minister calls the egyptian president to ask for the speedy release of detained al jazeera journalist peter greste. >> and conserving the coffee culture - why argentina wants a visit to a cafe to be part of its national heritage. >> the u.n. general assembly condemned russia's annexation of ukraine, calling it illegal. >> ukraine, and the member states support the general assembly resolution. 100 countries voted yes. there was intense lobbying on both sides. russia on the one hand, the other the united states, and self european nations. many member states addressed the general assembly. some called the referendum a violation of international law. self-determination is a value all of us here today hail. we do so while recognising the critical foundational importance of national and international law. coercion cannot be the means by which a self determines. >> china chose to abstain, saying the vote would complicate matters. there were 11 in the no column. among those voting, russia, syria, cuba and venezuela, against the resolution. >> it is confrontational in nature. the draft questions the meanin

peter greste's family is commuting from australia. two weeks ago the family received a let from egyptian president adly mansour indicating that he wanted the trial to end soon. the prime minister tony abbott called adly mansour and insisted peter greste was doing his job. he received assurances that peter greste would get a fair trial. mohamed fadel fahmy's father received a letter from the president reassuring him his son would enjoy all the rights as guaranteed by the law. a fourth journalist al jazeera arabic's abdullah al-shami has been detained since august 2013 without trial. he's been on hunger strike for the last three months. al jazeera rejects the charges and continues to call for the release of staff. >> north and south korea have exchanged fire across the country. both countries have been conducting military exercises. people on the south korean island have been taken to shelters. no targets have been fired on land. >> let's bring in robert kelly, a political science professor at a university. good to have you on the progr

peter greste is in the center. they are accused of having links with a terrorist organization, al jazeera denies those allegations. this is the 67th day of their detention. ""america tonight" coming up next. you >> welcome to al jazeera america. here are the top stories. a tough meeting between secretary of state john kerry, and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, after russian forces took control of crime ja. sergei lavrov refused to speak with his ukrainian counterpart. talks to continue tomorrow. >> in crimea a senior u.n. diplomat was threatened at gun point. the diplomat's car was surrounded by armed men who demanded he leave crimea. he was sent assess the russian take over. >> robert serry, the envoy to crimea left ukraine unharmed. the college board announced big changes to sats. the exchanges were representative of what students study. the new test won't have an essay and throw out uncommon vocabulary words. >> doctors say babies born with the aids virus may have had it put into remission and court than

last week australia prime minister called and insisted that peter greste was simply doing his job andeived assurances that greste would get a fair trial and his father received a letter from the president reassuring him his son was enjoy all the rights as guaranteed by the law. the fourth journalist al jazeera, arabic has been detaindetai detained since august 2013 without trial and on hunger strike for the last three months and al jazeera rejects all the charges and continues to call for the immediate release of all its staff. and with al jazeera. >> coming up, on the program living rough in one of the poorest countries in the world, nigerian who have been forced to flee and the lime leaves a sour taste and they are calling the fruit gold. ♪ >> why did you decide to go... >> it's extremly important for the western audience to know why these people keep on fighting... ...it's so seldom you get that access to the other side. >> faultlines: on the front lines with the taliban then an america tonight: lines with the taliban then an america tonight: finity watchathon week, your chance to

stral crease prime minister has spoken to egypt's interim president and called for the release of peter greste is one of three al jazeera english journalists held for the past 90 days. peter along with mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of working with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects all charges against its staff and continues to demand their immediate release. andrew thomas has more now on the prime minister's call to egypt's interim leader. >> tony abbott spoke to egypt's interim president on thursday, and it is understand that the prime minister asked for the assistance in securing peter greste's release as soon as possible. he said he was a journalist doing his job, and had no intention of damaging egypt's interests. egypt's president said he too hoped the case would be resolved as soon as possible and peter and his coworkers are receiving everything they need. up until now, tony abbott hasn't said anything about peter greste detainment. but the fact that he has now certainly is significant. peter greste's parents were very pleased that the p

peter greste said. >> that is frankly preposterous. >> his colleague, mohamed fahmy said: >> my wife is pregnant and i want to be with my family. >> attracted international condemnation. advocacy group, right activists and various government have all called for the release of the al jazeera staff now detained for more than three months. >> we are very, very concerned about influence on judges there, particularly right now. when there is heightened concern about the upcoming election and et cetera. our goal in the end is to make sure that people are able to cover these sort of issues, journalists are able to cover these sort of issues without fear of imprisonment or without fear of what is happening right now to moament, peter and baher. >> coverage was edited in a way to ex a exaggerate and rest. >> the monetize of the frustration we have, we know there is nothing to be shown on the tapes. there's nothing incriminating so it's just a process. the process is being delayed completely unnecessarily. >> two weeks ago, peter greste's family received a letter from egyptian president adly m

