>> america tonight. tuesday through friday. 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. . >> 30 feared dead more trapped by an explosion at a mine in eastern ukraine. i'm jane dutton you're watching al jazeera. also on the programme. >> iran has proven time and again that it cannot be trusted. nothing new and no available alternative - president obama's response to binyamin netanyahu's speech to congress. australia prime minister said he's revolted as indonesia transports 11 to face a firing squad. and a battle to put out a

blaze in the minds around cape town -- in the mountains around cape town dozens of miners are feared dead after on explosion in eastern ukraine. it happened in donetsk, over 30 are feared to have been killed. the rescue operation is on going to reach those at the zasyadko mine. john hendren is on the phone from donetsk, with more of what happened. reports do say 30 dead right now. 70 trapped in that mine. it's a coal mine in donetsk, which is a rebel held territory held by the separatists in this part of eastern ukraine. there was a number of ukranian parliament who said 32 people have been killed. i'm not sure where he got that member.

officially the people's conservative party confirmed one is dead. in these snaps the government reports lag military number. they tend to want to notify the families, and confirm those sorts of things before they give out new numbers. in this case it may be the case that that mine was run for the benefit of the ukranian republic even though it's in rebel hold territory, we have not confirmed that. that might complicate the information from getting in. now, we are with 30 dead and trapped. >> mines in that area don't have a good reputation when it comes to safety. 2007. 100 died in the explosion there. >> yes, they don't have a great record. these have coal mines, this is

old technology in a part of the world where you don't have the latest equipment or the most stringent safety rules. out here there are a number of mines where you hear about collapses from time to time. these nare where local people own the mines, this is a more professional mine. as you say, it does not have a stellar safety record. >> thank you for that. >> u.s. president obama says the israeli prime minister offered no viable alternatives for dealing with iran. in the speech to congress world powers are negotiating a deal to see sanctions dropped in return to limits. binyamin netanyahu claimed such an agreement would lead to a nuclear armed iran. >> this one was unprecedented,

addressing the u.s. congress to criticize the foreign policy of his own president. binyamin netanyahu is here at the invitation of the opposition party and over the bz of president obama. >> my friends, i'm humbled. >> here to talk about iran and the negotiations: there are two concessions. one leaving with a fast nuclear programme, and two lifted the restrictions on the programme for a decade. that's why the deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves iran's path to the bomb. >> the prime minister didn't over any viable alternatives. >> binyamin netanyahu invoked images of i.s.i.l. and north korea, asking congress to

intervene to start negotiating the actions until rain stops threatening to annihilate israel. >> i resented the tone. what you were witnessing today was a very old concept. if you can make the people afraid you can make them do anything. he is a rejectionist. there is no agreement that this administration could achieve with iran that would be good enough for him. >> despite the claims that this was not political or partisan that is how it was seen in the u.s. a controversial speech that drew protests before and against to the capital. >> political analysts say this visit was an attempt to give binyamin netanyahu a boost. it alienated some members of congress that he hoped would intervene on his behalf.

it's not clear congress can do anything to stop a deal. the deal doesn't have to be done as a treaty. the president could do this has an executive agreement. in the end, it could be that the prime minister got his speech but the president will have the time say. >> john kerry and the iranian foreign minister continues to hold talks. the deadline for the agreement is the end of march. jacky rowland is live for us. >> john kerry is learning you can't please all the people at the time. none of the people none of the time seem to be pleased. binyamin netanyahu is not happy

at all with the discussions. the iranians are descenting noises. they have said via the semiofficial newsagency they said that they are not driving excessive and illogical demands. they described president obama's position as being unacceptable and threatening. you have to remember that the statements made in public are dealing with posturing, part of the legislating tactics. despite the statements in public the talks are going on in private behind me. >> i was going to ask for more from binyamin netanyahu's outspoken comments that are dividing people in israel and the u.s. does the team feel that this could hamper the talks. i hope you can hear me.

