>> hello, i'm maryam nemazee. this is the news hour live from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes, brussels shoot out. a shootout following a police raid related to last year's deadly attacks in paris. all eyes on the midwestern swing state of ohio as the most significant day in the u.s. primary race for both parties gets under way.

and bringing new meaning to baked potato. the research that could see a potato grown on mars. >> and in doha with sports. we'll have the latest from the uefa champions league. plus india bowled out for 79 runs as they lose their opening game in the world seat 20 to new orleans. >> now a shootout happened during a raid in relation to the attacks last november.

emif a hayword joins us live from brussels. do we know much more about what is happening and who is involved in these raids? >> this is where it began. the police raided the property. they were fired at, four police officers were injured. then a few hours later gunfire erupted, and we know during that gunfire one of the suspects was killed. now the public prosecutor said that he was found with an assault rival. but this is very much a live investigation. since we arrived we heard the helicopters advance, the search lights above us. we know there are searches as well going on in one of the houses behind us. >> right, it's very much on going as we speak, emma. what do we know about events where you are in brussels today, the link between these developments and the paris

attacks in november? >> well, it has not been said what that link it. but we know there have been long-standing links between those pair race attacks and parts of brussels. they were trying to search for suspects in some way involved in what happened in november when 130 people were killed in paris. now one of the main suspects in paris its still on the run. we do not believe that he was the target in the raid today. >> one thing that we saw in the aftermath, a great deal of activity around the suburbs, and not far from where you are now? >> it's a little way from here, actually. this is nice residential area. people talking about how shocked they are that something like this could happen in their

neighborhoods. there are people moving around these streets tonight. but there is a deep sense of shock that something could have happened in this part of brussels. thank you very much, bringing us information about the police raid in brussels. now five years since syria's civil war began. there has been a new push to end the conflict. this comes as russian warplanes withdraw from the country. bombers have started back on russian soils, but some aircraft will stay in syria and thousands of troops are also expected to remain. the decision to partially pull out comes as the u.n. special down veh met the main opposition delegation. russia's withdraw would have a significant impact on the

u.n.-backed talks in geneva. >> the man in charge of mediating between the sides of the syrian conflict, said he didn't believe the timing of russian announcements was a coincidence. >> we've considered this a significant, i repeat, a significant development, and now hope and expecting and hoping that this will be happening, that we'll see this bringing some positive influence on the actual progress of the talks. >> they had a meeting on the main opposition block on this, the mist anniversary of the start of the war. they believe that the russian pull out is positive news. >> this will help us to reach

political agreement and achieve something for our own people here, and i hope it will be an end to all the fights in syria. >> there are some suggestions that maybe there is a deal between the u.s. and russia. if part of that deal was for president assad to stay on for a time, would you be prepared to compromise? >> we don't know if there is such a deal. but we know there are big efforts from the states. >> a diplomatic answer but one of those representing the armed groups in the interview he was more forthright. >> he will not accept him having a roll. >> they have changed things. how much is not yet clear. the government delegation is likely to be uneasy.

the opposition slightly more positive. however, they're still wary will russian motives. perhaps this there are more surprises up their sleeves. al jazeera, the united state united nations, geneva. >> we look at what impact this could have on the syrian conflict. >> it comes as quickly as the intervention began. this russian defense ministry showed several aircraft leaving. russia said it's now ready to withdraw it's main military force. in russia the first fighter jets to touchdown on home soil were welcomed by cheering crowds and military bans. but for these pilots its mission accomplished. a day after announcing the pull out the russian president positioned their air chief.

vladimir putin said that he has achieved his objective. speaking in washington, the u.s. secretary of state said that he would now travel to positive cooh to move the political process forward. >> we know despite the progress we've made. despite the reduction in violence, humanitarian assistance and relief, lasting peace will be impossible without a genuine political transition. >> it has left entire towns in ruins and millions displaced. they have regained vital lost ground especially on the front

lines. the kremlin said it will continue some airstrikes and keep air defense some, russia will keep control of latakia over the mediterranean and moscow is playing it cautious. so also is the british government. they're worried about the timing of russia's military push out. >> we don't know if that is the case. we need to see if this is a substantive move. >> the decision to pull it's military out of syria was made jointly with an allied president assad. they have created the continues of peace. and many have forgotten what peace looks like.