assured peter greste would get a fair trial. received a a force [ al jazeera rejects all the charges and continues to call for the immediate release of all its staff. hasham average bara al jazeera. >> two spanish journalists are free tonight after being held in syria for six months. it was an emotional journey. a rogue al qaeda group kidnapped them as they tried leave syria. it is unknown if the men escaped or were freed. spain will not say whether there were a ransom. nine be others and 10 journalists remain missing. >>> talk about making two separate fixes but it did nothing. gm will face congress tomorrow. kimberly you you duchardt has more. >> how scufts at the biggest auto l maker waited more than a decade to respond. congress is also wondering had a the national highway traffic safety administration which analyzes crash data knew about the problems that date back more than a decade and what they did about it. a memo released sunday by house investigators indicates that the highway safety regulators declined to open a form

mohamed fadel fahmy has been taken to a hospital for a how older injury, his with peter greste, and mohammed badr. they are accused of having likss to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami, from al jazeera arabic has been in custody for six months. al jazeera rejects charges and demands their release. >> a judge will agroups a ruling on a mass trial of demonstrations. it's a crackdown by the government on the muslim brotherhood. >> it's one of the largest trials in egypt. muslim brotherhood's ritual leader, other senior members and hundreds of supporters face a list of charges storm a police station and damaging property. charges dismissed by their lawyers as fabricated and politically motivated. this is one of many trials targetting muslim brotherhood numbers, as supporters of deposed president mohamed morsi. the group's followers are defiant. almost every day sips the army took over last july protesters have been on the streets calling for reinstatement. a candidate, mohamed morsi, was egypt's first democratically elected president. the freedom and justice pa

peter greste's family members are commuting from australia. interim president mansour said he'd spare no effort to work towards the speed yes resolution of the case. mohamed fadel fahmy's father also received a letter saying: >> at the last court appearance the man spent the hearing in cages. they were able to call out asking for international engagement to free them. it's expected the prosecution will continue to make its quay. a fourth journalists, abdullah al-shami, has been detained since august 2013. he's been on hunger strike since late january. >> once again the trial resumes. al jazeera rejects all charges against our journalist and demands or immediate release. >> we are approaching march 31st, a deadline when everyone in the country is required to have health insurance. for some the promise of affordable health care is elusive. poring over bills is worrisome fon me inneda anderson, earning $600 a week as a nurse's assistant. >> i think about how i can pay them, the hours i need to work. what will be paid in month. >> diagnosed with e

the interim president made the policemen in a letter to peter greste's parents. the next court appearance is on the 24th march, al jazeera rejects all claims. >> a man this has been arrested in the balkans. darko gave himself up to the serbian police after an operation in the c.i.a. france's highest court of appeal is expected to rule on ex-trader jerome kavill. he spent more than three years fighting a gaol sentence of a bet that nearly brought the french bank to the brink of collapse. >> an authorised trader who made unauthorised transactions. gurr om caviell was at the center of the one of the biggest scandals. he was found guilty of forgery, breach of trust and the illegal use of computers after making $50 billion of unauthorised trades. >> jerome was sentenced to five yeerts imprison with two years suspended, and ordered to pay back billions. he insisted he was being made a scapegoat. societyie general believed he acted alone. the bank, one of the biest suffered and its rep u -- biggest suffered and it's reputation tarnished. last month pope francis was met,

mohamed fadel fahmy, bard r and peter greste are accused of having -- mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami has been in custody for more than seven months. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. >> one of the muammar gaddafi's sons has been shown on television apologising. saadi faces charges linked to his role in trying to suppress the uprising in 2011. he fled but was returned to libya this month. >> translation: i extend my apology to the libyan people and the government, because of what i have done, durk stability. i say it was wrong. i should not have done it. i call on all people to drop their guns, people should work for reconciliation. a. >> this is al jazeera, more ahead when we come back. another body recovered from the rubble of the u.s. disaster. the search conditions in waist-high mud. and empty shelves - can venezuela re-establish its struggling economy. >> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera america. armed men have attacked a building next to the afg

in the last few hours peter greste's parents held a press conference in sydney. >> it's getting harderach time, of course. notwithstanding that we had the president's letter last week, which gave us some encouragement, but again we learnt not to expect too much. we hope the next date will be more of a finalisation, i guess, but, again, you know, there's no guarantee of that. >> north of cairo families of 529 people sentenced to death reacting to the verdict outside the courthouse there. the men were convicted of killing a policeman and attacks on government property last august. the trial on saturday lasted for less than an hour. human rights groups expressed dismay at the ruling. >> syria will be a crucial topic when the arab league summit gets under way. the league is divided on how to deal with the crisis. ties are strained over the situation in egypt and the muslim brotherhood. >> even before its opening session, the arab league summit has had disagreements. delegations failed to agree on who should represent syria. alger algeria, lebanon and iraq failed to agree. syria's seat rema

