peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, have been detained for 103 days. a fourth journalist, abdullah al-shami, of al jazeera's arabic channel has been detained without trial since last august. >> now back to the top story, the elections in india. son-in-law media sites are a new battle ground in the country. we have this report. >> outside the common man party's office the mood is relaxed and jovial. inside a group of tech-savvy volunteers are using this message as a war cry. they post up to 100 messages on the twitter feed and updates its social media page about 15 times a day. >> the number of people on social media, even if it's as little as half of them. it will be a huge shift in the voting scenario. >> in india rallies have been an important way for politicians to reach out to the masses. >> now with around 200 million indians logging on to the internet, many interacting on social media platforms, the time between when a politician says something, and when people find out has been reduced. now voters can track what is happening at a political headq

the trial of peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy resumes on thursday. a false journalist -- a fourth journalist abdalla al shami has also been held. al jazeera demands their immediate release. for all this time their families have been tighting for their freedom. hashima hambra has the story. >> reporter: they have been in jail for more than three months. the trial of al jazeera's journalists, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed has been adjourned many times in the past and the judge has refused to grant them bail. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood, charges dismissed by the al jazeera network. last week the al jazeera journalists were allowed out of the cage dock for the first time. remeantly denied any association with the muslim brotherhood. their families have been demanding their release for months. >> he has two children, four years old and five years old. he is expecting a new child. very kind person, all our relatives and friends like him so much. professional journalist. >> my brother m

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have been in gaol for more than three months. they are falsely accused of spreading news and providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. during the last hearing the prosecution produced video they said supports the case against the man. none of the videos have anything to do with the case. this video, for example, was a tv report by peter greste from kenya on the attack of the westgate mall last year. the court was shown this report, an award-winning documentary on somalia that peter greste produced before joining al jazeera. the court ordered a special manner to look at the special material. abdullah al-shami, a fourth journalist in detention, has been held in egypt for more than nine months, and has been on hunger strike since january 21st. his detention was extended by 45 days on march the 13th. abdullah al-shami recently sent a letter from prison expressing his feelings: >> his parents are concerned about his health. >> translation: i would like to remind journalists and rights activists that my son is on hunger

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr have been detained for 103 days. they are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >> al jazeera journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr have now spent more than 100 days in an egyptian gaol. the egyptian authorities falsely accused them of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. which has been designated a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejects all charges against the journalists and continues to call for its release. mohammed badr's brother expresses his sentence. >> my brother is an award-winning journalist and in no way is associated with anything illegal. >> the trial has been condemned by governments, human rights organizations and journalists. journal efforts on monday observed a minute's silence in london as the three reached their 100th day in prison. the bbc's director of global news said it was important to show unity. >> they are competitors. we have different points of view. we are united in saying journalism is not a crime

the global day of action marked 100 days since the arrest of peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed and a fourth journalist has been held for more than seven months and is on hunger strike since january 23. for wanda has begun a week of

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr is due to continue on thursday. they are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. a force journalist abdullah al-shami has been imprisoned without trial since last august. after 77 cause on hunger strike his health is deteriorating. al jazeera rejects all the charges against its journalists and demands their immediate release. >> the brother of mohammed badr made a video plea for the journalists to be released. >> he has two children, 4 years old and 3 years old. he is expecting a new child. he's a very kind person. all our relatives and friends like him so much. he started with newsagency japan and trained by three bureau chiefs of japanese media. journalism is not a crime. >> i'm joined by alison bethel-mckenzie, the director of the international press institute in vienna. good to have you with us on al jazeera. it's been 100 days since our journalists have been in prison in egypt. widespread international condemnation, how is it that the egyptian authorities can keep them in britain, ho

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed, are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. now declared a terrorist organization. mohamed fadel fahmy, a fourth journalist has been held without trial since august and has been on a hunger strike for the last 100 days. al jazeera relates all charges -- rejects all charges. >> one person has been killed in an explosion at the timor oil explosion in ghana. it had been should down at the time. blast. it serves ghana with 45,000 barrels of oil a day. >>> round 7 of india's parliamentary elections. the ruling party is b.j.p. and the man modi voted in his home state. he is the chief minister of the state and been credited with turning it into an economic power house. business leaders are openly supporting him. others are skeptical about his economic credentials. >> reporter: this is the sound of progress in india's western states. it is a multi-million german manufacturer employeeing more than 350 indians. khs makes machines to process and package machines for clients like coca-cola. since opening a

