iran's nuclear deal topping the agenda >>> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm darren jordan. also ahead - the u.s. is deeply disappointed in nigeria's decision to delay the presidential poll and issues a call for calm. all the details from leaked conversations involving egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi. >>> it's one of the toughest and coldest events in the world. we head to the yukon in canada where athletes are p

. ♪ >>> welcome to the news hour i'm darren jordan from al jazeera's news center in doha these are ourop stories. captured the drug lord that once took over an entire state is now in custody. >>> germany's parliament have backed an extension to greece's bailout, plus . . . tears of joy, a woman who was born death is able to hear for the first time but must now cope with going blind. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to the program. police in mexico have captured the country's most wanted drug lord. he is the leader of the knights templar drug cartel. his nickname came from his career as a school teacher, before he game involved in drugs. he used the media to his advantage and became one of mexico's most well-known drug bosses. he was the president's prime target in his offensive against drug violence. arresting him is a major step in reclaiming one of the most violent states in mexico. joining us now is john hullman. how significant is this capture and what more do we know about this man? >> reporter: as you say this is a significant capture, because the mexican authorities have been after this man for

i'm darren jordan.ockets hit theisern ukrainian town killing at least three people. ♪ >>> pomp and circumstance in cairo, and egyptian president welcomes toe russian president, vladimir putin. >>> conviction upheld, the convicted leader loses his appeal against a sodomy accusation. >>> the council of this illegal settlement is trying to impose taxes on their palestinian neighborhoods. ♪ >>> welcome to the program, we begin with the crisis in eastern ukraine. at least three have been killed and several wounded in a rocket attack. the ukrainian government says rockets hit one of his military bases and some residential bases. ukraine is denying reports that they have surrounded a key town outside of donetsk. this comes despite repeated efforts to broker a peace deal. talks are set to take place in the belarusian capitol on wednesday. it is hope the peace talks will result to the end of the fighting. let's goo to charles stratford who is live for us in donetsk. this is has been a flash point in the latest f

. >>> welcome to the news hour i'm darren jordan these are the top stories. isil fighters kill more than 20 iraqi solders as they take control of an important bridge in anbar province. >>> gulf nations back yemen's president for the capitol to be near him in aden. >>> and how south africa is spying on russia. >>> and the beltre is no longer legal in south korea. find out why they changed the law after 62 years. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to the program with. isil and reported hi secured a crucial bridge that connects to cities in iraq. iraqi troops have been trying to take the town back from the group. jane is in bagdad. >> reporter: the iraqi military is continuing to evacuate families from the city of bagdadi amongst fierce fighting there. isil and taken control of a bridge between two cities in the vest western province where tribes combined with iraqi military are trying to fight isil. but fighting has been particularly fierce around bagdadi which is near a base that is home to u.s. military trainers as well as its coalition partners. there was an attempted suicide

i'm darren jordan.ockets hit theisern ukrainian town killing at least three people. ♪ >>> pomp and circumstance in cairo, and egyptian president welcomes toe russian president, vladimir putin. >>> conviction upheld, the convicted leader

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm darren jordan in doha.lso rockets hit the eastern ukrainian town killing at least three people. ♪ >>> pomp and circumstance in cairo, as egyptian president, welcomes the russian president. >>> and [ inaudible ] get on board with ethiopia's latest mode of transport. ♪ >>> well there's intense fighting between government troops and pro-russia separatists in eastern ukraine. kiev says at least seven people have been killed in a rocket attack meanwhile ukraine is denying the report that the separatists have surrounded a key town that cuts off the main supply road from government forces. >> reporter: we were earlier today close by in a town which is as the crow flies around 10 kilometers away. the spoke to rebel commanders who said that their fighters had surrounded the town. it is particularly significant because in the separatists were to take control of it from the ukrainian military then it would link their territory to russia. this rebel commander told us he has no communication with fighters close to that

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm darren jordan live from al jazeera headquarters here in doha. >>> the u.s.nnounces it is shutting down its embassy in yemen >> rockets hit the eastern ukrainian city of kramatorsk killing at least seven people. >>> and egyptian president welcomes the russian president. ♪ >>> now u.s. president barack obama has confirmed the american aid worker kayla mueller. let's go straight to washington, d.c. where tom akerman has been monitoring events there. tom, it is the news that nobody wanted to hear but confirmation that she is dead. what more have you been hearing there? >> reporter: the family received a private message over the weekend announcing she had died and that was subsequently confirmed by u.s. intelligence. that's the public announcement today. president obama said in a statement she had been taken from us but her legacy endures. and he added no matter what it takes or how long it takes the united states will find and bring to justice the terrorists responsible for kayla's captivity and death. neither the announcement by the white house nor the statemen

