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>> can european nations keep their vows gains terrorism in the wake of terror attacks? sharp criticism for australia handling of asylum seekers? >> our findings are shocking that all the medical evidence confirms that detention causes and compounds mental health disorders amongst children welcome to "al jazeera america"s international hour. i'm antonio mora. >> i'm stephanie sy. we begin in ukraine where leader are taking aim at russia on what they believe is an effort to sabotage the ceasefire agreement. david cameron announced he's sending up to 75 soldiers to help train the ukranian army. he warns moscow could face
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future sanctions if pro-russian separatists fail to serve the truce. >> at the same time secretary of state john kerry was on capital hill blasting the kremlin and vladimir putin for repeatedly lying about not sending troops to ukraine. >> russia has engaged in a remarkable period of overt proppa behind e exercise that i have -- propaganda that i have seen signs the height of the war. >> rebel leaders want to abide by the truce, but ukranian officials rejected the claim, calling it a cover to further military advances. >> the kiev government says part of the future plans including taking over the port city of mariupol. officials say it would give them an outlet to the see and control of the donetsk region
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second-largest city. ukranian soldiers are taking a more defensive stance to counter the threat east of mariupol, the ukrainians delivered fresh tanks to the front line and the sound of artillery and tank fire is why. >> while it's true that the guns have fallen silent along large sections of conflict it's not happening hear. >> bombing every day from separatist and we can't give him - you can't reply to the fire. >> we can't. it's fire only one way. >> reporter: we were taken further forward alongs dry dusty lanes, passing abandoned houses and weaving between the ukranian military defensive position. there are tanks and guns and no intention to withdraw them yet. >> the tanks are on the second defensive line in case the enemy breaks through the front line. we need antitank armour.
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do you hear the sound. it may be shelling or a grand assault. if it's an assault, i must be able to withstand it or make a reply, or should i stand and watch. >> a few hundred meters back from the line the sound of tank and artillery fire is loud. the ukranian army is digging new trenches. there's a backdrop of explosions here in the trenches east of mariupol. we've been told not to reveal the location of the trenches but you see the urgency with which the soldiers dig them. they have zero confidence that the ceasefire is applying here. the city of mariupol, with the huge steelworks and busy seaport was controlled by separatists last may, before being recaptured by the soldiers. the power gives it significant importance. in the city the markets operate, but the uncertainty is creating
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anxiety. >> of course, we feel anxious, but i stand here on the market every day and i see ukranian military vehicles heading to the front line to help the army. i think mariupol will not be surrendered. >> translation: of course we are worried. when you live on the border of donetsk, you wonder where people will flee to a lot have fled the city. >> translation: we hope the soldiers defend us and other allies support us. it would be better if they gave us weapons to defend ourselves. >> reporter: international monitors expressed concern about mariupol, but diplomacy has down little to silence the guns. rebels are denying intentions to attack the city saying the city of debaltseve
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was an exception because clashes started before the minsk ceasefire came in effect i.s.i.l. fighters have kidnapped up to 150 people. hundreds from forced to flee their homes. it happened this morning. we have the latest. >> reporter: yet again people have been forced to move from their homes in syria. this time the a syrian christians dozens fled their villages after being overrun by the islamic state of iraq and levant. not everyone escaped. according to human rights groups and community leaders dozens of aye, sirrian christians were cap -- asyrian leader were captured by i.s.i.l. community leaders don't know if they are alive or whether they'll exchange them. syrians in syria are a minority.
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leaders are appealing for help against i.s.i.l. >> all the political parties and the community want to issue a statement to condemn the actions by i.s.i.l. and ask the international international community and friends here and abroad to rescue the land under the control of a terrorist organizations. >> there were clashes in the area. the kurds, with the u.s.-led coalition air strikes made advances in the province they managed to take control of several villages after defeating i.s.i.l. in the border town. i.s.i.l. contacted hundreds if not thousands in syria and iraq. it's been accused of war crimes and abuses including the mass kidnapping of yazidi, in north western iraq. this was the first time the armed group captured so many christians in syria.
