the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed is set to resume on thursday. they have been falsely accused of conspiring with the outlined muslim brotherhood. bernard smith has more. >> reporter: peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are expected to make a ninth appearance before a judge in a cairo court on thursday. at last week's hearing, the prosecution demanded the defense pay $170,000 to view what the prosecution calls its video evidence against the three al jazeera english journalists. the judge has ordered this evidence to be handed over, and for the prosecution to public its fee. so far, according to an al jazeera lawyer, the evidence has not been handed over. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of aiding members of a terrorist organization and faking reports. these are charges al jazeera rejects as ab surd. the evidence presented against them included reports from other correspondents and news channels. the trial began in february. they were arrested at the end of december, have been inee custod and denied ba

the i think court appearance e are -- peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, accused of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. they've been in prison for 119 days. >> peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were back in a cage in a cairo court. prosecution lawyers told the defense team that they must pay a fee of $170,000 to facilitate viewing of the video evidence against the al jazeera english journalists, a demand described as an affront to justice. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of being involved in terrorism and faking reports. these are charges al jazeera rejects as nonsense. >> i feel that we are hopefully reaching a conclusion soon, and hopefully it will be favourable. i have strong belief in the judge and the egyptian judicial system. i believe that will be the essential factor in the end. >> three lawyers who no longer represent the al jazeera journalists told the court that the network is using the trial for promotional purposes. they say the defendant's case is jeopardized. the network rejected those allegations s

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been held in prison for 154 days. their trial is due to resume on sunday. they're accused of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects charges against all its staff. meanwhile, a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah elshamy, has been held in prison for nine months now. his attorneys are demanding his release. abdullah elshamy is asking a medical report to document his poor health. >>> the turkish police have fired tear gas at demonstrators. ten people have been detained by police to be deployed in large numbers in anticipation. last year's campaign against plans to redevelop istanbul's turned into mass anti-government rallies. >> if you attempt to go there, i'm sorry, but our security forces have cleared orders. they'll do whatever is necessary from a to z. we will not go to the square like you did last summer. >> the defense has taken aim at the chinese government for its actions in the south seas. chuck hagel accused china of destabilizing the region. >> china has called the south china sea a sea o

. >>> joirnls al jazeera apples mohamed fahmy, will receive a world press freedom award. he has written a letter from his jail cre cell. cell. >> i write you this letter on world press freedom day from my cell after 126 days of incars is ration for doing nothing more than the job i love. that we're a threat to national security and member of a terrorist organization is a sheer insult to the r egyptian people and the newly ratified constitution. during the be previous court appearance, i stood in the cage. one person from the audience called out, are the hunger strikes real? yes. during life threatening hunger strikes are noble men who have no other way to contest the ill treatment they face in prison. among those freedom fighters are abdallbe abdullah al shami. i see no better occasion than today to remind the world about the plight of these men and that there are dozens of respected local egyptian reporters and citizen journalists who are suffering in tria jail awaiting trial. the world will be watching closely. >> tomorrow is world press freedom day. mohamed fahmy, pete

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed are falsely accused of providing a platform to the muslim brotherhood, now declared a terrorist operation. >>> for more than three months, liberties have been withheld. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed will appear in court. >> those of us in the world are worried. >> i appreciate this. our president sent letters to the families of two of the accused. >> i'm aware of that. >> because he - each though he's a judge, he wanted to assure them, one, that there would be due process. he said that he couldn't intervene in the process. but, again, the cases are before the court. i can't legally comment on it until it finishes the appeal process. i tell you again, if a journalist commits a crime, he does not have. >> the prosecution have not been able to prove wrongdoing offed. >> the evidence shown is uncontroversial unfinished news report by al jazeera, and some footage that has nothing to do with the case. footage of peter greste in somalia when he was with b b.c. audio recordings that are barely audible and couldn't be ma

the trial of mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste is set to resume tomorrow.y are falsely accused of conspiring we the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and continues to demand their immediate release. >>> voting in [ inaudible ] general election has been tensioneded for a day after protests against lack of resources. opinion poll suggests the race for the presidency is too close to call. the president is seeking reelection and facing tough competition from three other candidates. >>> the united nations and united states are both demanding an investigation into the shooting of two palestinian teenagers. the separate incidents were recorded on video. some viewers may find the images disturbing. >> reporter: from the day known as the catastrophe is no longer about how she lost her home. now it's the day she lost her son. >> translator: almost everything, everything, my baby. >> reporter: he was an athletic 17-year-old, his father looks through his son's phone and sees a happy teenager he was proud of. what do you see in his face? >> tra

