this to gun violence through art and in this piece tissues and each piece of tissue a name and age of someone killed by gun violence in the area. it is called loving arms of course it's a play on words arms being what we used to hug or pray somebody but also arms being weapons as well the message here in this world needs more love and less violence. this is al jazeera. hello i'm daryn jordan this is the al-jazeera news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes cautious optimism from the u.s. as north korea says it's willing to discuss ending its nuclear program. russia

offers to allow rebels in syria's eastern daughter to leave the area which has been under government bombardment for more than two weeks. sri lanka declares a state of emergency after clashes between buddhists and muslims. and the u.k. threaten to take whatever steps are necessary moscow's behind this is back to poisoning of a former russian spy. welcome to the program after years of refusal and threats of war north korean leader kim jong il and finally seems willing to discuss suspending his nuclear program and to begin talks with washington where the u.s. state department has confirmed it will be holding a meeting with south korea later this week to discuss potential denuclearization talks with p.r. young it follows an agreement between the korean states to hold an historic summit of their own next month well the u.s. president has welcome the new saying he believes the north motives for the talks

a genuine i think that they are sincere but i think they're sincere also because the sanctions and what we're doing with respect to north korea including you know the great help that we've been given from china and they can do more but i think they've done more than certainly they've ever done for our country before so china has been a big help i think that's been a factor but the sanctions have been very very strong and very biting and we don't want that to happen so i really believe they are sincere i hope they're sincere we're going to soon find out that bright has more now from seoul. the delegation arrived back in seoul clearly delighted the mission had achieved all its objectives and more most importantly an apparent commitment from north korea to denuclearize under the right conditions. that. north korea made it

clear that there will be no reason to possess nuclear capabilities if there is no military threat and also north korea's regime security is guaranteed the two sides have agreed to a summit between president moon j end of south korea and north korean leader kim jong un pam and john inside the demilitarized zone separating the two koreas where a truce was signed to end the korean war in one nine hundred fifty three and for the first time a hotline will be set up between the two leaders to diffuse any future crises south korea says the north has also agreed not to hold any provocative new clear or ballistic missile tests while these talks are ongoing and has shown its willingness to discuss denuclearization with the u.s. washington has always insisted the north commits to giving up its nuclear arsenal

as a precondition to talks but it's far from clear this agreement gives that commitment . greenman follows an extraordinary visit lasting little more than twenty four hours with a banquet and smiles at the invitation of kim jong il on north korea's state run media giving the visit extensive coverage of president moon's government will hail this as a landmark achievement of his policy of engagement early accuse day he was attending a graduation ceremony at a military academy he clearly believes in his mission of long term peace through dialogue but this was a reminder to his critics that south korea should remain militarily strong if the initiative falters. well you know how. we must talk to north korea you know there to denuclearize the korean spirit is well but at the same time we must put our necks my efforts into establishing effective measures against north korean nuclear

and missile capability south korea's envoys now travel to the united states to fill in their allies on the details of the agreement that will be a far tougher sell. of the bride al jazeera so. jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. rosen so even as the u.s. welcomes the north korean announcement is not promising to end sanctions why is that. well that's because the trumpet ministration just as the obama administration and the bush administration before it all believe that sanctions do work and so in that guys the idea of basically making certain that healing young doesn't do any more development either of its ballistic missile program or of its nuclear weapons program they feel that trying to starve off the money and trying to put young inside political isolation is having

a payoff effect however that does not mean that the sanctions have been one hundred percent ironclad the north koreans have found ways of getting around the sanctions either by doing so-called secret drops of commodities that are being sold to other countries so that they can get the money to continue their weapons programs or basically running their accounts through chinese banks something which the trumpet ministration has refused to crack down upon because of the possible blowback from beijing a very delicate balance but it's something which those who say that north korea needs to be held to account they say that putting pressure on chinese banks should be happening in order to make certain that he can't do any further development of its programs let's move away from north korea for a minute because yet another top figure in the trumpet ministration has resigned what more can you tell us. that's right gary collin the president's top economic

adviser has announced his resignation his final day has been set yet but in a number of statements made to al-jazeera it is confirmed that he has been discussing his departure with the president for the past several weeks now gary coleman had been under pressure since last summer's a deadly neo nazi march in charlottesville virginia in which a demonstrator was killed by someone with neo nazi sympathies that person is now going on trial but because of the developments koen had been under pressure to resign in no small part because he's a jewish american person and the idea that he would serve in a government where the president basically said that there were people who were violating the laws and disrespecting people's right to protest on both sides really put his reputation in jeopardy back then there have been some reports suggesting

