part of our special black history month coverage on al jazeera america >> coming up for the next 60 minutes all smiles, greece' finance minister gets his country breathing space extending the international bailout. attacks killing politicians. 45 people die in the latest violence in libya. [music]

and one year on ukraine remembers those lost in protests protests. >> hello, it may not be quite what greece had wanted, but at least in short term it could save the country from running out of money. after several hours of talks greece will be able to extend its international bailout. greece had wanted fix months but was given four months. athens has until monday to provide a new series of reforms. if the deal had not been done on friday, it was feared that greece would be out of cash at the end of the month.

>> the greek authorities have reiterated the football obligations. on the basis of these commitments given in the letter and in today's statement we'll start the process which will hopefully lead to a successful decision on the extension of the program. >> now to al jazeera at the conference. >> reporter: in an hour or so both greece and its creditors have confirmed that an agreement has been agreed to extend the loan of the country a further four months. according to greek authorities without the threat of austerity measures that greece has been fighting against over the last few weeks of negotiations.

but this agreement does come with a series of expectations. perhaps even compromises on the side of the greeks that the country should show its worth and show some fiscal stability show that it's on track the agreement would keep greece from increaseing minute wage. you may ask if this will be enough. it does beg the question, what is going to happen after these four months are up. >> absolutely.

and interestingly there was a lot of talk, wasn't there about trust on both sides here. >> yes, a lot of talk about trust, and i think the perception has been that it's been a relationship with mutual distrust, that between greece and the euro group and the rest of greece's creditors. the euro group has been quick to deny that, and the greek finance minister peeking a short while ago, felt that it was made in the spirit of mutual agreement they felt this was a step in the right direction but it has been a rocky road. >> breathing space for the greeks and a breathing space for both sides in this deal. >> yes, that's absolutely right. on the one hand greece has a few

more weeks to play with. it's pranks were banks were out of serious money and they were trying to make sure that that would not happen but still they were heading into uncharted territory. germany, the most hard line of negotiators throughout this were absolutely adamant that a bailout agreement would be renewed. what we have seen is this renewal comes perhaps threat of austerity. perhaps both sides are mutually benefiting, but still there are a whole load of questions yet to be asked. this agreement is in its infancy on monday and tuesday. it's most likely diagnose to take a new shape, a new form before it is eventually passed on and ratified by eurozone members. >> thanks. a few moments ago we heard from the euro group's president

and this was the response of the greek's prime minister at that press conference. >> meetings for greece and europe, they were difficult meetings. but in the end it shows that negotiation is both compromise and you may have to say no to proposals and offers that you don't have a moral right, a political right, a mandate to say yes to. >> we're following events in athens. the greeks did not get everything that they wanted. are they likely to think that they got the better deal or not? >> well, i think the crucial point is that we have a greater cliff-hanger over greece is

going to be part of the eurozone eurozone. the government here has sounded a triumphant note about this interim agreement. it's really no more than a statement, but there are important gains for greece. first and foremost, the fact that we'll have a full-month period in which to discuss what the left wing ruling party wants to discuss in terms of changes to the package of commitments that accompany this loan for the last five years. secondly the fact that the government will give the commitment to produce an enormous tax revenue which to pay creditors. and thirdly, the facts that it won't have to implement some of the measures that the previous government had agreed to. but really, i have to say that

if looks as though they were put in, and the mixture produces more of what the germans wanted. the greeks now have been forced to ask for an extension of the existing program rather than this truce that accompanies all these things. the euro group has been very careful to introduce the language that specifies this saying that this four-month period. i think both sides are able to pay the key things they wanted in this discussion, but now we'll have to wait until monday they've been given the nod to say that the tonight's statement has been ready ratified, and

we'll move on to this four-month period. >> they were promised an awful lot, and delivering on that can be difficult. >> as the greek finance minister, who we heard just now was careful to say at the beginning of his statements, this is a very small step, but it is the first step in a new direction. he was careful not to achieve tonight in brussels, but they've started on the road of departure from what was going on for the last five years in greece, which was a dictation of austerity measures that were not agreed to. the government here says now that we're part of a process. we'll now have a say in what happens in the greek economy. >> we have the latest from athens. thank you, john.