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i.s.i.l. hasn't targeted minorities, but any group or person that objected to its rule. >> there's a slight increase in support in the u.s. for the fight against i.s.i.l. according to the pew research center 63% of those polled are behind the military campaign 30" are against it. in october the numbers were at 57 and 33%. support drops when asked if u.s. ground troops should go into iraq and syria. 47% approve. 49% are opposed. that was at 39% in favour and 5 opposed in october. the most recent polling was done after the death of kayla mueller, who had gone to syria has a humanitarian aid worker. >> the fight against i.s.i.l. is being waged within europe. police carried out raids against recruiters. two were custody in a spanish enclave. another suspect was arrested in
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barcelona, the fourth detained in another area. they are accused of running a social media-based scheme to attract women it's been a week since three british girls set out from london with the intent to join i.s.i.l. it's believed the girls are in syria. one of them is 16. the other two are 15. their families are continuing to publicly appeal to them to come home. >> we miss you. we cannot stop crying. please think twice. >> there was nothing different about her. there were no changes in her behaviour, in anything. she was just our baby. >> according to interpol 20,000 foreign fighters joined groups fighting in syria and iraq including i.s.i.l. >> for more on this we are joined by robert mcfadden a former special agent in charge
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for n.c.i.s. robert, good to see you. you heard the parents of one of these girls that went over there, there are hundreds of french german and british citizens that have gone to syria to fight for i.s.i.l. why is there so much attention. because they are girls teenagers. >> that's a part of it. unimaginably difficult for the families and what they are going through. when you look at the numbers, it's hard to decouple the human from part of the stories. by the numbers, upward estimates in the u.k. 50 young girls have gone to syria, relative to the population percentage is small, but still a problem with the families and the government. >> you see the joint propaganda put out by i.s.i.l., and psychosis say it may attract more to boys than men. is that what makes it shocking? >> it's hard to have empathy for young girls and straight a
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students by all accounts with everything normal from all reports of the family. you know i.s.i.l. has so many different messages that it gets out there. we see it has potent messages for young girls that might be attracted to something that has to do with the caliphate, whether it's a romantic notion pi os religious notion or invention. >> either way, fighters continue into syria. what should be prioritised to stem the flow? >> by the numbers, a lot of focus on western europe france belgium, high percentage of the population relative to the other countries. chronic, persistent concern for the united states and north america. looking at the numbers that have most of the young men go it's the surrounding arab countries and turkey non-arab and tunisia, stepping the flow in
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the biggest part. it really must begin with those countries and what they are going to address it. not to say europe doesn't have a problem. france has challenges but the surrounding countries provide most of the numbers. >> are european countries refusing to communicate, failing to communicate with turkey bulgaria, where they enter syria? >> it seems so. taking the three girls from the u.k. it's tough to conceive. what happens from the communication from scotland yard to the turkish authorities. we see again and again the challenges. information sharing is better and better but a long way to go. >> i have to say, if you pass through the airports we are talking about.
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gatwick, heath row, and look at istanbul. the sheer number of people that might fit the profile, you get a sense of how tough it is to stem the flow. other countries have begun to confiscate passports, would be recruiters and fighters could is backfire and lead to more home-grown attacks. >> potentially. there are countermeasures upsides, and downsides. we saw a few instances - like australia and canada - where individuals intended to go and were thwarted and then acted out. it's important for the government's balance to stop the flow, the constructive step to get to the battle front. >> there seems to be no one single answer. thank you so much for your insight. >> a conservative think tank says a u.s. military may no
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longer be able to fight smult apious wars. budget cuts left the pentagon ileequiped to handle one front at a time. it's been a cornerstone of military planning since the cold war. the air force was the only branch of the armed forces operating at an accessible level. >> today john kerry hit back at critics of nuclear negotiations with iran. during the testimony he cautioned lawmakers to wait and see what goes out of the negotiations. john kerry wrapped up two days of talks. the pair are scheduled to meet. details of the trip are being worked out. a report suggests iran is smuggling cash into the country. iranian and other diplomatic sources are quoted saying couriers flew suitcases of bomb. they received help from money
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changes. the billion dollar figure is higher than reported. >> israel's prime minister will not the meet with democratic senators when he visits washington. binyamin netanyahu declined an invitation from democratic leaders saying he believed it would give the look of partisanship. controversy surrounds the stick. john boehner's invitation has been criticized as a breach of protocol because he tailed to consult democrats or the white house. >> a 14-year-old boy died after being shot during a demonstration in san crysta ball. the government says a police officer confessed to the shooting and has been arrested. president nicolas maduro's party condemned the killing and is appealing for calm. >> a wildfire has occurred in argentina. 200 firefighters are tackling the fire which destroyed 40,000 acres.
