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Weekend News : ALJAZAM : February 28, 2016 9:00am-9:31am EST
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macedonia closes its border to refugees. >>> early results from iran's elections show reformers to be making major gains. >> we look at the movie which is the first from colombia to be nominated for an oscar. >>> we begin in syria where the first major ceasefire in five years of conflict appears to be holding, however although the violence has significantly subsided, it hasn't completely stopped. russia and syria opposition bolt accuse each other of breaches. let's go live from the turkish city near the syrian border. jamal, reports of some violation, what are you hearing on the ground? >> indeed, we've received several reports from inside syria of different violations that were conducted by both the syrian regime, bashar al assad's government, and his armed forces and the russians. in one instance, in the countryside of aleppo an n.g.o. building was reportedly targeted by russian airstrikes, killing at least 12 civilians, according to activists there in idlib. the syrian regime also killed people, there were reports of barrel bombs being dropped in other places. this were reports of
macedonia closes its border to refugees. >>> early results from iran's elections show reformers to be making major gains. >> we look at the movie which is the first from colombia to be nominated for an oscar. >>> we begin in syria where the first major ceasefire in five years of conflict appears to be holding, however although the violence has significantly subsided, it hasn't completely stopped. russia and syria opposition bolt accuse each other of breaches. let's go...
News : ALJAZAM : February 22, 2016 5:00pm-5:31pm EST
look at protests in macedonia, at the greece borders. >>> showing off products. >>> welcome back. let's take you through the top stories. a cessation of hostilities in syria. they set this seat as a day fighting should stop. the main body representing the syrian opposition agreed to cooperate. uganda's main opposition denies members causing violent. now, aid workers are warning the health crisis in fiji as the south pacific nation clears up. cyclone winston killed at least 21, and wiped out cost. andrew thomas has that update from nadi in fiji. >> the big issue is airstrips are blocked and can't fly in. all they can do it aerial surveillance. a boat is leaving with surveyors, logistics people, and they should establish how many have been injured, if anyone has been killed, and what supplies are needed most, where. the first two boats left suva on monday, further on tuesday. it's a long laborious process. on the main island. it is up and running. this is one of many. north to the ilted have been badly affected. thank flyboth of them dodged the worst of the cyclone, the north of th
look at protests in macedonia, at the greece borders. >>> showing off products. >>> welcome back. let's take you through the top stories. a cessation of hostilities in syria. they set this seat as a day fighting should stop. the main body representing the syrian opposition agreed to cooperate. uganda's main opposition denies members causing violent. now, aid workers are warning the health crisis in fiji as the south pacific nation clears up. cyclone winston killed at least...
News : ALJAZAM : February 29, 2016 5:00am-6:01am EST
border restrictions and new rules on who can cross from grease to macedonia created a growing bottleneck now let's get more on that and we have been talking to refugees who say they are now falling prey to people smugglers. >> reporter: the story started with so much hope in kabul and are defeated in a transit camp on macedonia northern border and deported from serbia when balkin borders shut it to afghans but for them the journey had to continue so they tried to cross into serbia once more and did not want to disclose their name. >> translator: we made a pakistani who invited us to his home, when we got there he said if we paid him $1800 he would take us to germany. we got the money transferred but four days later we were still there. when we said we wanted to go, well that is when the fight start started. >> reporter: they say they were punched, kicked and stabbed several times by a pakistani gang until villagers rescued them. people smuggling is flo flourisg and going from greece to macedonia meant crossing an empty field and going undetected by the police and now there is
border restrictions and new rules on who can cross from grease to macedonia created a growing bottleneck now let's get more on that and we have been talking to refugees who say they are now falling prey to people smugglers. >> reporter: the story started with so much hope in kabul and are defeated in a transit camp on macedonia northern border and deported from serbia when balkin borders shut it to afghans but for them the journey had to continue so they tried to cross into serbia once...
News : ALJAZAM : February 2, 2016 6:00am-6:31am EST
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macedonia and we report from the greek-macedonia border. >> reporter: on this greek border you can see how dysfunctional management of the refugee crisis has become and macedonia on the other side is only letting through afghans, iraqis and syrias and akmad brought up in syria is in a better position than others much like him. >> i met others from lebanon and they are palestinian and they have papers and they are not allowed. they took them back to athens. >> reporter: these so called illegals have no choice but to risk the mountain passes and forests and the macedonia police. this algerian is prepared to try it again for a third time. >> must stay inside but stay outside and stay there and sleep here and sleeping there. >> reporter: what are the police like in macedonia? >> police in macedonia shouting and like this and do your hands like this and go flat. >> reporter: the border camp has pakistan, iranian, morocco and others who never have a chance of asylum and eu condemn condemned greece for letting them through and praise macedonia for keeping them out. the expulsion of the open borde
macedonia and we report from the greek-macedonia border. >> reporter: on this greek border you can see how dysfunctional management of the refugee crisis has become and macedonia on the other side is only letting through afghans, iraqis and syrias and akmad brought up in syria is in a better position than others much like him. >> i met others from lebanon and they are palestinian and they have papers and they are not allowed. they took them back to athens. >> reporter: these...
News : ALJAZAM : February 29, 2016 12:00pm-12:31pm EST
trying to push through the fence on the greek side of the border with macedonia. the police on the macedonia side fired tear gas. the barrier allowed 300 people through. thousands of refugees and migrants including women and children are stuck on the greek side. >> the situation is like a disaster, and they don't open the borders, macedonia, they don't open the border, and people are coming more and more. >> i'm suffering here. i'm slowly dying here. >> well, the european union's struggle to handle the growing crisis has prompted countries to take individual action to cut off the flow of refugees an migrants to another europe. some fences have already been put up to try to stem the flow from turkey. but austria's recent decision to limit the number that it let's in every day has now sparked a domino effect through the balkans. all these countries are now allowing only a certain number of migrants to enter the borders each day. that threatens to turn greece into a huge refugee camp. at least 22 refugees and migrants have been strand there had in the past week and athens says that co
trying to push through the fence on the greek side of the border with macedonia. the police on the macedonia side fired tear gas. the barrier allowed 300 people through. thousands of refugees and migrants including women and children are stuck on the greek side. >> the situation is like a disaster, and they don't open the borders, macedonia, they don't open the border, and people are coming more and more. >> i'm suffering here. i'm slowly dying here. >> well, the european...
News : ALJAZAM : February 29, 2016 11:00am-11:31am EST
people were trying to push through the fence from the greek side of the border with macedonia. police on the macedonia side fired tear gas engulfing people in a cloud of smoke. the barrier allowed 300 people through. thousands of refugees and migrants, including women and children, are stuck on the greek side. >>> well, the european union's struggle to handle the growing crisis has prompted country to take individual action to cut off the flow of refugees and migrants to the north. fences have already been put up in these places to try to stem the flow. however, austria's recent decision to limit the number it let's in every day has sparked a domino affect through the balkans. all these countries are now only allowing a certain number of migrants to enter their borders each day, and there are boat loads of people who keep arriving from turkey. well, that threaten toss turn greece into a huge refugee camp. 22,000 refugees and migrants have been strand there had over the past weeks and that could rise to as many as 70,000 next month. 70,000 people are amassed at the camp on the border o
people were trying to push through the fence from the greek side of the border with macedonia. police on the macedonia side fired tear gas engulfing people in a cloud of smoke. the barrier allowed 300 people through. thousands of refugees and migrants, including women and children, are stuck on the greek side. >>> well, the european union's struggle to handle the growing crisis has prompted country to take individual action to cut off the flow of refugees and migrants to the north....
News : ALJAZAM : February 2, 2016 12:00pm-12:31pm EST
refugees wanting rite of passage at the greece macedonia border. >> more than 50,000 people left stranded at a chinese train station. >>> a remind herb of the top stories on al jazeera. syrian government forces launched a major offensive near aleppo, capturing several strategic towns with the help of russian airstrikes. >> secretary of state john kerry said syria humanitarian crisis is the worst since world war ii. >>> the zika virus outbreak could spread to africa and asia. the zika virus has been declared an international emergency. w.h.o. set up a global response unit and is drawing up guidelines for pregnant women. >> the problem is that the complications of this relatively mild illness do have potentially devastating effects for families. to have a child with the disease and have a tenfold in numbers and potential for spread not just across latin america but into africa and asia which have the highest birth rates in the world we believe is a a matter of public health concern and constitutes an international emergency. >> zika virus has found its way into 24 countries. in ven
refugees wanting rite of passage at the greece macedonia border. >> more than 50,000 people left stranded at a chinese train station. >>> a remind herb of the top stories on al jazeera. syrian government forces launched a major offensive near aleppo, capturing several strategic towns with the help of russian airstrikes. >> secretary of state john kerry said syria humanitarian crisis is the worst since world war ii. >>> the zika virus outbreak could spread to...
