al jazeera, ramallah. >>> the u.n. general ban ki-moon has held talks with the president of burundi to end months of political unrest there. he was on a mission to encourage dialogue between the president and his opponent, more than 400 people have been killed in violent protests since he sought a third term in office in april. >> i was very much encouraged that the political leaders whether they are sitting in government ruling party or opposition, say to me that they will engage in dialogue. this is what the president also confirmed, that he was engaging in inclusive dialogue. >>> nigerian sailors have rescued a hijacked oil tanker, in a dramatic nighttime rescue, that left one pirate dead. 18 of the 20-strong crew are safe, but the search continues for two remaining members that were taken hostage by hijackers who managed to escape in a pirate vessel. >>> thousands of people are marching in india's capitol, furious about the suicide of a student who was allegedly the victim of cast discrimination. and there is also

. >>> in ramallah, hundreds of striking palestinian teachers have been protesting outside the palestinian authority headquarters. they're refusing to work until they get better pay and conditions affecting about a million school children. >> this strike is about three key issues, salaries, pay rises and about promotion, but these key issues are issues that teachers in the occupied west bank and gaza strip have been fighting for for sometime. an agreement was reached between the palestinian authority and teachers union in 2013 to address those very issues, but never implemented. that is why we are seeing so many teachers come out in the streets. in fact, around 20,000 palestinian teachers were protesting. they make up the largest segment of civil servants underneath the palestinian authority, but they are some of the lowest paid. they are saying that they want to change that. they have said that they will also continue their strikes until a meaningful deal is put forward to address these issues. now the palestinian authorities for their part have said that they will not only meet those agr

let's get the latest from ramallah in the occupied west bank. what's the latest? >> a very dramatic and violent scene just outside the damascus gate of the old city in occupied east jerusalem. according to israeli police, around an hour and a half ago, three young palestinian men who are 20 years old approached an israeli police officer. they were asked for their i.d. and that's when at least one of them opened fire. now again, according to israeli police, they shot dead all three of these young palestinian men, member who they say were not only carrying guns on them, but also knives and explosive devices, what they distributed as pipe bombs. it underscores this wave of violence that we've seen since october of this year, which has claimed the lives of over 170 palestinians and 75 israelis. israeli police have said they secured the area and continued searching not only in occupied eat e. east jerusalem but the occupied west bank where these men are said to be from, trying to find whether or not these men were acting on their own or if this was part of a bigger plo

hundreds of teachers are protesting against unpaid weighed outside the prime minister's office in ramallahter: this strike is about three key issues and it's about salary and pay raises and promotion but these key issues are issues that teachers here in the occupied west bank and indeed in the gaza strip have been fighting for sometime and, in fact, an agreement was reached between palestinian authority and teachers union in 2013 to address the issues but never implemented and why we are seeing so many teachers come out to the street and, in fact, 20,000 palestinian teachers have been protesters to makeup the largest segment of civil servants underneath the palestinian authority and they are some of the lowest paid and they are saying they want to change that now they had said they will also continue their strike until a meaningful deal is put forward to address these issues, now the palestinian authorities for their part have said that they will not only meet those agreements that were agreed in 2013 again salaries, pay raises and promotion but they will also give everybody a pay raise of

this protest organized by a group of journalists from ramallah, they want israel to release him. he was arrested in november, and has been held in what israel calls administrative detention, imprisonment without charge for up to 6 months, renewable indefinitely. journalists held a similar protest. they have never been charged with any crime. israel accuses him of being part of hamas. the 33-year-old has been on a hunger strike since shortly after he was detained. his health had deteriorated. he's in poor continue in a hospital. on thursday, israel supreme court was expected to rule on appeal. acting to have him released from administrative detention, based on medical grounds. officials believe the court will rule to suspend the detention, meaning that once he's recovered from his hunger strike, he'll be put back in an israeli gale. >> in is mohammed's wife. if israel doesn't release her husband, he told her that he will continue the strike, even if it costs him his life. >> hamad was here, he said i reject my detention and refuse a deal. he wants his freedom. when the lawyer asks

man was killed, after wounding three israeli soldiers, when he fired at a check point outside of ramallah. >> 85 people have been killed in suspected boko haram attacks in north-eastern nigeria. gunmen opened fire on civilians and set fire to homes in dellery. >> for than a dozen villages are unaccounted for >>> saudi arabia says 375 of its civilians have been killed near the border with yemen, since the military campaign against the houthis began in march. 63 children are included in the dead. killed by mortars and rockets fired by fighters and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh >>> he has a fearsome reputation as a vladimir putin loyalist. the chechen leader followed two weeks of written attacks on russian opposition figures with a troubling online video, saying it's tantamount to a death threat. rory challands reports. >> reporter: this video has a written warning. kasiona goes to strasburg for money for the russian opposition it syas, who hasn't understood, will understand. unsurprisingly the two men see ramsdam's instagram post as a direct death threat. >> well, i have no doubt and o

