>> welcome. live from paris with me, claire murphy. an hour of rolling news and interviews here on "france 24." thesnipers responsible for -- was on simple for the killing of protesters have been disbanded by authorities. angered by allegations pro-and antigovernment protesters in turkey have taken to the streets following the latest corruption claims. this time they go all the way up to prime minister erdogan. national peace conference. the venezuelan government gets set to hold major talks with opposition as nicolas maduro

faces the biggest challenge to his leadership since being elected last year. this is live from paris. >> also coming up on the program we go down on the farm hearing in paris. a daily roundup of events at france's week along agricultural fair. today he is telling us about a family who witnessed the evolution of farming methods. and we give you a sneak preview of what to expect at the world's biggest and most famous carnival in rio de janeiro gets ready to welcome millions onto the streets for samba and the unveiling of one very special carnival queen. more on that a bit later. ukraine, the protesters claim they were responsible for taking over 80 lives last week. now the country's easy riot

squad has been disbanded. on wednesday the country's acting interior ministry said he signed a decree to confine them to history. the interim government in kiev continues to grapple with the aftermath of the overthrow of viktor yanukovych remains on the run. the threat of imminent bankruptcy and separatism in the east and south are immediate challenges. indeed, thousands have come onto in pro-russian and pro-nationalist rallies and crimea. our international affairs editor douglas herbert joins us now. what is the latest from the street of crimea come of the crimean capital? you have seen extraordinary scenes. >> i am on the steps of the crimean parliament, the capital. i have seen a crowd of protesters divided between pro-russian and very much pro-ukrainian pushing forward -- ng to get to the you have ukrainian interior ministry troops into lines

locked tightly trying to hold them back. every few minutes you have one side or the other raising either a russian flag or a ukrainian flag. you have rising cheers from the crowd and then a sudden surge. there have been several brawls the last few hours. the crimean parliament will be sitting in session and a little over an hour's time. it is unlikely they will be sitting today given the situation here in the center of the crimean capital. very charged and volatile atmosphere on both sides. you have the russians on one side holding signs that crimea is russia, and ukraine, russia, belorussia are wanted, together. on the other side you have ukrainians, crimean's, weaving their own flags saying crimea is part of the ukraine. he even have some russian speakers joining the pro- ukraine, saying i am russian but i live in ukraine.

you have a very volatile situation here and every few minutes the crowd tries to search. there have been scuffles and brawls breaking up. the interior industry troops now seem to be holding things together, seem to be holding is athe crowds but there sense that they have been approaching the problem and doors all morning and it is unclear -- they seem to want to perhaps try to get into parliament and maybe occupy the building. it is too early to say it will happen but it it is a very wait-and-see situation right now here in the center of the crimean capital at the parliament building. ondouglas herbert reporting events as they unfold in the crimean capital am a witnessing some very turbulent scenes. former president viktor yanukovych currently a wanted man. the last current sighting of him was and crimea. a warrant has been issued for his arrest by the interim authorities in kiev but on tuesday the parliament also voted to send him to the international criminal court. they want them to look at the president's role in the killing

of over 80 million -- 80 people by police. on tuesday, ukraine's parliament voted overwhelmingly to send viktor yanukovych to the international criminal courts after last week's deadly crackdown on antigovernment protesters in kiev. the former interior minister and prosecutor general could also be sent to the hague. >> those who held government posts and law enforcement, those who gave orders and those executed those orders, all of them will be punished. can be called to investigate by countries that -- the statute and the that establish the hague tribunal. ukraine is not a signatory but it could ask the court to convene. the security council can refer cases while individuals and toanizations can ask me icc

examine crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide allegations. but in all cases, the courts can only investigate if the country where the alleged abuse took place is unable or unwilling to do so. that could be an issue as ukraine's active prosecutor has used local law to issue an arrest warrant for you ninkovich over aggravated -- yanukovych over aggravated mass murder indicating they may want to prosecute locally. proceedings are also long and expensive. the 2012 after operating for 10 years the icc finally handed down the first verdict, finding a congolese warlord guilty of war crimes and he is set to appeal against a conviction, meaning even the courts first ever case is still not over yet. >> let's move onto other news. a fierce response of the streets of turkey over the latest corruption allegations but at this time against the prime minister. hundreds of antigovernment protesters took to the streets of istanbul and clashed with police tuesday. they are angry at the voice

recording circulating online with suggests tayyp erdogan warned his son to hide large sums of money from the police. a political scandal exploding onto the streets of ankara. bulletsire, and rubber filled the air as hundreds of protesters chant for the resignation of their government. erdogan whoefiant addressed members of the ruling ak party denouncing the alleged phone tech recording as an attack against the office of the prime minister by political rivals. aren't any allegations that i cannot answer. neither members of the party nor i will be lord by their traps to change the agenda. we will not surrender to this game. >> to the controversial recording that surfaced late monday night alleged he told his son to dispose of large sums of

