>> you are watching "france 24." here are the headlines -- hundreds of pro-ukrainian protesters march in the southern city of odessa after pro-russians storm a police station to free some 60 of their members arrested friday. the evacuation of the besieged syrian city of homs is set for tuesday. that is after a deal is struck between the government and opposition. anger at the government response to the kidnapping of close to 300 earls in nigeria prompts major protests. that has pushed the nigerian first lady to accuse the

protesters of making up the objections to give her husband a bad name. >> also coming up, you will go underwater with web news as one internet user takes you diving with seal pups. and napoleon comes back to life on the italian island of elba. residents in history france -- fans mark 200 years since the emperor was exiled. an overnight shootout in a ukrainian city has reportedly left three people hurt here there has been heavy fighting in the outskirts of the city with at least one civilian reportedly killed by gunfire. it is the latest in a series of

violence breaking out across the southeast. sunday, pro-russian militants stormed a ukrainian police station in the port city of odessa, freeing close to 70 fellow activists. they were arrested as dozens of people were killed in riots on friday. the storming of the police headquarters pounded hundreds of pro-ukrainians to come up in support of their country. >> a standoff in odessa supporters of the key of government took to the streets on sunday night. they protested against the release of pro-russians captured in the city. >> we have -- [no audio]

the released prisoners say their fight is just beginning. >> it is a small victory for us, but the war continues. the war has unfortunately just started. >> sunday was the second day of national mourning following friday's clashes between kiev and pro-russian groups. there was a building bombed. prime minister yatseniuk visited odessa on sunday and laid the blame squarely on russia. >> this is the moment when ukraine should unite, when the country should reconcile, not given opportunity to russian-supported terrorists to spread the flame of tension. >> residents of odessa are raising questions about the ability of the army and its ability to intro the violence.

>> residents of odessa are worried about the army's ability to control the violence, but the army is running into resistance across the south and east of ukraine. in one city, just 30 commenters from the border with russia, a governor is threatening to march on kiev. douglas herbert found out that he is finding no shortage of ready recruits. click the army in the southeast is recruiting. in front of this building held by pro-russian separatist, civilians of lugansk are getting lessons. >> you can kill someone like this. we do not want war. we have to know how to use this in case you need to defend yourself. in order to save your life. >> the separatist leader of this city of half a million near the russian border has served and alternated -- served an ultimatum, swear allegiance or get out.

many of the young man in lugano skit need no convincing -- many of the young men of lugansk need no convincing. >> i will fight till the very end. >> even as for tool to fight are ready to heed the battle cry. >> my son has already taken a weapon in one hand. if needed, he will take one in the other. even i am ready to hurl a molotov cocktail. >> it has been a month since pro-russian militants seized control of lugansk's security agency. but the ukrainian army steps up its stride against separatist strongholds. shots ring out nearby. armed separatists rushed towards the barricades. i'm an -- a man has been struck by a bullet.

>> i did not see who shot me. >> rumors are right that the ukrainian army is on its way and that civil war is a real possibility. tragedy of o'dea said weighs heavily on the town -- the tragedy of odessa weighs heavily on the town. click the conflict could have an effect on energy. russia provides about 30% of europe's natural gas and g-7 energy ministers meeting today in rome want to reduce reliance on those supplies. other world news for you now -- adams freed without charge after four days of questioning over the notorious ira murder of a belfast mother of 10 in 1972. the leader could still face charges over the killing 40 years ago. the murder trial of oscar pistorius resumes. let's get more on the trial today. >> i have to say he looked a

lot more rested, clearly benefiting from two weeks off from the trial. it was a bruising time for him, the first seven weeks of the trial, more than a week of which he was in the witness box himself giving his evidence and being cross examined. he looked a lot more rested and seemed a lot more composed from what i have seen him. today we heard from the first person on the scene directly after oscar pistorius shot reeva steenkamp on valentine's day last year. he gave quite dramatic evidence about how he came to the front door at pistorius' house and saw the athlete carrying reeva steenkamp down the stairs, her bleeding body, dripping blood down the staircase as he carried her on his prostatic limbs. then he asked oscar to lay the body on the floor. he said the athlete seemed broken. he was sobbing and praying clearly in a terrible state.

