Towns the grim reality of 8 year old u. S. Asylum. Welcome to the program we begin in syria where a ceasefire brokered by russia and turkey in Northwestern Province appears to be holding for now at least the breakthrough was reached after 6 hours of talks between russias president Vladimir Putin and turkeys leader richard type in moscow the 2 back opposing sides of the syrian conflict well theyve agreed to establish a 12 kilometer wide Security Card or along it lives m. For highway which connects the government stronghold of the takia with syrias Financial Hub aleppo and also agreed on a joint patrol along that motorway later this month well the Syrian Government offensive in italy has pushed nearly a 1000000 civilians towards turkeys border its not clear how and when theyll be able to return to their homes to start with step bason almost talks in moscow. It was clear from the start that this was going to be a tough meeting the partnership between put an end to one which was carefully nurtured in the past appear tense now but to turkish and Russian Military facing each other in italy and turkish and Syrian Forces taking a high number of casualties but a direct confrontation has been averted for now with a cease fire if. We dont always agree with our turkish partners on what happens in syria but every time including moments we manage to find Common Ground on controversial issues and find an acceptable solution based on the high level of our bilateral relations thats whats happened this time. As well negotiations in moscow were on the way fighting and continued an airstrike blamed by opposition activists on russian warplanes killed 15 civilians including women and children a few hours before the landmark meeting took place. Undoubtedly a meeting on it live is of great importance in fact the situation in the region is very tense i know that the worlds eyes are on us. Early a ceasefire as brokered by russia and turkey havent held for long he has blamed Syrian Government forces backed by russia for a start of hostilities several times before but some analysts believe that put in might be less willing to back assad as strongly as he has done so far person in. Russia help to solve it lives problem as long as it didnt lead to a direct confrontation between russia and turkey or russia to a large extent has fulfilled its obligations towards assads regime so after that russia will likely try to make steps towards ankara. The test will come on march 15th when joint patrols of russian and turkish troops are planned around the m 4 highway and the buffer zone they announced in the meeting on thursday will have to materialize tense but constructive thats how president putin has described the 6 hour talks with his turkish counterpart the complex relationship between the 2 leaders is seriously being tested. And although time sions have been reduced today nobody can predict how this dangerous diplomatic game will and that plus an aljazeera moscow. Will a cease fire deal is being seen as a diplomatic triumph for turkeys president and offer some hope for the internally displaced families as poured some hot say near the turkish Syrian Border until a few days ago there were huge concerns that turkey may not be able this time to get what he wants from the russians particularly about about it live so the gov the cease fire to be implemented plus the safe corey doors and also resettlement of the civilians back into their areas and i think this is going to be widely seen as a major diplomatic victory for president but as of at least for the time being because of one hand it will it means that he will have to be concerned about his soldiers deployed in the north west some province of it live because with the ceasefire with the buffer zone with the Demilitarized Zone there will be no risk whatsoever for any attack targeting those positions but i think also turkey has been very concerned about the potential for a protracted conflict in it live that would pave the way for 4000000 civilians those who were displaced to cross into turkey i think now with this agreement there will be able to go back to some of the villages. Well even though russia and turkey about different sides of the syrian conflict they have many common interests and shared goals the ties between the 2 were 1st tested after turkey downed a russian warplane in 2015 moscow retaliated with economic sanctions an export bans but since then the relations between the 2 have improved turkey bought a russian s. 400 air Defense System defying the u. S. And other nato allies russias use its jets and bombs to routinely support the Syrian Military offensive while turkey has been backing the rebel fighters but so far moscow and have avoided a direct military confrontation. But Joshua Landis is director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma he says the rebels have much to move under this new deal. The russians got quite a good deal here i think that the syrian syrian circles seem to think that its a victory for them just as the turks are claiming that its a victory for turkey because the m 4 highway goes right through the middle of the elite province and through the middle of the very strategic city of just. Which is held by rebels and that highway is supposed to be policed now by russian soldiers as well as turkish soldiers and the rebels are supposed to move all forces are supposed to move 6 kilometers away from the highway to the north and to the south this would mean that russia gets to police this area and rebels have to move out and its a rebel controlled area right now so in some ways this is an advance for russia and turkey doesnt control the rebels we have to remember that the rebels there in the 1st agreement other such accords the rebels were supposed to withdraw from a big hunk of the southern part of it the process they never