thanks for watching. >> at a state level, i can't see any prospects for improving our relationship with turkey. >> vladimir putin launching another verbal attack on turkey over the downing of a russian military jet near the syrian border. you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead, new report examines a vast cache of evidence committed by the syrian government on its own people. the wish government will intensify scrutiny in the u.k.

the story of the street vendor who sparked a revolution in tunisia. we take you live to morocco and that is the scene where there is applause amongst the audience members there, officials that are attending the signing of a unity deal brokered by the united nations when it comes to libya. libya's rival parliaments, warring factions have now met in more row co and a signing ceremony has taken place, that unity deal signed between the two rival parliaments. that's the scene there. we're monitoring all the latest

lines from that signing ceremony. we'll bring it to you on al jazeera. russian president vladimir putin launched a scathing attack on turkey. speaking at an annual news conference, he ruled out reconciliation and accused ankara of shooting down a russian war plane to impress the united states. russia's penalty says that he's ready to improve ties with the u.s. but doesn't have much hope for better relations with turkey after it downed a russian fighter jet. peter sharp joining us from moscow. talk to us more about what vladimir putin had to say when it comes to turkey.

we'll talk about that in a moment, first, let's talk about syria and what he had to say there. >> well, he really answered the question, unspoken question hanging around for a long time, what about president assad, what about his future. he made it very clear that he saw assad staying on, at least for the present. he said that as far as russia was concerned, there should be no attempt by any other country to dictate about who should be running syria. that will be left to the people of syria. left to the people of syria if the collection can be brought around, but assad stays on and that was an important, possibly one of the most important notes of this long news conference. >> when it came to turkey, seems that the frosty relations still very much exist between the two countries. >> yeah, they really do.

i mean, president pot warned that he was planning, well, he warned turkey don't even think about violating the border. he ruled out any chance of making any sort of recompense or getting together and coming to make an agreement with him. he said turkey's not an enemy, but it certainly isn't a friend. >> ok, peter, thank you very much for that update from moscow.

we will take you back now to morocco and just show you live pictures from the scene there, because the delegates from libya's warring factions, warring parties have just now signed a united nations deal to end the conflict and form some sort of unity government. they have been meeting in morocco. they just signed a deal. of course a lot of questions will now arrive over how this will be empleamented. we were listening in earlier to the officials, we did hear from the italian foreign minister

speaking. the qatari foreign minister, as well. we heard from the u.n. envoy, of course, who has spearheaded putting this deal in place over the past month or so, and they were all speaking, calling on stability, calling on bringing about peace to the country when it comes to libya and finding some sort of consensus when it comes to the politics of the country, so it appears the signing still going on in morocco being signed to applause of the audience members who have been attending that ceremony. >> moving on. tens of thousands of photos from syria are being put forward as

evidence of crimes of humanity committed by president assad's regime. a human rights organization said it verified the pictures smuggled out of syria last year. just a warning, you may find some of what we're talking about disturbing. human rights watch said the photos document the death of some 6,700 people in syrian prisons over several years. they died in government covered in five detention centers and in two military hospitals around damascus. this one of their case studies, a 14-year-old taken into custody by a syrian intelligence officer who found an anti assad song on his cell phone. his family spent years searching for him. they found his picture aamongst the photos. we've blurred his face out of respect for his family. >> it was him. it was ahmed with a number. they put a number on him.

ahmed was a soul and he became a number. >> human rights watch showed the images to forensic path alongists and said people were starved, tortured on a massive scale. president assad dismissed them as all allegations without evidence and said they could have come from anywhere. >> the british government said it will intensify scrutiny of muslim brotherhood members in the u.k. the group was founded in egypt but now is banned there. prime david cameron said investigation concluded that membership of the group could be a possible indicator or extremism. lawyers for the group say it's unwarranted and that it will be challenged in british court. in a statement, they say the muslim brotherhood openly engaged with the british government review and it is a travesty that was not

reciprocate. it is more important now than ever for a western government to support those groups and organizations in the middle east that support promote and engage in the democratic pros. we remain concerned that there may be errors or misconception it is in the report given what we now know of the influence of governments hostile to the muslim brotherhood on this review. >> on this day five years ago, events were set in motion that would change the middle east and north africa forever. december 17 was the beginning of what was soon called the arab spring. it led to anti-government protests, revolutions and war. it all started with one man, a man who had had enough, he was a street vendor selling fruit in a small town in tunisia. he set himself on fire in protest against overbearing officials. we have his story. >> he says his cousin was trying to sell his fruit and vegetables

but the police kept moving him on. he didn't have a permit, but there were no jobs and his family relied on his income, so he had to take the risk. >> the police decided to confiscate his cart and scales. when he went to the municipality to meet the governor, he was turned away. they refused to speak to him. >> muhammed's goal in life was simple, to earn enough money to get married and to help his family, but the constant police harassment, corruption and poverty prevented him from achieving his ambitions. >> perhaps he felt humiliated after a police woman slapped him or hopeless about the future. whatever his reasons, muhammed zipped he wanted to die right outside the offices of the officials who treated him so badly. his friend was close by. >> he set himself on fire because he felt discriminated

