i'm andrea mitchell live in doha in the persian gulf. this is the final leg of john kerry's 11-day maiden voyage as secretary of state. today john kerry sat down with me to answer questions about the civil war in syria, iran, and a number of other topics. the civil war, though, which led to one million refugees and 70,000 people killed and a new ultimate mate imfrom israel against iran. >> you have just come on this long trip. you've met with the syrian rebels. the saudi foreign minister standing next to you said that the assad regime is a vicious killing machine. why is the united states not joining other nations around the world in arming the rebels? >> well, andrea, we are -- the president has put in place a policy that is extremely forward-leaning, with other countries. other countries, as you know, are arming the syrians. the president has put in place sanctions. the president has led an effort to try to pull together the syrian opposition, identify it, clarify it, get it unified to speak with one voice. now the president has raised

hello from doha. this is the world news from al- jazeera. more protests in cyprus. the banks remain closed and now, word of resignation from the bank of cyprus. building a new order. south of africa hosting a summit from the world's leading emerging economies. china roaring back to the no. 1 spot. --it feels good right now tireder roaring back. i was crawling from iphone of all the people who have textrted name with all the messages that say thank you. >> we begin meant breaking news out of cyprus. ward is commander that the chairman of the bank of cyprus has submitted his resignation. we're going to go straight to one of our correspondents about this, john, what can you tell us? are we talking central bank or one of the commercial banks? the governor of the biggest commercial bank in cyprus, the bank of cyprus, not the central bank. -- >> this is the governor of the biggest central commercial bank. he is reported to be saying that the refinancing and restructuring plan that the bank of cyprus, which was to absorber much of the deposits of the bank, the one here beh

the world's top stories from doha. in nairobi, in a moment. plus -- to immediately suspend all policeman that were involved in the incident. >> south africa takes action against officers involved in dragging a suspects through the streets. riots.ladesh, the ducks polarizing and police bracing for more violent protests -- the death toll rising. >> thank you, good night. >> a final blessing and then he was gone. pope benedict becoming just an ordinary pilgrim now. the kenyan human rights commission has found evidence of bribery by the two main political parties taking part in monday's election. have released footage showing candidates passing money to the voters. bribery money is being paid out. go and to the bribes have already started. have been looking at the footage you have as well. while it does not show voter bribery directly, it does show from thees for governor yatta andonging to ken those of raila odinga hang out handing out class. -- cash. >> there are some people who have been captured in footage either directly dishing out cash or h

you are watching al jazeera, live from doha. also on the program, hundreds of thousands follow the body of hugo chavez through the streets of caracas. it is now lying in state. saysarty of raila odinga it has evidence the vote was rigged. and what the new pope will wear. we have prepared -- why tailors have prepared three different ropes. -- robes. says it will launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the u.s. it accuses washington of pushing to start a nuclear war against pyongyang by staging military drills with south korea. this comes just hours before the un security council is due to vote on a new set of sanctions against north korea. northeast asia project director at the international crisis group is joining us by skype from seoul. good to see you there. take us through how serious you think this threat is. north korea does not have a nuclear missile, as such, but it does have access to new year material. -- nuclear material. , are you hearing us? it is al jazeera here. >> yes, you sound great. >> tell me, just how seri

the speaking to us from arab league meeting in doha. let's go back to our top story in the bank bailout of cyprus. many of the wealthiest depositors in cyprus are russians. joining me from moscow is emma hayward. what is the general reaction in russia to the deal? reactionhas been some from the russian prime minister. he says they keep stealing what has already been stolen. not expect positive reaction to the deal. when the original deal was put on the table last week, the report was critical saying it was unfair. -- vladimir putin was critical saying it was unfair. there is much russian investment in cyprus. about 1/3 of all deposits are said to be of russian origin. there could be large financial losses for some russian investors on the island. -- tell usof our what the relationship is between russia and service. why are they so close? >> the russians have been investing in cyprus for around 20 years. lots of investment on the island. you do see signs of that investment on the island. the big question will be, what will the russians d

