. >> well, the violence has displaced more than a million people. 100,000 have found refuge at bangui airport. >> reporter: welcome to bangui airport where military power and some of the most wretched people on earth are in real juxtaposition. the many taxis in through the refugee camps. on board the first contingent of rwandan soldiers to join the peace keepers here. rwandrwanda's soldier have the e of strong soldiers. in this camp everyone is christian driven from their homes from the seleka. >> the real challenge is to convince peopling to home. we're not seeing significant signs that that is happening yet. for now these people feel it's simply too dangerous for them to return to their neighborhoods. >> reporter: better, they say, to live here in squalor than risk being shot in their own homes. >> conditions are not ideal. there are nola teens. there is no rubbing water, very little space for people to sleep. this is not a good, healthy environment particularly for the children we see in the camp. >> muslims are also afraid, and they continue to leave bangui. this is a convoy setti

the french patrol bangui tirelessly but they move through a city of stark contrast. many christian areas are busy and the french well-received. muslim areas tend to be quieter, and people don't seem so happy. the french say they don't take sides. >> translator: we disarm the anti-balaka like we disarm the ex-seleka. we're combashlt impartial to the two groups. we treat them exactly the same way. >> reporter: in the central mosque the mood is tense and the imams say the french are complicit in christian attacks on muslims. >> translator: how can the french disarm somebody carrying a knife or personal weapon and leave them at the mercy of the hostile crowd? that crowd will then steal all his belongings and kill him. >> reporter: we have seen the french take weapons by force from both sides. here they disarm the christian youth. the frefnch try to win hearts ad minds, and in this christian area they succeed. if they're not careful, the perception they're more comfortable with one side than the other could become reality. they can't let things drift in these dangerous wa

in the center of bangui. as you said, two men who were accused by a christian crowd of having been accomplices to the killing of a christian man the day before, obviously there's no way we can verify this, were hunted down, hacked to pieces. chopped up if you like and set on fire at a prominent round-about in the city. whilst this was going on, french peace keepers arrived and then cameroonian soldiers arrived and the crowd dispersed to some extent. butter it was still extremely hostile and volatile for some time. some shots were fired. we were warned not to take pictures there. and told to go away. it is dreadful, but i'm afraid it's just an example of the kind of thing that has been happening virtually on a daily basis, and not just in ga bangui. we've had reports of serious incidents in the towns and the northeast of the country as well. >> let's move away from the violence if we can barnaby and move towards a political process. the transitional president is due to be chosen tomorrow, fair amount of debate

we're in bangui with this report. >> reporter: on the edge of bangui airport are those who want to get out of this country. hundreds of muslims are here, sheltering now with with what remains of the international airport. this imam tells me that his mosque was burned down, all by the christian militia the anti-baleka. >> they killed us, hunted the muslims. so i came to the airport. my family, i don't know where they are. >> they're being registered for emergency flights to neighboring chad. that's when they'll feel safe even though many were born here in the c.a.r. >> we start with around nine, ten flights, and we need more money. we have people everywhere. some in bangui, and every in the country. >> reporter: even though the state has almost collapsed, the c.a.r. leaders, back from the regional summit where the president stood down, but getting rid of him was one thing. building another government was quite another. the returning politicians have an incredibly difficult task. they have to choose from within their ranks someone who can unite this divided country where law and order ha

barnaby, a lot of tension still on the streets of bangui, despite the resignation of michelle disoajt, and djotodia. >> i'm speaking to you on the hangar of the bangui airport, which contains what remains of the air force. night the hangar are hundreds and hundreds of muslims, rather your nationality is a rather fluid concept in this part of the world. most people would say they were born in the central african republic. but they consider themselves chad, they don't feel safe. there is some sort of escape route for them today organized by the iom, international organization of migration, they have a plane, from jordan, a long long way away, will land here later on day and take a first load up to chad in jamena and there will be two more flights the iom will be telling us tomorrow. tragically an evacuation that is taking place along explicit sectarian lines but it's unfortunate that that's what it's come to, that is the situation in the central african republic. >> the morning after michel djotodia's resignation has there been a backlash against nation he of the central african republi

barnaby phillips reports from bangui. >> reporter: in the muslim neighborhood on the outskirts of bangui, people are hostile to the french peacekeepers. we don't want you here, he says. don't come any closer. many people here are armed, but they are also frightened. they told me that the french have killed some of their people while making no effort to disarm the christian anti-balaka militia that hide in the hills nearby. they say they've had enough the french just standing by. all of these muslims camped out on the edge of bangui say they want to escape the capital and head north. as soon as they can arrange transport and they feel it's safe to head out on the roads. some of them say that the central african republic should be divided, and that muslims should take over the north. it seems that these peacekeepers are struggling to hold this country together. just a stone's throw away, a christian neighborhood. i walk there to ask them what they think of the french. we like them, they say. they're doing a good job. the french patrol bangui tirelessly, but they move through what is now a

