mohamed fadel fahmy -- mohammed badr, a father of two can see his family twice a week. peter greste's family is commuting from australia. two weeks ago the family received a let from egyptian president adly mansour indicating that he wanted the trial to end soon. the prime minister tony abbott called adly mansour and insisted peter greste was doing his job. he received assurances that peter greste would get a fair trial. mohamed fadel fahmy's father received a letter from the president reassuring him his son would enjoy all the rights as guaranteed by the law. a fourth journalist al jazeera arabic's abdullah al-shami has been detained since august 2013 without trial. he's been on hunger strike for the last three months. al jazeera rejects the charges and continues to call for the release of staff. >> north and south korea have exchanged fire across the country. both countries have been conducting military exercises. people on the south korean island have been taken to shelters. no targets have been fired on land. >> let's bring in robert kelly, a political science profe

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste were arrested in december. they've been in prison for 67 days. mohamed vall has more on what happened today in court. >> three al jazeera journalists appeared in court in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr were charged with terrorism-related offenses. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. after 67 days in gaol, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr were led to a caged dock in a cairo courtroom. the judge ordered their handcuffs be removed after an appeal from mohamed fadel fahmy's lawyer much families growth them. before the hearing peter greste's father spoke about his hopes for a positive -- brother spoked about hopes for a positive out come. >> it's extremely stressful. we have to stay strong for him. definitely something that i wouldn't want to wish on anyone. >> in court the prosecution produced cameras, cell phones and the document set to show the contents of a hard drive. >> such equipment is standard issue. according to witnesses for the prosec

when mohamed morsi won, they turned the power over to mohamed morsi, and didn't fight him on that. what happened was the mohamed morsi government did not implement good policies, and alienated a large section of the population and the military responded to that. >> the trial, 429 people sentenced to death for the death of one policeman. how can anyone accept that as justice, when the hearings took two hours. >> two days. any of us in the west don't fully support the type of justice system that occurred. we would not have a trial with 529 people, of whom 400 were not there. that would never happen in the west. the reason the death sentences were handed down is if you are tried and not there and found guilty, the maximum sentence has to be imposed. i don't believe anybody, or few believe that the executions will take place. there's a long system through the court system through the court system. i don't believe it will happen. >> it seems people think the verdict will be overturned. a lot of people in egypt. dr graham benerman appreciate you joining us. >> turning to venezuela, where

it's claimed it was violating turkish air space. >> a trial for mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste is due to start in a few hours. they are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects all charges against its staff. >> in the u.s. state of texas an oil spill blocked the movement of ships, a barge carrying 3.8 million litres of fuel oil began to leak after the collision. the area is home to several bird habitats. the clean-up takes place 25 years after the largest spill in u.s. history when "exxon val dooefs" ran aground. it contaminated thousands of kilometres of coastlines, we have a report on the lasting effect of the spill. >> they didn't have this 25 years ago - a computer simulator to teach marriners about alaska's trickery coastal waters. it's real, the decks appearing to heave on the swell. there's no way to practice. >> it's as real as it gets, without being in danger. it's hard to convince yourself that you are not in danger. it's totally real. it's virtually real. >> wh when exxon hit the reef, billions of

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste spent 68 days in prison. they are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. >> more than two months in toura prison. this was no walk to freedom. the three men were kept behind a caged-off dock in the cairo court room. the hand cuffs removed only after the lawyer for mohamed fadel fahmy petitioned for it. mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are charged with terror-related offenses. the three men and al jazeera reject the charges and the family say they are not fighting the battle alone. >> it's been extremely stressful. i mean, again, we reiterate we have to stay strong for him. you know, it's definitely something that i want want to wish on anyone. >> this is the first time egypt prosecuted journalists on terrorism-related charges. the prosecution produced cameras, sell phon -- cell phon showing the content of a hard drive. witnesses for the prosecution said it provided links to the muslim brotherhood. speaking in his defe

