hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm jane dutton. also ahead. >> bombing every day from separatists and we can't give him -- >> he can't reply to that fire? >> we can't. >> ukraine's ceasefire deal struggles to hold in the city of mariupol. >> all about crime scene investigation. >> the u.n. special envoy to syria is in turkey trying to secure opposition support for a ceasefire in aleppo. trying to agree to ceasefire for six weeks but around aleppo they are unlikely to observe any ceasefire. a conspiracy that would allow syrian government to launch more assaults. then there's the disconnect between the syrian opposition in istanbul and fighters on the ground. they may not comply. zeina khodr is on the ground. it's not going to be easy is it? >> for months he has been trying to broker a deal in aleppo city. what he calls a freeze in the fighting. there has been little progress since october. shuttling between the damascus deposit and rebel groups in turkey. there is little details emerging from his meetings in turkey. we're not sure w

. >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha. i'm adrian finighan. also on the program, two separate bomb blasts in nigeria, at least 12 people are dead. >>> the spy cables leaked documents show the cia tried to establish contact with hamas, despite an official ban. >>> and fifa shows the red card to a summer world cup in qatar, recommending a move to the winter months. ♪ >>> fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant have kidnappeded at least 90 people from christian villages in the northeast of syria. the syrian observatory for human rights says the villages were attacked on -- monday morning. they are working to find the missing people but have so far had no luck. >> translator: until now we haven't been able to contact any of the hostages as i said 90 to 150 people were kidnapped and two are missing so we think they have been killed. >> more now from zana hoda. >> reporter: the islamic state of iraq and the levant managed to push into a number of christian villages in the northeast of syria, and they captured at least 90 people. that

. ♪ >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. i'm jane dutton.lso ahead, ukraine's ceasefire is marred by fighting. pro-russian separatists claim to have captured the town of debaltseve. >>> thousands of afghan refugees have been living in pakistan for decades are now being deported. >>> and we look at some of the most simple yet innovative inventions that could change the future of healthcare. ♪ >>> in libya, people are marking four years since the uprising that overthrow moammar gadhafi, but this year's anniversary is being overshadowed by a growing crisis following the egyptian air strikes. caroline malone has the latest on developments in libya. >> reporter: people in tripoli celebrate as they remember the start of an uprising four years ago that helped push gadhafi out of power. but many are also angry at the egyptians from air strikes. militia militiamen say they are heading to a city. the militia want to tackle isil affiliated groups there themselves and are against the intervention that killed civilians on monday when egypt struck trainin

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al jazeera doha. >> and you can find out much more on all the stories we have been covering on our website, the address aljazeera.com. learning. >> creativity and education expert sir ken robinson says we have to reengineer our way we tech our students. ken robinson said we have to recognise their talents. something. >> he's been called an elite thinker. his books including "finding your element," and "out of minds." york. >> ken robinson, you have been described as one of the world's leading thinkers. what goes through your mind when you hear that? >> it's all true, obviously. i mean, i... ..i don't know, people apply these epithets to you. it's a slogan that comes out. there are a lot of ex-parts on creatist -- experts on creativity. i don't take it seriously, but i try to clarify what i think and can. >> speaking of creativity, what is the mission. >> talents ability and how most people don't recognise what is inside them or what they are capable of, and education doesn't help them very much. culture. >> that culture of education was in part formed by the industrial age, and you have ta

al jazeera doha. >> egypt's president has signed off on a new anti-terror law which is being describeda back door to emergency law. the new bill makes it easier to declare someone a terrorist with only a simple approve of a panel of judges. anyone deem as terror exist have their assets froze and be barred from traveling the definition has also been widens leading to fears that political parties could be targeted. two ministers from former president government have been acquitted of corruption, after a retrial the former right minister and the interior minister recruised of profiting from government contracts. they were sentenced four years ago, but appeals against that decision meanwhile, two journalists will have to wait until march the 8th for the next hearing in their retrial in egypt. they are reaccused of aiding the outlaw muslim brotherhood charges they deny they spent more than a year behind bars along with their colleague. who was freed and deport add few weeks ago. to yemen now where houthis rebels are on the hunt for the president says he is wanted for just tip p he sat down

