♪ this is al jazeera. hello there. welcome to this newshour live from doha. here is what's coming up: more than 50 people killed in multiple attacks in northeastern nigeria as boko haram pledges allegiance to is ill. closing in on tikrit security forces confront is ill. the willingness to speak out for what is right, to shake up the status quo, that's america! >> u.s. president barack obama pays trib utility to a civil rights landmark moment.

the march on selma and: >> i am nicole johnston in afghanistan's national museum. coming up we will find out why conservationists are struggle to go save the country's cultural heritage. ♪ the nigh yearian armed group boko haram has pledged aleak as. there have been coordinated attacks. suicide bombers attacked markets and a bus station. akmed idrus reports from the nigerian capital, abuja. . >> another bloody day in northern nigh year i can't. victims of the latest attacks by suspected boko haram fighters. medical workers struggle to save those they can a scene that has become a routine in the north. >> the dead are in the morgue

and the injured are being treated. there are reports that it was the work of male and female suicide bombers. it is possible but i can't confirm it now. >> dozens have been killed in the attacks on maidiguri, a town of more than 1,000. this is the scene since boko haram has gun to seize it. they are used to the violence and more concerned about how to live the next day. a military from cameroon niger and chad has forced fighters from their basis. the military has taken back many towns and villagers from theviters but they face resistance from boko haram. now, the group has stepped up its attacks on soft targets like markets and bus stations. this is causing a lot of concern among nigerians who have witnessed such bombings before in urban areas. mohammed adris, al jazeera,

abuja, nigeria. ali musa is a specialist on boko haram and a lecturer in the u.k. he joins us via skype from there. thanks very much for joining us on al jazeera. despite the combined african force to tackle boko haram, still, multiple suicide attacks happening. >> definitely. it is actually an institution whereby boko haram have found themselves stuck in between fire fire from nigeria and the multi-national forces. in a bid to get out of it, they are looking for soft targets. this is why they are talking bus stations and kind of unawares because they are unawares. it will continue on like this until they areability -- force them to succumb.

>> are they making any headway against boko haram. >> significantly, boko haram, they are fight -- their fighting power is reduced each day with the attacks from both sides, from the multi-national forces as well as from the nigerian forces. this is why they are desperately fighting to get out of this situation and in a bid to get out of this situation, try for soft places like the bus stations and where they feel they will kind of weaken the attacks on them. so in a way, the attack is working. but some the other place where the forces in nigeria is looking at is when you have suspicious movements, especially women, they keep using to carry out attacks. i think this is where the government should be looking at and more intelligence gathering to know where they will be striking at. >> now according to an audio

statement, boko haram has said allegiance to isil. how alarming is that? >> at this not the first time that they have done that. remember, when they started taking parts of nigeria last year, he did proclaim support for isis. now there has been -- it has not been the first time. we have known they got connections in the islamtic area and al shack obvious and other forces and other militants that are fighting all over the world. it's not a new thing. it's just now that the government should be more aware that boko haram is connecting more and more with violent forces across the world and the government should step up and blocking sources of funding. right now, what is happening to carry on with this campaign of violence is the fact that money is coming to them through some ways. the government has not been able to identify it. so, i think one thing the government should do is to block such.

>> do you think this latest violence is going to affect voter turnout at the upcoming elections? >> it may not have much impact on it because people have resolved that they want to go out and vote probably to sang the situation, they have found themselves right now. i do not think whatever boko haram would force people not to come out. people have resolved. they will come out no matter what. it's like i said in the past, it's kind of the last kind of gasping of a dying man. boko haram is going down. they will do whatever they have to do. people have said they want to send the end of boko haram. they will change their situation. >> thank you very much for speaking to us. iraqi troops are battling is ill have liberated talaka signer

