barnaby phillips has more. >> contravened law in a way it security through the nsa specifically it's saying that the gchq acted unflawfully without telling the general public what they were up to. the only reason that any of this has come out is various human rights groups challenged the group in court and now these groups have been giving their reaction of what this means. >> in the course of this litigation they have been forced to clean up their act to improve their policies, improve the safeguards they've put out some of which we've been able to find out about after the court forced them to disclose them. we're still not happy with the state of play and that's why we're going to continue to appeal parts of this up to the european course of human rights. >> here at westminster the british government has said it is committed to transparency. >> the judgment does not in any way suggest that all aspects of privacy weren't in effect. today's ipt ruling re refirms about those safeguards that needed to be in the public domain. >> this whole process began with the revelations from edward

barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: this family live in gloom.light connected to the neighborhood's electricity supply. their own cut off when they didn't pay the bill. the father a businessman reduced to looking for food in dust bins. if it wasment for the children, he says he would have killed himself. this is the kind of family that alexis tsipras says he will help. >> translator: i believe in him because he is young and has a future in front of him. whatever he can do. >> reporter: also on the prime minister's side journalist at the national broadcaster. it was closed down by the previous government to save money. but some journalists carried on working anyway. and now syriza claims it will start paying them. >> we have been waiting for that for 20 months and we are working for that for 20 months. we're here without money. we're working in order that democracy will come back to greece and to us. >> reporter: but who is going to pay for a all of this? economists warn without help greece could run out of money within weeks. >> it seems that the

barnaby phillips in athens.o france now where the socialists have fought off the far right national front in a local election. the poll was triggered when the socialist mp of dube near the swiss border became a european commissioner. the result is being seen by some as an indicator of the political mood in france following the killing of 17 people in paris last month. in the last half hour the final of african football's biggest tournament >> the cup of nations has kicked off in equatorial beginee. facing the 4-time champion ghana, a repeat of the 1992 final which was won by ivory coast on penalties. >> that's the only time they have lifted the trophy. al jazeera's robin adams is with us now in barta, live where that match is taking place. robin, the game many people presumably wanted to see in this final. >> reporter: absolutely. they have three tickets as well which makes them extra happy. so many fans and now a steady stream of fans midway through the first half. either they know something we don't because no

barnaby phillips reports.nd applause] >> reporter: from an egyptian prison for a gala dinner in london. for peter greste it's been a whirlwind two and a half weeks. [applause] >> reporter: how different to the courtroom and prison where he spent all of last year. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: peter is enjoying his release tempered by the knowledge that his colleagues are still fighting their case in an egyptian court. >> it weigh on his my enormously. you gotta he remember that i left them behind in prison. that was a very difficult moment for me. we always knew it was a possibility. we discussed it at the time. and we all acknowledged that this would be the right thing to do. but still to leave them behind, leave them, you know, leave affect it mile brothers the people that i lived so closely with for the past 400 days was very, very difficult. >> reporter: journalists in britain as in so many other countries across the world have campaigns for the release of the al jazerra three. >> we believe that we

. >> barnaby phillips live in athens first, the latest from simon mcgregor-wood in brussels what is the real story, what is going on. >> well people who are far smarter than i and have a sense of nuances of e.u. diplomacy are saying that we came close to a draft agreement between the creek foreign minister and his euro group in late night talks. we understand there was a draft agreement which told the greeks that they had to continue under the terms of the exiting bailout. but there was a suggestion that there may be flexibility for further investigation of the greek 10 point plan but it was knocked back by members of the government in athens when they got wind of the text. which meant ending the agreement. ideally they wanted a draft agreement to go forwards to the next time they met op monday and between now and then the nitty-gritty to be worked out. they didn't get over the hurdle and there's disappointment about that. the greeks came with a demographic mandate asking for flexibility, and the response was pretty cool. >> thank you. barnaby in athens. if some kind of deal is made and

