Secretary of state john kerry. Within the past fewer hours, ukraines interim Prime Minister says he is still willing to speak to russia in an effort to avoid future conflict. The region of crimea appears to be out of the governments control. Some areas taken over by russian and prorussian forces. The Ukrainian Border guards say there are more troops in the region than had been previously thought. The Prime Minister is insisting they withdraw before any dialogue can take place. Our russian neighbors who should be our partners have to withdraw troops, stick to bilateral agreements. Russia should state careukraine russia are ready to build a new relationship. Tell us about the buildup of troops. As you were mentioning, Border Guards in ukraine are reporting there are 30,000 Russian Troops in crimea. Previously the figure given by the interim government much was 60,000. It is a big jump. Adding to the pressure, adding to the standoff between ukraine and russia, russias gas produc producer, gasprom is now saying ukraine has failed to pay for february deliveries and its total arrears amount to nearly 2,000,000,000 u. S. Dollars. Interim Prime Minister has been repeating what he said in bru brussels, that they are illegal and nobody in the civilized world will accept them. Most of the western powers are pitting their hopes on ukraine and russia talks. But with those conditions that the Prime Minister has put on talking to his counterparts, i dont think the world is holding its breath right now. Thank you, nadeen. Politicians in crimea are trying to push the region toward a closer alliance with russia. Russian forces are present. Its unclear which areas they control. From crimea reporter russian soldiers come and go leaving everyone to guess their next move. A few imagined they would abandoned some of their positions. They left at midnight. We dont know why or where they went. They are still in some bases, and in others, they are being replaced by socalled self defense units quits. They were near sieevaposil. There are so many questions about who these men are, well, this might give a crew. Its a foodration box. It says, russian army with a flag of the russian federation. Behi behind, it says, military trade and on this side not for sale. One can say russia is at least putting its full weight behind these men. Moscow is backing the new regional government. This scenario was not written in crimea. It was written in moscow. The region nal government is li a new born kitten. They are told what to do but they dont know the plan. The mps didnt know they would be voting for the cessation when they went to Parliament Reporter the new government is rushing to gain legitimacy, it has to do it under protection of its allies. These are kosacks deployed Near Parliament t translator they have to right to decide on their destiny. We were invited here by the kosacks of crimea to help maintain order. Major madison said he was ashamed when the soldiers entered his base. His unit is building new defenses. Whether they can build a defense for a yes, vote for crimea to join russia is a different matter. Russias Foreign Ministry said it will not accept the threat of sanctions from nato countries and describes travel restrictions as unconstructive. More sanctions could follow if russia doesnt withdraw forces from crimea translator if there are not swift results there will be new measures aimed at russian businesses. It could be freezing assets, cancellations, refusing visas. If another attempt is made, we enter into another phase with serious consequences for the relationship between russia and europe. Lets bring in peter zamif with an organization strengthening ties in the west. He joins me from new york. There is clearly a complete political shambles if kiev, and europe is divided about how much pressure to put on especially germany to put on putin. So why not leave the diplomacy to some of the new politicians and putin . Why is the west involved . Well, the west is involved because, false the west is and has been involved from the very beginning in crain. Let me take you back to 1994 when the budapest memorandum was signed between ukraine, russia, britain and later joined by the u. S. And china. Memorandum guaranteed ukraines integrity, territorial integrity in exchange for that countrys decision to give up its nuclear arsenal. Wasnt it the fact that the European Union went to kiev offering all kinds of incentives for ukraine to turn towards the west and away from the east that began this crisis . Well, certainly, i would not pin the blame on, you know, the aspiration of millions of ukrainians to join the european the point is the European Union must have known the kind of diplomacy and the incentives they were offering if indeed they were incentives would divide ukraine. Well, ukraine has been divided already and had been divided. I think part of the significant part of the blame lies with the extremely sculpt former government of the Viktor Yanukovych who did nothing to unite the country and further exacerbated the countrys regional, historic and linguistic divides. If you say a starting point for policy is to recognize reality, however, perhaps, unpal at able, why not give crimea to russ russia . Its not a matter of giving crimea to russia. Right now, russia has ruled out, you know, direct annexation, right now into the parliament has voted to hold a referendum on march 16th. But what is really at stake here for russia is that it would set a dangerous precedent should crimea secede at russias instigation, it would set a dangerous precedence for russia with its own number of entities, autonomous entities, which are very distinct linguistically and culturally and religiously from, you know, the majority of russians. Thank you for the joining us. The enter the National Criminal court in the hague has found former con congolese