to south sudan. china's ambassador opens the camp his country built for south sudanese homeless by fighting. this is a new level of enknajment for -- engagement for a country that is traditionally hands off. >> it does not mean standing by when the people of a country face disaster. >> reporter: china has been firm in its message to south sudan's warring parties. >> ceasefire. stop fighting. >> reporter: but the 8,500 u.n. peacekeepers are overstretched. with a return to violence in south sudan still a real threat, china agreed to do even more. after extensive negotiations, china is to send an infantry battalion of 850 soldiers to add weight and firepower to the u.n. peacekeepers. china has a stake in the oil industry. china is willing to help the u.n., if the u.n. keeps the oil fields safe. chinese private business and government invests here, but half the country's workers fled the violence over the past six months. the owners of this market garden lost casual customers, but supply hotels. they have

investment from is china and china as far as i know already invested eight billion dollars in south sudan'soil industry and that's on top of twenty billion dollars that it invested in sudan you know the country before it was split into two parts and i wonder if you know the chinese expansion in south sudan and the competition traditional competition within the americans and the chinese over access to material resources has anything to do with the conflict oh well not really this discussion flipped as i said basically it's also a personal greed and i'm bishan in trying to seize power through the use of force and of course politicians always do spatially the rebel leadership they will try to sell some of these thing in order to get support in whatever. power that they are looking for but talking about the involvement of china is china has been involved in the oil industry even before the independence of south sudan and when the independence was achieved of course it was realized by by china's investment that most of the oil they were getting was within the geographical territorial integrity o

mr benjamin just before the break you said that russian companies are also welcome in south sudan and some of them already are working there as far as i understand with their south sudanese partners they are already build and will refine their invent to reach is expected to become operational in a couple of months and given the increasingly closer ties between russia and china in the energy sphere do you think that they could join forces since also don and if saw what do you think would be the reaction of the united states i guess my question is who south sudan become. the staging ground for yet another proxy war similar to the one that we saw in syria or even in your crane these days i don't think so that south sudan can become the focal point for a proxy cold war between for example russia china versus the united states because that i think what the policies of south sudan being a friend to or i think is a strategic really important and i remember there is a chinese saying that if you and me are friends. who are my other friends because some of them can be the anime's eyes in the fe

and are being used to south sudan rather and i being used in the in the fighting i wonder if this is and the other lucrative area which may potentially hit those great powers against one another with celso don being in the middle well that's what we will basically avoid and that's why we are working in numbers there to have peace and stability because once you have peace in that country then the issue of weapons does not become a priority because what needs no between me and you that it needs peace it needs to believe so that this country that has suffered for so long cannot begin to exploit the resources that for the benefit of its people and i think that is the direction we are going to that's why we have moved very quickly and we actually send the that countries for trying to resolve this rebellion in a much faster and i can assure you my government and my did as your president said of a kid my idea is committed that we we stop this. senseless killing in the country so that we have peace and stability so the need f

there is enormous chinese investment in south sudan it's not as i must say that is not only south sudan alone china is all over africa but i think they have the option of of having their wallet open for projects and if you want to build a road. which is or a highway for example in the in the vision to relax that needs three billion dollars well these days maybe if you had that type of money maybe i did the chinese influence has been very positive i think many but not necessarily be americans and your own call lake in the south sudan's cabinet minister for over information sad on the record that the united states has a vested interest in sudan's south sudan's oil industry and the reason why it may be assisting or not exactly downs the replacement of your democratically elected government is because your government has grown increasingly closely connected with the chinese so he seems to see that struggle between the americans and the chinese as at least indirectly linked to the bloodshed that is happening on the ground in fact if you go back to the history of food first discovered oil eve