right now in bangui it feels like the muslims are losing. >> the security situation in bangui, what is it? >> reporter: you can see nor french rumbling past me. the streets are very, very quiet today not only because it's sunday, but the only traffic is military or humanitarian. i'm afraid there's more shooting in a couple of separate neighborhoods where fighting has gone on for three days. half an hour ago we were driving to reach pk-12 where we hoped to broadcast from, and unfortunately, it wasn't safe. there was shooting on the road, and we've come back. it's still an unstable, uncomfortable situation in the capital. >> any idea what the new president is up to? >> reporter: well, i'm sure she's racking her brains, but she's in a difficult situation. appointed some four days ago, she has managed to choose a prime minister and that's a start. he's relatively low profile, a banker from the african development bank and not somebody who is avertly aligned with the militias. so that's good. indeed, if the new president is not -- they have an enormous task on their hands. they have to choo

ann curry is in the capital city of bangui with the remarkable story of two women who came to help. >> reporter: the scene is almost surreal, people take shelter under the wings of an abandoned plane. this is bangui airport, now the country's biggest camp for displaced people. 100,000 fled their homes to escape the violence and came here. and in this desperate place, linda tries to manage the unmanageable. she is from norway, a former producer of that country's "who wants to be a millionaire" before she had an awakening. >> at the end of the day it is just a tv show. and i wanted to do something more with my life. >> reporter: she is now with doctors without borders, tending doing everything here from building a 50-bed hospital to tending lost children to overseeing thousands of vaccinations. >> in a camp like this with density this massive and hygienic conditions like this, a high, high risk of epidemic. >> reporter: she also runs a makeshift clinic that treats 400 people a day. it was there where we met tara boyles, a dr. from seattle who also left her old life behind. after her 12-

today ministers agreed the crisis management concept of this operation, it would work in the capital bangui, for approximately six months in protection of the people. >> jackie roland is in brussels. >> this is a political agreement on a possible eu military intervention in the central african republic. and the important word is possible. it shows there's a political will there among eu member states but that would need to be translated into into a practical agreement, practical arrangements which would mead individual countries pledging forces. a decision on the command structure and all these various logistical structures and plus there would need to been a u.n. security council resolution authorizing a eu intervention, because the current resolution refers to the french and african. also some very practical steps involved, as we've seen in previous conferences it's easy to pledge money. it's easy to pledge troops. but actually getting things in place on the ground is a different matter. if it does go ahead, we are looking at a force of approximately 500 and the primary responsibility wou

you find the shops are opening slowly on the main supply route between the border of cameroon and bangui. it is flowing normally. it's not the best. we are hoping for the best to come. i'm confident with what we are doing. >> meanwhile, right next to the runway, this boy and his sisters reach their shelter. they lost their father. their mother is looking for food. they don't go to school. prudence would love to go home, if only the shooting stops. for now this is where they'll sleep. this is their home. >> meanwhile the pakistani taliban killed a police officer in the southern city of karachi. he had faced threats for taking a tough stance on taliban fighters. he has this report. >> this is all that remains of a convoy carrying one of the pakistan's well-known police officers. he was killed when the car was ripped apart from the port city. he died after holding a news conference announcing the death of fighters. it was the ninth attempt on his life. from what we can see, the attack came from the left side. it was probably a suicide attack, and the vehicle was hit close on the driver's si

it's a lawless situation, yet we are in the middle of the capital bangui. under these circumstances the african and french peacekeepers are struggling to keep a lid on the sectarian hatred which is bub lining up. this time the crimes are caught on camera. similar killings are happening on a daily basis. not just here in bangui, but across the country. >> let's cross to jackie rowland in brussels. e.u. ministers are debating on whether to send troops, and how many to send. what are you hearing about that? >> yes, it seems as though we are going to have an announcement on monday on the formation of an e.u. force to send to the central african republic to help the french troops and also the west african peacekeeping forces on the ground. there's a question about how many troops, a few hundred up to a maximum of a thousands, and which countries contribute to estonia. it's believed to have offered a few dozens force, poland, the chubb lick, belgium and spain could be contributing. it's thought the mission would ask four to six months, west african peace-keeping

thank you for joining us briefly on al jazeera, live in bangui. stay with us the coming days and weeks as we cover the emergency in this country. >> thank you. barbarnaby phillips in bangui. >>> the u.n.'s biggest request ever for a country. the united states, $380 million. so far $2.4 billion which has been asked for has arrived. what does the u.n.'s high commissioner for refugees make of national commitments. >> i think its important to recognize that this pledging conference is a starting point. and if we take into account all of the money, and later came and supported us the refugee program of the last year we had pledges in the conference of $1 billion, and in the end we were able to receive and spend about $2 billion: so i'm very importanted by this starting point. $2.4 billion means we can initiate programs, and we can deliver to the people in need, both inside syria and in the countries around. we can support also the government of those countries. and i'm absolutely sure that the momentum created by this conference more than $1 billion la