naive barker, al jazeera. >> let's get more on this. we speak with a senior scholar in washington. he joins us live no. we have a situation where russia has perhaps slightly shifted its direction on syria. meanwhile the civil war on the grouped continues albeit a lull, what is your overall attempt of where we stand now and a prospect of some sort of agreement, a beginning to the end. i think where we are now is as much as a few days ago and i think we'll look much like today. i don't see anything that really rearranges the strategic equation, either on the ground or at the negotiating table.

it should not have been a surprise to anybody to see that russia was securing their goals. there were always going to be objective in syria. it's not at all surprising to say that we have scored control over essential parts of syria, now we can ratchet back a little bit having done that. that's just no surprise at all. what it does is that it i willlous strays the limitations of how far russia's military enter answers is going to go. what that means is you've still got a situation where the forces on the ground, the local forces in syria, the syrian regime and it's backers, the opposition and their backers locally in syria, still all think that they can strengthen their hands for additional combat.

and i think regional powers, iran on one hand, turkey and saudi arabia on the other hand it doesn't mean that they're really particularly any close for acral agreement in syria beyond a tenuous cease-fire that is not likely to last that long. >> you don't expect to see any change with those talks, but the opposition has said that russia's moves will help those peace talks in geneva. >> sure. >> saying that it's a positive step saying those negotiations could be moved forward. >> i think they have to say

that. what are they going to do, ask for more russian forces? of course not. they're going to welcome the removal of every russian soldier and every russian plane. >> we know that russia will maintain their position. whey don't know what their intentions are right now. >> that's precisely my point. don't read too much into the inevitable stance by the opposition that they have to take. it doesn't mean that the fighters on the ground as a group that are representative either by that spokesman or not, are keen on or that the regime is ready for political settlement with the opposition. i don't think they are. simply if you saw the tide of battle turn to the regime against them again, there is no reason to think that russia

wouldn't repeat their gesture. they really might. it's just that they have succeeded at what they wanted to do. but it doesn't change the fundamental equation. >> if you don't mind, we take stock of where we are five years of civil war, some would say that you're not expecting to see ape change if we look at the division in significance, does the divide of the country seem cellar, entrenched. you don't expect that to change. >> it it can only change due to the application of force. it changed lastary when iran the

regime has wanted to gape more on the battlefield rand the opposition to reverse that, both of them in conditioning the idea of it regional powers change their miles things will changic they have changed a and they will change. now militants against all of the parties still wanted to fight. the possible expects are the low at the 3 it will take a lot more development on the grouped and an actually raps foremace--they have nor gape from at. right now it's clear that they have more.

>> thank you for your analysis. >> yes. >> if there is more to come for you on the program. be. speculation in brazil that luna da silva could return to government. >> now, three refugees from afghan have drowned while trying to cross a river in greece to get to macedonia. uthey traveled from the carp

where they've been stranded for weeks. once there they crossed the river which enabled them to continue on to the board. once the refugees were captured they were retained for the night and then returned to greece. some claim that they were beaten and give electric shock. >> throughout the night macedonia police department dropping at the board men, women and children, shivering, wet, and disoriented. after traveling all day and spending the night out in the cold they were left to walk again back through the camp on the greek side. >> we lapped at the board, with you they did not allow us to.

>> we would go back to the camp. they were in incredible company. at the food. >> after weeks waiting in appalling conditions at the border, everybody they would sumly find our ways to go with-- >> there were dramatic scenes of crowds of men, women and children who waded through the water to cross the border. but their act of defiance would

end one and a half kilometers in macedonia. some complained of beating and harassment at the hundreds of morning they would. >> where is the civil war we ran to seeking help? these unjust people, where is humanity? we're not. there are noit-- >> al-qaeda said that the

attack was revenge in parts of west africa. 19 people died in the shootings on supplied. al-qaeda also demanded france withdraw it's 3,000 troops fighting armed groups. but french government membershipster visiting the ivory coast said that they plan to go to burkina fasso in case of attacks. >> involved in trying to neutralize the attackers. there are many more injured in hospital. we expect the death toll to rise. we have more information regarding the investigation. there were six attackers, but this investigation is ongoing. they would address the nation saying not to give in to fear and address foreign investors here. he said that there were special