. >>> welcome to the newshour i'm darren jordan from the news center in doha.he top stories - iran's nuclear programme and the fight against i.s.i.l. top the agenda on the final day of a summit in munich >>> russia frarnings germany and ukraine gree to meatet on wednesday to talk about the fighting in ukraine. >> nigeria - government delays the election. we get

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm darren jordan in doha.sil fighters kill 20 iraqi soldiers. >>> gulf nation's back the yemen president to move the capitol to aden. >>> i'm here in penang where coastal erosion has effected the livelihoods of thousands of fisherman. i'll tell you how they are trying to turn that tide around. ♪ >>> welcome to the program. a federal judge in argentina has dismissed a major case against the president. prosecutors accuse her of covering up iran's involvement in a bombing of a jewish center. lucia, so the judge has thrown out this case against the president. how significant is it? and what does it mean. >> reporter: it's very good news for argentina's president. the good news that she has had in a very long time and the timing could not be better. the president gave the last state of the nation speech on sunday -- >> all right. we are having problems there with lucia. we'll try to get back to her later in the program. but for you let's move on. >>> iraqi forces have lost 20 soldiers in a battle with isil forces.

. ♪ >>> i'm darren jordan in doha also on the program, a bangladesh bangladeshi american blogger haseen hacked to death. >>> and cuba's dancing defector defectors, why these young people moved to the united states, and what they think of warming relations between the two countries. ♪ >>> a bangladeshi american blogger who spoke out against religious extremism has been hacked to death in dhaka. he advocated secularism and had apparently been threatened over his blog posts. >> reporter: roy's family says the religious extremism he protested against may have lead to his death. he and his wife were ambushed on thursday evening by at least two men with meat cleavers. >> translator: i saw an unknown person bring out a knife and first him on the head and then the shoulders. i shouted for people to help but nobody came to save him. nobody skam. >> reporter: police found the meat cleavers but they haven't arrested anyone or said who might be behind the attack. roy's family and friends say they have no doubt his beliefs and writing made him a target. he was a professed atheist committed to tea

. ♪ >>> i'm darren jordan in doha also on the program, a bangladesh bangladeshi american blogger haseen hacked to death. >>> and cuba's dancing defector defectors, why these young people moved to the united states, and what they think of warming relations between the two countries. ♪

. ♪ >>> i'm darren jordan in doha also on the program a bangladeshy blogger has been hacked to death.>> and germany backed an extension to greece's bailout. >>> and another world -- record at the cricket world cup. ♪ >>> police in mexico have captured the country's most wanted drug lorder is van go gomez known as la tuta was captured on friday. gomez's nickname la tuta came from his career as a school teacher before he became involved in drugs. he used the media to his advantage, and became one of mexico's most well-known drug bosses. he was the president's prime target in his offensive against drug violence. arresting gomez is a major step in reclaiming control of one of the most violent states in mexico. go -- gomez had a large amount of influence there. >>> a bangladeshi american blogger has been hacked to death. he advocated secularism and had apparently been threatened over his blog posts. >> reporter: the family says the religious extremism he protested against may have lead to his death on this crowded sidewalk in bangladesh. he and his wife were ambushed on thursday evening by

iran's nuclear deal topping the agenda >>> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm darren jordan. also ahead - the u.s. is deeply disappointed in nigeria's decision to delay the presidential poll and issues a call for calm. all the details from leaked conversations involving egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi. >>> it's one of the toughest and coldest events in the world. we head to the yukon in canada where athletes are preparing for an ultra marathon >>> leaders, diplomats and security experts from around the world are in munich for the final day of a security summit. it's tehran's nuclear programme topping the agenda. iran's foreign minister and u.s. secretary of state held talks. the u.n. threatened new sanctions if a march 31st deadline is missed. sanctions are the problem it's been said. >> sanctions are a liability, you need to get rid of them if you want a solution and unless they come to the realisation that sanctions are a ribilityliability, we will not have a solution. that is the single most-important issue. we have good head way in resolving that >>> let's bring in

. >>> welcome to the news hour i'm darren jordan these are the top stories. isil fighters kill more than 20 iraqi solders as they take control of an important bridge in anbar province. >>> gulf nations back yemen's president for the capitol to be near him in aden. >>> and how south africa is spying o