. >> peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr have been in prison for 85 days op charges of evading a terrorist organization and reporting false news. we have reports on their arrest and imprisonment. >> the al jazeera english reporting team were detained at their hotel by egyptian security services on december the 29th, and taken to tory prison. egyptian television broadcast the images of their arrests, showing the interior of their hotel room. initially the three men were held separately. now they share a cell. mohamed fadel fahmy had a shuld shoulder injury. he can barely move his arm, according to his family. >> mohammed badr is able to see his wife and children once a week, with an extra visit for mother's day. peter greste's family members are commuting from australia. interim president mansour said he'd spare no effort to work towards the speed yes resolution of the case. mohamed fadel fahmy's father also received a letter saying: >> at the last court appearance the man spent the hearing in cages. they were able to call out asking for international engagement to fr

mohammed fahmy had a fractured shoulder and related to his arrest.it was worsened and broke during his detention. in the first weeks of his imprisonment, he was denied any proper medical attention. he was imprisoned in the were section of the prison, the maximum security wing known as the scorpion where he was held in solitary confinement without a bed, without sunlight and his condition worsened and healed incorrectly. now he can only lift his right arm a few inches from his ways. he requires surgery and physical therapy in order to recover. so this case has sparked solidarity protest around the world by journalists and others, calling for their release. , from thesion defendants cage, told reporters international pressure was very important to their case and that it helped alleviate some of their conditions. so they're calling on people to continue the pressure and demanding to be released with a fair trial. >> this is mohammed fahmy from the cage in the courtroom condemning the proceedings. >> [indiscernible] >> where does this case go and why are

weeks of bloodshed followed mohamed morsi's ousting. when hundreds of the president's men were killed, thousands protested. an interim government backed by abdul fatah al-sisi and the military kept mohamed morsi in gaol, banning the brotherhood, declaring it a terrorist organization. decenting into violence, abdul fatah al-sisi was given more powers. he holds the higher post of field marshal, given to him by his own appointee, interim president adly mansour. abdul fatah al-sisi says he's running for president as it's the will of the people. egypt is run by a society those that want them to return to the mohamed morsi's rule, and those that think stability under a military ruler should be a priority over democracy. >> the egyptian government hasn't set a date for elections. the egyptian sighted a paper by the president saying the polling will end by mid july. >> why a growing number of female veterans are finding themselves homeless. >> and federal labour officials threatening to unionize, how that could affect college sports. >> the col

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr are accused of having links to a terror organization. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera's arabic channel has been in custody for six months. al jazeera rejects charges and continuing to demand the release of its staff. >> osama bin laden's son-in-law intend to appeal after being convicted of charges, including conspiring to kill minister. jurors took a day to reach their verdict against suleiman abu ghaith. he is facing life in prison. >> the setting is afghanistan. the date, september 12th, 2001. osama bin laden wanted to deliver a message to the world, and he asked this man, suleiman abu ghaith, to do most of the talking for him. >> translation: america must know that what happened to it is a direct result of this policy, and if america will continue implementing this policy muslim suns will not stop under ni circumstances. >> this, and other video tape speeches, praising the 9/11 attack, warning of more to come, provided a backbone of the u.s. government's case against suleiman abu ghaith. prosecutors argued by agreeing to make them,

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links to a terrorist organizationnd spreading false news. mohamed fadel fahmy said that a letter sent it his family by adly mansour has given them hope. . >> abdullah al-shami from al jazeera's arabic channel has been in custody for more than six months, and has been on hunger strike since january. al jazeera rejects all charges and demands their release. in the last few hours peter greste's parents held a press conference in sydney. >> it's getting harder each time, of course. notwithstanding that we had the president's letter last week, which gave us some encouragement, but again we learnt not to expect too much. we hope the next date will be more of a finalisation, i guess, but, again, you know, there's no guarantee of that. >> north of cairo families of 529 people sentenced to death reacting to the verdict outside the courthouse there. the men were convicted of killing a policeman and attacks on government property last august. the trial on saturday lasted for less than an hour. human rights groups expressed disma

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peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy were in court again today. were accused of having links to terrorist organization. al jazeera continues to an demad their immediate release. >>> the president is promoting to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.ten. in seattle, to $15. some say it's all but done but owners say, they're just about done. i'll see you back here at 8 pacific, 11 eastern time. and you can get the latest on aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight": the diplomatic road to nowhere. the u.s. effort to get russia and ukraine face to face fails. and more tense moments on the ground as an u.n. envoy is threatened at gunpoint. also, tonight, the cost downstream, a second dose of misery for the weather-weary, the high price of those low temperatures. >> my house it's ground zero. when the mud comes down, this is the first place, the worst place. >> if you get mud in the house you're going to lose it.

peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy stand accused of belonging to or aiding a terrorist organization. they appeared in court inside a cage on monday when their case was adjourned for a week. mohamed fahmy condemned the proceedings. [indiscernible] >> mohamed fahmy says he has been denied proper medical care after his shoulder was broken during his arrest. egyptian prosecutors accuse al jazeera supporting the muslim brotherhood of ouster president mohamed morsi, it has been declared a terrorist group and subjected to a widening crack town. on monday, 529 brotherhood supporters were sentenced to death. a new mass trial has open involving 683 people, including top of the leader mohammed badie. in spain, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest austerity policies imposed by the european union. marches toed dignity residents from across the country to madrid over the weekend to protest spain's 26% unemployed rate, and call for greater investment in health care, education, and housing. the protests were largely peaceful, but a government report said dozens were

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. they'll appear in court an monday. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera arabic channel has been in custody for more than six months. >> top tv presenters came together highlighting the importance of freedom, and demanding the release of al jazeera staff. >> imagine a world where reality is distorted. >> imagine being kept in the dark about major global events. >> imagine being silenced when speaking out. >> could saviour life. >> we don't know where to go to get food. >> you have imagined a world where journalists are not free to report the facts. >> 59 people in guinea died from the highly contagious ebolli virus. symptoms were detected six weeks ago and 80 cases have been detected. >> an out break of fever gripped guinea. that scare is confirmed to be caused by ebolli virus. >> investigation teams goes from village to village to figure out the source. >> ebowla is a live-threatening disease, causing diarrhoea, vomiting and bleeding - internal and external. it

brotherhood members as sentenced to death in egypt over clashes that followed the overthrow of president mohamed morsi and a military coup. ukraine's interim prime minister skips a key nucular security summit to chase an i.m.f. loan and made growing calls from nor make is in kiev to rebuild the country's atomic. butchers for the yemeni man say he's been subjected to a form of medieval water torture. the u.s. military president obama launching a legal battle to end torture widely practiced at the infamous detention center. international we're coming to you live from moscow it is now four pm here in the russian capital. now of the five hundred people who've been sentenced to death in egypt they're all supporters of the former president mohamed morsi did last year in a military coup true as in cairo with the details this is one of the largest death penalty verdicts i think in gyptian history to this case refers to a day of violence following that forced clearings to cairo citizens in the capital we saw a lot of retaliatory violence from supporters of mohamed morsy with people talking churches and p

egypt clashes that followed the overthrow of president mohamed morsi in a military coup. meanwhile ukraine's interim prime minister skips a nuclear nonproliferation summit to chase. lawmakers call to rebuild atomic. power outages in crimea. we take a look at russia's plans to lessen the peninsula's dependency on ukraine. for the. say he's been subjected to. torture. the u.s. military and president obama taking the battle against torture at the facility to a federal court for the first time. to international coming to you live from moscow it is a three pm here in the russian capital. more than five hundred members of the muslim brotherhood have been sentenced to death by courts in egypt all of them are supporters of the former president mohamed morsi who was democratically elected in two thousand and twelve but opposing a military coup just a year later is in cairo with the details. this is one of the largest death penalty verdicts i think in gyptian history of course five hundred twenty nine defendants have been sentenced to death in many of which isn't often or egypt now

fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terrorist organization spreading false views. al jazeera rejects all charges against its staff. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera's arabic channel has been detainedins august. he has been on a hunger strike. >> an earthquake and tsunami struck japan last year. 20,000 were killed in the disaster. for many that survived, the loss of loved ones is felt every day. harry fawcett spoke to families and victims. japan's nearby coast is marked by what is missing - houses from dozens of neighbourhoods, loved ones from chows aned of wives. they are doing what they can to reg. a carpenter is putting up a memme memor -- memorial, a playground, where his mother was cradling the body of his daughter. >> on top of the playground are three arrows pointing to the sky. if children come to pay, my children would be happy. hannah, can'tar and canner were young when they died. their loss has plunged their parents into a living hell. in the three years since, ando has thrown himself into volunteer work, sensing that his children

peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed mohamed fahmy, are remain in prison. >>> spokesman for al qaeda after the 911 attacks in the u.s. be kristin saloomey has the story. >> 2001, osama bin laden wanted to deliver a message to the world. and he asked this man, sulaiman abu ghaith, to do most of the talk for him. >> america must know that what happened to it is a direct result of this policy and if america will continue implementing this policy muslim sons will not stop under any circumstances. >> this and other videotape speeches, praising the 911 attacks and warning more to come, provided the backbone of the u.s. government's case against abu eight ghaith. he agreed to be part of al qaeda's conspiracy to kill americans. charges that have not been successful in military commissions. in terms of having laws which can actively apply to these cases the federal courts are much stronger. this is case the abu ghaith case that shows that. >> abu ghaith hisms took the stand and described -- himself and took took the stabbed and described being called to the compound on september 11th. he spok

