. >> translator: i hold president nicholas maduro personally responsible for my husband's safety. >> after arrest nicholas maduro took over television waves and accused them of plotting to topple the socialist government last week. >> translator: antonia was captured and under order of the prosecutor's office to be investigated according to venezuela justice for crimes commited against the peace of the county and the constitution. >> reporter: had the backing of the u.s. government and u.s. state department called that claim baseless and false and the venezuela government often cites plots to over throw it with no hard evidence and it has been a year since major protests broke out against the government with massive food short analyzes and spiralling inflation and a main opposition leader lopez spent a year in prison on wednesday hundreds of people had gathered to mark that anniversary and protest again. adam rainy with al jazeera. >>> thailand military government says it is holding a public forum to hear out critics of its plan to boost a messy energy production and concerns about t

. >> translator: i hold president nicholas maduro personally responsible for my husband's safety. >>r: after the arrest, president nicholas maduro took over national television air waves accusing los angeles debts ma and others of plot to go topple the socialist government last week. >> translator: antonio los angeles dez mass was captured under the order of the prosecutors' office to be arrested according to venezuela justice to crimes committed against the peace of the country and the security of the constitution. >> reporter: maduro said the plotters had the backing of the u.s. government. the u.s. state department called that claim baseless and false. the venezuelan government often sites plots to overthrow it without producing hard evidence. it's been a year since major protests broke out against the government which has faced massive food shortages and spiraling inflation. one of the country's main opposition leader lee polo lopez has spent a year in prison. on wednesday hundreds of people gathered to mark the anniversary and protest again. adam raney, al jazerra. >>> still to

under nicholas maduro, tonight we're going to talk to the daughter of the mayor of caracas.her father recently arrested for plotting a coup against president maduro, explains why they have stopped the presses on a daily edition of a newspaper in caracas. >> they are asking for total hegemony. they have tried ocreate not only asingle unified message but a single narrative for abroad. >> the crack down ton opposition has been so harsh the an economist editorial saying president nicholas maduro is working to destroy the latest vestiges of democracy in his country. david. >> thank you steph any. >>> leonard nimoy died today in los angeles. the cause was a type of lung disease that mr. nimoy said he was battling last year. tonight we remember his legacy. >> he played police officers, cowboys and even the king of atlantis. but in a career that spanned 65 years and scores of roles there was one that plummeted leonard nimoy into the annals of history. spock. it was nimoy the boston native that put the vulcan into the star ship enterprise. a slight raise of those eyebrows. his spock

nicholas maduro continues diplomasdiplomats are for the restriction of the he daily protest. madmaduro described it as punishment. punishment. speculation has furthered. >> alberto nisman's death is still being investigated. who killed him if it was not suicide? patricia bulrich spoke to nisman the day before his death. >> it's difficult to say he was murdered, i heard a very alive person thinking about the next day, the day. >> reporter: mr. nisman had accused the president of argentina of conspiracy to cover up the involvement of the bombing killing 85 people, the day before he was due to present his findings to congress. he was found death ded in his bath, a pistol shot to his head. that up is known. the rest remains murky this a country increasingly polarized. with those believing in the scenario on one side and those who don't on the other. radically reforming the service making it more transport transparent more accountable. >> if you think of the situation, the political environment, the political climate, nobody thinks of the suicide. >> reporter: presidential electio

. >>> president nicholas maduro stated nenl planning attacks against the nation will be prosecuted. >>> whirling dervishes have become a form of entertainment bernard smith explains. >> it is a practice that is 750 years old. legend has it that as the islamic scholar jalalidad roomi whirld his body until he reached oneness with the divine. roomi was a devout muslim. his followers says it its deeply spiritual ceremony, farook jalemi has now launched a campaign to reclaim his ancestors' practices. >> translator: today we have whirling dervishes spinning at wedding ceremonies. it is very disconcerting. >> including the prime minister to discuss his worries. but despite official promises to protect the ceremony, there are performances today that roomi probably wouldn't recognize. there is a regulation that bans these ceremonies from being performed in entertainment venues but well, it's not enforced. >> no eat no drink no spinning. that word they understand the mentality. three minutes we show normally, 25 minutes they are talking about 30, that which together they are 30. >> so this is a