peter greste mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspireing with the outlawed muslim brotherhoodazeera rejects all charges and is demanding their immediate release. china says three galaxosmithkline executives bribed doctors. among them is mark riley. tim friends has more. >> reporter: these charges if confirmed against one of galaxosmithkline's leading executives are more serious than anticipated. the maximum sentence for bribery is life. but ten year's jail is a more likely sentence. gsk london headquarters said it had no idea of what was allegedly taking place. chinese police say that bribes were transferred to doctors. >> reporter: the company said . . . it too could face subsequent charges for corporate misbehavior. in video released to police to state television. one of the joint accused alleged that mr. riley sanctioned payments. >> translator: during dinner [ inaudible ] once mentioned that costs would be involved. matt riley's response at that time was go ahead. >> reporter: the third told police. >> translator: i feel very sorry and regretful for the damage caused to so

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have been in gaol for 125 days.hey will be back in court on saturday. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the out-loued muslim brotherhood, now declared a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejects the charges. peter greste's father read a message from his son early on friday, written to mark international press freedom day on saturday. the message emphasis how important the case is. >> we have seen countless protests around the world, extraordinary online campaign, petitions, news conferences and appeals, that together have been unprecedented in the struggle to protect press freedom. we are, of course, deeply moved and strengthened by the outpouring of support. we also under that this is not just about the three of us. nor is it about the wider and critical issue of the freedom of speech in egypt. our case is emblem attic of the freedom of the press worldwide. >> mohamed fadel fahmy received an award. the canadian committee for world press freedom named him as a 16th certificate. he is a jewel canad

continuing to demand the release of its journalists retained there, baher mohamed, peter greste and mohamed fahmy. accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand the return of its staff. >>> the head of veterans affairs has been forced to resign. african enclave of malia. it is stay with us with us >> reminder of the top storieso. thailand's military chief has ruled out holding elections for another year. he says there needs to be time for political reform. >>> the syrian observatory for human rights, say nearly 2,000 have been killed by barrel bombs this year, nearly 600 are believed to be children. >>> ukraine's government say the army will continue the fight against separatists in the east. a hospital there was hit by more that are fire. >>> eric shinseki apologized for a massive cover-up of delays and military veterans. in many cases paperwork was altered to hide issues. >> agreed that shinseki had become a distraction and the systemic problems, need to be dealt with, without all of this political back and forth hang it. this is a situation where th

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held in an egyptian prison for 146 days. they are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the court got to see evidence the prosecution refused to disclose to the defense, including what a court reporter described as doctored images, showing al jazeera producer mohamed fadel fahmy supposedly with a former egyptian military chief. the trial was adjourned until june 1st. >>> a teenager from egypt is seeking asylum, among the brightest student in the world. he fears for his future if he returns home. >>> 17-year-old abdullah orson is a young man without a country. he came to the u.s. representing egypt in a science fair. he dares not return home. >> reporter: what made you decide to stay in the united states? >> okay. first i wanted to come back to egypt. i was arrested. i will have a better education in the states. i can have human rights. before attending the intel science fair, he was arrested and charged with violating laws. police accused the slight skinny teenager of burning a police car, sayi

. >> mohamed fadel fahmy will receive the 16th annual world press freedom award. the united nations will honour him during world press freedom day. the trial in egypt against mohamed fadel fahmy and two other eassumes tomorrow. the yaightss says egypt's -- united nations says egypt actions are un-democratic. >> i think egypt is cell muching journalists, app attack on press freedom is an attack on press freedom everywhere. tuesday this week secretary of state john kerry raised the issue of the detention of al jazeera journalist with foreign foreign ministers farmee when he was here. the state department and the rest of the administration will push for freedom of these journalists, and journalists etch, as al jazeera adopted the slogan - jourmism is not a crime. peter greste, baher mohamed, mohamed fadel fahmy, will appear in court tomorrow. they have been falsely accused of providing a platform for mood rrk, nout declared is a -- muslim brotherhood, now declared a terrorism organization. all three wrote to supporters thanking them. >>> we have stories around america

. >>> al jazeera continuing to demand the release of its journalists, mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed andter greste. accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all charges of its staff. the fourth journalist of al jazeera, abdullah al shami. is in the midst of hunger strike. >>> french port ca leigh, one od to act by an outbreak of scaib . nazrene give us an update. >> they say they're doing it for health reasons but many of the refugees i've spoken to who i've traveled here, to get here, hoping still to get to the u.k. are really, really upset now? who session they have absolutely nowhere to go off this. and this refugee has been here for a month. he says this will not deter him, he will try to get to the u.k. let's just hear what he has to say. >> i called to see the list and take care of me so i came to italy and from italy to france to here. the situation is so bad. they still sleeping in the street. so that is why i don't want to put my fingertip fingerprints h. so that is it. >> so camps bulldozed naznene, what happens to the people? >> this is no

