rob matheson, al jazeera. >>> now there were heated exchanges as u.s.lican presidential hopefuls took part in their last televised debase before super-tuesday. alan fisher sent us this report. >> reporter: this was a key debate. >> we are going to secure the border. >> reporter: marco rubio went on the attack from the first moment, front runner donald trump the target. and immigration the first topic. >> you are the only person on this stage that has ever been fined for hiring working to work on your projects illegally. >> you haven't hired anybody. >> reporter: and trump was taunted by ted cruz who said he couldn't win a presidential election. >> we can't risk another four years of these bailed obama pollties by nominating someone who loses to hillary clinton in november. >> reporter: he knows he has to try to stop his momentum if he has any chance himself of winning the nomination. he attacked his record, previous comments, lack of detail on positions he holds now, but donald trump still holds a lead in most of the states that will vote on super-tuesd

in nigeria, as many as 70 people were killed when two women blew themselves up on tuesday and rob mathesontory. >> reporter: freightened and bewildered some of the youngest victims at the latest bomb attack in nigeria, two women are said to have blown themselves up at a refugee camp, one woman attacker has been arrested. >> from a town nearby according to the one arrested life she compares and she even hints to the military there after this because a parent i become and that is why she refused the bomb. >> reporter: the attack is said to be the hallmarks of the armed group boko haram and it is fighting to establish an islamic state in nigeria, in 201 niger yanukovich army took back large parts of the country seized by boko haram. in december the nigeria president hadi said the group had been technically defeated and since then there have been three hit-and-run style attacks and people were killed in the village outside of the capitol in bodugary. >> they moved from asymmetrical warfare which the government was actually successfully trying to hinder them in december and early january to the

here is rob matheson. >> reporter: a ray of hope in the midst of war.r 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid spreading out towards some of syria's besieged towns. near the lebanese border they are bringing medical surprise and a mobile clinic as well as food. thousands here are trapped by forces supporting president assad. which include hezbollah fighters. aid workers say at least 40 people have died of malnutrition in the town since october. >> we'll have people who are able to bring the medical support kids but actually make the assessments for people in need who have often been in extreme knew tisch and food shortage. >> reporter: this convoy is heading for the towns in the northern. around 20,000 people here have been cut off by armed rebel groups. heavy gunfire close to damascus, rebels guard the entrance to the city where trucks line up carrying surprise for at they have 30,000 people trapped here. more aid is expected to arrive in the east, parts of which are held by isil. the convoys are part of an agreement reached last week in munich by over a

rob matheson reports. >> reporter: heavy rains and winds continue across fiji. >> it has affected the whole country. a natural disaster for the whole of fiji. >> reporter: many people have stayed home. this is what the cyclone looks like from space. it is a picture showing the eye of the cyclone over the south pacific. it is now heading west away from more than 300 low lying islands scattered across the ocean which make up fiji's archepelago. >> translation: there have been some parts of the country that were destructed, especially one of the islands in the northern group. 1125 kilometers winds. >> reporter: ships may still be in danger. crews within 50 kilometers of the storm have been told to check in regularly. people living in the third largest city had done as much as they could. frantic preparations have been made on other islands as well. >> most of the shops are closed. there was big queues in the at m and people getting their cash from the banch. >> reporter: government planes will fly over the islands to assess the impact and carry anyone needing medical help to hospital and

rob matheson reports. >> reporter: one of the bloodiest days iraq has seen in recent years.ateur video captures chaos in sadder city moments after swin bomb attacks in a busy mosque. it's in a mainly shia neighborhood just north of the capital baghdad. the first bomb explode odd a motorcycle as people gathered to help the injured, a suicide bomber blew himself up. isil says it's behind the atta attack. just hours before, west of baghdad, suicide bombers and gunmen attacked iraqi security forces in abu ghraib. al jazeera can't verify these pictures. several military personnel are said to have been killed. a nearby village was also ceasee seized by armed fighter. and military barracks remember raided. isil is being held responsible for these attacks too. the iraqi army is preparing an offensive to retake the northern city of mosul. iraqi forces supported by u.s. co lines airstrikes, have driven isil back to western anbar province in recent weeks. >> translator: troops from the 71st brigade of the 15th division moved towards mosul. and god willing, it will liberate mosul provin

rob matheson >>> the german chancellor says a deal to keep the u.k. inside the european union won't be easy for some member states to accept. friday's negotiations in brussels have been delayed so that david cameron can go on to hold one-on-one meetings with other e.u. leaders. he has promised a referendum this year or next year on whether the u.k. pulls out of the e.u. >> reporter: the president of the european council said some progress had been made during these very, very long hours of negotiations, but a lot more needs to be done. he along with the european commission president and david cameron are taking part in a series of bilateral meetings with the french presidential, the belgium prime minister and also the czech prime minister. some have been resistant to the measures put forward specifically on proposed cuts to migrant benefits. david cameron, of course, wants to go home with a deal that he feels he can paracel to the british public. he wants to stay in europe so he wants to get the british on side before that planned referendum. another

rob matheson >>> the turkish government is blaming syrian kurds in which 28 people have been killed. the bombing of a military convoy. pope francis has spoken out for migrants and suggested donald trump is not a christian. he criticized the republican presidential hopeful over his immigration policy. donald trump called the comments disgraceful. >> reporter: it is the latest twist in an election also stirred by donald trump's controversial rhetoric. pope francis had this to say about the wall to be build as proposed by donald trump. >> translation: a person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be and not building bridges is not christian. >> reporter: donald trump seemed undaunted by the dressing down from the leader of catholics around the world >> the pope said something to the effect that maybe donald trump isn't christian. okay. he is questioning my faith. i was supplied to see it and i am a christian and i'm proud of it. >> reporter: he fired back as only donald trump can >> a religious leader to questions a person's faith is disgraceful >> reporter: it is a co

