the militant islamist sacked boko haram -- sect boko haram has claimed responsibility. the government is under increasing pressure to stop the violence but are they up to the task? >> nigeria is in trouble. soldiers on the streets and communities torn apart by violence. these are questions that just fled their homes in the muslim- dominated north of the country. boko haram gave them three days to leave or else. >> they started killing, shooting, bombing. that is why we leave the place. >> you are scared for your life? >> yes. we are scared. >> who do you blame? >> the government because they cannot protect us. >> boko haram is not just targeting christians. the ruins of a police station in the northern city of kano. on the weekend, militants killed almost 200 people here to what amounts to a declaration of war against nigeria's secular government. this was an extremely well planned, a well orchestrated assault with, as you can see, a devastating results. boko haram is fast evolving into a full-scale insurgency. so far, the government's response has been to blame al qaed

boko haram is an evolving to a full-scale insurgency. so far, the government's response has been to blame al qaeda. >> unfortunately, they are passing through a terror attack. >> the violence is horrifying to most muslims. in the impoverished north, people do feel left down by their leaders, marginalized. boko haram is exploiting that. >> there are no jobs, no schools. this is a really sad situation. >> boko haram is a symptom of that neglect. >> that neglect. >> a fast and increasingly polarized country braces itself for more violence. and increasingly polarized country brace itself for more violence. >> the egyptian military rulers have announced 8 decades old lifting -- has announced lifting of decades-old emergency laws. two car bombs in baghdad have killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 70. tensions between iraq's government and the main sunni group have led to increased violence in the recent weeks. now, to the state of the union address which president barack obama will deliver in a few hours time. each year, the command

that church has not retaliated once on the boko haram. that is a great cost in our psyche, great pains in our hearts. and great sorrow all around us. i didn't write the scriptures, i believe them. i'll teach the scriptures. i have also encouraged people to try to guard their environments within the limits of the law and provisions of the constitution to provide defenses for their children, their wives their family. >> what interest is the united states government taken to help? >> they are not interested. they are still saying it is a bunch of criminals, you know, that will pass away. >> churches aren't fortified, should they be? >> i think they should. government should be willing to provide the basics of security that would at least give people confidence to worship freely, until we obtain freedom of religion. i have hope in that i always find when i pray. >> in the meantime, one african leader is trying to help the people of nigeria, president of nearby singal is trying to bring peace and offered to hold a delegation of muslims and chr

boko haram has hit muslims and christians during a violent campaign. since then, hundreds have died. they want to impose an islamic state. the spiral of violence presents an enormous challenge to the nigerian government. there are fears that other militant groups can be spawning in the north of the country. >> there has been heavy fighting in the somalia capital of mogadishu after pro-government forces launched an offensive. round 1000 -- of around 1000 soldiers have captured rebel bases. they have advance outside of mogadishu for the first time. the government is shutting down oil production as part of an argue with sudan over revenues. most of the region's oil lies in south sudan but they need to use a northern pipeline to export it. the two pipelines have been locked in a dispute over pipeline fees. authorities in haiti will decide whether to indict is former leader or drop the case against them. he is under judicial investigation for crimes including corruption and human rights offenses during his rule. in another sign of worsening relations betwee

he was a very senior member of boko haram. why would you take him there for the search? why could you not do that without him? the trip itself probably should not have taken place. we're not sure if there were accomplices within the police. the only proof we have so far but there is a suspected member of boko haram in the government is a senator on trial of the moment, awaiting trial. the president good luck jonathan has said that he suspects members and supporters of boko haram are in the police force, the military, security forces, and in his own government. we believe he is looking bright now at the members of his own government and getting people to investigate who they have been talking to recently and what they have been doing, to possibly get rid of those members who are boko haram. >> in syria there's fighting near the lebanese border and they have agreed to a temporary truce with the syrian army. this amateur footage from the town reportedly shows the syrian town set on fire by a insurgents during fighting. opposition leaders tell us soldiers have agreed to with

in nigeria, boko haram, an extremist group has vowed to exterminate christians from the country. the north is extremely violent against the christian minority in that part of the country. many of the northern states are governed by sharia law, islamic law. many people r were aware on christmas day, five churches in nigeria were bombed by elements of that radical group boko haram. >> i wish we had better news to report, facts are the facts, thanks for being with us. >> and this situation is getting worse in northern nigeria. a group called boko haram, a group of gunman attacked a church during a church service killing five people this week. this comes days after the muslim sect warned all christians to leave northern nigeria. the group attacked several churches on christmas. nigeria's president to put them under attack. you can post your words of encouragement on our "christian world news" facebook page. >>> canada establishing an office of religious freedom in foreign affairs department. the ruling conservative party is committed to making religious freedom a major goal of canada

