this is al jazeera. ♪ ♪ hello, everyone, i am felicity barr and welcome to this news hour live from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes. international tension on syria's northern border. turkey tells germany it will continue to strike back at kurdish fighters who are backed by the u.s. the death of the longest-serving supreme court judge triggers a fierce power battle involving the president and congress in the united states. the pope celebrates mass in a crime-ridden part of mexico.

and criticizes the country's rich elite. plus. >> reporter: i am phil lavelle in london where it is british film's big night. it's the bafta's 2016. and i have all the day's sports, leicester city's unlikely push to win the english premier league has suffered a setback. they have been beaten 2-1 by title rivals arsenal. who are now just two points off the top. ♪ ♪ hello. the turkish prime minister has told the german chancellor angela merkel his country will continue to strike back at kurdish fighters in northern syria. turkey wants the syrian-kurdish y.p.g. fighter to withdraw in areas they have captured in northern aleppo. but the y.p.g., who have the support of the u.s., are refuse to go give up their gains and say they will push back any

advance from isil. the syrian government has now called on the u.n. security council to intervene and stop turkey shelling from northern syria. al jazeera's zeina khodr reports from the turkey-syria border. >> reporter: the battle for syria's northern corridor. opposition groups are still holding out as it's been targeted by russian jets. the government's ground forces are just a few kilometers away and the during dish armed group the ypg approaching from the east. turkey stepped in. the message

has called on the kurtz to stop taking ground. but the group says it doesn't plan to retreat. >> translator: we recently captured the air base. our aim is to reach isil-controlled territory. we want to fight this terrorist group. turkey wants us to return. this won't half. we are advancing, we won't retreat. >> reporter: the advances by both the government and the y.p.g. are putting pressure on the opposition. many observers believe the y.p.g. which has drawn from syrian kurds is linked to the p.k.k.

the kurdistan workers party in turkey. they noah lineses could be shifting. >> translator: we are being stand in the back by the p.k.k. and it's ally. they took advantage of the fact that we are fighting on two front against the regime and aisles. >> reporter: a new front has been opened in an already complicated war. turkey's policy in syria has been clear from the beginning, it wants regime change in syria and it wants to prevent a kurdish state from being created along its border. it wants a safe zone. along the syrian side of the border to serve as a buffer to protect its interests. but so far, the international community has not accepted that demand. turkey's latest actions serve as a message that it will stand by its red line. for the government, one of those lines is a rebel-controlled town a few kilometers from the border. turkish officials have promise today protect it. which is home to 10s of thousands of displaced syrians. for now apart from shelling

y.p.g. positions ankara has few options because russia controls the skies. >> joining me now live from washington, d.c. is andrew, who is a senior fellow at the washington institute where he focuses on syria and u.s. policy. good to have you with us on the program. turkey has shown that it's prepared to strike those y.p.g. positions. so why is the armed group prepared to stay and try and hold on to the areas it has seized? >> because it is receiving material and other kind of support from russia. the y.p.g. is backed by the united states, in the eastern part of the country. in the western part of the country advancing in those areas the u.s. does not support that policy. it ab serves turkey's red line on the movement of those forces in to that area. but they seem to be advancing indicating increased russian influence in this war in the north. >> given the sort of alliance between the u.s. and the y.p.g.

how much is or how far is turkey risking its relationship with the u.s. by continuing to strike the y.p.g.? >> the -- i think the united states is not surprised that turkey is hitting the y.p.g., particularly in that area of syria. the area between the connauton and you frayed is is known as the turkish red line. the u.s. has observed it but i think a lot of things are changing and increasingly the p.y.d. is under the influence of russian and regime forces. doesn't mean it won't stop. at some point it doesn't mean -- it isn't in alliance with the united states and eastern syria, but it's a turn in this battle and an interesting turn. >> it's an interesting turn. and interesting to ask you really will there be a turn when the y.p.g. has to choose when it's with russia or with the

u.s.? >> that's a good question. i don't know. we'll have to wait and see. the only way would be if the united states put them in to a dilemma where they said that they would not be receiving support from western countries. of course the russians might step in and say we will support you instead as part of a basis for a settlement on bashar al-assad in the country. lots of interesting things going on in syria. and the negotiated settlement that many hope for doesn't seem to be in the cards at least right now. >> and how much more complicated does the involvement of turkey against the y.p.g., how much more complicated does that make the situation in syria? which is already a very crowded battlefield. >> well, it -- it certainly causes more -- it's another subset of the war. i think it causes, though, a potential for escalation as turkey is forced at a certain