that carrie kahn even had drafted a resignation letter but may have been tossed out of it in recent days the rumor has been that because of the president's decision to impose steel and al minium a tariffs on other countries that cone essentially had lost the fight to prevent those tariffs from being an imposed because he has a reputation as believing in free trade and so there is this suggestion that between charlottesville and now these new tariffs on state steel and al minium that gary condit has decided that he's had enough rosen thank you. russia's military has offered a guarantee of safe passage to syrian rebel fighters and their families if they. are but for the rebels as a matter of trust they accuse russia of escalating the fighting and ignoring a temporary truce strikes killed at least ten people on tuesday so in a hot as the latest on beirut and they're bringing. the latest bombing campaign in

eastern into its third week. the number of civilians killed is climbing within an hour away. from the. civil defense volunteers are overwhelmed now russia is offering a way to stop the war russian military commanders say they will guarantee safe passage out of the besieged enclave for rebel fighters and their families. immunity for all fighters who choose to leave personal weapons and with their families is government you did by the russian center we call upon the leaders of all the illegal groups to make everything possible to with these the civilians from suffering and secure unobstructed delivery of humanitarian aid to. the hundreds of thousands of people in eastern who are trapped in

a war zone many refusing to cross into government controlled territory because of the lack of security guarantees the pro-government alliance blames the rebels for preventing civilians from leaving and holding them as human shields the rebel factions deny that and accuse russia of insisting on military escalation and force displacement what is known as the revolutionary leadership announced general mobilization to defend the cities and towns of eastern thought. that this unite and forget the differences of the past the world with your steadfastness and perseverance with all your sacrifices during. it's hardly a victory is near many many requests to join the so we open many recruiting centers for volunteers and the should be the opposition has lost ground in recent days rebel defenses collapsed in the eastern side of the enclave the fighting hasn't yet reached heavily populated areas but pro-government forces seem to want to avoid

direct combat the strategy appears to involve surrounding the main towns and cutting rebel supply lines to force a surrender that is what they did in the battle for aleppo they laid siege to the rebel controlled east of the city for months and then they launched an all out military campaign it was only when the rebels found themselves trapped in a small pocket of territory that they agreed to leave with their families many others left with them particularly those involved in opposition activities the people of eastern huta fear the same fate doctors civil defense volunteers media activists are all considered terrorists by the government they don't want to be forced from their homes but the likelihood is increasing dozens are killed every day the suffering is only getting worse. sent to. beirut. well more than four hundred thousand people are trapped in eastern guta with around a thousand in need of urgent medical evacuation alan fischer reports now on how aid

is that last arriving in some neighborhoods but not all. it's been a long time coming a white line stretching through the shattered streets of the scooter bringing relief for some disappointment for others some vital medical aid was stripped from the trucks before they set off a question mark placed over their approvals and i mean i don't know about yet we don't need most of the food supplies we need medical aid the most because the regime has prevented it from entering. then it was about getting them unloaded quickly and safely on going is strikes meant not all the trucks could be empty fourteen had to head back. now we are dying here with our children under the bombing please save us we have no water or medicine we are normal people we have no nose for a fight is we are syrian people in the bases on cleve close to the city capital see ongoing is strikes makes it too difficult to distribute the aid for the moment it

sits and we have houses where the people take shelter where they can no longer and . many are no living underground junichi are says basements are being turned into crude living quarters some are packed two hundred people or more seeking shelter seeking sanctuary and safety humanitarian agencies know there is a critical need for aid in. what was delivered on monday should be enough to feed their own twenty thousand people they have permission to take in enough food for seventy thousand but the population of the enclave at the moment is four hundred thousand and eight convoys planned for later in the week it's something for the people of the scooter it's nowhere near enough alan fischer al-jazeera on the turkey syria border. russia's military says technical error is to blame for a plane crash in syria that killed thirty nine people the defense ministry says the accident happened as the cargo plane was trying to land at the base near the port

city of latakia that's a base that russian president vladimir putin and syrian president bashar al assad visited last december there were no survivors. also coming on the news hour including trapped in a church compound the people seeking safety in one of the most dangerous towns in central african republic we'll have an exclusive report plus argentina's legislature makes a major step in the fight to legalize abortion. and of course it was a terrible day for one team in particular the new formula one season details and all the support later. lanka has declared a week long state of emergency to try to stop rising violence against the country's muslim minority the military's been deployed to the city of candy and a curfew is now in place there but in recent days muslim owned homes and businesses have been set on fire and damaged in riots in el fernandez reports.