measures in place to reassure more beefed up personnel military personnel at borders areas but also strategic locations to schools and government offices. the african am body here came under heavy criticism from the local press. they said there was not enough concerted enough to i. in the democratic party the winning candidate needs 2,383 delegates to be nominated. hillary clinton is in the lead with 1,235, and bernie sanders

has picked up 580 delegates. kimberly halkett is in cleveland, ohio, and joins us now. how important is the ohio primary to the republican candidate? >> well, it's especially important to the one you were mentioning who is trailing in last place, john kasich. that's because he is the governor of this state, and if he can't win here, he really can't win anywhere. there is really no path to the republican nomination. he cannot win in his home state. this is known as super tuesday 2, and his last best hope. he was out campaigning and has the support of the republican nominee from 2012 mitt romney, and he's really set up to establish himself the alternative candidate to donald trump. i have to tell you that the numbers are in his favor, but just slightly. this is really critical for john

kasich. many say if he can't win here there is no path forward for him. >> what are the expectations for hillary clinton and bernie sanders in "i" come. >> there is a specialfer number none just a few weeks ago we were talking about why this was such a an ininvestigated history. it's also part of that rough belt, an area of the united states that has been hit hard by some of the degree there are many who are feeling left hyped by the u.s. economy and are connecting with the message of bernie sanders. he said that he'll restore economithe power to the working class who feel they have been left behind. he's hoping to pull out a

surprise victory not only in ohio but missouri, illinois. i can tell you by talking to some of the folks coming in and out of the polling stations, many say they have not participated in this type of activity before. it's a good sign for bernie sanders but the not something good for the republicans side. >> vow special we're joine we what are the expectations in ohio. >> five states are voting and donald trump will win four of them. if he wins florida and ohio, both of which are winner take all, there probably is no way to stop him from getting the

republican nomination. >> florida is looking good. ohio is a closer call? >> yes, they're running neck and neck in the polls. but we don't know. >> what happens if trump does not get the number of delegates he needs for an outright win? what happens next? that's the only strategy to stop him. keep him from going there in july. he may be ahead in his number of delegates, but they believe if he doesn't have the majority they can prevent him from winning on the first ballot. and then get together hype and

nominate somebody other than trump. he's going to claim that that would be stealing from the people. and his people have expressed determination. one of them said if they take the nomination away from us, we're going to burn the place down. >> on the democratic side how much opposition is there to hillary clinton within her own party? >> a surprising amount of opposition. she's stumbled a number of times. bernie sappedders is running a real race. we'll see if he can win. the that includes ohio, illinois and maybe missouri. in all those steps bernie sanders could come out ahead of even hillary clinton, which shows that she has the status.

young people, lot of them don't like the way things are going, and some have lost faith why barack obama, and hillary clinton stands for the status quo. >> there was a lot of hope, is thais that all but gone now? >> i lost audio. >> we appear to have lost connection with william snyder, nevertheless we got the jest of what he was saying. we can see right now talking of marco rubio. he has been trailing donald trump in the polls. and there is a lot of doubt

about whether or not he'll be able to continue his campaigning. it looks like donald trump is in a fairly strong position to go into a most significant vote in the u.s. election. both parties and hillary clinton on the democratic side in a comfortable lead against her opponent dern bernie sanders. a new president for myanmar. they vote for the first civilian leader afte after a half century of military rule. mexico city, air pollution reaches twice the acceptable limit. >> i'm andy richardson in rwanda. a country with big plans for its cricketing future.

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>> president buhari came to position last year. how will he create transparency and accountability to make sure that funds don't go missing this way. >> there are many interest groups who have been making billions of dollars. the key is how to get rid of them. once you do that, they have cut the government into seven different parts. if he can go through the industries, it will not only benefit him but the country as a whole. >> are you saying that the government needs to be made

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we need to bring this about. >> thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> now the norwegian mass murderer has appeared in court to challenge the terms of his detention. he killed 77 people, and claims his rights are being violated. >> there is no sign of remorse. he comes into court with a nazi salute from the mass murderer. it's the worst atrocity in new yor norway since world war ii. >> this is a case that has been raised to bring him back to the public eye. this is a case about his incarceration for the rest of his life.