to the middle east, two government officials died, al-shabab has taken responsibility for the blast at the hotel where the government members were meeting. we have more details. >> reporter: mogadishu is a city used to violence. but in this latest attack, a vehicle laden with explosives rammed through a front gate, a suicide-bomber blew himself up inside. the deputy prime minister and high profile ministers were injured. >> i survived, but i saw several people lying dead. the scene is ugly with flesh and blood everywhere. >> al-shabab has claimed responsibility. the hotel is popular with

officials because it's near the presidential palace. it's the second hotel to be targeted in as many months. >> we are trying to get the confirmation. >> al-shabab controls much of mogadishu and after africa union offensive pushed it out. since then it has carried out a number of attacks both in somalia and neighboring countries, including the siege at kenya's westgate mall where 60 people were killed. this is the latest blow to the somali government, and the reminder of sal had a babb's deadly power. . >> an explosion in eastern libya

e east of bengahzi. fighters linked with the islamic state in iraq and the levant say they carried out the attack. >> the triple bombing underline how much more complicated the situation on the ground has become ever since egypt carried out those airstrikes in the eastern city of derna. now the group behind the attacks attacks, isil affiliates, said that they were in retaliation of the airstrikes. now the situation is that the request to lift the arms embargo put forward by the jordanian with the backing of egypt and the backing of government.

a meeting is scheduled to take place next monday in morocco. a meeting that would attended by both the u.n. and appointed one in tripoli. >> hundreds backed into the city center where the airstrikes are in libya. they condemned the days attacks. yemen's feuding political groups have greed to governor the country and guide it out of the current crisis. council members will come from

unrepresented sectors of yemen's south as well as women and young people. >> yemen's political factions reach a deal forming transitional council. it would be yemen's highest authority. >> they would guide the country for the next two years. the details have not been agreed upon the initial deal and very far from a final deal. >> yemen's political crisis continues. the main factions have yet to agree on a presidential council which is going to be the highest executive body. an interim government.

they would army the army arm the army and the police. this majority remains skeptical with tribesmen gathering in the province and al qaeda stronghold. they're forming a new force to defend their city against shia houthies. anti-houthi sentiment is on the rise. the city of protesters take to the streets to denounce the houthi take over. the growing opposition to houthi's rising influence is something many believe could trigger a wider situation that would be out of control. al jazeera. >> still to come on the news

hour, caught on camera, one of venezuela's opposition leaders is arrested by government soldiers. i'm in los angeles, a long way from russia. as this city gets ready for the oscars find out why edward snowdon is causing a stir on this side of the ocean again. and making england suffer again at the cricket world cup. >> fighting continues in eastern ukraine where the government and pro-russian separatists are blaming each other for violate ing a from a trial cease-fire. ukraine's military say separatists who have taken the key rail hub of debaltseve. paul brennan has more from

donetsk where a school has been hit by the continued shelling. >> the sound of explosions vary in intensity but never really stops all together. they've been exchanging tank andaland artillery fire as if the cease-fire in minsk had never been signed. the school only reopened three days ago after repairing damage from a previous attack. five times in the last six months this school was caught in the cross fire between the separatest forces and the ukrainian army. five times repairs have been made. they just spent more than $2,000 putting new windows back in, and they waited until tuesday to reopen because they hoped that the cease-fire would provide some degree of calm. no one was killed, but the sense of grievance is enormous. >> we spent so much of our

money. we exchanged the windows for plastic ones. we even tried to bring the school back to normal. you see what happened? they shell us. >> thank you very much, poroshenko. >> hitting this school even accidently could not scarcely be more counterproductive where children are taught about ukrainian culture and custom. the geography teacher has spent 20 years gathering artifacts. >> it was so beautiful. now they tell me that i'm a separatest and a terrorist? unbelievable. >> they say they don't understand why this is happening. >> we feel all emotion simultaneously. we were living here. everything was normal. and then they came and started

shelling us. >> the fact is, they're shelling us. the ukrainians are shelling themselves. >> a few streets from the school many residents had already fled to other parts of the city. a few returned on friday just to survey the latest damage. all the time the sound of nearby shell fire continued. >> it's very difficult. when you come out of the streets you're afraid. i'm afraid of a shell landing next to me and tearing me apart. in all my life i've never felt ascared as i do now. >> the people here completely contradict that the battle of debaltseve was the only shelling since the minsk agreement. now the only lesson being learned here is that in ukraine cease-fires only work on paper.

