more than in the balkans, more than in rwanda. there's pages of documents that connect these murders, tort tours to senior people in the regime. the u.s. ambassador at large spoke at the opening recently and said more than 100 should be held responsible. >> we have a bill for the day. we have comprehensive justice in syria, we won't rest until the day arrives. brook stone and her friends visited the u.n. and made time to spend time much. >> we were walking and told to look away. it's important that people don't look away. >> part of the way is they don't want people to look away. >> how did you avoid not looking away. how did you prepare yourself. >> human curiosity takes over. they see a picture. grizzly images. what is going on. you read the bio and it's like are you kidding me. it's mind blowing. >> it will take an international

balkans.yes, there's red alert warnings in force across the balkans. what about the massive cloud that has been swirling away across the mediterranean and the intense pressure of area in force. it has the storms rumbling away. violent winds and heavy rain here is an area of low pressure much this is how highly packed the bars are. plenty of rain in place. this is in crow asia. 64mm of rain during the course of wednesday, and there's more where that came from. the wetter weather sinking southwards. southern italy, east of the adriatic across the hungarian plain, and that's where the snow will consider making its way eastward. the heaviest of the rain making its way across greece. it brightens up looking nice. comparing the temperatures. athens up to 30 degrees in the cloud and the rain. london is looking good. top textures around 30. turning nice at home and looking spring leek. >> i like the sound of that. the head of ebola's response unit says the last patient treated for the virus is to be d

on top of that impressive snowfall totals expected in the balkans.l 25 to 30 centimeters in the forecast. so that's what it sounds like and that's what it feels like to have hurricane force winds. amazing. >> to hear that just a minute ago, incredibly intense. derek, thank you so much. we thank you for watching this hour. i'm george howell. we'll have more news ahead the next hour with natalie allen. i'll be here after that. this is cnn, the world's news heeder. cope we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher brighter denture every day. and an early morning mode. and a partly sunny mode. and an outside...to clear inside mode. transitions ® signature ™ adaptive lenses... ...now have chromea7 ™ technology... ...making them more responsive than ever to changing light. so life can look more vivid & vibrant. why settle for a lens with just one mode? experience life well lit ®. speak with your eyecare professional to... ...upgr

moved by the harrowing images of prisoners in concentration camps, i traveled to the balkans, where i covered the horrors of a war in which kids were picked off their bicycles by snipers. bosnian-muslim women were raped, and some 8000 unarmed men and boys were murdered. the largest massacre in europe since world war ii. i also saw the citizens of bosnia look to u.n. peacekeepers to protect them. they found rescue only from a u.s.-led coalition that finally intervened to stop the slaughter. [applause] i was chilled by what i saw, and chilled equally by the slowness of the world's response. i did not understand how the world could say we had learned the lessons of the holocaust and never again, only to witness sarajevo and the rwandan genocide. so much of what i saw left and enduring impression, but nothing so much as the children's memorial. the descent into a dark cavern illuminated by candles, paying tribute to the memories of 1.5 million children murdered by the nazis. projected in the darkness, a stream of photographs of individual faces of the children killed, as their names count

. >>> now across europe there's a risk for tornados across italy, the balkan peninsula as well as northern africa. we have a lingering low pressure system over the mediterranean countries. heavy rain and large hail is a possibility too. rain is not falling over france where the plane crash occurred. temperatures are going to be at 9 in paris with rainy weather for you. cooler than normal in madrid with a high of 12 degrees. and across the east 6 for the high with snowflakes on the menu for your thursday. now across asia the monsoon rain is still falling over the philippines, taiwan as well as vietnam and moisture is still hanging over southeastern portions of china. this system will likely move towards japan as we go into the weekend. but until then sunny weather will continue across japan, and temperatures will be on the rise. take a look. tokyo, 19 on friday and even going up to 22 degrees for the high. sapporo at 16 degrees on friday. so watch out for avalanches if you're living in hokkaido and across osaka, staying in the 20s over the weekend. here's your extended forecast around the g

the balkans is full of people with histories like ours. >> differences between yugoslavia and the soviet union force many greek exiles to travel further afield by train behind the iron kurt, to difficult new lives. but they kept memories of a distant warm land by the sea. northern syria. >> and a reminder that you can keep up-to-date with all the news all the time on our website, www.aljazeera.com. the very latest on the situation in yemen where the violence is escalateing between outy rebels and other factions. do stay with us. credible messages from credible source that is we can never trace back to their origins, you know, that austin is alive. >> people have, you know, had no reason to lie to us as far as we can tell. >> reporter: american journalist austin tice has been missing in

