now mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed must check in with the police every day. mohammed recently said he feels fortunate. >> we'll wait and see. i'm happy to return back. i'm happy to be going back to my family. >> this day may have been encouraging for both men. given the unpredictable path they've been on they can only remain hopeful they'll eventually be able to clear their names. al jazeera. >> former australian prime minister malcolm fraser has died at age 84. he served from 1975 until 1983. evans a liberal who remained active in public life after he left obvious particularly on human rights issues. >>> the cyclone that hit vanuati has left people in need of food and water. andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: he was in japan with his president at a conference on preparing for disasters when disaster hit his own country. vanutu's climate minister is back. the australian government has flown in teams to check on the areas. the minister has hitched a ride. >> unlike the philippines vanuatu's cyclone did not create huge storm surges from the sea. even sow the lo

baher mohamed went home to his wife and three children. issed the birth of his son while he was in gaol. meanwhile, mohamed fadel fahmy returned home to his family and fiancee. he gave up his egyptian citizenship to speed up his release. but their ordeal is far from over. the men stand accused of aiding the muslim brotherhood, which was declared a terrorist organization four days before they were arrested on december 29, 2013. in the months that followed. they stood trial along side their colleague in what legal experts called a farce. on june 23rd, they were found guilty and sentenced to between 7 and 10 years in prison. six other al jazeera colleagues from sentenced in absentia to a deg decade each behind bars. the global journalism community demanded a string of protests around the world. meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to deport peter greste paid off. on february the first after 400 days in gaol. efforts to deport him to canada proved unsuccessful. that fate, and that of six other journalists lies once again in the hands of the egyptian j

we have the latest in the journalists retrial. >> the evidence against baher mohammed and mohamed fahmyeems to revert on a report that contains videos. it's supposed to show the al jazeera journalists harmed i didn't want's security. a member of the committee he that issued the reports said they didn't testify about the videos or write what they wrote. >> we earlier this year, an appeals court ruled there wasn't enough evidence to convict the journalistses of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. muhammed and fahmy along with peter greste spent more than 400 days in jail. last month greste was deported to australia and a judge released mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed from jail. the prosecution witnesses actually helped their case, they said. >> i think it was a success. they all said that we were not responsible for it, they didn't write the statementses. >> both men might be free on bail but they have to check in with the police every day. fahmy, who was a citizen of egypt and canada was forced to give up his egyptian citizenship. he's now trying to get deported to canada, but fahmy's

it was the third appearance after mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed's retrial was ordered. last month, mohamed fadel fahmy, a canadian who give up egyptian citizenship, and baher mohamed were released on bail >>> 12 months ago a malaysia airlines jet roared into the night sky over kuala lumpur and vanished. families of passengers and crews wait for answers. malaysia is committed to the search. andrew thomas takes us back. >> flight mh370 lost contact date >> reporter: the announcements began the greatest aviation history, a search found nothing and then came the twist. mh370 stopped transmitting location information. but then where. the best clues were seven pings picked up by a satellite. >> according to this new data like nh370, ended in the southern indian ocean. >> reporter: despite dozens of flights flown by the australian city of perth, no debris was found. ships were sent to map the seabed and explore it with three of these, dragged behind ships, the sonar can detect objects of a scrar meter. they are doing long parallel lines, that teaks us 7 days. which is around ab

natasha ghoneim has the latest in the journalist's retrial. >> reporter: the evidence against baher mohamedammed fahmy seems to rest on a report that includes videos. it's supposed to prove the al jazeera journalists harmed egypt's national security. but the members of a committee who issued that report testified they either didn't see the videos, write the report or remember what they wroted. so a new committee was sworn in to review the evidence. earlier this year an appeals court ruled there wasn't enough evidence to conflict the journalists of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. mohammed and fahmy, along with their colleague, peter greste spent more than 400 days in jail. legal experts have called the charges against them baseless. [ cheers ] >> reporter: last month, gresta was dpoerted to his native australia, and a judge released mohammed and fahmy on bail. mohammed said last week the prosecution's witnesses actually helped their case. >> they all said they were not responsible for, or didn't write the statements. >> reporter: both men might be free on bail but have to check in with

