dr riek machar told you he was at the center of corruption. you had to make hushing ulian -- hushing ulian efforts to spend time with riek machar. there? >> this is cyclical. in 1991 riek machar split away from john glang - essentially the main leader - pluning the company in 10 years of war fair. a lot of south sudan see an echo of 1991. you see that in the pronouncements. you see two people fighting over a rice bowl. there's no rice in the bowl. famine. >> no rice in the bowl, but they? >> sudan has about 38 billion barrels of oil which it can't seem to get out of the ground fast enough. there's an issue of corruption which i bring up in my interviews, in which he points out that the grain reserves were stolen by - he accuses elements of salva kiir's inner circle. >> the fighting has been horrendous, all sorts of human rights abuses. the latest truce allowing aid in, but the fighting is continuing. if it comes, you are reporting that there's not enough aid coming in because the world is not paying attention. >> yes. we have to be crystal cle

his former deputy riek machar is already in the country. the two men will separately meet the prime minister and will talk about what they want to talk about and what they don't want to talk about before they come here, the sheraton ab us abba ba. it will be the first contact, and his deputy president, riek machar, will have since the violence began in september. many are not optimistic that the two leaders have come to an agreement today, largely because of the issues that are at stake. however, if they agree on a process not only to end the fighting, but the conflict, that will be seen as a first tape. >> the ceasefire agreement between the two parties didn't hold. you mentioned the stalks. they are so much higher now, so many more displayed. what do you feel is different this time? >> well, what we feel is different, and what the mediators feel is different is the two leaders. the top-most leaders of the two sides in the conflict in south sudan. the talks are going on here in addis abu ba. the ceasefire agreement signed has to be respect

the focus has to be the negotiation, the peace talks and put pressure on riek machar. frankly, i think he's making irresponsible statements talking about a nuer genocide, arguing that you can't have a transitional government until you have a new constitution. that makes no sense. whereabouts president kear probably miscalculated and started this conflict through his political - reducing political space, i think riek machar was standing in the way of the progress of peace talks after president kear released the 11 detainees. >> ambassador liman, and our final thoughts. what can be accomplished to end the violence. >> i think the talks between salva kiir and riek machar is united. this is a very, very early step without a lot of preparation. those talks, in themselves, will not go far. this has to be the beginning of a process pushed hard by the african mediators, and backed by us, and our western allies. i want to make one comment about accountability. south sudan needs a period of discussion throughout the society about how to deal with accountability. there are grudge

president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar called on the rebels and opposition forces to play down weapons. both agreed to open humanitarian corridors so aid could be delivered. >>> in venezuela hundreds fought with police in caracas and are calling for the release of 200 demonstrators arrested in raids on camps. supporters say they'll stay on the streets until all protesters are free. >> thousands of that supporters are rallying on the outskirts of bangkok, angry at the dismissal of yingluck shinawatra. two grenades were fired at anti-government rallies, two were injured. >> the final face of india's 5-week general election is drawing to a close. voter turn out has been high. there are tens of millions of people prevented from voting. we went to meet some of them. >> reporter: three generations

fighting broke out in december after president salva kiir sacked riek machar as his vice-president. the army split into factions. much of the violence has been along ethnic loans. thousands of people have been killed in fighting. an estimated 5 million are in need of aid. this meeting is taking place in the capital. we are there, live for us. what is going on there. it seems that everybody is present in in place, but no meetings. face to face meetings between the two crucial leaders yet. >> reporter: yes, in the past few minutes we had invitations from the ministry of foreign affairs and mediations to the prime minister's palace, where a signing ceremony is expected to take place soon, as they say, and this has been a break through in consultations with both president riek machar and salva kiir, who have had conversations with the prime minister of ethiopia. the draft agreement, which we had the opportunity to see spoke out. two main issues. an immediate ceasefire and a stop to all the conflict going on in south sudan. so humanitarian cane reach people in this part of the country an