did that and they didnt do it because turkey doesnt control them and and so its easy for turkey and russia to make an agreement about what where the rebels are going to be be positioned but ultimately turkey doesnt really have control over them so its it will see what happens between negotiations between turkey and rebels in the coming days you know in turkey has deployed a 1000 Police Officers to its border with greece to try and hold the push back of refugees migrants from that tens of thousands of people who have been trying to cross into europe since ankara opened its borders last week but greece doesnt want them the red cross as the migrants are now being used as political pawns natasha getting reports now from on the Turkey Greece boat. The wind sliced through coats the cold left fingers numb it the Syrian Refugees from it lived along with other migrants have been camped out on this riverbank in a dern a turkey for days theyre stuck here trying to figure out how best to cross into greece and continue on to western europe to find the good life im still young but i have to of course i must live on my life here or in city of course and the situation this is sort of another i mean i think to go out from city because it was a pretty good country before late in the day as the wind picked up Police Officers walked through the tents and clusters of people telling them they could take buses to a warm place suspicion spread as fast as the wind gusts only then we just think it was inaudible to we want be taking buses because they take us to the rev and they will give us to the creeks they take all our belongings and money and be tests and they will send us back we human beings not animals the turkish minister of interior has announced 1000 members of turkeys special Police Forces are deploying to the merge river border with greece this is an effort to prevent greek troops from pushing back migrants who reached the country by boat the interior minister says greece tried to send 4900 people back to turkey and injured 164 get it military anger limit. We will not provide an opportunity for the maltreatment of the people there i would like to express that weve taken the necessary measures to protect our borders from a push back and to prevent several attempts by greece which were in violation of the international. The greek government has not responded to the accusations but its deployed additional troops along its side of the border refugees say greece is just a transit point for them many like ibrahim. Have crossed into the country and been deported back to turkey with awful memories ibrahim says a few days ago greek police shot him in the needy with a rubber bullet and beat him. Militant women attired men attired were all tired of the please open the gate as news or bill as these refugees are there more anguished about their loved ones back in at least in turkey they have found a refuge from the 9 year war in syria they toss your good name aljazeera and dirname turkey meanwhile on the other side in greece more Asylum Seekers are arriving from different parts of the world but the country has suspended all applications from month and responds to turkey opening its borders that mean the families seeking shelter in europe having to spend their nights out in the cold John Psaropoulos reports from les moss. Now this boatload of Asylum Seekers arrived just before sunday there are 42 of them 36 afghans 4 from african countries and 2 syrians they are going to spend the night here in this courtyard of a small chapel by the sea. But theyve been given a tarpaulin to bed down on theyve been given some blankets and an evening meal and that is it there is nowhere else for them to go and that is a problem because when they arrived it was raining and their clothes soaked among them 12 very small children and infants who could easily get very sick here tonight where the air is damp theres no fire going theres no source of heat other than body heat they could have spent the night in a tent or in a local depo set up by the unit unfortunately that depo was burned 3 days ago by a group of angry locals who dont want to have any sort of Reception Center here on the north shore of the island for more Asylum Seekers because the fact that turkey has opened its borders to europe and is actively sending Asylum Seekers to greece has angered many people and one particular faction has decided to also try and sabotage the normal procedures that are undertaken by charities by the police and by the coast good the worst of all of course is that these people whom weve been speaking to earlier on not aware that greece is no longer accepting asylum applications as a result of turkeys border opening and that they will be picked up in the morning by buses they will be held in detention taken to athens on board a military transport ship and then the greek plan is that they will be deported back to their home countries. Lets also to come here on the news hour including officials in the philippines say theyre worried about the country becoming a haven for crime syndicates from china. Hoping the government will soon start dancing to their tune well tell you about a unique protest but pensioners in the republic of congo and in sports the lucky escape from serious injury despite this collision north americas top pocket. New cases of the coronavirus have risen significantly in parts of europe more deaths were reported in italy the netherlands france and the u. K. On thursday several Public Events have been cancelled and all schools in italy are closed for at least 10 days the Economic Impact continues to worsen with the airline and Tourism Industry bearing the brunt john hall as more. The economic costs of coronavirus are mounting everywhere with the squeeze on International Travel affecting airlines in particular the german carrier tons of has grounded hundreds of planes and for u. K. Regional carrier fly b. It was all too much the already struggling airline succumbed to bankruptcy and it may not be the last cruise operators would also be suffering thousands of passengers are stranded aboard the grand princess off the coast of california tests carried out on board the vessel belongs to the same company that owned the virus stricken diamond princess held off the japanese coast last month with 700. 