campaign in mali as soon as possible. >> france's intervention in mali has been relatively uncontroversialn the world stage, unlike libya and syria. it even has the support of russia. >> france's president francois hollande is hoping to drum up some business deals and avoid more tensions over a prominent french exile who has been making himself at home in russia. >> cordial talks, but the russian and french leaders could not be described as close friends. francois hollande came to moscow with seriously most guessing issue. he wants vladimir putin to rethink his support for the assad regime -- the most pressing issue being syria. he wants vladimir putin to rethink his support for the assad regime. it is a different frenchman whose company vladimir putin refers -- prefers, gerard depar diueu, who made another visit to russia earlier this week. he is treated as a hero wherever he goes. his presence has dominated french-russian relations of late. >> the french president has to ignore that and focus on his work. his main challenge is to expand trade relations between france and russia. france,

should take control of operations in mali. the original plan for an african force, but after the french intervention, the complicated situation, most diplomats thought was best handled under u.n. command. the u.n. secretary-general has come out with his formal recommendations to the security council about how the u.n. force should restructured. if there is a u.n. force, there should be about 12,000 peacekeepers. he makes it clear that he believes the only way the u.s. force cannot parade is a parallel force -- can operate is a parallel force. these go beyond the scope of the mandated of the united nations, and another force would be needed. the only other force that has been operating in mali is the french. they have been operating there in addition to the african peacekeepers. the french say they are pulling out of their troops out. they will be moving them to countries in the region, chad and synagogue. they will be there over the horizon, on call if needed. his view, that is not what is needed. he said there needs to be up

. >> the president of chad says that one of the top commanders of al qaeda has been killed in mali. he has been blamed for the killing of many westerners in the last five years. and a ceremony was held in the capital of chad on friday to honor the soldiers killed it during the fighting against al qaeda in mali. the president said that the battle against al qaeda is not over. >> it is they who have killed the mangy hottest leaders in the north of mali. is your soldiers who have lived -- liberated and to alongside the french soldiers have liberated the towns in northern mali. but the word is not over. >> barack obama has asked congress to keep working on a tax and spending plan, before massive budget cuts. speaking hours before the sequestered came into effect, barack obama ask for a solution, when republicans for the spending cuts. >> none of this is necessary. republicans in congress chose this outcome rather than choosing a single tax loophole. they decided that supporting special interests is more important than protecting the middle class families from this cuts -- these cuts. we

an opposition soldier has been killed in fighting in mali. there have been fatalities since the deployment began in january. the latest killing was on the border with algeria. the greatest losses are being suffered by the chadian army, which is fighting alongside france. meanwhile, reports on how people there feel about the conflict in mali. >> the nation that claims it carried out the tasks is in morning. -- is in mourning. 26 soldiers were repeated treated to coffins in the country. the troops are the main ground troops on the mali war's frontline. chad is bearing the main brunt of the fighting. in this exclusive al jazeera soldiersdhchadian patrol on a mission to flush out al qaeda linked fighters. the defense ministry says these men killed former al qaeda and the former commanders. and totally destroy their main base. >> chad has one of the true desert armies. chad is also one of the poorest countries on earth treated over one third of all children are stunted from malnutrition, and the average citizen does not live past 50. most chadians

and living in mali -- women in mali will be better off. your broader question, gathering evidence so the world can act when there are rapes taking place -- >> the u.k. >> the foreign secretary has actually given quite a lead on internationally and wants to raise it as part of our g-8. and part of that is how you gather the information and what is actually happen so you can galvanize opinions. >> [inaudible] what intelligence information did you have at that time and awareness of looking to develop into the crisis we have seen? >> what i was receiving, the joint intelligence committee in the cabinet office that produced really good security briefings on different parts of the world and threat levels. this was showing up as an area of concern because of the issues of extremism and extremist groups. we did reopen our embassy in 2010. the national security council discussed mali in july of 2012 and january of this year. and i see him as my envoy and he traveled to the area and knew it as a minister and knew it before. had good contacts with th

