nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> protests are continuing across egypt. demonstrations were held in several university campuses on sunday as there have been calls for more protests on monday. we have this report. >> the chance of university have been loud and clear. the people demand the fall of the regime. thousands of angry students continue to take part in protests in the company and across egypt. furious at the acqui acquittal of hosni mubarak, many describe a corrupt judiciary and against military rule. egypt's second city of alexandria similar scenes of anger occupy the university campuses. and in other areas female students led their colleagues in marchs showing the opposition present of al sisi and military rule is still very much alive. away from the university ironically just a stone's throw away the symbol that brought about the fall of mubarak, anti-coup protesters tried to gather. this was the response of the security services. police beating them to the ground, activists say dozens of people from arrested. there have been severe divisions am

nicole johnston reports. >> those against it tore it up. some got so upset that fights broke out. it was also in sham pers outside. police dragged protestors away. >> this bill is competely unnecessary. more that they are trying to put -- give of themselveses are basically to clamp on people's freedoms. >> the government says it needs new laws to fight terrorism. >> anybody willing to move an amendment, should be prepared to come and be orderly. if they are not willing to move, we shall go back, under the bill, it extends the time that people can be detained without charge from three months to a year media can be fined for printing material "likely to cause fear or alarm." and a covert operation can be outerrerred without the court approving it. >> former journalist says the bill is a backward step, more than 20 years ago, police beat him up in this building for reporting on the trials of political distants. >> if this bill is passed i think all the freedoms that we have under the new constitution would be like a flush in the toilet. it is that clear. last year the mall was attack

nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> joins us now live, and you are at the hospital where it's been a very distressing day. a lot of parents coming to claim the bodies of their children. >> absolutely. the parents are now taking the bodies to the residents where they will be preparing for the burials tomorrow morning. of course as you heard earlier, the military finally coming out with a statement, coming out with the figures and the number of people killed. but the people in pakistan who are asking as to how how so many gunman can get into a school in such a secure area with the military, the police, everybody present, and yet, cause may ham so there will be many questions as far as security preparedness. this is a city that has been hit hard, everybody in the past. this is for the first time that the school has been targeted. and people across pakistan -- with this news they have been working all day today. are people blaming the government for not doing enough, to improve security and to tackle the taliban. >> absolutely, because it is also the domain of the civil security forces to giv

nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> of the seven people are dead after two car bombs exploded in western yemen. it happened just a few hours after the parliament -- they have claimanted responsible for that attack, this targeted fighters in the port city. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of it's three journalists who have now been detained for 355 days. they were jailed over false allegations that they help the outlawed muslim brotherhood, they are appealing against their convictions and sentencing. the historic shift in relations between the u.s. and cuba looks like the beginning of a new era, with both nations standing to gain. havana could benefit economically and economically, and as explains from ben necessary aris, it could also help washington come in from the doled cold. >> a photo of that sums it up. welcomed with open arms to a new regional organization of every country in latin america and the caribbean except the united states and canada. more than 50 years called nor the expulsion of the organization of american states it is unite united e united state that has

nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> into iraq now and the war there. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant have apparently killed at least 15 border guards i.t. it was at a remote post in anbar province. the government there still retains control over the border crossing. with this coming up in the news hour. russia and turkey signing a number of trade deals. taking a look at russia's influence over europe. the peruvian glass is disappearing at an alarming rate. >>> and three man short list for fifa's footballer of the year. rest of sport in about half an hour. palestinian woman is in a critical condition after being shot by israeli security forces in the occupied west bank. she had been shot because she injured an israeli soldier with a knife. the latest in a string of attacks between israelis and palestinians. >> israeli army police say they shot at the junction in the occupied west bank after she scrafscratched an israeli soldir with a knife. he did not need million treatment. in her early 20s, she attempted to stab an israeli soldi

nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> kamal joins us live now.istan is struggling to come to terms with this attack. >> reporter: indeed. as you can see, i'm standing outside a hospital known as the lady reading hospital. this is a hospital that has dealt with many emergencies in the past, but we were told by the authorities inside this building that 31 of the dead were brought here, 45 of the wounded are also being taken care of here. we have seen family members, relatives, well wishers, all making a beeline for the hospital. there is a considerably large crowd here, but obviously because of the scale of the attack, and the number of people killed, other hospitals were also put on alert. some of them have been taken to the combined military hospital. others to the teaching hospital, medical complex, so indeed a situation in peshawar, that the people of peshawar have seen in the past. but nothing this gruesome. children were the target, and according to the reports most of the people killed here today were children. >> and a lot of people seem to

nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: the new security bill didn't get a quiet reading in parliament.inst it, tore it up. some people go so upset fights broke out. [ shouting ] >> reporter: it was also a shambles outside. police dragged protesters away. >> this bill is completely unnecessary. [ inaudible ] put give to themselves basically [ inaudible ] clamp on people's freedoms. >> reporter: the government says it needs new laws to fight terrorism. >> the bill will pass. anybody willing to move an amendment should be prepared to come and be [ inaudible ]. we are not willing to move amendment, we [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: under the bill, it extends the time meme can be detained without charge to up to a year. the printing material, quote, likely to cause fear or alarm. and a covert operation can be developed without the court appealing it. more than 20 years ago, secret police beat this man up in this building for reporting on the trials of political disdense. >> this bill if passed, then i think all of the free dooms that we got under the new constitution would be like a flush in t

nicole johnston, al jazeera. the u.n. secretary general has joined other world leaders in condemning the attack. no cause can justify such a brutality. know criminals can excuse such a horror. and the pakistani activist, the youngest ever has released this video taken in response to the attacks. she was shot by the taliban after campaigning the ever the right of females to an education. my family and i are heart broken. and we stand with all those families and all those children who are injured right now and suffering think this big trauma, and now it is time that we unite, and i call upon the international community, and everyone that we should stand up together and fight against terrorism, we should make sure that every child gets safe and quality education. >> so the afghan taliban condemning this attack it appears this attack has crossed the line in the view of many people. drastic attempts by the central bank to prop up the ruble has had limited success. reports from moscow. >> the russians central bank huge overnigh

nicole johnston has the latest. >> reporter: a few months since they launched an attack like this, sixed men stormed a school in peshawar where exams were underway and the gunman started firing. >> translator: the firing started suddenly. we ran to our classes. there were 6-7 attackers and they were entering the classrooms and shooting students one by one. >> reporter: the army public school is one by the military and has around 500 students and teachers, a spokesman for the pakistani taliban said suicide bombers have entered the school, have instructions not to harm the children but target army personnel and he explained the attack has been launched in revenge for the military's operation in north warzistan and started six months ago and want to defeat the taliban in the mountain region and says it killed more than 1800 fighters, destroyed camps and stores. the campaign has forced around 700,000 people to leave their homes and staying in camps and renting appointments until the war is over. the last major operation by the pakistan taliban is the karachi attack in june, 36 people kille

nicole johnston has more. >> reporter: traveling in an armored convoy with your own private security may seem the safe away to get around mogadishu. this has become a dangerous city. four u.n. cars near the airport when a suicide-bomber ran his vehicle into the convoy. if the aim had been to kill u.n. staff, it failed. they were all unharmed 3. >> some people died, including a security officer, and many others were wounded at the scene of the explosion, and we're still investigating. >> no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. but when there is trouble here it's usually the group al-shabab behind it. they were forced out of mogadishu three years ago. however they still control parts of the countryside. from time to time they're active in the capitol. there have been other attacks on u.n. and government convoys. last year al-shabab carried out a brazen assault in the u.n. base. u.n. workers sheltered in a room in the basement. the al-shabab fighters were eventually killed. >>> in neighboring kenya gunmen killed 36 non-muslim workers at the border between kenya and somalia. th