barnaby phillips, al jazeera. >> still more to come. including a mission to put union union. we have more details coming up. >> if we want to start a colony on mars, it's inevitable that we will have to reproduce or we'll just die out. i'm really excited rather than scared at the moment. >> but maggie and others could be in for a long wait before going anywhere. despite all the pr, critics say the proposed time lines are unfeasible. >> plans are to send up a satellite and then a rover and then it hopes the first four-man crew will arrive and live in bodies like these. all of this for a beinger $6 billion. >> it is unrealistic from every point of view, from the experience of people organizing it under budget, on the time scale, unrealistic. >> the crew will live in confine confined conditions, but they'll need to produce their own water oxygen and grow their own food. that takes continued investment. mars one was also hoping to gain sponsorship from the makers of reality tv show "big brother"." that is until they pulled out. and space x listed on mars one website as providing

the parents of some of those students traveled to to geneva and barnaby phillips has that story. >> mexican delegation, some of the parents of the student like gaspar who inclination to the belief that his son is still alive. >> yes we do, we believe our children are still alive and that's why we carry on fighting. the government has not said to us here are your children, here are their remains and that's why we continue to believe they're alive. >> reporter: in mexico the protests are driven by anger and disgust that the police and level of government corruption this has revealed. the u.n. commission will make recommendations that may push or even shame the mexican government into improving its human rights record but the relatives of the missing have come all this way with very specific questions about the whereabouts of their loved ones. to that extent they are likely to be disappointed. human rights experts asked about the speed of human reforms in mexico whether they are making a difference. the mexican government says there has been great progress in recently years and what happened i

thank you very much, barnaby phillips. we'll revisit this of course on monday won't we? thank you very much. >> candle lit vigils have been held for three muslim students in the united states, their neighbor charged with their murder. there's a dispute over whether the killings were a hate crime. we have more now from north carolina. >> as church bells range out thousands gathered to remember the lives of three young and gifted students. the campus at the university of north carolina chapel hill has never witnessed scenes like this before but the loss of the three has shocked this community. living in this apartment close to campus, they were only married a few weeks ago. the couple's teenage sister along with the couple were shot and killed. >> we ask that you celebrate the members of our family members. we are still in a state of shock and will never be able to make sense of this horrendous tragedy. we appreciate your concerns in the outpouring of love and support. >> a neighbor, 46-year-old craig steven hicks has now been charged with three counts of first degree murd

barnaby phillips reports. >> the british prime minister told the parliament that his country and all of europe are at a turning point. there's no going back to austerity, and conditions imposed from abroad. alexis tsipras says the humanitarian crisis touch said many in the country. >> the family live in gloom. a single light connected to the maybe yours supply. their own cut off. unemployed for five years. they are looking for food. if it wasn't for the children this is the family that alexis tsipras says will help. electricity, food and they cling to his words. >> translation: i believe in him. he is young. some of it will happen. i believe him, whatever he can do. >> all journalists at the national broadcaster. the previous government to save money. some journalists carried on working. they said they'd resume paying it. >> we are waiting for that. we are looking for the amounts. we are here. we are working. in order to come back to greece and to us. >> who will pay for all this. economists are the ones that will help. greece will run out of money within weeks. >> in my view i do no

barnaby phillips -- renegotiation of the existing deal. >> he told parliament that his country and all of europe are at a turning point. there's no going back to austerity and conditions imposed from abroad. alexis tsipras, humanitarian crisis his country. >> reporter: this family live in gloom. a single light connected to the neighbour's electricity supply. unemployed for five years. a businessman reduced for looking for food. if it wasn't for the children. he would have killed himself. this is the family that alexis tsipras says he'll help. they cling to his words. >> i believe in him because he's young and has a future in front of him. some of it will happen yes. i believe him. whatever he does. >> also on the prime minister's side journalists at the national broadcaster. it was closed down by the previous government it said to save money. some carried on working and syriza said it will resume paying for them. >> we were waiting for that for 20 month, and we are working 230r months. -- 20 months. here with money, we are working in order democracy come back to greece and us. >> repor

