in moscow tributes are paid for a russian opposition leader gunned down near the kremlin. i'm rob matheson in doha also - mexican police arrest the most wanted drug lord. helicopters and avalanches in afghanistan, three days of mourning for those that die. elections could put it on the path to stability

good to have you with us. a key opponent of russian president vladimir putin has been shot dead in moscow. the president condemned the murder of opposition leader boris, who was killed near the kremlin, he was due to attend an opposition rally on sunday. >> reporter: opposition pol stirn boris was shot several times by an unidentified gunmen he had gone out for a walk near the kremlin hen he was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting. >> translation: a vehicle pulled up a couple of shots were fired. four shots penetrated the back. eyewitnesss are questioned. the woman with him is questioned in one of the city's police departments. >> reporter: his supporters mourn the loss of a leader who

they hoped could bring about political change in russia. >> for me the death is a change. it was thrown down to all of us. it was a bright opposition activist. he shook up pt system. >> he was an outspoken critic of vladimir putin, an experienced politician. he served as deputy prime minister under boris yeltsin and had been governor of a big city. after leaving parliament in 2003 he helped establish and led several opposition parties. he was murdered two days before a major opposition rally he was due to take part in. >> until now, at least, the kremlin does not tend to deal with opponents by shooting them in the street. you know but there are all kinds of political force, many under the carpet who might do a

thing like that to create waves or create a crisis. to cast blame on the kremlin russian president vladimir putin condemned the murder. his spokesman said the president is it taking the investigation into the murder under his personal control the fighting in eastern ukraine forced more than a million people to flee their homes. many thousands of others are unwilling or unable to leave. local hospitals have been turned into trauma units. they are struggling to cope with a shortage of staff and medical supplies. we have this report. >> for 2-year-old oxana and her youngest sister home is the simply room in this hospital. they are too young to understand what happens happened to them and their town in recent months. it's difficult. all the children are scared. as soon as they hear the

slightest sound or noise, it's frightening for adults. imagine how the children feel. as the fighting raged, the hospital was caught in a crossfire, a third of rooms rendered unusable. >> 90% of the children have psychological problems. it's the frit when the -- fright when the bombs fall and the fear after they landed. they have problems with their speech stammering and stuttering and lose confidence in their appearance. when adults are frightened the chin are frightened as well. >> the counter pause in the fighting has not stopped the flow of injured and ilarriving here. it's shifted the emphasis. >> as the guns fall silence the attention of the medical staff turns to post conflict issues. on tuesday a 2-month-hold was brought in as a result of a mine being accidently detonated.

the main hospital treats the casualties, people like 69-year-old nataliya sitting at home when a piece of shrapnel sliced off her hand. >> translation: so many casualties. so much blood. everything is destroyed. i wish for the war to end as soon as possible. >> reporter: the hospital director tells in the darkest days of the conflict the civilian hospital became a front of line drama unit. >> on 29 january we received 74 wounded people. most soldiers among them were burns victims from land means and shrapnel. on that day heavy fighting bass going on in debaltseve and they brought the injured to us. the flow of patients was never ending. >> back in the children's unit. 2-year-old barbara is being treated for a stomach infection she doesn't really care what

made her ill. she just wants it to get better there has been fighting near the iraqi city of somali. forces attacked the outskirts of the city more than 100km from the capital baghdad. this shows a point in the road between samala and fallujah. the group claims to have taken over an iraqi army check point. . >> 48 soldiers have been killed in a fight. the iraqi forces trying to secure al-baghdadi, close to an air base used by u.s. and iraqi forces. police in mexico captured the leader of the knights templar drug gang. they have been trying to re gain control. as john holman reports, latuta has been a prime target.

