from the ukrainian capital jonah hull reports. >> reporter: inin the eastern city kharkiv.apping erred for a peace march. then a bomb blast more lives lost. the authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism they say instructed by russia. some will fear that the war in the east may spread further in to the country. in kiev, another march remembering the street protests a year ago and their victims. president poroshenko was joined at the head of the march by some european leaders and other lower-level guests. it wasn't the turn out he may have hoped for after promising the crowds on friday that presidents and prime ministers would attends. that the doors of the european union remain wide open to ukraine. and that there will be victory in the east. president poroshenko is under immense pressure, domestically the state of the economy and huge losses in the east demand a response internationally he's expected to hold the line in a shaky ceasefire despite repeated transgression buys the other side. for now many believe the president is doing all he can. >> i think he does hi

paul brennan has more from the eastern city of donetsk where a school has been hit. >> reporter: in centralsk the sound of explosions never really stops all together. they have been exchanging fire as if the ceasefire deal in minsk had never been signed. on thursday night this school took a direct hit. the school only reopened three days ago. five times in the last six months this school was caught in the cross fire of the artillery duels between the separatists forces and the ukrainian army. five times repairs have been made. they just spent more than $2,000 putting repairs in place. no one was killed by the sense of grievance is enormous. >> translator: we spent so much money, so much of our hard work. we changed all of the windows. the money was collected by the parents of the children. we even tried to bring the school back to normal but you see what happens. they shell us. thanks very much, poroshenko. >> reporter: hitting this school even accidentally could scarcely be more counterproductive. the geography teacher has spent 20 years assembling the artifacts here. the souls of my ukrai

egypt's state-run tv reports the airstrikes hit the group's training sites and arms depots in the eastern city of darna. libya's air force also joined the operation. its commander said at least 40 islamic state fighters were killed. the 21 victims appearing in the video are coptic christians who were working in libya. militants claiming loyalty to the islamic state group had been holding them for weeks. family members of the hostages have been demanding their release. the libyan insurgents who have pledged allegiance to the group are intensifying their activities. they attacked a hotel in january and occupied a radio station this month. >>> u.s. government officials condemned the purported killings. they say the militant group's barbarity knows no bounds. white house press secretary josh earnest issued a statement. he called the killings despicable and cowardly. he says the heinous octobers underscores the urgent need for political resolution in libya. he added the continuing conflict there only benefits terrorist groups and he urged libyans to unite in opposition to terrorism. secretary of st

the self declared defense minister says areas of the eastern city of benghazi and sert where the hostagest seized were targeted. >> translator: if there were any terrorist group on his the egyptian side and we were able to hit them. we wouldn't hesitate to fight them. it's the same thing that a applies for egypt. for groups that commit such crimes, boarders won't be an issue. >> reporter: libya's political leadership is fractured and the rival government the national congress which is based in tripoli criticized the egyptian air strikes. >> translator: this horrible assault on this terrorism that's been conducted by the egyptian military represents a violation of is off at this in libya and is a clear breach of international law and the u.n. charter. >> reporter: the air strikes came just hours avi i didn't want's president abdel fattah el-sisi warned that it would responsibility to the killing of the 21 men. egypt is already trying to wipeout tear are out of the groups in the sinai peninsula. not only egypt is being threatened but european nations as well. isil has made a direct threat a

although sisi says great care was taken about the accuracy of the strikes, people in the eastern cityilians were also killed. >> translator: there was no militant presence here. just families lived here. the family, the mother and their children were auld killed. it was a gentlemen who was also killed. there were about eight killed in the neighborhood in addition to four who are still seriously injured. >> reporter: sisi also talked about the neat for a joint arab military force to tackle the threat of groups like isil. and he praised the leaders of some gulf states who offered to sporty i didn't want. >> translator: our friends in the gulf region should understand that we have all respect, appreciation and lover for them. >> reporter: egypt president also spoke about descent in his own country since the overthrow of president morsi in 2013, egypt has launched a massive crack down on the muslim brotherhood and supporters. many of whom are students. >> translator: a number of young people have been detained for expressing their views. i told them i don't deny that some of em will be in

people in the eastern city of douma say civilians were killed in the egyptian air strikes. >> there was no military here just families this woman and her family a gentleman. about eight in the neighbourhood. four are seriously injured. ? abdul fatah al-sisi talked about the need for a joint arab military force to tackle the threat of groups like i.s.i.l. they praised the leaders of some stayed. >> our friends in the gulf region should understand that we have or respect appreciation and love. our bilateral relations with our friends in the gulf region of. >> the egyptian president spoke about dissent in his own country since coming to power in june 2013, they are launched a crackdown on the muslim brotherhood, and supporters. many of these are students. thousands have been in prison. they indicated that some may be released. >> a number of young people have been detained from suppressing their views. i told them i do not deny that some would have been innocent. and in a few day's time we will release the first batch of detainees. >> abdul fatah al-sisi's stage managed address was designe

