one, most the chibok girls would not be in the sambisa forest. the forest is a slightly misleading term. it makes you think that it's densely populated by trees and difficult to surveil. it's a shrub land where surveillance would be able to see if there are large groups of people. it's unlikely that the taking of the sambisa forest that they would find the chibok girls but it means that they're encrouching further on boko haram's ability to react. if that sense it does make it likely that they would find the girls. >> the chibok girls really became the symbol, didn't they. there was a huge campaign to free them across the world. what do you think symbolically it would do to nigeria if and when and we hope it's when the girls are freed. >> i think it will be enormous. it has been a mastiff massive hit to national pride. it was a massive election held. it was a big cross against president goodluck jonathan's administration, and i think it would do a lot for the country having just had these incredibly impressive elections to beating barry boko hara

are they chibok girls?re they others girls who have been kidnapped over the boko haram insurgency. it has been a trademark of what they've been doing. we're trying to get that information. we haven't got it at the moment. all we're being told is that there are more details to follow. the question is when. >> and yvonne, there have been reports over the past year that some of the girls managed to escape. how likely is it that the chibox girls kidnapped a year ago are the ones being freed? >> you can imagine that everyone is hoping that these girls are the chibox girls that this is over, this nightmare that this area has been going through is over. there has been conflicting information issued by the nigerian authorities in the past about the whereabouts of these girls. it takes you back to the week that they were actually kidnapped a year ago april 2014. initially we were told that the military rescued some. there was an u-turn on that. then we were told that some escaped. then at some point the chief minist

they are safe here, unlike in chibok. they have access to some of the best facilities paid for by well-wishers. >> everything here is different from there. we don't have these. teachers say watching the girls grow confident is an amazing experience. >> i started to see a determination to succeed. that they'll make the best ot of this tragic situation and turn it into something positive. >> the birls say they are doing well. they have not forgotten the missing girlfriends, and they are not going to let what happened define the life. >> the message is the brave and courageous - have ambition. that you are great, and made to be a great person. >> reporter: they said the next time you see them they'll be graduated >>> u.s. senator marco rubio announced he'll seek the republican nomination for president. the senator from florida is the latest to join the presidential race and the youngest at 43 years old. he hoped to make history by becoming the first hispanic president. >> i parent achieved what came to be known as the americ

girls the remaining 219 that were taken by boko haram from chibok last year. any, we need details on who they are. thank you for that. we'll come back to you later. ynonne ndedge there in abuja >>> saudi's king salman announced a shake-up. nayef is the new crown prinls. his son is the deputy crown prince appointed defence minister and jp. and al-jubeir replaces prince faisal the longest serving minister appointed in 2005. the royal decree saysal-faisal asked to be relieved of his duties because of his health. we look at his long career. >> reporter: he was the longest serving prime minister, his career, al- faisal, 40 years. he saw the world come and go, and served under four saudi kings. advancing the foreign policy, especially after the attacks of 9/11, when 15 of the attackers were saudi generals. he was part of saudi arabia's efforts to lesson iran's influence in the region including syria, where they have been supporting a couple of rebel groups. more recently in yemen iranian backed houthi rebels are the target of a saudi arabia air campaign. as a foreig

. >> they don't want the chibok girls forgetting. >> something terribly happened in nigeria. we in nigeria should unite and demand the return of those girls. our children look at us and know that we sold them. >> in april of last year, boko haram fighters attacked a school in northern nigeria in chibok. the girls wanted to achieve something in life, that's why they went to school, even though boko haram lead leaders forbid western education. muhammadu buhari will be sworn in in may. some hope his administration will do more to find the girls. others are skeptical. >> the government is going to use the same army that the former government have used. and there are many saboteurs in the army, that sabotage this airport. >> a year is a long time. slowly reality is sinking in for some families. even if some of the girls are found alive their parents don't know what condition they will be in. how many of them are pregnant or already have children or how many are sick. president goodluck jonathan's outgoing administration kept telling nigerians the girls would be rescued soon. but f

and they're asking the world to keep up the pressure and not abandon those chibok school girls. haru mutasa, al jazeera. >>> the world is remembering gunter gras. known as the country's moral conscience and a fears social fierce social critic. his antinazi tome the tin drum, was published and no one knew until later that he had been a member of the ss. famed mathematician allen turing. and coming up. >> global bee population he are in serious trouble american bee keepers hope the government steps in to regulate the pesticides. i'll explain in a moment. moment. >> top foirnlings from the officials are in china leading a delegation representing 25 clean air companies. president obama and his chinese counterpart xi jinping have agreed to measures to help the environment. as jake ward jacob ward reports. >> i'm in calaveras county, california. these bee keepers have brought them to get them away from agriculture. these guys rent out these bees to big agricultural growers because bees are essential for everything we eat. these little guys pollenate all the lie quality foods we rely o