town on the city of tikrit to advance but progress has been slowed by intense fighting. sallena downs has more now on the battle for tick rit. >> it has been ongoing for days but the fighting continues on the edge of tikrit. here, members of a shia militia target is ill positions. these iranian backed fighters along with iraqi soles are part of a force that's trying to recapture the town. the top u.s. general says that force numbers 23,000 compared with just hundreds of is ill fighters. on friday backed by missile strikes, they entered adur on tikrit's southern out skirts. in some areas they are having to fight for every block. elsewhere, there are reports is ill fighters have destroyed this place, the ancient archeological site of hatra in northwestern iraq. government officials say fighters started removing

artifacts here as early as thursday. but now they have reportedly used explosives and bulldozers to pull down the unesco world heritage site. it comes days after it emerged they had attacked any morerod, the city founded in the 13th century bc. they are also digging in, in tikrit. if is ill is driven out here that opens up the way for an all-out assault on mosul. >> could be some way off. selena downs, al jazeera. >> a canadian special forces soldier with the u.s. led coalition fighting is ill has been killed by friendly fire. the incident was kurdish special forces happened in northern iraq on friday. three other canadian soldiers were injured. canadian troops are in the area training local forces to fight isil. yemen's defense minister makmud al sibasi has escaped

house around. they surrounded his home in mid january and banned anyone from going in or out. mohammed vall joins us on the phone from the southern port city of aden. mohammed, have you any more details about this escape? >> reporter: qual. >> >>. >> reporter: not much. the howthies were sounded how. they have stormed the house during the last couple of hours trying to find him. so they lost touch with him and we understand he has -- actually, it's not under house arrest f mainly because the houthis appointed him as the head of the high security area and he showed signs of cooperation with him. nobody knows if that's just a kind of ploy by him so that probably they could lighten

their movements and so on. so, he was acting cooperating with him, the minister of defense and they treated him with that respect. so we've got a report that he was invited by one of the other ministers for lunch and then he did not go back to his house and the houthis noted his absence and stormed the house. it's not clear if he has made it to aden. the understanding is that he is trying to reach aden and join the president. a prominent military leader the minister of defense during the latest government that is now under the ministers. six including him were under house arrest during the last few days. he is under control of hathi. if he has really escaped, probably he will join hadi in

aden. >> president hadi also escaped house arrest there in sanaa and made his way to aden. >> reporter: well repeat that question. >> you were telling us about president hadi. he, too, escaped house arrest there in the capital, sanaa, didn't he and made his way to the southern port city of aden? >> reporter: yeah. hadi has been here for a couple of weeks now and he is trying to rebrace himself. he invited the ministers to join him, cabinet members, some of them were able to do that but most of them are at least have not been able to join him because the houthis are blocking their way. they are not yet even leave sanaa, those under house arrest. we understand that if mahmoud joins hadi this is going to be

a boon for hadi until his attempts to shift the power center from sanaa to aden and is a blow to the houthis because they have been trying to prevent that from happening. the houthis are trying to confirm for the ministers, also still under house arrest and those who are not to stay in sanaa to join their work in sanaa and not to join hadi and you see there is this type of war between the two fighters now aden being a kind of temporary capital because hadi has been recognized by the regional powers, international powers and the local support inside yemen. so one of the ministers to the hadi side is probably going to lead to the houthi south.

>> mohammed vall on the foam from the yemeni city of aden, the yemeni defense minister has escaped house arrest in sanaa thought to be on his way to aden to join president hadi. the u.n. says there has been significant progress be in talks between libya's rifle faxes. they have agreed to form a national unity government and start the reconciliation. a report now from the moroccan capital where the talks were held? >> ian rival faxes meeting face to face for the first time. the event took place in the presence of united nations envoy bernalidilion. it's a step forward in a long process that was started by the united nations to end months of fighting among libya's divided governments,

one based >> mutual respect has been agreed upon. we want a government that stays for some time, not a government that collapses after a few days. >> the political settlement may take some time to fully implement. libyans still don't trust each other. and parts of the country are either under the control of war lords or groups affiliated with is ill. >> it's a very complex situation so let's be cautious. i think expectations should show

