jay is actually the personification of a good man. preparations begin to put in place the controversial e.u.-turkey deal with refugees. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also on the program, turkey mourns the victims of the suicide attack in istanbul which killed five people. french prosecutors say paris attack suspect salah abdeslam wanted to blow himself up but changed his mind. a vote in the presidential run off but the opposition is

staying away a deal in relation to the controversial plan, those arriving in greece shall be sent back to turkey. >> reporter: these refugees have just arrived on the greek island of lesbos but they're already on the move. they're being taken to north greece where they will be housed in refugee centers. it's part of a plan to evacuate the hot spot centers to make way for new arrivals. some know nothing about the deal. >> nothing. >> translation: from where we were we couldn't watch television. there wasn't any. we were out in the wilderness

waiting to come here >> reporter: there are more than 4,000 refugees already on lesbos. they say the e.u. deal will make an already desperate situation even worse >> the deal is only going to lead to more disorder and more chaos for the people who are already here in greece and the idea that you can make these settlements is unethical. >> reporter: supporters of the deal say it will close the main route by which a million refugees entered europe last year. thousands of syrians will be taken by the e.u. directly from turkey. amnesty international has accused european leaders of what it calls double speak. >> if you unpack the deal, you introduce a system that discourages the numbers of people arriving and by extension

the number of 0 that the number of people resettling. the aim is to resettle no-one. >> reporter: any refugee deported from greece to turkey will be placed at the back of a waiting list. there are questions whether this will work and whether it is legal in turkey the coast guard picked up more than 300 refugees off its coast on saturday. turkey says they were trying to reach the island of lesbos. in recent days turkey and nato have stepped up patrols in the sea. >> translation: we want to cross but they took a position to prevent us. where shall we go. if they don't want us to cross, they can bring a plane for us. why does the about not continue and finish his help. why is he stopping his help what time we're in the middle of our journey >

five people were killed along with a suicide attacker in turkey. no-one has claimed responsibility for the blast. >> reporter: another bomb in turkey, in the middle of the city's busiest district. the streets would have been packed with shoppers and visitors. witnesses say hundreds of people ran the moment a loud explosion was heard. the governor was at the scene shortly after the blast. a suicide bomber blew himself up. he killed three people and wounded 21 others. three of them were in a critical condition. one has just died in hospital. a detailed investigation is being carried out by our colleagues. >> reporter: paramedics were quick to arrive.

although no-one has claimed responsibility, two government officials have implicated separatists linked to the armed p.k.k. >> several months ago p.k.k. has announced that the fighting will be spread all over turkey. if the south east clashes violence is not stopped. so turkish authorities should have been vigilant enough against the possible terrorist attacks over the country. >> reporter: since discussions broke down in july last year, there have been several bomb attacks across the country. three loan in the capital. in total they've killed almost 300 people. the most recent was less than a week ago. the t a.k. group, which is linked to the p.k.k. claimed

responsibility for that attack which also targeted a busy shopping street. later, germany announced it was closing its consulate. tourism is one of turkey's major sources of income. 35 million foreigners visit every year. the increased number of attacks could threaten it's economy. for now the government insists turkey is safe but it will have to do a lot more if it is to ensure the safety of its citizens and virtues attacks that have killed many people. a bomb killed 12 german tourists who were visiting the area [technical difficulties]

kurdish militants. the main one between the government and the p.k.k., but then the splinter group which has been engaging in the terrorist attacks. that's really not directly remitted to what's going on in syria because you havise tan ball is a city of many millions.

you can't control anybody that comes into it. you can't control who uses the transportation. you can't control who goes out. this certainly is going to damage turkey's economy which apples to be what the terrorists want to do at least 43 people have been killed in a series of air strikes in the province of raqqa. the dead include five children and seven women. the area is a stronghold and the target of syrian government and russian attacks. activists say there were at least nine separate air strikes in the north of the province. i.s.i.l. is not part of the cessation of hostilities which took effect three weeks ago. the syrian observe [technical

difficulties] salah abdeslam has been charged with terror offences a day after he was arrested in brussels. the 26-year-old will challenge a new european arrest warrant for his extradition to france. >> reporter: a police convoy carrying salah abdeslam arrives at the prison after he was formally charged with participation in terrorist murder. the main suspect in the paris attacks was captured on friday and was likely injured during his arrest. >> translation: he is cooperating with the belgium legal authorities. i can tell you that we refuse