tonight, they are in doha, where andrea is with us live. and, andrea, what about the u.s. piece of this and what's been the early reaction? >> reporter: well, first of all, we are talking about a $50 billion, billion with a b, two-way trade with the united states, most of it oil. venezuela is the fourth largest exporter to the u.s. of oil and it is the largest exporter of oil in the hemisphere. so, this is a very big deal. we've had no relationship to speak of, as you just said. for two years, we haven't even had an ambassador there. the white house has scrambled and has issued a statement tonight saying, "at this challenging time of president hugo chavez's passing, the united states reaffirms its support for the venezuelan people and its interest in developing a constructive relationship with the venezuelan government. as venezuela begins a new chapter in its history," the white house said, "the united states remains committed to policies that promote democratic principles, the rule of law and respect for human rights." there is supposed to be, under the constitution of v

informal contacts have been taking place in doha for the last couple of years but then those informal talks did break down for two reasons accuse the americans of being shaky and vague. they wanted an exchange of prisoners president obama didn't want to have anything to do with any exchange of prisoners because of mainly congressional pressure but also outside the congress from his opponents and secondly president karzai himself suspected that he was being sidelined because the americans were in direct touch via i mean cities with. under president of the americans have openly accused president karzai of being incompetent and corrupt so there's no love lost between president karzai and the americans and president karzai doesn't want to be undermined by external forces and now let's take a look at some other international news in brief for you this hour in mali three militants and one soldier have been killed in renewed fighting in timbuktu after the regional governor's residence came under attack from islamist fighters french and government troops initially seized the city from the reb

catarrh hoping to start peace talks with the taliban groups opening a political office in the capital doha but has so far refused to talk to president karzai describing him as an american puppet washington's pushing both sides though to the negotiating table with the looming handover deadline at the end of twenty four tape i spoke to security analyst impact the path he thinks wrangles that in america and the afghan government make any success of peace talks though a tall order informal contacts have been taking place in doha for the last couple of years but then those informal talks did break down for two reasons accuse the americans of being shaky and vague. they wanted an exchange of prisoners president obama didn't want to have anything to do with any exchange of prisoners because of mainly congressional pressure but also outside the congress from his opponents and secondly president karzai himself suspect that he was being sidelined because the americans were in direct touch. with. under president of the americans have openly accused president karzai of being incompetent and corrupt so

hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from doha. we hear from bangladesh in just a moment. .obilizing to attack gunmen the mastermind behind the algerian hostage crisis is said to have been killed. >> stop financing the tourists in syria. -- terrorists. >> president assaad says that they are making it worse. from a cappuccino to a lot say. falling in love with coffee. -- to a latte. >> you do not pay for the food. you pay for the time you spend a year. everything else is free. fdot >> the army has been deployed in parts of bangladesh for the first time in five years. they have taken up a position in the northern area. at least 20 people have died in violence across the country on sunday. lilas' erupted after an opposition leader was sentenced to death for war crimes. jim ferguson reports. violence and danger in bangladesh has become the daily normal. the first day of a 48-hour strike across the country following several days of protests. are supporters of a party and a senior member was sentenced to death for war crimes. -- ofguilty

i'm at the news center in doha. these are the top stories. out of control?ders around the world gather to tackle the global arms trade. myanmar president makes a landmark trip to australia, the first in nearly 40 years. [speaking in foreign language] >> all the citizens of cyprus know we're in an emergency situation. >> addressing an angry and anxious nation, the president of cypress tries to explain why a bailout is necessary to avoid bankruptcy. >> rape, cover-up, and a fall from grace. a guilty verdict for two high school star athletes for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in the u.s. >> welcome to al jazeera. after a failed attempt last year, nations will once again try to come up with a treaty that will for the first time regulate the multibillion dollar arms trade. diplomats from around the world will begin talks at the united nations on monday in an effort to stop the sale of illegal weapons. james baze looks ahead to the meeting. >> across the world, eight million new guns and other small arms are produced every single year. the arms trade is a mass

