greece heading for a show down after germany objects it's request for a six month bay out session. this is al jazeera live for london. the leader of france, germany pledge to save the cease fire. the fighters zone by one of the rival governments to drive out isil. a deadly winter for families whose homes were deviolent extremismed in the war with israel. plus.

home to the highest concentration of war veterans. find out why they are getting extra attention at the oscars this sunday. greece and jeremy are headed for a show down, and the battle lines are drawn. earlier a since month extension of it's international bail out but without the spending cuts the predecessor signs up too. but minutes later germany rejects it saying it did not meet the agreed criteria. they now have two choices to object the request. expires on the 28th. without an exception it can

run out out of money and may be forced to leave the euro. germany has already are ejected this latest events that sets off tough meaning for the ministers doesn't it. >> yes it does promise to be a stormny session the greeks gave this take it or leave it response saying since we submitted the proposal, that is the one we wish to have discussed. it is unicolor how the greek government wants to pay it's bills with the current short fall in receipts. what the germans are worried about is the arrears and tax palms they think something in the tune of found $.4 billion compared to what the greek government says it is going to earn. added to that, is this government wants to spend more of it's incoming money, on alleviating the suffering of those who have been stricken by this reception and the 25%

unemployment rates. so they say you are opening up too many possibilities for spending, they have tried to forstall that argument, yesterday, the finance minister announced anishtive for collecting taxes she said that the government will offer people as much as 50%. of their arrears in order acroter if they come forward with a large down payment. so in other words, if you owe the tax man 2,000 euros and come in with 1,000 the government will give you the other 1,000. and that measure which has an end date, you can do that until april 30th. is designed to bring in a large inflex of cash now. companies and individuals. so they are trying to forstall this argument. but it is still going ton a

tough negotiation. >> although everyone is hoping that the greeks have said, that they don't want an exit from the euro, presuming they have to start planning that they might have to get out? well at the moment, the war is a war of words. i don't think we will really know how deep the disagreements run until tomorrow. for example the prime minister today has what his office said was a rather friendly and positive chat with chancellor angel merkel over the firm which lasted one hour, with translation included of course. this he congratulations the chinese on fighting for independence against close i willism, and he said simply greece today is trying to fight for it's own sovereignty

within the european union. which drew applause from the chinese crew and officers again, he is taking an opportunity, to boost the national -- the national sovereignty position which is what this government has done since it was elected last month, saying we have had an election here, which annuls the standing arrangement how rather than throwing that out we will recognize the debt, we just want to renegotiate the terms. so they are hoping with the nuances of the position, he will have enough in the way of positive arguments going in tomorrow to convince across europe, that he really does intend in good faith to negotiate a repayment of the debt. having said this, the government is still clearly very angry here. they believe that the german

finance minister has been undermining the consensus and they accused him of leading a faction within the government against the people. so we are certain to see more casualtiesry minnow if there is an agreement tomorrow. >> thank you very much indeed. >> eastern ukraine call for a cease fire deal to be upheld, appear to be failing. despite the troops withdrawalling, the town is still being shelled. now in the hands of pro russian separatists fighting has also been reported and further south in the city. paul brennen reports. from the check point nearby. who are claiming victory in the battle taunting the

president, one fighter shouts hallow from russia street by street combat continues here for four days after the supposed cease fire deal. small numbers are still thought to be holed up stranded inside the town, the dead, lie where they fell. on the approach, we found the aftermath of a ferocious battle. among numerous casualties on both sides here. >> here is a burnt out tank, absolutely mr. blackened by the intensity of the fire, there are many vehicles here further tank down on the far side. two bodies are still lying in the open other behind there as well. a fighter described the final

assault. >> we hit their main ammunition store. we managed to destroy that as well. yesterday the artillery was quiet, and they were shooting with roofs after that they retreated. >> ukraine's government says the retreat was organized. the soldiers who are there tell a very different story. many speak of a chaotic withdrawal racing over open fields constantly under fire from separatist and mortar. and now, there are fears that capturing may not be the limit of the separatist ambitions. attention is turning to the south of the region. >> in the area the concentration of rebel toes is being observed be uh the situation is being monitored. are passing on intelligence. that those forces have been prepared for a offense offensive.

