nonpartisan public policy think tank, a retired army officer who served as iraq director at the u.n. city council during the bush and obama administration. us. >> thank you. >> take what i just said and tell me how you square this. is i.s.i.l. weaker stronger or roughly the same strength it once was when you take into account the fact they are growing in other places? >> they certainly are growing in other places and that's something we need to take account of. on the other hand, the growth in these places draws strength from the center. and i think as we see their caliphate in iraq and syria continue to shrink then the logic of becoming an affiliate of this shrinking shrinking entity does continue to disappear. >> what is the picture, what are we thinking of doing as the u.s. in iraq? >> well, this is a jsoc force and what they find is very high value targets. they are not going out and killing i.s.i.l. riflen. those working in very, very important aspects of their campaign, finding them, removing them from the battlefield and then further pushing them for intelligence, finding out what

convoy carrying medical supplies has entered taiz after government forces recaptured parts of the city. the u.n. says the houthis who have had the city under siege for nearly a year have been obstructing humanitarian supplies to the area. the u.n. are, again, warning of a humanitarian crisis across yemen. it says nearly 2800 civilians have been killed since the conflict began last more. morehan 5300 have been injured, 21 million people, 82% of the population, need some kind of humanitarian aid. more than 2.5 million people have been forced from their homes. the u.n. humanitarian coordinator for yemen told al jazeera he is calling on all sides to allow aid to reach civilians. >> in the areas around taiz city and ao the neighborhoods there are 60,000 displaced people already and a population of 4 million who need humanitarian assistance. we visited there in january and saw and heard for ourselves what the needs were. the hospitals, there's mention of food and gas and medical supplies. we need to get this into the area. it. there is a large operational area that require assistance. any reduction i

u.n. backed unity government has entered the city defying threats of violence. it was formed after talks late last year when the u.n. attempted to bring together the country's two rival administrations into one government. some members of both sides disputed the deal. we have the latest from tripoli. >> it's come, it's really quiet here, although during the last couple of days, we heard shooting. it was like showing of muscles with the brigade supporting the government, others opposing the government. the news is all over the country that the presidential council of the national of the government of national court have finally reached the capital tripoli and now in their headquarter. you can see behind me, the maritime base, this is their new headquarter. until this moment, it is quiet. it has not gone violent so far, but again, there is a lot of challenges facing this government, especially in the capital tripoli, two major opponents in this city that members of the general national congress and also the government of the national salvation government, they are

u.n. people pinging around the city and switzerland, taking your message back too u.n. headquarters and those messages were being relayed to the syrian government representatives. is that what will happen this time or would you go as far as proximity talks where you are physically in the same building, but not in the same space? >> up to now what he has announced and invited for is a proximity talks where he is talking about the regime, delegation separately and with the opposition delegation separately. this is the way that the supporters of this process thought that it would be better this way for the time being rather than have face-to-face talks in order to avoid tensions in the same room that will maybe show failures >>> i know you won't feel comfortable with the next question, but yours are not the only grouping. there's women's group, civil rights, the hnc. you must be talking to them as well as talking to the united nations. as far as you're aware, are those other groupings prepared to go as far as you, apparently, today are prepared to go because you're talking

u.n. backed unity government has enough entered the city, defying threats of violence. we'll join our correspondent who is live in the city with the latest on the situation shortly. >>> first, iran's supreme leader says missiles, not talks are the key to the country's future. he says iran's military option must be maintained. the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon says iran's ballistic missiles tests have caused alarm among the international community. >> out of this agreement, now the iran launched ballistic missiles. it is true that that has caused alarms and concerns, but what kind of sanctions, what kind of measures should be applied is up to the security council members. >> a professor at the university of tehran joins us live. we understand first of all, that high level visit to austria has been canceled. what's behind what seems to be some diplomatic feather rustling? >> well, the official reason is because of security issues, which if true, it shows that the fact that europe that countries have been supporting extremists in syria for all these years has backfire

