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ALJAZAM News February 18, 2014

Cease fire broken and renewed fighting and oil fields between government and rebel forces. And i have the sports including the unfinished stadium and will they get the first red card of brazils world cup . Protests in kiev have again turned violent as the crowd was prevented from marching to the Ukrainian Parliament building and this is the scene outside the Parliament Building right now and they were stopped from marching right up to the building by a row of trucks some hundred meters away. They wanted to keep up the pressure on president Viktor Yanukovich and they are camped out in freezing temperatures and the black smoke we believe to be from barricades of burning tires and we are joined from kiev by journalists mira and you were down near the Parliament Building this morning. Item tell us what happened there. Well, the protesters have turned this so called peaceful attention to the government for sometime now and because they have been out on the streets for almost three months they got frustrated and started to go to the parliament and ask the mps to return to the 2004 constitution which treats the president s of these powers but the mps didnt look like they wanted to pass this new draft and bill and so the forces surrounded by the protesters and the robbed and broke and the military cardone and the one close to the parliament and that is why the clashes erupted. The police and the protesters exchanged cocktails of molotov and the situation is developing very fast. We know there are parts of ten protesters and three policemen and we know the protectors have rubber bullets and also know because of the burning there they are blocking the protesters and also know that minutes ago the protesters seized the office of the party of regents and this is the party, ahead of the party. And so the association is developing really, really fast. We hear that some position mps say protesters may seize the parliament and they say the minister said they wont do it and we dont know if it will happen or not. Its really tense and from what i know so there may be more injuries because the police are throwing grenades from buildings near there. So we might today is a very hard day in ukraine. We may see maybe a new coalition formed of some more negotiations going on between the president and the opposition leaders and we will see. Reporter thanks for joining us there as she was saying, a fast developing situation there on the streets of ukraine. And saying some protesters have seized, yes, another official government building. This is just one day or a couple days after they agreed to vacate city hall and had amnesty of protesters and was a small breakthrough and today, tuesday, there is a ramping up again of tensions there on the streets of kiev and keeping a very close eye on this fastdeveloping story for you. Now, at least four people have been killed over and over 50 injured in the ty capitol of bangkok and forces and an antiprotesters were fighting when they tried to clear out the campsites around the government buildings and we have more. Police battle with protesters in thailands capitol. On tuesday Security Forces launched their most concerted efforts here to clear antigovernment citizens which paralyzed parts of bankok for more than three months now. Police called their operation the peaceful Bangkok Mission and mobilized 15,000 officers to try and regain control of government buildings that protesters had surrounded including the ministry of interior and the parliament. But it was far from peaceful. Dozens of protesters were injured as well as several Police Officers and gunfire was heard and the number of people were killed. The protesters insist they have been peaceful and that they will remain in the streets in spite of what they say is a Violent Police crack down. People in thailand had to live through a power struggle for almost 8 years and its essentially the middle class supported by the royal establishment fighting against supporters of the Prime Ministers and the billionaire brother the former Prime Minister. Mass protests by both sides have taken place throughout this time and have also been dispersed by the police. But the struggle for power seems endless and until that dispute is settled the cycle of protests seem certain to be repeated. And im with al jazeera. And we have the latest from the ty capitol. It was just before noon in this historical area of old bangkok when the violence broke out. What had happened was that riot police were trying to clear the area of demonstrators who occupied this intersection for several weeks now. They brought in bulldozers that were trying to clear the area as cheers rang out from the protesters and suddenly an explosion was heard. We have since discovered that was an m79 grenade and the police came out and the gun fighting went on sporadically for about an hour and since then we found about at least 50 people were injured, several people killed, died of their injuries including a policeman who was shot in the head. Our understanding is that the police force is extremely angry about this situation. They withdraw, pulled away, about 500 meters to a kilometer down the road this way and that is why the situation has quieted down. And the protesters have reclaimed this area. In fact, they have overturned several vehicles including Police Vehicles as a form of new barricades. This could be a turning point for the police because its a significant loss of face for them. Behind the scenes it said there are negotiations going on between the government accused of corruption by the protesters and indeed the Government Agency that fights against corruption has now called for the Prime Minister to appear before it to face charges linked to a rice price pledging scheme she put in place as part of her campaign plank when she was first put