hour,h you for the next rolling news and headlines. a fugitive on the run. president,'s former viktor yanukovych, now a wanted man. under pressure, and battled venezuelan president nicolas maduro had promised -- under venezuelanmbattled president nicolas maduro had promised talks, but the opposition is skeptical. the support for the proposed economic reforms.

stay with us live from paris. those are your latest headlines. first, developing news from egypt. the egyptian prime minister has confirmed the surprise news that the country's army-backed government has resigned. he made the announcement in a televised address. he gave no clear reason for the decision. the local newspaper claims the decision was made after a 15-minute cabinet meeting. we are bringing you more on that developing story from egypt a little later. let's move on to ukraine. the country toss authorities have announced there is a war and out for the arrest of former moscow-backed president -- a

warrant out for the arrest of former moscow-backed president viktor yanukovych. a caretaker president was appointed by parliament. andcorrespondent is in kiev joins us now. viktor yanukovych, president of the country last friday. by monday, he is officially a fugitive. >> absolutely. there is a search for the missing president. for a president that they are calling a murderer. there has been swirling speculation in the past few days as to the whereabouts of the former president, viktor yanukovych. he may have tried to flee across the russian border. he fled with his security detail. it is the minister of the interior who said on his

facebook page that he believed yanukovych was in crimea. it is part of ukraine's territory in the south. therently he was on territory. they had no idea where. perhaps even without a security detail. wherever viktor yanukovych is, he will be immediately arrested when he is found. there is an official warned -- wawarrant for his arrest. there are growing calls for him to be judged in kiev, for what even his own party are saying our crimes, robbing the country, deceiving the country, betraying the country. and not just him. it extends to his family. , as each daygo by goes by, more evidence emerges in the form of photos and documents attesting to the fact -- seeming to attest to the fact

of amassed wealth and riches that were unknown to the ukrainian people, even though they had a general idea that this was a man with vast wealth. there is evidence that there were blacklists of journalists, people to be tracked, names of people that they actually wanted dead. this is all alleged. as more evidence comes out, yanukovych is a man who is more persona non grata in the minds of the ukrainian people. >> protesters are saying this is not over by a mile. forhis has been going on three months. anyone who has seen independence squarehas become almost a tableau of revolution a performance art -- seen knowsendence square

that it has become almost a tableau of revolutionary performance art. the victims of the bloodshed of the last week -- they are not going home until they see the results of what has happened, of what the outcome of this new government will be. they want to see who the new president -- they want to see the new president. they want to be sure the people in power are going to be representatives of the people and not the trayvon or steal from them -- and not betray them or steal from them. hunkeredthey will stay down at least through the presidential elections. >> thank you for bringing us the very latest from key have -- f rom kiev. ukraine needs $35 billion in assistance from the west. they hope the price of cheap, russian gas does not changed.

it shows how deep the struggle is as the country tries to avoid bankruptcy. while the eu and imf have promised help, it may not be enough. protest movement may have removed the hated resident, yanukovych, but they are stuck with his -- the hated president, yanukovych, but they economic with his crisis. ukraine's are now paying up to 34% to borrow cash in the short term and 11.3% over 10 years. the interim president knows balancing the books must be a priority. >> recovering the economy is the mission of the new government which will be formed after the elections. the mission of the new government is to stop ukraine from heading into an abyss. >> elections to form that government won't be held until may. ukraine will need to pay a chunk of the 10 billion euros it owes

in debt repayment before then. it was financial need that pushed yanukovych to reject the eu agreement in favor of russia, sparking the crisis. moscow offered him an 11 billion euro bailout. 1/5 of that has been paid out. the imf has promised to step into the financial breach. >> if the ukrainian authorities were to ask for imf support, whether it is policy advice, whether it is financial support together with economic reform discussions, obviously we stand ready to do that. >> eu leaders have said they will follow suit, with british finance minister george osborne saying they are ready to help. wherever the money comes from, the interim government must fill the hole in its balance sheet.