it doesn't know if the girls are those kidnapped from chibok. that sparked an international campaign to bring them back. >> they were pound in the forest. the processes knocked off a few of the camps in which all kind of weapons were. >> reporter: our correspondent ynonne ndedge has more from abuja. >> the nigerian military is planning to release photos and details of women and girls that have been rescued. we understand that that's a screening and profiling process ongoing to identify these individuals and figure out where they are from. we managed to speak to a military spokesperson who told us the military believe some of the individuals could be the wives or children of boko haram fighters who have been living in the forest. we know that the military are not ruling out the possibility of some of those potentially be some of those kidnapped from chibok. the military has been engaged in a fight with boko haram fighters considered to be the last strong hold of the group. if boko haram is defeated in the forest. for many the hope is that the chi

and they're asking the world to keep up the pressure, and not abandon their chibok school girls. haru mutasa, al jazeera abuja. >>> police in guinea have opened fire on antigovernment protesters. at least 8 people suffered gunshot wounds across the city. unhappy about the government's electoral time table. a case in the u.s. state of georgia involving ten teachers found guilty for conspiring to help students cheat on exams the judge was supposed to hand down sentences on monday. andy gallagher has more from atlanta. >> this has been called the biggest cheating scandal in u.s. history. at one time in this investigation, 180 employees from the atlanta public school system were charged or accused of being involved in this cheating scandal. we're here today because ten teachers who decided to go to trial are now facing sentences to up to 20 years. amongst the charges they are facing are racketeering, once saved for large issues, undue pressures on teachers to increase the performance and the scores of their pupils, but there is no doubt this has caused a great deal of damage to the e

they don't want to be categoric in saying the individuals had nothing to do with chibok. we are waiting for the photographs, and more information that they intend to give us. >>> thank you ynonne ndedge >>> 12 houthi rebels in yemen have been killed. a local commander among those killed taking place in the southern port city of aden. street battles are reported across the southern and central provinces. a saudi-led opposition bombed the capital. the coalition spokesman said it ignored a warning to turn back. iran says the plane was carrying aid. the damage to the runway means no one else can use it to bring in aid. >> a lack of aid means the humanitarian situation is more desperate. people in the city of southern yemen are facing a shortage of drinking water food medicine and staff >>> more to come on al jazeera. why being a journalist in burundi is becoming a risky business. >>> suffocated by smog in seoul. dirty air and government policy a toxic combination in south korea. pass >>> you're watch, al jazeera, let's recap the headlines. crowds rally in nepal, demanding hel

unite. >> a year ago, boko haram attacked a government school in chibok. every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life, that's why they went to school. even though boko haram leaders forbid western education. the attack led to a global campaign to free the girls cmple with somehope the new administration will do more to find the girls. others are skeptical. >> the government is going to use the same army that the former government has used. and there are many saboteurs in the army. that sabotage this airport. >> reporter: a year is a long time. slowly reality is sinking in for some families. even if some of the girls are found alive their parents don't know what condition they will be in, how many of them are pregnant or how many already have children or how many are sick. president goodluck jonathan's outgoing administration kept telling nigerians the girls will be rescued soon. but for fathers brothers and sisters, weeks turned into weeks, months, now 365 days. >> we're not hearing any case about them, since they have been kidnapped, you know. >>

now, the military say that these were not the chibok girls, the more than 200 girls kidnapped from a school a year ago in the north-east. 219 are still missing. not long after that the military spokesperson who speaks on behalf of the military said they were not ruling out the possibility that within the 293 that have been looked at, there could be girls from the chibok school. people are awaiting as you ma'am, detail and clarification on who the people are, where they came from how they came to be trapped in the forest and how and when they might be repatriated for their families for normal life. >> what does the incident say about the offensive against boko haram is going? >> well this is a huge boost for the moral of nigerian soldiers and other west african forces fighting boko haram in the region. the forest is considered to be the strong hold of boko haram. and it's believed tha many camps, and this information about the rescue - many read as evidence that the fight against boko haram is going well. it will heighten the hopes that many have that with the rescue of these girls, t