captured the city which cluess a u.n.zco world heritage site last may and began a campaign of mass executions and destroyed ancient sites. swi switd-- it is an poer e important area. russia withdrew most of its forces from syria after six months of bombardment, the government of syrian bashar al-assad has made advances in rebel-held territory. the current offensive coin sides with talks in gen ooech abetween syria's government and the main opposition group as the u.n. attempts to negotiate a political solution to the civil war. while a ceasefire between governments forces and opposition rebel factions has decreased violence. i.s.i.l. has taken over large areas of territory and finds itself under increasing attack on two front as both countries commit for troops to a fight each has vowed to win >>> as developments unfold inside syria, u.s. and russia have been hailing better cooperation to end the war. u.s. secretary of state john kerry meet president vladimir putin and lavrov in moscow. they have discussed what a politica

u.n. says test hopeful. >> live scenes normal in the marketplace in the city of aleppo in the northern syria. >> people are out and buying, women are even bargaining about the price. before the produce they didn't, they used to be scared. >> reporter: but no one is under any illusion. temporary ceasefire could be shattered any minute. 150 violations by government force he on russian air force. while the russians accused the rebels as more than 30 exchanges. >> the campaign it suffered in daily. >> reporter: in some areas the war never stopped. government forces are trying to advance in different areas. in aleppo's northern and southern country side, latakia's country side as well as the province of idlib, the government is fighting el nusra front and i.s.i.l. neither is included in the ceasefire. opposition fighters fear the government's plan is to besiege the city of aleppo. russian forces were stackin wern the main road. on the humanitarian front the truce hasn't made any huge difference. the u.n. wants unrestricted access to half a million people in besieged areas. so far aid convoice have reached the u

city in a has been under siege for months now. we'll stay with the situation there for you. let'the u.n. special envoy to syria said that talks between the government and opposition groups will lay the foundation for elections next year. he's optimistic for a presidential election in the next 18 months. aid groups say that countries like russia and the u.s. are undermining their own commitments to syria by supporting opposite sides of the war. jonah hull reports. it's a grim milestone five years since the start of civil war. they say that the past year has been the worst yet. the report titled fueling the fire notes that 50,000 people have lost their lives in the past 12 months with a million civilians forced to flee their homes. 200,000 of those homes were partly or completely destroyed in 2015. and around a million and a half are in need of humanitarian aid with an additional 400,000 children no longer in school because of the violence. the report notes failures through the communed. u.n. security council resolutions say they have consistently been flouted by parties to the conflict. a

u.n. managed to broker ceasefire and establish a mission in the western saharan city. he ceasefire was the u.n. only success. the two rivals have held many talks in the past but failed to overcome their differences. now, the united nations general ban ki-moon is hoping to achieve what has eluded its predecessors and find lasting piece in the area >>> a freelance journalist specializing in the western sahara region. he joins us now. thank you for being with us. this is known as africa's longest dispute. however, there could be a possible break through with morocco offering to recognise the region of as being awe tonne nous. is this-- autonomous. is this enough for the people there? >> from what i've seen, the people from western sahara will not accept this. they only want their full territory back. that's the thing. they made their position back in 1991 after the ceasefire was brokered. due to, like - the u.n. didn't manage to do the referendum on self-determination, due to a key point which is the process saying who will vote, actually, if they are occupied territories

every taken the ancient city of palmyra, dealing a major blow to isis forces that seized the city last year. the u.n. secretary general hailed the news. >> we are encouraged and fortunate that the syrian government forces have been able -- defeat isis from palmyra and are able to preserve these cultural assets. i'm also encouraged by the announcement that they will try to preserve and protect, but also try to restore. amy: the pentagon says u.s. special operations forces in eastern syria have killed a top isis commander. the commander has been described top financierer. "the new york times" said u.s. officicials were following the commander's vehicle and -- in helicopters. in brussels, police fired water cannons at far rigight demonstrators who stormed a chantingfor victims nationalist slogans and making salutes.- nazi belgian authorities carried out new raids yesterday. three men arrested in the raids have been charged with terrorism-related offenses after a number were charged over the weekend. over the weekend, authorities in italy, germany, and the netherlands arrested suspects in the attacks on

