you for joining us for "inside story". a u.s. judge rules there is enough evidence to charge two police men over the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy. welcome to the programme, i'm darren jordon in doha, with the top stories. coming up, a dramatic twist in the debt deal for greece i.m.f. pulls out of talks. a policeman sentenced to 15 years in gaol over the killing of a female acts visit and a look at child labour

in liberia a judge in the u.s. state of ohio ruled that there's enough evidence to charge two police officers, one with murder over the killing of a 12-year-old african-american boy last year. tamir rice was wearing a toy gun when shot by police. bisi onile-ere has more. >> reporter: thursday's decision comes days after a group of clergy and activists used a little-known law asking the court to order the roast of arrest of police officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice in november. >> the people decided to take the opportunity to make the government work for them. this is not a contradiction. this is not a circumvention. this is simply appplying the law that is available so that our government is responsible and accountable to us. the boy was playing with a pellet gun in a park.

the officers pulled up. the shooting caught on surveillance video. the judge released his opinoin on thursday, stating that he found probable cause that the officer be charged with negligent homicide and dereliction of duty, and said officer loehmann who fired the shots should face the same charges, including murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide. >> this is more than about law, this is about a moral obligation to give folks the power, a moral obligation to nieces and nephews on the streets of cleveland everyday, and i fear for their lives. >> cleveland authorities said the officers mistook the weapon for a real gun. it took the sheriff's department more than six months to wrap up the investigation. the case was turned over to prosecutors, community leaders taking advantage of a law allowing them to bypass prosecutors and go to the court.

>> it's absolutely legal. there's an obscure provision in ohio law allowing an average citizen to file an affidavit with a reviewing magistrate that could force them to file a warrant in this case. >> reporter: the judge noted in his order that his role was advisory in nature, and did not order the arrest of the officers. the judge's opinion is in the hands of cleveland prosecutors. police in central california defend the assault on a man. five officers were shown using tasers and batons on the 28-year-old. they were responding to an emergency call made by his mother, where he was attacking on the street. he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs. talks on greece's debt repayments ran into trouble

after the international monetary fund withdrew its team citing a lack of progress. they are trying to find a deal acceptable to creditors. with that pledge reopening the state broadcaster closed two years ago. as john reports from athens it's back on the air. >> reporter: unscripted the presenters faulted at the end of the countdown, unsure whether they were on air, or overwhelmed with the emotion of the moment a palpable silence as 2,500 were allowed back to work. it's a different countdown concerning greece's creditors. the country will be insolvent up to the end of june of the the prime minister in brussels

making a last-bid attempt to bridge differences. >> the differences is in the fiscal and financing issue. we are working to ensure an agreement, come to an agreement which will ensure that greece will recover with social cohesion and a viable public debt. >> it's my opinion that the greek government has to be a little more realistic. there's no more space for gambling no time for gambling. someone says that the game is over. >> even if he strikes a deal, they may have serious difficulties selling it at home. the economist workers' union say alexis tsipras will be the third prime minister to sell greece down river.

>> cash for austerity will be political poisoning. shortening the government. socialists and conservative governments lasting a little more than a few years. now four in 10 greeks want them to turn away from it. >> it could bring the government down voting down a deal in government. relaunching the national broadcaster will only take them so far. he has to fix the economy. increasingly greeks are choosing sovereignty over prosperity an egyptian court sentenced a police officer to 15 years in gaol over the killing of a female protesters the verdict welcomed. many believing it will not be upheld once it gets to the

appeals court. >> it was a killing that sparked anger and perceived brutality of the police. he was charged with manslaughter offer the death of a 32-year-old acts visit. he denied wrongdoing saying he had no weapon. but video footing of the incident shows her collapsing in police arms head chest and back sobed in blood. a small group of demonstrators marked the fourth anniversary of the uprising toppling the president. more than 900 were filled in 18 days in 2011. in trails that cover the investigation. these were handled by police. the most recent incident was two years ago, when 37 prisoners

were killed in a truck. three of the officers were given suspended sentences. all charges were dropped. >> remember class activists when they are victims of brutality. there is the risk that another revolution or moss uprising could start again. >> the verdict comes against a backdrop of a campaign to silence dissent. protesting has landed police activists with long gaol sentences. the family believes justice has been done. for thousands killed and injured, it's an endless wait. in iraq 100 people are dead after air strikes on i.s.i.l. positions. ricky war planes hit four targets. witnesses say the planes attacked a crowded markets where

i.s.i.l. had a security compound. most of the dead were women and children military sources in saudi arabia say two soldiers have been driven back across the border by shias in yemen. it happened in jazan. there has been numbers of classes close to the border in the past 24 hours. fighting has left 27 houthi fighters dead. several loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi were killed. >> the death toll from south korea's m.e.r.s. outbreak rose to 11. many have been affected. thousands of schools closed and 3600 people quarantined. >> it's the world day against child labour. 120 million children around the world are involved in underage work according to the international children organization 85 million are working in hazardous conditions the highest percentage is in