. >> ifill: boko haram militants kidnapped 300 girls from this school in the northeastern town of chibokar ago today. dozens of the girls managed to escape, but 219 disappeared. their plight triggered worldwide calls for their release, with the hashtag "bring back our girls" and first lady michelle obama even took part. but boko haram's leader dismissed the outcry, in a video last may. >> ( translated ): just because i took some little girls from their western education everybody is making noise. i repeat, i took the girls, and i will sell them off, there is a market for selling girls. >> ifill: the attack on chibok was part of a larger "boko haram" campaign to create an "islamic caliphate," allied with the "islamic state group," in northeastern nigeria. in the process, the militants have killed thousands, and "amnesty international" estimates they've also abducted at least 2,000 women and girls since the beginning of 2014 >> we found that boko haram is using torture, that they've also raped and forced these women and girls into marriage with their members, and is even training some of t

but the chibok girls were not among them. the rescue taking place in the forest in of the south-west of the country. it's known to be a hide out. authorities are working to confirm the identities of 200 girls and 93 women found. >>> in today's digital beat, some residents in mississippi blame rare cancers and birth defects on a possibly contaminated greek. the atomic energy commission dumped waste after world war ii. and the government says it has been cleaning up the site and claims the area no longer poses a threat. residents disagree. we caught up with a reporter that spoke to them. >> a lot of people that grew up were dying of rare and bizarre cancers. once they put the pieces together what is this common thing we have in common they rorles and found out about the contamination -- they realise and found out about the contamination of the creek, that would flood and cover the vegetable gardens and basements. a facebook group has 10,000 members. you can read the first part of the series on aljazeera.com. >>> there's a warni

and military operations were continuing, and specified of those rescued, they did not include the chibok schoolgirls, the more than 200 schoolgirls, kidnapped in april. 219 of them are still missing. an hour or so later in an interview on al jazeera, a military spokesperson said they couldn't be categoric about that. there was a screening and profiling process ongoing, and the military were not ruling out the penalty that along the 293 rescued, there could potentially be schoolgirls from chibok among them. there was a process going on to identify them. the military spokesperson who appeared on al jazeera said there was a possibility that some of those rescued could be the wives and children of boko haram fighters living in the forest. we are waiting for further information and details. the ministry are promising to release photographs of the individuals so that the families cap start to identify them. >> i was going to ask you if you have any idea what will happen to them. they'll have their photographs taken and i assume get them home as quickly as possible. >> it's an incredibly diffic

it is unlikely that girls from chibok are among them. but they have not ruled that out. >>> fighting by the islamic state in iraq and the levant have forced many to flee to the capital of baghdad. >> from the outside it looks like a makeshift prison camp rather than a place of refuge if for those fleeing violence. perhaps for good reason. the authorities have set up several camps like these to house those who are officially named idps or internally displaced persons. they have heard reports of anbar residents being killed in baghdad. eight in the last few days alone. it's unclear if the murders were a criminal act but still it's little relief here. >> we found our way to a shia neighborhood. we came home to a young man who searched the house. our names told us to leave for our own safety. so we did and now we live in this camp with nothing and we're scared. >> they say that security is paramount. >> we spoke to the authorities after hearing about such incidents, and we raised the security. young men who fled and now live here also help w

they were taken from a school in chibok in borno state. despite the campaign they have not been found. girls have marched through the streets of abuja to mark the anniversary. >> reporter: peter joseph' sister elizabeth is one of the 219 girls still missing a year after being taken by boko haram from her school in chibok. it calls for global protest against the failure of the outgoing president goodluck jonathan to find the girls and deal with the group. >> i find myself depressed. i feel sorry for them. the government has failed them. i feel that i have failed them. feel i have not done enough. >> reporter: hundreds of school girls march to abuja to mark the anniversary. but these girls have called their march the ministry of education to call for fresh government action to find the missing girls. each of them with a placard with the name of each the missing girls. some of them were as young as 7 or 8 years old. the minister of education was not available to meet them. it's been nine months since the previous government said that it knew

girls known as the chibok girls. >> we won't know until we're through with the screening process, howeverhere are indications that most of them are of different backgrounds. and we'll be able to see categoryically their status. the indication is that they're not of a political background. >> okay, so did you know if these are not the chibok school girls? that these women that you found had been taken bye-bye boko haram. the question is that they may have been with them of their own free will. >> well, they were taken into the force evidently against their free will, and they would take out the terrorist counts in the forest. they were acquitted from that place, and i've. taking care of their families. >> what do you say about the way they were treated? >> about those who were freed? >> no, i beg your pardon. not so much about the way they were freed but how they were treated as they were held captives? >> oh, okay. that will be--there is indication that they were brought from different locations and brought to the forest as abductees. they've been held as hostages for quite awhile. one or

