. >> naming the enemy. an egyptian court rule the palestinian group hamas as a terrorist organization. hello from doha i'm can mall santa maria, are calls for a transparent investigation after a political opposition leader is shot in front of the kremlin. and the kurds offer an olive branch to turkey to end a decades-old conflict. >> we'll find out how emergency

crews are coping with dozens of avalanches and the heaviest snow that the panjshir valley has seen in decades. >> we've oh long heard the word terrorist to describe the word ham hamas but the egyptian court has rule hamas a terrorist organization, which the group itself calls a dangerous precedent. we have to go back to the fact that hamas is widely seen as supportive of the muslim brotherhood in egypt. hamas said that it does not meddle in egyptian internal affairs. but egypt also named muslim brotherhood a terrorist group five months before president morsi was ousted in a military coup. hamashamas says that the

decision hurts the palestinian people. >> the court's decision is shocking dangerous, and targets the palestinian people. it's a shame for egypt, which is trying to export it's internal crisis. now the occupation is becoming a friend and the palestinian people the enemy. this has no effect on hamas' role. that has respect of the people and leadership of the muslim world. >> we also had from the secretary general for the palestinian national initiative. he told us on the news hour that this decision will hurt palestinians but also egyptians. >> i think that this was a very wrong decision, and it is totally unjustified, and i hope that it's not politically motivated, but this is a wrong decision. hamas is not a terrorist organization. hamas is part of the palestinian national movement. such decision would have not hurt not only the palestinian and egyptian people, which is

very important for all of us but it would hurt egyptian rule. at at arabic level and as a sponsor of palestinian unity talks, and egyptian rule as very important neighbor to palestine. i hope this decision, which is probably--is probably improper, would be rectified, and retracted, and some political intervention will take place. at the end of the day i must emphasize that we build a very big hope on the relationship of the palestinian and egyptian people, and we don't agree with any intervention of any other country's affair, and we don't think that such a decision would serve the interest of the palestinian people and the egyptian people. >> the court there has sentenced the spiritual guide of the

muslim brotherhood to life in jail. four other people were given death sentences but they had already been given the death penalty and another life term in two other cases. in addition to mohammed badie his close allyies were also sentenced to life in prison. the men are facing murder charges in connection with the death of 12 people outside. muslim brotherhood headquarters in 2013. it occurred four days before president morsi was deposed in that military coup. most of the senior members of the banned muslim brotherhood are already in jail. vladimir putin said there will be a transparent investigation into the death of

boris nemtsov. as you see into the night moscow people are still gathering at the site where he was shot down to pay tribute. >> boris nemtsov had received death threats before, but he brushed them aside and said if he were afraid he would not be leading an opposition party. he was killed in front of the chemical lynn, shot four times from a passing car. >> he was big handsome, bright and talented, the very kind that they kill. we needed him very much. >> this is a new spiral into descent of a fascist state. this was the political murder of one of the brightest opposition politicians. >> nemtsov was killed four days before he was supposed to lead a rally. this was a man once considered

to be a potential successor to former president boris yeltsin. but instead yeltsin chose little-known spy chief vladimir putin. and nemtsov became one of opposition. the opposition he fought so hard for of found it harder and harder to make itself heard in an increasingly patriotic anti- anti-west russia. >> many call the murder a provocation. he ordered a full investigation into nemtsov's death. but those who knew the opposition leader said that the government did nothing to protect him when he received threats. before he died, nemtsov was working on a proper that he believed proved russia was directly involved in the separatist rebellion in eastern ukraine. he also criticized what he called the government's inefficiency and corruption. the opposition wants a march planned for sunday to be a rally

for a voice that wanted to hold the government accountable. >> the italian navy is getting ready to carry out a military exercise off the coast of libya. italy is an underwater pipeline, oil pipeline that carries crude from western libya to sicily. in recent months there have been attacks by gunmen on oil installations in libya forcing ports to shut down. still with italy thousand was right wing activists are rallying in rome. supporters of italy's far right northern party are demanding the government do more to keep out immigrants. the party was trying to capitalize on anti-immigrant sentiments ahead of elections. there are also rival protests under way. the jailed leader of turkey's kurdish separatist group has called on his followers to lay down their weapons and end their 30-year

long armed struggle. he leads the pkk the kurdistan worker's party. he afternooned for a diplomatic end to the conflict. >> the jailed leader of the pkk says that this is an historic call to replace an armed struggle with democratic politics. he said that both sides are closer than ever to peace. so perhaps since the declaration by ocalan's cease-fire, this is the most significant situation. the cease-fire effectively brought an end to the armed struggle, but it has seen more than 40,000 people killed since 1984. but that peace process has stalled because kurdish leaders say that the turkish government