barnaby phillips is in bangui with more. >> reporter: the crowds celebrating in the middle of bangui at the news that the president has stepped down. they are delighted. they say that he was a thief. but the mood in bangui is extremely tense at the moment. we have been hearing a lot of gunfire within the last hour. it's not certain whether that is celebratory gunfire or whether there is something more serious going on. these people are confident that there will be a better future now for their country, but it's far from obvious that there is any individual who can unite the central african republic at this point in time. >>> the indian diplomat at the center of that international back and forth between india and the u.s. is back home at this hour. now the state department is saying a diplomat at the u.s. embassy has been expelled at india's request. >>> when parts of louisiana were detroited by hurricane katrina, the federal money came pouring in, nine years later some of that money is still sitting unspend. >>> same-sex couples who were married in utah are now getting support from t

some are in bangui and others in the country.n the other side of the airport they can muster protocol. the state has almost collapsed. car's leaders back from the summit where the president stood down. getting rid of him was one thing. building a new government another. >> the returning politicians have an incredibly difficult task. over the next two weeks they have to choose from within their ranks somebody who can unit the divided country where law and order broke down. it's not obvious that any of them has that capability. >> until then, this man is notionally in charge. alexandre ferdinand nguendet - he has to steer the transition at a dangerous time. and the muslim neighbourhoods of bangui, we found almost deserted streets. when we stopped - gun fire. in christian areas, they are triumphant over the downfall of president michel djotobia. there's more than a hint of mep as in all the celebrations. >> for more on the crisis in the central african republic as well as south sudan we joined from oxford by saloka, he's an expert i

bangui.hanks, barnaby. >> a series of bombings have killed 26 people in iraq. the explosions went off in the capitol of baghdad. there were seven. bloodiest attack happened i a sa neighborhood. >>> no. pakistan a suicide-bomber has killed 13 people in a market. troops and police are investigating the scene of the attack. six of those killed were soldiers. >>> nato soldier has been killed in a taliban suicide attack. the car bomb went off i at a ga, and all were killed. >>> opposition protesters have clashed with riot police for a second day in ukraine's capitol of kiev. for the latest on that let's go to felicity in our news center. >> reporter: that's right. mass demonstrations have done nothing to prevent anti-government rallies. sunday saw peaceful protests turn violent and earlier clashes erepresented yet again. we're joined with jennifer from kiev. what are things on the streets right now. >> reporter: tensions remain high in kiev as nightfall on the second day of those clashes police an

. >> more than 100,000 displaced people are gath said outside bangui air -- gathered outside bangui airporto efforts to distribute supplies had to be curtailed. in the third event some food was distributed. >> the airport site is a complicated site. the two times we tried to distribute aid was a failure. we dared to try again. >> there was enough for around 12,000, with mosquito nets, blankets and soap. it barely makes a dent. >> around a million people have been displaced since seleka seized power. christian militia responded with a wave of reprisal attacks. >> seleka's leader michel djotobia was installed as president but is unable to end the cycle of violence and international patience is almost avoided. central african leaders will meet, to discuss dropping their supports. unicef is concerned about the deaths of children. thousands of children have been enlisted into militias. we have seen torture, attacks against children. they are recruited. we estimate between 3,000, 6,000 children are with armed forces. they are exposed to disease. out of school. it's a difficult place to be a child

>> i'm near a roundabout, the place of united nations in the center of bangui, you can hear the sirens. in broad daylight, earlier this morning, they tell us that two people identified as mousse limits were hacked and burnt to death on the streets. people in the community tell us that this was in retaliation for the killing of a christian in a nearby neighbourhood yesterday. it's a small snapshot into the breakdown of law and order. which incidentally doesn't apply to bangui, but all of this unfortunate country at the moment. >> this happening as we await the name of the next president. what's the significance of naming the president tomorrow, barnaby? >> well, there's a power vacuum at the top here in the central african republic, and in theory the naming of such a president we'll find out tomorrow. he, or indeed she, will be the person that will lead the country to elections. that seems fanciful when you look at the realities on the ground - infrastructure in ruins, a state which has collapsed. we don't know the names of the 24 candidates, we'll here them later today. it's unlikely t

bangui moon is speaking once again.ait has pledged half a billion dollars, and the united states $380 million. >> some of our support will help syrians immediately as they cope with one of the cruellest winters on record, and with our contributions today, we're providing specifically fuel for heating and cooking. we're providing thermal blankets and other critical winter supplies for tens of thousands of people. >> the united nations is aiming to raise $6.5 billion to help sieve yals. it says $2.3 billion is choired to help people inside syria, and over $4 billion is needed to help people in neighboring countries, and almost $800 million would go towards shelter and another $675 million would help people get medical treatment. al jazeera's bernard smith is at that conference in kuwait city. >> reporter: there has been some extraordinary numbers bandied around, not the least the 4 million syrians dependant on aid. offering some $500 million. i spoke to the un representatives earlier on today, and they say that now they h