News : ALJAZAM : February 2, 2016 11:00am-11:31am EST
macedonia. we have this report on the greece macedonia border. >> on this northern greece border, you can see how dysfunctional management of the refugee crisis that become. only letting through afghans, rack i.s. and syrians, that means a palestinian brought up as a refugee in syria is in a better position than others much like him. >> i met other guys from lebanon. they are palestinian. they have papers and they are not allowed. they took them back to athens. >> these so-called illegals have the no choice but oh to risk the mountain passes and forests and the macedonian police. this algerian was preparing to try it for a third time. >> there you can't stay algeria, but stay outside. i sleep here, i'm sleeping there. >> what are the police like in macedonia? >> police are shouting, and like this, and do your hands like that, go flat. >> the border camp has pakistanis, iranians, and others who will never have a chance of an asylum claim. the european union condemned greece for letting them through and praised macedonia for keeping them out. >> the greece have been threatened from expulsio
macedonia. we have this report on the greece macedonia border. >> on this northern greece border, you can see how dysfunctional management of the refugee crisis that become. only letting through afghans, rack i.s. and syrians, that means a palestinian brought up as a refugee in syria is in a better position than others much like him. >> i met other guys from lebanon. they are palestinian. they have papers and they are not allowed. they took them back to athens. >> these...
safety is guaranteed. desperate scenes on the greece macedonia border as afghan try to get into europe. >> reporter: this is called mbira. a traditional instrument. i can't play this an neither can i. children are now being taught this strum >>> al-nusra front must be included in any syrian ceasefire agreement according to the spokesman for the main syrian opposition. they say the al-qaeda linked group must be part of any deal if russia and the syrian government are serious. a ceasefire has been agreed by the u.s. and russia for syria to come into effect on saturday but the fighting is ongoing in several areas especially around the city of aleppo. this is pictures of rebels fighting kurdish forces. james bays has more. >> reporter: for almost five years the death toll has mounted. every day there has been bloodshed and atrocities. now the latest attempt to end all that. this document released jointly by the u.s. and russia. the two countries have been working on plans on a lull in the violence since a meeting in munich earlier this month. russian foreign minister had wanted a ce
safety is guaranteed. desperate scenes on the greece macedonia border as afghan try to get into europe. >> reporter: this is called mbira. a traditional instrument. i can't play this an neither can i. children are now being taught this strum >>> al-nusra front must be included in any syrian ceasefire agreement according to the spokesman for the main syrian opposition. they say the al-qaeda linked group must be part of any deal if russia and the syrian government are serious. a...
stranded at bashed wire fendss on greece macedonia border after being blocked from crossing and restrictions on afghans and allowing people from syria and iraq to cross over and those have a sit in on the greek side of the border and we have two reporters tracking that story for you and we are in kabul and hamad is in greece as well. hoda is in on the border between greece and macedonia for us. what is the atmosphere like there hoda among the people who are trying to get across but can't get across? >> reporter: well, certainly there is a lot of anxiety and uncertainty and that is facing really not only the afghans but the iraqis and the syrians who officially still can get through the borders but at the moment of being blocked by the afghans and we are just a little bit further away than the actual crossing, you probably see behind me buses and those are waiting to transport afghan nationals all the way back to athens from what we understand from the police here they are trying to make this as peaceful as possible so that with the afghans and explaining the situation at the mom
stranded at bashed wire fendss on greece macedonia border after being blocked from crossing and restrictions on afghans and allowing people from syria and iraq to cross over and those have a sit in on the greek side of the border and we have two reporters tracking that story for you and we are in kabul and hamad is in greece as well. hoda is in on the border between greece and macedonia for us. what is the atmosphere like there hoda among the people who are trying to get across but can't get...
parliamentary election in the capital. plus - scenes of chaos along the greek boarder after macedonia shuts its boarder to the refugees. >>> and a columbian film in the running for an oscar, for the first time. syria's opposition is accusing government forces of multiple violations during the first 24 hours of a temporary ceasefire. the coalition says the regime attacked 15 rebel held areas across syria with heavy machine-guns, artillery and barrel bombs. activists say the russian military carried out air strikes in the aleppo province. we are joined from the turkish city. what is the situation, sounds like things may be falling to pieces. >> yes, well i can tell you the second day of the truce got to bad start compared to the first day. it started with the reports of a russian air strict, activists saying that they believe the fighter jets were russian, and it attacked at least three villages in aleppo's western countryside. they said that there was one civilian killed. there are other reports that the death toll could be more. there is news of clashes in latakia province, in the mountains
parliamentary election in the capital. plus - scenes of chaos along the greek boarder after macedonia shuts its boarder to the refugees. >>> and a columbian film in the running for an oscar, for the first time. syria's opposition is accusing government forces of multiple violations during the first 24 hours of a temporary ceasefire. the coalition says the regime attacked 15 rebel held areas across syria with heavy machine-guns, artillery and barrel bombs. activists say the russian...
between greece and macedonia, but the border between macedonia and serbia. we were in macedonia earlier in the day. officials are saying it's not our fault. we're just reacting to what syria did this causes panic among all refugees. many left the reception center, which is 20 till meter 20 kilometers from here. now they're stranded here, and the afghans are making sure that no one goes through. >> what do they plan to do now? >> well, they say they're going to stay there and block not only the processing point. but they're holding a sit in on the train track something that is costing greece a lot of money. that is a train track used for cargo. a lot of merchandise goes from here to central europe. they say that they know that this is harming greece, but they have no other choice. they made all those trips from afghanistan to here. i was talking with some young men just an hour ago, and they were saying, you know, we spent all our money on this. we're indebted. we can't go back. unless the borders are not open for us again, then we will make sure to put as much pressure as we can
between greece and macedonia, but the border between macedonia and serbia. we were in macedonia earlier in the day. officials are saying it's not our fault. we're just reacting to what syria did this causes panic among all refugees. many left the reception center, which is 20 till meter 20 kilometers from here. now they're stranded here, and the afghans are making sure that no one goes through. >> what do they plan to do now? >> well, they say they're going to stay there and block...
Weekend News : ALJAZAM : February 28, 2016 10:00am-11:01am EST
accusations of violations by syrian government forces wishes chaos in greece after macedonia closes its boarder to refugees. >> early results from iran's election. >>> on the oscar's red carpet, hollywood is getting ready for its biggest night of the year, controversies and all. >>> we begin in syria where a partial ceasefire, the most significant in five years, conflict appears to be holding. however, although the violence has significantly subsided, it hasn't completely stopped. syria's opposition is accusing government forces of attacking at least 15 rebel held areas. we have more from the syrian border. >> day two of the truce got off to a bad start. a war plane believed to be russian hit villages and towns in aleppo province. people here in the town thought they were safe. many people woke up to this, following the early morning raids. >> people were sleeping. they hit the houses, shops, the markets. >> get your militia out, this from iran and hezbollah. >> the truce was meant to help the people but seemed it different. al-qaeda and size relevant are exclude from the deal. people d
accusations of violations by syrian government forces wishes chaos in greece after macedonia closes its boarder to refugees. >> early results from iran's election. >>> on the oscar's red carpet, hollywood is getting ready for its biggest night of the year, controversies and all. >>> we begin in syria where a partial ceasefire, the most significant in five years, conflict appears to be holding. however, although the violence has significantly subsided, it hasn't...
sunday, refugees blocked the rail line between greece and macedonia, chanting demands to be allowed to pass. macedonia were unmoved. the number effectively trapped in greece could rise to 70,000 next month. efforts by turkey and nato are expected to significantly stem the flow of arrivals across the aegean in the next weeks, bub the plight of those already in europe is becoming a grave concern. paul brennan, al jazeera. >> al jazeera is in a greek village close to the border with macedonia. hodor, can you tell us more about conditions there and what you've been seeing? >> conditions are becoming more and more difficult. you can see people have just grabbed a tent and set up in the field all around the border crossing. some tried to put pressure on the national community to make their voice heard. the number of people arriving here is increasing by the hour. all we've seen is the scenes reminiscent of at the time back in 2015 before the border were opening, people walking around the railway track, entire families on the move, also on the road, just they're all coming here. now when you
sunday, refugees blocked the rail line between greece and macedonia, chanting demands to be allowed to pass. macedonia were unmoved. the number effectively trapped in greece could rise to 70,000 next month. efforts by turkey and nato are expected to significantly stem the flow of arrivals across the aegean in the next weeks, bub the plight of those already in europe is becoming a grave concern. paul brennan, al jazeera. >> al jazeera is in a greek village close to the border with...
macedonia where. afghan refugees are stranded. >> here we have found 30 people have sold theirs kidneys in the kidney syndicate. social change. >> i feel like i'm suppose to do something, >> breaking down barriers. >> sometimes i have to speak when other people say be quiet. >> shaping our future. >> i actually am committed to a different, better, stronger, healthier america. >> i lived that character. >> we will be able to see change. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >> we go to the global headlines at this hour. massive clean up in fiji after a cyclone left 21 people dead and flattened a number of villages. uganda's opposition group deny that it's members plan to court violence at the election commission. and the top story, a draft deal has been reached between united states and russia. john kerry has announced the agreement in the next few hours. what will it take to make this come about? >> it seems that they've gone over the maps of where everyone is, and the syrian territory, and i think that
macedonia where. afghan refugees are stranded. >> here we have found 30 people have sold theirs kidneys in the kidney syndicate. social change. >> i feel like i'm suppose to do something, >> breaking down barriers. >> sometimes i have to speak when other people say be quiet. >> shaping our future. >> i actually am committed to a different, better, stronger, healthier america. >> i lived that character. >> we will be able to see change. >>...