after salva kiir accused riek machar of planning a coup. ifce december, thousands, not tens of thousands, have been killed. both sides are accused of widespread ethnic massacres. two hundred 50 civilians hiding in a mosque were said to be slaughtered by rebels. the rebels said they were simply caught in the crossfire. away fromn broke sudan after decades of conflict. >> oxford -- oscar pistorius has been in court in south africa. prosecutors's are trying to prove that his girlfriend was awake and eight food approximate two hours before the incident, which goes against the defense's argument. claims that she ate after waking around 1:00 a.m. thailand, police have fired tear gas and water cannons at antigovernment protesters as a crowd of hundreds try to force their way into a government compound this friday. througher a thai court the prime minister out of office. >> they have called it their final offense will -- offensive. on friday, thousands of antigovernment protesters took to the streets of bangkok. this after the removal of the prime

a ceasefire was signed between him and the rebel leader riek machar on friday. it was broken almost immediately. >> the election will not happen in 2016. it will take time. reconciliation between the people will take time. because of that it will be pushed back. this government will remain until elections in 2016, 2018 - that will be the time for elections. >>> 21 have been killed in a series of bombings in iraqi capital baghdad. three car bombs going off in shia neighbourhoods. >>> iran and six major powers are beginning talks in austria. the aim is a draft agreement before july. the national security advisor says tehran must take action, or there wouldn't be a deal. the u.n. report shows purchases for its nuclear programme slowed recently. >> to india, where exit polls predict a large victory for the right-wing b.j.p. narendra modi is seen as a front runner. b.j.p. is forecast to 270 seats. the ruling congress party is expected to take 100 seats. final results expected on friday. ukraine's interim prime minister is preparing to meet european union on the count

. >>> south sudan president salva kiir and rebel leader riek machar signed a ceasefire agreement. they say a transitional government offers the level chaps of peace after -- chance of peace after five months of war. we have this report from rei ye , where the -- either , where the deal -- ethiopia where the deal was signed. >>> it was the first time they met. after day of talks and mediation from the international community, they reached on agreement. and the deal that two men will issue orders for troops to end and allow humanitarian aid in. a permanent accuracy fire will be worked op before negotiations on a government of national unity. >> it's a ceasefire for this agreement, sending the signal. this conflict must be ended peacefully. >> president salva kiir did not leave room for doubt on who is in charge. >> i'm the president of south sudan. in that position as the president, the leader of that country >>> the body language of the two men had observers worried. there were no handshakes, smiles, reaching out to each other, forcing the yooeth openian leader to issue this warnin

a member of the largest group, the dippinga, and riek machar is from the knewar. thousands have been killed and nor than a million fled their holmes. the u.n. -- homes. the u.n. security council has discussing the matters. this update from new york. >> reporter: the crisis from south sudan is in the spotlight. the u.n. security council is hearing a briefing from the high commissioner for human rights and the advisor on the trench of genocide. some figures mentioned are staggering. 80,000 people sheltering in the u.n. camps, and across south sudan. it's believed 9,000 child soldiers are operating. among security council members, discussion of a number of different types of action, including sanctions. >> there are helpful steps that the council and the disagrees hl community can take. the president of the united states issued an order providing for targeted sanctions determined to have atracted to atrocities for taken actions harmful to peace and stability in sudan. this country should decide whether to put in parallel sanctions to deter the outrageous attacks on c

fighting broke out in december between government troops and those loyal to machar. several thousands of people have died and more than 1 million have fled their homes. >>> members of amnesty international have tallied up a grim set of figures. they say people in 141 countries are at risk of torture or other types of harsh treatment when taken into custody. now the finding is included in amnesty's latest report on torture. it says the practice still continues three decades after united nations convention against torture was adopted. the report is based on a survey of more than 21,000 people in 21 countries. 44% of respondents said they feared being tortured if taken into custody into their home country. the figure was 80% among respondents in brazil and 64% in mexico. more than a third of people surveyed said torture is sometimes justified. they supported it for collecting information to maintain security. 74% were in favor in both china, and india. amnesty is urging government es worldwide to outlaw torture. let's now bring in our meteorologist jonathan oh for a che