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been held in prison for 154 days. their trial is due to resume on sunday. they are accused with conspiracying with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges against its staff. abdullah elshamy has been held in prison without charge or trial for the past nine months. he has been denied a doctor to document his poor health. >>> in syria rebels say they have oh blown up a tunnel in aleppo killing four government soldiers. it shows the attacks in the government held area of old aleppo. another tunnel which ran under a historic hotel in the city was also blown up. it was held by regime forces. >>> in fallujah eight soldiers are thought to be amongst the dead. the iraqi army has been carrying out offensives to drive out anti-government protestors. >>> in the capitol riot police use water canons on protesters there. demonstrators threw fireworks at security forces. turkey's prime minister earlier gave this warning. >> if you attempt to go there i'm sorry but our security forces have clear orders. they will do wh

. >>> mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste has been held in prison for 154 days. their trial is due to resume on sunday. they are accused of conspiring with muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all charge against its staff. a four journalist abdullah elshamy has been held in prison since last august. he's requesting medical reports to document his poor health. >>> while they are the generation to challenge the old regime and led the arab spring but more than 30% of young people are out of work. in the third part of our generation jobless series, we have reports from tunisia. >> on the outskirts, she's going door to door. she is a volunteer educating him about their rights. like a third of young t tunisia tunisiaens, she can't find work. >> there are not any factories here. will are only three. they don't pay well, the salaries are $100 a month. you can't live on that. >> reporter: close to tunisia's board with algeria. there is potential for trade and tourism. there are many historical sites. the government are accused of neglecting this region. >> many are leav

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of being involved in terrorism and faking reports. these are charges al jazeera rejects as nonsense. >> i feel that we are hopefully reaching a conclusion soon. and hopefully it will be favourable. i still have some belief in the judge and the egyptian judicial system. and i believe that will be the essential factor at the end. >> three lawyers that no longer represent the journalists earlier told the court that the network is using the trial for promotional purposes, and they say that the defendants case is jeopardised by al jazeera's decision to bring a legal case against egypt. the network rejected the allegations saying in a statement:. >> the court sattate times since the trial started. after each adjournment the three men adjourneded to a single 8 by 3 metre cell that they have shared. they were arrested at the end of december. the next court appearance is scheduled for may 22nd. the egyptian reported a fourth al jazeera journalist has ended his hunger strike, but the family of abdullah al-shami says it's not true. a vi

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been held in prison for 151 days. they are trial has been adjourned until june 1st. they are accused of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects these accusations. a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah elshamy since august without trial. >>> a jet attacking a base belonging to the februar february 17th brigade a major armed group in the east. let's get the late fest stephanie decker who join us from the capitol. what do you hear about this operation in bengahzi? >> reporter: well, we heard from the spokesperson, the man behind this operation, he wishes to rid libya of terrorists. and he said the operation was on and we wouldn't hear more from him until it was over. there have been two airstrikes a couple of hours ago now, and we haven't heard anything left. there is one of the other political shahs in the city have said that they would support haftra in this campaign. there is a load of rhetoric from those sides. we also heard from one of the groups on haftra's list yesterday, who said if he contin

word is his health is failing. 135 days to peter greste, are mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. group has been declared a trort terrorist organization and al jazeera is demanding their immediate release. >>> a british firm that helped recreereveal the possible wheres of the malaysia plane 370. >> take a look at exactly what kind of difference this would make. well, as a reminder, flight mh 370 vanished on the 8th of march with 239 people on board during a flight from can kuala a lumpur to beijing. it was the pings of the plane that led investigators to the fine flight path and the search for the wreckage in the southern indian ocean. will offer the same tracking service with 11,000 commercial planes. other data such as speed and altitude. inmarsat said it will be of no further expense because it is administrator on most jets. >>> the case of the missing malaysia airlines plane has played the entire airline industry rethink its philosophy. >> we should wake up to the thought that we thought everyone knew everything was. the airlines were tightly condrained, to be able to lose tha

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed was adjourned again on thursday. they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges against them and they are due back in court on 22 may. >>> abdullah al-shami, the fourth detained al jazeera journalist will continue to refuse food. he's been held without trial since last august and has been on hunger strike for four months. in a letter he confirmed he had been placed in solitary confinement where attempts had been made to force-feed him. authorities were trying to department his resolve. he said: >>> indians are expecting sweeming reform after giving the party a landslide election victory. the success of prime minister elect narendra modi in his home state attracted millions of voters. can he replicate it elsewhere. we have this report. >> reporter: euphoria in india as election history was made on friday. emerging with a party in parliament, the first in 30 years. the star candidate, narendra modi, is widely credited with the victory after campaigning on a pro-devel