>> yes can you repeat that. >> i wanted to ask you more about the fall out or the rehabilitation to what binyamin netanyahu has been saying and where this leaves the talks. the talks will continue anyway. it's been clear that binyamin netanyahu is presenting a point of view. we can't necessarily say that the israeli - there's plenty of people with a gamut of opinions many would say hang on there's elections in two weeks time. the fact that binyamin netanyahu is able to appear statesman like and address the u.s. congress is bound to last his appearance and images, and international statesman. there are people that would say that binyamin netanyahu's statements are more to do with getting elected, than defend

israel's security interests. the motion will continue. the key thing is that there is really one session maybe a couple of sessions available. the secretary of state has a tight schedule. he'll come in against other opinions, other concerns from many of the gulf arabs that are concerned as well about what they see as a shift in balance, and they'll be concerned about seeing a position, within the region, that it could be strengthened. the secretary of state finding that it's impossible to please some of the people some of the times. >> thank you indonesia transferred 11 convicted drug smugglers to an island where they'll be executed by firing squad. most are foreigners. two australians who have been campaigning to be taken off

death row. we have more. >> reporter: australia has been trying to prevent this. it's a sign the executions are eminent. a significant setback for the supporters which include australia senior politicians. >> we think the two australians deserve to be punished. they certainly don't deserve to be executed. that is the position and now millions of australians are feeling sick in their guts. >> the men's families have applied pressure trying to coerce indonesia into showing mercy. >> everyone makes a mistake, they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die. >> andrew chan and sukumaran have been on tv to show they have changed for the better. they were caught running a drug gang known as bali nine.

others have had their death sentences revoked. on the two ring leaderers, inton yeeshia is not bubbling. >> we are not trigger happy, we do it for a good reason. >> the main reason is drugs destroy people's lies. he is enforcing some of the toughest drug laws in the world. this is the second time a group of people are put to death since he came to power. citizens from france and brazil are on the island. joining them will be nationals of the philippines, ghana and nigeria, and indonesia. with chan and sukumaran's transfer, we know it can be a matter of the days al jazeera's defence minister is in baghdad as an offensive to win back tikrit. they are advancing on four fronts to the city. they are saying they can retake

oil field which is 20km east of tikrit. the u.n. special envoy to yemen talks about ambassadors. jamal arrived in the city on wednesday morning and is expected to meet with the president later. he's trying to mediate on end to the political crisis in the country. more than 2000 members of the top advisory body is meeting in beijing. an anticorruption campaign is dominating. the meeting is dismissed by some as a rubber-stamp for the decisions for the ruling national people's congression party. >> it's china's most important annual gathering. a number of faces will be absent from the congress. 36 delegates and political advisors are under investigation for corruption. one of them is a former aid to china's previous president. many wonder who will be next.

so far more than 100,000 low and high-ranking officials across the country have been implicated. on monday 14 generals were added to the list. the president's anticorruption campaign that began more than two years ago is expected to be a dominant team and it's a campaign that appears to be far from over. >> translation: the party is not a haven for corrupt officials. we regularly endorse theories. analysts below the point is a guide. he focused on two things. fighting corruption and using corruption as a plus call weapon

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feared dead at a coal mine in eastern ukraine. reports suggest that 32 people may be dead. president obama said the israeli prime minister offered know viable alternative for dealing with iran. binyamin netanyahu says a framework agreement with world powers inevitably leads to a nuclear armed iran. indonesia has transferred 11 to an island where they'll face the firing squad. the prime minister said he's revolted by the prospect of the execution. the trail of dzhokhar tsarnaev is to begin on wednesday. it's taken more than three months to put together a jury. the attack killed three and injured others. >> reporter: 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev looks different from the police picture that went around the

world. he's been sitting in court watching the process. it's expected to take three weeks. the weather has been an issue, finding impartial jurors another. now he'll go on trial, pleading not guilty for the charges, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction. he and his brother tamerlan tsarnaev are accused of building and detonating three bombs. >> there was one guy lying there with his leg blown off. another with a foot blown off. there was a massive man hunt. three days after the explosion, the brothers were spotted. what followed was the shooting of a police officer. tamerlan tsarnaev is accused of that murder. tamerlan tsarnaev died. and boston was put on lock down while the hunt was on for

dzhokhar tsarnaev, who was found in a boat in a backyard. >> there are many unanswered questions. among them why did young men that grew up and studied here as part of our communities resort to such violence. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev explained his note in a note saying it was retribution against muslims in iraq and afghanistan. the attorney general eric holder authorised seeking the death penalty, he's normally against the death penalty. it will be claimed dzhokhar tsarnaev was influenced by his brother. he was domineering and without him there wouldn't have been a bombing. >> dzhokhar tsarnaev faces being the first person executed. if the jury finds him guilty

there could be many years and appeals before it's carried out a lawyer for edward snowden says the american whistleblower wants to go home. the u.s. spy agency contractor has been in moscow since 2013. he was granted asylum after leaking details of a programme. edward snowden will be welcomed home, he'll have to face criminal charges. >> to chile, people at a volcano are returning home. the volcano erupted forcing thousands to nearby shelters. >> reporter: nature's might in its gory one of south america's vol canios erupts in chilly the villarrica spews rock.