. >> i spoke in the eastern ukrainian city -- i spoke to ian in the eastern city of donetsk. >> you have civilians caught in the middle of the war. there is pessimism and people are hoping for change. people have not been able to resume normal life across the areas close to the front line. everybody is waiting to see what happens next. it is pretty clear they have won the territory and it is enough. we have heard from the leader of the people's republic that it was not covered by the minsk agreement. the cease-fire could hold everywhere else. if that is true, may the cease-fire has a chance. if it continues to push west, the cease-fire is done for. >> people are war-weary. >> yes. i think they are. the trouble with a lot of conflicts is that they are not necessarily driven by the mood of civilians on the ground. they are driven by people who have the guns and what their ambitions are. this was a defeat for the ukrainians. what will their response be? the appeal to the international cutie is to call russia out. he says that russia has played a disruptive hand here and even nato has critic

statement the group said in response to the brutal airstrikes carried out by the regime in the city of douma and eastern ghouta which describe declare the entire city of damascus a military zone and location of our operations. government planes carried out 127 airstrikes on tuesday and its helicopters dropped 78-barrel bombs. one of the many cities targeted barrel bombs exploded over the district. the syrian air force controls the skies and it's proving fatal for opposition fighters and civilians alike. the injured were taken to temporary hospitals but the number of patients far exceeded the medical staff on hand to treat them. [ gunfire ] on the ground rebel fighters continue their battle to shape syria's future. the syrian armed opposition said that it's taking control of the area in northeast aleppo. >> it was reigning in on aleppo, but they're no longer able to lay siege to the city. >> reporter: this is a conflict characterized by changing front lines. al jazeera. >> a report into britain's role in the 2003 iraq war has been in the work for almost six years. now it's author is facing questions from

a bomb exploded in the eastern city of kharkiv close to the conflict zone during a march for peace. ukrainian authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism. in kiev, president poroshenko was joined at the head of a march by some european leaders and other low level guests. it wasn't the turnout he may have hoped for after promising the crowds on friday that presidents and prime ministers would attended. he also promised that the doors of the european union remained wide open to ukraine and that there would be victory in the east. >> president poroshenko is under immense pressure, domestically, the state of the economy and huge losses in the east demand a response. internationally, he's expected to hold the line in a shaky ceasefire despite transgressions by the other side. >> for now many believe the president is doing all he can. >> i think he does his best. of course, there are different ideas what he could do better, but i wish him good luck, because it's very difficult situation, and if somebody knows what to do else, let them go and do themselves. >> something more could b

then relocated to the eastern city of tobruk and formed a cabinet there. tripoli then fell under the control of the dawn of libya forces a coalition from mestrata tripoli and other areas, made up of forces from former rebels. in november the supreme constitution court declared the annulment of the new parliament in tobruk. the u.n. and the western powers have backed the tobruk parliament but is pushing for a deal toing share the deposit. already crowded battle ground and the wider regional clash of interest and the proxy wars are only making that mess worse. the internal and regional class is likely to go on for some time and libya four years after colonel moammar gadhafi was forced out of office and killed is nowhere stable or secure. al jazeera. >>> the u.n. envoy to yemen says he will press for the out offer of the houthis five hours of fighting with forces allied to the houthi rebels who have taken over government institutions in the capital sanaa. at least three people are reported to have died in the fighting. >>> in turkey, a campaign to stop violen

. >> at least two people have been killed 10 wounded in an explosion in the eastern ukrainian city of karkiv. in the capital, thousands have taken part in a march to commemorate protests last year in which more than 100 people were killed. from the ukrainian capital, jonah hull reports. >> in the eastern city of karkiv not far from the conflict zone people gathered for a peace march, then a bomb blast. more lives lost. the authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism, they say, instructed by russia. some will fear that the war in the east may spread further into the country. in kiev another march remembering the street protests a year ago and their victims. president poroshenko was joined at the head of the march by some european leaders and other lower-level guests. it wasn't the turnout he may have hoped for after promising the crowds on friday that presidents and prime minister did would attend that the doors' of the people union remained wide open to ukraine and that there will be victory in the east. >> president poroshenko is under immense pressure. domestically the state