china is adding muscle as well as money to south sudan. china's ambassador opens the emergency camp his country built for south sudan made homeless by fighting. it's a new level of engagement by a country that is hands off. >> it does not mean standing by when the people of our country facing disaster. china has been firm in its message to south sudan's warring parties. >> ceasefire, stop fighting. >> the peacekeepers are overstretched. >> with a return to violence in south sudan a threat, china agreed to do more. after ex-tensive negotiations china sent a battalion of 850 soldiers to add weight and firepower to the u.n. peacekeepers. china's stake in south sudan is words billions of dollars. china is willing to help the u.n. a lot more if the u.n. coops the oil field safe. >> chinese private business and government invests here, but half the workers fled. the owners of this market garden lost casual customers but supply chinese hotels. they have a 15 year lease and are digging in for the lopping hall. >> we want to capitalize on this tren

most mothers in south sudan don't have access to a clinic like this. for many women, becoming a mother is one of the most dangerous things they will ever do. the greatest threat to a new mother's life is blood close. flew clinics are able to store blood for emergencies. this one, if a mother needs a trans fusion, they have to rush out in the community. in this cause, the catch for internally displaced people to try to find a family member with the same blood type prepared to donate. >> we are trying to increase awareness of the importance of donations. one has been family members are willing to donate blood to these mothers. we are engaging in a

person to control his army. >> south sudan civilians are running out of time. humanitarian crisis is developing as families flee from the fighting. aid agencies warm that this oil rich fertile country is heading for famine, but they also report that weapons are flooding in. it looks to men that two feuding leaders have been talking peace. analysts say the agreement may not change anything. >> well, it's not any different from what we've seen before, and until i see more concrete plans in place, i think this is just another political gesture. >> delegates will remain working on plans for a de-escalation and transition to new rulers. some international observers say the infractions of south sudan's military helped move the peace process forward. those sanctions can always be increased. the other option the region has is to strengthen the u.n. peacekeeping force, but no military either regional nor international want to stay on the ground indefinitely. >> reporter: neighboring government will know soon whether this latest agreement is workable and sincere. al jaze

south sudan, a young nation, is plagued by unrest. china is calling for warring parties to abide by a tenuous ceasefire, and pledges hundreds of troops to the peacekeeping mission. is china's motivation humanitarian or financial. >> china is adding muscle and funny to south sudan. china's ambassador opens a camp for south sudan made homeless by fighting. this is a new level of engagement for a country that has been hands off. >> it does not mean standing by when the people of our country are facing disaster. >> china has been firm in its message to south sudan's warring parties. >> stop fighting. >> but the 8,500 u.n. peacekeepers are overstretched. with a return to violence in south sudan a threat, china agreed to do more. after extensive negotiations with the u.n. security council, china will send a battalion of 850 soldiers to add weight and firepower to the u.n. peacekeepers. china's stake in south sudan's vital oil industry is worth billions. china is willing to help the u.n. a lot more if the u.n. keeps the oil field safe. china

more and more often, staff or forced to flee. >> the rainy season is beginning in south sudan. more than one million people have been displaced by the fighting. the spike the growing threat, doctors without borders are determined to send more help. crexendo families of 50 asylum seekers killed when their boat sank off australia's christmas island are suing the government. >> the australian government describes the legal action is shameful and offensive. >> the refugee boat ran into trouble in rough seas off christmas island in december, 2010. the vessel was carrying nearly 100 asylum seekers, mainly from iran and iraq. people living on christmas island looked on in horror as they realized what was happening. >> it is children. there is children on the boat. they are so -- i cannot believe it. where is the navy ship? >> a short while later, this is all that was left of the boat. the navy managed to rescue 40 people. one man made it to shore on his own. 50 others drowned. lawyers say their deaths could have and prevented, had the response been different. >> on the morning in ques

these children are the casualties of south sudan's last civil war. with the country teetering on violent internal conflict she fears another lost generation. the south sudan government admits it can't do more tore the anywheres, with its -- for the girls, with its budget frozen by the fighting. >> with the crisis, people are not paying attention. >> so this one woman from uganda continues her battle to break the cycle of abuse of south sudan girls, hoping they, one day will keep the young sisters safe from harm. >>> and for more on the child sex trade in south sudan, and the work of cathy and her ref uge, head to aljazeera.com, and click on the link to the coverage. >>> now, uruguay is home to 12 million head of cattle. and the life of each and every one is recorded from birth to the dipper plate. daniel schweimler takes a look at uruguay's trace ability system. >> uruguay with lush green open plains was largely built on the cattle industry. it knows its cows. for every head of cattle it's tagged after birded. details of life and death are locked in