this is the news hour from al jazeera in doha.pt's public prosecutor ordered an investigation to a stampede outside a football stadium east of cairo. police used tear gas to break up the crowd. forty people were killed. >> peace talks in yemen are underway to find a solution to the political crisis. the negotiations brokered by the u.n. come three days after houthi leaders took power in a coup. one opposition party has withdrawn from those talks. >> nigeria's national security advisor has said multi-national forces will dry boko haram camps in the country in the next six weeks. it is said that the postponed presidential election will be held by march 28. the vote was delayed because of security concerns in the north of country where boko haram is active. >> more now on yemen. those talks that are underway in the capitol sanna, al jazeera is in the city of tiese. tell us about reaction to what happened on friday there. >> it is the birth place of the arab spinning uprising that will be cell braided the day after tomorrow. it was ex

jazeera america. [music] >> welcome to the news hour. we're in doha and these are the top stories. isil kidnaps 70 people from christian villages. and human rights watch says it has evidence syria's government used the banned barrel bombs to attack rebel-held areas. >>> and more leaks in intelligence cables. we'll reveal which government wanted to spy on the head of greenpeace. plus why doctors now believe the art of preventing allergyies in children may contain nuts. >> scientists from the islamic state in iraq and the levant have kidnapped at least 70 people from christian villages in syria. activists say that isil raided the province where the syrian kurdish forces have launched a major offensive against the group. now these pictures appear to show battles on monday. well in neighboring iran the army released this video after recapturing the town offal baghdadi. and in mosul isil men's destroyeddestroyed 8,000 manuscripts. we have this report on the abduction of 70 christians by isil. >> people have been forced to move by isil. this time it's the christians, they were overrun by

al jazeera doha. >> well, competitors also being pushed to the limit in the arctic ultra race. temperatures in the north of canada have been dropping below minus 45 degrees there. al jazeera reports from the trail near the. >> it's been an extremely eventful 36 hours in this arctic ultra race. a number of competitors 11 or more have has to pull out and one of them a man who was leading the field when we were filming yesterday a man from poland he actually was taken to hospital in a helicopter. a first for this race. and to get an idea of what this kind of cold and what that kind of environment can do to the human body, we talked to a scientist a man who specializes in extreme environments and what they do to people, these are first signs so to speak. if you lose your dexterity the hands the nose, the ear the finners and of course everyone is becoming more difficult. and you -- you probably no longer able to get yourself out of problematic situations whereby the problems add up, add up and become worse. >> the cold weather is causing more than just physical problems to the compet

al jazeera doha. >> well, competitors are also being pushed to the limit at the yukon arctic race. it's been described as the coldest and toughest long-distance event. the temperatures in canada have been dropping to 45 degrees. >> it's been an extremely eventful 46 hours in this yukon arctic race. many have had to pull out of the race, a man from poland he actually was taken to hospital in a helicopter, a first for this race. and to get an idea of what this kind of cold and what this kind of environment can do to the human body, we spoke to a doctor, a man who specializes in extreme environments and what they can could to people. >> you lose your dexterity in the hands the nose, the fingers, and everything is becoming more difficult. you probably no longer able to get yourself out of a problematic situation, whereby the problems add up and become worse. >> the cold weather is cause morgue than physical problems. equipment is malfunctioning in the frigid weather. one italian mountain biker said that he pushed his mount back 63 kilometers. >> i have broken my bike. >> organizers say

jazeera america. >> welcome to the news hour from doha. these are our top stairs. >> mother deaths in the mediterranean, survivors of the latest crossing from libya to europe say more than 300 drowned. >> more civilians killed in eastern ukraine hours before russia and european leaders hold crisis talks. >> too dangerous the u.k. and france follow the u.s. and close their embassies in yemen. >> ready for blastoff, this is the european space agency's vessel that's about to test whether this reusable space plane will work. >> the u.n. is saying that 300 migrants are now feared dead after four boats sank in the mediterranean sea this week. they were trying to cross from libya into europe illegally. they left libya on rubber boats on sunday. >> the latest from the u.s. my commission for refugees. >> this morning at 7:30, nine survivors arrived. they confirmed that there were 203 people with them that have disappeared. they have been saloed by the sea. in additional to that, they confirm that there was a fourth dingy so we do not know about the