. >> however in the occupied west bank dozens of people have been demonstrating in ramallah in support of palestinian journalist who has been refusing food for 81 days now in protest of being held without charge by israel since november. he said he will continue thinks hunger strike until he's free. >>> egyptian president el-sisi has announced he's handing legislative authority back to parliament. >> president el-sisi delivered his first-ever speech to parliament. the democratically elected lower house which was dominated by muslim brotherhood m.p.s was dissolved in 2012. since then all power has been in the hands of the president. but in the speech he announced he was handing the power back. >> the great people of egypt. i announce before you, the transfer of legislative authority to the elected parliament. this is after what is held by the executive authority as an extraordinary measure held up by circumstances. >> in theory this seems like a significant shift of power away from the president. but some question what it will mean in practice. >> it's just the sake of formalities. >> t

we have this report from ramallah. >> it was one of the most serious cases of violence in occupied east jerusalem since this latest wave of unrest began more than four months ago. three palestinian men were shot dead after opening fire and carrying out a knife attack. one israeli police woman died of her injurieses, two others in hospital. investigators say the palestinian men, all in their 20s, and from the same city in the occupied west bank, were not only armed with guns and knives, but explosive devices. >> all three were shot at the scene, they opened fire with a weapon, and bomb dispisal ex-the -- disposal experts are at the scene. the area is cordoned off. heightened security in and around the area. the situation is under control. security is continuing in order to prevent and stop further terrorist attacks taking place in jerusalem today. >> reporter: the attack is the latest in a wave of unrest spreading across israel and the unoccupied territories since act. shootings and car rammings killed 25 israelis, 125 palestinians have been killed by israeli police and military forces.

occupied west bank and follows the killing of a palestinian officer on sunday after firing at hours in ramallahre carrying out security checks and over 100 and 25 others have been killed in unrest since october. al-qaeda says they reclaimed the town in yemen and it was controlled by the group until to 2012 when they were forced out by the government and fighters who seized the camp from surrounding areas and there has been more fighting in yemen's capitol sanaa, dozens of houthi rebels and supporters of saleh have been killed east of the city after an attack by the popular resistance backed by the national yemeni army. meanwhile the saudi-led coalition in yemen says it will investigate civilian deaths during its air strikes against houthi rebels and comes days after the ambassador of the u.n. talked about the air campaign and blames houthi rebels for carrying out indiscriminate attacks. dozens killed in suspected boko haram attacks in northeastern nigeria and gunmen opened fire of civilians and set fire to homes close to maiduguri and some of the victims were children and boko haram stepping up

dozens of people demonstrated in the occupied west bank city in ramallah in support of palestinian hungerand he had been refusing food for 81 days to protest being held without charge with israel since november and says he will fast until he is freed. the search for survivors at a building in taiwan which collapsed in the earthquake earlier this month has officially been called off. the final death toll at the site of the golden dragon is 114 and those missing in the building have now been accounted for 289 people were rescued and magnitude 6.4 quake was on february 6 at the beginning of the lunar new year holiday. north korea said it will stop investigating the state of citizens what it abducted decades ago and it's a retaliatory act as tokyo has sanctions on pyongyang following the rocket launch and said they kidnapped 13 people in the 70s and 80s and this is how the prime minister reacted to the announcement. >> translator: it is extremely regrettably that north korea announced to suspend the investigation by the special committee into abductions of japanese citizens, the japanese gove

after wounding three israeli soldiers when he allegedly fired at a check point outside the city of ramallah nonresidents entering the city while it carries out security checks and 167 palestinians and 25 israelis died in the latest unrest which began in october. uk approved a scientist's request to edit human genetic code. the controversial technique was pioneered in an effort to understand how embryos develop and it crosses too many ethical boundaries and could lead to one day designer babies and hope gene editing could treat conditions such as hiv or inherit diseases such as muscular dystrophy. chinese police arrested 21 people connected to an investment scheme that allegedly defrauded investors of $7.6 billion. executives from china's largest peer to peer money lending company are accused of stealing from about 900,000 people. according to state media the suspects scammed people online using funds from new investors to pay old debts, they allegedly concealed the evidence by burying the account books. it started off as a celebration of the written word but now columbia's hay festival is t