. >> some of those who have gone are veterans of the balkan wars of the 90 '90s. but some are extremists. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, zagreb. >> an ask rescue helicopter crash, seven people were killed, including a sick baby who was being flown to hospital for treatment. in the capitol of belgrade. >>> disciple babbzimbabwe's infrastructure is in i will repair. but with money from china to help. >> president mugabe is here to see what $100 million chinese money can buy. he said that that he hopes the new equipment will boost confidence in zimbabwe's medical facilities. >> zimbabwe's economy is in trouble. it's suffering from falling foreign investment and unemployment. mugabe faces bans in the west for human rights violations, so he has turned to china for help. >> china is already africa's biggest trading partner and has been investing heavily because it needs timber and melt for its growing economy. others see china's investment as a lifeline. >> what the chinese are doing is moving in the right direction for the nation. >> zimbabwe has used shy chinese money

. >> some of those who have gone are veterans of the balkan wars of the '90s. some are extremists from the margins of society. ukraine's war is causing ripples here in former yugoslavia. >> a new statute marks 100 years since mahatma gandhi. >> memorialized in bronze mahatma mahatma gandhi joins only ten other other state's men . >> i hope as gandhi takes up residence in this great square at the heart of our politics and our democracy that we can all be blessed with the wisdom of gandhi, today, tomorrow, and generations to come. >> the statue is based on an image of gandhi during a visit to england in 1931 at the height of his fight for independence. >> even in this struggle he admired britain, valued many of the things that it stood for and cherished its friendship. >> britain dominateed india for 200 years, but now india owns iconic british bands. in recent years india has overlooked british trade favoring the likes of france and germany, and britain wants to change all that have. this, of course, is a statue of a great man. this is a british charm offensive.

some of those that have gone are veterans of the balkan wars. some are extremists from the margins of the society. the war is causing ripples in the former yugoslavia >>> now to zimbabwe where the health care suffered from years of neglect and much of the rur is in disrepayment but 100 million of new equipment brought with a loan from china should help. >> this is harare central hospital. and the president is here to see 100 million. robert mugabe travelling to singapore hopes it will boost confidence in the medical facilities. >> no. >> zimbabwe's economy is in trouble. it's suffering from falling investment in falling u.. they face travel maps and sanctions in the west over human right abuses and fraud. he's turned to china for help. >> we know that china and zimbabwe are old weather friends. and our cooperation coughs almost every sector including every culture, manufacturing, mining as well as social sectors. china is africa's biggest training partner and investing heavily in the commodity sector because it needs minerals and metals. some ac

i'm not to blame for what happened to us, but the balkans is full of people with histories like ours. >> differences between yugoslavia and the soviet union forced many greek exiles to travel further afield by train behind the iron curtain to difficult new lives. but they kept memories of a distant warm land by the sea. >> hundreds of anti-austerity process testers--protesters have rallied in madrid. they're expecting as many as 20,000 people to attend the rally. the spanish economy has remained sluggish after the economic slowdown. high unemployment remains a big problem. >>> fourforeign ministers of china, japan, and south korea have held their first talks in three years. it comes after territorial disputes and historical issues. the islands are claimed by japan japan,. the japanese prime minister visited a shrine honoring the war dead including a number of war criminals. >> the long awaited pose for the cameras by the three foreign ministers could signal the start of a new chapter in relations possibly paving the way for a summit of their leaders after a three-year hiatus which has

and this one will likely produce thunderstorms and a risk of hail across the south of the balkan peninsulaand this low over turkey will move across this area and help towards the middle east. a low pressure system is moving into the western parts of the scandinavian peninsula and a new storm is moving into the british isles. very blustery conditions especially over the north of the uk. temperatures at 11 degrees in london average temperatures for you in berlin with the high of 9 degrees. and still quite warm across the east. 13 for the high in kiev with partly sunny skies on wednesday. here's the extended forecast. >>> and that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm keikichi hanada. on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us. copter crash in argentina that left 7 french people that -- 8 french people dead. among the victims, three sports stars filming a reality show. japan marks the fourth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that sparked the disaster at fukushima. that left close to 19,000 dead or missing. and the iraqi army says it has taken back a town from the islamic