u.n. backed parliament in the eastern city of tobruk is divided over the proposed cabinet. >> afghan families whose relatives were killed in a u.s. hospital last year say they are not getting enough compensation. 42 were killed. 100 injured on the attack on the facility run by doctors without borders. >> he states a broken man, his -- sits a broken man, his body scarred and battered from when a gun ship attacked a hospital in northern av. he lost a -- northern afghanistan. he lost a hand and an eye. 42 others were killed. 100 injured. now the u.s. military is offering condolence payments of between $3,000-$6,000. >> i received $3,000. this is a small amount. it looks like a joke, an insult to us. it's not acceptable to anyone. >> reporter: this lady lost her husband. he was a breadwinner for her and the four children and says the american money is not enough. >> translation: if a woman doesn't have a husband or someone to take care of them, how do they live. the money is not enough to raise one of my children to the age of 12. >> reporter: he was working at a security guard at the hospital op

u.n. has large camps, probably the second largest city of jordan is probably a refugee camp and there is not a single christian there. it's very dangerous for them. they are dependent on private aid and church eight and the u.s. government must ensure these genocide victims are not short changed. finally, reconstruction aid -- i say finally because that's my list of five but there are more things that can be done. if and when they do return to their homes after the defeat of isis, these genocide victims will need help reconstructing their homes and towns and churches. america's reconstruction aid to iraq after the military surge was largely diverted away from the christian areas by national and local government. the u.s. government must recognize the specific challenges facing these minorities and provide greater, more direct, more transparent and more oversight on their behalf. secretary kerry said what dash wants to a race we must preserve and i cannot be -- once to you race we must preserve and that cannot be a reality until we do this. in his announcement today, secretary kerry took the

u.n. sanctions. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. the fight between donald trump and the republican establishment is reaching a new level this morning. in two hours, mitt romney will go public with his criticisms in a speech in utah. here's an excerpt: donald trump is a phony and fraud. his promises are as worth home runs as a degree from trump university. he gets a free ride to the white house and all we get is a lousy hat that. >> trump has said i am the only one who can beat hillary clinton. i am not a mitt romney who doesn't know how to win. he said romney begged for his endorsement in 2012. >> he failed at his campaign. it was a horribly run campaign. republicans didn't even go out to vote. he was a disaster the last month, month and a half, he wasn't on television. it was almost like he was lost and he ran one of the worst campaigns in presidential history. that was an election that should have been won by the republicans. he was a catastrophe. >> trump will be on the stage for the 11th republican debate. ben carson will not be

and the c-span cities tour working with our affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> u.n. security council adopted sanctions against north korea. the "washington post" reports some of the strongest measures. thrm comes two months after north korea test d what it says was a bomb ap a month after the country conducted was a banned missile test. josh earnest briefed reporters about the sanctions. josh: after noon, everybody. nice to see you-all. we do a quick statement at the top and we'll go to your questions. this is news that you may have seen but i wanted to this is news that you may have seen but i wanted to underscore. some important developments at the united nations today. the international community has strongly condemned north korea's weapons of mass destruction proliferation activity. it's continued efforts to advance its nuclear missile programs with unprecedented sanctions. u.n. security council resolution 2270, contains the most extensive multilateral sanctions measures to date, including new sartorial sanctions on north korean mineral exports and financial san

u.n. says a dam protecting the city of mosul is about to fail. she warns it could cause massive flooding in the city. powers say the dam must be stabilized as soon as possible to prevent a catastrophy. the dam was damaged when isis took control of it back in 2014. it has since been retaken by iraqi forces. jim: a rescue helicopter crashes while on a mission in taiwan. officials say two people were killed when the helicopter went down in the ocean. the chopper was carrying five crew members to check on a freighter that ran aground yesterday. the other three crew members are expected to be ok. it' s not clear what caused the crash. angela: tonight firefighters are trying to figure out what caused this massive fire at a warehouse in california. more than 100 firefighters battled the blaze last night in los angeles. the fire sent a plume of smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles. part of the 70,000 square foot building also collapsed. wesh 2 news at 5:30 is next. jim: stewart moore joins us now with a look what' s coming up in our next half

u.n. backed government was not endorsed by the parliament in the city of tobruk in eastern libya and as a result he would not hand over until it gets that endorsement from the internationally recognised parliament >>> the u.s. says it's sending more troops and march tanks to eastern europe. the senior u.s. commander in europe describes it as a necessary response to an aggressive russian. germany is likely to host the bulk of the contingent with the u.s. establishing a presence across six former soefant block countries. -- soviet block countries >> reporter: it constitutes the first permanent deployment of american ground forces along or near the russian front tear since the end of the cold war-- frontier since the end of the cold war. russia would not be a passive observer to this. russia has contended that this deployment is a violation of the 1997 treaty between russia and nato when it expande its membership, but it says that russia will respond asymmetrically, and it is said that any attempt by nato to add ukraine or georgia to its membership would be met with severe consequences from