the trial is due to resume on thursday of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr. they are falsely accused of providing a platform of the muslim brotherhood. >> a special meeting is under way over twighting between the kes add. u.s. brokered talks are on the verge of collapse. what do we expect out of the special session? a. . >> well 25 members have been in recess. this is taking place now. there's yelling going on back and forth. the main message coming out is that the opposition doesn't think the government is being genuine in the peace talks. one member of the knesset says they were going full gas, there wasn't a will to tacking the hard issue, and an israeli member said why was the israeli prisoners being an issue. they have released palestinians before, when it came to the swap under which gilad was released. there's a message to the government saying that they'll not be genuine. the israeli prime minister is technically supposed to be at this. we haven't seen him yet, but we think he could arrive to give a statement. >> thank you for the update. stefanie dek

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, have been locked up for more than 100 days. they are falsely accused, providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. patty culhane reports from new york. >> college students in new york joined the movement, here to learn about the unjust imprisonment of al jazeera's journalists. >> first, there's a traditional system of land ownership. >> it's been 100 days since peter greste walked freely, 100 days since mohamed fadel fahmy slept soundly. 100 days since mohammed badr new freedom. abdullah al-shami suffered longer than that. >> all behind bars, they may have been cut off from the world, but are not forgotten. in london, journalists that compete with each other united. their silence sending a world - the world is watching. >> the state department is watching. >> we are watching and we have conveyed concerns. we urge the government drop the charges. >> in new york some of the most powerful media organization attended a press conference, warning the egyptian government that their legitimacy is on the line. >> any governm

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr have been locked up for more than 100 days. they are falsely accused of providing a platform. patty culhane reports from new york. >> students in new york joined the movement here to learn about the unjust imprisonment of al jazeera's journalists. >> it has been 100 days since peter greste walked freely. 100 days since producer mohamed fadel fahmy slept soundly. 100 days since mohammed badr new freedom. al jazeera arabic's abdullah al-shami suffered for longer than that. all behind bars in egypt. their crime - committing journalism. they may be cut off from the world, but they have not been forgotten. in london, journalists that compete with each other united - their silence sending a message - the world is watching. >> they are keeping a close eye at the u.s. state department. >> we are, of course, watching closely the trial and we convoy our deep concerns to the government of egypt. we urge the government to drop the charges and release the journalists. >> in new york some of the powerful members of the journalists attend a c

. >>> now the trial of al jazeera's detained journalists has resumed in cairo, mohammed fahmy, bahered, and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 115 days. the fourth al jazeera journal list has been held since last august without trial. >> reporter: journal lists for al jazeera appear in court for the sixth time. correspondent peter greste, producers, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, have been in jail for more than three months. they are falsely accused of spreading news and providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. during the last hearing the prosecution produced video they say supports the case against the men, but none of the videos have anything to do with the case. this video, for example, was a report by peter greste on the attack of the westgate mall last year. the court was also shown this report, an award-winning documentary on somali that peter greste produced for the bbc before al jazeera. but the judge ordered a special pan toll review the material. thef fourth al jaze

. >> reporter: statement we have the foreign minister fahmy who is on an official visit to the uniteds and he is due to meet with the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry with the sentence of 683 people by the court, does it make it a little bit awkward? >> it doesn't seem the united states has taken a very strong position and have not reversed policies toward egypt and all indications so far seem to be they are accepting the outcomes of the broader transition and talking about the elections as though they will be free elections at a time when there is no room for dissent we egypt, at a time when we see sentences like in the united states is likely to not do anything of blanket condemnations without concrete actions and with respect to abdel-fattah el-sissi and ambassador to the united states there teams to be and the foreign minister of course there seems to be an acceptance that the west and specifically the united states is not going to take measures against egypt regardless of all the widespread human rights abuses. >> you think that situation is going to change? >> i think it's go

correspondent peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges. john terrett is here with more on the calls for their release. >> 100 days, that's a long time. >> yes. it really is. >> for doing your job. the conditions we are about to hear in the report that they are in, are really not very good. of course, al jazeera is doing this deliberately. we are mentioning this as much as we can. today was a day of action. we want our people to come out and get back to work. as you see from the film there was an event in new york city, highlighting the plight of our staff, and we were joined at the same time by colleagues, sometimes rivals at the bbc in london. take a look. >> this has never been a fight just about al jazeera. this is a fight about all of us. because if the authorities in egypt get away with picking off al jazeera, then tomorrow they'll come from a.b.c., then the day after they'll come for the bbc. >> john williams, foreign editor at abc news speaking following a symposium