. >>> al jazeera continues to call for the release of baher mohamed, peter greste and mohamed fahmy. hashama moba rarvetion has more. >> heading back to court for a third time. al jazeera journalists peter greste acknowledge baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are held for assisting a terrorist organization. the case has received worldwide attention. it is first time egypt has prosecuted journalists on terrorism charges. in the last court hearing the detained al jazeera journalists appeared in a cage dock wearing white prison uniforms. they stressed their innocence and called for international support. >> we didn't do anything wrong. >> the al jazeera english reporting team was detained at their hotel by egyptian security services on december the 29th and taken to cairo's high security tora prison. mohamed fahmy is suffering from a dislocated shoulder, an injury he received just before arrested. fahmy has received only limited treatment and is barely able to move his arm. members of peter greste's family are commuting from australia for hearings. two weeks ago the family received a lette

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terror organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects charges against their staff of the the next appearance is 24 march. >> cairo's court has given abdullah al-shami another 45 days in prison. he's been detained for six months and been on a hunger strike since 23 january. >> thursday marks one year since pope francis became the leader of the catholic church. nigeria, home to africa's largest catholic occupation, initials say it has reflected positively on their congregations. rapidly growing evangelical churches oppose a big change your. >> it's the annual conference. the catholic bishops preside over the largest population, and officials say a year into the leadership of pope francis, they have seen the following grow. >> pope benedict came across as an intellectual pope. very strong in academicics in troops and scholarship. pope francis brought in an emphasise that is populist. intellectualism is not a popular thing. >> they say his casual approach appeals to nigeria's 20 million kath likes

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste appeared.ens of foreign journalists arrived to cover the proceedings. our journalists are accused of having links to a terrorist organization, al jazeera rejects the charges. >> al jazeera english staff has been in the egyptian prison for over two monts, they were doing their job, reporting events as they unfolded. peter greste is an award winning correspondent, before al jazeera he reported on similar stories for the bbc. his colleague mohamed fadel fahmy is an accomplished author and journalist who worked for c number of n, "new york times" and red cross. >> mohammed badr works for al jazeera for the past year. they are accused of broadcasting false information and having ties. al jazeera rejects the charges and wants the men released immediately. >> we categorically deny that they were involved in a malicious spreading of lies about egypt or that they were colluding with a terrorist organization. >> the first hearing took place tonne february 20th. s it was their son appearance in court. >>

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr and peter greste sent 70 days in prison. and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. >> saudi arabia joined egypt in banning the muslim brotherhood and labelling it a terrorist organization. members of the group included the deposed president mohamed morsi. along with other leaders of the muslim brotherhood are currently behind bars. saudi arabia says those that joined the group could be gaoled for 30 years. a former military chief in italy has been freed from prison. he was given a life sentence or plotting to overthrow the government. the decision to release him was after turkey adds highest court ruled his legal rights were not found. >> for those in prison, they'll be set free eventually. all we want is justice. for that i'll continue to fight for my struggle like i did when i was on duty and in gaol for two years until the last of the prisons will be set free. >> still to come - for columbians voting - blank ballots shows their disappoint. >> and an arrest warrant for this man. hello again. the top stories

fahmy and baher mohamed. they are accused of providing a platform to the muslim brotherhood. charges dismissed by the al jazeera channel. the journalists were allowed outside the cage for the first time. peter greste said. >> that is frankly preposterous. >> his colleague, mohamed fahmy said: >> my wife is pregnant and i want to be with my family. >> attracted international condemnation. advocacy group, right activists and various government have all called for the release of the al jazeera staff now detained for more than three months. >> we are very, very concerned about influence on judges there, particularly right now. when there is heightened concern about the upcoming election and et cetera. our goal in the end is to make sure that people are able to cover these sort of issues, journalists are able to cover these sort of issues without fear of imprisonment or without fear of what is happening right now to moament, peter and baher. >> coverage was edited in a way to ex a exaggerate and rest. >> the monet