meanwhile, italy and the western balkan peninsula will be battered by severe weather as we go into thursdaythere is a risk of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, as well as large hail. >> thanks for that sayaka. >>> and officials in tokyo have announced the names of two japanese men on the passenger list. foreign ministry officials say one man is in his 40s, and the other in his 60s. they both live in dusseldorf. japanese prime minister shinzo abe expressed sorrow. >> translator: we are doing our best to gather information on two japanese on the passenger list. it's a catastrophe. i extend my deep condolences to the victims. >> foreign minister fumio kishida said japan is cooperating with other countries on gathering information. u.s. president barack obama spoke to the media. >> it's particularly heartbreaking because it apparently includes the loss of so many children. >> obama said he spoke to german chancellor angela merkel over the phone and offered assistance. he said he also plans to call spanish prime minister mariano rajoy. a spokesperson for the national security council says ther

. >> some of those who have gone are veterans of the balkan wars of the '90s. some are extremists from the margins of society. but ukraine's war is causing ripples here in the former yugoslavia. >> a new statue in london marks 100 years since gandhi began his campaign against british colonial rule. >> mahatma gandhi joins only ten other statesman here on parliament square. heading the unveiling leading politicians together with gandhi's grandson and bollywood legend. >> i hope as gandhi takes up residence in this great square at the heart of our politics and our democracy that we can all be blessed with the wisdom of gandhi today tomorrow, and generations to come. >> the statue is based on an image of gandhi during a visit to england in 1931 at the height of his fight for indians. >> even as he raised the struggle, he admired britain valued many of the things that it stood for and cherished its friendship. >> britain dominateed india's economy for 200 years but now india companies own iconic british brands like jag uar land rover. this is a more than a statue o

i don't like the balkanization of our politics.ike what's in the country's best interests, not what's in the best interests of african-americans versus whites versus hispanics. that's what makes me uncomfortable. >> well well well let me say to you that i can respect the fact that you are uncomfortable, but my retort would be is that i am a black man from a black community, and i've watched us suffer religiously, whether it's with unemployment where we're constantly in drinls, sdouble digits the incarceration, whatever the case may be. there are so many thing, so many problems. i love everybody. i don't hate anybody. i think the interest of the country is paramount and should usurp all other interests, but if you're talking to me about my community, i'm going to speak on what's affecting us and how we can alleviate those concerns. i'm not saying i'm not concerned about the country. but i'm saying i could speak more directly to the experiences of myself and others from my community that we have. i'm not trying to balkanize anything.

thunderstorms, gusty conditions heavy rain will continue into monday morning for the south of italy, and the balkan peninsula. the system will move out as we go in to the latter part of monday. but new system will come in from the east. we have a strong system rotating over the iberian peninsula. this area will see heavy thunderstorms as well as heavy mountain snow. temperatures are in the double digits for many areas, but still chilly over the east. 3 degrees for the high in moscow. but temperatures will warm up as we go into wednesday. all right. that's all for now. here's the extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. more news coming up at the top of the hour. thanks for watching nhk world. place. the extreme right party failed to top the polls. that is hard-line republican senator ted cruz. he says he is running for president. and the founder of singapore has died. lee kuan yew transformed the country into a

more than 8,000 bosnian muslims were killed by the serbs during the balkans war. the men are connected to the murders of 1,300 muslims. >>> we're going to take a short break now. still ahead on al jazeera, a tidal wave of dementia is coming. a stern warning from the world health organization. do stay with us. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... ♪ >>> welcome back. military aircrafts from australia, new zealand and france have landed an the island worse effected in vanuatu. andrew thomas has the latest. >> reporter: the aircraft arrived on the island of tanna four days after the storm. >> i could bring a range of capabilities from our unit. but there are only certain things we can fit on aircraft. we came in with a heavy reconnaissance party today. >> the teams fanned out to check roads and things like hospitals and schools. people with homes destroyed aren't expecting any help. down a tra

i'll never forget years ago during the balkan wars, i had hearings with women who had been raped. and one, she was so traumatized, and she thought she could handle speaking what other women were experiencing during the balkan wars. bianca jagger was here speaking to that, and she froze. she had been so utterly traumatized. and i know you're helping women who have been so horrifically violated. so thank you for that as well. i do have a question. secretary clements deputy assistant secretary you mentioned in regards to vaccination 2.9 million children require life-saving vaccinations. i wonder if you could break that out a little bit. they have not gotten it or some of those have already received it, what vaccinations are we talking about? you know i've always believed that vaccinations like antibiotics as well as anesthesia are among the wonders of the world in terms of how they mitigate disease and pain. so the question would be 2.9 million, what are they lacking, and what is being done to try to get those vaccinations to them? >> thank you very much chairman smith, and thanks fo