the trial of al jazeera's detained journalists has resumed in cairo and mohamed and fahmy and greste of a platform of the muslim brotherhood and behind bars for 116 days. now it's a 60th anniversary of the u.n. convention on the status of refugees. it's the only internationally agreed protection for refugees. it was approved of the u.n. in 1951, and ratified in 1954. and then it was abated in 1967 to broaden its scope. it provides legal protection for refugees including the right to work, housing, education, travel documents and freedom of religion. and some critics argue the convention was written in a different era and not good enough to deal with today's crisis and we will speak to the theory who is in bangkok with the international group of tourists and is for human rights around the world and good to have you with us. this convention when it was first designed was to deal with refugees fleeing europe after the war and now of course the number of refugees around the world has exploded. isn't that putting a huge strain on the system? >> it is indeed and as you pointed out just rec

correspondent peter greste, and producers mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr appeared in court in a cage. it's the fifth time they appeared to court before a jum. the case was adjourned until april 22nd after the judge dismissed what little evidence was produced. monday marked the 100th day that the three journalists spent behind bars. al jazeera rejects the charges and continues to demand the release of its staff. joining us now is sherif mansour, the middle east and northern africa program coordinator for protecting journalists and a cofounder of change, mobilizing egyptians in the u.s. to support democracy and human rites. you had to deal yourself with the egyptian justice system, you were convicted of allegedly illegally helping pro-democracy causes in egypt. >> is this case of the al jazeera journalist a situation where the government wants to intimidate journalists? >> absolutely. i saw a lot of parallels to what happened to al jazeera, to what happened in our case. the government, basically, are trying to veilify every international actor who are willing to help local journ

to protest the continued detention of baher mohamed, peter greste and mohamed fahmy. a fourth colleague abdalla al shami has been on hunger strike since january. >>> oscar pistorius took the stand in his own defense. pistorius is accused of shooting and killing his mold girlfriend reeva steenkamp. you lori janlori jane gliha has. >> reporter: olympic star oscar pistorius, off camera, from the stand he offered an emotional apology. >> there hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that i haven't thought about your family. i wake up every morning, you're the first people i think of, the first people i pray for. i can't imagine the pain and the sorrow and the emptiness that i've caused you and your family. i was simply trying to protect reeva. >> reporter: with a hesitant voice pistorius paused, in his statement, he quietly mutt erd what happened the night he pulled the trigger and killed his law student girlfriend, somebody he thought was an intruder. >> i can promise the night she went to bed, she felt love. i've tried to put my words on paper many, many times

>> well, it is an extremely likely that navil fahmi the egyptian foreign minister can expect to hear much more of this kind of talk particularly from the secretary of state, john kerry, who did speak with egyptian leaders last week before the u.s. government decided that it could certify that the egyptians could get some key military equipment. that certification is required by u.s. law. however, one point that the secretary made during his phone calls last week was that the u.s. is very concerned that egypt is still engaging in what the u.s. considers anti-democratic behavior. cutting down on political protest, censoring the media, arresting protesters and those who are considered an assent to the government. navil fahmi can expect much more of this talk from key obama administration officials on tuesday. >> rosalyn jordan from washington, many thanks indeed. >>> new sanctions from the u.s. and european union. more on that from are lauren taylor in our european news center in london. lauren. >> adrian, thank you. the eu has added 15 more people to its russian sanctions list. we'll f

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr were accused of providing a platform for muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denies the charges. >> 100 days is a long time, a long time this many of us expected this would go on. peter greste's mother spoke on al jazeera, saying she can't believe it. every morning she wakes up thinking it will end but it goes on. there were two - at least two event on this day of action to get our guys out of gaol in cairo, this is something al jazeera is doing, to keep their plight on the front pages. there was a big event in new york. we were joined by senior colleagues in london as well. take a look. >> a sense of solidarity rare among top-flight journalists. normally rivals for an exclusive. this is the team at bbc in london wearing black tape and journalism is not terrorism mappers, well aware that what happened to al jazeera staff could happen to them. this is what brings them out the newsroom. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr on trial accused of spreading false news and having links to a banned organization, muslim brotherhoo

