to clear that space, and to defend it. >> taiye selasi, thank you for talking to al jazeera. >> thank you. >> welcome to the news hour from al jazeera's news centers in doha. thousands of russian march in moscow to honor a critic of the kremlin, murdered on friday night. >> tehran's influence gross in yemen. an iranian passenger plane arrives for the first time in many years. >> i'm departing to washington on a crucial and historic mission. >> heading to the united states to address congress, angering

the white house is benjamin netanyahu. >> airplanes that debuted during the first world war this year marks 100 years of the fighter plane. >> welcome to the program. it's a rare sight on the streets of nos scow, thousands are protestors marching together. these are pictures from the russian capitol. the march was in memory of boris nemtsov, a vocal critic of president putin and he was shot dead friday night. rory challands joins us from moscow. it has turned into a vigil after a protest march tell us what's happening on the streets and the atmosphere there. >> you're right this is a rare site in modern moscow. not since the anti putin demonstration of 2011 and 2012 have we seen so many people

coming out to voice their opposition to the kremlin. of course, the main reason for why they were turning out was a mourning reason, it was for a memorial for boris nemtsov the opposition politician killed here in moscow on friday night. because it was a memorial pro discretion, this was a quiet affair. yes, there was chanting and yes they were saying russian without putin and saying these bullets that hit nemtsov were for all of us but for the main part, this was a quiet event. thousands and thousands march along the embankment hint me and up and around the cathedral and across the bridge, pass the place boris nemtsov was actually killed. for the most part, this passed without incident.

the one peculiar thing that happened was one pulled out of the crowd. some is confirmed by interfax, saying police are keeping him in detention on suspicion are being involved in the event in odessa in ukraine on the two of may last year, when a labor union building was burned, leading to the death of many, many people. so far that is the only event that we know of that is indicated in this procession, this memorial march that had any hitch. >> we are going to show our viewers a different shot of people crossing over the bridge, a sort of head-on shot. many allies say this is a political killing. how much has his murder polarized russian society and russian politics?

>> i don't think it has because i think that at the moment, russian society is remarkably unified. vladimir putin still has approval ratings over 80%. most russians get their news, get their current affairs from state t.v. and on state t.v., the message you get is that russia is being bullied and victimized by other countries by the west. what's going on in ukraine is an example of this and that russia is essentially looking after its legitimate interests. that's the message many russians see and many, many russians believe. the opposition has been severely marginalized over the last years by pieces of legislation' secession that is making it harder and harder for them to find their voice.

>> rory challands there in moscow rory, thank you. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu's heading to the u.s. to deliver a controversial address to congress on iran's nuclear program. netanyahu plan to say speak out against an emerging deal with iran being negotiated with the u.s. and other world powers. netanyahu's address to congress has been the hot topic on the sunday morning news talk shows in america. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says he hopes the speech doesn't turn into some great political football. it is reported that it is a political divide on the hill over israel. >> every year, thousands of jewish advocates descend on

washington the goal of the israel-american affairs committee conference is to promote relationships that are recently strained because this man, john boehner the top republican in the house of representatives invited israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu to address the u.s. congress, without knowledge of the white house. >> the american people and both parties in congress have always stood with israel. >> the threats bain are and other hard-line lawmakers say the u.s. and israel face is a deal being negotiated by six world powers with iran over its nuclear program. the hawkish members of congress support netanyahu's claim iran is working toward a nuclear weapons program threatening israel's security. that's why it's expected netanyahu's speech will urge congress to impose tough new sanctions. more than 30 members of congress say they'll boycott the speech. many believe it undermines white house efforts to negotiate a framework deal with iran by the end of the months. still, others resent any attempt

to dictate american foreign policy towards iran, while at the same time ignoring hard questions about israel policies towards the palestinians. >> those in congress who take issue with israel settlement expansion in violation of international law and last summer's assault on gaza ever until now remained mostly quiet. now, a rare wrist over support of israeli policies is being exposed in congress and among the 6 million jews who live in the united states. >> what i'm seeing is that the bloc who says support for israel, support for whoever the government isis shrinking. i think we're at the beginning point of a transition, and i think what netanyahu's going to do on tuesday is rub salt in the wound. >> another jewish organization, jay street has taken out a full page ad in a national newspaper arguing that wading into u.s. politics will harm the o-israel