the difficulties we are facing and the challenges are very important, but definitely parties are getting closer. >> the international community has been actively engaged in efforts to salvage a deal between the internationally recognized government of tobrok and the tripoli high based general national congress or gnc. but it remains to be seen whether libya's national unity government would be able to rein in arms malitias which have a huge influence. now, respecting the two delegations to consult with their governments on the details of the agreement, if they get the go-ahead they will travel back next week for what could be a final deal that many hope would end violence and blood shed in libya. al jazeera. lots more ahead this hour. domestic violence in the

palestinian territories. find out why many women are afraid to speak out plus a look into is ill's campaign targeting iraq's cultural heritage as a group destroys the ancient city of hatra. and in sport, real madrid get a rude shock in spain's la liga details coming up with rajoul. in the united states thousands of people have gathered in selma, alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. it was a landmark event in the american civil rights movement. police attacked pieces protest ors as they marched from selma to montgomery to demand voting rights for african-americans. rob reynolds joins us live from selma. hi, rob. how have they been commemorating this event? >> reporter: well the high

certainly, was president obama's speech. the president spoke and praised those who had sacrificed for civil rights here in selma on that day 50 years ago including congressman john lewis who was a student organizers who led the march on bloody sunday and was clubbed and beaten by alabama state troopers on the edmund pettus bridge which you can see behind me is now full of people sight seeing and walking in the footsteps of those early civil rights pine easier. obama said that the events that took place here in selma on that day served as an example to people around the world fighting for freedom. >> young people behind the iron curtain would see selma and eventually tear down that wall. young people in suetto would hear bobby kennedy banish the scourge of ap partheid. young people in burma went to

prison rather than submit to military rule. they saw what john lewis had done. from the streets of tunis, to the maidan in ukraine, this generation of young people can draw strength from this place. >> you and i are here we can bear witness to the distance we have come and the purpose we made in 50 years, and we must use this moment to recommit ourselves to do all we can to finish the work that still -- there is still work left to be done. >> rob, so some rousing speeches there. what is selma like today? >> reporter: well unfortunately, selma is not a very comically blessed place although it is rich in history. it is a very poor city in a poor state. the unemployment rate here in selma is about 10.2%.

>> that's more than twice the national average rate and the population of about 80,000 people. 40%, more than 40%, live under the poverty line and the streets here in selma are full of beautiful buildings from the 19th century, gracious brick mansions and stores but many of them are boarded up. so, it has not been a prosperous past century for selma since those events on bloody sunday. >> rob thank you, rob reynolds in selma, alabama for us. the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday is marked issues about race and authority in the u.s. are still festering, perhaps nowhere more so than ferguson where the shooting of an unarmed teenager p we went to meet some demanding change. >> an eveningats home for

antonus smith sharing memories you can talking about school. since michael brown's killing last year, other topics have entered family conversation antona's antona's he woulde daughter has been studying the long history of racism therights civil rights struggle and how it's all too relevant still today where she lives. >> the things she said that struck me was i don't want to be your age one day and still have to talk about this. i said wow. i know my parents were thinking that when i was born in 1964. i know that that's what they were thinking. >> the world watched as protests and occasional violence erupted here last year. now, there is real evidence for the claims of demonstrators that ferguson's police department targets african-americans while enforcing often petty laws? >> a u.s. justice department report speaks of systemic racial bias by police and courts. the demonstrations, the pressure will continue say organizers.

>> far from over. we have a long way to go and until some changes are made positive changes that we can all live with we are going to be out here. >> faced with the federal report, the city government is promising action such as hiring more black police. two white policemen and a town clerk have resigned or been fired for sending racist e-mails. but the mayor says change won't happen overnight. >> we have to learn from what we've done wrong in the past and if there are some things that we have done we can't ever forget things that we have done wrong. but as far as the healing, you know, for the community to absolutely heal and move forward, it's going to take some time. >> a quick look around, it's obvious recovery is also taking time. some businesses damaged or looted are back. others are not. this is a community still traumatized, but now more aware of what it has to do to move forward however long that takes.

