large crowds have begun protesting in moldova's capital. gathering in the buildings. protesters are demanding elections after the appointment of a prime minister who they claim is taking orders from business tycoons. in iraq. i.s.i.l. says that it's killed 72 soldiers in three separate suicide attacks as it fight to hold on to the city of ramadi. the latest fighting happens in i.s.i.l.'s last stronghold in the area. in disease, government forces had retaken the town from i.s.i.l. thousands in the u.s. will be digging themselves out with snow shovels. after the yeast coast was brought to a standstill. streets are cleared in new york and washington d.c. ahead of monday morning's commute. earlier a state of emergency was declared. tack reports on the impact the storm is having on the east coast. >> from georgia to the carolinas, the fast-moving blanket of snow kept activity to a minimum. winds persuaded motorists to stay off the road. many that ventured out found conditions more than they had bargained for. in kentucky, thousands were stranded along a highway that turned

now we are on the verge of hand having in moldova a criminal dictatorship. >> moldova's new government has the backing of brussels and washington, and says there'll be no new elections. >> translation: we believe early elections are not the solution right now. we are in a difficult financial situation, and have to find urgent solutions. >> reporter: camped in the city center for months are a hard core of protesters from across the spectrum. they are hoping tens of thousands of ordinary moldovans are going to join them regardless of their political situation. >> doesn't look like a compromise will be reached. protesters want new elections, what could be the outcome of the crisis. >> always in these situations. of course, concern that things could turn violence. really people are so furious here. with a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. it hard to comprehend how anyone could have got away with if. it did. the crowd things the politicians in power are responsible. we had a speaker say a change in moldova shouldn't come from brussels, washington, russia, but needs to come from withi

>> reporter: within moldova, a competing political elite, it's a business system. on the other side there are other very powerful figures who control the opposition. that is the inside situation from the people here. it means unfortunately more misery for them economically speaking. without stability, without a decent government they're going to be unable to get themselves out of this hole. internationally speaking, let's not forget that it is in an area of overlapping interests between the russians on the one side and europe on the other. this is almost a custody battle. if elections are held, it do be a very-- it could be a new government that would be formed. they say that moldova people believe that the government that we have here is corrupt and must go >>> we will keep an eye on that, but thank you for the moment. china and iran have announced plans to strengthen economic ties worth up to 600 billion dollars in the text 10 years. president xi jinping was the first to travel to iran after the sanctions were lifted. >> translation: we are delighted to see this

angry protesters demand fresh elections in moldova after a third prime minister is appointed in less than a year. up in smoke, malaysia will soon decide whether to ban the use of e-cigarettes >>> first there are serious doubts over the talks to end the conflict in syria which are due to begin on monday. there's little agreement over who will attend the meeting as russian foreign minister and u.s. secretary of state discuss the upcoming talks. >> translation: we don't have any thoughts on moving the start of talks from january to february. this is the position of both russia and the united states. we are confident in the coming days in january these talks will begin >>> the syrian opposition coordinator has accused russia of blocking the negotiations. >> translation: there must be a clear agenda for negotiations to work towards a political transition and not to chat and waste time while syrian people die understand shelling and from hunger. this is unacceptable >>> meanwhile democrats in the u.s. senate have blocked a bill that would have made it harder for syrian and iraqi refugees t

we believe that elections are not the answer for moldova right now.we have to find urgent solutions. >> camped in the city center for months now are a hardcore of protesters from across the political spectrum. they're hoping tens of thousands of ordinary moldovans will join them. >> thousands of people have marched through warsaw to project against government surveillance powers. they're demanding that they withdraw their surveillance law. they also plan to make changes to the judiciary and media resulting an investigation from the european union. >> the violent protest in haiti was pushed back for a second time. it was due to take place on sunday but the electoral commission has put it on an indefinite hold citing security concerns. we have this report. >> one opposition leader called it a victory for democracy. but on the streets of port-au-prince demonstrators were in no mood to celebrate. campaign posters, tires, and throwing rocks. this protester told us it's time to form a transitional government and organize a fresh election. he said that the p

