>> three die in an attack on a u.n. base in mali. >> you're with al jazeera, also to come on the program, boko haram pledges allegiance to isil just hours after at least three bombs kill over 50 people in northeastern nigeria. >> a year on from the disappearance of makes airlines flight mh free 70, it reveals the underwater battery had expired. >> the willingness to speak out for what is right to shake up the status quo that's america.

>> barack obama pace tribute to civil rights campaigners and says the march is not yet over. >> we start in mali where a united nations peace keeper and two civilians have been killed in an attack on a u.n. base. witnesses say gunmen fired rockets and shells in a dawn assault on the compound in the northern town. the united nations mission in mali described the attack as a terrorist attack meant to derail peace efforts. >> these attacks definitely what i can tell you are attacks that are part of an attempt deliberate attempt to abort and the progress on the ground to make the security conditions stable and to provide the necessary environment for a peace settlement to take place

on the ground. >> the attack is one in a string of assaults in recent months. friday night, five were killed in a gun and grenade attack object a nightclub in the capitol. in january, 11 malien soldiers died in an attack in a u.n. camp close to the border with mauritania. for months now the government has been holding on and off talks with rebels in the hope of ending hostilities. last month the government managed to find a peace agreement with some of the armed groups in the north but the main rebel alliance refused to sign asking for more time. our correspondent has covered the region extensively. >> we don't know if there is a connection between the attacks but certainly the bomako attack sent shockwaves through the capitol which has been she woulderred from the violence we've seen in the north so far. we have seen an escalation, a

more audacious types of attacks in the north. going from things like improvised devices to this attack, which was carried out with r.p.g.'s, rocket propelled grenades and mortars they managed to get four into the base killing one u.n. peace keeper and others as well. this has happened since the french started withdrawing and not focusing so much on that region. from my sources the french are fight ago battle against boko haram and in particular also on the libyan border with algeria which is strategically important. the thought has always been on these al-qaeda connected groups in northern mali. they haven't claimed responsibility yet for this attack, but have for previous attacks on the united nations. it's far more complex than that. there are so many ethnic groups here militias fighting for various causes and various

beliefs. >> three suspect have been detained in moscow for the killing of brotherries nemtsov. he was shot four times in the back on a bridge within sight of the kremlin. president putin pledged to pursue the killers vigorously. >> a ukrainian military spokesperson said at least one soldier has been killed in the past 24 hours in the east of the country, three ours wounded in on going fighting. the violence comes as the deadline for create ago battle zone by pulling back heavy weapons passed. both sides accuse the other of ignoring it. >> on the rebel front line in eastern crane the ceasefire is anoise one. oleg who says he's a special forces trainer volunteering to fight the rebels takes us to a trench where gunfire and mortars

clearly heard. get down, he said, did you hear that grenade launcher hit us? >> we are 800 meters from the front line, told grenade launchers being used to fire on the donetsk people's republic positions. right now we're just hunkering down waiting for the firing to stop. >> on the other side of the front lines a few days earlier ukrainian forces said it was separatists firing on them. >> in principle, the ceasefire is holding but there's regular small arms fire, so complete ceasefire can't exist. before you arrived here, several small shells landed before we fired back, there were grenade launchers firing at us. >> saturday was the deadline for both sides to remove tanks artillery and other heavy equipment from the front lines. both sides say they're complying, but we spotted this separatist tank concealed in a neighborhood of donetsk about

10 kilometers from the front line. each side accuses the other of violating the heavy weapons ban. >> the rebel army has withdrawn heavy artillery from their front line positions. the terrorist battalion of the right sector and ukrainian forces have not withdrawn any items of heavy artillery. every night they move forward they are equipment and artillery. >> with apparent violations of the heavy weapons ban and on going firing, there is no sign that the peace agreement is holding. >> boko haram has declared allegiance to islamic state of iraq and the levant, coming hours after three female suicide bombers killed over 50 people in a series of coordinated attacks in the northeastern city. we have a report from the nigerian capitol. >> another bloody day in northern nigeria.