against. i was in front of the municipality building. i saw him on fire. i say people surround him and try to put the flames out. it was a painful scene. >> he felt lonely. he was suffering a lot of the time and had many problems. no one was there to listen to his concerns and worries. >> his friends and family took to the streets. he was the first to upload their videos on facebook. >> we were able to raise logans like employment is our right and you gang of thieves. we spoke out against the injustice and muhammed fate. that was the beginning. >> within weeks, there were protests across tunisia. muhammed's polite resonated with so many people because they also suffered some of the same

frustrations. after being in hospital, he died. ten days later, the president fled the country. >> i remember how things were straight after the revolution. people stood together. unfortunately, politicians make promises and failed to keep them. we're asking for more national unity. we hope our region gets its share of development and the state reaches out to people here. >> people here are tired of the slow pace of change since the revolution. many here say that life is more difficult now. the death of muhammed did give tunisians the freedom and dignity that eluded this young man all of his life. al jazeera, tunisia. still to come on the program, the u.n.'s top human rights body calls an urgent session on the escalating violence in burundi. the secretary general warn the country's on the brink of a civil war. >> we meet women in ethiopia trying to escape the life of

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>> the top stories on al jazeera can be delegates from rival parliaments in libya signed a crucial deal to form a unity government. the accord he is sponsored by the united nation aimed at ending years of chaos and violence. russia's president is ready to improve ties with the u.s. but in his annual news conference in moscow, vladimir putin said he doesn't have much hope for better relations with turkey after it shot down a

russian war plane. the british government said ill will intensify of muslim brotherhood members in the u.k. thinking membership in the group could lead a extremism. u.n. human rights body is meeting in an urgent session on violence in burundi, leading diplomatic efforts to send an expedition of experts and start an investigation into the central african country. earlier, the u.n. as h secretary general warned burundi is on the brink of civil war. >> human rights violations in burundi have continued to escalate and there is a growing alarming risk of region liesation of this crisis. we have documented 312 killings since public demonstrations against a possible third presidential term began,

including 19 children. >> our correspondent has more from burundi's capital, bujumbura. >> part of an international chorus for urgent action in burundi, mr. ban ki-moon called events of the last few days where people were killed on the streets of bujumbura the capital as chill and said there was need for urgent talks between the government and its opponents. he is sending his official advisor to come and talk to the president and his opponents, all opposed to him having a third term in office. now there are also plans for the deployment of u.n. peacekeepers,

something the burundian government has outright rejected. those advocating for the the deployment of foreign peacekeepers in burundi he says have ulterior motives. they are carrying out security operations in bujumbura and also other areas of the country. anti-government protests in tunisia led to revolution and war. we look back at the extraordinary series of events that have changed the region forever. >> the arab spring began here in tunisia in december, 2010. within days, and the weeks, the people of egypt, yemen, syria, and libya raised their voices in protest, too. they called for economic reforms, for long term rulers to go and for democracy to be embraced. the ripple effect of that

dissent was felt across the middle east in north africa. few countries were immune, but the speed of change in these five countries was breathtaking. 23 years in power but only a month of protests and the president of tunisia resigns. 18 days of protests in egypt's president of 30 years, hosni mubarek steps down. eight months into conflict in libya and its leader of 42 years, muammar gaddafi was captured and killed. by february, 2012, the 33 year rule of yemen's president al saleh is officially over. syria's president bashar al assad is still in power, but his defense of his right to rule has drawn syria into almost five years of a brutal civil war. of these five countries, only one, tunisia, has managed a relatively smooth transition to democracy. the same country where five years ago, the arab spring

began. >> al jazeera has spoken to people across the middle east of the impact of the tunisian revolution and what it has meant to them. >> the revolution in tunisia is considered the gateway to the arab spring, laying the foundation to other revolutions in the middle east and arab world. in inspired people of the necessity to change, rise and rid themselves of dictators who held the reins of power for a long time. it was followed by the egyptian revolution, then us here in yemen. >> this was put up in freedom square in 2011 when the yemeni revolution started. this is living proof that the yemenis revolution was inspired by the tunisian one. >> this awakened the arab people

reeling for decades under oppression and poverty. he was just one oppressed citizen. arab spring revolutions will continue as is the case here in yemen. >> the tunisian revolution came as a shock to us and served as a dream for our youth. we did not expect the regime to be toppled within days. we were overwhelmed with joy and delight. we did not expect it would be a source of inspiration for us in egypt. >> the arab spring was necessary because the arab people were choking. the leader's real side was revealed, everything was a lion top of lie. it was important for revolutions to take place so arabs can defend honor and freedom so we are not marginalized. the consequence in regards to syria, it did not have an affect. there is a difference at the beginning of the revolution here, there was suppression from the army and police. in syria, we of course are going to rise up. we are not going to wait for