point to move some sort of force in to protect the area. they are turk man forces in there, and other free-syrian army backed forces and we'll have to wait and see what their next move is. russia has a lot of antiaircraft systems up in that area, so providing any air cover for any turkish organization would come under threat from these new russian radars. >> great to get your thoughts. thank you so much. so the fighting is continuing in syria. days after world leaders agreed to work tours a cessation of hostilities in the country. but an aid convoy carrying medical surprise has entered the besieged city of douma. that area east of du damascus ws has been a rebel strong hold since 2013. the syrian red chris 70 says they have medicine and milk for children. more than half a million people in syria are living in areas besieged by other government or rebel forces.

iraqi armed groups are involved in renewed fighting outside the city of tikrit. 10 months ago iraqi troops declared victory against isil fighters there. now they say they are comal under daily attack while fighting consent -- with fighting concentrated on the oils fields on the outskirts of tikrit. imran kahn has been monitoring developments from baghdad. >> reporter: in april, to much fanfare, precome if naturally shia militias a ups nos they had retaken tikrit from isil. today, just outside that city is this scene. the countryside is under attack there. the battle over tikrit is crucial for iraqi forces in their advance towards mosul. iraq's second largest city which is controlled by isil. tikrit is an important hub because it's on the main highway leading to baghdad. the oil field with produce up to 25,000-barrels of oil a day. isil hasn't managed to take

control of the oil fields but is proving to be a difficult foe for the iraqis. >> translator: every day we have an attack by isil. you can see them over there. they are using suicide car bombers and motorcycles. yesterday we had a suicide mota cross the canyon. but we managed to repel the attack. >> reporter: further north from tikrit over in kirkuk province, aisles is firmly in control of the town. some residents have managed to flee. but others remain trapped. the escape for those that got out wasn't easy. >> translator: we left in a hurry. we had to work through farm to his avoid discovery by isil. we then managed to escape from them and thank god we left. >> reporter: the civilians who fled are now in a village just outside the tikrit. but with isil mounting attacks on oil fields, how long they will be safe there is not clear. there is no doubt that isil fighters are take advantage of the fact that iraqi army is stretched and fighting on

multiple front. but the iraqi army says that these remnants of fighters mounting attacks in the countryside are simply isil's last stand and they will be dealt with soon. imran kahn, al jazeera, baghdad. still ahead on this news hour, voters in the central african republic have their say in a presidential run off. break for the border. palestinians rush to get out of gaza after egypt reopens the rafah border crossing. and in sport action from south africa as their cricket teams look to complete a series comeback against england. ♪ ♪ ♪ now, the question of who will nominate the next justice to the supreme court is preoccupying both democrats and republicans after the death of antonin ca lee a he was 79 and sat on the most powerful bench in american law making for 30 years. scalia was a consistent

conservative voice, pushing in favor of the death penalty and the individual right to bear arms. the advantage sigh means the supreme court is evenly split with four justices liberal and four conservative. let's have a look at some of the top potential successors thought to be on president obama's list. loretta lynch is currently u.s. attorney general. then a u.s. appeals court judge on the columbia circuit and that is also where merit garland works as a chief judge, a georgetown university professor and spent one year as obama's acting solicitor general. jay johnson home land security general. other could be don, the police tour general who defended the obama's healthcare program before the court. and there is eric holder, who served as u.s. attorney general during obama's first term in office. the whys house that is just said in the last few minutes if will

nominate a replacement for justice scalia in due time. once senate returns from recess. during their latest debate, republican presidential hopefuls said the decision on who replaces scalia should be made after obama has left office. >> the senate needs to stands strong and say we are not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee. >> i think he will do it whether i am okay with it or not. i think it's oven to mitch mcconnell and everybody else to stop it. it's called delay, delay, delay. >> i think we ought to let the next president of the united states decide who will run that supreme court with a vote by the people of the united states of america. >> all right, joining me now from atlanta is jason johnson. he is a professor of political science and communications at haren college in northeast, ohio. good to have you with us on the program. it's clear that obama intends to nominate a successor to ca lee a but how difficult is it going to be for him to find some sort of consensus candidate who will be