heavy military presence deployed to keep the peace with. the majority targeted. and business on monday afternoon. brother abdul died in. one of many set alight early morning. check. that time i saw my brother he was. the attacks were sparked by the death of this man. the forty one year old driver was beaten by four reportedly drunk was lim utes for not allowing them to overtake his vehicle days later he was dead muslims were attacked on the day of his funeral after thirty years of brutal conflict lankans don't want more violence but have

made increasing nationalist sentiment promoted by hardliners minorities are feeling vulnerable the president might be powerless serious in acted to address those concerns imposing a state of emergency to last for a week. rest my deepest regrets and pain to every family and relative who suffered the loss of life and property and i strongly condemn all acts of violence i've also asked the police to strictly enforce the law against whatever group individual or organization that was behind the unrest sri lanka has had a violent past helping for many theories on why and what is happening today boils down to in a way. the believe that the minority has that they own the country and all of those are. some observers say police and special task force personnel couldn't control the mobs that ran riot in bigger and on monday and the

state of emergency is aimed at preventing similar incidents senior minister mungle a summer of leader has said enough is enough calling for inciting racial violence to be made in non-bailable offense and politicians who lead such violence to be stripped of their civic rights and then there's. the guinness sri lanka. the u.k.'s says it will respond robustly if russia is found to be behind the suspected poisoning of a former double agent x. russian intelligence officer. was found unconscious on a bench in southern england on sunday along with a certain three year old daughter well moscow has denied any involvement in the barker reports from salisbury a police cordon surrounds the scene where surrogates cripple and his daughter yulia were found fighting for their lives the bench where they were sitting is covered by a forensic tent nearby police have set up an investigation unit c.c.t.v.

footage shows the pair shortly before they became critically ill after exposure to an unknown substance they remain in intensive care in hospital this is been a fast paced investigation and our focus has been on trying to establish what has caused these people to become critically ill and whether or not criminal activity has taken place in london the british foreign secretary promised a robust investigation he threatened to extend sanctions against moscow if it turns out the kremlin's to blame no i'm not not pointing fingers because we can't this is because you don't sound point fingers i see governments around the world the tent to take innocent life on u.k. soil will go either unsanctioned or unpunished two police officers have also been

treated for minor symptoms of contamination but were later discharged the authorities say there is no known risk to the public the possible by who called the emergency services said the two were in a semi paralyzed state vomiting and foaming from the mouth before passing out yulia scrip always then airlifted to hospital her father sergei followed by road. sixty six year old surrogate's cripple was a retired military intelligence colonel this is the moment he was arrested by russian security services he was jailed for thirteen years by moscow for passing the identities of russian agents working in europe to british intelligence it was released during a high profile spy swap in two thousand and ten one of four prisoners released in exchange for ten russian sleeper agents planted in the u.s. he was later flown to the u.k. where he's been living this is an image of yulia scripts while she is in her early thirty's and was visiting her father from russia the mystery poisonings led to

comparisons with the two thousand and six killing of former russian agent alexander litvinenko he died in agony twenty three days after drinking tea laced with radioactive polonium one of his suspected killers and is now a russian m.p. immune from prosecution and inquiry into the death concluded the president vladimir putin probably approved the killing police say they're keeping an open mind over what happened here british counterterrorist specialists have now taken control of this fast paced investigation the life of a russian double agent is fraught with danger needs barkha al-jazeera solsbury well the russian embassy in the u.k. as responded to johnson's comments writing we are impressed by the statement of the foreign secretary in parliament today the foreign sector spoke in such a manner as if the investigation was already over and russia was founded sponsible for what happened in salzburg your sect of state is heading to africa for his first

official tour to the continent before leaving he announced five hundred million dollars in humanitarian help for several countries should have a chance he explains. mr rex tillerson. eight days the u.s. secretary of state will visit the capitals of ethiopia kenya chad and in nigeria rex tillerson says the u.s. wants to show its commitments to african development this administration six to deepen our partnership with africa with the name of making african countries more resilient and more self-sufficient the trip was first announced in january shortly after donald trump allegedly used a profanity to describe african countries other than that sentiment which the president denies having expressed this is one of the few on the record elements the president has made about the kinds of mines that have so many friends going to your country is trying to get rich and it's not clear that president shop has ever been