>> translation: we heard an intense noise, it was constant. we went outside to see what is happening. we were scared. it was cloudy all day. >> translation: we were really scared gaufs a lot of fire coming -- because there was a lot of fire coming out. it was a big explosion. we felt it it was seismic. >> reporter: thousands of people in surrounding towns were moved. roads leading to the volcano were sealed off the the president michelle bachelet visited the area and declared on emergency. several measures have been activated aimed to guarantee the safety of the population. within seven hours the activity calmed. the national geological service says a heavy lava flow is not expected. several communities are under watch. it appears placid again, a spectacular

eruption. >> the u.n. impose sanctions on blocking pieces in south sudan. on tuesday the security council adopted a resolution to force the president and his rival to a ceasefire deal. if they fail to do so they face an arms embargo, warring parties are meeting in ethiopia. the electoral commission in the coming hours will announce results. and outline the number of seats each party has won in parliament. the snap vote failed to produce a winner. because of the political system parties will likely form a majority coalition share power. >> kenya's president has set fire to 30,000 kilograms of elephant tusks to discourage poaching and trade. marking world wildlife day, the scale of poaching is a grave threat to endangered annals.

the use of ivory in horns is driving up demand. kenya has established tougher anti-poaching laws. >> emergency crews in south africa are battling to contain whiled fires burning since sunday. thousands of kilometres of vegetation have been destroyed. we have this report. >> battling the latest front in the fires. firefighters working to the early hours of wednesday morning, trying to get it under control since sunday. residents living near the area are terrified. everybody was outside the doors, crying and screaming. this one running that side and that side. it's terrible. >> strong winds have fanned the flames. helicopter hep with water, where fire trucks can't reach. poor visibility temporarily

halted the operations on tuesday. >> it's give to say which areas will be contained. we'll try our best. people thing if the flames are out, the fire is out. the flames could be out, we still need people on the ground. >> thousands of acres of plants have been engulfed by the policemen, it's one of 14 fires they are battling to get upped control. cape town admits resources are stretched. five homes have been destroyed. there are fears people living near where it's pushing, changing winds could put them at risk. it's hoped the forecast for the next few days will bring much-needed release. >> the u.n. special envoy to yemion is in talks.

they are expected to meet with the president, mediating an end to the political crisis. they addressed a bres inference. >> what do they have to say about this. >> the specialist envoy to yemen arrived two hours ago after last night's groving. before the latest situation, the development in the talks and the situation on the ground. he gave a presser. in that he expressed his disappointment. what is described as the hooty exclusion. just a couple of days ago, it was the last day in a deadline on the houthis to withdraw on a government smugs to facilitate

the peace talks to shun the use of arms and areas under their control. they practically have not done anything like that. according to them they are concerned about this. >> thank you for the update a court in india banned a documentary in india in which a man convicted of raping a student blames his student. new delhi police halt the programme. india's daughter on the grounds of objectionable content. it tells the story of a woman or friend and was tricked into getting on to a stolen bus. she was raped and killed. an attacker said if she hadn't fought back. she wouldn't have been killed. the comments have caused outrage worldwide. >> a plane has skidded off the

runway while landing in nepal. there were no serious injuries 238 people on board have been tweeting pictures of the debt. the plane circled for half an hour before trying to land. an exhibition of art, and in south korea, the planes are part of a dutch art dealer's collection. it's not just drawing the attention of art lovers. >> healthy facers gaze out, living in a landscape of rare beauty. some e voke another time and place. they are, according to the title of the show hidden treasures of north korea, 147 paintings, part of a collection of 2,500 brought in cash in north korea over several years by this dutch art

dealer. it was a mixture of transases and private ones. part of that money is going to benefit the government. again, there's not - it's not my concern. this lampooning of the dynasty is the work of a north korean defector who painted slogans. we invited him to view this execution. >> when i lived in the north i found paintings. i realised there was no freedom of art. in all the painting people are smiling. it's a tool of propaganda. there's some restrictions. the painting had to be removed. the south korean community services unhappy with the de.

reading in the service of the people. >> the idea that a sign on a bus could prove ebbing devotion in south korea, and north korea. people are governed by the national security la. legislation designed to prohibit. the use over recent years from what the photograph called ironic re-tweeting. but for proponents it's a tool in a long battle. communist ideology is a scheme designed to grab power by capitalizing on social underdogs, it's a grand scam. there are many south koreans prone to scans. for organizers it's about a long term financial investment not politics. but for a man that lived inside north korea, the bright innocence and beauty depicted here brings back darker

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