politkovskaya's son say the ones who wanted anna politkovskaya dead is still out there and has never been brought to justice. the russian investigative committee has acknowledged that and is announcing a separate investigation to prosecute that still very shadowy figure. >> the case continues. rory thank you. reporting from moscow. ukraine's new western-backed president, petro porono is vowing to halt nearly two months of blood shed in the eastshenko vowing to halt nearly two months of blood shed in the east. one group is bringing together some self high declared neo fascist. david chader joins us from donetsk. what can you tell us about this operation? >> reporter: we have just come back from mariopol, which is about 2 hours' drive south of donetsk where i am at the moment. it's a poor city on the sea the special forces it are in the area. there was a large explosion of the airport. it was on fire as we left to come to report to al jazeera it was while we were there that we came across a special training camp. it was exclusively with volunteers who declared themselves to be near fas

a moscow court has sentenced two man to life in prison of the 2006 murder of the journalist anna politkovskaya. investigative journalist was a fierce kremlin -- critic of the kremlin and its policy to chechnya. she was gunned down. five men were found guilty last month. the other three got sentences ranging from 12 to 20 years. kosovo's former rebel leader has claimed victory and a third term as prime minister from yesterday's poll. from thenout was low last elections. he will face the challenge of dealing with poverty, corruption, and pressure for an international court to be set up to hear cases of war crimes allegedly committed during the war by the kosovo liberation army he used to lead. we can speak to our correspondent who joins us. thanks for being with us. made over the course of the selection that should he win, he will immediately come under pressure for the international court to be allowed to hear those cases. what do you foresee happening? is this something he can allow to happen? sources int is all kosovo speak about possible next months about crimes committed during the war and

they were found guilty of planning the murder of anna politkovskaya, who was shot dead in her apartment in moscow, 2006. her work was critical of the russian deposit and its policies in chex nia. the man at the center of a high-profile banking scandal has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. former business tycoon was found guilty of taking part in scams worth $1.1 billion. he was the founder of one of vietnam's private lender. >>> in china an explosion ripped through an apartment block. a blast shattered windows and nearby cars. police are looking into the cause of the explosion. >>> at least 81 people have been killed by flash floods in a remote region. northern afghanistan. thousands have been displaced. rescue workers are struggling to deliver forward and supplies to the mountains. >> the only way to get to the flood-affected area is by helicopter. from the air all that can be seen of what used to be villages is mud and rock. this valley was a thriving community. after days of rain, flash floods watched away the homes and businesses that stood here. >> there was a big thunderstorm.

anna politkovskaya was shot in her apartment building in 2006. >>> vladimir putin, russia's president, toughened the foreign agent law. previously non-deposital organizations had to register as foreign agents if they got any funding from abroad. now the ministry can decide whether to put an n.g.o. on its list. >> reporter: these offices are not glamorous, but the work going on here is invaluable. employees monitor the political pulse of russia with polls and surveys. last may the independent pol officer was told having foreign clients means if must register as a foreign agent. >> the threat is constant because there's no signs that the oppressive policy will be rolled back. the logic is that the next steps will be prohibitive. >> the center is functioning. election watchdog was not so fortunate. its activities were suspended last year. human rights watch documented dozens of court cases, prosecution and warnings targetting the n.g.o.s. this was a catalyst. following the 2011 parliamentary elections there was a surge of public anger. moscow's squares were crammed with people calling fo

courters handed down sentences to five men for the murder of the russian investigative journalist anna politkovskaya two of them have been directly involved in the killings were given life behind bars also three coca. spiritus was sentenced to between twelve and twenty years for the coast guard was shot dead in the elevator of the building where she lived in central moscow but can t. thousand and six the assassination is still to be linked to her would but questions remain of who ordered the hit. you said lines still me at the top of the hour after the break a clash of opinions in crystal beach lavelle of the u.k. view is a look at the breakup of yugoslavia. recent events in ukraine definitely have a wide range of interpretation both russia and the west accuse the other of doing a lot of meddling some people call those who are fighting out east separatists or terrorists but others call them a people's militia fighting the kiev and this sort of situation everyone has their bias and it's hard to tell what is going on but i can tell you one thing in the sea of opinion the kiev side is using artillery a

courses handed down senses to five men for the murder of the russian investigative journalist anna politkovskaya two of them found to have been directly involved in the killing with even life behind bars also three coconspirators was sentenced to between twelve and twenty years for costco shot dead in the elevator of the building where she lived in central moscow back in two thousand and six sustentation is thought to be linked to her work but questions remain over who ordered the hit. up next for the leader france's far right who is a sizeable winner in the recent european elections marine le pen talks the artes sophie shevardnadze. recent events in ukraine definitely have a wide range of interpretation both russia and the west accuse the other of doing a lot of meddling some people call those who are fighting out east separatists or terrorists but others call them a people's militia fighting the kiev huta and this sort of situation everyone has their bias and it's hard to tell what is going on but i can tell you one thing in a sea of opinion the kiev side is using artillery and fact there have

sentencedt five people to prison for the 2006 murder of the journalist and human rights advocate anna politkovskaya she was shot dead outside her home. two of the defendants were jailed for life all three others were given sentences between 12 to 20 years. they wanttivists said the case to remain open until it is determined who ordered her murder. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. relatives of maya angelou gathered in north carolina saturday for a private memorial service to remember one of the world's most famous writers of the 20th century. first lady michelle obama, former president bill clinton, oprah winfrey were among the dignitaries who honored angelou at wake forest university in winston-salem, where maya angelou taught for three decades. she died on may 28 at her home in north carolina. she was 86 years old. born marguerite and johnson in st. louis, maya angelou grew up in arkansas in the jim crow south. at the age of seven or eight, she was raped by her mother's boyfriend. he was killed shortly thereaf

course handed down sentences to five men for the murder of the russian investigative journalist anna politkovskayatwo of them found to have been directly involved in the killing were given life behind bars and three coconspirators were sentenced to between twelve and twenty years political sky was shot dead in the elevator of the building where she lived in central moscow back in two thousand and six useless a nation is assumed to be linked to her work but questions remain over who ordered the hit. let's get a world update now first to pakistan where a militant assault on the country's largest airport has left at least twenty seven people dead just before midnight gunmen stormed kharaj international airport armed with suicide vests rocket launchers and grenades the army then moved in a prolonged gun battle followed through in the morning i witnesses reporting three a huge explosions you're thirty say the fighting is now over and all the militants have been killed by stunning taliban has admitted responsibility for the attack calling it vengeance for the deaths of villagers in recent military opera