zamboanga. even though it costs the city reportedly $1 million u.s. dollars a day, this doesn't affect the economic stability as a whole. they plan to put an end to this problem with as little loss of life as possible. >> margot, thank you. >>> well, this stadium is used as a center for the homeless in zamboanga city. >> reporter: first we'll show you the result of ten days of armed conflict in zamboanga city. the social welfare department puts the number of evacuees at over 100,000. there's barely enough food and drinking water. not enough tents for many of them. now, we've spoken to some of those who have been affected by the fighting. they said they're eager to go back home. their children still have not been back to school. some of the human rights workers are saying that they've also discovered that some children are actually showing signs of trauma from the violence that they have witnessed in the last ten days. this is just one of the many, many issues that human rights workers are having to deal with here. a lot of these evacuees are wanting t

the rebels planned to hoist their flag at zamboanga city hall. they tooked 200s to haj before the army moved in. more than 200 people have been kill killed. we have the latest from manila. >> reporter: after 19 days of violence they announced the crisis in southern philippines is over. more national liberating front rebels held nearly 200 civilians hostage. the siege began when rebels went to zamboanga city hall wanting to hoist an independent flag. they led the rebellion in the southern philippines in the 1960s. it signed a peace agreement with the government in 1996, but it was never fully implemented. no it's opposing ongoing peace talks from another group. many here questioning whether the crisis is truly over. the philippine government admits that the mlf commander that led the siege remains at large. it's also unknown whether the other missing civilians or hostages have been accounted for. more than 100,000 people have lost their homes and nearly 10,000 houses have been razed. many human rights observers are worried that the crisis in zambo

. ♪ but first after 300 families in the philippine city of zamboanga are entering the 8th day of violencend we report. >> reporter: a city paralyzed by armed conflict and government forces continue to battle national liberation fighters in zamboanga in the southern philippines and the fate of hose adjusts and those remain trapped are more desperate by the day. monday is the fighting, the heaviest so far. human rights watch is urging restraint from both sides. unknown number of civilians are trapped in 5 coastal villages. >> worried about the civilians still trapped in the villages because we have not seen any sort of how do you call this, strategy by the military on how to get them out safely. >> reporter: the human rights group says the military continue distinguish between civilians and rebels worried that civilians may already have been killed and may have violated the rules of war by turning the largest hospital in the city into a military and where soldiers are based and deployed from but military is aware of the rules of engagement. >> these are the things that we don't wish to do b

. >>> the police chief taken hostage in the southern philippines city of zamboanga was released.we have reports now from zamboanga city. >> more thon a hundred hostage versus been rescued by the military. three soldiers were killed in the operation which came after the heaviest day of fighting. >> we were caught off in the middle of the fighting. the military was in the front while the mnlf was hiding behind us. they used us as human shields. >> moro national liberation front fighters have been holding hostages in zamboanga city. with the release of the hostages many hope that this means the crisis will soon be over. the mnlf commander who is heading the siege in zamboanga. >> we can't just throw away what we fought for for more than 40 years. we have no choice but to go back to the struggle. even if we're all finished here the mnlf problem won't be solved because they still won't give us recognition. but there will be those who place us, there won't be an end to this for us. only death can stop us. >> the mnlf fighters are demanding an agreement passed by the philippine governme

. >>> now, to 300 families in the file philippine city of zamboanga city. the violence is into the eighth day. we have the report from zamboanga city. >> reporter: an entire city paralyzed by armed conflict. government forces continue to battle moro national leadership front fighters in the feel pe z philippines. the faith of the hostages is worse by the day. monday is day eight of fighting. human rights watch is urging restraint from both sides. an unknown number of civilians remain trapped in at least five coastal villages. >> they're worried about all the civilians still trapped in these villages really because we haven't seen any sort of -- how do you call this -- strategy by the military in how to get them out safely. >> reporter: the human rights group says the military cannot distinguish between the civilians and the rebels. worry that civilians may have already been killed. the government may have violated the rules of war by turning this largest hospital in the city into a military garrison. this is where soldiers are based and deployed from, but t

