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this is al jazeera live from doha. we have an exclusive report from iraq where kurdish fighters say they will pick up their weapons again if turkey does not follow through on a peace deal. hundreds of block access to germany's financial institutions in product -- in protest of the handling of europe's debt. ashes to ashes, why russian smokers say their rights are being snubbed out. the battle for control of northern syrian city of qusayr it said to be intensifying. military jets are bombarding from above as hundreds of rebel fighters flood in to help evacuate the injured. syrian state media says government forces have surrounded the city. gerald tan has our report. >> homeless and hopeless. these syrian say they blocked everything and are now seeking some -- shelter at a refugee camp. some left qusayr, the latest flashpoint close to the border with lebanon. there has been heavy fighting here since the syrian government launched an offensive to retake the city two weeks ago. qusayr is now under siege, and the government

al jazeera, new delhi. president hamid karzai's older president -- older brother has announced plans to run for president. he is expected to run as an independent candidate. analysts say it is a ploy by the country's most powerful family to maintain their powerful position. hamid karzai is not eligible. >> president karzai has not yet said he backs his brother. he has not said who he will support in the election. >> more details have emerged about a gun battle in central kabul between the taliban and afghan forces that lasted several hours on friday. 10 employees of the international organization for migration who hid inside a fortified room during the firefight spoke out. they praised the afghan police who came to the rescue. six people died in the battle which started with the suicide bombing. >> this was a preplanned attack targeted at us. first of all, full investigations have not yet been done. there may be a different conclusion afterwards, but they forcede way themselves in, the way they knew where t

al jazeera. go to the second largest city in pakistan. we're getting these reports that former prime minister nawaz sharif is declaring a victory. >> i am going to have you look over my shoulder. you can probably see all loads of people celebrating and cheering. these are supporters of nawaz sharif. java are supporters of the client. they're supporting that their leader has said they have this in the back. -- in the bag. that theyar tuesday may have -- as to say that they have won more seats than any other party and they will not need coalition partners. that maybe political on their part. supporters of the muslim league party is very happy indeed about these results, which are still coming in. >> what are you hearing about turnout? you're talking about the second largest city in the country. well. okay. we will leave it there. thank you very much. ubt's go to the financial h in karachi. this area has seen some of the most deadly violence. >> absolutely. around 10:00 local time, there was a tragic suicide bomb that killed 11 people. throu

world news from al jazeera from doha. a u.s. citizen is sentenced in north korea to hard labor for crimes against the government. an indian prisoner accused of spying dies in pakistan, triggering a new dispute between the two countries. settlers resorted to cannibalism to survive a. evidence discovered. than. report says more 250,000 people died during a famine in somalia that began in 2010. half of them were children. it's almost double the previous estimate of deaths caused by almost three years of hunger. aid agencies say a thousand people died needlessly because the international community was slow to respond. a radical islamist group, al- shabab, also prevented food deliveries to areas it controlled. more from nairobi in neighboring kenya. >> the food and agricultural organization that did the study looked at the numbers of people that would normally die under ordinary circumstances. this is a country already fallen apart by years of conflict and insecurity and instability. even then, there were a quarter of million people

al jazeera's wayne hay is there. >> the remains of the mlim quarr are still smoldering. shops, mosque and islamic skill were destroyed. burned by groups of buddhists who reacted violently to reports of a muslim man attacking a buddhist woman. but buttists here say they lived alongside peacefully and blamed outsiders for the attacks. >> muslims are friends and neighbors. never gave us any trouble and they never gave trouble to them. >> attackers terrorized muslim areas arming themselfs with machetes and sticks. most people are myanmar are buddhists. attacks spreading lins last year but this is the first incident. the streets are now mainly empty and nighttime kerr few in place. only those who live here are allowed to come and go and muslim community is long gone. large full-time military presence and soldiers patrol areas hoping to prevent outbreaks of violence. despite security presence, there's great deal of fear among muslims and soldiers helping people who want to leave their homes. in a show of religious immunity, more than a thousand have taken without given food an

