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why the artwork is said to make the chinese ambassador explode with rage starting inside syria, new refugee camps are built there. thousands are about to flee the fighting or have fled the fighting. government forces are lock the in cell. the prime minister says they'll be allowed to cross when necessary. he and the counsellor committed to an effort to stop the onslaught on aleppo. angela merkel critical of russia, saying that she's not just appalled, but horrified by

the air strikes in syria. we understand that 33 people died. their boats sinking while they tried to cross from turkey to greece. more of that in a moment after this report from zeina khodr. >> reporter: there is a fuel shortage in syria. so the people living in the opposition-controlled aleppo city begin to ration. they are preparing for the possibility of a siege. supply lines have been disrupted by the government offensive. fuel is needed in a city without electricity, and the city that relies on pumping wells for water. >> translation: there has been a rise in the price of basic goods because roads are cut, merchants are profiting. most of the supplies are coming from the western countryside. our supplies are low, we don't have enough. we have enough for a few days. >> reporter: it's not known how many of the 300,000 in the east

have left. there are those two poor to pay for a ride out. a siege in a city devastated by years of war would just cause more suffering. >> the syrian government and allies have not managed to lay siege to the aleppo city. the only road leading into the neighbourhoods has come under airstrikes. russian air power allowed the government to advance towards the border with turkey. they have expanded their control, entering town after town as they try to reach the main rebel stronghold, 25km from the border. the rebels have been fighting back. on many fronts they had to withdraw because of heavy aerial bombardment. people are concerned. they have started to leave the main place of refuge for those displaced by the recent offensive. it is o 10 minute drive to the

border. there are those that have not lost hope. activists return to the streets from where the activists began. >> we are calling on commanders and united aleppo. else we tell them that the people will remove them from power they also had another message. [ chanting ] >> reporter: the people of syria don't want bashar al-assad, they chanted. it was a clear message from the heartland of the opposition, that winning on the battlefield will not lead to peace turkey and germany are working on a diplomatic initiative to stop the onslaught on aleppo. tens of thousands of syrians are fleeing for their lives. they have been held near the border with turkey. they can't get out. what happens to them, and millions more refugees were the focus of talks between the

german chancellor and turkish prime minister in ankara stephanie dekker has more from the border with syria the german chancellor came here with a clear message for turkey. stem the flow into europe. turkey is not expected to do it alone. >> translation: if the legal means are reduced or stopped we have to find legal means for burden sharing, a way to define a common task. >> reporter: how it will be done is unclear. in a joint conference with german minister, they said they will start with human trafficking rings smuggling refugees from turkey to greece. news came 30 syrians died trying to make that crossing. inside syria, a growing humanitarian crisis close to the turkey border. tens of thousands are fleeing after the fight by syrian

government to take back the city of aleppo. the border is closed. the government is building tents for the growing number of syrians waiting a short while away. the injured are allowed in. >> translation: i swear i saw people sleeping on the roads. hungry. there's no food, nothing at all. >> reporter: turkey says it will allow them in if necessary and is providing for them where they are. it was highlighted by the prime minister recep tayyip erdogan, but there is a bigger issue to be addressed. >> translation: we will stand by our syrian brothers, not in the face of a massacre. these attacks on aleppo must stop immediately. >> reporter: turkey hosts 2.5 million of refugees, and controls the influx by keep g the border shut. talk on how to end the matter my be fruitless. as violence in syria escalates, thousands of people will have no choice but to leave

united nations investigators describing syrian detention facilities as amounting to a state policy of extermination. inquiries found the syrians in custody are dying on a massive scale and foundest that the armed groups have committed war crimes. kristen saloomey has more, and the story starts with disturbing images of people who have died. >> reporter: these images of scorched bodies, amputations are not new. nor are the accusations that government forces are to blame. trials against humanity have been taking place systematically in syrian detention facilities, amounting to war crimes. >> the mass scale of deaths suggests that the government of syria is responsible as a crime against humanity. because the deaths are brought