my time as a nato commander made me witness the same sort of effect in the balkans. if we think back to the balkans 10-15 years ago, again, it looked a lot like syria does today. 8000 men and boys were killed in a single day, and extraordinary level of violence, rape, torture, yet today in the balkans, when they want to solve a dispute, they don't reach for the rifle, they reach for the telephone to call the european union and the united states. why? because we used some hard power but combined it with the soft power tools. i will give you a third example in the current. it is what we are doing today in afghanistan, where senator graham has served as a reservist in the active-duty arena in afghanistan working on the judicial process there, this is soft power. do we need hard power in afghanistan? absolutely, that unfortunately the long-term requires both, you need hard and soft power together, and you create smart power, and that is what i would advocate for, and to try to do defense without diplomacy and development, i will simply repeat the quote that senator graha

we need to strengthen relationships in the balkans, and bulgaria. our intelligence community needs to reprioritize the russian threat. not only in kind, but across the border in europe. third is communications. i understand the administration is working with governors to commit over $22 million to russian program -- russian leg which programming. -- russian language programming. i think those are viable to countering russian propaganda. they say they are overwhelmed by russian propaganda in that region. there is one key point, and that is at the end of the day that strong u.s. leadership is what matters. i ask that my statement be included in the record and i thank you for the opportunity. >> we want to thank you for the comments and return our witnesses. our first panel, first witness is victoria nuland. our second witness today is brian mckeon, principal deputy under secretary of defense. the title, thank you. third witnesses -- our fourth and final witness. director ports strategic plans and policy at the joint staff. we thank you all for being h

it's still tracking toward the east so, parts of italy, even over toward the balkan peninsula, you'reo be seeing the threat of severe weather. even some heavy rainfall which has already been reported toward the south. large hail and even some tornadoes very well possible. especially the ones close to shore. this is still an ongoing weather situation. talking about the heavy rains, i do want to take you to the southern hemisphere. we're in the height of rainy season in brazil, by the way. what we have been seeing over the last week or so, is actually some very heavy rainfall. this is the past seven days of total precipitation. based on satellite imagery, 300 to 400 millimeters has been reported in some areas out here. that has been causing some fairly significant flooding, not only for parts of brazil where we have been seeing some fairly incredible images coming out of but even over toward the west in chile, northern chill yeerks you have been seeing some flooding. in peru a very dangerous landslide took place. this is something we're going to talk about actually a little bit later on

the highest concern is large hail as well as heavy precipitation for the south of italy and the balkan peninsula. and then we have a windmaker coming in to the british isles. 130 kilometers gusts could happen in ireland and this system will likely move into moreway on tuesday that will bring inland snow and also heavy coastal rain fall. temperatures are mild in many places. 12 degrees in berlin and beautiful weather for the iberian peninsula. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. we'll have more news for you at the top of the hour. thanks for watching nhk world. ֖ llegiance to islamic state. arrests have been made in the killing of boris nemtsov, shot dead outside the kremlin 10 days ago. the first flight around the world, a historic launch to prove it is possible to fly without fossil fuel. you are watching "france 24." thanks for joining us this hour. i am genie godula. troops from niger

in the capacity from the balkans we talked about 12 percent of that volume the balkan north american. we are moving our oil, producing our oil buying for our best friendliest neighbor and ally canada. and it makes us more secure it as a nation. i have heard all the arguments against it. they make you believe it will come right down here, go to a tanker and get taken to another country. we had a press conference to her three weeks ago the prime minister of canada, the premier, everybody there that agreed that that is not going to happen because they need us to refine it be subjected to the same rules and regulations as are commerce department that no crude would be exported. that prevents that from happening. next, they don't pay the 8% into this trust fund in case there is a spell. they have agreed to do that. everything we have asked for they agreed. we can't even get our side to agree to put it in a peace of legislation to make sure that it happens. i trust the canadians that it we will happen and would like to codify it by putting it in the bill. the fact that we are doing with the

