aleppo is divided between rebels and government areas.re we've shown in purple are the most hotly contested. since september, aleppo has been at the receiving end of the indiscriminate and unlawful air war against civilians by the government. these helicopters are causing devastate with barrel m bbombs. they're tossed over helicopters. they're not guided. as you see here, they hit a large area not a target. 700 have been killed since february. we have more from aleppo. >> reporter: in the last few minutes another barrel bomb, perhaps two have been dropped on this neighborhood. you can see the incredible damage done by months of bombardment in syrian areas. many buildings are occupied. people have left the areas. tens of thousands are thought to have fled aleppo over the last few months in the campaign, relentless bombing by the government. these barrel bombs are oil drums packed with a explosives, dropped from helicopters, indiscriminate. most people that live in the areas have fled.$w wholeft neighborhoods are aba n abandon abandoned. e

the highway in the southeast links aleppo to damascus. this has forced government forces to use a dirt road to reach the city, but even that is threatened. the opposition denies it is responsible. >> translator: it is the regime who closed the humanitarian corridor inside the city. it connected the east and the west. the regime wanted to besiege rebel territories but now it is under siege. >> reporter: people living in the government controlled west say praises have increased. but 75% of aid distributions across the country occurred in areas controlled by the state. from turkey's border it is about an hour's drive to aleppo city. but the syria government won't allows the united nations to use crossings that are not under its control, and un agencies need to respect that if it wants to continue operating in state-controlled regions. with all of these obstacles, very little aid is reaching the hundreds of thousands of people living in the divided city where the battle has been over supply lines. >>> a u.s. military group has been kicked out

the bbc team has had rare access to aleppo.our panel and camera man spent four days there, only western broadcasters to have visited the city since last year. joining us now from turkey, he is there live. is it clear from what you saw ian, that bombs are dropped randomly not just areas occupied by fighters? >> reporter: it's a very good question. here's the problem. the rebel groups are based on opposition held parts of the city. many come from the city. these are residential neighborhoods. the government can legitimately claim in many cases that it's trying to hit rebel positions. the trouble is the scale of the attacks that they've conducted inevitably means civilians are hit. whatever it is you're trying to target, throwing a barrel bomb that isn't guided in any way, you have no way of knowing where it lands. here's our report. engulfed by darkness and fear, the heart of syria's biggest city. it becomes so dangerous drivers must turn off lights to avoid attack from above. even in the dead of night, the war grinds on. the gov

also at least 30 people many children are killed in an air strike in the city of aleppo. ukraine's president admits the government is losing control. and the final moments before a south korean ferry sinks. teenagers were ordered to stay in their cabins by the crew. ♪ >>> millions of iraqis have braved the threat of attacks to vote in the country's first parliamentary elections since u.s. troops left three years ago. the prime minister is hoping for a third term in office, but with more than 300 political parties no block is expected to win the majority. >> reporter: major parts of iraq look like this. empty streets and vigilant security men at check point bs. it's to secure iraq's largest democratic exercise since u.s. troops left three years ago. voters in their thousands have to walk to polling stations across the country. >> translator: i came here to participate in the general national election to vote for two will contribute to building and serving iraq. >> reporter: despite a van on vehicles and curfew like conditions attackers still managed to hit a few areas. >>

this reads aleppo more precious than gold. another, aleppo you're in our heart. the artists have had to contend to rebel fighters, painting over graffiti with their own slogans. but it says that syria's war can be as much about desolation as combat. the spray can is his most effective weapon. al jazeera. >> it starts as an up and counsel day on wall street. stocks staying mostly in the green. united technologies and ibm are showing some of the largest gains at this hour. a move to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 stopped cold a short while ago. the senate refused to open debate on the bill. 60 votes were needed to move that measure ahead. disneyland in shanghai looking to expand $800 million on the table. holding 30% than it already holds. their goal to offer more rides and entertainment by 2015. >>> take a look at these women behind me. they are part of an important part of american history. they're looking to save a building that played an important role in their lives during world war ii. >> cargo held up by labor shortage. >> reporter: during world war ii the

we spent four days and aleppo. you may find some of the images here distressing. >> engulfed by darkness and fear. the heart of syria possibly to city. biggest city. even in the dead of night, the war grinds on. the government insist that they are protecting people, targeting terrorists in residential areas. often, it is civilian to our hit. -- who are hit. everyone keeps an eye on this sky, looking for helicopters with barrel bombs. they are indiscriminate and devastating. whenever they land, the civil defense force comes to the rescue. their job is as grim as it is dangerous. rushing and under fire to free the injured and recover the dead. barrel bombs are believed to have killed hundreds and maimed many more. aleppo mediaom the center is extraordinary. the defense force explores the debris where a young boy has been very. his limbs are free. it is not clear if he is alive. suddenly, there is movement. a nine-year-old is rescued. this was the economic heartland. it is a decrepit shell of its former self. the bomb