extradition. >> reporter: the french authorities have now issued a new european arrest warrant against salah abdeslam, but the french prosecutor warned it could take up to three months to extradite him to france. >> translation: in our investigation it has become true that he say key player in the paris and stdenis attacks. he played a key role in the make up of the commando unit in the preparation of attacks and finally by himself being present in paris on 13 november. >> reporter: there is still tension in the neighborhood here. four other people were arrested at the same time as him. three of them are members of a family that is suspected of sheltering him during his time as a fugitive. >> he is from this neighborhood so he has friends and relatives

willing to shelter him. >> translation: we are very, very relieved and happy that we final stopped this grub, not only for brussels but also for europe and the rest of the world. >> reporter: it was this raid earlier in the week on a flat in a different part of brussels that gave police vital clues on the whereabouts of europe's most wanted man. shortly after the raid a call was made from a mobile phone linked to salah abdeslam and then police found his fingerprint in the flat. salah abdeslam had been on the run for more than four months. friends of his had driven through the night after the paris attacks to pick him up and bring him to brussels. since then it would appear that his movements were limited to an area of just a few kilometers. as he ran out of options and hiding places. 130 people were killed and more than 300 injured in coordinated attacks on cafés, a concert hall

and football stadium. the main surviving suspect linked to those attacks is now under arrest. officials have made it clear that the investigation is far from over and more arrests can be expected. jacky rowland investigators are trying to work out what caused a passenger jet to crash in southern russia killing all 62 people on board. the plane missed the runway at the airport early on saturday morning. the plane was making a second attempt to land in bad whether when it crashed and burst into planes. they say they have a strong safety record and say their staff are in shock >> we don't know yet all the details of the incident, but we are working closely with the authorities to establish precisely what happened.

we are making every effort to care for those affected and will provide assistance to the families and friends of those who were on board still to come why reopening a border town in nepal could give a lifeline to the people who call it home. a big vision of hong kong in the future already arrived? lready arrived? teaching the youth on the front lines. working towards a better future. >> this is one of the most important sites in the century. >> proudest moment of my life.

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greece to implement a deal between the e.u. and turkey camed at easing europe's refugee crisis. under the plab that comes into effect on sunday, those arriving in greece will be deported back to turkey. in return turkey will get financial aid and political compensations. a vigil has been hemmed to mourn the victims of saturday's blasts. dozens of people red candles and left red karenations near the site where people were killed and they hold up signs saying we are not afried. salah abdeslam has been charged in belgium with terror offences. the new european arrest warrant has been issued in an attempt to speed um extradition to france. he plans to fight his extradition obama's trip to cuba marks a significant thaw in relations to the u.s. a look at some of the key moelts

in an often troubled and tense relationship. >> reporter: for more than 50 years this was the image many americans of had cuba. a fashion, the patient voice of a revolution. he led the overthrow of a dictator that had been backed by the u.s. relations between the two have a fresh face. >> changes heart in our own lives and the lives of nations. change is harder when we carry the heavy weight of history on our shoulders. >> reporter: it is marked with suspicion and animosity which took the world to a brink of nuclear war. direct u.s. interest in the island goes back to the 19th century when americans intervened in the war from inldz from spain. -- independence from spain. there was economic growth but there was also poverty an simmering res sentiments in 1959

cast roshgs o was now the country's leader and cuba became a one party communist state. he soon travelled to the u.s. only to be very publicly shunned by the president who went golfing to avoid the meeting. >> it was very awkward. he said we're going to go to washington but not for any of the presidents which is could youtow to washington to beg for money. >> reporter: that's when the president began an embargo and soon after he responded by nationalising american businesses. that is when the u.s. began in earnest to try and overthrow him in overt and covert ways. the u.s. sent ex-dile cubans. in 1969 cuba became the center

of the cold war. the u.s. realized the soefant union had placed missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons on the island >> the policy of in nation to regard any nuclear missile launch from cuba against any nation in the western hemisphere as an attack by the soviet union on the u.s. requiring a full response. >> this was the most dangerous time in the cold war and one of the one of the dangerous moments in history >> reporter: necessity removed the missiles but u.s. and cuba were firm enemies. they have remained in a stale meat until this. his brother took over and his handshake signalled things could change. and they did. now with this visit obama is hoping to solidify his new approach, but he can only do so much. the embargo can only be lifted

by the u.s. congress which has shown no indication it is going to do that voting has gun where a rerun of the presidential elections are being held following a controversial decision to anull it. october's poll was cancelled after the lead iing candidate w. i've been watching you for a while. it has been quiet there. what is going on? >> reporter: we're in an opposition stronghold here and there's hardly any activity at all, hardlily anyone has come here to vote. that's because the opposition leaders have called on their supporters to boycott this election, this rerun. they say it's illegal and constitution constitutional. they say they won in october. that election announced it was nullified and the rerun is an

