. >>> let's go back to munich to dominic kane. dominic i would imagine syria has pretty much topped everybody's thoughts at that meeting. >> reporter: that's right, david. the -- the sessions are well underway. we have heard from a variety of different key players in the middle east. we heard from the saudi foreign minister, we have heard from the iraqi prime minister, he also spoke about fighting daesh as he called it, and said that daesh wants to encourage a clash of civilizations. we have also heard from the defense ministers talking about need for nato to take on daesh and isil and others would call it. but earlier today we heard from the secretary general of the u.n., and although he welcomed the agreement that had been reached late last night here in muni munich. he also said now it is important for the russians to take things seriously. >> we will welcome a more constructive role of russia in the fight against isil. so far russia has mainly targeted opposition groups, and they are not isil. and the intense air strikes of rus

dominic kane has more from munich. >> only a short while after the agreement on syria was reached in this city, the u.s. secretary of state was back in munich for a security conference. although some politicians had hailed the liberations as a step forward. others have expressioned extreme skepticism. in his address to the conference john kerry addressed that skepticism by there'sing how critical it is to by making the cessation of hostilities work. >> this will still require a political solution at some point in in order to make peace no matter what happens. this is the moment. this is a hinge point. decisions made in the coming days and week and few months could end the war in syria or it could define a very difficult set of choices for the future. >> quite how difficult is becoming clear this weekend in munich. the french prime minister has accused the russians of bombing civilians in syria, an allegation endorsed by the u.s. government. the russian prime minister has said comments like these are making his country feel increasingly isolated. >> one could go as far as to say that

dominic kane, al jazeera. >>> south africa's president is facing a legal battle that could force himy millions in state funds he used to renovate his home. the state against jacob zuma was brought by opposition parties to combat what they are calling corruption and coneyism. they are outraged that the taxpayer has to foot the bill for the renovations. >> reporter: thousands of opposition supporters push, shove, and march through the city center. they are going to south africa's constitutional court where the judge is hearing a case on whether the president should repay for renovations of his hom home. >> we want to show that he is going to repay that money. >> we are 100% there is corruption here. >> reporter: when they arrive, things get a bit rowdy, for safety reasons and crowd control, the police tell protesters they cannot go further. police have put up this barbed wire to separate supporters from each other, and stay away from the court just in case things get a bit hectic. the president says he will pay back the money. opposition parties say the president should not be allowed

al jazeera dominic kane reports from dresden, there are as many as 10,000 people who took to the streets>> this was their opportunity to show strength in numbers to link up with supporters from across europe. this is where the anti-islamic group sprang from. its followers are fearful of the future. >> we will be a minority. in the end, i fear for my grandchildren. it cannot be that i am a minority in my own country. this is the way it will end up being. >> the people at this demonstration have come here to show their extreme unhappiness with the refugee policies of the coalition government. they say they represent a growing sentiment in german society, and they say they want those policies radically changed now. >> the organizers had called for a series of rallies in five other european countries. this was the french northern port city that has long been a defendant destination for refugees and my grasped trying to reach the uk. around 150 supporters were involved in disturbances with the police. ten people were arrested. across the channel, hundreds of people marched through the english

dominic kane reports. >> this is the reception center in bavaria.to hundreds of people from the balkans who know they'll soon be going back there. the center was opened last september, and since then more than a thousand people have come and gone. germany says their countries are safe, meaning they cannot remain here. which means that men will return soon. >> after ten months of living here i received a piece of paper that said transfer, then i went to get the documents i need to go back to albania. but they say i have to wait. my baby was born here. the problem is i do not work. >> the children's classrooms are well equipped but frequently empty. a testament to the transitional nature of their experience here. the process of checking identities has been streamlined since last year. every day officials check as many as 200 documents. >> this is a relatively bad fake i.d. card. you can tell by the size. it's significantly different from the real i.d. cards. on average we find as many as 10 fake i.d.s every day. >> because the number of people coming