they don't want the chibok kids forgotten. >> it's not all, this is horrible. as long as our students, our children know that we sold them. >> reporter: in april last year boko haram fighters attacked a government school in chibok in northern borno state and abducted more than 200 girls. their families say every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life, that's why they went to school, even though boko haram hates western education. muhammadu buhari will be sworn in in may as new president. many are hopeful that the new government will attempt to rescue the girls. many are uncertain. >> translator: they will be using the same army. >> a year is a long time. slowly reality is sinking in for some families. even if the girls are found alive, their parents don't know how they will be. how many are pregnant, have had babies or are sick. for this father, brothers and sisters soon turned into weeks months and now 365 days. >> we don't know where they are. we are not hearing any case of their death. >> reporter: many in nigeria haven't given up hope of finding all

they were taken from a school in chibok in borno state. despite a global campaign they have not been found. >>> yvonne ndege was there and sent this report. >> reporter: peter joseph's sister elizabeth is one of the 219 girls still missing a year after being taken by boko haram from her school in chibok. it calls for global protest against the failure of former president goodluck jonathan to find the girls and deal with the group. >> hundreds of school girls march through abuja to mark the anniversary. these girls have brought their marks through education to bring government action to find the missing girls. they have given each of the girls an unique number and a hashtag never to be forgotten. some of them were only seven or eight years old. >> the minister of education was not available to meet them. it's been mine months since the previous government knew where the girls are. they were last seen in this boko haram video. >> the country will not give up until we find them. no one is going to rest. >> peter hopes with the new government

when asked about the like to chibok and the 200 or so girls kidnapped, he said because of that profiling process that is going on, the military are not ruling out the possibility that in the midst of the 293 individuals, there could be one or two girls from the chibok school but they are not sure for now and we are waiting for details and photographs that they say they are going to hand over to the media. >>> thank you ynonne ndedge. saudi arabia's kaining salman announced a shake-up. nayef is the new crown prince. he's the deputy prime minister and the interior minister. his son is the deputy crown prince, appointed defence minister and abdel al-jubeir replaces prince faisal, the longest serving foreign minister appointed in 1975. our correspondent joins us here. first of all the obvious question. why the reshuffle? >> sadly, this reshuffle does not come as a huge surprise. when king salman took over there was talk about crown prince mugrin assist someone who is not charismatic, and whose appointment by king abdullah was controversial even by members of the royal family. we have heard t

now the issue of whether any of them are from the chibok school the school where more than 200 girlskidnapped from last year remains open. the military says they are not ruling out that possibility, because these individuals have been kept here for a an incredible long period of time. so potentially some of them could be from the school. in general this rescue is a huge morale boost for the nigerian forces, and for many people they are hoping the fact that these individuals have been rescued could possibly lead to other individuals who have been kidnapped, being repatriated to their homes, and many are hoping that this is a signal that the last boko haram strong hold which is the forest is about to be taken back under the control of the nigerian military. >>> the founder of the bring back our girls campaign says she is obviously delighted so many girls have been freed from boko haram, but their rescue raises more questions. >> something that this particular rescue drew up for us is when were these people taken? many when were the people rescued yesterday abducted? who are they? how -

>> reporter: that's right, they're certain that the girls are not the chibok girls.as they raided four terror camps, 200 girls, 93 women. let's not forget that boca haram as a poselicy kidnaps boys girls, people and it is hundreds if not thousands that they've kidnapped over the last year insurgency. these are the cause for many of the hundreds kidnapped, the chibok girls, of course not being found either. the massacre that you mentioned was in the northeastern town of damasak. they say they found shallow graves containing hundreds of deposing bodies from when boca haram swept through the town at the end of last year killing hundreds of local residents. christine. >> thank you for that diana. >>> 53 minutes past the hour. twitter shares plunging how one tweet sent the stock spiraling, next. headache? motrin helps you be an unstoppable, let's-rock-this-concert- like-it's-1999 kind of mom. when pain tries to stop you, there's motrin. motrin works fast to stop pain where it starts. make it happen with new motrin liquid gels. he says she's an undisciplined overwaterer. s