to africa that he knows very much about the continent it all. and nor does he appear particularly interested in learning which is the great irony because for it ministration such as his which is trying to grow economic relationships around the world as a means of improving american businesses there is enormous opportunity at the state department background briefing about to listen strip officials they were keen to emphasize the u.s. sees more in africa than u.s. corporate profits and military bases in fact u.s. officials criticize china and russia for exploiting the resources of african countries without giving back to the african people but while china has poured money into the development of african infrastructure and trade the u.s. under president obama massively expanded the u.s. his military and cia footprint throughout the continent and it is notable that while key african vacancies remain in the trump state department for example an assistant secretary to coordinate diplomatic policy the white house has managed to

appoint a former cia official to be its senior director for africa but the five countries are fifty four trays in for to listen strip key to the u.s. is military strategy in. the region suggests here at least there will be continuity with president obama's african policies thank you for your. trip will be the first of many to africa but there is a suspicion that the trumpet ministration doesn't intend to engage with the continent diplomatically there's a debate as to whether that's necessarily a bad thing for african nations. washington now for nine months hundreds of muslims have been trapped inside a church compound in the central african republic and there's still no sign of their ordeal coming to an end they're being sheltered by the catholic church to protect them from a christian group but over on the town of back last may the muslims rest being killed if they need the protection of un peacekeepers. for this exclusive report.

friday prayers for muslims in a compound of the largest catholic church in. around fifteen hundred people have been trapped since last may when fighters from a mainly christian group stormed into the town leaving the compound can be fatal. and the last i do shows is where his brother was abducted then killed two weeks ago as he looks for firewood. these gunmen are always fighting and waiting for us it is an issue at the compound one bullet went through my tent where i was with my children. the world food program supplies a comp every ten days u.n. peacekeepers guide them either aid agencies help but getting medical supplies is a major problem. is just over a year old she's sick but it's too dangerous to take her to the hospital in town

even the roads are not possible because they are controlled by the armed groups therefore we as humanitarians have to fly the assistance from benghazi to this location and sometimes the transportation cost is very expensive than the food or the we have to provide these people they were forced to flee their neighborhood after which is just about two kilometers away their homes and the mosque they first took refuge and destroyed the area is now an operational base for the mainly christian group which now calls itself the fans and is a vigilante group that was formed in twenty thirteen to fight against the mostly muslim seleka group will come here at a time when there is a lot of tension fighters from their group in control of congress who are quite nervous afterward that another rival group is planning an attack. this is one of the most dangerous towns in central african republic people are always on edge they

say the other group which is just outside town wants to come in to rescue the muslims taking refuge in the church compound. guns they don't comprehend the church because they see that the church is the one who is keeping the most muslim people so they also against as you see and also the muslim people also they don't understand us because for them we are like i don't know. the godfather of the people or guns so the church easy in the middle. the u.n. is leading efforts to return the displaced to their homes it's a delicate process that involves talks with the communities and gunmen people in this camp are apprehensive but hopeful that maybe they may have their lives back some catching sight al-jazeera banga soup central african republic. now a top court in brazil has rejected an attempt by former president lula da silva to avoid a told me a prison sentence the supreme court of justice has ruled that lula can be arrested

at the jail term is up held on appeal the ruling casts further doubt of a his bid to run in october presidential election unit was convicted in twenty seventeen for accepting a luxury apartment from a construction company involved in a massive corruption scandal. time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back this is the twenty first century you know what was unearthed this happening twenty first century and women have been told shouldn't brutalised spreading their message hundreds of women begin their journey to raise awareness of the plight of syrian woman. and. preparations for a return to. say with us. hello

there we've had a lot of wintery weather across parts of north america recently we've seen a lot of heavy snow over parts of the midwest and also some very strong winds and that of course has given us some blizzards now this is caused quite bad visibility on some of the roads cording quite a few problems there and it's also caused the cold cancellation of several flights so a few problems there and the system hasn't quite finished with this just yet it's gradually edging its way towards the east and as it does so it's going to continue to bring some snow and some rain most of the rain as you might expect is in the south but that's clearing away for wednesday and it's just going to be the snow that's clinging on to the northeast as we head through wednesday and thursday and by the time this system has finished with us some places could see around thirty centimeters of snow further towards the west is generally a lot quieter for many of us here but not for that far west coast where there be another weather system ringing us yet more rain and some snow at times to be further towards the south or for many of us in the caribbean it's fine and dry we have got some very strong waves and strong winds though for some of these northern