dominic kane reports on an immigration center in southern germany where asylum seekers are awaiting to be deported. this is the reception center, home to hundreds of people from the balkans who know they will soon be going back there. the center was opened last september and since then more than a thousand people have come and gone. germany says their countries are safe so they cannot claim refuge here, meaning this man is resigned to returning to albania soon. >> translation: after ten months living here i received a piece of paper that said transfer. then i went to the office 21 to get the documents i need to go back to albania, but they said i had to wait. my baby was born here. the problem is i do not work >> reporter: the children's classrooms with well equipped by frequently empty. the process of registration and checking identities has been stream lined since last year. every day officials check as many as 200 documents. >> translation: this is a relatively bad fake id card. you can tell by the size. it is significant lip different from the real id cards-- significantly differen

emma hayward, al jazeera. >> let's cross live then to the scene of the crash, dominic kane is there.has been going on for, what, eight hours, since the accident happened. what is happening there now? >> reporter: well, adrian as you can see behind me, on the other side of the river is the point of the end of the second train. and you can see behind the cordoned off area, this is as close as the authorities are allowing us to get. but if we pan to the left if you follow the course of where the trains were, you will see where the ambulances are in the distance. that's the point of the actual collision, and we know it has been confirmed by the private company, that the two drivers died in the incident. and as you heard in emma's piece there, dozens of people were badly injured, and have been fairied to hospitals. we know about the air ambulances that we use because it is so inaccessible here. it is difficult to get the sorts of logistics here to treat the casualties that were here when the incident happened around eight hours ago. >> what is the theory as to why these two trains were on

and they're covering events for us, dominic kane live for us in munich. it is easy to see how there are those on both sides who think this is going a little chance of success when you see how many disagreements there are over the targets that have been picked for attacks by both sides. >> that's right, david, for the past two days, the aftermath of thursday night, friday morning's agreement on a sensation of hostilities has been the talking point here. today no different. today we've heard from a succession of leaders, foreign ministers about precisely this issue. and specifically today we heard from the french prime minister basically saying that the russian bombing in his words, the russian bombing of civilians had to stop there is still a very significant sky very generals of opinion on syria. >> only a short while after the agreement on syria was reached in this city, the u.s. secretary of state was back in munich, for a security conference. although some politicians had held thursdays deliberations as as a step forward others expressed extreme skepti

al jazeera's dominic kane. >> a dominant theme here at the munich security conference on its first day of deliberations. a succession of speakers chose to stress the dangers posed by terrorism and the islamic state of iraq and the levant, the saudi foreign minister also spoke about why it was fundamental to combat daesh, i.s.i.l, but he also had a very pointed message for syrian president bashar al-assad. >> in syria we are working to bring about change, political change, if possible. to what is happening in syria, in order to remove a man who is responsible for the murder of 300,000 people, the displacement of 12 million, and the destruction of a inflation. a man who has -- who is the single most effective magnet for extremists and terrorists in the region. >> the main backer iran has been steadfast in its support for him since the arab spring began. here at the munich security conference on friday, in zarif said it was upon that iran could find some sort of arrangement with the saudi arabiaian saudi n government but a new paradigm needed to be found to let that happen. >> thinking ab

our correspondent there is dominic kane. dominic, what reaction are you getting from the participants in this conference given the heated situation on the ground in northern syria. >> reporter: syria was a main theme yesterday following thursday's night deliberations and all sides who spoke in the conference yesterday spoke about the need to combat terrorism. we heard also yesterday from the secretary general who welcomed the agreement, but had questioned what russia's interventions have been up to that point. so far today the issue has moved on to ukraine and we've also been hearing on that point from the german foreign minister who opened the conference deliberations today and very recently from the russian prime minister who has been speaking about the need for the minsk agreement to be implemented in full. what is also interesting that he chose to speak out about the situation regarding n.a.t.o. he said that 2016 for the russian government now feels a little bit like 1962, that there was a danger of a new cold war develop