still to come the political crisis in moldova continues. plus as the world's political and economic heavy weights pack up and leave davos, we look at one issue. in sport, a new leader in the english premier league and a nine-goal epic between liverpool and norwich. that's coming up. tunisia is under a curfew for a second night. the prime minister says security has improved since it came into effect. he has held that emergency cabinet-- he has also held an emergency cabinet meeting. a report from the capital of tunis >> reporter: the prime minister faces the toughest challenge yet to his government. he has been in power for almost a year but his authority has been challenged by this week's unrest which has seen angry protests across the country. some of these protests turned into looting and attacks on security forces and government buildings. >> translation: many enemies do not wish to see them successful. they feel undermined by the democratic process. they're doing everything they can to disturb the harmony of our country. the transition

moldova shares a border with ukraine. since the fall of the soviet union, its people have been split between pro-russia and pro-europe factions. moldovaens are frustrated with a poorly performing economy and corruption. >>> zika is spreading. the travelers visited guiana. 1.5 million people are estimated to have been infected. there was a spike in incidence of the disease last year. the virus causes fever, headache and muscle ache that last up to a week. health officials say the zika virus may be behind a sudden increase in micro selfly, a symptom in which infants are born with unusually small heads. almost 4,000 reported cases. the officials say mothers of the children born with underdeveloped skulls were infected with virus while they were pregnant. the united states is also reporting a number of infections in travelers returning from regions struggling with zika outbreaks. the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention have advised pregnant women to avoid travel to zika-prone areas. >>> thailand has confirmed its

we are almost the only ones who have experienced success in the framework we're in now >>> to moldova where the opposition is expecting tens of thousands of people to join a rally in the capital on sunday. protesters are calling for fresh elections after appointment of a prime minister who they say is taking his orders from business tycoons >> reporter: things have gone from bad to worse here. joblessness, a weakening currency, fuel and food prices on the rise. nobody has anything good to say about the situation. >> translation: come to the village and see how much we pay for pasta and sugar. >> reporter: nobody we spoke to have has anything positive to say about their politicians >> translation: i pray to god for help. i don't trust anyone any more. i've lost all faith. >> reporter: the people here had disillusioned and this is in part because this country has been suffering from political paralysis. there have been four prime ministers in the last 12 months and since october no government until this week. on wednesday angry crowds stormed parliament incensesd by the appointment of a

many have rallied in the moldova capital. our correspondent is in the capital with the story. >> reporter: many people now believe an mafia is running their country. so they came onto the streets of the capital despite the cold. >> translation: there is no democracy. there's one gang in power that stole our rights, well-being and money. >> reporter: opposition parties want the tycoons out and new elections. that's all they have in common. there's a pro-european faction while two other parties have a different foreign policy objective. >> translation: the position of my party is that we should have a closer strategic partnership with the russian federation. >> reporter: sunday's rally was a show of unity without party politics, just flags of the republic. the people on this stage come from very different backgrounds. they have very different political interests, but they stress that change in the country has to come from the people from here, not from moscow, brussels or washington. after violence earlier this week police were

opposition parties in moldova say they expect tens of thousands of people to converge on the capital on sunday to demand new elections. many are angry at the appointment of a new governor who say is controlled by the country's richest. >> reporter: things have gone from bad to worse in moldova. joblessness, a weakening currency, fuel and food prices on the rise. nobody has anything good to say about the situation. >> translation: come to the villages and see how much we pay for pasta and sugar >> reporter: nobody we talk to has anything positive. >> translation: i pray to god for help. i don't trust anyone more. >> reporter: they are disillusioned and that is in part because this country has been suffering from political problems. there have been four prime ministers in the past 12 months. since october no government until this week. on wednesday angry crowds stormed parliament incensed by the appointment of a new prime minister. he standing on the right is a close ally of the man doing the talking. the opposition alludes to immediate elections. they queues him of stealing hundreds o