is saider of the group to have been killed in northern mali. they say they have killed muktar in an operation to flush out the rebels. returning now to our top stories, they are in the conflict of cultures going back decades. going back to 1947, bangladesh roll.nder pakistan an war broke got and they are accused of hiding with pakistan. 3 million people were killed in a conflict lasting nine months, many at the hands of the militia groups to wanted to remain under pakistan. thousands of women were raped. it was the first time it was it used as a weapon of war. they denied taking part in the atrocities. jane ferguson has just returned from bangladesh. these were trier of this have haveed up -- war trials opened up old wounds. it is not just about justice. >> the tribunal has been accused of being problematic at best and that is not just by the opposition or the religious parties, however, like you said, it is meant to be healing old wounds but it has open the many. of those sides of the divide, people really want this to be addressed. the histor

a french soldier has been killed battling rebels in northern mali. it was in what the french claim was a heated battle. the third mass casualty attack on the minority shias of pakistan this year. we heard from a senior advisor of the asian society and former pakistani government official. they say it is a priority to fight sectarian violence. >> government is not reacting sharply at all. there are a variety of reasons for that. one is poor law enforcement capacity. even if the government wants to, and we know that because of long years of dictatorship, when our military dictatorships and authoritarian regimes they enforce a certain element of consensus which appears to be a consensus. beneath that, expressions are being stilted. these military groups raise their ugly head. -- militant groups raise their ugly head. the pakistani shias being butchered in karachi. the hazara community was being targeted for the last 70 years. i think there is a lot of things which the government of pakistan has to be responsible to. why do you keep investing in submarin

in the bull's eye is country of mali. gary lane traveled to the town of diaboli. >> reporter: for more than a fight in mali. 75-year-old villager describes how rebel gun fire frightened him. he has never sxeerns ee ee eed experienced such terror. >> they started selling drugs. >> and train them to be good drug dealers. something? >> cut off their hands, no. that is not koranic law >> reporter: when the french thankful. they have traumatic stories to tell. this man says they beat him and carried him away on sticks like meat. rebels shot and killed his younger brother. they showed us the storage room where h h b buried him. his family still mourns including the young children will not grow up without a father. these two girls remember younger brother amadu. happened. >> [ foreign speaking ] at 6:30 a.m. after breakfast, gun fire, then grenades smashed through our fence shattered the bathroom door. amadu was sleeping. >> this is what is left of the rocket. it came through and shrapnel killed the little boy. diamonds can't re

women in mali will be better off. and i think gathering the evidence faster so the world can try and act where there is rape, brutalization and other things taking place, there are lessons to learn. >> can i press you -- account u.k. -- >> this is something that the foreign secretary has given quite a lead on internationally and wants to raise part of our aid. and gathering information what is fuelly happening so you can galvanize opinion. and i think the department is focused on that. >> in relation to malli, in the last couple months, politicses reaching for -- to locate the country and certainly the south region but you appointed someone back in september of 2012. what intelligence information did you have at that time and awareness this was going to develop in the crisis we've seen? >> what i was receiving and it's worth sort of paying tribute to the work they do, the joint intelligence committee in the cabinet office that produce really good security and intelligence briefings in other parts of the world and thre

al-jazeera has gained exclusive access to italian troops in northern mali.diers say they have captured the main base of the fighters. may well as the report. >> these prisoners of war toward al-jazeera that there were members of al qaeda and that they were captured by forces during fighting in the far north. a moroccan, a tunisian, and somalia and, they said they fought until the final moment there were taken prisoner. the army has taken the main base. seizing vehicles, weapons, even a bulldozer used by the fighters to dig trenches. >> we cannot say all the bases, but the principal bases have been destroyed, i can assure you of that. if you have an idea of this mountain range, these of the most important mountains and this is the area where they have been moving a lot. >> this is a morale boost for forces who have lost 28 men fighting in northern mali. they say that the bodies of many fighters are strewn about inside the mountain base. as proof of their claim, they offered only this glory mobile phone picture taken by a soldier. forces are now moving deeper

