protests in istanbul after police raid the offices of turkey's biggest newspaper. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. coming up in the next half hour, gunmen attack a retirement home run by nuns in yemen killing 16 people. the philippines impound a north korean ship under new u.n. sanctions. from ram ba, we will hear the

symphony orchestra police in istanbul have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters. hundreds of people gathered outside the offices of one of turkey's best known newspapers after it was raided by police. they moved in after the court order that the paper should be put under the management of trustees. >> reporter: taking a stands against what people here see as a crackdown on media freedom. hundreds of protesters try to block the entrance to the newspaper offices on friday night >> >> translation: we're here to defend democracy and freedom. we're here to defend our basic right. >> reporter: police pushed through the crowds with water

cannon and tear gas. by early saturday morning they had got into the building. they pushed journalists covering the incident out and evicted theed tors. >>-- the editors. >> it has been an effort for three or four years that anyone who is speaking against the government forces are facing court cases or prison or such control by the government. >> reporter: the police were acting under a court order to replace the management of the newspaper. the daily turkish paper has a circulation of 650,000 copies, more than any other newspaper. it is run by a cleric. he was once close to president erdogan. in the last few years he has been accused of trying on overthrow the government and is

leading what the authorities describe as a terror organization. businessmen close to him have been arrested and media groups linked to him have been taken over by pro-government managers. >> translation: such incidents have become normal these days. things you never thought could happen, happen. it is impossible to make sense of it. it is impossible to explain it by legal means. we condemn it. >> reporter: the last headline before the newspaper was raided reads "the constitution is suspended" the raid on the newspaper sparked immediate concern in brussels. we spoke to robert pearson a former u.s. ambassador to turkey >> this move is not unexpected. this has steps to this point have been taken in the past. i think that president erdogan did this for two reasons. one is he said last week that he

didn't respect the rulings of the constitutional court that released two journalists who had been imprisoned, and he wants to take this opportunity as well to strike out against the former friend and close ally and now enemy, an alleged terrorist, the people who followed him. that movement were miss closest allies just a few years ago and remained so until they uncovered extensive corruption in the party that mr erdogan heads and tried to bring criminal indi indictme indictments against some of his ministers. mr erdogan who refers to anyone who opposes his rule as a terrorist, college professors, journalists, anyone who basically disagrees with him at least 16 people including four nuns have been killed by gunmen in southern yemen.

no-one has claimed responsibility for the attack on the retirement home established by mother teresa. >> reporter: this became the latest casualty in yemen's war. gunmen raided the retirement home and killed 16 people, including four nuns. attackers asked to be let in to visit their mothers. they handcuffed their victims before shooting them at close range >> translation: they forced them outside. we heard the sounds of gunfire and we saw them all dead in the garden >> reporter: around 80 people lived at the home set up by a charity established by mother teresa. they had come under attack in 19989. >> this news is really shocking. the details that i get is that it happened at 8.30 in the

morning local time while the sisters were serving breakfast. >> reporter: in the war aden has changed hands between houthi rebels an pro-government forces. surrounding areas had still held by al-qaeda fighters the philippines has empounded a north korean ship docked near manilla. it is the first time that u.n. sanctions have been enforced. so for there has been no response from pyongyang as yet. al jazeera's harry fawcett is following events. >> reporter: nothing controversial found on board this ship in terms of its cargo when it arrived in the philippines. it was carrying oil palm kernls from indonesia.

investigators have found safety breaches in terms of fire safety equipment, electrical equipment and for that reason they decided not to allow it to leave port. now it has been impounded and the 21 north korean crew members who were cooperative in this process are now being deported back to their home country. it is a very tough response by the philippines to what seems like a relatively minor infraction by the operators of this ship. it registered in sierra leone, it is owned by a company in hong kong, but it is operated by ocean maritime management. that's a north korean entity headquartered in pyongyang. it operates some 31 ships which are now very much under scrutiny as a result of these most recent sanctions being agreed at the u.n. it was that entity which is operating the ship which in 2013 was found in panama with various

armamentes under a big cargo of sugar. nothing found like that on this though. it is an example of how toughly these sanctions can be interpreted in the countries involved wants to do so. it is a staunch u.s. ally and will follow these to the letter, but the question is other countries around the world will do the same but also china which has the majority up the its trade the chinese government has set a growth limit for the year. it was made in a report at the annual congress. setting a range is seen by kon middle of thes - economists that growth may be slowing. >> reporter: top of the agenda at this national people's congress is the economy. not surprising given all that has been happening here in china