approved by the senate? >> oh, that's not going to happen, felicity. there is no candidate that barack obama can nominate who will actually be approved by the senate. within an hour of justice scalia passing away last night. the head of the senate mitch mcconnell said no, we will never do anything. the head of the jew dish air in the senate said we went even schedule a vote. the only way that president obama has to actually put someone on the bench is if he actually appoints someone and puts that person on the bench this week while the senate is in recess. >> and it does sound like he will act fairly quickly. who might he go for? >> that's unclear. at any point in a presidency there are half a dozen people they can look at. they can look at judges who have already been approved for the a peelings court, look for attorney generals. my guess is that noun of the people on the list that we are hearing about now will be who the president picks.

the issue you is going to be not whether the person has individual merits, because the republicans have already said they won't put that person through. it will be whether obama will place the person on the bench and turn it in to a huge political battle for the summer of 2016. >> until a new supreme court justice is appointed, what actually happens to the supreme court? is it sort of in stalemate given that you have the four liberal justices and the four co conservatives? what happens to cases that are penned something. >> that's the huge problem, felicity. what end up happening is if the court end up being split 4-4, then the lower court ruling stands. because there won't be any sort of, you know, definitive answer one way or another. so in the case of affirmative action and the case of labor rights and in the case of public employee labor unions, in the case of abortion, many cases that have been argued up to the supreme court if it end up being a 4-4 split the lower court rulings stay. given the fact we may not get a

new supreme court justice until sometime in 2017, that means a large number of cases will pretty much just get bounced back to lower courts and never get a supreme court resolution. >> we saw, of course, the issue was raised during saturday's televised republican debate. how big of a part is this going to play in the election campaign heading up to the presidential election? >> this is going to be huge. and here is the thing, felicity. in general, only hyper partisans usually care about the supreme court. conservatives are like we have to make sure that we can appoint the next justice. and liberals say but most americans don't care. but this will be different. if there is a vacancy on the court, then the american public is aware that the court is no longer functioning. and who gets blamed for not replacing within of the most important positions in american injuries prudence will be a political issue. i don't think this is something that necessarily helps republicans.

the congress are steadfast in their position they are not going to move. they are not going to leto bomb ado this unless he just appoints someone. >> it is proving to be a fascinating campaign. jason johnson join is you go from atlanta. thanks so much. speaking before thousands of people in one of mexico's most violent districts the pope has urged followers not to be destroyed by what he calls dealers of death. during his mass the pope told mexicans not to leave their country, but wrath tore stay at the front lines and forge their future. the pontiff is on a five-day trip and has repeatedly breached the subjects of tackle, crime, corruption and greed. >> reporter: we heard a pretty strong is not owe veiled moments ago in the mass. he warned mexicans to resist the did he have and temptation for wealth and corruption. that was part of this ongoing message that he's delivering trying to tell higher ups in the church, trying to tell his flock

here in mexico, which numbers in the 10s of millions and tell politicians that they mysteried themselves of corruption, rid themselves of this playing of criminal violence of this ongoing drug war. so the mass is well underway. and he had that warning in his last statement just a few moments ago. so it's clear that the message two days running now is resist temptation to easy money. resist temptation to a life of crime. and perhaps all working together, that is the church, that is the state, and that is the millions of people who want a safer mexico, perhaps everyone working together might resolve this crisis for this country. vote counting is underway in the central african republic where voters have been deciding between two former prime ministers in a presidential run off vote. the election is being held after more than two years of fighting between muslim and christian commune icommunities. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: there was frustration with delays and long

lines of voters in the presidential run off election in central african republic. where polling stations did open on time they were busy. in the first round in december, turn out had been strong, if nearly 80%. that was seen as a rejection by voters of the violence that has split the country on religious grounds. sunday's vote was also a rerun of the parliamentary election in december. its results were annulled due to irregularities. >> translator: i hope we will finish with these problems once and for all and have a good laugh in the end. >> reporter: in 2013, france sent troops to try to restore order to c.a.r. after mainly husband tim celica fighters topples the president. christian fighters responded by attacking the muslim minority community. thousands of people have been killed, one in five has fled. two christians are facing off in the run-off bat ballot.