thousands of dollars on the international market. >>> ten days into a siege into the philippine city of zamboanga, and separatist rebels appear to be losing ground. the military says it now controls 70% of the areas that had been occupied by the moro liberation front. the industrial city is said to lose a billion dollars a day. zamboanga is the third largest in the philippines in terms of area. a major military offenses took back areas in santa barbara and santa catalina and there's heavy fighting in talon and more fightings in mapong. what does the moro national liberation front? the moro people have been fighting for independence in the southern philippines. the group is one of the three in the region. the moro islamic liberation front split in 1981. they signed a peace treaty with the government in 1996, and the government has been reviewing it. in early august it declared a new state and tried to raise the flag in zamboanga city, which led to the latest fighting. we'll go to the sports stadium being used as an evacuation center. first we go to the city's medical center. margot, what is the la

al jazeera, zamboanga city.ppines. >> a south african commission which is investigating the killing of 4 striker miners last year said police lied. [ gunfire ] >> in a state the commission said commissioners falsified events at the marikana mine. they recently recovered computer hard drives which police recently said did not exist. we're live from johannesburg, and we're very pleased to see you. on the face of it this would appear to be very damning. >> reporter: it certainly does. today the defense teams were handed over 14 gigabytes of text, documents, there are a lot of documents that have been concealed from the commission to date. there are some 10, 11 versions of the plan that was used that resulted in the death of the 34 miners. very damning was the revelation in those documents, and as we speak they're still going through them. but what we do now, and certainly what i do now, the police commissioner shortly before the killings, a half hour, hour before the killings, said she's going to phone the minister

our correspondent reporting from zamboanga city. >> reporter: day six since the crisis began between the philippines government and the rebel fighters. the situation here shows little signs it will improve. last night there was an announcement made by the vice president. he said a cease-fire agreement has been made between the philippine government and the national liberation front chairman and founder. however, on the ground here, that has not been reflected. the defense secretary denying that a cease-fire agreement has been put in place, and the assault from both sides are still underway. there seems to be a disconnect between the central government's statement. they can't seem to unite exactly what sort of approach to use on this issue. while they can't seem to find a peaceful solution on this crisis, at least 80 civilians are hostage and over 50 people are killed. the humanitarian issue here are becoming big. human rights observers are worried that this is increasingly difficult and fatal for all those hostages still stuck until now. the commander has said what he's demanding. he

this is the unfolding situation in zamboanga city. thank you. >>> now, the dutch government apologized for the mass killing of indonesians during colonial rule. thousands were killed in the wharf independence which ended in 1949. more than 60 years later, this is still a sensitive issue between the two countries. >> on behalf of the government, i apologize for these excesses. today, i also apologize. >> we have more from dakarta. >> 66 years after the war crimes took place in indonesia the dutch government finally apologized, an apology that lasted only five minutes and there were also representatives of the indonesia government nor were those widows that the apology was meant for. the dutch decided not to go to the location of the war crimes. they did that because they wanted a broder gesture than before, they wanted to apologize for all of the war crimes, the executions that have taken place between 1945 and 1949. the whole idea that this is all very sensitive, it shows because of the wording being used and the way the ceremony is b

morrow national liberation front continues to hold one hundred people hostage in the southwestern zamboanga city more than fifty people have been killed in six days of violence fifteen thousand residents have now been forced to flee the area. and the fifth consecutive night of protests in turkey has once again seen violence between demonstrators and police activists are demanding security forces be punished for reportedly killing an opposition member who they claim was lethally hit by a tear gas canister at one of the rallies is that sparked a nationwide outrage and scuffles with the police every night since the incident. now tourists are still flocking to israel for its sun and its beaches despite the threat of war spilling over from neighboring syria and more than two million travelers have gone there just for these holidays in this year alone but it's artie's pulis layer reports there are dangers lurking in the party zones of the capital and it pays to be prepared. the middle east is known for many things it's had more than its fair share of war and terror it has blistering sun and cool deser

stopped on launching a helicopter attack on muslim rebels insurgents have occupied large parts of zamboanga city for more than a week of forcing thousands of people to see their homes around one hundred rebels were killed or arrested during day will clashes a school's nor are still believed to be holed up the rebels have vowed to create a breakaway state in the region. a group of lawyers and former army officers in egypt has launched a petition urging the military chief to run for president the goal is to collect thirty million signatures to convince general abdel fatah el-sisi to give in to what the organizers describe as overwhelming popular support it's two months after the else had egypt's first elected president mohamed morsi mess of protests against a group of them swept through egypt almost a thousand people died in the bloody crackdown on dissent. civil rights groups have been raising the alarm in the u.s. where over the weekend police officers opened fire on unarmed civilians in two different states archies every martin takes the issue on breaking the set to air and right here at eleven