protection camp has the worst conditions in south sudan.ns, which are good for growing crops are instead a torment for these uprooted people. mud everywhere, latrines overflowing, fear of cholera and worse. >> yeah, people are still coming here because everybody is coming to look for protection. yeah, because of this war outside that is why civilian are coming. >> reporter: two months ago there were 7,000 people seeking shelter here. now the u.n. estimates there are more than 40,000. no one had planned for this. in the camp, there is some food, outside there is none. >> there is not any food. there is not any food at all. it's bans. no one can be here. there is [inaudible] -- people are [inaudible] >> reporter: fled the town on the country's only north south high way. rebels and government are fighting over it. it's already changed hands six times. the warring parties in south sudan's conflict agreed in june to hold their fire and work towards a transitional government. but camps like these tell you what political meetings don't, people com

catherine clifford has more. >> another conflict in south sudan has its deadline. the ethiopian prime minister was between mahe talks kiir --i and >> they will complete the process in the coming 60 days, and how, when, and who, culmination into the formation of a transitional government. >> previous peace deals have been broken with both sides blaming one another. last month a cease-fire was found within hours and the broker of the peace talks said that any attempt to stand in the way of the agreement would have serious consequences. this argument -- that they have as a unity with other we are trying-- to implement peace in the south sudan. we have different options, increasing sanctions, -- >> washington has already introduced measures but this is the first time that they have faced such a warning. began in december following the controversial move to fire machar. flared,tensions have fire with machar fighting the dinkas. it's piles and the genocide as both sides massacres civilians. the people may be on the brink of starvation by the end of the year after violenc

bbc news, south sudan. of conflictfic cost there.rning to the world cup, tomorrow mexico will take to the field. go all pegging them to the way. the mexicans have done exceptionally well at the international game in recent years. jason margolis went to mexico .ity to explore the success >> these boys hope to carry on mexico's winning tradition. cupnation won the world twice in recent years. but not that world cup. mexico won the under 17 competition in 2005 and again in 2011. thatouth coach says triumph was a big deal for mexico. in mexico, the passion for soccer is widespread. then, women, children, they all follow soccer. ramirez now directs the prestigious academy in mexico city. some of the nation possible best young players come to train here. the boys may be mexican, but their dreams lie elsewhere. >> i want to be a professional football, hopefully in europe. and to play for mature it. that's where the best players in the world are -- madrid. that's where the best players in the world are. >> perhaps the boys don't talk about p

cultural bar yours in south sudan prosecutor -- barriers in south sudan putting lines at risk. >>> and turning backs on the bollywood formula in bangladesh. >>> and a win in the world cup. >>> pashtuns are voting in the second round of the presidential elections. security forces are on high alert at tens of thousands of checkpoints the the taliban said they would disrupt an election. two rockets were fired at the airport. the vote has been largely peaceful. two candidates are vying to replace hamid karzai, who has been in power for two terms. ashraf ghani took 32% in april, facing christian abbiati, who gained -- facing abdullah abdullah. he aligned himself with the northern alliance, and became advisor to its leader. after the fall of the taliban he served as afghanistan's foreign minister from 2002 to 2005 and ran as an independent candidate in the 2009 election and lost to hamid karzai. the vote was fraudulent. his opponent is ashraf ghani. he's an independent candidate. he worked for the past two decades, including the world bank. he went on to work as finance minister and chief ad