. >> al-jazeera live from doha. also coming up, but the kenyan presidential race in the final votes are getting counted. funeral hass hundreds of thousands paying rent their respects. charges but conspiring to kill u.s. citizens. osama bin laden's son in a lot is due in court in new york city. -- son-in-law due in court. north korea says they are cutting their hot line with the south and will be canceling the non-aggressive acts. they have impose new sanctions in response to a third nuclear bomb test. we have more from the capital of seal. -- seoul. >> exchanger verbal fire has become more intense. >> the broad was sparked when the u.n. security council unanimously passed the resolution of harsher sanctions on p'yongyang. visited the front line troops last time they exchanged a lot of fire when four south koreans had killed. they said to be prepared for evacuation. he said they would be ready for all-out war. the south korean government expressed regret when they cut a hot line between the two nations. they vowed ac

the talks will cover the taliban's plan to open a political office in doha are.--sident karzai occurred accused the u.s. of holding peace talks without him. >> anti-gay marriage protesters in paris, tens of thousands of people turned up. it is the latest in a wave of protests against the legislation. .rowds tried to push their way the house apartment approved the marriage for everyone to last month. it goes to the senate in april. demonstrators want the bill to be withdrawn. in russia, the legislation is going in the opposite erection. isroposed ban on what described as homosexual propaganda. it would make it against the law to promote homosexuality to minors. some believe it is part of a government campaign against gay people. >> marina never used to be comfortable showing affection to her girlfriend in public, but after she was attacked by becamebes, she determined not to hide her homosexuality anymore. >> when they hit me, i hit back. it lasted two or three minutes. then the ambulances came and sent me to the hospital. the next day we reported it to the hospit

you are watching the newshour live from our headquarters in doha. therefore declare -- >> the winner of kenya's presidential election has been announced, but his rival insists he is not giving up. a court verdict triggers anger across egypt. the police club and federation building are set on fire. the taliban carries out an attack in kabul to coincide with the visit of chuck hagel. and you've heard of dance shoes, but how about gps shoes? nyatta has narrowly won kenya's election. it was announced on saturday that the deputy prime minister took just over 50% of the voting. doing so, he avoid a runoff -- avoided a runoff against his nearest rival. headquarters of the opposition party. is he expected to speak shortly and announce his intentions? he has not conceded yet. >> we are waiting here for the prime minister to or arrive and basically tell the country what he is going to do next, if he is going to can see or if he will take this to the next step and take it to the supreme court. there's been a lot of speculation, particularly coming from those c

this is al jazeera live from doha. complications and delays in the general election in kenya. who did it.cer one of the dancers has confessed. u.s. least $8 million in money was wasted in iraq. >> what the missing cache was meant to pay for and how it was really spent. -- cash. venezuela has declared seven days of mourning following the death of president hugo chavez. he rose from the ranks of the military to be the leader of one of the largest economies in latin america. a sharp critic of the u.s., the .elf-proclaimed revolutionary >> after two years of illness and weeks of uncertainty, the official announcement came that the venezuelan president is dead. >> after a battle against a heart illness, during the course of almost two years, with the love of the country and blessings of the country, and loyalty of his colleagues, and love of his family, we transmit our pain and solidarity. >> hugo chavez had been in power 14 years of. during that time he became more than a president to many venezuelans. supporters gathered on the streets of iraq as trying to adore the news, many of

you are watching al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. in somalia, a car bomb has killed at least eight people near the presidential palace. a business out of control -- leaders from around the world gather to try and regulate the global arms trade. abuing off the sand and dhabi -- in abu dhabi. they are switching on the solar power. a car bomb has exploded in the somali capital. at least eight people are reported to have been killed in the attack, which was close to the residential palace in the capital, mogadishu -- the presidential palace in the capital, mogadishu. our correspondent, peter greste tha, is on the scene. >> it is a little too dangerous to remain at the site. we saw the remains of the car bomb lying in the street. a lot of people standing around, getting very nervous. people trying to clear -- the police trying to clear people away. , we understand from eyewitnesses, the attacker was trying to reach the national security intelligence chief, who controls the district that is, effectively, mogadishu. the target was a minibus