more than 500 supporters of mohamed morsi are sentenced to death for attacking police. their relatives protest outside court. >>> victims of nye jeer kwraft nigerian insurgency speak out about the brutality. >>>. >>> it vanished from radar screens 16 days ago with 239 people on board. the australian prime minister tony abbott told parliament that search crew have spotted two objects in the southern indian ocean. one is circular and one is rectangular. objects were also in the australian search area. it's not clear whether or not they are the same. these follow the release of satellite objects. all of this in an area up to 25 kilometers off the coast of perth. >> for the growing international air fleet in the southern ocean, another grueling day of searching and another tantalizing report. >> a few minutes ago the prime minister received a call from the prime minister of australia who informed him that an australian seven aircraft located two objects in the australian search area, one circular and one rectangular. it is possible that the objects could be received within

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links to a terror organization and having false news. they'll appear in court on monday. abdullah al-shami, from al jazeera arabic has been in custody for more than four months. al jazeera rejects all charges, and demands their release. >> lots more aheat -- ahead, including - police move in to break up the biggest protest in spain since the economic crisis began. >> and how you can get your hands on one of the things that belonged to the world's greatest conquerer. >> welcome back. let's recap the headlines - russian troops seized the last military facility under ukraine control. they forced their way in, removing a number of soldiers inside. >> it's confirmed, the ebola virus killed 59 people. 80 cases have been reported. the disease, a fatality rate of up to 90% may have spread to sierra leone. >> in egypt thousands to stand trial on charges of organising illegal protests. and video of mistreatment of young men and women in confident. >> elections to be schedule in algeria. the president lot run for a fourth ter

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste have spent 67 days in prison.y are accused of having links with a terror organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. >> al jazeera staff have been in the egyptian prison for over two months. they were doing their job, reporting events as they unnoded in egypt. peter greste is an award-winning correspondent who covered the plights of civilians in africa. he reported on similar stories for bbc already al jazeera. >> his counterpart, abdullah al-shami worked for the "new york times", and red cross. >> mohammed badr spent most of last year working for al jazeera. the egyptian authorities accused them of broadcasting false information and having ties with a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejects the charges and wants the men released. >> we categorically deny they were involved in a malicious spreading of lies about egypt or they were colludingway terrorist organization. >> the first hearing took place on february 20th. it was adjourned. wednesday is their second appearance in court. al j

correspondent peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. the next court appearance is on 24 march. abdullah al-shami, from the al jazeera arabic channel has been in custody for more than six months. al jazeera rejects all charms and continues to demand its release. the public inquiry into the most serious allegations made against british soldiers stalled. lawyers representing iraqi families withdraw their claim that the troops had killed unarmed civilians, those representing relative of the dead say there's insufficient evidence that anyone was kld by the soldiers. the japanese company behind the first bullet chains is relocating its global rail headquarters from tokyo to london. the company won is $2 billion contract to make britain's next generation of high-speed trains. 750 jobs are expected to be created in the north of england. into people in venice and ven eto are voting in an unofficial referendum on breaking away from italy. the result will not be recognised by rome, but a successful

sisi is the widely popular general who ousted mohamed morsi from power. almost my month later, sisi is promising to rid the country of terrorism. the right-hand man to x president -- was at the international criminal court in the hague. counts of facing four crimes against amenity linked to the postelection violence for years ago. in the man thought to be the world's longest-serving inmate a death row is granted retrial in japan over multiple murders committed nearly 50 years ago. you're watching "france 24." let's start in rome where barack obama is due to make pope francis. he just arrived there not long ago. that first meeting ever between the two leaders will focus on narrowing the gap between rich and poor. u.s. president also hoping that meeting will help most his support with catholics back at home. we will get a bit more analysis on the u.s. president's visit with pope francis. i want to bring in douglas herb. likes it looks like they want to start with the catholic issue, getting the support of catholics by cohost up let's just remember barack ob

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami, from the al jazeera arabic channel has been in custody for six months. al jazeera rejects all charges. the next court appearance is on the 24th of march. >> thousand of people who fled their homes in south sudan because of fighting have another threat to deal with. heavy rains are hitting part of the country and with little or no sanitation, the refugees are at risk of malaria, cholera and other waterborne diseases. >> if we put the children in tents, the water intrs. there's no solution. the situation here is as you can see, more than this. bad things happen here, the children are sick. god is generous. >> flooding and land slides in barr undy has swept away homes and cut off electricity. government officials are struggling to look after people. we have this report from barr undy's capital. >> this woman is getting second hand clothes for herself and children. the house was destroyed by floods and mudslides. heavily rain killed 70 people i