fighters aligned with general hafta said they have also bombed parts of the eastern city of benghazi and sirte. >> if there were any terrorist groups on the egyptian side and we were able to hit them we wouldn't hesitate to fight them and it's the same thing that applies for egypt. for groups that commit such crimes, borders aren't going to be an issue. >> reporter: the rival libyan government has denounced the attacks. >> this horrible assault represents the violation of sovereignty in libya and is a clear breach of international law and the u.n. charter. >> reporter: the first air campaign happened just hours after egypt warned it would respond to the killings. the group of coptic christians had traveled to libya looking for work. abdel fattah al-sisi offered his apologize to the coptic pope, egypt has been running a campaign against what it calls terrorists in the sinai peninsula. libya threatening egypt to the west as well. in one of its latest videos i.s.i.l. also made a threat against italy. the country separated by a narrow strip of mediterranean sea. caroline malone, al jazee

. >>> general says areas of the eastern city of benghazi and sirte where the egyptian hostages were first seized were targeted. >> translator: we wouldn't hesitate to fight them and it's the same thing that applies for egypt. for groups that carry out such crimes borders aren't going to be an issue. >> the rival government, the national congress based in tripoli crit criticized the egyptian air strikes. >> translator: this horrible strike carried out by the egyptian military is a clear breach of international law and the u.n. charter. >> the air strikes came just hours after egypt's president abdel fattah al-sisi warned it would retaliate against the killing of the 21 young men. wiping out terrorist groups in the sinai peninsula in the east of the country. it's not only egypt that has been threatened by the rapidly deteriorating security situation in libya. i.s.i.l. has made a direct threat against italy. the italian embassy in tripoli has been evacuated and along with egypt and france, calling for u.n. action. >> peter becktold, u.s. department of state joins us from portland in oregon.

. >> fighting between ukrainian forces and pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine has claimed for lines. in the separatest held city of dontesk, people were killed. more than 5,000 people have been killed in eastern ukraine's nine-month-long conflict. one area effected charles stratford is there. >> reporter: it's important it give it context. the town is completely surrounded by. >> yesterday fight broke out earlier than scheduled but there were a number of people pulled out from the city yesterday. there was another one called for today, and that was--it never happened basically. we went in following a humanitarian convoy that took the risk, and we saw just incredible scenes of destruction destruction. heavy shelling, small arms fire, virtually nobody on the street. as i say a town completely besieged. and very worrying for the civilians that remain. it's a town that before had a population of 25,000. very strategically important certainly for the separatists because of its rail hub. it connects the town of donetsk with russia. it's highly contested and as you see the scene of some of the heaviest fighting in thi

two people have been killed and another 10 wounded in the eastern city of kirkuk. a blast went off next to a mosque, one of many event marking a year since the ousting of former president viktor yanukovych. we have this report from kiev. >> reporter: in the eastern city of kharkiv, people gathered for a peace march. then a bomb blast. more lives lost. the authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism, they say, instruct by russia. some fear the war this the east may spread further. >> in kiev another march remembering the street protests and their victims. president petro porashenko was joined at the head of the march by some european leaders and other lower level guests. it wasn't the turn out he may have hoped for after promising the crowds that presidents and prime ministers will attend that the doors are open to ukraine, and that there will be victory in the east. president petro porashenko is under immense pressure. domestically, the state of the economy and huge losses in the east demand a response. internationally he is expected to hold the line in a sh

in the eastern city of bengahzi former general haftar and his forces have been fighting forces of libyan dawn. haftar supports the government in city of tibruk. >> we're currently in the special forces bear ricks. we hope in the next few hours to liberate as we hope and pray. >> but haftar's men have made such statements before. for now the fighting among the many armed groups in libya conditions. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> the nigerian government said its forces have fought off an attack in the northeastern city of gombe. forces open fired as they opened the city saturday, throwing leaflets and calling for the boycott of next elections. boko haram attacked a town in neighboring chad, killing ten people. >> this is what is left of the gombe village the first known assault in chad by the nigerian armed group. it's thought around 30 fighters crossed lake chad early on friday. they made it to the village and shot at anyone they found and then set fire to the place. two-thirds of the village has been burned to the ground. nugumbe had become a place where many sought safety from boko haram