my time as a nato commander made me witness the same sort of effect in the balkans. if we think back to the balkans, 10-15 years ago, again, it looked a lot like syria does today. 8000 men and boys were killed in a single day, and extraordinary level of violence, rape, torture, yet today in the balkans, when they want to solve a dispute, they don't reach for the rifle, they reach for the telephone to call the european union and the united states. why? because we used some hard power but combined it with the soft power tools. i will give you a third example in the current. it is what we are doing today in afghanistan, where senator graham has served as a reservist in the active-duty arena in afghanistan working on the judicial process there, this is soft power. do we need hard power in afghanistan? absolutely, that unfortunately the long-term requires both, you need hard and soft power together, and you create smart power, and that is what i would advocate for, and to try to do defense without diplomacy and development, i will simply repeat the quote that senator grah

the control about 185,000 acres in the balkan.ting partner with most of the major rollers -- they are an operating partner with most of the major drillers. i think from a small business management risk and controlling your portfolio management size the equity could work out. it is hedged through the first half of 2016. if we wake up this time next year with oil at $35 a barrel, i think all bets are off. i would not invest all your money in northern oil and gas at this point. julie: what if we do see oil stay around these levels? what if you don't see much of a rebound? for companies that have these balkan holdings there are a lot of committees involved in north american shale, how long can they suffer through oil prices where they are now? mark: well, i think the ones we looked at anyone i just mentioned is hedged so they can hang in there for a while. you have started seeing some curtailment of activity. my guess is we are probably another year but i think you will start seeing people seeing the proverbial light at the tunnel bei

geopolitical consequences the germans are becoming more aggressive not just in the ukraine and the balkans from bulgaria to serbia there a lot of countries where if greek exit the eurozone might end up in the russian bear. you have jihadists from -- even from a german point of view it doesn't make sense to have an exit of greece from the eurozone. therefore, where there are market concerns about greece there will be a compromise between the two sides. i don't think the greek exit in the eurozone is likely. anna: we will stay with bloomberg throughout the morning and we have plenty of interviews you don't what to miss including one with the former fred -- fed chairman, alan greenspan. anna:mark: russia's central bank is expected to cut the interest rate to the ruble. the move comes ahead of next week's anniversary of the annexation of crimea. for more let's go to and a andriy anova -- anna andriy anova -- anna andrienova. anna: there have been a lot of great inflation in the past month, as for the economic forecast we see that we expect a 100 basis point cut which is really conservative and

often people think of it as moving canadian crude, but it also picks up domestic crude in the balkan region. from north dakota and montana. it takes that oil to refineries throughout the country. so that is the project we are talking about. this chart shows the project itself and it shows what is going to happen if we do not approve it, and you have to understand that this has been going on for over six years. the president has the latest project for six years. if we do not build a pipeline bringing oil to the united states, then canada will build pipelines to the west coast and that oil will go to china by tank or ship, so it will be refined in china. again, we go through all these different discussions, but the reality of it is it will be produced, and we want to have it here in our country or would we rather see it go to china? if it goes to china, not only does that affect the ability to produce oil in our country because we don't have the structure to produce it safely and cost-effectively, but we also continue to import oil from the middle east. i'll just run through a couple m

particularly across central and eastern europe and the balkans to close the space for dirty money too in and undercut democratic institutions. on russia's propaganda we are working with the broadcast board of governors to ramp up efforts to counter lies with truth and are requesting more than $20 million in foreign assistance for state department programs. mr. chairman, ranking member members of this committee america's investment is about far more than protecting the choice of a single democratic european country, protecting the rules -based system across europe and globally and about saying no to borders changed by force. >> i do have concerns that our intelligence sharing. i no we can't get into great detail see her but do you believe our intelligence sharing is robust enough for them to protect themselves? we get information. at the end of the day they have got to prevail against russian backed rebel forces and prussian forces on there territory. >> mr. chairman and this unclassified setting let me simply say our intelligence cooperation with ukraine as well as with the ukrainian

we are seeing massive floods like we saw in the balkans last year, with a massive floods that we sawpan. we are seeing the upheaval of our own winter weather system in new york, with this unbelievable amount of snow and the polar front dipping so far south in the united states at the same time, the alaska is experiencing 40 degrees fahrenheit above their normal temperatures. a lot of derangement of the climate system internationally. >> you believe sustainable development will be the central policy issue framework for the next generation. how does that square with lack of jobs, deficits, and such? are they two sides of the same coin? grexit -- >> sustainable growth needs in carmel stable of the. economic growth, which we have by and large is not enough. if it's only for the top 1%, if the income gap is widening, not good enough. if it's destroying the climate or the land, or the ocean chemistry, not good enough. so sustainable developments like you did all right on the first homework assignment. it turns out the course is harder than you thought, because you have to get three things