has introduced promised reform. for now the turkish government wants those peace talks to start again. but kurdish political leaders particularly the main kurdish political leader said that before this extraordinary congress can go ahead he wants the government to reform a security bill that he's pushing through parliament. this security bill will give the police wide-ranging, new stronger powers. it was introduced by the government after rioting in mainly kurdish areas last year that killed more than 50 people. the kurdish political leaders say that this bill goes too far and gives the police too many powers but the tourish government the administration has shown no indication that it's prepared to water down this bill. however, there are national elections in turkey in the summer, after those elections ruling party wants to change the constitution to create a more executive presidency, it may

need kurdish political help to push through to change that constitution. >> at least 21 people have been killed in begin blasts in western iraq. a car bomb went off at a busy market in diyala province. in the crowd a second car bomb exploded, at least 44 people from injured. the government promises to track down those responsible for the destruction of iraqi statue statues. >> reporter: this isn't the first time that museum has reopened. but officials hope that this reopening will last. [applause] the museum had planned this ceremony weeks ago. with the destruction of ancient statues in mosul iraq's prime minister tells us that it became even more important. >> today we're opening this

museum to send a message. we'll safeguard this heritage, this museum contains a lot of our heritage. there are a lot of sites of this heritage. we want the help of the world. we ask that the u.n. security council to safeguard the iraqi heritage. >> the prime minister said that isil has been selling antiquity antiquities as well as destroying them, he called for help to stop that trade. the me sum was opened in 2003 after looting after the u.s. invasion. >> the museum has not really been closed. it's been open to dignitaries and school groups for more than a decade. but this reopening is intended to achieve what the others haven't, to allow iraqis to see

5,000 years of their heritage. it's the world heritage as well. an artist five thousand years ago created this marble mask one of the world's earliest sculptures of the human face. it was recovered intact. but this vase depicting scenes of is a marianne life was found in pieces and restored. this is what remains of the sumerian princess found in the cemetery of or, using staff to piece together her head dress. but there are still security concerns. >> we still have need of security especially for things of gold. the cemetery of or has so many golden things, and so we need it in a safe place. >> one of the most famous pieces in ancient musical instrument, the golden lyre of or still has

the replica of the golden ram on display. the original is in a vault one of the most precious treasure trove of golden objects excavated. the collection of artifacts thousands of years old. >> the u.n. down veh is travel to go syria for a truce in the city of aleppo. he is sending a separate team into aleppo to examine conditions there. protesters have gathered in yemen's capitol of sanaa to show support for president hadi. demonstrators denounce the coup by houthi rebels earlier this month. hadi established a base in aden

after fleeing the capitol where he was being held under house arrest by the houthi rebels. an u.s. drone attack has killed four suspected al-qaeda fighters traveling in two vehicles in the province of shabwah. lesotho overcoming tension between political factions. we'll have more on that. and refugees fleeing myanmar forces seek shelter in monasteries. rica to see how one rainforest is fighting back. >> wow! some of these are amazing. >> "techknow's" team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow" where technology

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an egyptian court has ruled the group hamas as a terrorist organization. the russian president calls for a transparent investigation into the murder of boris nemtsov. many are paying tribute to him at the scene of the killing. turkish kurds are leader has called for curds to lay down their arms. polls have closed in lesotho's general election. it was held two years ahead of schedule to try to ease political tension there. back in august the prime minister accused the deputy and prime minister of trying to

topple him. >> votes are now being counted in lesotho for its general election. it comes two years early. people were here in 2012 to vote for the country's first coalition government. they were hoping that that was going to be the solution to their political problems. it wasn't. they've come back here again. these people want a change in the government. they want a government that is now looking out for the needs of its people. the government that will look out for the health problems of the roads education and economic stability. the people of lesotho want jobs, they want healthcare. this is a country recognized by the u.n. as one of the least developed in the world. it has very high levels of hiv and one of the world's highest levels of maternal and child mortality. the people want a government that will finally look out for them. >> nigeria and it's neighbors share a common enemy these days:

boko haram. violence and refugees have spilled in their countries they're working together and separately to fight the group. we look at what's been done in cameroon. [ sirens ] >> thousands of people took part in this rally to voice their opposition to boko haram. but this is not nigeria where the armed group is based. it's in the capitol of cameroon where boko haram has launched attacks in the north. >> in the extreme north we have 70 closed schools 150,000 of our own displaced people. 200,000 nigerian refugees, and 55,000 children who need to go to school. cameroonians have mobilized because the danger is never so far. >> the march was intended to educate other cameroonians about the threat that boko haram has become. people showed solidarity for their fellow citizens and support for their army.

it has been drawn into what has become a regional conflict against the armed group. >> the cameroonian army will go against boko haram. >> with violence, destruction and refugees spilling over into their countries cameroon, niger and chad had no choice but to join nigeria's fight against boko haram. chad deployed soldiers to the lake chad area. >> they will we come together and shout in one voice. >> but after six years an estimated 13,000 people killed, boko haram has proved it's a foe that won't be easily defeated. natasha al jazeera. >> zimbabwe's president robert

mugabe is celebrating his birthday with a lavish party which opposition leaders describe as obscene. 20,000 people from across the country joined him for that celebration at victorian falls. apparently elephants were slaughtered for the feast which cost $1 million in a country where there is widespread poverty and unemployment. in india president narendra modi has released his first full budget. corporate taxes will be cut by 25% for the next four years. spending on infrastructure will be raised by $11 billion. the government is introducing an universal social security program. to afghanistan where more than 200 people have died in the worst avalanche to hit the country in decades. the death toll is expected to rise as teams gain access to remote villages.