. >>> desperation on the greek side of the border as macedonia blocks access for refugees. and we go to iran, ahead of parliamentary elections there, but who is best mobilized the voters? >> he calls it a closure of a chapter in u.s. history. guantanamo bay was set up to detain and interrogate people that the u.s. thought posed extreme danger. but many were held for years without charge. obama said that the facility undermines american values and closing it would save $80 million a year in operating costs. obama, who is in his final year as president said that he did not want to pass on the guantanamo problem to his successor. he said they were already holding dangerous terrorists in the united states and was coping just fine. patty culhane reports. >> with that-- >> it was one of his first promises in office, but now u.s. president barack obama is hoping in his last year he can accomplish it. close the controversial detention junior in cuba. >> are we going to linger on for another 15 years, 20 years, 30 years? >> for all that time dozens of men have been held in limbo. many so desperate th
. >>> desperation on the greek side of the border as macedonia blocks access for refugees. and we go to iran, ahead of parliamentary elections there, but who is best mobilized the voters? >> he calls it a closure of a chapter in u.s. history. guantanamo bay was set up to detain and interrogate people that the u.s. thought posed extreme danger. but many were held for years without charge. obama said that the facility undermines american values and closing it would save $80 million...
period in 2015. our correspondent reports from the greece macedonia border which has been closed to stop some people from crossing. >> reporter: it took most of the day to move the afghans and end the standoff at the border. many didn't understand why they had been singled out when their country has been ravaged by war for decades. they are not knowing what will happen next. >> we sold the house and the car everything to spend to come this way. i do my best. >> reporter: after gangs make about 30% of all rivals in - tash arrivals in greece. the u.n. says they meet reef gee status. they have to go through several borders before reaching western europe. if they make it through this one, they will face the same problem at the next border. this group was just pushed back to greece. among more than 10 deported by macedonia, including iranians considered as economic my grant. hundreds are stranded at the northern border with serbia. it comes after austria, slovenia, serb, croatia and macedonia imposed new restrictions to reduce the number of people flowing through their territories. when
period in 2015. our correspondent reports from the greece macedonia border which has been closed to stop some people from crossing. >> reporter: it took most of the day to move the afghans and end the standoff at the border. many didn't understand why they had been singled out when their country has been ravaged by war for decades. they are not knowing what will happen next. >> we sold the house and the car everything to spend to come this way. i do my best. >> reporter:...
macedonia is closed and there's no real indication on when it will open again. macedonia has said it has closed its border, because the transit camps are at full capacity, and serbia is not allowing anyone in. and while the european union is trying to find a unified position on how to deal with this crisis, serbia has just announced that the president has also arrived, sending military forces to the border here between greece and macedonia, to fortify that border. i have to tell you that there is already austrians, hungarian, that with working to make sure people don't go through the border. people are all worried because many don't want to stay in greece. many want to continue their journey, and greece also cannot really afford to have all of these people here. just to give you an example, some 2,000 were relocated to a reception center, while many of them did not want to stay there, and are walking towards the border here. everybody is hearing about this march 1st deadline, that maybe the borders will be completely shut at that point, and everybody wants to get in as quick as po
macedonia is closed and there's no real indication on when it will open again. macedonia has said it has closed its border, because the transit camps are at full capacity, and serbia is not allowing anyone in. and while the european union is trying to find a unified position on how to deal with this crisis, serbia has just announced that the president has also arrived, sending military forces to the border here between greece and macedonia, to fortify that border. i have to tell you that there...
. macedonia are only letting in afghans, iraqis and syrians. >> reporter: this man is in a better position. >> i met other guys from lebanon, they are palestinian, they don't have papers and they're not allowed. >> reporter: these so-called illegals have no choice but to risk the mountain passes and forests and the macedonian police. this algerian was preparing to try it for a third time. >> you can't. you must stay outside. i sleep here, i sleep there. >> reporter: what are the police like in macedonia? >> they shouting and like this and do this, go. >> reporter: this camp has many here who will never have a chance for an asylum claim. the european union has condemned greece for letting them through and praised macedonia for keeping them out. the greeks have been threatened from expulsion from the schengen area if they keep allowing everybody to come through here. athens insists that it can't be the place where all the refugees and migrants end up, and so the buses keep coming. the consequence of that is that there is an absolutely flourishing trade here now for people smugglers. >> repor
. macedonia are only letting in afghans, iraqis and syrians. >> reporter: this man is in a better position. >> i met other guys from lebanon, they are palestinian, they don't have papers and they're not allowed. >> reporter: these so-called illegals have no choice but to risk the mountain passes and forests and the macedonian police. this algerian was preparing to try it for a third time. >> you can't. you must stay outside. i sleep here, i sleep there. >>...
to come this half hour, afghan refugees are stranded in a crack down in macedonia. >> i'm step vaessen, in west java, people have sold their kidneys to a kidney syndicate. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. a recap of the top stories. a draft deal has been reached between the u.s. and russia saying hostilities in syria should stop this weekend. parties involved in the talks have until friday to commit to the deal. >>> and a massive cleanup is underway in fiji after a massive cyclone has flattened the area and left many homeless. >>> violent action directed at the electoral commission in uganda. authorities arrested kizza besigye. who criticized the running of last week's presidential election. he lost to the long time leader yoweri museveni. >> reporter: kizza besigye and his supporters say they want to protest against the election results, they say they were rigged. besigye and his supporters sai thesupporters saythey will be p. they said they want to challenge possibly challenge the election results in the supreme court. besigye wanted to go to the electoral commiss
to come this half hour, afghan refugees are stranded in a crack down in macedonia. >> i'm step vaessen, in west java, people have sold their kidneys to a kidney syndicate. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. a recap of the top stories. a draft deal has been reached between the u.s. and russia saying hostilities in syria should stop this weekend. parties involved in the talks have until friday to commit to the deal. >>> and a massive cleanup is underway in fiji...
that lie along the refugee route to europe. our correspondent reports from the greece-macedonia border. >> reporter: it took most of the day to move the after gangs and end the standoff at the border. many didn't understand why they had been singled out when their country has been ravindran acknowledged by war for-- ravageked by war for decades. >> we run out of money. we sold our house and car and everything and we are standing here. i do my best. >> reporter: after gangs make about 30% of all arrivals in greece and the u.n. says they do meet international criteria for refugee status. for the after gangs the problem is not just crossing into macedonia, they have to go through several borders before making it to europe. if they go through this one they will face the same problem at the next border. this group was pushed back to greece. they're considered economic migrants. hundreds of after gangs are also stranded at macedonia's northern border with serbia. it comes after australia tree', sloesh, croatia and macedonia imposed new restrictions to reduce the number of people flowing thro
that lie along the refugee route to europe. our correspondent reports from the greece-macedonia border. >> reporter: it took most of the day to move the after gangs and end the standoff at the border. many didn't understand why they had been singled out when their country has been ravindran acknowledged by war for-- ravageked by war for decades. >> we run out of money. we sold our house and car and everything and we are standing here. i do my best. >> reporter: after gangs...
. >>> simmering tensions explode on greece's border with macedonia where refugees have tried to breakthrough. >>> hello, we are live from doha. also ahead on the show, as a partial truce continues to hold, the u.n. is drying to deliver aid to 150,000 people in syria. a top vatican official testifies the catholic church made norm" mistakes in allowing thousand was children to be abused by priests. peru declares a state of emergency after an oil spill in the waterways of the amazon rain forest did he have states indigenous communities. >>> macedonian police fired tear gas at hundreds of refugees and migrants trying to burst through a fence from greece. this is how it looked two hours ago. the tear gas was set off after a large crowd of people was seen smashing a section of the fence. the refugees are stuck in a huge bottleneck waiting for macedonian authorities to let them continue through the balkans. a handful are being allowed to pass each day, only those from syria and iraq. we have the latest. >> the situation has actually calmed down. there are still 100 people, young men si
. >>> simmering tensions explode on greece's border with macedonia where refugees have tried to breakthrough. >>> hello, we are live from doha. also ahead on the show, as a partial truce continues to hold, the u.n. is drying to deliver aid to 150,000 people in syria. a top vatican official testifies the catholic church made norm" mistakes in allowing thousand was children to be abused by priests. peru declares a state of emergency after an oil spill in the waterways of...