dominic kane is there. what's been said so far, what do we need to know? >> well, jane, as you said there have been a successive of speakers here today and yesterday basically mulling over the significance of what emerged on thursday night early on friday morning the syrian agreement. but today specifically they are there has been divergent opinion on syria. only a short while after the agreement on syria was reached in this city, the u.s. secretary of state was back in munich for a security conference. some have hailed the deliberations as a step forward, others have expressed extreme skepticism. in his address to the conference, john kerry addressed that skepticism by stressing thou criminal it is to make the cessation of hostilities to wo work. >> this will need to come at some time in order to make peace, no matter what happens. this is the moment. this is the ping point. the decisions made in the coming days and weeks and few months could end the war in syria or it could define a very difficult set of choices for the future. >> quite our different are

that's dominic kane wrapping up our coverage on events in syria in munich.g up on this news hour. we'll be looking at the world health organization claim that it's looking pretty likely now that the zika virus is linked to birth defects. >>> ukraine and what happened to a ceasefire there. we meet the children caught up in the fighting in the east of the country. and we have the sport, kenyan athletics in a race to get its house in order or miss out on the rio olympics. ♪ >>> thousands of egyptian doctors have been protesting about alleged abuse from police. they say officers who attacked their colleagues haven't been held accountable, and the doctors are now threatening to strike. paul brennan reports. >> reporter: this is a rare seen on the streets of cairo, thousands of doctors, who have had enough of what they say is abuse by the police. their accusations come after two doctors were reportedly beaten up by police while at work in a cairo hospital last month. the doctors who said in televised interviews that a policeman pulled a gun on them after a dispute

. >>> let's cross over to dominic kane who is in munich where a security conference is scheduled.l us what is on the agenda in munich today. >> reporter: foley, as you say the conference is now well underway, delegates have been hearing from the king of jordan, speaking about the need to find a resolution to the syrian crisis. and a little while earlier we heard from the defense ministers of germany and france who spoke about the need their countries have to act in a concerted manner. but before that, the secretary general of nato spoke to reporters and while he welcomed the agreement that has been arrived at last night, he did say the intervention of russia had not until now been helpful. >> we will welcome a more constructive role of russia in the fight against isil. so far, russia has mainly targeted opposition groups and not isil. and the intense air strikes of russian planes against the different opposition groups in -- in syria has actually undermined the efforts to reach a negotiated peaceful solution. >> reporter: and foley, one other important meeting as you have alluded

al jazeera, southern turkey. >> and dominic kane with us now. he's head of the security conference in munich. all of those there are supposed to be pretty much on the same page, aren't they. they want the cessation of hostilities. they want to defeat isil and they want to see an end to the war in syria. but in public it is taking on a pretty nasty note. >> that's right, david. at first it was about agreement over syria, and then saturday it appears to have been characterized by disagreement over syria. we heard from the u.s. secretary of state john kerry that this opportunity was a hinge around which the syrian crisis could turn, and this was an opportunity for both sides all sides to seek peace. then we heard from sergei lavrov, his counter part from russia, that this secession would not succeed. we heard from the french prime minister that they had to stop bombing civilians, then we heard from his russian counterpart that that was not the case and russia had natural interests in syria and had no secret scenarios it was playing out. there is si

we will have more on the diplomatic front in a moment from dominic kane but first our correspondent on the border. >> reporter: this gives an advantage, the main rebel supply line from the west to the northern countryside of aleppo is now within range of fire. disrupting the supply line is not their only objective. it is not far from the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave in aleppo. opposition fighters are trying to keep the roads open to prevent a siege of eastern aleppo where tens of thousands people live. a pause in the fighting will only benefit the government it is said. >> translation: the battle for aleppo was carried out by the international community. they will not stop fighting until all sieges are lifted and the bombardment stops. there will be no permanent ceasefire to the regime. >> reporter: the people of aleppo have come together to prepare for the possibility of a siege. doctors, activists, lawyers, journalists created a united revolution front and a call to arms has been answered by civilians. men of fighting age are receiving training before what could