moro national liberation front continues to hold one hundred people hostage in the southwestern zamboanga city a more than fifty people have been killed in six days and fifteen thousand residents have been forced to flee the area. before i step aside for abby martin for now tourists are still flocking to israel for its sun on its beaches despite the fact that there's always the threat of war that it could spillover from neighboring syria and more than two million travelers have gone there for the holidays and just this year alone there's artie's policy reports there are dangers lurking in the party zones of the capital and it pays to be prepared. the middle east is known for many things it's had more than its fair share of war and terror it has blistering sun and cool does it nights it is home to the mosquitoes the jellyfish and the scarring cockroach but the did your species aboard may just be the middle eastern male could it be the chemical makeup of the horse the humble tricky one thing certain calling woman in for a shock they go after what they want and they're not afraid to just come up

we go live to zamboanga city and the situation is more tense in the last few hours? >> indeed. the last few hours has seen hundreds of military forces actually moving in to the area where about 300mnlf fighters are holding civilians hostage. the tanks have come in. all day today we have heard fact, there will be a lull in the fighting but it started early this morning and it has not stopped until now. now, for human rights services, they're concerned about those trapped within that area and we have spoken with them, they said what they want is to be able to have a channel directly with mnlf commanders to see what they wanted and allowed to go in and dispense food and items to those that need it. they have not managed to get the food to them since monday and according to human rights organization there are four decomposing bodies that are still unclaimed until now of the hostages. >> over 100 hostages i understand are still being held. what's being done to try to release them. did the government say they were trying to reach some kind of political solution? >> reporter: well, ye

after 11 days of violence, the philippine government says it has contained rebels holding out in zamboanga city. they say up to 40 fighters are still holding 21 people hostage. around 100 rebels from the moro national liberation front have been arrested. >>> united nations investigators have revealed what they call unspeakable atroscities in north korea. the head of an inquiry says the government has systemically violated human rights. the panel is hearing evidence in bangkok. veronica went to meet a family that will soon testify. >> reporter: if she is listening, her brother has a message for her. >> translator: i miss you so much. i miss you every day. i've been waiting so long for her. i'm deaf. i can't hear anymore. >> reporter: if she's alive today, she would be 58. for more than a quarter of a century, her family had no idea how or why she disappeared while working as a massage thairns in makow in 1978. then came news from a couple who said they knew her well from, of all places, north korea. >> translator: the reporter came to see us. all of our family gathered in the house and cried for

troops attacking another southern city zamboanga where rebels have been holding hostages since the beginning of the month. it's not clear if two attacks have been related. >>> there has been a ruling to suspend all activities in association with the muslim brotherhood. the court decision coming two months after the brotherhood protested president mohamed morsi was ousted. and replaced by an interim government. >>> vice president biden and wife dr. jill biden are surveying colorado where flooding has occurred. thousands of gallons of oil has spilled and deadly e. coli has been found in the water supply. to make matters worse it rained in colorado. >> meteorologist: the cold front on the move across the west right now, in fact we have snow in the colorado rockies and rain in denver. you can see the spin in the atmosphere. this will continue to push towards the east and we'll see that rain push into nebraska and kansas as we travel into the next 24 to 48 hours. luckily the rain will come to an end, but we could see a bit more flooding. the it has cleared out of utah, but as i said it will conti

take you through the top stories on al jazeera, the police chief in the southern philippine city of zamboangabusted with fighters along with two officers and government forces try to retake control of the city. french foreign minister is in moscow for talks on u.n. resolution on stripping syria of its chemical weapons and we are expecting to hear the outcome of the discussions shortly which will take place from here, live pictures from moscow and the poison gas was used against civilians last month in syria. police have identified 34-year-old defense contractor aaron alexis who killed 12 people in the u.s. capitol and trying to find the motive behind the attack. a general strike is called by bangladesh after a senior leader was sentenced to death, he had been jailed for life but the government's appeals arguing the census was too lenient and he was convicted from the liberation war in 1971. we have the latest reaction from daca. >> we spoke to the defense council and they said they are going to file for a plea of review of this case with the supreme court. they went on to say they accept the

residents were wounded and five people are now missing that comes during a four day siege in the city of zamboanga where militants have taken over one hundred people or stitch conflicting reports over a dozen rebels as well as two soldiers have been killed in shooting that. unrest continues in turkey where police clashed with protesters over the death of a young student at a demonstration at the weekend resorted to tear gas to try to disperse crowds in istanbul and the capital ankara the third night of violent confrontations started after a funeral was held for the twenty two year old man who died in disputed circumstances . thousands of teachers are taking to the streets after the president signed into law a controversial new education reforms the rallies turned volunteer after demonstrators tried to breach the police cordons. will see the firing and harming of teaching staff taken away from the main teachers' union and brought government control. brings out today for the moment i'll be back with more in just over half an hour from now. discuss whether the dollar is america's blessing. after the