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nowhere, this 7,000 refugees stuck on the greece mf macedonia border. rolling out the red carpet, but the controversy rumbles on just hours before the oscars kicks off. it's good to have your company. it's the second day of a pause in fighting in syria and the cessation of hostilities is holding in most areas but not all. the opposition says government forces have attacked at least 15 rebel-held areas using heavy artillery and barrel bombs. activists say russian war planes have carried out air strikes in aleppo killing at least 10 people. ban ki-moon, said that any further bombings would make negotiations impossible >> reporter: the truce in syria started badly. a number of towns were hit. people here in this town thought they were safe. many people woke up to this following the early morning raids. >> translation: people were sleeping. what truce? they hit the houses, the shops, the markets. >> translation: this is from hezbollah. >> translation: the truce is meant to spare these people but it seems it didn't. >> reporter: the rebel group al-nusra with links to al-qaeda is exclu
nowhere, this 7,000 refugees stuck on the greece mf macedonia border. rolling out the red carpet, but the controversy rumbles on just hours before the oscars kicks off. it's good to have your company. it's the second day of a pause in fighting in syria and the cessation of hostilities is holding in most areas but not all. the opposition says government forces have attacked at least 15 rebel-held areas using heavy artillery and barrel bombs. activists say russian war planes have carried out air...
, along the greece-macedonia border, afghan refugees remain stranded after blocked from crossing over. the mass zoneians imposed restrictions on afghans entering their territory while allowing people from syria and iraq to pass through. those refused entry have been staging a silt in on the greek side of the border. we report from that border crossing. >> only iraqi an syrian nationals are allowed to continue their jury knee. at the moment, they are prevent because the afghans have been holding a citizen saying if they can't go in, we can't go in because they are refugees just like us. buses are waiting to be loaded with afghan nationals and they will be taken back to athens. there is a backlog, about 5,000 refugees there, not allowed to come towards the border area simply because authorities here want to sox the situation before allowing them in. this is certainly causing a lot of anxiety not only among the afghans who say we came all the way from our country to here going through all the risks, spending all our money and what is going to happen to us now, we cannot go back to having
, along the greece-macedonia border, afghan refugees remain stranded after blocked from crossing over. the mass zoneians imposed restrictions on afghans entering their territory while allowing people from syria and iraq to pass through. those refused entry have been staging a silt in on the greek side of the border. we report from that border crossing. >> only iraqi an syrian nationals are allowed to continue their jury knee. at the moment, they are prevent because the afghans have been...
of a court intervention. hundreds of after gangs are stranded on the greece-macedonia border. new laws enter people from entering, but syrians and iraqis are allowed to enter. those involved are at a sit-in near the border. >> reporter: they raised their national flag and calling for the border to stay open. frustration was high among afghan officials. many had been here for several days pleading to get into macedonia. only syrian and iraqis are allowed to continue their journey. some took desperate measures only to be sent back into greece. afghans have become the latest victims of tougher border controls imposed over the weekend by the balkan states. they were restricting the daily number streaming through the country. about 600 afghan refugees are also stranded on the northern border. those waiting here say they've been forced to take drastic action. >> the afghans first blocked the refugee crossing point here and tore through the fence and decided to have the sit-in here on the rail tracks hoping this will put enough pressure for the borders to open again. they have set up the
of a court intervention. hundreds of after gangs are stranded on the greece-macedonia border. new laws enter people from entering, but syrians and iraqis are allowed to enter. those involved are at a sit-in near the border. >> reporter: they raised their national flag and calling for the border to stay open. frustration was high among afghan officials. many had been here for several days pleading to get into macedonia. only syrian and iraqis are allowed to continue their journey. some...
>>> scenes of the chaos at the greece macedonia border. police used tear gas at refugees who tried to breakdown a fence >>> welcome. i'm peter dobbie. you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead the u.n. prepares to deliver aid to thousands of besieged syrians in syria as a fragile truce. a catholic church has made enormous mistakes. plus >> a thank you all for this amazing award tonight >>> fifth time lucky, he takes home the best actor oscar. while a journalism picture is the best picture >>> within the last hour riots broke out on the greek border with macedonia where refugees are being prevented from crossing. border guards used tear gas to push back on the guards. a number of people were injured. our correspondents is there. just get us right up to speed. walk us through what happened in the past 60 minutes or so. >> reporter: it started with a resume more that the border crossing had happened. there were many people sitting here on the tracks. when that rumour spread, everybody started run. not everybody just here but also camped out in the field
>>> scenes of the chaos at the greece macedonia border. police used tear gas at refugees who tried to breakdown a fence >>> welcome. i'm peter dobbie. you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead the u.n. prepares to deliver aid to thousands of besieged syrians in syria as a fragile truce. a catholic church has made enormous mistakes. plus >> a thank you all for this amazing award tonight >>> fifth time lucky, he takes home the best...
correspondent is on the greece-macedonia border where restrictions are felt the most keenly. what is the situation there? >> just behind me are more and more tents of people camped here. the border has been closed since 10:30 local time this morning, 830g.m.t. from what we understand, the mass zoneians have decided to close the border yet again simply because they say both their camps in southern macedonia and the one in the north bordering syria are at full capacity. they said actually that a train that has left the south of the country towards the north has had to come back to the south, simply because also, said really the government effect, serbia is not letting anybody in or at least there's a trickle of refugees going through that border. the security cabinet should be meeting and there are reports in the local media, not confirmed yet, we'll have to wait and see, but there are reports that also the certaining will be militarizing that border, so certainly it is if you get a feeling on the ground and i've been here now for several days, that things are slowly shutting down. it's no
correspondent is on the greece-macedonia border where restrictions are felt the most keenly. what is the situation there? >> just behind me are more and more tents of people camped here. the border has been closed since 10:30 local time this morning, 830g.m.t. from what we understand, the mass zoneians have decided to close the border yet again simply because they say both their camps in southern macedonia and the one in the north bordering syria are at full capacity. they said actually...
-- macedonia are let iting are not letting through maen here >> translation: i met men from palestine. they were not allowed to go through >> reporter: they have no choice but to risk the mountains and forest and the mass gone i can't police. this algerian was prepared to try it for a third time >> translation: not stay inside, but stay outside. i sleep here, i'm sleeping there. >> reporter: what are the police like in macedonia? >> yeah. they are shouting and like this and do this. go. >> reporter: the border camp houses pakistanis and others that will never have a chance to get through. macedonia has been praised for keeping them out >> have >> reporter: greek has been threatened with expulsion from the schengen border areas if they keep allowing everybody to come through. the government in athens insists that it can't be the place where all the refugees and migrants end up, and so the buses keep coming. the consequence of that is that there is an absolutely flourishing trade here now for people smugglers. every night it is the same, the smuggling gang that shows them the way and of
-- macedonia are let iting are not letting through maen here >> translation: i met men from palestine. they were not allowed to go through >> reporter: they have no choice but to risk the mountains and forest and the mass gone i can't police. this algerian was prepared to try it for a third time >> translation: not stay inside, but stay outside. i sleep here, i'm sleeping there. >> reporter: what are the police like in macedonia? >> yeah. they are shouting and like...
doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. scenes of chaos at a the greek-macedonia border. police tear gas refugee a who is try to break down a steps. >>> u.n. prepares to deliberate civi civilians on the third day an of a truce. >> the catholic church makes enormous mistakes by allowing thousands of children to be abused by priests. meanwhile, the film about the church's cover up "spotlight" wins best pictures at the oscars. now, macedonian police have fired tear gas at hundreds of refugees and migrants at the border who try to go through a fence in greece. that was the scene several hours ago. the tear gas was set off. after a large crowd of people were scene smashing a section of the border fence. about 6.5000 people are stuck on the greek side of the border. some have been there up to eight days with with little food and shelter as as macedonia only accepted a tricklel of people every day mainly from syria and iraq. well, the refugees are stuck in a huge bottleneck at the border waiting for macedonian authorities to let them continue their journey through the balkans and into
doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. scenes of chaos at a the greek-macedonia border. police tear gas refugee a who is try to break down a steps. >>> u.n. prepares to deliberate civi civilians on the third day an of a truce. >> the catholic church makes enormous mistakes by allowing thousands of children to be abused by priests. meanwhile, the film about the church's cover up "spotlight" wins best pictures at the oscars. now, macedonian police have fired tear gas at...