syrian forces continued to pound rebel conditions in aleppo. the fighting is forcing christians out of a town, north of the city. >> this is the aftermath of a syrian army raid in aleppo. a barrel filled with explosives hit the area. witnesses say there were many casualties. other parts of the stay came under heavy bombardment in the latest offensive by the syrian military. president bashar al-assad's troops made gains around aleppo, and near the border of lebanon. the rebels have been pushing into what was considered bashar al-assad's best-protected strong hold of latakia. there were rumours on social media of mass abbingers against ar -- mass abbingers against armenian christians. >> some of the save kessab ads insinuated that turkey, which has been accused of turkey 100 years ago is aiding syrian rebels in order to commit similar crimes. the accusations are denied by the rebels. they say they coordinated with the red crescent. >> in order to take you to latakia we need to make sure you'll be safe on the road. the last thing we wish is for yo

barrel bombs have been dropped in aleppo in an intense campaign. more than 1,000 people have been killed since then. barrel bombs are imprecise weapons, filled with explosives and shrapnel. >> more than 20,000 residents of a besieged district in damascus are in danger of starving to death. that's the warping from the united nations -- warning from the united nations. palestine refugees on outside of the battle in yarmouk has become a battle ground. no food has been delivered for 12 days. aid supplies have run out. some are resorting to eating leaves in animal feed. >> well, the u.n. relief and work agencies says it needs to deliver 700 food parcels to the yarmouk camp. it's only able to get in 100. in recent weeks conditions worsened. in the past 12 days no food at all has been able to get in. >> a spokesman for the u.n. relief and work agencies, and they say there is food waiting to be delivered, but aid agencies need secure access to get it to the people. >> it's the zero hour as far as u.n. food supplies is concerned. a food parcel from the u.n.

dana reports in turkey. >> reporter: aid workers managed to cross into the rebel-held east of aleppofrom the golf-controlled west earlier this month. it was the first time since june humanitarian assistance crossed through the front line. since then the only border crossing between the divided city has been closed. aid agencies have been facing obstacles to reach those in need. >> for the past two months the icrc has repeatedly been requesting authorizations from the government to access areas that are directly effected by the fighting in aleppo. however, today there is an additional challenge, there are roads that link both sides of the government and the opposition-controlled areas in aleppo together that have been blocked. there are roads around the city that connect the city with other major cities in damascus that also these roads have been blocked. >> reporter: a new push by the rebels has threatened to cutoff half of the city that the regime controls, the highway and southeast links aleppo to damascus to the south and forces use a dirt road to reach the city and even that supp

this used to be one of the busiest neighbourhoods in aleppo. like many areas controlled by the opposition is almost deserted. those that stayed behind struggled to stay alive. you cannot envy our situation, and the reason is coming from the sky. people can no longer feel safe and not protect themselves. >> the barrel bombs are not precise weapons, so they hit indiscriminately. they are cheap to make. oil drums are filled with explosives, scrap metal. since it began, more than 1 thus have been killed in barrel bomb attacks. >> the syrian national coalition, the opposition in exile says what is happening in the largest city is genocide. it asked the united states to take an appropriate response, but so far the use of barrel bombs has only drawn condemnation. >> and so some syrians started a social media campaign to show the world how serious the situation is. >> our people in aleppo are dying, and being killed by the bashar al-assad regime. until now, no one in this war wants to stop the killing machine. but we could make them listen to us. >> ap

aleppo burning. more barrel bombs dropped over the beseemed syria city. >>> and handwritten asking the power of the -- harr yesesing the power of the sun. thailand becoming a solar engineer. >>> south korea's president is condemning the actions of the crew and captain as being like an act of murder. divers are continuing to retrieve bodies. at least 64 are confirmed to have died in the tragedy. >> translation: the conduct of the captain and some crew members is unfathomable. it was like an act of the murder that cannot and should not be tolerated. after the accident the captain did not follow the orders of the traffic center. the captain and crew members left and escaped after telling passengers to stay where they were. this is legally and ethically unimaginable. >> adrian brown has the latest on the recovering. >> reporter: their anguish is compounded by the release of those transcripts of the final ship-to-shore radio exchanges between port officials and the crew on the bridge of the stricken ferry