paul brennan al jazeera, donetsk. >> well, meanwhile in kiev ukrainian president petro poroshenko has led a somber service in independent square, it's been a year since a sniper shot and killed protesters there. it was seen as the final bloody act of the dramatic up rising. on the morning of february february 20th last year sniper bullets were fired into crowds of demonstrators in the square, also known as maidan. 46 people were dead and several police officers. over all 100 people were killed in the protest against viktor yanukovych. yanukovych lost his grip on power and ran to russia. >> on kiev's maidan or independent square, the faces of the dead stare out through

flowers and candle lit memorials. looking back at them, emotions are still raw as people remember the worst day of gunfire and bloodshed. here they call those who fell the heavenly hundred and some wonder if it was all worth it? >> i think this is very high price for the independence of the country, and it still has not been achieveed. >> no death is justifiable but it happened. what can we do? they were fighting to remove the tyrant who was ruling us. >> president petro poroshenko, booed by some of the crowd by his handling of the war in the east put the blame squarely on russia. he has other problems. an economy on the verge of collapse and rampant corruption. >> we will win no matter how difficult it is, how many disasters we face. i promise you that we will prove that those sacrifices won't go to waste. >> on the anniversary of the

worst day of shootings and killings on this square, spot lights mark the places where protesters fell and an almost endless sea of people came to pay their respects. itthere have been layers of the old state still run deep in ukraine, cemented by corruption. eye gormaned the barricades. had he not been shot in the leg he said, he would be those manning the front lines in the east. >> i don't know how long it will take to have peace and victory but it could come soon. everyone is tired of this. not just us, the other side is tired of this as well. >> maidan was only half the job and possibly the easy part. building a new state maintaining its borders uniting east and west, that could be much harder.

>> a senior opposition figure in venezuela was taken from his office by security forces. his arrest already sparked protest. >> reporter: this is the moment when caracas' opposition force was taken away. the aides to the mayor said that the men did not identify themselves. hours later hundreds gathered outside of the agency's headquarters demanding the mayor's release. his wife spoke to al jazeera. >> i hold president nicolás maduro personally responsible for my husband's safety. >> after the arrest, maduro took over national tv networks and

again cued others of attempting to topple the socialist government last week. >> antonio ledesmo was captured to be investigated according to venezuela justice for the crimes committed against the peace of the country and the security of the constitution. >> he said that the plotters had the backing of the u.s. government. the u.s. calls that baseless and false. without producing evidence against ledesma he face faces arbitrary judgment. it's been years since there have been protests against the venezuela government which faces spiraling inflation. one of the main opposition leaders has spent a year in prison. on wednesday hundreds of people gathered to mark that anniversary and protesters plan

another demonstration on friday. >> now from washington, d.c. a former venezuelan opposition congressman, it's great to have you with us on the program. is it possible there is any truth to the rumors of some sportsort of plot. it's an extraordinary allegation to make without proof given. >> good afternoon, there is evidently no truth, no evidence "n" way to show that these are true allegations. the claim that there is some sort of conspiracy around the down turn the economy is undergoing is some strategy that the government is developing in in order to confront the parliament elections that are due this year in which they're

confronting a defeat. we are in venezuela witnessing the collapse of an economic system that has produced no resolve in terms of production, productivity competitiveness. the oil industry in venezuela itself has been deteriorated by politicalization and lack of investment. finally, there is the dramatic drop in oil prices. all these circumstances together are creating a scenario that the government cannot handle, and their strategy is to fabricate accusations, to continue and ex-appropriate in order to create the impression that the evils that are causing this deteriorating economic conditions are not their fault. rather the fault of internal and external factors conspiring

against the government, which is untrue. mayor ledesma is the mayor of the capitol of venezuela. so if you think about it, ledesma is a high-ranking officer under the constitution, and to detain someone who holds an office of that sort, you need to undergo an impeachment process. why is is it that the attorney general is not launching an i am impeachment if there is no truth behind the allegations. >> this is will electioneering to arrest a leader. how will it affect the outcome of the election. that is a strange strategy if that is, indeed, what is behind

it. >> there is a strategy that seems odd but it is eventually the same one that they have used in the past. the electorate in venezuela the opposition electorate has very little trust in the electoral process and institutions of venezuela. anything that the government does to introduce a conflicted scenario may create an impression of a significant in thenumber that say these elections are worthless. this would enact laws that would allow the not allow certain

applications to run based on charges. main opposition figures that may be strong candidates and anchor the electorate in venezuela will be inabilitated, and it would be impossible to be in the ballot, and this would create a frustrateing process that works to the benefit of the government. a low turn out in that election favors the government was they have a ways and means to mobilize their base of support. the other thing they're trying to do is derail the opposition from the path of electoral participation in which the opposition has been engaged for quite some time with success. they're trying to create this conflictive scenario to see the reactions in the opposition that

can perhaps create a climate under which they can manipulate the date timing, and development of that election under some sort of exception under the constitution. >> appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> we have still more to come. including a new weapon in the fight against ebola. a test is approved by the "world health organization." [music] and a classical musician afternooning a lifeline to his fellow iranians. and chris bosh could miss the rest of the season. we'll explain why a little later.

they did it in the past. >> they have referred to within referred to the international criminal court. that will never happen because russia will give a veto. they're asking for the urgent consideration of an idea of setting up an ad hoc tribunal in other words a special court for syria. >> a break through in the fight against ebola.

they say it's long overdue. >> unfortunately, not many manufacturers were interested in even developing tests for ebola. this is actually broken down the number research and development phase and assessment phase to two or three processes down to a six-month pros. this is incredibly fast for the development and high-risk device like this. >> they want to reduce the country's dependency on energy inports. they have been holding a public form to boost production.