fighting erupted in december after president salva kiir sacked his deputy, riek machar, at the time. the army split into factions putting the dinka tribe against nuer people. thousands have been killed and more than a million have been displaced. the deal calls for an immediate truce and the formation of a transitional government ahead of the drafting of a new constitution and electorate. we have this report from the ethiopia capital, addis abba where the agreement was signed. >> reporter: it's the first sign president salva kiir and rebel leader riek machar met since the south sudan conflict began five months ago. after a day of talks and consultations with mediators and represent ties of the international community they reached on agreement, and the deal that two men will issue orders for troops to end combat and allow humanitarian aid. a ceasefire will be worked on before negotiations on the formation of a transitional government of national university. >> by me signing today, this agreement, i am sending the signal that this conflict must be ended peacefully. i hope the other sid

the government's claim that former prime minister riek machar attempted a coup was never proved.s rapidly became an eted nick contract. the president is from the dinka. his deputy for another. people began to choose sides. the fracture split the army, 70% of soldiers defecting to the rebel movement. it was not long before riek machar surfaced in the book, acknowledging his command of the rebel forces. the president of uganda sent in his army for support. without him, juba would have fallen to the rebels much the conflict unleashed waves of voingts as the people of dinka and knew air tribes turned on each other. >> in malay cow patients were shot in their beds. in bentiu more than 200 were massacred. more than a million fled their homes. 80,000 hidden in u.n. bases. they faced hunger, disease and dependency on humanitarian aid. peace talks in ethiopia so far failed to end the fighting. the release of four political prisoners in juba could mean progress. >> now that they are released and that stumbling block has been removed, it's possible that there could be progress towards endin

machar. the threat of famine needs to be understood.come to south sudan, that means growing numbers of people are cut off from access to food aid and that's why emergency preparations are made to drop food aid into the country. >> brown: that's exactly what i wanted you to ask about, the potential for famine you raised. so how imminent is that and what is being done or can be done to avoid it? >> in the short term, you have communities cut off by the rains and, so, emergency response means essentially air-borne drops to try to reach families in need. however, the fact the fighting has stopped planting, so there hasn't been proper planting of crops for the next cycle and that means, come the end of the year, early next year, the threat is not just that 30% of the population are in food shortage, that's the situation at the moment, u.n. estimates are that over 3 million people are short of food, the danger is in the early part of next year we could be facing a situation where the majority of the south sudanese population, short of 10 mill

. >> south sudan's leaved reik machar said he's committed to the cease-fire signed earlier this month. fighting has killed thousands and forced millions from their homes. he said he was forced to signing a peace deal in ethiopia, but machar said that is not true. >> i wouldn't say that it was false. he's saying that the road map agreement. no one is being forced to accept it. >> i am hoping that he'll come. i >> people who had been kidnapped have been rescued. the fighters fled when they were attacked by security forces. >> al jazeera has obtained audio recordings from two inmates at egypt's high security prison north of cairo. they have accused the authorities of ill treatment. here's what they had to say. >> we got up to find the area to find the exercises closed. outside are the vehicles of water canyon and electricity and water cut off. they're trying to kill us all instead of torturing us. our families respect allowed to visit us. we want the entire world and the human rights organization and urge the honorable people on the judiciary and police that we are being held this is has

we didn't know if dr riek machar would agree to the meeting. john kerry is hoping to talk to him later. there's a united nations peace-keeping force that's been in the country. they are looking at increasing it by several thousands soldiers. john kerry said there needs to be a u.n. security council mandate before the forces can come into the country and hopes the process can happen quickly, in the next few weeks and the forces can be on the ground to prevent a modern day catastrophe. >> in yemen the defence ministry says the army killed five al qaeda fighters and injured dozens more. it's the fourth day of the fingerprintsive against al qaeda. yemeni forces set out to reclaim control of southern yemen. an area the size of new jersey. two weeks ago a u.s. drone strike killed a dozen al qaeda fighters. >>> in nige your security con -- nigeria security concerns are mounting days before app economic conference. 19 were killed in a bombing outside the capital. a similar attack killed 75 at a bus stags, adding to -- station, adding to the pressure on

the president salva kiir agreed to hold face to face talks with riek machar to try to resolve the 4-month conflict following talks last week when john kerry met with delegations from both sides of the capital. if south sudan manages to resolve problems, it has to contend with issues concerning sudan. tensions surrounding the oil-rich area. earlier i spoke to prin tonne lyneham, and the former president of the south. and a former secretary assistant of state from african affairs who served as u.s. am bass door to south africa. i asked for her response that the u.s. has not paid enough attention to the formation of south sudan. >> the united states certainly backed the kenyan negotiation of the comprehensive agreement in 2005, and works very well with the government of south sudan and even with the northern government to try to ensure that the self determination, the 98% vote for succession by the southerners was respected. now, from that point going forward, trying to help south sudan become an integrated nation was always going to be difficult. there was never any expectations i would say