barnaby phillips reports. >> greece's prime minister told parliament that his country and all of europe are at a turning point. that there is no going back to austerity and continues being imposed from abroad. >> alexis tsipras says the humanitarian crisis touched pane in this woundy. the family life here a single light connected to the neighbour's supply their own cut off when they didn't pay the bill. this man, unemployed for five years, a businessman reduced to looking for food. if it wasn't for the children. he would have killed himself. this is the family that alexis will help with free electricity and food. they cling to his words. >> i believe in him because he's young and has a future in front of him. some of it will happen yes. i believe him. whatever he can do. >> also on the prime minister's side journalist at the national broadcaster. it was closed down by the previous government. it said to save money. some journalists carried on working anyway and syriza says it will resume paying that. >> we celebrate that. we feel great. we are waiting for that for 20 months and we are w

barnaby phillips reports. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: from an egyptian prison, to london, forreste it has been a whirlwind two and a half weeks. ♪ [ applause ] >> reporter: how different to the courtroom and prison where he spent all of last year. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: peter's enjoyed his release, tempered by the knowledge that his colleagues must still fight their case in an egyptian court. >> it weighs on me enormously. i left them behind in prison. that was a very difficult moment for me. we always knew it was -- it was possibility. we discussed it at the time and we all acknowledged that this would be the right thing to do. but still to leave them behind they have effectively been my brother, the people i have lived to closely with for the past 400 days, was very very difficult. >> reporter: journalists in britain, as in so many other countries across the world, have campaigned for the release of the al jazeera three. >> we believe we must be allowed to do what we do. ask questions tell the stories about issues that matter. the hashtag that around the world,

barnabie phillips has more. >> the family live in gloom a single light connected to the neighbors electricityply, their own cut off when they didn't pay the bill. unemployed for five years a businessman, reduced to looking for food in dust bins. if it wasn't for the children, he says, he would have killed himself. this is the kind of family alexis says he will help, with free electricity and food, and they cling to his words. >> i believe in him. because he is young and has a future in front of him. some of it will happen, yes i believe him. whatever he can do. also on the side, journalists a t the national broadcaster it was closed down by the previous government, it's said to save money but some journalists carried on working anyway and now they say it will resume paying them. >> we celebrate for that, we feel great we are waiting for that for 20 months and we are working for that, we are here without money we are working hoping democracy will come back to greece and to us. >> but who is going to pay for all this, economist warn without help, greece could run out of money within weeks. >> i

barnaby phillips reports. >> greece's prime minister told parliament that his country are at a turning point. that there is no going back on austerity and conditions imposed. alexis tsipras sends the humanitarian crisis touched many in this country. like this family. they have a single light which is their electricity supply. theirs was cut off when they didn't pay the bill. unemployed for five years. a businessman, reduced to looking for food in dust bins. if it wasn't for the children he would have killed himself. this is what alexis tsipras is claiming, free electricity and food. they cling to his words. >> i believe in him. he's young. some of it will happen yes. yes, i do. also on the prime minister's side journalists at the national broadcast center closed by the previous government. some journalists and now syriza says it will resume paying. >> we celebrate with that. we are walking for that. we are here. we are walking. hoping democracy will come back to greece. >> the port one of the biggest. the government prioritised it. sirz says the port will not be sold. the dockers most

barnaby phillips reports. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: from an egyptian prison to a gala dinner in london. for peter greste it's been a whirl wind 2.5 weeks. different courtroom prison where he spent last year tempered by the knowledge that his colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are still fighting their case in an egyptian court. >> it weighs on me i left them behind in prison. it was a difficult moment for me. we knew it was a possibility. we discussed it at the time. and we all acknowledged that this would be the right thing to do. still, to leave them behind effectively my brothers the people i lived closely with for the past 400 days was difficult. >> reporter: journalists in britain, as with so many countries around the world campaigned. >> we believe we must be allowed to do what we do ask questions, tell the stories about issues that matter. hashtag that wept around the world, journalism is not a crime. >> it could have been any one of us. journalists are not terrorists. we are there to tell a story, and we do it as honestly as we can. something like that ha