about in pursuance of a state policy to attack the civilian population. >> the report is based on documentary evidence and interviews with more than 600 people. people like this, arrested along with his father after taking part in anti-government demonstrations in 2011. >> because i was not giving them enough information, i was not giving them any demification to use, they -- information to use, they brought me to a room. my father was in front of me. he was on the ground. they start to torture him in front of me. and the guy was hitting my father. >> the president's representatives denied wrong doing in the past. the inrur ambassador -- the u.n. ambassador did not respond. armed groups are accused of

atrocities, as when al nusra took over a base and executed government soldiers captured alive. >> in the armed opposition and extremist group side they found that people had died in those groups custody. there was not the same evidence that it was widespread and systematic the authors of the report are calling on the u.n. security council to impose sanctions on the government officials behind the policies, but they have stopped short of naming names. russia blocked punitive action against the bashar al-assad government in the past. defending its right to protect itself from terrorist groups, making action here in the future unlikely the united states and saudi arabia say that they are going to push for immediate ceasefire in syria, and international talks to be held this week. the saudi foreign minister saying his country is ready to work with america to bring about a solution to various conflicts in the middle east.

>> we have tremendous stake in stability and peace and security in the region we have a stake in controlling the problems before they consume all of us. we are concerned to work with allies in the yeas and the world. whether it's in the war on terrorism. and beginning a transition in syria. peace between israelis and palestinians. the region is showing many challenges and is important to the region and the world. >> canada said it will pull out all from its coalition bombing in iraq and syria, in two weeks time. the prime minister said air strikes were not effective in the long term.

>> it is important to understand while air strike operations can be useful to achieve short-term gains, they do not achieve long-term stability for community. forces will allocate more resources to train iraqi forces. we'll support and empower local forces to take their fight to i.s.i.l., so kilometer by kilometer they can reclaim their homes, land and future. . >> rescuers are managing to pull survivors out of the rubble of the earthquake, and it brought down, in one case, a 17 story building, and from that an 8-year-old girl and woman believed to be her aunt were pulled alive from the rubble.

more than 60 hours from the earthquake, numbers could rise as they are buried. bribe is in the city where trs been a grim start to the new year. >> reporter: a short distance from the collapsed building, this temple is busier than usual. new year worshippers join the volunteers that come to this part of taiwan to help in the rescue. >> translation: the earthquake made us fearful. we are still afraid. >> we pray to the gods for those that are still trapped inside. >> reporter: this tragedy overshadowed the lunar new year for many in taiwan, but may have stirred others to join the communal effort, doing what they can, even offering up prayers in the hope more life could be saved

in the grounds of the temple some of the volunteer groups and charities made their base. this man came from central taiwan, with his rescue team. on his first mission he helped to save a life. >> translation: although we can't be with our families, if we saved someone's life, it's worthwhile. >> reporter: at the apartment complex that collapsed saturday, trapping hundreds inside. rescuers find survivors. time is running out. rescuers have to decide whether to bring in heavy lifting gear to reach anybody trapped below the rubble. the danger is causing further collapse, that might endanger life. for relatives of those inside, it may be their only hope you're watching al jazeera, coming up in a moment - the war

of independence. voters not tied to a major party could decide the u.s. presidential election. we are live in new hampshire ahead of tuesday's vote. and what happened to the cat? a big one. turned up at a school, uninvited.

>> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. the headlines - german chancellor angela merkel says her government was not just appalled, but horrified. the suffering caused by russian air strikes in syria. that bombboredment drove 30,000

syrians to the border with turkey. at least 33 refugees lost their lives after the boat in which they travelled sank on the way to greece from turkey some people, including an 8-year-old girl have been rescued from an apartment block that collapsed in saturday's earthquake in taiwan. >> in the u.s. it's moved to new hampshire. voters will choose their preferred candidates, republican or democrat, on tuesday. through to alan fisher in dery, that is in new hampshire. 50 states makes up the u.s.a. this is just number two. is anything going to be decided this early on, or will we see something giving us an idea where it will go? >> they start to whiting down the candidates, we saw it in

iowa, when three candidates dropped out. the same will happen in new hampshire. that is what the state prides itself on, it vets the candidates, even though it looks like the rest of america. that's why you have event in town halls across the state. what you are likely to see is bernie sanders with a lead of 20 points. hillary clinton, if she can close it to 10 or 15, it will be a big win for her. in a state she won 8 years ago, saving her campaign. on the side, donald trump is in the lead with 20 points over ted cruz. the issue with the polls in new hampshire is that things change quickly. there are a lot of independence and on election day they can decide which party they want to vote for or the candidate they want to support. a person who will support bernie sanders is here now. logan came 60km, we think, in snow to watch bernie sanders.

tomorrow will be the first vote. you turned 18 in october. why bernie sanders? >> i like him, he's a nice guy and talks to people of my generation about the problems that we face today. >> reporter: how can he make the connection? he's 74, you are 18. he's a little older than you. what's the connection? i don't know, i think it comes from when he was young and the things that he did when he was our age. so... >> reporter: what are the things that concern you, what do you want to see accessed from the next president. >> he needs to fix the global problems with the rest of the world, and the problems inside the country too, like the racial divide and stuff like that. >> you see him as the ideal candidate, you looked at the others, and he'll get your support? >> yes. >> how many from your school feel the same way. >> a good portion of the school

support him. >> reporter: interestingly in your family, it's not the same case, who will not vote for bernie sanders? >> my mum. >> who will she vote for? >> she's a cruz fan. >> reporter: that's a big difference. >> a little bit. >> reporter: are you trying to work on her or convince her to look at other candidates. >> a little bit. it's an uphill battle. >> reporter: i know you want to the join your family. thank you for joining us, particularly as you spent a long time in the car. it will be an interesting deal. we know the candidates are campaigning for as long as they can, expecting as many people. we expect a full house. you see that they are practicing the cheers and chants, and do that in every place. it will be after 9 o'clock on tuesday that they'll get the first results and indications of who new hampshire favors. we'll be there, and you too.

thank you alan fisher, indeed. a full coverage of that on al jazeera now to mali, south africa, the u.n. mission considered the most dangerous in the world. international troops try to bring stability after years of conflict. last week a group linked to al-qaeda attacked a post in timbuktu. a colleaguened unt patrol with peacekeepers operating under threat of attack. >> >> reporter: the sun falls on timbuktu and the night shift starts. we were given access to the united nations blue helmet patrol police. this group came under attack when al-qaeda exploded a car bomb outside a base. the u.n. provided support. to their counterparts. >> translation: when the residents report suspicious behaviour they call us to verify what is going on. >> reporter: the city is in

permanent lockdown. no vehicles allowed in or out after 6:30 in the evening. there are constant power outages, normally this is a mosque, we can't see anything. there are no lights. they are still patrolling for a short block. they are scared to do this when there's no electricity the u.n.'s mission in maui has around 10,000 soldiers and is helping to stablilize the country after a fight for independence in the north. the mission is one of the most dangerous in the world. 60 of its soldiers have been killed since the creation in 2013. >> it's a dangerous zone to operate. we are fully equipped, we have good equipment. good training and so on. >> reporter: the swedish contingent in charge of intelligence replaced some of the risky human recognisance operations with drones. timbuktu's glorious days of

gold markets and merchant caravans are gone. the city faces armed groups. hotels are empty, and police say a third of the population is armed. the men returned to the city after a peace deal was signed between the government and rebels. al-qaeda-linked groups will not be part of the deal. >> if there's no development, there won't be peace what will the young men with kalashnikovs do. they can't eat sand. there's nothing but sand in the desert. >> reporter: blue helmets police commander says she is aware that the u.n. mission is a target. >> translation: we say hello and explain what we are doing and ask if they need anything, and get their feedback. >> reporter: the u.n. mandate includes the protection of civilians. an ambitious goal for an international force that maintains peace in a theatre of