thousands of anti--government protesters brave surprising temperatures in moldova to demand early elections> 10s of thousands still without power as the eastern united states begins clearing up after a record snowstorm. plus. this is what happens when hollywood comes knocking. a short film about friendship gets a shock nomination at the oscars. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in syria where at least 63 people are believed to have been killed in strikes apparently carried out by russian planes. the syrian observe tory fo -- observatory say nine children are among the dead. raids in two neighboring towns has skilled scores in the past two days, gerald tan reports. >> reporter: they gather to search for bodies. to sift through their belongings. and what is left of their homes. villagers here in the countryside say airstrikes on saturday killed relatives and friends, just ordinary citizens. citizens: this man could only muster a prayer calling on god to help his people. rights groups say russian jets are responsible for the strikes. and that this isn't the first time. dozens of civilians are reported to have

. >> protestors in moldova stormed the parliament building, demanding early elections after parliament approved the third prime minister in less than a year. moldova has been without a proper government since october when lawmakers dissolved the previous administration in the wake of a $1 billion banking scandal. >>> the ambassador to china, reported confession made by a swedish human rights activist who is be being held in china. peter dahlin endangered the inflation's security. he disappeared earlier this month. the group dahlin was working with says his confession appears to be coerced. the artwork world gasped. treasuretrophy is believed to be works stolen by the nazis before and after world war ii. a new book untangles a web of deceit and violence, al jazeera aps john terret explains in in context report. >> munich 2012, investigators find 1280 works of art, 121 still in their frames, the rest stuffed into cabinet drawers. among them works by matisse, ren renoir, and others. >> they are in a relatively good condition, some of them dirty but not damaged. >> the greatest find of art

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a situation in moldova is seeing tens of thousands people on sunday. they're calling for election to replace the current prime minister >> reporter: things have gone from bad to worse here. joblessness, a weakening currency, fuel and food prices on the rides. nobody has anything good to say about the situation. >> translation: come to the village and see how much we may for pasta and sugar >> reporter: nobody we spoke to has anything positive to say about their politicians >> translation: i pray to god for help. i don't trust anyone any more. i've lost all faith >> reporter: the people are disillusioned and that's in part because this country has been suffering from political paralysis. there have been four prime men stirs in the past 12 months and since october no government until this week. on wednesday angry crowds stormed parliament incensed by the appointment of a new prime minister. he standing on the right is a close ally of the man doing the talking, the country's most powerful businessman turned politician. the opposition want immediate electi

. >>> hundreds of protesters broke into moldova's parliament after that body approved a new government ending deadlock. protesters wanted the vote to be cancelled and tried to force their way into the building. >> well, the clashes continued in the western tunisian city. thousands protesting about the government. saying it turned its back on a region hit by unemployment. as confrontations continue, authorities impose a curfew. >> security forces trying to break up an angry crowd. firing tear gas, and water cannon to pave the way for the police to advance. the protesters ran through alleyways, regrouped and staged a comeback. thousands of young people mostly unemployed will say they have been marginalized by the government. >> the government - he send someone for help. he don't do anything to steal the money. >> we have nothing here. we are abandoned. there are people that graduated six years ago, but never managed to find a job. >> discontent is simmering. anti-government sentiment is on the rise. local people accuse the government of the favouring rich coastal areas at the expanse of

the newly appoint prime minister says moldova needs a stable government. >> i came here today with my team to take on a much more complex task to form a last chance government. maybe it sounds pathetic but that's what i felt when i was asked to take the responsibility of forming the cab knelt. >> the former soviet republic is one of the poorest countries in eastern europe and political turmoil is not helping to improve the lives of the people. >>> a second patient in less than a week has fallen ill from ebola in sierra leone. the 38-year-old was related to another person who died last week. government leaders declared sierra leone free from the virus two months ago. the ebola epidemic has killed more than 11,000 people in west africa in the last two years. >>> doctors in brazil declared an emergency, because of the spread of the mosquito borne virus zika, adding to the work load at already overstretched hospitals in several states. we have a report on how critically ill patients are turned away because of lack which beds and equipment. >> she has been pacing up and down for four hours