>> on thursday, the national security council agreed a formal request for united nations peat keeping force to be deployed. there is no guarantee that the request will be granted. but they are fast running out of options. paul brennen, al jazeera. leaders from ukraine russia, germany, and france, spoke by phone earlier on thursday. the details from moscow. >> now forgive me if this sounds slightly repettive but what the four leaders were discussing on the phone earlier, we have heard from them many times before. angel merkel, francoise allan and vladimir putin we are talking about implements a cease fire. down the entirety of the front line in eastern ukraine, they were talking about the withdrawal of heavy weapons they were talking about the release of prisoners and allowing the o.s.c.e. into monitor and facilitate the

implementation of these measures all of these things were talked about, they are still being talked about now despite the fact that fighting is still going on. but also down on the coast. i went to a press briefing at the russian foreign ministry earlier on today. and i asked the question alexandar. i asked him what this fighting meant, whether the separatist were trying to take new territory. >> active plans on the expansion of military action are not being developed by the militias but the representatives of the military including the top level of ukrainian authority. this is what their statements are indicating as well as their actions as the bottom. >> now also on thursday, the ukrainian army is trying to count it's losses, they say that 90 of their troops are captured 82 are still missing

they say they have at least 300, and they think that thousands more were lost on the battlefield. but what thursday feels like is a collective drawing of breath, they try to work out what comes next. >> joining live he is a spokesman for the organization for security and cooperation in the europe's special monitoring mission, thank you for being with us again. now, after this phone call, that rory was just talking about, the leaders said that the package of measures worked out should be implementing strictly and in their entirety and those that said that they representatives of the o.s.c. group should meet the parties on the ground to quickly implement these how far has that been happening. >> . >> we have about 350 monitors on the ground.

>> . >> they can tell you that what is happening right now is what one would expect from a comprehensive cease fire, i have the list here. >> the shelling now is going on in donetsk city, which was quiet for the most part, also as the correspondence reference about 20-kilometers to the east. >> north -- what they need is two thinkings unrestricted access and security for our monitoring. >> that access was refused by the rebel side.

and they are going to have to account for. >> the possible moves -- how significant would that be in terms of a breech in the cease fire. >> well, the city itself has not been since that horrific shelling many weeks ago but it is to the east, also, we are concerned and we have spoken out against this, that we have been denied by rebel groups access which is further east and closer to the rush border. what we are going to be doing lauren, to enhance our capability is using more effectively our drones and basically our eyes in the sky. this may be repositions and also we are approaching our participating to better monitor satellite imagery. >> and what you have managed to reach, what is the situation for the civilians that have been trapped in those places. >> question have accesses

areas that have not been accessible to us because of the situation. one of the areas is the residential areas around the airport, very dire humanitarian situation there. they have had people there in weeks cowers in shelters. so the special monitors has taken it upon them. the utility workers. we can't emphasize this enough. >> it is a civilian population, that is suffering and that has suffered for months and months. we need that comprehensive long lasting cease fire immediately.

>> okay, michael from usc thank you indeed for taking the time to talk to us. >> pleasure. >> the government said it sent fighter jets to the south coast of england after two russian bombers were spotted there. despite them entering the u.k. space escorted awayi from the area. in january they flew over english channel. still to come in this half hour, why charges are being brought against island's former prime minister.

tonight an al jazeera ex-yourselfive. what would have believed me. >> a reminder of the top

stories here a stand off between greek and germany appears to be intensified. the finance ministry has rejected a formal request from athens for a six month extension for the lone that has kept it afloat since 2010. fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, despite called for a cease fire to be upheld. shelling is taking place which is now controlled by pro-russian separatists. president pram says world leaders must confront speaking of the white house summit on so called violent extremism they say it must broaden the response beyond military interventions. too try to come was a plan on tackling the rising groups

like isil, and al quaida. obviously there is a complicated history between the middle east, the west and none of us i think should be immune from criticism in terms of specific policies but the motion that the west is at war with islam isen a ugly lie. >> and all of us, regardless of our faith has a responsibility to reject it. >> the u.s. also has made a deal with turkey. to train rebel fighters against isil at sites outside syria. >> claiming to be from isil are reported to take over the university in the libyan city. it comes as the government in tripoli have said they are heading to restore security

reports on the border with libya. the fighters had led the battle. now, they are ready to redeploy to the test call city. this time, to fend off the local branch the group has declared an isil province and the fighters occupy government buildings there. >> we should secure all libya. they have been ordered from the government based in tripoli. >> it is also being controlled from the coastline. foreign fighters and weapons are said to have reached setter. and it is somewhere in this area that isil recently killed 21 egyptian christians. if prompted egypt to launch air strikes in the north eastern city, a town where some fighters had declared allegiance to isil in october. the strikes were condemned by

the government, while the u.n. recognized 11,000-kilometers away welcomed them. >> the egyptian military said it carries out camps training center, and weapons. but egypt's involvement and the recent beheading released by isil is worries workers. some estimate their number at around 1 million even though there is no official count. these people are said to have arrived illegally fought by the authorities they are about to be deported. >> regarding the seven the fisherman who are with us they came by sea. they do no have any documents and transferred them from tripoli, and to tripoli in preparation ever the the deportation. others are said to have been advised to stay indoors for their own safety. both the u.n. advised government have asked the security council to lift the embargo over libya.

be uh with two rival bodies each with their own forces there is concern that more weapons won't contain the extend which is taking advantage of these. in the information of national security forces ever since the fall of the regime nearly four years ago something politician have so far failed to provide. al jazeera in tunisia. >> they have recalled the ambassador to cairo after being accused of supporting terrorism. to discuss egypt's air strikes in libya. the envoy was quoted as saying that the reservations about the strikes were evidence of it's support for terrorism. they strongly deny the claim. the retrial.