>> taking on thailand's military government these energy reform activists are protesting against the government's plan to hold a round of bidding of oil and gas processions. >> we're here to protect national resources which belongs to everyone in this country. concessions are not the right answer to reserve our energy. the government say that there is not much left. if there is not much left, why would you want to open for concession? >> now we havemany of the energy activists here have protested against the previous government of prime minister shinawatra and her plans to grant energy concessions, but the succeeded military junta said that they would stick with the plans. instead, the people want the government to join in a production sharing.

they say it's better for the country. gatherings of more five people are banned under marshal law in thailand. but the people here are saying that they want to have a say in a resource that belongs to everybody, and this is not a protest. since the protest the administration's delay the bidding to next month. they're calling for calm and invited stake holders to work out their differences. the forum held on friday has taken the wind out of the sales of the protests. security was tight to prevent any further public demonstrations at the seat of government. prime minister said that he hopes that it creates understandingunderstand on the issue. >> and in bangkok airplane,

japanese men have been arrested after a menagerie of live animals were found in their luggage. four groundhogs, geckos and snakes were found squashed into cases and boxes destined for japan. the animals cost around $15,000 at aiming cock market. thou they suspect that the smugglers themselves are behind bars. iraq is beset by infighting and ongoing war against isil it's having an devastating impact on its rich culture. but now a similar phone orchestra leader is committed to help. >> on this day he's playing his cello at a home for senior citizens. one of the residents had a friend who played the

recorder 50 years ago. after he died he kept the recorder and taught himself to play to keep his friend's memory alive. the wood is cracked and mr. monsoor is blind but the music as moving as ever. there are decades of emotions wrapped up in these melody it's. she said she had not seen her daughter in seven years. this woman weighs husband was an 's husband was an amateur musicians. but in the 1990s we had to sell it. >> he normally plays in much grandeur stages, but he wants to

make a difference. he also founded a music school and found the most effective bay to spread the love of music. >> ahead to these places almost every other day of the week between hospitals and senior houses, the streets of baghdad churches wherever it is possible to create exposure. >> across town there is a little-used community affairs building he turned into a musician school for young people. they're still learning the basics here, but many of the lessons are outside of the classroom. a lot of these young people only have ever known war. music gives them an escape, and the realization that life can have other possibility it's. it's brought this community center-back to life as well.

>> in spare rooms musicians figure out what they're going to play. they give lessons to whoever they wants them. they all have day jobs, and they all just want to give back. original baghdadal jazeera baghdad. >> we'll go to new guinea, a country that one day has ambitions to play in the cricket world cup. >> native americans are protesting a deal that allows a multi national mining corporation to begin a giant copper mine on public land.

it's on federal land. rio tinto has been trying to get at the copper for more than a decade. late last year as the u.s. congress was about to adjourn supporters unfortunate mine quietly slipped a small addition into an otherwise unrelated spending bill. that edition now allows rio tinto to take over the previously protected public land at oak flats and begin mining. environmentalists say that the mine would destroy wildlife habitat, water resources and leave behind a gigantic pit. >> according to the company's own figures, the crater would be 1,000 feet deep and two and a

half miles in diameter. the lawmakers behind the bill including former presidential candidate senator john mccain. asked for comment the senator's office e-mailed a statement from mccain predicting the mine will create nearly 4,000 jobs in the nearby community of superior. apache tribal officials reject the economic argument. >> if we all want jobs, we all do. but we want jobs that will not destroy. >> rio tinto declined an on camera interview. native americans say they can't and won't compromise over their cultural heritage. >> all these different things that the government throws at us, it's really to get rid of us. you know, i can't see it any other way. our culture, it's what makes us unique.

to get rid of it completely, you might as well just bomb us. >> environmental reviews might take several years before mining can begin. the apaches say they won't give up until their sacred land is safe. rob reynolds, al jazeera, oak flat arizona. >> we will go to sport with farrah. >> felicity. thank you so much. records have been tumbling as co-host new zealand crushed england. theythey race to an eight-wicket win. >> smiling for the cameras before the match got under way england's fans could hardly have grant the nightmare that was about to play out in front of them. it started in the fifth over when they became the first casualty.

new zealand was also brilliant in the field. southeast england went all out for an embarrassing 123. if they thought that was bad the worst was to come. but there were more of those to come. six more, in fact. as mccallum let loose against the miserable bowling attack, breaking his own record to notch the fastest world cup 50 of just 18 bowls. new zealand going on to claim an emphatic eight-wicket win. >> i think it's something that we'll all look back on, and in time and think of how amazing this occasion was. a full house here, and it's an amazing feeling. >> one of the best bowling display we've come across since we've been down this side of the world. we couldn't help it.