al jazeera, karachi. greg about the young voters, so important in this election, some of them coming to the polls for the first time, how difficult is it for them to find work? >> it's very difficult for them to find work. through the past several weeks as we have been building up to this election campaign, i have traveled all over the country, met people from all walks of life. it really is the young voters who really struggled to find work. a lot of these young people are educated, have put themselves through college or university, but there are just no jobs for them. however, that does not mean they have become completely disenchanted with the political process. i would argue they are very engaged in the political process, very excited about the fact they are able to use their vote to hopefully affect change in pakistan, throwing their support behind a number of candidates, but really what we are seeing is a lot of young people voting for whoever they want to vote for, not for who their parents may hav

mike hanna, al jazeera, islam of that. sharif's supporters hope his political extremes will help to solve pakistan's problems. we report from the stronghold of lahore. old, supporters of 's partyharif celebrated wildly outside of his home in lahore. the revelry began shortly after polls closed on saturday evening and has not stopped since. the celebration shows no signs of slowing down. people are very pleased that is claiming himself the winner of this election. the reason sharif has so much support here and indeed around the country is because many people believe that his pakistan muslim league party can improve pakistan's many problems. n has been in charge of the punjab government for five years, and they have done so much for our province. i think sharif can solve all of our problems. >> he is a familiar figure in pakistani politics. he has been prime minister twice before, from 1990-19 93, and from 1997-1999. his premiership was cut short by constitutional crises and a military coup that led to his eventual exile. he

how low, you're watching al jazeera live from london. syrian activists accuse government forests -- forces in the country's northwest. dozens die in fighting in .orwich area -- in nigeria al jazeera has exclusive access. china launches a terrorism drive in the south china sea. just a week to go to until pakistani elections. it has been mired by violence. twin bombs killed four people in southern cap -- pakistan. it went off in the offices of the biggest political party. themqm party is one of three liberal secular parties that have been targeted by the taliban head of the election on may 11. let's get the latest now. he joins us now from the scene of those blasts in karachi. i am not at the scene of the blast. it is too dangerous to be there. what happens in these cases as that secondary and surgery -- or jerry blast happened. there was a bomb planted just a street away from the actual headquarters of the mqm. it is the closest the taliban has managed to get to the headquarters of the end un -- mqm. that bomb exploded. most likely tried

you are watching al jazeera. coming up, is a dangerous new drug hits the streets of athens, we meet the attics try to kick their habit. ready, set, and slowly go. these veterans make their way through beijing to paris. there is some criticism being directed at european nations for agreeing to end their ban on arming syria's rebels. russia said it would put food -- peace talks in jeopardy. eu foreign ministers have renewed some sanctions but crucially have allowed others to lapse. from june the first, syria will continue to face eu restrictions on trade and finance, but after lobbying from the uk and france, the eu possum bar go on sending weapons to syria will end. individual countries will be able to deliver arms to rebels as long as they are approved by the european union and used to protect civilians. andrew symonds is live for us with more on this. no doubt you're going through the complications this could all cause, but first i must refer our viewers to the fact that you came from inside syria. a massively c

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you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up, out of the race, iran's former president is barred from running in next month's elections. >> we pay all the taxes we owe, every single dollar. >> apple defends his company against allegations of tax avoidance. rewriting history, how president vladimir putin plans to ban criticism of russia's past. >> the search for survivors continues after one of the worst tornados ever recorded in the united states. 24 people are confirmed dead. more than 200 others are being treated for injuries after the tornado ripped through a suburb of oklahoma city. our correspondent allen fisher joins us from the suburb of moore. allen, are there any further updates from the death toll? is it likely to rise? >> well, there's good news and bad news. the bad news is there have been no survivors found over the last few hours and that is unlikely to change. the good news, if you can call it good news is the death toll is 24 and the fire chief here in moore said he is 98% certain that that figure

you are watching al jazeera. baghdad, tribal leaders say they will have war unless iraq becomes a federation. pictures. syrian forces backed by has bullfighters say they are in control of large parts of the rebel stronghold. we will tell you have a taste for sugar is helping to clear land mines. the former military ruler of pakistan has been granted bail in the murder case. this may clear the way for him to leave the country. he still faces legal cases over the detention of judges and treason charges in the supreme court. he also remains under house arrest and will have to post bail of $20,000. what does this mean for the former military ruler? does it mean he will leave pakistan? remove a major obstacle in his way. earlier, he had two other important cases. in the judge's attention case, whojudge -- the lawyer filed the case against him had withdrawn it. in that case, the supreme court has asked the federation to initiate charges against the former military ruler because the supreme court is not a trial court. i