the government is accused of being too slow to respond. >> the panjshir has seen snow before. this is different. meters and meters of it turning jagged mountains into smooth, white slopes and valley noose gorges. but in the capitol it was anything but quiet. helicopters buzzed over head. hundreds of troops trudged uphill to secure the peaks and convoy military vehicles blocked the only road to the valley. why all the commotion? president ashraf ghani was flying in to check out the rescue efforts. the problem is the only bit of rescuing we saw was a loan grater struggling to clear the main road, meter by painful meter. this is as far as emergency crews can get. the road has been blocked by

snow, and that means that dozens of villages have been cut off and right now they're not getting any help. at this rate clearing the rest of the road over 50 kilometers could take up to 10 days. here khair mohammed is desperate for news. his wife and eight children are in a village he can't reach. >> all of my family are stuck up in the canyon. i've had no contact with them for a week. i keep coming up here in case someone comes from the other side of the pass. >> the government said it's doing it's best. 1,000 security forces have been dispatched to the area. people are getting angry about how long it's take to go clear the snow. >> 18 members of my family are under snow. they're getting no help. cars and helicopters are only here for sightseeing. >> panjshir is dotted with by

tiny villages. >> the machinery we have is greater for paving the road. the bull dozer does not have chains on the wheels. if we can get the machinery then we can clear the roads and focus on the people in the villages. >> down in the valley people are used to the snow. but high in the mountains thousands of country men are waiting to be rescued. >> at least 500 homes have been destroyed in a fire in the philippines. the flames engulfed homes east of the manila. that's on saturday. no fatalities reported but a thousand families were left homeless. in myanmar's north fighting between the it's army and fighters have been increasing over the weeks.

>> the quiet town of lashior has seen its population grow in recent weeks. fighting between the myanmar military and kokang fighters have displayed tens of thousands of people in the kokang rental home to the ethnic minority of the same name. the capitol. kokang many have fled across the border to southern china. but some have made the longer journey south to lashio, ending up at this monastery that offers them food, shelter and medical aid. >> there were four or five people who arrived here who had injuries. we sent them to the hospital. 400 to 500 others had minor elements like fatigue. we have volunteer doctors and nurses in many are donating more than money but clothes for those who had to leave their

homes with scarcely anything. >> we did not bring blankets or anything else. we hope to go back after the fighting stops because we need to go back home and start working again. >> when the fighting was at its worse around mid-february, the monastery received up to 1,000 refugee as day. the number has since defendinged to 100. but they're still arriving. some speak of the violence they've witnessed. >> in a nearby area a group of villagers were drinking whiskey. the burmese army arrived and told them not to run away. but they got scared and ran, so the army shot at them. >> even aid workers are not spared. the myanmar red cross has come under attack twice while helping civilians. the government has blamed the ethnic rebels, who denied involvement. fighting in the kokang region is not the only one that the myanmar government faces.

it's trying to end hostilities with several ethnic groups. but the renewed violence with the kokang fighters make it even more difficult for the government as it attempts to negotiate a cease-fire deal before elections later this year. al jazeera kokang. >> cuba and the united states have held a second round of talks on restoring relations. diplomats met in washington, d.c. the u.s. want embassies reopened in april. cuba wants to be removed from a terrorism list. it was back in december barack obama and his cuban counter part raul castro would restore ties. >> the u.s. homeland security has received seven days of funding. congress now has seven days to find a permanent solution for

homeland as funding problem. >> they have now agreed on a stop-gap measure to fund the department of homeland security for seven days. that means that members of the border patrol, cost guard and the secret service security detail will be going to work as they used to, but now they'll be getting a paycheck. there will be continued debate on capitol hill of how to fund this department beyond the seven days. that is where the real controversy comes in. there are many on capitol hill that feel that this funding should be tied to an issue on immigration, that is deeply controversial in this country. that is the executive order put in place by president obama late last year that would allow a pathway. citizenship for those who entered the united states illegally.

many of the americans elected members of congress, they say this is unconstitutional, the president did not have the legal authority to do, and that is why we're having this debate right now. those members of congress feel they must deliver on their promise to cop tit wenters and roll back this order put in mace by president obama. they're trying to do this, tie this so-so legislation security. there will continue to be a lot of debate and arguing on capitol hall how tocapitol hill, and how they hope to roll lack the executive order on immigration. >> the u.s. scientists have spotted a rare baby orca. the population still remains dangerously low. last year four whales were lost.

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