during the past few months. china's prime minister addressed delegates for almost two hours reading from a 38-page document as he outlined his government's economic and political objectives for the year ahead as well as giving an assessment for what happened in 2015. the premier's message was essentially this. economically it has been a difficult year for china, but we've pulled through because of the policies of the communist party. the premier took a swipe at some sections of his own government, though, sake there remained irresponsibility, corruption and incompetence and it couldn't be ignored. also being discussed at this national people's congress will be the economic blueprint for the next five years. the government wants to increase employment by ten million jobs a year. it wants to create 50 million

new jobs by 2020 and also accelerate the number of people leaving rural areas and moving into the cities. it says by 2020 it wants 60% of the population to be living in urban areas. huge challenges, challenges that the government seems confident it can meet a prayer ceremony has been held for a young monk after he set himself on fire. he - his death marks the second such protest this year. it has been a week since a fragile ceasefire started in syria. since then there have been several violations with each side blaming the other. the u.n. says the truce has been a success allowing humanitarian aid to be delivered. our correspondent reports from gaziantep. >> reporter: a moment of peace.

for many people in syria these scenes are unusual. life seems normal in this marketplace in the city of aleppo in northern syria. >> translation: people are out and buying. they're even stopping to bargain about the price. before they didn't. they used to be scared. >> reporter: no-one is under any illusion. the temporary cease in fighting to be shard erred any minute. 150 violations have accused. the regime is using the truce to regain strengths. >> reporter: in some areas the war never stopped. government forces are trying to advance in different areas. in aleppo's north and southern countryside and latakia as well

as the province of idlib. the government is fighting al-nusra and i.s.i.l. neither group is included in the ceasefire deal. many fear the government's move is a plan to be siege the city of aleppo. russian air strikes and government forces were targeting rebel defenses on the main highway between the province of latakia and idlib. it is not far from the rebel-held town which is the government's target. on the humanitarian front the truce has not made any huge difference. the u.n. wants unrestricted access to half a million people in besieged areas. so far, eight convoys have reached areas as part of a plan agreed on before the truce started. the world health organisation says it delivered a truck of medicine to the towns of azzas and antonio mora north of aleppo.

it is too early to access what impact the delivery has had. the syrian opposition say the syrian army and its allies are continuing with their military campaigns while other groups are accusing government forces of mobilizing troops to seize more opposition-held territories. the true is fragile and success is not guaranteed, but so far it has led to a drop of violence and that is good news for syrians sometime to kilometer here on al jazeera, there is anger in brazil over corruption scandal dents the reputation of a popular former president. an accusation of a spy scandal and a cover up. how the death of the prosecutor is still dividing argentina. iding argentina.

welcome back. a look at the top stories here on al jazeera. turkish police have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters outside a newspaper office in istanbul. police raided the newspaper after a court ordered that it should be put under the management of trustees. gunmen have stormed a catholic retirement home in yemen killing 16 people, including four nuns. four attackers fled the scene. the philippines has impounded a ship docked near manilla.

it is the first time this has happened since the sanctions were imposed. greek prime minister has called for the creation of a european coast guard. the refugee crisis will be discussed at a european summit next week. these are lives pictures from a camp. camps are filled to capacity and conditions are deteriorating. as refugees become more desperate, a growing number are turning to gangs in athens who are selling fake british and european passports. al jazeera's correspondent has this exclusive report. >> reporter: victoria square, athens. a place popular with refugees and migrants stuck in greece. every day they come here to get information about the border and alternative routes to get out of

greets. for some these desperate people are a business opportunity. the cafés around the square are teaming with people smugglers, their middle man and negotiators. >> translation: really you can see in just five minutes, i'm sure about this, somebody said, if you want go to any country, i can help you, and i'm sure this is illegal. >> reporter: with the border closed for most of the refugees, they say they only have two options, to either pay smugglers or get stuck in greece. this disaster is business time for criminal gangs. they will keep on continuing that's business. we were led to a smuggler. on my first meeting with him he took two passport photos from me and i was supposed to wait for his call. later in the evening he turned

up with a british passport which he says will cost us 350 euros. before my photo was laminated into it, he wanted his money. it's at this point we decided to stall the process. >> reporter: the smuggler kept calling us the next day but we didn't respond. the smuggling business in athens is a vast industry with different layers. the police acknowledge they face an uphill struggle against the smugglers. lots who can't afford to buy

fake documents are forced to travel dangerous routes. thousands are on the move every day. it is the hope of being closer to a new life that many of the refugees say keeps them moving. their past has been destroyed and now for their future they continue to seek in the u.s. more than a dozen protesters interrupted republican candidate donald trump's rally in new orleans. they examined black lives matter and they held banners saying you're killing people. the number of candidates has genl narrowed. retired neurosurgeon ben carson

