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attacks in eastern libya, more than three people are killed. fighters attack. many victims.
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boko haram attacks in nigeria. hello, europe has given greece an extension to its massive bail out. there has been an agreement to extend the bailout by four months. there's a list of reform to be debated on monday. a final agreement by april. we have this report. >> reporter: this will stablilize the eurozone, and make an agreement. it may remain the product of a
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graphic artist's imagination. leaders have agreed. >> this will depend on the ability in the programs. >> reporter: supporters of the left wing government hope to cheer lead the greek side to victory. the government had delivered. >> we can combine two things. imagine the
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ideology. it's a small step a
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..an online statement has been given. it provides air strikes in response to beheading, and it was welcomed by the u.n. recognised government and court appointed condemnings. it realised how much more the air strikes further destabilized the country. 1 million egyptians agree. >> many would not say anything on camera. since the air strikes in eastern libya, the egyptians are concerned. they are concerned about egypt's
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concerns. >> if the leadership see 21 coptic christians with their throats cut. it's brutal and horrible circumstances. there's a reaction of some kind. it's a reaction. . >> those that choose not to participate are excluding discussions critical to combat that goes to the over all peace and security of libya. terrorists that operate in
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libya... ..you have much fighting occurring of the terrorists and over 60 countries are involved. all of us have been.
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it's all been defeated. earlier this week our correspondent talked about president obama leading an i.s.i.l. attack. ... it allows the leaders to engage a younger population. >> he's the state department's envoy. his job is to help local communities protect the children
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from i.s.i.l. >> we want to
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appeal to trace three school girls believed to be making their way to syria. they caught a turkish airline flight to istanbul. police are using turkish and social media to contact the girls. security forces estimate 600
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muslims travelled to syria to join the conflict some with i.s.i.l. in syria, rebels attacked government positions north of the city of aleppo. this video. this video shows fighting in two villages. rebels are trying to keep supply lines from turkey to the city open and the united nations is considering naming war criminals. there has been a rise in human rights violations investigators spent years documenting events the syrian government says the report is incorrect. diplomatic editor james baste reports from u.n. headquarters in new york. >> the four commissioners work on disputing human rights violations in syria for 3.5 years. the situation is worse and worse, but the new report is going further.
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after meeting with the security council, they told reporters they have a confidential list of the perpetrators of war crimes, and may make it public. >> can i ask you about the lists of perpetrators. what sort of impact if you decide to publish could that have. >> to date we have prepared four lists. which have been submitted. we can consider whether to release the list. >> reporter: the commissioners wants more support. as they left. the commissioner thought the microphone was off when she said this to the british ambassador. the syrian government was quick to give its reaction. the ambassador describing the commission as biased.
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>> reporter: are you worried that key officials of your government, of the military the name of president bashar al-assad, might we on the list. >> all this propaganda aims at stabilizing the syrian government misleading the public. they did it in the past they will do it in the future. they asked for the situation in syria to be referred to the international criminal court. that will never happen. for the first time it's asking for the urgent consideration of the idea of setting up an ad hoc tribunal. in other words, a special court for syria still ahead. when we come back tens of thousands of people displaced in myanmar as the army continues the offensive on ethnic rebels.
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plus... >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles, a long way from russia as the city is ready for the oscars, find out why edward snowden is causing a stir on this side of the pacific ocean again.