. >>> coming up on the programme - we follow a cholera awareness team in south sudan's capital where an endomic is showing no signs going away. >> who would spend $10 million on a post im stamp. i'm in new york. what was once called the freedom stamp. better understanding the fascination of collectors. . >> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera - sunni rebel fighters continue to seize control of large parts of the northern iraq. some of the military are turning on each other. u.s. president obama is sending around 275 troops to protect american interests. egypt's released al jazeera arabic correspondent abdullah al-shami and 12 others, fighting ill health. he has been in prison since august without charge, and on hunger strike. >>> argentina's president will not comply with a u.s. ruling requiring a company to pay $2.3 million. argentina defaulted in 2001, bondholders, led by a new york billionaire demanded that they be repaid in full. >>> israel's prime minister demanded help from palestinian leaders to find three teenagers thought to be kidnapped in the west bank. more than 1

emergency travel document from south sudan embassy. we requested them to release miriam, but they have refused. they have said that they need more time. they need 24 hours. that's is absolutely not acceptable. >> the russian senate voted to revoke vladimir putin's right to order military intervention in ukraine. it was at vladimir putin's request. it's an act of goodwill to further peace efforts in ukraine. ukraine's government agreed to a limited ceasefire, due to expire on friday. ukraine's president threatened to end the ceasefire after a military helicopter was shot down, killing nine. >> britain and the u.s. threaten new sanctions over russia, continuing conflict. the warning was issued.

there's been a sharpize in the number of sexual assaults in south sudan. fighting between twoeth nick tribes there erupted in december, you may recall. the u.n. says up to 24,000 women there are at risk. karen allen has this. >> reporter: conflict made this woman a refugee in her own land. beneath the surface we find another sinister threat, rape on a massive scale not seen here before. in the world's newest state in the grips of a military rebellion, women are being sexually abused, singled out because of their tribe. tens of thousands are now packed into camps. jane is breaking a tattoo by speaking of sexual assault. she cowered in the grass, clutching her son as her sister-in-law was gang raped and shot dead in front of her. >> four of them raped her. the other one finishes, the other one goes into her. she was screaming in a loud voice. she keep on screaming until she loses her voice. she was not able to scream again. >> reporter: 31 women were allegedly raped that day. it happened in a town now virtually deserted apart from pro government soldiers who

these children are the casualties of south sudan's last civil war with the country et teetering again on the work of violent internal conflict, she fears another lost generation. the south sudanese government admits it can't do any more for these girls with its budget did frozen by the fighting. >> now, with the crisis, people are not paying attention this one woman from ugand a. continues to try to break the siebel of abuse, hoping they, one day, will keep their youngsters safe from harm. anita mcnaught, juba. >> for more on the child sex trade in south sudan and the work of cathy and her refuge, go to aljazeera.com and click on the link to our in-depth coverage. aljazeera.com/indep aljazeera.com/indepthcoverage. >>> people are being killed in an attack in northern nigeria when are more than than /* 200 school girls were captured. >>> sewage pollution have reached us press dented levels according to gaza's environmental agency. authorities can no longer operate treatment plants because there is not enough fuel to power them. a report from gaza. people say they know about risks. autho

there are culture problems in getting donors in south sudan. most people are not prepared to give glad to someone who is not part of their family. even if they were there is not a facility in the entire country that is capable of storing blood on a large scale. >> at the teaching hospital they only have four areas to store blood. almost no one of it is available for emergency cases and they're calling for a central blood storage facility. >> there should be a center collecting blood, screening the blood, and storing the blood. and they'll be able to get blood from the center. >> there is no accurate data of how many mothers in south sudan mothers die giving birth because most give birth in the bush, and there is no one there to record the fatality or to give medical guidance either. >> italian prime minister renzi is trying to avoid scandals. giorgio osoni stepped down after a scandal related to a major public works scandal. >> description is fought with aational civic best. but in the meantime we give anti-corruption authorities real power. th

no fighting. >> reporter: cassie wories, these children are the casualties of the south sudan wore. with a country on the brink of voims, she fears another lost generation, and the south -- south government admits it can't do any more for the girls about the budget frozen. >> with the crisis, people are not paying taeption. >> this one woman centre uganda continues a battle to break the cycle of abuse of south sudan girls, hoping they, one day, will keep their young sisters safe from harm. >> al jazeera america presents the system with joe berlinger >> new york city has stop and frisk >> some say these laws help serve and protect... >> we created the atmosphere that the policeman's the bad guy... >> others say these tactics are racist >> discrimination is wrong >> 99 percent of those arrested in drug free school zones... we're not near a school at all! >> are they working? >> this time i'm gonna fight it. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >>> n.a.s.a.'s test flight yesterday was a success. the newest spacecraft might look like something out of a science fic