>> reporter: one. mexico's wanted me. tape without a shot. >> today we an achieved an important the objective in the fight against organised crime. samanda gomez allegedly rapping a powerful organization. the knights templar. the car tell branched out from drug trafficking. shopkeepers and anyone who they could psychiatries protection money from. i proudly represented the knight templar. our intention is to make this work. we want the people to live in piece and move freely through the state. >> over the past two years the cartel was under threat first from vigilantes and a federal

offensive in the state. gomez has been in hiding as authorities conducted mann hunts across the state. his capture could positive a boost to pep yetto -- peno nieto, beleaguered by standals, and the disappearance of 43 students attacked by local police. >> it's huge it's for the administration. in practical terms, this does not change the situation that much. there's one more nail in the coffin of the templaries but other groups are taking it. >> security analysts are saying the problems with voems has not been solved by arresting the king pips it's deeper in a country full of poverty and weak institutions. a recent spate of killing shows

the problems go behind just one man. >> in the u.s. lawmakers allowed the department of homeland security one more week of funding. the agencies in charge of keeping americans safe inside the u.s. the vote delays a shutdown for the agency which is running out of cash. >> the prime minister of greece says his country will not be looking for a third economic bailout. alexis tsipras made the pledge after germans overwhelmingly backed the plan but provoked a backlash in greece against the syriza party. >> reporter: this is the first anti-government protest in athens since the election it's coming from syriza's left the communist party. series may have won tolerance to experiment with new policies, but it is legally and politically bound by the same

austerity straitjacket as predecessors. >> the previous government's commitments became this one's. there were changes in words. we no locker have a troiker, but the same institutions. is the minimum wage going up. we heard many of the same things smaller governments. getting rid of the same cars. >> the communists took 5.5% of the vote. syriza was smaller. >> the communist party senses an opportunity, positions itself much as syriza did. the communists want greece to leave the euro the union and n.a.t.o. >> they are floating a bill to annul the bail out loans. forsing sirz to vote against it. tension is high with one cabinet member refusing to abide by privatizations that the government agreed to. there is pressure from europe.

in berlin the bundislega on friday ratified an intent from greece to fulfil obligations from germany and others. the prime minister is ploughing ahead with a clutch of the bills, one providing food and shelter from 300,000 destitute house hnds. another about focus on getting in others. they need to pay off debt in the meantime. >> translation: i call on you all as of tomorrow to work hard to implement the public mandate. i call on you to work hard. less talk and more action. >> series may get the parties to agree on a deal in june. it has to earn the just.

opposition is sure to make the task difficult. >> still to come on the programme is the indian government. prepared to unveil the budget. we ask can the health district take on cuts. plus... ..he sliffed intergal abbing -- survived inter-galactic drama. in real life "star trek" fans are nourning leonard nimoy -- mourning leonard nimoy. and suicide. >> are kids today safer? >> who's to blame? >> i've answered your question. >> a dysfunctional family... >> the mother certainly played a role. >> a flawed investigation... >> do you feel that the police has been as fair? >> and a missing child. >> i hope that the person that has her just bring her home. >> now, "america tonight" investigates the search for relisha. next.

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>> sunday, the parents of captured american reporter austin tice. >> austin went missing in syria. >> campaigning for his release and maintaining hope. >> austin tice is alive. >> find him and get him home. >> a special "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. welcome back a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera.

mourners in moscow laid flowers for opposition politician boris who has been murdered in a drive-by shooting. russia's president condemned the kill, and the white house called for a quick and independent investigation. police in mexico captured the bot of the knight templar, known as la tuta. he's one of the most wanted criminals. the department of homeland security has been allowed another week of funding, delaying a shut down it is tasked with keeping america safe inside the u.s. the afghan republic called for hep it find vic dims of an av -- victims of an avalanche. more than 200 are dead.

