on al jazeera america >> this is the true definition of tough love >> to defeat i.s.i.s. and let iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle but lose the war. we can't let that happen. [ clapping ] israel's prime minister compares iran to i.s.i.l. while urging the u.s. from backing away from making a nuclear deal. >> the prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives president obama is determined to reach an agreement with tehran hello, there. this is the newshour live from london.

coming up in the next 60 minutes, thousands of russians attend the funeral for murdered opposition figure boris nemtsov. how china is doing more to save elephants from poachers. the chilean volcanic eruption that forced thousands from their homes. israel's prime minister has accused the u.s. president of putting his country's existence at risk. through a proposed deal to halt the nuclear activities. in a speech to the u.s. congress binyamin netanyahu said a 10 year agreement would delay iran's acquisition of a nuclear bomb rather than prevent it. he warned that keeping the nuclear facilities would be a nuclear nightmare, saying it would lead to a middle east leaking a nuclear book.

he said iran must change their behaviour and act like a normal country if it wants to be treated like a normal country, and compared it to i.s.i.l. warning that the marriage of militant islam with nuclear weapons is the greatest danger of the world. kimberley halkett joins us from washington d.c. the prime minister got a few standing ovations when addressing congress. what has the reaction been behind the scenes? >> it has been controversial as it was in the days and weeks leading up to the speech. prime minister binyamin netanyahu said when he addressed congress that it was not his intention or goal to be political. as he laid out his case as to why a nuclear iran would be a make for united states israel and the world tsks political from the get -- it was political from the get-go

>> reporter: this was unprecedented a leader of a foreign country addressing the u.s. congress too crit sit foreign -- criticize foreign policy of their own president. binyamin netanyahu is here at the invitation of the opposition party and at the objection of president obama. here to talk about iran and its ongoing relations with the nuclear programme. >> the deal has two concessions - one, leaving iran with a vast nuclear programme, and, two lifting the restrictions for a decade. that is why the deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb it paves iran's path to the bomb. >> claims the white house disputes, and the president pushed back purply. >> how do we prevent iran from

obtaining a nuclear weapon which would make it far for dangerous and give it scope for greater actions in the region. the prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives. >> reporter: mr northern territory -- binyamin netanyahu invoked images of the holocaust and others. more than 50 members from the president's political party boycotted the speech. >> i resend the condescending stone. what you were wit -- tone what you were witnessing today was a bold concept. if you can make the people afraid, you can make them do anything. he is a rejectionist. there's no agreement the administration can achieve are iran, that would be good enough for him. >> despite the claims it was not political or partisan that is how it was seen in the u.s.

a controversial speech drawing protests before and against to the capital. >> many political analysts say this visit was an attempt to give binyamin netanyahu a boost as he heads into an election alienating some members of congress he hopes would intervene. it's not clear congress can do anything to stop a deal. the deal doesn't have to be done as a treaty. it doesn't have to be given advice and consent by the senate. the president can do this. in the end the prime minister got his speech but the president will have the final say and while president obama believes that he will have the final say in whether or not a deal can be struck with iran to curb nuclear activities congress, or republican senators here on capitol hill believe that they will have the final say. they introduced legislation that has not become law that will

require the president to seek approval of the senators before any agreement could be struck and would require that there be a delay of up to 60 days before sanctions can be removed. you can see that this exposed a long-standing rift between the white house and capitol hill and members of congress over the power of the president as well as the power of congress when it comes to these deals. again, as binyamin netanyahu says, it was not his goal to be political when it came to capitol hill but that appears that that is what occurred. >> kimberley halkett with the latest from washington d.c. now imtiaz tyab has rehabilitation to the speech from west jerusalem. >> i think mr binyamin netanyahu's speech will go down quite well with the broader israeli electorate. the reason for that is not so much for the contents of his speech. most israelis, i don't think, are kept up at night worrying about a nuclear deal before

iran. but i think what they do like is seeing the leader of this country in the united states standing before u.s. lawmakers and talking about israel's security. i think they also like to think that binyamin netanyahu's speech was taken by international channels around the world, that his face will be on the covers of newspapers from major cities around the world as well. and it really just lends to them that israel although it's a small country with a small population is important. in saying all of that there are certainly people here in israel who are not happy about his speech people who feel binyamin netanyahu exploited his relationship with various politicians in the united states in order to make this speech happen. he injected a bipartisan nature with the relationship with the united states angering the