this is the world news from al jazeera. -- from delhi -- doha. end tofor a negotiated the syrian conflict. her kiss rebels are preparing to pull out of turkey. alex ferguson announces he is retiring at the end of the season. developing news today, an egyptian court rejecting an appeal by prosecutors over the so-called battle of the camel trial in cairo. this involves 24 former egyptian officials who were previously found not guilty of sending men on camels to break up a protest back in the revolution of 2011. the prosecution had hoped new evidence would lead to a guilty verdict. our correspondent is live in cairo for us. what did the court gave as reason for its decision today? >> the court's reasoning is not typically immediately released in egypt, but a lot of people will be waiting to hear what the appeals court's explanation is concerning those acquittal verdicts. we do know that the initial court that had rendered the first acquittal verdicts said at the time there was simply no sufficient evidence whatsoever, no communication records, no ph

nicole johnston, "al jazeera," orthern sinai. >> again, you're watching "al jazeera," a reminder of our top stories. u.s. president barack obama has defended drones strikes overseas saying they are necessary to protect american lives. and has discussed transferring prisoners from guantanamo bay. two arrests have been made in the murder of drummer lee rigby. and the two suspects remain in separate hospitals. 20 people dead in niger the group mujao said they carried the attacks in mali this year. hundreds of afghan villages have followed because of fighting between the security forces and the taliban. some are choosing to stay and defend themselves. violent t has been a part. >> yesterday rockets an bullets were hitting our homes. the children were scared. they couldn't sleep. >> it started early monday morning when taliban fighters attacked police checkpoints. lightly armed police abandoned the position. provincial officials say they were 500 fighters including foreigners. >> it was a big fight. the tam taliban has been fighting for a year. the governor didn't do anything about it. we co

al jazeera, yangon. >> watch the full version of that report on thursday at 22:30 gmt on al jazeera.an 80-year-old japanese climber has shown ages sometimes just a number. he is the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain, everest. just a few hours ago, his family got the call to say he made it safely to the summit. the 80-year-old has had four heart surgeries before the climb.

. >> the top stories on "al jazeera." triesesident in london to win security over decades of conflict. attacks in as many days. pakistan bombings. one million babies die every year on the day they are born. we look at the tribe to get -- try to get women to have their babies in the hospital. hello, the president of somalia. sophia -- he is in london to discuss the future of somalia. he is hosting the event with david cameron. is also stepping up efforts to protect women. time we arehe asking the international -- we would do the work by ourselves but we need to support of the community. there are challenges, but we have the main one, which is building the security forces. seven months, we are moving [indiscernible] we believe this is the right time that somalia overcomes those challenges. by the end of the year, we are expecting the situation will be totally different than it is today. >> other issues we will be tackling is the issue of rape. we hear horrific stories about the -- violence against women. what are you doing

you are watching al jazeera. also on the program. thousands of anti-government protesters lash with the lease in bahrain. britain.re arrested in >> i do not use crack hurricane nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. the mayor of toronto denies doing drugs. we have the details. the united states has identified five men suspected of being involved in last september september's attack. that not clear whether help will be forthcoming. >> this journalist witnessed one of the worst attacks ever on a u.s. diplomatic mission. the account next the conclusion reached by u.s. officials. the assault against the benghazi consulate was not a protest over an anti--islam video that got out of control but a planned attack. .> i saw 20 to 30 protesters there were 30 armed men. those who approach the consulate were at -- armed men. i found myself in the middle of a firefight between them and the embassy guards before they stormed the compound. >> this was one of two u.s. facilities that came under fire on the night of september 11, 2012. the cia annex wa

the top stories on al jazeera. in the autonomous region of somaliland, they are celebrating their 22nd year of self-declared independence. they are waiting for the world to officially racialized -- recognize it has separated from somalia. hundreds of gunmen have gathered near the security headquarters iraq.adi, south korea says the north has launched short-range missiles, ratcheting up tensions in the region. the south korean defense ministry says three separate missile launches were detected off of the korean peninsula's east coast. detainees at the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay have day on aeir 100th hunger strike. refusing food. 1/3 of them are being forced said. it is increasing pressure on president barack obama to shut the present down. present -- the prison down. >> outside the white house, support for the guantanamo bay detainees on a hunger strike. president barack obama has said since taking office in 2009 that he would close the military detention center and transfer or prosecute the detainees.

