>> we just heard from him here on a call from juba. he is currently in juba in south sudan and just spoke to reporters. he is already having discussions on the ground the his most important one has been with the south sudan ease president kiir. he had a frank and open discussion with him on measures to hauled the violence. here is what booth had to say. he said president kiir has committed to begin talks with machar. the u.s. is getting involved on the ground more diplomatically. it is turning into more and more of a mediation. the united states will try and get the two factions together. that is president kiir on the one side and former vice president machar on the other, for political decisions. that is the term used by the senior administration official we just spoke to. >> philip, why has the u.s. become so involved in south sudan. >> this is a country the united states feels very involved with. it was a large partner in its independence two years ago and now it feels there is a lot happening in south sudan where the united states

>> yes, in juba they have settled down. there was gun fire. it was sporadic. there are concerns that the fighting spread to military barracks. the large area in south sudan, east of juba. it had not spread to the civilian population. there were reports of fighting breaking out. >> of course, while that is still difficult to substantiate for the moment, the influx of ordinary civilians looking for shelter and protection continues. what is the situation as you know it from u.n. compounds. thousands of people are still staying at the compound waiting to see if the fighting continues, or if it breaks out again. there is more movement. there were reports that they wanted to go back to their homes. and there is a little more traffic on the roads. still, heavy security with heavy presence and roadblocks, and still people are caution about moving. >> we'll come back to you as the day progresses to see how the situation develops. >> an al jazeera investigation uncovered evidence that intelligence extracted by torture in a libbian gaol cell may have been used in a briti

>> i think they are up to 20,000 people in our bases here in juba, in the capital.here's two bases. each one is accommodating about 10,000 people. you know, what the people want, and i have been listening to many of them, to the children, to the women, to the men, the community leaders. there's a sense of fear and a sense of shock at what has happened in the past 72 hours. so i have told them and reassured them that, you know, the united nations primary mission here is two fold. on the one hand it's to protect civilians, if they are in need of that, and it's also to work with the state so that the state institutions can get up and running. in this particular case, of course, it's the protection of civilians, which is our primary concern for people who sought rev uge with us. paradoxically, i should say is as i moved around the city of juba, it is a far safer more stable city than it has been during any other moment since sunday, when the hospitalilities erupted because of a political struggle in the ruling party. i'm going to get back out into the city in the aftern

bentiu and two in juba. our correspondent in washington says despite the vote to send in more troops, it will take more time for the u.n. peacekeepers to arrive on the ground. >> the united states was one of on thiswriters resolution and after the emergency meeting yesterday, held where the secretary-general requested these additional troops, the security council today unanimously supported that. these troops will take time to get on the ground in south sudan. the u.n. secretary-general bank e-mail and said it would not happen overnight. but with the reports of ethnically targeted killings increasing and mass killings and extrajudicial killings, the fear is increasing in the u.n. that the instability will continue. secretary-general told councilmembers today that even with this edition no support, helicopters -- even with this additional support, helicopters, the u.n. will not be able to protect every civilian. is no easy resolution. this is a political crisis that requires a peaceful, political solution. we

we are joined from juba with the latest on the situation. >> i'm in a u.n. compound in juba where thousands have fled and are hiding here for safety. i'm talking to a u.n. coordinator. you just came from bor, what was the situation like there? >> in bor the situation was intense. i have come off the phone to my office there. the tension continues. there are squirmishes that are ongoing, and i think that not only the parties who were having this political struggle for power here, but it's armed youth who are increasingly taking matters into their hands in different parts of the jonglei state. it's worrying and we will do everything we can in the united nations to make sure the people that sought refuge, that they will be safe. >> here at the base in juba, how many people do you have and what challenges do you face looking after them? >> there's two bases here. and as you can see from the throngs behind me, we are over 10,000 people now and over at the other site it's the same number. what they need most is protection. what these people need most is to feel sa

juba is relatively quiet. some of the incidents during days of fighting are opposing that. >> it's different from shots at night and during the day. at night it meant people were running. it was surprising. they were running. >> in the morning, they were in the front lakes, thighs chests. those and most were for the chest and the head. >> locals in juba say if the crisis escalates there's nowhere to run too. >> the president of south sudan met with foreign ministers from neighbouring countries and were in juba to help calm tensions. the the united nations says it has received a notification from india to register an indian diplomat as a member to the united nations. he is at the center of a dispute between the united states and india. protesters gathered outside the indian council holding signs reading "justice" and "overworked", a show of concern for the housekeeper involved. the united nations says it will process the request according to standard procedures. >> a war of words erupted between north and south

