>> this is the true definition of tough love the u.n. brings rival libyans together in morocco, for another round of dialogue. ♪ hello, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead. ukraine's prime minister accuses pro-russian separatists of holding up rescue efforts following a deadly mine explosion. security forces in mexico capture another leader of a violent criminal gang. and we'll look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. ♪

now -- representatives from libya's court-appointed government in tripoli have reportedly held talks. a new round of political dialogue will take place in mow morocco. the talks are expected to start on thursday. let's speak to james bayes who joins us from the united nations. the security council has been meeting, we heard from the libyan envoy to the u.n. but also the u.n. representative for libya. >> reporter: yes, the secretary general special representative has been speaking to the security council with regard to libia. he is trying to facilitate these

talks. talks that are supposed to take place in the next 24 hours in morocco. he told the security council what is at stake. >> the overall situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly, and libya can no longer afford to allow the political crisis and armed conflict that has gripped the country for much of the past year cannot to fester longer. >> james meanwhile we heard from the libyan representative to the u.n., who had some very harsh words for the security council and the international community. >> reporter: yes, and i think this is going to disturb the ambassadors at the security council, because they heard the plan coming from bern deano leon to get both sides together. and then moments later the libyan ambassador stood up and basically dismissed the whole

plan and said that the national dialogue was never going to work because of those that currently control tripoli. he described the tripoli government as militia and implied that they were terrorists. i think his speech was very, very inflammatory and may it's a put those talks announced just moments earlier at some risk. and when the special representative of the u.n. spoke to the security council, he actually condemned that government in tobruk for recent air strikes that have taken place on the airport on the outskirts of tripoli, what was the military airport, and he said those were most unhelpful, and regrettable. >> thank you very much james. that's our diplomatic editor james bayes. inside libya an attack on an oil field by fighters affiliated to isil has destroyed all

equipment at the site. according to the oil minister, there were no casualties from the attack but the field was set alight. on tuesday there were fighting between isil-al fill lated forces and members of the government. at least 30 miners are missing in ukraine, after a blast in the rebel-held donetsk region. they are calling on russia's president to tell rebel fighters to give access to rescue workers. >> translator: i gave instructions to send significant brigades, each composed of ten people, but the russian terrorists did not give an opportunity to the ukrainian minor rescue brigades to get to the site and pull out people and save the lives of the people. >> while some of the minors who

have been rescued have suffered horrific yir -- injuries -- >> translator: there was a bang and i flew for three or four meters. immediately the heat the temperature rose and here are the consequences. then the temp became a little lower, and we started slowly crawling out. >> let's speak to john hendren who is on the line from donetsk. do we know if the rescue workers were able to get access to the mine? >> reporter: yes, we do. we were told by the separatists government that 198 people were evacuated out of the mine and they responded to that charge by the ukrainian prime minister that his people were not allowed in by saying they had two units of their own there, and that they -- they simply -- the extra

workers simply were not needed. we have a little bit of breaking news as well and this gets complicated; that is the kiev-backed government, that is not the government of the separatists that controls the mine the kiev government says nine more bodies have been found. now if that's right, that means ten bodies total have been recovered, and if you are doing your math that leaves 23 miners unaccounted for. their fate unknown. they are presumed dead. so there appears to be some change, but of course this is not the government in control of the mine so it's unclear how reliable this information is. >> so nine more bodies have been pulled out, ak coring to the kiev government. this mine was the site of another accident in 2008. do we know what caused the latest blast? >> reporter: we don't, but the separatists government says it believes it had nothing to do with any kind of conflict.

there was no shelling in the area despite the fact we had the ceasefire broken by both sides many times on a daily basis. and what they presume this to be according to their preliminary investigation is a build up of methane gas. in that is a common cause of deadly explosions like this one, and that is what happened in 2007, so it's not clear that that's what is happening. that is the presumption of the government that controls that site. >> john, thank you very much for that update. that's john hendren on the line from donetsk. iraq's defense minister is holding talks with his turkish counterpart in baghdad, discussing how to defeat isil. and the iraqi army and allied fighters try to push isil out of tikrit. the iraqi military says its forces are advancing on four fronths. they have retaken an oil field

about 20 kilometers east of tikrit. meanwhile iraqi state television says fighters from isil have set fire to a pipeline east of tikrit. but reports also say isil was forced to retreat from the area by advancing kurdish forces. in syria, isil fighters have reportedly killed 14 syrian soldiers in a gas field east of homs. the soldiers were killed while trying to withdraw from a battle for control of the area. u.s. and iranian officials have wrapped up three days of negotiations over tehran's nuclear program. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been holding talks with his iranian counterpart. this comes a day after a speech by the israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu where he urged the u.s. congress to block any potential deal. now our correspondent has been gauging israeli reaction to