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands their immediate release. >> some of their most graphic requirements of 9/11 will be on display at the dedication of the national september 11th museum memorial. it was built next to the sto spot where the twin -- next to the responds where the twin towers once stood. there are also posters of the missing as well as steel beams and other debris from the wreckage. president obama will speak during tomorrow's money and we'll cover it live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. the museum opens to the public next week. >>> coming up next our special report, secrets and spying. a year after edward snowden revealed secrets and spying, how much your privacy remains at risk. plus: >> now seeing him freely being able to participate in the debate he helped galvanize is something very fulfilling. >> my conversation with glenn greenwald. whrb snowden has put lives in danger. r >> surveillance in the name of security. a government that can track your p

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed was adjourned again on thursday. they were accused of conspiring with outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges against them. they are due back in court until 22 may. abdullah al-shami, the fourth detained al jazeera journalist will refuse food. he's been held without trial since august. he's been on hunger strike for four months. in a letter he confirmed where attempts have been made to force-feed them. >>> syria came to cannes. premiering at the film festival is "silverwater", by a director exiled, shot by a journalist, one based in homs. we have their story. [ gun fire ] >> reporter: these images emerge from syria on a daily basis. ons news. on tv screens and now on the big screen at the cannes film festival. silverwater was directed from afar. the syrian make-up cut together 1,000 internet videos from exile. one day he was caught talking and she asked what would you film if you were here. >> movie reel: he told her, this is the result. i start to feel back into syria. this is a virtual window, v

three others are held in egypt for 136 days, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. they are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the group has been declared a terrorist organization and demands their release. >>> the number of political kidnappings in bangladesh is rising. more than 50 activists have gone missing. as reported, human rights groups blame the abductions on the security forces. >> the weight tied to the bodies didn't work. 16 bricks for each body and they floated up. seven men were ab ducted. two days later the bodies were found. local council men had enemies. they didn't see this coming. >> translation: i can't imagine that could kill seven people like this. that takes a lot. you need so many people. you can't kidnap and kill all with your bear hands. killing and torturing them is not an easy thing to do. >> if it hadn't failed, this woman wouldn't have known what happened. >> reporter: dozens have been reported missing, usually they are not heard from again. when the bodies washed up on shore, it shocked the country and

three other al jazeera journalists continue to be held in egypt for 135 days peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are falsely acaused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the group has been declared a terrorist organization. al jazeera realities all charges, demanding their release. >> protests are expected in turkey, at the trial of eight men accused of beating a protestor to death. a 19-year-old died after an attack last year, during anti-government protests. the court is keen is here key testimonies, in which four of the accused are police many. the teenager suffered a brain haemorrhage. >>> people inside the iraqi city of fallujah told al jazeera that the military is using barrel bombs. the army is in the midst of an operation to drive out fighters. if true, the use of improvised explosive devices in heavily populated areas could be seen as a war crime. we have more. >> these pictures could be the first time we saw the use of barrel bombs in iraq. they are home-made heavy explosives. the name is accurate. the bombs aren't. one man said he saw barrel bombs drop

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been held in prison for 150 days. their trial has been adjourned until 1st june. they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges against its staff. >>> a fourth journalist abdullah al-shami has been held in cairo prison without charge for more than nine months. abdullah al-shami's lawyer filed a third grievance to the attorney-general demanding his release and requires a medical report to document his poor health. >>> the nigerian military ruled out the use of force to retrieve girls kidnapped. the army says it has located the girls, but claims launching an offensive may get them killed. they were taken from their school in borno state by boko haram fighters in april. >> we know where the militants are, leave us alone, we are working. we'll get the girls back. when the president said we have al qaeda in we've ka, i believe -- we've ka -- west africa. >>> a sudanese woman sentenced to death has given birth to a baby girl. miriam was accused of abandoning is lame and m

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the group has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their ready release. >> the u.n. security council is preparing to discuss a report that co narrow the -- could narrow the hunt for joseph conery, the leader for the lords resistance army, and he's wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. stefanie dekker reports. >>> this is a rare glimpse of joseph kony, the leader of the lords resistance army, the l.r.a., and led an elusive ghostly existence in the deps jungles of central africa. he's been indicted for war crimes by the international criminal court, stemming from a war waged in the forth for two decades. over a million displaced. many raped and maimed. countless children were forced to kill and mutilate their families, and turn into coney's personal soldiers. the l.r.a. is responsible for every war crime and atrocity in the book. really, in the past three to four years, what we is seep is that the tactics o