greece's crisis with macedonia, where a bottleneck of almost 3,000 people has built up. hoda abdel hamid joins us live now from that greece macedonia border. it's dark now. we can't really see behind you very well, hoda, but tell us a little bit about that bottleneck that you have been witnessing. >> reporter: well, certainly, it has been building up over the past few days, because simply the border has been more closed an open. the last time it was open was this morning. so several hours ago, and only a hundred people managed to get through. now that bottleneck starts here at the border, but it also stretches up where a couple of thousand of people in a reception center who don't want to be there. many have left and we are told they are making their way back here to the border, because they are afraid they will be stranded in greece. and greek authorities say, in total there are about 12,000 refugees and migrants in greece at the moment, and that number just increases on a daily basis, because they keep on arriving by sea. i also want to say the humanitarian crisis could continue on the
greece's crisis with macedonia, where a bottleneck of almost 3,000 people has built up. hoda abdel hamid joins us live now from that greece macedonia border. it's dark now. we can't really see behind you very well, hoda, but tell us a little bit about that bottleneck that you have been witnessing. >> reporter: well, certainly, it has been building up over the past few days, because simply the border has been more closed an open. the last time it was open was this morning. so several...
e.u. states promised to keep their borders open. non-. e.u. members macedonia and serbia have closed their frontiers. austria will only allow 80 refugees per day, despite protests from other e.u. members. several hundred refugees are stranded on the border between greece and mass don't a. our correspondent has more now. >> reporter:-- macedonia. >> reporter: the main issue is the domino effect of imposing a quota on the numbers of refugees allowed into a country like austria. that will have a domino effect. you will have more people waiting in slovenia and croatia, serbia and macedonia all the way back to this country. greece has already a problem with the so-called economic migrants. those are people from north after, from iran, from pakistan, who came here who are not allowed to cross the border at the moment because they're not considered as refugees. so they try to sneak in either by their own or using smugglers. we spoke to many many people over the past few days and they say even if they make it across, if they get caught by police they will be sent all the way back to greece a
e.u. states promised to keep their borders open. non-. e.u. members macedonia and serbia have closed their frontiers. austria will only allow 80 refugees per day, despite protests from other e.u. members. several hundred refugees are stranded on the border between greece and mass don't a. our correspondent has more now. >> reporter:-- macedonia. >> reporter: the main issue is the domino effect of imposing a quota on the numbers of refugees allowed into a country like austria. that...
refugees stuck on the greece-macedonia border. >>> rolling out the red carpet. the controversy rumbles on just hours before the ausc-arizo th >> fighting it out right now for the silverware at wimberly a little later this newshour for you. >>> a cessation of hostilities appears to be holding in most parts of syria but not everywhere. the opposition is accusing government forces of attacking at least 15 rebel-held areas using heavy artillery and barely bombs. saudi arabia has blamed both president assad's government and russia for violating the deal. activists say russian warplanes have carried out airstrikes in alleppo killing at least 10 people. in a letter to u.n. chief ban kee moon, syrian opposition parties have warned any further violations would make new negotiations quote unattainable. more from gazintia on the turkey-syria border. >> at a time truce got off to a bad start. a war plane believed to be russian hit a number of villages and towns people thought they were safe. they woke up to this following the early morning raids. >> people were sleeping. what truce? they hit the vill
refugees stuck on the greece-macedonia border. >>> rolling out the red carpet. the controversy rumbles on just hours before the ausc-arizo th >> fighting it out right now for the silverware at wimberly a little later this newshour for you. >>> a cessation of hostilities appears to be holding in most parts of syria but not everywhere. the opposition is accusing government forces of attacking at least 15 rebel-held areas using heavy artillery and barely bombs. saudi...
been here for several days pleading to get into macedonia. only syrian and iraqis are allowed to continue their journey. some took desperate measures only to be sent back into greece. afghans have become the latest victims of tougher border controls imposed over the weaponed by the balkan states. the move comes after austria was restricting the daily number of migrants streaming through the country. around 600 refugees are stranded on the northern border with serbia. those waiting here say they've been forced to take drastic action. the afghans first blocked the refugee blocking here and started to hold a sit-in here hoping that this will put enough pressure for the borders to open again. these people have set up their tent and plan to stay here for as long as it takes. >> our aim is not just to open this gate. our aim is to open all borders that we are facing. >> reporter: greek officials say they're using diplomatic channels to urge macedonia to reconsider its decision. in the meantime, no-one is going through. still resillant as ever to the twists and turns of the life of a re
been here for several days pleading to get into macedonia. only syrian and iraqis are allowed to continue their journey. some took desperate measures only to be sent back into greece. afghans have become the latest victims of tougher border controls imposed over the weaponed by the balkan states. the move comes after austria was restricting the daily number of migrants streaming through the country. around 600 refugees are stranded on the northern border with serbia. those waiting here say...
inmates to the u.s. [ baby crying ] >> desperation on the greek side of the border. macedonia blocks access to refugees. and returning to destroyed houses. fijian islanders coming home days before a devastating cyclone. >> we'll have all the sport. we'll bring you the latest from the champions league. arsenal taking on barcelona, and it's still goalless. >> he called it closing a chapter in u.s. history. president obama has finely outlined his plan to shut the guantanamo detention center seven years after he first pledged to close it. the prison was set up 14 years ago following the september 11th attacks to detain and interrogate people the u.s. thought posed extreme danger. but many were held for years without charge. bomb said that the facility undermines u.s. national security and value, and closing it would save tax payers $80 million a year in operating costs. obama, who is in his final year as president said he didn't want to wa pass on the guantanamo problem oh to his successor. pattpatty culhane has this report. >> it was one of his first promises in office, and now u.s. pre
inmates to the u.s. [ baby crying ] >> desperation on the greek side of the border. macedonia blocks access to refugees. and returning to destroyed houses. fijian islanders coming home days before a devastating cyclone. >> we'll have all the sport. we'll bring you the latest from the champions league. arsenal taking on barcelona, and it's still goalless. >> he called it closing a chapter in u.s. history. president obama has finely outlined his plan to shut the guantanamo...
stranded this hour at bashed wire fences at greece, macedonia border after being blocked from crossing and restrictions of afghans entering territory and allowing people from syria and iraq to cross over as one part of a crisis that shows no sign of slowing, the international organization for migration has just announced that 100,000 refugees and migrants have already arrived on european shores this year. well they are covering the story from both sides and we are in greece and standing by for us in kabul to explain the latest factors pushing afghans to push for a better life abroad, life to both of our correspondents in a moment first the report to bring us up to speed with tensions along the border. >> reporter: first peaceful protests raising their national flag and calling for the border to stay open. but frustration was high among afghan nationals and many had been here for several days pleading to get into macedonia. only syrian and iraqis with allowed to continue their journey. some took desperate measures only to be sent back into greece. afghans have become the latest
stranded this hour at bashed wire fences at greece, macedonia border after being blocked from crossing and restrictions of afghans entering territory and allowing people from syria and iraq to cross over as one part of a crisis that shows no sign of slowing, the international organization for migration has just announced that 100,000 refugees and migrants have already arrived on european shores this year. well they are covering the story from both sides and we are in greece and standing by for...
. there is a strained relation between member states. macedonia started building a new fence to prevent refugees from entering. razor wire fences intended to boost security. more than a million people made the journey into last year with over 800,000 coming in through greece. to the second part of a four-part series on the widening cracks in the european union. the differences are not only about how to deal with millions of new refugees. there are concerns about russia's increasing influence in places like hungary. jonah hull with this report. >> reporter: in the stupid yoes here they're never quite sure whether the next broadcast will be their last. the station has lost most of its advertising and had its frequencies reduced >> i have the fear that these guys and especially our prime minister believe that they first they can do what they want. they are so full of hatred. they hate their so-called enemies. they believe that everybody who does not think the same way as they do are the enemies. in parts of central and eastern europe among fully pledged members of the european union the po
. there is a strained relation between member states. macedonia started building a new fence to prevent refugees from entering. razor wire fences intended to boost security. more than a million people made the journey into last year with over 800,000 coming in through greece. to the second part of a four-part series on the widening cracks in the european union. the differences are not only about how to deal with millions of new refugees. there are concerns about russia's increasing influence in...
before being turned back to macedonia. >> translation: i came through the fence. there was a hole. we were six, but we separated along the road. i walked for five nights so no-one would see me and then slept a few hours a day anywhere, by the side of the rail trackss in the forest. >> reporter: now they don't know what to do next. thousands of refugees are stranded in greece. for now they have chosen to put pressure on the authorities and wait for the crossing to open. many of them are already wondering whether they will have to once again turn to smugglers to reach their european dream >>> still to come here on al jazeera, peru declares an emergency weeks after oil started pouring into two rivers. we will also tell you yp south korean politicians can't keep their eyes open. eir eyes open. >>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. the aid operations for the people of syria is continuing as shaky pause in the fighting largely holds. in a letter to ban ki-moon opposition say breaches will make talks unattainable. 23 people are confirmed dead following a suicide attack on a m
before being turned back to macedonia. >> translation: i came through the fence. there was a hole. we were six, but we separated along the road. i walked for five nights so no-one would see me and then slept a few hours a day anywhere, by the side of the rail trackss in the forest. >> reporter: now they don't know what to do next. thousands of refugees are stranded in greece. for now they have chosen to put pressure on the authorities and wait for the crossing to open. many of them...