in fact, boko haram is broken too many factions. boko haram was the name assigned to the group. he says his forces are stronger than the military in nigeria. this is his first appearance since the christmas bombings, of course. there have been lots of audio and video messages from him. boko haram had dictated the security agenda. this also confirms, in a way, what good luck jonathan -- what goodluck jonathan was saying, that he could not do it by himself. >> mark lobel in lagos, thank you. >> japan's population is in decline. to try to boost the birthrates, payments have been introduced for parents and efforts are being made to improve access to child care. a government survey has revealed a big problem. over 1/3 of young men and more young woman have no interest in sex or even say they have in a -- haveon 2 it an aversion to it. >> big crowds. there seems to be no shortage of people. japan's population is shrinking. the birthrate is among the lowest in the world. the expense of raising children, the pressure of work -- all kinds of things have been planned. recent government su

the nigerian army has shot dead you leavened suspected boko haram insurgents during a gunfight in the country's east it follows a warning from the supposedly of the violent islamist that they will kill more security personnel and kidnap other families a week ago boko haram killed more than one hundred eighty people during a gun and bomb attack in the northern city of kano boko haram wants shari'a law enforced throughout nigeria. and least twenty six people have been killed and ten injured in a fire which swept through a drug and alcohol rehab center in lima the capital of peru local media reports say more people died because patients were locked in their rooms unable to escape the cause is being investigated. a french tourist has been killed after a group of better when. opened fire while trying to rob a currency exchange in the egyptian resort of sharm el shaikh a german tourist and two locals were also wounded the shooting began after police arrived and tried to stop the thieves they escaped however with an unknown amount of money. divers have found of the body of a woman aboard the

the group known as boko haram has killed more than 54 people, shot 8 to death during a church service and killed 2 christians in their homes. christians there can no longer sit back and allow the killings to continue. >> we therefore, as christians have decided to take our faith in our hands and have resolved as follows: no. 1, that we have decided to work out means to defend ourselves against these killings. >> boko haram has promised to kill christians living in the north. a state of emergency in the parts of the country effected by the attacks. >>> for years we have been bringing you stories about how christians suffer. the military that rules the country, koran are tribal people. miramar's armed forces have waged a battle for decades, mostly in an effort to control the land. they target the land because of the christian land. miramar is a buddhist nation. >>> chinese government has revealed the where abouts of missing human rights gao zhiseng. he aggressively defending christians in disputes with the government and served more than a year for his work. in 2010, he disclosed he had

the nigerian army has shot dead eleven suspected boko haram insurgency during a gunfight in the country's east it follows a warning from the supposedly leader of the violent islamist sect that they will kill more security personnel and kidnap their families a week ago boko haram killed more than one hundred eighty people during a gun and bomb attack in the northern city of kano boko haram wants sharia law enforced throughout nigeria. you. at least twenty six people have been killed and injured in a fire which swept through a drug and alcohol rehab center in the capital of peru local media reports say more people died because patients were locked in their rooms on able to escape because it is being investigated. divers have found the body of a woman aboard the somethin coast a concordia cruise liner bringing the death toll now to seventeen and sixteen people remain missing meanwhile operations to pump fuel from the tanks of the right ship have been delayed because of bad weather a luxury cruise boat with over four thousand on board ran aground two weeks ago on reefs off the italian coast w

in the latest sectarian violence, a gunman believed to be from the boko haram islamist organizationshot dead four christians. and online video of a man calling us up the leader of boko haram challenged nigeria's president and warned of more attacks. the country has been paralyzed by three days of nationwide strikes protesting massive increases of fuel prices. most nigerians live in poverty, although the country is a major oil producer. the united states has condemned the killing of a senior iranian nuclear scientists and said it had nothing to do with it. iranian officials suspect the assassination in the capital of tehran was part of a series of targeted killings of scientists linked to the country's nuclear program. the iranian vice president called it a terrorist attack and that it would not stop iran from making advances in nuclear technologies. >> iranian state media said the scientist was killed by a magnetic bomb attached to his car. witnesses claimed they saw to the people on a motorcycle plant the device to the car was parked outside university buildings in northern tehran.