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city. martin is the special representative of the u.n. secretary-general in libya. earlier he told us he's appeal be for all libyans to come together. >> i would say there are for government. there are two governments in p tripoli, which do not deserve the name of government because they don't deliver services to the people. my idea of the government is they're responsible for hospitals and schools and security for their people. they are not doing this. the serf government is the government of national court on paper, and the fourth government is the government of gaish. it's the clear wish of the international community but more importantly of the people of libya to immediately, orderly and peacefully hand over power. i emphasize peacefully. there should be no fighting. this must go on in peace now. the people of libya deserve it. >>> the international criminal tribunal for the former jug slav ra as acquitted a leader for war crimes. he's accused of enticing hatred in the 1990s. he was not in court to hear the judgment. he returned to belgrade in 2014 for cancer tr

u.n.-backed government was not endorsed by the parliament in the city of tobruk in eastern libya and he would not hand over until it is given that endorsement from the recognised parliament >>> the u.s. is sending for troops and more tanks to eastern europe. the senior u.s. demander in europe described it as a necessary response to an aggressive russia. germany is likely to host the bulk of the contingent with a the u.s. establishing a presence i do nots the six bloc countries. >> it is basically the first deployment of person ground forces near the russian frontier since the end of the cold war. the russian ambassador to nato responded immediately. he said that russia would not be a passive observer to this. russia has long contended that this kind of deployment was a violation of the 1997 treaty between russia and nato when it expanded its membership, but he said that russia would choose to respond asim mettically. it is not sure what they immediate. it is aborigine attempt to add ukraine and georgia to its membership would be met with severe consequences from russia >>> here is a look at w

u.n.-backed government was not endorsed by the parliament in the city of eastern libya and as a result he would not hand over until it gets that endorsement from the internationally recognised parliament >>> in colombia the government and the second biggest rebel group have announced the beginning of formal peace talks. the eln or national liberation army will follow on from the park-- farc to end civil conflict. >> reporter: it was the missing piece in the attempt to end the conflict. the eln, the second biggest rebel group, agreed to start formal peace negotiations with the government. >> translation: they have agreed to open a public negotiating table to address the points on the agenda in order to reach a final agreement to end the armed conflict and agree to transformations in search of a peaceful and equitable colombia. >> reporter: the announcement was made in the capital where the sides have been meeting in exploratory talks since 2014. under the deal the public negotiations will take place in ecuador, but some suggestions will be held in brazil, chile, cuba and venezuela. >> tran

u.n.-backed government was not endorsed by the parliament in the city of tobruk and he will not hand over until he gets that endorsement from the internationally recognised parliament >>> in colombia the government and the second biggest rebel group have announced the beginning of peace talks. the eln will follow on from the farc and take part in separate negotiations with the government. the aim is to end 50 years of civil conflict. our correspondent has the story. >> reporter: it was the missing peace in colombia's quest to end the 50-year-old civil conflict. finally the second biggest rebel group in the country, the eln, agreed to start peace negotiations with the government. >> translation: they have agreed to open a public negotiator table to address the points on the agenda in order to reach a final agreement to end the armed conflict and agree to transformations in search of a peaceful and you can wiltable colombia-- an equitable colombia >> reporter: it was the meeting to be held since 2014. under the deal the negotiations will take place in ecuador but some sessions will be held