al jazeera doha. >> competitors are also being pushed to the limit at the u conn arctic ultra race, organizerscribe it as the word's toughest race. temperatures have been dropping below minus 45 degrees. al jazeera reports from the trail we have a yukon hamlet. >> it's been an extremely eventful first 36 hours in this arctic ultra race. a number of competitors 11 or more have had to pull out because of the code weather and one of them a man that was leading the field a man from poland called mikale, he was taken to hospital in a helicopter, a first for this race. and to get an idea of what this kind of cold and what that kind of environment can do we talked to a scientist and a doctor, a man who specializes in extreme environments and what they do to people. these are first signs so to speak. you lose your dexterity in your hands ear, nodes, fingers, you lose dexterity as i said, and of course everyone is becomenning more difficult and you are mobile no longer to get yourself out of probablematic situation. whereby the problems add up, add up and become worse. >> the cold weather is causing mo

. >> al jazeera, doha. >> quite amazing stuff and some amazing stuff in this skies above mars apparently, a 1,000-kilometer long cloud that's hovering above the surface has left scientists confused and scratching their heads, it was first spotted in 2012 and appeared twice before vanishing not known exactly what it is, one explanation is that it's an exceptionally bright arain shower reality story like the northern lights p however it is not clear how this can form in the thin upper regions, if we find that we will let you know but that's the end of this bulletin, london is up next. libyan militias. in the central city. lahn taylor this is al jazeera live from london, also coming up. >> fighting goes on despite the cease fire in ukraine where pro-russian separatist surrounded the key town. >> in the debt stand off with the euro zone. and a carnival turns to tragedy in haiti with several people killed bay low han

sarah coates al jazeera, doha. >>> more sport of course on our website, aljazeera.com/sport. morocco rejecting sanctions for withdrawing from hosting the african cup of nations. they will be appealing against that decision. aljazeera.com/sport. >> andy thank you very much indeed. a test flight of a new reusable space plane blasted off about two hours ago. it has already splashed down. just a test this was. having a look at the technology for its own version of nasa's space shuttle. >> this is a fundamental step today to master the technology for next step eventually being able to look at these type of obligations so bringing back to people for different infrastructures, and the capability to bring back launcher stages for example, for reusable launch vehicles as well as to open the way to the possibility to bring back samples from asteroids or other planets. this is a fundamental step that we are doing today. we are going to gather a lot of data. we have more than 300 sensors, and infrared cameras, so we're going to master all of the critical re-entry phenomenon. >> the missi

al jazeera doha. >> well, as you heard leagues around the world will be effected by the change, but the recommendations to move the world cup has been welcomed by at least one english premier league manager. >> i regret it took so much time to realize that, it is impossibility to play in the summer. and i think it would make sense if you want people to survive there, at the games it's the only way to do it in a decent way i think about the players they don't worry but the supporters it is the only way, thes the right decision. >> one of the other competitions sure to be effected by a winter world cup is the uefa champions league that resumes in under an hour's time, with two more last one hundred sixty-first leg matches. while four time winners barcelona go to manchester city. >> this is a competition which hasn't necessarily always captured the imagination of the blue supporters. this season against the likes of roma and moscow, but that will be very different tonight. but the goal in terms of history between these two sides is quite remarkable, just cities second appearance in the rou

jazeera. ♪ welcome to the news hour i'm in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes, a win for i.s.i.s.the anbar province. and funerals for some of the nearly 200 people killed in a series of avalanches in afghanistan. case dismissed, an argentine judge drops a case against president kirchner. ♪ hello, iraqi forces in anbar province lost 20 soldiers in a battle with fighters from islamic state from iraq and lavante and a crucial breach that connects the city of baghdad and troops trying to take it back from the group and it's close to an air base used by u.s. and iraqi soldiers and i.s.i.l. suicide bombers attacked it on thursday but iraqi forces pushed back i.s.i.l. fighters and we are in baghdad and she explains why this area is important. >> reporter: the iraqi military is continuing to evacuate families from the city of baghdad in western anbar amid fierce fighting there, i.s.i.l. has taken according to security sources a bridge between the city of baghdad in the western province where tribed combined with iraq fight i.s.i.l. and controls most of the province and fighting particular

you are watched al jazeera from doha >>> a u.n. effort to hatlt the fight in ukraine hinges on a phone call. >> bailout talks >>> a 14-year-old tells us about his ordeal at the hands of boko

