myanmar state newspaper reported friday that the fighting occur occurred in eastern myanmar. it said more than 13 clashes have occurred in the last several days leaving 47 government troops dead and 73 wounded. the extent of casualties on the other side is not known. the special region was set up based on a peace agreement signed in 1989 between the military government and the ethnic minority after years of armed struggle. according to local media, several thousand residents have evacuated into china following fierce fighting including air strikes. china is urging myanmar to restore peace and order along the border between the two countries. >> translator: china has provided necessary humanitarian assistance. i think these people will return to myanmar as soon as the situation calms down. we hope all sides in myanmar can work with china to calm the situation. >> they hope to use the growth of the market of 600 million people as leverage for its own growth. it's indispensable for them togreementagreements. >>> the prolonged drop in crude oil prices is affecting not only the ec

it was part of the convoy attacked on tuesday in myanmar's eastern region where a new wave of fightingroken out between rebels and government forces. >> unless there is a ceasefire called, there would be more attacks. ? the resistance experience red cross trucks have been used by the burma army to attack the resistance. >> reporter: two red cross volunteer workers were injured in the attack one suffered head wounds, the other injuries to abdomen. both are in stable custody in hospital. the president of the myanmar red dress released a statement saying: the humanitarian situation that's emerging from the violence is similar to that of five years ago, when thousands of ethnic chinese residence fled the eastern province, many taking refuge in the southwest. now some 30,000 refugees have reportedly made the same trek. china is calling for dialogue. >> translator: we want to use this opportunity to once again call on all sides involved in clashes in myanmar to exercise restraint and avoid the situation escalating any further to ensure peace and stability of the border and especially to avoi

. >> state of myanmar just called a state of emergency. >> eastern province of cocang. myanmar national democratic alliance group used to be part of a communeist guerilla group. >> more on the conflict and the innocent people who are caught in the middle. >> a barrage of bullets brings this red cross vehicle to an brawbt halt. it was part of the convoy attacked on tuesday in the eastern district of kotan. between rebels and government forces. >> unless there is a ceasefire called there will be more attacks in the resistance experience, red cross trucks have been used by the the army to attack the resistance. >> two red cross workers were injured in the attacks. one suffered head wound you the other to the abdomen. carried out a strictly humanitarian function to help the victims of fighting. they should be respected and not made the object of attack. the humanitarian situation that is emerging from the violence in kokang is similar to that of five years ago when thousands of ethnic chinese residents fled the province. many taking refuge in southeast province. chinese is c

. >>> let's move on to another top story, and myanmar's president declared a state of emergency in the eastern co-can region and impressed marshall law for three months hours after a red cross convoy came upped attack. two -- under attack. two were shot. myanmar national democratic army is suspected of carrying out the attack. as president of the red cross volunteers they responded to the attack saying it was sad to hear that red cross volunteers were wounded while carrying out a humanitarian function. they should be respected and not made the object of attack. the fighting forced tens of thousands to take refuge in the province. the violence intensified earlier, and has respectfully killed 14 government soldiers and 26 m m da a fighters. now, the group says it is fighting for the rites of hun chinese minority who ran a strip of land on myanmar across the eastern border with china. violence appears, and the return of the group's leader exiled. this is the first unrest in the region since a major push by the army in 2009. it's forced the group's leader tens of thousands, to take refuge in china

in myanmar aid workers are calling for a cease-fire in the eastern kokang region, where ethnic chineseels are fighting myanmar's army. >> earlier this week, the rebels ambushed a local red cross convoy. two eight workers were injured. president thein sein then declared a state of emergency for the area. scores of soldiers and rebels have been killed, and tens of thousands of civilians are trapped and attempting to flee. myanmar is now urging china to prevent rebel attacks from across its border. we have to take a short one-minute break. but coming up, one year in office for italy's premier. has he followed up on promises to reform the country? we take a closer look at that question. >> and, europe struggles to cope with a surge of migrants and asasylum-seekers. the island of lampedusa is example number one. more coming up, after a short break. please stay with us. >> welcome back. with greece's future in the eurozone unclear, leaders from across europe are reaching out to athens to find groundwork for an agreement. >> one of the leaders is italy's matteo renzi. he has been some patheti

unless they do the peace in eastern ukraine stands no chance at all. >> myanmar's president declares a state of emergency, and is imposing a 3-month period of sharia law. the decision hours after a convoy came under attack. two people were shot and injured, and an armed group known as the national democratic alliance army is suspected of the attack fighting between the group and government troops have forced tens of thousands of residents to flee into china. violence that broke out left 47 government troops and 26 rebel fighters dead. >>> the u.s. president obama insists his government is trying to make the country's borders safer. his comments come after a judge in texas blocked his executive order protecting millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. >> i disagree with the ruling and the judd department. and blocking something or attempting to block something that ultimately was shown to be lawful. and i'm confident that it is well within my authority, and the position of the executive branches prosecutorial discretion to execute the policy which will help to make the bo