the biggest fiscal shock is south sudan operation three years ago.voted for independence and took away with it 75% of its oil,s depriving khartoum of its expert earnings. it has done more harm than good. >> they have taken this chance and taken us back to a much deeper division, and they have even created anger. >> reporter: there have been social tensions. thousands took to the streets to protest hikes in prices. protests that were put down with violence. at the international level the international criminal court accuses its president of war crimes. several opposition figures and activists have been jailed. the government said its proof that these are, indeed, difficult times. >> the economy is suffering, as you said, with the resources that are left after the operation of the service with magnificent resources in sudan including minerals, agriculture resources. we'll continue to try to pull up our economy. >> reporter: that reassurance will likely have little effect on the thousands of sudanese whose lives have been altered by the violence over th

the summit will have a focus on south sudan. as other countries that are on the agenda. >> developed countries took many years to sort out how to deal with rape and it's taken a deal of time to get there. rape victims in war and conflict zones. how do you expect to get around that. how do you expect the help to get in in such difficult situations when we do see it right here, right now. that it is difficult to help those people that are victims? >> well, the critical thing is it that we do prioritise sexual violence as part of the humanitarian response. that's an issue we'll be looking at. one of the issues actions aid is pushing for is to make sure we have recovery centers in those areas, to survivors of sexual violence. what a lot of women are telling us is they need urgent medical help and sustained care, and counselling to do with traumas that they face in the settings and access to legal services. >> thank you for your time. i appreciate you are joining us from the london studio. >>> ethiopia's president says that president

most mothers in south sudan don't have access to a clinic like this. many women, becoming a mother is one of the most dangerous things they will ever do. the greatest threat to a new mother's life is blood close. flew clinics are able to store blood for emergencies. this one, if a mother needs a trans fusion, they have to rush out in the community. in this cause, the catch for internally displaced people to try to find a family member with the same blood type prepared to donate. >> we are trying to increase awareness of the importance of donations. one has been family members are willing to donate blood to these mothers. we are engaging in a sensetization process about the important of giving womblood to women. >> blood reserved for staff has been donated to these mothers. there isn't enough stored blood to meet demand. >> women at this clinic who need blood are brought here where hopefully they will be able to get a trans fusion. there are cultural problems with getting donors in south sudan because most people aren't prepared to give blood to someone

protection camp has the worst conditions in south sudan.ns which are good for crops are torment for uprooted people and mud everywhere and fear of collera and worse. >> everybody is coming to look for protection and they are outside and why civilians are coming. >> reporter: two months ago there were 7,000 people seeking shelter here and now u.n. estimates there are more than 40,000, no one planned for this. in the camp there is some food. outside, there is none. >> there is no food. there is no food. people are killing us. >> reporter: he fled the town on the country's only north/south highway and rebels and government are fighting over it and it already changed hands six times. the warring parties in the conflict agreed in june to hold their fire and work to a traditional government but camps like these tell you what political makings don't, people come here because they think they might survive, out there they think death is more certain. u.n. is worried too and peace keepers are armed and vigilant and lost personnel in the past six mont

no fighting. >> reporter: but kathy worries, these children are the casualties of south sudan's last r. with the country taoerting again ocountry feet teeteringagain ons another lost generation, and the south sudanese government admits it can't do anymore for these girls, with its budget frozen by the fighting. >> now people are not paying attention on the issues of children. >> reporter: so this one woman from neighboring uganda continues her battle to break the cycle of abuse of south sudanese girls, who hope within day they can keep their young sisters safe from harm. a neat, a al jazerra, juba. >>> there is plenty more still to come on the program, including more on the crisis in iraq and the big boost giving the country some serious military muscle. how farmers in uruguay have developed a system of checking beef from the farm to the plate. >>> and greece's footballers gear up to make history as they attempt to reach the quarter cup finals for the very first final. robin will have the latest in sport. >> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects all the charges and dema