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al jazeera's daniel schweimler is there, and reports that right now officials say the fire is unstoppable. >> the fire that's been raging now for more than a week is ripping through the mountains causing massive devastation, destroying precious flora and fauna, often in remote and inactionable areas. locals criticized authorities for not providing enough resources or firefighters. there are planes flying overhead spreading water, helicopters, 200 firefighters. the extent of this fire is enormous. the wind changes the directions of the flames daily. they are having to predict which way the flames will go. there has been no human casualties. animals are thought to have died. livestock and houses have been evacuated. it's a case of 1,000 hectares a
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day destroyed. smoke hanging over the area. 200km away we could see and smell the smoke. it's a case of watching and waiting for rain fall. they need 2-3 days of consistent rain, the only way to deal with the massive blaze. >> daniel schweimler in argentina. the fireis believed to have started during a lightening form. the provincial governor is to declare an environmental emergency. >> sounding the alarm over barrel bombs in syria. >> up next why human rights groups are calling for an arms embargo after 6,000 teethes. >> a tough balancing act by greece after the us open signs off. the european central bank and the i.m.f. express doubts.
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the use of barrel bombs in syria's war. a year ago the u.n. security council condemned these attacks. >> human rights watch says it has verified hundreds of assaults damaged by barrel bombs. james bays has more. >> reporter: an aerial atop in aleppo province. human rights watch says the number of such attacks has been increasing including the use of improvised militias like these, the so-called barrel bombs. a resolution was passed on humanitarian access in syria. that said all earlier attacks, including barrel bombs, had to stop. the human rights watch research using satellite imagery and witness statements said it has
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not hopped. research shows the number of attacks in aleppo marked in blue on the nap. numbered 350. in red, after the resolution, in a year alone, over 1,100 bombings. despite that the security council has failed to take this issue back up. there'll be a price to pay. >> human rights watch says there has been so much attention on i.s.i.l., that the syrian government has not been sent to account on its actions. it's urging members to read research before the next meeting on syria on thursday.
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here is a look at how primitive a barrel bomb can be they start with an oil barrel 3.5 feet long, under 2 feet in diameter. they are loaded with explosive materials and shrapnel. one can hold nearly 2,000 pounds of tnt. they are typically dropped from syrian military helicopters, russian made. three fins attached to guide them. they make it land on its nose where a detonator ignites the fuse triggering the explosion. the flying shrapnel is responsible for most of the casualties. >> for more, we are joined by the deputy director for human rights watch. nadim, good to have you with us. the u.n. security council issues a resolution banning the barrel bombs and indiscriminate bombing. here we are in europe where it's found that more than 6,000
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civilians killed more than half, 35 women and children. if there's no teeth to the resolution, what will stop it. ? >> helps why we released a new briefing at the u.n. building to highlight the failure of the security council of its membership. russia and china, to follow through. we documented more than 1,000 strikes on aleppo. >> 1500 in aleppo. >> exactly, and there has been other areas where we do the satellite for aleppo. it's a real problem. it's not getting the attention it deserves. it has not just killed and maimed civilians, but caused a massive displace. >> where there's a massive refugee problem in that country, and a lot of people displaced within of the borders of syria as well. on the other hand you are
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putting most of the blame on the syrian government but there's indiscriminate bombing going on. >> we highlighted it in the past. this is why we call for an arms embargo, not just on the syrian government nusra, i.s.i.s., but other mainstream groups causing widespread human rights. the army is protecting civilians. there's an arms embargo in syria. only for these two groups. what we are saying is yes, the groups are dangerous. you have to control weapons getting to them. also many are killed by the groups, and you have to control the weapons getting there. we are highlighting barrel bombs and other weapons used. they have this devastating impact. >> what is the chance that the security council will take action this that way and ban arms being sent to the syrian