they have come out to celebrate but the mood in bangui is extremely tense. they say that the proprietary who stepped down was a criminal but it's not clear what comes next or whether anybody can eunt the central african republic. we found this woman mourning the death of a loved one. a young person named richard had just been murdered by the seleka militia. inside there are several unclaimed bodies all victims of the recently violence but richard is not among him. the more contiguous says they will have to be buried in a mass grave. we saw a sad sight, an escort of earve militia. barb biphillips, al jazeera bangui. >> still ahead a chemical leak, leaves thousands of people without clean water in west virginia. from a baghdad basement to new york city, artifacts are restored and put on show. show al jazeera america. we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. >> we pursue that story beyond the headline, pass the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed ac

officials say they are considering airlifting food to bangui. in the midst of those charges there's a new president. they have their first female leader. she has seen as a ray of hope in the midst of a bleak humanitarian crisis. >> outside the national assembly everyone wanted to know who would be the new president, someone whose authority doesn't only come from the barrel of a gun. inside they voted. the process was slow, painstaking. the members wanted to show in this broken country something could be done right. then the announcement and victory to the lady in pink. catherine, samba-panza, the mayor of bangui, and styling herself as the mother of nation. this was her message to the militias. >> translation: i launch a strong appeal to my children in the anti-balaka movement. send a signal by putting down your guns. and to my children in the seleka movement. put down your guns. >> the speech was well received, especially by women. until now the most senior political positions in the country have been held by men. kath grin samba-panza takes on

. >> barnaby phillips is live in bangui. what are the moves under way to put a transitional government in place? >> well, that transitional national council, which alex and der leads, begins deliberations later. it had 14 days to choose a transitional head of state. there is not a single figure who is emerging in any sense who would be an obvious choice to unite this country. there are a few names floating around, but they are all rather divisive. they may appeal to one faction, they don't necessarily appeal to another. they have a difficult task ahead of them. >> barnaby, obviously speed is of the essence. there's fear on the streets, there's fighting, looting everywhere. >> yes, that's right. i just spoke to general tumenta, the head of the african union peacekeepers and i asked how was the mood in bangui. i heard gunshots in the evening. he rather cryptically said calm but not very calm. i said, "well, what does that mean?", he said, "look, looting will carry on as long as people are too afraid to go out at night. there's

unicef and partners verified the killings of 16 children since communal violence in bangui. thousands have been enlisted into the militias. we saw torture, attacks against children. they are recruited. 3,000 to 6,000 children are with the different armed forces. they are exposed to the disease. they are out of school. it's a difficult place to be a child right now. >> france deployed a 1600-strong force to the colony and hopeses the effort could be handed to the african union force. it may be incapable of working unsupported. the u.n. says this is a country on the edge. >> a neighbour in south sudan under the people have been marching for peace in the capital juba. they want an end to fighting. we are more from the capital. >> civil society groups in south sudan's capital march for peace as the government insists the city is under its control. there is fighting in upper unity and jonglei states. fierce battles, and forces loyal to the vice president. >> our children are being killed and sons drafted into the war. all our children. as a mother, i'm concerned. >> in 2011 south

. >> smiles in bangui, there haven't been many recently. but everyone is looking for a sign that this country may have turned a corner. it's all about this woman, catherine samba panza. she has the blessing of the french and several transition april governments. she will need to be strong. to convince muslim and christian militias to give up their guns. >> to the fighters of the ex seleka, we will no longer tolerate the continuing disorder in our country. >> but the disorder shows no sign of ending. not far from where the president spoke an orgy of looting, christians stealing whatever they could from the houses of muslims who had fled. these are the people who drove the muslims away. the antibalacas, they have special powers they say to protect them from bullets. the people here are not just looting. they're tearing buildings apart. it is as if they are trying to remove all trace of the muslim community that lived here and ensure that the muslims never come back. they dismantle shacks and they rip the metal roofing from a mosque. french so

. >> back in bangui, the new president was showered with messages of goodwill.n a country that is poised on the edge of an abyss this was a welcome day of hope. >> more to come here on al jazeera, including barack obama joins in the debate on legalizing marijuana, saying it's not more dangerous than alcohol. plus, dealing with pain through humour. the photographer who is focussing on life in the occupied wang. -- occupied west bank. welcome back. a reminder of the top stories. syria's government and the opposition will meet for peace talks in switzerland. wednesday's conference was in disarray after iran was invited to attend. that invitation has been withdrawn. >> protesters in ukraine continue to occupy kiev's independence square. they are calling for the president to step down. >> africa has its third female head of state. catherine samba-panza has been chosen as the interim president. she's the former mayor of bangui and promises to lead her country out of violence. >> let's get more on the top story and the syrian peace talks due to get underway on wednesda

