i'm del walters in new york. the news continues next live from london. ♪ this is al jazeera. ♪ hello, i'm loren taylor, coming up -- >> if their children were stuck here in this rubbish, would they make the same decision they made to close the border? >> a stark message to e.u. leaders, as the main migrant trail from greece to northern europe is blocked. three palestinians are shot dead on a second day of escalating violence in the occupied territories. and safety fears force japan

to close two more nuclear reactors. total solar eclipse across three time zones. we have a special report from indonesia. >> reporter: and in sport russia is told it is running out of time in the race to compete in the rio olympics. countries being told not enough is being done. ♪ dozens of refugees are continuing to arrive at an overflowing camp on greece's border with macedonia, despite the closure of the balkans route to western europe. slovenia brought in strict new entry requirements. that has lead to a domino effect of border closures further down the route with croatia and serbia saying they will demand

valid e.u. visas. and the bottleneck in northern greece is getting worse after macedonia completely closed its border. this is the seen at a camp in greece on wednesday. about 14,000 people are camping here, hoping to be allowed into macedonia. among them is this man who says the situation is hopeless. >> now we have no choices at all. we cannot depend on the relocation program, and we cannot go anywhere except the illegally ways, by which -- i cannot depend on it at all, because it is so expensive and so dangerous, you cannot depend on the illegally way. i tried once from the sea between turkey and greece, and i survived, but i cannot try it anymore. the illegal way is not the best

way to go to any way -- to anyplace. i just want to ask the e.u. leaders just one question, if their children were stuck here in this rubbish, would they make the same decision they made to close the border? >> he was speaking to our correspondent hoda abdel hamid who sent this update. >> reporter: many for example say that, really, the opening of the boarder, especially the one here was their last hope. and now they fear they have no hope anymore. they do have on option. the option is to go through the relocation program, but because of all what they have been through over the past two to three weeks and all of the restricted that started adding up on a daily basis, many are wondering if they will make it through that relocation program. and many of the people are women traveling with their children hoping to join their husbands.

the relocation program was not valid when the boarder was open. living conditions have become more than difficult, probably devastating. it is really miserable for the 14,000 people who are stranded here. >> most of the refugees are from syria, where thousands remain trapped by the conflict. a u.n. humanitarian task force has met in geneva to assess which areas are most in need of aid. there are 18 areas in need of humanitarian aid, and six have yet to be reached. a u.n. special envoy says attention will turn to the political situation in syria at the next round of talks on monday. >> when we start having the talks on monday, god willing, the focus will be on substance, on the agendas, in other words on new governance, constitution, and elections -- the future elections in 18 month's time,

both presidential and parliamentian. the issue about ceasefire and the humanitarian entry and we hope in practice should not be addressed by the talks, because we have the two task forces who will busy mull contain nowsly addressing those. at the end of the day ceasefire and humanitarian aid alone are not the solution. the solution is a political transition in syria. >> james bayes is in geneva and says the focus at the u.n. will be on the talks set to begin next week. >> reporter: this is supposed to be the day that those stalled talks, stalled back in february, when -- while people were here in geneva talking about the future of syria, there was actually an intense indication of the bombardment by the syrian government and the russian air force on the opposition in syria, staffan de mistura, the special envoy says the talks technically start today, but the

only people arriving are other u.n. officials. he says he is hoping the two main parties to these talks will though come in the coming days and then substantive talks will start at the beginning of next week, the 14th. many refugees live in camps in neighborhooding countries. a family that escaped life and fled to nearby lebanon has told their tail of how difficult life was. >> reporter: free to play without fear of a bomb being dropped on them. these syrian children are now safe in the lebanese refugee camp. they took a two-month trek through a war zone for this family to get here. there was shelling says the this 10 year old. people were dying and planes were dropping bombs. when they weren't hiding from the bombings they were looking for something to eat. >> translator: we had to lie to the children and tell them the grass was edible.