president nicholas maduro called for investigation. >>> many areas are still in ruins, the u.n. has raised billions of dollars to help families rebuild but as nick schifrin reports many palestinians say they have received nothing but broken promises. >> today many, in gaz the ruined homes are children's playgrounds, factory floors are filled with destroyed machinery. the only power plant storage tanks are a crumpled heap. gaza's never been well off but today it's perhaps worse off than ever. the fear is that could lead to another war. >> why have your family not been able to rebuild? >> all building materials are so expensive. >> reporter: part of the problem is poverty. said is a government teacher and only received 60% of his rm salary. omar has no job. the family has blueprints but they can't rebuild without more help. >> translator: the process is slow. a week ago i went to the ministry. they said the funds from the u.n. haven't removed yet. >> that is another problem. the palestinian organization, called unrwa is broke. >> robert serry leads the u.n. effort to reconstruct g

after the draft president nicholas maduro accused of the mayor of the crimes. >> crimes committed against the peace of the country and the constitution. >> producing hard evidence. it's been a year since major protests broke out against the government, which has faced massive food shortages and spiraling inflation. one of the country's main opposition leaders acknowledge leopoldo lopez has spent years in prison. adam rainey, al jazeera. >>> time frame for potential recapture ever mosul 2005,000 troops is currently being prepared. the u.s. officials said it could be ready to fight for control of iraq's second largest city by april. rldroz marin jordanlynnrosalyn jordan last the story. >> the targeting of mosul which is currently being controlled by i.s.i.l. fighters could be a very decisive fight. and of course then the next question would be, would u.s. troops be needed to help the iraqi military? the u.s. military has long said he doesn't want to send ground troops back into iraq. but that's the only way the iraqi military could succeed the legislators say if that's the only way it could

. >> translator: i hold president nicholas maduro personally responsible for my husband's safety. >>to topple the socialist government last week. >> translator: antonio ledesma was captured under the order of the prosecutor's office to be investigated for the peace of the country and the security of the constitution. >> reporter: maduro said the plotters had the backing of the u.s. government. many often sites plots to overthrow it without citing concrete evidence. massive food shortages and spiraling inflation. one of the country's main opposition leaders leopold orvetion lopez has spentolopez. has served years in jail. >> after the break, instead of celebrating chinese new year they're rubbing for their lives. we'll have the latest from myanmar. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . >> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. new

president nicholas maduro has condemned the killing and the police officer who shot him is behind bars translator: if any member of the security forces commits a crime, especially those in charge of maintaining the public order, let me tell you, i will be the first to have them arrested. venezuela armed repression is against the law and the constitution explicitly puts limits on the use of force. >> reporter: the tragedy of the untimely death has only been made worse by what say is the police's brutal. [ inaudible ] then he got shot. >> translator: what could he be doing? what could be he holding in his hand? his school books? it's not right. i have marks on my arm from the police who didn't want me to hold this child. it's not right. why? because after they shot him they wanted to take him away. why? i insisted and insisted. because they didn't want to leave the evidence. >> reporter: the repercussions of the death are not clear yet. but as tensions continue to rise it could be the spark that sets off another wave of frosts in the very city that was at the heart of last year's deadly

. >>> venezuela's president nicholas maduro has once again accused his a point of attempting a coup inress to the nation he said i foiled a plan to bomb the presidential palace. the opposition says it's nonsense and the president is trying to distract people from the country's growing civil unrest. police clashed with students on the streets of the capital caracas. they were taking part in rails marking a year since anti-government protests left 43 people dead. protesters threw stones and petrol bombs and police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. there were protests too in other parts of the country. >>> well, his state the nation speech hasn't gone according to plan for the president of south africa. jacob seoul zuma has been heckled over his luxury home and opposition m.p.s thrown out. >> reporter: just seven minutes in to his annual state of the nation address the president was interrupts. >> mr. speaker, which rule are you using -- >> reporter: they were forced to stop proceed and goes call in security to eject the leader the economic freedom fighters party or ess and all

. >>> venezuela's president nicholas maduro says his opponents are trying to stage a coup on tv he saida plan to bomb the presidential palace. his opponents say it's totally wrong and the president is trying to draw people's attentions away from the country's problems. police clashed with students on the streets of the capital caracas, the students were taking parts in rallies marking a year since anti-government protests led 43 dead. phones were thrown, petrol bombs too at security offices who were not letting them march. the police responded with rubber bullets and tear gaze there were protests in other parts of venezuela too. >>> now to the late never our series on organ donations. in germany not many people are willing to be donors and that means some patients desperately waiting for a transplant don't get one. nick surpriser reports. >> reporter: 23-year-old kevin handles applications from people who need an i.d. card to prove that they are severely disabled. this is his. four years ago his heart doubled in size because of my owe carditis without this pumping machine he will die in