more bloodshed, more hardship and, frankly, a greater hardening of positions on either side >>> dominic kane is standing by in munich to tell us what we can expect later on. going first to our correspondent who is in southern turkey, close to the border with syria. the early signs are not terribly encouraging that the cessation of hostilities will gain ground, the government notching up some significant victories. >> reporter: yes. like you mentioned, the government has advanced from the pro government towns. they are now positioned on a strategic hill which actually gives them the - the range of fire really within the distance of the main rebel supply line that links the northern countryside of aleppo to the western countryside of aleppo. so now they're able to disrupt these supply lines and they're positioned approximately 7 kilometers from the main entrance to the rebel controlled east of aleppo city. they're close to achieving one of their objectives and that is to lay siege to the city. in fact, we've spoken to activists inside aleppo and they're saying that people are increasingly worr

. >> all right, now there is a security conference in bavaria in munich, that's where we find dominic kane many there are diplomats, hence the diplomatic lang, but then are on option sides of the conflict, and they have made it pretty clear about what they think the others are doing. >> well, that's right. we've seen a succession of speakers speaking about the importance in the regional middle east and the powers, as it were, who from president el-sisi brought to deliberate over this agreement at this security conference. one thing that is increasingly clear is that there is a divergence of opinion on syria. only a short while after it was agreed in this city, they were back in munich for a security conference. although some politicians have hailed the deliberations as a step forward, others have expressed extreme skepticism. in his address to the conference, john kerry adressed that skepticism by stressing how kill it is by making hostilities work. >> this conflict will still require a political solution at some point in time in order to make peace no matter what happens. this is the mome

. >> dominic kane outside downing street. thank you. meanwhile european leaders in brussels have been discussing ways to ease the refugee crisis. the greek prime minister met with the german chancellor athletening to block referendums unless the e.u. promised to keep their borders open. >> many arriving in greece are children who don't have a guardian. the european law enforcement agency estimates up to 10,000 children have disappeared in the past few years. we spoke with teenagers about the ris risk they run during their journey. >> they set off from their homeland with the teenage dream of a better life. inspired by the images they've seen of refugees streaming across europe but soon a harsh reality set in. >> i went there five times, reached serbia once. each time i was september back to greece. >> these days only syrians, afghans and iraqis are allowed to continue their journey. europe remains closed to other nationality who are regarded as economic migrants not refugees. now these boys are stranded on the greek side of the border,

. >>> and dominic kane is at the crash site. nic tell us what is happening at the site of the accident right now. >> reporter: well, felicity this is about as close as we can get, the authorities not allowing us to go much further. behind me, through the trees over the other side of the river is the end of one of the two trains involved. we believe this was the train that was coming from this direction and further to the left is the point of collision itself. one of the things the transport minister said earlier on today is that the stretch of rail track behind me has an automatic braking system involved with it. but we know the trains truck each other at high seed, so the question will be looked at. >> the two drivers die as well. and that makes it even more difficult for the investors doesn't it. >> reporter: that's right. the only tangible evidence that the authorities or investigators will be able to glean is from the black box recorders. we understand the authorities have reclaimed two of the three black boxes, and the third

al jazeera's dominic kane reports from munich. >> reporter: the crisis in syria both militarily and inf the humanitarian catastrophe that it has provoked over the past five years have been dominant themes here at the munich conference. i spoke to the second general of amnesty international who told me he felt there was an absence of leadership by world powers and many of the regional players in the middle east regarding syria, both in terms of the fighting and in terms of the humanitarian issue. the fact that nato is providing vessels in the mediterranean sea he felt was a good thing, but the fact also the greek vessels and turkish vessels can only patrol their own without percent potentially a problem. there is the fact that the turkish press under juan has said the turks are able to turn back some refugees, but there will come a point at which they will no longer be able do that and will have to say please carry on your journey is another perplexing moment in terms of the man tear crane crisis is concerned, certainly here although some welcomed the agreement that had been reached by