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hello again - the top stories on al jazeera. europe has granted greece a crucial extension to its massive debt bailout ending weeks of tension, coming at the cost of concession including a commitment to spell out reforms. at least 45 have been killed in
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several explosions in eastern libya, five were egyptians. they last took place 250km east of benghazi. fighters claiming loyalty say they carried out the attack. >> a somali armed group al-shabab said it carried out two attacks in mogadishu. 20 were killed in the explosions including government officials. we have this report. [ siren ] >> reporter: mogadishu is a city used to violence. in the latest attack it was laden with explosives rammed through a front gate and a suicide bomber blew himself up inside. government ministers were meeting there at the time. politicians confirmed among the dead. the deputy prime minister and other officials injured. >> the explosion was so huge that it shook the surroundings. i survived but i saw several people laying dead. the scene is ugly, with blood
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and flesh everywhere. >> the al qaeda-linked group al-shabab claimed responsibility. the central hotel is popular, it's near the presidential palace, known as villa somali. it's the second hotel to be targeted in as many months. >> the terrorists attacked. they have injured and killed many in a mosque in the area. so far we are trying to get the confirmation of the injured. >> reporter: al-shabab controlled much of mogadishu, and somali's south until 2011, when an african union offensive pushed it out. since then it carried out a number of attacks. including the siege at westgate maul when more than 20 were killed. this is a blow to the somali
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government, and a reminder of al-shabab's deadly power. >> now, the housing demand in the nigerian city in maiduguri saw an increase after the arrival of tens of thousands of displaced people. they are flocking to the city trying to get away from boko haram. we have this report on how people are hoping. >> this man has been looking for a new house for his family. a third child arrived two days ago. he thought they deserved a better place. he's given up on moving out. >> translation: i used to pay a fraction of my income on reject. now i'm asked to pay three times the amount. the alternative is that there's an increase everywhere. i'm lucky to remain after my rent expires. >> he is not alone. many are homeless because they
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can't afford entries. home owners are eager to meet the rising demand. >> maiduguri is a city struggling. that made it difficult to find a place to live. rent has gone up. owners are trying to cash in putting up new buildings. >> reporter: the landscape of the city is changing. thousands displaced are avoiding the harsh life of refugee camps, and are pushing rents up. home openers are not complaining. >> translation: many came in from the towns and villages when there's a rise in demand and supply is short, you expect rents to go up. everything is expensive. >> home owners have their preference. displaced persons who have the money to play. this put residents at a disadvantage. for the military offensive in boko haram underway. more will be forced out of their homes. and with maiduguri considered a
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refuge for the displace said. the rent situation is expected to grow worse. now one protestor has been killed and several others injured in an anti-coup rally in egypt. security forces opened fire on the crowd in cairo's district. the area has been a flashpoint for violence between pro-muslim brotherhood, and egyptian security forces since the former president was ousted in 2013 egyptian media are reporting a new law is being drafted that would allow courts to ignore witness testimony. proposals have been sent to abdul fatah al-sisi for approval. he has attracted condemn nation with trials lasting as little as two days ending in death sentences for hundreds of
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people. an international human rights lawyer said the move was astonishing. >> the concept under international law for due process, and a defendant having the right to hear witnesses, and allow witness testimony from the prosecution and defense is sacra sanct, and encapsulates a lot of dock trips. if egypt goes forward, it will be - you know it strikes at the heart of everything that is legal and show kangaroo court hopping around the streets of cairo. i'm as stonished they take the steps. they are removing the window dressing. again, you know international human rights observers have been calling on abdul fatah al-sisi to you know restore due process for people brought within the judicial system of egypt.