. >> reporter: supporters of the president mohamed morsi have taken to the streets a third consecutive people joined the protest early in the morning demanding the return of legitimacy and also in the north of egypt there were demonstrations at shake and people there demanding the return to power of mohamed morsi as the legitimate elected president and in the capitol cairo in the central area of the city hundreds of people are marching to protest against the coup and demonstrations began on wednesday, the third anniversary of are referendum on constitutional amendment. it is now 83 days since 3 al jazeera journalists have been held in a cairo prison and gresta and mohamed and are accused of spreading false news and the next is the 24th of march in court and al jazeera rejects all charges against the staff and continues to demand their immediate release. in southern syria opposition forces say they are closing in on an important villain they captured a dozen military posts in resent weeks but there is fierce fighting going on for the one village still held by government forces and we re

mohamed ado, al jazeera. >> and the deadly ebola virus is spreading in africa. two new cases in liberia. 70 people have already died in guinea. ebola highly contagious and there is no treatment or vaccine. >>> a victory for environmental activists. stop whale hunting at least for now. and shoppers get more than they bargained for. cheenup on lots of aisles -- cleanup on lights of aisles. [ male announcer ] it's here -- xfinity watchathon week, your chance to watch full seasons of tv's hottest shows for free with xfinity on demand. there's romance, face slaps, whatever that is, pirates, helicopters, pirate-copters... argh! hmm. it's so huge, it's being broadcast on mars. heroes...bad guys... asteroids. available only on mars. there's watching. then there's watchathoning. ♪ >> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm del walters. these are your headlines. secretary of state john kerry, release of palestinian prisoners and restoring that mid east peace project. >>> cyberattack, group called anonymous taking credit for crashing the albuquerque site, warning they will retalia

classes that followed the overthrow of president mohamed morsy in a military coup.four years for the. yemeni man say he's been subjected to a form of medieval water torture a one ton of inmates to use the u.s. military and president obama launching a legal battle to end while the practice of the infamous detention center. has just gone cost eleven pm here in the russian capital you live with us on our chief international you're with me. recording of a conversation has emerged on you tube allegedly between ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko and another former ukrainian official in it mrs tema shanker says that russia must be destroyed for reclaiming crimea. earlier share the details of that conversation with me. just this evening a telephone conversation between the former ukrainian prime minister yulia tymoshenko and a one of the former and one of the former officials from the country's national security was posted on you tube and we're talking about a leaked conversation now allegedly that conversation took place on the eighteenth of march this is the

the 529 defendants may have been supporters of the deposed president mohamed morsi were accused of killing police officer, seizing government weapons and damaging property when a police station in the town of batii south of cairo was attacked. [gunfire] it happened last august. at the time egyptians and security forces carried out raids on two large antimilitary protests sites in cairo. hundreds of people were killed leading to riots in other parts of the country. defense lawyers said they had been given no time to review trial documents. when the verdict and sentences were readout the defense lawyers were banned from the courtroom. and they criticize the ruling of presiding judge joseph. >> translator: the trial was eronous out of the defendants only 68 appeared before the court and the rest were detained in a central prison. the presiding judge was angry and decided to hand down the judgment in two day's time. >> lawyers said the court decision has been too rushed. >> translator: we believe the trial is a right enshrined in the case was absent. >> reporter: crack down on opposition voice

mohamed has no link to terrorist or any groups. these are false accusations. >> we have been shouting all along that he would have no part to play in any terrorism. >> the yowrnts spent the entire -- the jowrnlt journalist the entire hearing in cages. mohamed fahmy shoulder injury has worsened in jail. baher mohamed is only allowed to see his wife and children once per week. peter greste'peter greste's fams commuting from london. promising the are trial is run efficiently. >> i stress and reiterate the independence of the egyptian judiciary. i'm sure your son will enjoy all the rights as guaranteed and cherished by the law. i have directed the interior minister to follow up on your son's health condition and stress that all possible care must be extended to him. >> the prosecution has not finished presenting its evidence and witnesses but defense lawyers were able to cross examine them. the trial has been adjourned until march 31st. abdalla al shami has been held without trial, he is now on hunger strike. anita mcnaught, al jazeera