these are victims of the latest attacks by suspected boko haram fighters. medical workers struggle to save those they can a scene that has now become a routine in the north. dozens have been killed in three coordinated attacks on my degree, a city now home to more than a million people displaced by boko haram violence. >> the dead are not morgue and the injured being treated. it was the work of male and female bombers. it is possible, but i can't confirm it now. >> the leader of boko haram pledged loyalty to isil hours after the attack. boko haram hinted at joining forces before, butle timing is important. the group has recently lost ground in the northeast of the country, and some see this pledge of allegiance as a desperate attempt to draw isil into its operations. >> the military slowed boko

haram with forces from nigeria cameroon and chad and forced the fighters from their bases, taking back many towns r. towns villages, but face resistance from boko haram. now the group has stepped up attacks on soft markets like markets and bus stations causing concern among nigerians who have witnessed such attacks before. al jazeera. nigeria. >> in egypt, the trial of two al jazeera journalists. they made their third appearance in court in cairo over their alleged livings to the beened muslim brother hood. in february, mom familiar gave up his egyptian citizenship and egyptian baher mohammed were released on bail after being

detained for more than a year. after leaving court they spoke of frustration with the process. >> everybody here, i think is just we're from here and respect the court but it's very unusual that the witnesses don't come twice in a row and it's, i see it as an insult to the judiciary here. it's really in legal limbo and we're caught in it. >> it's taking too much time. it's hard to get anything nowadays, because they don't have any proof to show. i'm working on it, but it's taking time. >> one killed and six injured by a bomb in the city of alexandria outside a supermarket in the eastern district. >> yemen's defense minister arrived in aden after escaping from house arrest in the capitol sanna. five of his bodyguards were killed when his convoy was ambushed near the city.

he followed the president who fled to aden last month after escaping house arrest by houthi fighters. >> so you had rain said it rejects international criticism about the flogging of a writer for insulting islam. the writer was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail last year. u.s. members of congress called for his release after his flogging was delayed for the eighth week in a row. >> the first report into the disappearance of malaysian flight mh370 revealed that the battery for the underwater beacon had expired. it's one year since the passenger jet went missing with 230 onboard. the plane's fate has become one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. the search area included 600,000 square kilometers in the southern indian ocean.

investigators though narrowed that down to 60,000 square kilometers just off the coast of perth in western australia an area the size of sri lanka. last september sonar devices started the search, looking where you see that arc under the sea in that area. that's the search that is expect to continue now over the next few months, perhaps until may. we have more from kuala lampur. >> on the first anniversary of the missing flight mh370, we are expect more vigil to say progress. weaver seen a number of them in the week leading up to sunday, and they have been well-attended. on sunday, the interim technical report was released by the ministry of transport and that was very much an information document to explain to the families, as well as interested parties in the gnat community where the investigation sits at this very moment in time, who's involved in the investigation

and where the search is going what equipment is involved, the state of that mh370 plane and all the technical data around it. people will be analyze that go data for sometime to come. as far the government is concerned, they show remorse with an sympathy with the families and the p.m., the prime minister has said that as far as he's concerned and the government is concerned the search will continue until the end of may when they will then reevaluate the search parameters if the plane has not been found. >> still to come here at al jazeera, another protest in the united states after police shoot another black teenager. we tell you what a lock of snow means for this year's iditarod, dog sled race.

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.

>> hello, again, let's have a look at the top stories here. a u.n. peace keeper and two civilians have been killed in an attack at a u.n. base in mali. a spokeswoman for the united nations told al jazeera gunman fired rockets and shells in a down assault on the compound in the northern town. boko haram has become the largest group yet to pledge allegiance to the islamic state of iraq and the levant. they made the announcement hours after more than 50 were killed in attacks across nigeria's

northeastern city. >> president obama has called on americans to carry forward the spirit of the civil rights movement. america's first black president was speaking in selma alabama on the 50th anniversary of what has become known as bloody sunday. here's our white house correspondent. >> vivid potent some billism add president obama crossed the bridge in selma a journey hundreds tried to make 50 years ago to the day to be met with clubs and forces. this violence would eventually lead to the passage of the voting rights act. the president came to pay tribute to their courage. >> it was not a clash of armies, but a clash of wills a contest to determine the true meaning of america. >> there were dissenting voices. while the president was speaking, there were chants we want change, not another speech,