the president salva kiir agreed to talks with former vice president riek machar. the conflict began as a power struggle between the two. president salva kiir is a member of the dinka, riek machar is from the second-biggest cib, the nuer. thousands have been killed, nor than a million left their homes. >>> the u.n. security council has talked about the situation. our editor brings this update from new york. >> reporter: the crisis is in the world spotlight. the u.n. security council has been hearing a briefing about the situation from the u.n.'s high commissioner for human rights and a special advisor on the trench of genocide. some of the figures are staggering. 80,000 sheltering in u.n. camps and across south sudan, it's believed 9,000 child soldiers are operating. among security council members discussion of a number of different types of action, including sanctions. >> there are helpful steps that this council and the international community can take. on april 3rd the president of the united states issued an executive order providing targeted sanctions against

president and rebel commander riek machar agreed to a peace agreement.t calls for a truce and the creation of a transitional government. both sides agreed to a ceasefire in january. the deal fell apart. john kerry, who met last week called it a breakthrough. we are joined by the ethiopia capital with more on the ceasefire. thank you mohammed for being with us. what do we know about the agreement? >> the agreement not only talks about the ceasefire that comes in effect, but the established of a transitional government of national unit yich. that only brings the parties in the parties in south sudan, but beyond them, the political parties and entities in south sudan. after four months of peace talks that did not accept a ceasefire abused after three days in existence. mediators thought it was time to bring salva kiir and jason shamatutu -- and riek machar face to face. >> reporter: it's the first time they have met. after a day of talks and consultations with mediators and representatives from international community they reached an agreement. a deal that

president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar called on the army and rebel forces to lay down weapons been 24 hours and agreed to open humanitarian corridors so aid could be delivered to many people. >>> leaders of the association of south-east asian nations are meeting in myanmar's capital. a dispute over islands in the south chinese sea. chinese sea ramming police boats in disputed waters a few days ago. china flames the whole south china sea, putting it in conflict with taiwan, malaysia, brunei, and others. >>> dozens of thai supporters really on the outskirts of bangladesh. angry at the dismissal of yingluck shinawatra on wednesday. they are determined to defend democracy. two grep aids were fired, injuring two people. they are calling for the cabinet to step down and an overhaul of the political system. >> michael sam has become the first openly gay player to be selected for america's biggest football league, the n.f.l. he finished his career earlier this year and made headlines when he announced he was gay. the former university of missouri player will join the st.

the president fired machar as vice president. he is calling for peace. >> i want to reiterate our commitment to it. we sign it not under duress, we felt it was compromised paper. although this did not meet all that we wanted, but in peace you make compromises. >> al jazeera has obtained audio recordings from two inmates from egypt's high security prison north of cairo. in them the prisoners accuse the authorities of ill treatment. here's what they have to say. >> reporter: we got up to find the area for daily exercises closed. outside are the vehicles with water canon, and electricity and water cut off. they told us that it was the worst time ever. they're trying to kill us all instead of torturing us. our families are not allowed to visit. we urge that honorable people, all the judiciary, the army and the police to save us from the hell we're in. this is happening because of the strike, we are facing i will treatment and imprisonment. >> we're waiting for death. waiting for the right time to die. the time the prison wardens told

comes days after president salva kiir agreed to hold talks with his rival, the rebel leader riek machar. >>> irish republican leader gerry adams has been released from custody. he was questioned for several address over the murder of a belfast mother in 1972. jean mcconville was falsely accused of being an informant by the irish republican army. adams says he's the victim of a campaign to link him to the crime. >>> pro-russian activists storm the police headquarters in the southern ukranian city of odessa, forcing the release of 60 separatists arrested after violent street battles. more than 40 anti-government protestors died. a full investigation is under way. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: to cries of "our heroes", they emerged from the police station, more than 60 pr russian protesters, arrested for taking part in the extreme violence. for hours, as riot police looked on, the crowd shouted freedom. it demanded the release of those ideas. >> some forced their way into a vehicle entrance to the police station. once inside they seemed to be on the brink of complete control. and then f

