warning of a major influx of refugees in greece as tens of thousands remain stranded at the border of macedons macedonia. this is al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also on the program, victories for ted cruz and double-stranded but clinton is still out in front. one of the opposition leaders has died. learning to disconnect. we will tell you about a program in south korea helping teenagers

unplug from technology the e.u.'s migration commissioner is warning that greece could receive another 100,000 refugees by the end of the month. there are calls to declare a state of emergency near the idomeni crossing where 13,000 refugees are waiting to enter macedonia. there is no agreement in the e.u. on how to handle the crisis. austria is asking germany to limit its refugees. merkel said germany should have been prepared for the influx. >> reporter: if the state of emergency in this area is, bead, declared, it would-- indeed, declared, it would pave the way

for better conditions in this camp. the money will go to local communities here where many tents are on private property and the farmers are losing business. these people have entered greece on 18 february, so their turn to go through and be processed should happen soon. the border is more shut than open. because of the chaos and also because of the very stringent interviews happening on the other side. at the moment the camp is coordinated by doctors without borders, but it has expanded so quickly that the authorities cannot deal with it. this is the queue for the food. people stand here for up to four hours. at the end of it they get a sandwich and frult because there are not enough hot meals for

everyone. on this side there's another queue. it is a queue for those going through the registration process all over again because the paper they got when they first landed on one of the greek islands is not valid any more. there are mistakes on it. macedonian authorities will not accept anywhere like that. that's why people are standing in line for days to get the new papers even though that doesn't mean they will be able to continue their journey the race for the white house is stepping up. republican front runner donald trump's momentum has been slightly dented by ted cruz. hillary clinton has lost out in two states to bernie sanders. >> reporter: the front runners for both parties were humbled in an alternative to donald trump emerged for the republicans.

>> let me say god bless kansas. and god bless maine. >> reporter: ted cruz won two of the four states and has to you beat donald trump in six states in the primary. after easily winning kansas and maine he said he was the only republican capable of passing donald trump on the way to the nomination >> it would be a disaster to that we. >> reporter: marco rubio was the big loser failing to win a state and finishing last in main behind john kasich. as for donald trump he won the louisiana, the state with the most delegates at stake and he

remains the republican front runner, but he had a message for one of the losing candidates. >> marco rubio had a bad night. personally, i would call for him to drop out of the race. >> reporter: on the democratic side bernie sanders might have rejuvenated his campaign after upsetting hillary clinton in two of the three states that voted, showing that while he trails clinton, he still has wide support. >> we are doing what i wanted to do, excite people, energyise people, bring them out. >> reporter: it was the republican race that was most shaken up. still saturday's results a warm up for march 15 when ballots will be in florida and ohio. >> march 15 will determine where this race is going. if marco rubio is not able to deliver florida, he is out. if john kasich is not anal to

win his state he is out. that will leave donald trump and ted cruz. >> reporter: there is a message that they're not yet ready for any candidate of either part to run away with the nomination just yet the prime minister's party won in slovakia. he will have to form a coalition government. turkey's biggest newspaper has published its latest issue after being taken over by the government. authorities raided the office of the publication after using tear gas on protesters outside. government took control of the newspaper in what journalists describe as a dark day for

turkish media. you have a copy of the paper today. is it different from yesterday? has the tone changed? >> it has changed constantly. if anybody was wondering if there was going to be serious changes to the tone, to the editorial stance, well the answer was made very clear this morning. let me just show you and our viewers here the latest edition. again, as you mentioned, this used to be an opposition newspaper. today, okay, the font size the same, but it's a much slim paper. usually it is 42 pages. today it is around 12 pages. this is a story that is - here

is a story praising an a.k.p. bridge project supported by the president erdogan. it will cross. next to that you have a picture of president erdogan saying that he will be celebrating with turkish women, women's day here. what is different about that is you see him smiling. typically the pictures in the opposition paper, pictures of the president wouldn't show him with this demeanour. below the followed here, here is a story highlighting prime minister's trip to iran saying it was very significant. that happened yesterday. you have a story that is talking about security officers here that have been killed as the article call, martyred in the fight of the p.k.k. a different tone, significant changes as were expected. another thing that is very different, throughout the

newspaper you don't see any reporter bi-lines. there are no names to go along with the stories. this is really significant. it really does go to show just how much this paper has changed in tone. the editor iial just one day afr it was taken over we saw the government taking over the paper. are we expecting more protests today? >> it is unclear yet. we've spoken to some of the organisers of yesterday's protests. they're spontaneous in nature. so far we have not seen calls for people to come to the headquarters of today as newspaper to protest as they did yesterday. it would not be a surprising development if they would gather, if there are small gatherings in the next few hours. it is relatively quiet. we are not hearing about gatherings outside the paper. it would not be a surprise if

that would happen later in the day. it does happen when there are these types of events in turkey. we will be monitoring that and live in the next couple of hours thank you for that. the funeral of one of sudan's most prominent opposition leaders has been held. the 84 year old reportedly suffered a heart attack. he was once an ally of the president, helping bring him to power in the 1989 coup. more on the man who called the united states the inkarenation of the deveil >> reporter: at times he had been the thorn in the side of the sudanese government but he was honoured as his death was discussed on state television. he was one of the most influential men in sudanese politics who helped bring the current leader to power.