relationship. >> some tougher decisions are going to have to be made. >> it's damage that may be already surfacing. the u.s. president won't address apac this year, less senior members will attend and traditionally, the vice president presides over special jointly sessions on capitol hill, but on tuesday, joe biden will be con conspicuously absent. al jazeera washington. >> iran's influence in yemen appears to be growing. for the first time in years a plane from from iran to sanna now controlled by houthi rebels. they captured sanna in september and forced the government out. they will now fly 14 flights a week. some politicians fear the flights could transport iranian weapons and fighters into yemen. we are joined live frow from aden in the south of yemen. how significant is this aviation

deal signed between the houthi's and iran, what does it actually mean? >> it means a lot for the houthis and it is a matter of shock for people here in the south, particularly president hadi and his entourage. just a couple of days ago the leader of the houthis described the relationship between yemen and saudi arabia as historic. he said saudi arabia is sewing troubles in yemen and our countries. he did not mention iran by the name, other countries that respect themselves and we should ever ties with those countries. in the statement today by the yemen official news agency, under houthi control they describe this as a break-through decision between the two countries and also a delegation from the houthis which again this news agency described as an official government delegation

has left for iran to discuss economic relations between the two countries. the fear here in the past, particularly hadi and his entourage is that these flights are unnecessary so many flights between iran and yemen unprecedented for the first time happening, might be an airlift by iran to send weapons and any other kind of materials that can be used by the houthis to wage a war against their opponents in the country. hadi today in meetings with tribal delegations here in aden said that he has sent a message to the iranians saying this -- between the two countries in terms of flights is not legal. he described sanna as occupied by the who thes and said they should withdraw. >> apologies to our viewers for the quality of the sound on that

line. >> syrian opposition forces rejected to temporary truce plan for aleppo, posed by the united nations. we are live from beirut now. what more can you tell us about why the rebels have rejected this plan? >> after two days of meetings in the turkish border town, the opposition said that the plan does not provide a woman presencive solution to the syrian crisis. they said that they will refuse to sit with the u.n. envoy unless he wants to discuss a solution, and a collusion for the opposition involves the syrian president, bashar al assad stepping down. it also involves the prosecution of war criminals so basically the proposal is now dead. he is in damascus, trying to get some sort of an agreement in place, temporary ceasefire to begin in the city of aleppo, the divided city of aleppo. now the rebels and opposition

have been saying why just aleppo, why can't we reach agreement that involves the whole of syria. they don't trust the government. they think the government will exploit this truce. it is a difficult and complicated process. the u.n. envoy himself has said that, since each side does not see the other at legitimate. we are back to square one with the rejection of the proposal. at the end of the day, there is no political process in syria and statistics released by human rights today suggest that more than 4,000 people were killed in february alone and 800 of civilians. >> all right from beirut, thank you. >> lots more still to come here on al jazeera. self defense in afghanistan the father who keeps a gun on his hip after his young son was kidnapped by criminals. >> i'm on the high plains of texas, where we'll show you how the falling price of cotton is threatening abentire way of

life. >> find out if england sal sagged respectability at the cricket world cup. we'll have details later in the program. >> hamas said egypt is setting a dangerous pretty dent after a court declared it a terrorist organization. the decision provoked an angry response from palestinian in gaza. it's the first time an arab court condemn the the armed group. hamas denies egyptian allegations it supports fighters in north sinai attacking egyptian security forces. we have more from gaza. >> the hamas leadership is no doubt very angry at this decision by a cairo court to declare the group a terrorist organization. as well as the anger we've been speaking to people right across the gaza strip who are telling us they're also afraid. afraid of what might happen next.