. >> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera in doha.g up, talks to try to solve the political cries in yemen get underway in the capitol. >> 40 people killed in a stampede outside a football stadium in cairo. egypt's public prosecutor orders and investigation. >> america's top envoy to iraq says government forces will begin a major ground campaign

. >> welcome to the news hour from al jazeera in doha. these are the top stairs. >> we cannot clothes our eyes to tanks that are crossing the boor from russia and coming into ukraine. >> the adjustment top diplomat calls for a ceasefire in eastern ukraine. >> bombs attacks stepped up in syria as a rebel group mobile sizes its forces. >> a below for greece, the

. >> welcome to al jazeera in doha. jane dutton. also ahead in ukraine both sides of the conflict are refuseing to pull away from the front line. judgment rage in turkey after after theafter a brutal murder. >>> egyptian warplanes targeting areas loyal to isil. it comes after the beheading of 21 people on a beach. warning that viewers may find some of the images in the report distressing. >> reporter: egypt has hit the libyan city with airstrikes for the second tim in a day. it was aiming at isil targets but the attack killed civilians including a number of children as well as damaging police station in a residential area. >> if there are president hadi any terrorist groups on the egyptian side and we were able to hit them, we wouldn't hesitate to fight them. it's the same thing that applies to egypt. the groups that hit such borders are not going to be an issue. >> they have denounced the attacks. >> this represents the violation of could have republicanty in libya and is a clear breach of international law and the u.n. charter. >>

you are watched al jazeera from doha >>> a u.n. effort to hatlt the fight in ukraine hinges on a phone call. >> bailout talks >>> a 14-year-old tells us about his ordeal at the hands of boko haram >>> the u.s. confirmed the death of kayla muller held hostage by the islamic state of iraq and levant. she was captured in august 2013 in the syrian city of aleppo. muller's death was announced by president obama, who vowed to bring her can'tors to justice. -- can'tors to justice. >> relatives and friends of the 26-year-old humanitarian aid worker struggled with the news of her death. trying to find consolation in a letter that reached her parents. >> in kayla's letter to marshall and carl she wrote - i have dom see there's good in every situation. sometimes we have to look for it. right now, that's what we are trying to do. >> the news of her death was confirmed in a private message from i.s.i.l. to her family. the white house said intelligence agencies verified her death, but not the cause or time. they challenged her association that s

hello, you're watching al jazeera from doha. also ahead - security concerns in aden after explosives are found at a major political meeting >>> a ceasefire - both sides in ukraine blame each other for violating the truce. >> i'm nick clark reporting from russia, find out why we are tracking a tiger that just made its way through the show here. -- through the snow here >>> denmark's prime minister helle thorning-schmidt has said her country is on high alert after what she described as terrorist attacks in copenhagen. danish police say they have shot and killed the man behind the attacks. two were killed, five others wounded. we have the latest. >> police say the body near the bicycles is of the man behind the two attacks in copenhagen. they shot him near a train station, as he asked at an address under surveillance. >> translation: we suspect the same perpetrator is behind both shootings, and believe that the person that the police shot is the same perpetrator. the police released this still of a man captured on cameras. c c.t.v.