. >> and now live to juba the national capital. the major battle for the economy is taking place in the north. how difficult is it to work out what is happening at all? >> it's very difficult. that's why some people are concerned. they are not sure what is going on. one side says this, the other says that. the government says they are in control, people shouldn't panic, they should fix the problems. a lot are worried that the violence they see now will escalate. >> the crisis and south sudan is becoming more dangerous. the government is sending troops and tanks to take on the rebels. >> renegade soldiers have taken control of bor and are attacking people. gun higher hit three military aircraft as they were about to land and evacuate american citizens. four u.s. servicemen were injured. in the middle are civilians, looking for protection. 35,000 are camped out at u.n. compounds in bor, juba. >> bor is a strat eegic location and within the crisis both factions and the government forces are using it as a point that they want to domina

the violence erupted in the capital, juba, last week. troops supporting the president kiir are fighting those local to vice president riekmachar. the u.n. says about 45,000 civilians are seeking protection at peacekeeping bases across the country. >>> u.s. diplomats are making a push to end the fighting. they're trying to get the two sides to sit down for talks. u.s. special envoy donald booth traveled to juba to meet with kiir. he says they are ready to start discussions without conditions. a senior officials said machar has indicated he wants to sit down for talks. the violence in south sudan has had numerous officials to pull about 400 american citizens out of the country. >>> japanese self-defense force troops are helping japanese in south sudan as part of a peacekeeping mission. they are based in the airport in the capital of juba. about 8,000 people taking shelter at a u.n. facility outside the airport last week. sdf members providing medical care and setting up temporary toilets. they have sent water trucks to the u.n.'s local hea

now, the capital juba is deserted. only military decoys have been spotted as thousands of civilians take shelter. >> just to give us context, what are we seeing. is it the spillover from president sal va kiir dismissing his cabinet and his ex-deputies coming back to haunt him? what is going onva kiir dismissing his cabinet and his ex-deputies coming back to haunt him? what is going on? >> a contentious aspect is how little clarity there has been over what went down. the president accuses his arch rival the former vice president whom he dismissed in the summer of masterminding a coup. some security analysts think this was an outbreak of violence rather than a plot or coup. there's not a lot of clarity. tuesday was going be key in giving us an idea on how things will unfold. one cannot understatement the powerful image of president kiir in military fatigues, abandoning his signature suit, sending a message that he will not tolerate dissent. dissident politicians, those with a known condition against the president have be

he returned from juba. >> i was in juba until yesterday. i arrived this morning. the migration hadn't started on wednesday or with the americans, and all the other embassies follow suit, just as i was leaving juba. the imf were taking out the staff. checking out the people. they send in armed forces. it's also following suit. >> a lot of people have a lot of connections, talk about what people are saying, what is the feeling, how concerned and how scared are people at this moment. >> people are extremely scared because the memories of the last civil war are mine. as much as we talk about the last civil war, there was an element of eth nicks fighting when they left in 1991. there are a lot of rumours that people are being killed, ethnically based killing in one part of the country. all the rumours and allegations and panic is all over the country. i want to talk about your time as a lost boy. do we see a lot of similarities now. do you feel that the ethnic violence is similar? >> we are hoping that it will not reach that level yet. the level that we experience in t

here in juba we are seeing people in the cars without speakers on.peaking innara -- speaking in arabic. they are saying it's not an ethnic struggle. don't hate your neighbour or attack people from the other tribe. civilians are trying to take control. people don't want war. they are depressed. this is a new country barely two years old. there is so much hope forming a new country and now this happens. a lot of people are wondering what is going on and they hope it ends soon. >> south sudan heading to bor. people must be worried about an escalation of violence in that area. >> exactly. if you look at the map and where the rebels seem to be, the concern is they'll move down south to juba. this is the price. where the government is. basically the people in juba are concerned if the government loses territories, the ultimate prize, what will it be. those that can fly out have already. this morning we saw a mad rush. early hours of the morning. people thought there was one or two more plains left. those that can't run away will go to u.n. bases. people ar

the scene in juba airport is one of exodus. survive jars say there are many kenyans that are missing, some have fled to the bush. experience left an imprint on the younger ones. >> fighting is not good. it's killing people. >> as the planes fill up desperation sets in. some refuse to spend one more day here. others are grateful, and the world needs to remember those left behind. >> the central african republics prime minister backed french troops despite protests against the militia. they are accused of being bias against fighters who have the president who has come to power. the prime minister says all armed groups need to be disarmed. >> the solution thought out, consist of french forces locating the armed forces and militias. all these groups must be disarmed and neutralized. >> the punk group pussy riot is calling to a boycott of the winter olympics at protest of the russian human rights record. two members have been freed and reunited in moscow. they were gaoled for sipping a protest song against vladimir putin's rule in a