otherwise, ukraine could soon add bankruptcy to its problems. >> across the russian border, police detained several protesters on monday. they were demonstrating outside the courthouse where a judge sentenced eight defendants convicted of attacking police at an antigovernment demonstration in may, 2012. they were found guilty of writing and attacking police. -- and attacking police. they received sentences ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 years. person have their sentence suspended. the venezuela, where embattled president nicolas maduro has promised talks. tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital. people haved -- ten

died in the protests, which the president calls a coup attempt. >> the opposition leader held a huge rally saturday and said that he wants to meet him and start some sort of dialogue with president nicolas maduro. it is not something that happens often. heero -- maduro says that would like to open up this dialog. there have been more than two weeks' worth of protest across venezuela. nearly a dozen people killed in that time. not exactly a great basis. maduro calls the protesters fascists and nazis. even just a few hours ago, he

it was tweeted that maduro has caused the genocide in the country. there are about 70 murders every day here. he is accused of playing a part in that. i don't see the talks as being too fruitful. >> the ugandan president has signed a controversial anti-gay bill into law. it has drawn much criticism from the west. are openly gay. they fear imprisonment, violence, and the loss of their jobs. the decision to sign the bill comes less than a week since he announced plans to put the bill on hold to give scientists a chance to prove that being gay could be triggered by genetics. new prime minister faces

his first test this monday as he goes before the national senate seeking support for his promised economic reforms. after defeating the party for the opposition, matteo renzi is under acute pressure. he seeks to win a confidence vote in his newly installed government. our rome correspondent, seema gupta. >> today it will be the senate. on tuesday it will be before the lower house of parliament. in both cases, he is looking for a confidence vote. for now, we know that he is backed by his own democratic party as well as the small, new, center-right party, and some other smaller groupings. it appears as if he will have enough support in order to get -seatajority of the 320 senate today. most will be looking at the size of the majority. will it be similar to the one of

his predecessor, enrico letta? there are concerns within his own party. the more left-wing members within his party are not exactly happy with the way in which he came to power, the fact that it was done through this so-called backroom coup. others are not exactly happy with the fact that he struck a deal with the disgraced former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, on the ways to reform electoral law. we will have to see what kind of support he has. slower -- raised the alert system to orange for the first time. heavy smogn came as was forecast to roll into the

city over the next three days. let's get more from our correspondent in beijing. she joins us by skype. what does an orange alert means of the population? >> orange alert means that pollution will be high for several days in a row. it means that production at factories is cut, at some factories entirely. some have to reduce. neighboring provinces and cities to beijing have also forced some cars -- odd-numbered license plates, for example, off the road. the government expects severe pollution for a matter of days. they will take some measures to back on pollution. red alert means that pollution will be above 300 for more than three days in a row. it seems that the air quality has been above 300 for several days in a row.

the government has issued an orange alert. they are taking some measures. by broadcasting and making it public to the people of beijing, this is an orange alert, the government is trying to signal to the people here that he -- it is taking it seriously and it is going to try to do what it can to cut back on the pollution and improve the air. >> what big action do the city authorities have to take to tackle this problem? is a tremendous challenge for the government. it is unlikely that we will see a meaningful change in air quality or a dramatic change in air quality that is consistent for two more years. a number of the neighboring provinces around beijing and throughout the country rely on --l here these are steel and throughout the country rely on coal. thesenot a process that

factories or companies want to make. it is expensive. it will cut back on their crop its. it will be tough for the government to encourage and import -- cut back on their profits. it will be tough for the government to encourage and import. a number of challenges to cutting back on air pollution. the government is under a tremendous amount of pressure. protests have been growing. the air pollution in beijing has reached a tipping point. i have been here for eight years. for the last two years, it has become quite severe. everyone can feel it. people are unhappy. >> thank you so much for bringing us the latest from beijing. alice herz-sommer, the world's oldest known holocaust survivor, has died in london, aged 110 years. she spent two years of world war ii in a camp in what was then czechoslovakia. she entertained inmates by

playing the p&f. she is currently the subject of a documentary that is nominated for an oscar. a fugitive on the run. with the probe of the mass murder of protesters opened by the ukrainian authorities, the country's former president, viktor yanukovych, is now a wanted man. under pressure, embattled venezuelan president nicolas maduro has promised talk. the opposition is skeptical they will get underway in caracas. the first test for italy's new prime minister. matteo renzi goes before the senate to seek support for his proposed economic reforms. the olympic winter games may have ended, but one american journalist who didn't get to report for the event -- he has reported from russia over

the years but was expelled from the country last december. thank you for joining us here the sochi games have been held -- thank you for joining us. the sochi games have been heralded as an enormous success by the ioc. what is your reaction to that? [no audio] will repeat the question to see if i can speak to david. can you hear us? joining us by skype, but we are having a few technical difficulties. we will try to return to that a little later. here is a round up of your sports on "france 24." we may still be four months away but thereuropean cup, is still much to consider. countries are keen to avoid the world champion spain.