al jazeera rejects charges and continues to call for the release of its team. >> mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste were once again denied bail. they'll be held until the trial resumes. that is on may 3rdrd. another delay. >> another day. >> yes. >> thank you. >>> the situation growing more desperate in south sudan. the u.n. says that as a result of recent violence 22,000 people are seeking shelter at its bases in bentiu. hundreds of civilians were killed, reportedly murdered because of their ethnicity. many hiding in churches, mosques and schools. rebels loyal to the former vice president have been fighting government forces. >> escaping her captors. a nigian schoolgirl describes her kidnapping. >>> plus, the supreme court's decision and the impact it could have on who gets into college. >>> earth day - one college making power out of waste. >> now to a major decision by the u.s. supreme court. the case is about affirmative action and could affect whether some students get into college. bisi onile-ere reports. >> jennifer has been active ever since she was an applic

mohamed fadel fahmy spoke of health problems. >> i want my arm to return to normal.f you may, i repeat to yurn, if there is a -- yurn, if there is a possibility i'll be transported to a private hospital at my expense, because the prison treatment is a problem. i am sure yourn will not be pleased if my arm stops working. >> judicial people say the proceedings are fair and transparent. after some journalists took photos durin se journalists too photos during a recess, they were all kicked out of the journalists fear they could be the targets next. it was aired in social media. >> and another: >> and the trial has been adjourned again until may 3rdrdrd. >>> now a story almost too grew stom report, but one that is so shocking that we can hope to bring an end to a war in south sudan, a massacre of hundreds of men, women and children, allegedly by rebels fighting to overthrow the government. sheila macvicar with details. >> images are horrific. days after the mass anger bodies litter the streets. hundreds are dead, many killed where they sheltered in a mosque. others in a

balme , peter greste -- mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed have been accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 114 days. the case has been adjourned until tuesday. abdullah al-shami, the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been held without trial since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 91 days. >> plenty more ahead on al jazeera. including... >> we go fishing, the people here will no longer be able to fish. >> fresh fish stocks are getting caught that the nets of foreign unregulated troopers. and it's banned, it's illegal. but the market gambling industry is doing a roaring trade. >> these are the top stories - south korea's president says an ill-fated ship made mistakes as it sank. four more crew members have been arrested. 64 people have been confirmed dead. nearly 200 are missing. >> president latest barrel bomb attacks in syria's largest city killed 50 people, according to opposition activists. barrel bombs have been upped in rebel held areas in aleppo in an intense campaign in december. >> on the

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 114 days. their case has been adjourned until tuesday. al jazeera rejects all the accusations against its staff. abdullah al-shami, the fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial sips august. he's been on hunger strike for 9 91 days. >> in ukraine three were shot dead at a checkpoint manned by pro-russian activists. kiev says it was so-called outside provocateurs. we have this report from jacky rowland. >> local people call it the easter mass anger. what took place at the makeshift checkpoint on sunday is unclear. villages say unknown attackers drove up and opened fire on activists manning the barricade. >> translation: they came in four jeeps, lit up the barricades with their head lights and shot. my neighbour got a bullet between his eyes. others from slovyansk came to help us. if they hadn't come the attackers would have slaughtered everyone like chickens. >> the interior ministry said three pro-russian act

parramatta , abdul ghani baradar, and peter greste are falsely accused of mohamed fadel fahmy, abdul ghani baradar, and peter greste within accused of providing a platform for muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denies charges. >> abdullah al-shami has been held since august and has been on hunger strike for 98 days. abdullah al-shami sent a letter from prison, describing his 250th day in gaol and writes:. >> christians arounded worlds are marking easter sunday. some in jerusalem say they don't have the same freedom to celebrate. >> why is it that the christians and muslims can't get to their holy site where is the jews can. >> a dispute over access to holy sites in jerusalem. >> and a state in india ensuring its people do not go hungry, even the pore. well it's official... xfinity watchathon week was the biggest week in television history. but just when you thought it was over... what now? with xfinity on demand you can always watch the latest episodes of tv's hottest shows. good news. like hannibal... chicago fire.... ...and bates motel. the day after they air. xfinity on demand. all th