. >>> myanmar's president has declared martial law in the eastern region of kolkan.shes between government forces and ethnic minority militants have reportedly killed dozens of people. the military has ordered people to evacuate the regional capital of laokai, apparently to prepare for a sweeping operation. a statement from president than sein was read on tuesday. it says regular law is not effective to control chaos in the region adding that the lives and property of civilians are under threat from conflicts. it is the first use of martial law since myanmar made the transition from military rule to a civilian government four years ago. a 90-day state of emergency has also been declared for the kolkan region. security in the region and surrounding areas has deteriorated. on tuesday a convoy of cars marked with the red cross emblem was attacked by gunmen. two people were injured in the shooting. on february 9th, a clash broke out between government forces and ethnic minority militants. the state-run news agency says at least 47 government troops and 26 ethnic militant

. >> myanmar's president has declared a state of emergency in the eastern region and imposed marshallaw for three months. the fighting has forced tens of thousands of people to take refugee in china's neighboring province. rebels there say they're fighting for the rights of the chinese minority who run a largely autonomous strip of land with china. >> well, amongst those caught up in the fighting, two red cross workers on the humanitarian mission. they were badly injured and their envoy came under attack. they're accused of using red cross vehicles to transport soldiers. >>> a fight has broken out in turkey as parliament. five people were injured. demonstrations were about to be debated when the brawl started. >> now after days of unsuccessful talks it's looking more and more likely that greece will apply for an extension to the international bailouts that has kept it afloat since 2010. the new greek government is trying to renegotiate the $237 billion bail out with which is comprised of the e.u. the european central bank and the international monitory fund. it has given greece until

government troops are forced out of a town in eastern ukraine after an assault by pro-russian rebels. >>> also a state of emergency in myanmarafter an attack on a red cross convoy. >>> egypt wants more support from the united states after striking isil-linked

government troops are forced out of a town in eastern ukraine after an assault by pro-russian rebels. >>> also a state of emergency in myanmarafter an attack on a red cross convoy. >>> egypt wants more support from the united states after striking isil-linked fighters in libya. all of that plus. >> i'm phil lavelle, we're now into oscars week and many here are asking where are hollywood's missing latinos. ♪ >>> so the ukrainian town of debaltseve has seen weeks of intense fighting but it has now fallen to the pro-russian separatists. the ukrainian troops started leaving debaltseve early on wednesday. the separatists said that pushed ukrainian troops out of that key town. but before heading to meet the soldiers, they described the withdraw as having been done in a planned and peaceful way. >> translator: today we have taken new defensive line and talked to leaders of the united states and the european union. we demanded a hard response to the violation of the ceasefire deal by russia. we will prepare organized and coordinated actions. now i'm going to the front line to meet those who left debaltseve, and i have a high honor t

eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> i.s.i.l. forces in iraq are moving closer to an american base housing u.s. troops. fighters are taking control of al-baghdadi near the base and are attacking from two directions. myanmar state stay there has been four days of fighting with ethnic chinese rebels they are trying to take shan state in myanmar >>> mohamed fadel fahmy has been freed on bail after 412 days behind bars in egypt. his colleague baher mohamed is expected to be released in a few hours. their retrial for charges of colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood is expected to resume in four days. >> a u.s. policeman has been charged. a man was tackled to the ground after he was reported as suspiciously walking in the neighbourhood. his lawyer says he's been left partially paralyzed. earlier we spoke to his lawyer. >> reporter: he's making a little bit of progress every day. he has little function in his left leg. he's regained movement of his arms but has little grip strength. he's making a little bit of progress every day, and the family hopes that he - and prays that he'll make a full recovery. >> to the latest in our series on organ donations. in germany not many are willing to be donors which m

the myanmar red cross released a statement saying: >> the humanitarian situation emerging from the violence is similar to five years ago when thousands of ethnic chinese respondents fled the eastern province, many taking refuge in the southwestern province. 30,000 refugees have reportedly made the same trek after recent fighting. china is calling for dialogue. >> we want to use this opportunity to once again call on all sides involved in the clashes in myanmar to exercise restraint and avoid the situation escalating any further to ensure peace and stability of the border and especially to avoid affecting security on the chinese side. >> now three months of martial law is being imposed by myanmar's government, a sign that the fighting is not expected to end anytime soon. al jazeera. >> still to come on this news hour, it's a great big get away in china as hundreds of millions head home to celebrate the year of the sheep. >> i'm in los angeles where we are now into oscars week. many here are asking where are hollywood's missing latinos. >> in sport a flying start for afghanistan in the cricket world cup facing bangladesh on their tournament debut. >> in syria, 150 have been killed

eastern ukraine. >>> and greece has formally asked the european union to extend its bailout loan for up to six months. >>> a 90-day state of emergency is now in effect in northeastern myanmar, after ten days of fighting, in which at least 80 soldiers and ethnic rebels have been killed. this report from the bbc's joanna fisher who is the only international journalist who's made it into the region. >> reporter: myanmar's newest war is in one of its most remote corners. on the way through the mountains, we catch our first glimpse of damage from the fighting. >> hit by a bullet? >> reporter: the truck was passed by convoy and shot at as it tried to evacuate migrant workers. it's not clear who's responsible. as we move on we have to talk our way through several military checkpoints, before reaching the border town. so we're now known in what's known as the special region. there's a state of emergency in place here which basically means the military is in charge. jonah. in the last week of fighting the army has lost nearly 50 men, with dozens of rebels and civilians killed. the reason the return of this man, the rebel leader from five years of exile in china. apart from the sold