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste have spent 67 days in prison.y are accused of having links with a terror organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. >> al jazeera staff have been in the egyptian prison for over two months. they were doing their job, reporting events as they unnoded in egypt. peter greste is an award-winning correspondent who covered the plights of civilians in africa. he reported on similar stories for bbc already al jazeera. >> his counterpart, abdullah al-shami worked for the "new york times", and red cross. >> mohammed badr spent most of last year working for al jazeera. the egyptian authorities accused them of broadcasting false information and having ties with a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejects the charges and wants the men released. >> we categorically deny they were involved in a malicious spreading of lies about egypt or they were colludingway terrorist organization. >> the first hearing took place on february 20th. it was adjourned. wednesday is their second appearance in court. al j

he pledged it in a letter to peter greste's parents. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami, from the al jazeera arabic channel has been in custody for six months. al jazeera rejects all charges. the next court appearance is on the 24th of march. >> thousand of people who fled their homes in south sudan because of fighting have another threat to deal with. heavy rains are hitting part of the country and with little or no sanitation, the refugees are at risk of malaria, cholera and other waterborne diseases. >> if we put the children in tents, the water intrs. there's no solution. the situation here is as you can see, more than this. bad things happen here, the children are sick. god is generous. >> flooding and land slides in barr undy has swept away homes and cut off electricity. government officials are struggling to look after people. we have this report from barr undy's capital. >> this woman is getting second hand clo

up to now t to tony abbott has t said anything about peter greste's plight and has been criticized for not speaking out. we found out about this phone conversation on friday, and peter's greste's parents were very please pleased. >> we're thrilled. >> glad. >> yes. without any reflexion on anybody we weren't expecting it at any moment, and it was a great surprise to have that information. look, i can't quote him because i don't know what was said, but clearly my understanding is that the primary purpose of the cally release, and the resolution of the case. >> reporter: during that interview they were asked if they felt that tony abbott should have got involved earlier. they said who knows. they had high hopes but modest expectations. they don't expect to be greeting their son and his colleagues next week but they sound more hopeful than they sounded a week or two ago. there is hope that this case will be reaching a resolution. >> scientists have found a new way to look at our universe. they had just finished turning a mammoth collection of space photographs into a look at the galaxy. j

peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy were in court again today. were accused of having links to terrorist organization. al jazeera continues to an demad their immediate release. >>> the president is promoting to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.ten. in seattle, to $15. some say it's all but done but owners say, they're just about done. i'll see you back here at 8 pacific, 11 eastern time. and you can get the latest on aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight": the diplomatic road to nowhere. the u.s. effort to get russia and ukraine face to face fails. and more tense moments on the ground as an u.n. envoy is threatened at gunpoint. also, tonight, the cost downstream, a second dose of misery for the weather-weary, the high price of those low temperatures. >> my house it's ground zero. when the mud comes down, this is the first place, the worst place. >> if you get mud in the house you're going to lose it.

and peter greste and brother andrew has returned and spent four weeks in cairo supporting peter and hed to leave with his brother in jail. >> i was astounded by strength he is showing and it's extremely tough, conditions there, but i guess he is -- had to prepare himself mentally to get through it and he is in a mental state where he doesn't really know when it's going to end so like he said to me he is not out until they are out so trying to get their hopes up prematurely is something that they understand they can't afford to do. >> reporter: and sherry from al jazeera arabic channel is in custody and the crime court extended detention for another 45 days and he already has been held for more than six months now. now scientists in the u.s. say they made a landmark discovery which could prove the so called big bang theory. you see 14 billion years ago according to the theory a single violent event took place when particles burst into existence and back space on what is called the inflation theory which explains how the universe expanded so quickly. then ripples and mass grew into the l

the defendants, mohammed fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed were brought in wearing handcuffs andrison jumpsuits. at one point, mohammed fahmy telling the judge that his shoulder has been dislocated, asking them to remove the handcuffs, and they did remove the handcuffs from the department. mohammed fahmy also telling the judge that he has never betrayed his country. peter greste's brother andrew also inside, telling journalists his brother is remaining strong, but he would never wish this or deal on anyone. 67 days is how long these journalists have been detained, most of that time not being charged. eventually they were charged with assisting a terrorist organization, presumably the muslim brotherhood. also broadcasting false information and working without a permit. by some account these journalists did not have a permit to work here in egypt. however, when it comes to the more serious charges of assisting a terrorist organization, many rights groups, journal lists are eager to see what kind of evidence the state is prepared to present. we do know the state has presented the me