here's what they told us. >> since sisi became president the situation for us here in gaza has only gotten worse. he's tightened the seize so much we can't move. i'm now worried he will carry out military attacks against us here. >> sisi is an illegitimate leader and so are his courts. he's only complicating things for us here and now we have to be prepared for anything. >> many across the gaza strip are concerned about these latest developments. one thing remains unclear which is how or if the egyptian government will enforce the court's ruling. >> egypt's highest court ruled that an article in the law regulating elections is unconstitutional. the court decision could mean a possible delay in the long awaited parliamentary pole. it has been without a parliament in 2012 when a court dissolved the main chamber. >> egypt's president al sisi has

arrived in saudi arabia for talks with the king. they are expected to discuss the proposal for a joint anti terrorism force. the visit comes ahead of a conference aimed at securing money for egypt's battered economy. >> in afghanistan, one of the country's most notorious criminals has been executed. he was charged with a string of armed robberies kidnappings and killings. afghanistan's new president ashraf ghani says taking on criminal gangs is a top priority, and among the president's focuses is the west of the country from where we report: >> it's a quiet trip around the block. he is with his boys, and an armed body guard. this is how well off families in herat get around these days. his 6-year-old was kidnapped. his father carries a gun and can't stop worrying about his

family's safety. the boys have been on a school bus, when three men shot the tires and dragged the boy out of his brother's arms and off the bus. they demanded $300,000. the family didn't have that much so the kidnappers dropped the ransom to $50,000. he was freed after 86 days. >> before he was kidnapped, he was naughty, fast and bright. after, he became withdrawn. if the body guard isn't with him all the time web gets frightened. he tells me, they'll take us again. >> herat is a prosperous city. the taliban is active in the countryside, but not the town. here the problem is organized criminal gangs. >> one of the main reasons herat has become a target for criminal gangs is because it's full of businessmen. it's a major trade be hub with neighboring iran. this road leads all the way to the iranian border and herat is

the first big city you reach after the crossing. >> more than 100 people were killed in herat last year. in so-called targeted assassinations kidnappings are also common, but most people don't report it. >> this year, president ashraf ghani fired the herat chief of police and all 15 districts chiefs in a mass sacking. the new police chief said they need to build um trust with the community to get more information about criminal gangs. >> >> the terrorist groups, kidnappers and so-called taliban are not as strong as afghan security forces. they are small groups acting in a guerilla way. if the community cooperates, the criminals are nothing. >> he told us he didn't think he would ever see his family again. >> he said they beat me, showed

me guns to scare me, they tied me up and moved me three times. the family still receives threatening phone calls from men they believe are the kidnappers. he is home, but still far from being safe. nicole johnston, al jazeera herat. >> mali's government signed a preliminary agreement with some rebel groups to end fighting in the north but the rebel alliance asked for further comessations, saying the agreement does not address their demand for greater political control. the united nations and european union are brokering the talks. marie is an african analyst. she gave us more details about the agreement. >> this was always against full autonomy and less about giving independence to the north. the agreement is about giving

more representation of the north in the central institutions. it's about encouraging and improving local governance and investing more in the local development. it's not about full autonomy to the north. >> the price of cotton has fallen dramatically from the united states because of lack of demand from china. there is concern for the industry. andy gallagher reports from texas, where farmers face an uncertain future. >> on the high plains of the texas panhandle, only the remnants of the season's cotton harvest remain, but it's a crop that occupies those who live here all year round. cotton has been planted since the 18th century here and many farmers have a deep connection with the land. >> this 140-acres is from my

grandparents coming out here in 1904 in a covered wagon. >> bruce horn said cotton farmers are now in serious trouble. the price of a bale of cotton is the lowest in years demand down and the certainty about the future has him questions his family legacy. >> i don't know that all of my grandchildren really want to be on the farm, because of the uncertainty. i don't know if i'll be able to stay. that's going to be a hard pill to swallow that i'm the last one that was on the land. >> for the family then, there is now the very real possibility that after generations, they will no longer farm this land for cotton. if that pattern repeats itself across the region, the effects could be catastrophic. >> don runs a ginn. he said many members of thinking hard about the future. >> a lot of guys are making

decisions about what they're going to do. i said a while ago, it's going to be tough. they're trying to figure out the best option for them financially and get the economics right and then everything has to fall in place. >> the u.s. exports more cotton than any other nation, but demand from china is a 12 year low. experts predict the price will stay down for the year. while farmers are looking at growing other crops this part of texas known as cotton country remains vulnerable. >> it dependency greatly on agriculture and cotton, so if this hangs on two or three years, it could have pretty significant effect. >> bruce will begin planting cotton in the spring. if prices say low he may not be able to work this land much longer. o'donnell, texas. >> in bangladesh, the police are investigating a group over the

killing of the american blogger roy. family and friends say he was targeted for his writing. >> blindfolds were placed on the statue at dhaka university. it's meant to be a symbol of liberation, but after the murder of blogger roy students and professors are protesting what they call an assault on freedom of expression in bangladesh. they paid respects to the 42-year-old writer, who frequently criticized religious extremism. >> he, as well as his blog website known as free thinker free thinking in bangladesh is becoming a danger. >> roy and his wife were attacked by men with machetes thursday evening. his wife was seriously injured. police recovered the machetes but ever yet to make an arrest.