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr appeared in court on thursday. the case was adjourned until later this month. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the muslim brotherhood. >> fourth journalist abdullah al-shami from al jazeera arabic has been detained since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 81 days. al jazeera rejects all charges. >> libya's coast guard detained 400 might grants. they pick up -- migrants. they pick up four boatloads. warning shots were fired. migrants were passing through libya on their way to europe. >> the united nations security council voted to send 12,000 peacekeepers to the central african republic. there are 8,000 african and french troops. additional forces will not be ready until september. >> with those in favour of the draft resolution, race their hand. >> more than a year after the start of a conflict with muslims and christians pitted against each other. the united nations security council authorised a peace-keeping force, 12,000 strong. >> the draft resolution has been adopted. >> it was

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr has been adjourned until thursday. egyptian officials falsely accused him of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >> abdullah al-shami has been imprisoned without trial since august. al jazeera rejects the charges and is calling for their release. >> u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel is going to tour china's first aircraft carrier. he'll be the first foreign visit scror allowed on -- visitor allowed on board. >> chuck hagel kicked off a 10 day drip to asia and japan. >> president obama is working to close the pay gap for women. he'll sign two orders aimed at increasing transparency. the piers preventing -- first preventing contractors from punishing workers. secrecy about pay is a challenge in equal pay laws. president obama wants a rule requiring government contractors to reveal their employees pay, sex and race. >> we have got a lot of rain coming down very quickly in the south-east to start the day, and it will continue through the day, in fact, we'll add in another 3-5 inches of rainfall on top

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, were denied bail once again.hey have been behind bars for 103 days, all falsely accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. some of the evidence already being dismissed by the judge as irrelevant. a fourth journalist of our arabic channel has been held without trial since last august. he has been on a hunger strike now for 80 days, and his health is deteriorating. we continue to demand the immediate release of all of our staff. ♪ >>> another major story we are following at this hour as wall street what goes up must come down. the market now down close to 200 points. tech shares are in reverse pulling the overall market lower. >>> the head of the international monetary fund saying that russians actions in ukraine are hurting its economy, and warning the fallout could spread around the world. in an interview, the director saying a flight of capital from russia could derail the global recovery from the great recession. >> it's clear that geopolitical sanctions in that part of the world or anywhere fo

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. now declared a terrorist organization. a fourth has been held without trial sips august. he's been on a hunger strike for 97 days. al jazeera rejects the charms. >> in ethiopia security forces journalists have been. several were arrested on friday. websites have been shut todown. six of the arrested journalists are said to be bloggers who called themselves the writers, and they have been critical of policy and big on social media. the seventh wrote for a newspap newspaper. taken to a central prison. the government is yet to say what will happen to the journalist. lawyers acting for them told journalists that they may be arraigned in court on monday. it's not the first time journalists have been arrested here. there are journalists serving prison services ranging between 15-27 years in prison, with some of the journalists charged with terrorism. >> the son of former libyan dictator muammar gaddafi is due to go on trial for his alleged role in repressing the

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, were arrested in december for collaborating with a terrorist organization. peter greste told the judge: >> al jazeera rejects the charges against our colleagues, and demand their immediate release. >> a new united nations report gives a blooek out look on climate change, it says that rising temperatures could fuel natural disasters, food shortages and raise the issue of war. >> jonathan betz looks at the impact around the globe. >> the cruel irony is top polluters like china and india caused the problems. it's the poor countries that will suffer. africa will see more drought seeing shrinking water and food. europe could see killer heatwaves and flooding. warmer weather will affect livestock, fish, crops like wheat are already strained. >> united states will see extremes. we'll see less snow in the west. there'll be droughts, and wildfires. it's feared in the west and the south. in the north, we'll continue to see floods. the one bright spot - companies and governments seem to be taking global warming seriously. there's time to adapt

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed, are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood now declared a terrorist organisation. abdullah al-shami, a fourth journal lift in detention has been in gaol since august. without trial. he's been on hunger strike for 97 days. >> dozens of homes have been destroyed by a tornado in south carolina winds ripped through towns on friday. 16 were hurt. thousands of homes left without power. a storm has moved out to sea. >>> now, the asian cup is threatening native fish in some of america's waters. it's now been found in 12 states and researchers tried various ways of slowing its spread, but now a processing plant in kentucky is trying a new disposal method. as al jazeera's john hendren reports. >> what do you do when an invasive species overwhelms waterways. for two waterways the answer is earn millions. >> we export 100 million pounds. at the same time we market in the u.s. we will cut down the number. >> the massive asian carp arrived in kentucky in the 1970s, and '80s to control algae. floods overwhelme