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste spent 68 days in prison. they are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. >> more than two months in toura prison. this was no walk to freedom. the three men were kept behind a caged-off dock in the cairo court room. the hand cuffs removed only after the lawyer for mohamed fadel fahmy petitioned for it. mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are charged with terror-related offenses. the three men and al jazeera reject the charges and the family say they are not fighting the battle alone. >> it's been extremely stressful. i mean, again, we reiterate we have to stay strong for him. you know, it's definitely something that i want want to wish on anyone. >> this is the first time egypt prosecuted journalists on terrorism-related charges. the prosecution produced cameras, sell phon -- cell phon showing the content of a hard drive. witnesses for the prosecution said it provided links to the muslim brotherhood. speaking in his defe

. >> reporter: and they called for release of peter greste and one of three journalists head in a cairoson for days and they are accused of having links of a terrorist organization and spreading false news and the arabic channel from al jazeera has been in custody more than six months and al jazeera rejects all the charges against its staff and continues to demand their immediate release. and andrew thomas has the latest from sidney on tony aberts phone call to the president. >> tony abbot spoke to the president on thursday and during the conversation it's understood he asked for the president's assistance in securing greste's release as soon as possible and said he was a journalist doing his job and is not damaging egypt and egypt president says he too hopes the case will be resolved as soon as possible and peter are receiving all necessary support and legal assistance and details of the phone call are less important than the fact it happens at all because tony abbot has not said anything about his life and criticized in australia for not speaking out but the fact he has now is signifi

also in egypt the trial of the three al jazeera journalists ended for the day and peter greste and fahmy mohamed accused of spreading false news and rejects all charges against them and his brother went to the trial and peter is prepared for the long haul and remains strong. >> our expectations are not too high and hoping we will have another successful day defending the charges and hopefully get another hearing date set sooner rather than later. given the strength of character that he has, he is coping remarkably well. he was in good spirits and looking forward to today's proceedings. >> reporter: this is day six of the journalist's detention and al jazeera rejects charges against them and demands immediate release and here is a report on the background of this case. ♪ the al jazeera english reporting team were detained at the hotel by egypt services on december 29th and taken to cairo's high security prison. egypt television broadcast this some weeks later showing the interior of their hotel room. initially the three men were held separately but now they share a cell together with othe

. >> peter greste said he had no connection with the banned muslim brotherhood.he three were denied bail and the trial was moved to apri april 10th. al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of all of its staff and rejects all the charges. the executive director of the international press institute said the detention of al jazeera's journalists raises many questions. >> we're extraordinarily concerned not only that they are being detained but the state of which they're being detaped. we understand that they ar are--there are injuries among the three journalists, particularly of one journalist who has a dislocated shoulder and is in need of treatment. we have learned there have been illnesses among the two other journalists. we would like independent people to be able to see the journalists, and talk to them about their health and how they are being treated in prison. >> if you look at egypt's constitution, which was ratified by a great majority of the people in egypt, there is a call for the separation of the state into the military, the police, and al

peter greste's family are commuting from australia for the hearings. the peter greste and mohammed badr families have received all right from the interim prime minister promising the child will be run fairly: >> the prosecution has not finished presenting its evidence, but defense lawyers were able to cross-examination them. the trial has been adjourneded until march 31st, no bail was granted. >> a fourth journalist abdullah al-shami has been detained sips august 2013 without trial. he is now on hunger strike. >> in kosovo the remains of 46 ethnic albanians killed by serbian forces in 1999 were handed over to families. coffins, draped in the albanian flag were lined up in a tent. serbian forces buried most of the dead. some of the victims were killed during an attack by the u.n. to charge officials with war crime. 1,000 ethnic albanians were missing. in syria, rebel fighters have taken a town and stepped up a campaign against supporters of bashar al-assad. an opposition group says 130 government and opposition fighters were killed in a battle. it's con