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. >>> israeli soldiers shot and killed a palestinian teenager, happened near the town of ramallah. also held u.s. citizenship. the attack is the latest in a five month long wave of violence. >>> a palestinian activist has ended a five month long hunger strike. mohammed al kek, was in prison without charge indefinitely. the united nations human rights agency has called the situation unconscionable. >>> 1986 murder in israel has died. prosecutors in bulgaria say he fell from a high floor at the palestinian embears in sefea. investigators wonder whether he jumped or pushed. ssayed. >> use of force and last arrests following the presidential election in uganda, more than 200 memberships of the opposition have been detained including opposition candidate kizza besigye. the opposition is disputing the results. al jazeera's malcolm webb spoke to people who reported voting irregularities. >> wanted to become a member of parliament but said she lost the party's primaries because they were rigged. she decided to run independently. she was cheesed of victory again. she found ruling party offi

we have reports from ar ramallah. >> it was one of the most serious cases of violence in occupied east jerusalem since this latest wave of unrest began more than four months ago. three palestinian men were shot dead after they allegedly open fired and carried out a knife attack near one of the main gates of the old city. one israeli policewoman later died of her injuries. two others remain in hospital in serious condition. investigators say that the palestinian men all in their 20s and from the same city in the occupied west bank were not only armed with guns and knives, but also explosive devices. the area is still cordoned off. the situation is under control, but it is continuing to prevent and stop any further terror attacks from taking place in jerusalem today. >> the latest of unrest that spread across israel into the palestinian territory since october. the shootings have killed more 25 israelis. the surge in violence has many reasons. israel blames palestinian leaders and social media for what it describes as inciteness. young palestinians, who have been involved in most of the

. >>> dozens of people have demonstrated in the occupied west banks of ar ramallah in supports of thealestinian journalist. he had been refusing food for 81 days in protests, and was held without charge since november. he said he'll continue his hunger strike until he's freed. >>> pope francis has begun a five-day visit to mexico. he was welcomed by huge crowds in the capital. mexico is the second largest catholic population after brazil. we're looking at live pictures where he's surrounded by lots of security. he has a heaviy schedule in a few hours. before arriving in mexico, pope francis and the patriarch of the russian orthodox church met for the first time. the historic meeting took place in cuba. it's been described as a way to heal the divide that split christianity in europe many thousands of years ago. we. >> they said their meeting was an expression to the world of their hope. with hugs and kisses pope francis and russian orthodox patriarch began to heal a 1,000-year-old wound in the christian faith. >> we spoke as brothers. we agree that peace is made by working together. >

. >>> and in ramallah, hundreds of teachers have been protesting, refusing to work until they get better conditions effecting about a million school children. imti imtiaz tyab reports. >> reporter: they chant, dignity, dignity, give us dignity. they are protesting against low wages and poor benefits. they say the palestinian authority has failed to make good on promises, including pay increases. this woman has been a high school biology teacher. >> translator: i want my dignity, to be treated like public employees of other ministries. we will only stop when we get our rights. i miss my students. >> reporter: more than 120,000 palestinian teachers have been on strike since last week, it has effected about 1 million school children. this strike is about the palestinian authorities failure to implement an agreement that was put in place nearly three years ago. that agreement included guidelines around salary, pay increases and promotions, but as the strike continues, it is becoming increasingly politicized. the party of the president has blamed political rival hamas for the teacher's refusa

these protesters in ramallah in the occupied west bank show sport for mohammed, a palestinian journalist on hunger strike for many days. he's refusing food to protest an arrest without charge to israel's army, a policy known as illustrative detention. the measure allows prisoners to be held indefinitely, it's considered illegal, and something that israel is criticized for. >> each has tasted this bitter taste of the administrative dedetention >>> several rallies have been held across the gaza strip has been held in solidarity. over the weekend, protests outside the offices of the international commit each of red -- committee of the red cross turned violent. it has been reopened, but the supporters continued to demand the icoc and the other organizations to intervene in the case. outside the hospital in northern israel, where they have been admitted, a group of palestinians and israelis rally in solidarity. >> translation: with protests across israel, the occupied west bank and the strip gaining momentum. and refusing to end the hunger strike, the government found himself in a difficult p

it came after another man was killed after wounding soldiers outside the state of ramallah >>> 85 have been killed in suspected boko haram attacks in north-eastern nigeria. gunmen opened fire on civilians and set fire to homes in delora, which is 12km from the capital. >> he has a fearsome reputation as a putin loyalalist willing to use brute force to prove that allegiance. now the prime minister of chechnya has written a scathing attack, leading to an almost death sentence. >> reporter: this video has a written warning. kasiona goes to strasburg for money for the russian opposition who hasn't understood, will understand. unsurprisingly the two men see rams dam's post as a direct death threat. >> well, i have no doubt and others are of the same position, that this is open and public incitement to murder. there's no other way to interpret it. we will both file a request to the investigative committee of russian investigation for a criminal investigation. >> the video is not a one off. kadirof was pictured with a snarling dog, waiting to sink its teeth into russian opposition leaders and