it suggests that's boko haram is evolving to a full-scale insurgency.o far the government's excuse has been to flounder and blame al qaeda. >> the attacks are quite new. and passing through the terror attacks is ugly. >> the violence has horrified most muslims here but in the impoverished north people do feel let down by their leaders and the group is exploiting that. we are unemployed, going to the stroots, no schools, no jobs. it's a sad situation. >> the islamic group is a symbol of that neglect. >> so a vast, increasingly polarized country braces itself for more violence. andrew harding, bbc news nigeria. >> a military judge in the united states has ruled that a marine who was involved in one of the worst attacks by american troops on civilians in iraq should not spend any time in jail. staff sergeant frank wuterich led a marine patrol that killed 25 iraqis in haditha pled guilty to dereliction of duty. members of his patrol either failed charges or the charges were dropped. tensions are running high over a mysterious memo allegedly drafted on the d

the islamist boko haram group claimed this recent bombing of a church. 38 people were killed here and there have been many other attacks. the emir has no shortage of visitors, but he granted the bbc a rare interview. how are you, sir? i asked him whether the existence of a violent group meant his traditional power was being eroded? >> the tenants of islam does not allow doing anything bad to anybody. we should be living peacefully with one another. >> the vast majority of christians and muslims say that they want peace as well, but if religion and politics often get in their way. bbc news, northern nigeria. >> more on the web site, bbc.com/news. the latest on what is happening with france and afghanistan. the french president says they will suspend their training program after the shooting deaths of four french soldiers by an afghan. this is "bbc world news." >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship ma

around the world in brief no top stories this the nigerian army says boko haram insurgents during a gun fight in the country's east it follows a warning from supposed leader of the violent islam a sect that they will kill more security personnel and kidnap their families now we could go boko haram killed more than one hundred eighty people going to bomb attack in the northern city of cairo book our own wants sharia law more wide force throughout. this is the son of god of fire tear gas at demonstrators rally against the court's decision to allow the president to run for a third term protesters then threw rocks broke barricades and started fires the president's kind of the seat was in question because the constitution changed in the year two thousand just after he took office to impose a two year limit of term well i did like a way to believe that that law now doesn't apply to him because he was elected before it came into effect. the ski slopes of such a are in place for the next winter olympics now then comes the test to make sure they meet world class standards the russian resorts fac

some other news from around the world this hour in the post these violent nigerian islamists that boko haram is threatening to kill more security personnel and kidnap their families in an audio recording he also accuses president obama of waging war on islam a week ago the group killed more than one hundred eighty people during a gun you know northern town boko haram wants to relaunch more widely in force throughout nigeria. police in senegal have fired tear gas at demonstrators rallying against the court's decision to allow their president to run for a third term protesters then threw rocks barricades and started fires the presidents can see was in question because the constitution changed in two thousand just after he took office imposed a two term limit of july way believes the law doesn't apply to him because he was elected before it came into effect. now the ski slopes of such a are in place for the next winter olympics now comes the task to make sure they meet world class standards the russian resort facilities are hosting their first skiers and organizers hope it's all downhill from h

in nigeria the boko haram terrorist organization is suspected of attacking a police station in the northern c.t.o. can a gunman opened fire and threw explosives killing two civilians and they're sold over the weekend the organization distributed leaflets around the city warning residents of north taksin security services ten days ago boko haram carried out multiple blasts in tano which left almost two hundred people dead. bangladeshi capital dhaka they head of the opposition on thousands of her supporters state should demonstration calling for elections next paulie's for today and the government rallies across the country town violent with three people killed in clashes between protesters and security forces oxalis also say thousand demonstrators were. going to sixteen. died by police during anti-government protests in senegal demonstrations have been held since friday when the country's highest court but it dated president in a bid to run for. the two time limit under the constitution doesn't apply to him as he was ready to go in office before it came into force. and that's the way the new

president goodluck jonathan of nigeria has challenged the militant islamist group boko haram to identify themselves and state their demands. he said that military action will not eliminate terror attacks. he says what they need is an environment for young people to find jobs. parts of southeastern europe are struggling to cope after two days of heavy blizzards it left people under feet of snow. a train was derailed. a nationwide alert was declared as hundreds of villages were left without power in bulgaria. the scandal over faulty breast implants manufactured in france took another twist windy co- founder of pip, , the company that makes them come out was arrested. jean-claude mas was arrested for using industrial grade silicone in the implants instead of medical great. our correspondent is in marseille. >> he has been hiding in isolated luxury in the french riviera. today, jean-claude mas was finally arrested at the house he shares with a longtime girlfriend. a woman he claims to have left. his lawyers say that he is cooperating with police and they dismiss the search of the property. i