tunisia. when the time is right, we rose up, thank god. >> let's take you back to morocco, just show you the scene there from there, because libya's rival factions have enough signed a long delayed u.n. deal that is aimed at ending the unrest in the country. that is the scene from morocco. this is a u.n. backed deal and we understand that representatives from both rival parliaments as well as local council and political parties were in that town in morocco to sign the deal, and just to let you know that for many years after the fall of muammar gaddafi in libya, the country has gone through unrest and now we understand there is also a presence of isil there, two rival governments, there was a self declared one in tripoli and nationally recognized one in the

east. this deal, this u.n. backed deal, officials are hoping that it will bring some sort of unity to not only the rifle governments, but also to the country and its people. >> china cutting commercial ties with businesses selling weapon to say taiwan, the decision comes after a $1.8 billion arms deal between the u.s. and taiwan. the chinese government says it staunchly opposes the deal for two worships amphibious assault vehicles and missiles and summoned america's top diplomatic in china to explain that deal. well, it has been a while since a u.s. diplomat was summoned for a stern rebuke, but on this occasion, not the ambassador was summoned, suggesting this was an orange as opposed to red alert. the diplomat was told china rewarded what the united states

had done as something that threatened china's sovereignty and security interests around warned of retaliation, possibly sanctions against the that defense contractors. china regards taiwan as a breakaway province that will one day rush to the morland. this comes as a time of heightened tension in the south china sea where china has been building islands, something that concerns washington. of course next month, we have presidential elections in taiwan and at the moment, opinion polls show that the pro independence candidate is in the lead. all this comes at a time of warming relations between taiwan and china. the leaders of taiwan and china met in singapore, but this latest row over the sale of arms to taiwan from the united states is a reminder that this relationship is both fractious and complicated.

u.s. markets open after interest rates were raised for the first time in a decade. we are joined from the new york stock exchange with that kristin, if you can hear us, markets opening with the starting bell, kristin? >> sorry, i lost you for a second there. please go ahead. >> markets just about to hope with that starting bell, and wall street seems to like this decision perhaps of the interest rate rise as significant. >> yes, well this rate increase signals the end of an era of incredible intervention by the federal reserve to try to stimulate the economy in the wake of the great recession. almost a decade ago was the last time interest rights were raised. you can see the reaction in the headlines in the new york papers here, closing a chapter of u.s.

recovery, fed raises rates shows confidence in the economy this move, "the new york times" said. the wall street journal probably the paper most here read says that relieved investors send stocks soaring, turn gaze global. this move was widely anticipated. the markets did not miss a beat yesterday when the announcement was made. as i said, it was widely expected that the fed would do this. it was predicted for months at a time. that's nots to investors don't have concerns about the economy going forward, the stronger dollar making american exports for expensive. that is a concern going forward. exports have already been suffering in this economy, commodity prices remain low, oil and so on. there are other areas of strength in the economy. we heard fed chair say yesterday that while the recovery may not be complete, the fact that the job market is strong is giving

them confidence to move forward, and we expect the stock market to respond in kind again when it opens minutes from now. >> kristin, thank you. in ethiopia, tens of thousands of underage are being driven to a life of prostitution. help is difficult to find, but a new community project trying to change that. we have this report from addis ababa. >> she describes how she was around 13 years old when she started working as a prostitute. that was 15 years ago. her voice will be broadcast on a radio program reaching out to prostitutes across addis ababa. she describes how she was made pregnant at 14, forced to give her baby away to a stranger.

she couldn't afford to raise her and she hasn't seen her six. the radio program is run by an association set up by former prostitutes and mainly funded by an organization in the netherlands. >> the church of course said this work is a sin, that the women have no choice because of poverty. the fact is many people use prostitutes and these women have no money. >> around 80 women come here every day to take class in hair dressing and sewing, training that it's hoped will pave the way towards a better life. a deal with the local bank helps them to put aside modest startup savings. ethiopia is a deeply conservative society. many of the women say they battle social stigma made harder when the role of religion in society is so strong. >> after each program, i get calls from women listeners, some saying that the program persuaded them not to work as

prostitutes. >> ethiopia has made impressive economic gains in recent years, averaging around double digit growth over the last decade. it remains one of the poorest countries in the world and experts tell you that poverty remains the root cause, forcing women into prostitution in this country today. >> living with h.i.v. for five years now, she said been unable to change her life and still works as a prostitute. every night, thousands of women work the streets and bars in some neighborhoods of addis ababa. her voice reaches out to them across the airwaves, a warning to women like her who have so little choice. chars stratford, al jazeera,ed a

disaba ba. >> you can watch the report on aljazeera.com. you can also see the other stories we're covering for you on al jazeera. you'll find it all at aljazeera.com. new developments in the san bernardino investigation, a friend of the couple that cord out the attack could face charges. one district prompted to keep students home after a threat. my reaction is how? how with all the testimony apartment evidence, how? >> mistrial, prosecutors in the case of a baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray will have to try again after jurors failed to reach a verdict.