andrew symonds, al jazeera, turkey. >> meanwhile, four filipino have beeneace keepers released. the four soldiers who were being held by a serene rebel group -- syrian rebel group. detained 21hich peacekeepers in march, said it was holding the men for their own safety. voting has ended in parliamentary elections in bulgaria, marred by allegations of fraud and illegal riot scandal. if correct, borisov returns to power three months after being ousted by mass protests. jonah hull is in the capital. take us what the exit polls are indicating at this point. >> in essence, it is a predictable result. the polls prior to the selection and boyko borisov narrowly ahead of the socialists. polls areat the suggesting, 31.1% when for -- win for gerb. it's not particularly good news. it is an inconclusive result. it is not a guarantee of getting into government. some sort have to be of workable coalition that is not going to come between the two main parties, only two additional parties, according to the exit polls have crossed the 4% threshold to get into parliament here. one of those two par

al jazeera gained exclusive access. many civilians were killed in the crossfire. many homes were burned. last week, the group killed more than 50 people not far from here. across the region, boko haram has been responsible for the death of at least 2000 nigerians since 2010. the state of emergency means that hundreds of more soldiers will be on the street. they will have the authority to arrest and detain suspects innot citizens and state officials. without charge and take possession and control of any suspectedr structures of being used by the group. recently, its leader, rejected an amnesty deal from the government, which might be one affecting thens state of emergency. >> the president -- >> the question is whether the president cost decision will work. many hope it will reduce the violence, but many also say the root causes must be addressed. >> the european union has promised to give nearly $675 million over the next two years to help the reconstruction efforts in mali. the financial aid was announced as international leaders gather in brussels. in term term

the foreign minister has told al jazeera the people responsible for the disaster will be held responsible for the accounts. growing signs the war in syria is spreading beyond its borders. fire.ds of fires set the violence is on the rise. anger lingers after a disputed election in venezuela. the foreign minister of bangladesh said the owners of a building that collapsed a week ago will face the full force of the law. more than 40 people are known to have died -- more than 400 people are known to have died. may day takes on a special significance following the disaster. um want the death penalty for the owner of the factory, who remains under arrest. >> it is difficult to live with the wages they give us. we demand full compensation. >> we spoke to the foreign minister. she said the work -government- is looking to address a cultural of impunity. for many prevailed decades. many people including owners of buildings and owners of factories, they feel they did not need to comply with the loss and the standards -- the laws and the standards and the building codes. we have taken a stern action w

al jazeera, jerusalem. >> inside syria, the momentum has shifted from rebels to government forces. the syrian regime has gone on the offensive in some areas they had previously lost. we have this report on why the government has changed strategy. thet is 10 months since march of the syria brigade at the airport -- and it still fighting goes on. they have made some progress since last december but efforts to take this airbase have stalled. in some areas, this has been reversed. >> the rebels have had the momentum over one year, pushing government forces from villages and highways and airports like this one, but the regime has changed strategies, moving to the offensive and taking carriers across the country. >> this is a key syrian army base near the airport. government forces received a fresh supplies of ammunition after breaking government forces. government forces are also fighting back around -- with rebel supply routes into damascus and pushed back in parts of araka. according to a syrian government strategist who is still in contact -- the future of president assad depends on

are the again, these top stories on al jazeera. has begun anlitary offensive on a rebel town. the attack comes after months of fierce fighting in the area. tunisian police have fired tear gas at supporters at a group in tunis. the group has been blocked from holding its annual meeting with there are also reports of clashes with police. a female politician has been killed outside her home in karachi, pakistan. restoring law and order in libya in a post-gaddafi era is proving to be a challenge in certain regions of the country. we have a report. a church.de targeted another explosive device went off in an army checkpoint. two drive-by bomb attack members. military' bombings are becoming more frequent. it is not clear who was behind this campaign of intimidation. it is a clear message that there are those who oppose the new order in post-gaddafi libya. there is security security. the security forces are weak compared to the strengths of our troops. the defense ministers turned to tribal elders. they wield power in this society, but he cannot act against those who refuse to lay do