they would say this is grass. but i would have to tell them i bought it. >> reporter: they escaped from the city of deir ez-zor, much of the surrounding area is controlled by isil fighters. >> translator: they weren't letting food or anything in. my children were early eating grass, but my husband and i weren't eating anything because we lost our appetite. if there was bread available, we would eat it. >> reporter: save the children say shelling, and bomb strikes leave lasting psychological scars on children. and this family's story isn't unique of course, there are not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of syrians suffering similar traumas. and doing up in the program, how lebanons growing rift with gulf state is hurting the country's economy. plus -- [ cheers ] sanders surprised the democratic presidential hopeful

shocked hillary clinton in the latest primary vote. also -- >> i'm paul rees in greenland where the national football team is hoping that fifa will let them come in from the cold. ♪ several attacks have taken place across israel and the occupied palestinian territories since tuesday. israeli police shot dead two palestinians who allegedly opened fire on a bus, and in the occupied west bank, a palestinian was shot dead after attempting to stab an israeli soldier. >> reporter: two palestinian men were shot near a check point that went up on tuesday. that was after reports that at least one of them had tried to attack a member of the israeli border police. we're now hearing that one of those palestinians has died of his wounds, and he has been named locally as a 16 year old,

a teenager, from the occupied west bank. not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem. what happened first of all was that two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus in a remote area. no one was hurt, but the israeli police gave chase, and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli and they -- actually wounded that -- that person before then being shot dead by the -- by the israeli police. tuesday there were incidents not just? onning wided east jerusalem but other parts in israel itself, including in the port city of jaffa just outside of tel-aviv, where a man committed several stabbings before being shot. a palestinian attacker

responsible for several different incidents. one of his victims an american tourist died of his wounds. that happened just down the road from where u.s. vice president joe biden was holding a conference with the former president of israel after he just landed in the country. as nadim mentioned the up surge coming during a visit to israel by joe biden. during talks with the israeli prime minister he criticized palestinian leaders for failing to condemn the attacks. >> you never need to doubt that the united states of america has israel's back. and we know israeli has our back as well, i might add. it's not a 1-way street. we're committed to making sure that israel can defend itself against all serious threats, maintain its qualitative edge with a quantity sufficient to maintain that. and it's critical, because israel lives as bibi knows better than anyone, lives in a

very, very tough neighborhood. a tough and changes neighborhood. >> we have taken many steps in recent months to fight palestinian terrorism, and we're taking even stronger measures now. i believe that to fight terrorists, all civilized societies must stand together, and while israel has many partners in this -- in this decisive battle, we have no better partner than the united states of america. it's a partnership anchored in common values, confronting common enemies, and striving for a more secure, prosperous and peaceful future. senior political analyst joins us live from our doha studio. so this violence, coinciding with joe biden's visit. is that deliberate or not do you think? >> well, if you listen to some of the israeli commentators, they don't seem to be convinced

that it is coinciding with it. and there's no declaration from the palestinians to show that, but that doesn't mean it's not. we have been seeing the sort of attacks and counterattacks happening in various parts of the west bank, and occupied east jerusalem and so on, at the end of the day, this is exactly the fruit of the kind of process that mr. biden, and mr. netenyahu, and even mr. obama seems to defend which is the peace process. this is the generation of the peace process that is carrying out those attacks, and the generation of the peace process that remains an occupying power in the west bank and east jerusalem. so what you are seeing today is more of the same that we have seen over the years. israel has occupied palestinian for at least 49 years. 25 of those have been under the so-called peace process. so actually the peace process has been as much of an

occupation process as the 24-year process before that, and hence it has been producing the kind of tension, instability, insecurity and the kind of violence we have seen there. but at the end of the day, as everyone knows, the driver, the engine behind the violence in israel palestinian is the occupation. >> what about relations between the u.s. and israel at the moment. because we had the snub of netenyahu not going to washington. the white house unhappy. what about the relationship between joe biden and netenyahu? >> what you want here from mr. biden or mr. netenyahu is a few things that are probably clear to every israeliian, and every american. one joe biden doesn't count for anything. everything he says meaningless on this level. two, that president obama and

prime minister netenyahu hate each other personally. and third that since they were elected president and prime minister in 2009 in that very same year, israel has moved to the right, and america has moved basically towards the center and towards the left, and since they have been in disagreement. when they were reelected back in 2012, we still had more of the same with obama being a bit more insistent on more of the same, not what he underlined earlier, that israel must stop the illegal settlement, and netenyahu became even more exgent than before. and basically throwing o owl -- out the peace process. and mr. obama got fed up with mr. netenyahu and his attempting to decade american foreign policy, namely with regards to

iran. and with regard to palestinian. but still the bilateral relations, believe it or not, astounding, infuriating, as it is amusing, america will still commit $40 billion over the next ten years for israel, something that israel doesn't seem all too satisfied with. >> thank you. iran has test fired two ballistic missiles that it says are capable of reaching israel. [ explosion ] >> iranian state media say they had the phrase israel must be wiped out inscribed on them. they are ukd to have a ranged of 2,000 kilometers. the test launch comes despite u.s. criticism of similar tests earlier this week a court in japan has ordered