barnaby joins us live from bangui. what is the situation like in the capitol now?we're hearing french helicopters overhead sammy, but thankfully the shooting has died down at least near where we are. a couple of hours ago there was heavy gunfire all around us. you heard it in my report. and that explains why i'm standing in doors. overall i would say the mood was pretty tentative. yes, people did come out and celebrate, but they weren't there in great numbers. i think many know that the coming hours, days and weeks will be ones of extraordinary uncertainty in this country, and if a majority are glad to see the back of the president as i believe is the case that does not mean this country's problems are resolved. >> and what is the plan? who takes over now? >> reporter: well, the declaration was the easy part, the resignation of the president and the prime minister. and then there was a statement that the leadership issue would be resolved here in bangui at a later date. well that seems like a black joke quite frankly. because there is not any one figure that we cou

ann curry, nbc news, bangui. >> there is late word in this country tonight that larry speaks has died. he took over the press briefings in the reagan white house years after press secretary james bradie was shot in the assassination attempt on president reagan. a mississippi native and former print journalist, speaks had also worked for bob dole and president jerry ford. larry speaks was 74 years old. >>> still ahead for us on this friday night, the outbreak taking hold right across the country right about now. the death toll from flu is rising. nine people at one hospital alone. >>> and later, an exclusive look at the future of space travel rapidly approaching, and seats going fast. >>> back here with health news, the flu has spread, sharply from a week ago. there is a shortage of the main drug to treat it. it is flu season. it is worth paying attention to this latest threat. we get the latest tonight from nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: sean mccoy was surprised when his daughter came down with the flu on new year's day. the 2-year-old had a shot last fall. so did the entire famil

similar killings are happening on a daily basis - not just here in bangui, but across the country. >> well 30 million people, according to human rights groups are saves right now. tonight you will meet a photographer who travelled the world capturing images of people in bondages >> these are the faces of modern-day slaves forced to work without pay. they work in goldmines, kilns in nepal, silk dying houses in india. 16 hours a day, no rest for food, water or bath room breaks. this child worked as a slave in a fishing village. his parents sent him away on the promise of education. instead he was sold as a slave. acclaimed humanitarian photographer lisa christine documents their stories. >> entire families cloaked in a blanket of dust are forced to stack bricks on their head, up to 18 at a time. each brick weighing more than four pounds. they are made to walk hundreds of yards to a truck to place them on the back of the truck >> according to free the slaves, a nonprofit agency 21 to 30 million are trapped in slavery around the world. traffickers earn about $32 billion. every day product

other parts of bangui and christians and muslims exchanged fire and they intervened as they moved toy muslim neighborhood. central african republic suffered political instability since the independence from france in 1960 but mr. phillips say people look back to a late national hero and wonder what would happen if he had lived longer. >> reporter: a memorial to the father of the nation, in the small village where he was born, and boganda killed in a plane crash in 1959 on the eve of independence and mourned by his people ever since. he was the catholic priest who campaigned from freedom from the french. and could have been a giant of liberation and equal to congo or cruna if not for his premature death. in the village the deputy mayor remembers him and wonders where things went wrong for this country. >> translator: if he can see what is happening here now, the desolation and criminal would hurt him. people are hiding in the bush and it doesn't make sense because we don't like violence. the capitol of bangui pays homage and towers above other leaders like the dictator bacasa. ♪ the f

. >> there you are in bangui. what about the fighting and unrest across central african republic. what reports are you getting right now? >> reporter: just arriving in the city is an extraordinary experience, let me tell you. an international flight from air france still comes once a week, but the runway has to be cleared. there are tens of thousands of peoplpeople encroaching on the e of it who have been displaced by the violence in the capitol city and they're afraid to return home. they have to be marshal in out of contact for a plane to come in. despite the rumors, everybody seem superficially quite calm. you see people are calm, they return to their home to see if possessions are okay, maybe even show up at office where is they're employed, but come nightfall the curfew comes in, and everybody scurries to safety, as it were, and the sight of recent days have been days of calm and nights of terror and night shuts. >> barnaby phillips, thank you very much. there are reports that president michel djotadia may be about to leave office. >>> now street fighting between protesters a

a politician has been hacked to death as he got out of a taxi in bangui. his father-in-law managed to escape. nine other people were killed in other parts of the capitol. as muslim gangs roamed the street. they have been asked by the president to lay down their weapons. >>> the central african republic has suffered from political instability since it's indians from france in 1960. many people still look back to a late national hero and wonder what would have happened had he lived long. >> a memorial to the father 69 nation in a small village where he was born. killed in a plane crash in 1959 on the eve of independence, and mourned by his people ever since. he was the catholic preach who campaigned for freedom from the french. he could have been a giant of african liberation, equal to congo's mumba if not for his premature and tragic death. in the village the deputy mayor remainders him and wonders where things went wrong for this country. >> if he could see what is happening now, the desolation, the criminality, it would hurt him old people are hiding in t