>> we are going to have to tackle that one heart, one mind at a time. >> comes from the people. we cannot legislate that. we are going to have to do it in a way in which everyone from all colors and all backgrounds are working on equality for everybody. >> here in the community where michael brown was killed the very spot where his body lay in the streets as he died there is a real sense that what's being celebrated elsewhere in the country, the struggles for racial justice has a long way to go. >> daniel lak, al jazeera, ferguson missouri. in the last week mexican police have captured two of the most powerful drug lords, notorious for kidnapping extortion and murder. now, a group of widows is coming together to try to build a future for themselves and their children. john hollmann reports from the stay state of michiwakan. >> since local criminals kidnapped her husband almost two years ago, melisado has

struggled to put food on the table for her girls. >> it's been really difficult because i don't make enough. together we just get by. now, he is not here, it's tough: she is not alone. in the her town in southwest mexico, drug cartels have wreaked havoc, extorting, killing, and leaving hundreds of women widowed. after years of struggling alone, they are joining together for an ambitious project, a dried fruit processing factory that will give them financial independence. >> the local and federal government are providing the training they will need to run the factory. together with the resources to build it, it's due to be finished this april. >> these rapidly rising wounds

jobs. >> i am able to forget a little. >> supporting the town's widowed mothers is essential to stop the next generation falling into crime says the priest who set in motion the women's cooperatives. >> we are going to lower crime with jobs and education for these people and the children who without fathers end up leaving school prostituting themselves or becoming criminals. there is no other way. >> maresella is depending upon the project, not just for herself but for her girls. >> i am desperate. i hope that the factory can help us get a decent life. my daughters deserve that.

they study hard and they should have the things that they need. >> hundreds of determined women all working together in a common aim. they will be hard to stop. john hollmann al jazeera, apatsinga. a gun and grenade attack on a restaurant in the capital of mali has killed at least five people. the president and his prime minister visited the scene and the wounded in hospital early saturday morning. gun men stormed a bar popular with foreigners a french citizen and belgium national are among those killed. a northern group allied with al-qaeda has claimed responsibility. more than one-third of married palestinian women are victims of domestic violence. >> that's according to the palestinian authority. there a report from bethlehem on why many women are afraid to speak out. >> reporter: this is nadia. it's not her real name. she is a palestinian victim of domestic violence that lasted over 13 years.

first, at the hands of her ex-husband, then at the hands of her brother after she got divorced. >> one day my ex-husband brought a plastic pipe and kept beating me with it in front of my children because i had an argument with my sisters in law. i was hesitant to leave, but i could no longer tolerate the pressure i was under. >> nadia has been living in this state-run safe house for almost a year. it's been even longer since she has seen her three children. she says she needs to work on herself before reconnecting with them. this is one of three shelters in the occupied west bank for female victims of domestic violence. >> in the past year there have been at least 400 cases of severe acts of violence against women in the palestinian territories, including 16 murders, a major problem is the women's reluctance to come forward and seek help. more than two-thirds of battered women prefer to remain sigh lengths and less than 1% seek

help at shalters like this one. >> the pat tree arkansasal conservative nature mreechz many palestinian women facing violence in their homes with limited options. a woman who accuses her husband of violence is frowned upon. sowa is a call center that offers psycheological support to women across the palestinian territories. >> there are women who have reached the decision to call and ask for help. there are those who are in a dilemm kuala wondering whether they should call. society views domestic violence as a family matter whereas we view it as a social problem. >> the palestinian central bureau of statistics says 37% of married women in the pal tin dan territories have suffered from domestic violence but the rate is much higher in the gaza strip where it's 58% and is attributed in part to the difficult living conditions there. >> domestic violence in gaza is linked to the continued israel siege and the numerous israeli

bombardments. the home has become a domain for anger and disputes. the man uses violence against the woman and the woman may use violence against children. in this way, the cycle of violence affects everyone. >> although in recent years, efforts have been made to help battered women choosing to break the cycle of violence remains a difficult decision. al jazeera bethlehem in the occupied west bank. >> still ahead here on al jazeera find out why the families of three british school girlsblied to have joined. a rather low-key return. rajoul will explain why.