. >> seven people have been killed as rebel fighters spent a second day fighting mali's military in thecity of gao. the military carried out what they called a cleanup operation after rebels infiltrated gao. rebels were chased out of gao in january. pakistan's former military ruler has returned home, going to risk his life to quote, save the country. after spending four years in self-imposed exile, he plans to contest elections. touchdown, but to what kind of welcome? if you is expecting a hero's return, perhaps the former president musharraf was disappointed. i pakistani standards, this is a small crowd. >> i have put my life in danger by coming back to pakistan. i was thinking the government would help me and say, save pakistan, but that is not happening. today my nation ordered me to come back. i came back, putting my life in danger. before he even arrived, the taliban threatened to kill them, a claim he dismissed. he met with his inner circle in the vip lounge of the karachi airport. a scheduled news conference was canceled. he was also due to address a mass rally. that was canceled

ken mali in the back there, the immediate chair and was instrumental in working with lieutenant governor in making this public service announcement which i'm really proud to say i think will give a real shot in the arm to the association as well as to jurors and the jury in general going forward. karen cansino, very instrumental in the distribution of our gazette, we're putting the gazette -- it was in the examiner two weeks ago. 130,000 copies distributed around the city. so, hopefully it fell in the hands of 130,000 people. and we are also distributing in all the libraries around the city. and while in speaking engagements, we talk about the civil grand jury. it is an excellent outreach item for us. we also have hal smith who is on the board [speaker not understood], and our current foreperson, mark [speaker not understood]. would you like to say anything about your jury service? >> well, i'm very grateful, one, to be selected. two, to have an incredible group of jurors to work with, representative of all aspects of san francisco communities and educational background. and it's been in

germany's defense minister within molly, -- mali, visiting the troops. thomas said germany's help with training must be accomplished -- accompanied with a process of political reconciliation. he said germany would continue to provide assistance as long as mali's government needs it. syriare were claims from that the violence there had taken on a new dimension. state tv showed pictures of what it said were victims of a chemical attack by rebels on an area close to aleppo. the rocket contain poisonous gasses. we have had 16 civilian martyrs and 86 wounded, most of whom are in a serious condition. >> the government asked the un to investigate, but the opposition quickly blamed the government for the attack. written and france asked the u.s. -- britain and france asked the un to look into those allegations. if chemical weapons are being used by other side, it will be the first time during the conflict in syria. meanwhile, the steering opposition shows -- chose a new leader. the neww the head of interim government. he moved to the u.s. as a young man and is n

the group was recently pushed out of northern mali french-led troops. two italian marines accused of killing a pair of indian fishermen last year are being sent back to india to face charges. >> the two men are being sent back to india. they are accused of shooting dead two fishermen off india's southern coast in february of last year. >> italy has informed to us they will be sending back the marines to india. marines had been part of a military security team protecting this tanker. they say they fired on the fishermen thinking they were pirates. dead deaths -- the deaths demonstrations. the families of the dead have been demanding compensation and they want the marines tried in india. i would urge the indian government and the court to give us justice. marines have twice been allowed to leave india on bail. the second time, they did not come back. the italian government refused to return the pair, despite previous promises. that led the indian prime minister, man mohan singh, to gn,ounce the -- manmohan sin italiannce the government. stay at thenes wil

we saw that weapons from the libyan conflict ended up in mali. where, potentially, could arms and up if they were shipped to the rebels in syria? >> one of the issues was after gaddafi fell, we did not get on the ground in an active way to try to help the libyan authorities stabilize the situation, so, as a consequence, both weapons and fighters went from libya into syria and into mali, for example. there are arms going into syria now, and the people who have those arms, which are increasingly extremist, are using those to knock over arsenals of the syrian army and seizing more arms in syria. my point is this -- there are arms going in now. they are going to the most extreme elements. that is not a good situation. let's level the playing field and get some arms into some groups that are more willing to have an inclusive and democratic solution. >> do you think that could potentially tip the balance against the president at this point? >> i think it is remarkable how well the under-armed opposition groups are doing. one of the things they keep com

