experts warn mosquitos are likely to spread the zika virus throughout the americas putting more babies at risk. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, as the refugees keep arriving, european ministers push for greece to be shut out of the e.u.s free travel zone. first stopity lee as iran's president embarks on a tour to drum up business in europe. a cold snap across east asia

kills at least 65 people in taiwan. health experts are warning that the zika virus which is thought to be linked to brain damage in babies is likely to spread to almost every country in the americas. the mosquito born virus has already been found in 21 countries since it appeared in bradz illast may. the only exception in region is chile and canada. symptoms include mild fever, rashes and headaches. >> the explosive spread of zika virus to new geographical areas with little population immunity is another cause for concern, especially given the possible link between infection during pregnancy and babies born with small heads al jazeera's john holman has

more from mexico city from the threat of this virus >> reporter: this all started last may with brazil's first case of the zika virus. it was thought to be a relatively minor disease. that was until authorities discovered that there had been a surge in the cases of microcephaly affecting the babies in that country. microcephaly is a very serious condition which means that babies have smaller heads and smaller brains and don't develop as they should do. brazilian authorities think there is a link between microcephaly and the zika virus. that link hasn't been conclusively proven yet, but it has still been enough for countries in the region to take the extraordinary step to advise women not to get pregnant at this time. most countries including el salvador and colombia. the world health organisation has also just come out and said that this is now affecting the

zika virus, 21 countries and territories in the americas and they think it will spread to every country in the region apart from canada and chile who don't have the type of mosquito that brings the virus with them. here in mexico officials are carrying out fumigation of public spaces and houses and i ask an official what can be done to stop it spreading further? >> you won't stop it. we haven't able to stop other conditions, so what we have to do is go against the breeding places of the mosquitoes and avoid being bitten by them. how? using long sleeve, pants and repellents. >> reporter: the big worry is about the olympic games that are going to be held in brazil this

summer a tense meeting in amsterdam, a number of ue ministers calling for greek to be held out of schengen zone. greece has hit back accusing them of lies. the schengen zone is formed of 26 countries which agreed on a common visa policy making it easier for people to move around within europe. since the refugee crisis began, six of those countries have put emergency border controls in place and these are in force until may. germany, austria, sweden and denmark have asked the e.u. executive to prepare for the extension of those controls for up to two years. from the german sit of pasu our correspondent reports. -- passau

>> reporter: the free movement across europe is domesticing a stop. on the austrian border german police have been controlling rivals since september. this is not what the schengen zone was meant to look like. as the refugees crisis continues, this is what is happening. talks were held again on how to manage the flow of refugees and migrants. some governments increasingly frustrated with greece, which they say has failed to control its borders with turkey, are now talking openly of suspending it from the schengen zone >> translation: i believe if it is not possible to protect the borders, then the schengen border will move towards central europe. greece must strengthen its forces and accept help. >> reporter: the greeks say they have carried an unfair burden on behalf of the rest of europe. it is a blame game being played

across a fractured continent. all the while refugees keep on coming. these people, mainly syrians and afghans, are being processed in austria before crossing into germ, automatic ages, all hope to start a-- all ages, all hope to start a new life from where they were born. finally, they arrive in southern germany, the last country they hope in their long journey. the german authorities say that between 2 and 3,000 refugees and migrants are riving every single day and this is the middle of winter. everyone expects that the numbers will increase when the weather weather gets warm again. they're in a race against time to control their borders and preserve its unity. they wait to find out where in germany they will be sent while waiting for asylum claims are

considered a 22-year-old woman working at a refugee center for young people in sweden has died after being stabbed. the news agency says a 15 year old male resident has been arrested a mural by the british graffiti artist banksy has appeared that shows an image engulfed by tear gas and the bar code links to youtube footage. there is other work showing thousands of refugees who want to enter britain has appeared. new talks aimed at ending the almost five-year long war in syria will start on friday. they were expected to begin earlier, but were immediately up

by dispute over who should represent the opposition. the man charged with overseeing them says the invites will go out to tuesday. the talks themselves could last six months. james bays has more from geneva. >> reporter: the delayed talks are now due to start on friday, but still the controversy is over who will represent the opposition. the u.n. special envoy says the decision in the end is his and he will send outlet invitations. he says his agenda will be based on the u.n. security council resolution passed at the end of december but he says he knows which issues should be discussed first. >> the agenda will be already set up, is the governance, revolution about the new governance and new constitution and new elections. the first priority will be the focus of the talks of what most

syrians, if not all, want to hear. the possibility of a broad ceasefire and the possibility of stopping the threat of violence and, therefore, an increased humanitarian aid. i will give it now to al jazeera, thank you. >> reporter: the most important question here, clearly you're not going to read us a list of who you are going to invite, but you are going to be shuttling between the different delegations, how many rooms will you be shuttling between? >> the issue about the rooms and delegations will be part exactly of the creativity of these proximity talks. you will see it yourself because there will be, in my opinion, awe lot of shuttling because there are different ones, others