sub-saharan africa. >> in liberia crushing rocks is the only way for some children to pay their way through school. >> 12-year-old abraham does this for five hours each day, getting about 1.5 usd for every pile of rocks crushed. he uses the money to pay school fees. he wants to be a doctor. that's why he works in the quarry. quarry. >> reporter: existing laws curbing child labour are weak and not enforced. activists say the practice is widespread in every part of the economy, and is calling on the economy to do more to stop it. >> they have a right to education. being out of school is not the

rights of a child. stringent bills need to be passed to prevent it. >> nigeria is one of the poorest countries on earth. the ebola epidemic eroded some gains made by the economy at the end of the civil war. great epoverty is a new reality. those factors make child labour more difficult. there are so many. most of females, and they have four to five children. they are in school. they have to bring the children in the street. abraham's father left the family three years ago. since then he and his mother struggled to earn enough. breaking rocks is the only thing

stopping him making the choice between earning and eating. he knows a good education is the only way to escape a life of poverty more to come on al jazeera - why the protesters in tunisia brought the local phosphate mining industry to a standstill. plus... >> i'm in bark u for the first games, it is the hype in azer bayan, eclipsed by controversy. pa pass

welcome back a reminder of the top stories - a judge in the

u.s. state of ohio ruled there is another evidence to charge two police officers, one with murder over the killer of a 12-year-old african-american boy. tamir rice was carrying a toy pellet gun when police shot him outside a recreational area in cleveland. greece runs into trouble after international monetary fund withdrew its team citing a lack of progress. alexis tsipras is trying to reach a deal with creditors before the $1.8 billion loan repay a police officer has been gaoled for 15 years. an activist was shown collapsing after pellet shots were fired in her direction. president muhammadu buhari hosted chad niger and

cameroon, setting up a force. ahmed idris has more from abuja. >> reporter: there has been little coordination on the part of security forces and governments in this region. in italy, neighbouring countries, they thought nooge was a problem. with chad joining the tack force, and niger, we saw over 6-7 months boko haram invaded villages and towns. for chad and niger, this is more of a personal war than a nigeria problem. the leaders of the countries, all of them are tieding on what to do next, and how to defeat boko haram. there is no fear in this part of

the world. i.s.i.l. will find it into nigeria. in cameroon and other neighbouring countries. >> israel says the death of four palestinian children on the gaza beach were accidental. they were playing football when they came under air attack. in concluding a probe, israel says no action would be taken. two other cases involving palestinian death have been dropped. the turkish president called on political parties to put aside their differences to form a new government. recep tayyip erdogan was speaking at a graduation ceremony. it's a speech at the a.k. party after they lost that are overall majority in parliament. >> all parties should leave egos aside and form a new government within the constitutional process, and it should continue with an understanding that continuity is a must for the

state. >> twitter's chief executive is stepping down after five years in the job. it's one of several setbacks for the giant facing stiff competition. rob reynolds reports. >> reporter: twitter may have taught people around the world to gossip joke fight and make fools of themselves in 140 characters or less. slowing growth and heavily losses left investors tweeting the blues. helps the shake-up at the top with c.e.o. dick cos low shown the door. >> a lot of trouble that twitter has is it's not able to grow fast enough. it's used by billions every day or month. >> some analysts believe twitter may be an acquisition target, and is valued at 2400 million.

quit are has 320 million active users, by the growth in signing new users slowed from 30% two years ago to 40% this year. and twitter controls a minnizual share of the market. since the launch in 2006. twitter was popular. everywhere from the suburban teams to pope francis and vladimir putin have their open feeds and followers. political discourse adapted, shrinking to fifth the ber evidenty. it played a role in the arab spring and protests over police violence and baltimore maryland. >> it is around in 20, 30, 50 years - it doesn't matter as much as the fact that they have cheaped the way we used the internet. >> changes at the top took

effect next month. company founder will act as c.e.o. and has no plans to take the job or change the company's strategy. french prosecutors started a criminal inquiry into the germanwings plane crash. it will investigate whether mistakes were made in monitoring the health of co-pilot. >> new details emerged of the pilot who flew the plane into the ground. it was said that he feared he was growing blind. under the german's privacy laws, doctors could not report it to the airline much >> translation: next week three investigating judges will be appointed, from the kept center. after the opening of an inquiry for involuntary homicides. they have to clarify the balance