one promise to go tackle corruption, the other says he will bring in investment. both are former prime ministers. whoever wins will have the challenge of extending state authority beyond the capital. muslim fighters control the northeast of the country. while christians hold sway in the southwest. and weapons are easy to get ahold of. according to human rights watch, in the capital a grenade is cheaper than a can of coke. bernard smith, al jazeera. the u.n. secretary general kofi annan says africa has an urgent challenge of of employment. he said combating unemployment would help to prevent young men in africa from joining rebel groups or migrating. groupings like boko haram continue to act as a destabilizing force in africa. >> we cannot ignore that from the west to somalia in the east,

the flood of jihad -- the flag of jihad is being raised. more than a dozen subis or happen concerns concerned and, 10s of thousands have already died. boko haram actually killed more people last year than the is lat i believe state. attacks in many places are a daily or a weekly occurrence. local extremist groups are linking up with each other across borders and even going global by signing up to franchises of al-qaeda or the islamic state. precisely because of these affiliations, they are generally seen through the prism of the global war on islam i was tame orism. this neglects what they have in common with other insurgencies on the continent, which have

nothing to do with islam. >> air strikes by the saudi-led coalition in yemen have killed a number of people. a warehouse and a nearby fact are you in the capital is that were held overnight. the coalition is fighting to restore the government of yemen which was overthrown by houthi rebels. 11 civilians of houthis say were killed other reports put the death toll at two. hundreds of bahraini youths have taken to the streets effort on week toned mark the if i haveth anniversary of the 2011 protests there. they shouted andy government slogans and were met by police who fired tear gas, there has been a heavy police presence on the anniversary of the protest which called for political change in the island kingdom. shops in towns and neighborhoods that support the opposition have close today a general strike. israeli police have reportedly shot two palestinians off they opened fire at damascus gate. following an early incidents where a palestinian woman was shot and critically wounded in

hebron. israeli police say she tried to attack an officer with a knife. earlier a 17-year-old was killed at a checkpoint near bethlehem. israel says he tried to stab a security guard. in the area 215-year-old boys were shot dead after allegedly opening fire at israeli soldiers, their funerals have since taken place, a spark in violence since october has seen 176 palestinians killed. and 27 israelis have died. hundreds of palestinians have traveled to the gaza border with egypt which is open for the first time this year for just three days. more than 25,000 people hope to use the crossing. some need urgent medical care. but only a fraction of that number have been given permission to cross. >> reporter: they have been waiting for days and some even for years to get out of gaza. and now some palestinians have been able to leave the gaza strip, but many more are still waiting and hoping egypt rarely

opens its border crossing with gaza. it was sealed after the egyptian military took control in 2013. >> translator: we have over 25,000 registered humanitarian cases in the gaza strip. our best estimate is that 1,000 will get to travel during these two days. which means there will be 24,000 people in need of help still suffering. >> reporter: this teenager is in need of medical attention. he lost both legs during the conflict in gaza in 2014. more than 2,200 palestinians were killed during the 51-day war. thousands more were injured. >> translator: he needs surgeries and therapy. we have been trying to get help for more than a year. we have been applying for permits and renewing them. >> reporter: nearly half of gazans are unemployment. they rely on humanitarian help to get by. for some, their only hope is to leave.

>> translator: i am a student and today my visa end, i used to have a residency permit in turkey, but it has expired so i renewed my visa and all this because of the rafah crossing closing. what can i do? >> reporter: gas has been under an economic blockade by egypt and israel since 2007. that is when hamas took control of the strip from its rival faction fatah. egypt and israel both regard hamas as a terrorist organization. 10s of thousands are caught in the middle of the political wrangler. >> translator: i have been trying to travel since last year for eight months. i live in saudi arabia and i almost lost my job because i haven't been able to go back. >> reporter: those who don't get out of gaza this time have to face the harsh reality that their freedom movement is decided by others. al jazeera,. still ahead on the al jazeera news hour. haiti has a new leader. but he has only 120 days to form a new government and take the

troubled country to fresh elections. plus. >> reporter: i am jonah hull with the soldiers of owe den patrolling the streets of northern finland protecting, they say, the citizens here from refugees. find out in the world champion can beat the weather and his rivals at the sweeped rally. ♪ ♪

