yingluck shinawatra is being vetted for corruption. she has strong support in the north of the country. zeina khodr spoke to her. >> reporter: a lot of people want thai and's prime minister out of office, here, yingluck shinawatra's rule is not contested. this is her home town. it's her political base. many believe the opposition's demand for her resignation is unconstitutional. yipi yingluck shinawatra says she will not be pushed out of power, but the way out is to hold elections in line with the constitution. >> i hold my power, the position is the election process. >> the people in bangkok do not want to compromise. protesters disrupted elections this month. instead they want on unelected council to reform the system. yingluck shinawatra is being investigate by the anticorruption commission, leading to her removal from office much the prime minister's ofantastic say she's no longer able to govern the country and she's on the run. yiping denies this -- yingluck shinawatra denies this saying the only reason she came to the north is to

for weeks they've been trying to push out yingluck shinawatra.overnment demonstrations are growing. zeina khodr reports. >> this was a show of force by the red shirts, and the message to the opposition. they made it clear they for the caretaker prime minister yingluck shinawatra, who is under pressure from the opposition to resign. the result is a deepening political crisis in thailand. here in the north there's no question where loyalties lie. it has been four months since government opponents took to the streets in bangkok. now the red shirts mobilized in their strong hold. >> we want to collect the people. and rally. more from province to province, and maybe, in the end, bangkok. >> this is the rural part of thailand, and these people are poor. they are the ones who voted yingluck shinawatra into power in 2011. now they feel the opposition is industrying to prevent them benefitting from state policies. >> for people here, this is a fight to preserve democracy, and they believe holding elections is constitutional. they want to replace yingluck

weeks of protest against the prime minister shinawatra hurt the economy. >> it's not over. protesters have moved to the center of bangkok. people here feel they are >> people want thailand's political system reformed. that's why they're demanding that a council temporarily runs the country. opposition leaders are now relying on intervention by the courts to do just that. >> the government has created a lot of other problems, facing an investigation on their involvement in the corruption. >> reporter: shinawatra does not face just legal challenges. protesters have prevented her from working from her office. she spent the last week in her political stronghold in the north of the county to rally her supporters. but thailand's political institutions are not on her side. >> they are not alone. they have a group of advisers, and those. >> there is still no winner before political battles. any confrontation o on the stres would invite military intervention. that could bring more bloodshed and end shinawatra's rule. >> more western leaders are joining the call for russia to back ov

he's the brother of current leader yingluck shinawatra. by november there were demonstrations by pro and ain't-government protesters. that month elections were held, but the protesters boycotted them. there were thouses of demonstrations outside polling stations. zeina khodr joins us from outside bangkok. how has the court come to this decision? >> the constitutional court ruled that the election was invalid, unconstitutional because according to them it was not held across the country in a single day. you mentioned that the elections were by supporters. the government called for elections in order to try to resolve the crisis. it said that if you want to resolve the crisis, let's do it through the ballot box. they believe the government should step aside and an unelected council take power, and that reforming the political system. this is a blow to the government. it's more pressure, really, and it prolongs the political stalemate. but others believe that the decision could provide some sort of opportunity for both sides to start talking

this is the rural part of thailand, and they're the ones who voted shinawatra in power in 2011. now they feel the opposition is trying to prevent them from benefiting from state policies. >> reporter: for people here this is a fight to preserve democracy. they believe the opposition's refusal to hold elections is unconstitutional. shinawatra opponents want to replace her government with an unelected council that would perform the political system. back in bangkok the protesters have promised to keep up the anti-government campaign despite decision to remove roadblocks. instead they plan to camp out at a park. but this decision does not signal an end to the crisis since the opposition hopes a court investigation will remove the caretaker prime minister from power. >> we can continue to occupy the streets for another three or four months if we want to. but the government don't care. they don't care how bangkok people are living. >> reporter: people here have threatened to confront that pressure. some hard liners are talking about creating a volunteer force similar to an army to pr