macedonia dropped. macedonia is denying entry. >> refugees gave up waiting on friday and began to walk to the boarder 20km away. there's four or five days. we cannes change our clothes or do anything, we by food and everything for us. for that we decide to go. waiting is every day. they tell us tomorrow you going to go. yes, we tired of waiting. >> reporter: in response up to two-thirds of the migrants on lesbos and other island will be kept there until sunday. three chartered ferries will be used to provide shelter over the next few days. athens blames austria. after the vienna government imposed strict transit conditions and balkan countries followed suits. >> the situation is difficult. which might face a bottle neck there's a slow flow at the borders. 160 people crossed. >> reporter: 100,000 refugees arrived since january 1st. the e.u. migration commissioner is worried. >> in the next 10 days, we need tangible and clear results on the ground. otherwise there's a danger, a risk that the system will break down. with that in line. they meet in brussels on march the 7th >>> still ahead he
macedonia dropped. macedonia is denying entry. >> refugees gave up waiting on friday and began to walk to the boarder 20km away. there's four or five days. we cannes change our clothes or do anything, we by food and everything for us. for that we decide to go. waiting is every day. they tell us tomorrow you going to go. yes, we tired of waiting. >> reporter: in response up to two-thirds of the migrants on lesbos and other island will be kept there until sunday. three chartered...
the border as macedonia blocks access for refugees. >>> returning to their destroyed houses, coming home after a devastating cyclone on fiji. >>> a real life superhero story in the running for an oscar. >>> hello, u.s. president barack obama laid out his plan for shutting the guantanamo bay detention center seven years after he first pledged to close it. it was set up 14 years ago after the september 11 attacks. many detainees were held for years without charge, 91 are still incarcerated. he said it undermines u.s. national security and values. >> with that, i will sign the next executive order. >> u.s. president barack obama is hoping in his last year, he can actually accomplish closing the controversial detention center at guantanamo bay, cuba. >> i've been working for seven years now to get this closed. >> his plan is vague, telling congress there are sinner sights in the u.s. where detainees could be held, closing a chapter in u.s. history that damaged its standing abroad. >> began boy does not advance our national security. it undermines it. this is not just my opinion. this is
the border as macedonia blocks access for refugees. >>> returning to their destroyed houses, coming home after a devastating cyclone on fiji. >>> a real life superhero story in the running for an oscar. >>> hello, u.s. president barack obama laid out his plan for shutting the guantanamo bay detention center seven years after he first pledged to close it. it was set up 14 years ago after the september 11 attacks. many detainees were held for years without charge, 91...
sunday refugees blocked the rail line between greece and macedonia chanting their demands to be allowed to pass. macedonian riot police were unmoved. the bottleneck follows austria's decision to introduce a daily cap of 80 asylum applications and lets only 3200 migrants transit the country each day. furthered back other countries feared a backlog on their territories and quickly imposed their own restrictions. greece was left to shoulder the burden with 22,000 refugees on its soil currently and quickly rising. 3,000 more made the crossing to lesbos on saturday. unless thee people can move onward, the number trapped in greece could rise to 70,000 next month. they come to the mainland but reception centers are full and now even the ferry terminal is full. people are living and sleeping on concrete floors and they're starting to despair. >> i hope they open the borders. we have children and women. the people doesn't have hope here. >> reporter: efforts by turkey an nato are expected to significantly stem the flow of rivals across the aegean in the next few weeks, but the plig, this of thos
sunday refugees blocked the rail line between greece and macedonia chanting their demands to be allowed to pass. macedonian riot police were unmoved. the bottleneck follows austria's decision to introduce a daily cap of 80 asylum applications and lets only 3200 migrants transit the country each day. furthered back other countries feared a backlog on their territories and quickly imposed their own restrictions. greece was left to shoulder the burden with 22,000 refugees on its soil currently...
a few weeks ago going from greek to macedonia meant crossing an empty field and hoping to go undetected by the police. now there's a fence and barbed wire that stretchs on the border. there are patrols on either side. people are trying to get through. anyone who approaches is quickly spotted. forces are deployed here. reinforcements may have been brought along the fence. >> translation: at night we hear the dogs barking a lot and we see families crossing, young people. i think the smugglers are going to take more money and they will always find other ways to cross. >> reporter: the trail goes across the fields. narrow tracks that take them through the hills and woods. some left their mark behind. this group of north african migrants took this route last week. we met them in northern greece as they were setting off at sun set with much expectation. they only made it as far as bell gayed before being turned back to macedonia. >> translation: i came through the fence. there was a hole. we were six but we separated along the road. i walked for five nights so known would see me an
a few weeks ago going from greek to macedonia meant crossing an empty field and hoping to go undetected by the police. now there's a fence and barbed wire that stretchs on the border. there are patrols on either side. people are trying to get through. anyone who approaches is quickly spotted. forces are deployed here. reinforcements may have been brought along the fence. >> translation: at night we hear the dogs barking a lot and we see families crossing, young people. i think the...
hits fiji and why thousands of afghan refugees are trapped along greece's border with macedonia. >> i'm farah with all the sports, manchester united look to salvage some pride in the fa cup quarter finals. >>> on the one side russia, on the other side, the united states. they have reached an agreement on what they hoped would be a cessation of hostilities inside syria. they have set thi this saturdays the day that hostilities should stop. they have on the ground until noontime on friday. by that time they need to commit to a deal and then 12 hours later at midnight the cessation is supposed to begin. the guns are supposed to go quiet. because the united nations classes i.s.i.l. and el nusra front as terrorist, a political way to end what has been a five-year very, very bloody civil war. diplomatic editor james bays is at the united nations, james you were one of the first to get wind of this. the devil's in the detail. what do we need to see in place before this can happen? >> reporter: well, we need all of the sides apartly from the two groups you mentioned, i.s.i.l. and jabbat 'em nus
hits fiji and why thousands of afghan refugees are trapped along greece's border with macedonia. >> i'm farah with all the sports, manchester united look to salvage some pride in the fa cup quarter finals. >>> on the one side russia, on the other side, the united states. they have reached an agreement on what they hoped would be a cessation of hostilities inside syria. they have set thi this saturdays the day that hostilities should stop. they have on the ground until noontime...
further enrich and protect that democracy >>> refugees on the greek border with macedonia are blocking the main highway demanding to be allowed onward passage. hundreds of refugees set out on foot heading north down the main road into macedonia after being stranded today. 80 buses full of refugees were stopped short of the border. the first case of the zika virus being transmitted within the u.s. has been reported in texas. the person contracted the disease from a sexual partner. the virus could spread not just across latin america but elsewhere. brazil's president has declared a health emergency as the country struggles to combat the zika outbreak. >> translation: we will partner with the american government, with president obama. we have talked, established our capacity and improved in the sense of creating as soon as possible a vaccine for the zika virus >>> four military officers have gone on trial in guatemala for crimes committed against indigenous women during the country's 36-year-old civil war. they're accused of murder, rape and enslavement in an army base in the 1980s. >> report
further enrich and protect that democracy >>> refugees on the greek border with macedonia are blocking the main highway demanding to be allowed onward passage. hundreds of refugees set out on foot heading north down the main road into macedonia after being stranded today. 80 buses full of refugees were stopped short of the border. the first case of the zika virus being transmitted within the u.s. has been reported in texas. the person contracted the disease from a sexual partner. the...
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passenger thrown from an airline. >>> hundreds of refugees held up on the border of macedonia in greece [ inaudible ] striking taxi cap drivers. ♪ >>> these are the top stories this hour. syria's army has reapertured the two key villages after breaking through rebel-held territory north of aleppo. >>> syria's opposition is threatening to walk out of talks in geneva unless government troops end their sieges in syria. >>> and three palestinians who killed an...