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>> people were saying that we were terrorists. >> how are you providing a cover for your brother to do this? >> we saw the evil side of the social media take off. ♪ ♪ hello again. and a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera news hour. the turkish prime minister says his country will continue to strike back at kurdish fighters in northern syria. the white house has said it will nominate a preplace for him supreme court justice antonin scalia once the senate has returns from recess. he died a saturday aged 79. pope francis has everyoned mexican to his shun the devil and resist the temptations of wealth and corruption as he celebrated an open air mass in front of more than 300,000 people.

haiti's newly-selected interim leader huh the been sworn n law makessers chose the senate chief to fill the power vacuum left by the former president who stood down with no successor following botched elections. the main task is to quickly organize new elections for april 24th. he will serve for just 120 days, let's particular i will you have to port-au-prince and speak to teresa bo. what more can you tell us about haiti's new leader, teresa? >> reporter: we are here it the national palace where he was just sporn in. he said that has happened here are exceptional circumstances that haitians should learn from it in order to strengthen democracy. he has a very, very interesting history, he was inferior minister during the former government. he was detained after the coup.

he was accused of persecuting and killing political leaders but he also said that he was a political prison of the u.s.-backed interrupt government. he is also president of the senate. he has very close links to the former president. he is considered a moderate and has also the support of the -- one of the strongest parties in haiti. the party here that has widespread amongst the country's poor. now his biggest challenge is to guarantee stability. and also to guide this country towards elections. >> he's only got 120 days to accept those challenges. it's going to be incredibly difficult for him, isn't it? >> reporter: that's correct. it's a very big challenge especially when you see the situation that haiti continues to be in. there is 80% of the population living in poverty. thousands that are still

challenging to recover from the earthquake that took place here in 2010. there is around 3 million people that continue to be malnourished here. mean are winding and saying that this could be the time, this could be the man that could actually get haiti out of the current political crisis. we were talking right now to members. opposition that initially opposed this whole process and now they are saying it's time to back him up. they want to be sure there is an investigation about what happened in october 2015's election, but now they are supporting him. we also spoke, for example, to the united states a ambassador that told us that they are optimistic and hoping that he will respect the schedule for him and he will call the election in the near future. teresa bo live in port-au-prince, thanks, teresa. as the presidential campaign against underway in the philippines one issue high on voters' mind is security. two years ago a decade's long conflict in the south came to an end when the government signed a

peace deal with muslim separatists. but the greater autonomy promised to the region has not yet been ratified. a report from the island there. >> reporter: they are united in grief. over the last 40 years, each woman here has lost a male relative during the troubles between rebels and the state. her husband died when an explosion hit their community in 2008. >> translator: my home was burned down and now i run a small street store. it's not enough to support me and my five children. no permanent home. in a very uncertain future. >> reporter: each told me they long today a lasting peace. one that the entire community can immaterial brace. a peace deal between the government and the is matt lamb i can liberation front was signed two years ago after more than a decade of negotiations. the peace agreement containedded in legislation known as the basic law, would have given the muslim minority and the country more autonomy, the passage of

the law stalled when 44 police commanders were killed in a clash with rebel fighters over a year ago. the vote to ratify the law never happened. yet there is hope, one lawmaker who was involved in the peace negotiations says that one provision in the agreement for a more dissolved parliamentary style system at regional level was a sticking points. but if that was removed, the law had a good chance of passing, he told us. the largest armed group in the philippines signed that accord. they have assured everyone that the agreement is not in jeopardy. >> this is very important to the next generation. we have been struggling and fighting for how many decades and hopefully this will be stopped simply because of the peace we are aspiring for. we are dreaming for. >> reporter: but some christians here are nervous about the prospect of more autonomy for the area which they believe would weigh things in favor of the muslims. >> translator: i am happy that the law was not passed as i don't want to be under the control of muslims.

>> reporter: it has a vibrant and historic culture. fertile ago culture lands is scene as a potential tourist attraction. keeping the peace legislation alive is paramount for all the major stakeholders concerned, there was resistence to a peace settlement. some rebel splinter groups reject any deal done with manila. just a few days ago bomb disposal teams had to diffuse yet another explosive device at this police station. stability and a chance to rebuild her shattered life is all that she wants. she says she hopes her calls for peace which seem to be echoed by so many people on this island will be heard beyond the shores. dozens of aftershocks continue to shake christchurch in new zealand after a strong earthquake struck near the city on sunday. the magnitude 5.7 quake caused cliff to his collapse in to the sea. but no major damage. if happened eight days before the anniversary of the 2011