that in my opinion is most important to establish. >> what happened in oslo nearly five years ago still haunts norway. on july 22, 2011, he set off a car bomb before traveling to a youth camp. he was dressed as a policeman and told teenagers he had come to protect them. instead, he open fired at point blank rank. some survivors hid under bodies to hide from him. >> in all he killed 77 people and wounded hundreds more. afterwards he claimed that he was protecting norway from multi culturism and muslim immigration. he was charged under norway's anti-terror laws. at the end of his trial he was sentenced to the maximum 21 years. but he can be held indefinitely if deemed unfit to be released. he's held apart from other

prisoners and has complained about his treatment in jail before. hundreds of people are grieving. >> the state will argue that the prison conditions are lawful. >> the saudi-led warplanes launched two airstrikes on a busy market on a tuesday killing dozens of civilian. 41 people were killed. meanwhile, fighting continues in yemen's players despite government players around the city. it's a set back for houthies who had held taiz for over a year.

>> you they have recently retaken strategic hill tops and now they're hoping to break through hooty lines in the north. taiz is yemen's third largest city. it's sculpture would pave the way for government troops. the houthi rebels and their ally former ali abdullah saleh would hold ground rejecting cause for a political compromise. >> the fighters are in the area. >> fighting in taiz has turned into street battles. the roads are blocked. some are bobby trapped to halt the army's advance.

>> fighting in taiz is of the army's only priority. the situation in the sea port city of aden remains delicate. this is the aftermath between security forces and armed groups. the government says it's military campaign is aimed at driving fighters an affiliated with isil and al qaeda out of the city. >> these are newly recruited policemen tasked with securing the sea port city of aden. building an modern army and police force won't be an easy task in the country still

ravaged by armed conflict and political divide. al jazeera. myanmar's parliament has elected a new president. it's expected that the real power behind the thrown will be the party leader. >> this is leader-- >> we announce that they win the majority votes and elected to be the president of myanmar. >> it was no surprise given he's from the national league for democracy party. but the 69-year-old is expected to be a figure head only.

the party leader aung san suu kyi made it clear that she'll be calling the shots. she's barred from becoming president because she has immediate family members who were foreigners. the attempt to put aside that part of the constitution failed. the armed forces would remain very powerful. their presidential nomination who will now become vice president is former general who is known to be a hard liner. he oversaw a violent crackdown on an anti-government protest led by buddhist monks in 2007. his nomination is a sign that the military will not let the party have its own way completely.

for now the ruling party will celebrate its victory in parliament and will have one of its own as president. al jazeera. bangkok. >> the speculation in brazil that the country's former country would be appointed in the country's cabinet. we have this report from rio de janeiro. >> rumors and speculations have been circulating for several days that former president silva will accept a position in the cabinet of dilma rousseff because this would give him a form of immunity against any kind of charge that might be lobbied against him. and state prosecutors in sao paolo a have charged him with having hidden wealth. this has to do--and runs parallel with a wider corruption investigation into relation to the state owned oil company petrobras.

that has been ongoing for two years now and involves many high level politicians. however, as much as people were expecting an announcement on tuesday, it looks like this might be put on hold again because it turns out the supreme court has now accepted a plea bargain from a senator that was previously obtained from obstructing this investigation. supposedly in this plea bargain he may use the former president da silva as well as dilma rousseff involved in wrongdoings. the supreme court has yet to decide whether the actual plea bargain is to be made public. at the moment every here i feeling that dilma rousseff is on shaky ground.

>> hoe zone levels reach almost twice the acceptable limit. the vehicles were taken off the road in efforts to improve the air quality. >> 58,000 vehicles on the roads of mexico city out of 2 million cars and instruct that are on these streets every day. as you can see there is still a steady stream of traffic. this is the first air particle alert. in recent years the city has had some success in clearing magazine from this high monorail because it kept cars more than eight years old off the road. but recently the judge luise loosened that restriction. 2015 a you.