island sort of the west more in the way of cloud here that stretches down through into mexico and this system still going to be with us on thursday giving us a few breaks of rain as we head down tools brazil we've got some very sharp showers here. too often on the streets of india. are victims but a new force is that plain. female police officers are combative sexual assault and domestic abuse. but changing society is a challenge and so is life behind the badge for india. at this time. al-jazeera as there was during breaks but what's also a day to see what happens next iteration of the unpredictable fired by the barrier

where mobile barricaded all seventy three that we need to hear the movies now is being all about change people have gone to hear beriah the mission of the national army is to fix the entire complex and al-jazeera stories about telling it from the people's perspective what they think is happening in their culture. welcome back a quick recap of the top stories this hour. donald trump says he believes north korea's willingness to discuss ending its nuclear program a genuine u.s. us confirmed it will be holding a meeting with south korea later this week to discuss potential denuclearization talks with pyongyang. between the korean states to hold

a historic summit next month. and russia's military has offered safe passage for syrian rebel fighters and their families if they leave eastern ghouta but rebels accused russia of escalating the fighting and ignoring a temporary truce. brazil has rejected an attempt by the. the president to the silver to avoid a twelve year prison sentence a superior court of justice ruled that lulac can be arrested if the jail term is up held on appeal the ruling cost further down to his bid to run in october's presidential election. now hundreds of women are travelling across turkey to highlight the plight of syrian woman after seventy years of civil war the international conscience convoy is due to arrive in the city of hatay on thursday to coincide with international women's day so they join the women as they set off from istanbul. march two thousand and eighteen marks the seventh year of

the syrian war which course that these five hundred thousand lies inside syria according to the human rights organizations at least thirteen thousand people lost their lives in prisons by torture by the syrian regime and the muslims here are full of women hitting the road from is normal to hug turkey's border city with syria there is no reason why six thousand women should be held in prisons in syria this is the twenty first century you know what was unearthed this happening twenty first century and women are being tortured in brutalized it has to stop you know some women have had to give birth behind bars you know can you imagine the the horrors that they've had to endure it has to stop it is not really human who have been in syria so as we follow. in the footsteps of mr mandela we hope does it do it make

a change so that is why. these people are gathered here to give support for the women who are imprisoned. by the regime and they are trying to create an international awareness and initiate a campaign that will let the syrian regime release the women who are in prison and all they want is that the syrian women should be freed and they are giving this message which is going to end up by a convoy on the international women's day voters in sierra leone to head to the polls on wednesday to choose a new president the leaders of sixteen political parties all vying to succeed the currently the spy koroma but many voters doubt that candidates are up to the job of reviving the country's an economy but it just reports from the capital freetown. sierra leone civil war ended fifteen years ago. but few. violence remains. that

these women are campaigning for peaceful vote. was not what he. was he was. for them the violent clashes seen during electioneering are a major concern. others nationwide are cautiously optimistic. but come out of trucks five kilometers from home to this newspaper stand every day the businessman scans newspaper classified adverts for work. he says he's made up his mind of a particular candidate who he believes can turn things around but not everyone shares his confidence. when economists will tell us. different things they do different things each. with what he says she

says she's going to vote anyway you unemployment instead of your own he's more than seventy percent many voters expect the next president to find a way to quickly create jobs something that's not going to be easy at a time when the prices of the country's key exports. while some feel that leaders have lost touch with the people others who were ever becomes president will be a change for the better. but it resists. frito. a senior united nations official says it's impossible to safely send range of refugees back to me and maher because of what he calls an ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing assistant secretary general andrew gilmore told a refugee camp in bangladesh he says range of muslims still face killings rape and for starvation in rakhine state in moscow meant denies such abuses are taking place as promised to take back the refugees seven hundred thousand are injured have

sought refuge in bangladesh since the military crackdown began in august. nobody wants to reward ethnic cleansing on myanmar side you have driven them out but at the same time one cannot afford to go back into what could well be for. what is going on at the moment not only are they still killing are they still rapes on a large scale not only are they driving people out with food from threats but also there is it seems almost systematic attempt to destroy the future livelihoods. top story now those ongoing talks between north and south korea let's talk to bill richardson he's a former governor of new mexico and former u.s. negotiator to north korea and joins us from santa fe bill good to have you back on the program donald trump says north korea seems to be acting positively but vice president mike pence says all options remain on the table until washington sees

verifiable evidence of denuclearization what do you make of the american response so far. well so far i believe it constructive it's not tweeting it's not insulting the north koreans i think that's positive it's a step forward credit has to go to the south korean president who took the initiative to bring the north koreans into the olympics now a potential summit in late april but it's positive because north korea has said it will do two things that it never said before one is to talk about denuclearization the second is to put a freeze on missile and nuclear activity north korea hasn't confirmed that they're ready to do this so we have to wait and be cautions but it's a positive step forward so what steps would you want to see come out of the u.s. because the bull is very much in washington's court as well isn't it.

