abdullah al shamy, the al jazeera arabic journalist has been held since august. he's been on a hunger strike protesting his detention. >> we understand that the defendants bleed not guilty and the trial was adjourned until march 5th. we strongly urge the government to allow these and all journalists to continue to do their jobs, and it is impossible to see how they can do that, how any journalists can do their job if they're faced with questionable charges and detained and on trial. >> reporter: al jazeera held events in 30 countries around the world. this is the scene at our headquarters in doha. entire news rooms stopped for a moment of silence. balloons bearing the #free a.j. staff were released in trafalgar square in london. there was a demonstration outside of the egyptian embassy. journalists and friends of the media marched in nairobi, kenya, where our reporter was based. and there was a show of support from sydney, australia. in beirut protesters held up banners saying journalism is not a crime. you can follow developments on our story on website and acro

abdullah al-shami has been in custody since last year. l jazeera rejects all the charges. >> a reminder that all our news can be found on the website aljazeera.com. >> get a leg up in the tough job market. three jobs that give you a bang for your buck. and a look at how the farm bill will happy a family's dairy business. why the next gold rush could take place in outer space. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money". conversation over the next half hour at @aj realon

abdullah al-shami, from our sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera denies charges and continues to seek the release of staff. >> hundreds of thousands in afghanistan were killed during the law. we have this report from western afghanistan, on how the people there are remembering the occupation. >> on the edge of harr at in western afghanistan, captured soviet weaponry remembering the horrors of war. >> the walls are filled with a name of the hundreds of thousands of afghans who died when the moouja had een rose up against the occupation. >> what people feared was aerial bombing from the soefiates. it was stuff. what was most distressing was the killing of women, children and the elderly. that nunted us to fight the soviets. >> at the heart of the museum, life-style statues guarded the entrance. it takes visitors through the wall against the sof yet. if history is written, the story might appear too straightforward. sof yet murder villages. they rise up. butt it's one of the view easy accessible in the country. >> afghanistan's history books

abdullah al-shami, from our arabic sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera rejects all charges and calls for their release. >> we spoke to a former prisoner saying it's in egypt best interests to release detained journalists. >> the fact that so many journalists are detained and are in prison for doing their job it a retro grade step. it means egypt is losing the international support. it's fightal in any situation, no matter how polarize the, difficult or extreme, that journalists do their job and report impartially all sides of the art. that is what the journalists, men and women, have been doing. the first thing i would say, it's definitely in the interests of egypt to bring the metre to a speedy close, release the men and women, and get greater international support to deal with the problems that face them. >> our colleagues in prison know little about what is going on. they don't have much information or access to their lawyers. how hard is it to cope with that isolation. >> i spent almost five years in solitary confinement. you grave news of

al jazeera network arabic journalist abdullah al-shami has been in custody six months. they are accused of supporting a terrorist organization after interviewing members of the outward muslim brotherhood. al jazeera maintains the journalists were doing their job. the committee to protect journalists puts egypt among the worst countries for freedom of the press. >> egypt's interim government has a responsibility to ensure they are protected. we expressed the concerns to the government of egypt and urged the government to drop the charges and release the journal lifts and academics. >> the rally in london organised by the union for journalist in part in order to present a petition at the embassy calling for the release of journalists. this repress of all journalists in the country who are operating under outrageous pressure and intimidation calls into question the government's attitude to basic humans rights. this is not local. the push for the journalists release is global. whether it's in east africa, where peter greste is based or his family's pleas to the australian pr

abdullah al-shami, from our sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera rejects charges and demands unconditional release of its staff. >> the owners of a factory where more than 100 died in a factory surrendered by police. ner in prison after a court denied them bail. we have more from daka. >> for many people this is a village. the garment factory caught fire in 2012, killing 112 workers. della war has been charged with criminal negligence. it took police 13 months to do so. many that tried to escape were trapped. gates were locked. this man insists he is a victim of sabotage. this man's sister was killed. her body was never identified. she should be charged with murder. >> my sister called me from inside the factory and said she couldn't get out because the gates were locked. >> activist says the arrest is a sign of progress. >> it is a progress. it took too long to get here. the first factory fire happened in 1990, in dakar. 52 workers were kill. if the state has taken a step against the factory owner, maybe we could have made the fires from

another journalist, abdullah al-shami has been held since august. >> he is a dual citizens of canadand egypt. the canadian government is providing him with consular assistance and help and said: >> now, the water supply in the u.s. state of west virginia has been given the all clear after a chemical spill last month. some have their doubts. >> when keeley learns the drinking water in charleston was contaminated she acted quickly. with customers coming back, she knew she could no longer rely on tap water. >> we have commercial water pumps so the coffee makers could run on bottled worker. >> they are spending $5,000 extra so her customers have bottled water. she's paying the price of mismanagement. a chemical company's failure to maintain tanks. on 9 january, a tank sprung a leak and 38,000 litres of a cold-cleaning chemical poured into the river and into the water supply of 300,000 residents. >> the owners filed for bankruptcy protection. now almost impossible for the residents to sue for compensation. the damage to the brand is something that will be carried on for years, for the res