white house which was not aware of the speech, when it was agreed with the u.s. house speaker, john boehner. and many are saying that mr binyamin netanyahu decided to do this knowing that it would cause a rift with the white house for a short term gain which is simply to keep his job when voters go to the polls in two weeks team. >> imtiaz tyab in west jerusalem. political analyst joins us from doha. marr won, through the years israel countered pretty much bipartisan support from the u.s. do you think the tensions over the speech over the past days and weeks would have left a scar any kind of lasting scar on israel i-u.s. relations and u.s. support for israel? >> as far as the basis of the u.s. relations - economics and cooperation and security coordination i think that will

go on for the future. what is assured is president obama's relations with binyamin netanyahu will never recover. the insult if you will to the president and the office of the american presidency. in terms of the strategic relations, that i think, has been affected harmed because what president obama has tried do over the last two years was decouple the strategic mind-set america's mindset from israel's mind-set meaning that president obama did not want to repeat a mistake of the iraq war, the one that binyamin netanyahu supported wholeheartedly and he wants to pursue a diplomatic path with iran. he doesn't accept israel's approach to iran which basically means a tougher sanction leading to war. the american president takes

that and that would translate in so many ways on the relationship. marwan binyamin netanyahu is a man who in 12 days or so will face elections at home. there was an element of the speech catering to the domestic audience, what is going to come up in the election to the polls. how safe is here? >> at the end of the day the likud party does not command more than a fifth of the electorate. it is likely that the members on the right to lead the coalition on the rightist parties. in 2009 when america turns under president obama israel turns further to the right under prime minister binyamin netanyahu, with a coalition that is probably more far rite than ever in the history of israel. if this kind of american appeasement of israel accepting its occupation of palestine, its

own nuclear weapons, that allows the israeli rite to grow and allows someone like -- right to grow, and allows someone like binyamin netanyahu with all his failures - and there is many - continuing to rule over right wing parties. the issue of occupation leads to radicalization of the occupier and occupied. as long as israel occupies pal stin, and with its transgressions in the middle east. i think that the likes of binyamin netanyahu will continue to rule within israel finally, i know that it's difficult to predict. do you think that the speech everything that you have seen happen in the u.s. is going to have impact on the deal that is being negotiated right now. presumably a deal will come out of it. what do you think? >> actually it will be easier to predict than otherwise. it goes as follows.

as we heard from president obama, i don't think that the obama administration is affected by the speech. it was predictable, nonsense call. there are no alternative proposals. i think america will pursue this. i think the same goes for iran iran needs this for various reasons, especially lifting the sanctions and having freedom within the middle east region. at the end of the day, it's not necessarily to the best interests of the region but a political deal is better than war, another war in the region. the bigger question barbara, is the following. what if for whatever reason the obama administration falls short and pulse out of the negotiations. what if the russians and chinese goes along with iran and basically violates the sanctions in normalizes relations with iran. in that sense iran will develop whatever nuclear programme it

has, and break out of the isolation as well. that is something that the united states doesn't want and that is why kerry is in switzerland, and the united states nose too well that the -- knows too well that the best possible deal is the one that is on the table negotiated, as susan rice put it the one that has not been signed but already criticized by the israeli prime minister. >> thank you marwan bishara iran's prime minister accused binyamin netanyahu of trying to create tension and conflict. zarif and the u.s. secretary of state john kerry have been trying to hammer out a deal on the iran nuclear programme during talks in switzerland. zarif says binyamin netanyahu is trying to influence negotiation, but progress has been made since the last round of discussions, rosalind jordan has been following the discussion of the speech for us from washington

d.c. >> the question has been raised whether binyamin netanyahu's speech to the u.s. congress will have an impact on ongoing bilateral talks between the u.s. and iran taking place. u.s. officials said they don't believe there's impact because negotiations are not between the u.s. and iran other world powers russia and china are involved, and they have a valid stake in how the deal is constructed, if one is, indeed completed. the other point is there are areas of disagreement. points which the secretary of state john kerry and zarif are trying to reconcile. they brought in the energy secretaries and technical experts, but at this point, at the beginning of march, there's not a deal ready to be announced looking at the day's other