women and others who deserve to be be heard. they will be meeting me and my colleagues. those we will go assigning facilitators or negotiators. you could have a lot of simultaneous meetings taking place >> reporter: a great deal of activity here in the u.n.'s european headquarters in a number of different rooms simultaneously starting on friday, but that, of course, is if the talks start on friday and that depends whether the main fighting groups, those on the so-called riyadh list decide to attend the e.u.'s law enforcement agency is warning that i.s.i.l. is planning a large scale attack on europe. europol's released a video showing i.s.i.l. fighters. >> translation: we will never

be impressed by these, these publications which magnify our receival, my resolve to protect the french, but also to continue attacking this organization that threatens and kills our children. this is the reason we have decided to intensify our taxss on the opposition business deals worth up to 18 billion dollars are being signed. >> reporter: the iranian delegation including around 100 business leaders dashes through the streets of rome towards the italian presidency. this is the first official trip to europe since international sanctions against iran were lifted a week ago. he chose to make rome rather than paris his first

designation. italian companies have fought off fierce competition to clinch contracts with iran. these are among the first deals to be signed, an indication of the longstanding cooperation between italy and iran. >> translation: we have gone through difficult tense times, the past sheds light on the times that both our people have struggled but we have learned to recognise each other to have dialogue, respect and peace between our people. i'm sure we share these sentiments to the iranian president. >> reporter: iran has about 100 billion dollars in frozen assets which it will now be able to access. it plans to buy more than 160 european plains, mainly from airbus, and it is to sign deals worth up to 18 billion dollars largely with italian energy and

steel firms. >> reporter: the european union and the u.s. have a number of issues with iran, notably in the field of human rights and also its support for hezbollah. they have come to the conclusion that there is more to be gained from engage withing iran than isolating it-- with iranian than isolating it. they need equipment and start of the equipment from the west especially in the oil and gas sector where iran is already ramping up production. there is also a huge appetite for consumer goods, including designer brands. in return the west hopes iran will contribute positively to reducing tensions and conflict in the region. >> being an e.u. member, a member of nato, an ally, can have intense dialogue with russia and iran which is crucial

for any issue in the middle east, both in syria and libya >> reporter: the visit continues on tuesday when he heads to the vatican to meet pope francis you're watching al jazeera. still to come, three dead as some egyptians defy a crackdown to protest on the fifth anniversary of the revolution that ousted mubarak. >> reporter: i'm here where quake survivors are now facing a very cold winter often with snow storms. storms.

>> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look.

welcome back. a reminder of the top stories. the world health organisation is warning that the zika virus which is thought to be linked to babies being born with brain damage is likely to spread to almost every country in the americas. ministers are pushing for greece to be shut out of the e.u.'s free travel zone as they're not going enough to stem the influx of refugees. the special envoy to syria say delayed talks will start on friday. the indirect negotiations have been pushed back after disagreements over who will take part. three people have reportedly been killed in clashes with egyptian security forces during protests near the capital. despite a massive security crackdown there has been demonstrations around eep jipt

to mark five years since ousting president mubarak. security forces are said to have uft tear gas and gas bombs to disburse protesters. the revolution in 2011 was driven by egypts young people but five years on many feel betrayed by the outcome. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a new dawn as millions of egyptians came together. people from all faiths, backgrounds and ages united in the call for change. nearly 50% of egypt's population is less than 24 years old, so the youth were the driving force of the revolution. even opposing football fans joined the protests. it started with a technical savvy generation that galvanised crowds through social media and mobile phones

>> the youth were the leaders of what were happening. we were not really into politics, so we didn't really care or know much about politics, who is right or left wing we just knew it was wrong and we had to to speak up and that is what happened. >> reporter: it was a period of demanding political freedom. it was much later that organized groups and political forces joined the protesters. all calling for an end to decades of injustice. in the 18 days it took to force mubarak to step down, hundreds of protesters were killed. since then an elected government has been replaced by the military and new stricter laws restrict dissent and protest. many are in exile or in jail. some female the outrage which fuelled the revolution also deflated it >> the same tool that united us to topple dictators eventually tore us apart.

>> reporter: people like noble peace winner and former president are living outside the country. a prominent blogger has been jailed for five years for violating row test laws. despite feeling betrayed, this man says he also has a sense of accomplishment. >> we always blame the previous generation, how they never really moved up to what is going on, they never talked about the corruption, about the mubarak regime and all of that. i think there will be a revolution happening within the next maybe five years. that will happen. >> reporter: five years on a bloodstained chapter in egypt's history continues to over shadow what many egyptians saw as the people's revolution four suicide bombers have attacked a town in cameroon's

far north region killing 28 people and injuring 65. two of them struck a market where two female suicide bombers blue themselves up in december. no-one has claimed responsibility for this latest attack. save the children is warning that ethiopia is facing its worst draught in 50 years. the charity says more than ten million people are in need of food aid. drought conditions were triggered by the el nino weather phenomenon last june. it is being discussed in the african union summit. south sudan's rebel leaders says a deal to form a unity government has collapsed. it is said that is because the president wants to nearly triple the number of states in south sudan and to appoint their governors. that runs counter to their power deal under which he was set to take his position as vice president. the u.s. security council has approved a mission to see