ceasefire was part of a wider agreement between president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar. >>> nearly 2,000 indigenous people massacred during the civil war, lasting from 1960 to 1966 - former president ef ron was found guilty of genocide. his conviction over turned. we have more from guatemala city. >> reporter: marking a landmark court ruling to music, hundreds commemorate the first anniversary of conviction of the the former dictate scores was sentenced to 86 years in prison. the festivities are bittersweet. >> reporter: 10 days after the verdict the court overturned the conviction sending it back. a series of legal actions had many worried. >> in february the attorney-general an ark tech was told to step down seven months before she thought her term was set to end. she was passed up for re-election despite being the second most qualified candidate. they tried to suspend for a year a judge who presided over the trial. many said it was clear what is going on. >> translation: there have been changes in favour of impunity and those responsible for genocide. they feel empow

troops loyal to salva kiir fought those loyal to former vice president riek machar. both have committed crimes against humanity, mass killings and rape. this town is under rebel control. the government controlled the capital juba and most of the oil wells. the two signs signed a ceasefire and both accused each other of breaking it. meanwhile there's a worsening food crisis. it's difficult and costly for aid agencies to meet those in need. >> growing malnutrition is bringing on other health problems. >> you see today among the children we have sick children, and they can have suspected - a suspected infections. >> the conflict killed thousands. it destroyed whole towns and livelihoods. since the ceasefire was signed people are not sure if the fighting will come to a stop. if it does, it will take years to recover. >>> still to come on this programme - how the abduction of hundreds of school girls exposed nigeria's political paralysis. there's commuter chaos in rio as a million people are stranded by a bus strike. stay with us if you can on al jazeera. >>> you're watch

residents salva kiir, and former vice president riek machar called on the army to lay down their weapons within 24 hours, both agreeing to open humanitarian corridors to allow aid to be delivered to people. hundreds of anti-protesters fought with police in caracas, calling for the release of demonstrators. supporters say they'll stay on the streets until the protesters are freed. >> thousands of thai government supporters are rallying on the outskirts of bangkok, angry at the dismissal of yingluck shinawatra. on wednesday, two grenades were fired. two were injured. >> the african national congress has been declared the winner of the south african elections. it cements jacob zuma's presidency for another five years. we have this report from johannesburg. >>> the african national congress celebrates its fifth win. jacob zuma is upbeat. millions of south africans have given him the administration another chance. the president survives accusations of poor delivery of services. >> who can defeat us if you are with the people. who can? no one. those who are not with the people, the people are

the ceasefire is part of an agreement between the president and former vice president riek machar. >>voting has started in the last phase of india's 5-week general election. three more states is casting their final vote. the leader narendra modi is contesting a seat in the battle ground city of varanasi. there's serious competition, a leader of the anticorruption common man party. the ruling congress party has been battling corruption and is likely to suffer losses. the general election in india is a massive undertaking. it happened in nine faces. results will be announced on may the 16th. a million polling stations were prepared for 800 million registered voters. people were voting to elect 543 seats in the lower chamber of the parliament. 272 were noeleded for a majority. the main focus of the polls at the moment is the battle ground of varanasi. >> it's the final phase of the indian general election. it's been over five weeks, 814 million eligible voters going to the ballot box in 29 states and seven union territories. final constituencies are going the polls, as many as 60 million

supporters greeted rebel leader riek machar in addis ababa this morning. he's there for a sit-down with the president of south sudan. salva kiir. it will be their first face to face meeting since the conflict began last year. the u-n says the fighting has left thousands dead and forced over a million people from their homes. >>> the results are nearly in for south africa's first election since nelson mandela's death. with 99-percent of the ballots counted. the party once led by mandela appears to be headed for an easy re-election win. the african national congress currently has over 62-percent of the vote. the main opposition group. the democratic alliance. is at 22-percent. the final results will be announced tomorrow. political assaults in thailand, to break up anti-government protesters, florence louis reports. >> they have called this the final push. he said this before. and the tactics are the same. the prime minister offices and several television stations. >> i'm here to kick them all out because the cabinet ministers are still here, i want them all