then saw his own dealings land him in trouble. he was born in sudan and educated in europe. his political career began back in the 60s when he joined the botherhood which helped to topple the president. in subsequent years his brand of political islam would see him fall in and out of fair, living in ex-kyle in labia in the 70s before become sudan's attorney-general and for a short time its deputy prime minister. in 1989 he helped orchestrate the coup that brought bashir to power. 10 years on the relationship had soured. he formed his own political movement. the popular congress party. his opposition led him to being jailed several times. he was the only sudanese

politician to support the international arrest warrant for bashir who has been accused of war crimes. he also welcomed bin ladin to sudan in the 1990s. he was a well-known islamic thinker. he had a political career expanding decades, including some of the nation's turbulent coming up after the break on al jazeera, we are in yemen where children forced from their homes by fighting are living in terrible conditions. bangladesh has around 700 rivers which once fed the economy but one of them can't be used any more

welcome back. a recap of our stop stories. the e.u. migration commission said greece could receive another 100,000 refugees by the end of the month. around 30,000 refugees are stranded near the border crossing waiting to enter macedonia. u.s. presidential hopefuls donald trump and democrat hillary clinton remain the front runners after the latest round of voting for the party's nominations. both suffered a minor get. an opposition leader's funeral was held more on the refugee crisis in europe. despite the economic problems in

greece, many greeks have been doing what they can it to help the refugees. a kitchen once serving the unemployed now welcome the new arrivals. >> reporter: greeks come to the aid of refugees stranded in their country. images of families sleeping out in the open of chilly nights have made them forget their own problems. at squares like this where the refugees live, they turn up in in droves. >> translation: we could be in their position and if we were we would need help >> translation: we come to help all the time. they're human beings. >> reporter: greece has been struggling even before the massive influx of refugees, dealing with an eight-year old economic crisis, there is little the state here can do to help

the refugees. now civilians and charities have been forced to step in. soup kitchens that once served homeless and unemployed greeks now cater to the refugees too. this is run by a charity. it is this woman's first day here. >> if they see and they get to know that this is something that we must do to help people who are hungry, i think that more people will come. >> reporter: despite the generosity of the people in greece, many want to travel on. this family arrived one and a half months ago >> translation: we have registered here, but it is not our intention to live here. we would like to go to germany. my brother has been there for two and a half months and we

would like to join him. >> reporter: at least 5,000 people are stranded in breach. their journey for further onhas been blocked. that is because the authorities are yet to agree on the current crisis. people here are working if more come and the borders remain closed two italian hostages have been freed from i.s.i.l. fighters in libya and are now at home. they were working for an italian construction company. i.s.i.l. fighters kidnapped them last july. the syrian observe serve try fosh human human rights said many were killed. 55 it 2 were killed in areas not covered by the agreement. the truce doesn't include

i.s.i.l. or al-nusra fighters. they estimate that more than 200,000 people have been killed during the five-year civil war. in yemen gunmen killed two police officers in aiden. the government is not based in the city but it is struggling to secure security. >> reporter: children shouldn't feel out of place in a schoolyard. there is something wrong with this picture. this school isn't a school any more. it houses seven families in the city. they are among the roughly 2.5 yemenis forced from their homes in the ongoing fighting. a former classroom is turned into a makeshift kitchen. the set-up is crude. >> translation: we have mass tremendouses esbut we still need help to feed the kids.

>> reporter: war has worsened the humanitarian situation in yemen which is already grappling with widespread poverty. more than 80% of the population is in dire need of food, medicine and basic necessities. >> reporter: my monthly medical bills are over $120 and there are some here just like me. they have similar preexisting medical conditions. some have heart issues, diabetes, blood pressure and we don't know where to go. no-one offered us help. no-one reached out to us to address our situation. >> reporter: this silts on the border between taiz and aden. on friday gunmen attacked a home in aden for the elderly and killed at least 15 people. >> translation: it is clear they want to target what we stand for.