. >> thank you, dozens of people have demonstrated in the occupied west bank city of ramallah in supportnger striker and refusing food 81 days in protest of his detention by israel without charge and he says he will fast until he is freed. protests in haiti as the caribbean country will vote for an interim president in the coming hours and the former president left office on sunday with no successor following a botched election and says they have been sidelined by parliament and asked on the streets getting their voices heard and we report from the capit capitol port au prince. >> reporter: a protest toward haiti's parliament and those who march are members of the opposition and come here because they want to make sure their voices are heard. most of them say democracy in haiti is at risk. >> translator: we are protesting to get a new president and new prime minister, all social sectors should be represented and former president michelle wants to put whoever he wants in power. we don't want that. ♪ last sunday michelle stepped down as president, leaving behind a power vacuum. the first r

the israeli military said one man rammed a car into israeli troops in the west bank town of ramallah.ther fired on soldiers near bethlehem. and a third stabbed and wounded two officers in jerusalem. the near-daily attacks started last september. european leaders say they've reached an agreement tonight that could keep britain in the european union. it came after a two-day summit in brussels went into overtime. prime minister david cameron said the deal gives britain special status. the summit outcome could help cameron win a summer referendum on remaining part of the e.u. vietnam and the philippines are the latest to protest china's placement of surface-to-air missiles in the south china sea. the batteries are deployed on woody island in the paracels. it is controlled by china but also claimed by vietnam and taiwan. the chinese said today they are acting because the u.s. is the chinese said today they're acting in response to american actions: >> ( translated ): the u.s. has been continuously increasing its military presence in the south china sea by sending out military aircraft and

follows the killing of a palestinian police officer after he opened fire on officers at a chem.near ramallah they carry out checks and 25 israelis have been killed in a wave of unrest that began in october. al-qaeda fighters say they reclaimed the town o azan in yemen, the town in shabwar providence was controlled by the group by 2012 and most of the fighters who sieged it came from surrounding areas and more fighting in yemen's capitol sanaa and dozens have been killed in the east of the city and attack by the popular resistance backed by the national yemeni army. meanwhile the saudi-led coalition in yemen say it will investigate civilian deaths during air strikes against houthi rebels and announcement comes days after saudi arabia ambassador spoke to al jazeera defending the accuracy of the air campaign and saying they were carrying out indiscriminate attacks. people killed in boko haram in northeast nigeria and opened fire and set fire to homes close to maiduguri and stepping up as they are losing to the military. hundreds sworn in to parliament in myanmar with a new era in politics and t

"hilarity clifton" planned to quit the presidential race to head up a women's nonprofit based in ramallahthe edition even has fake ads. amy: 10,000 copies of the fake paper were distributed but no group took responsible for the prank. that is, until now. joining us to find out who was behind the paper, we are joined by jane hirschmann of jews say no. also with us ben norton, journalist at salon who specializes in u.s. foreign policy and in the middle east. he just published a piece titled "progressive jewish groups make new york times parody issue to protest newspapers biased israel-palestine coverage." above the "new york times" logo that says "rethinking our 2015 coverage on israel-palestine: a supplement." who arejews say no new york? >> there were two groups they came together, our group and also jewish voice for peace in new york city. we are to organizations that are trying very hard to get out the real news about israel and palestine. the media bias is extraordinary. months ago, we came together to discuss, what can we do about this? the fact the coverage never has any context to w

returning to the occupied west bank where palestinian teachers are protesting on the streets of ramallahaid wages and a million students are out of school and we are live from there and why have they not been paid their wages? >> hi peter it's a very complex issue and one of the key issue is of low wages more than anything and palestinian authority of course is responsible for paying the salaries of the teachers and it has for many years now suffered from chronic financial difficulties and could explain some delays but the core of the issue here with these teachers is simply one of the palestinian authorities failing to make good on and agreement that was put into place in 2013. in fact, let me just give you a sense of the size of the crowd here. the crowd here is probably around 2000 teachers or so. there is around 20,000 teachers who have been on strike now for quite sometime and say the government has failed to deliver on pay raises and failed to deliver on promises of promotions and they have also promised to deliver salaries and salaries on time and it really is this issue that has

. >>> an israeli raid in ramallah left 25 palestinians injured. soldiers entered the camp looking for a suspect. they say dozens of young palestinians hit them with stones. the soldiers responded with bullets. israeli forces killed five palestinians in four separate incidents in the west bank over the weekend. bolt sides blamed the other for inciting the recent violence. >>> new data showing imports and exports in china plunging, surprising analysts who predicted only a slight slowdown, imports falling 14 years, exports down 11%. all raising fears how china can continue to support any global growth. we have more from beijing. >> chinas imports and exports have been falling for 12 months, providing another indicator about the confused state of the world's second largest economy. even though i am importants are down, exports are down, china still made a trade surplus in january of more than $62 billion, so china, inc. is still making money. one of the reasons why imports are down is that china is no longer buying things like iron ore and coper, thes