the day after his trial began, the family of the jailed credit al jazeera journalist peter greste, along with two other al jazeera english staff, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. saud rein according to sources, saudi sources have can owned media outlets such as the london based pan arab newspaper al hayat have quoted, will prevent saudi journalists with cooperating with the network or other qatari media. also recalled their ambassadors from qatar. critics in the gulf have longed accused the credit al jazeera network of a pro-muslim brotherhood bent. for now al jazeera's riad bureau remains open. just as myanmar's journalists and a news manager there have gone on trial charged with leaking state secrets. the charges relate to two reports in the yongon based, with the assistance of the chinese. in the northwest earn city of pauk. all five have pleated not guilty. but if found guilty could face up to 14 years in prison. now president of myanmar signed myanmar's long awaited media request law into effect. the law has been trumpeted as a way to guarantee freedom of the press after five decade

trial of al jazeera joirnts, petejournalists,peter greste, bd mohamed fahmy, trial has been adjourned to march 24th. >>> venezuelans paused to celebrate the death of their great leader, hugo chavez. >>> state of washington officially goes to pot. following colorado's lead, the first of more than 300 retail licenses were wished on wednesday. the first pot shop will open this summer. >>> as communities coast to coast look to open pot shots, the top cop remains opposed to pot. but bernard kerik's views did not change while in prison. how to nab and lock up criminals until he became one. now the ever outspoken kerik sat down with me, in times square. and what's wrong with america's system of crime and punishment. >> i was a foot cop on 42nd street, i walked foot post up here, right here in the heart of the square. >> you were a real beat cop? >> very much a beat cop. >> from the streets of new york city to the bid for the highest security job in the country, bernie kerik has been there. blunt. >> they're mor morons. >> and nobody has a resume like his. >> i'm the former police commissione

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste appeared.ens of foreign journalists arrived to cover the proceedings. our journalists are accused of having links to a terrorist organization, al jazeera rejects the charges. >> al jazeera english staff has been in the egyptian prison for over two monts, they were doing their job, reporting events as they unfolded. peter greste is an award winning correspondent, before al jazeera he reported on similar stories for the bbc. his colleague mohamed fadel fahmy is an accomplished author and journalist who worked for c number of n, "new york times" and red cross. >> mohammed badr works for al jazeera for the past year. they are accused of broadcasting false information and having ties. al jazeera rejects the charges and wants the men released immediately. >> we categorically deny that they were involved in a malicious spreading of lies about egypt or that they were colluding with a terrorist organization. >> the first hearing took place tonne february 20th. s it was their son appearance in court. >>

the interim president made his pledge in a letter to peter greste's parents. >> reporter: to the parents and brother of al jazeera correspondent peter greste a positive response from cairo. >> notwithstanding the independence of the judiciary authority, and guaranteed by the law i would like to assure you in my capacity as president of egypt that i will spare no effort to work towards the speedy resolution of the case. in a fashion consistent with the law, and that guarantee the family in the near future. >> the hope had-raised before, but it was a strong hint of resolution by the egyptian government. the al jazeera journalists all deny conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. they've been held for three months while another al jazeera journalist has been in detention since last year. peter's brother said he was prepared for the long haul, but he remains strong. >> i was astounded by his strength that he's showing. obviously it's extremely tough. the conditions there but he has had to prepare himself, and he really doesn't know when it's going to end. >> reporter: but with the egyptian pr

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. they'll appear in court an monday. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera arabic channel has been in custody for more than six months. >> top tv presenters came together highlighting the importance of freedom, and demanding the release of al jazeera staff. >> imagine a world where reality is distorted. >> imagine being kept in the dark about major global events. >> imagine being silenced when speaking out. >> could saviour life. >> we don't know where to go to get food. >> you have imagined a world where journalists are not free to report the facts. >> 59 people in guinea died from the highly contagious ebolli virus. symptoms were detected six weeks ago and 80 cases have been detected. >> an out break of fever gripped guinea. that scare is confirmed to be caused by ebolli virus. >> investigation teams goes from village to village to figure out the source. >> ebowla is a live-threatening disease, causing diarrhoea, vomiting and bleeding - internal and external. it

journalistshold in a prison for 81 days much the interim president made his pledge in a letter to peter greste's parents. he's been detained with producers mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy. >> they are accused of having links with a terrorist group. abdullah al-shami is also being held, from our arabic channel. al jazeera rejects charges and demands their release. >> the main opposition party in barr undy has been suspended. the movement for solidarity and development has been blamed for violent clashes. we have been speaking to the president, ahead of next year's general election. >> opposition parties say the president wants to change your the constitution. he has been in power for nearly 10 years. he'll do whatever his party decides. >> when you are chosen to represent your party, the last approval is down. that's why in our political party, when they want to present to you, they must. also, they electoral commission, which are going to say this is fair. >> it's been a tense few weeks. opposition supporters concerned the president will hang on to power. the movement for solidarity and de