demanding the release of its journalists who have been imprisoned for 91 days, the trial of mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste's trial has been adjourned until april 10th. a fourth journalist abdullah al-shami has been detained without trial until august. his health is deteriorating. >> al jazeera detects all the charges against the journalists. >> the gruelling mass is about to start in morocco's sahara desert. where runners take on the mountains. the route is so top secret that competitors only find out on the eve of the event. temperatures reach up to 50 degrees celsius. the terrain is sand flats to sand dunes. the fourth statement is the toughest, 80km that must be completed in 34 hours. runners compete at their own peril. an italian competitor got lost in a sandstorm, discovered nine days later, 300km off course. he lost 20% of his body weight. al jazeera's andry richardson is live at the start line in the more okay jp sahara. maybe you or your guests there can shed some light on why on earth people do this. it's a good question. i've asked this for a number of people. oc

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr have been adjourned until 10th aprilthey are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlaweded muslim brotherhood. a fourth abdullah al-shami has been imprisonmented without trial since august. after 76 days of a hunger strike, his health is deteriorating. >> now the gruelling race has start in the moroccan sahara desert, where runners take on the dunes, sand. terrain varies from salt pans and rocky plateaus to sand dunes. there are six stages. the fourth is the toughest, 80km, and must be completed in 48 hours. >> an italian competitor was lost, discovered nine days later, 300km off course. al jazeera's andy richardson spoke to two competitors before starting the race, and asked them why they are taking part? >> it's a good question. i have asked it to a number of people. for every runner, it's an inspiring story. worrying stories in the lead. no one has got lost. two gentlemen here now is making a debut. they'll hope to get through in one piece. >> ted jackson - we start with ted. you appear to dressed as the

and canada's foreign minister weighed in on detention of fahmy who is a canadian citizen on a trip toiously we have made requests with respect to this individual getting a fair and expeditious trial and request that humanitarian and medical needs be addressed. i appreciate obviously as in canada, here in egypt there are independent judicial processes. >> reporter: the u.n. to syria is calling for fighters in the city of homs to return to the negotiating table and he says the city has become a theatre of death and destruction and met u.s. secretary of state john kerry on thursday and a deal agreed earlier this year allowed some civilians to leave the city but more talks broke down this week after heavy fighting. >> the members of the security council express great concern about the humanitarian impact of heavy fighting on civilians in the city of homs and around. members of security council urge the immediate implementation of security council resolution 2139. members of the security council support the call and joins representative for resumption of discussions between the syrian auth

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr has been adjourned until 10 april, they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the muslim brotherhood. a forth journalist abdullah al-shami has been detained without trial since last august, and he has been on hunger strike for the past three months. al jazeera rejects all the charges. >> 13 protesters have been injured in a confrontation with israeli forces. the palestinians were demonstrating againstst rail's decision -- against israel's decision to cancel a prisoner release program. it was aimed at kick starting peace talks, which appear on the verge of col ams. stefanie dekker -- collapse. stefanie dekker reports from outside a prison near ramallah. >> before the protest had a chance to get started. israeli forces made sure it didn't get out of hand. 13 were injured outside the prison. they were supposed to release a final batch of prisoners. >> translation: israel wants to use the prisoners as a blackmail card, forcing the leadership to extend the talks and framework. we don't accept it. >> israelis insist

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr appeared in court on thursday. the case has been adjourned until later this month. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 106 days. abdullah al-shami, the fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial sips august. he's been on hunger strike for 83 days. al jazeera rejects all the charges. >> there are 5 million registered orphans in iraq, according to the government. not only have they lost their parents, but they miss out on getting a good education. imran khan has this report. >> this is no ordinary school. every child here is an orphan. in iraq you're an orphan if your father has been killed. in many cases both parents died as a result of violence. they live with other residents who often cannot afford to educate and look after them. the schools are tucked away in a side street, in a neighbour hood that has seen much of the violence since the american occupation in 2003. >> today though, the children are grateful for the op

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr has been adjourned until april 10th. they are accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. abdullah al-shami, al jazeera arabic, has been an trial sips august. he has been held without trial. al jazeera rejects all charges. >> to the ukraine - 12 members of the disbanded riot police unit have been detained on suspicions of killing protesters, accused of killing more than 100 people before viktor yanukovych was ousted. the acting attorney-general said the detainees were members of a force overseen by the former president. >> let's get more from kim vernel. tell us more about the arrests, and what the circumstances were that led to them. i can tell you that the interior minister is holding a press conference given the findings of a report by the acting prosecutor general into the shootings specifically around the days of 18th to the 20th of february. that report found that it was government forces social particularly for the snipers who were stationed at different hotels around independence square.