the top stories on al jazeera. gunmen in islamabad have killed a prosecutor investigating the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. the seven remaining south korean work is at the center of the dispute with north korea are now going home. they have been staying in the industrial zone senses was shut down. rescuers in bangladesh are continuing to find bottles under a rubble of a garment factory that collapsed more than a week ago. more than five as if people are known to have died. the u.s. has extended sanctions against myanmar to ensure the country continues to adopt democratic reforms. the obama administration also relaxed these restrictions imposed against the former military regime. there are reports that president sang songs seem -- there are reports that the presence of myanmar is going to visit the united states. -- president of myanmar is one to visit the united states. monks' campaign for religious segregation. religiousampaign for segregation. >> buddhist principles like morality and puri

fromre watching al jazeera london. we will bring you the latest on the military offensive in nigeria. a curfew remains in place so many areas is a sign that the security services are worried about boko haram. >> and why the british government is being accused of the murder -- of blame for the murder of a senior politician in pakistan. and concern in the united states. too much work and not enough -- why the italians no longer want to be pizza makers. syrian government troops backed lebanese groupe hezbollah have launched an attack on qusayr. forces loyal to assad attacked qusayr with air and ground assaults in the morning. the syrian opposition demands an end to what they call a massacre. 450 are said to be injured in the army is now in control of the center of the town. this city is on the route to the connects damascus with mediterranean coast and also anaconda with for supplies from the hezbollah stronghold. let's get the latest from neighboring jordan. what can you tell us about that -- the events on the ground? >>

and a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. 19 people including eight police officers have been killed in iraq in a series of attacks. much of the violence tested in place around the capital baghdad. the syrian president bashar al- assad has told the lebanese tv station that the first russian antiaircraft missiles have arrived in syria. israel has suggested that it might strike those missiles. the newspaper also and said that bush are saw as stated syria will respond to any foreign attacks on its soil. the russian foreign minister has accused the opposition in syria of derailing peace talks with preconditions. joining us in the studio is a research director from the brookings institute doha center. >> thanks for having me. >> we have been hearing about the opposition's demands to participate. >> they are saying that a precondition is that bashar al- assad asked to leave. that is understandable, from them. that's why the gap between the opposition and the regime is so large. bashar al-assad is not going to voluntarily step down. from the russian perspective, they see geneva as a w

in the al jazeera deal, think it was a business decision.l jazeera came in and bid a couple hundred million more than the next. my figure is 784 million on the record. rather than the 500 million. but in any case, he probably cleared about $100 million. and you know, he was in business with people who are business people. as well. >> well, right. and jonathan capehart, you give him, you're like, go get it. >> i'll take the rounding error, it's fine by me. the thing about former vice president gore. there's the cliched saying, living well is the best revenge and he's been having a wonderful revenge moment. >> revenge life. >> yes. >> the last thing, steve, was surprising to me, is that he's hoping to enlighten rupert murdoch and took him on in a public forum. and no spoilers here, but you talk about the fact that he hasn't given up on trying to convert murdoch to the path of lightness, if you will. >> kind of in general i think history has proven to be on al gore's side. global warming is real. he was saying that 30 years ago, he really is a

. >> top stories for you here on al jazeera. the search for survivors in the u.s. state about -- state of oklahoma has stretched into the night after a tornado hit the suburb of moore. money for people are dead and more than 200 hundred have been treated for their injuries. six policemen and a border guard who were kidnapped in egypt's synanon -- sinai peninsula have been released. in a case against musharraf, the court has dismissed the plea for bail. illegallytion is he detained supreme court judges in pakistan in 2007. iraq's prime minister nouri al- maliki has ordered changes to 14 military commands across the country. the past two weeks, iraq has seen some of the most violent attacks in months. dozens of people killed. a situation blamed on growing political and sectarian tension. what can you tell us? the prime minister said he is revisiting the security strategy in iraq as a whole year he changed the commander of the baghdad operations command -- as a whole. he changed the commander of the baghdad operations command. we understand the changes are mostly with

