compound in bentiu. >> reporter: things are tense inside the u.n. outskirts of the town. heavy fighting in town three kilometers this morning. very intense battle. you can hear it's still going on not far from the base. we've seen in the last few minutes government troops retreating. large numbers on vehicles coming back up this road past the u.n. compound, the road they came down yesterday to take the offensive to try and retake bentiu from the rebels who seem to be holding the city still. the machine gun machine now here as the government retreats back down the road. you can hear a bullet coming overhead. this is where it gets very dangerous because the government troops are fighting from on the edge of the u.n. compound. that mean this is whole area is in danger of being hit by crossfire as the rebels chase them out of town. they are in bunkers here. there's 25,000 on the other side of this camp with nothing but tents. no protection at all from bullets. >> as fighting intensifies in parts of eastern ukraine, the french foreign minister tweeted eu

base here on the outskirts of bentiu. fighting in town about three kilometers down the road this morning and very intense battle between the government forces and rebel troops. you can hear it going on there by the airport, not far from the base. we've seen in the last few minutes government troops retreating. large numbers on vehicles coming back up this road past the u.n. compound, the road they came down yesterday to take the offensive to try and retake bentiu from the rebels who seem to be holding the city. this machine gun positions now here as the government is retreating back down the road. that's something you can hear. that's a bullet coming over head. this is where it gets very dangerous because the government troops are fighting from on the edge of the u.n. compound. this mean this is area is in danger of being hit by crossfire as rebels chase them out of town. the u.n. are here in bunkers. there's 25,000 people on the other side of this camp with nothing but tents. no protection at all from bullets. >> he's in

key rebel bases bentiu has changed hands several times. this comes days after president salva kiir agreed to hold talks with his rival, the rebel leader riek machar. >>> irish republican leader gerry adams has been released from custody. he was questioned for several address over the murder of a belfast mother in 1972. jean mcconville was falsely accused of being an informant by the irish republican army. adams says he's the victim of a campaign to link him to the crime. >>> pro-russian activists storm the police headquarters in the southern ukranian city of odessa, forcing the release of 60 separatists arrested after violent street battles. more than 40 anti-government protestors died. a full investigation is under way. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: to cries of "our heroes", they emerged from the police station, more than 60 pr russian protesters, arrested for taking part in the extreme violence. for hours, as riot police looked on, the crowd shouted freedom. it demanded the release of those ideas. >> some forced their way into a vehic

bentiu has changed hands five or six times recently. it is fluid, but for today gapes for the government forces. >>> tonight we look at the crisis in south sudan. stay with us for "the week ahead", in been 19 minutes at 8:30pm eastern, 5:30 pacific. >> a series of bombings in kenya left at least seven dead, the latest in the capital, when explosions ripped through two crowded buses. we have this report. >> reporter: bombs on two buses exploded in nairobi shortly after 9:30pm. they were travelling close to one another down a busy highway, from the city center. dozens were rushed to kenyatta general hospital. >> one out of 16 arrived dead. six are critically injured. all of them are in stable condition and attended to by the medical team. >> no one was claimed responsibility for the attacks, but bombings in kenya increased since the country's military entered the country to fight al-shabab in 2011. in recent months they escalated dramatically. less than 24 hours before this attack grenades were thrown at a bus in the coastal city of momba

the other is in the town of bentiu, which the government took back at 4:00 pm. this is the town where they saw the horrific images. people were massacred inside a mosque. it there were more killings in the hospital and the church. the pictures went to the u.n., shocking the people there who saw them. they were the reason for a lot of international pressure which they have seen piled in south sudan. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry came to visit and he referred to them. this is an important victory for the government. it's important to remember though that these battles are fluid. towns rise and fall with regularity. bentiu has changed hands five or six times recently. >> this remains fluid, but it is big gains for the government forces. >> more than half a million have been displaced. stay with us for more analysis of the crisis. that's in "the week ahead" >>> bombings in two kenyan cities left seven dead. the first attack targetting a bus station. today explosives ripped through two packed buses in the capital of nairobi. no group is claiming responsibili

in bentiu more than 200 were massacred. more than a million fled their homes. 80,000 hidden in u.n.ases. they faced hunger, disease and dependency on humanitarian aid. peace talks in ethiopia so far failed to end the fighting. the release of four political prisoners in juba could mean progress. >> now that they are released and that stumbling block has been removed, it's possible that there could be progress towards ending the brutal conflict. >>> okay. it seems we have mohammed ado back with you. good to see you there. i was saying there has been a long hiatus in the talksment they have resumed. what allowed the two sides to come back to the table? >> it's a lot of pressure not just from the mediators but the leaders from kenya, and ethiopia have said they will not allow the massacres that have been going on in south sudan. they are saying that we cannot have another rwanda n to our countries. a lot of pressure has come to bear. joining me to discuss this is a fan of the man considered the founding father of south sudan, who is negotiating for the rebel side of riek machar. this mo

to put in parallel sanctions to deter the outrageous attacks on civilians on the kind in bor and bentiu. >> in your view, which will be the level measures to prevent genocide. >> what is needed is to end the hostilities. what is important that both leaders sit together and face to surveys. define a new way of dealing with the situation. >> reporter: i'm told the united nations has a draft for a cuff security council -- tough security council resolution, and negotiations will start next week. >>> back to our lead story. the landslide in northern afghanistan. over 2,000 has been killed. joining me from kabul is mark bowden, the united nations humanitarian coordinator for the country. thank you for joining us. can you update us on the situation and what you are hearing about those killed. >> my latest understanding is that there's a question of whether 2,000 died or not. that's under arrest. >> okay. >> we know 1,000 families are affect affected. 300 houses were destroyed. we know that we are expecting 4.5,000 people to be displaced. [ inaudible ] . >> it's a bad line. forgive me if i repe