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the group has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. and our colleague from al jazeera arabic has been on hunger strike for 110 days. al jazeera rejects the charms and demands their release. >> the tech giant apple is close to sealing an acquisition. acquiring a brand making head phones and founded by hip hop star dr dread and music producer jimmy irvine. it could be worth up to $3.2 billion. still to come on the programme - on the hunt for mexico's most wanted man, anexclusive report on the knights templar. >> sarajevo's hall opened after three years, after it was destroyed. welcome back. a reminder of the top stories now in al jazeera. the nigerian military denied it had advance warning that the kidnapping of hundreds of school girls by the jihadist group boko haram last month. two politicians from borno state told al jazeera security forces were warned an hour and 45 minutes before the attack, but didn't take action. >>> south sudan president salva kiir and r

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed is set to resume on 22 may. they are accused of cop spiring with the muslim brotherhood -- conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges. >>> the richest man broke his silence saying he supports the government. he ordered workers to protest against separatists. >> reporter: a siren sounded, steel workers gathered outside the factory, responding to a video message by the billionaire industrialist, calling on them to rally against pro-russian separatists. >> translation: is looting in cities and taking hostages a fight for the region? no, it's a fight against the people, genocide of donetsk, and i'll not allow them to destroy donetsk. >> reporter: about 1,000 took part in the rally. the factory director warned them breaking away from ukraine would be disastrous, and could be the end of their jobs. the workers listened and clapped. for many months the openers cards were close to his chest. now, he has made his decision clear. he's in favour of remaining within a united ukraine. >> at the sa

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are falsely accused of conspiring with the muslimrotherhood, which has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands their release. >>> the final phase of india's 5-week general election draws to a close on monday. voter tonne out has been high, there are tens of fillions of people prevented from voting. we go to meet some of them. >>> three generations of the rapi family talking about the elections. most were able to vod. raj and his wife couldn't. >> you have a lot of emotions when you discuss the politics in home. at the end of the day you want to action what you think, so you want to vote for a party with whom your ideology is the same. when it day comes, you go and don't see your name. you feel frustrated, helpless. >> they voted in previous general and local elections, but no one can tell him why he was not on the role this time around. they are two out of millions eligible to vote, but couldn't. they include airline cabin crews in transit. indians working or travelling aboard o

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been held in prison for 149 days.he trial has been adjourned until 1 june. they are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah al-shami has been held in a cairo prison for nine months without trial. his lawyer filed a third grievance to the attorney-general demanding his release and is requesting a medical report to document his poor health. al jazeera rejects the charges against all its staff. >>> thailand's army chief who led the military coup received the royal family's official endorsement. it means that the general has formal status as head of the ruling military status. the copying -- king, in full health did not attend. >> what exactly does this endorsement mean, and where to from here? >> officially it makes the general head of thailand. where it goes to is it can map out a few things, a long-term goal, but not the interim steps that it takes. that is to hold elections and get back to becoming a democracy. there'll be a lot of reform taking place

l baher mohamed, peter greste, and mohamed fahmy have been held, a fourth al jazeera of al jazeera journalist, be be ab dlu al-shami, has been be requesting a medical report to document his poor health. >>> there are the generation that chamg challenged tuns tun d regime. >> many ton outskirts, she's going door to door. she is an educator. like a third of young tunisians here, she can't find work. >> they don't pay well. the salary's $100 a month. you cabinet live on that. >> lkes is close to tunisia's border with algeria. there are many historical sites. the people here accuse the government in b.tunis. spend their days in cafes like this. some have given up all hope of finding work. l. >> mohamed abas ifertion says he understands why, canned fines a permanent jock. >> i know graduates who have been unemployed for five or six years. my message is consider the unemployed because they are the ones who created the revolution. >> here we are in the terminal complex. >> trying to raise money for local historical walk. >> it's an element of our identity. >> would it create jobs and investment. but

peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed have been detained now for 125 days.y are accused of falsifying news. al jazeera denies the charges. and all three have written to thank campaigners for support. here is what peter greste wrote from prison. ♪ is >> greetings to you all. here in egypt we have been imprisoned along with many other local journalists as what authorities have come to describe as their own war on terror, but on this day and for the past few months press freedom is being vigorously defended, and in a way that would have been unimaginable before our arrest. we have seen countless protests around the world. together they have been unprecedented in the struggle to protect press freedom. we of course are deeply moved and strengthened by the outpouring of support, but we understand this isn't just about the three of us. our case has become emblematic of the freedom of the press word wide, if by arresting us the government sought to send a message to journalists, then the campaign for our release has sent an unequivocal response. we're confident in t