. ♪ >> >> hello, you are watching aljazeera live from doha.reparing for war -- north korea threatens to close one of its is going on there? >> the day started off a relatively quiet. eventually, demonstrators arrived but it has been much quieter than previous years. tens of palestinian demonstrators and about their -- and about 30 israeli soldiers moved in behind me. this truck was used by israel to spray a foul-smelling liquid but it has not been used yet. bullets. rubber-coated a couple of people were injured by those bullets. one man was hit in the stomach. the demonstration has been quieter than previous years. a sense ofere is fatigue among the palestinian population. there has been demonstrations for the last several months over other issues like palestinian prisoners. demonstrations have been smaller as a result. in a few hours from now, there will be palestinian demonstrations inside israel in the northern towns. >> it has been nearly 40 years and israeli settlements are still growing. the separation will continues to impact lives. giv

you are watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead, taking the international stage. china's new president arrives in russia, his first foreign trip since taking the job. murder in myanmar, more than a dozen killed as ethnic violence enters its third day. and seeing red in the middle east -- fears of war as water starts to dry up. the cypriot government says the next few hours will determine the future of the country. politicians are due to debate how to stop the country from going bankrupt. the european central bank says they have until monday to raise until more than -- to raise more than $7 billion. people are running out of patience. he's are the latest pictures from the capital -- these are the latest pictures from the capital, nicosia. cypriot leaders were helping -- hoping to get help from russia, but the finance minister has left moscow empty-handed. the scenep, what is behind you? we can see people on the street, presumably very angry at what is going on. >> that is right. running out of patience and now running out

president, hamid where, has had a meeting, they be discussions include opening an office of the taliban in doha. pope francis has called for peace in the middle east and especially in syria. rescue teams in china have recovered five bodies from a landslide at a tibetan mine. 83 workers were buried in the disaster on friday. the chinese president has ordered that no effort be scared in search of survivors. the chances of finding anyone alive are growing increasingly slim. >> an army of the emergency workers went through an expanse of rubble for signs of life. they dig through piles, earth up to 30 meters deep, searching for the workers in the mine, but they find only bodies. the temperatures and the thin air on the tibetan plateau complicate efforts. more than 3000 workers, 200 excavators, and others are involved. they are concerned that the rescuers themselves could be in danger. more casualties. we cannot prevent more to happen. this is why we have sent people to monitor the conditions of the surrounding mountains 24 hours a day to detect for the issue. tibet is rich in precious minerals and m

and gunfire in baghdad as plumes of smoke fill the skyline. , live fromjazeera our headquarters in doha. these are your other top stories. >> dbuona sera. >> the new leader of the roman catholic church, pope francis, is the first non-european pontiff in more than 1000 years. israel confirms the new ruling coalition. who has been left out? breakthroughs and failures, the final day of talks on the protection of endangered animals. we begin with pricking news out of iraq, where -- breaking news out of iraq, where there are reports of several explosions during rush hour. to green zone is home several embassies and government ministries as well. our correspondent is live with more information, osama mohammed. >> just a while ago, four main, big explosions hit the compound where our al jazeera compound is located. there are different ministries, such as the ministry of foreign affairs, the main provincial council building, and the justice department -- and the building for justice. there were explosions. there were -- we heard that the -- we heard the sirens and the armored vehicles. we conta