city of palmyra is back under control of the syrian government. isis occupied palmyra for most of the past year. the extremists have been driven out and triumph for bashar al assad. the u.naising the liberation of palmyra and calling on assad to restore it. cnn's arwa damon is tracking the latest from istanbul. the question is how tenuous is the syrian government grip on the ancient city. >> reporter: as long as they have the russians backing them, it seems the syrian regime should be able to keep control of palmyra and they're making no qualms about trying to hide reality it is because of the russian strikes they were able to retake it. hundreds of them reportedly taking place with russian strikes in the days leading up to the syrian forces along with the militias being able to move in and recapture the city and the ruins of palmyra, unesco heritage sites. some of which have been damaged and destroyed by isis. this is a strategic gain for the regime, but not one that is necessarily going to lead to the imminent defeat of isis. they still control plenty in syria and iraq. it is a highly symbolic one. one sure to boost morale of regime forces and also one that is allowing

cities. >>> morocco has decided not to withdraw its troops from u.n. peacekeeping missions.t had threatened to pull out after it was anninged by commenting from the u.n. secretary-general by bank ki-moon when he said morocco was occupying the contested region of western sahara. morocco is withdrawing staff from the u.n. mission in western sahara. it asked the staff to leave within three days. >>> south africa's president was shouted down by opposition mps as he tried to dismiss suggestions that anybody other than himself appoints cabinet ministers. jacob zuma was responding to questions in parliament about his relationship with a wealthy family accused of influencing key state institutions. on wednesday the country deputy finance minister admitted that he was offered a promotion to become finance minister by a member of the family. >> i am in charge of the government. i'm in charge. i appoint. in terms of the constitution, there is no minister who is here who has was ever appointed by the guptas or anybody else. many are here that are appointed by me. >> our south africa cor

u.n. backed government defied threats of violence to return to the capital city tripoli. in colombia the government and the second biggest rebel group are to start formal peace talks. the eln will negotiate separately from the larger rebel group the farc which is already in direct negotiations. the south african court is to decide whether the president has to repay funds he used to repushish his house >>> the u.s. is sending more troops and more tanks to eastern europe. the senior u.s. commander described it as a necessary response to an aggressive russian. germany is likely to host the bulk of the contingent with the u.s. establishing a presence across six former soviet block countries. our correspondent has been following the story out of the states. >> reporter: what it constitutes is basically the first constant deployment, permanent deployment of american ground forces along or near the russian frontier since the end of the cold war. the russian ambassador to nato have responded immediately. he said that this - russia would not be a passive observer to this. russia h

u.n. managed to broker ceasefire and establish a mission in the western saharan city. the ceasefire was the united nations only success. the two rivals have held many talks in the past but failed to overcome their differences. now the united nations secretary general pan key moon is hoping to-- ban ki-moon is hoping to find a lasting peace here >>> still to come here on al jazeera, 180,000 people in south sudan are at risk of drinking contaminated water. we will tell you what's causing it. the ghost-like creature that could be a new species from deep in the ocean. the ocean. >>> welcome back. the top stories. turkish police have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters outside a newspaper office in istanbul. it was raided after a court order that it should be put under the management of trustees. gunmen have stormed a retirement home in yemen killing 16 people including four nuns. the philippines has impounded a north korean shop docked near manilla. as the first time the sanctions were enforced after the recent nuclear and missile tests. the greek prime minis

city against donald trump. protesters marched from herald square to the u.n., urging voters to choose a more peaceful candidate. trump rallies were quiet after several days of violent outbursts. today on "meet the press", donald trump blamed bernie sanders. >> they weren't really protesters. they were disrupters. they were like professionals. they had bernie sanders signs all over the place. >> everybody who understands donald trump's campaign knows that he tells the truth very, very rarely, and i'm afraid he's lying this time. >> trump is ahead in primaries tuesday, according to a new nbc wall street journal maris poll. he's just slightly trailing in hillary clinton widening her lead over sanders in florida, illinois illinois and ohio. >>> in hartford, connecticut, controversy over a donald trump sticker in a police cruiser, and this quickly spread on social media. here's what we're talking about. a passerby recently captured a picture of a logo that was often a work laptop on full display in the car's front seat. many people agreed no matter the candidate public employees need to think twice about displaying

city of isil fighters. the army is trying to recapture palmyra, which includes an unesco world heritage site. >> despite a lack of the deal, the u.n. said there is a glimmer of hope. we have this update from geneva. >> the talks here in geneva were supposed to continue on thursday with a meeting between the u.n. mediators and the government side and also the opposition side. but now the government chief negotiator said that he has received the latest paper putting forward his key principles on this process, and he said he wants to take those principles back to damascus. it was pretty clear when the ambassador spoke to us and for now he's walking away from geneva, but he's not walking away from the process. >> today the paper will be carefully studied as we get back to damascus, and we shall respond to it at the beginning of the next round. the delegation was the first and only delegation that submitted a paper. as the second round started with us submitting a paper, this round is ending with a paper from the envoy. >> so little progress on the main issue of political transition trying to create a new interim government for syria.