war lord guilty of crimes against humanity related to a village m massacre in 2003. He emerged as a 7 ario commander of the frpi malissumalmalitia. He was 1 of 6 former malitia leaders as part of a peace process. He was arrested by the acog golese authorities in 2005 in connection with the killing of nine u. N. Peace keepers. He was held without charge until his transfer to the icc in october, 2007. Lee baka has more from the hague reporter throughout Court Proceedings here in the hage, he remained somewhat relaxed, smiling occasionally. He was asked to stand for the verdict, and he remained impassive throughout. The court here found him guilty on two key charges of being an access occur to murder and both of these have to do with a massacre in the village that borders uganda 13 years ago in which go 00 people were killed. Some eyewitnesses of that massacre say that people were hacked to death from machetes, others dragged from bed and killed. He found guilty of recruiting soldiers under the age of 15 being forced to be part of the armed malitia. He has been acquitted, also, of rape and Sexual Violence as well. We now know that he will remain in custody. The court will the now decide on a sentencing date, after which we will have a clear idea of what his full sentence will be, how many years he will remain behind bars. Maylasian court has sentenced eastbou eastbou ibrahams. He intends to appeal to the countrys highest court. His supporters say it is designed to end his career as a politician. Ibrahim had a falling out with the leadership. He was first charged with sodomy in the year 2000 and sentenced to nine years i am prisonment. In 2004, the conviction was overturned. He became the leader of the coalition of opposition parties in malasia. He led them to the strongest ever performance in may of 2013 reporter ibrahim supporters expressed shock and dismay at the decision. They said all along that the governments decision to appeal the acquittal was politically motivated. Human rights watch said it was to remove him from the political scene t comes before he is due to take part in a local election. If he wins that, it would have potentially allowed him to lead malaysias richest and most popular state. He is disqualified from running. His lawyers say they plan to appeal the conviction. It could effectively mean the end of his political career. He is 66 years old. If he does end up serving his full sentence, he will be 71 years old by the time he is released from prison. The bugger issue, the bigger question is what does this mean for malaysias opposition parties. He is seen as the strong man who has been able to hold this coalition of three parties together. You have an islamic party. On the other, youve got a party that is seen by some as prochinese with largely more secular views. Its only his leadership ability, his charisma that he has managed to hold this coalition together. It was also under his leadership that the opposition made their strongest show in National Elections last year. Well, coming up on al jazeera, the refug fleeing the Central African republic to what they hope will be refuge but in wartorn acog go. Plus reporter i am in bay field, wisconsin. I will tell you why record cold temperatures have transformed this small town into a boomingly winter destination attracting thousands of visitors from around the world. Welcome back. Top stories on al jazeera. Ukraines Prime Minister is calling for talks with russia. Only if moscow withdrawals troops from crimea. Russia has threatened to retaliate. Congoloes. War lord found guilty of crimes against humanity. A court has sentenced ibrahim for five years in prison for sodomy. He plans to rule against the ruling. U. N. High commissioner for refugees is warning of worsening conditions as the foreign minister called for a large peacekeeping mission to be deployed. James bayes reports from the u. N. Reporter there have been repeated Security Council meetings on the Central African republic over the last year. But the situation on the ground has just got worse and worse. Now, for the first time, it seems there is a broad agreement on sending u. N. Peace keepers, almost 12,000 troops and police. There will be no quick fix in the Central African republic. Sponding to the vases wispondg to the crisis will require resources. The scale of the needs is daunting. Central african republics foreign min sister made this plea please. We need your help. If ywe delay it, it will be too late. We may lose the country. African peace keepers encourage in the country will form part of the u. N. Force. A vote on a resolution to authorize the next wont take place for a matter of weeks and the new force wont assume control for about six months. Reporter one senior u. N. Official who was there says what happens on the ground now is critical. Many of the terrible scenes that people talk about, the cleansing of the Muslim Community being completed, the risks of the emergency of terrorists could happen if this is not done immediately. The western part of the Central African government has been virtually cleansed up of the muslim population. They hope what they are authorizing will start to stabilize the situation. James bayes, ears of the u. N. As the cycle of retaliatory violence escalates, so too does the number of people leaving. There were 700,000 people internally displaced because of the fighting. Another 290,000 have sought refuge in neighboring countries since december, 2012. Half of that total, about 150,000 people have fled the violence in the last three months. Around 62,000 refugees are currently receiving food aid in a democratic republic of congo markum webb is there in zongo with the border with the Central African republic reporter almost everyone on this boat has had relatives killed or gone missing. They have been hiding in a church in the Central