retirement of a young forty-niner player chris moreland you #50 there nicosia making a tackle gm trim balkans that is the lowest on except our i expect that we accept his decision. is things that he has put up great deal of thought into his decision is a very well respected member of our team will always consider him a forty-niner ran with them all the best this is of of g and general manager speaking about chris borland. and is a pretty good player on the niners defensive replacing patrick willis willis announcing his retirement because he is concerned about a year and 10 injuries and we're and tear that in nfl career career could have on his body. >> pam: had tonight at eight the south bay police officers still on the payroll despite being accused of raping a woman while on duty. it is trying a new legal maneuver with his freedom on the line. and a passenger lights up a cigarette on an errant play and that goes on a tirade. we will show you what happened next. >> gary: with and it's fabulous gonna pitch opening high for the essays. and we have the great brad dew been parry @ duggan... brat

consequences, their actions are becoming more aggressive, not just in ukraine and the politics but also the balkansder the to serbia 0---- moldovia. greece may end up in the arms of the russian bear. you have terrorists in paris. the middle east is a mess. from a german point of view and does not make sense to have an exit of grace -- of greece. it would cause economic, financial and political damage to the eurozone. there will be a compromise between the two sides on the debt and structural reform. i do not think the greece exit from the eurozone is likely. francine: that was nouriel roubini talking to us from italy. let's check on currencies. we've been on parity watch. the dollar resuming its best rally this morning. it is not anymore. we've seen a little bit of swinging currently at 1.06. at 6:00 a.m. it was resuming its rally and it has declined a touch. coming up, tom keene takes over with "surveillance." in the u.k., another hour of the pulse. an interview with the jp morgan chase international chairman. one of the experts in monetary policy. we asked him what he thinks and when he thinks th

to some or that support -- efforts that support -- there is a lot to focus on particularly in the balkans where they are at risk, but also in allied territory. >> i do want to say that countries watching, the last exchange, from a person who helped write the budapest agreement, apparently it was a superficial agreement, only a political agreement. i would say that countries watching that last exchange would be pretty reticent to come to any agreement with the united states, the u.k. and russia regarding nuclear arms. that last exchange would be a major setback to anyone who thought we were ever serious about an agreement relative to nuclear proliferation. >> the answer to that question is not reassure the allies, one of the phrases i heard in the testimony. the hearing we had last week in our european subcommittee -- i called that hearing to try to lay out and describe the story of what russia has become under vladimir putin. i would refer you to my opening remarks were we laid out a timeline. 29 political assassinations. we saw the assassination of boris -- gary kasparov -- we have talke

how do we avoid that with regard to ukraine and reapproach that situation in the balkans? >> i think just perhaps to just continue my last comment what we did was relax. we thought if we them enough money, they would simply in their prosperity do what we wanted them to do, sort of naturally. doesn't work like that. and nobody has spent either the time or quite frankly the commitment of their own defense budgets or their overseas aid budgets to the extent that was necessary to sustain the commitments that we made. and until we do that, we can't be surprised at the results. >> so ukrainian reforms are difficult. very difficult for the ukrainian government to undertake. they're exactly as you say, there needs to be something out there. there needs to be a carrot out there. one thing that could be out there which europeans don't like to hear is eu membership. another thing that could be out there for military reform is nato membership. so those two things if they are real, if we seriously have them as something out there, not immediately because as we say earlier it will take

the balkans is full of people with histories like ours. >> differences between yugoslavia forced many to move further afield behind the iron curtain. >> thousands of anti-austerity protesters have gathered in madrid demanding an end to austerity cuts. it brought 27 different groups around spain. the spanish economy remain sluggish, which protesters say has been made worse by austerity. much more still to come this hour with historical and territorial disputes over hanging them, south korea, china and japan come together for the first time in years. >>> we'll tell i couldn't the people in lesothos is struggle ing to access clean water despite the country's huge supplies. >>> and in sport golf's number one shows his class in florida. >> al jazeera's investigative unit has tonight's exclusive report. >> from coast to coast. >> people selling fresh water for fracking. >> stories that have impact. >> we lost lives. >> that make a difference. >> senator, we were hoping that we could ask you some questions about your legal problems. >> that open your world. >> it could be very dangerous. >>

wars world war i and world war ii, later conflicts like the two gulf wars and joint missions in the balkans and afghanistan under the auspices of the nato alliance that cemented the good relations across the atlantic though it seemed to abate in the tony blair time. it's true the british love america, americans disney and all things popular culture here. in return the americans love the accent the history and the royal family turning out in the hundreds to catch a glimpse of prince william and the dutch duchess. the u.s. has special relationships with lots of countries for example india australia, even france. it's likely this special relationship may have more meaning for brich government -- british government and the british people than it does here on this side of the atlantic. john terret, al jazeera. >> tom rogan joins us from washington d.c. to discuss the british elections and the u.s. british relationship. good to have you with us tom. you just heard john terret argue this relationship is more special to brits than to americans. doesn't america rely on the british for foreign policy