the armed group claimed responsibility. roy's family and friends say he'd received death threats in the past. >> he was a long time target of the fundamentalist groups. they marked him. >> since roy's death there has been reaction across the globe. a u.n. spokesman said it's important that the space for freedom of expression be protected. reporters without borders ranks the country at the bottom 20% when it comes to press freedom. >> roy is the third writer to be killed by armed grooms in bangladesh in the last 11 years. >> a new method of attacking aircraft to be protested by malaysia, new zealand and australia, enabling planes to be located every 15 minutes, rather than the previous rate of 30-40 minutes. it will use technology to track the flights. the no announcement comes after

the disappearance of makes airline mh370 a year ago. >> i appreciate it's been very difficult without knowing precisely what occurred, but at least it would have tracked the aircraft to within 15 minutes of -- and done so simultaneously, the big difference was it wouldn't have taken us weeks to interpret the data and to find then where the endpins finally stopped. >> his art can be comical and political and sell for thousands of dollars. the anonymous graffiti artist has achieved global fame. he's now turned his attention total streets and walls of gaza. we have a report. >> the 2014 war between hamas and israel left parts of gaza in ruins, and much of it still needs rebuilding. both these themes are explored by graffiti artist in his latest

work in gaza. >> a young foreign man came here and painted this picture. when we asked him what the picture means, he said an animal has the right to live, so what about a humanitarian? there is a huge destruction here and we are here to support the palestinian people and send the message to the word that palestinians are being destroyed and the occupation destroys everything be it humor animal. >> banksy has documented his trip in a short film. it starts like an advertisement for a dream holiday but follows the artist into underground tunnels and then on to rubble-strewn streets. the film describes gaza as an exclusive setting and well away from the tourist track. children swinging from an israel surveillance tower and a greek

goddess holding her head are some. he is known for social and political message in artwork. some are too busy surviving to bother about art. >> this has been here for more than a month. it was drawn in the night. we saw it suddenly in the morning. we didn't care about it. gaza streets are full of posters. >> banksy has been to strong supporter of the palestinian cause. his prefers worked included a painting of a girl pulled upwards by balloons on a separation wall. this is not an artist who uses galleries to get his message across. >> still to come here on al jazeera: >> cute, but not cute enough. why some in china don't want a second baby, even though the one child policies been relaxed.

>> television viewers in kenya turned off by the switch to digital. we report from nairobi. >> we'll tell you how liverpool ruined manchester city hopes in the premier league, details in sport. more on that, stay with us.

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>> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. for the first time in several years, a direct flight from iran arrived in yemen. saturday an agreement was signed between houthi rebels and tehran. 14 direct flights a week will fly to yemen. >> benjamin netanyahu net will address congress. >> thousands of protestors in russia's capitol marched in memory of boris nemtsov a vocal critic of vladimir putin shot dead friday night. it is said to be a political

murder. >> let's talk now to alexander who was at the rally. what was the atmosphere like there on the streets of the capitol? >> with the the atmosphere was -- everyone was happy that we were quite humorous, and count that go there were so many of us. of course the spirits were rather low and people were --