. >> reporter: in april of last year force he attacked chibok and abducted more than 200 girls. every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life, that's why they went to school, even though the boko haram opposed education. some hope muhammadu buhari's new government would do something more to find the girls. others are skeptical. >> the new government will use the same army that the former government have used and there are many saboteurs in the army. >> reporter: a year is a long time. slowly reality is sinking in for some families. even if some of the girls are found alive their parents don't know what condition they will be in, how many are pregnant, how many have children or how many are safe. president goodluck jonathan's outgoing administration kept telling the people, the girls would be rescued soon. but for fathers brothers, sisters, soon turned into months and now 365 days. >> we are not here, haven't heard anything about them since they have been kidnapped. you know. >> reporter: many in nigeria haven't given up hope of finding all of them alive and they're asking

army says they have rescued nearly 300 women from boko haram but confirm they are not the girls from chibok. a family is burying a young woman they say was killed while ile escaping the group calling itself the islamic state. her father told us what happened. >> they are part of the yazidi religion one of the groups targeted by the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isil. no one knows exactly how many yazidis were killed because isil-held territory is off limits to journalists and human rights workers. but tens of thousands had to flee their homes after isil fighters captured their towns and villages in june. isil now controls as much as one-third of iraq's territory, including the second-largest city mosul. though its power and influence expanded in syria, it's here where isil was born. during the nearly nine-year long u.s. occupation. fault lines travelled 600 miles across iraq to look at the consequences of the fight against isil -- and how u.s. allies are also helping to divide iraq more than ever. >> when isil advanced this summer people across the country's northern pr

not expecting much. >> the new government is not making promises. >> the chibok girls represent a small number of girls abducted. a new report from amnesty international says our job is to shoot, kill and rein in the terror of boko haram. it estimates 2,000 have been abducted and forced into sexual slavery. they interviewed nearly 400 witnesses, including 28 million women and girls that could escape. 300 attacks carried out by the rebel group since the start of 2014. at least 5900 civilians have been killed in the attacks offer the past year >>> daniel hir is a nigan reacher and the author of a report on boko haram. thank you for taking the time to join us. i understand that it's important to call attention to the anniversary of the terrible abduction of the girls, and how little has been done. this goes behind that, documenting a level of horror that is difficult to comprehend. >> that's right, the reports tries to encompass all the atrocities since 2014. we found boko haram killed 5,500 civilians, and that's through a series of bomb attacks, raids on towns and villages and when they t

were they part of a chibok girls group? let he up date you on what you know. what the military authorities are telling us is they are planning to release photos and details of the identity of 293 individuals to be rescued from the more effort. what we know is there as possibility that some of these women and girls, wives, relatives of boko haram insurgents living in the forest for a long period of time. a military spokesperson is telling us that the photographs will be forthcoming. the military is speaking more about how they came ba finding the girls. we know that this is a theatre of combat that they are still battling boko haram in this area. and the hope is that the chicago girls, the 200 or so kid naps a year ago could be among them. they are not ruling that out. that is what they are telling us. >> it is significant that the army was able to go into the forest. what does this say about the night are they winning the battle now. >> this is as you can imagine. a huge boost to the confidence and moral of nigerian forces and west african partners battling wi

this has raised hopes the group may include schoolgirls who were kidnapped from chibok last year. >>orter: we have spoken dreblly to the military spokesperson who says the identities of the 200 women and girls who were rescued is still being ascertained. he explained it's an incredible remote and difficult area in which to get information from. you can only access many parts of it from the air, and this process of screening and profiling these individuals to figure out who they are and where they come from is still going on. the issue of whether any of them are from the chibok school the school from which over 200 girls were kidnapped from last year is a possibility. potentially, some of them could be from the school. in general, this rescue is a huge morale boost for the nigerian forces and for many people they are hoping the fact that these individuals have been rescued could possibly lead to other individuals who have been kidnapped, being repatriated to their homes and many are hoping that this really is a signal that the last strong hold is about to be taken back under the contr

we hope to --. >> but people who have been campaigning for the rescue of the chibok schoolgirls and other women and children held by boko haram, are demanding that the military announce the identities of those who have been freed. >> how many more people are still missing? we never had a record from the military that says that a number of people. a number of girls and number of women. men or boys were abducted. >> on thursday, the military announced the rescue of another 161 women and children and promised to release their identities too. they said that the ongoing operations against boko haram are going well. and they expect to free more people who have been held captive by boko haram in the zam bissa forest in the next few days. [ unintelligible ]. >> it's not possible to independently verify what the military are saying about these rescues, because the restrictions have been placed on humanitarian organizations and the media is accessing the areas where these rescues are taking place but many people are hoping that the military's numbers are accurate. aljazeera, nigeria. >> the nation'

we know that they are not the school girls taken from chibok a year ago. >>> saudi arabia's king announce announced the government shake up king salmon ousted his younger half-brother and named his nephew as ground prince. the country has hundreds of princes potentially in line for the throne. >> this is saudi arabia's new crown prince. he replaces his uncle in the reshuffle. he has been minister of interior and chairman for political and security affairs, a body that makes decisions on threats facing the kingdom. the new ground prince has built strong ties with the u.s. when he was in charge of the fight against al-qaeda. the king's son has been appoint appointed new deputy crown prince. he also serves as minister of defense and chief of the royal court. shake ups in saudi arabia are closely monitored by the world. saudi arabia is the world's biggest oil producer. >> there have been questions about the succession and the first generation becoming very old, and all of them in the 70s and 80s. now we have a second generation mostly very young and inexperienced. >> they're facing challenges