. >> the brother of peter greste.ly nabil is outside the courthouse with this update on what is happening. >> reporter: behind these gates lies the courtroom in which three al jazeera journalists are being prosecuted. we have spoken to some members of the defense team today. they said again they are going to ask for the defendants to be released on bail. we have also spoken to some family members of these defendants including peter greste's brother and mohammed's father. both complained about the bad conditions any which the defendants have been kept though the journalists have been moved a while ago from solitary confinement. human rights groups have severely criticized the egyptian government accusing it of restricting freedom of speech. the government says these accusations are absolutely baseless. today we have no egyptian media to spotlight heavily on this trial. it's mainly foreign press that has been present today. >> sally nabil in cairo. >>> in protest of what they call an interference of internal affairs, wi

trial of our colleagues, the three al jazeera colleagues, mohamed fahmy, are baher mohamed and peter greste. al jazeera continues to demand their immediate release. >>> the crisis in the ukraine is topping the agenda in the netherlands. president obama is mitting there with others in th in the hake t. what came out of that meeting? are in well, there are a number of bilaterals that the president is undertaking on this three day swing through northern europe. kook is dominating the -- ukraine is dominating the conversation. it's charged to deal with dangerous leftovers from the cold war, called loose nukes. and as we speak the president now getting ready any minute now to commence a meeting of the g7. minus russia, kicked out or suspended for the time being. on the topic, on the agenda, what to do with russia's aggression. the land grab in crimea but also trying to zoos v detert a further move into ukraine. still ominous evident, a senior administration official teg us just a few minutes ago that the president wants to see a, quote, foreshadowing of economic aggression. tomorrow the presiden

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr are accused of having links to a terror organization. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera's arabic channel has been in custody for six months. al jazeera rejects charges and continuing to demand the release of its staff. >> osama bin laden's son-in-law intend to appeal after being convicted of charges, including conspiring to kill minister. jurors took a day to reach their verdict against suleiman abu ghaith. he is facing life in prison. >> the setting is afghanistan. the date, september 12th, 2001. osama bin laden wanted to deliver a message to the world, and he asked this man, suleiman abu ghaith, to do most of the talking for him. >> translation: america must know that what happened to it is a direct result of this policy, and if america will continue implementing this policy muslim suns will not stop under ni circumstances. >> this, and other video tape speeches, praising the 9/11 attack, warning of more to come, provided a backbone of the u.s. government's case against suleiman abu ghaith. prosecutors argued by agreeing to make them,

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links to a terror organization and having false news. they'll appear in court on monday. abdullah al-shami, from al jazeera arabic has been in custody for more than four months. al jazeera rejects all charges, and demands their release. >> lots more aheat -- ahead, including - police move in to break up the biggest protest in spain since the economic crisis began. >> and how you can get your hands on one of the things that belonged to the world's greatest conquerer. >> welcome back. let's recap the headlines - russian troops seized the last military facility under ukraine control. they forced their way in, removing a number of soldiers inside. >> it's confirmed, the ebola virus killed 59 people. 80 cases have been reported. the disease, a fatality rate of up to 90% may have spread to sierra leone. >> in egypt thousands to stand trial on charges of organising illegal protests. and video of mistreatment of young men and women in confident. >> elections to be schedule in algeria. the president lot run for a fourth ter

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr and peter greste have been accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects all charges against its staff, and continues to demand their immediate release. their next court appearance is on march the 24th. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera's arabic channel. this week his detention was extended for 45 days. he's been held for more than six months. he's been on hunger strike since january the 23rd. >> still a crisis in ukraine. you are looking at live pictures of moscow, where supporters of vladimir putin are backing up the sale towards ukraine. >> in the coming hours, oint war activists are holding a peace rally to express their stance on the rally. more on that later. >> the rallies are taking place as international observers are arriving in crimea. 70 european monitors were invited to the capital in pro-russian authorities in the region. the vote is described as unconstitutional by the government in ukraine and its western supporters. the u.s. secretary of state and russia foreign minister failed to m

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera arabic channel has been in custody for six months, al jazeera relates all charges and demands their release. >> the soya spacecraft had to delay docking. a key engine malfunction means the crew may be waiting six days. a rocket lifted off from khazakhstan in the early hours of wednesday morning, scheduled to stay in place for six months. >> for centuries, peruvians carved out their farms. it's not easy, it's a reason so many have trouble feeding their families. we have this report. >> a day of supervision, this man is going around the community making sure houses are working. farmer says thanks to rustic technology the land is filled with vegetables. >> we used to grow potatos, there was a lot of malnutrition. now we are using technology, everything is organic, malnutrition is down. irrigation by sprinkling is some of the technologies the communities are learning. >> greenhouses is the success. it's the perfect temperature fo