disarmament. the government have asked for help in monitoring and verifying rebel disarmaameant. it would end the longest war which has killed 220 and displaced millions since 1964. malaysia police say they've arrested even people suspected of supporting i.s.i.l. the announcement was made on the first day of the summit on radicalization and extremism. the prime minister delivered the opening address in the capital. >> the best way to uphold-- civil liberties is to ensure the safety of the nation. this is therefore very real. my government takes it very seriously a cold snap has swept across

east asia killing at least 85 people in taiwan and causing major disruption. temperatures in northern china have dropped to minus 40. there is travel chaos in japan after a cold front dumped heavy snow across the country. snow storms and plummeting temperatures are making life's miserable for survivors of the earthquake in nepal last year. >> reporter: here the weather is unpredictable. this tented village is near what was the epicenter of the earthquake that took the lives of around 9,000 people last april. the entire village of laprak had to be moved one thousand metres up hill onto this plot of government land. it was a red certificate status. meaning it was in danger of being swept away by land slides. snow storms over the last two weeks have brought biting cold

and made the lives of obviously aengers miserable. -- villagers. this woman worries about her five month old daughter. >> translation: i can't sleep at night because my feet get really cold. some nights i have to keep massaging my feet to keep them warm. we may just die this winter. >> reporter: the walls of this shelter are just tarp. there is nothing to shield those inside from the bitter cold. she sleeps with her daughter on this bed and this is where she will sleep. it feels quite damp. as you can see there is a plank that separates the grounds from the mattress and if you put your hands beneath this mattress, it becomes wet. as night falls people huddle besides fires and desperately rub on oil in an attempt to warm themselves up. she is scared that her daughter catches pneumonia. many people, including children,

have been getting sick. the morning brings the sun and the snow and the ice start melting. villagers are choosing between the cold and the risk of land slides. >> translation: just last week the government gave the final nod to allow us to relocate on this land. if they had given approval months ago, we would have built warmer houses. some are staying in the ruins at the old village >> reporter: billions of dollars have been pledged to rebuild the country, but there have been delays in deciding what land is available to relocate families away from risky areas and reconstruction than hasn't started yet. many here told us that they want government officials responsible for reconstruction to come and experience the cold. perhaps then, they say, they will be series about rebuilding their lives in the u.s. a big clean up

is underway across the east coast after a massive snow storm there. millions of commuters have struggled to get into work and school. thousands of flights have also been cancelled. federal officers in the nation's-- offices will remain closed on monday. the president of sri lanka has not loid an issue to be investigationed. it comes as an internal task force searches for answers. a report on the 25 year conflict still casts a cloud over many in sri lanka. >> reporter: it is a recently appointed investigating team, tasked with finding out what happened during the civil war in sri lanka for many still an open wound. they toured the villages in the north and east of the country once the stronghold of the tam

il tie angers also known as llte-- tigeres >> some people are reluctant. you see there is long period and during this period maybe army people or ltd, most of these are normal. >> reporter: the commission was appointed by the previous government but the fact finding mission started only five months ago. >> reporter: there is still about 14,000 cases that have not been looked into at all and that's because it is such a time consuming process. what makes it even more difficult is that some of the complaints go back to the beginning of the war so as early as 1983. it is the last stage of the conflict that could be the most embarrassing for the government. the sri lanka military allegedly killed thousands of tam ils when it fired into an area where it says the tam il fighters were using civilians as human

shields. sri lanka goes through a probe into what happened. in an interview with al jazeera the president now rejects any foreign involvement. >> translation: we will always act in accordance with the sovereign ultimately of our country and the constitution. for this work we can get foreign technology in certain areas but we do not need outsiders. we have an unbiassed independent judiciary in this country. >> reporter: but the report by the presidential commission has raised the possibility that war crimes and krams against humanitarian-- crimes against humanitarian were committed by both the tam il fighters and fighters in the sri lankan army against tam il civilians >> crimes that are set out has to be investigated. not that we admit it was committed. it should be investigated >> reporter: thousands of tam

ils are still missing. this woman laf saw her husband in 2006. he had gone out to the market and never returned. >> translation: people told me that he was caught at the check point, but when we asked, they said he was released. others said they saw two bodies on that day. so much time has gone by. i don't think anyone will have a solution, but i can't give up. >> reporter: for those still hoping to find out what happened to their loved ones, the political debate is yet another object stack em. for them-- obstacle. to them only on closure will bring the end of their pain. they wonder if that will ever come you can see the full interview with the president on saturday. a man died, henry was just 48 kilometers from the ends of his

almost 16 hundred kilometer journey when he sent out a distress call after suffering exhaustion and dehydration. he died of organ failure. much more news on our website at aljazeera.com. >> for millions it is a simple act, but for me it is often a game of chance. one wrong bite and my immune system goes haywire. for me, a peanut becomes an extreme threat. my heart races. my skin erupts. my stomach is under seige. i am sick, and i am in trouble, but i'm not alone. >> you have fiin