quake that devastated christchurch killing 185 people. finland's government has announced it will deport around 20,000 refugees. an economic downturn for those making the perilous journey to the frozen regions of the arctic, prospects there are looking grim. the influx is also causing unease among some locals. >> reporter: named after a in accordance god of war, the soldiers of odin take their self appointed mission pretty seriously, patrolling the streets of a number of finish towns keeping women and children safe from refugees. >> translator: about 80% of the refugees are men of fighting age. to me, it doesn't look like they need help. >> reporter: back in their clubhouse in the woods, they

insist they are just concerned sicitizens, though the nazi-type paraphernalia suggestses otherwise. >> translator: we only use violence to defend ourselves. if somebody attacks, of course a person has the right to defend himself. if we see a crime taking place, then we intervene. >> reporter: finland is in economic trouble and the soup kitchen is are busy. a cautious welcome in the summer has turned frosty. it's now far more likely than not that asylum seekers will be turned down. >> the main thing is to make good picture for refugees. we are good and helping and we are good people. >> reporter: he helped hundreds of refugees who crowded in to this concert hall before formal reception centers were established. he regrets the change in mood. >> translator: i have heard

hundreds of stories of why they come. some are true, some are lies, but who has the right to decide? that makes me sad. especially as a christian. we should help all people. >> reporter: well, as the public mood seems to be hardening here in finland towards the refugees, it seems that the prime minister himself has been forced in to his own about turn, having said that refugees were welcome to come and stay here in these country house in the north. country, he's now said they can't. ostensibly for security reasons. the house is said to be too public. at a refugee center the tightening controls are sinking in. >> every society have some good people and bad people. and even in refugees there are good people and there is bad people. >> reporter: will you respect, if it comes to a decision to sends you home? >> they send us back, i will respect that.

but, you know, we will face death there. yeah. >> reporter: you have to wonder why they would want to live in the freezing cold anyway? such is the desire for safety. jonah hull, al jazeera, finland. cuba has returned a missing missile to the united states after it was mistakenly shipped there in june of 2014. the inert held fire air to ground missile was sent to our found a training exercise two years ago. it was then sent to paris where it was supposed to be flown back to florida. but it inadvertently ended up on a commercial air france flight to havana. cuba said the missile was discovered by customs inspectors and was not listed on the cargo manifest. all right, still to come on the program, indicator for the oscars, we'll have the latest on the winners and the loser at the british bafta film awards. the migrant training center giving these bang lo bangladeshy workers the vital skills to work

and live overseas. nba sport found out in england as wrigley players can continue their winning start to the six nations championship.

♪ ♪ hello again. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of india's capital new delhi following the arrest of a student leader on charges. some are seeing this as a clamp down on di decent but the cost s tracking counsel on what he calls an any national elements.

we have a report. >> reporter: this is one of the most liberal and socially diverse universities in the country. and it's known -- students are known for voicing their opinions and being able to vocalize their thoughts. but they now say they are worried about speaking their mind after one of their student leaders was arrested on sedition charges, they say that there is a serious clamp down on speech. >> there is fear of the state repression every day we go back to our hostile we think tonight they will raid our hostile, or a neighboring hostile. there is a kind of fear and this is precisely what the state is want to go do to generate fear so that everything breaks down. >> reporter: the general public have joined students and teachers for form this human chain. it's not just this university that is concerned. the whole country is watching these protests very closely. they say these arrests are just

the latest example of a growing inning tolerance under this government. as many asinine million bangladeshis work overseas sending home $15 billion each year. it is a vital boost for the economy, but as we see in this report, many find it hard to adjust to a new life abroad. >> reporter: the washing machine is a formidably foe if you have never used one before. and she comes from a village in northern bangladesh and had never even seen one before. nor had see seen a dishwasher or microwave or vacuum clean. most perspective female migrants like her come from a similar background making for a steep learning curve when they go abroad to find jobs as sometime stick workers that's why she is at this migrant training center. >> translator: when i go abroad i won't be able to speak the language, if i don't know how to use the equipment as well, they won't take me for very long.