three al jazeera journalists continue to be held in the prison for 134 days now, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood, which has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. al jazeera rejects the charms and demands their release. >> thousands of people gather said in the egyptian capital to rally in support of cecily mcmillan and his presidential campaign. the former military chief is touted to win the election. >>> the final phase of india's 5-week election is coming to an end. tens of millions are prevented from voting. we went to meet some of them. >> reporter: three generations of the rappi family talking about one thing, the elections. most are unable to vote. but raj and his wife goodnight. >> there's a lot of emotions. at the end of the day, you want to action on what you take. so you don't want to work for apartheid. and the day comes, you go there and you don't see your name in the list. you feel frustrated, helpless. >> they have voted in previous general and local elections. no one can tell him why he was not on t

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the group has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. al jazeera rejects the charges demanding their release. >>> still to come - closing in on kony. the united nations narrows its search for a notorious warlord. >>> born to be wild - bikie gangs in australia are not rising so easy any ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! he has a phaser! it's not a phaser! it's my phone! he can use his voice to control the tv. you can use your woice? my voice. your woice. my voice. "vuh," voice. his voice. your woice? look. watch sci-fi. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories in al jazeera. pro-russian separatists claim victory after a referendum on autonomy. they say the overwhelming majority voted in favour. the final results were exp

al jazeera english journalists have been detained in egypt, held for 129 days peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of false ing new and conspiring with the muslim brotherhood, declared a terrorist organization with egypt. al jazeera rejects all charges and demands their release. >>> the united states offered to help with efforts to find and rescue 270 school girls abducted in nigeria. boko haram fighters threatened to sell the girls captured three weeks ago. the u.s. is doing what it can says white house spokesman jay carney. >> we view what has happened as an outrage and tragedy. the president has been briefed and his security team is monitoring the situation. the state department has been in touch with the nigerian government about what we might do to support efforts to find and free the young women. >> this report from abuja. there's anger over the government's open response. >> reporter: a new hour-long video from the leader of boko haram, abubakar shekau. he says his fighters abducted the girls. he promises to sell them on what he calls "the market." this woman p

our colleagues, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held in prison for 150 days. they are expected to appear in court again on june the 1st. a reminder that a fourth al jazeera has been detained without charge for more than nine months now. >>> moving on, and the nigerian military ruled out force to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped, but claims launching an offensive might get them killed. the girls were taken from borno state by boko haram fighters in april. >> we can't tell you, military security. leave us alone, we are working. we'll get the girls back. there are people from outside. they said we have al qaeda in west africa. i believe it 100%. >> we go live to the capital. have his words apieced an angry public and restored confidence in the army? >> well, it's not clear at this stage. the public are taking in this developing story, and how it's moved forwards. defense are now saying that the authorities know where the girls are. however, some people on social media have been responding to the statement, saying that they have doubts about this,

three al jazeera journalists have been held in an egyptian prison for 132 days, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy baher mohamed is accused of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood, declared a terrorist organization. our colleague, abdullah al-shami, has been on hunger strike for 10 # days. al jazeera rejects all the charges and is demanding their immediate release. >>> now, the fill peeps military -- philippines military objective replaced thousands of members of a last indigenous tribe. we have this report. >> these are the last remaining indigenous tribes of the philippines whose culture remains intact. they are considered the keepers of the southern rainforest. they are homeless. driven from their homes after the philippine military launched an offensive more than a month ago against communist rebels hiding in their area. over 1,000 are forced to live in evacuation camps, and they are angry. military forgave the villages. there are no communists here. what we want it the to go back to our homes, plough our fields, swim in our refers. the conflict involving communist rebels is one of the world

al jazeera english journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been in gaolor 124 days the trial has been adjourned until 4 may. they are falsely accused of providing a platform for muslim brotherhood. now declared a terrorist organization. >> speaking to the american media. mohamed fadel fahmy defended his government's stance. >> after they were arrested, the government issued a statement to assure foreign journalists that they'd have free access, the right to work. there has been no other journalists arrested by the way. this case, once it went to the court will be dealt with within the court system. this said, our present president sent a letter to the families of the journalist assuring them there would be a free, fair transparent trial and could not intervene, but it would follow it. and i would add to that, that if there is any need for medical treatment and so op. they'll do that. but like you in america, whether we like it or not, we cannot interfere in anything. once it goes to the court system, until the end process, when it ends, one way or the oth