he joins us in the early morning hours from the capital in juba. we note that there'll be a sat lie delay and we hope no other technical problems. erratics, civil war is a threat in south sudan. there are major concerns of ethnic violence and this could become the next somalia. in layman terms, what happened? >> what selled sudan together during a long civil war, concluded in 2005, was opposition to the tyranny within the khartoum regimes of that period. as soon as sued became independent, forces that had been kept at bay by the unity needed to fight the north, started to dissipate. and what we see now are the consequences of those centrifugal forces overcoming the need to bring together an extremely diverse region, the size of france, with many, many different ethnic groups, many political agendas, and a great deal of underdevelopment to say the least. it's probably the least developed country in the entire world. >> let's go to dr iyorlumun uhaa on the ground in sudan. you served women and children in unicef for five different count rice for 20 y

juba is safe. re replaced him in august. man accused of planning a coup. >> only some places are under his control. time will tell, and we'll flush him out. >> the united nations paints a different picture, saying 35,000 people are hiding out at its bases in six of the country's 10 states. riek machar denies trying to take over the country. juba is quiet, but some injured during days of fighting are recovering in hospital. officials say they battle to cope. things seem under control. >> because of the nation, it is different from shots at night and shots during the day. at night they were at the back, meaning people were running. a lot were at the back. in the morning they were in the front, legs, thighs, chest. it means these will be combatted. most injuries were the chest and the head. >> locals in juba say if the crisis escalates there's nowhere to run too. >> the president of soouth sudan met with foreign ministers from kenya and ethiopia. they were in juba to try to help calm tensions. >> war crimes and crimes against h

we'll go the capital juba. first, kath turner in the u.n.eadquarters in new york. >> they died trying to carry out the united nations mandate, to protect south sudanese civilians. the bodies of two indian peacekeepers have been flown to juba. they were with 90 other people in the u.n.'s temporary base when they were outnumbered by 2,000 armed nuer youth. a third soldier was injured. the compound is now empty. staff from the u.n. and international nongovernment organizations have been taken away by u.n. troops and airlifted to safety. there's little information about local south sudanese who ran to the u.n. base for shelter. >> we don't know what happened to the 36 people who have taken refuge in the camp. at the moment we believe 20 of them were killed. it could be 36 of them. >> an estimated 35,000 are sheltering in u.s. bases. authorities are worried about the worsening situation. >> we have 14,000 civilians seeking shelter and refuge. we are strengthening our presence as best we can. >> there are 4,000 u.n. combat troops in the world's ne

the battle in the capital juba has extended. tens of thousands have taken shelter and today one of those compounds came under attack. in a moment we will hear from the white house person on the issue but first this report. juba aretionals in leaving and diplomats have come the other way, to kickstart a price us that -- a process that could end the problem. and while people continue to seek refuge, things are said to be improving but clashes are taking place elsewhere. the government has lost control of the town, the united nations said as many as 10 thousand have sought refuge, including the care -- caretaker state governor. further north, in the town of bentiu, oil workers have taken shelter there and the u.n. were supporting the people have gone to compounds in three other towns. president blamed the clashes on the former vice president, who he said was behind the two attempt, something he denies. it is not clear what the connection is to train the different outbreaks of fighting across the country but the result is the same,

spokesperson in the capital juba told nhk more and more people are fleeing the violence. here's more. >> reporter: soldiers loyal to president salva kiir and former vice president machar have been fighting for ten days. an official in juba said the troops and rebels are doing battle in four of the country's ten states. he said more and more citizens are fleeing their homes. >> the numbers of displaced continue to rise, and it is a source of great concern to the united nations. i believe that something on the order of nearly 30,000 civilians from jambalay state have crossed to a neighboring state over the last five or six days to avoid the fighting. >> reporter: displaced people are flooding into u.n. bases across the country. japanese and other u.n. peacekeepers at the main camp in juba are giving them water and sanitation. >> i think over 50,000 civilians taking shelter, and we continue to get more people coming in. many, many have needs, and feel that only in this compound of the u.n. can they actually feel safe and feel protected. >> reporter: president kiir addressed