dominic kane is there. >> reporter: it's a picture of devastation, seen from the air the task of theervices is clear. using heavy lifting equipment to try to free any passengers still trapped inside. and carefully to remove the bodies of some of those who were killed. the accident happened in a wooded area, difficult to access, close to a river bank. rescuers attempted to reach those stranded anyway they could. dideploying helicopter to his hp move the injured. footage has emerged on social media film by a passenger the chaos on board is clear, a is the suffering of the injured. >> translator: suddenly you could feel the train break abruptly and there was a massive bang my held was hurled forward when i opened my eyes again all was dark. all you could hear is people shouting anshoutingshouting and. next to me a boy was lying on the ground i picked up and put him on the seat next to me then asked around if anybody was hurt. >> reporter: the trains were travel on the ground a single-track line and hit each other head on and then partially derailed. >> reporter: this is as close as the

our berlin reporter dominic kane has more. >> reporter: this is the reception sent never bavaria. people from the balkan who his know they will soon be going back there. the certainty was opened last september. and since then, more than a thousand people have come and gone. germany says their countries are safe. so they cannot claim refuge here. mean beinmeaning he will be reto albania soon. >> after 10 months of living here i received a paper that said transfer then went to the office to get the document i need to be back to albania. they said i have to wait. my baby is born here, but the problem is i do not work. the children classrooms are well equipped but frequently empty. a testify. to the transitional process here. the process of registration and checking identities has been streamlined since last year. every day officials check as many as 200 documents. >> translator: this is a relatively bad fake i.d. card. you can tell by the size, it's significantly different from the real i.d. cards. on average, we find as many as 10 fake i.d.s every day. >> reporter: because the numbe

dominic kane has more from downing street in london from where the announcements was made. >> a concernill be what kind of solidarity he will be given by his cab nat colleagues. there are some who will definitely be campaigning for britain to leave the european union and the chancel occur, mr. osborn and the home secretary who are staunchly with david cameron, the question will be how many other members of the government will likewise be staunchly pro-his plan, his deal from brussels. of course, those the united kingdom independence party, the party which the has greeted this deal from brussels with disdain and said they don't believe this speaks to the concerns of a very large group in the electorate. the question will be whether the two sides of these -- of this campaign will be able to fight campaign they want and we will know the answer in 124 days' time. >> mean leaders in brulingsz have been discussing ways to ease the refugee crisis. the french president and the greek prime minister met to talk over the issue after greece threatened to block the new deal for britain and let other

dominic kane reports from munich >> reporter: only a short while after the agreement on syria was reached in this city. the u.s. secretary of state was back in munich for a security conference. although some politicians had hailed thursday's deliberations as a step forward, others had expressed extreme scepticism. in his address to the conference, john kerry addressed that scepticism by expressing how critical it is to make the cessation of hostilities work. >> this conflict will still require a political solution at some point in time in order to make peace, no matter what happens. this is the most. this is a hinge point decision. decisions made in the coming days and week and few months could end the war in syria or it could define a very difficult set of choices for the future >> reporter: quite how difficult is becoming clear this weekend in munich. the french prime minister has accused the russians of bombing civilians in syria, an allegation endorsed by the u.s. government. the russian prime minister has said comments like these are making his country feel increasingly isolated. >>

dominic kane. al jazeera. munich. >>> a journalist on hunger strike.ined in november by israeli forces. doctors and human rights groupings are concerned about the 33-year-old's deteriorating health. >>> 100 years after einstein first predicted it their existence sign tiffs say they have finally detected gravitational waves the ripples in the fabric of space time. it's electrified the world of physics and astronomy as it opens the door to a new way of observing the universe, tom ackerman has more. space and time the two basic elements of the universe that once seemed extinctions until al best einstein's general theory of relatively changed our perception of them. it was explode by science fiction in a movie one woo travel through a collapsing time or black hole where time and space meld in to a fourth dimension. now scientists say they have witnessed a colossal merging of two black holes some 1 billion years ago and the ripple of gravity that followed. the. >> the colliding black holes that produced these gravitational waves created a violent storm in t