. >> president shinawatra is surrounded by protesters. nevertheless her administration says security has improved. the emergency law was meant to end the sort of anti-government protests, but it failed. the courts ruled that the prime minister could not use force to disperse demonstrators. opposition supporters now have a symbolic protest site in bang congress. bangkok, they hope that they will be forced out of office but the ruling party does not see that as a threat. >> the prime minister would be acting prime minister. >> shinawatra ruling party said the only way forward is through the ballot box. they have demonstrated in the north but threatened to mobilize in bangkok. >> experts say thailand needs a functioning government. at the moment. cabinet has lost a lot of its powers. it can't spend money without court rulings and development projects have been put on hold. >> reporter: every so often there is a grenade attack or someone plants a bomb outside of a courthouse. lifting the law means little where rival camps are armed. many peop

tens of thousands demanded that yingluck shinawatra resign. the thai prime minister says she has no plans to stepdown. she's in the north of the country campaigning, where thousands are expected to hold a rally in support. we go to north-east thailand. zeina khodr, this is the heartland, isn't it, of yingluck shinawatra's power base. tell us where you are. >> yes, it is the heart land behind me. you can see people arriving to attend a rally, by her supporters, of the caretaker, they are known as the red shirts. really, this is a show of force and a message for the opposition that we will not stand eyed ol and see our prime minister be removed. the sloggon is we are protecting democracy and our vote. the pois wants the prime minister -- opposition wants the prime minister to resign, replace her government with an unelected counsel. that's how we perform the political system. people say it's unconstitutional and they will not accept it. there's no end in sight. there's no mediator between the kaxes. they have not -- camps. they have not been tal

the government leaves office and are relying on the courts to push the prime minister yingluck shinawatra to resign. she's facing a number of legal challenges. the situation is precarious. the economy has to be kept afloat. businessmen commine that the tourists are not arriving in large numbers. the occupancy rate is below average. you don't see many tourists in the street because many have imposed advisories. they hope that it will improve thailand's image. but the next few weeks could see more unrest. we see a number of security incidents here and there, like explosive devices placed outside courthouses. homes coming under grenade attacks. if the prime minister is indicted for corruption charges, we could see supporters take to the streets of bangkok, and we could see further clashes. unless there is a roadmap to get out the impasse, the threat of violence is unreal. it's been 11 days since flight vanished. search and rescue teams continued to hunt for the plane. 154 of the 239 people on board are chinese. their families are outraged. >> translation: shame on you. >> they are demanding

they are demanding that prime minister yingluck shinawatra step down. three weeks since the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight mh370 better weather conditions are helping crews scour the southern indian ocean. military aircrafts are looking for debris spotted for satellites. the australian maritime safety authority says varies items have been spotted. none confirmed from the missing jet. >> filipinos are signing a deal between the moro front and the government. it is aimed at ending decades of fighting. some indigenous tribes feel it will result in the loss of ancestral homes. in the remote village, the people are in the mood to celebrate. >> ladies and gentlemen, the feel peen government signed a pact with the south-east asian powerful rebel group. the moro. peace has finally come. >> for generations they have been displaced, caught up in a conflict with little to deal with. there are 200 families in the prison. most have been here for generations. basic services are non-existent. there's no electricity, no running water, no proper schools. they

. >> they want to get rid of yingluck shinawatra, their prime minister. she stayses an im -- faces an impeachment case. >> a 23-year-old journalist in egypt was shot dead as security forces broke up protests. four others were killed in the protests. particularly after the former military police announced he'd run for president. abdul fatah al-sisi is accused of staging the coup that overthrew mohamed morsi. >> al jazeera journalists are still held in cairo, 91 days and counting. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of spreading false news and belong to a terrorist group. al jazeera rejects the charges and calls for their release. earlier this week the trial was adjourned and will be picked up monday. >> president obama wraps up his trip to saudi arabia. he had to pull double duty, taking a surprise call from vladimir putin. >> i had nothing to do with this. >> new jersey governor chris christie, there he is trying to turn the page on the scandal over bridge-gate. >> and same-sex merge legal across the bond. gay couples can say

. >> the campaign to unseat the government of shinawatra goes on, but one man says he will not give up. >> although the majority of protesters have retreated, a few dedicated groups still take to the streets of bangkok. one is headed by this man, a monk. >> 82 years of democracy in tie lapped has made it possible for politicians to be greedy and corruption and hurt the people because they don't have religion in their heart. >> a controversial figure buddha followers still block a street near a government complex north of the capitol. they've. there for nearly two months. he said he speaks regularly. >> i do not take orders from them or anyone. we operate separately and work towards the same goal. >> there is a warrant out for his arrest. >> i am proud that the tyrants issued the arrest warrant on me. if the good people issued arrest warrants, i would be sorry. >> but he established the monetary here 25 years ago. he is still a prominent figure in this community two hours outside of bangkok. but there are some outside of the buddhist national hire am hy who want him disrobed and moved f