the warring matters south sudan's conflict agreed to hold their fire and work towards a transitional government. but people come here because they think they might survive. out there they feel death is more certain. >> reporter: the u.n. is worried to, peace keepers are armed and vigilant. they have lost personnel in the last six months and are waiting for reinforcements to move into surrounding areas, which might take pressure off this camp nou. >> we've opened the gates for those fleeing for their lives, afraid of being killed. i think we have stemmed the cycle of violence and saved thousands of lives. >> reporter: but they admit they were not prepared for a crisis on this scale. even simple illnesses are proving fatal. three children are dying here every day. what people need is peace. a peace they can believe in. only then can they go home. >> a man pleads guilty to federal terrorism charges. maria ines ferre has that and other headlines making news across america. >> reporter: yes, a texas man pleaded guilty to attempting to provide support for terrorists. 23-year-old michael wo

weapon oflence as a war, ukraine, south sudan, syria -- no wonder so many people today prefer social media to traditional media. it is much more soothing to see a photo favorite it then by images of girls kidnapped for attending school or syrian kids being struck down by barrel bombs. news has always been an infamous downer. supreme court justice roll warner said he always turns to the sports pages first, which record people's accomplishments. the front page has nothing but man's failures. away from the headlines, changes happening for the good and fast rate of in the past quarter-century, the united nations, the united states, and many partners have helped to reduce extreme poverty worldwide by more than 50% and nearly cut in half a number of women who die in childbirth and the number of children who perished before the age of five. in the field of mexican -- in the field of medicine, tuberculosis treatments have saved people and the number of people infected with hiv has declined by 50% in the last decade. see -- who lived under house arrest for 15 years now serving in the parliame

bosnia, along with congo and south sudan, will be a priority at the london summit, cochaired by actress angelina jolie, who has made several trips to the countries as a unicef ambassador. >> time to check on the news elsewhere in the world. clintonion that hillary will be throwing her hat into the ring as a presidential candidate continues to rise. the former u.s. secretary of state launched her much anticipated book tour. she said they were broke when they lived at the white house. forreds of fans lined up the first public signing of the memoir, called hard truth. soldiers have been killed accidentally by friendly fire in southern afghanistan. an afghan soldier and his children also died in the airstrike. officials say coalition forces had been called in for air support when they were attacked by the taliban. an investigation is now under way. the deaths of school students in a very disaster in april. ofost serious charge homicide through willful negligence. powerptain said he had no to stop the company from overloading the ship. germany's angela merkel has restated her support for joh

conflict across iraq, syria and south sudan and central african republic fuel the refugee crisis.genie -- geneva. >> 2.5 million have fled their country. this will never be home. 6.5 million are displaced inside syria short of food, shelter, medical care and aid agencies scarcely reach them. around the world, war and persecution have driven over 51 million people from their homes. the highest figure since the world war ii. >> it's quality of change we're witnessing. the world is becoming more violent and more people are being forced to flee. the capacity to solve this problem humanitarian point of view doesn't simply exist. >> u.n. aid agencies are impatient as what they see as paralysis within the u.n. security council designed to resolve conflict. it seems to be doing anything but. hundreds of thousands of refugees have been living here years. 32,000 flee their homes everyday from central republic, south sudan, somalia and syria. their lives are on hold until they can go home. among that figure of 5 1 million displaced the latest from iraq haven't been included yet. bbc news gen

from the central african republican, from south sudan, from somalia from syria. on hold until they can go home. among that figure of 51 million displaced, the latest from iraq haven't been included yet. imogen, bbc news. >> 51 million. that 33 million figure for internally displaced is something we can look at now. the country with the most refugees is pakistan. civilians are fleeing as the army prepares to renew the defensive against militant amil. thanks for joining us there. first of all, give us indication as to where these refugees are gathering. >> reporter: david i am in the town which is the biggest town on the edge of bannu. in the first few days there was a total curfew. people couldn't leave. in the last days it has been lifted. people are come out in tens of thousands. they said the number of those displaced is now approaching 20,02 200,000. we have seen truckloads of women, children, elderly overloaded vehicles carrying whatever they can to get out. normally it takes them an hour to travel from the town to bannu. in this environment where they have c