. >> more than the balkans, more than rwanda, these tortures to senior members in the regime. >> he said more than 100 people in syria should be held responsible for crimes like these committed on a massive scale. >> we've got to build for day when it's possible have comprehensive justice for syria and we won't rest until that day arrives. >> brooke stone and her friends went to the exhibit. >> we were told to look away if we have to but it's important for them not to look away. >> think don't want people to look away but quite honestly how did you prepare yourself? >> i think human curiosity takes over. where is this, what's going on? why does this go on? you read the bio and it's like mind-blowing. >> both russia an ally of assad and china vetoed bringing this situation to the icc. the u.n. estimates that 220,000 people have been killed in the conflict that began four years ago. courtney kealy, al jazeera. >> military drills are underway in venezuela. the president saying it's due to a threat posed by the u.s. we'll examine the relationship between washington d.c. and caracas. >> welco

they are said to be from the balkan region >>> secretary of state john kerry is to meet his counterpart in paris. usha's ambassador to the u.n. criticized u.s. over a plan to train ukranian troops. it was part of a debate over the implementation of the 3-week old ceasefires between the army. >> illegal pro-russian armed groups can view attacks against positions and checkpoints of the ukranian army as well as civilian residences. since a ceasefire on 15 february, militants undertook 750 attacks. >> according to data we have, 300 military personnel from the united states arrived and will train ukranian soldiers in the use of foreign equipment. everyone knows where the american military appear - expect bad things to happen >>> there has been a devastating impact on the lives of other people. it's hard for those sick. fighting has caused access to stocks of medicine to be stopped and people can't afford the rising cost of treatment. >> reporter: as the war in eastern ukraine began, so did this woman's cancer diagnosed for a second time, this time with hep c. she no longer gets ukranian welf

there is clearly an issue in the balkans region with crowd trouble. taking away points is one thing. matches behind closed doors is another thing. they'll have to look at expelling a nation, a team from the tournament to try to address this issue and they've been talking about dark forces in european football, they're absolutely right and uefa will have to step up their action. >> fewer and fewer countries seem to want or be prepared to pay for. the bid for the winter olympics is down to two contenders. after four other nations pulled out. for vine china it represents another chance to host another international event. >> beautiful day. if china has its way this will be one of the main venues for the 2022 winter olympics. >> people are happy and economic growth is at at the top of the world. when the country is rich they want to develop sports. >> if we win more people will become interested in skiing. >> this week the inspectors are in china to evaluate progress. only two bids with this one. both pledging to abide by newly instituted rules on human r

in 2004 he led the charge in opening up the vast balkan gas fields and oil plains using unique techniquesraulic fracturing better known as fracking. >> this new technology would allow america to become energy independent. >> it will. >> and we've had estimates made by experts in our field now that we could add as much as 3 to 5 million barrels of new oil per day. >> on july 18th 2011, ham was invited to the white house for a giving summit with other wealthy americans such as bill gates and warren buffett, who like ham had pledged to give away at least half their fortunes to charity. >> you had the opportunity to speak with president obama. >> i did. >> what happened? >> i wanted him to know for sure of the opportunity that we had. and we were creating a whole new renaissance of american oil and gas. and there's a lot of good things that come from that. good middle class jobs, for instance. national security, balance of trade. >> and his reaction? >> he didn't want to hear it and he didn't hear it. >> it says so much about president obama's mindset of that discussion. >> louisiana senator

the balkans is full of histories like like ours. differences between yugoslavia and the soviet union forced many greek exiles to travel further afield by train behind the iron curtain to difficult new lives but they kept hems of a distant warm land by the sea. >> time for sports now. >> thank you very much. the batting records came tumbling at the cricket world cup. an unbeaten 197 for new zealand. so interior in this tournament far it was all about guptill. he hid 24 fours and 11 sixes. he's coming off 163 bowls and is the highest score ever scene in the world cup and second highest of all time. the indies would bowl out for 250, new zealand winning by 143 runs. >> we've stain stayed consistent. we've had good games and bad games, but we need to be more consistent than we are at the home. >> as we mentioned guptill's 247 is the highest in world cup history. he beats the record of chris gayle. next on the list is gary kirsten, and three of the top six innings have been made in this tournament, remarkable. >>> to football mans manche

