the funeral of a palestinian baby killed in an arson attack, settlers suspected of being behind, and the israeli prime minister calls it an about of terrorism. ♪ ♪ hello, you are watching al jazeera live from london with me david foster. malaysia's top air crash investigator heads to france to check on wreckage that could be from the missing flight mh370. nine years on an inquiry into the murder of a former russian spy ends with his family's legal team accusing the russian

president of ordering the killing. an image that went viral, thousands of donations poor in for the filipino boy who's determination to do his homework caught the attention of the worldwide web. ♪ hundreds of palestinians have been to the funeral of an 18-month-old palestinian baby who died in an arson attack suspected to have been carried out by settlers. the parents and brother are in hospital receiving treatment. both israel and the u.s. have condemned the attack as an act of terrorism. >> reporter: the family shared the only bedroom. they would have been fast asleep when the window was smashed and this small space set on fire. this man saw the two attackers standing over the parents who

were lying outside with their clothes on fire. he went to get help and when he came back they were gone. >> translator: i saw the fore year old, i pulled him out. then there was a huge blast and there was no way to save the baby. >> reporter: this is the room where the 18-month-old was found dead and we spoke to the ambulance rooker who removed his body from here, and the way he described what was left of the baby was as of a lump of coal. relatives laid pictures of him on the floor. the neighbors house was also set on fire, but no one was at home at the time. the parents and four year old brother have been taken to a israeli hospital. israel has been quick to condemn the attack. >> the government of israel unequivocally condemns this act

of terrorism. we will fight terrorism and defeat terrorism no matter who the perpetrators are. but the palestinian president blames the israeli government for the attack. >> translator: when they build settlements in the west bank, they encourage flocks of settlers to do what they do every day. >> reporter: people here in the village say the same thing. that attacks happen often, but they have never had such an outcome. hundreds showed up for the baby's funeral, his parents in too critical condition to lay their son to rest. the israeli government has said it will bring what it calls terrorists to justice, but not many here believe that promised justice will come. a short while ago we got this update from stephanie. >> reporter: there have been some protests across the occupied west bank and occupied east jerusalem in response to what happened here.

but we're not seeing huge numbers. and i think what that means, especially when you speak to people here, they are shocked, but there is a real sense that they are helpless to try to change things, certainly when it comes to trying to change this israeli government settlement expansion policy which has been active over the last few years. ♪ preparations are underway for the transfer of debris which could belong to the missing flight mh370. french investigators will sprengd the next couple of days trying to work out if that is what it is. tania page has the latest. >> reporter: this rocky beach is where the wreckage is found. police walk its length, and watch from the sky, perhaps there's more to find. the workers discovered the debris while cleaning the beach,

now he thinks this bottle could be another clue, so he is taking it to the police. >> translator: i have 30 workers and ever morning before we start we will check the sea and if we find something, we will call the police. >> reporter: the discovery of wreckage has made this small island an important place in the search for the missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 which disappeared from radar while en route to beijing in march last year. aviation experts say codes on this show it's from a boeing 777, the same as mh370. the man who found it is relieved. >> translator: if it's debris from the plane, i'm happy for the families. now they know for sure they perished. >> reporter: while the wreckage is wrapped to be sent to france to be exam naned, it may not be

revealed why the plane changed course or what happened on board, but it does confirm they are looking in the right place. thousands of kilometers to the east of reunion island. looking out at the vast indian ocean, it's something of a miracle any debris could have made it this far, but if it is proven to have come from mh 370, it could be the only part of it ever found. now the beach is attracting curious locals. they watch and speculate. the wreckage may reveal some answers, but the mystery is far from solved. those bits and pieces are to be examined near the french city of toulouse. and charles stratford is there for us. >> reporter: the piece of debris is going to be brought here, and they are going to be looking at the evidence and trying to get

some confirmation as to whether it was once attached to a bowing 777, and whether it was attached to mh370. they are going to be looking at -- or looking for what is broadly described as data tags. those are serial numbers or any kind of markings that would suggest previous repairs. repairs of the plane that they can trace back to a particular aircraft. and they are going to be looking at the age of the material. oceanographers are saying it is possible that this piece of debris could have floated 4,000 miles from where they believe the plane came down. malaysian authorities are saying they have confirmation that indeed this debris is from a boeing 777. but it's highly unlikely that the friends and loved ones of

the victims of this tragedy are going to believe that. they want to see proof. we have heard this before, and we heard this on a number of occasions last year. it's very much hoped that for the first time in more than a year since this tragedy happened, we're looking at the beginnings of getting some closure for the victims of mh370. 11 solders have been killed in a suicide bombing in anbar province in iraq. a suicide bomber from the islamic state of iraq and the levant used a military vehicle against an army and police convoy. it was on its way to the region in the west under isil control. seven other people were hurt in the attack. turkey and the u.s. have agreed to join forces to fight isil in a stretch of territory in the northwest of syria, but there is no agreement on which syrian opposition groups will fill the vacuum once the area is

cleared -- if it's cleared. and as zana hoda reports there are syrians from the area who believe they should all be partners snfrp >> reporter: this turkish military position overlooks a syrian border town controlled by isil. it is along the last stretch of territory isil holds along turkey's border with syria, but the arm's groups presence extends to the countryside of aleppo province. turkey has reached an agreement with the u.s. to defeat isil in northwest syria, but there's noing a agreement on which groups they will support in the joint fight. the syrian kurdish fighting force, the ypg backed by the coalition is positioned behind that bridge. but turkey does not consider them as partners. the u.s. however, backs the ypg with air strikes.