the closure of two nuclear reactors because of safety concerns. the fukushima disaster had a devastating effect on the nuclear power industry. now it accounts for just 1.7%. the latest court ruling means just two reactors remain online. the disaster in 2011 forced almost 165,000 to leave fukushima, and over 97,000 still have not returned. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: this man guides me through the main street of his hometown, passed the shop where he used to get ice cream, to the chinese restaurant. this is just a kilometer from the fukushima nuclear power plant. he makes motley -- monthly trips

here. he finds small signs of hope like the almost magical appearance of a new gate. >> [ inaudible ] those people made this gate. >> reporter: yeah yeah, it's a big statement. >> yeah. >> reporter: his home lies empty abandoned in moments five long years ago, but he is determined to keep a sense of connection to it, and to his community. his delight is clear when he bumps into an old school friend. his hope is to share his feelings by making a film of the town. >> [ inaudible ] watching my film i will make it a community again, and i want to enjoy with those people. >> reporter: the disaster that scattered the population started fy years ago, but it's not over.

along the coast thousands of workers struggle to stabilize let alone decommission the crippled power plant. the problems continue to accumulate. hundreds of tons of ground water are newly contaminated every day. this laster still goes on. and it's effects are felt far beyond this region. 40 kilometers away, this town was part of a fallout. this man used to go to school here, now he uses his limited daytime access to practice his art, his music influenced by disaster and dislocation. ♪ >> translator: when i am performing, i don't think. but even in that state of mind, my emotions, memories, and the future of my hometown, it all comes through as my music. ♪

>> reporter: the also is worried about the effect of five years of fractured life on his community. he is part of a long tradition of drumming here, one he is trying to maintain and pass down to those younger than him, a bridge, he says to keep generations connected. two young men doing what they can to hold on to an idea of home. harry fawcett, al jazeera, fukushima, japan. i'm joined by the deputy director for center for nuclear engineering. so the decision on the two reactors that aren't going to be allowed to operate, how significant is that? >> i think technically it's not very significant at all. i think it's worth bearing in mind the incidents of both of those reactors are what we call within the design basis of those nuclear reactors. so they are very much different from anything that happened to

fukushima, which was beyond the design basis. >> it is a symptom of the nervousness that japan has now? >> absolutely, and the public have every reason to be concerned particularly in japan, and it's not surprising that people are concerned. i think certainly, because of fukushima, the slightest, almost run of the mill incident, as the most recent incident was, has been escalated to being symptomatic of the approach the japanese have taken. >> have you said since the fukushima disaster, safety has improved? >> yes, they have had a thorough update of their safety culture, and all of their reactors now in light of what happened at fukushima have received safety enhancements in order to bring things like the tsunami under the design basis, so we have had

improvements in -- in sea barriers, and -- and reinforcement of the diesel generators. >> what about the -- the court's decision i suppose can be challenged. but how damaging is this, though, for the japanese energy policy? could it be the beginning of the end for nuclear for japan? >> well, it is always a problem. of course at the moment oil is cheap so that does lessen the impact of having to buy fossil fuels. it may not always be so, so what the future holds is difficult to say, but the nuclear industry does have a difficult call in trying to promote its activities in an open transparent way in light of what has happened. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. now civilians are among

those confirmed dead in a car bomb in somalia's capitol. al-shabab is reported to have claimed responsibility. our correspondent has the details from mogadishu. >> at around 7:00 am local time, there was a car bomb right in front of a police station in the [ inaudible ] area of the city. what we know is three police officers were killed and at least two civilians were wounded. the explosion happened in front of the station, and it happened as police services on their way to their morning shift were trying to buy tea from a small tea shop. al-shabab claimed responsibility and said the target was police officers. also about an hour before this explosion, there was a small explosion. a small motor bike was left on the side of the road and it was

detonated, but nobody was injured. i spoke to the police chief who told me they had a young man in custody in connection with the first explosion, and he told me that the suspect is seriously injured and is in hospital. there was an raid on a al-shabab base, conducted as we understand by foreign troops using two helicopters. there was a heavy exchange of fire between the foreign troops and al-shabab. what we understand is at least one al-shabab fighter was injured. and prisoners are kept at this base, but we don't know if anybody was released from al-shabab custody. al-shabab would not disclose any further information. north korean leader kim ki-jong says his country has miniaturized nuclear war heads which can be mounted on ballistic missiles. he described it as a break