this reads, "aleppo more precious than gold", another, "aleppo, you are in our hearts."he artists contend with rebel fighters painting over their grap eaty with -- graffiti with their own slogans, but the war can be as much as information. it means that the sprai can is an effective weapon. >>> throughout the day we are covering the iraqi elections and monitoring them online, looking for reaction and developments there. and kamal is keeping across that aspect of it all for us. >> reporter: early days, but it's a positive feeling about the elections. people want to get out the vote and show. we'll show you pictures. a bit of housekeeping, logistics. i want to talk to you about baghdad. there's a term about lockdown which is not quite accurate. i want to show you a map. it's a pop u last government. this area in the center of baghdad. foot traffic only. 200km. there are no taxis, private considers. everyone ion foot. another area to the west, a flat area that you see on the map. it's the airport. commercial flights suspended. when we talk about security forces these are th

from turkey's board it's an hour's drive to aleppo city. but the syrian government won't allow the united nations to use border crossings that are not under its control. and u.n. agencies need to respect that. if it wants to continue operating in state controlled regions where many civilians have sought refuge. >> reporter: ial jazeera,. >> in egypt former president hosni mubarak made a rare public appearance today. from the window of a hospital. supporters gather to mark the anniversary of israel returning the sinai peninsula to egypt. >>> and several of the bodies recovered from the ferry's sinking were misidentify: an emergency task force admits that some victims were wrongly transferred and some of the mistakes were discovered after the bodies were sent to the funeral homes. so far divers have recovered 183 bodies and 119 people are missing and feared dead. iraqis head to the poll next week for the first parliamentary elections since u.s. troops left the country. oil security will be a key issue attacks on pipelines and oil infrastructu

. >> reporter: aid y managed to cross into the government held aleppo city earlier this month.t was the first time since june humanitarian assistance crossed through this front line. since then the only border crossing between the divided city has been closed. aid agencies have been facing obstacles to reach those in need. >> for the past two months the e has been repeated requests to access areas that is directly affected by fighting in aleppo. today there is additional challenge. there are roads that link both sides of the government and the opposition controlled area in aleppo together that have been blocked. there are roads around the city that lead--that connect the city with other major cities in damascus that also, these roads have been blocked. >> this has forced forces to use dirt roads to the city. even that is full of opposition and it was prevented supplies reaching civilians. >> the regime will close the corridor to the city. now, it is under siege. >> people living in the government controlled west say are a prices of basic goods and fuel have decreased on average

this used to be one of the busiest neighborhoods in aleppo city. like many areas controlled by the opposition, it is almost deserted. those who stay behind struggle to stay alive. >> you cannot envy our situation and the reason is coming from the sky. people can no longer feel safe and cannot protect themselves. >> the barrel bombs are not precise weapons, so they hit indiscriminately. they are cheap to make, oil drums filled with explosives and shrapnel. activists say more than 1,000 people have been killed in barrel bomb attacks. >> the syrian national coalition, the main political opposition in excile said what is happening in syria's largest city is genocide. it has asked the united states to take what is called an appropriate response, but so far, the use of barrel bombs has only drawn condemnation. >> some syrians started a social media campaign to show the world how serious the situation is. >> we want the world to listen to us. our people in aleppo are dying and being killed by assad's regime. until now, no one wants -- we could make then l

syrian government jets dropped bombs on a market in a village, north of aleppo.ignificantly turning it into a place of death. the market was crowded at the time. the dead included women and children. many more were injured. the bloodied ground evidence of the carnage. also in aleppo rebels say they destroyed a weapons depot hidden in a cement factory. fighters used heavy artillery in the attack with spectacular results. al jazeera cannot independently verify the footage. to the south, in the country side rebel forces claim advantage. despite the opposition political divide, fighters from u.s. lambic front, a group of rebel brigades and free syrian army say they are in control of the hill near the israeli occupied golan heights. the hill is near a syrian military base known as brigade 61. this rebel commander said his forces seized tanks, heavy weapons and vehicles from government troops based here. it could be good news for the rebels, but the advancement of bashar al-assad's forces are continuing. >>> meanwhile u.n. secretary-general bangui moonaccused both side

. >> the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in aleppo.ple are searching for survivors under the rubble. the government intensified air raids across the country. rebels say this cylinder is all that's left of a barrel bottom that exploded in the town of quazati. activists say the bombs were filled with toxic chemicals. these videos are said to show victims of the attack being taken to field hospitals on the 11th of 12w april the city was targeted. we went to the scene. there were dozens of people who were affected, almost suffocated. most were elderly people, women and children. two died. >> the syrian opposition is demanding an international investigation. the government blames the attack on a group affiliated with al-qaeda. it is a rebel stronghold in hanna province. it has been bombarded by the army which is pushing to recapture areas such as quazat a&m orik. but the rebels hold out. >> this military commander from the front explains why the fighting there is important. >> translator: our aim is to cut off the government supply root lin

