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night. thousands flee the nepalese capital as the country struggles to recover after a deadly earthquake hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from the hours in doha. i'm elizabeth puranam. also ahead - a state of emergency in the u.s. city of baltimore after protests hours after the funeral of a black man who died in police kustie united nations condemns water strikes on u.n. facilities killing 44,000
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civilians during the gaza war last year also ahead... >> i'm scott heidler in vietnam, the country celebrating re reunification and 40 years since the war. we look at how the future generation view the future time is running out to find survivors of nepal's deadly earthquake. more than 4,000 are girmed dead. rescuers are trying to find 30 people in this collapsed building in kathmandu. several aftershocks rocked the country in the magnitude 7.8 quake and people are trying to leave any way they can. the united nations pledged $15 million from its emergency response fund to help victims. the u.k. joined hundreds of countries, and aid has begun to arrive. people are frustrated that it's
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not getting to them fast enough. our correspondent andrew simmonds begins coverage from the outskirts of kathmandu. >> reporter: they are fighting over sheets of plastic. anything representing shelter are in short supply. crowds are homeless or refusing to return to houses for near of another earthquake. >> this is where many of them have come from. from street to treat. homes destroyed. the army is trying to save lives. success has dininnished. other more directed at recovering bodies. the officer is frustrated that he doesn't have specialised search equipment. >> we have to work manually.
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>> this is the scene you come across all over the distribute. this had been a close communicate your. look at it. two families lived among the ruins. five are dead. >> family voters were taken from the rubble. his only son was 10. he is dead aged 21. here. >> you found him here. >> yes. >> how i found the dead body. head down, leg up. >> reporter: you must feel broken. >> i've broken everything. my life is finished. >> reporter: gan esh washes as they search for his grandmother.
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lose of a different time. this is back in the square, one of nepal's seven u.n.e.s.c.o. world heritage sites. four buildings have been seriously damaged from the 14th and 15th century. for now, the priority is life not nepal's history. the women say they have given up hope of finding relatives. they are among 50 people that live on the street. no one wants to live in a building unless they are convinced it's safe. the constant smoke hangs over them. as if they need a reminder of how the earth shook and took so many lives. sabine shresta has the latest from kathmandu. >> life is slowly coming back to normal as much as normal can be
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in kathmandu. the sun is shining. people are milling about. there's a sense of loss. at the same time a sense of anger with the government. a lot of aid is coming in. the cabinet sat down to deliver the head. people have not received anything. they are thirsty. angry, hungry. the security personnel, we have seen a few on the streets but the lock of authority angered people, and this is to say that devastation is outside the city and outside kathmandu and help has not reached the areas. >> the moments when the quake
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hit nepal have been captured and shared on social media. people on a balcony recorded these images when the buildings started to shake. the locally wildlife appears to be panic strit ep and this video, static water in a pool turps into crashing waves. to the other big story of the day. the governor and the u.s. state of maryland declared a state of emergency and activated the national guard. riots erupted in baltimore a few hours after the funeral of freddie gray a black man killed in police custody, some looted stores and burnt cars. 15 police officers injured, 34 arrested. the mayor imposed a mandatory curfew starting tuesday. >> i have been in accountant
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with our governor, and he has agreed, i requested he agreed to deploy the national guard as soon as they are available. they will be immediately deployed. we have ordered a curfew be in effect instituted form 10:00p.m. to 5 am. >> let's go to tom ackerman who is live in baltimore after midnight. what is the situation there? >> well according to a briefing by the police chief a short while ago, there are scattered incidents of car fires. there was an alarm fire which gutted a construction sight. it was to have been a senior's center in the community, something that they needed and regret that the crowd - it
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hasn't been confirmed - is another product of n rest in the street. a little distance from here. you can see intersections littered with broken glass. as of a few hours ago, hundreds of young people were milling about in the streets, in broken - breaking into small grocery and liquor stores. police kept their distance after the initial clashes. police kept their per iment hers away from the young people, keeping them isolated. not posing a threat to redepress them or drive them out of the streets. tomorrow, the cools will be closed in baltimore, and kel see to what extent this unrest will be clamped down. the national guard, and the
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state of maryland has been called out in a secondary role to the police and they are asking for reinforcements from large police departments, including philadelphia and new york as well just to reinforce. the reason this violence happened was that they simply did not have enough resources in the street to suppress the spontaneous outbreaks as they happened. and apparently for the post part it begone with high school students after the journal of freddie gray got out into the streets when the looting began. >> tom ackerman from baltimore.