about the 200 girls and 93 women who were found, but we know they are not the schoolgirls taken from chibokne year ago. >>> saudi arabia's king announced a mayor government shake up. the king ousted his younger half brother and named his nephew as crown prince. as our correspondent reports, the country has hundreds of princes potentially in line for the thrown. >> reporter: this is saudi arabia's new crown prince prince mohamed bin nayef replaces his uncle in a major reshuffle, bin nayef is also chairman of the count tril of political and security affairs. the new crown prince has built strong ties with the u.s. when he was in charge of the fight against al-qaeda. but this is the man who is likely to play a crucial role in the future of the oil-rich kingdom. the king's son has been appointed as new crown prince. shakeups in saudi arabia are closely monitored by the world. the country is the world's biggest oil producer. >> previously there was questions about the succession about the issue of the first generation becoming very old, all of them being in their 70s and the 80s. now we have a s

now, the issue of whether any of them are from the chibok school, the school where more than 200 girlswere kidnapped from last year remains open. what the military is saying is that they're not ruling out that possibility because these individuals have been kept in sam biza for an incredibly long period of time. for many people they're hoping that these rescued individuals could lead to other individuals who have been kidnapped, and many are hoping this is a signal that the area is about to be taken back by the nigerian military. >> the founder of the bring back our girls campaign say she's delighted that so many girls have been freed from boko haram but she said this raises fresh questions. >> something about this particular rescue for us when were these people taken? when were these people who were rescued yesterday abducted? who are they? were we ever informed, or does the military not have an idea that this massive skill of nigerian women have been taken hostage? >> togo's opposition party is rejecting election results which has delivered the president another term in power. we hav

. >> officials say it does not appear any of those rescues include the girls taken from the chibok schoolast year. >>> a retired fbi agent has been arrested on perjury charges. robert fitted patrick was once second in come mapped of the fbi's boston office. he is accused of lying on the stand during bulger's trial in 2013. prosecutors say fitzpatrick exaggerated claims to sell copies of a book he wrote about bulger. >>> coming up the greek government look towards local communities to help pay off huge international loans. ♪ us ♪ >>> for the first time iraq is reportedly trying to get an official credit rating. that would allow the country to sell bonds on the international marketses. the finance minister tells reuters they need some $5 billion to cover a shortfall in oil sales. isil has taken over some of iraq's biggest refineries as it battles the government. >>> bailout talks between greece and its european creditors have been dragging on for months now, and now public entities are being forced to help the government stay afloat. >> reporter: it's not every greek village that gets its o

the chibok school brocades got so much attention because of the global campaign, that bring back our campaign, but this is an editorial that says that campaign seems to have died down a year later in "the punch." the world has seems to have moved on, etc. still nigeria has moved on. molly: all right flo let's move to moscow where the kremlin have instilled a self-imposed ban. florence: that is right, "the wall street journal" talks about how russia is lifting up and on the iran air delivery. this is the so-called x360 surface to air missile system. in 2010, russia came back on a deal that it had signed with iran in 2007 under pressure from the u.s. now it seems like this deal is going to go through for suppan's at israel, the "wall street journal" says the kremlin is offering iran a possibility that will make it impossible to attack tehran's nuclear facilities without they are trying to strike a final deal with tehran on nuclear issues, and "b was regional" is remote against these nuclear negotiations and it's as "do you feel better about this nuclear deal now?" it says that vladimir

the rescue of hundreds of girls from a forest but can't confirm if they are from the chibok kidnappinging out survivors from saturday's earthquake and up to 10,000 people may have died.