through. rob mcbride has more. >> reporter: the statements by kim ki-jong have apparently been made during a visit by the north korean leader to see work on his nuclear program. it is also accompanied by a photograph being krared in the main north korean newspaper showing kim with what appears to be the device in question. he has been quoted as saying his country now has the technology to miniaturize a nuclear war head. these claims are not particularly new, and they are treated with scepticism by south korea and the united states. they believe that north korea is working on the technology but is not there yet. the interesting thing from south korea's spart that north korea does now seem to be recycling some of its claims as a way of keeping up the stream of rhetoric, and now attributing the claim to the leader kim ki-jong. this is a time of heightened tensions on the korean

peninsula. we have the sanctioned imposed by the u.n., unilateral sanctions from south korea, and beginning this week, military exercises between south korea and the united states, so this does people to be the latest response to all of that millions of people across southeast asia have enjoyed a solar eclipse. the best show was in indonesia from where step vaessen reports. >> reporter: waiting for that rare moment when the moon is exactly between the sun and the earth. this spectacular show brought people together from all over the world. for some it was their fifth total solar eclipse. most indonesians have never seen one before. >> i can see the total solar eclipse for the first time in my life. second, i will share my experience with all of my friends and family. i will make them envy.

[ laughter ] ♪ >> reporter: traditionally many in indonesian believe something bad will happen during a total solar clip. before the last big eclipse in 1983, the government appealed to everyone to stay in doors. 33 years later, many came out to watch how day turns into night for two to three minutes. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and slowly now, night is turning into day again here at the beach. and it seems to be a bit eerie right now. after all of the cheering and excitement, people are kind of quiet, like they are in awe of what they have witnessed for the first time in their lives. >> i cannot express it, but looks like wow! [ laughter ] >> reporter: daniel, an eclipse chaser from the united states was worried he would miss the eclipse because of the clouds blocking the view.

the supreme moment is when the corona draws a circle around the moon. >> when there are no clouds the corona goes out and out and out, and it's amazing. but this is gorgeous. >> reporter: indonesia used the total eclipse to promote tourism. the next one will be on august 21st this year when it's the united states turn to be amazed. ahead on al jazeera, how thousands of unaccompanied minors face being deported after arriving in the u.k. we're in senegal where female genital mutilation is still being carried out, despite being banned for decades. and chelsea has a big task ahead. details of their crunch match against psg in sport.

>> that harmony, that politeness and that equilibrium that japanese people call "wa". at the other side of history, fukushima's heroes were not enough. people have lost their trust, especially in the authorities. the myth of nuclear energy, of it being economic, safe and clean has been swept away. >> "fukushima: a nuclear story," narrated by willem dafoe. a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. slovenia has become the third balkan country to tighten its

border controls. three palestinians have been shot dead on a second day of escalating violence in the occupied territories. and a court in japan has ordered the shut down of two nuclear reactors because of safety concerns. let's get more now on europe's refugee crisis. joining us via skype from serbia is a represent of doctors without borders. tell us about the people who have been effected by in, and the people you have been dealing with there. >> basically there has been no movement between borders since the weekend. and right now what we're facing here at the border between serbia and macedonia is that at the border, we have about 450 people stranded on the macedonia side, but they are not allowed either to go into serbia or go back to macedonia.

so basically they are in an open field, and they were kept from crossing, and they have been there without any humanitarian assistance, so we have been setting up shelter, providing medical care, and distributing food. and local volunteers have been doing it. we don't know yet what is going to happen. there is also stranded people on the macedonia side, also within serbia, unable to move. and they are waiting to know what the decision will be. >> and i understand there are some people stuck in the processing center as well. tell us about that. >> yes, so we have in the different centers, about 650 here. for now they have -- they have assistance, but what they need, really, is a legal solution to their situation. the same at the border with croatia on the serbian side there are about 800 people. we have syrians, iraqis, and also afghanis, and they are

waiting to know what is going to happen. we have been treating cases of accuse emotional reactions, and also some cases of psychotic episodes, because people are very agitated and very frustrated and anxious to know about their future. and the majority are women and children, actually, because in february more than 50% of the people that passed through were women and children. so it's a very difficult situation, there's no solution for now. we're very concerned about the closure of the balkan route, because so far it was the only way that people could cross protected. now they will have to resort to smugglers. >> presumably from what we can see from some of these pictures that the weather in the area has been awful. tell us what kind of conditions people are living in,