. >>> mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed's trial has been delayed. we have the latest on the journalists retrial. >> reporter: the evidence against mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed seems to rest on a report that includes video. it's supposed to proof the al jazeera journalists hammer harmed egypt's national security. but the members of the committee who issued that report testified that they either didn't see the videos, write the report or remember what they wrote. so a new committee was sworn in to view the evidence. >> to say that we published or we brought materials against national security, now they say we didn't say that. >> earlier this year the appeals court ruled that there was not enough evidence to convict the journalists of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood muslim brotherhood. they spent more than hundred days in jail. legal experts have called the charges against them baseless. last month peter greste was deported to his native australia, and the judge released mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed on bail. despite their frustration they said la

the trial of mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed resumed with witnesses taking the stand. their colleague was deported to australia last month. >> they've been in this egyptian court countless times before. they're hoping this time, things will end differently and their names will finally be cleared. since mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed's retrial began in february the all too familiar frustrations resurfaced. the court proceedings have been postponed three times. during one hearing the judge said their colleague peter greste had to be present. after spending more than a year behind bars, greste was deported to australia last month. as a citizen of canada, fahmy hopes to be deported there. they must check in with the police every day while fighting the criminal charges against them. they're accused of aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. legal experts have called the case baseless. despite living under the cloud of criminal charges mohamed said he feels fortunate to have been reunited with his family. >> i'll wait and see. i'm happy i will not return back. i'm happy

mohammed and baher mohamed along with peter greste spent more than 400 days in jail. greste was deported to australia, and mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were released on bail. the prosecution's witnesses actually helped their case. >> today i think it was a success. they all said they were not responsible for -- they didn't write the statements. >> reporter: both men might be free on bail but they have to check in with the police every day. fahmy was forced to give up his egyptian citizenship. he is now trying to get departed to canada. but his passport has disappeared. for now he and mohammed can only hope that retrial can prove their innocence. >>> time for a quick break, we'll have all of the sport. more on that. stay with us. ♪ ♪ >>> now, in southern chile, an alert is still in place three weeks after a major volcanic eruption. thousands of people who live nearby are at risk. geologists warn it could be another few months before the area is safe. >> reporter: it looks picture perfect, but then looks can be deceiving. the volcano in southern chile is one of the

last month greste was deported to his native australia and a judge released mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed on bail. fahmy is a canadian citizen and hoped to be deported. they both now must check in with the police every day. mohamed said he feels fortunate. >> i wait and see but i'm happy i am return back, not stay in prison. i'm happy that i'm going back to my family. >> the stay in court may have been encouraging for both men but giving the unpredictable path they've been on, they can only remain hopeful they'll eventually be able to clear their names. al jazeera. >> tiger skins and rhino horns are being openly traded in laos, despite a ban to protect the endangered species. an investigation revealed the goods are being sold as a resort popular with chinese tourists. al jazeera's anything clark has the story. >> welcome to the so-called golden triangle special economic zone. it has a casino, hotel shops. it also has restaurants with live animals on the menu. this bear cub was apparently available to eat. >> undercover investigators filmed what was said to be rhino horns for sale. rhinos

an appeals court has already ruled there wasn't enough evidence to convict baher mohamed, and mohammed last year. they are accused of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. mohammed and fahmy along with their colleague peter greste spent more than 400 days in jail. legal experts have called the charges against them baseless. last month, graes ta was deported to his native australia, and a judge released mow maw med and fahmy on bail. fahmy is also a canadian citizen, and he was hoping he would be deported. now the two must check in with the police every day. mohammed recently said he feels fortunate. >> i am happy i will not stay in prison. i'm happy i'm going back to my family. >> reporter: this day in court may have been encouraging for both men, but they can only remain hopeful they'll eventually be able to clear their names. natasha ghoneim, al jazeera. >>> a court in myanmar has sentenced two journalists to two months in prison for defamation. they were charged in february last year. their newspaper published remarks named by an unnamed politician that military representatives in m

mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed made their appearance in cairo. in february, mohamed fahmy who's given up his egyptian sitten send ship and baher mohammed were released after being held for more than a year. they spoke of their frustration with the process. >> we come here and respect the courts, but it's very unusual that the witnesses don't come twice in a row and it's -- i see it as an insult to the judiciary here. it's really in legal limbo and we're caught in it. >> it's taking too much time, too much time, it's hard to get anything nowadays, because they don't have any proof. i'm working on it, but it's taking too much time. >> one person has been killed and six injured by a bomb in the egyptian city of alexandria outside a supermarket in the eastern district. the first comprehensive report into the disappearance of malaysian flight mh extent resealed that theunder water beacon battery had expired. it's a year since the passenger jet went missing. the plane's fate has become one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. initially, the sea

mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed made their third appearance in court in cairo. in february, both were released on bail after being detained for more than a year. after leaving court they spoke of their frustration with the judicial process. >> everybody here, i think is just, you know we come here and respect the court but it's very unusual that the witnesses don't come twice in a row and i see it as an insult to the judiciary here. it's really in legal limbo and we're caught in it. >> it's taking too much time. it's hard to get anything nowadays because they don't any proof to say i'm baher mohammed. i'm working on it, but it's taking too much time. >> in egypt, one killed, six injured by a bomb blast outside a supermarket. the blast is the latest in a series of attacks across the country in recent days. >> still to come here on al jazeera, six tourists are ferry's into estonia, but what about the women tricked into sexual slavery? >> in south africa, push to go give women the right to own the land and skills to work it. why aren't they doing the same for men?

mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. still to come on al jazeera: fight for academic freedom. students in myanmar protest against robbing universities of their power. and remembering bloody sunday, 50 years later race relations in the u.s. are still a challenge. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. niger and chad have launched an offensive against boko haram in nigeria. audiomessage posted online. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office denies he's backed away from a two-state solution. coalition air strikes in syria have hit an oil refinery controlled by i.s.i.l, 30 people were killed including refinery workers and i.s.i.l. fighters. >>> our students in myanmar are still locked in a standoff with police who are preventing them from holding a protest in yafgon

baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy. there wasn't enough evidence to convince the journalists of the charge and they were jailed more than a year and are currently out on bail. their colleague peter greste was deported last month to his native australia. lots more ahead on al jazeera. when we come back, a deadly mudslide blocking the road to the capital. we'll take you to myanmar to one of the world's most unusual vineyards. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . >> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. the recovery of germanwings flight 9525 resumes wednesday. all 120 passengers and crew on board are feared dead after the plane came down in the french alps while en route from barcelona to dusseldorf. one of the flight recorders has been recovered. >>> willing countr

mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed had the retrial postponed to march 8th. they are on bail after spending more than 400 cases behind bars. >> not providing a safe working environmental, no press pass no licences to equipment. >> mohamed fadel fahmy had done multiple interviews saying al jazeera executives in doha failed it take heed of his warnings, the network's decision to take reports on al jazeera english and reversion them for use on the egyptian channel, banned by the authorities but a.j.e. staff in peril. he accused al jazeera's owner, the state of qatar of abusing the al jazeera arabic platform in waging a war against egypt. the free aj staff were taken up with many including channel 4 john snow being a leader. channel 4 did a piece using an interview in which al jazeera's head denied mohamed fadel fahmy's agency. >> there's no evidence of someone saying don't work in egypt. >> al jazeera issued a statement saying: also in cairo, a court sentenced a blogger, fatah, to 5 years imprison. he was widely read during the arab spring demonstrations leading

baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are charged with aiding the muslim brotherhood acknowledge charges they and al jazeera deny. >>> australia has marked the end of its military operation in afghanistan with welcome home parades in kahn canbarra. 261 injured in afghanistan. >>> well it's estimated that afghanistan's marble reserves are in leaving 3,000 people out of work. nicole johnston followed to find out why. >> a 14-ton brock of marble hewn out of afghanistan's mountains. this marble faculty tri cost about $11 million to build. it cuts and polishes. however, 75% of its business is selling this raw bureaucracy to neighbor countries. however, ashraf ghani announced the stone is processed here. >> now we've lost our business relationship with india australia southeast asia. >> it's better to process it here. >> they should bring more equipment to process it or they should leave the business. >> and that's what's happening. more than 40 factories have shut down. they can't afford to buy new equipment. staff have been laid off and it's silence. except for the fall snow. >> translator: it's

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have already spent 400 days in jail with their colleague peter greste. they're now out on bail, but they have been charged with helping the banned muslim brotherhood, charges that they and al jazeera deny. >>> a suicide car bombing in the heart of the afghan capital have killed seven people and injured others. it comes after president ashraf ghani met with president obama regarding the slowdown of withdrawing of u.s. troops. >>> two top ukrainian officials have been arrested during a televised government meeting. the ukrainian police officers entered the meeting and handcuffed the emergency chief and it's deputy. they're under suspicion of extorting bribes. the arrests are part of a wideer anti-corruption crackdown. >>> it is freedom day in belarus belarus. the country has been called europe's last dictatorship. and with presidential elections expected in november, rory challands has been gauging its opposition. >> reporter: the young the idealistic the discontented and the hopeful belarus' opposition is not much different now than it has been for the la

baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are accused of aiding the now band muslim brotherhood charges they and al jazeera deny. thousands of families forced to flee a military offensive in northern pakistan are going back home. the military says it's forced outs taliban fighters in some areas of kyber kamil hydroil hyder reports. >> most of the people in this particular area were forced to flee because of a major operation by the military dubbed as kyber 1. the objective was to drive out monmon-gol. the threat to peshawar, as we came into bara we could see abandoned villages, many and some destruction by the military operation. however the military says it is confident it has restored the rate of the government. >> this area is free for return of the normal life of the people to return to the area after spending seven years out of their villages. we are quite hopeful and confident that the militants will not bounce back into this area. >> according to the federally administered tribal areas these people will now be returning back to their homes. they will be given help, six months of rations a

mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed made appearances over links to the banned muslim brotherhood. the retrial ordered and they were released on bail after being detained for more than a year. after leaving court, they have been voicing frustration for the legal process. >> translation: everybody here, we come and respect the court. it's unusual that the witnesses don't come twice in a row. i see it's a matter it's a limbo and we are in it. we don't have proof. i'm working on it but it's taking too much time. >> one her honour has been killed. and six injured by a bomb in the egyptian city of alexandria. the explosion happening in the eastern districts. tens of thousands of israelis called for the replacement of binyamin netanyahu in the general elections. saturday's mass rally under the banner israel wants change was in the square in tel aviv. they want the rising cost of living to be cut and more help to the health system. police in india arrested 18 people after an alleged rapist was dragged from prison and beaten to teeth. >> the lynch mob dragged the victims several kilometres

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have spent 400 days in jail with their colleague peter greste, now accused of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood, charge that they and al jazeera deny. the decision was made after witnesses for the prosecution took a the stand in a hearing last week. >>> two top ukrainian officials have been arrested during a televised government meeting. ukrainian police officers entered the meeting and handcuffed the emergency chief and his deputy. they are under suspicion of extorting bribes. >>> a series of mudslides in the peru highlands. the region's highways are blocked. themariana sÁnchez has this report. >> panic in the town, people running every direction not knowing where to go. >> there is an alert right now. authorities are telling people they have to leave because there might be another mudslide coming this way. >> this woman and her children run for safety. they're terrified. they can hardly catch their breath. >> they say the reservoir has collapsed and the water is heading this way. >> the police guide residents to go up the hill. >> we're telling people t

in february, mom familiar gave up his egyptian citizenship and egyptian baher mohammed were released on bail after being detained for more than a year. after leaving court they spoke of frustration with the process. >> everybody here, i think is just we're from here and respect the court but it's very unusual that the witnesses don't come twice in a row and it's, i see it as an insult to the judiciary here. it's really in legal limbo and we're caught in it. >> it's taking too much time. it's hard to get anything nowadays, because they don't have any proof to show. i'm working on it, but it's taking time. >> one killed and six injured by a bomb in the city of alexandria outside a supermarket in the eastern district. >> yemen's defense minister arrived in aden after escaping from house arrest in the capitol sanna. five of his bodyguards were killed when his convoy was ambushed near the city. he followed the president who fled to aden last month after escaping house arrest by houthi fighters. >> so you had rain said it rejects international criticism about the flogging of a writer for i

mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood.hich they and al jazeera refute. the postponement came after a brief court session where for the first time witnesses took the standing. natasha ghoneim reports. >> reporter: three men who wrote a report and provided video for the prosecution took the stand in cairo. one after the other. the men said they either didn't see the videos write the report or remember what they wrote. an appeals court has ruled there wasn't enough evidence to conflict mohammed fahmy and boou bah last year. they are accused of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. mohammed and fahmy along with their colleague, peter greste spent more than 400 days in jail. legal experts have called the charges against them baseless. last month greste was deported to his native australia, and the judge released mohammed and fahmy on bail. despite living under the cloud of uncertainty, mohammed recently said he feels fortunate. >> i'm happy i will return back -- i will not stay in prison. i'm going bah to my family. >> reporter

baher mohamed and mohammed fahmy have already spent 400 days in jail with their colleague, peter grestedecision was made after witnesses for the prosecution took to the stand in a hearing last week. >>> two top ukrainian officials have been arrested during a televised government meeting. ukrainian police officers entered the meeting and handcuffed the emergency services chief and his deputy. they are under suspicion of extorting bribes. >>> at least nine people have been killed by a series of mud slides in the peru highlands. hundreds of homes are damaged and the main east west highway is blocked. the region at the center of the chaos has many residents still on edge. >> reporter: panic. people running every direction, not knowing where to go. there is an alert right now. authorities are telling people they have to leave because there might be another mud slide coming this way. this woman and her children run for safety they are terrified. this man can hardly catch his breath. >> translator: municipal watchman are saying a reservoir has collapsed and the water is heading this way. >> re