more from juba. >> the main thing people are concerned about now is the escalating violence. the information minister said it's in complete control of the rebels, basically empty, those people who fled from gone to the u.n. base or hiding in the bush. he says another concern is soldiers are defecting from the army. one group defected, heading toward joining the rebels. he says we have no way of telling you how many people have died. there are bodies on the streets. we can't go in as the army to collect them because we don't control that area. this violence is escalating. something should be done soon to try to end it. there have been a lot of people, a lot of dissidents in and out of juba trying to get the two sides to meet. the u.s. envoy is trying to. they are meeting with the president here and other politicians. i think people think or hope that political dialogue is the way to resolve this crisis. but then you speak to people on the ground who say this is nothing new in terms of what's happening in south sudan. look at angola and mozambique, some saying this is a process

let's get the latest from our correspondent mohamed ado, live from juba. we understand that the government troops are moving towards malakal in the north. what is the army hoping to do there? >> well, the government says it's in full control of mallakal. but where we are expecting fighting to take place is bor, the capital of the jan janglei state. bor was recovered from the rebels last week after holding its for several days and now it seems as if those allied with former vice president riek machar want to regain bor, a place where his community was found in big numbers. now figure of 25,000 is coming from the government and they say that it's got influence intelligence from within the group. the white army as you say is known as the white army because of the white ash they put on their faces to protect themselves against insects. however, a spokesman from former vice president riek machar says these are not white army but they are men who has turned their back to president salva kiir. what we know for sure is that there is an impending fight over the tow

>> haru mutasa joins us live from juba.here has been claim and counterclaim over events in the oil-rich juba state. are we close to finding out what is happening there? who is in charge? >> i spoke to the information minister michael mcquay and he says the government has lost the capital town. and another town near the border, and that has been lost to the rebels. some control this unity state has occurred. the government is getting impatient and riek machar and their forces. the information said to me withwit, "we the government will not allow him to kill our people. i believe after this we'll have to move in", he said he's not going go in full force, but if peace doesn't work, they'll use more force to deal with the rebels. >> when riek machar spoke to al jazeera in the interview earlier, he seemed to say there's open mistrust of the president salva kiir, saying he was not involved in a coup, but he now says he wants to be president. what sort of support does he have? >> he seems to have quite a lot of support from people

our correspondent is in juba. >> the east african leaders meeting on friday called for both sides to end the conflict, to talk and talk first. they have given them until 31 december to do so. president salva kiir committed himself and his government. they have to be negotiations before the rebels agreed to any truce with the government. he cannot be committed to the government's professed commitment - cannot be confident with the government, commitment to peace talks until there are mechanisms for monitoring a ceasefire. he is saying that he has to see this mechanism put in place before he comes and talks to the government. now, there's only four days to go. there's not much time to put the mechanisms. they have to bet put in place before negotiations with the government. it means these four-day deadline given by the east african leaders at the moment is untenable. >> the government of mali is presenting a case for high treason. he was toppled in a coup, and is facing allegations in a high court of failing as a commander of mallee's armed voices. >> an ambassador in australia asked f

fighters but not if it is exported via the rebels to continue killing civilians violence erupted in juba on december the fifteenth and quickly spread with presidents of the key as saying it was stop it from an attempted coup by forces loyal to his former deputy react much out. and we mentioned earlier that the number of people killed is now estimated at more than one thousand and over a hundred and twenty thousand people have fled their homes with about sixty forty thousand seeking refuge at the un compound this. this group of un peacekeeping reinforcements has a mind in june of the south sudanese capital. the seventy two the davinci peacekeepers that come from the democratic republic of congo. when a was stationed near the festive in nearly six thousand additional peacekeeper as the un security council approved on tuesday. i will eat awesome with helping the un mission in south sudan manage refugees. the mission reported that are the sixty thousand civilians are now sheltering the new and bases in the region. tensions in the eye world's youngest country developed into type and color pla

. >>> all right, now to the separate situation in juba, south sudan. more than 5,000 more u.n. peacekeepers are on the way, but people are crowded into u.n. compounds, and they won't leave because they're afraid of being killed. after ethnic violence rocked the country over the past two weeks, senior international correspondent arwa damon has details. >> reporter: east african leaders have issued a warning to the warring factions following a meeting that took place on friday giving them four days to lay down their weapons or face the consequences. exactly what those consequences are at this stage is unclear. south sudan's government has said that it is willing to come to the negotiating table without preconditions. and the south sudanese vice president is blaming rebel leader and form the former president for the fighting. >> dr. riek has put obstacles to this genuine call by issuing preconditions, mainly that the cease-fire or peace cannot be reached unless a negotiation is conducted and added a number of obstacles. >> among those potential obstacles is mashad's demand that hi