. >>> aleppo and barrel bombs are dropped over the besieged syrian city and how thailand is becomingn solar energy pioneer. ♪ russian foreign minister has again accused the interim government in ukraine of not listening to voices of opposition in the country and speaking in the last few minutes they said washington should take responsibility for the actions of kiev. >> translator: the geneva agreement is not the only thing but there are steps being under taken above all but those who sieged power in kiev and those who are violating each other, claims are increasing with regards to the southeast region of ukraine, buildings, posts, but the government is not doing anything in order to stop the causes of this deep problem of this crisis within ukraine. the right sector is virtually half a year been controlling and its inflew ens in the southeast using violent means at the beginning of the events, there are streets which have not been un block unblocked and they are continuing with its protests and more than that, those people who have been appointed, they should not spread because it is

. >> a government air strike has killed at least 30 people, the attack happened on thursday in aleppo, syria's largest city. an explosion rocked a fruit and vegetable market there. it is a major battleground in the ongoing civil war. 1 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. >> aid workers managed to cross into the rebel held east of aleppo city earlier this month. it was the first time since june assistance crossed through this front line. since then, the only border crossing has been closed. aid agencies have faced obstacles to reach those in need. >> they have been repeatedly requesting authorizations from the government to access areas that are directly affected by the fighting in aleppo. however, today, there is an additional challenge. there are roads that link both sides of the government and the opposition controlled areas in aleppo together that have been blocked. there are roads around the city that lead, that connect the city with other major cities in damascus that also, these roads have been blocked. >> a new push by the rebels threatened to cut off

syrian forces pound rebel conditions in aleppo. we have the latest. >> this is the aftermath of a syrian army raid on aleppo on sunday. a barrel filled with explosions hit this residential area. witnesses say there were casualties. others parts of the city came under bombardment by the syrian military against rebel-held areas. president bashar al-assad's troops have made gain around aleppo. but the rebels have been pushing into what was previously considered bashar al-assad's best-defended area latakia. there has been vision of massacres against armenian christians. a campaign triggered protests in tuckey and france. some of the save knesset campaign adds ipp sinuated that turkey, accused of genocide against armenians is aiding syrian rebels to commit similar crimes. the accusations are denied by the rebels. they say they coordinated with the turkish red crescent for the transfer of armenians for the safe transfer in turkey. >> to take you to latakia, we need to make sure you'll be safe. the last thing we wish is to be hit by a tan

. >> this is the aftermath of a syrian army raid in aleppo. a barrel filled with explosives hut the residential area. witnesses say there were many casualties. other parts of the city came under heavy bombardment in the latest offensive by the syrian military against rebel-held areas. bashar al-assad's troops made gins around a -- gains around aleppo, near the border of lebion. the rebels have been pushed into asaad's best stronghold of latakia. there were rumours on social media of massacres against armenian christians. there were protests in turkey and france. some of the save kes abb ads that turkey is aiding syrian rebels in order to commit similar crimes. they are denied by the rebelsur in order to commit similar crimes. they are denied by the rebels they say ce have coordinated for the safe transfer of prisoners. >> in order to take you to latakia or where you want to go, we need to make sure you'll be safe. the last thing we wish is for you to be hit by a tanker or more tar shell. >> in this actist video armen yists say they've been tre

. >>> now reports from syria suggests that a school in aleppo has been hit by an air strike.least 30 people have been killed, most of them children. al jazeera cannot independently verify these pictures. we hear about these sorts of attacks every day, but this one is particularly gruesome. >> it is, because you can see from the pictures the level and extent of the destruction caused by this air strike by the government forces. it is clear it was a school. not only a school, but a school that was hosting an exhibition for drawings and paintings done by children themselves and some of the activists have been fearing that even some of their colleagues who organized the event could be amongst the dead. the death toll is rising and the activists and people in the neighborhood are still trying to get as many bodies as possible out from the rubble. the opposition again saying this has become a pattern for the government to hit all of neighborhoods in aleppo with these air strikes. >> and of course that city has been a battle ground for almost two years. it's hard to imagine what is

from turkey's border it is about an hour's drive to the east of aleppo city.ut the syrian government won't allow the united nations to use border countries that are under rebel control. and the un needs to respect that. with all of these obstacles very little aid is reaching the hundreds of thousands of people living in the drieded city. >>> now to south sudan where officials are taking steps there to ease the crisis, several politicians accused of plotting a coup were released this morning. ana is on the ground in juba, south sudan. >> reporter: finally free. after four months of defense, these four high-ranking members of the ruling party have been released midway through their trial for treason. it was a jubilant scene as families and supporters gathered. but his tone was defiant. >> translator: the government has no case against us. they have no reasoning against us. and also of it was false acquisitions against us. the government's decision to withdraw the charges is a retreat to justice. >> reporter: seven were release norred late january. the president