. >> it's a lawless situation here, yet we are right in the middle of the capital bangui. under these circumstances the african and the french peacekeepers are struggling to keep a lid on the sectarian hatred which is bubbling up. this time the crimes were caught on camera. similar killings are happening on a daily basis, and not just here in bangui, but across the country. >> a hard story to tell and watch. he kept it secret for almost two decades. best selling author did not want the public to know an american novelist was suffering from parkinson's disease. this week the secret is out on "talk to al jazeera". >> so tell me about what is in your head now, and how it's working. how is it functioning as we speak? >> it's like a pacemaker here, with wires going up to my head and through the skull. deep into the brain. into part of it which is producing dopamine. and it sends a regular signal. here is where my weak spot is. i always was bad at maths. i was bad at science. >> and here you are depending on both. >> here i am, you know, talking about something that - an operati

widespread looting and attacks in bangui left 13 dead. ousted president michel djotobia reportedly living in exile. barnaby phillips reports joy over his departure gave way to violence. >> in the backstreets of bangui fires are smouldering. an armed mob came into this mosque in daylight, smashed it up, wounded several people and took whatever they wanted. they promised to come back to ransack it a second time. to the people that live here, they say they will not run away. >> translation: where would be go, we are staying because we have nothing else. we can't afford to build another place. we are from here, from the central african republic. >> around the corner christian youth destroy a car, saying it was driven by a general from the muslim led seleka militia, saying it's not over yet. >> we understand that on this occasion the people inside the car managed to get away safely, you can see yourself how the central african republic is caught in a vicious cycle of revenge sectarian violence >> these young men feel in the ascendency, the chr

the french patrol bangui tirelessly. but they move through what is now a city of stark contrasts. many christian areas are busy and the french well received. muslim areas tend to be quieter, and people don't seem so happy. but the french say they don't take sides. >>. translation: we disarm the anti-balaka as we do the ex-seleka. there are self-defense groups who are trying to protect themselves, we treat them in the same way. >> in the central mosque the mood is tense and the imams say the french are complicit in attacks. >> how can the french disarm someone carrying a knife and leave them at the mercy of a hostile crowd. that crowd will steal his belongings and kill him. we have seen this happen many times. >> we have seen the french take weapons by force from both sides. here they disarm a christian youth. the french try to win hearts and mind. in this christian area they succeed. if they are not careful, the perception that they are more comfortable with one side than the other could become a reality. they can't let things drift in the dangerous waters. >> egypt's interim pres

widespread looting in bangui left 13 dead. the ousted president is seeking exile in a west african nature. joy over the former president's departure gave way to violence. >> in the back streets of bangui fires are mouldering. >> an armed mob came into this mob in plain daylight. smashed it up, wounded several people and took what they wanted and promised to come back to ransack it a second time. the people that live here will not run away. >> where will we go, we have nowhere else. this house is everything to us. we can't afford to build another. we are from here, from the central african republic. >> around the corner christian youths destroy a car. they say it was driven by a general from the muslim-led seleka militia. he says it's not over yet. we understand on this occasion the people inside this car got away safely. you can see how the central african public are caught in violence. >> the anti-balaka militia, some well armed, some relying on charms and amu elements which they say can deflect bullets. this is a muslim who

reporting from the capital bangui where muslims have been forced out of some of their nash our hoods. >> in a muslim neighbourhood people are hostile to the peace keeper, "we don't want you here, don't come closer" many are armed and frightened. they said the french have killed some of their people and making no effort to disarm the christian anti-balaka in the hills. they have had enough. all these people here want to escape the capital and head north, as soon as they can head out on the roads. some say the central african republic should be goided and that muslims should take over the north. it seems that the peacekeepers were struggling to hold the country together. a stone's throw away a christian neighbourhood. i walked there to ask them what they think for the french. >> we like them, they are doing a good job. >> the french patrolled bangui tirelessly. they moved through a city of contrasts. many christian areas are busy, and the french well received. muslim areas tend to be quieter and people are not so happy. the french say they don't take sides. >> translation: we disarm the

it's a lawless situation, yet we are in the middle of the capital bangui. under these circumstances the african and french peacekeepers are struggling to keep a lid on the sectarian hatred which is bubbling up. >> this time the crimes were caught on camera. similar killings are happening on a daily basis, not just here in bangui, but across the country. >> a difficult story to tell, and difficult to watch. still ahead - sports in a moment. first, using 400 pounds of dynamite to take down a building. volgogr volgograd >> welcome back. we are here with john henry smith talking about the big, big, big sports week. finally we'll know who is going to the super bowl. the season is almost over, coming to a rousing finish. the championship game is underway. currently the broncos lead the patriots by 13-3. after the game, the nsc championship game begins, with a couple of bitter divisional rivals. two teams featuring quarterbacks with a lot of bounce. jessica taff bounced to seattle and joins us. a great day for football there. >> absolutely it does. no rain here. s