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terrorism organization and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera ara bike channel -- arabic channel has been in custody since august. al jazeera relates commands and demands their release. >> one of osama bin laden's sons apologised from prison. saadi faces charges for upholding corruption. >> i extend my apologies to the libyan people and the government, disturbing the stability in the past. i say it was wrong, i should not have tup it. i -- done it. i call on all people to drop their guns. the government should hold weapons, people should work for reckon sill ration. >> the the lack of process to reach people by the syrian government has been criticised. >> last month the u.n. security council passed a resolution that aid rape millio-- reach million the country. a report was ordered, friday was the first. according to the report pi the secretary-general , there has been little compliance. examples were given the opposition groups blocking aid getting into the country. mostly the blame wa

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr and peter greste sent 70 days in prison. and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. >> saudi arabia joined egypt in banning the muslim brotherhood and labelling it a terrorist organization. members of the group included the deposed president mohamed morsi. along with other leaders of the muslim brotherhood are currently behind bars. saudi arabia says those that joined the group could be gaoled for 30 years. a former military chief in italy has been freed from prison. he was given a life sentence or plotting to overthrow the government. the decision to release him was after turkey adds highest court ruled his legal rights were not found. >> for those in prison, they'll be set free eventually. all we want is justice. for that i'll continue to fight for my struggle like i did when i was on duty and in gaol for two years until the last of the prisons will be set free. >> still to come - for columbians voting - blank ballots shows their disappoint. >> and an arrest warrant for this man. hello again. the top stories

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, mohammed badr are accused of having links with a terrorist organization, and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects all charms and demands their release. the next court appearance was on 24 march. abdullah al-shami is also in custody, and this week cairo's criminal court extended his detention for another 45 days. he's been held for six months. he's been on a hunger strike since january the 23rd. coming up. pope francis completes a year in office. we look at how he's changed perceptions. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >> malaysian officials say they've been unable to locate debris thought to be from the missing malaysian airlines plane. they've been scouring t

journalists have been held in egyptian prisons now for 72 days, mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false views. al jazeera rejects all charges against its staff. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera's arabic channel has been detainedins august. he has been on a hunger strike. >> an earthquake and tsunami struck japan last year. 20,000 were killed in the disaster. for many that survived, the loss of loved ones is felt every day. harry fawcett spoke to families and victims. japan's nearby coast is marked by what is missing - houses from dozens of neighbourhoods, loved ones from chows aned of wives. they are doing what they can to reg. a carpenter is putting up a memme memor -- memorial, a playground, where his mother was cradling the body of his daughter. >> on top of the playground are three arrows pointing to the sky. if children come to pay, my children would be happy. hannah, can'tar and canner were young when they died. their loss has plunged their parents into a living hell. in the three years since, ando has thro

trial of three al jazeera journalists detained in egypt, mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste have spent 68 days in custody. al jazeera rants all charms. >> ambassadors have been pulled out of doha. three accused qatar of failing to implement a regional security pact. under that the gulf countries promised not to interfere. qatar was committed to regional security and stability. >> the former qatari ambassador to the u.n. and the u.s. says qatar's support remains a source of tension within the gcc. >> we say we had nothing to do with egypt. egyptians are free to deal with their own issues. we will never support a regime. this is unacceptable. we are in the 21st century. egyptian people are our people. if a dictator is coming to power through the blood of his own people, and someone in another country wants me to support the dictator, that takes us back to pre 2011. the other masses would be devoted in egypt and tunis and syria. they'll be devoted to a dictatorship. these are three countries. they want to keep the arab words in the hold. they want them to stay, controlled by di

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr have been accused of having terrorist links and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami, from the al jazeera arabic channel have been in custody for six months. al jazeera denies all charges. >> the campaign coincides with a rise after germany imposed strict sanctions on greece. >> on june 10th, 1944, three columns of nazi troops descended on a village in central greece. they were executing resistance fighters when attacked from the hills. this man was working in the hills. >> the german commander was shot and died. a woman from the village brought him water. he gave the order to kill everyone but her. >> what followed was soldiers going from house to house killing. this man was eight. his mother told him and his father to leave, thinking women wouldn't be harmed. >> when i returned i saw my grandfather. the back of his head gone, his brains splattered on the staircase. by grandmother was dead. my mother had her hands above her head, she was killed execution, her blood in a line several yards long. >> for the loss of life and prope