at that time already saying he had mistaken her for an intruder. i think that is a quite key message the defense wants to get across through his testimony that oscar pistorius gave that as a reason for the shooting from the very moment that the first people arrived on the scene. it is not a story he concocted subsequently to that day. it is something he has said throughout. that man's daughter is taking the stand, and i imagine she will echo the words he has given. there are about 14 more witnesses for the defense in the next two weeks. >> in nigeria president goodluck jonathan has pledged to rescue the close to 300 schoolgirls abducted and held by the islamist group boko haram your dead group has just claimed responsibility for the attack. the girls were taken hostage on april 14 after gunmen stormed their school. anger at the government's slow response to the crisis has

fueled protests in nigeria and abroad. one protest leader in nigeria says the first lady accused the protesters of making up the kidnappings to "give her husband a bad name." apparently the first lady then went on to have two protesters arrested. the police have refused to comment on those arrests. let's get more. >> it has been three weeks since the girls were kidnapped from their dormitories and driven away into the bush at gunpoint. finally on sunday, president goodluck jonathan took to the airwaves, speaking for the first time since their disappearance. he admitted that he still does not know where the girls are. >> i have been searching everywhere. [indiscernible] known as boko haram. it is believed that wherever these girls are, we will get them out. quick stepping up the drive to

find the he said he has asked for military support from president obama and has also been in contact with france, the u.k., and china regarding internal security issues. but he dismissed claims that he was in negotiations with boko haram. he added that nigerians were justified in expressing anger at the government's slow response. on sunday, the relatives of the missing girls gathered in protest to make using the government of telling lies. >> -- promising that these girls would be found. nothing has been done. >> the federal government of nigeria has not rescued one child. the federal government of nigeria has not provided any information that shows that there is any concise effort on the operations. >> with the world economic forum, africa opening on nigerian soil on wednesday, goodluck jonathan is now keen to show that all is being done to curb terrorism and bring the girls home. >> to libya, much confusion --

the new prime minister is confirmed. his appointment was approved by the speaker of the libyan assembly following a chaotic session of the interim parliament. his appointment makes the 42-year-old businessman libya's youngest and fit premier since the longtime dictator moammar gadhafi was toppled and killed in the uprising in 2011. in syria, rebels holed up in the country's third-largest city of homs are expected to be evacuated tomorrow. the rebels agreed to the surrender deal on friday that began with a truce that seems to still be holding. it is still unclear of the negotiators have reached agreement over safety guarantees that would allow some 2000 opposition fighters and activists to leave. for more, let's bring in our regional correspondent in beirut. as this evacuation been confirmed for tomorrow? >> as far as we can tell, yes.

i just spoke to a member of the syrian observatory, a human rights monitoring group and he says a deal has been done and is expected to be of limited tomorrow morning. now that is if everything goes according to plan and if nothing unforeseeable happens. from what we understand as of the terms, roughly 2000 fighters will be allowed to move north out of the besieged areas of homs into rebel held areas of homs province. they will be supported by u.n. personnel and also by iranian embassy officials to guarantee safety. iran is a major ally of the regime. they will also be allowed to keep some personal weapons with them. that is a guaranty for their safety. in return, rebels in the north near aleppo are expected to open corridors to allow food and medication into two shiite villages that are supportive of the government that is surrounded by rebel territory. the situation inside is said to