. >> some are veterans from the balkan wars in the 90s. but ukraine's war is causing ripples here. >> a fast-moving forest fire is threatening two cities on the coast of chile. a state of emergency has been declared in valparaiso. thousands have already been forced from their homes. strong winds and warm weather fan the flames, and another 10,000 people may also have to be moved as that blaze spreads. let's get the latest with richard, who will give us the latest news on cyclone pam in the south pacific. >> the good news is that it's no longer an issue for vanuatu. looking at weather observations, nothing more than 13 kilometers per hour, that's just enough to fly a kite and not much more than that. the next few hours it's nobody's problem because it's over cooler open water. as far as cyclones are concerned it is still a category 4. this has gusts of 270 but you can see the 30 kph. it's heading towards new zealand and the bay of plenty. in the meantime, we will look at the worst across the region. zoe was the worst one, 50 deaths approach

some of those that have gone are veterans from the balkan wars of the '90s. some are extremists. ukraine's war is causing ripples. >>> now, you have seen richard telling us about the cyclone. he is back and will tell us about forest fierce in chile. >> from one extreme to the other. from strong winds to lack of rain fall and the risk of fears. that is what we have seen in chile. it is the largest port in chile, laying 100km to the north. here we see nasty fighting. the winds are blowing strongly. and the problem is that it's a driveway time of the yearing during the summer. in fact, if we look at the stats for santiago but it will be similar here january, february march, 11mm of rain. that's barely a shower for most people. virtually no rain to help the situation. in april 2014. 15 people were killed. 500 injured during a forest fire. obviously there has been concern, mass evacuations. as it stands. i can't hold up much hope. there'll be brisk winds continuing. blue skies and sunshine. i'm afraid there'll be issues as far as the fires are concerned. up to the north we'll keep an

he fought in vietnam, badly wounded in vietnam and he served in the balkans.f you would into a country the size of a rock with 28 million people -- iraq with 28 million people on the ground, a lot of ethnic tension, and dangerous neighbors, he was saying, you cannot do this on the cheap. he was speaking from experience. he was providing his best military advice. he was chastised in public by the secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld they did not want to hear that. they thought it would be a quick operation and we would be greeted as liberators. people would throw roses at our vehicles. general shinseki had a much clearer view. he was the chief of staff of the army. it was leaked when he still had a year of monstrous, -- he still had a year left in office, it was leaked that he would have a successor. somebody made sure to put the word out. in the military, anyway, they made him a lame-duck. they disagreed with his military advice and they publicly undercut him. when he had his retirement, it is usually a big event and sometimes the president comes. secretary r

. >> some of those who have gone are veterans of the balkan wars of the '90s. some are extremists from the margins of society. but ukraine's war is causing ripples here in the former yugoslavia. >> chinese fighter jets have been put on alert after a bomb dropped by myanmar. they say it was for rebels who have threat who are trying to take over the kokang region. >> this is the worst spill over of fighting. tens of thousands of people have already been displaced, and more than a hundred people killed. but this latest incident was serious enough for the chinese air force to step up operations along the border area. it is serious enough for the chinese prime minister to summon myanmar officials to complain and would like to know who is responsible for the intrusion in chinese territory. this comes a week after a shell from myanmar landed in chinese territory. there were no casualties, but there is suggestion of heavy bombardment in the area. the kokang region has been under a state of emergency since february. the few independent reports coming out from there but

the balkans is full of histories like ours. >> differences between yugoslavia has forced many to travel further afield by train to difficult new lives but they kept memories of a distant warm land by the sea. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, syria. >> myanmar closed itself off to the outside world as the military regime faces sanctions. well now a heritage festival is now trying to get people to appreciate the city's former glory. >> a guide leads visitors through the streets. to the next destination. the house and the first floor. non-descript from the outside. once inside the guests can't help but to marvel. antique furniture and photographs fill the place. they're standing in a home that has been in the family for generations. >> i thought that it was very--i didn't have any confidence. but now that i saw that everybody has much very high interest to be here, i'm very pleased. >> the her stage festival curators have persuaded people to open up their homes and allow art to be displayed there. >> this amazing city has remarkable buildings and they've been--people do in the like to look to