turkey is concerned the kurds plan to carve out their own state in the area, and that is why it made clear the decision to allow u.s. jets to take off from its territory does not involve helping what it calls a terrorist organization. >> translator: this has already been brought to the attention of the united states. within this context, giving air support to the ypg is not one of the elements of our agreement. >> reporter: it is not clear who will then replace isil in northwest syria. this man could be the answer. he heads the opposition syrian turkmen assembly fighting force in aleppo cooperates with the free syrian army. >> translator: we are not just fighting isil, but the ypg as well. the ypg changed the.coming afy, and we believe they will do the

same in other areas. the region should be under fsa forces who are mainly turkmen who are from the area. >> reporter: there is a powerful opposition alliance in aleppo, but it includes the al-qaeda-linked al-nusra front. the coalition won't work with them. there is an agreement to train and equip a moderate rebel force, but fewer than 60 men are in the program because of strict vetting requirements by washington and while there is a deal to take on isil, there is still uncertainty surrounding the operation. the british government has apologized to the well-known chinese artist for rejecting his visa application because of an alleged criminal conviction. the u.k. reversed its decision and granted the artist six months on visa. it earlier said it was denying him a visa because he failed to

disclose a criminal conviction on his application. his lawyer said it was an administrative case and not a criminal one. still to come, the land swap between india and bangladesh that could bring relief to thousands of stateless people. and hungary is putting up a controversial border fence to stop migrants getting in. ♪ the only way to get better is to challenge yourself,

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a palestinian baby who died in an arson attack in the occupied west bank. israeli settlers have accused of carrying out the attack on the baby's family home. they are making preparations at the moment to move a piece of debris which could belong to the missing flight mh370. the part of the wing found washed up on the shores of a remote island in the indian ocean. a british inquiry into the 2006 death of the former russian spy, alexander litvinenko has proven that vladimir putin ordered the killing. the chadian army said it killed 117 boko haram fighters. chad is part of a regional

offensive, fighting boko haram. in nigeria suicide bombers killed at lease five and injured many in a busy market. just the latest in a number of suicide bombings blamed on boko haram. nigeria's military says it has rescued more than 70 hostages from the outskirts of town in the last 24 hours. the country's new president naming a new military general to lead the fight against boko haram. >> reporter: this open woodland shouldn't be much of a hideout when you have a large army on your tail. it's happening throughout borno state in the north, soldiers have just freed these hostages, women, young girls, and several

elderly men are giving their testimonies. one woman says she had been held for a year, and was waiting to die. she might not have been found if nigeria's neighbors hadn't stepped in to help. foreign troops are bombing boko haram fighters along the border, making it easier for nigerian soldiers to stage more rides like this one on home soil. poorly equipped army units have been outgunned and outmaneuvered for years. the new president says that is about to change. he and the former governor of borno state asked for support from cameroon this week. >> translator: we find today that the president like our president have a common enemy that has virtually taken a part of their territory. >> i'm sure happening immediately that it should really improve. >> reporter: and at home the

president sacked the heads of the army, navy, and air force and named a new general to lead a multinational force. this journalist says the new army chief has a strong track record. >> translator: he is a general. he is no novice. he is seasoned and has foreign troops, and has handled multinational exercises. >> reporter: this could be his toughest task yet. boko haram fighters blend into the population, use adult hostages as snipers, and child victims as suicide bombers. not a traditional war in any sense. the british prime minister david cameron says sniffer dogs and fence willing be sent to help the french deal with the worsening migrant crisis. thousands have been trying to

break through on the french side trying to get through to england. >> reporter: they got through. migrants cling to the top of a lori has it drives away from the tunnel on the english side of the channel. the disruptions in the tunnel are causing the roads to clog up in england. so the british prime minister is under pressure. >> we're going to take action right across the board, starting with helping the french on their side of the border. we're going to put in more fencing, more resources, more assistance in any way we can in terms of resources. >> reporter: over in calais, the situation is complicated by french ferry workers. they are on strike. they blocked roads into the port. meanwhile more chaotic scenes as migrants

migrants in call lay dashed towards the terminal. it's these kinds of pictures that have alarmed people in britain. the number trying to get in to britain are relatively small given how many are going elsewhere in europe. >> we're seeing a symptom of the fact that the worlds is in the grips of the second refugee crisis since the second word war. a small proportion are risking their lives crossing the mediterranean in search of safety in europe, and a tiny, tiny proportion are trying to reach the u.k. >> reporter: europe's politicians are in a quandary. desperate people deserve compassion, but the politicians answer to their own anxious lek tro troer -- electorates. to hungary where they say

they are facing unprecedented pressure to handle immigrants. they typically start in greece then on to albania, through serbia, in to slovenia, and hungary as well. and hungary is now building a fence. lawrence lee reports from the border. >> reporter: for a blit call block which has been so critical of separation walls elsewhere, the europe yoon union is looking pretty good at closing it's a off. the start of a fence aimed at shutting down access to the e.u. at its border between hungary and serbia. it's a pretty safe bet that almost none of the syrians, iraqis or afghans have any intention of staying in hungary, but for the government that doesn't seem to be the point.