the egyptian air strikes target isis weapons storage sites and training camps in libya's eastern city. lydia says the strikes were coordinated with its armed forces and the 50 militants were killed. >> egypt said it will start evacuating its citizens from libya and has banned all travel to the country a. >>> during saturday's all-star three-point contrast in your, curry wrote messages on both of his shoes. once said # rip da the other # curry for dear. curry said he had heard that they followed his career see enthusiastically. >> it was really kind of a cool deal to be able to use a platform yesterday to honor the family and i'm going to send them the shoes i wore yesterday, and hopefully they know a lot of people are thinking about them. >> bearcat was shot to death along with his wife and sister- in-law. what may have been a hate time, the suspect is in police custody. their cats sister works at san francisco general hospital. >>> facing pressure from the community, kensington's police board is weighing whether to take action against its police chief. they're holding a closed-door m

katty: i spoke to ian in the eastern city of donesk.ow that night has fallen, what is the situation? reporter: well, generally, as night falls, it goes quiet. certainly, since the cease-fire has taken place. the trouble is what takes place during the day. there has been a lot of trouble. there have been breaches of the cease-fire in donesk. we went out there to do some general filming of some of the residential area and you've hear the repeated sound of artillery being fired and further south. the cease-fire is holding. the flashpoints and contested areas where it is not -- most important, the last cease-fire broke down because of violence in these specific areas. putin says he feels more optimistic than pessimistic and thinks it will be resolved, as long as the ukrainian troops leave. it remains to be seen if the self-proclaimed people's republic here in donesk has specific objectives or if this is the start of a breakdown of a cease-fire. >> thank you. i spoke to bill taylor. less than a week after the new minsk deal, it does not look

it has been one of the biggest backers in the government -- of the government based in the eastern cities. libya is divided between two parallel governments, both of which claim legitimacy. the egyptian regime has backed one of the government and given covert aid, both military and financial, to that government. these strikes that took place today were very significant insofar that they are the first public we had knowledged foreign ministry -- first publicly acknowledged foreign military intervention from egypt in over a decade. he views the chaos in libya as a dangerous sign of instability. the most prominent groups have claimed allegis -- allegiance to the islamic state. they believe that they have moved across the border to obtain weapons and support. it does fit into sisi's war on terror. >> sharif, thank you very much. to help bolster the injection military as it battles islamists -- the egyptian military as it battles islamists on two fronts, a foreign sale of french warplanes, which have been described as the most sophisticated honors. the ceremony was attended by the french -- by

in the eastern city of bengahzi former haftar and his forces have been fighting forces of libyan dawn. haftar supports another parliament which is based in tibruk. they said that they would retake substantial parts of bengahzi. >> we are currently in the special forces bear ricks. as you see that's the traffic light opposite here we hope in the next few hours to deliberate it as we hope and bray. >> but haftar's men have made such statements before. for now the fighting among the many armed groups in libya conditions. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> toga india why the leader of the anticipate corruption party has been sworn in. the party won a landslide majority in delhi state election earlier this month. >> nothing was going to stop him from taking the oath of office as deli's chief minister. he had been sick with fever for the last four days. after winning an overwhelming majority of state assembly seats, he said his party will focus on fighting corruption. >> my promise to the people is that the money you pay in taxes has always disappeared because of corruption. i promise you i will

in the eastern city of bengahzi, former general haftar and his forces have been fighting supporters was libyan dawn. haftar supports another parliament based in the city of tibruk. one of his field commanders said that they would soon retake substantial parts of bengahzi. >> we're currently in the special forces barracks. that's the traffic light here. we hope in the next few hours to liberate it as we hope and pray. >> but haftar's men have made such statements before, and for now the fighting among the many armed groups in libya continues. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> hundreds more migrants have been rescued from over crowded boats headed to italy from north africa. two commercial ships arrived after an early morning distress call. some have been taken to the italian island of lampedusa. others to sicily. an estimated 300 migrants were drowned in stormy seas earlier this week trying to reach italy from north africa. >>> red roses symbolizing love are the traditional way to celebrate valentine's day. that means big business around the world. but bangladesh blockades strikes, and fear

the internationally recognized government operates from the eastern cities of tobruk and bayda afterrival group called libya dawn seized the capital tripoli in august. a number of militant groups, including the islamic state affiliate, are scattered in between. egypt's bombing marks the first time isis has been targeted with strikes outside of iraq and syria. and although it emerged in the upheaval following the 2011 intervention, there is talk now of a new foreign operation beyond the egyptian strikes. on monday, italy said it would weigh attacks on the islamic state in libya if u.n.-backed talks fail to reconcile the libya's rival factions. italian interior minister angelino alfano called for direct nato intervention saying -- "isis is at the door. there is no time to waste." the current war authorization measure before congress also increases the prospect of direct u.s. intervention. president obama has asked lawmakers to grant him expansive authority to target the islamic state anywhere in the world, beyond the current campaign in syria and iraq. with washington's ally egypt star