world, the nigerian president has fired the country's police chief after a spate of attacks by boko haram. they attacked in northern city last friday, leaving 150 people dead. an ice hockey team in slovakia have escaped unhurt after the roof of their skating rink collapsed. they were taking part in a session with a local team and the weight of falling snow caused the roof to cave in. gabrielle giffords, the u.s. congress woman who was shot in the head when a gunman went on a rampage, has formally resigned her seat in washington. last august, she made a triumphant return to congress after being so close to death. she was attacked at a political meeting in tucson just over a year ago. last night, at the state of the union, gabrielle giffords embraced president obama. today, the battle over his proposals began already in earnest. he proposed creating a fair tax systems with the wealthiest americans paying a bigger share. this is opposed by most republicans. with an election looming, this promises to be a fight on the campaign trail. >> it is a short drive from the white house to the capital,

the latest in a series of attacks blamed on the islamist military group boko haram. the former member arab league observers in syria say the monitoring is a farce. he has declared this a humanitarian disaster. he said that he resigned from the team because of what he witnessed in syria. daniel ortega has been sworn in for his third term as president of nicaragua. opposition groups say that his re-election is illegal. he has shrugged off their complaints. ahmadinejad and hugo chavez were among those attending the inauguration in the capital. now to the u.s., mitt romney is one step closer to becoming the republican party candidate for the white house. a second success over his rivals. he was the clear winner in the new hampshire primary a week after a narrow success in the iowa caucuses. he does seem increasingly confident that he will win his party's presidential nomination, as johnnie diamonds reports. >> mitt romney is rarely seen without a smile, but never did it seem so broad or genuine. >> thank you, new hampshire. tonight we made history. >> on tuesday night he

the radical islamic group boko haram says it was its work. eight government buildings in the city were attacked yesterday by gunmen and suicide bombers, many of the dead were police officers. two years after the massive earthquake, a new generation of doctors helps haiti heal when we return. >> pelley: of health of former penn state football coach joe paterno has taken a turn for the worse. paterno's doctors have said tonight his situation is serious. paterno, who is 85, has been battling lung cancer, diagnosed days after he was fired last november in the wake of that child sex scandal a at the scho. the people of haiti this month are marking the second anniversary of the massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed 316,000 people and made one million people homeless. tonight, our medical correspondent dr. jon lapook has paid a return visit to one devastated town. >> reporter: three months after the earthquake in haiti, we visited a makeshift clinic near the northern city of port depei. this hospital was so poorly equipped, the only oxygen ma

their demands as a basis for talks with a police in nigeria said they have no information linking boko haramthe kidnapping. the arab league has renewed its call for the u.n. security council to take action against syria. an arab league delegation is due in new york on saturday. it will ask the council to support a peace plan, calling for president assad to step down. arab league monitors were in the suburbs of the syrian capital damascus, where security forces say many areas there are no longer under their control. the observer mission has drawn sharp criticism for failing to stop the government's 10-month crackdown on protesters. here in germany, the parliament has extended the country's military mission to afghanistan for another year. the new mandate was expected and marks the beginning of germany's planned withdrawal. the bundestag lowered the number of troops there to 4900. the last german soldier is set to leave afghanistan by the end of 2014. >> being a police officer in afghanistan may be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. in the capital kabul, afghan police have officially

bomb and bomb attacks has climbed to more than one hundred fifty people the radical islamists sect boko haram has claimed responsibility for targeting different locations including police stations and the regional police headquarters the group which is behind a string of bombings in there to region recently claim it's your tax are in response to authorities refusal to release their members from prison. nearly two dozen occupy protesters have been arrested in san francisco after demonstrations turned violent there several were arrested after refusing to break from their human chain of blocking the headquarters was fargo bank some demonstrators also three furniture i think a hotel rooftop organizers said the protests coincided with the u.s. supreme court's decision two years ago to remove limits on how much money quote the corporations could donate to political term picks. the yemeni parliament has approved immunity from prosecution for president the last a lady who is due. for the u.s. to seek medical treatment he has been accused of suppressing protests and killing many people however those w