the response is too slow. >> reporter: they had seen snow before. this is something different. meters and meters of it turning jagged mount amounts into smooth slopes and valleys into gorges. in the provincial capital, it was anything but quiet. helicopters buzzed overhead. hundreds of troops trudged uphill to secure the peaks. a convoy of the military blocked the only rode through the valley. why all the commotion? president ashraf ghani was flying in to check out the rescue effort. the problem is the only rescue kilogram ing we saw was a lone grader struggling to clear the road meter by meter. this is a far as emergency crews can get. the roads have been blocked by

snow. dozens of communities have been cut off. they are not getting help. clearing the rest of the road could take up to 10 address. this man is desperate for news his wife and eight children are in a village he can't reach. >> all by family is back up there in the cannon. i have no contact with them for a week. i keep coming up here in case someone comes from the other side. >> reporter: the government says it's doing its best. 1,000 security forces have been dispatched to the area. the people are getting angry at how long it's taking to clear the snow. >> 80 members of my family are under the snow. they are getting no help. cars and helicopter are here for sightseeing. >> panjshir is dotted with villages, caught out by heavy snow and dozen of avalanches.

>> the machine is paver, for grading the lode. -- rode. the bulldozer sundaydoes not have chains on the wheel. >> high in the mountains thousands await rescue. the indian government is to release its budget within the hour. many hope it will include a boost in spending. the porp from new delhi. >> reporter: for more than 20 years this woman worked to connect people in her community to india's confusing and complex public health care system. she says getting good medical treatment shouldn't be this hard. >> translation: when we go to the hospital for help the doctors give us preparations and tell us to buy med sense, that's it. no one checks us or asks us what

is wrong. >> the community is home to some of india's poorest people. they lack access to proper sanitation, food and shelter, and need to turn to the state-run health care system when they fall ill. it's a system on which the indian government is over 1% of the g.d.p. >> if you want to do well. we must enhance that in every possible way. by not providing necessary budgets, we are ensuring there'll be an expansion, no improvement in quality, and poor people will not be able to access basic services. >> budgets have long been a contentious issue observers say state-run medical issues are not able to spend the fund because of challenges like bureaucracy. the result smaller health care budgets. some activist worry budget cuts

will weaken the health care system. people that are involved in encouraging the growth say there's a need to refocus funds. >> one of india's well-known doctors says the government must purchase services from the private sector if it's to have a chance of providing health care to indians. we should align assets on the ground. make integrated services in the deliver to the last person standing on the ground. the villager and the village not getting hope. >> that is what the public health care system is meant to do. those working to better it say the health care some could force the poor into the business. 30 protesters have been rested in the maldives --

arrested in the maldives after thousands took to the streets to demand the resignation of the president. pro-government demonstrators tried to disrupt a sit in. the protesters want the former prime minister released. he's held you willed terrorism laws supporters say the charge is false. >> voters in the southern african kingdom of lesotho are choosing a new government. the date is moved up by two years. we are joined from the capital. i see the crowd coming together behind you, what is the atmosphere like there? >> well it's pretty enthusiastic. the people arrived before the polls opened. we were here early with them. these people want a final resolution to the broken down government. the coalition government voted in in 2012 was supposed to be the big solution to end the

political strife the history of coups and political breakdowns one reason we are at that polling booth it's where the incumbent prime minister is due in the coming moments. we were at one of his final rallies before polling day. [ singing ] >> reporter: in one of his final rallies before the election the current prime minister makes a plea for votes. thomas is trying to get an outright majority rather than taking part in a rocky col eggs. >> -- col eggs. >> it is a bit tenuous. this is for the future and the future as we know it. >> the 2012 election resulted in les ute u's first collision government and it hoped it

would solve political problems. it didn't last long. facing a vote of no confidence he dissolved parliament. in august he fled to south africa saying the military staged a coup. they denied it. opposition were blamed for not working with coalition partners. it's promising to make changes. >> to restore the dignity to the office of prime minister brought into disrepute by the prime minister. that's point number one. to restore the confidence of the people in their own government. >> this country needs a stable government. the u.n. identified it as one of the least developed nations in the world. it has one of the highest rates of h i.v. and half of the polulation is living upped the -- population is living under the poverty line. the independent election commission assess the country is ready to go to polls. >> they have resolved to go and