netenyahu's speech. here is his report from west jerusalem. >> reporter: the israeli media began dissecting the content of mr. netenyahu's speech nearly the second after he stopped speaking but what is interesting here is the fact that the speech and the context surrounding the speech has really polarized the media landscape here in israel. in that in itself is very significant, because normally when an israeli prime minister addresses a joint meeting of congress it's almost universally praised. israelis like it when the leader of their country, which is a relatively small country, with a relatively small population is given such a large platform and given global attention. but the reason this speech has become so polarizing is because many people here in israel don't see the threat that mr. netenyahu sees which is that iran poses an imminent threat if a nuclear deal is

signed with tehran. most israelis one could argue while security is very important to them as they go to the polls in less than two weeks are thinking about other issues most notably the economy and the housing crisis here in israel. which is essentially the fact that housing here is extremely expensive. these are issues that most israelis want the prime minister to discuss. he of course is trying to discuss iran and indeed security. that's significant for him, because he is seen as somebody who is very good when it comes to presenting israeli's security concerns, but is less good at dealing with issues like the economy and housing, which are important to most israelis. so as mr. netenyahu wakes up he is not seeing that universal praise which he is perhaps used to given he had addressed congress twice before this time he is receiving an awful lot of criticism at home. the refugee crisis in

lebanon is deepening. the u.n. saying it is being forced to close some temporary accommodation. many refugees face an uncertain future. >> reporter: this is northern lebanon. this building may not seem like much, but it's home for these syrian refugees. the united nations says it was always supposed to be a short-term solution but a huge number of refugees means the u.n. can't afford to continue housing these families. the people living here say they have nowhere to go. >> translator: we were shocked after we heard the u.n. will turn us out of the center. most families here don't have houses and they can't afford to rent houses. we are looking for a solution for this problem. >> reporter: the u.n. says the solution is cheaper housing. but it admits sheltering millions of people is not going to be easy.

>> when the number of syrian refugees were much less collective shelterser were one way to respond. right now less than 2% of the refugee population are living in collective shelters. >> reporter: there is anger here and a deep sense of disappointment, that the world isn't doing more to stop the fighting destroying their country. >> translator: we appeal to the free world and the arab world to return us to our country, which is the best solution for us. we cannot stand more of this. we are losing hope. we want to return home because the most important solution for us is better than food drink, heating and housing. >> reporter: these people have fled war and poverty. they have safety here. now they risk losing this basic shelter and their hopes of a better life. still to come on the program, a diplomatic dispute

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♪ welcome back. a recap of our top stories on al jazeera. the u.n. envoy to libya says the situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly. he has addressed the u.n. security council in a closed

door meeting. a new round of talks between the two rival governments will take place in morocco. the ukrainian prime minister is accusing pro-russian separatists of holding up the rescue of a mine after a deadly explosion. at least 30 are feared dead after the blast in the rebel-held begone of donetsk. and iraq talks are underway between the iraq and turkish defense ministers in an attempt to train back the city of tikrit from isil fighters. lawyers from edward snowden says the whistleblower wants to return home to the u.s. he was granted asylum in russia after leaking details after the u.s. government's mass surveillance program. washington says snowden will have to face criminal charges if he returns. rory challands is in moscow with more. >> reporter: the man who has

been edward snowden's lawyer since he arrived in russia was launching his book on tuesday. and he made some interesting comments about what seems to be going on behind the scenes legal discussions that would soon potentially lead to edward snowden's return back to the united states. let's listen to what he had to say. >> translator: of course i won't keep a secret that he is considering it and wants to return back home. we are now doing everything possible to solve this issue. >> reporter: it's inconvenable that if he did go back he wouldn't be put immediately on trial. we heard a little bit from the lawyer as well about edward snowden's experiences here in russia. remember that he came too moscow by fairly round about route. he arrived never having been to russia before, with no money and

not speaking the language. considering all of those things his lawyer says he settled in pretty well but not well enough to want to spend the rest of his life here. and he would want to go back to the united states and face the real possibility of a lengthy jail term than spend the rest of his life as an international fugitive. russia's president has called for an end to what he called shameful political killings after the murder of boris nemtsov on friday. he was buried on tuesday after being gunned down near the kremlin. the motive is unknown, but putin's aids have rejected suggestions that he had any involvement. >> translator: the most serious attention should be paid to high-profile crimes. russia should be devoid at least of the kind of shame and tragedies like the one we have seen. the audacious murder of boris nemtsov right in the center of

the capitol. indonesia has transferred 11 convicted drug smugglers to an island where they will be executed by firing squad. most are foreigners and australia on prime minister has said he is revolted by the prosecute of the executions. >> reporter: the silence says it all. families of the two men are heading to indonesia to say their good-byes. they have the most powerful man in australia on their side but even he can't get indonesia to budge. >> when i spoke to the president last week i made it absolutely crystal clear what australia's position was, is and always will be. we abbore drug time. but we abhor the death penalty. >> reporter: indonesia's president has said that drugs kill up to 50 young people every day in his country.