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held in prison for 148 days. their trial has been adjourned until june the 1st. they are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >> while a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah al-shami has been in a cairo prin for more than -- prison for more than nine months without trial. his lawyer filed a third grievance to the attorney-general demanding his release. and is demanding a medical report to document his poor healthment al jazeera rejects charges against all staff. >>> the departure of lebanon's president created an uncertainty. no party has enough seats to install a leader of their own choice. various groups are jostling for influence. we explain from beirut. >> reporter: the term ended. the president left the presidential palace with no one to replace him as neither group had enough votes to elect a candidate. >> translation: i urge the parliament and political block to elect a president and not bear responsibilities of the dangers of a vacuum in the presidential post. >> reporter:

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held in prison for 152 days. their trial has been adjourned until june the 1st. and are accused of conspiring with outlawed murrs rur. abdullah al-shami has been held in prison for more than nine months, his lawyer filed a grievance, requesting his release and requested a medical report. >>> syrians living abroad have been voting. thousands swamped the embassy in beirut and lebanon. the voters prompted officials to extend the voting period into thursday. we are outside the syrian embassy in beirut. we joined to hear about the turn out on thursday. how was it compared to wednesday? >> yes, more people are coming today. you see many of these people came from aleppo, hama. they have been refugees in lebanon, some for over two years. they've been waiting for over four hours to get to the embassy grouped, to cast their ballot. today the scene is more organised. yesterday it was much more chaotic. >> since early in the morning thousands of syrian refugees filled the streets leading to the syrian embassy in beirut. unde

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed was adjourned again on thursday, and they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects charges against them. they are due back in court on 22 may. >> abdullah al-shami, the fourth detained al jazeera journalist will continue to refuse food. he has been held without trial since august and has been on hunger strike for four months. in a letter he confirmed he'd been placed in solitary confinement where attempts had been made to force-feed him. >>> the syrian conflict came to the cannes film festival. films compiling more than 1,000 internet clips is prem airing. "silverwatered" was directed by an exiled director based in paris. [ gun fire ] >> reporter: these images emerge from syria on a daily basis - on the news, tv screens and on the big screen here at the cannes film festival. "silvered water" was directed from afar. the maker cutting together 1,000 videos on exile from paris. he asked "what would you film if you were here?" he told her. >> i started to feel i was back in syria. th

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed was ajourped again on thursday.hey are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges i gains them and they are due back on 22nd may. abdullah al-shami, a fourth detained journalist, will continue to refuse food. he's been on trial since august and been on a hunger strike for four months. >>> two charter flights arrived in southern china carrying injured workers from vietnam. thousands have been evacuated following anti-china riots across vietnam. >>> ongoing political unrest in thailand impacts on all areas of the economy. as the important tourist area, it's worse off after months of political turmoil. >> reporter: these tour buses should be filled with chinese tourists seeing the sights of thailand, but here they sit gathering dust in a field. unrest in the country put a heavy cost on the tourism industry. estimates of $3 billion lost, with a drop of a million tourist arrivals, most from the chinese market. it put a pinch on the tourism industry. >> translation:

the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed has been adjourned until may 15th. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. a fourth journalist abdullah al-shami has been detained without trial assistance last august. he's been on a hunger strike for 104 days. al jazeera rejects all the charges. >> his number one priority as we are truly hoping for him is to make sure that he keeps himself as holding together from day to day as is possible. and, you know, no doubt faith, his belief is that if he can keep doing that, perhaps he may not be too daunted if it runs to, you know, a year's anniversary. >>> u.s. president barack obama has emphasised the importance of a free press during the annual white house correspondence dinner and made reference to journalists that risked life and liberty in egypt. >> tonight reminds us that we are lucky to live in a country where reporters get to give the head of state a hard time on a daily basis and once a year give him or her the charges at least, to return the favour. we know that not eve

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed are accused of giving a platform to muslim brotherhood, a declared terrorist group. >> abdullah al-shami a fourth shournalist has been -- journalist has been on hunger strike for 100 days. peter greste's father hopes he has the strength to endure. >> his number one priority, as we are hoping for him, is to make sure he keeps himself as wholly together from day to day as is possible. and, you know, no doubt his faith, his belief is that if he can keep doing that then perhaps he may not be too daunted if it runs to, you know, a year's anniversary. >> u.s. president obama emphasised the importance of a free press during the annual white house where are correspondent's dinner, making reference to journalists that risk their lives and liberty in places like egypt. >> tonight reminds us that we are lucky to live in a country where reporters get to give a head of state a hard time on a daily basis, and once a year give him or her the chance to return the favour. but we also know that not every journalist or photographer or crew member is so fort