particularly the ones stuck in no man's land. >> there are really in an open field, and it has been raining quite heavily, so they are literally in a muddy area, so we have been providing all of the assistance that is possible, but this is not a camp, so for now it was supposed to be a provisional situation, but since there is no information about the border, and what will be done to these people, there is really a need to move them back to macedonia, or allow them into serbia where there is another camp. however, in macedonia also the capacity of the camp is -- is -- is overflooded as well, because they also have stranded people there. so this is a situation that is very difficult, and we're very concerned also in terms -- in medical terms that the conditions of the people there will be getting worse, and there's many children, babies even staying there.

>> thank you very much indeed for that update there from doctor's without boarders thank you. as european nations harden their policies towards refugees, rights groups in the u.k. are worried about young people being deported to war-torn countries. thousands of unaccompanied minors were deported after they turned 18. emma hayward reports. >> reporter: this man was just 12 when he left afghanistan with his brother. >> basically went to iran, turkey -- >> reporter: by the age of 13 he had crossed continents to reach britain. his mother's departing words still ring in his ears. >> she said no matter how bad it gets don't come back. drowning in the mediterranean might be better than blowing oneself up as a suicide attacker or being killed in a bombing

attack. >> reporter: he was shot at imprisoned and nearly drowned. when he finally got to britain no one believed his story. >> you are sending them back to a war zone, and when they go back, they will be threatened by militants, the taliban, daesh, but also they will be the ones who will be more at risk of becoming radicalized. they will be angry. >> reporter: during the past nine years 2,748 young people who sought asylum in britain as an accompanied children were sent back to war-torn countries soon after they turned 18. the vast majority were sent back to afghanistan. >> when they turn 18, their limbo ends, but their life in many ways ends as well, so it's really shocking to see the numbers. >> reporter: the u.k. government

depends its record telling us: with the refugee crisis in europe showing no sign of abating, the numbers of unaccompanied numbers arriving on the continent shores is growing. in the final year of a politics degree, he now campaigns on behalf of other refugee and asylum-speaking children, hoping his story will inspire others not to lose hope in the system. hillary clinton suffered an unexpected setback in the race for the u.s. democratic presidential nomination after losing the key state of michigan to rival bernie sanders. on the republican side donald trump also gained more ground.

kimberly halkett reports. >> reporter: it was the win he was waiting for, the u.s. state of michigan, which young democratic voters overwhelmingly backed bernie sanders. >> i just want to take this opportunity to thank the people of michigan who repudiated the polls that had us 20, 25 points down a few days ago. who repudiated the pundits who said that bernie sanders is not going anywhere. >> reporter: he is vowing to take what he calls his political revolution all the way to this summer's presidential nominating convention. ♪ >> reporter: it was a big night too for republican front runner, donald trump who also defied the wishes of the political establishment, picking up wins in the southern state of mississippi, the northern state of michigan, even hawaii. he proved his brood appeal is strong among conservative

voters. >> i hope that the republicans will embrace it. we have -- don't forget, we have democrats coming over, very importantly. we have independents coming over. if i win and if i get to go against hilary, polls are showing that i would beat her. >> reporter: in idaho it was ted cruz that came out on top. marco rubio winning not a single state. it is a result so poor, there are questions about whether he'll drop out before the march 15th vote in florida. >> we're not just going to win the florida primary, we are going to win florida in november and we are going to turn this country around. >> clinton still leads in the democratic race, and did pick up mississippi thanks to overwhelming support by african american voters. she thanked her supporters and took aim at the campaign being run by her republican opponents. >> every time you think it can't get uglier, they find a way.

and as the rhetoric keeps sinking lower, the stakes in this election keep rising higher. >> reporter: in one week both parties will vote yet again, in delegate rich states like ohio, florida, and illinois will be up for grabs. it could offer donald trump the opportunity to cement his republican front runner status, and also give bernie sanders a chance to close the gap on hillary clinton's lead for the democratic presidential nomination. kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. >> let's go live to tom akerman in washington, d.c. tell us what losing michigan means for hillary clinton's campaign. >> reporter: well, it was definitely an upset against her. it was surprising victory for sanders who had been polled as the underdog in this race, but nevertheless, the -- the actual delegate math still came out on the side of hilary, slightly.