vote in the government and they'll go with a vengeance. >> this will be a free and fair election. >> of course it is. everything has been made transparent. >> reporter: african union observers were concerned about violence at the polls. the army promised to stay in the barracks, but the city press and forces will provide security at the ballot boxes. the people of lis ute u will be looking for a government bringing leadership and stability. >> you were saying in the report that politics has been on a rocky road. people must be hoping that will put an end to all of that now. >> yes, they really do. it came two years earliery. they want a resolution. this has social and economic problems. economically it's a land-locked

nacks. it is heavily reliant on south africa to survive. one of the biggest revenue sources is selling the water to south africa in terms of trade, jobs. a lot of people relying on south africa to survive. they want economic stability. the people say they want jobs there's high levels of unemployment, the other issue is help. known as africa's mountain king come. most of the population lives in those areas. getting health facilities is difficult. it's a country with high levels of mortality, and the maternal mortality. these are things they've been trying to address. when you have a stable government, it's difficult to get access to medical care for the people. that is why it's a country looet leexed in the world. >> live at the elections in

lesotho. thank you very much, indeed. >> ebola cases in west africa are down 95% from the peak of the crisis last year. u.s. president obama talked about the fall in the white house with liberia's appearance. liberia, sooesh and gip -- sierra leone and guinea were the hardest hit. it killed 5,000, affecting 14,000 others in south africa millions around the world tune in to watch live broadcasters of top video gamers in actions. fans fill stadiums. reports on where it began, it seoul. >> the history of online gaming as a spectator sport started in seoul in 1999. it's still going distrong. south korea is -- strong. south korea is regarded as having the best professional league backed by sponsors

supported by an elaborate prur. the korean committee gave the sports associate membership classifying what happens as the players as sports people. and they happen to play the top online game. league of lej edged. it's not just followed closely here. there's eyeballs 5u8 over the world fol -- eyeballs all over the world, and that's why there's comment which in korean as well. >> we look at the league of legends championship. there were 45,000 spectators, and 30 million viewers around the world, putting them in the same bracket as the world series and n.b.a. finals. we probably arrived. a lot don't know that. it is broadcast over the internet. it doesn't get a lot of main stream coverage. the popularity is there. the crowing popularity can be

measured no cold hard cash. the streaming service twitch was broughted by amazon, broadcasting event like this. the online gaming industry is worth $23 billion u.s. a year. a fifth of that comes from here in south korea. the growth of the industry has been slowing in recent years, some insider blame restrictions brought in by the seen government to combat a problem of online gaming addiction. that said for a number of people the distinction betweenizical start doesn't -- between the stunt exist for many "star trek," the death of leonard nimoy, boldly going where no one is going before. we look back on his career. >> reporter: leonard nimoy was

an artist acting teacher and photographer. >> space, the time frontier. >> his role in the 1960s "star trek" series turned him into a star. he played half human. half vulcan mr spock. a character that favoured brain over emotional brawn. >> spock, remind me to tell you i'm sick and tired of your lodge irk. >> that is a most illogical attitude. >> reporter: the original series lasted three seasons, it became a hit, leading to a movie franchise and computer games that leonard nimoy added his voice to. he came up with the split fingered vulcan salute inspired by a jewish blessing representing a hebrew letter. >> what do vul cans do? i suggested this. that's how we did it a vulcan greeting. boy, that took off. through the culture.

it was amazing. leonard nimoy was 83 and don't forget you can keep up to date with all the news on the website - all the background and pictures as well to explain more. aljazeera.com. >> gone and some say, forgotten. >> all coy do was just -- all i could do was just keep praying and keep praying that's all. >> a year since little relisha rudd vanished. what's been done to find her? >> we have exhausted a lot of resource he. we will continue to do so. >> what has been done to protect other