barn bbarnaby phillips, al jazea bangui. >> the best defense will face the best offense in just two weeksone player's performance on and off the field is what they're talking about. and michael eaves is here to tell us about the story. >> a story that was overshadowing a very compelling football game. the worst or best postgame interview afterward. seattle quarterback richard sherman gave an in the moment view into his mindset. >> i'm the best football player in the game. that's the result you're going oget. don't you ever talk about me. >> who was talking about you? >> crabtree, don't you open your mouth about me or i'm going oclose it real quick. >> it went even into today. many going as far as to label him a thug as well as other obscene and racially charged terms. sherman explained what led to his comments and he shared the reaction to his comments. i said good game good game that's when he shoved my face and that's when i went off. it was loud in the moment and a small part of the person i am. i don't want to be a villain because i'm not a villainous person. to those who would call m

the french returned to bangui, on the edge of the city, more trouble. these houses belong to muslims. >> this man says muslims killed his parents. so now he says people here have decided to destroy everything belonging to muslims, so that they will all leave. >> they went to take the man away. but then they get called in another direction. a muslim man was murdered an hour before we got here. up the road rwandan peacekeepers tried to reason with christians who are threatening another attack. muslim watchers are terrified. his family are inside the compound. it's been looted. now he want to get out of here alive. >> translation: we don't know what to do. this is the country, they are mass angering us. we goodnight sleep. all around us people are loading the houses. for months many christians suffered at the hands of the muslim-lead militia. now it's payback time. the results are ugly. >> well, the united nations says more peacekeepers are urgently needed in the central african republ republic. nearly 1 million people are displaced, half of them are child

the protesters are demanding more aid as a nearby makeshift refugee camp in bangui, home to 100,000 people. they are calling for the resignation of the president. violence putting christian militias and muslim fighters, which forced almost 800,000 people from their homes. >> syria has missed a united nations deadline to remove the most dangerous toxins in its chemical arsenal. ships are returning to port in cypress. >> the u.n. and bashar al-assad's government said security concerns are behind the delays. operations are on track to dismantle the program by june, despite missing the deadline. >> everything that syria needs to complete the process of removing and transporting out of syria - all the equipment that is been provided and delivered. it's a matter of getting the trend rolling. we understand that a number of factors added to it, making the syria authorities unable to meet the deadline. the volatility of security situation is a factor. >> we are joined from beirut by rula amin. what do we know about why the deadline was missed? >> well, as the gentleman was elab rating and explained

. >> celebrations in the streets of bangui as french and african soldiers are escorted out of town. a million people have been displaced since the muslim rebel group overthrew the christian government. >> translation: we suffered under the seleka and their acts. >> european union troops are on their way to reinforce french and african forces there to keep the peace. the united nations security council gave them permission to use forms. sanctions, and threatened the political process. >> it's sending a message to those who were committing violence by setting up a sanctions regime. the homes of muslim residents were looted. evidence that tension and the potential for violence remain high. some say a full-fledge of u.n. peacekeeping sources are necessary. >> they fall short of what is needed underground which is a u.n. peacekeeping force. they are better equipped. >> the security council has been weighing the option of a u.n. peace-keeping force. the afghan union insists it can get the job done. the french insist they can get more hep. no action is expected until march. >> nicaragua's

the interim leader of the central african republic has deployed hundreds more soldiers in bangui withrders to shoot to kill anyone disturbing the peace. alexandre ferdinand nguendet hopes it will end months of communal violence. >> translation: i have launched an operation. there'll be a rapid operation put in place. in case of robbery, this rapid intervention team has been working 24 hours a day. whenever there is a robbery or vandalism minutes later the perpetrators will be neutralized. >> nigeria ratified a bill without an announcement signed by good luck jonathan autolouing homosexual relationships. >> a doctor has been given a suspended death suspense for trafficking children. he persuaded parents to give up what was described as a sick newborn. one baby died. mexico's suburb has created their own force to drive out knights templar. >> heavily armed men in south-western mexico are a common site. so-called self-defence groups have liberated towns from a drug cartel known as knights templar. they say they need to take the law into their own hands because the government wouldn't pro

violence in the central african republic bangui left three dead. armed men are reported to have thrown grenades at christian homes. vigilante groups set fire to muslim homes. more than a thousands have died in fighting in the past month. >> the muslims came and set fire to the houses. everywhere was affected. everyone left without nothing. this morning they began shooting. we quickly left for a camp where there are many people. >> translation: we had two dead this morning, including a 12-year-old dying from a gash on his skull. >> iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki is calling for talks with sunni muslim tribesman to end violence in anbar province. army reinforcements are on the way after several cities were stormed. they seized weapons and freed prisoners. >> the violence in anbar province had not let up. sunni muslim fighters were on the streets, and so was the army. the prime minister nouri al-maliki was going to pull the troops out, and changed his mind and sent in reinforcements. >> malabbingy wants to talk to sunni leaders in anbar, but not