. ♪ you are watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha and also on the program, the u.n.urity council votes against the houthi court in yemen and tells the rebels to hand over power immediately. crisis in ukraine and army and separatists say they won't pull back until a full ceasefire is implemented. plus sri lanka new president is in india on the first official overseas trip after taking office last month. ♪ egypt says it carried out air strikes in libya as part of a coordinated effort with the libyan airforce and both say they were targeting fighters affiliated with the islamic state and lavonte and attacked positions killing seven civilians and the strikes happened after i.s.i.l. released a video showing the killing of 21 egyptian coptic christians and in a moment we will have reaction from tripoli based leadership but first gerald tan has this report. >> reporter: a predawn operation, egyptian war planes take off for libya to strike what the government says are targets of islamic state of iraq and the lavonte, this was the retaliation promised by the president of the

. ♪ this is al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha also on the program leagued cables revealind the scenes dealing between the u.s. israel and palestinian authority that they would never admit to in public. australia government slam as report in the treatment of children in detention centers and fifa recommends moving the 2022 qatar world cup to the winter months. ♪ we begin with syria where at least 90 people from a syrian christian village in the northeast have been kidnapped by islamic state of iraq and lavate i.s.i.l. attacked villages on monday morning and we are joined from neighboring jordan with more and what more what are the details of this? >> well according to the syrian observatory for human rights at least 90 residents, christian from the ancient minority in northeastern syria were kidnapped by i.s.i.l. fighters on tuesday morning. they come from the towns of mainly a syrian and christian towns and they are close to the christian town which is controlled by kurdish fighters which is called teltamid and engaged in syrian and kurdish fighters there and as a result

. >>> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha ahead america's top envoy to iraq says government forces will begin a major ground campaign to take back territory from i.s.i.l. we are in eastern ukraine where among them there is hope for a

hello and welcome to al jazeera live from doha. also on the program the head of a u.n. inquiry into a 2014 gaza war quit after being accused for bias. >> it's right for me to be free then it's right for them all to be free. >> in his first interview after being f

. >>> al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the newshour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. protests across yemen against a houthi coup: in the capital sanaa, rebels fire into the air >>> ukraine's conflict back on the agenda. in donetsk people struggle for survival. also ahead... ..the battle for iraq's second-largest city. we meet the many training to take mosul back from i.s.i.l. >>> ditching foggy cities for a life in the country. why more in china are embracing the rural life >>> first to yeg where houthis are tightening their grip on the capital. a day after dissolving parliament and taking control. there has been protests against the takeover in sanaa, and other parts of the country. international condemnation of the coup has been swift. u.n. security council raised the possibility of sanctions, saying it's ready to take further steps if the houthis do not return to the negotiating table. gulf countries expressed their concerns as ministers held talks with the u.n. secretary of state john kerry urged a stronger position to be taken on yemen. inside the country, widesp

. >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. this is the newshour. coming up in the next 60 minutes - syria brands the turkish turkish operation an act of aggression and there'll be repper conductses. >> sa ceasefire -- repercussions. >> an assess -- ceasefire in ukraine shaky. >> a look at ebola >>> i'm phil lavelle in hollywood. we don't have long to wait to see who won what. the question asked by some - who do the award really represent? >>> the syrian government has condemned a turkish military operation into morne syria, calling it an act of flagrant aggression. hundreds of turkish soldiers were to move an otto man tomb given to turkey in 1921. damascus said it was informed but did not give its permission. bernard smith has the details from istanbul >>> under the cover the night the turkish military crossed the border into syria. moving through territory controlled by i.s.i.l. they were headed to a piece of turkish soil the size of a football pitch. the tomb of suleman was left under turkish control when the french drew the borders in 1921. sule

. >> welcome to al jazeera in doha. jane dutton. also ahead in ukraine both sides of the conflict are refuseing to pull away from the front line. judgment rage in turkey after after the

hello from al jazeera in doha. a cease-fire is supposed to come into effect. mending their ways.

. >> hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - free aj staff. it's 400 days since three of our journalists were gaoled in egypt. al jazeera demands their release. i.s.i.l. has been defeated. forcing them out opened up old wounds. >> in the northern indian states i'll look at why a festival produced many of india's well-known products. been >>> we begin with breaking news out of nigeria. the army and paramilitary groups expel an attack by boko haram fighters. it happened in maiduguri, the capital in borneo state. the military sent in reinforcement. we go to ahmed idris. what is the latest? >> fighting is ongoing. what we are hearing now is the military is sending in aircraft to see where the attackers are and launch an assault. the fighting happened around 2 o'clock nigeria time. they came in from south of maiduguri. a lot of people fled the area on the outside of maiduguri. and those from the other side from other sides are coming into the city thinking it is a safer ground. the military is deployed to the north of the city. why they suspect boko