there's abdullah al-shami from our arabic sister channel, in custody since last august and is on the 29th day of a hunger strike since his detention. al jazeera rejects all charges and demands the upconditional release of its staff. >> 11 rescued miners in south africa are facing charges. it's believed others are still hiding underground, fearing they'll be arrested too. from johannesburg, we have this. >> desperately trying to save lives, these workers were on a dangerous mission to rescue miners trapped in a mine shaft. >> at this stage rescue operations have seized on the site of the incident or has been handed over through to the mine securities. 11 minors have been removed from the site. they have been checked by the medical operations. in these cases what we worry about is severe dehydration. vital signs are table, from there they have been moved through to police custody >> more people could have been trapped in the mine. illegal miners may be scared to come out, fearing arrest. >> industrial operations pded several years ago. the miners were 30km east of joez are. unemployment

abdullah al-shami has been in custody since last july, from my sister channel. jazeera rejects all charges and calls for the release of its staff. >> 11 people have been killed in an attack on a prison in yemeni. a bomb was triggered. 29 inmates were able to escape during the chaos. >> the u.k. government says package bombs sent to army recruitment officers appear to be the work. several devices were sent to locationations including oxford and brighton. >> flood-weary residents in the u.k. could be in for rain. 6,000 homes have been flooded in the u.k. since december. . >> another day dawns over the river thames. here in the town of staines west of london, the river is swollen to bursting point. the speed of the water boosted by months of rainfall. a few hundred metres down. they faced ruined. we are trying to give you a perspective. how many streets and homes, we mounted the camera on a remote controlled drone. there's a brief respite in the weather. it won't last. another band of rain is expected to pass through this area in the next two days, bringing with it

another journalist abdullah al-shami has been in custody since july last year. >> turkey has gone another step further after mps there approved new legislation. defenders of internet freedom say the law is designed to silence the critics. the government says it's protecting privacy. it's due to be signed into law by the president. a government agency, the telecommunications communications presidency will be able to shut down websites it doesn't approve of within hours. providers will be forced to store records of users' activity for two years, on top of the fact that some websites have been blocked under existing laws. we have the details from istanbul. . >> since the rule was presented in the parliament there was a reaction from the young users. they tried to organise a protest. since yesterday they have asked the president to review the law. there was tweets from him about the fact that internet bans are bad for the country. people say that turkey is going through the same thing with china, north korea. turkey is a young society. people need alternative media and information sources. th

abdullah al-shami, from the arabic channel has been held since august. patty culhane reports. >> making a statement with their silence. the solidarity burst on display in the al jazeera english news room in doha, swept across the globe to 40 locations. the message clear and consistent from the streets of australia, floating in indonesia, balloons released in england, and flying high in brazil, in every language. one message. >> journalism is not a cry. >> a poet joined the chorus in mexico. braving the rain in paris. [ chants ] >> and in toronto, all calling from freedom for al jazeera's imprisoned journalists. >> we want to call on the egyptian government to release them and the canadian government to call for their release publicly, strongly, unequivocally to get them free. >> none of the al jazeera employees are american. that didn't stop the press secretary calling for their release. >> we are watching the trial of al jazeera staff and journalists in egypt. we understand that the defendants pleaded not guilty and the trial was adjourned until march th

abdullah al-shami has been in custody since last year. al jazeera rejects all the charges. >> a reminder that all our news can be found on the website aljazeera.com. >> get a leg up in the tough job market. three jobs that give you a bang for your buck. and a look at how the farm bill will happy a family's dairy business. why the next gold rush could take place in outer space. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money". conversation over the next half hour at @aj real money, and aj.com and facebook.com/aj real money. 113,000 net new jobs were added to the economy. that's a whole lot fewer than the average we saw for all of 2013. many economists say we need 113,000 a month just to keep up with the number of working age people enter the economy each other. more people reach working age each month, graduate from school, than retire or pass away. things started to go south just in december when we saw a mere 75,000 jobs added to the economy for that month. now back then i said wait until you see what happens in january. two months of disappointing

abdullah al-shami, from the al jazeera arabic channels has been in custody since august.e's on a hunger strike. the canadian government is providing mohamed fadel fahmy with consular assistance and help, they said: lots to come on al jazeera. what launched 1,000 protesters. crowds protesting, heighting corruption against the prime minister. >> iranian restaurant owners who say they are being pushed out. >> and in sport 2-time grand slam champion andy murray gets off to a winning start at the mexican open. >> welcome back. this is al jazeera, these are the stories making headlines. syrians are about to replace afghans as the largest refugee population, that's according to u.n. chief ban ki-moon. it's estimated 2.4 million syrians fled the country. >> the pentagon has been ordered to start preparations for a possible withdrawal of all troops in afghanistan because afghan president hamid karzai refused to sign a security agreement. ukraine's acting president is warning that there are growing signs of separatism. the interim leadership abandoned the riot police in an effort t