. >> i hold president nicholas maduro responsible for my husband's safety. >> the president accused him of plotting to topple the socialist government last week. >> antonio was captured under order of the prosecutor's office to be investigated according to venezuela justice for the crimes committed against the peace of the country and the security of the constitution. >> maduro said the plotters had the backing of the u.s. government. the u.s. state department called that claim baseless and false. the venezuelan government often sites lots to overthrow it without producing hard evidence. it's been years since major protests against the government which faced massive food shortages. one lead opposition figure has spent more than a year in prison. >> people in charge of the euro zone finances getting together in brussels for what some described as crunch talks on greece's debt. the new austerity government of greece is asking for more time to pay back creditors. greece wants to extends the deal for six months not on existing terms, though. athens blames the unpopular bailout for pushing t

the white house spokesman said that allegations by president nicholas maduro that the u.s. is trying to destabilize his government are ludicrous. >> like all previous allegations, they are ludicrous. the venezuelan government should stop trying to blame the united states for events inside of venezuela. and the venezuela government needs to deal with the grave situation that it faces. the united states is not promoting unrest in venezuela, nor are we attempting to undermine its economy or government. >> indonesia' attorney general said two australians convicted of drug smuggling will be executed. it says that the two men will be among the next group of prisoners to be executed by firing squat. squad. a group of australians were an arrested in 2005 attempting to smuggle heroin into bally. they were supposed to be transferred to a prison earlier this week. but that was delayed for technical reasons. >>> an brasilia is been sentenced for drug smuggling. brazil has withdrawn its ambassador to indonesia. >>> still to come in the program. we ask what happens now in afghanistan wit

. >> i hold president nicholas maduro personally responsible for my husband's safety. >> reporter: afterthe arrest, maduro took over national tv networks. he then accused ledezma and others ever plotting to topple the federalist government last week. >> antonio ledezma was captured under the order of the prosecutor's office for crimes committed against the peace of the country and the dirt security of the constitution. >> maduro said the ploarts had the backing of the u.s. government. the u.s. state department called that claim quote baseless and false. without prouding evidence against ledezma in a country there is no judicial independence. the government often cites plots to overthrow it, without producing evidence. socialist government has faced massive food shortages and spiraling inflation. one of the opposition leaders leopoldo lopez has spent a year in prison. tom ackerman, al jazeera caracas. >> maureen mcdonald, bob mcdonald has been sentenced to two years in prison. in today's power politics president obama is fighting back and using the economy to do it. al jazeera political c

. >>> now, under pressure to solve widespread food shortages venezuela's president nicholas maduro has the state to take control of a private supermarket chain. the company has been accused of hoarding basic goods to drive up prizes. gerald tan has the details. >> reporter: people are lined up around the block venezuela's national guard supervises to gifford and all this simply to buy groceries. there is a desperate shortage of provisions now the government is taking over a leading supermarket chain whose stores have been occupied by soldiers over the last week. >> translator: this network of supermarkets goes immediately under the control. starting tomorrow the network assumptions control of all the services of this chain that was waging a war against the people. >> reporter: the venezuelan president did not say if the take over the supermarkets would be personal. the company is accused of hoarding products, thus driving demand and prices up. its director was jailed on friday. >> translator: before when you needed a product you would go and buy it. now we have to hunt. like people bef

this comes after a protest against nicholas maduro. months of violence left dozens ded. undermining the government. >>> the fda is issuing a warning for medical scopes linked to a super bug. scopes inserted down the throat may infect people with a bacteria. the fda says the design makes it hard to clean. now questions are being raised whether it can be sterilized well enough to prevent infection at all. >>> a very close call for a police officer in michigan caught on dash cam. the officer standing there just outside of that car and this one sliding off the highway very suddenly coming out of nowhere. it hits the disabled vehicle. somehow that police officer narrowly avoided being crushed. he actually got thrown into a ditch behind the car. he was taken to the hospital. he is thankfully expected to be okay. >> wow. >>> rudy giuliani going a step too far. a step further than that. not only refusing to apologize for saying president obama doesn't love america but repeating it. we're going to show you what he said and what many republicans are not saying ahead. >>> and bill