news. in the newshour - including the man long described as a rogue general who has been made an army commander in libya. why the appointment could threaten peace talks. also we are with ukraine's separatists as they prepare for fighting, despite the ceasefire. >> in sport, 2-time world champion fernando alonzo explains why he won't be lining up for the opening race of the formula 1 season first, iraq's army is fighting to regain control of the northern city of tikrit. thousands of soldiers and shia militia men are part of the group in the middle of last year. >> reporter: the attacks started with shelling. these mortars were aimed at

paving the way for soldiers and other fighters to advance towards tikrit. in central iraq the military pushed back i.s.i.l. from install cities and towns. saddam hussein's home towning, an i.s.i.l. stronghold has significance. >> this is prepared we will crush i.s.i.l. over tikrit. near tikrit is the site of a biggest massacre by i.s.i.l. since seizing territory. gunmen killed more than 1,000 military recruits. many militia members blame sunni tribes for supporting i.s.i.l. prime minister haider al-abadi trying to assure leaders that their people will not be targeted by militia but told governments that those that did not support the government fight were supporting i.s.i.l. >> in this battle there shouldn't be anyone standing on

the other side. in this battle we have you be united. anyone claiming to take a nuclear side, it means they'll be standing with the other side those killing the people turning them in widows orphaning our children. >> in this fight and previous ones iran is playing a previous role. iraqi militias are considered more effective than most iraqi army unit. sources on the ground say the commander on the ground is helping to coordinate from the front lines. in the air, it's only iraqi aircraft according to the military. the united states is helping in other way but is not backing this major offensive with the u.s. air strikes. about 2,000 sunni tribal fighters joined the bat. -- battle. >> some military leaders see the battle as a launching point.

but as the battle moves further into sunni province there's deepening iranian involvement. some fear the potential to become bogged down in more sectarian conflict let's go libya where fighters have taken over the country's vital oil station, as well as the oil fields. it comes as forces loyal to libya's rival government carries out air strikes on the opposing territories. a fighter jet targeted the only working airport in the capital tripoli, and the legally stalled government in tripoli, struck the oil port general haider al-abadi has been sworn in as the army command are for the libyan commander. once an officer under the formal leader he is now regarded as a divisive figure. there are fears that it could

affect the peace talks due to start this week. >> he has proclaimed himself libya's saviour. he is an a personnel mission, khalifa haftar vowing to rid libya of religious extremists. libya's recognised government named him army commander. they probably need him more than them. >> here is. yes. >> we had two rival governments due to the militias, one being libya dawn conquering tripoli, kicking out the elected parliament to tube rock and -- tobruk and establishing a government. these are the ones pushed out of tripoli, they want khalifa haftar on their side because they are going after their enemies. this is his so-called operation dignity in action.

it began last may after khalifa haftar left the united states where he had been living for 20 years. with gun, tanks and aircraft. his men have seized large areas of the east from militias. they are taking on fighters from groups with links to i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. has been threatening to use libya to enter europe. here khalifa haftar talks about being a good guys, but he's a main player in a complicated conflict in the region and it's not simple. khalifa haftar has an obsession with power, dating back decades. he was one of muammar gaddafi's allies, before turning against him, even trying to topple him on two occasion, and has ambitions to lead libya, a loftier title than army commander egypt's administrative court

has issued a ruling that halts the parliamentary election protest, following the decision by the constitutional court on sunday finding that an district court is unconstitutional. the first phase was due to start on march the 22nd. leaked recordings suggest that egypt's military sought to use a construction project to gain a political advantage in elections. the recordings were made when abdul fatah al-sisi was defence minister under the transitional president mansour. the joint prospect aimed to build 1 million homes on land provided by the liltry -- military. abdul fatah al-sisi is heard saying he'll collect the fee for electricity - it's not clear if he's talking about himself personally. >> at least eight houthi rebels have been killed in an explosion. the blast happened in the sports facility.

