign that things are about to get even worse. many yemenis are watching as their country slips into more

chaos and division. all they can do is protest and hope that their calls for freedom and unity are heard. al jazeera yemen. >> united nations negotiators "r" have restarted talks have ended talks. libya is caught in a struggle between an internationally recognized government and a rival government set newspaper tripoli after an armed faction took over the capitol. two al jazeera journalists in prison in egypt face a retrial on thursday. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have now spent 410 days behind bars. they're accused of supporting outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. correspondent peter greste was deported ten days ago under a presidential decree and is now back home in australia.

greece has asked russia for financial assistance to help with the country's huge debt. russia's foreign minister said that his country will consider the request. they said that greece's situation, like russia, is not easy because it's in the hands of its western's colleagues. in discussions with brussels, who have been pushing for better terms with the country's debt deal. thousands of people have rally ied in the greek capitol of athens. they say they back moves played by their leaders to pave the way for greece's economic future. barnaby phillips with more. >> there are thousands of people outside of the greek parliament, but they have not come to

protest against their politicians. they've come to show their support for their new government. that shows what a turn around has been in greece in the two and a half weeks or so since the series of government was elected. these people support they like the idea that greece is standing up for itself and not being dictated as they perceive it by other european countries. we have the right with us. we have the right. we're not asking for any favors. we're demanding to get what belongs to us. >> what is happening tonight is the fact that the greek people remembered who we are. >> we don't have jobs. i myself have great difficulty to find a job. and i think that the new

government is really striving to do something for the greek people. >> well, you can see the support for the greek government behind me. of course the situation could change. if for example greece was forced into serious negotiations with their european partners, people here could feel betrayed. if they're forced out of the eurozone people could see their living standards dropped very far. the vast majority of greeks want their country to stay in the single currency. >> investigators in the united states have been talking down speculation at the killings of a muslim woman, a husband and her sister as a religious late crime. the bodies were found in north carolina on tuesday. charged with three counts of murder.

we're in north carolina covering the story. how is the family reacting? >> well, lauren the family are deeply upset at this senseless murder. they just attended a press conference given by several of the family members who spoke with great eloquence about these three young lives about how all of them were dedicated to their studies. all successful in academia and people who dedicated time to helping syrian refugees, sending blankets, and the husband here who was shot yesterday afternoon, he had professionally gone over to turkey on a dental mission to give syrian refugees free dental treatment. we spent the day speaking to all of the family members and none of them here have any doubt what was behind this crime. earlier we spoke to the sister. >> we're still in a state of shock, and we'll never be able

to make sense of this horrendous tragedy. we appreciate your concerns, and the outpouring of love and support from our neighbors student community, and the community at large. we ask that the authorities investigate these heinous murders as a hate crime. we also ask that you respect your privacy during this difficult time. >> the wife stephen has also made a statement. what does she say? >> well, the police are saying this investigation is in the early stages but early this afternoon just a few hours after hicks turned himself in to police they say this is the police statement that the whole thing was over an argument, an ongoing argument about parking spots outside of the apartment we were at earlier. the victim's wife made a statement shortly before the press conference reiterateing

that her husband did what he alleged to have done because an on going argument over parking spots. we spoke with many family members, and they have no doubt that this was a hate crime. they say that he had been over to the apartment where these three lived. had hassled him before and were afraid of him. hicks had turned up on his door step with a gun on his belt. they were clearly scared of him. if this is a hate crime and family members are calling for it to be that, the local police will no longer be in charge of this investigation and it will be a federal investigation. at the moment we have conflicting accounts why this he allegedly killed these three people. this is an entire community in deep mourning for three young people who had such bright futures ahead of them.

>> sport just ahead.