between patient confidentiality and flight security. they have to explain how and why a person is in a cockpit, despite the existence of rules, imposing medical standards. >> the map at the center of china's biggest scandal in decades has been sentenced to life in prisonment the former security chief was found getry of leaking secrets and corruption. he is the highest to fall under given xi jinping's captain. adrian brown travelled to the village where his career began. >> reporter: deep in china this is the village of once arguably one of the most powerful men in china. a vast and empty com pound

stands on the spot of this man's home. according to state media, it was built with government funds. a charm to ward off evil spirits hangs by the front door. many villages resent the media scrutiny, that made the village infamous. it was about the only place in china where people are prepared to speak up for him. >> he made the village better, he did a lot. he was good. now people think he's bad. i don't understand. >> is he a good man? >> even if i say he's a good guy, it's useless. the government says it's bad, and that's the conclusion. >> the chinese character on the wall besides the village entrance says "be loyal to your master", and this village remains just that. until three years ago, he was master of china's secrets. head of the vast security apparatus.

this community prospered from his patronage. beside the village, a modern but largely empty highway. >> a year ago it would have been impossible for a journalist it stand outside the home of a man who was a fierce and powerful politician. the fact that i am, is a measure how far he has fallen. the only other visitors are site seers, enjoying doing what would once have led to unrest. unlike the villages, they have little sympathy for joe. if joe had been executed, he could have ended up here, the family grave site. instead, he'll spend the rest of his life in gaol, his down fall as much to do with politics as corruption tunisia's phosphate industry has ground to a halt. people have been staging a sit in angry about development,

lack of employment. >> reporter: they waited for change for many years much the protest is peaceful but effective. blocking the track so trains can't transport phosphate out of the region. the situation is closed. i have been unemployed for five years. some are disabled. some have no homes or jobs. some sleep in tents because they have nowhere to go. there are unemployed people like this around tunisia. many have never had a day's paid warning. this is a region that had a profitable history. the wealth is not invested here. people here call phosphate gold. a mineral used in fertilizers and detergent, but the dust

causes pollution and health problems. this is the only plant open. production is down from 6.5 million tonnes to 650,000 this year. the state-run phosphate company employs thousands. it's not responsible for development. >> the country produces exports of the revenues go back to the company that manages the money. the mining region is in its state because of the development strategy since tunisia's independence. >> reporter: the government promises to vet the employment of the company. there's a history of rebellion, three years before the arab spring people challenged authorities. people are free to reflect on

the events. not much has changed. what we produce is priceless. there's no model or projects. they are bleeding the phosphate along with water resources. protesters are allowing a few phosphate trains to pass much the industry is on the brink of collapse. they may look elsewhere, leaving people with no hope of jobs tore developments. so many past promises have been broken. these people will not give up until they are convinced things will be different. in chile, student protesters hurled footballs at riot police as they called for reform. police fired water canons as copa america, a big football

tournament, kigs off in chile excitement in azerbaijan as it prepares to kick off the european games on friday. the government hopes to use the event to put the oil-rich nation on the map. it is facing criticism in the build up to the game for a small country. better known for oil reserves, these volunteers are feeling euphoric. >> i believe the games will change opinions about azerbaijan in europe, and it will be recognised around the world. athletes are coming from 50 countries. >> 6,000 of them, in fact, competing in 30 event in this olympic spin-off. >> the official price tag is around a billion u.s. dollars. that's a fraction of the amount spent transforming the capital in recent years.

the government wants to create a big impression internationally. image is everything last month a fire in the apartment took the shine off celebrations. $15 million died. it raised questions about negligence. it was one of a dozen buildings given a facelift using a flammable material. the contractor is rumoured to have close links to the president. this man, who lost everything in the blaze, and grandchildren are recovering from smoke inhalation, says he wants to know happened to $15,000 worth of promised compensation. >> translation: the president has given the order for us to receive this money. someone is not listening to the president. if he find out we didn't get it. he'll punish them hard. i know that for sure.

>> his concerns speaks volumes about corruption, popular cartoons lampooning the authorities for subpoenaing on -- spending on the games, at the expense of safety. >> angered by criticism, officials banned some western journalists and n.g.o.s from attending the games. >> they have one purpose to cast a shadow over azerbaijan, it's disrespectful to us and society. we will show that they will not damage the imaging of azerbaijan. >> the president is hoping to dazzle at the game is more that just at the start now, a collection of personnel letters by albert einstein sold for more than $330,000. about two dozen of them went under the hammer in california. the writings cover many

subjects ranging from religion to politics. the identities of the buyers have been kept a secret a quick reminder you can keep up to date with all the news on the website. there it is on the screen the address aljazeera.com. >> migration is a story of people doing for themselves who immigrant groups had done for generations and generations before, which was to vote with their feet and make a new life for themselves. "america tonight"s christopher putzel with an epic drama captured by artist jacob lawrence, and the residence it has for us today