for us it is a fight for the sake of all of yemen. we will either be a state of institutions or a failed state of chaos. >> reporter: it's now nearly a year since the saudi- led coalition launched a military campaign against yout rebels and forces loyal to the president. - houthi rebels. efforts to secure peace talks are deadlocked voters in the west african country are heading to the poll. they're competing for the presidency. about 4.7 million people are eligible for vote. a run-off will be held if none of the candidates win a clear majority. to nigeria where the elderly are feeling the effect of low government oil revenues of the half of the countries's 36

states say they face bankruptcy and won't be able to make pension payments. >> reporter: it has been six months since he was paid his pension of around $150 a month. he is angry that after 33 years in the civil service he and other pensioners are facing this situation. he has two wives and 18 children and several grandchildren to look after. >> it is affecting us seriously. we have a family and the age i am, if i'm not get my pension, i have nothing. i would have to beg. >> reporter: the state owes pensioners more than 190 million dollars in back at the same time. this group organized a protest to demand their pension. they say the state unfairly left them out of a federal government

financial bail out. >> i have rights. why don't you pay us. why are we who near the grave not paid? >> reporter: most pensioners are facing the same problem. 18 out of 36 states say they can't make pension payments saying the federal government pale bail out given to meet budgets don't cover pension. they insist they're doing all they can to try and find the money. >> reporter: the governor says the bail out for the entire state was only 142 million dollars. he has taken the problem to the president. >> he will find ways of saying what can be done. it is quite pitful situation. >> reporter: people here are under pressure to end their dependence on oil related

payments and bail out. instead they're being told to focus on generating other income. many say in a state with poor roads, facilities and chronic power shortages, that may take too long. back at his home he says pensioners like him ought to be the government's priority with whatever money is available in honduras has killed at least 12 and others were injured. three of the five gunmen were wearing police uniforms and bullet proof vests. so far there have been no arrests made south korea has the highest level of smart phone addiction in the world. 29% of teens are heavily dependent on their devices up from 11% just five years ago. there are now plans to create

treatment centers. >> reporter: there are not many places where you can cut the invisible ties to the internet. this converted rural school is one of them. every week they have new students. they're stripped of their electronic items and encouraged to play in the real world rather than the virtual one. >> translation: while they are here they get to experience the fact that they can live without their smart phones. this is give them the ability to exercise self-control. >> reporter: the sessions last up to four weeks and split into boys and girls groups. it is not just about depriving the kids of their phones but also to go through one-on-one counselling, to per annum actively for their futures. this boy was spending 12 hours a day on his phones playing games,

messaging, watching videos. he still craves it. >> translation: usually when i'm about to sleep, i want to use the phone. i want to do it. such thoughts occur to me. as we all live together here, i can manage without it. it is okay. >> reporter: tensions do boil over. he had to be separated from one class mate. these are young people with poor communication skills. the withdrawal felt in the first few days lead to depression. some want to escape. they walk with them until they're tired and bring them back. there's no questions this is shock therapy. the question is just how long the effects can last once these kids get back to normal life. for the staff here, that depends on the parents. some are dedicated to making

changes, but others promise their children a new smart phone at the end of it. >> translation: it is not that they will never use internet again or the smart phones after the camp is over. they live in environments where they can't help but use them in their daily life. we expect them to use it with moderation. >> reporter: childhood in south korea is marked by lonelily, intense school pressure and parents working long hours. the conditions that breed those conditions will be still at home when they get back bangladesh is defined by its rivers. about 700 of them. huge areas of water ways have been wiped out by illegal land reclaimation and the dumping of toxic waste. more from bonogram. >> reporter: this man has been making a living by building boats since he was 16.

it used to be a lucrative profession, fetching him about $200 per vessel. these days demand for new boats has sunk to two or three a month, compared to 12 or 13 when he started. >> translation: you just can't use the rivers any more. before boats used to take rise, vegetables and other goods into the cities. now you can't do that so much. >> reporter: rivers have been drying up fast in bangladesh. the river systems have shrunk because of the lack of dredging. a bigger problem is encroachment by land grabbers and the large scale dumping of toxic waste. sometimes the threats are combined. a patch of the river here is reclaimed by filling it with garbage. these use to be the primary forms of transportation in rural and urban bangladesh. most of these routes are now

gone. this is a problem for much of the population who still depend on the waterways. he operates a river taxi service for passengers who have little access to roads. waiting for the boat can take longer than the ride for their designation. >> translation: it's very hard to get around these days. i've been waiting for hours. i could have managed to get a lot of things done by now, but what can i do. there aren't many rides any more. >> reporter: the government says it is trying to revive the water ways, but it is constrained by lack of resources. >> translation: we have a big budget set aside for the rivers, but you can't dredgement rivers with cash. you-- the rivers with cash. >> reporter: meanwhile he takes on different types of jobs, doing what he can to get by. the lack of action in saving the

rivers is letting down not just people like him but also those who still rely on the services he provides a reminder that there's plenty more news and analysis on our web side aljazeera.com. for the wealth buried deep in the hindu kush mountains. that wealth is precious rubies, which fetch a handsome sum, especially when smuggled across the border. i'm steve chow. on this edition of 101 east, we look at the lives of afghan ruby miners who are risking it all chasing crystal dreams.