hello and welcome to al jazeera live from doha. also on the program, iran, syria and north korea block a new u.n. create they to regular threat arms trade. why? well, we'll go live to teheran to find out why. the cripryian president tells his people economic turmoil has been contained. and -- i'm in the egyptian style? delta. find out of the why this area, once a football pitch is now ompletely submerged. north korea's leader has orders his army to prepare for a rocket attack on u.s. military bases in the pacific. it scuggetted he approved an order with his late night meeting with his generals. harry force et reports from seoul. >> in the center of pyongyang thousands turned out in a show shouted to him and death to the u.s. imperialists. pyongyang signed off on his long range missiles to attack the mainland and bases in the pacific. in statements attributed to him he said the time has come to settle klts with the u.s. imperialists adding the u.s. hostilities have entered the phase of threats and blackmail and the late-night meetin

you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead, fears of a bank run in sibe us are. doors of banks prepare to reopen. somalia's president gives us his response to a report of security forces and refugees. prayers of passion. day two of the u.s. supreme court hearing on gay marriage. north korea has again ratcheted south, ons with the a military official said there is no communications in a situation where "war may break out at any moment. tensions have risen following u.s. and south korea military drills and un sanctions over the north's military tests. >> the north korean television showed pictures of leader kim jong-un -- the military was doing what it could to turn up the tension. they informed south korea they were cutting off the hot line that connects the two militaries, saying that no words, only arms would work. another statement from the foreign minister was relayed by a newsreader. >> the korean peninsula is now in a touch and go situation due to the nuclear war provocation of the u.s. and south korea. they are entering the final stage of the all-out showdo

you are watching al jazeera, live from doha. , china's new president announces a great renaissance for his nation in his first speech as head of state. boats are being counted after zimbabwe's referendum, which could change -- votes are being counted after zimbabwe's referendum, which could change the way the country is governed. live pictures of st. peter's square for the first mass given by the new pope. is doubt over whether a controversial bailout for cyprus will be passed by the nation parliament -- the nation's parliament. trying tobeen withdraw as much cash as possible because they may soon have to pay up to 10% of their savings to the government. this is one of the conditions that has been set up by the eurozone, part of its $13 billion rescue package. the proposed bailout has sparked outrage. one account holder has threatened to knock down the bank with a bulldozer. people have been pulling out as much of their savings as they can before the agreement goes into effect. the situation is unacceptable. they have deceived the people by saying they would not touch the deposits. >>

please let doha be remembered as the place where we found the political will to turn things around. and let 2012 be remeered as the year the world found the courage to do so. to find the courage to take responsibility for the future we want. i ask of all of us here, if not us then who? if not now, then when? if not here, then where? >> were you there? >> i was there. >> was anyone really listening to him? >> absolutely, people were listening to them. but at i thinks particularly important about what he said is the world needs to open its eyes. these events are no longer abstractions. they're no longer talking about what's going to happen in 2050 or in 2100. again, this pervasive sense up to now has been that climate change is distant, distant in time, and distant in space. and what we're now beginning to see is that it's not so distant. it's not just future generations. it's us and it's our own children. i have a 9-year-old son. he's going to be my age in the year 2050. okay? i don't want him to live in the world that we're currently hurtling towards. >> describe that world for me a

you are watching al jazeera, live from doha. also ahead, open for business. banks in cyprus face a rush of withdrawals as they open for the first time in two weeks. u.s. stealth bombers take to the skies in a message of warning to north korea. hack attack -- a battle over spam that slow down the internet for millions of users worldwide. pray for nelson mandela. that's the message from south african president, jacob zuma -- from south african president jacob zuma. mandela is being treated for a lung infection, the second time the former south african president has undergone treatment this month. haru mutasa has the latest from johannesburg. >> not much information is coming out. all we know is what the office of the president is telling us, and that is basically that nelson mandela was admitted to hospital on wednesday just before midnight for a recurring lung infection. they have asked us to remain calm and not panic. we have noticed that a ceremony scheduled to take place on thursday has been canceled, no explanation given. that is making people speculate mo

