peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been held in an egyptian prison for 146ays. they are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >>> police in afghanistan have killed four gunmen who launched a predawn attack on the indian consulate. [ gunfire ] >>> the four attackers opened fire on the building with machine-gun and rocket-propelled grenades. all consulate staff are safe. >>> russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution to the international criminal court. more than 60 countries back that resolution. our diplomatic correspondent james bays has more from the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> after more than three years of bloodshed this was the chance for the security council to refer all the crimes committed in syria to the international criminal court. 13 countries, a large majority from in favour, but it will not happen. only two states voted against, but russia and china are permanent members of the security council. this is the fourth time they have used their veto on a resolution related to syria. >> today is about accountability

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

mohamed sul dan finished his economics degree at being ohio state. he returned to egypt last summer to care for his mother. sultan was quickly caught up in protests against the military led government that ousted mohamed morsi. >> that doesn't go up or down when you break the principles of democracy. you don't get to choose when you want to oust a president. you wait until the term is done. >> fluent in english and arabic, sul dan was popular -- sultan was popular with film crews. >> why why why? >> mohamed was hit in the arm by a sniper's bullet which very nearly missed hitting him in the head. 11 days later, security forces came to his parents' house to arrest sultan's father. but he wasn't home. mohamed was arrested instead. >> one of our friends that live in the same apartment, he said it was in the middle of the night and he heard police officers and a bunch of police officers coming into the building. and he heard someone that sounded like mohamed being taken away. >> a month later, sultan's father was captured too and brought to the same priso

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

and mohamed fadel fahmy are in the same spell. they are spending 23 hours a day together. that's the conditions they are kept in. yes, look, they are obviously supporting one another. it's difficult living in such a close and confined space with two other people for that length of time. they are manage, and again they are coping well. so they have been - i guess, you know encouraged by, again, what we saw on thursday's court session. there was nothing incriminating. it's a matter of toughing it out, getting to the end. >> andrew says they are optimistic, staying positive and relying on a fair trial. >> the fact that peter knows that there is a massive worldwide interest in the case, and worldwide support is helping them keep their spirits up knowing the colleagues and world media is behind them, is something that is keeping them going, and they are really - knowing that they are in there for a cause, and that being a free press, is, again, something that helps keep them motivated and strong. now we'll take a look at other events o

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held in prison for 149 days. their trial has been adjourned until june the 1st. they are accused of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all the charges. a fourth journalist abdullah al-shami has been in a cairo prison for more than nine months without charge. a lawyer filed a grievance demanding release, and requests a medical report to document poor health. >>> european elections have seen a swing towards the far right across the continent. the national front topped the poll for the first time ever. the story of the election from copenhagen to athens is one of mainstream parties losing out. greg simon mcgregor-wood has the details. >>> populist parties did well. in france, the national front came first, aggressively anti-immigration, anti-e.u. it campaigned on a platform of returning power to france's parliament. >> translation: our people demand a single policy, the policy of the french, for the french with the french. it will no longer be directed outside. subservient to laws which they

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 el-erian also staying with me.f this bounce in april is a bounce back from the winter weather in the first quarter? >> we did see strong months in february and march in the jobs report as well. it bounces around a bit from month-to-month. i think it is the trend over the long term i focus on. athave been adding jobs about 200,000 private sector jobs per month the last year. that is a strong and steady pace of growth. we would like to see that continuing. doesn't make it harder for the democrats to push for a minimum wage hike and to reinstate employment benefits? >> i don't think it makes it harder. by our estimates, we have encouraged 80,000 jobs lost because of the purchasing power associated with unemployment insurance. those people not getting benefits and not spending money. we would have had even stronger jobs number if we extended it. the senate passed it. we would love to see the house pass it. we have seen wages grow over the last 12 months, but not as much as we would like. raising the minimum wage would

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

. >> our president is mohamed mursi. we are calling for legitimacy. this is our point of view. they are killing us. >> reporter: abdul fatah al-sisi did it with popular support, seemingly. the general was attracting something of a cult following. abdul fatah al-sisi rode a wave of nationalism that kept him in the spotlight since last summer, and hasn't discouraged comparisons with a ruler from the 1960, described as a first leader to challenge western dominance of the middle east. abdul fatah al-sisi is religiously devout, but hasn't publicly expressed an opinion on how he views the role of islam in politics. on a speech to the military he said: >> reporter: before the conversation starts abdul fatah al-sisi knows his priority is to turn egypt's economy around. >> translation: during two resolutions egyptians as powered for freedom and social justice. i need to give them security, stability and development. >> reporter: abdul fatah al-sisi says that within two years he can improve the economic condition of the egyptian p

