john siropolous, al jazeera, athens . >> an explosion at a demonstration outside ukraine's parliament has killed at least one national guardsman and wounded many more. the protest came as politicians voted on a controversial law giving eastern regions more powers. nadim baba reports. >> the moment when an angry demonstration turned deadly. these pictures filmed from inside ukraine's parliament building show the moment after a grenade was thrown. many were taken away by ambulance. the violence also injured journalists covering the protest. a crowd had gathered ahead of a parliamentary vote in giving special status to parts of the donetsk and luhansk regions in part of eastern ukraine. inside the chamber there were angry protests, the new bill backed by president petro poroshenko and his allies did pass on its first reading. it's part of a peace agreement reached in fruary of this year, supposed to end the fighting between ukraine's army and russian bak backed separati. these scenes in the capital are a reminder of just how controversial it is. nadim ba baba, al jazeera. >>> the chinese

john siropolous has more. >> maybe someone else will do better. we expected a better deal but he tried very hard. >> most greeks want more stability. >> translator: it's a bad idea. we're voting every six months. that suggests something deeply wrong with the political system and it especially effects those of us who are unemployed. we believed in tsipras. he did not stick to his promises and if a politician can't do that it's better if he doesn't stand. >> reporter: seven months of negotiations resulted in a bailout loan and strict austerity measures. allowing the economy to slide back into recession, antiques dealer has felt the brunt of the eight year recession. he used to count the rich and famous among his 800 clients. he has now given up his business and locked his valuables in cellars. >> tsipras is trying to escape. his party knows the difficulties before it. it promised much and gave nothing. they said they would abolish the property tax and tear up the austerity deal. they did none of it. did what they were told. >> open season on disirs.

john siropolous, al jazeera, athens. >> still to come on al jazeera. ten years after hurricane katrina devastated new orleans, the city remembers its dead. also. >> this is common now. my people are coming back. >> we'll be reporting from northern nigeria, where farmers chased away by bandits are now reclaiming their land. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories now. thousands of malasians have returned to the streets of kuala lumpur to call on prime minister najib ratak to quit. hundreds of millions of dollars paid to his bank account by unknown donors. >>> the u.n. se

john siropolous reports. >> another group of syrian refugees arrive in the port of pyraeus. many of them escaping conscription by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. mohammed is a 25-year-old economic student. he says his family dislikes syrian president bashar al-assad but he doesn't want to die fighting them. he wants to finish his studies. >> the swietion in syri situatis very, very abad. there are many, many groups in syria. >> and what's happening now on the streets? >> the people killed, people killed in any -- any -- anyplace in syria. >> these numbers monitored by the united nations overwhelm not only the greek authorities. they have cut through the shangen treaty which established border controls and they have forced germany to declare it will ignore a rule it will return asylum applicants and process applicants directly. >> 3,000 further has crossed, the numbers rise daily. officially they must remain here and apply from greece. in practice they are walking across internal european borders. the sheer size of the phenomenon has suspended the rules. >> greece's

john siropolous, al jazeera, athens. >> meanwhile, greece and its european creditors are working on a new agreement, hoping to wrap up a deal by tuesday, officials are desperate for aid to keep the country financially afloat. greece also needs money to repay a european central bank loan to keep afloat. >>> protesters blocked lisbon's main thoroughfare. long term deposits guaranteed ... ... by the bank, many protesters, after the government bailed out the defunct bank last year. >> now to our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various events. >> ben dick cumberbach has been playing to sellout crowds. after one sellout performance, he made this impassioned me. >> i can see red lights in the auditorium. that one there, that red light is very, very obvious, so we started again tonight, second time i could see red light in about third row in my right. it's mortifying, experiencing that i can't give you what i want to give you which is a live performance you will remember in your minds or brains whether good bad or indifferent rather than on

john vo vob siropolous, al jaze, athens. >>> campsites have had to be evacuated near the front of the, 80% of portugal is suffering a drought and dry winter's towtrucks. >>> one of the main activists searching for 43 missing mexican students has been shot dead. miguel angel jimenez blanco has been shot dead. corrupt local police abducted the students and handed them over to a drug gang. jimenez blanco was shot in his taxi. >> the only concern we have now is the family he left behind. this happens to everyone looking for a change in our country. >> the killing of that lion cecil in zimbabwe brought with it a certain amount of international outrage. and a spotlight to the killing of game in african countries. experts say it can be sustainable. from south africa. >> winter in south africa brings with it the hunting season. we are home to thousands of wild animals, on the look out for their first kill. >> do you think this is right place to start stalking. >> yes. >> do they normal occur, in this area? >> this is the winter area. >> it can take days to find the right animal. >> old bull.

here in greece and therefore the result of the next election could be very unpredictability. >> john siropolous reporting for us. >>> the state of emergency in ferguson has been i lifted. demonstrators gathered to mark one year since the shooting of michael brown by darren wilson. detectives say he had fired a gun at them. ferguson authorities say the town has been calm for the past three nights. nearly five decades since the kerner commission published its landmark report of the cause of riots during the 1960s and the justice department is echoing those findings today. "america tonight's" joie chen has more. >> war torn cities, more than 100 square blocks were decimated by fires and looters. >> just days before lbj signed the voting rights act watts was a reminder that even bold push for equality could not stifle the anger, not just in south central los angeles but around the country. >> was it worse, the summer we're into now? >> more widespread yes, as everywhere together with the riot that we had in watts in 65. and then again in 68 with baltimore and washington exploatinexploding after the

as john siropolous reports from athens. that country seems to be the gateway to the rest of europe. >> reporter: another boat arrives, men escaping army service or conscription by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. mohammed says his family di dislikes syrian president bashar al-assad but he doesn't want to die fighting him. he wants to finish his studies. >> the situation in syria is very, very bad because the war is big. and there are many, many groups in syria. >> reporter: and what's happening now on the streets? >> the people killed, the people killed, in any -- any -- anyplace in syria. >> these numbers monitored by the united nations overwhelm not only the greek authorities. they have cut through treaty which established border controls, and they have forced germany it will ignore a rule to process syrians directly. 300,000 have crossed into europe this year. almost all qualify for asylum. they have to apply from greece, in practice they are walking across internal european borders. the sheer size has suspended

that has created problems of overcrowding as john siropolous reports from athens. >> this is athens latest attempt at a response to the refugee crisis. conceived just a week ago and became concrete in record time, since then dogged by problems. greece is dealing with its own financial crisis so the transfer of hundreds of migrants to this facility has been delayed over the question of who will pay for air conditioning units in these mobile homes. more than half the total migrants entering europe. hundreds of afghans are camped in athens biggest park. many suffer from dehydration. this little girl has gastroenteritis. one of the most common conditions officials see. said plans to leave today or tomorrow. >> translator: when we go outside we don't know if we'll return home safely or not. when you go into the street there could be a bomb or suicide attack. i don't know what the terrorists want. if for example you work for a foreign company if they catch you they'll kill you. if you don't work, how to survive? the situation is very difficult. >> reporter: and war or repression is producing mor