damascus and aleppo. he said they were roughly half and half, half regime and have opposition. and so as we the americans think about the opposition and how to encourage a moderate, one of the things we need to do is to find ways to bring the opposition to work anymore automated fashion. there needs to be some consolidation among their ranks. i'm happy to talk about that further. i'm going to stop there so going to stop there's a weakened opened up for questions. again, thank you very much for this invitation. [applause] >> thank you, robert. thank you, david. i'm going to start off with the first question for this conversation, and it is a bit of conservation i think, unlike a lot of events we have a. over the did an excellent job of outlining i thought of the symptoms of this crisis. and in humanitarian sense, oftentimes the policy response is about dealing with symptoms, number of displaced persons, food packets, these kinds of issues. but i got a sense from both of your presentations, but particularly

authorizations from the government to access areas that are directly effected by the fighting in aleppo, today there is an additional challenge. there are roads that link both sides of the government and the opposition-controlled areas together that have been blocked. there are roads around the city that lead -- that connect the city with other major cities in damascus that also -- these roads have been probleming -- blocked. >> reporter: a new bush by the rubbles has threatened to off half of the city that the government controls. this has forced government forces to use a dirt road to reach the city. but even that supply line is threatened. the opposition denies it is responsible for preventing supplies from reaching civilians. >> translator: the regime closed the corridor inside the city. now the area is under siege. >> reporter: people living in the government controlled west say prices of basic goodings and fuel have increased, but on average 75% of aid distributions across the country occurred in areas controlled by the state. from turkey's border it is about an hour's drive to al

also ahead - a barrel bomb over aleppo. dozens killed indiscriminately in syria's largest city. >> forensic evidence to find out how an attack on a major checkpoint in ukraine happened. >> putting a lid on smog is under way in china - trying to find a way to reverse pollution. >> there has been a big jump in the number of corpses brought out of the wreckage of sunken ferries off the coast of south korea. divers have been able to make their way into the ship as they continue to search for 200 still missing. 64 have been confirmed dead. four crew members have been arrested. we have this report from jindo. relatives of the vick tips are angry with the government. >> on a day christians celebrate resurrection, this was the easter service. salvation army volunteers used the cann teen where they have been feeding the rescue works to pray. a greater number of dead have come assure. divers have been able to pull the bodies out of the ship. the recovery is accelerating. . >> translation: the routes into the ferry have been establish

dozens of people were killed in air strikes in the northern syria city of aleppo over the weekend. the syrian observatory of human rights said 29 were from the same neighborhood. more than 150,000 people have died in syria since the civil war began. >>> meanwhile the united nations is warning nearly 20,000 people in one syrian district could die. no food has been delivered there in nearly two weeks and aid supplies have run out. some people have reportedly resorted to eating leaves and animal need. the u.n. says it needs to deliver at least 700 sparm parcs aaday of food. has not given access to the district. access to hospitals and doctors are a huge problem. millions of children are forced to go without vital health care. osama bujadid has the story. >> all three have a disorder that stunts their growth. >> translator: look at my son. he is 16 but he looks five years old. >> also needs medical care for cerebral palsy but there are no hospitals nearby and getting to hospital in aleppo has become too dangerous. >> translator: we used to take this for treatment but now we cannot beca

. >> a school in aleppo is attacked. the rubble here was a school building which despite all the violence in the city have been continue to go operate. rescuers are still digging through the debris that they believe 25 people died here. the majority of them school children. the children had been preparing an exhibition on the war in syria, drawing images of the violence that they themselves had experienced. a travesty that no youngster should have to endure. a future that they will not now live to see. in the u.n. new york expressions of shock but deadlock aroun aroe security council table will again mean no action. >> it is horrific what is happening day by day. children, women, men being directly targeted. it's a flagrant violation of the basic tenants of war. the security council in previous situations when we have come together around humanitarian issues, and have passed robust security council resolution. the differences, the political differences amongst council members, and again i stated this again is itself havi

rebel held areas in aleppo were targeted.hinese state media says a ship looking for the malaysian airliner detected a signal. australian and chinese authorities are yet to determine whether it is related to flight mh370. >> the united nations screg ban ki-moon is in central african republic to assess the conflict and warned against violence after troops from chad is accused of killing civilians. the fallout from that led to them leaving the country. it's the latest in a series of violence from chadian troops from the car. >> it parse they came in to -- appears they came in to evacuated chadians, and others who had been under attack from the anti-balaka. so the chadian army has, in the past, came in and evacuated people, and saved many lives of people who are clearly in danger. this time they started to shoot civilians, men, women and children in the marketplace. >> the prime minister of chad says the allegation is offensive and the troops must try to stop the violence. >> in the face of this unspeakable attitude, which is an