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

mohammed, good to have you back with us. i want to get your reaction to a couple of things.you have the economy basically flat in the first quarter. you have the fed pulling back on its stimulus, something that worried investors, and yet the dow sets an all-time high. whats not computing, if anything. >>> so tyler, think of it this way, the fed is on auto pilot. we know what they will do, reduce by 10 billion at every meeting, and they will keep the interest rates low and continue to encourage us that interest rates will stay low for a long time. so the fed is predictable. markets like that. the markets also look at the economy and say yes, we had a weak gdp number, but as steve and susie said, we had a good barometer number. so put these two things together and what the markets see is basically a range-bound outlook. the lower volatile range-bound outlook. what it does is encourage the market to leverage and reach for yield and return and pushes both the bond market and the equity market higher. >> mohammed, first of all nice to see you again, glad you're back on "nightly b

mohammed sol tan's case is one of many. al jazeera's an doll la abdullay has been held without charges. many are languishing in egyptian jails without charge, without trials and without transparency. >> thanks stephanie. al jazeera correspondent abdullah al shamy has been moved to a location unknown. his attorney has asked that he be transferred to hospital because his health is failing. >>> three other al jazeera journalists are accused of conspiring with the out lawed muslim brotherhood. the group has been declared an terrorist group in egypt. al jazeera is rejects all charges and demands for their release. >>> we look at boko haram and the men behind the nigerian movement. the ultimate capturing device. swiss researchers develop a bionic arm that can catch balls like a human. >> welcome back, a reminder of our top stories here in al jazeera. nigeria has rejected a demand by bow could had a ram to swap pictures for more than 200 school girls abducted a month ago. the video released showing the school girls taken. >>> jose

>> mohammed, raise minimum wage? >> yes. of all, it's very hard to find conclusive studies that suggest that a higher minimum wage creates more unemployment. sec, this economy needs demand. needs aggregate demand. businesses are looking for demand and these people, does this segment of the population have the highest propensity to consume? thirdly, yes, we should raise it. >> two different views. the ceo. the economists, we'll leave it there. carly fiorina. mohammed alertian, thank you for your the hostful comments. daughters now earn nearly three tiles than their mothers did in the early '70s according to pugh. daughters still earn less than their dad did and their brothers. for more, give me 60 seconds on the clock. it's "money time.". >> when it comes to underpaying workers, subway is fast food's biggest offender. since 2000, franchises have racked up 17,000 fair labor act violations. they paid workers $3.8 million in reimburse:. so much for homeownership, not since 1995 when "braveheart" was in theaters was the homeowner

mohammed abass stands to me as this person who no longer knows where egypt is right now. he has not lost hope, but he is dispairing, and he has fled the country fearing arrest, because anyone who was part of the opposition is being arrested, and he did not want to get arrested. so he has left the country. in his travels, he came to the united states, and he spoke to some important people in washington on an off-the-record basis. and those important people in washington, i think, listened to him. because i have talked to them. they hear in him something that doesn't get expressed. it is too in the middle, it is too knew aunsed, but it is really important. so when i hear that mohammed abbas is in washington, he has given me so much of his time. i said i want to show you around boston, where i am from. i wanted to take him to fen way, but i didn't. instead i took him to see the freedom trail and the history of the american revolution. i kept telling him, tahrir square is like the boston massacre. i took him to where the first real violent demonstration against the british cr

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

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

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

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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, 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. >>> minnesota police say a 17-year-old allegedly planned to murder his parents and sister and use rice cooker bombs and guns to shoot as many students as possible at his school. police caught on to the plan after a pair of explosive devices were found on a student playground. a 911 caller spotted a male with a backback opening a storage unit, finding a notebook outlining the plan at his whom. he was charged as a juvenile for attempted murder and possession of explosives. >>> in connecticut, a 16-year-old boy accused of murdering a classmate before their junior prom made his first prrns. he didn't speak. he is accused of stabbing marin to death. he exhibits signs of psychosis and is on suicide watch. he's being tried as an adult. >>> a new york subway train d

mohamed mursi was voted in as president. he was from the muslim brotherhood freedom and justice party. under hosni mubarak the group had been banned but tolerated. now it had to get a country which had been through an extraordinary revolution on track. it couldn't do it fast enough. a grass roots movement called tamerod or rebellion formed, collecting signatures calling on mohamed mursi to step down. and on june 30th, last year, hundreds of thousands of egyptians took to the streets to protest against mohamed mursi and the muslim brotherhood. a few days later he was removed from office by field marshall abdul fatah al-sisi. mohamed mursi was arrested and the muslim brotherhood declared a terrorist organization. once again, the military was back in charge. and abdul fatah al-sisi appointed an interim president, adly mansour. egyptians are getting ready to elect a new president. they can choose from abdul fatah al-sisi, or leftist politician hamdeen sabahi. for anyone watching egyptian politics, the last few years is about cha