war. u.s. investigators think the explosion that blew a hole in a somali airline was caused by a bomb hidden in a laptop. this is the plane, there's the hole and the suspected suicide bomber sucked out of the hole which occurred when there was an explosion mid air, at 12,000 feet. you see in the plane, u.s. investigators believe the airline jet - it may be someone working for the airline had a connection with the bomber, who lost his life. here, according to investigators - we see that laptop with the explosives handed over to the man who later died. more than 4,600 academics have signed an open letter of protest about the death of an italian opportunity in egypt's. the body was found on the outskirts of cairo, he had a broken net and there were signs of torture, it said.

the cambridge university student was reported missing nine days earlier during a security crackdown. egypt's interior minister denied his forces were involved in the 28-year-old's death japan says it's getting ready for tougher sanctions against north korea after a rocket launch on sunday. there were celebrations in pyongyang. but there's tension between the north and the south. they fired warning shots a few ours ago at a patrol boat after the vessel crossed a boundary in the yellow sea. >> three were hurt when a leopard wandered into a school in southern india. while making the escape, the big cat attacked a veterinarian, and a man who tried to get away over a gate. forest workers eventually managing to shoot the leopard with a tranquilliser

united nation assist urging haiti quickly to form a new government after the president michel martelly stepped down on sunday. parliament has to choose an interim leader until a long-delayed run for election can be herd. from port-au-prince, natasha gan an reports. >> reporter: hatians were supposed to be celebrating carnival. need protesters filled the streets near the palace and carnival celebrations cancelled due to fears of violence. yet again hatians do not have a president. the president stepped down after a 5-year term came to an end. he was accused of cronyism. the next fight is to ensure a delayed election is free of

corruption. >> we'll protest still it took the deal between the martel why and haitian government will clampdown a crisis, ending violence that will leave a soldiers dead. the parliament will elect interim president. the hope is elections will take place in april, and a new president will be sworn into office in mid-may. >> it's important to ensure continuity and stability in the country this, is a step in that direction. >> reporter: protesters question the time frame, the last transitional government lasted two years. one thing is certain, haiti's next president will face a population struggling with jobs, poverty and sense of hopelessness it was supposed to be a stunt for a movie. >> london here, and a bus

explodes on a bridge. some panic, some alarm. it was a scene for a film involving jackie chan and pierce brosnan. people nearby said they were not given notice and the stunt was an uncomfortable reminder of perhaps a suicide bomb on a london bus in quite that killed 13 people. >> a number of artworks showcasing the last works of five tibetans that set themselves on fire was covered up in bangladesh, after complaints from china. organizers of the dakar art summit say the ambassador exploded with anger, threatening consequences if the works weren't removed. we have been taking a look it could be an artistic statement about censorship itself. that wasn't the original intention of the artist. the panel contained letters by

those that burnt themselves to death, and protesting the occupation of tibet. when the chinese ambassador visited the art summit, he, according to a curator exploded, demanding that the work be taken down. we don't know what the consequences might be, but the summit organizers told us that they were worried that not covering the works up could jeopardise the event. china has been increasing the role in bangladesh seeing it as important for its connectivity to the indian ocean, and artists tell us that they are worried that along with the manufacturing output, china could be exporting it abroad. >> something now to smile about, the united arab emirates getting the state minister for happiness. the prime minister made the announcement on twitter after a

reshuffle. the new minister will be given the job of coordinating state programs and policies to ensure happiness in the community smile - it's the law. aljazeera.com for all the news. aljazeera.com. incredible beauty but a world in transition. ironically this piece of coral, delicate as fine china, is also a sign of trouble. >> today, we are facing the potential loss or massive degradation of all of our reefs. >> down here, climate change is taking its toll. >> so this is essentially telling you that this coral is not dead. >> but a team of scientists is