in aleppo, nine have been killed in air strikes. fighting intensified in northern towns and south of aleppo. in the iraqi boarder fighting is said to be over. the al-qaeda linked al nusra retook positions from the islamic state of levant, or i.s.i.l. >> egypt - security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse a rally. one protestor was killed. there were several demonstrations across egypt on friday. >> al jazeera is demanding the immediate release of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, journal ists in egypt. they appeared in court thursday, the case adjourned until later. they are accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they've been behinds bars for 105 days. abdullah al-shami, a fourth al jazeera arabic journalist has been in gaol since august. he's on a hunger strike. al jazeera rejects all charges. >> a law passed to restrict asset sales and penalties - five have been attacked over the past few weeks, and hundreds in the past decade. from bogota we have this report. >>

this reads aleppo more treasures than gold, another, aleppo, you're in hour heart. they have had to contend with fighters painting over their graffiti, but it shows serious war can be as much about information as combat. the spray can is his most effective weapon. >> those slogans now competing with election slogans in syria. the country's president announced voting will take place in june and bashar al assad will be seeking another term. >> it is a grave exercise in democracy, despite attacks in several cities, people in iraq voting in parliamentary elections today. this is the first time her heading to the polls since the u.s. pulled out troops in 2011. we are at a polling site in the capitol, baghdad. two and a half hours left until voting ends, what has the turnout been like where you are? >> there are 3,500 registered voters here and i'm told that at least 1500 people have voted here. that's not an official figure but an election monitoring group looking at the figures for baghdad suggest the turnout could be as high as 60%. in 2010, the turnout for the whole o

there were also casualties in opposition-held areas of aleppo. government forces dropped barrel bombs, oil bombs backed with explosives and metal designed to maim. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry warned that israel is at risk of becoming an apartheid stake. kerry was setting out the consequences if peace talks failed to produce a separate palestine state. the comment were covered by a news website, saying it had a recording of kerry's remarks as a private meeting between u.s., russia, japan and others. kerry said: >> the u.s. state department said john kerry was echoing statements previously made by former israeli prime ministers. the spokeswoman said:. >> now palestine president mahmoud abbas has given some of his strongest comments yet condemning the nazi genocide of jews in world war ii. >> but did little to ease tensions with israel. both blame each other for a breakdown in the u.s.-brokered peace talks. stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: it's the latest back and forth in an exhausting blame game. this time it's prompted by the p

this used to be one of the busiest in aleppo city.ike many areas controlled by the opposition is almost desserted. those who stay behind struggle to stay alive. you can not envy our situation, and the reason is coming from the sky. people can no longer feel safe and cannot protect themselves. >> the barrel bombs are not precise weapons so they hit indiscriminately, they are also cheap to make. >> activists say more than 1,000 people have -- the largest city is again side. it is asked the united states to take what is called an appropriate response but so far the use of barrel bombs has on drawn condemnation. to show the world how serious the situation is. our people are dying and by the regime. until now, no one in this wants to solve the missionen p but we think we can make them listen to us. >> between the people and the rebels. al jazeera. t. >> al jazeera demanding the immediate release of the journalist imprisoned in egypt. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the brotherhood. they have now been behind bars for 110

authorizations from the government to access areas that are directly affected by the fighting in aleppohowever, today there is an additional challenge. there are roads that link both sides of the government and the opposition-controlled area in aleppo together that have been blocked. are roads around the city that lead -- that connect the city with other major cities in damascus that also these roads have been blocked. >> reporter: a new push by the rebels has threatened to cut off half of the city that the regime controls, the highway in the southeast links aleppo to damascus in the south. this has forced officials to use a dirt road to reach the city. the opposition denies it is response bld for preventing supplies from reaching shrivelians. >> translator: it is the regime who closed the corridor inside the city. the regime wanted to besiege rebel territories, but now it is under siege. >> reporter: people living in the area say prices have increased, but on average 75% of aid distributions across the country occurred in areas controlled by the state. from turkey's border, it's about