money. it comes amid an ongoing allegation that investigation of corruption in his government. his office released a statement, calling the recordings they can completely untrue but his opponents have seized on the opportunity, calling once more for his resignation. >> the turkish prime minister is tarnished by theft and bribery and should resign immediately. turkey cannot move forward with this burden. >> on the streets, however, opinion is divided. >> in terms of its authenticity, to me, everything seems to be true and i believe turkey is going down an irreversible path. >> i don't think these recordings are authentic. there is no evidence and no cooperation, nothing. >> the corruption scandal has spiraled into one of the biggest rule,nges of erdogan's with the country set to go to the polls in a matter of weeks, the race is becoming increasingly dirty. >> in egypt it is reported army

chief field marshal sec -- post.si plans to keep his reports he plans to keep the post of all the issues surrounding the electoral laws are resolved. the popular leader has been widely speculated to run for the presidency. he must vacate the position of defense minister in order to run. this week an army backed government made the surprise announcement that it resigned en masse. staying in egypt, a court sentenced 26 people to death this thursday. according to judicial sources they were conveyed it of plotting attacks on ships passing through the suez canal. reports say the defendants were try out -- tried in apps and shia. violence is been on the increase in egypt over the recent years, in particular an islamic -- hasncy has grown up swelled up.

expelled three venezuelan this look -- did lament in response to similar action against u.s.-backed and. venezuela's president nicolas maduro expelled three american diplomats february 17 singing it was supporting opposition plots to overthrow him. the development comes after the venezuelan government gets ready to host an international peace conference to address antigovernment unrest. >> a press conference -- and heay, with capriles said he did not want to turn up, did not want to show his face to nicolas maduro who was just using this as a photo opportunity. and he used very tough language, he described -- he says the world sees what nicolas maduro here is doing is genocide. an incredibly strong word for what is going on. maduro and turn -- in turn calls scist.i fa

the idea of dialogue is something both sides do need to press actually to press their own side, at least. president barack obama's frustration with his afghan karzai ist hamid growing. so much so he ordered the pentagon to accelerate planning for a full u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan by the end of this year. but obama still hopes afghanistan's next president may sign a stalled security agreement that could prevent the u.s. from having to totally pull out. if signed, the bilateral pact would grant u.s. soldiers immunity from prosecution from local courts. half the syrian population, over 9 million people, need urgent humanitarian assistance, according to the u.n.. and secretary-general ban ki-moon told the general assembly that the world body will do everything it could to implement in full and new security council resolution.

it was adopted on saturday to boost access to some of the worst hit areas. here's more. this families live in shelter in southern lebanon. these all fled syria. she is a pregnant mother of two. her baby is just over one. suffers malnutrition. got feverish and started vomiting and the doctor told us his case is serious and he urgently needs to be taken to hospital. we told the doctor we cannot afford taking him to the hospital. he told us we must do it immediately. among many.is one 10,000 syrian children under five suffer from malnutrition in lebanon alone. the lives of 2000 of them is at risk. this is mainly because many are not vaccinated, don't have easy access to drinking water and bathrooms, and also they don't get enough food. , the situation is

alarming. >> five years ago, syria was the countrylargest refugee -- now set to reap laced afghans is the largest refugee population. it breaks my heart to see this country who welcomed refugees from other countries forced into exile itself. >> half the population needs urgent help, including the 2.4 million people who fled to neighboring countries. up to one million are in lebanon, where one out of five people is now a syrian. let's bring you a sneak preview of what to expect that the world's biggest and most famous .arnivale rio de janeiro to ready to welcome millions onto the streets. dance take over the beaches of copacabana and ipanema and they will be dancing in the samba take center stage. gets underway friday with the unveiling of one very special carnival queen.

carnivale queen i usually models are actresses picked for star power but the dancers and musicians behind them are from cities who are impoverished and this year one samba school chose one of their own as queen. evelyn brought up -- with what appear with the musicians she will lead into the samba drome next week. >> it is an honor and a very big responsibility because it has had celebrities leaving the drum corps for the last several years. before that we have a tradition of having someone from the community lead the parade. now that we have new management we wanted to go back to their roots and traditions with a girl from the community, and so they invited me. is a rarele opportunity for rio's most marginalized residents to take over the city of town. and the local people here are

thrilled evelyn will be leading the parade. >> she is already a queen and her community. that bidlready been in by her neighbors, by the entire neighborhood. the entire community. they have already elected her queen. but the day that she put the crown on and shows the world that she is the queen, it is one day that is any girls dream. the spotlighty in is on saturday when she will psalm but into the history books in front of a global audience of millions. >> a reminder of our headlines -- the snipers responsible for the elite ukrainian rights brought -- right squad in independence square last week have been disbanded by the interim authorities. angered by allegations pro-and antigovernment protesters in turkey have taken to the streets following the latest corruption