has pulled out. he announced he was suspending his campaign on friday. his decision to stop campaigning comes after a disappointing super tuesday finish. the u.s. city of flint has begun replacing led pipes in an effort to provide residents with cleaner water. led poisoning from all pipes had tainted water in homes and schools. led can cause developmental delays and learning disabilities in children. the water supply crisis has become an election issue. republican state administration is blamed for ignoring it. brazil's pt has criticized a police raid on her predecessor. he was said to be involved in a scandal in relation to the oil company. >> reporter: emotions are running high in brazil as the

corruption investigation into the state-owned oil company takes a turn. early on friday on a massive sweep, hundreds police raided numerous properties across three brazilian states. the former president was taken into custody for questioning. >> translation: all they had to do was tell me that they were coming, but sadly they decided to act with presumptouos arrogance. the president called the action was extreme >> translation: i think this is very bad. he is subjected to an unnecessary coercive condition to provide yet more testimony.

>> reporter: over 50 high-level politicians are suspected of receiving kickbacks and favours from large companies in exchange for contracts with petrobras. the investigation has been underway for two years. on thursday the speaker of the lower house became the first to face formal charges. he is also leading impeachment proceedings against the current president. >> reporter: the investigation has paralyzed the government and many people are disappointed at the ruling workers party which had brought millions of people out of poverty. the anti corruption drive speaks to deeper divisions in brazilian society >> i think the basic thing is the class division. you have a traditional middle-class and upper class. they're contrary to the more popular oriented governments of the left.

>> reporter: battle lines are being drawn on the streets and demonstrators are taking sides. difficult days lie ahead it has been more than a year since the death of argentina's federal prosecutor alberto nisman. he died a day before he was due to give evidence in congress about a cover up of cristina kirchner. >> reporter: it was a death that shocked the nation and forced thousands of people on the streets. prosecutor nisman died over a year ago. he was found with a bullet hole in the head. while initially officials treat it suicide, authorities believe it could have been murder. >> translation: if he had killed himself, he would have had gun powder on his hand. he didn't. we did several tests with the gun that was used and there was

gun powder. he had none on his hand >> reporter: he was found dead a day before he was supposed to go to congress to queues christiri kirchn kirchner. -- to accuse. the case against kirchner was later thrown out. since his death there has been a changing government in argentina. members of the judiciary seem to be more willing to pursue an investigation into what happened to the prosecutor. in the last year conspiracy theories have flourished in this country and while many believed that he killed himself because he accused the president without proof, others are convinced that he was murdered because he was a threat for the argentina and iran governments. this is a former spy master with close links to the c.i.a. and

israeli intelligence. the only image of him is this picture. he has recently said in court that those behind the killing were close to former president kirchner. he even suggested that iran could have been behind his death. this man, who played an active role in the investigation of the 1994 bombing says that still should be investigated as well >> translation: this man was fired by the kirchner administration and he was angry. his way of seeking revenge was blaming the government for nisman's death. >> reporter: they say the investigation has been marred with irregularities. >> translation: everything is distorted and evidence was destroyed. there was a covering up in 1994 so we don't know the truth of who killed nisman. we may never know >> reporter: smaes something

that upset many people here, that it will be another crime in argentina that will remain unsolved music is a lifeline for many in the democratic republic of congo. a group of self-taught musicians are taking the stage. >> reporter: it's early evening in one of the poorer neighborhoods of the capital, where this symphony orchestra is rehearsing. most of its musicians have no steady income. during the day they do what they must for their daily hustle. we find them rehearsing the old composition, a story of the transcribe legislations and how they're over coming them. this orchestra was created back

in 1992. he only had three instruments in his father's church. >> translation: things have changed. years ago it was different. we're seeing more people, but there's still much to do. [ ♪ ] >> reporter: in down town local music dominates the nights. people come out to listen and dance, to songs by some of the continent's greatest artists. this is a rich music culture. we're listening to the most popular music in the country. getting people here to appreciate classical music has been difficult. the band tries out a classical tune. it is not something that would

go to watch. >> translation: the music is popular because it is our language. the young people topped just want to play-- today just want to play and listen to foreign music. [ ♪ ] >> reporter: this is a children's time to reherself. they are passionate and practice every day. this boy playing his violin keeps his grounded. he plans to join the main orchestra group. one day he plans to write and conduct his own music >> translation: i love it. when i saw the others playing it, i want [indistinct] >> reporter: the young musician and his dad have to go home before it is too dark. they live in a more dangerous part of the neighborhood. his young siblings also play.

they say the music is a perfect example of breaking barriers and over coming the odds a quick reminder, you can always get the news and analysis on our website. the address is there on your screen. aljazeera.com >> it's christmas eve and u.s. soldiers are preparing for their last month in afghanistan. about 40,000 are still here. by the end of the year there will be just 8,000. we traveled to afghanistan in the midst of this transiti