12 others were wounded in the bombing. it's believed the houthis were attacked by tribesman in the area. thousands of russians attended the furniture for murdered opposition boris nemtsov. it is hoped it will push for change. >> patiently holding their offerings, they wait in line coming to boris nemtsov's memorial service to honour a man viewed as a champion from russia. >> he was one of the best men in the country, it's a shame to say goodbye. >> he was a wonderful man with charisma and kindness intelligent, active a charming man. >> i came here because no one deserves to die like he did. it's outrageous. >> reporter: dignitaries representing the european union came to the center in central

moscow. former british prime minister john major suggested that boris nemtsov's message will resonate louder. >> if anyone leaves his voice will be silent by his murder, i believe they've made an error. i think his death will echo his message and will be an echo chamber for years to come. >> it shows that hadn't managed to get in threw flowers at the coffin. heroes never die is what they chant. at the cemetery on the outskirts of town more people waited for the burial. a lit urgy of the russian orthodox was sang before the coffin was lowered to the trade. interesting stories were told about the past and present at this cemetery stalin's son is

here and generals, and others less popular, anna poles kier a journalist shot dead in 2006 and now boris nemtsov himself. the politician's girlfriend has flown back to kiev after three days of questioning from russian investigators. >> translation: investigators did not receive any complaints from her or her lawyers after her stay in moscow. only today requiring her presence she left russia. >> reporter: for russia's opposition this is a pivotal moment, a leading light is lost. this level of sympathy suggests the cause is not as marginal as the kremlin likes to think a fragile ceasefire is holding in eastern ukraine, both sides fire across the lines.

the army is preparing for things to get worse, despite efforts by diplomats to keep the peace. john hendren reports from donetsk. >> reporter: it's here that separatists fighting against ukranian government forces prepare for the battles to come. in a battled warehouse is a mekonized casualties of law. trucks were smashed, wheel with tracks. many are trophies wrested from ukranian troops on the battlefield of a conflict leaving 6,000 dead. now, despite a fragile ceasefire, the readying army is readying for future battles, in the commander is in charge of readying the war arsenal and asked us not to show his face or mention his name. >> translation: if you want

peace you must prepare for war. our commit will remain ready, with a place to store it ready to be used again. >> reporter: this ukranian personnel carrier is covered in hay, where it was captured. the separatists are repairing it and if the ceasefire fails to hold they'll use the ukrainians equipment against them forces on the ukranian side of the front lines are preparing for the next battle. >> what we need is what i would call critical defensive capability. in comparison with equipment supplied by the russian. we need defensive weapons, not to launch any attacks, but to counter attacks by donetsk and luhansk with neither expressing confidence that the latest ceasefire will hold.

the fate of eastern ukraine gebd on the neck -- extends on the neckanics as much as the troops on the front line more to come on the programme, including west african leaders considering the next steps in defeating the ebola outbreak. we are in kenya, to find out why the livelihoods are threatened and in sport cricketers prepare for the biggest game history as they take on co-hosts australia at the world cup.

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access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. israel's prime minister accused the u.s. president of the putting a country at. rask. binyamin netanyahu -- country at risk. >> binyamin netanyahu said it would delay iran's acquisition of a nuclear bomb rather than

prevent it. it was said that israel's leader was not offering a viable alternative and the speech was labelled boring and competitive. >> iraq's army is fighting to regain control of i.s.i.l. thousands of soldiers and militia men are part of the offensive, which is the biggest in the region since the middle of last year. >> the three west african countries hardest hit by the ebola outbreak is continuing a fight to drive cases down to zero. at a high-level conference delegates pledge to not only get them back on their feet but to make them stronger than ever. >> reporter: it's a year since the outbreak of the ebola epidemic, time for agencies to plan the next steps. >> we cannot be complacent.

we are optimistic that we will contain the virus. >> the meeting began with a minute's silence in memory of all those who have lost their lives to the disease. nearly 10,000 died in liberia, guinea and sierra leone, and thousands more are infected. the goal is clear, and that is to bring the number of ebola infections down to zero. there's a warning, and that is the fight is not over until it's over. >> health care workers are now starting to win that fight. a key factor has been getting people to change their behaviour, to stop the virus from spreading. local leaderships have been vital in achieving the success. >> we found that community leaders have an ability to persuade and encourage locals to change behaviours from burial practices, screening and identification. the point i was making is what counts as community credibility,

