Again im peter w. Watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up the talks on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics south koreas leader is invited to visit the north. Results in the sri lankan elections for the Record Number of women expected to take civil government. As a huge street party where people can figure out their economic and political woes were in brazil with the countrys carnival is in full swing. The u. N. Secretary general and tony good terrorists has called for an immediate and unconditional deescalation in syria after a series of cross border air raids by israel targeting iranian and Syrian Government forces is believed to be israels most significant attack against syria since one thousand nine hundred two it all began when israel says it intercepted an iranian drone flying in its airspace israel alleges the drone came from syria it responded with a major air raid in syrian territory targeting what it claims were iranian bases on the way back
Reporter some of the refugees are at the greek island. To one is checking in for a holiday and no one knows when they will be checking out. Jim kyung un ordered his troops to be prepared for war. According to state media, hes told the armys front line troops to be fully prepared to launch operations. Earlier this month south korea accused the north of planting land mines. South korea restarted broadcasting propaganda across the border on huge loud speakers. The north fired missiles. The south fired dozens back. Harry is near the border between south and north korea. Reporter here we are about five kilometers away from the demilitarized zone. There is an air raid shelter distance. There is a handful of people, mainly elderly people and children still underground in that shelter. They say there is a level of worry despite they are used to these warnings living where they do right on the edge of the border. They heard the retaliatory fire after the north korean rocket was launched on thur
Hundreds. We speak to survivors still waiting for justice. In istanbul, that red brick ruin is the former home on the market for 4. 5 million. In macedonia, police fired stun grenades to drive back greek refugees. Thousands of people are trying to enter every day. On thursday, it declared a state of emergency on its borders. They spent a cold night in no mans land, waiting to cross the border between greece and macedonia. Their passage was blocked by riot police. Rocks were thrown, then this. Tear gas filling the air with police using stun grenades to try to keep people out. In the ensuing chaos, there was panic. Most refugees here have escaped conflict and few would have expected this. We walk in front of this. In macedonia, they shoot the people. The too many, say the authorities, who have declared a state of emergency in two border regions. The local train station is a transit point for many. Most want to try to reach serbia, hungary, then other parts of europe. The International Or
Waiting for just advertise. Im Bernard Smith in istanbul, and that red brick building is the former ruin of communist revolutionary trot ski. Its on the market for 4. 5 million. We start in macedonia, where police have fired stun grenades to drive back a huge crowd of refugees trying to get into the country. But the border has just opened and some refugees have managed to get through. On thursday it declared a state of emergency to try to stop people coming in. Macedonia is one of the major transit points for refugees who are trying to get from greece to other e. U. Countries. The vast majority are syrians escaping the syrian war. A small town just three kilometers away from the border with greece was the focal point of fridays violence. Its on the main route north. Emma hayward reports. Reporter they spent a cold night in no mans land waiting to cross the border between greece and macedonia, but their passage was blocked by riot police. Rocks were thrown, then this. [ gunfire ] [ scre
That is shaking guatemala. And australias shark debate and should killing be brought back to reduce the risk to swimmers and surfers. We begin with the refugee crisis in europe and the stand off between refugees and riot Police Continues in hungry, hundreds of refugees refusing to leave a station to the west of budapest. They spend the night on packed carriages thinking they were bound for austria but stopped by police and told they would be taken to a nearby Refugee Center and a thousand migrants stranded for days at budapest station set out for austria and will be discussed by eu Foreign Ministers for a meeting in luxonburg and lets go live where the train has been stopped just to the west of budapest and al jazeera is there and what is the situation there now . Adrian i can tell you the situation is as desperate as it was a few hours ago. I have been in touch throughout the day with many of the refugees on the train and the riot police that are here are keeping all the journalists a