she got 68 versus 65 delegates for sanders because of the peculiarities of the democratic nomination process in which superdelegates are basically insiders people who are elected democratic officials and are free to vote -- they are not bound to any candidate, but interesting that -- and again, the delegate count still shows that hilary is halfway to getting the majority that she needs for the nomination in july, but what is interesting is to see the kind of appeal that bernie sanders got, not just the fact that he got rust belt type people who are diseffected by the economy in the city of deer born, which is the larnest arab american enclave in the united states, sanders won, a man who has said just last week

that he is proud to be jewish. >> what about donald trump he seems to be gaining strength. >> reporter: trump did amass more delegates, he is now slightly more than one third of the way in delegate count to getting the nomination, and now all eyes are on the states that are voting next week, the winner-take-all states, florida, ohio, illinois, and missouri, in which he is also a favorite. the question here is whether this will be -- amount to enough pressure to actually force one of the candidates, presumably, rubio, and maybe even kasick to drop out. trump was -- was hit not just with these candidates and the attacks that apparently had little effect on him in this vote last -- yesterday, but also more than $12 million of ads by anti-trump republicans,

so-called establishment republicans, and their ads were -- will also be seen. the question is to what effect they will be in these states coming up next week. >> tom akerman, thank you very much indeed. despite efforts to eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation, it still goes on. our correspondent reports from southern senegal where the practice continues. >> reporter: like every other girl, this 8 year old loves being with her mom. playing jump rope with her friends, and getting her braids done. but what sets her apart from other young girls here is the decision her mother took not to circumcise her. the practice known as female genital mutilation, also known

as fgm is widespread. it is considered an act of pyre indication. >> cutting a piece of my daughter's flesh to make her pure makes no sense to me. this was hard for people to accept. we have been shunned for saying no to the cut. >> reporter: it's illegal, but age-old traditions take precedent over the law. girls as young as two have it done. because she hasn't, some adults curse her. saying she is impure and dirty. >> the others who has this done, but we don't really talk about it between us. >> reporter: charities organize village forums getting local celebrities, mothers, and muslim leaders to speak out against the practice. the iman explains incisions have nothing to do with islam.

the local artist encouraging young girls to denounce those who continue to mutilate young girls. but despite all of these efforts the practice continues. it takes place away from town, deep in the countryside. so we're on our way to meet a woman that continues to circumcise young girls. she has been doing it for the last 20 years. she knows it is illegal, but parents from the villages in this area continue to bring their daughters to her to get the procedure done. >> translator: for each cut she receives two bars of soaps, 6 kilos of rice, a chicken, and $3 in payment. >> translator: it's not just tradition it's our job. if you take this away from us, do you think an old lady like me can find a job in this is the only way to support our family. >> reporter: it is mothers who

have suffered from fgm yet challenged tradition who are bringing an end to this practice. despite what others may say or think about her, she feels free, protected and proud of her mother. nicklas hawk, al jazeera, southern senegal. ahead on al jazeera, fears that a hunger striking ukrainian pilot being held in russia could die before her trial is completed. and the stage is finally set for one of the world's biggest games, india versus pakistan. details in sport. ♪ find fantasy shows. when it comes to the things you love, you want more. love romance? get lost in every embrace.

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a ukrainian pilot captured in 2014 is on hunger strike and in danger of dying according to our lawyer. she is on trial in russia accused of directing artillery fire that killed two journalists. the pilot was defiant as she attended court. she faces 25 years in jail if found guilty. rory challands has more from moscow. >> reporter: this controversial trial has dragged on months longer than anticipated. many were half expecting a verdict on wednesday. in that wasn't to be, but it was still plenty of drama in the courtroom. her final statement contained a blistering attack on vladimir putin. >> translator: you cannot put all of the people in here. putin will not be able to keep power at the cost of people's blood. this is against nature, against people, against god, and against everything in the world.