thanks >>> hundreds of protesters have broke into moldova's department after a new prime minister was appointed. they say he is corrupted. >> reporter: the protesters break through police lines and force their way into parliament. police in gas masks and riot gear couldn't stop them. the protesters are angry that members of parliament approved the appointment of a new pro-european prime minister. they say he is part of the corrupt political elite. the protest inside parliament was the culmination of a day of demonstrations. earlier thousands of people had gathered outside parliament to make their feelings known. >> translation: we are not satisfied by the members of parliament either with ou-- or with how the government was formed. >> translation: to form a government so quickly that will be responsibility for our lives and destiny while seeing so many people outside the windows and walls of the parliament is a mockery. they ewe million yatd us. -- humiliated us. >> reporter: there have been months of unrest here. a corruption scandal involved one billion dollars going missing from th

. >>> thousands of protesters have rallied outside of moldova's parliament demanding a snap election.r of the proeuropean coalition is the new prime minister. he had been chosen by the president as a compromise. >>> italy's prime minister is cracking down on corruption. those found guilty of avoiding work will face immediate dismissal. recent investigations have highlighted instephenses where workers were clocking into work, and then leaving to go about their private business. italy has a notoriously inefficient public sector. and that crackdown comes as a film about a middle age's italian slacker has become a massive hit in italy. where am i going, has been more popular than "star wars." it set a new italian box office record, taking $63 million in just a few weeks. >>> smoking an e-cigarette in malaysia may soon be illegal. shop owners who sell vapes are worried they will soon be put out of business. >> reporter: it's a smoking alternative that is marketed as a healthier way to give up the habit. but e-cigarettes or vapes are creating a health controversy across malaysia. many are a

also coming up thousands of anti-government protesters brave freezing temperatures in moldova to demand early elections. yemeni journalists demand the release of al jazeera reporter. could this be the end of 600 years of heritage. protests over hong kong's plans to demolish an historic part of the city >>> we begin with developments in syria where it is estimated at least 100 civilians have been killed in the eastern region in the past two days. the u.k.-based organization for human rights says at least 63 people were killed on saturday alone when a bus station was targeted. the group says russian air strikes are to blame. elsewhere russia is carrying out strikes in support of president bashar al-assad. it's understood they've helped pro-government forces recapture territory in latakia province. on the diplomatic front a question mark hangs over talks between the syrian government and opposition forces planned for monday. we'll will have more on that for a moment, but first gerald tan has this report. >> reporter: they gather to search for bodies, to sift through their belongings and wh

hundreds of protesters have broken in moldova's parliament after a new prime minister was appointed. at least seven soldiers have been killed in an attack in egypt's northern sinai. there were 13 others injured. the army is searching the area for the attacker whose fled the scene. no group has yet claimed responsibility. at least seven people have been killed in a car bomb explosion in kabul. had happened close to the russian embassy. a bus was targeted owned by the bus's biggest media group. afghan taliban as has claimed responsibility. police in the western city of katherine has fired tear gas at protesters. in response, the government says it will create six thousand jobs and clamp down on corruption. an occur due has been imposed-- can consider you few has been imposed. >> reporter: security forces trying to break up an angry crowd, firing tear gas and water cannon to pave the way for the police to advance, but the protesters ran through alleyways, regroup and stage a come back. thousands of young people mostly unemployed who say they have been marginalised by the government. >>

political turmoil in moldova. protesters rally to demands early elections. new york begins the clean up after one of the biggest snow storms recorded. >> reporter: i have all of th