spreading in south sudan to as peacekeepers are helping to build in seeking refuge in the capital of juba. and on nuclear watch we'd look at the impact this trip is to act that is having on the forests and the consequences of not cleaning them up. japanese prime minister shinzo lobbyists trying to make life easier for people affected by the two thousand and eleven nuclear accident in focus yuma. he and his cabinet approved fresh guidelines to boost the reconstruction effort. now people settle in new communities if they need to. we will try to identify the reconstruction of the tuna is essential but sometimes revitalization more than one hundred thousand residents are still forced to live away from their homes because of the accident. the mission is to help them get it back the reiki online soon as possible. the government plans to increase compensation for residents who want to re build or renovate their homes when their evacuation orders are lifted. they can also receive payments for mental distress for one year after the orders expire knows he can return home and want to start a new lif

if it's juba. they can do it. our special envoy has been in juba and out again. as far as up north in bor, that's where the americans were injured when the osprey aircraft were fired upon. how sophisticated weapons were on the ground. do they have things they can take down - say, rescue helicopters. >> they could. they have shot down helicopters before. a u.n. helicopter was shot down a few months ago. they have the weaponry that will get a low-flying plane like a helicopter shot down. one has to be careful going into an area without an understanding of what they are coming for and that they are going be allowed land. >> do you know how much contact or influence the u.s. military has with both sides of the conflict, so they can make it clear. on some point on sunday we are bringing in rescue troops not to get involved in the civil war. we want to know that the troops have safe passage, that the americans can get to them to get out of there. >> in places like bor and up in the country, it will be difficult. because you don't know for sure who the people are with w

there are reports that mass graves have been found in the capital of juba. >> in juba we found a massnd we will be ready to go investigate. i have not heard about it. but we heard about deaths. some criminals targeted some people. people have died. >> reporter: more un socialed -- soldiers coming here could help the vulnerable, especially children. >> we really welcome the decision of the council to send more troops here. hopefully it will give us room and access to women and children that we cannot reach now. >> reporter: tens of thousands of civilians are still hiding around the country. many hope leaders find a peaceful resolution to the conflict, so they can go home. >>> un relief workers say there is evidence tuthing thousands of people have been killed in south sudan in recent weeks. >> no surprises that the un security council with all members voting in favor of ban ki-moon's measure to send in more troops to south sudan. 15 yeses to send more troops and police into south sudan. these troops will be coming from nearby peace-keeping missions. they will be coming from nearby area

at least one thousand people are believed to have been killed in a un report says the situation in juba has calmed down but fierce battles continue in central and northern parts of the country. more than one hundred eighty thousand people had been driven from their homes. nearly half have taken refuge from the fighting and un facilities officials express their concerns about reports that large numbers of armed youths believed to be supporters of the former vice president for gathering near the central city a bore. they believe the militants were behind an attack on december nineteen ten the peacekeeping base. russian president wedding where putin has ordered a tightening of security nationwide after a second deadly attack in two days. a bomb exploded on a bus in the city of all buggered. fourteen people were killed. the attack came less than twenty four hours after another at the city's main railway station the latest bomb ripped apart a trolley bus. they left behind a tangle of metal and glass security authorities sense of male suicide bomber carried out the attack and a yearly or anot

juba magazine is asking readers -- talk of juba magazine is asking readers to get involved.there are videos of those who are worried. this south sudanese family living in the united states has a clear message to convey. carrying out a pledge that was part of prime minister mariano rajoy's election campaign, the spanish government has approved anti-rtion law -- an abortion law on friday. abortions will only be carried out in the cases of rape or in cases of serious psychological harm to the mother. citizens have taken to the web to voice their outrage. web users have been posting under a "my belly is mine" hashtag. wouldroved, spain rollback abortion law to what it was in 1995. to remind ust authorities that the government should not be making those decisions for them, particularly when it concerns something as controversial as abortion. onlineny turning to channels to oppose the government's decision, others have taken to the streets. rallies were staged across spain over the weekend to protest against the proposed antiabortion measures. thousands took part in the demonstrat