we saw that weapons from the libyan conflict ended up in mali. where, potentially, could arms and up if they were shipped to the rebels in syria? >> one of the issues was after gaddafi fell, we did not get on the ground in an active way to try to help the libyan authorities stabilize the situation, so, as a consequence, both weapons and fighters went from libya into syria and into mali, for example. there are arms going into syria now, and the people who have those arms, which are increasingly extremist, are using those to knock over arsenals of the syrian army and seizing more arms in syria. my point is this -- there are arms going in now. they are going to the most extreme elements. that is not a good situation. let's level the playing field and get some arms into some groups that are more willing to have an inclusive and democratic solution. >> do you think that could potentially tip the balance against the president at this point? >> i think it is remarkable how well the under-armed opposition groups are doing. one of the things they keep com

we first heard about this man while traveling on the mali border last summer. a tribesman we were with received a warning call telling him this man was in the area. what's his name? >> bell mock tar, born in algeria, he's been a jihadist since his late teens. he's feared and also revered in northern africa. he lost an eye fighting in afghanistan and one eye is just one of his many names. they also call him the prince and mr. marlboro. a nickname he earned as a successful smuggler of cigarettes and drugs. he's also famous for kidnapping. the toreg tribesman we were with feared he would kidnap or kill us if we went to the town he was. we were forced to turn back. robert fowler who worked for the united nations wasn't so lucky. he was taken by the brigade in 2008 and held for 130 days. >> i was terrified that the whole thing would end with a knife at my throat in a tent like your colleague daniel pearl. >> africa's security analyst rudy atalla said the veteran jihadist has worked in libya, algeria, mauritania, mali. he integrated himself by marrying the daughter o

children's body unicef says to wonder thousand children in mali at risk of death or injury from unexplodedbs after weeks of fighting between french-backed troops and armed groups. >> the child arm blown off in a terrible accident. he was out with friends when it picked up a grenade and it exploded in his hand. then i knew it could be dangerous but i was -- >> i knew what could be dangerous, but i was curious. >> it happens outside his family's compound. his mother is devastated. >> my son has a missing arm. he can't work any longer. he can't do anything. it is very, very sad. >> to the united nations children's by unicef said the grenade was left behind during last month's fighting in northern mali. it says 60 people have already been killed or injured by unexploded weapons left from the conflict. more than 40, children. it said agency has started a campaign to make people aware of the dangers. >> raising awareness. there are other activities being carried out by other humanitarian agencies, such as surveys, the marking of these devices, and finally, the cleaning up >> our top stories on a

that it has killed a french national captured in mali in 2011. it claims it executed the man in retaliation for france's intervention in mali. the french foreign ministry said it is trying to verify those claims. the first test- tube baby was born in the u.k., the country could be leading the way again. this time it is a new idf procedure that creates a baby with three biological parents. lawmakers are considering legalizing this. it works by using the dna of two women and one man to prevent debilitating genetic diseases that would otherwise be passed on to a child. our medical correspondent has more details. inthis is a new frontier science, to do -- use dna from two women and a man to create healthy child. nicolo is one of those that could be helped. she carries a faulty sell -- cause a host of illnesses. her mother died of mitochondrial disease. free of thechild disease. >> my mother died of the disease. i have watched many in my family develops symptoms generation after generation. to think that we could work this out at the beginning, at the

mali the leader of al qaeda in north africa claims to be the mastermind behind the january janua attackhe amenas gas plant in algeria which left at least 37 foreign workers dead. 32 al qaeda fighters stormed theqaeda plant before dawn january 16

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north african branch say they've killed a french hostage in mali reports claim phillipe with bill was killed in response to france's intervention in the country the french foreign ministry says it's trying to verify the report but on another french men were seized in mali in november twenty seventh. coming up after the break we take a look at the every day life of iraqi people going violence with some of the. world's. science technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear sees some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. wealthy british style. sometimes. markets why not canada. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on our. on the road to bass for this morning the u.s. army is beginning to withdraw from iraq. in december twen