into power, voted into power back in 2010. Reporter more talks on Irans Nuclear ambitions are about to begin but not hopeful and says the talks will go no where because the United States remains an enemy. Translator what our Foreign Government officials have started that will continue, iran will not violate what it has agreed and committed to, but the americans are enemies of the Islamic Revolution and enemies of the Islamic Republic itself. Reporter they agrees to a sex month deal to reduce Nuclear Activities for exchange for some relief from sanctions and now its hoped a permanent deal can be reached and we report. Reporter the vienna talks are about places like this and what is going on in them. The nuclear facilities. The u. S. And allies say Irans Nuclear program is dangerous and iran says its peaceful and they will try to find Common Ground to secure a lasting deal and on a temporary one struck in november. The u. N. Says iran kept its part of the bargain and suspended parts of the Nuclear Program and in the return u. S. And western powers agreed to a limited role back on the economic sanctions. Translator what is the future of this deal . I think iran will narrow things down but adhering to the agreement and all sanctions were imposed on the Nuclear Issue and if it says they are peaceful the west cannot continue sanctions but if the western party uses the talks to introduce other issues i think talks may reach a deadlock. Reporter talks are expected to last for months and there are serious challenges particularly those posed by the israelis and saudis and want to end the Nuclear Program and not just limited and suggested by the six powers involved in negotiations known as the p 5 plus 1. Translator some are interested in continuation of regional attention and dont like iran and p 5 plus 1 reached agreement and seek attention and i can talk about this and netanyahu himself and they are interested in the failure of talk. Reporter for iran failure is unacceptable and technical calks between the iran and iaua and that is the Atomic Energy agency and its part of a twotrack approach and the talks focus on what iran may or may not have done in the past. Iran has made seven commits to iaea to clear up any outstanding issues by may and hoping it can build confidence building in vienna and a protest of lasting political peace, this is tehran. Reporter we are joining live from vienna, the former director of analysis of the Atomic Energy and thanks very much for taking the time to speak to us, enormous challenging facing these talks today. Do you see all sides entering into them in the spirit of openness and transparency . For the most part that is the case. I think the iranians made a number of significant concessions and i would say most parties in the talks themselves are appearing to be honest. The people on the outside are the ones that you mentioned earlier in your peace are the ones we are worried about. Reporter can you expand on that . Which people are you worried about . As was mentioned earlier the israelis would like to see things fail so the technical people involved in the talks themselves are anxious to see it work and technical people like things to work and the political side of it is a bit different. The thing i see that is negative inside the technical side is the business of the iaea raising the palonium issue again after it was put to bed a few years ago and under mines the confidence between the two sides and its unfortunate and i dont know why they did that. You are a former director and are quite damning to the organization. They are excellent. Its an Accounting Organization that looks at books and does measurements from time to time seeing they are correct. But when they got in the Nuclear Weapons analysis area they fall off the edge and not confident in that area and make embarrassing statements that effect. They really should get out of the weapons part and that is probably a very small part of this agreement so far and it really doesnt come up in what has been agreed with the iaea and they should stop talking about it and forget it. Reporter if you were in vienna, what would you do . I would make sure the reactor is shut down and not proceeding and making sure its diluted and that is the heart of the matter. The fact that iran agreed to dilute this lowelly and rich material from 20 back down to 5 is an extremely important concession and giving up a huge am of money and work put into that and giving up the reactor is important concession but appears irak was not on a successful track and maybe not giving up nothing. Reporter there are demands on centerfuge and others but can you really see iran moving on the issues . I think up until now they have seen pride and stubbornness saying we can carry out the activities. We are claiming they are not weapons and they are going in the future and saying they will not give up, something that is right under the treaty and i think the west is being extremely difficult in saying we are not going to let you do anything in this area when other countries in the world have that right. The latest thing has been that the p 5 plus 1 has said if iran answers these questions they will be treated like any other mpt member and that is interesting because other mpt members can reprocess and enrich. Reporter interesting and thanks for joining us there from vienna. You are welcome. Reporter and supporters of an opposition in venezuela wrestled him free and hauled away in handcuffs by guardsmen and they arrested ramirez at the Shopping Center and the pictures were taken after a raid on the headquarters of one of the biggest opponents and the government has expelled three u. S. Diplomates after accusing them of meeting protest leaders and we have this report from caracus. Reporter antigovernment protests continue in the capitol and this time venting frustration at state television. While they took to the