the philippine the port city of zamboanga has been overrun by suspected it was the rebels according to reports one soldier's been killed and six others wounded in clashes with the moral national liberation front the group is holding at least twenty hostages in four different districts and decades old insurgency by muslim rebels in the south of the main attack country has claimed more than one hundred fifty thousand lives. tester's roads leading to one of the world's largest arms fairs in london and with thirteen hundred military and security companies will be displaying their hardware at the event set to launch on monday grace were called in to manage the situation but no clashes we wanted antiwar groups id card is arms sales to countries all rights records. india has deployed hundreds of troops dispersed riots between hindus and muslims in a state of lots of protests the claim twenty one lives so far ballance erupted in relig after the killing of three villages who had objected when a young woman who's been verbally abused a curfew has been imposed after the turmoil spread to several

philip in the port city of zamboanga has been overrun by suspected muslim rebels according to reports one soldier has been killed and six others wounded in clashes with the national liberation front group is holding at least twenty hostages in four different districts and a decade's old insurgency by muslim rebels in the south of the mainly catholic country has claimed one hundred fifty thousand lives. the tester's of blocked roads leading to one of the world's largest arms as london one thousand three hundred military and security companies will be displaying their hardware at the event set to launch on monday police were called into manage the situation but no clashes have been reported and he will groups say the ferry crowd is arm sales to countries with no rights records. and india has deployed hundreds of troops to disperse riots between do's and muslims in the state of which are pradesh claimed twenty one lives so far violence erupted in chorale village after the killing of three villages who objected when a young woman was being overly abused the curfew has been imposed after t

the philippines has sent more troops to the city of zamboanga, where the country is engaged in a standoff with 200 muslim rebels. the government says the rebels are holding dozens of civilians as human shields. clashes started monday when the rebels moved out into the city. a crash in guatemala has left at least 43 people dead and more than 30 injured. the vehicle plummeted 75 meters down a ravine into a riverbed. it was carrying farmers to a market west of the capital, guatemala city. investigators do not yet know what caused the bus to veer off the road. >> an explosion in the southern chinese city of guangzhou has killed four people and injured 14. may have been related to explosive materials stored in a garage. the second deadly explosion to strike southern china in today's. -- in two days. the fallout from recent revelations about the secret u.s. surveillance program continues. >> calls are growing in the european union to suspend data sharing plans with the united states that were introduced after the september 11 terrorist attacks. >> some european lawmakers want to pull out altoge

after 300 families are still trapped in the southern philippine city of zamboanga the fighting betweens entered the 8th day and mnls fighters say they will not surrender and are prepared to die. and hundreds of workers started pulling the cost, a cruise ship up and 32 died when it hit rocks off the island in january of 2012. so let's get more on our top story now, more than 100,000 people died in syria since the uprising began in 2011. all these images you can see on the wall behind me just a little snapshot of their suffering. right now world powers are concerned about this, that picture there, the 1% of death believes to have been caused by chemical weapon, the so called red line for the united states. and so in paris a short while ago john kerry the u.s. secretary of state is meeting his french and british counterparts trying to put together a new u.n. resolution on syria, that meeting still underway. here is what they have been saying so far. >> we will not tolerate avoidance or anything less than full compliance by the assad regime to the core principles of what has been achieved

zamboanga. facilities in the stadium are reported to be dire. life in the city has ground to a standstill. schools, shops, and offices are closed. most airplane and ferry services have also been suspended. the rebel group is calling for an independent state. they say the government reneged on a 19 96 peace agreement and that the only way to end the conflict now is to bring in international mediators. >> time now for a quick break. coming up, cerium refugees fleeing the civil war in their home country arrive in germany. that and more. stay with us. >> welcome back. the civil war in syria has created millions of refugees. as part of a un relocation program, germany is set to receive another 5000 syrian refugees in the coming months. the first group of syrian men, women, and children arrived in hanover on her charter flight from beirut on monday. the interior was on hand to welcome them. after a short stay in hanover, they will relocate to different refugee housing centers across the country. >> thousands of syrian refugees are already here waiting on asylum applications. refugee status often