you are watching al jazeera live from doha.orth korea threatens to wipe out a south korean island in response to seoul's war games with the united states. two sudans agreed to end their dispute over oil exports. disappearing way of life -- ancient beijing neighborhoods facing demolition. >> i am in central cambodia where a wildlife rapid rescue team searches for illegal traders. coming up, we will take you out with them. >> catholic cardinals from around the world are just hours away from meeting to choose a new pope. ♪ they held a special mass before st. petersburg -- at st. peter's basilica. 115 kernels will be locked away at the vatican before they choose a new pontiff. -- one under the 15 cardinals will be locked away of the vatican. the mass is finished, and they are now moving on? >> it has finished. the cardinals now probably heading for lunch. we will see them around 14:45 gmt, they will leave the residence where they will be staying for the duration of the conclave and head to that apostolic palace, and then from then,

you're watching al-jazeera live from doha. also ahead -- zimbabwe votes on a draft constitution ahead of new elections. a church for the poor, pope francis focuses on the underprivileged in his first eeting with the media. and biblical plague or good enough to eat? israel's jews try to figure out if swarms of locusts are kosher. >> officially challenge after last week's election results. odinga has refused to accept that kenyatta won the presidential poll. we go across live to the phone from the capital, nairobi. talk us through the challenge that raila odinga has submitted. >> we've been waiting for the selection petition to come through, and it was very close o the deadline when it did, so it was a petition basically saying that the i.b.c. had failed to hold a fair and free election and were criminally negligent. now, odina has said he's not challenging the decision that can be determined the president. what he's saying is that this is an actual battle which is the hidden struggle between the change and the status quo. basic

injured meanwhile the syrian opposition in exile has taken the country seat at the arab league summit in doha syria's membership of the body was suspended in two thousand and eleven after the start of the uprising against president assad the opposition delegation is led by. the president of the national coalition who attempted to resign as its leader at the weekend the t.v. is yet to comment on his role as a national representative. leader of rebels occupying the capital of the central african republic says he has suspended the country's constitution and dissolve parliament the militants captured the city on sunday forcing the president to flee the diamond rich country reports say the south african troops who've been helping government forces are also being pulled from the region the rebels actions are being condemned by the united nations. update for the moment of a bout with the news team with morphine at the five minutes from now in the meantime we look at the lives of migrants here in russia working towards a better future that's after the break. almost since the new pope was chosen the c

starting with syria where the opposition in exile has taken the receipt to an arab league summit in doha syria's membership of the body was suspended in two thousand and eleven after the start of the uprising against president assad was largely criticized by damascus now the opposition delegation is led by mobilizing the president of the national coalition who attempted to resign as leader over the weekend to visit yet to comment on his role as a national representative of. the taliban says it's behind attacks that killed five offices and wounded four others in eastern afghanistan earlier on shoes day this comes off the afghan president hamid karzai said he's ready to talk with the group when he visits qatar in a few weeks u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been pushing the country towards peace negotiations despite recent accusations that the u.s. has been colluding with the taliban washington's running against the time though making sure that afghan security forces can handle the volatile state after his troops complete their withdrawal in twenty fourteen. the leader of the rebels

meanwhile the syrian opposition and next hour has taken to the country seat of the arab league summit in doha syria's membership of the body was suspended in two thousand and eleven after the start of the uprising against president assad the opposition delegation is led by more as the president of the national coalition who attempted to resign as its leader at the weekend is yet to comment on his role as a national representative. leader of rebels occupying the capital of the central african republic says he has suspended the country's constitution and dissolve parliament the militants captured the city on sunday forcing the president to flee the dharm and rich country reports say south african troops who've been helping government forces are also being pulled from the region the rebels actions have been condemned by the un. wonders what's online crossed the line in israel the country's military is widely using social media as a p.r. tool during combat missions but what happens when the soldiers start using these means inappropriately what is paulus lear investigates how much the idea of cont