crosses in front of the russian embassy in kiev, saying it's in protest against an attack in the eastern city of mariupol last week which killed 30 people. the violence in eastern ukraine shows little sign of letting up. 13 ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the last 24 hours fighting pro-russian separatists. a town has been the scene of particularly intention fighting with that we have a report. >> they run for cover clutching their shopping bags. what sound like artillery and mortars are landing close by. it was unclear whether the separatists or the ukrainian military fired first. >> we're not town and there's been a lot of incoming shelling of the last few minutes still going on sporadically. the streets have been deserted and those people who can are hiding in their basements. >> the family is cold and damp. the sound reverb operates through the cement walls. >> we constantly have to come down here because of what's going on. we can see what's happening now. how can we stay in our apartment? >> during the lull in the firing we head farther into town to where we heard the shells landi

shield of libya loyal to the gnc forced the new group out of the capital and relocated in the eastern city of tobruk, fell under the dawn of libya forces, a coalition ever militias from other areas and is made up of thousands of well armed former rebels. those forces became loyal to the gnc and its own government. in november the supreme constitutional court called the annulment of the new parliament in tobruk. the u.n. and western parliament have backed the tobruk government but pushed for a power sharing deal to end the cries. now groups loyal to i.s.i.l. are stepping up into an already crowded battle ground and a wider group of interests and proxy wards are only making that mess worse. the internal and regional clash is likely to go on for some time and libya four years after colonel moammar gadhafi was forced out of office and killed. >> signing a major deal to upgrade its military hardware, egypt has agreed to buy 24 jets and a navy frigate. worth nearly $6 billion. >>> prime minister mateo renzi in a phone call with egyptian president he agreed that political and diplomatic measures

if prompted egypt to launch air strikes in the north eastern city, a town where some fighters had declared allegiance to isil in october. the strikes were condemned by the government, while the u.n. recognized 11,000-kilometers away welcomed them. >> the egyptian military said it carries out camps training center, and weapons. but egypt's involvement and the recent beheading released by isil is worries workers. some estimate their number at around 1 million even though there is no official count. these people are said to have arrived illegally fought by the authorities they are about to be deported. >> regarding the seven the fisherman who are with us they came by sea. they do no have any documents and transferred them from tripoli, and to tripoli in preparation ever the the deportation. others are said to have been advised to stay indoors for their own safety. both the u.n. advised government have asked the security council to lift the embargo over libya. be uh with two rival bodies each with their own forces there is concern that more weapons won't contain the extend which is taking adva

in libya, a series of car bombings have struck in eastern city. at least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded. militants claiming loyalty to islamic state have claimed responsibility for the attack. >> libya has been plagued by violence since overthrowing the market off the four years ago. the instability has allowed islamist militant groups to take root and carveout huge trunks of territory area >> the country passed to rival governments are locked in a war making it impossible to tackle the country's many problems. >> a libyan coast guard boat leaves the port. skipper tells us it's one of eight vessels in the fleet far too few to patrol coast line that stretches for over 1700 kilometers. this is a routine check on an unknown vessel some distance run the port. the libyan coast guard is in dire need of money and equipment, and they would like a much closer cooperation with europe, but the west does not help because it does not recognize the new general national congress in the capital, tripoli, which includes islamist groups. coast guard'

it happened close to the police headquarters in the eastern city of lahore. 25 others were injured. >> in haiti carnival celebrations turned deadly after a parade throat ran into electrical wires in port-au-prince. according to local media reports, 18 died and more than 40 others were injured. >> the german finance minister says it's still unclear whether greece wants a bailout program after talks collapsed. he spoke in brussels where european ministers met for a second time on tuesday. he said he wanted the euro zone to stay together, but that greece needed to do its share of the work. >> taiwan's ruling party is calling for new laws to ensure companies share more profits with employees. a generation once benefited from a growing economy is now facing a lock of job opportunities. we have a report from taipei. >> there are end of year office parties and then there's this. as the lunar new year approaches electronics firm pegatron has a multi-million dollar bash for their employees handing out prizes ranging from $3,000 to a new car. it feels like the real winners are getting ever fewe