. >> hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - free aj staff. it's 400 days since three of our journalists were gaoled in egypt. al jazeera demands their release. i.s.i.l. has been defeated. forcing them out opened up old

hello this is al jazeera live from doha, i'm adrian finnegan. also ahead free aj staff. 400 days since our journalists were jailed in egypt, al jazeera demands their release. >>> opening old wounds. and why spend 160 hours cramped below a hot air balloon? to break a world record, of course. isjapan's government says it's highly likely that the video of killing of kenji goto is authentic. prime minister shinzo abe describes it as a heinous act. threatening to kill a jordanian pilot as well. >> visibly shaken prime minister of japan had this reaction. >> translator: we are deeply saddened by this despicable and horrendous act of terrorism and we denounce it in the strongest terms. to the terrorists we will never never forgive you for this act. since this act was committed we are going to coordinate with the international community. japan will never be defeated by terrorism. >> reporter: this is kenji goto in a video he recorded last year before crossing into syria and into siem i.s.i.l. territory. >> if something happens please don't claim any clai

you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up. >> and we are not at war with islam. we are at war with people who have perverted islam. >> president obama defense america's campaign against terrorism like i.s.i.l. >>> one month after the death ever alberto nisman, and british television society honors the three al jazeera journalists who are jailed in egypt. libya's government has asked the u.n. to raise militia to help it fight terrorist groups. arms embar go was imposed by the u.n. in 2011 to protect civilians from libya's former leader moammar gadhafi. geeptegypt is supporting the request and wants a naval blockade. our diplomatic editor james bays explains. >> two days trying to lobby diplomats on his country's initiative. at first trying to pursued persuade them he wants an embargo against all governments except the government of toeing bruk. tow bruk. tobruk. >> it has not been our success that is on the table here. it is success of the security council and the international community to address this threat. we believe it is necessary we are considering that we

. >> this is al jazeera live from doha. i'm adrian finnigan. also on the program. ukraine's agenda back on the program. in donetsk people struggle for rifle survival. >>> and taking control back from isil. it's been a year since the russian sochi hosted the olympics. now we'll tell you why it's being left out in the cold. so we begin in yemen where people have been demonstrating against the houthi coup. thousands on the streets there. in houthi fighters arrested 17 people who took part in those demonstrations. people are outraged at houthi leaders for dissolving parliament on friday and setting up a presidential council effectively taking control of the government, and international criticism has been swift and stern. it says that it will take further steps if the houthi do not return to the negotiate table. it's been condemned and called a coup and a grave move that cannot be accepted, it's been called a plot against the constitution. houthi supporters say that they could do nothing but seize power. >> they were blamed for anything that happened in the country. an

hello and welcome to al jazeera live from doha. also on the program the head of a u.n. inquiry into a 2014 gaza war quit after being accused for bias. >> it's right for me to be free then it's right for them all to be free. >> in his first interview after being freed from an egyptian jail, peter greste calls for the release of his al jazeera colleagues. >>> music prodigy in the u.s. >>> hello. more on all those stories but first, breaking news out of cairo. blast which exploded in a busy square. two bombs were discovered by police that's according to the reuters news s.a.t. agency. key iraqi province of dyalla. the group held a victory rally on monday and they are ready to move into i.s.i.l. strong holds. jane arraf joins me from baghdad. what was the significance of this celebration? >> well, that really was part of it that that wasn't the iraqi government. it shows how powerful these shia groups have become. they don't want to be called be publishmilitias. the badr organization is one of the biggest perhaps the biggest group, it could be argued as more 77 than the ira