00 cases on board and 6 death as coronavirus increases its reach with south africa registering its 1st case and the u. K. And switzerland their 1st fatalities each day brings heightened levels of response but the World Health Organization says its concerned some countries arent taking the threat seriously enough this is not time for excuses this is a time for pulling out all the stops countries have been planning for a scenario like this for decades now is that time to act on those plans. The presence of Community Transmission means efforts to contain the disease are failing this is a fine man a vote money is being thrown at the problem in the United States with congress approving an 8000000000. 00 war chest the International Monetary fund says its making 50000000000. 00 available in aid to low income and emerging Market Countries to fight the epidemic. But economic gloom with the rising threat of recession has brought some glimmers of opportunity. One Ecommerce Firm in south korea said it was struggling to keep pace with demand as shoppers desert the street and move on line. In the past we used to go out with a truck half full but these days this so much to deliver their packages left over after filling the truck completely elsewhere the retreat of whole communities into isolation continues in bethlehem palestinian officials have closed the church of the nativity weeks before the easter season that draws tens of thousands of visitors and worshippers to the traditional birthplace of christ italian schools didnt open on thursday and wont for some time to come similar scenes in india iran france and japan in all around 300000000 students in more than 20 countries face weeks of disruption Desperate Measures in what field to many like desperate times. When this emergency is over we will look back and i am convinced that we will be proud of how an entire country has faced this with courage and determination. For now though this emergency is just Getting Started jonah how Aljazeera Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has declared a state of emergency after 7 cases of the virus are confirmed in Bethlehem West BankIsraeli Military has sealed off the City Movement in or out tourists and pilgrims were banned from the area for the next 2 weeks. And the u. S. Senate has approved an 8300000000. 00 funding bill to combat the spread of the virus President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law on friday people have now died across the country a state of emergency is in place in california and Washington State where the deaths have occurred 3 and a half 1000 people stranded on a cruise ship off San Francisco after a passenger whod been on board died from the virus she had a chance he joins us live now from washington d. C. So she have congress has now approved this 8000000000 dollar war chest and president we know is set to sign it on friday talk us through how this cash will be spent. You know just in the last few minutes mike pence would sign that when he visits the centers for Disease Control in atlanta on friday this is the same bill that we were discussing this time yesterday when it passed and the house 8300000000. 00 of which 3000000000. 00 goes into research and development of vaccines diagnostics 2. 32. 4000000000 dollars goes into all the federal local state agencies dealing with the current virus 1300000000. 00 for usa id to help the global fight against the virus 20000000. 00 for Small Business loans but theres a particular of item in this in this provision that is it was given a lot of attention to 300000000. 00 to ensure that a vaccine when its found will be affordable you know the last few hours i was saying this is a really good deal for the pharmaceutical companies because what it means is they get the benefit of billions of dollars of subsidies to do research billions of dollars of of state funded research what they can use but when they get find a vaccine or a vaccine is found they cannot pay into it and charge anything they want for it and with this provision it means the taxpayers will pay them for administering the vaccine to the taxpayer great deal ad and its now being reported were getting the story the behind the scenes story of what was going on the original bill how the provision which said if pharmaceutical companies charge too much for the vaccine then they will have the intellectual Property Rights stripped the pay will go it will become nationalized and that was in the original bill huge amount of lobbying from the industry from republicans and of course if i was you going to strip pages how instantly both democrats and republicans thats now gone what happens is the pharmaceutical Companies Win no matter what they get 300000000000. 