streets headquarters of the Opposition Party was raided by unidentified men. In this security video distributed by the opposition which cannot be independently verified, what appears to be armed men forced their way in. This congresswoman who was there at the time describes the scene. Translator the men forced us to go down on our knees. They said they were looking for the national coordinator. They knocked on the door. They were armed. Reporter this is an attack on the opposition comes just a day before they have called for a massive rally here in caracus where they expect thousands of supporters take to the streets again. Translator the government has turned up diplomatic pressure and National Sentiment by expels three u. S. Diplomates and president maduro accuses them of aiding groups trying to over throw his government. Translator they will be forced to leave the sovereign and independent home land of venezuela in 48 hours because of actively participating in the organization and promotion of these groups which attempted to generate violence in the country. Reporter the u. S. Rejected the allegations saying the countrys political future is for the venezuela people to decide. But for many the growing Political Tension is doing little to ease the financial crisis gripping the country. Venezuela now has the highest rate of inflation in the world and its getting harder and harder to support her family. Translator we cant find chicken, meat, milk, butter, oil, sugar or coffee, we cant find any basic products. Reporter with the opposition refusing to give up and the government increasing pressure, there is no clear sign when, how or even if this political crisis might end soon. Rachel with al jazeera caracus venezuela. Reporter rebels in south sudan attached the town and loyal to the president are fighting Government Forces and both sides accused each other of breaking a cease fire. This is the latest from our correspondent who is live from the south sudan capitol, duba and what was happening there today . Well, its still a developing situation but from what we understand the fighting broke out Early Morning today. The white army has been announcing really for the past three that it was marching towards there and intended to take over that city. Now we are hearing reports that actually the white army made it inside the city and could very well be controlling part of malachi and we do know from the Aid Organization oxfam who are there in malachi that there is a bit of a confusion at the moment at the base which is close to the airport. There was some fighting in the surrounding. Its more than 20,000 displaced people in that compound and they have chosen to go to the bunkers because they were afraid really of the cross fire they were caught in. Apparently some of the shells landed there. But its still a very much developing situation. We do know that later on the authorities here in duba will give us an overview of what is happening. Thank you very much for the update and we will keep checking in with you throughout the day. A special court in pakistan has postponed a decision to indict former president on charges of treason and he arrived for the hearing in islamabad in a heavily protected motorcade and the case will resume on friday and we are joined live from islamabad and something about events that he made an appearance. What happened in court . Well, as you mentioned it was brought under tight security and it was a surprise because even though he had faced this in the past this is the first time he appeared in this particularly sense tiff case which pertains to the treason case and january he was on his way to the court when he developed chest pains and he was rushed to the hospital and ever since then he has been in the hospital and it took courage for him to say im going to face the court and he signed a certificate saying he was going on his own accord. But when he did come in front of the court his lawyers argued that because the actions taken by the former military ruler were done at a time when he was wearing a military uniform he could not be tried under civilian law and must be tried under military and the court will decide on friday whether he can indeed be tried by a special court or whether this should be sent to the military court. So indeed Dramatic Development and the general showing himself finally in court. Reporter thank you very much indeed. And the Pakistan Government says it will not resume peace talks with the taliban until the fighters agree to a cease fire. Negotiations were suspended on monday after a faction of the group said it killed 23 soldiers it held hostage and many people in pakistan have lost relatives during years of violence and they met one such mother in southwest ariston. These children can afford only one meal a day and sometimes even that becomes a luxury. Their mother cleans houses so she can afford to feed them. Translator i have no one else to earn for my family and its very difficult to look at my children and at times we have no food. They have a miserable life but what else can i do. Reporter she lives in a remote district and most of the area lacks basic facilities like clean water and electricity and there are no real health or educational institutions here. And she lost one of her sons in a Suicide Attack five years ago. Her other boy was disabled in the incident and her husband had a heart attack after seeing the scattered remains of his son. He cannot work anymore. Translator my two sons went to the market. My elder son was killed in the attack and adman is now disabled and i have no money for treatment, i borrowed some for relatives and took him in but not able to afford the expensive treatment. Reporter thousands of people here are maimed by fighting by Pakistan Forces and the taliban and doesnt have much faith in the government. Translator goin

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