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newshour. afghan refugees lock part of the greece's border with macedonia. we tell you why. >> i'm reporting from an or with a third person is found to have sold their kidney to a kidney trade industry. >> and the start of the knew formula 1 season. >> the main opposition group rejected accusations that some members were planning actions directed at the electoral commission. police arrested the group's leader, saying he's about to lead a protest. without government consent. he criticized the running of the collection. >> malcolm webb is in kampala and send us the latest. >> supporters want to protest against the election. the electoral commission denies it and police say planned protests are likely to be violent. it's for this reason that police placed him under arrest, saying that he'll be charged. supporters say they want to challenge the election results in the supreme court. they'll try to get some of the paperwork to do that. and cause unrest in the center. the election commission will deliver those papers to his home instead. >> the commonwealth group was chaired. the electio
newshour. afghan refugees lock part of the greece's border with macedonia. we tell you why. >> i'm reporting from an or with a third person is found to have sold their kidney to a kidney trade industry. >> and the start of the knew formula 1 season. >> the main opposition group rejected accusations that some members were planning actions directed at the electoral commission. police arrested the group's leader, saying he's about to lead a protest. without government consent....
the after gangs the problem is not just crossing into macedonia. they have to go through several borders before reaching europe. they will face the same problem at the next border. this group was just pushed back to greece. among more than 100 deported by macedonia, including iranians considered as economic migrants. hundreds of afghans are also stranded at macedonia's northern border with serbia. it comes after austria, slovenia, serb, croatia and macedonia imposed new restrictions to reduce the number of people flowing through their territories. when the border opened, syrians and iraqis discovered that they will have to go through tougher controls and there's panic among them >> translation: i'm from aleppo. i only have this id card. my area is surrounded by i.s.i.l. and there has within no government presence for three years. i'm afraid they will not let me in >> reporter: many mere don't have the paperwork needed and will have to stay in greece for now. for some the disappointment is too hard to contain >>> resume rights organizations are accusing european union blocking acc
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young refugees on the greece-macedonia border. >> reporter: they set-off from their homeland for a better life. soon a hash reality set in. >> translation: i went to macedonia five times. reaching serbia once. each time i was sent back to greece. >> reporter: these days only syrians, afghans and iraqis are allowed to continue their journey. europe remains closer to other nationalities while regarded economic migrants not rev secrecy. these boys are stranded on the greek side of the border. unprotected and valuable to gangs and smuggling rings. many wanted to tell us their stories but not their names. >> translation: there was four of us. we were trying to cross and we found mafia in front of us. we ran. there was one taken from us and they raped him. an estimated one thoird of those landing on greek shores recently are children, but no-one knows exactly how many of them are travelling alone. >> they declare that they are adults or they are relatives from other adult members and they were travelling or alone like adults or with unknown people and we had minors from 12 to 14 years ol
young refugees on the greece-macedonia border. >> reporter: they set-off from their homeland for a better life. soon a hash reality set in. >> translation: i went to macedonia five times. reaching serbia once. each time i was sent back to greece. >> reporter: these days only syrians, afghans and iraqis are allowed to continue their journey. europe remains closer to other nationalities while regarded economic migrants not rev secrecy. these boys are stranded on the greek side...
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Dr Woohoo
Dr. Woohoo (translation: Serious Fun), is a New Mexico based artist and developer creating . Woohoo creates art that fuse the intelligence of algorithms, the creative expressiveness of natural, organic media with behaviors found in natural systems.
Woohoo's projects typically flow from the abstract to the practical. To generate his artwork, he cyclically moves between creating his own color and brush applications and plug-ins that attempt to capture his emotions and artistic vision, while emulating natural media.
Woohoo's artwork can be found online, on tv, prints, canvas, silk kimonos, as kinetic sculptures and soon as glass sculptures.
As a simple rule, he chooses to integrate rather than duplicate features that already exist in the creative applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Maya and Painter) that he uses.
This aÄ la carte approach allows Woohoo to mix-n-match any feature from these applications along with his own bag of tricks and sculpt them into his own set of uber-creative application(s) with the aid of openFrameworks.
From a creative perspective, this allows him to extend his creative capabilities. From a practical perspective, it turns out that the processes and tools created for Generative Art are a perfect match for automating and adding to the intelligence of the creative process and workflow giving the artist an infinite amount of possibilities, while focusing in on variations that are relevant to that persons preferences.
Cybernetic Art Revisited
"Cybernetics" originally came from a Greek word meaning "the art of steering" and became widespread in modern times due to Norbert Wiener's 1948 book "Cybernetics".
Cybernetics examines the flow of communication throughout the interconnected pieces of a machine, relying on the feedback loop to make real-time adjustments based on changes within the environment.
"The visual effects of electronic feedback became a focus of artistic research in the late 1960s, when video equipment first reached the consumer market. Steina and Woody Vasulka, for example, used "all manner and combination of audio and video signals to generate electronic feedback in their respective of corresponding media."" - Wikipedia & Edward A. Shanken, "From Cybernetics to Telematics: The Art, Pedagogy, and Theory of Roy Ascott".
With the rapid advancements in: the processing power of modern day computers; the portability of our laptops via the miniaturization of the components; the embedded webcams and microphones; the simplification of code for artists via toolkits like openFrameworks; physical computing simplified via the Arduino platform, the ability to create increasingly complex art experiences begs for Cybernetic Art to be revisited.
Back home in New Mexico, Dr. Woohoo is busy experimenting with the intent of sharing with you the results of his studies in regards to Art + Cybernetics. Woohoo is currently working with a ZCam to recognize gestures; the Vicon motion-capture system to record the movements of a dancer using the Laban method; creating mini-bots that will be driven via algorithms + computer vision that's running within openFrameworks; connecting the dots with the audio analysis of a child's voice via a microphone and a 3d printer via Maya and finally Woohoo's working on a video installation that will be projected on the exterior of the Santa Fe Complex for the projected lights show in July that is being co-curated by Orlando Leibovitz & Woody Vasulka, who founded The Kitchen along with his wife Steina.
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A Taste of Thailand: The Central Plains
Head north out of Bangkok, to Thailand's Central Plains, where the abundance of coconuts gives the cuisine a soft sweetness, and ingredients like tamarind add a surprising flavour twistMonday, April 8, 2019
By Monsoon Valley Wines
The cuisine of Thailand is a sum of many parts: wonderful, fresh ingredients; culture; history; geography; landscape; and people all combining to make glorious, distinctive and very different food. Diverse topography and microclimates across the country mean that cooking can vary from one area to the next — which leads this to be one of the most exciting places in the world to travel and eat.
Set across a wide alluvial plain, Central Thailand is home to the Chao Phraya River and other smaller waterways, coming together to form a basin — bringing rich soil and plenty of water, allowing much of the land to be filled with rice paddies, orchards and vegetable gardens. The region is influenced by its neighbours and nearby Bangkok, so the food here offers a wide range of flavours. Coconuts are abundant and are used to thicken and flavour curries and soups, as well as being grated as a garnish, with the oil used to fry dishes. This means that the cuisine here tends to be sweeter than elsewhere in the country, although this is often tempered by a squeeze of lime; the citrus fruit also abundant in these parts. Cashew nuts and pineapple are similarly ubiquitous. In terms of dishes, tom yum goong originates from the Central Region. Tom kha, coconut milk soup, is also a staple, along with gaeng kiew waan, green curry.
Phetchabun, in the lower northern part of Thailand, is surrounded by green forest and is the country's richest source of sweet tamarind — in fact it's nicknamed 'the town of sweet tamarind', and each year hosts a festival dedicated to the ingredient.
Two types of tamarind are grown in Thailand, but it's the sweet variety that are local to Phetchabun and nearby Loei, with the harvest between November and February. Turned into a silky sauce, the spice perfectly complements roasted duck legs.
Duck with tamarind sauce
By Mrs Nom Chunprasirt, head chef at Thai Square Trafalgar Square
2 duck legs with thigh joints
1 pinch sea salt
1 unpeeled garlic clove, sliced, plus 1 garlic bulb, halved
300g goose fat or enough to totally submerge the duck legs
1 tsp black peppercorns
3 small pieces cinnamon
1 tsp five-spice powder
1 good-size ginger root
1 The day before cooking, put the star anise and cinnamon in a dry pan and toast until slightly coloured and aromatic.
2 Remove to a board and crush them with the blade of a knife.
3 Mix with five-spice powder and few tbsp of duck fat (liquid form).
4 Rub the mixture over the duck, scatter with crushed ginger root, black pepper, salt and sliced garlic and chill for 24 hrs.
5 The next day, put the duck in a cast-iron casserole dish and cover it with the goose fat or duck fat, but don't wash off the marinade. (The salt extracts the water from the meat cells, which will be re-inflated with fat as the duck cooks gently. If you wash it, you will simply re-inflate the cells with water.)
6 Add the halved garlic bulb and cook for about 2½ hrs, or until the meat is almost falling away from the bone. You can store the duck by placing it in a pudding bowl, covering it with the fat and keeping it in the fridge: as long as it stays covered with fat it will last for weeks.
7 When you're ready to cook the duck legs, remove them from their fat. Heat a frying pan until it's hot, and add the duck legs, skin-side down (with some fat on), and cook for 4 minutes. Turn the legs and transfer the pan to the oven for 30 minutes, until crisp
8 To serve, place fried duck legs on plate, top with tamarind sauce and accompany with jasmine rice.
For the tamarind sauce
This recipe makes around 2 cups of tamarind sauce (6 servings).
30 ml soya sauce
1/2 cup tamarind paste
250g dry tamarind
1 Clean up dry tamarind (you can find it in Asian supermarket), check for any seeds, skin or unwanted particles and discard them.
2 Soak tamarind in 1 cup of hot water for about 45 to 60 minutes in a large bowl. Mash the tamarind as much as possible and pass through a filter to a tall, heavy-bottomed pot.