barnaby phillips al jazeera westminster in london. >> a car lover's dream sat hidden away on a farm. among the gems, an extremely rare ferrari put on the auction block today. neave barker has the story. >> forgotten for almost 50 years, the car was found decaying in western france. now they're being sold for millions of dollars. >> the collectors are really looking for these kind of cars in this kinds of state. people who are passionate about cars nona museum, people who are willing to take on a big restoration job. >> among the 60 cars here one in particular stands out. this ferrari california spider is one of only 37 ever made. it was sold for $16 million not bad considering it was found under a pile of rotting magazines. also uncovered this unique talmut largo. once owned by king farook. a man with extremely extravagant interest in cars. >>> the collection was amassed in the 50s and 60s by a transport industrialist whose fortunes failed. whether his harris called in specialties to take a look the collection's full importance was revealed. car experts have described the treasuretro

barnaby phillips, west minister, london. >> in the balkans heavy snow blizzards have caused chaos for travelers in the region. a mass snowfall has caused a travel problem in croatia and bosnia. several thousand homes loss lost their electricity during the storms. >>> the fbi is investigating what could be the biggest cyber theft held by an u.s. health company. the information was taken and the primary suspect is china. >> we appreciate you considering anthem blue cross. but the company announceed hackers had stolen its customers personal data information potentially lucrative to cyber criminals. china has been the likely suspect, a trade in security commission in the u.s. congress recently reported, quote china's cyber espionage continued unabated in 2014. china's material incentives for continuing this activity are immense, and unlikely to be altered by small-scale u.s. actions. last year u.s. prosecutors filed charges against five members of the chinese military unit for hacking into american companies and a labor union to trade steal trade secrets. >> the motivation is to steal fro

barnaby phillips with more. >> there are thousands of people outside of the greek parliament, but they have not come to protest against their politicians. they've come to show their support for their new government. that shows what a turn around has been in greece in the two and a half weeks or so since the series of government was elected. these people support they like the idea that greece is standing up for itself and not being dictated as they perceive it by other european countries. we have the right with us. we have the right. we're not asking for any favors. we're demanding to get what belongs to us. >> what is happening tonight is the fact that the greek people remembered who we are. >> we don't have jobs. i myself have great difficulty to find a job. and i think that the new government is really striving to do something for the greek people. >> well, you can see the support for the greek government behind me. of course the situation could change. if for example greece was forced into serious negotiations with their european partners, people here could feel betrayed. if they're

barnaby phillips reports from geneva. >> united in silence for the missing students from iguala, a mexican government allegation, human rights workers and some of the parents of the students. this man clingion to the belief that his son is still alive. >> yes really, we do. we believe that our children are still alive and that's why we carry on fighting. >> the government has not said to us here are your children, here are their remains and that's why we continue to believe they're alive. >> the scale of police and government corruption that this case has revealed and the degree of collusion with criminal gangs is a source of disgust. >> the u.n. committee will make recommendation to say push or shame the mexican government into improving its human rights record but the relatives of the missing have come all this way with specific questions about the whereabouts of their loved ones. to that extent, they are likely to be disappointed. >> human rights experts asked about the speed of legal reforms in mexico, whether they are making a difference. the mexican government said that there has bee