effort to rig it by the ruling party to keep themselves in power. the ruling party they have been encouraging people to vote. we understand in some areas there has been a higher turn out. almost none here at all. only three or four people have voted since the poll opened the potential for violence. >> reporter: there has been violence since before last year's election opposition complained that security agents from the government have intimidated and attacked some of their junior level activists. there has been the burning of houses and offices of people from both sides. elections are tense here. right now today things are very quiet. most businesses and shops are closed and no-one is expecting much to happen today, but there is a fear that the perceived

failure of democracy on the part of the opposition and its supporters could lead to more of this kind of thing in the month ahead. people feel the opposition supporters feel they went to the polls, they won, that failed and so it's quite possible that we will see or people worry that we will stee more of this kind of violence as you say for now, wall and quiet. thank you for that police in congo summoned the main opposition candidate for questioning ahead of sunday's presidential election. he has refused to go. he says the summons was related to a case that was resolved years ago. the government has also ordered phone companies to suspend services for what they say are security reasons. brazilian president dilma rousseff has filed a criminal complaint against a senator over allegations made against her. she says she knew about an embezzlement scheme at state-oil

company. she has been accused of funding the presidential came from the scheme money. the government appears to appeal a supreme court ruling preventing lula da silva from taking up the cabinet post. voting is under way for the tibetan government in exile. these are the latest pictures from the indian city where the government is based. more than 80,000 tibetans across the world with expected to vote. nepal's prime minister will visit china in a first time in a move that many hope of strengthen trade. new investment is desperately needed in an area badly affected by last year's earthquake. >> reporter: this is the border town. before last year's earthquake it

was busy. it's normally the first stop for goods arriving for china, but the border has been closed with only sfurt forces living on either side. this woman runs the only tea shop here. >> translation: before this place used to be busy with people. it is deserted now. we're staying back in hope that this border point will hop. if it opposite, great, but if it doesn't we will have to move elsewhere looking for jobs. reopening the border would open an economic lifeline for people like her. on the chinese side people have been moved away from the border. those who have other houses have also moved. this family has lost everything and she rents this tea shop for $50 a month. many people are hoping that with the prime minister's visit, drad, especially imported petroleum products, is going to

increase. but transport is an obvious challenge. this border point would have been the only major route to kathman kathmandu. a few months after the earthquake india enforced a blockade of fuel and other essentials. fears for the blockade. the government talked off the policy of turning to china for an alternative fuel supply as a maens to put pressure on india. >> during the past blockade, they are not tried to play out the difference and to take advantages of the negatives. it was a very small market. they look upon us with some hand out rather than investment. this time i think the government probably has seen some degree of ma turnt in our search to move

beyond xhaert. >> reporter: thigh niece involvement might be increasing, but for people here, larnlg trade and investment are far away dreams. there are rumors that this might close forever and that will have greater consequences for people like this woman selling her tea demonstrations have taken place in hong kong over the disappearance of a popular columnist. protesters marched to the office of china's central government demanding to know the whereabouts of this man. he went missing after warning colleagues of the danger of republishing an open letter calling on president xi jinping to step down. a controversial film predicting a grim future for hong kong under chinese rule has been nominated the best picture in the city's upcoming film awards. the movie has been sent out for

early screenings. >> reporter: the film is called 10 years. it is actually a feature length package of five short films by different directors that predicts what life will be like in hong kong by 2025. it is a bleak picture of a city firmly in the grip of chinese communist party control. that's in spite of the so-called one country's system form of government that is supposed to guarantee hong kong a high level of autonomy. >> the two system does not work. i believe freedom of speech. >> reporter: production started before the umbrella movement street occupations of 2014, demanding greater political freedom. those real life events became woven into parts of the film helping connect with the hong

kong audience. >> translation: i think the tone and the mood become pessimistic. >> reporter: and events since then seem to confirm that pessimism. the street violence that happened at chinese new year which many believe was fulled by discontented youth. the case of the hong kong book sellers who produced works critical of china's leaders detained and paraded on mainland dlvgs. >> reporter: the early screenings of the film. >> it is a smashing record, suddenly the cinema will tell the film makers that we're not

going to show the film. >> reporter: there is now speculation that the upcoming hong kong film awards won't be shown in mainland china because of the movies nomination for best picture. combined that with the apparent reluctance of some cinemas to show it, and the film makers wouldn't be criticized for thinking their films are coming true lights out for environmental issues, the at all uft building in dubai-- tallest buildings in the world are turned off. this one in dubai and in also in paris, eiffel tower plunged into darkness. hope francis has expanded his

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