. >> dominic kane gave us this update from downing street. >> a key concern for david cameron now will be what kind of solidarity he will be given by his cabinet colleagues. we know there are some members of his cabinet, who will be campaigning for britain to leave the european union. and while there are some on the government side they are staunchly with david cameron, the question will be how many other members of the government will likewise be staunchly pro his plan. his deal from brussels. and then of course there is the united kingdom indians party. the party that has greeted this deal from brussels with disdain and don't believe the speech to the large group of the electorate. the question is whether or not the two sides of this campaign will be able to fight the campaign they want and we'll know the answer in 124 day's time. >> another issue discussed at the e.u. summit in brussels was the refugee crisis. many arriving in greece are u uncompanied children. up to 10,000 have now disappeared. we spoke to teenagers on the greek-macedonian border about the risk think face during th

dominic kane has more. >> reporter: this is the ing ooshgs lstadt center in bavaria. it was opened last september. more than a thousand people have come and goning. germany says their countries are safe, so they cannot claim refuge here. meaning this woman is resigned to return soon drn-- man. >> translation: after ten months living here, i got a piece of paper saying twans fer. my baby was born here. the problem is i do not work. >> reporter: the children's classrooms are well-equipped but frequently empty, a test meant to their transitional experience here. checking of identities have been stream lined. every day officials check 200 documents. you >> this is a fake id size. it is different to the size of the real. on average we find as many as ten fake ids every day. >> reporter: because of the number of people have placed a strain on facilities like these, the authorities will keep this super operational for 10 years and speed up the process. >> translation: why a faster procedure? to make room for the admission of people who are threatened by persecution from war.

dominic kane is covering the story. casualties, where do they stand at now? >> reporter: so far we know that four people are now confirmed to have died and, perhaps, more than 100 have been injured. we under that, perhaps, 15 people are described as extremely badly injured, and then another 40 have been described as badly injured. to recap, we know that the incident occurred on a single track stretch of rail line between two towns. these two obtains are very close to the austrian border, on the southern tip of bavaria. it happened at around 6.50 in the morning. the two trains were operated by the bavarian network. authorities are beginning investigations, but so far their task, as things stand, to deal with the injured, but obviously crash investigators are looking into this. it is clear that this is not an incident involving the high express fast-speed trains such as the ice, the inter city expression trains. those were not involved in this incident. this happened on a single track stretch of the rail line linking bavaria with austria >>> germany has over 63

dominic kane, al jazeera, munich. >> saudi arabia has confirmed to al jazeera it has sent military personnel jets to the turkish air base used by the us coalition in the fight against isil. it's not known how many planes or shareholdeoldiers have been >> the late dmroichlts gal size sawed doctor deployme-- the lat deployments say saudi arabia is matching words with action. we are reinforcing our air campaign and will wait for military details on the land operation. teams have arrived at the air base. they should be operational and ready soon. ♪ >>> now republican presidential hopefuls in the united states are preparing to go head to head in the final televised debate in the south carolina prime minister. we will take you to al jazeera's area greenville in south carolina. what are you going to expect from tonight? >> well, these real running at a very fast pace. we will see three battles, the battle between ted cruz and donald trump to decide who will be the outsider candidate, the person who is going to challenge the establishment. we will see ted cruz say a few mean things about donald trum