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. >>> a turning point in the conflict of mali today. the u.n. secretary-general has proposed sending a peacekeeping force of 11,200 troops to mali. expert peter brooks is skeptical 5b8 the u.n.'s proposal saying peacekeeping forces is not what mali will need. >>> the first-ever two-headed bull shark and we have pictures of it. you know, for the first time i actually feel sorry and worried about the shark. the shark which was a fetus shared a lower half. sharks with two heads are rarely documented. in this case, a fisherman made the discovery. not sure of the cause of the deformity but the study's co-author said it could be amoll analogous to what happens with human conjoined twins. >>> it's 600 days since the united states lost the top credit raiting. what are we doing to get it back? there's good news in home pricing with the yump in january since 2006. >>> and now the third story out front. america be warned. north korea is putting all of its missile and artillery units on the highest alert. never been higher in history and threatening to stri

al-qaeda is north african branch say they've killed a french hostage in mali reports claim for the dole was killed in response to france's intervention in the country the french foreign ministry says it's trying to verify the report but another frenchman was seized in mali in november twenty eighth. well off the bright the financial turmoil inside course is up for discussion on cross talks with us. so. choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television just doesn't matter now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. hello and welcome to cross talk or all things considered i'm peter lavelle. bailing is this government theft in broad daylight is applying a levy on depositors the answer to this small islands financial woes or is it a means to tax russians using cyprus as a legal tax haven and most importantly can europeans trust their banks anymore. to cross the cyprus financial crisis i'm joined by michael burke in london he is an economic consultant and a former senior international economist with citi bank and in washi

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crush the terrorists to protect the mali government so then five seconds later he said it was essential that france was there in syria to protect the resisters against the government. the at the behavior of the government is shameless and the complicity of the french media and very large movement not entirely but in very large measure is fees will change and so i know the german media there reporting of course germany's stance is not supporting arming the rebels but the even there are saying that the u.s. are helping to train the the rebels saying that they're helping them to use anti-tank weapons at a camp in jordan do you think perhaps this is a precursor to washington getting involved more assertively now. well you get into jordan situation it's very interesting a few months ago franks said oh they were terribly worried about poor refugees so they sent a hospital to join it just happened to be a military hospital i'm at the time various people say that i mean there we go this is the that's all i'm now there are several different allied armies in jordan and indeed they are training ou

the most recent or best example for treaty change what we did in libya certainly spilled over into mali and the french are trying to be french and other african and african forces are trying to deal with it's not as if you know the. iraq was the last time that the u.s. intervene militarily in libya. libya is a good example flint go ahead jump in. i don't make forcible regime change works and it doesn't matter whether it's done by massive and direct western military intervention invasion and occupation as in the case of iraq or if it's done you know somewhat more standoffish fully or indirectly by relying on local proxies and providing air support like we did in libya or if we are providing support for local proxies as we are in in syria it doesn't work it produces massive political carnage it does not create stable political outcomes and it and its aftermath and you want to jump in there. yeah i mean. i think in general that's acceptable but there are exceptional circumstances in which we should not go down the route of for ever ruling out intervention in countries in which dictators ar

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driving is -- driving rebels out of the city of northern mali only took the military several weeks. holding this vast desert region is proving harder. militants who disappeared into the ins who pitble terrain haven't given up their fight. this weekend seven people were killed in attacks in the strategically important town. our west africa correspondent has spent the past few weeks imbedded with french troops in some of mali's most difficult terrain. >> they call it, the french have been marching this unfor giving landscape for weeks -- unforgiving landscape for weeks. each soldier carries more than 50 kilos and under their boots the rocks are as jagged and as sharp as glass. it's relentless, it is unremitting. there is no respite here. and by 60 degrees celsius, the dark stones become as hot as burning coals. nearly 2,000 french soldiers are deployed all over this rocky desert with as many troops from chad in support. all engaged in the fiercest fighting last month, inflicting heavy casualties on the insurgents, including one of the most violent al qaeda field commanders. >> we trie