the other was when the town of bentiu was captured. this was significant because picture of a terrible massacre that emerged a come of woks ago person -- weeks ago perpetrated by the rebels these pictures went around the world, shocking the community into taking action. so much so that the u.s. secretary of state john kerry was here in juva trying to knock heads together and cabinet a peace process on track. two days later the pro-government forces are mounting fresh military offenses. these are two victories psychologically and militarily for the government. >> on the woke ahead segment we'll look at the crisis unfolding and whether direct talks will be enough to stop the fighting. >> south africa is preparing for its general election this webbing. the african national congress is making a push to convenience voters to keep the party in power. some are torn on the decision we are in johannesburg with more. >>> this woman and her cousin are excited about voting. >> i will vote for the a.n.c. because it founded the struggle. >> apart ey

official says there were clashes in bentiu. forces loyal to the former deputy have been fighting the government since december. both agreed to a ceasefire on friday after meeting face to face in ethiopia. the conflict killed thousands, displacing more than a million others. >> there has been an al qaeda revenge attack killing a dozen soldiers in yemen. a car bomb rocking a military building. al qaeda fighters are believed to be retaliating against a campaign to crush them. we report from sanaa. >> reporter: what we know is a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into the building of the military police, killing 11 soldiers, injuring 18 people. part of that building was destroyed, and search is under way for people buried upped the rub -- under the rubble. there's no claim for responsibility. many think the only group with the capability to launch an attack is al qaeda in the peninsul peninsula. many attacks have been launched by this group in 2002, and spectacular attack against is a french oil tanker in 2009, killi

officials say there were clashes in bentiu. forces loyal have been fighting the government since september. both agreed to the ceasefire after meeting face to face in ethiopia. the conflict killed thousands, displacing more than a million others. south sudan gained independence after decades of fighting. thousands fled the violence during the '80s, and '90s. they were the lost children. we report on one girl's journey to the u.s. >> i ran from south sudan, from the civil war. i was a refugee in nairobi. i was one of the lost girls. >> reporter: memories of bloodshed and lost are overshadowed by the chatter in this boulder, columbus home. this is the first time relatives and friend have been together since they fled years ago. >> in sudan we say mountains will never meet, but humans will always meetment even if it's 100 years. >> over a decade of civil war, tens of thousands of sudanese children fled, ending up as outcasts in refugee examples. they were dubbed the lost boys and girls. alone, cecilia seemed bound for slavery. >>

security council actions so as to deter the outrageous attacks on civilians of the kind seen in bor and bentiu. >> in your view, what are the level measures to prevent genocide. >> what is needed is to end the hostility. what is important is that both leaders sit together and face to face and accept a defiant new way of dealing with the situation. >>. >> reporter: i'm told the united states has a draft for a tough security council resolution, and negotiations on that resolution will start early next week. >>> time to look at the weather around the world. beginning with the beautiful island sri lanka. >> yes. good news as far as the weather in sri lanka is concerned. if you look on the satellite, the clouds are developing over the last day or so. we have had significant rain fall produced. certainly from tandy and towards the north, which is good news because they are reliant on the north-easterly monsoon, which, during the course of november, december, january, fell almost completely. if we go back to candy, december to april there was 48mm of rain. it was a long period, little rain on a count

in recent weeks, hundreds of civilians were slaughtered in the northern oil town of bentiu, and moren people have fled their homes to escape the fighting. this week, u.n. high commissioner for human rights, navi pillay blamed both sides. >> the country's leaders, instead of seizing their chance to steer their impoverished and war-battered young nation to stability and greater prosperity, have instead embarked on a personal power struggle that has brought their people to the verge of catastrophe. >> brown: pillay also warned of famine as many of those fleeing their homes are farmers, leaving their crops abandoned as the planting season begins. the international rescue committee lost two of its workers in recent weeks during the fighting. the group's c.e.o is former british foreign secretary david miliband. welcome to you. secretary kerry has warned of violence that's heading toward genocide. how serious do you see the situation being right now? >> i think that all of our information -- and we've got about 600 workers on the ground around south sudan -- all the information coming to th

the military said it overran an opposition base in nawsir, and re-took the oil town of bentiu. later, the rebels launched a counter-offensive. also today, secretary of state john kerry, threatened the rebel leader with sanctions, unless he agrees to face-to-face talks with south sudan's president. the world health organization has declared a global health emergency amid outbreaks of polio across asia, africa and the middle east. the u.n. agency today reported 417 new cases last year, nearly twice as many as the year before. officials say pakistan and syria are particular hot spots, as civil war and unrest hinder vaccinations. survivors of deadly landslides in northeastern afghanistan angrily complained today about lack of aid. as many as 2,700 people died in friday's disaster, and 4,000 were left homeless. villagers continued digging for bodies of their loved ones today, as others rushed to line up for food. but some said they've been left to fend for themselves. >> ( translated ): after the landslide we are in huge misery, in the past three days we have not received any assist