the trial of three jailed al jazeera english journalists resoups in a few hours time, fahmy, mohamed greste have been detained for 93 days in a prison. >> reporter: heading back to court for a fourth time, peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are charged with false news and terrorist organization and have been held for more than four months and the case has received worldwide attention and it's the first time egypt has prosecuted journalists on terrorism charges. in the last court hearing the detained al jazeera journalist was in a cage wearing white prison uniforms and stress their innocence and call for international support. >> we want to be free, we didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: the al jazeera english reporting team was detaind by security services on december the 29th and taken to cairo's high security tohro prison enand he has a dislocated shorter that he received before being arrested and received limited medical treatment and according to his family can barely move his arm. the father of two is able to see his wife and children only once a week. some members

fahmy and baher mohamed. saud rein according to sources, saudi sources have can owned media outlets such as the london based pan arab newspaper al hayat have quoted, will prevent saudi journalists with cooperating with the network or other qatari media. also recalled their ambassadors from qatar. critics in the gulf have longed accused the credit al jazeera network of a pro-muslim brotherhood bent. for now al jazeera's riad bureau remains open. just as myanmar's journalists and a news manager there have gone on trial charged with leaking state secrets. the charges relate to two reports in the yongon based, with the assistance of the chinese. in the northwest earn city of pauk. all five have pleated not guilty. but if found guilty could face up to 14 years in prison. now president of myanmar signed myanmar's long awaited media request law into effect. the law has been trumpeted as a way to guarantee freedom of the press after five decades of censorship undermilitary rule. but the bill that passed in parliament

mohamed fadel fahmy's shoulder injury worsened in gaol. now he can barely move his arm, according to his bally. mohammed badr is only allowed to see his wife and two children once a week. peter greste's family are commuting from australia for the hearings. the peter greste and mohammed badr families have received all right from the interim prime minister promising the child will be run fairly: >> the prosecution has not finished presenting its evidence, but defense lawyers were able to cross-examination them. the trial has been adjourneded until march 31st, no bail was granted. >> a fourth journalist abdullah al-shami has been detained sips august 2013 without trial. he is now on hunger strike. >> in kosovo the remains of 46 ethnic albanians killed by serbian forces in 1999 were handed over to families. coffins, draped in the albanian flag were lined up in a tent. serbian forces buried most of the dead. some of the victims were killed during an attack by the u.n. to charge officials with war crime. 1,000 ethnic albanians were missing. in s

the defendants, mohammed fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed were brought in wearing handcuffs andrison jumpsuits. at one point, mohammed fahmy telling the judge that his shoulder has been dislocated, asking them to remove the handcuffs, and they did remove the handcuffs from the department. mohammed fahmy also telling the judge that he has never betrayed his country. peter greste's brother andrew also inside, telling journalists his brother is remaining strong, but he would never wish this or deal on anyone. 67 days is how long these journalists have been detained, most of that time not being charged. eventually they were charged with assisting a terrorist organization, presumably the muslim brotherhood. also broadcasting false information and working without a permit. by some account these journalists did not have a permit to work here in egypt. however, when it comes to the more serious charges of assisting a terrorist organization, many rights groups, journal lists are eager to see what kind of evidence the state is prepared to present. we do know the state has presented the me

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of belonging to a terrorist group andeading false identification. al jazeera rejects the charges. their trial has been postponed until marge 24th. >> in -- march 24th. >> serbia's progressive party won a landslide victory. aleksandar vucic is expected to be the next prime minister. he campaigned on pushing for ties with the e.u., and lower crime. e.u. membership would be best for the country. >> translation: i expect reforms, job creation and the fight against corruption to be the main issue. >> i think the e.u. membership is best for serbia. i would be sad if my or your kids could say albania is the west. >> earlier serbia began talks with the e.u. >> a strong earthquake off the coast of south america. the 6.7 quake was meant to be 6.0. it struck off the chost of chile, there's no tsunami threats. chilean authorities ordered coast at evacuations as a precaution. >> president obama is trying to tackle the issues of stagnated wages and it's setting up a battle between employers and employees. we bring you both sides of the

mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terrorist organizationd spreading also news. al jazeera rejects all charges. and this man from al jazeera's arabic channel has been detained for more than six months now. >>> commemorations across spain on the 10th anniversary of this madrid train bombings. the woman who is about to be sworn in as chile's new president, along with new faces in congress. >>> and in sport, the defending champion gets knocked out of the races. we'll have all of the details in sport. ♪ is >>> well, let's go back to one of our top stories news reports that more than 20 police officers have been killed in india. the rebels are active in a third of indians 600 districts. they are a powerful force. they say they are fighting for the rights of agriculture laborers, and tribes who's lands have been taken away. last may dozens of politicians were killed, including top state leaders. we have a journalist and author who is writing a book about the group. and he joins us now via skype. good to have you. these are india's greatest interna