syria's official opposition opposition which has now been given a place at the arab league summit in doha beginning on choose day this does come despite the fact there's uncertainty over the leadership of the movement. the president of the national syrian coalition he stepped down over the weekend only to have his resignation refused a serious membership of the league was suspended in two thousand and eleven when the uprising began against president assad. egypt's head prosecutor has ordered the arrest of five leading political activists following clashes in front of the muslim brotherhood headquarters last friday activists are to be questioned over inciting violence during the protest where nearly two hundred people were injured and this comes after president morsi warned that he would employ any measure necessary to protect the nation. u.s. secretary of state john kerry invited the taliban to reopen peace negotiations on monday this during a surprise visit to the afghan capital just weeks ago afghan president hamid karzai suggested the u.s. and the taliban were colluding in secret talks

after some investigating my co-author and he was in doha on. the student and interviewed him about it now at the same time. having read your article about the situation there was a few suspicious details that were setting off alarm bells in my head i was wondering if you had noticed anything suspicious about that about this story. i mean you know what he said basically the first. week after he was jailed for ten days and when he got out thanked the university administration and basically asked. for help and when he did that he was told no question university did not help or support one of them even said this was the main campus do have actually taken measures against. the northwestern there on of you basically. what he did was a formal act anywhere going behind it but in my story he said that there was no police theory and there was no clear indication what he was doing was criminal and . government illusion go. over well enough and actually now at the same time at the same time charles just to go over some of the things that i found in the rep

to twenty thousand euros of deposits maybe tax free and about one hundred thousand could be try the doha percent and there are also reports of half a million euros being taxed at fifteen percent but i have to stress that this has not been confirmed it will be confirmed officially tomorrow and hopefully that in announcement about it but what it what impact will this have on daily life what is the economy like is it really in a in a bad way did you see this coming. it is in a bad way and i think that the local population has expected to extreme measures but i don't think anybody expected this to be honest and they recently elected president nicholas and stassi adams and said repeatedly that he would do what he could but the government would do what it could to stave off any deposits and tax on bank deposits so this was a real shock on saturday to have this news that indeed there would be a levy on bank deposits and particularly to get the news over the weekend when one couldn't go to the bank to take any action to say thank you very much indeed lucy robson live from perforce in cyprus than

here in doha. all's are about to open in presidential elections in kenya. the latest in that.

quickly there toward the arabian peninsula, us in doha will reach 29 degrees.abu dhabi seeing about 30. temperatures should come down with the northerly wind. reality not looking too bad at 25. toward mecca, a very warm day for you at 37. >> welcome back. top stories on al jazeera. venezuela's opposition leader henrique capriles has confirmed he will run for office in next month's presidential election. he lashed out of the government, accusing it of lying to venezuelans about former president hugo chavez's illness. the afghan president has accused the u.s. of exploiting violence in his country to push the 2014 troop withdrawal deadline. he made the comments on the second day the new u.s. secretary of defense chuck hagel visited the country. south korea has begun a series of military drills with the u.s. as tensions run high on the korean peninsula. pyongyang seems to have follow through on their pledge to cut the hotline between both sides. some breaking news now. the man accused of the rape of a 23-year-old woman in india that set off a nationwide protest has

the taliban have established some kind of office in doha in qatar, but so far they haven't responded mike, thank you. secretary hagel walks in at a very interesting time where the forces are already in motion, so to speak for them to leave at the end of 2014, but still a very dangerous time action as mike points out. so how does he fit in with his military experience and what he knows, how does he fit that into what is already in motion? >> his military experience is at a relatively low level of sophistication, his experience with respect to policy came much later on when he was in the senate. still, the job of secretary of defense is one of policy more than it is anything else, certain more than logistics, and administration, but this is the most difficult time for any military force, when you're actually engaged and you're trying to withdraw at the same time. you have to protect yourself. on the other hand, you're whittling down the force that's in contact with the enemy little by little every day. there's still corruption as mike mentioned, there's still large areas of afghanistan