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>> a united nations inquiry found palestinian armed groups hid weapons at three empty u.n. schools in gaza oi monks others. james bays reports from the u.n. sf headquarters in new york. >> it was the most controversial part of israel's war on gaza last summer. un schools supposed to be emergency shelters attacked. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon launched the board of inquiry. it's work has been completed. the u.n. released a summary. there's a report finding israel responsible for all seven attacks: at a u.n. briefing i
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sought clarity. is it true that the sex schools hit with the loss of 44 lives, that were hit by israel is it true that places where weapons were found were separate schools that were vacant and not designated as emergency shelters? >> i just refer you to the language of the report the summary of the report which states the details and you see the facts. you are right, the difference between the schools where weapons were found, and the seven other sites that were attacked. >> the palestinian ambassador had this reaction. >> what is the secretary-general planning to do in holding israel
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accountable for the crimes committed against civilians, which there is no money in the world that can substitute for the value of lives of 44 palestinians killed and 277 of them injured. >> the problem could be important. since the war palestine has become a members of the international criminal court. the chief prosecutor lumped a preliminary examination to see if there should be an investigation, and she is bound to want to read the findings of the report carefully. and still ahead on al jazeera. police in burundi broken up protests after a push for a third term in office by the president and al jazeera's journal journalists back in court in
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>> fall of saigon, forty years later. >> we have no idea how many were killed. >> unanswered questions, a botched withdrawal lives lost. company good to have you with us i'm elizabeth puranam in doha. these are the top stories. time is running out to find survivors of nepal's deadly earthquake. more than 4,000 are confirmed dead. the united nations releasing 15 million in aid. >> the governor of the u.s. state of maryland declared a state of emergency in baltimore following violent protests after the urinal of freddie gray a
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black man who died in police custody. a curfew from 10:00 pm to 5am will be in force on tuesday. a u.n. inquiry found israel killed 44 palestinians at u.n. schools. they were used as shelters during the gaza war last year and found that three empty u.n. schools were used by palestinian armed groups to store weapons. >> to yemen where saudi-led airtrips against houthi targets. an armed blockade slowing fuel and food. fighting between rebels continues to intensify. particularly in the southern city. it near the yemeni capital, air strikes targetting houthi fighters south of sanaa. there's no reports of immediately casualties.
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the envoy to yemen say the facilities facilities... a targeted arms embargo could inadvertently restrict commercial goods and humanitarian substance al jazeera's staff mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are back in an egyptian court on trial a second time tore allegedly harming national security and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. we have the latest on the retrial. >> there's the frustration of enduring a second trial that many called baseless. then there has been delays and witnesses failing to show up. >> how can i defend myself. what can i say? there's nothing against me in the case. >> the retrial brought positive developments for mohammed badr
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and mohamed fadel fahmy. egyptian billionaire and company opener testified on their behalf. some of the prosecution's witnesses unwittingly helped their case. the prosecution's evidence seems to arrest on a report including videos and is supposed to prove al jazeera journalist harmed egypt's security. the members that issued the report testified that they didn't see the videos rite the report or remember what they wrote. a new committee has been sworn in. mohamed fadel fahmy may have gotten a step closer to being deported to canada where he is a citizen. the canadian government issuing him a passport. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste spent more than 400 tas in gaol. in jan, peter greste was deported to australia. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are out on bail and must
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check in with police every day. they say the case is keeping them prisoners, unable to live their lives. >> i want to be a productive person. it's damaging my life. and i didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: the journalists say no matter the outcome of the retrial, voices will not be silenced. >> police in bure undy broke up protests in the city against a president's plan. they are violating the constitution, they are saying limiting the president to two five year terms. supporters say the first shouldn't count. the debate is causing people to turn on each other. malcolm webb reports from the capital. >> reporter: protesters show no sign of backing down.
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they want the president to abandon his bid for a third leck. supporters say he's entitled to run again. >> they want to kill citizens. >> there's a crowd of protesters here. behind them burning roadblocks. behind that several blocks going back for a kilometre. down the road, a line of riot police and water canon and tear gas. there's a handful of soldiers around. they are here observing. the trouble has not just been on the streets. they were sticking at home when men wearing uniforms came and shot them. others thing the attack will be from the ruling party, but
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wearing police uniforms. meeth the police nor the party were available for comment. >> before arriving. they passed five houses. everyone is on the road. they fight, saying you must you must respect us. >> just around the block, this man says two men approached him around the same time. they asked me who will you vote for. the president or the opposition leaders. i kept quiet. i did not apply. >> his wife told us they hit him on the head with a metal bar, and she escaped the claim, saying she supported the president. -- at the protest the standard reaches the almost inevitable breaking point. when protesters throwing rocks forced the police back riot
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trucks came. the worst unrest since the civil war ended in 2005. the political militia or formal fighters are drawn in many fear things could get worse. to bosnia, where a police officer has been killed and two others wounded in an attack. a policeman stormed - a man, rather stormed a police station in the eastern town and opened fire. bosnia's security minister said it was killed in the gun battle. the government holding an emergency service overnight to discuss the attack. >> the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon and the european union's foreign policy shift joined the italian prime minister off the coast, wanting
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to shelve solidarity. after a week ago over 800 drowned. e.u. leaders are under pressure to help with the matter. the migrant crisis is not just a regional problem says italy. >> we have a big heart, we'll do our part. it must be clear what happens is a worldwide problem. >> indonesia is expected to announce an execution date. including two australians convicted in 2006. for trying to smuggle more than 800 kilograms of heroin. andrew chan and myuran sukamaran could face the firing squad. others are set to be executed.