abdullah al-shami has been held since july. al jazeera rejects charges against them. >> the annual berlin film festival continues. the berlinale is caught up in the battle of a man seeking asylum in germany. >> the bright lights are shining. this is the place that launches careers. not always. this man is the case in point. the best actor 2013 - a surprise winner. he took the silver bear, one of the top prizes for this, a movie following a day in the life. a world away from berlin. the movie was short lifted for an oscar for best foreign language prize. it was promising until the vest val ended. >> translation: in bosnia people betrayed me thinking we have a lot of money. they promised a lot. it didn't happen. >> he came to germany. he is here with a pr campaign to keep him. the authorities said no. they send roma asylum seekers home. there appears to be no exception made here. we are in contact with him. we tried to make it work for him. but i mean legal advice? >> some roma people come to germany for the wrong reasons. they ar

abdullah al-shami, has been held since august, and has been on hunger strike for a month. one of al jazeera's camera men mohammed badr was released after spending months behind bars. here is what he had to say about his time in prison. >> i was transferred to alack ra risen where i had a reception, and that means all the transferred detainees are stripped of clothes and walked between 40 guards and thugs, 20 on each side. we were beaten and battered all the way along. there was an open toilet. we were four person in the same cell. it was too small. we had to sleep in turns. we were prevented from group prayers or attending the sermons. food was bad. we could see bugs in the food. many detainees were with diabetes, suffering from detainees. one died, he was diabetic. >> i spent five months in the prison where daily inspection visit by guards was humiliating. the clothes were torn, dirtied by them. no visitations were allowed. my first baby was born while i was in gaol. i saw him for the first time for three minutes. my wife was harassed, i was helpless. >> mohammed badr. as

abdullah al-shami, has been in custody since last july. he's on his 28th day of a hunger strike of his detention. al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to demand the release of its staff. >> in a note on a web shit, a shia cleric says he will no longer be involved in parliamentary affairs. alsader has been an opponent of nouri al-maliki. joining us live from bag dat on the phone is the iraqi political analyst. we had been hoping to speak to you live. due to a power cut we can only speak to you on the phone. there was a time when sadr's army wielded power, clashing with u.s. forces. how influential is al-sadr. >> would you repeat the question again? >> yes, of course. sadr's forces were known to clash with the coalition forces during the war. how much influence does he have in iraq? >> he has a lot of influence, particularly on the shia sector. he is a popular leader, and among shia's leaders. moouk taddar and his people have been involved in the war. he is still that kind of leader that exists and he's opponent to nouri al-maliki. >>

abdullah al-shami, another journalist has been held since july last year. al jazeera rejects all charges. >> rising costs force said the spanish led company expanding the canal to down tools. we have this report. >> a special anniversary, panama celebrating the anniversary of the canal. disputes over the waterways extension is spoiling the party. >> everybody is worried. the canal is our best asset. the builder says he doubles the price or leaves halfway into the job. >> the expansion allows vessels twice a big to pass through the waterway. work was altered after negotiations broke down over who thu pay more than a billion -- who should pay more than a billion in price overruns. in hindsight the price was low. >> translation: the consortium offer was a billion cheaper. they would use onward half the materials. they must find it fast. >> the stoppage cost time. >> this is panama's only try season. four months of the year when the weather conditions are right for mixing concrete and having enough construction materials for the rest of the year. every day this

and abdullah al-shami, he has been in custody since july. al jazeera rejects charges and demand release of staff. >> democrat hank johnson questioned the former u.s. ambassador to egypt on whether the u.s. is doing anything to help free the men. >> i would like for you to speak on ambassador patterson, our efforts, if any, to produce the freedom for those journalists. >> let me assure us congressman, that the administration has pressed hard on the issue. it's the subject of the secretary of state john kerry's conversation with egyptian leaders, and secretary hagel's conversations with his counterparts in egypt, and we'll continue to press on the issue and urge that the journalists be released. >> more news in sports after the break. >> the race is on for the next big thing in mobile gaming. developers and scam artists have been seeking to act after the game slappy game was deleted. slappy bird was sour aring. addictive mobile came was at the height of pop u latter yit when the developer grounded it. the 29-year-old yanked the app because the