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government, if you have china and russia who are willing to veto all sorts of things when it comes to the syrian conflict. >> it's true. we know it will be difficult. at the same time china and russia last year signed off on the resolution calling on all parties to stop in the attacks. we think the best strategy is best to say anyone conducting the indiscriminate attacks should have an embargo weapons going to them. unfortunately we did not see follow up on the aspect of the resolution. i.s.i.s. is the main concern, it cannot be the only concern. we need to talk about barrel bombs and other aspects, which is one year old today, and has mostly been respected in the breach. >> in the breach exactly, it's a daily breach. looking at the numbers, we are talking about four impact
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bombings every day. as you know the special enstroi syria for the u.n. said that the bashar al-assad government has to be a part of whatever peace solution can be filed, do you agree with that? >> we are not a political organization. they'll have to decide who is part of their future or not. we are a human rights organization what matters to us is justice and accountability for the victims, regardless of what the politicians say, we want to make sure there's a process, accountability for serious crimes committed in syria. >> human rights watch, it's important to hear what you guys have to say. i know as you said you are looking out for the people suffering in syria. >> thank you for the opportunity barrel bombs have reportedly been used against anti-government forces. al jazeera documented the after math of the attacks, in and around residential selections of fall usuala.
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human rights watch documented witness accounts of dozens of barrel bomb attacks. the iraqi government denied using them europeans are taking the fight to i.s.i.l. to the front. >> it will take more than police crackdowns to make people feel safe at home. >> spain's prime minister trumpets economy in his state of the nation address. with unemployment at 25%, should he toot his horn? our off the radar segment is next.
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headlines. a frenchwoman and her driver kidnapped in sanaa, the capital of yemen. her identity was not released. she is tied to the world bank. the french president is demanding her freedom. no word on the kidnappers. >> twin suicide bombings in separate killings killed 20 people, there's investigations as too whether it's in relation to boko haram. chadian soldiers killed 200 boko haram fighters in an up to along the border. a creature from seattle has been kidnapped -- a preacher from seattle has been kidnapped from cogey state. state department officials are aware of the report but cannot comment. >> the young country had the worst shooting in its history, a
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man killing eight, injuring one, he fatally shot himself after the attack. it's been called an isolated incident. he called a tv station, expressing anger at the police and government. >> scores gathered for the funeral service for a victim of a shooting spree in denmark, more than 1,000 turn outside for film-maker finn norgart. he was one of two killed in attacks in cope. he was -- copenhagen. he was attending a free speech event when the gunman opened fire. the other was at a synagogue. >> the man who carried out the attack was a 22-year-old. one of many young muslims that feel isolated. increased security may not be the answer. >> the police guarding the
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police. on display inside at the european police congress some of the guns and gadgets used. the keynote speaker, an american academic warned a police crackdown was part of the answer. there are problems of marginalization, of immigrant populations. without access to jobs it's not just a breeding ground for terrorism or recruitment it is a problem for an overall development of society. >> reporter: as this year began, european police efforts took on unity. in the wake of attacks, european interior minister met last month to get behind the wheel and find new steps to prevent more of them. for example, confaceating travel
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documents of people going to syria or iraq. to fight or train, a measure in place in some countries, or speeding up the exchange of traffic information in europe and reforming the area of border free travel in the european union. police deployments in several countries are increasing. often in response to austerity processes. >> politicians tend to cut the budgets of the police in peaceful times instead of preparing for the worse. teems are rougher, and they have to change course. they have to try to get back the staff reduced in the past and recruit knew people. >> if there was a consensus at the police this was a mix for policy. more money to police but efforts to create more money for those tempted by violence.