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iraqi troops battling is ill have liberated siber town. they have tried for days to advance on the nearby towns of al alam and aldur but progress has been slowed by intense fighting. thousands of people including u.s. president barack obama have gathered in selma alabama to commemorate bloody sunday a landmark event in the u.s. civil rights movement when police attacked peaceful protesters demanding voting rights for african-americans. >> the families of three british girls believed to have gone to syria to join isil say they have been let down by the police and the girls' school. last month, the teenagers flew from london to turk frey where they are suspected today have crossed into syria,. nadin barber reports. >> reporter: they are just 15 and 16 years old. in all likelihood, they have made it from london to syria to join isil. the story has shocked britain.

how could three successful school girls fly to turkey unaccompanied and without telling anybody? last month, after the teenagers weren't missing, their families made emotional appeals. >> we just want you to come home. if you watch this, been a, please come home. mom needs you more than anything in the world. >> this cc t.v. footage shows them at a bus station in turkey's biggest city istanbul before a long road journey to the border. we know uk police had spoken to them. first in december after a school friend of theirs ran away to certain i can't. in february, they gave them letters to hand to their parents seeking permission to take statements about their friend. the girls hid the letters and their families are accusing the police of keeping them in the dark. >> this wouldn't have happened if we knew. we definitely would have stopped them. >> what would you have done? >> we just discuss about it and take away passports from them.

>> the metropolitan police service issued a statement saying there was nothing to suggest at the time that the girls, themselves, were at risk and indeed their disappearance has come as a great surprise, not at least to their families. they were spoken to as part of the routine inquiry by officers investigating the disappearance of their friend. >> the police here have admitted more could have been done to get the letters directly to the girls' families. we will never know whether that would have stopped them from running away. but with more and more young people leaving britain to join fighters in syria, everybody will want to learn lessons from this story. naddim baba. london. >> let's look at the destruction of iraq's heritage by is ill. fighters have dmrol issued the ancient city founded more than 2000 years ago and is a unesco world heritage site. it's the sented incident within days. on thursday is ill fighters

looted and bulldozed ruins at nimrod. unesco has condemned this as a war crime. in mosul, the second largest city, fighters have destroyed statues and carvings atmosul museum. is ill believes they are faults idols that should be destroyed. an iraqi sunni cleric has condemned is ill's attacks. >> the ugly crime committed by the islamic state group is in destroying the heritage of iraq and mesopotamia, the backbone of arabs and muslims. the acts represent a heinous crime. it's an episode in a series of crimes committed by islamic state to destroy the civilization of iraq and mesopotamia. >> abdul joins us from london via skype. why is is ill destroying this iraqi history? >> because they are applying the

most literal interpretation of islam in our history, and those people actually consider this kind of heritage unlawfully and unislamic, and they are saying that the prophet? >> mohammed, destroyed all of the statues when he managed to open mecca. they are trying to say we are following our ancestors, the prophet, mohammed but this kind of heritage was there for 2000 years, and the empire the turkish empire they timidlyouched them. this kind of interpretation of islam is completely unacceptable. >> it's certainly not a view shared by the muslim cleric. we heard him calling this destruction a heinous crime. >> i believe those people would