African republic for weeks fearing for their lives. Now, they have made it to safety. Translator there was a lot of gunfire. Thats why we fled. I dont en know where my children are or my panrents. The u. N. Says nearly a Million People have fled the violence. For over 60,000, their escape root has been here. On this side of the river is the Central African republic. On the other side is the democratic republic of congo. This december, thousands of people have fled from the Central African side to the congolese side to get away from the violence. The refugees are in such remote locations, they can only be axed use boats like this. A landing site, the villages on the other side were deserted weeks ago. A steady trickle keep landing here they wait for u. N. Trucks to take them to a refugee cam he has arrived here he said his girlfriend had an affair with a militia mer. They ordered him to leave her and started beating her up. I managed to get up and run away. As i was running, they shot me in the back with a shot gun. He was lucky to get away. Thousands have died in the violence. Pumango said he left when his brother was killed. He said he was targeted simply for not having a traditional hair style. He ran into some antibalaka militias and they said he was a muslim. So they killed him. Pumango and his friends are in a band. They insist on showing us a dance routine here at the landing site. They used to perform for hundreds of people back home. They say the music scene stopped with the violence. It will probably be a long time before they can perform again. Along with thousands of Central Africans, they are about to give new lives in exile. It wont be easy. This, it seems, is their way to forget for a moment the pain of what they left behind. Malcolm web,ays on the river ubange in the democratic congo. Egypt says its with drawing from congo. The three gulf mon archies accuse qatar of it failing to go enforce the packet. The relations have soured since egypt carried out. The trial of three access journalists will resume on march 24th. They have spent 69 days in prison accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. Al jazeera rejects the charges. Abdullah, al shalmi has been detained for more than six months. Syrian forces are continuing their assault on one of the last rebel strongholds near the border with lebanon. Abrud which lies north of damascus is a strategically important town. Fierce fighting continues between Government Troops and forces to the north. A Senior North Korean official has made an appearance. Seen here on the left is said to be the second most powerful person after kim jog un. He hasnt been seen in public several weeks fueling rumors he may have been executed like kim jong uns uncle. Calls to put the clock forward an hour t Officials Say its having an impact on Economic Development and lifestyle. From assan, here is fiaz reporter this is what 5 30 in the morning looks like while the rest of india waits another hour to see the sunlight. The day has begun here and in other northeastern states. For hazaraka and his family, that means getting the kids ready for school and himself ready for work starts early . My office starts at 7 00. My kids have to go from 6 00 onward. My day started at 5 45 when we all wake up. By 7 00 a. M. , the morning is already in full swing. Its 7 30 in the morning. The sun has already been up for about two hours. Like the sunrise, things start earlier here in the northeast of india. Comes with its own set of problems. His office work ends by 3 30 in the afternoon. Doesnt give him much time to enjoy the rest of the day. We have lights on. So we have to struggle to finish. This senior Government Official says having a new time zone will not only benefit people here but overall productivity. If they are related to the time zone, it is more product, following a different time zone. Critics of the idea say having another time zone will further isolate the Northeastern Region and make one part of the country out of sync with the other. The u. S. A. Uses different time zones. Doesnt mean. But bono disagrees . Time zone has nothing to do with this concept. It is more related to the Economic Development and the linkage. Back at his home, he says there would be some adjustment in having two time zones in the country. Just after 5 00 p. M. , the sun starts to set. People here feel being able to enjoy the day when there is still daylight out will be worth it. Jamil, al jazeera. U. S. Scientists are reporting a warming of the sentence tral pacific when they say could result in an el nino phenomenon. It will others every four to five years. Its unclear why it happens but when it does, it does have a dramatic effect on weather in various parts of the world. It results certainly in warmer average temperatures in fact, two of the hottest years on record, 1998 and 2010 were both during el nino cycles. It usually triggers drought. Part of the u. S. And south america get heavy rain or flooding. In the past, el nino has caused billions of dollars of losses to crops, damaged fish stocks and infrastructure. The pacific may be in a warming trend, but the great lakes in america are frozen over. Extreme weather is giving tourists rare access to some unique ice caves. Kimberly halka reports from the National Lake shore in wisconsin reporter the small summer resort town of bayfield, wisconsin, isnt accustomed to hosting many winter visitors. When hundreds of people started showing up each night at the towns only dinner restaurant, she have pauls son says it was somewhat unexpected . I am pretty sure we almost tripled last years numbers. Bayfield is located on Lake Superior. During the winter, its typically shut down but social media changed that when a photo of one of bayfields bestkept secrets was posted on twitter. That post almost immediately went viral. With be two hours t ha