they'll send me back. what if i didn't know how to use the iron and burned all the clothes. >> reporter: would the vast majority of migrants heading to the gulf states, arabic lessons are also on offer here as are seminars on migrant rights. back in a kitchen that's more familiar to her, a former migrant is trying to recover from some severe trauma. this woman, who we'll call a athena to protect her identity of says she was sexually abusedd and tortured by her employers abroad. the center has useful in teach her thousand use appliance buzz fell short in how to protect her. >> i went there to work and sends money back for my family. but i gotten lucky when i tried to seek justice, no one listened to me. >> reporter: but the bangladeshi government says the situation for migrants abroad isn't too bad. >> translator: there are allegations of abuse here as well. are women not being tortured here?

we are not considered equals here everywhere. relatively speaking it's not bad abroad. >> reporter: rights groups including human rights watch disagree. publishing reports documenting how migrants, domestic workers are particularly vulnerable to these. despite the efforts of the government's training centers, going abroad still means taking a big risk for bangladeshi women. not just in terms of looking out of place, because they don't know how to use a microwave oven. al jazeera. all right. it is about time we caught one the world of sports. thank you very much, felicity. we starr start with spanish los angelelosangeles seeing roo a ba three strikers were all on the score sheet. suarez's hat trick helping barca reestablish their lead at the top of the table. lionel messi scored the opener but sell at that did level the score before halftime. that all changed after the break. suarez scored three and there

were also goals from rakitic and neymar. six-1 to barcelona the final score. barcelona also have a game in hand over the two madrid clubs, atletico stayed in contention with a 1-0 win over hagetafe. and that goal -- the only goal of the match came from fernando torres. well, leicester city's unlikely push to win the english premier league has suffered a setback, they have been beaten 2-1 by title rivals arsenal. jamie vardy penalty put lester ahead at the emirates stadium. but they went down to 10 men after the break when danny simpson was sent off. theo walcott equalized for arsenal and in the 95th minute danny welbeck scored the winner. arsenal are just two points behind leicester now. >> we were eight points behind leicester at halftime. and i must say i want -- you could see today that lie chester

is in this position and that's not a coincidence, they are quality, they defend very well. they are come out quickly. and but i think in the second half, we just -- we had the right energy level and we never came nearly crossed halfway. >> i think a lot of you are dreaming, because also for you it's good if leicester win the title. but we don't be about the title. we think about our performance. we know we are in the best team in the premier league because there are so many big teams in premier league and arsenal is one of these. tottenham have also made a big move in the title race. first beating manchester city 2-1. that moves them secretary in the table on goal difference. tottenham fans now daring to think about a first league championship win since 1961. >> happy. i see our players deserve full credit for performance.

like always, you need to keep trying for improve every day. and i think that we are in a good position in the table but it's too early to speak about the title. holding onto top spot in the dutch league. the league's top scorer scored his 17th goal of the season. as psg beat nec3-0. it was psg's seventh straight win and keeps them one point clear of ajax. south africa have beaten england 3-2 in the one-day series, england allowed a two-match lead to slip with south africa completing convincing comeback in cape down. andy richardson has more. >> reporter: it was south africa who had the momentum heading in to this decisive fifth game series. and england were quickly in trouble in cape town.

opener jason roy falling to the spin. england's aggressive intense with the bats has been awarded with some success since a disastrous world cup campaign last year. alec hales was heading towards a century but his teammates most definitely weren't. captain owen morgan out on a less than distinguished shot. accounting for england's power hitters, and then 29. and butler bold first bowl. while hales made his way to 112, england were all out for a below par 236. looking intent to bowling them back in to con telling, three quick wickets had out africa rocking. that upset the teams two best

batsmen combining for a century partnership. he was out for 59. but an unbeat 101 en saw his team with a 5-wicket win. south africa just the third team in history to come back from two down to win a five-match series. andy rich around son, al jazeera. england's wrigley players have continue their winning start under new coach eddie jones, hat trick tries from jonathan joseph helped england for a convincing points for nine victory over rome with two games played england are top of the six nations championship. >> you are confident that you don't get carried away. you know, you still go about next week. there were areas of my game that weren't there today. i will speak to the coaches and look at areas to improve and have more con kin confidence goo

the neck game. toronto's home 37-year-old who has helped the l.a. lakers win five championships will be retiring at the end of season. coke bryant has been select for the the all-star game a record 18 consecutive times. >> i am looking around the room and i am seeing, you know, guys that i am playing with that are tearing the league up that were like four for my first all-star game. it's truly -- how many players can say they played 20 years and actually have seen the game go through three, four generations? you know what i mean. it's not sat at all think i am happy and honored to see this. >> claimeclaiming the biggest wf his career.