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawedm brotherhood. the fourth al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since august. he has been on hunger strike for the last 95 days. al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to demand the immediate release of its staff. >>> the price of petrol in iran has jumped overnight. it's an attempt to cut government spending. carolyn malone has more. >> reporter: iranians ls get some of the cheapest fuel in the world. but the price has gone up. >> translator: they should give the gasoline subsidies to us, taxi drivers. price of gasoline should be doubled and tripled for personal cars. >>> the iranian government still has a far bigger bill to pay. at the moment most iranians can apply for handouts. the president has tried to persuade people to go without the $14 a month by appealing to the wealthy on state tv. but 95% of the people said they still needed the money. the economy has been hit hard because of u.s. and european sanctions over iran's nuclear plans. inflation went from almos

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr appeared in court on thursday. the case was adjourned until later this month. they were accused of providing a platform for the outlined muslim brotherhood. >> a fourth journalist, abdullah al-shami of al jazeera arabic has been detained without trial sips -- since august. he's been on a hunger strike. >> hundreds of runners have taken part in the second west bank marathon. it was highlighted to highlight a lack of freedom for palestinians. athletes from gaza couldn't travel to the west bank to take part. >> we are live in bethlehem. no doubt there are challenges of hosting a marathon in a place where there is a lack of land, and that's a reel issue. tick us through the challenges. >> you mentioned there are a lot of challenges when they host any event, let alone a marathon. the organizers biggest challenge is trying to find the land. it's in area a. and they couldn't find a stretch of land. it was 42km long. they picked a 22km stretch of land. they did two loops around. they began here in bethlehem. they ran throu

the judge refused to grant bail to correspondent peter greste, producers mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, who have been in gaol for more than three months. they are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the prosecution presented new material that it said supports the case against the al jazeera team. including this report on child labour in egypt, and a report of child labour for taking part in protests in alexandria. the women appealed and got a one year suspended sentence. prosecutors also paid audio recordings that people in the court room were not able to here. >> defense lawyers challenged the prosecution saying most of the material was unrelated to the charms. observers closely monitoring the trial say they are concerned. >> it's dragged on for four months. we were told it's the final session for the prosecution to present evidence. in the courtroom they were shown videos allegedly belonging to three students. codefendants in the case, not working for al jazeera. the sound quality was terrible. no one could make out what was said. >> t

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, has been adjourned until 10 april. they are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. a fourth journalist, al jazeera arabic's abdullah al-shami has been detained without trial since last august. after 75 days on hunger strike his health is deteriorating. al jazeera is rejecting all charges against its journalists. >> thousands have been demonstrating in bahrain where the formula 1 was held. the mass rally coincided with the practice session. protesters marched in the capital, demanding political reforms and the release of prisoners. many belonging to the shia muslim majority want more say in the country. >> syrian activists report an air strike in aleppo. more than 45 have been killed. al jazeera cannot independently verify the pictures. activists posted video showing what they say are rebel attacks on forces in latakia and idlib. >> 13 protestors have been injured, demonstrating against israel's refusal to release prisoners as had been promised. it was part of an agreement aimed at

. >> baher mohamed, form and peter greste are -- mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform for muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denies all charges. abdullah al-shami, a fourth journal lift has been held since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 90 days. >> a letter from prison has been send, as abdullah al-shami enters his 250th day in gaol, writing: lots to come tonne this program. a territorial dispute in the east china sea is hotting up. details in just a bit. we'll report from one state in india, ensuring all its people, include ght -- including the poorest, do not go hungry. rob to is the next . >> the top stories this hour - divers in south korea recovered more bodies from the submerged wreck of a ferry. more than 50 are known to have died. 250 are missing. >> russian state media says five have been killed in an attack on a pro-russian checkpoint in eastern ukraine. a european mediator is set to hold talks. >> an egyptian left wing politician has submitted candidacy for president. sunday is the last day for submission, which is expect