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha. i'm adrian finighan.oko haram fighters carry out their first deadly attack in chad. >>> i'm very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression. >> back home baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy are free on bail. >>> and in sport, a trail running is growing in popularity. we'll meet a womb from nepal who is dominating the race to become a champion. ♪ >>> the taliban says that it has attacked a shia mosque killing at least 20 people in northwestern pakistan. it happened during friday prayers. it's the second attack on a shia mosque in pakistan within two weeks. >> reporter: they chose the busiest time of the week friday prayers. a small group of men, wearing suicide vests entered the building and shot at worshippers. even throwing grenades. one blew himself up killing the most number of people. another attacker was held down by some of the worshippers, until he was shot by officers. according to a local police chief, this was a courageous decision that prevented many more

from al al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm fauzia ibrahim. >>> we're in eastern ukraine where separatists say even if a truce is declared, they will never retreat. and believe it or not, this is baggedbaghdad. and they have something ocelebrate no more curfew. >>> the u.s. has criticized nigeria's decision to postpone presidential and legislative elections scheduled for next week. secretary of state john kerry has issued a statement saying the u.s. was deeply disappointed with the move. political interference with the decision is unacceptable. it is critical that security occurrence is not a reason for impeding the process. the electoral commission says elections will be held six weeks after planned because of security occurrence. yvonne ndege has the story. >> security chiefs say they could not dparnt safety guaranty the safety of voters especially in areas in areas of boko haram. >> free fair credible elections consequently the commission has decided to reschedule the 2015 general elections task. national elections i.e., presidential and national assembly are now to be held on march 28t

hello you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also on the program. >> we are not at war with islam. we are at war with people who have perverted islam. >> the u.s. holds a security summit aimed at stopping violent extremism. >> this is for you guys in cairo. >> brings royal society journalism awards. plus. >> one month after the suspicious death of prosecutor alberto nisman. it's. >> hello. the united nations security council has held an open emergency session on libya. diplomas from egypt and libya. foreign minister asked the security council to lift an arms embar go, and international help in building up the libyan army. egypt's minister asked for a blockade to stop arms exchange in libya. james bays has this report. >> egyptian foreign minister tried to lobby u.n. at a there should be a military intervention in libya. he later watered down that plan. he told the council that he wanted an arms embargo for all but one government in libya the government in tobruk. and support for companies authorization for egypt's ongoing air st

. >> i'm shilly gauche, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. >> narendra modi's first full budget. >>> the cartel leader known as la tuta is captured. >>> and people in zimbabwe have little to celebrate. >> russia's president has condemned the murder of kremlin critickist nemtsov. mourns held aa vigil in moscow, where the former opposition leader was shot down. victoria gatenby reports. >> boris nemtsov was killed buy drive buy shooting. >> a vehicle pulled up and there were a couple of shots fired from it. l as a result, bullets penetrated his back. a wojwoman is being questioned 50 police department. >>> political change in russia. >> for me the death of boris nemtsov is by all means challenge being brought down. he really shook up the system. >> nemtsov was an outspoken critic of vladimir putin. he was also an experienced politician. he had served as deputy prime minister under former president boris yeltsin and was governor of a city, nisninakarov. he was murdered just two days before a major opposition rally he was due to take part in. >> mr. nim nemtsov i would say was one o

from al al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm fauzia ibrahim. >>> we're in eastern ukraine where separatists even if a truce is declared, they will never

are hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. i'm adrian finnegan. also ahead egypt vows to crack down on attacks in the sinai peninsula. >>> founder days since our journalists were imprisoned in egypt. we continue to demand their release. >>> and world class athletes. >>> japan's government says it's highly likely that a video showing the apparent killing of japanese journalist kenji goto is authentic. >>> a jordanian pilot they are promising to kill him as well. >>> the prime minister of japan had this reaction. >> we are deeply saddened by this despicable and horned us act of terrorism. we denounce it in the most strict terms. we are going to coordinate with the international community. japan will never be defeated by terrorism. >> reporter: this is kenji goto in a video he recorded earlier before crossing into i.s.i.l. territory. >> so please don't claim any claim. >> translator: he always hoped to make the world a place without any wars, and to save children from war and poverty. i promise here to carry out his legacy hopefully with your support