clashes in juba are spreading to other parts of the county. three peacekeepers died in an attack on a u.n. compound. 500 are feared dead since last weekend. we have more on the spiralling violence. >> officials checking passports. those that want to leave south sudan must be on the evacuation list. foreigners and locals have been flown out of the country, it's for security regions. >> they are letting us go back home. >> u.s. soldiers are in juba, making sure it's safe to land. they have been monitoring the situation. many people cannot leave. they find safety in u.n. compounds. they are making sure they return before sunset. this is the area where most of the fighting took place. families are coming in, not feeling safe sleeping at home. >> human rights watch say civilians are targeted along ethnic lines. president salva kiir's forces are dinka. the man he blames, riek machar, is from the nuer tribe. >> if you go outside they'll kill you >> violence is because of a coup, not ethnic rivalries. riek machar denies trying to take over the country

their worst fears that the rebels will come in and take juba and they are concerned about the family. >> the chief prosecutor at the criminal court asked for the trial of kenya's president to be delayed. uhuru kenyatta is accused of fuelling ethnic violence after the 2007 election. he was due to stand trial in february. more than 1200 died in the fighting. the prosecutor says she needs more time to collect evidence after a crucial witness withdrew. >> gunmen shot dead a mayor, his wife and a baby at an airport in the philippines. ukol talumpa had just won an election in may. >> what seems to have happened at the airport. a great deal of panic and confusion. >> yes, indeed. in fact, several hours, over three hours ago the mayor arrived from zamboanga. a lone gunman fired several shots, killing the mayor and his wife, an 18-month-old baby and another person the relative of the mayor. five from wounded and have been airlifted to a hospital. the suspect fled, according to local police. >> it teems nobody as taken responsibility. where do you think fingers will point? >> the local governme

kenyan and ethiopian officials arrived in juba. the fighting forced 90,000 from their homes. u.n. troops are on their way to protect civilian refugees in south sudan. >> we are improving a rapid redeployment, and in particular where civilians sought refuge in our camps. we are over 50,000 civilians in our fairs compounds. in juba, bentiu and elsewhere. >> al jazeera's correspondent joins me from kenya and nairobi, where east african heads of state are meeting. hello to you. what do the leaders hope to accomplish in the meeting today? >> well, there has been an understanding that this has been primarily political conflict and therefore they need to address the political grievances or outstanding issues between the two sides in order to prevent the situation from escalating further. what we have in nairobi is the leaders of eight african countries, including the president of south sudan. the idea is to primarily find a way to stop the fighting on the ground and move to the second more complicated stage, which is to try to find a political settlement or negotiated settlement to the c

. >> haru matassa is in juba. >> peter riat said he was attacked by people carrying machetes. young people with no apparent loyalties to either side, started to attack with blades that looked like m machetes. >> i don't know what's happening. of the two to three hours i was just in the hospital. >> reporter: and more people are expected to get hurt. president salva kiir says, currently control by rebels. >> the army's duty is to protect the citizens in the republic of south sudan. bring them under the control of the government of south sudan. the army concentrations are on their way. >> things could get worse. that's why this woman won't leave this u.n. compound. even though conditions here are bad. >> there's no water, there is no food. if we are honoringary and we want to find some food or water, we're urch unable to. >> that doesn't include the people who are looking for shelter in churches, in the cathedral in the capital, in the bush hiding, i've had countless reports of people who have told me that actually leaving the city centers or going back to their villages or hidi

. >> hara matassa has more from juba. >> i think the main thing is the escalating violence. the town of bor, the information minister says it's completely in control of the rebels. they are hiding in the bush, he says another concern is the soldiers are defecting from the army. there's one group that's recently defected heading towards the border to join these rebels. he says we have no way of telling you how many people have died. there are bodies in the street. we don't go in because we don't have control of that area. something should be done soon to try and end it. there have been a lot of people, a lot of diplomats in and out of juba trying to get the peep to meet, they're meeting with president here and other politicians, i think people still think or hope that political dialogue is the way to resolve this crisis, but you speak to the people on the ground, and what's happening in south sudan, look at mozambique, this is the pressure the country has to take. but they want things going back to normal as quickly as they can. they tell each other this is the fight between

they say juba is safe. he replace machar in august. >> it is now back to normal. >> the al jazeera america paints a slightly different picture. it says 35,000 people are hiding out in places in six of the country's ten states. machar denies trying to take over the country. juba is quiet now but some of those injured during days of fighting are still recovering in hospital. they battle to cope at first but now things under control. >> it delivered from shots at night. if they were shot in the back it meant that they were running. in the morning they were all in the morning, legs, thighs, chests, head, those were those with the fatal injuries were those to the chest. >> reporter: if the crisis escalates they have nowhere to run to. al jazeera, juba. >> as mediators work together for peace talks, peace us peacet artist and former child soldiers. coming, women will be raped and so many things will happen. that's the biggest that will happen. for five days i haven't slept. my sister running around, my uncles mis