be pretty dire. that is what is expected. this is extremely symbolic. homs is considered the capital of the revolution for many years and has been under siege now for two years. the government will certainly be trying to tout this as another military success after a year of military successes. it will be wanting to exploit that ahead of a presidential election on june 3 at bashar al-assad is seen as absolutely certain to win. >> thank you for that reporting from beirut. a quick look at other world news stories on france 24. in panama, the former president ally turned rival has won the presidential election. the vice president who won the presidential vote with 39% of the vote compared to 32% for the choice of the president. that is a big slap in the face for the president and his attempt to extend his grip on power. in south sudan, government troops say they have taken back

two key spots, both a rebel stronghold in another town, after the military launched a major offensive on rebel positions. an army spokesman says the rebel leader who has been fighting the resident since mid-d sabr has been forced to flee toward the ethiopian border. this comes days after this out the agreed during a visit by john kerry to hold direct talks on ending the civil war in the world's youngest nation. in kenya, at least three people have been killed and close to 60 injured when two homemade bombs exploded in nairobi on buses. this is a day after two blast at the kenyan coast killed four. in that attack a grenade was thrown at a bus stop. these are the latest strikes in a wave of violence that hit kenya since it sends troops to somalia to fight the extreme and -- and the extremist al-shabaab rebels almost three years ago.

let's come back now to europe on a lighter note where napoleon has come back to life here and well, sort of. the infamous emperor was imitated on the italian island of elba as residents and history fans dressed up in costumes for an event to mark 200 years since the frenchman was exiled to elba. a kicks off 10 months of celebrations, the length of time napoleon stayed on the island. here is charlie hawkins. >> 1814 on the bay, a cannon announces the arrival of the emperor. napoleon disembarked his ship and depth foot on the island of elba the place he has chosen for exile. 200 years later, costumed enthusiasts from all over europe celebrate the bicentenary of the event. >> it has come alive. it is wonderful to see the military officers wandering around. it makes you feel you are there. >> upon arrival at the palace,

the emperor reviews his troops. it is a proud day for the italian actor playing him. >> i have almost 600 books on the emperor and i am still collecting. elba became known around the globe thanks to his majesty. >> on the island, napoleon build roads, schools, and a hospital. he it is also here that he planned his comeback. >> soaking up the atmosphere, the environment that the emperor lived in everyday for almost a year which helped him to decide to return to france. it is really moving. >> commemorative activities will continue until february next year. two centuries after napoleon's kindest and the pressure from the island, back to paris for his last 100 days in power. >> you are watching "france 24."

headlines -- hundreds of pro-ukrainian protesters march in the southern city of odessa after pro-russians toward a police station to free some 60 of their members arrested friday. the evacuation of the bus each syrian city of homs is set for tuesday after a deal is struck between the government and the opposition. anger at the government response to the kidnapping of close to 300 girls in nigeria prompts protests. those contests pushed the nigerian first lady to accuse the demonstrators of making up the abductions to give her husband a bad name. all right, time to take a look at what the press has been saying around the world today. kyle brown is with us on the set . but start with the french press which is looking at francois hollande, taking him to task for what he has called a rosy future for the economy. >> that is right. he comes out of an interview

hollande game over the weekend, talking about the prospects of a french recovery. the french papers are talking about this because it is not the first time he talked about a big turnaround. he is talking about an increase in consumer confidence, boosts to investments, and an overall increase to economic growth. he is saying growth rates as high as two point 25% in 2016. one paper says it all sounds quite positive, perhaps to positive, so they canvassed the opinions of economists. one of them says it has been such a long downturn for the french economy that, yes, we could very much be due for an upswing, but that is perhaps just as much due to the cycle as anything else and it might not be quite as positive as the president projects. >> there is an element of a bit of a crystal ball that francois hollande is looking into. >> that is right. the daily is also looking at this. we have a cartoon where he is depicted as this fortuneteller