00 and lots of subsidies nothing in this bill there to help people pay for testing nothing in here to help people who even heed the most simple advice stay at home if you feel ill nothing in here to help people with wages lost wages on Employment Benefits child care and. So on we are hearing more progressive people in congress and maybe theyll address that in the future but this is all dovetailing nicely with that big debate in the us right now in the democratic president ial primaries about whether health care is a is a rights or should just be a for profit business and the governor of maryland is how the press conference has me about cases that have sprung up there what more can you tell us there are 3 cases have been reported now in maryland hes declared a state of emergency as we saw in california this time yesterday which is simply a procedural thing to get more emergency funding stopped price gouging something we were just sort of mentioning a moment ago getting more supplies it and so on but look this is what we were getting all over the country these bits and pieces a few cases a few cases there about 150 now its thought cases across the country and the reason we really have no idea how widespread this is because theres simply hardly any testing being done about the testing kits available mike pence was speaking just a few minutes ago hes pledged a 1000000 testing kits available with the priorities being california just the state of washington by the end of this week 4000000 next week you got to take those numbers skeptically because what he doesnt say is each individual patient has multiple tests done depends on the laboratories of that doesnt necessarily mean thats how many people will get tested still nothing about how people are going to really going to pay for these tests whether they will want to take the test because that they have to pay so much money in order to get the test so were still a long way from pences statement just yesterday that any american who wants to test will to get a test very soon seems a long way away. Thank you. Well the number of confirmed infections in new york has doubled to 22 its Governor Andrew Cuomo says that number is expected to rise as more people are tested a large scale cleaning operation is now underway to stop the virus spreading in a city where millions of people use public transport every day is on that reports. Sanitizing the busiest public transport system in the United States city Officials Say all of new yorks 472. 00 subway stations and 4000. 00 subway cars and buses been cleaned and will be every 72 hours all to try to prevent an outbreak of corona virus or covert 19 it will decrease the presence of viruses but both the cold it 19 and others on our facilities will also give passengers our customers a sense that were doing everything we can. New york is yet to see a major outbreak of corona virus at least so far but officials are planning for the worst because there are so many people here. On any given week day more than one and a half a 1000000 people pour into new york city from the outer areas every day more than 5 and a half 1000000 commuters use the Public Transportation everything from the subway to the bus to the trains and every year new york city receives more than 60000000. 00 tourists. Thats a lot of hands touching things the problem though with wiping down the subways is its unclear how long it keeps surfaces contamination free there is still some debate about 4 mites which is essentially when you touch a surface thats contaminated you touch yourself how long can a virus survive on the surface is still a matter of debate we have anything between 9 hours to 14 days for now most people here are not changing their routines i kind of understand some of the panic about it but at the same time one. Just going to continue to live my daily life and you know do the things i normally do the sales thing it was like oh my gosh like traveling it was like be careful but theres been a lot of diseases actually and like the kind of viruses like stats are actually pretty low. But when it comes to the subway stations theyll continue to wipe everything down to try to wipe out any corona virus worries gabriels sandow aljazeera new york Elizabeth Warren has ended her 2020 bid for the white house the massachusetts senator was considered a front runner for the democratic nomination but failed to win a single state during the primaries she lost her home state to rival joe biden i was drawn lees 3 candidates in the race biden and Bernie Sanders are considered the front runners. I will not be running for president in 2020 but i guarantee you i will stay in the fight for hard working folks across this country have gotten short into the staff over and over thats been the fight of my life and it will continue to sell. Particle has more now on warrens announcement. When she didnt win any of the early contests there was no longer a viable path for her to get the nomination so she came out and spoke to reporters in what seemed to be the alley behind her house with her husband her dog and she said at the beginning of this whole race that she was told that there were just too lame one for progressives that Bernie Sanders had and one for moderates which joe biden was leading and she said i didnt believe that but i guess it was wrong because thats where the race is now she was very elegant as she spoke to reporters about the disappointment of trying to run this race she was asked about sexism if it played a part she said thats a trap question if i say yes im whining if i say no then all the women in the world say what are you talking about and that was the part that she really seemed to get choked up about is when she talked about these things that she would do with little girls at her rallies because she could be famous for herself the lines she wouldnt leave until everyone who got a selfie with her wanted to everyone wanted to selfie got one and with that little girl she would mill down and she would give a Pinky Promise and say im running for president because thats what girls do and then she said she did the Pinky Promise of that they would always remember it and that seemed to be a really hard thing for her to do admit she was walking away from what laura brown is the director of the graduate school of political management at George Washington university she outlined what went wrong in warrens campaign. Things started to be questioned with regard to her campaign when she