echoed by michael brown's mother. her son's death at the hands of a white police officer would spark protests in ferguson, missouri. >> i don't think we've come forward at all. it's so sad to say it. i was born in 1979, i never thought i would go through anything like this. >> a federal investigation cleared the white police officer who killed her son but found the police department arrive with racism and corruption. the president said that isn't proof the civil rights movement has not made progress. >> i understood the question. the report's narrative was sadly familiar. what happened in ferguson may not be unique but it's no longer endemic, no longer sand by law or custom. >> civil rights leader say it is proof the movement needs a focus on inequality. >> poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. this really is time for a lyndon baines johnson moment, a time

for demonstrations and legislation and fair appropriation. >> the president called for this crowd to act vote, demand change, but a sampling of the crowd showed a decisive lack of enthusiasm. >> i thought he was going to give us solutions right on the spot, but he didn't. >> a rousing speech, but questions about what is till to come for the civil rights movement in america. selma, alabama. >> meanwhile a police chief appealed for restraint from protestors after the shooting of another black teenager. demonstrators in madison wisconsin spoke out after police shot and killed the teenager on friday. police say they were responding to a disturbance and he was shot after fighting an officer. the teenager's death follows similar shootings which have provoked riots and protest. >> the colombian government and

farq rebels agreed to remove land makes from battle grounds. talks to end the five decade long conflict have been on going in havana. official statistics show land mines ever killed or injured more than 11,000 people in the last 25 years. the government says the deal is a good start. >> our main objective in these conversations is to put an end to the conflict and avoid further victim it is in our country. that's why the demining proposal is a first but giant step toward peace, proof we are working in the right direction. >> today we the envoys for each party hand the country a humanitarian agreement to begins the clean up of our fields of mines and remains of war explosive to say seek to eliminate the risk they represent to the physical integrity of the humble people who work the land and of the

fighters themselves, we advance the deescalation of the war. we are headed along a good path. >> rallies are held around the world to mark international women's day. in india the day has taken on particular significance following a number of high profile rape cases. crowds gathered in mumbai. vehicles displayed messages demanding justice and safety for women. >> one of europe's smallest countries is under growing pressure to clamp down on human trafficking over concerns that it is fueling the illegal sex trade across the continent. >> the old town of the estonian capitol town is beautifully preserved, but the neon of gentlemen's clubs lights the streets. prostitution is legal here, but forced prostitution isn't, and there are big questions about how much of it is tolerated. this poor woman who has mental health problems was trafficked out of estonia to egypt.

she disappeared for two whole years, while she was being repeatedly raped by her captors. the authorities had no idea she had even gone. >> i didn't even know the men all knew each other, she told me. it was only when someone explained it to me afterwards. >> that kind of story suggests a darkness is hidden here behind the neon. >> estonia was the last country to establish an anti trafficking law. it only did so three years ago under some pressure, but since then, there's barely been a single prosecution. the u.s. state democratic said this country doesn't meet the minimum requirement needed for abolishing trafficking from inside its own borders. >> the buses come in, the border town is desolate. there's trafficking into estonia from russia and desperate women get trafficked inside their own country, as well.

yet the country's one anti trafficking body receives more funding from norway than it does its own government. >> it's not important thing in estonia for our government. >> why not? >> i think we have different economic issues. we have many different things, maybe we have thinking about good things is better than thinking about bad things. >> the government said it's estonian society that needs to change. >> i think that if today you start interviews on the streets, a lot of people will say prostitution is a good thing and we have to make it more legal, and take taxes from that. i don't accept personally these understandings. >> you think that's what people think here? >> not all. i think that if we do the questioning, and this questioning has been before, where we have to have something like that.