another journalist, abdullah al-shami, has been in custody since july. a series of car bombs exploded in iraq's capital. six car bombs exploded in northern baghdad, two in the center of the capital. the parked car in the north-eastern neighbourhood exploded near some shots. >> it's been internationally criticised for its censorship laws, but turkey has gone a step further with mps aapproving now legislation. the law is designed to silence the government's critics. but the government says it's protecting privacy. it is now due to be signed into law by the president. the telecommunications presidency will be able to shut down websites it doesn't approve of within hours. internet service providers will be forced to restore records for two years, on top of the fact that some websites have been temporarily blocked upped an existing law. >> we'll take you to russia where with a day to go before the opening ceremony security is taking center stage at the winter olympics. let's speak to paul brennan, joining us live from sochi. the u.s. issuing security warnings

another al jazeera journalist, abdullah al-shami of the network's arabic channel has been held since august. he has been on strike for a month to protest his imprisonment. thousands of fighters who spent years waging a war in democratic republic of congo have given up their weapons. many from one of the biggest rebel groups, the m23 which was defeated in november. malcolm web travelled to a town where rebels are trying to start new lives. >> these people have been living as outlaws for years. life in eastern congo's armed groups can be brute a many have killed, looted and raped. many have been victims of equally horrific victims. in the transit camp each day starts with a parade and song. wooden guns are in place. they are new masters, trying to bring discipline and control. keeping former fighters in order is no easy task. >> this colonel else us there's 600 women and children. >> they wanted to intint grate. they come to us. we are looking for the freedom. we show them the need. they want to be like us. >> the government's worried they could go back to the bush. she registers, it's

charges, having ties to muslim brotherhood, which were declared as a terrorist organization, abdullah al-shami, from our sister channel has been in custody since july. he's on day 27 of a hunger strike. >> al jazeera rejects charges and demand the release of its staff. >> torrential rain has caused flooding in the north-east of england. many farmers are facing financial ruin. these cows are desperately looking for an exit. they are trapped in the water of rains. they are likely to die. >> translation: there's so much water that the animals have to swim. sometimes they drown. we have to leave them behind. you can't do anything. >> officials say that the torrential rains flooded 80% of the state, an area five times the size of the switzerland. 50% ever bolivia's meat comes from the meat, but the animals are dying. >> these cows made it out of the field, which is completely flooded. they are taking refuge in the middle of the highway, but the level of the water is growing, that it's a matter of time for this to be flooded as well. >> in this town people have taken shelter with dogs, chickens and

abdullah al-shami, from our sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera denies charges and continues to demand the release of its state. >> bell gun votes on whether to allow assisted suicide for terminally ill children. at moment it's limited to children at least of the age of 18. >> a small but vocal minority has been fighting a losing battle against plans to extend euthanasia to children. >> they say belgium is leaping over a moral cliff. the father who paid a harrowing price is a contestant. he has pictures on his mobile phone of the sun he watched dying from a brain tumor. tristan loved to play the piano and the sound of waves on the sea shore. the cancer took away his eyesight, his ability to walk and then his life. he was eight years old. he was brought out of hospital to die at home with his family. his father's last words, "tristan, it's time to go." . >> translation: i would never have tolerated a doctor coming to ask if we wanted euthanasia for our child, i would never have accepted. if parents ask do you want to live or die, what que

another al jazeera journalist abdullah al-shami of the arabic channel has been held since august. he has been on a hunger strike for more than a month to protest his imprisonment. >> nig earian security officials seized the passport of a banker. he's been suspended and accused of the financial misconduct. he says he's targeted for exposing a multi billion fraud in the oil industry. >> pictures emerged from a boko haram attack. the gunmen destroying 1500 buildings and set hundreds of vehicles on fire. >> now, the weather with steph. it's a case of heavy weather making heavy pollution in china. >> all the pollution we have seen so frequently over china is back. it's thanks to the quiet whether that we are seeing. the satellite doesn't pick up a great deal of cloud. the problem is thanks to high pressure to the north of us. it ensures that the pollution at beijing is at hazardous levels, over 300. here we have 389. being the end of the day it's decreased a little bit. things are bad at the moment. the elderly and the young are advised to stay inside. it's thanks to high pressure in c

abdullah al-shami, from our al jazeera sister channel has been there since july and is on day 27 of a hunger strike. al jazeera denies the charges and conditions to push for their release. >> a break in the storm. >> three months after highan swept across the philippines, we revisit the vulnerable - children. >> big winners in the berlin film festival. >> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. korean families divided by war are hoping for a long-awaited reunions. first a look at what temperatures will see across the country with eboni deon, meteorologist. >> it's cold in some places. i want to start with the warm up. typically we have been talking about chilly numbers, and we have them out there. they are across the upper midwest of the let's head southward where we are starting our day into the 30s, around birmingham and hampshire. we are headed for a high temperatures of 73 degrees. so it's not just florida getting in on the warmth, it will be around 72. as we head across the south-west, this is an area where we saw reco