all i can do is show with my own example that russia, with its nationhood and totalitarian regime can be whipped into submission if one is not afraid, and if one is tough. >> reporter: and then to ram home her disdain for the russian courts she did this. >> translator: and now did you want my final statement? here is my final statement for you. >> reporter: her mother and sister were there to support the pilot accused of murdering two russian journalists. and when friends and family started singing the ukrainian national anthem, the court was cleared of cameras. a verdict will now be delivered march 21st and 22nd. prosecutors want a 23-year sentence. but her health is of growing concern. she is vowing to continue her dry hunger strike. no food, and no water, dead or alive, she says, she will return

to ukraine. six men involved in a sophisticated jewel heist in london have been sentenced to a combined jail time of 34 years. they used a drill to bore a hole into a vault wall. it has been described as the biggest heist in british history. most of the gold, diamonds and sapphires they stole are still missing. short now. here is andy. >> thank you so much. the man in charge of investigating dopes in russian athletics says the country is running out of time in its race to compete at the rio olympics. he says not enough meaningful reform is taking place. russian athletes have been banned from international competition since november after a report compiled on behalf of the world anti-doping agency found evidence of state-sponsored doping. the governing body is set to

meet on friday to discuss russia's progress. >> it looks as if they have simply been changing some of the chess pieces on the board without actually doing anything new. a lot of the usual suspects are still in place. somehow they must have convinced themselves that this would go away, without them having to do anything serious. it's not going to go away. neither are going to buy a band aid solution. the headquarters of the french football organization has been raided by police. a $2 million payment made to former uefa boss michelle platini is central to the probe. >> it is of importance to understand much better the

background of these presumed illegal payments, and that's why [ inaudible ] a substantial amount of documents and information have been sieged yesterday in paris at the offices of the french football association. one match in the european champions league is just coming up to full-time. it's st. petersburg versus [ inaudible ]. we're into injury time. it's 1-1 at the moment. and that means the portuguese team would go on 2-1 on aggregate. later chelsea will take on psg. >> i think certainly it is a big week for us. so, yes, it's a big win. it's two huge wins for the club. everyone knows the league situation, and it's a big challenge for us to achieve something in the season, although we know it's going to be very difficult.

>> i never had better day than this. when i was young and talking about the champions league, yes, it was almost an absession, then i started to mature. i started to get no know myself, which is difficult to understand, but okay. and i said if i win it or not will not change me as the player i am. there are few places in the world where playing football is as difficult as it is in greenland. just getting to a game can be quite a -- a challenge. paul rees reports. >> reporter: conditions for football in greenland aren't the greatest, but it doesn't stop people trying. the lack of a stadium here in the capitol nuuk is just one reason the country is being refused membership in fifa. the man hoping to see this change is this man.

he fought as a child soldier in eritrea before being given asylum in denmark at age 14. now he is the coach of greenland's national team. >> when i saw the pitch first time, i said oh, my god, people are playing football on this pitch. that's not possible. yeah, of course, people will come to experience greenland, but not to play football. it's too risky. i wouldn't recommend it to anybody. i would never invite another country to come here to play with us. >> reporter: a quick pitch inspection reveals why playing in the winter isn't possible, but even in the summer the field is full of these sharp stones. which is just one of the reasons why many greenlanders choose to take their passion for football inside. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: greenland is going

from strength to strength with their teams taking the ongoing arctic winter games by storm. it's crucial for player development given the problems faced by the league. contested by towns hundreds of miles apart with no roads in between. [ cheers ] >> reporter: national defender works in nuuk's harbor repairing boats, which are one of the only means of getting to matches. >> translator: in other countries you can take the train, bus, or drive yourself. we can't do that here. very often clubs can't come to the championship because it's too expensive, or the weather is so bad that you can't sail. >> reporter: greenland is likely to need full independence from denmark because it can be allowed into fifa. paul rees, al jazeera, nuuk. pakistan's cricket board

want further assurances over security before allowing their side to take part in the world t-20. the venue for pakistan's match has already been changed because of safety concerns. the march 19th game has been moved to calcutta. they are responding to claims of protests aimed at disrupting the match. they just played host to bangladesh. bangladesh batting first here. 83, helping them to a total of 153-7. the netherlands falling just short. and some inspiring fielding there, restricting ireland to a score of 154-5 in their 20 overs, and they got the 14 runs they needed off the final over to win with 2 balls to spare,

and claim a famous 2 wicket win. an olympic swimming legend michael phelps says the rio games can still rise above the doping and corruption scannings hitting world sports. he is aiming to add to his record hall of 18 gold medals. >> for us we don't know if we stand up next to somebody who is doping or who isn't doping, but the only thing we know at the end of the day, me personally i know at the end of the day is i can control what i do and who i become and that's all i worry about. >> that's how your sport is looking for now. back to loren in london. thank you very much indeed. you can always catch up with everything we're covering at aljazeera.com. that's it for me.

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