>> some want prostitution here banned, but it won't happen. the ferries bringing in the sex tourists from finland provide money for the economy. the country is accused of being a major hub for sex trafficking, but little seems to be changing. lawrence lee, al jazeera. >> in africa, much of the continent's food supply is produced by female farmers. they sew the seeds tend the fields and do a lot more, but many don't actually own the land. we have a report on the campaign for equal land rights in south africa. >> in this dry region, these women have teamed up to grow vegetables on a collective farm. they are able to grow enough to feed their own families and also to sell what's left over. >> before, we used to have to buy everything, but now we're able to grow everything, so it's not only beneficial to us and

our families, but even the other community members who come and buy from us. >> some estimates suggest up to 70% of all the food eaten across the continent is grown by women, but very few own the land they farm. the disadvantage with unequal laws and tribal traditions favor men, leaving women vulnerable. >> when men take the lead in farming, they take the money and buy alcohol. >> the benefits of giving the women rights to own land and skills to work it are exponential. studies have proven that women are far more likely than men to use their income to benefit not only themselves and the children, but also the wider community. mavis has won multiple awards for her farming. the former schoolteacher started

farming to combat the malnutrition of the local children. she is now exporting and mentoring other women to farm. >> they are going to feed the children, they are going to take the children to schools, they are going to do everything for the whole family. >> mavis's profits are put back into her breakfast program feeding hundreds of local children. >> this woman is the head of the rural women's movement and a passionate campaigner for women's land rights, saying it will help combat the climate change affecting food security. she said farming is crucial for women's independence. >> when we are financially secure, the chances of us being abused, the chances of us facing gender-based violence are very slim. >> farming to women means more than just financial security. it's also security in terms of food, health and education

empowering them to dig themselves and their children out of the cycle of poverty. al jazeera, south africa. june 000s of protestors have marched in japan said capitol calling on the government to put an end to nuclear power. the protest comes after the fourth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami triggering meltdowns president nuclear power plant. >> preparations are underway in abu dhabi for the first plane trip around the world powered only by the sun. the journey which begins monday hopes to take clean renewable energy to new heights. >> it's about pushing the limits a test of human innovation and stretching

technological boundaries with a key message. >> when you have seen that plane, that flies day and night with no fuel, you can never accept after that, that somebody tells you that it's impossible to implement renewable energy, impossible to save energy, that it's bobble to be more energy efficient. this is the flying proof that the world can be much cleaner. >> they will be taking turns to fly the solar powered plane around the world for the very first time. >> can flee weeks then stop months, makes it completely unique. it is completely energy efficient. >> lets give you a bit more detail about this plane. the wing span is the equivalent of a 747 jet. it weighs the same as a family car. it has the horsepower of a scooter and it flies wholly on the power of the sun. >> it could complete the journey in just under a month but it's

not about how fast it can fly. >> we will land in india china the u.s. and europe, back to be a boo day. each time, the goal is to reach children, students universities companies n.g.o.'s media and governments. our goal is to raise the popular support. it's to have a million people inspired by the technology to tell the government yes we support this, go for it. >> the cockpit is small but there is a toilet and reclining seat, small comforts on such a huge challenge. the longest airborne will be from china to hawaii, a flit estimated to take five days and five nights. >> we will learn a lot about ourselves, because we will be tired. we will be maybe exhausted we'll try to avoid it. this is also an exploration about how we do and how we are and who we are so next to a

mission, next to a technical challenge, that's also a human challenge. >> therapy nears with a firm goal. we say it's time to take care of this planet and anything is possible, thanks to the power of the sun. stephanie decker, al jazeera abu dhabi. >> i know that you all know about the iditarod, the dog sled race that goes on every year. this year's starts on monday, but the lack of snow means the traditional start line has been moved north to the city of fairbanks. warm temperatures have caused a change in the route for the nine day race, which will take mushers and their dogs over 1600 kilometers to the tiny gold mining settlement of gnome. the teams travel over frozen rivers and rugged trails. the race commemorates the 1928 run when dogs were used to deliver diphtheria vaccines to

the mines. the 78 teams got the ceremonial run underway inning in anchorage on saturday. for more news, go to the al jazeera website that's aljazeera.com. [ ♪♪ ] >> we get the, you know, credible messages from credible source that is we can never trace back to their origins, you know, that austin is alive. >> people have, you know, had no reason to lie to us as far as we can tell. >> reporter: american journalist austin tice has been missing in syria in 2012. a video appeared on the