. >> at the arab league summit in doha today, new calls for the u.s.more involved in syria. >> we are welcoming any political solution that takes syrian blood. >> more significant than the plea is who it came from. the leader of syrian opposition. since president bashar assad is holed up and was not invited anyway. >> translator: this is part of the restoration of legitimacy that people of syria have long been robbeded of. >> just this weekend, he was stepping down. republican senator john mccain charging that was caused by a lack of u.s. support. state department spokesman v vintreell was vague about the status. >> we are reaching out to him. >> the arab league authorized member state to give military support to rebels. the white house still rejecting the calls for the u.s. and his allies to go that far. >> at this time, fato does not -- nato does not intend to intervene in syria. >> administration is dancing around reports they are training syrian rebels in jordan, with the pentagon spokesman george little say nothing element of the u.s. military are

if it's tuesday, it must be doha. right now john kerry is in quatar.e is in the first overseas trip as secretary of state. he began the day in the united emirates. we'll have a one-on-one interview with him this morning. we'll bring that to you live hopefully at 8:00 a.m. >> it is weird to call him secretary of state. >> takes a minute to get used to. >>> a manhunt is under way in new york city right now. police are searching for the suspect in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the lives of two parents and their newborn baby. police are looking for 44-year-old julio hasavelo. expected parents nathan and racy glober were killed while en route to the hospital. their baby boy was delivered after his mother's death. but died yesterday from his injuries. >>> they say vicious bullying killed their son. heartbreak for a pennsylvania family. mourning the loss of a son and big brother who was only in the sixth braid. bailey o'neal says a schoolyard bully punched him in the face last month breaking his nose and causing a concussion. doctors checked him out and re

moaz al-khatib made the comment that the arab league summit in doha as he took over a seat previously held by the syrian government. the league had transferred the seat to the opposition sunday. al-khatib attended the summit despite announcing days ago he is quitting due to lack of global action on syria. two jailed bahraini activists are on hunger strike and refusing fluids after being denied visits from their family. zainab al-khawaja was sentenced to three months in jail earlier this month for insulting a public official. she has been on hunger strike for more than a week and began refusing fluids on sunday, putting her life at imminent risk, according to the bahrain center for human rights. her father is serving a life term for his role in the pro- democracy uprising and is also said to be on hunger strike. zainab al-khawaja released a letter writing -- you can go to democracynow.org to see the interviews with zainab al-khawaja when she was out of jail. the united states and south korea have signed a new military pact outlining future responses to north korea. the pact reportedly

martha raddatz, abc news, doha. >>> the transition at the vatican moves on. roman catholic church's cardinals having another morning meeting. several who will elect the pope have yet to arrive. some of the american cardinals said they would demand answers about allegations of corruption at the vatican before electing the church's next leader and they admit they are in unchartered territory. >> there are many of us in this conclave who were not in the last one. so this is all unchartered water for many of us. >> the pope's tailor is displaying new white vestments ready for the next pope. speculation is mounting that the conclave will begin next monday. >>> stocks could be headed for record territory today. after the dow closed yesterday at it highest level of the year. the dow begins trading above the 14,000 mark today. it gained 38 points yesterday and the index needs just 37 more points to hit an all-time high. this morning, asian stock markets are higher on encouraging news about china's growing economy. >>> the high tech rumor mill is in overdrive this mor

he began the day in abu dhawbu before flowing to doha.ing a live report on that at the top of the hour. >>> a dominican woman who claims she had sex for money with new jersey senator robert menendez now says her story is totally false. that she was paid to make up the accusations and that she never even met menendez. that is according to court documents. however, "the daily caller" which first broke the scandal says these new reports are getting the escorts all confused. they claim the dominican woman is not one of the two prostitutes they originally interviewed for their investigative report last fall. this is kind of a messy tangled weapon. adrianna howser is live with the latest to clear this up. >> the daily caller claims "the washington post" is one of those newspapers that got it wrong. "the washington post" seems to base its article on affidavits similar to the ones we have, and we obtained those through a dominican attorney during a press conference. she is an acquaintance of menend menendez. in those documents, they're k w notari