juba is relative quiet now. but some of those injured during days of fighting are still recovering in hospital. officials say they battle to cope first but now things seem under control. >> because the nature of the exat, different from shop at night and shot during the day. at night they were shot in the back which people were running. most of the injuries were in the back. in the morning they were all in the front legs thighs chest others on the head which means these were combat, those were the time of injuries. most of the fatal injuries were those of the chest and the head. >> locals in the capital juba says if the crisis escalates they have nowhere to run to. hari matasa, al jazeera, juba. >> federal judge strikes down utah's ban on gay marriage. and target offers customers an ol of branch in the wake of a massive hack scam. >> a psychiatric tri for gay rights advocates in utah. a federal judge there says the same sex ban is unconstitutional. robert j. shelby, u.s. district judge, says the constitution den

a curfew has been declared in juba, the capital of south sudan, after its newest state.he president says a coup d'État has been defeated after a night of fighting in the streets of juba. it is a year to the day since the fatal gang rape of a student on a bus in new delhi. the victim's farther says it has shaken not just the south but the entire country. we will head now to washington, where the budget deal is working its way through congress of the moment and has raised hopes of a new political dynamic in the nation's capital, the fact that republican said democrats have overwhelmingly approved a new budget deal, and house speaker john boehner has declared war on republican tea party groups amid hopes that a more bipartisan atmosphere may allow the white house to get on with suome -- with some of his other priorities. it with ascuss professor of political science at the american university of paris. there is a sense that things might have changed, at least in terms of the bipartisan mood that exists on capitol hill. do you agree with that? >> i think this is just a very

the fighting was a continuation that started in juba. we withdrew from the town when they attacked. three days later, they began looting. we recaptured the town from them. >> bodies lie in the street, eerie reminders of the battles that took place there. >> in a town square, dozens of bodies are buried. hundreds lost their lives. some of the residents told us the rebels set up a base outside the town, a claim the military commander denies. >> if you head in and heard gunfire, we are in control of malabbinga, we'll defend it. >> the town center was the worst hit. this is malabbinga's main market. here some of the worst mighting happened. we were told that the market was looted during the fighting and after it ended. >> most of the jobs at the market were banned. days later some are smouldering. with south sudan's poor infrastructure and transport network, it will be a while before supplies of food and medicine arrive in this town. >> translation: we are hungry, there's no food in town. those with money have nowhere to buy food. >> most of the residents sought shelter. it's unlikely t

kenyan and ethiopian officials arrived in juba. the fighting forced 90,000 people from their homes. more u.n. troops are on their way to protect civil jan refugees. >> we are improving an spread rapid redeployment of available assets to volatile areas, and in particular where civilians sought refuge. we are over 50,000 civilians in various compounds in juba, bor, bentiu, malaka and elsewhere. >> the fighting started in the capital but moved. haru mutasa reports from joouba where people are afraid to go home. >> righters patrol the areas. when fighting broke out two weeks ago, people here were caught in the middle of the violence. many families are sleeping at the u.n. base. officials are trying to convince people that it's safe to go back. >> to minimise the looting that occurs, we have to deploy forces - police, security. the army in different locations to maintain law and order. we are trying to disarm those with the guns. we are trying to disarm those who are not allowed to have guns, and so that people go back to their home. >> this is where many people were killed. >> people ha

he has reportedly returned to his home area, north of juba. today, the u.n. secretary general spoke to the president. >> i also called on him the need to dialogue with the political opposition. i welcome the reports from this morning that president salva kiir is willing to enter into such talks. >> reporter: on the streets of juba and now in other towns, south sudanese fear what will come next. already some nuer say they're being targeted by dinka soldiers loyal to the government. in 2011, south sudan celebrated independence from the north after decades of war. citizens wept in joy but they could equally have shed tears of rage. their leaders are dragging them back into conflict, condemning them to endless poverty and strife. >> ifill: in egypt, prosecutors brought new charges against ousted president mohammed morsi today. he's accused of plotting with hamas in gaza and hezbollah in lebanon -- to wage a campaign of violence after he was overthrown. morsi is already on trial for allegedly inciting the murders of protesters last december. the u.n. and european