likely say look, you know we have our different interpretations, and they are looking for publicity. they know that this kind of distraction will attract the media's attention and they are doing so. we witnessed one incident like this when the taliban blown up their stages of buddah in afghanistan. so maybe they are following the same step and they are destroying the heritage. the iraqi heritage and syrian heritage. >> they have been destroying these historic sites. they have also been selling some of these artifacts, haven't they to try to make money? >> oh, yes. definitely. this is a source of income for them. they are selling it, and there is a huge smuggling market here taking place in syria and iraq and most of the iraqi heritage most of the heritage they were smugged and sold to merchant

traders and actually managed to sell it to other people in europe and other parts of the world. so, it is, you know kidnapping, ab duction of people and and, also the ransom they impose on those people they hijack and now the smuggling, they are a source of income for the islamic state. >> that's why it is one of the wealthiest organizations in the islamic world. >> thank you once again for speaking to us. >> thank you. afghanistan, too, has struggled today protect its cultural heritage amid decades of conflict. nicole johnston reports now from the national museum in kabul. >> reporter: it takes a light touch to apparently remove centuries of dust. this is part of a world team from bivian province once home to afghanistan's giant buddha statues. having lived through 30 years of

war, he says his passion for preserving cultural artifacts has never wavered. >> when the russians came we moved all of the myselfem pieces to the king's house. then during civil war, the staff couldn't even get to the museum and the third tragtee was after 2001. everyone knows what happened then. . >> what happened was, the taliban blew up ancient statues of buddha. the largest was over 50 meters high. >> the taliban still controls large parts of the country side. so the threat is to afghanistan's cultural history hasn't gone away. the museum is so concerned that it doesn't allow cameras into its storerooms. it doesn't want the taliban finding out what pieces it has in the buddhist period. the museum has over 40,000 pieces to catalogue. it's taken almost five years to get 90% of is it done. it's mohammed raze's job to

photograph them all. >> the artifacts aren't kept in proper conditions. the storeroom doesn't have a humid fire. we need more sophisticated equipment and help. >> these men are pangs takingly restoring islamic wooden carve carvings wiping away the grime from intricate engravings. it's skilled works, yet conservationists are missing basic carpentry tools and a device to hold the panels in place. what they maid need more than anything is some electricity. nicole johnston al jazeera, kabul. >> it's been a violent weekend in egypt where a deadly bombing nationwide protests and military airstrikes in the sania peninsula, this say 25 members were killed. all of this as one of the country's most powerful mil taries under goes a major shake-up.

natasha gname has more. >> the threat of bombings is becoming more frequent for e job descriptions. this latest bomb killed one policeman and tore off legs and burned 20 others in the city of mahala on friday. people across egypt defied the government ban on protests with friday marches. they called for an end to the military coup that led to president abdel afai he will sisi. the protests came on the heels of a short break-up at the interior ministry. president sisi appointed a new interior minister. since the beginning of 2014, amnesty international says at least 121 people have died in police stations alone. the cause of death: lack of medical care or torture. the human rights group says there is zero accountability for

abuses committed at the hands of security forces. police stations and military posts have become common target did for bombing by armed groups. during a u.n. human rights counsel meeting earlier this week, the human rights commissioner said he believed the ongoing assault on freedom of expression would only feed more violent extremism. he cited an increase in the number of protesters, human rights activists, and political disidents imprisoned. he script's foreign minister disagreed with the commissioner's finding. >> egypt is determined to build its constitutional institutions based upon the rule of law and based on its determination not to repeat the errors of the past. >> yet many human rights activists, some now sitting in prison, say it's the present that has become worse than the past. natasha gname, al jazeera.

egypt has carried out its first execution linked to riot did in 2013. make make sured ramadan, who was convicted of murder was hanged for an incident where two people were thrown from a building. it took place during protests against the overthrow of the mohamed morsi. last month, egypt's high court upheld the death sentence. authorities in hong kong are preparing for another day of clashes between local protesters and visitors from mainland china. local groups are increasingly angry at cross border traders buying up vast stocks of everything from baby milk powder to detergevent. rob mcbride has more from hong kong. >> reporter: it is becoming a regular weekend occurrence always rowdy and increasingly violent. protests by hong kong groups against mainland chinese traders with the police trying to keep

parallel traders. >> hong kong people would reject violence a survey by one of the main political parties has found 70% are in favor of measures to control visitor numbers. >> there is no measures taken, i guess the situation will go even worse. you can see in the last few weeks, there are protests and there are serious conflicts. >> the problem is, bringing in measures that just target the traders and don't put off the growing influx of mainland chinese visitors and tourists buying everything from real estate to luxury goods.