>> in pakistan against the west indies who open their campaign against violated. pakistanireland. pakistan with a dispute of the team's fielding coach. the ongoing world cup includes 1 countries. plenty more have ambitions to one day be involved. they include pap pa new guinea. we have reports. >> this is always where the action has been. matches spinning up all along the road from the capitol.

introduced by 19th century missionaries, cricket has flourished here without spreading much beyond village borders. the national players have always come from this area. >> the kids, they play for fun. but as they grow up, they dream. >> for those who do can it can mean an escape from poverty and. cricket has been part of life in this criminallage for monday village for over a 100 years. and if it wasn't for a late collapsing qualifying, papa new guinea would be playing at the world cup.

>> they just missed out on the world 2020 and this world cup. >> we've missed to world cups for our game. and our players have learn what had they what they need to do. now these nets are never empty. >> we want to make it a national game. and i'm sure it will be able to play against cricket countries. >> now special needs and disabled children now have independence and self worth in a country that how often hides them away. >> the reduction of the next world cup to just ten teams could help png's international progress, but there will always

be a generation of cricketers here ready to take up the challenge. al jazeera, papa new guinea. >> chelsea manager jose mourinho said he felt ashamed after it's fans pushed a black packages off a train this week. >> we feel ashamed but maybe we shouldn't because we are not--i refused to be connected with these people. i'm connected with chelsea. i'm connected with so many good things this club defends and represents. >> it appears that the truce between barcelona coach and his sides top player is on shaky ground. he has angrily denied claims that their turn in form is a change in aptitude.

enrique was speaking the day after messi told reporters of its breaking point. >> we work on how to beat our opponent. you think that the truth belong to you? you think the way that you think. i'm the one in charge here. >> there are concerns that ten-time nba all-star chris bosh may be out for the rest of the republican. season. there are concerns of a blood clot in his lungs. they will have more on bosh's condition in the next few days. now it's back to fell felicity. >> now one of the journalist who is helped edward snowden leak

about the nation's the nsa's collection of data. >> on the run with top secret information. they love this kind of film at the oscars, but this is not fiction. "citizenfour" is up for best documentary this year. this is him the man who infuriateed the u.s. national security agency by revealing it's mass surveillance program and this is the story. his story from the start filmed by the journalist he contacted to help him. >> glen and i were given instructions where to meet. it was in a public area in the mall. we were told to be there at a certain time, and a man would walk by working on a rue bricks cube. we were surprised that he was younger than we thought he

would. >> snowdon showed caution as he revealed those creates. here a fire alarm speaks him. this is a man who knows that his revelation also have repercussions. yet on the whole he remains calm and unrerepentant. >> would he do the same thing again? >> he has no regrets. he wanted the people to know what the government is doing. he feels that he has accomplished that. he feels in a democracy that promise like--programs like this should have secrets. >> do you still believe that you're being watched. >> you don't know things. there are intelligence communities who work behind the scenes. i've heard it said that my communications are lit up like a christmas tree. >> snowdon's action was change his life forever. going back home to the u.s. was out of the question. he fled to russia. >> i hope europe comes forward.

i hope another country will offer him asylum. >> do you think he'll ever come back to the usa? >> i think he will. >> security around this film, as you would imagine been pretty tight. it was agitated edited in game because it was believed they would come and take the footage away. there were attempts to have it blocked. another to take the oscar away. and despite all of that against all odds, it is here in how hollywood. it is at the oscars. edward snowdon may not be popular with everybody, but he's not going away any time soon. los angeles. >> that's just about it from me, the news hour team. we'll be back in a couple minute's time with more news for pup including the latest on the financial deal between greece

and europe.

>> the first stop for many child migrants to the united states is this border patrol facility in mcallen, texas. >> "good afternoon, welcome to the rio grande valley processing center..." >> it opened this summer in response to an influx of unaccompanied minors from mexico and central america. >> do you think this is an immigration issue or a refugee issue? do you think some of them will be granted political asylum? >> we're not talking about criminals. these are innocent children, fleein