trial of al jazeera joirnts, pete journalists,peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy, trial has been adjourned to march 24th. >>> venezuelans paused to celebrate the death of their great leader, hugo chavez. >>> state of washington officially goes to pot. following colorado's lead, the first of more than 300 retail licenses were wished on wednesday. the first pot shop will open this summer. >>> as communities coast to coast look to open pot shots, the top cop remains opposed to pot. but bernard kerik's views did not change while in prison. how to nab and lock up criminals until he became one. now the ever outspoken kerik sat down with me, in times square. and what's wrong with america's system of crime and punishment. >> i was a foot cop on 42nd street, i walked foot post up here, right here in the heart of the square. >> you were a real beat cop? >> very much a beat cop. >> from the streets of new york city to the bid for the highest security job in the country, bernie kerik has been there. blunt. >> they're mor morons. >> and nobody has a resume like his. >> i'm the former pol

mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terrorist organization spreading false news. one family received a letter that has given him hope. >> meanwhile the journalist from al jazeera's arabic channel has been in custody for six months, and has been on hunger strike since january. >>> on the outskirts of the capitol, on high alert ahead of presidential elections in april, four people were killed. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: on the outskirts of kabul, the sound of gunfire reverbera reverberates. the taliban appears to be stepping up attempts to disrupt the presidential election of april 5th. as afghan special forces flew to the scene, around 20 members of the staff were trapped in the building. >> translator: this is to disrupt the election process. i urge the people of afghanistan to recognize the enemy. >> reporter: the assault followed a common taliban tactic, two suicide bombers one on foot, and one in a car. at least one police officer was injured in the shootout, which happened near the home of one of the presidential candidates. bern

supporters of the mohamed morsi demanded his release. a trial began in the south. 1200 people are on trial. many in absentia. the charges include storming a police station, attacking individuals and damaging private property. the incidents happened in southern egypt after security forces broke up protest camps in cairo. >> one in court on saturday was a supreme guide of the muslim brotherhood. millions of egyptians marched against mohamed morsi, the brotherhood and some separatists called his overthrow a coup. >> the military is imposing all-out war against the brotherhood. what is happening in egypt is tragic, very sad, because egypt is deeply polarized, divided and more than nine months after the ouster of the brotherhood, mohamed morsi. >> also on saturday, hosni mubarak was in court with his two sons and former aids. they are accused of complicity of the killing of protesters. many accused the government of being backers of that regime. >> translation: by pr, not only in neary, the egyptian judiciary recruited large numbers of those

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of spreading false news and belonging to a terrorist group. al jazeera rejects the charges and demand their immediate release. their trial continues tomorrow. >> rob reynolds explains gangs in buenos aires were gone before police rolled in. >> the operation began before dawn. 1,000 military police and brazilian marines entered the complex of slums known as maray near the airport. special police units armed with weapons patrolled the narrow allies and rushish-strewn streets. it's a group of shanty towns or fefellas occupied by 130,000 people and is notorious for violent drug gangs. a series of firebomb attacks on posts and other favelas led politicians to plan a strong response. the plans were formulated weeks before the attacks. despite the presence of heavily armed military police, the atmosphere appears calm, with people going about their daily routines. the consensus is that the criminals this the police officers are searching for have left the area days ago. several people were arrested for minor crimes, and police sa

the arrest of mohamed morsi. they were angry over a student's father in prison on charges of an affiliation with the muslim brotherhood. she was accused of helping mohamed morsi to leak documents. >> it's been 92 days, mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr are accuse of spreading false news and belonging to a terrorist group. al jazeera denies the charges and demand the release of staff. the trial begins tomorrow. >> after being held in captivity for six months two spanish journalists are clear. it was an emotional reunion for the journalist and the photographer. they were kidnapped by a rogue al qaeda group on september 16th as they tried to leave syria. late yesterday they contacted officials with the spanish newspaper they worked for to let them know they were in turkey. it's unknown if they escaped or were released by the kidnappers. they would not comment on whether a ransom was negotiated. >> nine correspondents and 10 syrian journalists remain missing. >> the death toll from self weeks of pr