and protesters have been calling for prime minister shinawatra to step down since last year saying her government is corrupt and ineffective. in syria the government is making gains against opposition fighters and changing the dynamics of the ground war. rebel fighters have been forced to flee to lebanon. lebanese border town with deep towns with the assad government. charles stratford has the latest. >> reporter: this video was filmed by journalist on tour with the syrian military in the town of yabrud close to the lebanese border. it was shot four days after the syrian army had recaptured the town. al jazeera cannot independently verify the video. the army shows journalists, weapons and ammunition which it said belong to fighters which deserted its opinions. the army regained control here on march 19th. those residents interviewed on camera at least expressed relief the military is in control. >> when they told me that the army is here, i said finally, i am relieved today. i slept calmly. >> the syrian army backed up the fight freers southern lebanon have made significant gains in th

the campaign to unseat the government of yingluck shinawatra continues. a buddhist monk says he will protest. >> while most have retreated, some are still protesting. one headed by this man, buddhashz issara. >> translation: 82 years of democracy in thailand made it possible for politicians to be creedy and corrupt and hurt the people. >> budda issara's followers block a street near the capital. he speaks regularly to the protest leader. >> translation: i do not take orders from anyone. we operate separately and work towards the same goal. >> there's an arrest warrant out for budda issara, a charge for his role in a protest that turned violent. >> i'm proud that the tyrants issued the arrest warrant on me. if the good people issued an arrest warrant. i would be sorry. >> budda issara established a monastery. he's a prominent facility. there are some in the buddhist national hierarchy who want him disrobed and remosted from the monk hood. one feels his actions go directly against the religions foundation. >> translation: i think he's guilty of creating dis

hundreds marched and camped in bangkok, vowing to topple yingluck shinawatra's government. >> egypt's president swore in a new government. with 20 ministers from the old government, including field marshal abdul fatah al-sisi who is expected to run for president. >> in a couple of hours fans and stars will arrive at the dowl by theatre for the biggest night. ellen degeneres is hosting, and the favourites are "american hustler," "gravity," and "12 years a slave." >> i'm jonathan betz, back in an hour with more news, "america tonight" weekend starts now. for updates go to aljazeera.com. capture of one of america's most wanted man. joaquin guzman. el chapo. running running a multibillion dollar operation.

protesters have been calling for prime minister shinawatra to step down since last year saying her government is corrupt and ineffective. >>> and in syria the government is making gains against opposition fighters and changing the dynamics of the ground war. over the past eight days 22 people have been killed in street battles in tripoli. parts of the lebanese board pounbordertown. >> this video was filmed by journalists in the town of yabrud close to the lebanese border. it was reportedly shot marc march 20th four days befor aftee army took the town. this is reportedly the nearby village. the army regained control here on march 19th. those residents interviewed on camera at least expressed relief that the military is in control. >> when they told me that the army is here i said finally i am relieved today. i slept calmly. >> the syrian army backed up by fight freers southern lebanon have made significant games in this strait clic strategically t region. yabrud was one of the last rebel-held towns in the area. it's difficult to say exactly how great the gains made by the army and pro governme

. >> because of what we saw, for example, in the yingluck shinawatra -- in the arab spring, to connect people and let them know where the marches are, is that fair to say. >> in many cases, where social media or texting or other technology comes to the street. they are taking heavy-handed tactics to clamp down on free speech. how do you see the battle flying out in the next few days and months? well it's a bit of a cat and mouse game. depending on how dedicated the regime is, how willing it is to cut off its nose to spite its face, we'll see an escalation. >> thank you for being with us this morning. >> speaking of twitter, you can follow us on our new twitter page: >> good morning everyone. we always seem to be prepared for these types of upsets during march madness. we are surprised when we see them unfold before our eyes, right. the latest stunner in the midwest region, 14th seeded mercer sending a blue blood, duke, home early. the blue delves -- devils picked by some to be the last four. mercer up by four. bears imbounding. anthony whiter. mercer stuns duke 78-71. >> there was no d

yingluck shinawatra called for elections, but they were disrupted by mass rallies.everal districts are holding a revote. >> prisons in nepal are overcrowded and falling apart. many inmates are held in cells built for animals. prisoners say upgrades by the authorities are taking too long. >> this may look like a holiday spot. those that live here never see the view. this is the district prison. the warden has a tough job - besides managing the prison, he has to make sure the building doesn't fall apart. this is his office. >> this building was built as a stable. it was turned into a prison. this building is obvious 100 years old. >> most prisons are built between 1846 and 1951. maintenance is often ignored. >> look, the wood is rotting. >> like many of the prisons. this houses more people than it could manage. >> this is linked to 20 people. it houses more than 70 ipp mates. should the number increase, they might have to pitch tents outside to accommodate them. >> the inmates have to share the narrow arse for warmth. recreation is limited. the only way to make money