in the eastern city of donetsk for us. paul is there any sense of the cease fire holding anywhere? in certain areas. just over the majority of the front line zones the cease fire has generally held the guns have gone quiet theres han't been the same degree of artillery and grad duals. across the front lines by both sides but there have been notable exceptions and the main exception is the important town. it's to the northeast of where i am standing here in donetsk it is sealed off effectively. it is the fate of the cease fire here in the east. >> there is no truce. the firing can'ts stray shells are a constant threat spectacular explosion which injuries the camera crew who just happened to be passing at the time. tuesday was supposed to see the start of a withdrawal of the artillery instead both sides say until the cease fire takes hold, the big guns will remain at the front line on the outskirts separatist artillery used this firing area to target troops. but now that pattle is over, it's not clear whether the grab launchers have moved back or simply moved elsewhere. outside the t

two seeds have been fighting around the eastern city of dublts vooe. rainian forces control the railway hub but militants say they have the city surrounded. they say government forces have been launching artillery assaults on neighboring towns. officials from ukraine's defense ministry say five soldiers have been killed and 25 wounded since the truce came into effect. both sides had agreed to start withdrawing their heavy weapons on monday. but ukrainian forces say they won't comply unless the separatists stop their attacks. the militants say they'll withdraw their weapons only if government forces do the same. attacks with heavy artillery in the area have killed many residents and destroyed houses and hospitals. removing the weapons is seen as crucial for the cease-fire to hold. >>> now, european union leaders are turning up the pressure he on the people they say are destabilizing ukraine. they've added 19 names to a sanctions list and the targets this time include senior russian defense ministry officials. eu officials have imposed travel bans and fro

it happened close to police headquarters in the eastern city.aliban sprinter group has reportedly claimed responsibility. >>> pakistan is carrying out mass deportation of afghan refugees, but many are also leaving because of alleged harassment. afghan refugees say they have experienced more hostility since the school attacks in december as nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: beneath the gum tree this man has put up a tent and made a home for his family. he escaped from afghanistan 35 years ago with one son. on his way his other wive children and wife drowned crossing a river. in pakistan he remarried, had more children and grandchildren, also 16 of them are now back in afghanistan. he says the pakistani police detained him, and then his son, until they agreed to leave. >> translator: they gave us this document saying you have only three days. you have to leave. what can you do in three days? i was selling things in the street. some people owed me money. i left it all behind. >> reporter: he still remembers his old mud brick home in afghanistan

reports from the rebel-held city of donetsk in eastern ukraine say a shell hit a hospital.ctures we've received from the scene. the rebel authorities say at least four people have been killed and many others have been wounded. pro-russian separatists in the region are locked in a fierce battle and have been for the past few days, with ukrainian government troops. more details when they come into us. >>> greece's new government has taken its case to the leaders of the european commissioner and european central bank as it tries to renegotiate the terms of a bailout. prime minister alexis tsipras has been warmly welcomed by jean-claude juncker in brussels. jamie is in brussels for us. it was a warm welcome, they were sort of arm in arm. >> it was a vigorous handshake but difficult talks between the to. we've heard mr. tsipras has come out of those, talked to jean-claude juncker, talked to the leader of the eu member states and head of european parliament. those just finished he got in his car and i saw him drive off. before he drove off what he said was he thought things were

. >> and they were given their marching orders today forced to evacuate from the eastern city. have been taken prisoner. >> first, here's how the day unraveled. >> the ukrainian retreat continues unabated as tanks, trucks, and troops stream northwest. government troops are tired and there are many wounded, but many are believed to have come out alive. >> the other side has very good strong artillery. we prayed and thought we would i hundreds of times -- thought we would die hundreds of times. >> there are no words to describe it. they blanketed us with shots the whole way. wherever there was cover, they fired at us with machine guns and renee launchers. >> the fall is a serious set that for ukraine. petro poroshenko visited troops at the front. before leaving the area, the ukrainian president insisted that the retreat was orderly and did not constitute a surrender. >> this morning, ukrainian armed forces with the national guard completed a planned and organized retreat. 80% of troops have left already. we are waiting for two further units to leave. >> pro-russian separatists co

they are clearing up after the most recent attack on their hospital in the eastern city of donetsk. the shells hit just as the talks in minsk were getting under way. alongside the destruction of buildings and property, more than 5000 people have been killed in this conflict since last april. more than one million have fled. a previous cease-fire has unraveled. it's little wonder that people on the streets of pessimistic about the deal. >> nobody wants people to get killed. it's painful when neighbors get killed. i'm hoping for the best and expecting the worst. >> hundreds of kilometers away in the capital kiev, the picture is similar. skepticism but also cautious optimism, that change for the better could be on its way. >> if these agreements are reality and there is a cease-fire then everything is going to be fine, then everyone will evaluate it positively. who needs war? no one. >> but the real test of the agreement will be on the ground. these ukrainian troops are close to a strategic town where a standoff between pro-russian separatists and government troops remains unresolved a