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in the wake of copenhagen attacks, governments across europe promised to increase cooperation to prevent attacks a reform plan for greece have been approved. the conditions of a 4-month extension. not all sides signed off, greece is facing criticism. the plan was not specific and the president of the european central bank warned greece from walking away from their personal debt. strict austerity is a source of strikes across greece. >> spain's prime minister has given a rosy view of the economy, and is the envoy of other european countries. critics say the cuts have been harsh and they suffer high unemployment and debt. spain is facing big challenges. >> more than six. years after the housing bubble burst, the economy is picking up. the prime minister tried to make
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the most of it in an annual state of the nation speech to parliament. >> we are sinking and are growing and will continue to do so. >> between 2007 and 2011 spain's g.d.p. shrank. in 2012 the country took on a $50 billion bale out. the economy started to improve slightly. now the prime minister predicts that it will grow more. spain can create half a million new jobs much >> translation: there are other signs of progress that are maybe a little more diff to measure, such as investor business and consumers confidence. >> the leader of the opposition accused him of lying and ignoring the reality in the streets. it's true that spain's economy started to grow. half the nation's young people are jobless. overall unemployment hovers at
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24%. the second highest rate in the us open after greece. there the left is syriza party came to power, after campaigning against budget cuts required by greece's creditors. in spain, the leftist party is poised to do the same. founded a year ago, and leads in polls. supporters say people are suffering from years of tough government cutbacks. >> there are a lot of people here. what they want is change. the government we have at the moment is lying to us. >> but the prime minister says his policies are working. >> translation: spain has demonstrated that it can emerge from the worst-known crisis without damage to the society's structure, without deepening equalities or endangering the welfare state a message where it's hoped they'll apeer to voters.
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and a policy fellow and associate director of the madrid office of the european council of foreign relations joined me considering that not long ago that were fears of bankruptcy. i asked if the comment that spain is the envy of europe is a fair assessment. >> there are of course glimers of hope in the spanish economy. spain has restored credibility. there are major changes in terms of unemployment and how that you know mcrae economic growth translated into job creation. >> the unemployment is 24%. he is talking about the economy growing as 2.4%, creating half a million jobs. will that put a dent into the problem? >> on the one hand some
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predictions and by the i.m.f. and o.s.c.e. are positive about the spanish economy, but we will need, on the one hand, a good economic growth in europe which is taking place, and, secondly you'll need a higher figure of growth to - to achieve the job creation numbers that the prime minister was talking about. >> and the prime minister warned against voting for this new left wing political party, which is polling very well. in spain's case it seems that austerity has worked. so is the prime minister correct in arguing that electing an anti-austerity party could reverse the games. >> depends the way you look at the overall picture. like i said some measures - i wouldn't say quite austerity, fiscal consolidation contributed
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to restore the macrocredibility. this is not translated decisively into job creation, into the middle class, which is something that it is empowering. for them i have to underline not only does it spring from this economic question but from spain's political crisis and the fact that the elites have been tarnished and the government itself by major corruption scandals. >> the momentum is growing for the ses session movement in catalonia, which is spain's richest region that is where barcelona is located. if it comes to pass it will be a disaster for spain. how big a threat is that playing in the contents of the elections? >> yes, this is something that has been growing up under the last 2-3 years. the reasons for that are
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manifold. the thing that the catalonian government is spain, in the context, is that it hit very hard catalonia, and to the point that all the regions such a madrid are doing better. in a way, a scapegoat in spain made a whole lot of sense. the trouble. the trouble is it is caught between a lock and a hard place. he doesn't want to make concessions, the prime minister to the catalonian movement and kata lone government that will alienate support for elections. if he's forced to make concessioning, if he doesn't want to further alienate the kata lone electorate. i don't think it will be solved this year but the government will try to make the elections in catalonia, which are to take place in september, some sort of
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pleby side for independence or what they call the right to decide. in all events spain is ready to have a constitutional crisis most favour constitutional reform. >> complicating the election year is the outcome in greece and the win by alexis tsipras, and the anti-austerity sirz party -- syriza party could motivate voters for a similar income in spain. asylum seekers heading to spain are stuck in a vicious cycle. >> many held in detention centers for years. a look at the effect on mental health fair trade to help farm exercise developing nations facing a downturn. how the european economic crisis impacted the programme.