. >>> the assembly are electing bangui's mayor, katherine sambi panza, calling for christian militia and the opposition to lay down their arms. >>> the head of the house intelligence committee says it's no coincidence that edward snowden end it up in russia. >> this was a thief who had nothing to did with privacy, our army, navy, air force, marines have been incredibly harmed by the data that he has taken him. i believe there's a reason he ended up in the hands, the loving arms of an fsb agent in moscow. >> an american still being held in north korea now hoping the u.s. can help secure his release. kenneth bae has been held for more than a year, pleading for help when he spoke to a few media outlets in pyongyang. he was sentenced to hard labor after what north korea said was an attempt to top it will regime. >>> why legislation seeking oversight of what was leaked. are robert ray is in west virginia. robert. >> del, good afternoon, lots happening here this afternoon. there's a lot of people here at the state capitol building introducing new legislation. just moments ago we caught up

. >> ann curry reporting for us tonight from the capital city of bangui where she is telling us therere reports that the muslim president of the central african republic could step down tomorrow, sparking fears of a power vacuum which could make the already dangerous situation even worse. >>> we'll take a break here and still ahead tonight amid the cold, heat is back, just where do things stand about global warming? >>> and later, the courageous dive today by a woman who continues to inspire. >>> back now as promised here tonight with a closer look at this record cold weather across our country and some other records that are falling in other parts of the world, going the opposite way. all of it has some people wonder ing what this says about global warming. a topic that is still hot and politically polarizing. our report tonight from our chief environmental affairs correspondent, ann thompson. >> reporter: as the freeze thaws, some are arguing about global warming. >> absolutely do not believe in global warming. >> reporter: while in some parts of the country the mercury feels like i

care because they're too scared to go to help post and or to scared to go to hospitals outside of bangui our estimation is that more than six hundred thousand people are living in the bushes and i've met them i faced them in the blue shoes that people are more nervous they have gone just accessing food to accessing health care and you can just see that people are living in extremely poor conditions they're literally living in the bush piece that they're close which are more or less wrecks and some people live already since april last year in the bush. of oriental languages and civilizations says peace and stability was never the actual goal french intervention in the country. first of the central africa was. under french in the through and since the state became independent in some of the first time french army and central africa second point is is that former central african president was kicked out from power works just at the moment when he signed agreement with chinese. companies i've done time france they didn't react and it is very important to serve chinese economy is growing econ

the central african republic after a grenade attack on the house of muslim family in the capital bangui peacekeepers or cold aim to rescue around twenty people over fears of further times more than six thousand troops from france and the african union are currently trying to stem violence in the region that has claimed over two thousand lives. and hundreds of protesters poured into the streets of brussels to protest spain's abortion policies demonstrators marched from this punished understood to the european parliament last december madrid adopted restrictions on abortion allowing it only in limited cases including rape or physical risk to the mother. american jail sometimes means losing more than just your liberty figures published by the u.s. ministry of justice show more than eleven thousand people died in prisons over the last decade and some of them hadn't even been charged. or david look now into one such case. it's a mother still in mourning distraught over her thirty seven year old daughter died after spending several agonizing hours lying on the floor of a brooklyn jail cell th

care because they're too scared to go to help post and or do scared to go to hospitals outside of bangui our estimation is that more than six hundred thousand people are living in the bush years now i've met them i face today in the bushes and people are more nervous they have access in food to accessing health care and you can just see that people are living in extremely poor conditions they're literally living in the bush this close which are more or less wrecks and some people live already since april last year in the bush. well the holiday sale season underway fancy tag gadgets top many wish list but as a famous saying goes be careful what you wish for later this hour a worry for it on how the national security agency infiltrates i phones laptops and other deals with the spirit globally changing people's attitudes towards technology plus. knock out a disturbing new trend in the u.s. sees teenagers punching people unconscious just for fun going out on our t.v. how frightened citizens are trying to protect themselves from a sudden the town. there's a media leave us so we leave the medi

because they're too scared to go to help post and they're too scared to go to hospitals outside of bangui our estimation is that more than six hundred thousand people are living in the bush years now i've met them i faced them in the bushes and people are more nervous they have problems just accessing food to accessing health care and you can just see that people are living in extremely poor conditions they're literally living in the bush that they have close which are more or less wrecks and some people live already since april last year in the bush. it's a bizarre new craze punching strangers on the streets apparently just for fun we'll be reporting on the so-called knockout game that's causing havoc in the u.s. cities later on in the program. plus if you own an i phone you may be unwittingly sharing a device with the n.s.a. while ma in a few minutes. car and roadside bombs have ripped through commercial areas in iraq's capital baghdad killing at least twenty people meanwhile in the nearby city of fallujah as offshoot in iraq has seized control from government forces and declared a brea