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been held in prison for 147 days. they are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera is appealing to world political leaders to secure the release of journalists abdullah al-shami. he has been in a cairo prison for more than nine months without trial. al jazeera rejects the charges against all its staff and demands their release. >> near heart island in new york. a grave site for almost 1 million unclaimed and unidentified bodies buried over the past 200 years. coming up, we follow a mother who visits the grave site of her still born baby 18 years later. >> the world footballer of the year returns home as real madrid prepare nor their match in the champion's league >>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. [ speaking foreign language ] >>> in thailand anti-coup protesters are calling for an end to military rule. army spokesmen told reporters the former prime minister yingluck shinawatra is being treated well in custody. >>> three rebel groups in northern mali a

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of falsifying new and conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. it's been declared a terror. >> organization. a fourth journalist has been detained, abdullah al-shami, since last august. he's been on hunger strike for 104 days. al jazeera relates the charms. peter greste's father says he hopes his son can final the strength to endure the ordeal. >> his number one priority as we are hoping for him is to make sure he keeps himself as wholly together from day to day as is possible. and, you know, no doubt his faith, his belief is that if he can keep doing that, then perhaps he may not be too daunted if it runs to, you know, a year's anniversary. >> u.s. president obama emphasised the importance of a free press during the annual white house correspondence dinner. he made reference to journalists who risked their life and liberty. >> tonight reminds us that we are lucky to live in a country where reporters get together and give the head of state a hard time on a daily basis and once a year give him or her the chance to return th

three al jazeera journalist are held in an egyptian prison for 133 days, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood, which has been declared a terror organization. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. >>> michael sam has become the first open reply gay player to be appointed to the n.f.l. he finishes his football career in college when he announced he was gay. he will join the st. louis rams and was selected in the final round of the n.f.l. draft. ross shimabuku has more. >> reporter: it was an historical day. the n.f.l. deepens the draw. in the final day of the final round michael sam got the call. >> with the 249th pick in the 2014 n.f.l. drafs, the st. louis rams select michael sam from missouri. >> with that, michael sam's dream of getting drafted is a reality. he was overwhelmed with emotion. it was a touching moment for sam, surrounded by friends and family. friends said he wants to be judged as a football player. in there give him the chance for the 249th tip. there are concerns that sam would not ge

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held in a prison for 149 days. their trial has been adjourned until june the 1st. and they are accused of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges against all their staff. a fourth journalist abdullah al-shami has been in a cairo prison for more than nine months. he filed a third grievance to the attorney-general demanding release and requests a medical report to document poor health. >> european elections have seen a swing to the far right in eurosceptic parties. the most dramatic result is in france. that's where they topped the poll for the first time ever. >> translation: our people demand a single policy. the policy of the french, for the french, with the french. it will no longer be directed from outside. subservient to laws which they have not voted for or commissioners that have not submitted themselves to universal suffer ridge. >> the story of the election was a eurosceptic party gaining popularity. in britain the anti-e.u., u.k. independence party tops the poll. harry smith

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are falsely accused of conspiring with outlawed muslimtherhood. the movement has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. al jazeera rejects all the charms and demands their immediate release. >>> there have been reports of more fighting in eastern ukraine where government forces are trying to recapture the city of slovyansk from pro-russian groups. these pictures have been uploaded on the internet on tuesday, showing ukranian troops, vehicles taking part in the operation in slovyansk. ukraine's interior minister says 30 gunmen and four soldiers were killed there on monday. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry accused russia of planning to annex more of ukraine's territory after a referendum on sunday. they say they will hold polls to decide whether they will remain part of ukraine. >> we also are very concerned about efforts of pro-russian separatists in donetsk in luhansk, to organise, frankly, a contrived, bogus, independent referendum on may 11th. we flatly reject this illegal effort to further divide ukraine, and the pursuit

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held in prison for 154 days, the trial due to resume on sunday. they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges against its staff. a fourth journalist has been held in a caro prison without charge for nine months. the law filed a third grievance with the attorney-general, demanding his release. he's requesting a medical report to document his poor health. >>> the head of the organization that provide medical care to u.s. war veterans resigned. eric shinseki apologised for a massive cover up, and in many cases paperwork was altered to conceal the waiting times. >> reporter: this is how a u.s. president ends a scandal harming his reputation, with the announcement someone has taken the fall. >> a few minutes ago secretary eric shinseki offered me his own resignation. with regret, i accepted. . >> until friday morning ship was the head of the department of veterans' affairs, known as the v axe. doctors shortages, increased demand and the push to get veterans seen created a st