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it's been confirmed that they will take place despite pleas for clemency the executions are need the to send a strong message. we have this explanation from jakarta. >> reporter: pleas for mercy poured in from all over the world - the united nations, european union, france brazil, indonesia. it all fell on death areas at the palace. president joko widodo said he doesn't want to discuss the executions and during an exclusive introduce with al jazeera he emotionally explained why he thinks drug traffickers have to die. >> translation: what is the impact on the drugs they distribute. 4.5 million people have to be rehabilitate because of drug abuse. we want to wipe out drugs. don't look at the fate that sell drugs, the fate of victims must
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be considered. >> the president claims 40-50 john easterns die due to drug abuse. researchers who provide the figures say they can't be verified and drug abuse has reduced in the country, now, on the eve of the ex-use. claims have been confirmed that processes have been flawed. amidst that, a country where the majority supports the death penalty, president joko widodo showed whatever happens, he has to show firmness. >> australia is stepping up a large ditch campaign to safe andrew chan and myuran sukamaran. >> reporter: a small group came to the console uteulate in sydney
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to ply pressure. people that know them personally. >> andrew is a friend of mine. i find this tragic. we have two boys that are totally reformed. that ran that prison with empathy and love and respect, and tried very hard and helped a lot of prisoners, you know and i'm going to find this very difficult. >> reporter: supporters of the australian pair say that two legal avenues have not been exhausted and therefore the executions should not take place. one centers around the allegations that the judges that sentenced the pair to death were corrupt, they were willing to accept bribes in exchange for sentences of less than 20 years. that case is going through the judicial system but it seems results will not come in time to save them from death. the australian government repeated a call for a stay of
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execution, with the foreign minister julie bishop labelling the latest allegations about the judges as serious. south korean appeals court overturned the murder acquittal of the captain of the sea wol ferry disaster. he was sentenced to life in prison. in november a lower court cleared him of murder but sentenced him to 36 years in gaol for gross mention. more than 300 people mostly student were killed in the accident. >> now, since the vietnam war ended 40 years ago the country experienced major changes and rapid economic growth. as our correspondent scott heidler reports. old and new generations have different visions of the future. >> reporter: this woman was 17 when she joined the war against the united states. with a former comrade in arms they sing a marching song from their time in the jungle.
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it's the story how they love flowers, but the enemy, the americans forced them to love the gun. >> translation: without the songs it would have been thousands of times more difficult. they raise our spirits making our tough life better. >> reporter: 40 years ago, with the north vietnamese hours away from taking saigon americans and the south vietnamese fled any way they could. >> they were vietnames with red bloodstains, yellow skin like me why do they not protect the country. when we unified i saw the side. most did it for their family. >> it was this moment, a tank rolling through the independent palace marking the end of an era. it was a symbol for the fall of saigon. >> here is the gait in front of the reunification palace. in the four decade that unfolded the country has been ruled by the communist party.
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the economy is booming, and those born after the war are thriving. embracing western cultures they enjoy life in many ways after the war. >> i think my future depend on me. if i have a future, it will be bright. some feel there's a cost to the system. >> embracing global capitalism. it's politics and rhetoric have changed. it's sensitive about criticism, institution, individual who would in any way be seen as challenging the government's absolute control. >> reporter: as vietnam's leaders mark their history and celebrate peace, the younger generations embark on a new era as prosperity bounds. this while living in that system led by the ideas of the
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father of vietnam's communist party just a reminder that you can keep up to date with all the news on the website that you see on your screens. that's@aljazeera.com. 's@aljazeera.com. >> the us is now the world's largest oil and gas producer in part because of what's happening here in north dakota where advances in fracking have unlocked crude oil in the bakken shale formation in the western part of the state. north dakota is now producing more than a million barrels of oil a day. ten years ago there were fewer than 200 oil-producing wells in the bakken. now there are more than 8,000. >> they call it boomtown usa this is where all the money is. it's crazy the amount of money you can make here. >> this rapid pace of
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