city's main port. that's where the u.n. refugee agency has set up a shelter where 4,000 mig grants are now living. many are waiting to cross into macedonia but the border is closed. >> you may remember this video from earlier in the week. volunteers and aid workers helped migrants cross this rushing river. the refugees crossed into macedonia through a break in the border fence after officials told them the border was closed. yesterday the 100 who made it through were forced to return back to greece. one man what made the trip by foot said his dreams are broken and all he wants is to find a job and a home in europe. >> they say to me, stop, your place is here, not in europe. >> more than one million migrants have entered europe in the past year. it's estimated 44,000 refugees are now stranded in greece alone, many of them fleeing the civil war there in syria. >> during her visit today, angelina jolie pitt was overheard tell one refugee boy that she was there to learn what exactly is happening, telling him to try to stay strong. >> that's all for us today on the 4. let's check in with frank and juli

city. the special representative of the u.n. secretary-general in libya. earlier he told us he's appealing for all libyans to come together. >> i would say that there are two governments in tripoli that do not deserve the name of government because they do not deliver services to the people. my idea of a government is that they are responsible for hospitals and schools and security for their people. they are not doing this. the sirf government is the national government because they're still on paper and the fourth government. the central message is that it's the clear wish of the international community but more importantly of the people of libya to immediately, orderly, and peacefully hand over power, and i emphasize peacefully. there should be no fighting. this must go on in peace now. the people of libya deserve it. >>> lots more still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, including donald trump sparks controversy again with commentses on abortion. >>> plus, torn apart. many of the 50,000 refugees stranded in greece have become separated from family membe

u.n. will not be there to greet them. rob matheson, al jazeera. >> libya currently has two rival governments one in the eastern city of tobruk and the other in trib li. the trib li government did not allow the u.n. en invoice marvin kobler to land there. eastern government is saying the unity government must seek a vote o of approval the it first. >>> a u.s. strike on an al qaeda camp in yemen have left dozens dead. be they set recruits were standing in line for dinner when the war planes struck aqap is the group that claimed responsibility for last year's charlie hebdo attack in paris. >>> houthi rebels who have support from iran will sit down for a new round of talks with the yemen government which is backed by saudi arabia, pushing one of the middle east's poorest countries to the brink of fami famine. should be habe shihab rattanzi . >> cessation of hostilities beginning at midnight on the 10th of april. in advance of the upcoming ground of the peace talks which will take place on the 18th of april in kuwait. >> reporter: u.n. envoy said another two weeks were needed for a deescalation as well as local units to monitor the ceasefire. some 6,0

u.n. humanitarian official says that aid can't be easily air drops to six different syrian cities due to thelity of isil firing surface to air missiles. the group is also not allowing trucks carrying supplies into certain besieged areas. >>> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry says isil is committing genocide against christians and other minorities in iraq and syria. [ shouting ] >> south africa's president was shouted down by opposition mp's as he tried to dismiss suggestions that anybody other than himself appoint cabinet ministers. jacob zuma responded to questions about his relationship with a wealthy family accused of influencing the government. >>> the lower house of congress has decided to begin impeachment proceedings against dilma rousseff. she has been speaking at the swearing-in proceedings to lula da silva to her staff. the allegations are she made that appointment to keep him from being prosecuted. he faces various charges, the central acquisition that he hid his ownership of a luxurious beach side apartment in rio. we'll get more on that as soon as we can. >>> the turkish pr