a bomb exploded at a commemoration rally in the eastern city of harkiv killing at least two people andounding several others. police arrested suspects who they say were working on behalf of russia. a bloodshed and the blame have become all too familiar. a year ago weeks of demonstrations reached their climax in kiev's independence square. protesters were angry yanukovych scrapped an agreement that would have brought ukraine closer to europe. he favored ties with russia. lawmakers in parliament voted to kick him out of office and he went into exile. turmoil took root and russian president vladimir putin took advantage of it. sending troops into crimea and then annexing the autonomous ukrainian republic. the move emboldened pro-russian separatists in the east. they occupied government buildings, declared independence and held referendums. the majority of voters seemed to want greater autonomy but talks between the separatists and ukrainian authorities went nowhere. even though billionaire businessman petro poroshenko promised reconciliation, after winning the presidential election in may

been killed in an explosion in pakistan and happened close to the city police headquarters in the eastern citylahore and 25 other people have been injured, no group has claimed responsibility as yet for the attacks. media reports in yemen that weapons from russia shipped to the port city and houthi fighters have controlled the area since october, from the port the shipment was reportedly transferred north to houthi stronghold of sanaa and took over the capitol in september and dissolved parliament earlier this month. syrian activists say government forces have taken three towns in the providence of aleppo and reportedly backed by iranian fighters outside aleppo city and happened in three towns and rebels say they are sending reenforcements. the leader of hezbollah are increasing presence in iraq and he says his fighters were already inside iraq to fight i.s.i.l. and also said his forces will not retreat from syria and he called for expansion in the campaign against i.s.i.l. to counter what threat to lebanon and the wider region. >> translator: i say to you who call on us to retreat from syria,

casualties in that even though we have seen pictures of at least seven civilian casualties in the eastern city of derna. i think that it was mainly to the international community. there was concern in the white house. we heard that same concern coming out from the united nations. we heard that concern in libya, the court-appointed government in tripoli clearly condemning those airstrikes. so, the message he was trying to bring about is to the egyptians, we will prevent our people in harms way. to the international community, it was we are not plan to go invade any country. we know what we are doing. we are -- we have solid intelligence, and we are just defending our land from the terrorist threat that we have. >> how do you think that message will go down with the egyptian populace? as mowmar was saying this is a calm ex there are, softly spoken style that he has and yet a very firm message. >> reporter: well, that has been his style all along, the very soft-spoken way. he speaks in a very simply arabic. he doesn't use more sophisticated language to speak to the people. he taps into the emotio

and as malcolm webb reports from the eastern city it's hitting one group particularly hard. >> reporter this school for deaf children in the city, it's time for physical education. students here use sign language to communicate with each other and their teachers. i don't understand that, they depends on tethers messages and mobile internet. the government switched off those services two weeks ago following anti-government protests. he says people use them to instigate violence and looting. and the children that we meet are not happy about it. phone calls television and radio are still on, but have no use to them. they say they are completely cut off. >> translator: my parents live far way from here, i have not been able to communicate with them for two weeks. i ask the government please to reopen the text messages. i am really crying. >> reporter: they write sign to his show us, this boy is inspired by the protests against the charlie hebdo attack in france last month. the children here learn skills that help them to get work when they leave. these girls are learning how to sam ew. norm

with just under nine hours to go, sounds of shelling and gun fire can be heard in the eastern citiesing shelling very near you. what's the situation now? >> reporter: that shelling has stopped. we hear it elsewhere in the town. that was the close it's come to here, our hotel where there are a number of key separatists administrations buildings around us. we do expect it to continue, though, for the rest of the day until we head out toward this cease-fire at midnight. we're learning apparently the ukrainian president will talk to the french and german leaders, and then to barack obama about four or three hours from now. but all eyes on whether the fighting can slow down. and of course, how people react to that. the civilian toll being so extraordinary on both sides of the lines. we saw the tragic losses of one family on thursday ourselves. >> it was here thursday night when the family got their first running water for a week and quickly made the kids bath. mother explains. then the first shell hit. direct here on the bath itself. all three were killed. but their parents were both in t

this happened close to the city police headquarters in the eastern city of lahore. 25 other people have been injured. nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks so far. >> still ahead we're in senegal where traders are looking forward to making money again after ebola in neighboring countries took its toll on the economy. >> taiwan calls on company to say share profits with their young workers. >> in sport, new zealand's struggle against scotland at the cricket world cup. all the action later in the news hour. >> government forces have taken three towns in syria in the province of aleppo, but fighting kings on the outskirts rebels say they're sending all available reinforcements to the area. the government was backed by iranian fighters during the campaign. >> the leader of lebanon's hezbollah has called on his military wing to increase its presence in iraq this time. his forces were already fighting isil in syria. he also said hezbollah will not retreat from syria. >> i say to you who call on is to retreat from syria to go together to syria. we might not have talked about iraq b