yes i would like the united states number one. on the positive negative side i don't want the president to start tweeting in the morning. disassembling this progress that has been made in other words he did a good tweet he said that north korea was genuine we'll wait and see but at least it was not a negative tweet secondly i think the u.s. has to speak with one voice we speak with too many voices on north korea third i think we have to look at a diplomacy track what is the realistic that we can achieve total denuclearization probably not but it's still worth that the get them to freeze their nuclear activity their missile activity some human rights steps between north and south korea the recovery of remains of americans from the korean war there are three american prisoners there so i think a good process has started let's not ruin it let's not spoil it just

a final thought from you bill why do you think we're seeing this reproach mall from the north now i mean north korea has a well developed nuclear program kim jong un has not been in power for about seven years yet suddenly we see this shop you is it because sanctions are starting to bite do you think. well yes i think sanctions are starting to bite the north korean economy's in bad shape these sanctions have. oil sanctions food stocks energy north korean workers not bringing money back to north korea that's one reason the second it could be that north korea realizes that they've reached the highest point of their nuclear and missile arsenal so they feel emboldened to negotiate and thirdly i believe that kim jong un has a plan to get something in return obviously an end of sanctions end of the

armistice agreement the war with the united states that hasn't happened some kind of economic assistance i think possibly long term long term a bargaining situation where north korea get some economic relief and sanctions really that's what i think the endgame for ken john moon is but he so unpredictable he doesn't talk to anybody in the first talkies ad has been with the south korean on boys which is good so let let's be positive about a development that in the past maybe has not worked but still so much tension but there is less tension in the korean peninsula today and that's good bill richardson thank you very much indeed sir for your time. now the anti immigrant party known as the leader of the league is now a dominant force in italian politics after winning the largest share in sunday's election their leadership says he is the only possible candidate for prime minister

but there are fears that increasingly xenophobic rhetoric from politicians is feeding into attacks on foreigners but in baba reports from rome. a lego rally in the run up to sunday's election formerly the northern league it's grown from a northern separatist movement to a nationwide populist party under matteo salvini it and there's a familiar slogan with a clear subtext for the hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees who've made italy their home more interested in i mean. those it used to leak to something clear the talents first italians first. and it's that same slogan you can see on the banners of the extreme right like at this gathering in rome of the cars a pound of mint there a small party and failed to win seats in parliament but their opponents such as these counter protesters say electoral success is not their only purpose and. the most of them some organization as a hiding to surprising them selves is speaking about democracy but using words of

hatred discrimination racism and carrying out aggression misunderstandings. one attack last month hit the headlines a gunman drove around shooting at african migrants in the central city of much errata wounding six of them when police arrested suspects look at trainee he had the italian flag draped over his shoulders but inside his home they found nazi material people who know him say trainee was a leak party candidate in local elections before turning to the neo fascist group fortson over as well as cars or pounds here in the capital the bangladeshi community is one group that's been targeted more than seventy bangladeshis many of them street vendors have been beaten up in the last few years a sort of initiation rite for young fascist activists. this rome based journalist says the anti immigrant language that dominated much of the election campaign is having a knock on effect by using immigration and. the south is that that the extreme

right fight is not just these two parties. they are creating small groups who to. target and make it into parties like the leg and their electoral allies the brothers of italy deny links to neo fascist groups and have spoken out against physical attacks on foreigners but their detractors say they're knowingly creating hatred with dangerous consequences gently maybe present growing climate of fear in the country space that often that immigrants don't report violent incidents because they might not have residents well because they're scared that speaking out might have worse consequences. vini of his party are on the rise and expanding this support base but as attitudes harden against immigrants some fear that's already making life dangerous for minority communities here with al-jazeera wrote. argentinean lawmakers of

introduced a bill to legalize abortion that's only allowed when the mother's life or health is in danger or if the pregnancy is a result of a rape to raise about reports when as ours. so. green bandanas have become the symbol of the fight or legalized abortion in argentina. on tuesday there were hundreds of them when the bill was presented in congress. this is the seventh time we've presented this project and for the first time it will be debated in congress that's why we're happy and it includes the possibility of having an abortion until fourteen weeks of pregnancy we've been fighting for years for something like this to happen abortion is illegal in argentina in most cases but the health ministry says that between three hundred seventy and five hundred thousand planned a stein abortions are carried out every year we mean argentina are not fully addressed come being detained if they have an abortion but also thousands of them