. ♪ >>> welcome to the news hour i'm darren jordan from al jazeera's news center in doha these are our stories. captured the drug lord that once took over an entire state is now in custody. >>> germany's parliament have backed an extension to greece's bailout, plus

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm darren jordan in doha.ulf nations back yemen's president to move the capitol to be near him in aden. and how south africa is spying on russia. >>> and adultery is no longer illegal in south korea. find out why they changed the law after 62 years. ♪ >>> iraqi forces in anbar province have lost 20 soldiers in a battle with isil filingers. isil has reportedly secured a crucial bridge. iraqi troops have been trying to take baghdadi back from the group. the town was also attacked by isil suicide bombers on thursday. jane is in bagdad and wells us why the area is so important. >> reporter: the iraqi military is continuing to evacuate families from the city of baghdadi amid fierce fighting there. isil has taken according to security sources, a bridge between the city of baghdadi and hadifa that's in that vast western province where tribes combined with iraqi military are trying to fight isil. but it still controls most of the province. and fighting has been particularly fierce around baghdadi. which has a home to

. >> welcome to the newshour, i'm darren jordan from al jazeera headquarters in doha. these are the headlines. >> we continue to seek a solution. >> to the crisis in ukraine. and the stadium in egypt issue. >> and boko haram nigerian officials hope to protect voters. and we have the results from the bafta awards. >>> we begin with the crisis in ukraine. meetings took place on both sides of the atlantic to find a solution to the conflict. in washington, the german chancellor the u.s. president barack obama. not yet decided to provide arms to ukrainian forces. angela merkel says she's against the idea saying sending weapons to kiev will only escalate. allen, both sides may differ on whether or not to arm ukrainians but whether they will have a diplomatic solution to the crises. >> i think president obama wants to give the meeting in minsk a chance. they've agreed there may be room for exploring those ideas in minsk on wednesday. there may be some diplomatic solution. but barack obama is pond dergering the ukrainians with weapons. but they believe there should be some sol

i'm darren jordan here in doha. here are our top stories. barack obama's choice for defense secretary said he supports arming ukraine troops in their fight against separatists. >>> peter greste returns to australia with an appeal for his colleagues still in jail in egypt. >> this is a real worry for my colleagues. >> for all of the other guys that were imprisoned along side us. >> welcome to the program. jordan's king in the capitol amman after cutting short a trip to the u.s. the jordanian king said that the blood of al-kassasbeh will not be in vain. >>> and the pilot's father is calling for revenge in the early hours of wednesday jordan executed two iraqi convicts. we have more from the capitol amman. >> reporter: jordan warned of an earth-shaking response to the murder of its pie logical moaz al-kassasbeh. al rishwai had been on death row for eight years for taking part in an attack that killed 60 people. another iraqi prisoner was also executed. the sentence to death for murdering a truck driver in iraq. the government confirmed that the

. >>> welcome to the newshour i'm darren jordan from the news center in doha. these are the top stories - iran's nuclear programme and the fight against i.s.i.l. top the agenda on the final day of a summit in munich >>> russia frarnings germany and ukraine gree to meatet on wednesday to talk about the fighting in ukraine. >> nigeria - government delays the election. we get reaction. >>> and one of toughest and coldest event in the world. we head to yukon where athletes are preparing for an ultimate marathon. >>> first to munich where i.s.i.l. and iran's nuclear programme dominate the talks. both issues are top of the agenda. we have this report. >> reporter: on the final day of the munich conference a shift in process. from talks about the conflict in ukraine, another issue is addressed, the nuke lair programme and the impact in negotiations. the foreign minister stresses that it is time to reach a deal but pushed a key demand. sanctions are a liability. you need to get rid of them if you want a solution, and unless particularly some politicians, unless they co

. >>> welcome to the news hour i'm darren jordan from al jazeera's news center here in doha, these are the top stories. captured mexico's drug lord who virtually took over an entire state is now in police custody. >>> a bangladeshi american blogger has been hacked to death. >>> and the american actor who played spock in star trek has died at age 83. >>> police in mexico have captured the country's most wanted drug lord servando gomez, is the leader of the knight's templar drug cartel. he was captured early on friday by federal police. his nickname la tuta came from his career as a school teacher. he became one of mexico's most well-known cartel bosses. he was the president's prime target in his offensive against the drug gangs. since the mexican government began cracking down on drug-related violence more than 100,000 people have been killed. john hullman is in mexico city and sent us this report. >> reporter: one of mexico's most wanted men taken without a shot. servando gomez allegedly ran one of mexico's most powerful criminal organizations. in recent years they branched out from dr