belarus,g, macedonia, spain -- a qualification period that will allow us to get through to the final draw. it is a balanced draw with difficulty. we have to prepare ourselves to face a tough fight. >> england ought to have a comfortable ride. a decent schedule for their fans. the it is a good group in sense that we have a lot of fans traveling. they don't have to travel too far. they will be traveling to very nice places where the transport hubs are well established. it is a good group in that respect. like all groups, it is not easy. the teams will be looking to beat us. >> russia are another team that will fancy their chances. they have had few problems against which to and sign --

against liechtenstein, mold ova, and france -- moldova, and france. >> [indiscernible] it will be difficult, but not only for us, for everyone. germany are one of the early favorites to win the 2016 title. they are in group d. and the scotland, republic of ireland also in the same group, between a rock and a hard place. 2004 posts and runners-up portugal were first into group -- 2014 hosts and runners-up portugal were first into group i.

germain is five games clear after a win on sunday. finished 3-0. they continue their relentless march toward the bundesliga title. bayern had the lead after 25 minutes. just 9 minutes later, they doubled their advantage. brilliant control before firing in. bayern, thanks to that cheeky goal, finished 4-0. a england, liverpool with nailbiting win, 4-3.

norwich struggling. to the netherlands. a home thrashing. 4 minutes. only it took a while for the second to arrive. nine minutes into the second half. his second goal of the season. lays it on. bestst debuted in the possible manner. still time for one more. closes out the victory. they are 6 points clear. >> the winter olympic games may have just finished in sochi, but

one journalist wasn't present to cover the event. who wasdavid satter, expelled from russia last december. we experienced technical difficulties a moment ago. thank you for joining us. the sochi games have been heralded as an enormous success by the ioc. what is your reaction? >> to some extent, there were no terror -- they were a success because no terrorist attacks took place with the russian authorities were able to prevent -- took place. the russian authorities were able to prevent attacks. as a result, there were no victims. very close to the scene of the a revolutionkiev, took place. the games went on as if nothing was going on, as if the outside world simply didn't exist. circumstances, it is

possible to call the games a success, but they are certainly not a success in light of the state of the country in which they are taking place. >> we saw a lot of turbulence in the run-up to the games. the controversy around gay laws and two suicide bomb attacks. we also saw the freeing of dissidents from jail. >> yes, indeed. the russian authorities did everything possible to put on a good show. from their point of view, they were successful in doing so. but the show itself contradicts the realities of the country in which it is taking place. it contradicts the realities of the region. there were three terrorist attacks in volgograd in the run-up to the games. took place intion the neighboring country in which russia is heavily involved. ,n isolation from those events

in the kind of bubble that was created in sochi, everything went more or less as it ought to go. and in the case of the big international, sporting event. but is it really appropriate to have such an event in that kind of situation and against that kind of background? that is the question in my mind. >> putin himself has been singled out for praise by the ioc president. they really were putin's olympics. >> he lobbied for them in 2007 personally. the russians proposed a very large expenditure on infrastructure and preparations. that's one of the reasons why sochi was selected. but the reality is that an olympic event that is so organized, in order to boost the prestige of a country which is riddled with internal problems,

will always ring false. a classic example is the 1936 berlin olympics. -- ust don't have it is a corrupt and authoritarian regime. in the tradition of authoritarian leaders, trying to use a sporting event not only for the good of sports but also to boost the prestige of the country. to the extent that they were able to avoid a really catastrophic event, a terrorist attack of some kind, they set up goals that were more or less achieved. whether it was in the interest international society to have this kind of success against that kind of background -- that remains to be seen. reaction to your

the news of the sentencing for 2012?testers in may of they got sentences of up to four years. >> this is an example of the kind of background that really was not visible to many people who attended the olympics. -- many of them were picked up at random. the incident with which they are being charged was deliberately provoked by the police and by the authorities in order to give them an opportunity and an excuse to crack down. and it serves as a warning against participating in any kind of peaceful demonstration. these people were picked up at random and given long prison camp terms.

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