are hospitalized every year because of complications with the procedure and that's why women here i demanding the legalization of abortion because basically the women's lives i would risk their lives out for the first time in this country's history abortion will be debated in congress over seventy congress men have already signed the petition. a move that people like lisa and catalina are celebrating this days they're part of an aid group that assists women who want to have an abortion even if that means breaking the law the group has a website where women can get information and help if something goes wrong. in some poor areas women end up going to appease. to get rid of the baby easy we know it's unsafe what we try to do is give them information and put them in touch with people that could help them if they have complications. the main opposition in argentina is the catholic church and it's not clear yet whether the abortion project will get

enough votes to become a law. the fact that pope francis is argentinean has many wondering whether the church will get involved in the debate. any says it's time legislators put their religious beliefs aside and start looking at argentina's dramatic health indicators that show that candace tine abortions ira leading cause of maternal mortality in the country. legalizing abortion would mean that i wouldn't see women here in the hospital with the complications that we see today they would meet their doctor go to the pharmacy and then they can have a private abortion at home. the debate will begin later this month in congress and it is expected to divide argentinean society those supporting the bill say they will continue to fight for a right baby believe it will save many lives. as one of. the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salma arrives in the u.k.

on wednesday where he's expected to meet the queen and prime minister tourism a saudi arabia is a key trading part of a britain but there's opposition to closer ties between the two countries. explains . mohamed been some money is visiting london and he wants everyone to know about its adverts like these have been placed across the capital portraying the crown prince as a friend of britain a reformist who is changing his kingdom for the better. the british government is rolling out the red carpet for m.b.a.'s as he's known in what's the thirty two year old's first official visit to the u.k. since being appointed heir apparent. britain is saudi second most important partner for arms sales and security with british companies selling billions of dollars worth of military equipment so the saudis the u.k. government which is preparing for post breaks its economy means to boost the amount of trade in other centers true. it's why prime minister to raise

a may in foreign secretary boris johnson have both visited the saudi capital recently may's government sees it's in the u.k. has interests to do more business with the saudis and to have an even closer relationship with riyadh critics are opposed to that and there's major opposition chipped in some months visits as well as how britain has cozied up to the saudis opponents accuse the saudis of killing thousands of civilians in yemen as well as committing widespread human rights abuses at home the leader of the opposition labor party germy corbin has called for a halt to all weapon sales with several other members of parliament also against m.b.'s his visit i think most people in this country and many follow in terry's probably majority of voluntary and do not welcome this this despeaux in this country and in a good mistake this a lot is to give an audience with our head of state i think sent all the wrong signals it's legitimizing an illegitimate regime a despotic regime and we need to do better britain needs to do better. at

a media conference by the stop the war coalition organizers announced a protest outside the prime minister's home in downing street they want to send the message to been salamanders hosts that this by the p.r. campaign pre-training came as a reformist they believe the saudi regime is an oppressive one the argument about reform the management being sound money is a reformer is a spin and the most superficial spin at that i mean the eighty's one of the most backward one of the most undemocratic one of the most brutal regimes in the whole world and at that level there's a very strong argument for saying that he shouldn't leak he shouldn't be coming anywhere near britain aside from meeting britain's queen elizabeth and political leaders the crown prince and his delegation which includes several government ministers is due to meet the head of the bank of england and business leaders as well current saudi trade with the u.k. has estimated that's around eight billion dollars a year the british government is expecting the saudis to increase that took ten billion dollars annually mohamed been some man will receive

a warm welcome at downing street by a british prime minister in need of money as she struggles with bricks it negotiations but across the road protesters will gather among them several members of parliament to the mts the visit they believe the ideals and principles of freedom and human rights should not be forsaken no matter how much the saudis are willing to invest in the u.k.'s economy. and i just see it up from the. top for a short break here not a zero when we come back on a historic discovery in australia the oldest message in a bottle ever recovered but what's the message plus. if you are a victim of sexual abuse it's ok it's not your fault a lawyer is playing gymnasts becomes the first man to choose a jailed u.s. doctor of sexual abuse more in the stay with us.