bombings in canada on friday now exceeds one hundred seventy and continues to rise islamic sect boko haram has claimed responsibility for the majority of the violence that's plagued northern nigeria since christmas. beijing rings in the chinese new year in spectacular fashion from a bell tower in an ancient part of the capital it's traditional to sound the bell one hundred eight times to herald the start of the lunar calendar year the night sky was also lit up by fireworks displays across the country as more than a billion people celebrated beginning the year of the water track. this week russia has seen al build up of political debate ahead of the march presidential election rival camps and candidates are lining up with bloody miniport in setting out his vision for the country and some members of the public increasing their efforts to ensure a transparent ballot. has more. but just under fifty days before the march presidential election and major campaign was still simmering in the candidates headquarters mr putin decided to unleash his powers of persuasion on the electorate and nonpublic

of bombings and can know on friday now exceeds one seventy and continues to rise islamised sect boko haram has claimed responsibility for the majority of the violence that's plagued northern nigeria since christmas. at least sixteen people have died and one remains missing after an iranian passenger boat sank in the persian gulf off of the country's southern coast the ship set sail despite a travel ban imposed on light bustles ahead of a storm the captain who survived the accident is now being questioned by police. beijing rings in the chinese new year in spectacular fashion from a bell tower in an ancient part of the capital it's tradition to sound the bell one hundred eight times to herald the start of the lunar calendar year the night sky was also lit up by fireworks displays across the country as more than a billion people celebrated the year of the water dragon. this week a former british official admitted the case spies had been called red handed by russia but it took six years from when the kremlin first made the allegations over bennett explains how moscow left no stone unturned. i

of tourist train of christmas day blankets which killed over forty people and he vows to crush boko haram militants who claimed responsibility has continued since churches throughout the country were first attacked a week ago turns of thousands have fled their homes fearing for the. south sudan's government is sending army and police to an area at the center of a violent tribal conflict the town of was a target by thousands of fighters from a rival tribe who torched buildings stole my stop and for schools to flee troops deployed in the region were unable to enforce security in recent months ethnic infighting caused by cattle rustling has left about one thousand people. u.s. president barack obama has signed into law which means any person can be detained indefinitely without charge a major defense bill is aimed at dealing with terror suspects and comes with a massive six hundred sixty two billion dollars price tag but critics say the military will now have more thought he had to interrogate people denying them their basic constitutional rights. there's not much new year cheer from economi

been declared in several regions at least fifty people have been killed in the last few days by boko haram who have warned christians to flee the muslim dominated north. and i've addressed to his supporters from london pakistan's former president pervez musharraf's has said he will return to pakistan to run in the forthcoming elections he faces arrest on rival overuse ations he failed to provide protection for prime minister benazir bhutto who was assassinated in two thousand and eight sharp described the asians as baseless elections don't have to be held until two thousand and thirteen but there is speculation the current president zardari could call them for this year. if you as republican candidates are fighting for votes ahead of tuesday's primary in new hampshire in a t.v. debate the policies of former massachusetts governor and front runner mitt romney who are attached to mitt impious by fellow contenders opinion polls put romney ahead of congressman ron paul and senator rick santorum the ultimate republican candidate will face democrat obama in november elections. our daily pathfind

bombings in keto on friday now exceeds one hundred seventy continuing to rise is a lot of a second boko haram claims responsibility for the majority of violence plaguing over the nigeria since christmas. the battle over scotland's possible split from great britain is dividing opinion in an increasingly disunited united kingdom scots have been told they can hold a referendum on independence but only on the government's terms and london says a divorce would come at a price artie's laura smith explains. britain a three hundred year old union that once ruled the waves and tossed the known world but on home soil the country's closer than ever to a messy divorce. this is the man who want scotland to go it alone nationalist party leader alex salmond's promising scots will get a say on being single but london wants to call the shots and get it done and dusted . they don't want to talk about the substance i sometimes feel when i listen to them it's not a referendum they want it's a never ending question that's have the debate and that's keep our country together but why would scotland want to separate

and bomb attacks have killed at least seven people in northern nigeria the radical islamist sect boko haram has claimed responsibility for the deaths that targeted different locations including police stations and the regional police headquarters the group has been behind a recent campaign of violence in the country's mostly muslim north. the company which owns the costa concordia cruise ship is facing a lawsuit in the u.s. italy's consumer association once at least one hundred sixty thousand dollars for each passenger on the vessel many way of the captain of the ship for the tragedy which killed eleven people and injured hundreds more when the liner hit rocks last week athletes from around the world already have their sides firmly set on the next winter olympics in sochi in two years time and the host city which has always been the lure for scores of thrill seekers is making safety a main priority all today are to block the reports of the brave man who are fighting the danger lurking behind the picture perfect mountain peaks. and their song. their mission to keep the beads clear and see. a