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barnaby phillips al jazeera westminster in london. >> the fei is investigating what could be the biggest cyber theft to date of personnel information held by a u.s. healthcare company. records for more than 80 million customers were stolen and a data breach at anthem insurance. it's the second largest healthcare insurance company in the u.s. the prime suspect, tom ackerman reports. >> we appreciate you considering anthem blue cross as your trusted healthcare partner. >> but trust in anthem has plummeted since the company announced as early as last december hackers have stability its customers' personal medical data. information lucrative to cyber criminals. china has long been considered the likeliest suspect for such a massive cyber breach a trade in security commission of the u.s. congress recently reported quote, china's cyber espy onnage continued unabated in 2014. china's material incentives for continuing this activity are i am immense. u.s. prosecutors filed charges against five members of a chinese military unit for hacking into american companies and a labor union to steal trade

barnaby phillips reports from geneva. >> united in silence for the mexican students in igwala. most importantly some of the parents of the students like ga srvegpargaspar who inclination to the hope that his son is still alive. >> yes, really we do, we believe that our children are still alive and that's why we carry on fighting. the government has not said to us: here are your children, here are their remains. and that's why we continue to believe they are still alive. >> in mexico the protests are driven by anger and disgust that the scale of police and government corruption, and the degree of conclusion with criminal gangs. the u.n. committee will bring recommendations that may push or shame the mexican government into improving its hux rights record but -- human rights records but the parents have come all this way for specific answers to the questions about the whereabouts of their loved ones but they are likely to be disappointed. the legal reforms in mex mexico, whethermexicowhether they have making progress. and what happened in igwala whether it was an aberration. >> i

barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: two distinguished politicians, both of them serving as foreign secretaries in the past. secretly filmed by journalists who pretended to represent a chinese company. both men appeared to be ready to offer services if the money met their expectations. >> reporter: sir malcolm rif ken and sir jack straw are paid about $1,000 each to serve in parliament. they are allowed to earn other money, provided they don't lobby on behalf of a company that is paying them. sir malcolm is head of the parliament intelligence committee. he said he could offer useful access to every british ambassador, he insists he would never disclose anything to do with intelligence or national security. in scandal is a bad time for the two biggest parties in british politics, conservatives and labor, we are lease than three months from a crucial general election. the public move towards politicians is one of distrust and could be the enmerging smaller parties, the greens the nationalists and the anti-european u.k. which are the beneficiaries. >> the prime minister says the existi

barnaby phillips travelled to athens to see what it is that resonates with greeks. >> greece's prime minister told parliament that his country and all of europe are at a turning point. there's no going back to austerity and conditions being improved on greeks from abroad. alexis tsipras assess the humanitarian crisis touched many. this family lives in gloom. a single light connected to the neighbour's supply their's cut off when they didn't pay the bill. unemployed for five years, a businessman reduced for looking for food in the dust pans. if it wasn't for the children. he would have killed himself. this is a family that alexis tsipras said he'd help with electricity and food. they cling to his words. >> translation: i believe in him. he is young and has a future in front of him. some of it will happen yes. i believe him, whatever he can do. >> reporter: also on the prime minister's side journalists, it was closed down by the previous government it said to save money. some journalists carried on working anything and syriza said it will continue to pay them. >> we are waiting for tha

barnaby phillips has more from athens. >> this was a defiant speech from mr alexis tsipras, and will go down well with the domestic electorate in greece. the crucial question is how it is received by other european partners and institutions. he spoke about a humanitarian crisis, and the barbarity of austerity that could not continue. he said that greece will not ask for an extension tension of the bailout programme beyond february 28th which is when it expires, and appears to be broadly consistent with promises made during the election campaign that the minimum wage will be raised again. thousands of families that are poor will be provided with electricity, medicine health care and so on. a return of collective bargaining, and they will not accept after february the 28th two weeks away. it will not accept an extension of the bailout program, contrary to the advice he's receiving from other european governments. that's all very well but puts greece in a tricky position. this country is running out of money fast. what he's asking for is a bridging programme keeping greece going until j