. >>> syrian government forces accused of bombing a busy marketplace in aleppo. 30 at least are dead.>> and why the u.s. is planning to tighten regulations on a multibillion electronic cigarette industry. >>> president obama is warning north korea against carrying out another nuclear test. the u.s. president has arrived in south korea as part of a regional tour. he's just visited the national war memorial to pay his respects. his visit is being seen as an effort to improve relations between south korea and japan. unresolved historical grievances are causing tensions between the two neighbours. let's go live to harry fawcett, in the south korean capital seoul. first of all, north korea, there are indications, perhaps, that it's preparing for a fourth nuclear test. tell us about what the indications are. >> well, they've been coming out pretty regularly in the last couple of weeks. there was another report on friday from the johns hopkins university of united states, which has an institution that looks at north korea carefully. a lot of satellite imagery is analysed there, and they are

temporary improvements and aleppo allowed supplies. these restrictions on the u.n. and ngo's inside syria are hampering aid in 12 of the 14 governartes. in terms of where this is going, we are very concerned with increased summer, risk of disease. lio outbreak last november. people are not talking about measles. the danger of drought in the northeast of syria is very significant over the summer months. a food crisis. continuing destabilization of the neighbors given the thousands who are arriving every day. it is the resilience of the neighboring states that has been extraordinary over the last three years. i do not think we should be complacent about it. i just want to pick up something that andrew referred to. someone said to us, president assad has got the war that he wanted. it is a war in which his enemies are described by some people in times of making them as bad as him. in that sense it is the war he wanted. you used the example of somalia. morenk it is on most serious -- i think it is almost more serious. i thought about the afghanization of the center and

. >> this is the aftermath of the shooting army raid on the northern city of aleppo on sunday. the barrel filled with explosion under the influence hit this residential area. witnesses say there were many casualties. >> other parts of the city have come under heavy bombardment in the latest offensive by the syrian military against rebel held areas. the president's troops who recently made gains around leep aleppo, but the rebels are considered into the best protected strong hold. rebel advances led to rumors on social media networks of massacres perpetrated againstar men even christians there. the campaign triggered protests in several countries, including turkey and france. some of the campaign ads tried to insinuate that turkey, accused of genocide against armenians 100 years ago is now aiding arian rebels in order to commit similar crimes. these accusations are denied by the rebels, they say they've coordinated with the turkish red crescent to transfer people into safety in turkey. >> in order to take you where you want to go, we need to make sure you'll be safe on the road.

cousin also needs medical care for cerebral palsy and there are no hospitals nearby and going to aleppotoo dangerous. >> translator: they are going for treatment but now we cannot because of war. >> reporter: the civil war has nearly crippled syria's healthcare system and what is left is becoming too expensive. >> translator: i used to buy one group hormone injection for $20 but now it's $100 and i have no means to pay for my kids' treatment. >> reporter: government is accused of targeting hospitals in areas controlled by the rebels. the u.n. says the syrian government is using denial of medical car as weapon of war and agencies warn half of medical personnel have left syria. activists say dozens of doctors have been tortured to death in prisons because they treated injured rebels and shortage of hospitals means people built these make-shift clinics and this center looks after the eastern providence. >> translator: we preform c-sections 24 hours a day and deal with emergency situations and there is a lack of personnel and medicine and equipment. >> reporter: but centers like this are ra

. >> reporter: this is a crucial are battle for the opposition, aleppo. are cut off government supply routes. the rebels are also advancing here not far away from the air force intelligence headquarters. armed groups are stepping up their campaign in the north. the rebel commander is talking about fighting in aleppo when he was interrupted by sounds of explosions. ask hhe says that this is evidee of, are volatile chemicals contained inside. al jazeera can't independently verify this footage. let all sides us use chemical weapons and toxic chemicals. until the whole area is under their control. >> even though rebels are making gains in the north it appears they're suffering setbacks in the south. government troops have recaptured the mainly christian town of mylula. it was taken by the rebels last december. the town came under international focus when the naa fighters captured a group. hashima abara al jazeera. >> protest at cairo university, happened by supporters of ousted president are mohamed morsi. student backers of morsi have readily proteston are c

: we used to take them to aleppo for treatment but now we cannot because of war. >> reporter: the civil war has nearly crippled syria's health care system and what's left has become too expensive. >> translator: i used to buy one group hormone injection for $20. now it costs me $100. i have no marines to pay for my kids' treatment. >> areas controlled by the rebels. the u.n. says the syrian government is using the denial of medical care as a weapon of war. aid agents warn this more than half of all medical personnel have left syria. activists say dozens of doctors have been tortured to death in government prisons because they treated rebels. makeshift clinics, this pediatric clinic looks after south part of the province. >> we perform cesarean sections 24 hours a day. there is a lack of medical equipment. >> many field clinics are using old clothes as bandages. hundreds of children have died because of frequent power outages. there are reports that patients were hit on the head to knock them out because there wasn't any anesthetic. the shortage of hospitals and supplies has also meant a

two of them were taken on the road to aleppo city. i know that because the driver who was with them drove them to the city, and they were stopped along the road near the village and those masked men stopped their vehicle. he took the two frenchman but let the syrian driver go. the other two journalists were taken in the east of the country. now at this time it was a stronghold of the islamic state, and in fact, it is still a stronghold of the isil. there has been no claim of responsibility of the kidnappings. two weeks ago two spanish journalists were released. we have been talking to people who have been following, and they said a ransom could have been paid simple to what happened with the spanish journalists. it was confirmed that the two were held by the isil. there is no claim of responsibility. you don't see any videos of republicans saying why they're kidnapping these people. but we understand that since the end of last summer it's been difficult for journalists to operate in rebel controlled syria. >> what do you hear about th