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defendants of nazi era art dealers are hoping to reclaim artwork. they filed a lawsuit in north america against 44 gold jewel, pearl-encrusted pieces worth $76 million. a german commission recalled against saying that the collection should stay in germany a van carrying migrants in western europe over turned in serbia. the driver fled. the migrants from from bangladesh, nigeria and syria, all hoping to apply for asylum in western europe. serbia borders three european countries, and is a common route for migrants trying to escape desperate conditions. in australia, a report highlights the conditions for asylum seekers. >> many are held in defence
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for years, and it's -- in detention for years and it's taking a toll. >> reporter: he now lives in sydney. but before he was held in detention centers for a year. he was 14, and alone. he came to australia by boat. he coped in detention, but saw others who didn't. >> i saw kids who are cutting hands. it's not something i could forget. we are damaging those kids. we are damaging mentally and we are damaging physically. >> the experience is similar to many detailed in a human rights report of im grant children detained. >> our findings are shocking. all the medical evidence confirmed that detention causes
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and compounds mental health disarts amongst children. >> more than a third of children detained contained psychiatric reports. there are allegations of sexual abuse much many self-harmed. the immigration department confirmed a 16-year-old girl in detention threw herself off a building. this is a report, only australia, it says automatically locks up immigrant children. damage is being done to those it does. shocking too, is the government's reaction to the report. this it says is a travesty. more children from in detention un the previous government than the current one, a report the prime minister says should acknowledge the government's success in stopping beats for the refugees in coming to australia in the first place. >> this inquiry is a political stitch up. it's a political stitch up and will be called out by members of
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the government. >> i totally reject suggestions that the report is a politicized exercise. the fact speak for themselves. the report speaks for itself. >> australia policy is political. elections have been won and lost on the issue. children are among those that feel the consequences. australia is the i think largest recipient in the world. in 2013 the country received 24,000 games. >> nike addedize converse and others are grand names in the the philippines, a million dollars worth of merchandise were destroyed. they were fake. the products were seized after being smuggled into the country from china. officials say they will not allow the philippines to be a
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dumping ground for counterfeit goods. >> fair trade sails are down the fair trade industry reaches 70 countries around the world. 50,000 so far as carry the products coffee sugar, vegetables, grains and textiles. when something is certified fair trade, a nonprofit guarantees that the farmers who make the produce have good working condition, make a fair wage don't use child or slave labour and make no agro modifications to the food. the sales dropped 4%. new regulations from the european union could put more farmers at risk. >> reporter: if you could fake the idea of triumph over adversity and put it in a bottle this would be it. olive oil produced by farmers under occupation in the west bank. trees under constant threat of settlement expansion. the organization promotes the
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oil with the farmers who cleared the tree. fair trade acted as a badge of honours, opening huge markets and being a mark the palestinian broad. >> the fact that the product, palestinian oil, is imported to it 24 countries, that's a sign that we exist as a land. >> it has doubled the market for palestinian product. and at least it made it - while we were operating in an area where it was basically preaching to the converted who wanted to support the farmers, now it's gone out to people who buy it, based on excellent quality. >> yet as much as fair trade is approach to work. millions of farmers who produce sugar cane across asia and the caribbean are at risk not by settlement but the policies of the european union.