you are watching al jazeera, live from doha. foreign ministers at a friend's of syria meeting say hezbollah fighters should stop backing syrian forces. the u.s. and its to killing four american citizens in drawn attacks in the past four years. war fighting in the democratic republic of congo ahead of a visit by the un secretary- general. a man believed to be a serving british soldier has been murdered in what the u.k. prime minister has called a suspected terrorist incident. he was hacked to death by two men and a south london street. video footage filmed by an one of theows soldiers shouting slogans with his hands clearly covered in blood. a military training facility. >> the police are in control, but happen earlier shocked london and has potentially a far wider implications. the amateur video shows a man with a bloody hand holding what appears to be a meat cleaver. toi apologize that women had witness this today, but in our land, women have to see this every day. >> a man believed to be a soldier lies dead. a horrificay it wa

hello. , cyclone on al jazeera mahasen tracks the coast of bangladesh. thousands of people try to get out of harms way -- harm cost way.- harm's >> police raid a factory in nigeria where there were plans to sell newborns for $600 each. and fighting for survival -- wrestling works to keep the sport at the olympic games. first, we begin with syria, where the united nations has just released new figures that show that the number of refugees from the syrian conflict has reached a record high. more than 90,000 people are thought to have died in the more than two-year conflict. 1.5 million people have fled the country and are living as refugees. in the same number are internally displaced, not able to return to their homes because of the fighting. our correspondent hashem ahelbarra joins us now. conflict continues. the number of refugees continues to rise, doesn't it? >> it does not show any signs of abating. it is likely to further flareup in the future, causing more humanitarian catastrophe. this is a major concern for the neighboring countries, like turkey.

welcome back to the al jazeera news hour. time for sports now.here is andy. >> thank you very much. the first french league title in nearly 20 years. he could be out of the club. speaking at an awards ceremony on sunday, he told reporters that he has asked to leave and is waiting for the club's response. rheometer and do want him to be -- real madris do want him to be their new manager. no shortage of goals for alex ferguson to enjoy on his final day in charge of manchester united. ferguson looks to enjoy his 1500th game with a win. he was denied a winning sendoff by a late recovery. did not really matter, though. united has long since wrapped up their 20th league title. this is how the premier league finished up. tottenham finished fifth. arsenal take the fourth champions league vacation spot after a nervy 1-0 win at newcastle. >> we are capable to play the top teams in europe. that is what you want. it means it is easier to bring in players when you have a chance to be in the champions league. you have to qualify. that is always very tricky gro

i think that certainly of al-jazeera arabic and the days. immediately after nine eleven. these were idea that had some close connection with al qaeda in the mountains of afghanistan was plainly absurd. you know basically under pressure of crazy people seem to be the view of most people that had intelligence networks or connections with those who really were plotting the the west's downfall in a grand bin laden style scheme and you've compared this latest attack and will read to the arming of rebels in syria why. yes it was particularly ironic that we saw this horrific crime on the britain's t.v. sets i think it did make the u.s. networks as well and at the same time we had the british prime minister and foreign secretary wanting to islam it's in syria to overthrow the secular government of mr assad so the british government a long track record on this but there's no doubt that british taxpayers' money the same taxpayers that watched with horror to see a british soldier was decapitated different reports coming about that the taxpayers' money was also also being supplied to

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al-jazeera acquired a thirty page manual that details the standard operating procedures for military and medical personnel at one time obey when it comes to force feeding the prisoners it explains that detainees must be strapped to a chair and administered top goals that iks anesthetics apologize as they have a large feeding tube shoved down their nose all the way to their stomach once the feeding is finished their closely monitored and a cold dry cell for an hour to make sure they don't vomit and light of this new operating procedure the constitution project task force has just released a new report just last week on the treatment of these detainees confirming the use of torture and get mount and explain why president obama needs to be more aggressive with congress when he claims that he wants the pathology to close in a morris davis the former chief prosecutor guantanamo bay attended a briefing on this report at capitol hill just last week where he joins me now to break it down thank you so much for coming on mobile is davis so you gathered over two hundred thousand signatures on y

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