>> 492 of the iraq early including person forces and other pro government militias do it in aleppo. the figures exclude the casualties in anbar province, which is held by fighters from isil. >> meanwhile the iraqi foreign minister said there will be a renewed push against isil. >> residents are leaving the city in preparation for a major military offensive to take it back. tikrit 160 kilometers northwest of ball dad was one of the first cities taken over by isil, when they rolled into mosul in june. it's also a very personal fight for the iraqi military. it's near tikrit at the air base where isil killed more than 1,000 unarmed new recruits. their families here are still

trying to locate their bodies. as in other fights, this will include u.s. air support iranian advisors, shia militias and sunni tribal fighters. it's part of the offensive that will eventually take back mosul. officials here and in the united states are increasingly cautious about when that major ground offensive will be. they are saying now it requires much more planning and a force perhaps a police force to take control over the major military operation is done. we spoke with prime minister al abadi about what that battle might look like. >> i think we are now discussing the whole operation and kicking daish out of iraq. i cannot give time tables, but we are working within this year to -- with the people of these

places people of anbar and other areas. they will be with us and are with us at the moment. i think there is overseeing the whole organization of this military operation. it has to be military, security, and civil operation to look after the well being of the people after liberation. >> iraq's national museum of archaeology was reopened after a video of isil smashing statues more than 3,000 years old at the mosul museum. abaddi appealed to other countries for help in not only looting, but stopping isil. >> china has been enforcing a one child policy for years but the easing hasn't led to soaring birth rates. only a small shortage of couples have applied to have more children. we have the story.

>> she is testing the the waters of motherhood. she admits she wasn't prepared for motherhood, misses her old job and seems not to care that the easing of china's one child policy makes her eligible for a second baby. >> many young people don't want a second child. they don't even want the first. they even think marriage is too much of a hassle. >> on the face of it, she and her husband would seem to have it all. they're part of china's growing middle class. she has a well paid job with an investment firm. they recently moved into a three bedroom apartment. they are also both only children, which is why they qualify for a second baby. he is now resigned to his son being raised without a brother or sister. >> one child is too lonely. i ewe up as the only child at

home. my father has many brothers and sisters. they get along very well, but our one child generation can't enjoy having brothers and sisters. >> the government's been enforcing the one child policy for more than three decades but a social experiment to control population growth has also created a gender i am balance because of the traditional chinese preference for boys. it's had another worrying consequence, as well, a shrinking labor force. >> the health ministry says only 5% of women entitled to have a second child in the city have applied to do so. now this same ministry, which polices the one child policy, which has led to millions of oh ooh botherses and sterilizations is appealing to the women to have more babies. >> he has a son and wants a sibling for him. he and his wife have brothers

and sisters so their child can't have the same. >> to have a second child, you need to have more money which we do, yet people like us are not allowed to have a second child. when my son leaves, my wife and i will be lonely. >> one couple that can afford a second child aren't allowed one while another that could seem unlikely to. al jazeera shanghai. >> in hong kong, three have been arrested at an anti mainland demonstration. police used pepper spray to disperse crowds protesting against shoppers from mainland cline in a saying residents are encouraging mainland citizens to come and shop there. residents blame the chinese buyers for distorting the local economy. >> there is a lot of anger.

we just don't like how they buy everything and we aren't benefiting from it. >> hundreds of migrant workers being forced to leave libya. many hoped to find a better life and the economic opportunities not available in senegal. they once again face economic uncertainty. nicholas has been speaking to them. >> they return home to senegal empty-handed, hungry and shaken. two words come up again and again to describe their treatment in libya violent and racism. >> they would cover their nose when they talk to us, give us just a cup of water a day and whip us with chains. we were animals to them. >> he traveled to libya with a thousand dollars loan from his family. he ran out of money. it took two years working at a builder to get the money back.

then an armed group forced their way into his room, locked him and is companions up and stole everything they had. an estimated 800 are still held in a detention center and there might be more elsewhere. >> we have limited means. we do whatever it takes to save the hundreds left behind and are facing a dangerous situation. >> senegal teamed up with the international organization for migration to secure their repat ration. those who make the journey are given $180. it means returning to a life they once tried to leave behind. it's the middle of the night. some are ashamed of returning empty handed. he decides to go home. his friends jump into taxis and follow him. >> this ordeal brought the

migrants together. he thinks it will be easier to meet his family in the company of his friends. he hasn't been back home for two years, and they don't know he's coming. >> it's me, he shouts, i'm back. after the greetings comes the explanation. he hopes his father will not be disappointed. so many others have made the trip to europe successfully. >> no father wants to send their children in harp's way but remember, the daily hardship we go through here goes unnoticed. so many from here will continue to travel where there are more opportunities or a better life. >> their journey changed them, violence left them scarred. some say they will attempt the journey to europe again. al jazeera senegal. >> three of kenya's main t.v. stations have gone off air due