u.n. trucks have been able to drive through the city to get oh other places, but they haven't stopped to off load some of the aid so the 200,000 people there that really desperately need that aid. >> on another matter, during this particular month of the truce, we've seen demonstrations against the assad good afternoon. what do you know of these protests? who's organizing them and have there been any implications coming up from them? >> the fact that the bombs have stopped have allowed basically the revolution to continue. it's the same people that were organizing them before. it's civilians in their towns who from the very beginning demanded freedom and dignity and they continue to do so now. in terms of the peace talks, that really goes to show you that there's no way the war in syria can end unless the demands of the people are met, which is the removal of the assad -- of president assad. also, the amazing thing about these protests is that they've also been protesting extremists, like nusra and isis. basically, the syrian people want their dignity and freedom from all sides oppressing th

u.n. officials in damascus for instance, they say or they make a reference to the aid convey that went only yesterday, saying that convoy had nothing to do with the truce. the approval came from the city and government reached the u.n. before the truce even started, however the u.n. is keen on the syrian government to provide urgent approvals for 40 requests to reach at least half a million syrians in besieged areas. those are in desperate need of aid so the u.n. and damascus are waiting on the syrian government to get that approval. >> live for us in turkey, as always, thank you very much. >>> this morning, more than 7,000 migrants and refugees stranded along he greece's border with macedonia. they hope to get through and continue to western europe, but the crossing has been closed for more than a day now. monday, we showed you these riots. as they erupted, men tried to breakthrough the fence. border guards responded with tear gas. what is happening could become another humanitarian crisis. >>> the u.n. security will vote on expanding sanctions to north korea coming in respond to the north's rocket launch in january. it would ban exporting coal, iron and other natural resources that

city of tobruk. >> the special representative of the u.n.eneral in libya is appealing for all libyans to unite. >> i would say there are two governments in tripoli which do not deserve the name which governments, because they do not deliver services to the people. my idea of a government is that they are responsible for hospitals and schools and security for their people. they are not doing this. the government is the government of national accord. this is still on paper. the fourth government is the government of daish, the central message is that is the clear wish of the international community, but more importantly of the people of libya to immediately orderly and peacefully hand over power. i emphasize peacefully. there should be no fighting. this must go on in peace now. the people of libya deserved it. >> the director of the tripoli based institute said the government does not remember libyans. >> this isn't an elected government, this has come around after 19 months of negotiations but not a government that achieved what it set out to

we will tell you why this man making the city's most famous blue glass is thrilled sanctions on iran have been lifted >>> a new u.n. report is cataloguing what it describes as a "multitude of horrendous human rights violation", in south sudan in 2013. it targets both sides for killing raping and pillaging. women were allowed to rape women in lieu the wages. a unit government peace accord is yet to be established. this report hardly pulling any pumpinges. what's your reading of it? >> reporter:-- punches >> reporter: it is a shocking and damning report release from the here. this is the report. i see so many of these human rights reports. i don't think in the three years i've done this job i've ever seen one as shocking as this. the detail in this, it describes the detail coming from victims of attacks by both the opposition and the government, but it certainly details more abuses by the government side, says there is a scorched earth policy of deliberate targeting of civil i can't bes, killing, mutilation, disabled peel being burnt alive. it says rape being used as a weapon of war and an instrument of terror and t

city. two brothers have been named by local media as amongst the suicide bombers. the u.n. refugee agency has pulled its staff from lesbos and other greek islands against the detention of refugees. donald trump and hillary clinton have swept to victory in the u.s. primary elections in arizona on tuesday. results from utah and idaho gave bernie sanders a landslide victory >>> the events in belgium have been watched with concern around the world. although no credible threat is imminent in the u.s., security has been stepped up at airports and public places. alan fisher sent this report from washington dc >> reporter: across the country, at train stations and airports, obvious increases in security, more officers, dogsnd checks. the national guard was called to help out. there's no credible threat to the u.s. but no-one is taking chances >> we are going to redouble our presence here, et cetera. >> what the terrorists want is for us to change our ways. the terrorists want to undermine our democracy, our have a values, want to see us in panic and we refuse to be afraid, we refus

u.n. court sentencing former war was to 40 years in prison. pushing back, i.s.i.l., syrian forces fight their way to the gates of the ancient city of palmyra. belgium police are seeking a second suspect in the metro