he had survived eight match points during the event and won this final in three sets. and roberto has won the st. petersburg trove we this straight sets win over last year's u.s. open final i was has said that she will be retiring at the end of the season. rally champion sebastian is looking good in his effort to win a fourth straight title. frenchman has won the rally of sweden after leading from start to finish. melting snow made driving conditions treacherous throughout of but he stayed on course to make it two wins from two races this season. and that's all your sport from here. i hand you back to felicity. thanks so much. let's go from sport to art because the ref fant has scooped three of the four main award at san are sunday's baftas in

london, it's won best film, best director and leonardo decaprio best actor. joining me in studio is phil he was at the bafta's tonight, very cold outside tonight, phil. >> freezing. >> absolutely freezing. the ref fant cling up. >> yes. >> this year it was -- you speak to the critics and they wouldn't give you a favorite they would give you two or three options even the critics could not decide who they thought was going to win the ref familiar warevenant wasgetting a lot of t took five awards, it was the clear winter, best director, best actor for leonardo did he cap trio and also best film. the director was up forbidderman last year. he's within of these directors where people watch the films and come out and say that was absolutely amazing or say i have no idea what the fill sam about.

>> very polarizing. >> yes. the same with birdman last year. did he want win best director last year are he won best director at the oscars he got a consolation prize and was back again this year. leonardo decaprio. the feel was it was his year. if you said you have to pick someone he would have been the one to pick because, you know, he was up against the likes of matt damon, he was up against eddie redmayne. eddie redmayne was the man of everything last year. the feeling was 20 going to be his year the danish girl his film got lost this year. it was inevitable that would go to leonardo did he cap row. it was either ref familiar, bridge of spots or spotlight. spotlight is a film that talks about pedophiles, pedophile priests being exposed by a group of journalists. it's a very understated film but a film that nevertheless gotta the love attention and could potentially do very well at the oscars if the revenant doesn't.

the other film of note was carol it was up for nine awards. >> nine? >> yes. kate blanchett was widely expected to take best actress she did very well with blue jazz man a few years at the baftas. it was a dead certainly, last year julianne more was going to take the other ward and she did. this year kate blanchett was going to take it, but brie larson came in. she was a strong contender, but it was always felt that she was slightly behind kate blanchett but she won. >> i don't know anything about her or indeed the film that she won it for. >> it's a very harrowing film about a woman kidnapped and held prison we are her young child i think seven years in a bunker underground and tells the child that what happens in their room is real life, everything else is made up. eights it's a strong film. her performance is described as having an extra dimension that few actresses could ever achieve. another film that didn't get much attention was beasts of no nation, what is interesting here, this stars idris alba, he was up for best supporting

actor, here and the golden globes. and he took nint neither. i think the it we want to mark from bridge of surprise, idris alba has been outspoken talking about diversity or rather the lack of it recent. recently. >> that's been a huge issue diversity and there were demonstrators outside the baftas. they were allowed on the red carl eddie gather? >> there is always controversy during award signs are under the circumstances usually about a film. this time it's the issue you of racism, gender diversity and cultural diversity and we have seen it a lot with the academy awards, it's been all over the news for the last few weeks. the baftas, allowed protesters on, in fact we were given these on the red carpet. this was a protesters this were trying to promote #baftablackout it says on the back tv and film industry are male, pale and stale in fear of diversity, opportunity and inclusion, we

want to open the system. bafta allowed these protesters on. you can imagine how tight the security is on the red carpet you cannot move. yet these protesters were allowed to hand these out. and amanda barrie the boss of bafta has been talking about what they are going to do. the charity says they will work sure it's voting members 6 1/2 thousands become a more diverse group. they will set somebody slit targets on diversity and those that decide on the nominations could should be qualified and work in the industry. >> sounds like bafta are way ahead of the oscars on this subject. thanks so much for that. and it's just time to remind you you can of course find out much more about many of the stories we are covering on our website. that is what the front page looks like at the moment. a reminder of the usual address to click onto, aljazeera.com. al jazeera.com. and that's it for me and the news hour team, but join us again in a couple of minutes with more of the day's news i'll is he you then, goodbye.

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