barnaby phillips, al jazeera geneva. >> activists say 12 civilians were killed an others wounded on the rebel city. on the outskirts of damascus dozens of people have been killed and an al jazeera jowrnlgt wasjournalist was also injured. >> pope francis's recent visit to the country philippines was asked by a tearful 12-year-old why god allowed children like her to be sold as sex slaves. >> streets are also full of children. and many of them can make up to $20 a night by selling themselves. this 17-year-old who wants to be called cara was a run away who got into prostitution when she was 15. she was doing drugs and taken advantage of by the people she was hanging out with. >> translator: this is the easiest thing i know. i could take care of myself and i could buy everything i wanted. clothes, makeup, whatever, cell phone. i even had the collection of their names something like 50-plus. i would have counted but i got lazy. >> cara says the men who paid for sex wouldn't have stood out in a crowd. local grocers business men tourists. and they never used protection. cara didn't know what s

barnaby phillips has this report. >> there are thousand here's outside of the greek parliament. but they haven't come to protest against their politicians. they've come to show their support for their new government. that shows what a turn around has been in greece in the two and a half weeks arrest so since the government was elected. these people support when it says it will reject austerity policies. they like the idea that greece is standing up for itself, and not being dictated to as they would perceive it from you other european countries. they're trying to send a message to european finance ministers meeting in brussels. >> we simply have the right within us, with us. we have the right. we're not asking for any favor. we're demanding to get what belongs to us. >> what is happening to night is the fact that the greek people remembered who we are. >> we don't have jobs. i, myself, have great difficulty to find a job. and i think that the new government is really trying to do something for the greek people. >> when you can see the support for the greek government behind me.

barnabie phillips joins us now live i think the vote that will go ahead as you say within an hour, veryh rah formality, this is a new government and it is a government that as part of a coalition, has a stable majority. so parliament will endorse the plans of rolling backwaterty and the signs are that those plans are popular with the greek public, at this stage in time, at least let me bring in my guests at this point, and he is a political analyst here in greece. would you agree, at least domestically is in a strong position he has the people behind him at the moment. >> not only does he have a very strong mandate but he has a very high approval rate we have seen polls three out of four greeks approve his moves with the country's creditors so yes he does have a free hand in that sense. and there a danger that he and greeks generally overestimate their position when it comes to these difficult negotiations ahead? ire think there can be a danger of too much of what you just described. the danger for greece is that as part of this negotiation as part of this gamble, greece is actually ris

. >> thank you, barnaby phillips. australian prime minister tony adams brought forth a party confidence vote that could have him replaced. critics say he has made popularity making cuts to health and education to reduce the budget deficit. kim vinnell reports. >> reporter: out for an early morning jobg, tony abbot must have had a lot on his mind. just a few hours later, he took to the podium in sydney with an announcement. >> the last thing australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty. on reflex and after talking to my colleagues i have decided that the best thing we can do is deal with the motion as quickly as possible and put it behind us. >> with that abbot brought forward a vote that on monday morning could result in his own party forcing him out of. it's been a dramatic fall for the once popular prime minister who came to powerless than 18 months ago but recent polls suggest more than half of all australians now want him gone. it's an ironic turn of events considering abbot was critical of the lead ev

lenders happy because popular support alone will not save this place or greece from bankruptcy barnabie phillips >> what we have coming up on the news hour and stay with us for more attacks from boko haram as nigeria promises to destroy the group's camps within six weeks. . >> translator: my heart burns and no appetite and my entire body is swollen. >> reporter: tricked into selling kidneys the village nl the poor duped by organ trafficics and all the sport including the and antonio spurs joining the 1,000 win club. ♪ ♪ you are with us on the al jazeera news hour and i'm david faster and global headlines, ukraine denying reports from pro-russia separate tipss they -- separatists and cutoff the main supply road from forces and the key rail way outside the separatist stronghold of donetsk. malaysia opposition leader lost his appeal against the conviction for sodomy and anwar ibrahim was the biggest threat of the hold on power which stretches back more than 50 years. india's common man party won a landslide victory in deli state election and led by anticorruption campaign stunned the bjp and won la