3 To make the sauce, put all the ingredients in a pot. Bring it to boil and simmer for 10-25 minutes.
4 Continue stirring until the mixture thickens enough to fully coat the back of your spoon and is as smooth as silk. If it becomes too thick, add a bit of hot water. Strain and set aside. The sauce can be kept in the fridge for 2 weeks because, preserved by the sugar and high acid content of the tamarind.
Pair with: Monsoon Valley Shiraz
This Shiraz is a dark ruby red with a violet hue and expresses classic varietal characters of dark plum, cherries, toffee and spices. The fruits and sweet spicy flavours are from oak-ageing barrels, adding length and structure. It's also good with kaeng massaman beef, panang curry, red curry and meat dishes.
For more information and stockists, head to monsoonvalleywine.co.uk.
Click here for recipes and wine pairings from Bangkok, Southern Thailand and to read more about Monsoon Valley Wines.


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Is there a way to /search/ my notes through android app? I understand that I can browse them (Library, Notes, All tab), but I want to actually search within my notes, for example, find all of my notes that include 'prepare'.
I can do this online (notes.lds.org).
I don't see how to do it in the app.
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Yes, if you tap the Search icon in the top right, then search for "prepare," you will see several tabs along the top of the search result. One of the tabs is called "Notes" and has any notes that match your search.


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Q: bounded linear functions I am currently working on the following problem:
Let $(G,⟨·,·⟩)$ be a euclidean vector space. $G$ is a normalized vector space with $\|x\|:=\sqrt{⟨x,x⟩}$.
Moreover, let $v ∈ G$.
(a) Show that $C_v: G \to\mathbb R, u \mapsto ⟨u,v⟩$ defines a bounded, linear functional on $G$.
(b) Determine $\|C_v\|:= \inf \{B>0 :|C_v u|≤B\cdot\|u\| ∀u ∈ G\}$
for a) I thought about using the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality as $|⟨x,y⟩|≤ \|x\|\cdot\|y\|$ but I'm not sure how to do it properly.
what is the best way to approach b)?
If you have any ideas how to solve this problem, I would be happy if you let me know!
Thanks for your answers :)

A: (a)
For given $v \in G$, use Cauchy-Schwartz inequality
$$ |C_v u| = |\langle u,v\rangle | \leq \|u\|\cdot\|v\|$$
Therefore $C_v$ is bounded with constant $\|v\|$.
(b)
Lets show that |C_v| = |v|.
Lets assume that |v| is not |Cv|. Therefore there must exist some $\varepsilon > 0$ and  $u \in G$ such that
$$|C_v u| + \varepsilon \leq \|u\|\cdot \|v\|$$
But if we pick $u = v$, then $|C_v v| = \|v\|^2$, so
$$||v||^2 + \varepsilon \leq \|v\|^2$$
which means $ \varepsilon \leq 0$. But this is a contradiction, therefore $\|C_v\| = \|v\|$.

A: You are on the right track for a). The linearity of $C_v$ should be clear by the properties of an inner product. And from
$$|C_v(u)| = |\langle u,v \rangle| \le ||u|| \cdot ||v||$$
we obtain, that $C_v$ is in fact bounded because boundedness of an operator $A$ means: There is a $C>0$ such that $||Ax|| \le C ||x||$ for all $x$. Here this is the case as we see $v$ as a fixed vector, so $||v||$ is the desired constant.
We also see from this argument, thatt $||C_v|| \le ||v||$. Now we could guess that in fact $||C_v||=||v||$ is true. To prove that we have to find a vector $u$ that satisfies $|C_v(u)| = ||u|| \cdot ||v||$. We know when this is the case because we know that we have equality in the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality if $u$ and $v$ are linearly independent, so for example we can pick $u=v$ and get
$$|C_v(v)| = |\langle v,v \rangle| = ||v||^2$$
and from that we obtain $||C_v||=||v||$.

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One day your pants may power up your iPod
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Berkeley — —
Need juice for a dying iPod? You may soon be able to plug the gadget into a shirt, dance the electric slide and be good to go.
Researchers at UC Berkeley are perfecting microscopic fibers that can produce electricity from simple body motions such as bending, stretching and twisting. The filaments, which resemble tiny fishing lines, may soon be woven into clothing and sold as the ultimate portable generators.
It could take three years or more before it hits the store shelves, but the technology is already being hailed as a breakthrough.
The so-called nanofibers "will have very significant implications," said Mihail Roco, senior advisor for nanotechnology with the National Science Foundation, which recently gave a $350,000 grant to the project.
In addition to helping reduce electricity demands on local utilities, new industries could spring up to manufacture the tiny personal generators, he said.
Researchers are envisioning hikers powering up their digital cameras while trekking up a mountain or a jogger charging up her cellphone in mid-run.
The Pentagon is hot for it too: Soldiers would no longer have to carry heavy batteries to power their gear. Along with the National Science Foundation, the Pentagon's secretive advanced research agency is helping fund the project.
For now, the "smart power suit" is still a lab experiment, said UC Berkeley mechanical engineering professor Liwei Lin, who is overseeing the development of the fibers.
Lin and his team, including researchers from Berkeley, Germany and China, recently were able to demonstrate the fibers' capacity to harness the energy from minute body movements.
Working in a small, two-room lab on the Berkeley campus, the researchers were able to convert energy from finger motions into electricity using fibers attached to a surgical glove.
At roughly 500 nanometers thick, a strand is barely noticeable to the human eye. It's one-tenth the width of a cloth fiber and one-hundredth the width of a human hair.
It would take about 100,000 fibers to produce enough power for an electrical watch and 1 million fibers to generate enough current to power an iPod. But a bundle of 1 million fibers would be only about the size of a grain of sand.
Lin said the fibers can soak up the untapped energy produced by the human body, a remarkably efficient natural generator. The more vigorous the motion, the more power can be harvested, making knees and elbows and other joints prime spots for the strands.
The strands take advantage of piezoelectricity, which produces energy through "applied stress," similar to the heat generated when rubbing hands together.
Multiple dips in the washing machine won't hurt — the fibers are flexible and resistant to heat and chemicals. They're also small enough to blend unobtrusively into most garments.
And static shouldn't be a problem, Lin said.
The filaments are made from a cheap, organic plastic called polyvinylidene fluoride. The material, known as PVDF, also cameos in fishing lines, insulation for electrical wires and paint on buildings such as the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan.
Lin's team produces the fibers using a technique it pioneered called near-field electrospinning. A syringe filled with a polymer solution is suspended over a moving, electrically conductive silicon wafer. An electrical field pulls the solution out, forming fine fibers on the wafer in regular patterns. Think of a baker applying very thin lines of frosting on a very small cake.
Generating electricity from tiny components has been a distant dream for scientists for decades, said Roco, who also leads the National Nanotechnology Initiative.
"Up until now, there were too few ways to effectively do this, too far away to really have a discussion," he said. "Now, there's finally a technical solution. Now, people may finally start to think more seriously about it."
Lin's work builds on several years of efforts to mix clothing and electricity.
A team from the Georgia Institute of Technology developed fibers similar to Lin's several years ago using synthetic Kevlar strands coated with zinc oxide rods. The resulting filaments, which look like hair rollers, produce energy when rubbed together.
Led by professor Zhong Lin Wang, the researchers have also produced electrical currents from fingers typing on cellphones, hamsters running on exercise wheels, even vibrating vocal cords. Tiny modules could eventually be implanted in the human body to harvest energy from muscle movement or blood vessels, Wang said.
But the fibers from Lin's team are made with organic matter that can be spun to infinite lengths, while the Georgia strands used inorganic materials and were limited to just a few millimeters in length.
At rival Stanford University, researchers are developing fabric-based batteries, or eTextiles, that could potentially store the energy produced at UC Berkeley.
Ordinary cloth becomes rechargeable batteries and capacitors when immersed in a special ink formula and then oven-dried. A piece weighing about an ounce can retain up to three times the amount of energy that a cellphone battery can, while remaining lightweight and flexible.
Berkeley's Lin said he might seek venture capital funding within three months, though he hasn't decided whether he wants to start his own company with the technology or license it out to other firms.
If the product can be cheaply mass produced, the lack of competition would give nanofibers an easy way to conquer the market, Roco said.
"It will be determined by economics — if the nanofibers cost $10,000, nobody will buy them," he said. "But if they're $2, everyone will buy. People will use nanotechnology not because it's fancy but because it's economical."
tiffany.hsu@latimes.com
Tiffany Hsu
Tiffany Hsu is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she wrote about the California economy, fast food, restaurants, retail and alternative energy for the Business section. A Bay Area native, UC Berkeley graduate and eternal Nor-Cal fan, she once worked for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. She also did a stint at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, where she developed a passion for sweet tea. She still has faith that someday she'll find two economists who agree.