at a security conference, and watching them, listening to what they have to say, my colleague, dominic kanere. the last two or three hours we have seen an awful lot of comments, and not lesslydy ver genth opinion on what to do about syria. >> reporter: that's right david. there has been a succession of speakers from many of the countries involved. we heard from the iraqi prime minister who talked about the need to combat daesh, al jazeera america -- islamic state of iraq and the levant. we also heard about the saudi foreign minister. and it was his comment about the syrian president which really stuck in mind. >> in syria we are working to bring about change, political change if possible to what is happening in syria in order to remove a man who is responsible for the murder of 300,000 people, the displacement of 12 million, and the destruction of a nation. a man who has -- who is the single-most effective magnet for extremists and terrorists in the region. that's our objective. >> reporter: david the next big speaker talking about the situation in the middle east we are expecting is the ir

our correspondent dominic kane is in munich and has been listening to the speech. center stage, of course, to the remarks of john kerry, the situation regarding ukraine. >> reporter: that's right. you heard there his comments making clear that the minzk agreement is the only way forward. that, of course, was an agreement that the russians and ukrainians wanted to ceasing fire. he also talked about the normandy format in which the governments come together to find progress, to try to find common ground, a way forward. we know that the format which met this morning, nothing tangible came out of that. we also heard from john kerry about the commitment to nato which the american government seize as being central to its policy in europe and how the american government was going to increase four-fold its investment about a combat brigade >>> can i just jump in so that we can go back to john kerry and listen. >> we welcome the announcement of countries in europe that have decided to join this fight. we are going to defeat d.a.e.s.h. i have no doubt about it. even as we do

dominic kane has more now from downing street. >> reporter: a key concern for david cameron now willwhat kind of solidarity he will be given by his cabinet colleagues. we know that there are some members of his cabinet, particularly michael going who will be campaigning for britain to leave the european union. while there are some on the government side certainly, the chancellor, mr. osbourne and the home secretary teresa may who are staunchly with david cameron, the question will be how many other members of the government will likewise be staunchly pro his plan. his deal from brussels. and then, of course, though, is the united kingdom independence party. the party which has greet third degree deal from brussels with disdain and said that they don't believe that this speaks to the concerns of a very large group in the electorate. the question will be whether the two sides of these -- of this campaign will be able to fight the campaign they want. and we will know the answer in 124 days time. >>> national assists demonstrators in ukraine have vandalized two russian banks in the count

we have dominic kane in munich where world leaders are meeting at a security conference, another in moscow who will talk about the prime minister's comments at that conference, but first let's go to our correspondent in southern turkey close to the syrian border where syrian government forces have been making further advances towards recapping tour aleppo. the battle for aleppo has been characterised as being a real significant battle in terms of the overall war. we've just heard from the president who seems to think that he can continue fighting and talk at the same time. >> reporter: yes. the syrian government and its backer russia believe that they can change the balance of power on the ground enough to make the rebels, the different armed groups, surrender, but there is defiance from the opposition. they say they will fight back and even if they lost ground, they can easily change their tactics and launch counter offences. they remain defiant vowing that they will not surrender, but undoubtedly they have lost ground in such a strategic province for the so-called moderate opposition. at

. >> well, dominic kane has more developments with more of those talks taking place in munich and we have this update. >> the fall out from the agreement on syria that was reached on thursday night has been a dominant theme here at the security conference on its first day of deliberations. the succession of speakers from many of the country's are integral from finding a solution within syria the saudi foreign minister spoke why it is fundamental to combat isil, but he also has a pointed message for the syrian president bashar al-assad. >> to syria, we're working to bring about change, political change if possible to what is happening in syria in order to remove a man who is responsible for the murder of 300,000 people. the displacement of $12 million and the destruction of a nation. the man who has been the single most magnate for extremists and terrorists. >> mr.here at you munich security conference on friday, the iranian foreign minister said it was possible that iran could find some sort of arrangement with the saudi arabiaen government, but a new paramount needed to be found in