situation degenerates even further >>> a day after storming parliament anti-government protesters in moldovatoday have a peaceful demonstration. thousands blocked a main road in the capital. tensions flared after the secret midnight swearing in of a new government that many believe won't do anything to end political corruption. a serb leader has been convicted of war crimes in 1999. heavy security was in place before he appeared in court today after announcing his conviction for the murder and torture of civilians, a panel of e.u. judges in kosovo sentenced him to nine years in prison. he has maintained his innocence and has filed an appeal. he says the charges against him are politically motivated. another could face war charges before the criminal international court in hague. he is the first to appear in court accused of 70 charges including war crimes and crimes against humanitarian. the allegations are shocking. >> reporter: the witnesses tell of how he instructed his personal escorts to administer dreadful beatings and how he forced recent abductees to participate in the bloody killing

thousands of anti--government protesters brave surprising temperatures in moldova to demand early elections10s of thousands still without power as the eastern united states begins clearing up after a record snowstorm. plus

the current situation is there's snow a long way south, extending to the east of moldova up through ukraine, belarus and in towards russia, as i run the sequence, you can see how the area develops over the 24 hours. significant snowfall is likely. on the northern flank. there'll be a bit of heavy rain affecting parts of turkey and greece. as we move through into sunday we see the cold air, and notice oslo, minus 14 degrees. at least across the western areas, although it's chilly, it should be largely dry. >> thank you. >> still ahead here on al jazeera. >> i'm caroline malone with a story of syrian students trying to get an education here and why they outnumber the lebanese students. >> in sport. some 3-point shooting swings the game as the chigago bulls host the dallas mavericks. we have the details in sport. >>> welcome back, you're watching al jazeera, the top stories this hour. a security operation at a hotel in burkina faso's capital is over. that's according to the security minister. fighters stormed the splendid hotel ouagadougou on friday. counting is under way in the presidential p

the political crisis in moldova deepens with protesters calling for elections and a stop of corruption. we begin in syria where at least 63 people have been killed in strikes apparently carried out by russian planes. a bus station was hit. at least 100 people have been killed across the province in the past two days. gerald tan has the latest. >> reporter: they gather to search for bodies to cyst through their belongings and what is left of their homes - sift. they say air strikes on saturday killed relatives and friends, just ordinary citizens. this man could only muster a prayer, calling on god to help his people. they say russian jets were responsible for the strikes and that this isn't the first time. dozens of civilians are reported to have died in days of fighting. russia launched its military operation in syria last september at the request of syria's president bashar al-assad. since then russian planes have flown an estimated 570 missions. rights civilians say many have lost their lives in that time. it has rejected claims that aircraft has sit civilians saying that it uses pla

they still have troops posted in moldova. so they have to pay the price internationally for that. tough but we have to be pragmatic so we can work with them in syria. there's room for a compromise there. we can talk about that later but in the long run i think eventually if we hold firm with russia we can bring russia back into the fold. that's what's in everyone's interest, first and foremost the russian people but also the united states and our allies. >> that's long term? >> that's long term. that's out there. there's probably past putin and into the next administration. >> dr. evelyn farkas, thank you so much for being on the show this morning. good luck with those lunches. >>> coming up, ted cruz takes fire on all sides. first from donald trump and now his faith is being questioned in a new super pac ad. that's ahead on "morning joe." et may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. >>> comi

i think efforts to recapture little countries like a sliver of moldova and i don't think people shouldprised if there are efforts to go back into the baltics. all of these little countries have large russian minorities so they can be activated. they can be used by the kremlin at opportunistic moments to create the kinds of upheaval wes saw in ukraine. >> so i want to ask about the refugee crisis. unhcr.org which tracks this coping with refugees trying to find a place in the world, we're at almost 4,600 refugees -- >> you said four thousand, you mean four million? >> 4,600,000. the number is staggering, it's hard to even comprehend and i would love for you to put into perspective why that's just as important as all the other issues that are threatening to sort of break down the fabric of not only the middle east but our global relations. >> of course it puts huge pressure on our allies, over two million of those refugees are in turkey right now. germany -- ms. merkel has provided by good leadership. she's under a lot of pressure from her own party because the amount of refugees that hav