rather than the professional medical group that you have. >> reporter: the epidemic had a devastating affect on local economies. airlines suspended flights. markets and farms stopped working. investors and contractors pulled out. commerl activity -- commercial activity went into the decline. >> exploring the weaknesses within the economy, within government, within the systems. and, therefore, it is to build better than it was before. west african leaders and partners have reason for optimism, the number of cases has dropped significantly. everyone is aware of the need for vigilance. meanwhile sierra leone is to receive a cash boost to help end the ebola outbreak and recover from the effects. the money is part of an inf

financial aid package. in total 187 million will be allocated in support of the country's struggling economy. firefighters in south africa are struggling to put out wildfires in cape down. high temperatures are wind are fanning the flames, fought on the ground and in the air. the fears destroyed five homes and thousands of hing tears -- hectares of rare plants mps in the u.k. called for the end of detention of asylum seekers, after controversy of abuse by guards at a big detention center. >> reporter: the authorities call hem holding centers, critics -- call them holding centers, critics say they are like prisons which holds people indefinitely whilst waiting to see if they'll be thrown out of the u.k. politicians from all three major

parties admitting there's a problem means something. >> i think the problem with the system at the moment is it is effective and we hold people for too long people that are vulnerable in detention, and the anxiety levels rise and rise causing enormous distress. if you have a culture of disbelief, and a lot of very very distressed people it's inevitable you'll get mistreatment of people on the ground. it's not good enough. >> reporter: michael was born in ghana, but grew up and went to school in britain. still they tried to deport him, and he spent three years in detention. >> detention broke me to the core. the uncertainty, i cannot unless you have been and lived through it it is unimaginable. i went through stages where i thought, you know i have had enough. >> campaigners for people like michael hope that the acknowledgment of the problem can be a step towards treating people with humanity.

>> one of the most important things about the report is that it calls for a systematic shift in the whole approach to managing migration and removals away from this knee jerk enforcement as a first resort towards engaging with migrants in the community. >> the committee wants people like rape victims or pregnant women to be spared detention. time limits are not the only issue. there are suggestions that mistreatment of people in the immigration system. this man tide whilst being restrained by two guards. abusive, racist texts were discovered on the fops of the guards -- phones of the guards. that is not a one off. >> politicians are knowledgingway migrant rights -- knowledging what migrant rights have been saying that there's a brutality i about detention

systems. elections are two months away and it's difficult to imagine that the main stream leaders are thinking there's votes to be won in better rites for immigrants -- rights for immigrants head of doctors for freedom for torture prepared a submission and explained how the detainees health is suffering. >> our major concerns were about victims of torture rooted into immigration detention, and they are detained against the government's policy which is that victims of torture should not be detained but only in exceptional circumstances, and our evidence is that people who are detained who are victims of torture and other traumatic experiences, their health is adversely affected by the companies of detention. >> in what way? what impact does detention have an individuals like that? >> it has a number of impacts of the the most serious is people

who have been tortured have been tortured in a detention setting in their own country. to be locked up and treated like a criminal brings back terrible memories for them. everything they hear and see and smell remind them of a place in which they were tort tours, and voices shouting jangling keys doors banking. detention environment situations bringing back memories of what they suffered. they have that to go through, whilst trying to organise their evidence to support the case for asylum. in addition to that they have concerns about health needs not being met. >> what would you like to see done so vulnerable people that end up in the detense centers can be better protected. >> eptionly the government should maintain its own standards, which is that vulnerable people shouldn't be

in detention, if they are accidentally rooted into the detention system they should be got out and not left for weeks and months. >> what kind of people should that be? >> victims of torture, people with medical continues, pregnant women, trafficking victims, victims of other forms of sexual violence. >> the government suggests that it has checks and balances in place, and there has been allegations of mistreatment in detention centers. how effective are the checks and balances? >> clearly they are not effective. time and again the chief executive of prisons has gone into immigration removal centers in the country and made reports that are damning about failures of protection for these people. they are repeatedly failing in this. >> was it a surprise this was the situation in britain's detention centers. >> yes, it's sad. we think we are a country

upholding human rights. speed, many i have examined in my work told me a reason they wanted to seek asylum in this country is they thought it was a country where human rights are respected and would find protection and safety here. when they find themselves immigration detention, being mistreated, not being given proper health care driven to harming themselves sometimes seriously, feeling the mental heath deteriorating, it's heart-breaking. >> an audio regarding emerged of the islamic state fighter mann wassy, it was made in 2009 by cage after emwazi was deported from tanzania. he reported being questioned by mi5. >> he wants to know about my background, creed.