machar thinks of this concept. the secretary of state said he was hoping to speak to him later today. he said it was absolutely critical that these two people would meet to discuss their differences and to agree to implement the cessation of hostilities agreement they signed back in january. >> okay, al jazeera's anna kavel reporting from south sudan's capitol of juba. thank you. >>> rescue workers in columbia looking for 15 people after an illegal gold mine collapsed. it happened in the southwestern part of that country. three miners were killed in wednesday's collapse just one week ago, four other miners were killed and 85 others -- 65, actually, injured by poisonous gasses in another illegal mine. there are more than 10,000 of those mines in colombia, but authorities say most of them do comply with safety regulations. >> two cases in montana and minnesota are reigniting the heated debate over stand your ground laws n both situations, the homeowner said they were defending their homes when they fired their guns k

the first when they took the town from riek machar's forces. it was a strong hole. he had a bush camp and was taking meetings. it's an important psychological victory for the government. the other was when the town of bentiu was captured. this was significant because picture of a terrible massacre that emerged a come of woks ago person -- weeks ago perpetrated by the rebels these pictures went around the world, shocking the community into taking action. so much so that the u.s. secretary of state john kerry was here in juva trying to knock heads together and cabinet a peace process on track. two days later the pro-government forces are mounting fresh military offenses. these are two victories psychologically and militarily for the government. >> on the woke ahead segment we'll look at the crisis unfolding and whether direct talks will be enough to stop the fighting. >> south africa is preparing for its general election this webbing. the african national congress is making a push to convenience voters to keep the party in power. some are torn on the decision we are i

. >> this meeting between riek machar and salva kiir, how that can be augmented by the discussions regarding transition government. >> both sides are accused of war crimes and more than a million people have been forced from their homes. now latest on the missing nigeria girls, a story that we continue to follow. and there's more sad news tonight. police now say that many more girls were kidnapped two weeks ago than first reported. and there is new criticism that not enough is being done to bring the girls home. yvonne ndege reports. >> there is confusion how many girls were abducted more than two weeks ago. the police now say 276 girls are still missing out of more than 300 who were initially taken. a figure far higher than what was previously reported, by the government and military. the police say it was because there were visiting students from other schools who were initially unaccounted for. some relatives like sambido abana said this might be true. several of his nieces were abducted and are still missing. he came to the capitol to try to pressure the government to try find them. >> t

troops loyal to president salva kiir fought those loyal to riek machar. both sides committed crimes against humanity, mass killings and rape. this town is under rebel control. they control most of the juba and the oil wells. they signed a ceasefire on friday and accused each other of breaking it. meanwhile there's a worsening food crisis. it's difficult and costly for aid agencies to reach most of those in need. at this charity hospital medics say the growing malnutrition is bringing on all kind of health problems too. >> among the children we receive for daycare, we have six children. we have suspected protection. conflict killed thousands. it destroyed whole towns and livelihoods. since the ceasefire was signed people are unsure if the fighting will come to a stop. if it does, it will take years to recover. >>> a young french journalist has been killed in central african republic. freelance photographer was found dead in the west of the country. french peacekeepers discovered the 26-year-old's body in a vehicle driven about christian millishan fighters.

south sudan's president salva kiir rebel leader riek machar agreed today on a cease-fire.ddis ababa, ethiopia in their first face-to- face session since fighting began in december. in addition to the cease-fire, the two men agreed a transitional government offers the best chance to move toward new elections. the united nations has accusedç both sides of crimes against humanity, and the u.s. has imposed sanctions. u.s. auto makers have announced two major recalls. ford said today it's callingç back nearly 700,000 escape s.u.v's and c-max hybrids from the last two model years. their side curtain air bags may not inflate in a rollover crash. and, outside door handles could bind and prevent the door from locking properly. and chrysler is recalling 780,000 minivans from 2010 through 2014 with window switches that may overheat. there've been no reports of crashes or injuries from the problems. wall street closed out the week with modest gains. the dow jones industrial average added 32 points to close at aç new record 16,583. the nasdaq rose 20 points to close near 4,072. the