i'm jane dutton. also ahead, south sudan's army captures an important town from the rebels as talks enter their sixth day. >>> celebrations in central african republic. the president has quit but there's no end to the violence. >> more doctors smoke camels than a

. ♪ >>> hello welcome to the news hour, i'm jane dutton in doha with the world's top news stories. protests in egypt at least six people killed and dozens more injured in clashes across the country. south sudan's warring parties begin negotiations to end nearly three weeks of conflict. >> i'm kristin live in new york, thisit

i'm jane dutton. also ahead, south sudan's army captures an important town from the rebels as talks enter their sixth day. >>> celebrations in central african republic. the president has quit but there's no end to the violence. >> more doctors smoke camels than any other cigarette. >> and it is 50 years since a u.s. doctor revealed that smoking kills. people living in syria's largest palestinian refugee camp are in a desperate state. there's not enough food, clean water or medical supplies. the government and rebels blame each other for blocking access. the united nations has called on both sides to let aid workers help. caroline miller reports, a warning you might find some of these images disturbing. >> the face of a starving child in a refugee camp in syria, acute suffering in yarmuk, some people have taken to eating grass to ward off hunger but increasingly the most vulnerable are dying. aid agencies have appealed to all parties in the syrian conflict to allow aid workers in to do their work. >> y

. ♪ >>> hello welcome to the news hour, i'm jane dutton in doha with the world's top news stories.iolent protests in egypt at least six people killed and dozens more injured in clashes across the country. south sudan's warring parties begin negotiations to end nearly three weeks of conflict. >> i'm kristin live in new york, this city and much of the northeast is digging out today from a major winter snow storm. >> and i'm lauren taylor with news from europe. italy's navy rescues migrants from overcrowded boats trying to reach europe. ♪ >> we begin in egypt where thousands have once again staged prote protests right across the country. at least six people have been killed in clashes and another 42 injured. anti-coup activists have renewed calls ahead of a referendum next month. stephanie decker has more. . [ gunfire ] >> reporter: it was a violent friday. a day accustomed to protests, but this one more heated than most. in cairo police fired tear gas on protesters, and the crowds set the streets alight. the threat of arrest didn't stop those unhappy with military rule. protesters de

i'm jane dutton in doha. these are the top stories.tion trial is underway in malawi. they spent millions while people struggle on $1 a day. >>> al jazeera demands that the egyptian government

i'm jane dutton in doha. not good enough. ukraine's opposition rejects an effort to join the government saying the president must resign. >>> humanitarian aid and prisoner releases are on the agenda in face-to-face talks between the syrian government and opposition. >>> we report from the central african republic on the growing fears of muslims as french troops are failing to protect them. >>> this is the sports. top seed rafael nadal wins the australian open title. >>> ukraine's opposition leader has rejected an offer to become prime minister. instead, they are continuing to call people onto the streets and pushing ahead with their campaign to remove the president. these are live pictures from the capital kiev. we have seen numbers on those streets, almost nine weeks now. nobody is going home. they feel increasingly confident. in a moment we get the latest, but first here's the report. >> reporter: keeping away at the feet of power. a chain gang of protesters clear away the ice formed by police water cannons during saturday

i'm jane dutton in doha. these are the top stories.soners accused of plotting the coup that led to weeks of fighting in south sudan are flown to kenya. >>> the biggest ever corruption trial is underway in malawi. they spent millions while people struggle on $1 a day. >>> al jazeera demands that the egyptian government releases its journalis journalists. >>> i'm genie mcdonald from london with all the news from europe. >>> we begin this new hours with a dramatic development in south sudan. seven prisoners accused of leading a coup attempt, which sparked weeks of fighting, have been flown to kenya. this was a key demand of peace talks with rebels, but four remaining detainees face the prospect of trial on charges of treason. let's go to jamal who has the latest from south sudan. jamal, tell us about this prisoner release and they're in kenya now. does that mean they are free? >> reporter: well, jane, it came as a bit of a surprise, because it has been a demand for several weeks by the rebels that the government release these prisoners. i