>> the government is not doing enough. they're not doing what they should. >> there is strong sunlight that heats the valley, a valley that sits at 2,200 meters above sea level, so it attracts smog in this bowl formation where there are 2 million vehicles on the road every day and with industry in this valley as well, it's quite common to see high levels of air pollution. >> now an unlikely partnership has been formed to try to grow vegetables in space.

nasa has teamed up with the national potato center in peru for a potato that could be grown on mars. >> it's billions of years old. the oldest area on earth. this patch of the desert in peru even looks like it could be from another world. nasa scientists said change the sky to orange and you're on mars. >> the close similarity with the soil on mars. we've done experiments with missions that have gone to mars. >> scientists believe it's the perfect soil to breed a potato that could grow in extreme conditions as on mars. >> the potato is an idea

candidate because it has conquered all the ecosystems on this planet since the 16th century. now there are more than 4,000 varieties in peru. >> the martian atmosphere has high levels of carbon dioxide will help potatoes grow. scientists and students are collecting data and testing samples on soils that will be transported to lima for the experiment. at the potato center, researchers will build a greenhouse simulating mars. 100 varieties have already been chosen for the experiment. >> they will not be genetically modified but transformed pairing male and female plants to obtain a new variety and new clone. we hope and we're sure it will be positive because potato have a high ability to adapt. because of the oil, the scenery and th the antiquity of this desert is the earth's closest

equivalent to mars, scientists believe it is important, however, they're worried this place may be in danger of disappearing. scientists want to stop squatters who could destroy the soil. they say this land must be protected because of the experiment succeeds a variety of new potatoes could grow anywhere and help ease world hunger. while growing potatoes on mars may still be a long way off, at least now it's not completely science fiction. al jazeera. peru. >> there is more to come for you on al jazeera. we'll have all the sport including the latetress tuesday's champions league games as teams battle for a place in the quarterfinal.

>> we have sport with rahul. >> thank you very much. super tense stage of the world twenty20 has only gun but already pro tuesdayed a massive surprise. india lost it's game against new zealand. after hitting a six new zealand's was caught by robby ashwin. new zealand chose ton bat quickly lost their top three in the first seven overs.

they lose four more wickets including ross taylor. he was run out after the third umpire was consulted. new zealand putting on what appeared to be an unbeatable score of 126-7. but india's start to their innings was worse. they lost the first three in the over. india's test captain but this event, he topped score with india for 30. gone were india's hopes with the fourth wicket. they would score the lowest target losing by 47 runs.

al jazeera. >> now all eyes on the cricket world. the game is also gaining a foothold in rwanda. it is growing quickly in the east african nation and hopes to build a stadium. andy richardson reports. >> cricket has a foothold in rwanda is one of the sport's least likely stories. it's origins are entwined in the genocide where 1 million rwand rwandaens were killed. many were forced to kenya where cricket is played. as they returned home a few brought cricket with them and formed the cricket association on this ground in the county's capital. charles was one of those early pioneers. he recently found out his

country's recent history is all around him. >> in those days it was not uncommon for a ball to be hit over the boundary on the field and those who go to fetch it find the remains of of the genocide. it is an inspiration to bring the area back to life through cricket. >> more than 7,000 rwandaens of all backgrounds are united as regular cricket players. but that growth in popularity has not been matched by development in facilities. we've been struggling on the battleground. >> an intercharity is committed to helping rwandaen cricketers

take the next step. hundreds of thousands of dollars have been raised to fund the building of a new international standard ground on the ground. >> this is a good place to land. you've got a good place to create a national program. with this comes the funding and it professionalizes the sport th. >> the target is to have cricket being played next we're. >> we have two 16-second leg ties. they were 3-1 aggregate winners. meanwhile in madrid, atletico

madrid would go into extra time. now barcelona in champions league action with the 2-0 lead over arsenal. and there was unexpected visitors. three children sneak into the training ground on tuesday. the kids were after the obligatory autographs and photos but the players gave them one more letting them play a kick about with lionel messi before security escorted them off. maria sharapova admitted she failed a drug test in january. she work with the u.n. development program for nine years, but they said they would be suspending her role pending an investigation. a top official has admitted there is a link between american

football and the brain disease cte. it's the first time that a league executive has made a connection between the two. jeff miller, the league's vice president of health and safety was discussing concussion with politicians on tuesday. the brain disease is linked to symptoms of memory loss, depression and dementia. the nfl settled a lawsuit with former players paying $765 million. >> do you think there is a link between football and brain disorders like cte. >> certainly the research shows that a number of retired nfl players are diagnosed with cte. the answer to that question is certainly yes. >> back to maryam in london. >> there is more on everything that we're covering. it's all there www.aljazeera.com. that's where you need to go. that's it for the news hour. i'll be back in a few moment's

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