i told him we don't force anyone to come into religion everywhere has their own right. i told him everything that happens is extreme, bombs and that is extremists. after all this he came back and said i still believe you are going to somali to train. >> we speak to justin crump from the risk and intelligence consultancy. thank you for joining us here op al jazeera. when emwazi was named a few days ago, there was a conference by british advocate group cage which is giving us the video and audio. the security in services in part were responsible for the radicalization of emwazi and youths perhaps like him. nothing justifies what he has done, but what do you make of that point.

it's something we hear again and again. >> it's interesting. what i would balance this with is that this shows one side of the story, we'll never get the security service side. a few days ago the security service was criticized for knowing about him and not doing anything to stop him. so you see both sides of the argument. it's a difficult issue, a valid point about the complex city of the strategy for present and detect strategy about how to stop radical itsation and the things that emwazi is doing to influence others dramatic acts and those that islamic state specialises in. the interview, was it prescribed by him. perceptions differ. it's harsh, it's against the way the british security services act. strongly they are not in coercion and enrourget and working closely with people. we don't have the resources to

concentrate on the leads. it's a big problem, it's been highlighted as well with how many people the security services have to look at. they don't have the time to focus that sort of effort on people without any intelligence or justification without making an approach. that shows you that this is probably a little overstated. there's something useful, but it is overstated. >> let's look at the emails that transpird. when they tried to recruit him, apparently when he said no the agent replied, you'll have a lot of trouble, you'll be known, troubled, life will be harder for you. is this business as usual. it's difficult to know. do you think that perhaps because of what is considered a heightened risk security services are harder with young men like mohammed emwazi let's face it muslim young men. >> i think if you look at the timing of this 2010 when we

weren't facing the rising crisis syria, and the number of issues that have manifested in canada. i think those things were not on the agenda as match in 2010. there was less pressure there's only one person's side of the story around how this was handled. a comparison was a colleague who talked about his experience recruited in the '90s and if you read his accounts on how he was asked to work different experience and background. it was probably more representative of what you expect. >> justin cump from risk analyst consultancy. i am sure we'll be talking about this soon farmers in kenya long depends on cat to make a living. it works as a stimulant when chewed. now that it's banned farmers are left with a somali market which they say is sending them broke.

we have this explaining from central kenya. >> reporter: growing cat is what families in he is lielands has done for generations. farmers sell most to somali but complain the middlemen manipulate the market forcing them to sell it cheap. >> people want to maximise the profit. and we have no other market we are desperate. they sit and take the most out of us. that's why they lower the price. >> reporter: formers say they used to get $600 now it's town to $200 a bag. several european countries stopped importing it because of social in health reasons, leading to insomnia high blood pressure. the market was lucrative. farmers need somali the biggest

and only market. >> reporter: it's a mild narcotic people that use it say they can chew the leaves keeps them awake, puts them in a good move and suppresses the appetite. every day planes leave from mogadishu, carrying 60,000 tonnes of khat. it's a multi-million trade but kenyans feel the somali cartels are benefitting. >> they must take into account the means and requirements of the farmer who toils in the farm to produce the khat for them. unfortunately they are short sited and see the profits they can make. >> reporter: recently kenyan farmers stopped selling khat. they were desperate. couldn't pay school fees and rent to they resumed. >> the problem will persist if the farmer increases prices and increases the prices for

transportation of cost. we insist on paying less to survive. >> it's night time. vehicles heated to the capital and on to planes bound for the capital mogadishu. diversifying into other crops could be a solution for the community. changing a way of life is difficult for some. the united nations is marking world wildlife day with a renewed effort to crackdown on animal trafficking. a high priority is ivory, which is more and more lucrative for poachers, because of demand for china. as adrian brown reports from beijing, there are signs they are doing more. >> reporter: their tusks sawn off by poachers the rescued elephants perform for tourists it's a cultural show taking place four times a day.