says 800,000 nigerian children are running for their lives from boko haram, a year after the chibok kidnapping >>>

finding all of them alive and they're asking the world to keep up the pressure and not abandon the chibok school girls. al jazeera abuja. >> next on al jazeera america. >> i'm roxana saberi in myanmar. we'll explain how a lot of children in as young as eight in villages like this end up going to the big cities to work and support their families. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> tonight - a climate emergency. >> those species could not be here in 10 years. >> nasa steps in to help protect the future of the planet. >> the tropics regulate our climate. >> techknow heads to costa rica to see how one rainforest is fighting back. >> wow! some of

say the women who have been freed do not include any of the schoolgirls kidnapped last year from chibok. that kidnapping sparked the bring back our girls movement. according to the nigerian army the rescued women are being screened and profiled. >>> now to washington, the u.s. supreme court heard arguments on whether same-sex marriage should be legal nationwide. inside the courtroom an opponent of same-sex marriage had to be escorted out when he interrupted proceedings. nbc justice correspondent pete williams reports. >> reporter: outside the court, boisterous crowds on both sides of the issue, one that's deeply personal to people like thomas. he decided to get married four years ago in new york to army sergeant about to deploy to afghanistan. when the army ordered them to move tennessee refused to consider them married. >> being in the military, you can't say i don't want to go there. >> reporter: 36 states allow same-sex couples to marry. they say it should be up to people not courts. the supreme court conservatives seem to agree. >> people feel differently about something if they hav

now the issue of whether any of them are from the chibok school remains open. what the military are saying is that they're not rule out that possibility because these individuals have been kept in sambisa for a long period of time. potentially some of them could be from the school. in general this rescue is a huge morale boost for the nigerian forces and for many people they're hoping from the fact that these individuals have been rescued could possibly lead to other individuals who have been kidnapped, been repatriated to their homes, and many are hoping that this really is a signal that the last boko haram stronghold area is now being taken by the nigeria military. >> the founder of bring back our girls are delighted that they have rescued these girls and women. >> the question for us when were these people taken? when were the people abducted. were they ever informed or does the military have an idea of these mastiff scale of nigerian women have been taken hostage. >> togo's president has been elected for a third term. the opposition claims there have been f

. >> it's been over a year since just over 200 school girls were kidnapped in chibok. are you confident we are going to be able to bring those girls back? >> i think it's been a year and it's a very, very sad moment for our country. actually the mother of the youngest girls works exactly in my office. so it is something i live with every single day. and we will never forget them. we'll never lose hope about finding them. and whether it's this government or the next, all efforts have to be made to continue searching for them. >> our thanks to you. >> a journalist in china is sentenced to seven years in prison in china after being cuferred of leaking secrets. the challenge for the u.s. foreign policy as the imf and world bank face competition from china. china. is >> the united states an the eu are calling for the immediate release of a journalist sentenced to seven years in prison in china. veteran journalist gao yu was accused of leaking secrets in a communist memo. marga ortigues has more. >> reporter: the conviction of the 71-year-old journalist comes as no supplies

>>> nigeria's army says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from boko haram, but the kidnapped chibok schoolgirls were not among them. the rescue took place in the forest in the north-east of the country which is a boko haram stronghold. 150 fighters were killed over the weekend with soldiers from niger. 46 of its soldiers and 30 civilians died in that battle >>> a day after the riots, some semblance of peace returns to baltimore. next - a live report on the road ahead. later, president obama, and japanese prime minister shinzo abe stumbling over the hurdles over the pacific trade treaty. treaty. >>> in 40 minutes a city wide curfew will go in effect in baltimore. thousands of national guards and police officers are patrolling the neighbourhoods. earlier hundreds took to the street. there were some scuffles but no major violence. 20 officers were injured, and more than 250 people were arrested in the worst riots the state has seen in decades. paul beban joins us from baltimore. how are things looking on the streets as the curfew is about to start? >> 40 minutes away from curfew since

it's 60 miles from chibok where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped. >> allegations against police in mexico an investigation connecting them to a mass killing of a vigilante group. it happened 300 miles west of mexico city. adam raney reports. >> killed in the crossfire, or massacred by federal police it's unclear what the cell phone video shows. according to an investigation by a mexican journalist the police opened fire on members of the group on january 6th. this contradicts the government story that nine people died in friendly fire. we came to the safe house to met the men who say they were attacked that day. >> translation: the police were hooded and aimed their rifles at us. we raised our hands and said don't shoot. they started shooting. >> he said the army was there. this is one of the leaders of the group, known as the viagra. they call themselves self-defence forces or vigilantes authorities say they are part of a drug gang. it's hard to tell where one's allegiances lie. most of the men were in town that day. >> all i could see was people dying, getting shot. as a matte

been killed since the beginning of the year, children are often the targets including the the 276 chibok girls last year. resistance in south africa. the largest catholic church holding a special service calling for an end of xeno xenophobia. yesterday mobs of people attacked shops owned by immigrants in johannesburg, today ministers called for peace and solidarity. in reasoned weeks six people have been killed and others arrested for xenophobic attacks. >> morgan chase said to beare morgan stanleymorgan stanley paid a $2.6 billion fine to settle a federal investigation. >>> exactly 20 years ago today two u.s. army vet rabs set off a massive explosion outside the alfred p. murrah federal building in oklahoma city. 168 people died that day hundreds of people gathering that day to commemorate the anniversary. they began that memorial service with 168 rounds of silence. al jazeera's heidi zhou-castro got a chance to speak with some of the people in the murrah building on the day of that attack but somehow survived the attack. >> i asked all americans tonight to pray. to pray for the people