>> they are still charged with calewding with a band muslim brotherhood. >> on wednesday mohamed and his colleague received an award from the world television society here in the u.k. thousands of people have been out celebrating after a popular journalist was released on bail after almost a month in jail. he was eastern ukraine rested of three italian members last year, he was detained after his radio station had a confession from one of the men that said he was the killer but wouldn't release his name. >> is today we all know the people that were reported to representative but journalists and activists have thought today i am out of prison. i am out i feel very energetic and positive. >> at least four people have

died of hypothermia. a living in top shelters with barely any heat in them. some of those families in gaza. from yet another visit to the hospital. their daughter has had a chronic chest infection for weeks, and doesn't seem to be getting any better. >> is also mix bed grief, in january. and a lack of heating in the tent they lived in are to blame. look at us, we lived through the war. but we are dying of cold, it is agonizing. this is the awful irony of our life all we want is somewhere proper to live. >> nearly 100,000 palestinian families lost their homes during the fighting with israel. many now live in what is left

of their damaged houses or in tents. with the blockaded strips electricity grid still badly damaged, and little fuel available, several have dies of hypothermia in recent months. >> gaza is experimenting one of the harshest winters. with so many families living in conditions like this, aid agencies say more children can die from exposure. >> she tells me the situation is only getting worse. >> children in families are really livin' on the edge right now. thaw survived a devastating war, it is now been several months of quite cold temperatures. and even deed we have four cases of children who have died of hypothermia. >> last month the refugee agency suspended it's programs

aimed at helping people prepare or rebuild their homes damage during the fighting. $120 million but that $135 million has been received from donors. with weather conditions only expected to worsen, so too are the lives of the thousands of vulnerable families who don't have any where warm to stay. al jazeera gaza. >> criminal charges are being brought against thailand's former prime minister, she is accused of dereliction of duty that cost thailand billions of dollars she denied the corruption and using the scheme to buy the votes. the separate will decide in a month whether she will stand trial. the spotlight is on war veterans. tells us about the big news. >> we have a sol lemn

responsibility to provide our veterans with the care and benefits they have earned when they come home. >> that was the promise but that the reality. >> geoff that's what you want, why are you making it so hard. >> he saw friends died and they are still dying. it's post traumatic stress disorder ptsd, which is taking him now. it very nearly took him too. >> now it is hitting on a global scale, it is more veterans are killing themselves now than they ever have before, at an alarming late and it just keeps getting higher. we feel remorse to kill -- ptsz is big news in hollywood this year, a best picture contendser in focus right now because the man on trial for killing it's real life protagonist was suffering from the disorder, and there's a strong dose of reality in the best documentary short category. this film, a stark look at the

men and women who man telephone lines. who talk war veterans out of killing themselves. >> there are around 22 million war veterans in the united states. in fact, they represent just only 10% of this country's homeless population. los angeles county has the highest concentration and it is a hugely political issue. off the streets and into a home by the end of this year alone statistically they are 50% more likely to commit suicide, especially within three years of returning home. as for mike, there have been dark times. who never leaves his side, and helps saved his life. >> i had already planned out how i was going to exit this world. he got on the knife, and kind of shrugged down a little bit.

so i am screaming at him get off of the knife, and -- he didn't do it. he looked at me, and broke down i started crying. and grabbed him real close and promised i'd never do it again. tell him i'd repay him. >> the oscars may help show ptsd to the wider world many will still struggle inviolence. for mike, at least, he is trying close the door on his experience. santa collar rita, california. >> prepare for the red carpet, the talk of tensile town is also on the former nsa contractor edward snowden. >> this is california a long way from russia, where edward snowden is currently living so why is hague the nsa the mass surveillance causing such a stir here at this year's oscars?

join us here on al jazeera on friday. we will be looking at that very subject. >> and plenty more for you any time on our website the address for that is aljazeera.com, you can also watch us by clicking o. watch live icon. an incredibly self centered human, how did i get on this man it when my bairnts supposed to be dead. >> art spiegelman, had a brother he hadn't met. he had a brother that had been