city of flint. >>> and why people across africa are asking what would this man do? ♪ >>> the u.n.questioning the legality of an agreement that would see refugees and migrants in europe sent back to turkey. they say they especially want to know more about the safeguards in place to protect people. the e.u. and turkey reached a tentative agreement that will see all migrants arriving in greece from turkey sent back. and then a syrian in turkey would then be resettled in the e.u. many are in the refugee camp where health workers say 70% of the children are sick. al jazeera's diplomatic editor, james bayes has the latest now from the united nations in geneva. >> reporter: the u.n. refugee agency are saying they were not privy to this plan, and they are seeking urgent clarification from the european union. they say they are very concerned. they gave a news conference here at the u.n.'s european headquarters in geneva, and there i asked the regional coordinator for the refugee crisis, whether this e.u. plan, in his view, could be illegal under international humanitarian law. >> yes, coll

u.n. security council. >> the controversial film predicting a grim future for hong kong aunder chinese rule hs been nominated for best picture in the city's upcoming awards. the movie has been selling out in early screening despite a rouse to limit its release the. rob mcbride has more. >> the film is called "ten years." it's actually a feature length package of 5 short films by different direct orders that predicts what life will be like in hong kong in 2025: it is a bleak picture of a city firmly in the grip of chinese communist party control that's in spite of the so-called one country, two systems form of government that is supposed guarantee hong kong a high level of autonomy. >> the two system is not work. i believe freedom of speech. >> sprouks started before the umbrella movement street occupations of 2014 demanding greater political freedom. those real life event did became woven into parts of the film helping correct with a hong kong audience. >> some moment during the umbrella movement that as hong kong people we can never imagine. so, i think the tone and mood become a little bit pessimistic. >> there was a riot. >> andents si

city's efforts to end the contaminated water crisis. the united nations is getting involved in apple's fight against the fbi. the u.n. human rights chief says the u.s. risk unlocking a pandora's box if it forces apple to create software to hack its phone. encrypted phone used by the san bernardino shooter in december. the u.n. says this case could have dangerous implications on human rights, journalists, whistle blowers, and others. >>> we have warm temperatures starting to move into this area. >> making big strides to day after the clouds yesterday in the 40s. we're seeing 50s all ready. it's all ready warmer than it was all day yesterday. a few fair weather clouds that aren't going to produce rain. as we stay dry through the afternoon. hit the roadways. get ready for evening plans. in the low 50s around 6:00. it'll get colder in the low to mid 30s if you're out late tonight. a jacket required for that. coming up at 5:00, steve's looking through the weekend to talk about the warmer weather, close to 60 degrees. but you may find sprinkles that sneak in saturday night. the real warm up is coming next week. >> that's w

u.n. recognized prime minister, arrives in the capital of tripoli, and there's gunfire in the city. a three-day sit-in in support of an executed killer. half a million of the most vulnerable syrian refugees. and columbia's second largest group has peace auction with the government. >> hello, the semifinals, and also ahead at this hour, england and new zealand fight it out in the semifinals. coming up later in the program. >> there are reports of gunfire in libya, as they're heading for a showdown in the capital. the u.n.-backed government arrived in tripoli hours. warnings from the acting administration in tripoli. the two are attempting to bring the two rival administrations into one government. >> in this historic moment, we have the start of national accord from tripoli, and the beginning of a new era of communication with the sons of our people. regardless of their political attitudes, this will be based on the libyan political agreement. and the guarantees that it includes, to all parties, and the goals of the february 17th revolution. >> meanwhile, the head of the current gove

city was taken back from isil in december. iraqi officials say a government-backed armed group spearheaded the fight. >>> the u.n.' senior human rights if i recall has accused europe of violating the fundamental principals of solidarity, human dignity, and human rights in what he called the race to repel refugees. he warned plans to return migrants to turkey may be illegal. >> among my concerns is the potential for collective and arbitrary expulses, which are illegal. border restrictions, which do not permit determination of the circumstances of each individual, violate international and european law. >> despite the balkans route being closed for refugees, more attempt the dangerous crossing from turkey to greece. at least five people, including a baby drowned when their boat capsized. the ever-increasing number making the crossing has lead to 13,000 being stuck at the border from where hoda abdel hamid sent this update. >> reporter: yesterday we were calling it appalling, today there is no word to describe it. it might look like there are less tents. what happened is the tents were sinking in the mud, so we say a