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of having links to a terrorist organization and spreading false noose. al jazeera denies the charges and demand the release of its staff. >> abdullah al-shami from al jazeera's arabic channel is also in custody. this week cairo's criminal court extended his detention for another 45 days. heats been held for six months, and has been on a hunger -- he's been on a hunger strike since the 23rd of january. >> more clues and theories are emerging on the missing malaysian airliner. they have been searching the south china sea, where this satellite image was taken. the floating objects spoted floating a day after the plane went missing, but only missing in the past 24 hours. search planes found nothing bit the time they got there. >> u.s. sends teams to the west coast coast as the search widens. they are looking in the straits of malacca and the andyman see. the "wall street journal" is reporting flight 307 was in the air three hours after its last confirmed location. it vanished an hour after take off as it was thought to be flying ov

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste are accused of having links with a terror organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects charges against their staff of the the next appearance is 24 march. >> cairo's court has given abdullah al-shami another 45 days in prison. he's been detained for six months and been on a hunger strike since 23 january. >> thursday marks one year since pope francis became the leader of the catholic church. nigeria, home to africa's largest catholic occupation, initials say it has reflected positively on their congregations. rapidly growing evangelical churches oppose a big change your. >> it's the annual conference. the catholic bishops preside over the largest population, and officials say a year into the leadership of pope francis, they have seen the following grow. >> pope benedict came across as an intellectual pope. very strong in academicics in troops and scholarship. pope francis brought in an emphasise that is populist. intellectualism is not a popular thing. >> they say his casual approach appeals to nigeria's 20 million kath likes

. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad, peter greste and mohammed badr are accused of having links with a terrorism organization. al jazeera rejects the trial. it is set to resume on march 24th. >> one of the red cross employees have been killed in the central african republic. the worker was in a catholic mission when he was attacked by armed men. thousands have been killed in fighting between christian and muslim militias. most of the fighters that seized power were muslim. some were christian, and a group of them has been abandoned by superiors and are hiding in what used to be a presidential palace. we have this report on why the men are too afraid to leave. >> in the ruins of a dictators palace. remnants - their guns are not real, their commitment is. they fought their way to the capital with the mus lem seleka rebels. they are christians who took part in the coup because they say money was stolen from them. when seleka was ousted they were abandoned. >> translation: is it possible to train soldiers and forget them. that is impossible. a solder that is trained needs to be part of an army >> af

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and mohammed badr have been linked to spreading false news. al jazeera rejects and demand their release. their next court appearance is 24 march. >> abdullah al-shami, from al jazeera arabic is in custody. this week cairo's criminal court extended detention for 45 days. he's been held for more than six months, and he's been on hunger strikes sips january, the 23rd. >> in pakistan people have been enjoying a snow festival in the swat valley. the region was controlled by taliban fighters. it's hoped the once busy ski resort will make a comeback. >> fun like this was unthinkable five years ago. this is swat valley, once under the rule of the taliban. this is the country's only commercial ski resort destroyed by taliban fighters. it's gradually being revived into a symbol of formality, with a rickety chair life and hopes for a future. taliban has been driven out in an offensive in 2009. they believe the valley is secure, and plans are in place for the army to hand over the organization of this snow festival to civilians. the commanding officer acc

correspondent peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. the next court appearance is on 24 march. abdullah al-shami, from the al jazeera arabic channel has been in custody for more than six months. al jazeera rejects all charms and continues to demand its release. the public inquiry into the most serious allegations made against british soldiers stalled. lawyers representing iraqi families withdraw their claim that the troops had killed unarmed civilians, those representing relative of the dead say there's insufficient evidence that anyone was kld by the soldiers. the japanese company behind the first bullet chains is relocating its global rail headquarters from tokyo to london. the company won is $2 billion contract to make britain's next generation of high-speed trains. 750 jobs are expected to be created in the north of england. into people in venice and ven eto are voting in an unofficial referendum on breaking away from italy. the result will not be recognised by rome, but a successful

mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr and peter greste are accused of having links with a terror. >> organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects all charges against its staff, demanding immediate release. the next court appearance is march the 24th. abdullah al-shami from the al jazeera arabic channel is in custody. the criminal court extended his detention to another 45 days, this week. he's been held for more than six month and has been on hunger strike since january the 23rd. >> in pakistan people have been enjoying a snow festival. the region controlled by taliban fighters. andrew simmonds hoped that the busy ski resort would make a comeback. >> fun like this would have been unthinkable less than five years ago. this is swat valley, once under the rule of pakistan's taliban. this was the country's only commercial ski resort destroyed by fighters. it's gradually being revived into a symbol of normality, with a rickety chair lift and hopes for a peaceful future. for now it's under army guard. the pakistan military driving the taliban out in a major offense if, beliefs the valley i