nicole johnston reports. [ shouting ] >> reporter: the new security bill didn't get a quiet reading inliament. those against it tore it up. some people got so upset fights broke out. it was also a shambles outside. police dragged protesters away. >> this bill is completely unnecessary. they are trying to give more powers to themselves, and basically manage to clamp on people's freedoms. >> reporter: the government says it needs new laws to fight terrorism. >> the bill will pass, anybody willing to move an amendment should be prepared to come and be orderly. if they are not willing to move amendment we should [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: it extends the time people can be detained without charge from three months to a year, media can be fined over $50,000 for printing material, quote, likely to cause fear or alarm and a covert operation can be ordered without the court approving it. >> we ourselves -- >> reporter: former journalist says the bill is a backward step. more than 20 years ago, secret police beat him up in this building for reporting on the trials of political disdense. >> this

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nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> an update from iraq, fighters from isil have reportedly killed at least5 border guards. it was a remote appropriate in anbar province near syria. many parts of an bar are under the control of the islamic state. the baghdad government still contains control over that border crossing. a sue i'd bomber killed at least nine people at a funeral in afghantan. 20s were wounded police say the bomber blew himself up in burqa district. almost a the united nations blames years of instability, poverty, and the lag of education. charles stratford has been to a hospital where mothers are desperate to keep their children alive. >> majib is a year old. he is suffering from acute malnutrition. his mother brought him to this government hospital in kabul a week ago. she cannot read or write. she got married when she was 17 and she's now 32. she's doing all she can to keep her son alive. >> i have lost three children already. they got thin and weak and died. i give said my mic when i can. sometimes i can afford to cook him a good immediately. sometimes i can't. >> there are

and as nicole johnston reports that's not the only problem facing the city. >> reporter: if you picturealdives like this, then you haven't been to its capitol. it's noisy, chaotic, and crowded. 130,000 people live here. and around another 50,000 workers from india and bangladesh, all crammed into two square kilometers of land. this man is an environmental activist, and he has had enough of his city. >> everyone is like bumping into each other. more traffic. it's really hectic here. it's too crowded. for me i think it's too much. >> reporter: resources are under pressure. there's nowhere for the rubbish to go. it's loaded on to a barge and sent to another island. the ground water is contaminated, and now the desail len nation plant isn't running. the population has outgrown the size of the city. wherever you look there are people, cars, motorbikes and buildings. many say the capitol has become too expensive and is no longer a very nice place to live. however, a 20-minute ferry ride away, there is an escape. for ten years the government and private investors have been developing a new isl

nicole johnston has more. >> reporter: traveling in an armors convoy with your own private security maysafer way to get about the streets of mogadishu, but this has become a dangerous city. a suicide vehicle rammed his vehicle into a u.n. convoy. the staff were all unharmed. >> translator: some people died including a security officer, and many others were wounded at the scene of the explosion, and we are still investigating. >> reporter: no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but when there's trouble here, it's usually the group al shabab behind it. they were forced out of mogadishu three years ago, but still control parts of the countryside. and from time to time they are active in the capitol. last year al shabab carried out a brazen assault on the u.n. base. the gun battle lasted an hour, while u.n. workers sheltered in the basement. this week the mayhem has been in neighboring kenya as well. gunmen killed 36 non-muslim workers at a quarry. this happened close to an area where a bus was hijacked and 28 people were killed in november. al shabab has claimed responsibility f

tribes and right now some in washington may be wondering just how wisely that money will be spent, nicole johnstonnd who you heard from in the report as iraq former national security advisor joins us again now live via skype and thank you very much indeed and can you tell us how this could have happened, 50,000 people who don't exist continuing to be paid for the last month? >> reporter: thank you for very me and this is the tip of the iceberg as you said and this is the initial investigation in the government of iraq to show there are more than 50,000 ghost soldiers in the army only and i think there is a major investigation going on now. >> you were a major architect in the government and how could it have happened and is this a story about corruption? disorganization? >> about corruption and i think each and every one in the army and the national police, we have not started investigating the police and the office of the interior and other intelligence agencies and need to go through them to reform them and get rid of the corruption inside to get rid of the nepitism. >> why is this happening now