>> hello again test flights for crafts that could pave the way for first reusable space plane. >> the successful launch of a rocket from the space support in french gui guillen in a.

packed with sensors the size of a car. >> we'll gather data. we have more than 300 sensors. we have infrared cameras. we'll master all the re-entry phenomenon. >> after the rocket, the two-ton vehicle climbed to 400 kilometers. unlike nasa's space shuttle which was always piloted this craft then began it's he re-entry. reaching speeds around 27,000 kilometers an hour. it's surface heated up to 17 degrees celsius. >> this will eventually be able to look at these types of applications bringing back people from orbital infrastructures. not only that, but the

capability of launches as well as to open the way to the possibility to bring back samples from asteroids. >> just over an hour and a half after launch the craft splashed down where it was recovered. the job now is to process the vast amount of data on board. and information that will be invaluable as the european space agency works to develop a reusable space plane for the future. >> now here is andy with sport. >> thank you so much, lauren. chelsea held onto their seven-point lead at the top of their english premiere league, giving them an one- 1-0 win. two goals from aguero.

and premier league has hit back at criticism over the broadcasting deal that was just side. the television rights have been sold for $1.78 billion. the league is a success story not a charity. he was responding to calms calls of subsidized ticket promises. >> our clubs have competed with real madrid and barcelona, you will know their own television incomes, which are larger than any of ours. therefore this will get our top clubs nearer to the european clubs. and you in the room will be the first to criticize the premiere league if they don't fair against those clubs. >> kevin carpenter said that the huge increase in price for the

premier league was not expected. >> every was surprised including media analysts and financial experts and those working in sports about the figures. there are a number of factors that contribute to that, the incredible success of the premier league brand around the world. we saw recently that they took the champions league rights away from sky and this was scene as sky's flagship product and the majority subscribers scribe for sports and premier league. so they had to go in high on this blind auction but people are surprised about the huge percentage in increase. >> algerian club has won an appeal from a two-year ban. it follows the death of their striker at a home game last year. algeria's sports ministry had claimed the cameroonian died after being hit by an object flown from the crowd. but later investigations reveal he had been physically attacked.

arbitration for the sport left the club suspension saying that confederation of the african football had not included in its own rules in. baseball star alex rodriguez needs to do more than just apologize to the new york yankees. rodriguez is set to return to action for the yankees after a year-long ban after taking performance-enhancing drugs. >> do you remember he attacked both the commissioner, the baseball officers, for them to simply do the job that they're tasked to do, and really put a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths. the tactics that he showed. i'm glad to hear it that he decided to come forward and take a small step and trying to right the wrongs that he has committed. that could be a powerful story

for sport. >> wales has left george north off you go by because of concerns of a concussion injury. he suffered to hits to the head in friday's game against england. north appeared to be un un unconscious. he was given an extended recovery period after suffering a head injury late last year. >> this is not a rugby decision. this is about the longevity of the game. you've taken a couple of knocks on the weekend. and the last that you need is if you get another knock this saturday. >> cricket captain captain morgan failed to score a run.

england would post a decent score of 250-8 in sydney. the partnership of 133 133 helped them reach the total with seven bowls to spare. they were hitting the winning runs. they'll be playing india in their world cup opener. >> things are in good shape so i think that will give us a lot of confidence, and obviously we have to really go there and show some good character against india because it's always about pressure. and who handles the pressure will will win the game. >> pressure, and also looking forward to that world cup is the world world's fastest man usain bolt. he could have played professionally. having won six olympic goals on the tracks, the jamaican

recognizes what to win and expects the west indies to do well. >> i think we'll always do well in the world cup. i'm looking forward to this. they're big hitters and it should be good. >> plenty more sport on our website. you can check that out at www.aljazeera.com/sport. we've got blogs and videos from correspondents from around the world. >> thank you very much, indeed. that's about it for this news hour. i'll be back in a few minutes with a full round up of all the day's news. you can also check out all our news by watching us live on the website. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. details of obama asking authorization from congress to fight isil. we'll have more details of that coming up in just a couple of minutes. bye for now. thanks for watching the news hour.

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