the member states were asked to decide how many refugees they were prepared to resettle, hungary ended up at the bottom of the list. the government said it was prepared to take no people. at the nearest town volunteers offer advice and coffee to those who have got through like these young men who fled syria. they heard of the fence and thought it was an irrelevance. >> he want to find another way. if he goes this way, we'll go around to another way. >> so this fence will not work. >> it will not stop the people because they kill my children or my -- my mother or my wife. i see my wife she killed or somebody kill her, i will not stay there in my country if my government killed this people, i will not stay there, i will go to any country. >> reporter: another bus load arrive. a large group of mostly children

devour the small amount of food these volunteers offer. once the police drop them off they are put alone on to the next train where it's anyone's guess what will become of them. some of them are so young, hungary's lack of interest in them is in total contrast to the amount of money they are spending on the fence. >> the hungarian government is not really willing to help these people. so they are lacking information. and we are trying to provide them what they need, and trying to show a more human attitude towards them than the government does. >> reporter: so does hungary really believe the fence will keep people out? or is it a political gesture to public opinion. while on the ground refugees are sent on their way into europe for another country to deal with. >> every culture of community has its own identity. and we believe that europe's identity goes back to

christianity either as a religion or a cultural identity, and this 234r50d of migrants, is posing a major threat to that. >> reporter: every day the game of cat and mouse goes on. this family tries to hide in a ditch. but when the police arrive they are forced to scatter. will they see each other again? it isn't clear. and all the while the trees come down as the ground is prepared for hungary's great fence. it's simple message to refugees, go somewhere else. one of the world's most complex border disputes is set to end on friday. more than 50,000 stateless people locked between india and bangladesh will finally have a state after the exchange of 162 enclaves. for some it will mean leaving their homes where they have

lived for generations. our correspondent reports from an indian enclave in bangladesh. >> reporter: for most of this man's life walking to work has meant breaking the law. as he passes this innocuous looking pillar, he is entering a foreign country. he is a resident of an indian enclave deep inside bangladesh cut off from delhi and its public services. >> translator: they have no schools in here. so our children can't go to school unless they sneak into bangladesh to study. >> reporter: those inside the enclaves have found themselves unable to leave their villages without becoming illegal immigrants. things can get pretty surreal at the border. for instance, i'm standing inside a bangladeshi enclave that is entirely surrounded by an indian one.

but these anomalies are about to disappear into the past. indian and bangladesh have finally agreed to swap the enclaves and these villagers are gathered here to discuss whether to stay and become bangladeshi citizens or head to india. this is one of almost 1,000 people who are choosing to leave for india. while others are choosing to stay where they are. >> translator: we have a lot of family inside of india, so it will be nice to be reunited with them. and being an enclavist hasn't been easy. there is a lot of still ma attached, so leaving makes sense for me. >> reporter: this is man is one who will stay back, and he and his fellow enclave residents are marking the occasion for lighting candles, one for each

year in limbo. a homeless 9-year-old filipino boy has been flooded from donations from around the world after a photograph of him went viral. but he didn't unique. >> reporter: it was an image of a poor young boy determined to fight for his education. under a dim light of a mcdonald's car park in central philippines, daniel was photographed doing his homework on the pavement. the picture quickly went viral, amassing thoi thousands of shares on social media, donations of cash have pored in for daniel from all over the world. his mother says his future is now secured. but the story is a story that is repeated millions of times over in this country. despite the recent economic gains, the number of children

living in poverty continues to increase. more than 14 million children live in poverty according to government data. that represents more than 40% of all filipino children. and many live in slums like this one. with no access to decent shelter, education or medical care. this woman has five children, like many here, they live in a makeshift tent close to manila's port area. they rummage through garbage daily just to earn a living. she only makes $2 a day, and can only afford to send one child to school. >> translator: it is hard to see my children in this kind of situation. i left the province thinking life will be better here in manila, and now look at this. my children don't deserve this life, but i feel so helpless. >> reporter: poverty forces millions of children to quit school. the country's vulnerability to natural disasters, and the failure to share out the benefits of economic growth are

also expected to worsen their situation in the coming years. the country's population growth is also a problem. a health law to improvement safe sex education, and family planning has been passed, but hasn't yet been implemented. the leaders of the catholic church here are deeply opposed to it. but even when the reforms are brought in, their impact won't be felt for decades. >> the administration is quite unprecedented in the sense that this is the first time in philippine history that we have invested so much money in social services. it's over 30% of the budget goes into social services, and so really, the money that's going into conditional cash transfers is really very large. >> reporter: this woman wonders if families like hers are a forgotten community, too poor to be heard, she says, they are just living on the fringes of

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