rob matheson >>> we've made enormous mistakes and let people down. those are the word from cardinal george pell who has about become the highest relative joij personnel to give-- religious person emto give evidence. >> reporter: taking the witness stand on the other side of the world. on sunday night cardinal george pell answered questions by a sex abuse commission in sydney via rome from a video link. he was a senior priest in his native ballarat and later the arch bishop of nearby melbourne from the 1970s to the 90s where tens of children's were abused by police. the commission wants to know whether he knew and why he didn't do anything about it. pell said he was too unwell to travel to australia to face the commission in person, a claim that sparked widespread outrage in a crowd funding campaign that raised more than $150,000 in a week to cover travel expenses to rome for 15 survivors. >> we're not here to intimidate him or anything, but he has got to look at our faces, the ones who have been damaged by the clergy. >> i would love to see him stand

rob matheson has this report. >> reporter: a ray of hope in the middle of war. 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid spreading out towards syria's besieged towns. in madaya near the lebanese border they're bringing medical applies and a mobile clinical as well as food. thousands are trapped here which include hezbollah fighters of the aid workers say at least 40 people have died of malnutrition in the town since october >> we have people not only bringing the support kits but make the necessary arrangements for the people in short supplies. >> reporter: around 20,000 people here have been cut off by armed rebel groups. heavy gunfire rattles near close to damascus. rebels guard the entrance to this city where trucks line-up carrying supplies for at least 30,000 people trapped here. more aid is expected to arrive in the east, parts of which are held by i.s.i.l. the convoys are part of an agreement reached last week in munich but over a dozen countries including the u.s. and russia. there's no deal to make sure that the supplies keep coming and not all the towns under siege can be reached. >> trans

rob matheson, al jazeera. >>> now with sanctions on iran lifted the country is eager to expand tradend boost its economy. one of iran's tastiest exports already a big seller abroad. >> reporter: the pistachio trees are winter bare now, but soon these branches will be loaded down with nutty deliciousness. >> each bud will produce a cluster, and each cluster can anywhere from two to 25 nuts on it. >> reporter: this looks good? >> it looks very good. >> after years of punishing drought, this farm manager forecasts a bumper crop. >> we have about 115% of our normal snow pack. >> reporter: with more than 1.2 million hectares of trees, the industry is worth about $1.3 billion. but politics are complicating things. suddenly they are facing stiff competition from half a world a way, iran. iran is the number one producing country. the u.s. is in second place. now that most of the economic and trade sanctions have been lifted, iranians are free to export their pistachios to many parts of the world, and in many parts of the world, people seem to think that iran's pistachio's taste better than c

rob matheson has this report. >> reporter: furry on the streets of cairo. crowds gather outside police headquarters after an officer shoots and kills a 24-year-old taxi driver. the head of the security service has promised, the officer will be arrested. the pressure on egypt's police is growing, public protests against them are increasing, even though the government of president sisi has effectively banned large demonstrations. >> the fact that they are protesting shows that there are some very serious concerns, because at this moment, everyone who has been protesting has been jailed, and the fact that this is an ad hoc random protest should be a signal to the government that things are not good. >> reporter: medics filled the streets a week ago. two doctors are said to have been beaten up while working at a hospital. they said that police pulled a gun after a dispute about medical treatment is of an officer. they are threatening to go on strike if officers aren't held to account. and doctors say they will defy the government again with large, very public d

rob matheson al jazeera. >>> the head of google in europe has dodged questions about how much he earnsgrilling by mps in london and britain was being asked about google's tax affairs following public outcry over the amount of back taxes that the company had been allowed to pay. >> i understand the anger and indeed. >> do you really understand the anger mr. britain, what do you get paid mr. britain? >> if that is relevant i will disclose that to the committee. >> i'm asking what you get paid. >> i will disclose that if that is relevant. >> i'm asking you it's a relevant matter can you tell me. >> i don't have the figure. >> you don't know what you get paid? [laughter] well google is just one of several big multi nationals in europe whose tax arrangements have come under the spotlight but one welch town believes it has found a way to ensure that everyone is tacked fairly and barnabie reports now. >> reporter: a small town in the welch hills hopes to start a revolution in how we the consumers, behave. calls itself a fair tax town. campaigners here want large companies, google "starbucks,"

rob matheson has the details. >>> a ray of hope in the midst of war. over 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid spreading out to the besieged towns. in madaya, near the lebanese border, they are bringing medical supplies and a mobile clinic, as well as food. thousands are dropped by forces supporting president. at least 40 people have died of malnutrition in the town since october. it must be lifted from all areas. dropped people are suffering. >> this convoy is heading for the town in the north. around 20,000 have been cut off by armed rebel groups. >> heavy gun fire rattles near, close to damascus. rebels guard the entrance, carrying supplies for 30,000 trapped here. more aid is expected to arrive in the east. parts of which are held by i.s.i.l. the convoys are parts of an agreement reached. but there's no deal to make sure the supplies keep coming, and not all the terms under siege can be reached. >> translation: why doesn't the northern countryside of homs get aid. it calls for aid to reach all areas. is it waiting for the forcing of ceasefires befo

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