claims. all the way to the top, prime minister erdogan. conference, the venezuelan government gets ready to hold major talks with the opposition as nicolas maduro faces the biggest challenge to his leadership since being even the latest year. -- since being elected last year. next we go down to the farm and bring you more on its's week long fair here in paris. the team have been following a french family who witnessed the evolution of farming methods and there is also a report from abroad on how political upheaval in egypt has changed agriculture there. a daily roundup from the fair. hello, a welcome to our special edition from the paris farm show. as you can see, thousands have turned out to see the best of french livestock. it is also an opportunity for

french farmers to show off the cream of their flock. "france 24" has been meeting with some of the winners, including a family who has been raising cattle for generations but they are more of an exception as more and more young people turn away from farming. a proud son joins his father in the show ring. a beautiful normandy powell just won a prize in the agricultural competition. , she is not0 kilos too much for young tom to handle. >> i have the second place prize. it is great. yes, i'm happy. almost seven and nine, they have practically grown up together. the trade and is already talking about running the family farm one day. he is not putting any pressure on his son but he is thrilled to

be able to share his love of farming and see tom taking after him. >> i am proud, it is any parent -- if to have a child circumstances allow. if they do, i will say, yes, you should take over the farm. having a son who is passionate about farming, what could be better? >> in france there is a long tradition of family agriculture but lost ground as children of farmers saw firsthand how difficult life is. france's young farmers union is trying to change that perception. >> farming today doesn't compare to the farming of 15 or 30 years ago. being able to of take holidays. high-performance machinery means there is less and less manual labor. there is a real evolution of agriculture. >> and that evolution is attracting a different kind of young farmer to the sector.

today in france around one third of new farmers have no family background in agriculture. but they share with those who do, like tom, is a fashion for -- passion for the land. >> in egypt only three years since the revolution, the lack of strict regulations of the oversight increasingly seeing urban development encroaching on agricultural land. that exacerbation -- exacerbated by the population boom, since he reads 90 million inhabitants. >> here in the nile delta, these field producer from half of egypt's agricultural crops. but these fertile farmland are shrinking fast as a building boom is underway. revolution,11 the the number of homes built illegally on farmland has been -- risen exponentially. egypt's population has grown by 4 million in the past three years and more people mean more houses are needed. armors say around 20% of the delta's arable land has been lost since 2011 -- farmers say

around 20% of the delta's arable land has been lost. >> there has been no one to bring them to a council of course after the revolution there were a lot of complaints regarding the farmland. >> there is a law prohibiting construction on valuable agricultural land. but the government says it is almost impossible to enforce. >> it is not possible to be done by law by force. it as to be a society, --ement rather than >> egyptian farmers are also raising a water crisis. lack of both quantity and quality. this farm just outside cairo they found a solution. and adapting the traditional way of farming using innovative hydroponic techniques that use much less water. in this pipe system, the water is being recycled. it goes and comes back and also it injects the nutrients of the

plant needs. >> it could also be the answer to the loss of farmland as it needs much less soil and still generate a higher return. hectare in these growing conditions like 10 hectares in traditional production. >> and now it is to show other farmers the methods like this to -- could provide a viable future for egyptian agriculture. >> that is where we leave it did in the next edition we will be visiting a french high school where students learning agricultural trays and looking at modernizing farming in africa. until next time, goodbye. >> time for sports now. we start with all the latest football news. league, man's -- manchester united fund. the greeks took the lead seven

minutes before halftime. the first time united had trailed in a competition this season. doubled up the lead 10 minutes in the second-half when a 21-year-old costa rica and joe campbell on loan from arsenal scored this. dortmund off to a flyer. apply the finishing touch himself a few minutes later. the host hit that on the hour mark, finding the net. a reply almost immediately. i strike again 19 minutes. leaving venice was an uphill task in germany. real madrid is in germany to unbeated in 2014.

the team only qualified in the final group game with a victory over swiss champion basel and they will have to play the game of their lives if they were to get anything from real. real, certainly at the moment one of the best teams. i will certainly say they are the second best after bayern munich. extraordinary player so it will not be easy for us. we are at home and that is the most important thing. we have to be brave. we will not hide ourselves. and we have to play football with coverage. as i said again and again, to succeed in this game every player and every position must play 100% in order to make a little miracle come true. riel madrid, on the 27 game unbeaten run stretching back to last october. madrid.

the coach expects a tight game. >> i think it will be a highly intensive game. alke will use everything and use all the skills they have. so they can reach their maximum. of course, they want to win this game as well. aware of the quality we can expect from them. they are a very good team. well organized. so it will be difficult for us. >> the two sides have never met in a competitive game but withke can take heart real's poor record in germany. and chelsea getting the campaign with a trip to istanbul. opposition manager will be a familiar face to the blues, mancini. hisitalian happy to admit side are the underdogs for this one. >> everyone knows -- chelsea is

one of the best teams in europe. they won two years ago the champions league. feel for them it will be very difficult tomorrow but we want to try to do a good job because -- we want another two weeks the week and hope to go through. also we know it will be difficult. >> chelsea welcomes david luis and -- another back and another expected to recover from an ankle injury. in france's lee, bordeaux boosted the chances of playing european football next season, beating lorient 3-2. skirt -- scored his first

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