britain's prince william is expected to be a spectator on wednesday. china's government insists it's more than a tourist attraction, it's rebuilding the elephant population and strengthening laws. poachers face the death penalty. environmentalists are cautiously optimistic that china is getting the message about elephant confirmation. >> it's important for china ta tackle the history to have efforts to change consumer before to reduce the demands for illegal wild life products. we see they have taken steps to doing that. >> one of those steps was announced days before prince william began his visit, when the government imposed a ban on ivory products for a year. >> animal rights is a passion for the prince who has recruited some of the biggest nails in sport. such advertisements are chn on

chinese -- chinese tv. hong kong, an important hub for the trade is playing a role too. this recent haul was one of the world's largest and had been destined for the mainland. >> while china is the largest importer of smuggled elephant ivory, the government insists that it is doing what it can to eradicate the trade. limit sales from a stockpile acquired more than seven years ago are still legal. >> conservationists wanted to ban that trade because it helps to end the illegal one. that is a step too far at the moment for china. >> stay with us. sport is coming up after the break. spectacular goals in the asian champion's league. all the details in a moment.

now here is rahul with all the sport thank you very much. 2-time formula 1 champion fernando alonzo says the risk of another concussion so soon after his crash in pre-season testing is the reason that he has pulled out of the opening race of the season in melbourne, australia. fernando alonzo suffered the injury when he crashed into a wall during testing in barcelona. his mclaren team say reserve driver kevin magnitan will take his place for the grand prix on

march 15th. he's expected to return for the malaysia grand prix at the end of march. he said on his twitter count saying: to the cricket world cup, afghanistan's players are preparing for arguably the biggest game history, taking on australia in perth, in a pool a game, australia ranked number one in the odi rankings the afghans will be confident after claiming a win against scotland last week. that result has them sitting one point behind the australians in the group table. michael clarke's aussies came to the match losing cohost new zealand. they finish second if they beat afghanistan. sri lanka and scotland in the final day. >> it's great for the world cup to see afghanistan here and doing well. i think they have shown the

world on this stage that they have a good team they can perform at the level against the best. and i think that's great for the game. i have been a believer in the more countries that we can get involved in this game of cricket, the better. >> australia is the best team best side for me and competition, because their own conditions, they host the world cup. they are good teams, good fast bowlers. our centers, bowling attack we are good bowlers. they will enjoy bowling on the wicket. we'll do our best south africa made history by being the first team to post totals in consecutive world cup matches. after racking up 408 in the previous games they bettered that against ireland in canberra. high on confidence after

winning the previous matches, south africa and ireland were looking to move further up the pool b tail. south africa's start was not ideal. quentin gone in the third over. that would be ireland's only joy as fellow opener smashed a tonne, then his highest one-day score of 159. du police -- du pluseal notched a century. south africa's batsmen put the proetias in a -- proteas in a commanding position. ireland's top order wept cheaply -- went cheaply. after resistance from the middle and lower order, the irish were dismissed for 210. a 201-run win for south africa. >> we know we have a very long

way to go. there's a lot of cricket to be played. it's been said for so many times that we are one of the favourites to win the tournament. deep down inside we know we cap. that's not the problem. the problem is taking it one game at a time. the ploets will play -- proteas will play pakistan in autumn. >> football and sepp blatter arrived in paraguay continuing a campaign for a fifth term as head of the sports governing body. the official reason for blatter's attendance is the 56th congress of comnibal. his rivals are attending hoping to give their campaigns a boost. that is dutch fa president michael van prag. and the f.i.f.a. vice-president. louis figo is the other candidate.

the election taking place on may 29th three games in the english premier league on tuesday. relegation-threatened aston villa got a late win are. south hampton gave qualification hopes a boost after beating crystal palace. a goal giving saints their first win since 7 february they go above liverpool into fifth. to the asian champion's league where they are in the group stages. great goals in this game against the chinese. the home side taking the lead. after the first half the winner was special. the brazilian striker giving united a 2-1 win. they lead with six points from two goals. >> violinist vanessa may

appeared before the court of arbitration for sport. she skied for thailand was punished by the international ski committee for manipulateing results, the ruling on vanessa may is not due for weeks to chile where a volcano erupted forcing people to evacuate, where it's thought it could cause mudslides. it sits above the small city of cucon, with a population of 22,000 people. these are pictures. we have been find more on the website and everything that we have been covering aljazeera.com, the address. that's it from me stay with us more news in a few minutes. bye-bye.

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