. >> both sides in south sudan's conflict have agreed to form a transitional government in the next 60 days. the president rebel leader makes a long side regional leaders at a summit. it is the first time they have sat down together in a month, and only the second meeting since the civil war began last december. thousands have been killed in the conflict, and more than 1 million people have fled. millions of school children have been given a new history group, for students and parents it is nothing more than propaganda, to glorify the former president. there aren't many differences in what is taught at public and private schools. and now, one textbook series looks set to bring them even closer, in 2011, the government distributed collection the collection. 42 million textbooks celebrating 200 years of independents. late president hugo chavez and his policies featured in most subjects. they promote the benefits of the social programs rather than private sector industries. >> in some cases the government has used the books at propaganda, for example, in a math problem there are reference

their plans are on hold so they believe south sudan's leaders are committed to peace. >> well, we've got more from africa ahead in this news hour including. >> we don't take the bull by the horns. we will see a revolt. >> we're in a boomtown for oil in ghana where local people say they're being exploited by foreign companies. in sport return to go train but will he be fit enough for the world cup. those details later. >> hello again these our top stories. funerals are under way. >>> an airport is under siege by terrorists dressed as policemen. >> in russia five men are convicted in the murder of anna polikoskia. >> they will commute sentences reducing death sentences to penal labor from life. we go to beirut. what other details do we know about this amnesty. >> reporter: the details are still sketchy but it does address different categories. for example, desserte

because she was - she was emergency travel document from south sudan embassy. we requested them to release miriam, but they have refused. they have said that they need more time. they need 24 hours. that's is absolutely not acceptable. >> the russian senate voted to revoke vladimir putin's right to order military intervention in ukraine. it was at vladimir putin's request. it's an act of goodwill to further peace efforts in ukraine. ukraine's government agreed to a limited ceasefire, due to expire on friday. ukraine's president threatened to end the ceasefire after a military helicopter was shot down, killing nine. >> britain and the u.s. threaten new sanctions over russia, continuing conflict. the warning was issued. >> human rights lawyer has been killed in benghazi, shot several times inside her home. the gunmen fled after the murder. she was a founding member for libya's national transitional council. >>> libyans went to the polls on wednesday, despite fighting in the country. fewer than half the registered voters showed up. they are trying to elect a unity

the central african republic, south sudan, and syria.rganizations have long been trying, mostly without success, to get permission from damascus for access to all of those needing help. world food program was finally allowed to work in all 14 syrian provinces a few weeks ago. seems to be dawning on damascus the situation is badly deteriorating. so many people in serious. the food insecurity has gotten worse. we are facing what looks to be a drought year, and agriculture is affected. of course, that just titans -- problems heightens the people have each day to put food on the tables for their families. webefore returning to homs, wanted to observe a family receiving a package from the world food program. two workers from the red crescent, the arab partner organization for the red cross, make the delivery in a minivan. what gives us chills here is not just that the family is fully dependent on emergency aid. it is the expressionless eyes of the children. their father seems to have lost the power of speech during the last three years. he do

we have this report from south sudan, which has a high rate of matterbal mortality rates in the world >> reporter: if this woman attempted to deliver this baby at home she would have died. she suffered massive hming. doctors worked for hours. most mothers don't have access to a clinic. for many becoming a mother is a dangerous thing they'll do. the greatest threat is blood loss. a few clinics will store blood for emergencies. if a mother need a transfusion, staff have to rush out into the community to try to find a family member with the same blood time prepared to donate. >> we are trying to increase awareness within the camp. a recent challenge has been family members are not willing to donate blue. we are engaging in a sens sittizition process about the importance of giving blood to women. >> reporter: in stream emergencies, blood for the u.n. staff has been used. there's not enough stored blood. >> hopefully the women will be able to geta transuse. most people are not prepared to give blood to someone that is not fart of their family. if they were, there's not a facility capable o