many mainland visitors would point out their shopping trips have helped hong kong through recent economic down to your understanding, and they don't understand why they are resented. in their view do you want our money or not? >> the people who come across the border -- the issue has fueled the debate about the troubled relationship with mainland china especially in the wake of the occupy central movement calling for greater freedoms. >> because it reflects the frustration of hong kong people with the government it's lack of ability to do things without referring or decisions back to beijing. it's lack of willingness to stand up for hong kong interests rather than the interests of the leadership in bayeijing and that very much em an it's a from the core reasons that the occupy movement started in the first place. >> the legacy of the movement's providing the i am pettus for a fresh cycle of demonstrations that have a worrying tendency to turn violent. rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong

kong. still ahead, we've got all of the sport, including this an ice hockey plan getting a little too close to the action. >> and lots more coming up with rajoul after the break.

hello again. people in eastern crane are struggle to go rebuild their homes, this village is one of the worst hit places kamuna

located in devalsabe in the donetsk region. the area saw a week of intention fighting last month. almost all of the horses here are damaged. some beyond repair. only 20% of the villagers' population has been able to return home. the head of russia's security agency says police have detained two suspects in connection with the murder of opposition leader boris nemtsov, shot dead eight days ago on a bridge close to the kremlin, four days before he was to lead an opposition rally when the government has denied any involvement in his death. a western sanctions on russia are taking a toll on its economy. the trickle down effect is leaving a bad taste in the mouth of the restaurant industry. rory challands reports from the russian capitol. >> mamina past kuala makes a

fine pizza economic factors have taken a toll factors by the inflation caused by a weakened rubel and the ban on fresh free deuce from the eu. >> this is italian cuisine. after the embargo, everything became expensive. the rain since the first of january, they have raised it two and a half times. >> a crushingly sad moment. this was a family restaurant. >> can you imagine what this means for our staff? some have gone from waiters to managers. we are close with tears in our eyes. >> it's not just mamina pasta. a number of experts are predicting a quarter of all of the capitol's eateries will shut their doors in 2015. restaurant owners like svetlana

are seeing russia's worsening situations. diners' eating situations are changing. more are sharing rather than ordering their own food. and drinking water rather than ordering alcohol. in short, they are spending less. but the situation isn't as bad as all of that say some in the business. yes, times are tough, but tough times result in better business models. the market has to renew itself anyway. businessmen should look for new market models. if something doesn't work you have to find another way. but it's very sad that some people lose their businesses because they can't fulfill their obligations, pay their salaries or rent. >> not much consolation for svetlana. if she can find a smaller place with cheaper rent she will reopen. if she can't, it's finito for mami in. a pasta. recovery challands, moscow. >> time for the latest.

>> thank you very much. leaders around the grid have been beaten by athletic delbal. one goal, abduri scoring after 26 minutes. aldo and friends failing to record a league win for the second consecutive game following draw at villa real. if barcelona can beat on sunday they will go top in earlier match, 5th in the table with a 4-3 victory. beat almaria. >> the top of germany's bunduslega, came from a goal down tobeat granad kuala saturday. a brill yacht free kick followed by two second half goals from thomas. they will turn their attention to wednesday's champions' league last 16 league match. sitting at nil-nil currently.