nigeria niger chad, attack the stung hold where they believe were the 200 girls kidnapped from the chibokchool who may be held there. >> it sounds accurate. over the last few weeks we've seen a significant decrease in the number of attacks by boko haram in the northeast where they've been active. it has been so quiet. now in the last few minutes we managed to speak to a member of the civilian joint task force those are ordinary nigerians who are supporting nigerian military operations against the group and they've been fighting with nigerian soldiers in the very reliable source we spoke to confirmed this profession that has been give by unnamed military forces. they went so far as saying that thefieding that has ensued, members of the task force has been killed and two soldiers, however, they say that the battle is still i don't know going. that the road 207 main camp where boko haram are is littered with bombs than that's what he told us. it is a difficult picture. it's not 100 clear. all of this is underscored by the fact that access to this area is incredibly limited. there have been h

as you say, they when the chibok girls.ca haram kidnaps boys and girls to screen and they're profiling to find out who they are, when they were abducted and where they came from. and to try and gain intelligence from them as to where boca haram operates in this very large area that is the sambisa forest. you mentioned this massacre in dem ma sat between the military last saturday. there they found what they said were hundreds of decomposed bodies in shallow graves killed last november or there abc when boca haram seized the town. really a testament of how hideous this violence is. >> diana magnay in johannesburg thank you. >>> the curfew is work that's according to police. streets are calm but can the city prevent another uprising as troubling questions over freddie gray's death remain. we're live after the break. >>> happening now, quiet in the streets of baltimore, following a night of mostly peaceful protests police using smoke canisters and pepper pellets to disperse anyone breaking curfew last night. but this morning,

more than 1,000 deaths children the targets of the attacks, including the kidnapping of 276 chibok schoolgirls, many of the children have been forced into sexual slavery and made to fight for the group >>> migrants have been met with resistance in south africa the largest catholic church holding a service calling for an end to xenophobia. there has been a series of attacks against foreigners. they are blamed for high unemployment people saying they are taking their jobs. people attacked jobs in johannesburg. ministers called for peace and solidarity. six people have been killed 300 suspects arrested for xenophobic attacks. >>> 20 years although two u.s. army veterans set you have a massive explosion outside a federal building in oklahoma city. >> 168 died that day, hundreds gathered to commemorate the anniversary. they began with 168 seconds of silence. heidi zhou-castro spoke to some people inside the building the day it was attacked but somehow managed to decide. she brings their stories. >> i ask all americans tonight to pray. to pray for the people who have lost their hives. -- lives. to p

is a student from the the chibok school who escaped after being captured by boko haram.ights lawyer. joining me here in new york is reverend marsia dyson, founder of the women's global initiative along with frankie, new york university's journalism school. thank you all. i want to start with you ask you to tell us your story. how did you manage to get away from boko haram? >> last year when the boko haram school and led us all in the truck and with us on the truck, three girls remain outside and two of them were christian. one of them was muslim. they asked the girls, one of the christian girls said that she was a muslim one said schefs ahe was a christian. one of the boko haram decided to kill her. said no should not kilmer and let the three girls run and go home. start going with us in the forest and i decided to jump out of the truck and i tell one of my friend a i'm going to jump out of the truck because i don't know where i'm going with the boko haram so i'm going to jump out. i'd rather die. my parents will have my body to bury to go with boko haram. so i jump out

but a spokesman said they do not include any of the 200-plus girls abducted from the village of chibok a year ago. >> ifill: back in this country, president obama and japanese prime minister shinzo abe said today they're determined to go ahead with a free trade agreement. the president acknowledged opposition in congress to the "trans-pacific partnership", but said it's critical to expanding u.s. influence and exports in asia. abe addresses congress tomorrow. >> woodruff: the nation's largest poultry producer will eliminate the use of human antibiotics in its chicken flocks. tyson foods announced today it's halting the practice in 2017. it's the latest and largest such move in the poultry industry, amid concern that widespread use of antibiotics is generating super-germs. >> ifill: the national football league is giving up the tax- exempt status it's held since the 1940's. in a statement today, commissioner roger goodell said the league wants to eliminate a recurring dispute with congress over the issue. individual nfl teams already pay taxes. >> woodruff: and on wall street, the dow j