. >> dominic kane has more now from downing street. >> a key concern for david cameron now will be what kind of solitairety will be given by his cabinet colleagues. we know that there are some members of his cabinet who will be campaigning for the u.k. to leave the europe piano union. while there are some on the government side, there are some who are staunchly with david cameron, the question will be how many members of the government will likewise be staunchly pro his plan, his deal from bruceelels, then there is the united king independence party. the party which has greeted the deal with disdain and said that they don't believe this speech that concerns very large group in the electorate. the question will be whether the two sides of this campaign will be able to fight the campaign they want and we'll know the answer in 124 days time. >> let's get more on this now joining us in studio, a policy analyst for europe, and a nonpartisan think tank here. you're not going to tell us whether you think the u.k. should stay in or out, but let's talk about the issues because david come ron cer

dominic kane, al jazeera. cologne. >> the french government has agreed to extend the state of emergency for another three months. it will allow police to make arrests and conduct searches without a warrant. they have widespread support but some say it undermines civil rights. >> i think weeks of speculation france's state of emergency is also turn t almost certain to continue. the plan will now about before parliament for approval. since the paris attacks troops have patrolled the streets. the police have exercised exceptional power. many french people welcome this. the state of emergency gives unprecedented power to authorities to stop, search and arrest people without need for a warrant. it also gives them power to take down website that seem to floridaify acts of violence. and symptom gatherings and demonstrations. but some worry that it will become permanent. >> over the weekend thousands took to the streets of paris. they say that it goes against french values, the freedom of speech and right to demonstra

dominic kane has more from cologne. >> reporter: it's a cold wet winter's day here, but the color isng brought by thousands of partygoers who have come here for carnival. and what makes them secure here is that thousands of police officers that local officials have drafted in here. we know in the aftermath of what happened on new year's eve, public opinion here in germany has changed certainly regarding the asylum and refugees policies of the government in berlin. the feeling here, in the mood of the city, though people i have been speaking to say they think it is important to distinguish between those who are guilty and those who are innocent. and they say many refugees are innocent. and certainly the feeling is one of celebration here in cologne today, no question about that. >>> opposition parties have rejected any offer from south africa's president to repay some of the funds used on his private home. >> reporter: the constitutional court in south africa has asked the public [ inaudible ] president jacob zuma and the opposition party to come to an agreement. but the leader of the

. >> here is an update now from dominic kane. >> reporter: a key concern for david cameron now will belidarity he will be given by his cabinet colleagues. we know that there are some members of his cabinet, particularly michael gove who will be campaigning for britain to leave the european union and while there are some on the government side certainly the chancellor, mr. osbourne and the home secretary teresa may, who are staunchly with david cameron the question will be how many other members of the government will likewise be pro his plan, his deal from buzzless, then there is the united kingdom independence party. the party that growth this deal from brussels with disdain and said that they don't believe this speaks to the concerns of a very large group in the electorate. question will be whether the two sides of this campaign will be able to fight the campaign that they want and we will know the answer in 124 days time. >>> another issue discussed in the e.u. summit it brussels was the refugee cries. many arriving in greece are unaccompanied children. the european law enforcement

pulled the survivors out trains apparently on the same track and we are at the crash site and dominant kane there just before the death toll rose. >> the death toll has risen to eight, eight confirmed fatalities in the incident and it happened involving two trains operated by the private company meridian the rail track is owned by the german rail network but the company, a private company meridian, the two trains collided on a single stretch of track and happened around 7:00 local time so perhaps four hours ago and we understand as you say there are many other dozens of casualties and it's being suggested that at least 15 are injured and another 40 are severely injured and of course there are the other casualties here of more lighter injuries perhaps and understand that the authorities say that perhaps 15 helicopters and ambulances were sent to the scene and many other ambulances rushing to the scene when first this incident happened and the german justice minister has been tweeting about her sorrow about what happened and expressing thanks to rescue workers who rushed to the scene to try t