second place behind in the title race after they suffered their first defeat in 12 league games. they were beaten 1-nil. they moved back up to 5th. ashton villa through to england's fa cup for the first time in five years. they beat the local rivals for the second time in a week to advance. this time they were two-nil victors courtesy of second half goal. the joy their supporters spilling on to the pitch at the end of the match. thousands invaded the field of play. the early quarterfinals saw bradford draw nil-nil with redding. on sunday, liverpool will host second-tear blackburn. brand on rogers side they are unbeaten in the league since december. one of the best in that time has been midfielder jordan henderson, the 24-year-old has been captain in the side of injured gerrard but the manager

said it's unfair to compare him to the liverpool manager. >> you should stop trying to put pressure on a player like jordan henderson because he takes a corner doesn't mean he is the new steven gerard because he shifts from outside the box doesn't mean he is a new steven gerrard. >> domestic ball in greece made its return after being suspended following crowd violence. this weekend including this match played in front of empty stands. matches were halted last week after violence at the athens derby. authorities say all greek super league matches will be played without fans for the next two weeks. >> parma's ballers will return to the pitch on sunday against atalant despite the club's ongoing financial crisis. the italian team

emergency >> european cups not bad for a medieval city of less than 200,000 people. now, the club has scored a self-destructive goal with a gross up to $200 million and no money to pay its staff and players, parma has not a played a game in three weeks and will be kicked out of serie a. . >> we feel better and defrauded, betrayed by who managed the club. we didn't expect this cast after trophy. they are trying to take the club away from us. they can't. >> there is no more powerful symbol of parma's downfall than the stadium.

the small city took on ball giants. but since 2011, parma hasn't paid its rental fees. now, it doesn't have the money to pay for games neither. no wonder some fans put up a side that said closed for robbery to pay off of the debt some said the fittings had gone under the hummer, a public -- hammer hammer. friday, italy's ball league pledged $6 million to help parma play at least on sunday. the city's mayor said it is just a temporary solution. >> $6 million doesn't cover all of the expenses to get to the end of the season. it's just a patch-up but we need the money not only for the players but especially for the club's employees who can't live without a salary. >> we don't care about the money even though we all need it to sustain our families.

what we need most is guarantees that what happened at parma wouldn't happen again in any other club. >> on march 19th, a court in parma will decide whether to declare the club bankrupt. parma's trying to find the money to survive. it's quickly running out before a judge blows the final whistel. claudio langa, parma. >> co-hosts new zealand in action right now taking on afghanistan. the black cats already into the quarterfinals. they want to maintain their 100% win record in this group match. afghanistan won a toss and back in 1st. currently knife fine for 6 of 25 overs. vettori has already taken 4 wickets. certain i can't securities the place of the davis cup. beat in thete 3 sets in the do you believe. the world number 1 singles player stepped in as a last-minute replacement for the

the game between syria, an unasalable victory. >> last year's through as they wrapped up a tie with germany. now, a fan in the u.s. got a little too close to the action in an nhl game. the incident happened during the chicago blackhawks game with the edmondton oilers. julio checked chicago's nucleus into the boards. unfortunately, it resulted in chicagos being elected and taken out by the plexi-glass panel. forging after some running repairs, she was okay and ms. devard get to see her blackhawks record a 2-1 shootout win. >> small consolation. thank you very much. we will have more news after this very quick break.

>> at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. >> as the amount of drugs grew guns came in. >> murder rate was sky-high. >> this guy was the biggest in l.a. >> i was goin' through a million dollars worth of drugs every day. i liked it. it's hard to believe that a friend would set you up. people don't get federal life sentences and beat them. >> they had been trafficking on

behalf of the united states government. >> the cia admitted it. >> "freeway - crack in the system". only on al jazeera america. ♪ >> this is al jazeera america, i'm del walters in new york. here are today's top stories. >> what they did here will reverberate through the ages. >> thousands gather for the memorial of the thousands of courageous men and women who crossed the edmund pettus bridge 50 years ago on what has known as "bloody sunday." and iran driving isil from yet another town. and the agreement to improve the lives of w