to a row over the switch over from analog to digital transmission. we have a report from the capitol. >> it's like any other day people grab breakfast on their way to work. some don't have televisions at home so usually watch here. there's just a confusing message. >> staying in the darkness is frustrating. we don't know what is happening in the rest of the country. we can't even watch the news. >> the communication authority of kenya recently switched from analog t.v. transmitters to digital. three major privately owned television stations didn't comply so the government switched their signals off. >> there's nothing. some of us are even thinking of getting rid of our televisions. >> the free yo of stations which didn't switch said they applied to carry their own content but only two signal describessors were licensed, the kenya broadcasting corporation government owned, and the

chinese owned group. local broadcasters who have to use their signals say they are worried about censorship. >> the digital migration is being seized upon by individuals in government who want to control what henceforth kenyans will see on their television screens for what they will not see. >> government has no interest in controlling content. what has happened is the digital transmission market has changed. broadcasters could be able to own their own infrastructure in order to distribute their content before, this time around, all broadcasters are distributed and a common carrier. >> going digital means people will have more choice, say government officials access to international channels, not just kenyan broadcasters.

>> these are the only two kenyan channels you can watch. to be able to see them, you need a decoder that costs over $40. many families can't afford it. >> the realities for kenyans is that digital migration is here to stay. the challenge is make sure nobody remains switched off. al jazeera nairobi. >> time for another short break. we'll ever all the sport including find out where the former champions pakistan did going for their first world cup win. >> the world's first fighter pilots, more on that. stay with us.

>> welcome back, now respondents in i understand i can't's capitol will now pay less for power and get free water. these are just some of the promises made by the common man or the party which swept to power in new delhi weeks ago. we have a report. >> he and his family will pay less and get more. as of march one they'll get $20,000-liters of water every month for free. like many in this area, they voted for the party and glad to see its promises are being kept. >> this is very good. it means electricity bills will be halved particularly for the poor and everyone will get free water equally. at least someone's keeping their promises. >> free water and lower power

bills were main campaign promises made by the party that helped it win an overwhelming majority in the recent state election. only some parts of deli get regular water service. others have to depend on water tankers or illegal connections. many welcome this new program but the details are still unclear. >> many in deli live in places with a shared water connection, including apartment complexes and wonder how the free water will be fairly distributed to them. some say reduced rates are simply populace politics and not sustainable in the long term. >> the b.j.p. party now the opposition campaigned an its experience in government and the promise of development. it says it welcomes populaced moves, but wants everyone included. >> for example, people who stay in rented accommodations may not have an electricity meter or water meter. should they be excluded out with? how is it thought out for them. secondly, there has to be a pool

from which you have the finances to subsidize benefits for the poor people. >> these are not promises that are pies in the sky but -- >> people here have great expectations of the government. they say the new programs are a good start but given the mandated received, the challenge for the party is to continue to deliver. al jazeera, new delhi. >> time for the sport now. >> we'll tart with the cricket world cup. england is in a dire position, falling in the tournament. >> lining up in we will ling to know singing their national

anthem. england were thinking about how to save their world cup campaign. with the opener going easily, england's young deny stepped up. the 24-year-old carving out a career-best 121. england given respectability in this as they finish their innings 309-6. >> englands recent form, that respectability didn't last long. sri lanka easily chased down their targets.

312-1 a nine wicket victory. >> anything can happen in this tournament. we were one down when things started, but we came back really hard but that's not really how to you play against australia in the next match. we want to give with unhundred% in that match, also. >> when we bowl one bad ball, every couple of overs or every over, you are going to be punished, and we were. >> england needs to win their final two games against bangladesh and afghanistan to avoid being knocked out. >> pakistan kept their world cup hopes alive beating zimbabwe by just 20 runs. pakistan batted first lead be the charge with a 73. unbeaten on half a century as

the former champions posted a total of 235 for seven. zimbabwe got close but pakistan bowlers stood the test. taking four wickets zimbabwe finishing on 215-9. >> if he is not clicking, you need to be really aggressive in your bowling lineup, because if we are not getting that much runs then we have to fight. still, we have to just keep looking for a win so this is the way how we have to approach the game. >> liverpool dented manchester city's hope in the premier league. could have cut their lead to two points but liverpool was put ahead in the 11th minute.