. >> the camp in juba is stretched to capacity. u.n. soldiers university to live on this side of the base but had to move out and make way to thousands of people who said they are too scared to go home. the violence is taking its toll on people. escalation will only worsen the humanitarian cries i. are al jazeera juba. >>> here to explain the extremely complicated tension. john terrett. john. >> once the largest state in all of africa has suffered for decades tortured for decades on off on off civil war, religion, race and so on. however it was the largest country, and in 2007, sudan split into two countries. south sudan is the world's largest nairgs still holds today. the north is still known as simply sudan. but they are arabic speaking muslims. the south sudan has 200 ethnic groups. about 60% are christians. the largest tribes and it's all tribal there are the dinka and the nuer. they have fought each other for decades. we hear a lot about the border conflict between the sudan and south sudan. both depend on oil for their income. car

is evacuated injured civilians of mobile sets of stuff from four to the couple's of juba thousands of people and the unknown zipping killed during the past week the worsening violence is between groups loyal to the presence of troops loyal to the former vice president who was sacked in july after a power struggle. government troops have re taken control of the cup until it don't make steaks for a keypad which last week fell to rebels loyal to the former vice president. western power is an east african states are keen to prevent more chaos in this fragile region. they tried to mediate between the presidents of his former deputy without success the discovery of several mass graves has used its ethnic look blessing will tear apart the world's newest states. egyptian police said former prime minister hashim condi has been arrested while trying to flee the country to saddam security forces say they were in full swing and april sentence of one year's imprisonment upheld on appeal in september. this relates to come to defying a court order while he was deposed president mohammed mrs prime mi

they are based in juba building roads, drainage ditches, and other infrastructure. officials with japan's defense ministry say many civilians have fled to the u.n. mission's headquarters. members of japan's team are building sanitary facilities and providing medical care to people seeking shelter. less than three years after its birth, south sudan appears to be descending into tribal violence. jan yamamoto, nhk world. >>> the japanese government is planning to issue less bonds to slash its ballooning debt. ray mean mel guard has more on this. >> thanks, gene, we're talking really big numbers here. the japanese government is putting together the biggest budget on record for fiscal year 2014. the draft budget will total about 95.5 trillion yen, or about $920 billion. the cabinet is expected to approve the budget plan on tuesday. nearly a third of the budget will be used for ballooning social costs for the growing number of senior citizens. spending for public works projects and defense will also rise, but government officials plan to cut bond offerings to restore japa

compound in juba. from there, hari matassa sent this message. >> south sudan's capital juba, young people started to attack civilians with blades that looked like machetes. of the two to three hours i just got to hospital. >> reporter: and more people are expected to get hurt. president says the army is now ready to strike bor. currently,. >> to protect those towns bor and ventu and bring them under the government of south sudan. the army concentrations are underway. >> this woman won't leave this u.n. compound even though conditions here are bad. >> there's no water. there's no food. when we are hungry here we want to find some food or water we cannot. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people are crammed into u.n. bases across the country. >> that doesn't include the people looking for shelter, in the cathedral in the capital, in the bush hiding, i've had coun countless accounts of people going back to their villages or hiding out between villages in the savannah is where they feel the safest. >> u.n.

riek machar could capture juba and overthrew salva kiir. and salva kiir cannot crush riek machar sooner. this will be a drag-out civil war that would take longer and longer and take more lives. sitting down, resolving the issues are things that we need to do. >> now an update on the collingwood high school shooting. the taken shot in the head has died. clair davis was critically wounded at arapahoe high school high school. karl pierson had gone to the school looking for a teacher. he randomly shot davis. today the hospital where davis was treated issued a statement saying in part: >> jim joins us if by phone auds arapahoe high school near denver. this is not the news that a lot of people were praying for. >> certainly. everyone was hoping that clair would pull through. it was quite obvious with the severity of her injuries that it would be difficult for that to happen. she was in a coma for the past week. the word here was waiting for other family members to get into town where they could make a decision on life support. obviously that happ

. >> more from juba. >> reporter: there have been a lot of people in and out of juba trying to get the two sides to meet. the u.s. envoy and the nigerian envoy and other politicians. people think or hope that political dialogue is the way to resolve this crisis. what's happening in south sudan. look at angola. maybe this is a process the country has to take. as quickly as thing. this is a fight 2010 two leaders. we mustn't get involved or start killing each other. a lot of people are wondering which way the country will go next. >> we will stay on top of that. meanwhile, a bomb exploded on a bus near tell a previo telaviv. a passenger alerted the driver who quickly ordered the passengers off of the bus. nick schifrin is in jerusalem with more. nick, tell us what we know about what happened. >> you are right. police are calling it a terrorist attack. three hours ago a, a passenger saw a black back. he quickly told the driver, the driver asked, hey, is this anybody's bag? if everybody said -- after everybody said no, he pulled over and said to the passengers, you have to get off. he got