major new displacement was also and south sudan. differences and find solutions to conflicts.the signal but temperatures roebuck we get temperatures that are on the mother 67 and 7 cisco 56 in concord and jose. nor a for example is the nice a mockup and approaching the 60 degree mark this morning as a cloud cover from the satellite radar tickets the failures as a fort services bellsouth and for the line that pretty much follows along highway 24 to up the east bay and the down as well. racine that it will pull back world alerce afternoon for the locations parlor clouded by the bay temperatures will warm up to the low 80s the upper 80s and 90s and, of valley reluctant anywhere from 79 to 82 degrees set in again pretty nice conditions here in the skies. we get warm condition inspected in the delta 91 and and yet 90 and the livermore valley operation as some of valley in here for the east bayshore let will look for temperatures a lot mid-70s. if you'll be in the north face today perhaps for this a moment raceway events going on today to look for the upper seventies low 80s this af

. >>> south sudan's rebel leaders says he's committed to the ceasefire signed this month. riek machar made the comments in nairobi, where he's been talking to president kenyatta. he demonstrated that he is not in total charge of his forces. he says he's committed to the roadmap for peace. >> we are negotiating. nobody is being forced to. some could opt not to accept it. >> the prime minister would have done anything. i'm hoping he'll come for the 9 june meeting. in that i'm hoping that it will also be something substantial that we will sign, that we will give direction to the negotiators and the mediators. >> a smoking ban comes into force in russia, making it illegal to light up in bars, restaurant and cafes. it comes despite calls from smokers and the hospitality industry to water down the legislation. >> it's early evening and a post-work crowd is settling into its drinks. here a drink goes with a cigarette. the hd son bar is popular. as russians day, the air could get to thick, you could happening an axe. from june the 1st, the bar's owners are saying to stump it out.

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. >>> as juba expand, so does deadly disease, south sudan struggles to cope with its capital's rapide. and al jazerra. the world cup. we'll have all the action a little later. >>> but first, detained al jazerra journalist abdullah elshamy is waiting to leave a police station in cairo. family and friends of the 26-year-old have gathered outside the station to greet him. elshamy has been detained in jail without charge since last august. and has been on hunger strike for five months. the public prosecutor ordered his release on medical grounds along with 12 others. >> translator: i have never felt happier in my life than i do today. we have had so many difficulties in our lives, but today i am born again. my soul has returned. >>> al jazerra issued a statement following the news that elshamy is to be released saying this is a relief rather than a cause for celebration. abdullah has been through a terrible ordeal for over 10 months, he'll want to spend time with his family and recuperate. when he's ready we look forward to seeing him back in action doing the vital job of journalism that

south sudan's government says a lack of resources and a return to internal conflict, has stalled plansthe problems. >> one piloxing one, there is poor hey jean because of the not well managed sewage system. the population will be definitely affected with this kind of disease. >> reporter: in juba town, raw sewage pooled behind buildings runs in to channels that feed the nile. newly built sewage oxidation ponds charge fees for disposal, and are already too small for one of the fastest growing cities in africa. in these conditions, cholera will just keep coming back. a neat, a al jazerra, juba. >>> new allegations against the police departments in warren jeffs polygamist secretar sect . maria has that store any other headlines making news across the county. >> reporter: two towns across the utah, arizona board are influenced by sect leaders, they want a federal judge to disban the agencies that oversee warren jeffs' polygamist groupings, they are asking for a monitor to oversee the police departments in the judge doesn't disband them. international child sex abuse website the man that st

must find troops for missions and mali and south sudan, and set up a peacekeeping operation in the central african republic. there has not been a major increase in the money the u.n. pays to countries contributing to troops for years. the u.n. pays $1,2,000 per peace keeper per month. some countries want it increased to as much as $1,700 per peace keeper per month. the total for the counter budget. ending in a week stands at $7.3 billion, but next year it could rise to more than 9 billion. crunch negotiations will continue. in a supreme irony, because the talks have gone on past an allotted time there's no budget for translators and support staff. they won't meet in these corridors, they'll have informal meetings outside the building. >>> still to come on this programme - it's being called emergency cinema, the film making genre putting ordinary syrians in front of the camera. [ ♪ music ] >>> and a tune for mel oddies coming out of a festival in malaysia. politicians are struggling to keep their traditions alive. >>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. we are getting