s help >>> mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are awaiting retrial, they were released from an egyptian prison in february after spending a year behind bars. they are charged with collaborating with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denied the charges. both attended the hearing, but it was adjourned because prosecution witnesses failed to taped. it was exhaleded nor march 10th. this was said:. >> president obama and israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu expressed ever disagreement over nuclear talks with iran. parring separately on c.b.s. "face the nation", president obama said the u.s. is going into talks with firm guidelines over what is expected from iran. >> if there's no deal we walk away. if we cannot verify they are not going to obtain a nuclear weapon, there's a break out period so if they cheated we would be able to have enough time to take action. if we don't have na deal we are not going to take it. >> we share the same goal of preventing iran getting a nuclear weapon. we disagree on how to do it. i do not inspections with the regime. i suggest you contract the iran's nu

mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have already spent 400 days in jail with their colleague peter greste. now they're out on bail, but now they're accused of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. charge that they and al jazeera deny. >>> a suicide car bombing in heart of afghanistan's capital has killed seven people and injured 37 others. it comes after prime minister ashraf ghani met with president barack obama to slow down the troop withdrawal. >>> well, the closure of nigeria's land and sea borders during the election is indicative of the electoral commission is on call to hold the election on saturday. there have been fears that people are jittery about the prospect of another postponement. you'll recall that the election was postponed by six weeks because the military said it needed more time to fight boko haram. this announcement by the ministry of foreign affairs indicate that everything is on course. that the election will go ahead. it came with the approval of president goodluck jonathan, and there is a line in there making sure that non-nigerians do not participate in the proces

baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy were released in february after spending more than a year behind barsof collaborating with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera strongly denies those charges. both attended the third court hearing in their trial but prosecution witnesses failed oattend. another hearing is scheduled for march 19th. >> benjamin netanyahu and l president obama appeared separately on surch news sunday news shows. >> if there's no deal we walk away. if we cannot verify that they are not going to obtain a nuclear weapon, there's a breakout period, so that even if they cheated we would be able to have enough time to take action, if we don't have that kind of deal, then we're not going to take it. >> we share the same goal of preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon but we disagree on how to do it. i do not trust inspections with totalitarian regimes. what i'm suggesting is you contract iran's nuclear program so there's less to inspect. >> the u.s. and iran are said to begin talks on march 15th. iran says its program is used only for peaceful purposes such as energy. >>> wom

a judge today again adjourned the proceedings against mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed.he journalling -- judge ordered another technical review of the evidence. they were freed on bail after more than a year in prison. al jazeera rejects the charges against the journalist. >>> coming up a public apology from one of the students in that racist video. >> i will be deeply sorry and deeply ashamed of what i have done for the rest of my life. >>> plus the mega food merger between two of america's best-known brands. ♪ >>> well there's praise and criticism for the fbi. a new analysis fines the agency has come a long way since september 11th and prevented attacks on u.s. soil. but it also finds that the fbi needs to do more. >> reporter: randall this report is nothing like that scathing report back in 2004. that report called for sweeping transformational change at the fbi. this new review says there has been a lot of progress, but there is still a very long way to go. it's been nearly 14 years since september 11th and nothing like it has happened again. >> thank you, chairman.

mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were granted a new trial, but last week the prosecution witnesses failed to show up so the retrial date was moved to thursday. secretary of state john kerry is in egypt to discuss negotiations with iran but spoke about the election in israel. it's a tough battle between the party led by binyamin netanyahu, and his chief rival isaac herzog of the labor party. >> president obama is committed to a 2-state solution and is hopeful that whatever choice people of israel make there'll be an ability to move forward on the efforts. >> it's that peace efforts that ice isaac herzog is taunting on. imtiaz tyab has more. >> he's met palestinian officials more times than other politicians. isaac herzog the leader of the olympics, the left of the central labour party, says he's committed to making peace. >> it's a mistake that we assume it's over. it's part of the tragedy unfolding in front of our lives. it's not true. it is possible absolutely possible still to make peace with the palestinians. >> in the days leading up to the general election on march 17th, herzo