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thanks very much we start with football and european champions around madrid a book their place in the quarterfinals of the champions league they beat p.s.g. five two on aggregate it's a big boost to boss an indian sedan who's under pressure with real far off the pace in the race liverpool are also through after beating porto five now on aggregate english premier league leaders manchester city are on course to reach the last eight they take on basel at home on wednesday with a four until aggregate lead their e.p.l. rivals top them are looking to complete an unlikely comeback weren't so project

cino side escaped with a two two draw in turn against you in the first leg but that was after going down to a nail in the first ten minutes they take on a you've esai at wembley who are second in syria and are trying to complete trouble this season we nobody will we are going to play with this team. but we are brave brave team but people. do love the challenge and to lose some must be challenge we are going to compete on the same time to enjoy the game. to enjoy. two time asian champions league winners show ever gran had to come from behind in an eight goal thriller to beat south koreans in the group stages having trailed to know in the first half they had their very own brazilian forward to thank the carter blurts scored four times it was a welcome comeback for ever grand who lost their opening match of the chinese super league season. fourth was

a real beauty as they went on to win the match five to three. saudi arabia's al hello and captures all ryan played out to a one one draw in riyadh the visitors scored four hours through the most senior valley. equalized with a goal from duels already in fifty eight minutes twenty seventeen runners up allowed remain with out a win in the group well all round have drawn all three of their games the saudis travel to doha for the return leg on march the twelfth. mclaren's preparations for the new formula one season have been majorly the rail to the final pre-season test a head of the new campaign got underway on choose days so full of van dorn's car suffered a battery problem compound the a dismal winter testing period for mclaren it was the third day out of a five testing sessions in which they've had to deal with it reliability problems less problems for four time world champion sebastian vettel the ferrari driver was

quickest about terry both mercedes with next fastest. the rival to formula one formulate unveiled a new car for the twenty eight thousand nine hundred season the new generation two car has gone through a massive redesign it's faster and lasts longer so they'll be no need for made race car swaps the hope is the new look will increase formula e.'s modest fan base the fifth season gets underway later this year. these guys are we see them as a weapon against climate change we need to change or see these we need to gain the mobility we need to go electric and form. goes all around the world promoting like you guys want to do that and this is our work. for the next three seasons change the world to electric. the first man has come forward to q.'s former u.s. gymnastics team doctor larry nasser of sexual abuse jacob morris says he was abused two years ago while being treated by nasser for

a shoulder injury the eighteen year old is one of more than two hundred and fifty alleged victims of nasir who's already been sentenced to hundreds of years in jail i hope to god you know no one no one else is. or has been affected by this that hasn't come out yet but. you know if they are out there them. you know i don't want them to be you know scared to come out because of you know this stigma that you know guys can be you know sexually abused or you know taking advantage of this serena williams has stepped up her return to competitive tennis with an appearance and an exhibition tournaments in new york where he is appeared in the tie break tans ahead of her return to the pro tour six months on from giving birth to her daughter the twenty three time major tournament champion will play at the indian wells event in california our first match for what. you are going to make your way back to starting next week and you've made it

a point to set your expectations high which i love why well i think everyone should have high expectations you know you should always believe in yourself even if no one else does and if someone tells you no you just keep going and don't let that stop you so that's kind of how i feel and that's the message that i'm spreading on this journey that and that's all your support for now more later for thank you know when a woman collecting litter in western australia picks up a bucket on a beach little did she know she had something in her hand that was more than one hundred thirty years old in front what perth resident tanya illumine found turned out to be the world's oldest known message in a bottle she first thought it could be a hoax down some till she and her husband contacted the western australian maritime museum it turns out the bottle was thrown from a german ship in eighteen eighty six as part of an experiment to understand ocean currents. what we were all intrigued by was the eighteen on the under the on the date my move thinking eighteen what could that mean at that point we thought it was

a hikes so we didn't think much of it and the next started to go to a friend who's german and he had a look at it and read it to me and since i said you know it's a shame it's not written on and he said it's definitely written on murray's streets the picture that i was showing him we could see the writing on it. that's it go from intimate stage.

cards. and monday put it well on the. u.s. and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to for a dry riverbed like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country haven't truly been able to escape the war . a shining city sprouting from the rubble of a devastating. attach and president while to cry.

on the walls and all constraint of the war. in the dark anyone who dares to remember. and intimate detail of oppression chechnya war without a trace at this time on al-jazeera. that . i really believe they are sincere i hope they're sincere we're going to soon find. cautious optimism from the u.s. as north korea says it's willing to discuss ending its nuclear program. along daryn jordan the solders there.