and that's why the death row prisoners, mostly foreigners have been moved to the island where they will be shot to death. of the group, andrew chan and [ inaudible ] have had the most media attention. >> please don't kill him. >> reporter: partly because of a moving campaign by their parents. >> everybody makes mistake. they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die. >> reporter: arrested in their 20s, they are now in their 30s, and they were caught trying to smuggle heroin from indonesia, a country with one of the toughest drug laws in the world. >> we we do it for a big reason. >> reporter: and a president that has made combatting drugs central to his leadership. he says traffickers are destroying his country's future. this will be the second round of executions since he took office. indonesian prisoners are among

the latest group, so are nationals from france, brazil the philippines, and nigeria. like chan and sikamaran, hope for a second chance for the others are also fading fast. indonesia's president has told al jazeera that the executions will not be carried out this week but he insists they will happen soon. >> translator: i as the president have to follow the constitution, which still allows executions and their verdicts have already been decided by the court. >> reporter: but you are not only a president. you are also a person. i'm sure you have thoughts and feelings about this. >> translator: if you come to the drug rehabilitation centers, you will see the effect drugs have on these people. 4.5 million have to be rehabilitated because of drug distribution, which we are

trying to stop. don't just look at those people who sell drugs. you also have to look at their victims. 4.5 million people. >> reporter: but executing them is a very harsh measure. there is no way out. if you make that decision there is no turning back the clock. mistakes can be made. the indonesian justice system is notoriously corrupt. can't there be another punish for them than just to execute them? >> translator: i am still convinced that the justice system in indonesia, if you look at drug crime is still valid, and is based on facts and evidence. that's why when i rejected their clemency, i also looked at their cases. how much drugs they were carrying how many hundreds and thousands of pills were distributed. this is what i looked at. >> reporter: you looked at all of the individual cases? >> yeah. >> reporter: did you also look at how the people have changed since they have been in prison for a long time.

for example, the two australian men are said to be better now, they are doing good work in prison. >> translator: i think the decision was already taken by the court. we can't discriminate between people from different countries. one more time i'm looking at our national interest and i see 4.5 million people who's lives are in ruin and who need to be rehabilitated. that's what i see. >> and you can see the full interview with the indonesian president on "talk to al jazeera." in the united states the trial of the alleged boston bomber has begun. he is accused of planting bombs at the finish line of the boston marathon two years ago. tsarnaev faces 30 founth

count -- counts of using weapons of mass destruction. a investigation found that the police department in ferguson missouri have ru ru -- routinely used force against african americans. in mexico security forces have captured the leader of the zetas drug cartel. he goes by the alliance z-42 was arrested in a predawn raid. his detention comes days after the arrest of the leader of another drug gang. a court in india has banned a british documentary in which one of the men convicted of gang raping and murdering a student blames his victim. knew -- new delhi police have a

halt order on the grounds of objectionable content. the girl died 13 days after the attack of severe internal injuries. a turkish airline plane has skidded off of the runway in nepal. there were no injuries. the plane circled for half an hour before it tried to land. more than 2,000 members of china's top legislative advisory body are meeting in bang -- beijing. >> reporter: it's china's most important annual political gathering, but a number of faces will be abscess from this year's 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 have been implemented. the president's anti-corruption campaign that began more than two years ago is expected to be a dominant theme of this congress and it's a campaign that appears to be far from over. >> translator: the parties never a haven for corrupt officials. we resolutely support and endorse serious investigation into their cases. >> reporter: some analysts believe the campaign is merely a guise to stop political rivals. >> he has focused on two things mainly authority and power for

himself, delegating power to himself, and also fighting corruption, and using corruption as a political weapon to intimidate. >> reporter: the drive to save money has hit the government's car fleet. more than 3,000 official vehicles have been auctioned. with more set to go under the hammer. a rare exhibition of north korean art is on display in south korea. the paintings are part of a dutch art dealers collection, but as harry fawcett reports, it's not just the drawings -- it's not just drawing the attention of art lovers. >> reporter: healthy happy faces gaze out from the canvases. some evoke another time and place. they are according to the title of the show the hidden treasures of north korea. 147 paintings, getting a rare outing here in the south.

part of a collection of 2.5 thousand bought in cash in north korea over several years by this dutch art dealer. he says it was a mixture of official transactions and private ones. >> yeah of course. part of that money are going to -- to benefit the government over there, yeah again, just -- really not -- not my concern. >> reporter: in another gallery in seoul some very different paintings. this is the work of a north korean detector who painted propaganda slogans until he escaped the country of his birth. >> translator: when i lived in the north i found paintings like this impressive, but since i came here i realized there was no freedom of art in north korea. people are all smiling in the service of kim jung un it's a tool oppropaganda.

>> reporter: there are some restrictions in the south too. the south korean security services were unhappy with the text. the idea that a sign on a bus in a painting could provoke devotion may seem farfetched, but it's legislation aimed to prohibit the ideology of north koreans. for its proponents it's a vital tool in a long battle. >> translator: come communist ideology is a scheme designed to grab power by capitollizing on social underdogs. >> reporter: no offending text in any of the work currently being shown, and for the

organizers it's about a long term-financial investment not politics. but for this man, it brings back darker memories. harry fawcett, al jazeera. more news on our website, aljazeera.com. ♪ >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher andy are in the stream. ajunct professors fight for a living wage. how their working conditions could impact the quality of higher education. >> our producer is bringing all your live feedback through the show.