a late winner was scored to hand liverpool with three points, as it finished 2-1. city stayed five points behind chelsea. liverpool climbed to fifth. >> scoring just before half time, if they win back to third and will trail city by just four points. >> spanish leaders real madrid will look for distance between themselves and second placed barcelona later sitting just a point behind after beating grenada 3-1. with 20 minutes to go, the winner was scored. >> valencia moved level on points with third placed athletico. >> the host of the 2023 africa

cup of nations ruled out changing the date, saying the country cannot host the biggest football tournament in june, because it falls during the rainy season. it comes after fifa said that the 2023 africa cup of nations would be pushed back by six months to make room for a world cup in qatar in nor and december the previous year. >> nadal will go for a record equaling 46 title and play later. he reached his first final of the year when he won. his long term rival federer has won the do buy tennis champion, boating djokovic. federer took the first set 6-3 the second was much closer, it took federer until the 11th 11th game to break djokovic's serve and take a sixe five lead.

he served out the set with the win and securing his second title of the year. >> i think i won the big points tonight. i think it was seven break points and i was 2-2. i've been very effective in break points all week. that's something you wish was the case every single match you play, but unfortunately is not possible. it denied on your moanment. i did well tonight and i think novak i don't want to say let it slip but was tight and luckily went my way. >> a six-game losing streak with a win over the detroit pistons the wizards up before a great come back gave detroit their first lead of the game in the fourth. conjuring up the magic to seal the wizards 99-96 victory.

>> coming up against environmentalists protesting, protestors got into the hotel lobby, saying the construction of the golf course in a nature preserve is damaging the ecosystem. the response was the impact on rio would be minimal. >> as you can say cultivated a kind of waste land before, and there are some of the as i was told, even some more of the natural resources which have been given pack to nature at the same time. >> there's more sport on our website. for all the latest check out

aljazeera.com/sport. that's all the support for now. more are with and cry later. >> 100 years ago airplanes were fitted with machine guns, and the first fighter planes took the skies. they were crucial to the first world war battle then and to aerial combat ever since. andrew thomas reports on how australia is marking the beginning of aerial warfare. >> in the skiesner melbourne, a dog fight is underway, one that replicates aerial combat that took place a century ago above europe and the middle east. >> the first word war is best known for long, drawn out french warfare. this is a reenactment of one battle, when soldiers from britain, australia, new zealand and india attacked turkey. the so-called great war was also the first where air power played a significant role. from the very start of the war in 1914, aircraft were used for

reconnaissance. pilots reported enemy positions. a year later the planes became fighting machines. >> 1915 was a crucial point in the war when it comes to aerial combat, when they were fitted with guns and aerial combat dog fighting came into its own really evolved. >> andrew flies cargo planes for a living. flying these is his passion. >> a rotary engine, if you were holding down the trigger of the machine gun, as the propeller came in front of the machine gun, it would stop firing. it allowed you to come up behind another aircraft and looking directly at it take it out. >> it was simple, deadly and a taste of the future of combat. >> airplanes like these were the forefathers to all subsequent military aircraft. ever since then, air power has been crucial to war. >> this weekend, 11 aircraft

have been brought together to commemorate 100 years of aerial combat these are replicas, built to be exactly the same as those flown a century ago. back then, pilots had minimal training, life expectancy 16-18 flying hours. a mistake or bullet in the fuel tank meant death. later this year, australians and new zealanders will mark the start of the golipoli campaign. this is the opening act of the commemorations. andrew thomas, al jazeera melbourne. >> i'll be back at the top of the hour with another full bulletin of news. you can keep up to date with all the news on our website there it is on your screen, aljazeera.com. that's aljazeera.com.

>> thousands of russian march in moscow to honor critic of the kremlin who was murdered on friday night. >> tehrans influence grows in yemen as a plane arrives in the capitol for the first time in many years. >> departing on a crucial and historic mission. >> israel's prime minister heads to the united states to address congress angering the white house. >> near melbourne a sort of airplane that