city. >> there's been more violence in eastern libya where armed groups are fighting between each other for control. we have a report. >> eastern lib areas in crisis. it's transitional government, led by this man faces mounting pressure to curb the rising influence of military commanders. fighters loyal to the former general have given a 24 hour deadline to form a supreme military council. members of the council of representatives are skeptical. they are worried that the move could be used to assume full control. >> we demanded the parliament must form a high military council within a 24 hour deadline. we strongly warn anyone who dares to go against our blessed men. we will stand up and confront them, no matter what. >> supporters have stepped up their military campaign to capture the eastern city of benghazi. the coalition of armed groups -- general hafta is determined to drive out militias which is controlled by the general national council a parliament backed by militias from tripoli. international efforts are underway to mediate a power sharing deal between the rival factions. >> the pa

troops have broken through the pro-russian rebel positions in a key eastern city.acebook's internet.org is getting a boost in india. the partnership will enable customers to access facebook and three dozen websites without incurring data charges. this comes in six indian languages. the japanese camera maker canon is making its largest acquisition ever as it looks for growth outside of the slowing camera business. they are buying a swedish video company called axis communications. they make video surveillance equipment used in casinos and shopping malls. take-two interactive has built its business on franchises like "grand theft auto" and "nba 2k" but now they are betting on a new game called "evolve" pitting humans against monsters. it goes on sale today. it has gotten rave reviews. we sat down with take-two interactive ceo strauss zelnick. >> it is pretty unique in that you will either play as a monster or as a team of four fighting a monster. as far as we know, that is novel. it won the best of show at e3. >> how do you make plans to launch such a thing and to tr

in the eastern city of bengahzi. they had been fighting supporters of libyan dawn. haftar supports another parliament based in the city of at this tibruk. they sailed they would take over parts of bengahzi. >> you can see this is the traffic light opposite here, we hope in the next few hours to liberate it, as we hope and pray. >> but they have made such statements before. and for now the fighting among the many armed groups in libya continues. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> the u.n. in iran strongly condemns the killing of a tribal leader. one of 12 people kidnapped by a shia group in baghdad and then murdered. they have described the killings as a heinous and unacceptable crime. two sons of an iraqi npr are also among the dead. there has been more fighting in the area since the group ceased the town in anbar province. it's five kilometers from an air base. the pentagon confirmed a group of fighters attacked on friday. >>> the liter of an anti-corruption party has been sworn in as chief minister. he won the landslide majority in the new delhi state election this past

five people have been killed in rocket fire in ukraine's eastern city of donetsk. the u.n. has criticized both sides for indiscriminate attacks. >>> an airplane crash in taiwan where many are feared trapped. >>> the biggest offensive against boko haram p jets from nigeria and chad have been bombing several towns and villages. it's military said it has killed 200 fighters. nine chadian soldiers have died in that offensive. they're bushed back with the armed group near the border of cameroon. well, africa union officials have meeting in cameroon to finalize sending 7.5000 multi national soldiers to fight bock. they have the latest from the nigerian capitol of abuja. >> fighting boko haram in parts of northeast nigeria. they say this is part of a multi national strategy to fight the group in the region. they say much is being made of the fact that there are ground forces here but they say this is not the story there is no limit to the number of foreign force who is can fight the group. and the fact that these oh forces are prevalent is more evidence that they're winning the wa

complicated the situation on the ground has become ever since egypt carried out those airstrikes in the eastern city of derna. now the group behind the attacks attacks, isil affiliates, said that they were in retaliation of the airstrikes. now the situation is that the request to lift the arms embargo put forward by the jordanian with the backing of egypt and the backing of government. a meeting is scheduled to take place next monday in morocco. a meeting that would attended by both the u.n. and appointed one in tripoli. >> hundreds backed into the city center where the airstrikes are in libya. they condemned the days attacks. >>> yemen's feuding political groups have greed to governor the country and guide it out of the current crisis. council members will come from unrepresented sectors of yemen's south as well as women and young people. >> yemen's political factions reach a deal forming transitional council. it would be yemen's highest authority. >> they would guide the country for the next two years. the details have not been agreed upon the initial deal and very far from a final deal. >> yemen'