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the long of term down term led europe to lift the quotas to protect the farmiers. fair trade says it's a double standard. >> it smacks of contempt for european approach. value of farming and importance of farming to communities, and from a lively hoods point of view. it will make people poorer it's not in anyone's interest. supporters of the developing world say it prove how flimsy the world is to lifting the poor out of poverty. >> we need to take control of the food. put farmers and producers first, back in coal of the food systems. >> the point of the fair trade model is to put power in the hands of people who grow food. european politicians leek the idea. in hard 'financial times' those ideals may not apply. in the end, many farmers are
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powerless. job the fair trade foundation has seen sales of bananas and coffee rise after campaigns and a new deal with mars chocolate in the u.k. ensure coca accused in the mars bars come from ethical sourcing. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi spoke about a trip to cuba. the group's meetings with officials were productive. the cuban people were enthusiastic about the thaw in u.s. cuba relations. house members were democrats. the office said some republicans had expressed interest but none ended up going. lawmakers in al jazeera america passed legislation to decriminalize small amounts of marge your. pot has long been a cultural part of al jazeera america, even though it's not legal. experts say the move may have been purred by the u.s.
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legalizing marijuana. alaska is the third state. colorado and washington the other two. >> a dark subject on display. >> a museum show about forensic science and the history of studying crime scenes. >> f.i.f.a. kicking the ball down the road. the international agency urging qatar to shift the dates for the 2012 world cup games.
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the international olympic committee is satisfied with re-joe 2016's -- rio's 2016 preparations. they are in brazil checking on the pace and construction. so far $14 billion of public and private money has been spent. last year the i.o.c. called the olympic preparations the worst ever. >> international soccer officials said the 2022 world cup in qatar should take place in november or december. the tournament is held in june or july but f.i.f.a. is worried
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about the summer temperatures in doha, which top 100 degrees. a final decision on the date will be made next month. >> police in toronto are appealing to the public for help solving a mystery. oo month ago they discovered this tunnel. the entrance to the 33 foot long hole was hidden under plywood. the walls were reinforced with 2 by 4, police don't know if it's a homeless person's hideout or something sinister. >> there's nothing to suggest this is criminal. we are trying to find and establish who built it why, what were their intentions. >> a concern to officials is the tunnel was close to a tennis facility on the campus of york university, a venue of the pan american games. a new museum exhibit will open sure to draw fans of the mack ab ra.
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it takes visitors through the crime scenes to court rooms. >> jessica baldwin takes a look at why people have a fascination with the science of death. >> reporter: a familiar site to millions around the world hooked on television showing crime scenes, and readers following detectives. it's part of a new show. forensics, the anatomy of crime at the welcome collection. there's a lot of history. who knew the first textbook on forensics, dates back to the mid 13th century china. it was the atvent of photography that kicked on as a science and foyeristic pastime. >> we are all concerned about mortality, and there's a fascination with what happens in death. maybe by looking at some of
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these images and interpretations it's a way of making sense of that possibility, and the fact that this could happen to any one of us. >> reporter: forensics today involves armies of people painstakingly collecting clues. in the morgue where the motto is every contact reveals a trace, the ceramic platform has been replaced by gleaming steel. the show includes sound from a modern day autopsy and video of a post mortem without scalpels using m.r.i. >> if >> reporter: place techniques have moved on involving dna sample lipping. the show is fascinating, there's plenty of macabre, but is thought provoking. there's a room devoted to forensics of mass execution, and
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the morel imperative of identifying the remains. >> a mortuary refrigerator is part of it. inside the work a loop of footage from the bosnian war. crime scenes like northern chile can be defined as swathes of the country. clues gathered and more importantly, the missing need to be identified to help the living. jessica baldwin, al jazeera, london. >> if you are interested it offers forensic workshops taught by clients, you can take public and private talks. >> a lot of people will be interested. >> there is something about it. >> not surprised. >> russian scientists confirm mysterious craters opening up in siberia. four have been counted, including one surrounded by 20 mini craters.
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they could be caused by under ground gas explosions triggered by rising textures. a routine boating trip turned into quite an adventure when a couple of whales made an unexpected appearance. the sperm whales swam up to the boat. one gave a shove. the whole thing was recorded. the boat was not damaged. nor were the whales. >> you have to wonder what they were going for. >> tomorrow night. the case against roman polanski. we look at the case behind the sex crime edition. that's it. "america tonight" is up next. see you in an hour. have a good
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