. >>> al jazeera's detained journalist were again on trial in cairo, mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, andreste are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 115 days. the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been there since august. >> all journalists were ordered to leave by the judge, and that's because during the recess, journalists were asking the defendants questions, talking to them. this has happened in every single trial session before, so we didn't quite understand why it was different this time around; that we weren't allowed to have access to the defendants and talk to them. also because some of the journalists were taken a photographs, we have repeatedly been told not to photograph them in the cage. this was the fifth session of the trial, and we were told it's the final session for the prosecution to present evidence against the al jazeera journalists. the journalists were shown videos. the video clips shown today were just standard tv footage that any journalist would have shot. >>> also in cairo, criminal cou

. >> mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they've been in bars for 113 days. their case has been adjourned until tuesday. al jazeera rejects all applications against its staff. a forthjournalist, abdullah al-shami, has been held since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 90 days. abdullah al-shami sent a letter from prison describing his feels as he enters his 250th day in gaol. he writes: >> russia says it's out raged at reports on russian state television, claiming five are dead after an attack on a pro-russian at a pro-moscow checkpoint in eastern ukraine. allegedly near slovyansk. a mediators from the organization of cooperation is holding talks. pro-russians are refusing to lay down weapons in defines of a diplomatic agreement signed on thursday. >> now back to the vatican city. live pictures of the pope, pope francis leading easter mass in st. peter's square. >> easter sunday is when worshippers mark what they say was jesus christ's resurrection. >> united nations peace en

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr has been adjourned until april 10th. they are falsely accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood, and spreading false news. a fourth, al jazeera arabic has been detained without trial since late august. >> the united states centred the need for better energy security at a meeting with e.u. leaders in brussels. the secretary of state john kerry comments came after russian gas giant gaz prom announced a 40% hike in the cost of gas to ukraine. america's gas industry is growing and hopes to provide europe with the resources from next year. >> no nation should use energy to sometimy a people's aspirations. it should not be used as a weapon. it's in the interests of all of us to have good energy supplies critical to the economy, security and prosperity of our people. we can't allow it to be used as a political weapon or instrument of abregs. we are taking steps to make it difficult for people to deploy that tool. we are working in lock step to help ukraine bring natural gas in from poland and hungary and devel

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr appeared in court on thursday. the case has been adjourned, they are falsely accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. they've been behind bars for 108 days. they've been held without trial since last august. they've been on hunger strike for 85 days. they reject the accusations. >> nigeria's president blamed the armed group for two explosions in the capital of abuja. the blast killed more than 70 people at a bus station. the nigerian police chief ordered officers to intensify surveillance on all targets within abuja. >> this is the aftermath of the bomb blast in abuja. the device went off in the morning hours as thousands wept about their routines boarding buses. body parts, shoes and clothing of the dead littered the area. the bomb may have been hidden in a car. >> the information we can gather so far was the explosion, the nature of the explosion we are unable to represent. the explosion came from inside a vehicle, and there was quite a number of people. >> thousands of shocked onlookers turned

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 110 cause, the case has been adjourned until this month. abdullah al-shami, a forth al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 87 days. al jazeera relates all accusations. >> in venezuela, demonstrators marched barefoot demonstrating against the high cost of living. this is the latest of protests, which has seen months of violent demonstrations. president nicolas maduro's government and members of the opposition have been meeting trying to find ways to stop the unrest. >> last week we brought to you the story of people deported by the u.s. government, despite evidence that they may, in fact, be american citizens. when we met esteban tiznado, he was in prison. on saturday he was deported to mexico. >> esteban tiznado is afraid to stand still. back in mexico, he's wary of kidnapping games. he says he had to pay them $10. so he wanders the streets, with no friends,

. >> peter greste, mohammed badr, and mohamed fadel fahmy appeared in court on thursday. the case has gone adjourned until later this month. they are falsely aaccused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. abdullah al-shami, the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been held without trial since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 83 days. al jazeera rejects all the charges. >> the secret of iraq's parliament has survived an assassination attempt. two security guards were hurt. a car was attacked on the road between kirkook. >> the government in iraq says there are 5 million registered orphans in the country. not only have they lost their parents, but they miss out on getting a good education. imran khan has this report. >> this is no ordinarily school. every child is an orphan. in iraq, you're an orphan if your father has been kid. in many cases they live with other relatives, who kability afford to educate and look after them. the school is stuck away in baghdad, a city that has seenful violence since the american occupation in 2003. tod