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

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

administration said that it would seek for all of those top masterminds at guantanamo way, lug shake mohammed. moving them to american soil could be a security threat n2009 and 2010, congress voted down bills that would have funded closing the base. >> the unwise and unwarranted restrictions undermine our counter terrorism efforts, and could harm our national security. >> instead, the top al qaeda suspects are still in prison in guantanamo, and stuck in the process of military tribune falls. under the bush administration's plan, there are legalities, defendants have attorney and get access it them. but it's not private. the suspects cannot know all of the evidence against them, and the conditions or time in custody bear no weight. the president has tried to make good on closing gitmo, but it centers on capitol hill. if detainees were to be transferred to the united states, they would not require new legal protections, such as the right to seek asylum. >> john walker lynn, jose padilla, richard reed, abdul tall ab. all were found guilty in the u.s. and all sent to president. the attorney gener

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

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 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 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

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,

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

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

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

well, this meeting is taking place in the capitol and mohamed our correspondent is there following allhe developments and we understand all the parties are there but the face-to-face meetings still has not happened yet. >> no, they have not, laura. there is right now what is going on is consultation between the two leaders and the prime minister and this is happening separately. right now he is meeting with the president, the president of south sudan and a little later he will meet with the former deputy and opponent and these consultations will continue until later in the day when mediators expect to bring the two men together into one room and for them to have this and the issue is for how long. they can't tell that at the moment but the plan is for later in the day to meet and talk about not only how to end the conflict but also how to come together in a government, a transitional government which would be tied with responsibility of drafting a new constitution for south sudan and leading them out right now. >> and back in december, just remind us how it all kicked off. >>> well lau

fahmy can, peter greste and baher mohamed.heir trial has been adjourned one more time, until june 1st. we had the pleasure of speaking with peter greste's brother. >> they're all in the same cell. spending 23 hours a day there together. that's conditions they're kept in. and here, they're all obviously supporting one another. it is difficult living in such a close and confined space. with two other people for that length of time. but they're managing and they're again coping remarkably well. so they've all been, i guess, you know, nowrnlg encouraged byn what we saw on thursday's court session. that there was nothing incriminating and it's just a matter of toughing it out getting to the end. >> now let's take a look at some other events coming up this week. on tuesday the nba board of governors considered terminating donald sterling's nba ownership about then thursday, cancelled a g-8 meeting in russia. >>> the law isn't all foregiving for children in bangladesh. his story of survival coming up next. with joe berlinger >> manda

those who are specificallily supporters of mohamed morsi and openly said that they splil simplsimply notare recognize th. some opportunity within the selection to try and appeal for some kind of a choice for egyptians have also cast their doubt how the election is run. express openly, given the climate of fear and oppression since the coup. >> given this extension and low turnout figures what we hear, what does this mean for sisi, has he lost are credibility because the of this? >> i think he wanted to come in with a strong mandate, to express his authoritarian views, regional powers have cast doubts over whether the future of egyptian process, whether this is actually a signaling of return, legitimization take place both internationally as well as domestically. >> abdalla, thank you very much, joining us in the studio here in doha. >>> madam fmohamedmohamed fahmyr mohamed and peter greste have been hold for months and a fourth, abdalla al shami,. >> syria win holding its election on june 3. joining us live, telling us what the concerns, zehna of the people you have been speaking to

mohammed faad, al jazeera. >>> south sudan's president and the rebel leader said to hold their first face to face talks since the conflict began in december. both sides have accused one another of breaking a fragile truce signed in january and the rebels are now accusing the government of launching more attacks in unity state. >> we are receiving information, reports of violations. so we are taking this opportunity to inform the world that the president is not serious about political solution to the conflict. he believes in a military option. >> that's why his forces are on offensive everywhere. >>> united nations social security accusing both sides of crimes against humanity including mass killings and gang rapes. fighting broke out in december after president kia sacks his /*. fighting had as been along ethnic lines. thousands of people have lost their lives. an estimated 5 million are in desperate need of aid. >>> the meeting the supposed peace talks with taking place in eiththiopi ethiopia's capitol. here is more >> reporter: signing ceremonies expected to take place really soon,

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 are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the movement has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt and our cole eke al jazeera arabic's abdullah al-shami has been on hunger strike for 109 days. he is demanding all their releases. >>> hundreds of protesters have gathered in iran. iran should not make a compromise, they say, in negotiations. the country has curbed nuclear reactors in return for sanctions relief. experts from iran, the u.s., britain and other countries have been meeting to work out a permanent deal. >>> the philippines military offensive against separatist rebels in the south has been going on for years. the army's latest push displaced thousands of members of one of the last indigenous tribes. we have this report. >> reporter: these are one of the last remaining indigenous tribes of the philippines, whose culture remain intact. they are considered gatekeepers of the southern rainforest. now they are homeless, driven from their home ever the philippine military launched an offensive m