type character and he is basically trying to predict the growth of the french economy. he is seen to be saying -- spirit of growth, if you're there, knock one time. in the cartoon, he is knocking something under the table to give everyone the impression that there is someone happening somewhere. we are not quite sure where it is coming from. >> let's look at world news stories. the u.s. has announced it will help nigeria try and track down these over 200 schoolgirls who got kidnapped over three weeks ago. it is incredible that no one seems to know where they are. >> including the president. it is the first time he has spoken in the three weeks since they were kidnapped. he finally came out over the weekend, and it was a long anticipated speech. that it was really a long way for very little, because he came out saying we do not really know where they are still appeared we have conducted -- we have launched a search with airplanes, helicopters. we are searching in neighboring

countries, and we still really have no idea of the whereabouts of the young girls. they could be in chad, cameroon, really no idea. any of the neighboring countries. goodluck jonathan is basically biding his time. they put out another public call, asking for any parents to let them fry the girls so that they can perhaps facilitate the search for them -- to identify the girls so they can facilitate a search. >> to ukraine, the papers were looking at how the russian president, vladimir putin, mike beebe putting himself into a corner -- might the putting himself into a corner. >> yes, he is saying that there are few things that putin is doing right now. he is undermine the stability of the region in ukraine. as a result, he has kind of put himself in a pickle because, on the one hand, we have crimea, a russian island of sorts him a big russian-speaking community,

but they still depend upon ukraine for water, for electricity, for overland access. he is saying that come a given the kind of instability that russia has shown in the region the ukraine government, kiev, is not likely to get the kind of assistance to the russian-speaking community. what does president putin do? he will have to commit himself further, probably militarily to get access to the resources those communities need. secondly, he says people in the restive southeastern ukraine, there is no real appetite to continue to rally for this kind of linguist with the motherland if you like. what does russia do on that front? do they try to stir up trouble? putin announced the elections should be postponed. what does he do to make sure they do not take place? a number of questions, as we see, and john lau says putin has

painted himself into a corner. >> we will see how it turns out. > thank you for that look at the press today. time now for sports on france 24 , the latest european football action. >> a place in next season europea lead, now five points behind with two matches to play. european hopes for the 4-2 win over lille. the third a-title and a row, a record. yet to kick a ball this weekend. the defeat yesterday, eight points with two games remaining. continuing later this evening as the old lady hosts.

chelsea all but blew their chance to win the english premier league when they were held by regulation. 1-0 win over west brom. they took over at the top at liverpool. a return to the top of the table today when they take on crystal palace. the players lived a blessed weekend when they lost at home to chelsea. a vastly inferior goal difference. and a transformation. >> i know how difficult the job is when you come -- [indiscernible] but the job is the same. you have to stay in the league. i think he has done an outstanding job for the team.

i watched them recently, and they defend very well. they have this bead that can hurt. a real spirit amongst them. a very outstanding job. it has been a great effort. >> steven gerrard will be eager to make up for his defensive slip that cost a goal against chelsea. daniel did not train during the week but is expected to be fit for play. the title race is holding up in spain again after a remarkable weekend in which none of the top three sides won. madrid suffered a shock defeat. barcelona drew. and facing the final day of the season. carlos celebrated his second career title yesterday when he produced a stirring comeback to

the top of the top seed thomas berdych near lisbon. the first set was a disaster for berdych, won he would like to forget. the only other victory was in sweden last july, and he recovered in alphatec style. his forehand started to find its range and he was back in business. took the second set 7-5. went in for the kill. two strait breaks that serve puts the world number 62 in control, and he was flying. he went on to close the door on his opponent, securing the third set 6-1 a second atp title.

djockovic had to pull out from the madrid open because of injury. the six-time champion sustained an injury to his right wrist in monte carlo last month at the masters. he hopes to recover in time for the rome

housands of years, women would probably have 4 to 6 children in a lifetime. half those children would die before they could reproduce, so the only thing we can be sure about in human population studies is that for the last 100,000 years people on average had 2 children to succeed them, although we were in a population explosion 1,000 years ago. >> in just the last nanosecond