>> welcome to the al jazeera news hour live from doha. >> jordan's king returns from the united states to find his nation in mourning and demanding revenge for the brutal killing of a pilot by isil. >> a plane crashes into a river in taiwan, killing 22 people. babies and several others were pulled prom the aircraft. >> chad's army killed 200 boko haram fighters i understand a battle in northeastern nigeria. >> free speech or hate speech? a court in france is about to rule on the case of a controversial comedian. >> hundreds of people have gathered in jordan to mourn a pilot who was brutally killed by isil. many including his father are crying out for revenge. in the early hours of wednesday jordan executed two convicts in retaliation. the king is now back in the country after cutting short his trip to the united states. we have the latest from amman. >> jordan warned of an earth shaking response to the murder of its pilot and that response came swiftly. at down wednesday the authorities executed iraqi prisoner sajida al-rishawi. she had been on death row for eight years for taking part

i'm from al al jazeera's headquarters in doha. e are our top stories. >> it's right for me to be free then it's right for all of them to be free. al jazeera correspondent peter greste calls for his colleagues to be freed. >> just minutes after goodluck

jazeera. ♪ >>> from our headquarters in doha this is the al jazeera news hour.oming up in the next 60 minutes, al-shabab claims responsibility for a deadly attack in the capitol. >>> and three.comes explode in the east of libya, killing at least 45 people. >>> one year on the ukrainian capitol remembers the victims of the revolution. >>> i'm in arizona where nate tiff americans are protesting a deal that allows a multinational mining operation to begin a copper mine on public land. >>> our top story, the somali armed group, al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the two explosions in the capitol. the central hotel was the target. it's popular with somali officials because it's near the presidential palace also known as via somalia. >> translator: i was in the mosque when the first explosion went off. i saw a lot of people lying dead on the ground. i was shocked. >> a spocksman updated us on the situation a little while ago. >> the terrorist of al-shabab have attacked the [ inaudible ] and killed a number of innocent citizens in a mosque. so far we are trying t

jazeera. ♪ >>> from the headquarters in doha this is the al jazeera news hour.oming up in the next 60 minutes, the u.n.-recognized government in libya, asks the security council to lift the arms embargo against the country. >>> the u.s. president hosts a security summit aimed at stopping what he calls violent extremism. >>> germany jekts greece's request for an extension of its e.u. loan program. >>> and covering up a crime for a prize. al jazeera investigates the massive scale of rogue reporting in cambodia. ♪ >>> libya's under-recognized government has asked the security council to lift an arms embargo to help in the fight against isil and other armed groups. but western diplomats are cautious about sending weapons into a war zone. the fight in libya is drawn between two main coalitions. the first is based out of tobruk. they are also in control of a western city. the second one fights under the libya dawn banner and they are supporting the rival government based in tripoli. control of benghazi is split between the rivals. the grows died both between camps has

. ♪ from al jazeera headquarters in doha and fenting fury and dozens of air strikes against the islamicte of iraq and the lavonte, angela merkel head to moscow for peace in ukraine but can they convince vladimir putin. investigators say one of the engines of a trans asia plane and crashed in the river lost power after take off. >> i'm with the sport and fan violence marked the africa cup of nations semi final between guinea and equitorial guinea. ♪ we begin this news hour in jordan where the resolve to destroy the islamic state of iraq and lavonte is growing stronger and jordan military has widen its campaign against i.s.i.l. carrying out dozens of strikes targeting the group's position all of this is in response to the killing of jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh and we report. >> reporter: this is where jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh wanted to celebrate his return instead it is a place where they receive condolence after the islamic state of iraq and the lavonte burned alive and they paid respects to the tribe in kirkook and told the father that the royal airforce just shelled i.

hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead diplomats gather for talks at the u.n. as an agreement to pull back heavy weapons from the front line in ukraine breaks down. >>> a kenyan court throws out sections of a controversial security law saying it undermines basic freedoms. >> this oscar. >> and eddie mehman wins at hollywood's biggest award ceremony. >> al jazeera has obtain what had appears to be a recording of a meeting of egypt's central security force led by interior minister. he's heard discussing a staty for dealing with up coming demonstrations, which involves cracking down on protesters using everything from water canons to live rounds. he said that there will never be another revolution backing the police and military. he goes on ways to shoot protest protesters without causing death, and he goes on at a say that to describe protesters without throwing them into martyrs, the meet something pleased to have taken place. we have listened to that audio recording. there is no doubt that this is genuine. what do you make of it? >> well, first thing--the first