. >> here in the north-east of the country, the base of yingluck shinawatra, people are taking to theeets. it's a show of force. they are holding the rally to give a message to the opposition that they will not stand idle while pressure is mounting on yingluck shinawatra to resign. people are saying that they turned out to protect democracy. what the opposition wants is for the prime minister to leave office, and to replace her government with an unelected councils so they'll reform the political system. the government wants to hold elections, but the opposition disrupted the first round. the crisis is deepening. we have seen violence. back in bangkok the opposition announced some protest sites will be removed. in no way does it mean that a solution will be found. they are removing protesters to a stayed um. at the end of the day they have not done much. the opposition is relying on the judiciary, investigating the caretaker prime minister over allegations of corruption, to remove her from office. a deep nipping crisis, two rival camps not speaking to each other. some analysts describ

demonstrators, who continue to occupy part of the capital city, have demanded that prime minister yingluck shinawatra step down. the bankrupt bitcoin exchange called mount gox has been going through its pockets and turned up a fortune in the digital currency. the tokyo-based company says it discovered 200,000 bitcoins thought to be missing. that has a value of about $120-million. the funds were in old format digital folders or electronic wallets. some 650,000 bitcoins remain unaccounted for. wall street faded on this friday. the dow jones industrial average lost 28 points to close at 16,302. the nasdaq fell 42 points to close at 4,276. and the s&p 500 slipped five points to finish at 1,866. for the week, the dow and the s&p gained about one and a half percent. the nasdaq rose .7% still to come on the newshour, miles o'brien on the millions using satellite images to help find the missing jetliner, race and inequity in america's education system, margaret warner samples the public's mood in eastern ukraine, mark shields and david brooks on the week's news, plus, a famed irish author takes on american c

thai capital bangkok demanding political will soon and the resignation of prime minister yingluck shinawatra will accuse the russian only a puppet of the country's former leader who was ousted in a coup eighty years ago over the past five months protesters have shot state offices located roads and disrupted elections in february at least twenty three people have died and hundreds have been injured in violent clashes with police. the deadly explosion in southwestern pakistan has killed a five year old girl and wondered at least sixteen other people including up to eight other children the blasts came in the commercial area of quetta police say the militants were actually targeting the vehicle of local palm entry troops paula military troops out of say who are passing by the incident happened just a day after insurgents torched a timecode carrying fuel for u.s. and nato troops and killed its driver. consumer debt has hit a record levels in britain as many struggle to cover basic necessities like rent and utility bills a new report suggests the problem affects far more people than previously th

this is the demonstrators the latest bid to force the resignation of the prime minister yingluck shinawatra the people accuse her of corruption and of being a puppet to her exiled brother thailand's seen mass street rallies for five months now with over twenty killed. at least four people have been killed in egypt during violence between police and protesters it was triggered after the former chief of the army announced his bid to run for the presidency of the ex general was one of those who helped overthrow the muslim brotherhood backed president mohamed morsi that's been nine months now. and to iraq where at least forty four soldiers have been killed in fighting between iraqi forces and the most militant west of baghdad the government troops have been battling militants there since january when they seized for lucia and ramadi so far iraq's military has been totally unable to retake the area. and hopes are fading for ninety people still missing after a landslide hit the u.s. state of washington authorities found another body in the dead on friday a rain soaked hillside collapsed last week

in the thai capital bangkok demanding political reform and the resignation of the prime minister shinawatra people accuse her of corruption and being a puppet of a brother country's former leader who was ousted in a coup over the past five months protesters have shut state offices blockaded rodents and disrupted elections in february these twenty three people have died and hundreds have been injured in violent clashes with police. a deadly explosion in southwestern pakistan has killed a five year old girl and wounded at least sixteen other people including up to eight other children the blast came in the commercial area of where police say the militants were actually targeting the vehicle of local paramilitary troops were possum by the incident happened just a day after insurgents trust a tanker carrying fuel for u.s. and nato troops and killed its tribe. up next it's talking about will sterrett is driving the youth in the kaiser report. a group called representation project to spreading the word with a viral you tube video that the most destructive thing you can see the young boy in americ