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this is another line in the kangaroo court system that abdul fatah al-sisi created in eget venezuela's opposition leader is asking people to join him and stop the crack down on anti-government forces. the plea came a day after police arrested caracas mayor. investigators allege the mayor was trying to destabilize and overthrow the government. the obama administration addressed allegations by the president that the u.s. tried to destabilize the maiduguri government. >> these are allegations that we have seen from the maiduguri government. like the previous allegations, they are ludicrous. the fact is that venezuela government should stop blame the united states and other members of the international community for events inside venezuela, and they need to deal with the situation they face. united states is not promoting unrest, nor are we attempting to
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undermine the economy or the government. >> two men accused of trying to kill the bolivian president in 2009 admitted their guilt. the hungarian, bolivian and croatian nationals pleaded guilty. the prosecutor said the men were surviving members of a team targetting post and opposition leaders. other members of the alleged team was killed during a government raid. thousands of people from myanmar's ethnic chinese han minority are fleeing fighting. an armed group saying it represents the keem in kokang is battling government troops. adrian brown has more from the province near the border with myanmar. >> the building you can see behind me is a temporary refugee center. normally it's a convention centre in the city. for the past 10-11 days it's been accommodating refugees
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fleeing the fighting taking place a few kilometres away in myanmar. the refugees have food they have water, they have shelter, but they are guarded by armed soldiers. they can't leave, even if they wanted to. it's interesting to note that these refugees are ethnic chinese, like the people on this side of the border. they share the same language culture of the the armed group fighting in support of these refugees called on beijing to give them aid, but beijing insists it will not get involved in the internal affairs of other countries. that has not stopped the government of mean mar calling on china to ensure that in its words, so-called terrorists don't use chinese soil to carry out cross-border raids into myanmar. we heard the rumble of artillery fire across the border so it's fair to assume the fighting is continuing. that fighting tended to ebb and
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flow during the last few days but the frontier between this part of china and myanmar is closed. normally it's busy at the moment it's eerily quite and this morning we saw no movement on the myanmar side of the frontier. >> a fire broke outs in a tall residentialing about. it was a scene of a torch power. it has 79 floors and the fire has been contained. thousands were evacuated. no reports of casualties russia warns ukraine that the payment for the gas would last for a few nor days. president petro porashenko held a meeting with vladimir putin and raised the prospect of cutting off gas supplies to ukraine, affecting european customers who receive the bulk.
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gas via pipe lines crossing ukraine more russian aid was on the way to debaltseve. trucks loaded with food supplies pulled into the outskirts. russian-backed rebels captured the hub on thursday in a victory against ukranian forces who withdrew from the town. >> the journalist that helped edward snowden expose the n.s.a.'s surveillance programs believes he will be able to return home one day. phil lavelle caught up with her before the academy award, where her film about edward snowden is up for an oscar. >> reporter: a security services insider on the run with top secret information on the other side of the world. they love this kind of film at the cos cars. this is not for example. "citizen 4" is up for best documentary. >> movie reel: my name is edward snowden. >> reporter: this is him, the
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man that infuriated the n.s.a. by revealing their poim. -- programme. >> glen and i were given instructions where to meet and that we'd be there at a certain time and a man would walk by looking at a rubric's cube. we were surprised that he was young. >> reporter: the film shows edward snowden's caution as he revealed the secrets. here an intermittent fire alarm spooks him. this is a man that nose his revelations will have repercussions. on the whole, he is calm and unrepentant. would he do the same thing again, do you think? >> he says no regrets. he wanted people to know what the government is doing. i think he feels he aecom blished that. he feels in a democracy that programs like this shouldn't happen in secret. >> do you believe you are being
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watched? >> i don't have - you don't know those things. these are intelligence communities, i heard it said that my communications are lit up like a christmas tree. >> reporter: edward snowden's actions would change his life forever. going home to the u.s. was out of the question. he fled to russia but it's not believed he'll stay there. >> i hope another country will offer him asigh um. he has support in germany. >> reporter: do you think he'll come back to the u.s.a.? >> i think he will. >> reporter: the film was edited in germany, because fbi was concerned they may turn up and take the footage away. there has been attempts to block it, and to have the oscar nomination taken aways, and prosecuting the film makers for aiding and abetting edward
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snowden. despite that it's here in hollywood, and is at the oscars. edward snowden may not be popular, but he's not going away any time soon as always, there's a lot more on the website. aljazeera.com. on "america tonight": this is the show. >> the up and comer of this fashion week is 20-year-old august getty. >> there are people who would say you're treading often your name. >> you can't buy your way into this. you really can't, no matter who you are, where you're from. >> it started with a sexy romantic request but months later ann