. >> activists say ten people were killed when helicopters dropped barrel bombs north of aleppo. the syrian government has been dropping these becomes on rebel-held areas of the province. syrian warplanes have reportedly dropped explosive barrels, and opposition fighters say they have killed 50 soldiers. they have control of the checkpoint, the only supply route to the city of aleppo. >>> children are enrolled in jordan state schools where they get free education, but there are tens of thousands of others who are barred from enrolling. we explain why. >> all of the children in this informal class are syrian refugees. they're learning to read and write for the first time. they've fallen behind in school by three or more grades, and are no longer eligible for regular school because they've been displaced by the war in syria. mustache if mustapha has been ol for three years. he hopes this program will put him back in school even if it means being the oldest student in his class. >> reporter: being out of school has made me miss my peers, friends, and friend teachers wht me. >> repor

. >>> opposition groups in aleppo have moved their forces.hey have launched another offensive in a district north of aleppo. they are trying to cut a government supply route. >>> anti-government activists say 68 fighters died on the border. those who died were members of al-qaeda. >>> three years after the fukushima disaster, japan's government says it will have to switch its nuclear reactors back on. there is overwhelming public opposition to the move though. >> reporter: ever since the disaster, japan has imported large amounts of oil and gas to replace its lost nuclear power, costing tens of billions of dollars. and now this government says it must face reality. >> translator: with the understanding that there is no energy source which excels on all of the aspects of stable supply cost and safety, we aim for an energy system which is realistic, pragmatic, and well balanced. >> reporter: but most in japan disagree. many believe the risk far outweigh the potential benefits. resent stress tests found that several plants aren't ready to reopen

. >> this is the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in aleppo. people are searching for survivors under the rubble. the government has intensified air raids across the country. rebels say this cylinder is all that is left of a barrel bomb that exploded. activists say the bombs were filled with toxic chemicals. the videos are said to show victims of the attack taken to field hospitals. >> on 11 april the city was targeted, and the gaseses were all over the place. we went to the scene, dozens were affected. they were suffocated. most were elderly people, women and children. two cases were affected, and they died. the syrian opposition is demanding an international investigation. but the government blames the attack on al nusra front, a group availiated about al qaeda. the area has been frequently bombarded by the army, pushing to recapture some areas. but the rebels hold out. >> translation: this military commander from al nusra front explains why it is important. the aim is to cut the main supply group and prevent army reinforcement reaching some

governmenthere troops are battling rebels around a military intelligence base in aleppo. in militant group says it is the worst fighting in the last couple of years. there are reports of casualties on both sides as civilians flee the area. the civil war has seen millions of syrians on the move. many fleeing to nearby countries. come tothousand have germany, including an extended family of 27 set up in a town in the south. >> the family is having a hard time adjusting to life in germany. foot isdmother's healing. other family members have only just arrived. the last one to escape days ago. time for a new beginning. innkfurt airport late-january. another brother touches down. his family was in grave danger in syria. >> i am relieved he and his family got out alive. >> since the civil war rope out, they have been trying to get six siblings out of syria, but that means six families, 27 people in all. german law says they have to take care of everyone. airplane tickets, lodging, health insurance. it is a tall order. >> i did not add things up before we signed the declaration t

people have been killed and 50 injured nn opposition mortar attack in syria in the largest city of aleppo when opposition fighters targeted government-held areas of the city. the government responded by dropping barrel bombs on opposition targets. al assad forces have made significant gains around syria, but opposition groups still have the edge in aleppo. >>> syria has until the end of the sunday to hand over the remaining stockpile of chemical weapons under the materiterms a international deal. they've being returned to a u.s. ship in the mediterranean where they're being destroyed. more than 92% of the weapons have been handed over. >> whether when it comes to the allegations of use of chloride gas in recent events and over recent months, this is a matter under discussion in the hague directly by the authorities. there is discuss on a possible fact-finding miss, and -- mission and this is where it is now. >>> protesters in philippines are against greatest access to bases. they say it will affect their sovereignty. >>> the u.s. and malaysia say they will work to improve relations. it fo