released her medicare for all plan and when she started kind of taking on those questions that came surrounding the the entire cost of the plan she didnt have very good answers and there started to be some backtracking from her about her plan itself there were discussions about a phase in this proposal then she also really stepped back again in not taking on senator Bernie Sanders so when we look at how kind of canada sees came unglued it was a series of small cuts some of which were very much selfinflicted and others i do think that sexism played a role its very clear that the moderates who will win sort of this debate with Vice President joe biden and senator Bernie Sanders it is very clear the democrats do not want to keep fighting amongst themselves they want to unify and get to the fight with President Trump and that is part of the reason why Vice President bidens canada c appears so strong in such a short order. A British Court has found that dubai is ruler ordered the abduction of 2 of his own children and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his estranged wife the judge ruled that mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his 2 daughters kidnapped and returned to dubai where they still remain captive allegations of torture also surfaced during the case its all part of a custody battle between a shake and princess high up in say. A course in indias capital new delhi has ordered 4 men convicted of the 2012 gang rape and murder of a woman to be executed later this month the men had fathered 7 appealed since their conviction their mercy pleas though were rejected by the president a crime involving a 23 year old physiotherapy student on a bus in new delhi triggered mass protests. Led to tougher laws against Sexual Violence including the Death Penalty time for a short break here not just when we come back the International Criminal court makes a big decision about alleged war crimes committed during the war in afghanistan. And violent clashes over a controversial citizenship lord leaves thousands homeless in india and well have all the support and investigations underway after this premier League Footballer confronted a spectator in the stands. Stay with us. Welcome back weve had a series of low pressure systems affecting parts of japan over the last few days this latest system is moving away hours into the Northern Pacific so quieter conditions across much of japan indeed in tokyo should be a pleasant day with highs of 14 degrees and more or less unbroken sunshine be well across the korean printers also looking dry and largely fine 8 degrees the high in seoul across more southern parts of china weve got some a brace of rain none of it though is especially heavy we were across into vietnam weve got a few showers around in Northern Areas but jerry i think for her noir it should be a bright day highs there of 26. 00 degrees through the forecast on through into saturday still that rain in southern parts of China Southern parts of japan but also begin to see a threat of rain and the same goes for south korea but sold dry and fine of 12 percent eastern asia look a little bit quieter across on the border still plenty of showers around but not as wet as it has been still the risk of heavy showers affecting java including jakarta once again and then as we head up into south asia were seeing changes taking place here low pressure beginnings of food produced some heavy showers across northern parts of pakistan through into northern parts of india delhi certainly risks and big downpours heise here of 23. She was black gay im from rio de janeiros have alice. She was also an elected outspoken council woman. Until she was assassinated. People in power investigates the killing of a vocal critic of brazil Security Forces and the legacy of empowerment she left behind the murder of mario franco on aljazeera. Full of struggles full of pleasure. Are all of those although not very more than with little in mind what im just going to be she doing with. Me is a question i get our bond film an intimate look at life in cuba for us on course im going to boss around me when im out of a shot at all the people im hanging in my cube at this time on aljazeera. Welcome back a program out of our top stories here on the news hour ceasefire in syrias province has come into effect a deal came of the talks between russias president Vladimir Putin and turkeys leader russian type of. New cases of corona virus have risen significantly in parts of europe more deaths were reported in italy the netherlands france and the u. K. Theres been. A number of confirmed infections in new york has doubled to 22 Governor Andrew Cuomo says that figure is expected to rise as more people are tested a large scale clearing operation is now underway to stop the virus spreading. In indias capital thousands have been made homeless after recent rioting about controversial citizenship more than 50 people died in fighting between muslim groups opposed to the law and hindus many homes were torched as a rod and i spoke to some of those whove been displaced. 10 days after fleeing their home with their 6 children robina and ali hassan have returned to see whats left of it robina says they fled when they saw groups of men setting houses on fire and the most awful bad neighborhood a lot of has nothing of alices side we just took our children and ran for our lives. There were. The family is one of at least 1700 that have been displaced in northeast delhi. About their motto i dont know how my children will continue these studies everything we have worked for is destroyed i just want all of this to be are over and to start a new life. Rubina and her family have been staying with relatives others are taking shelter at this nearby relief camp thats been set up by student and Civil Society groups around 500 people are staying here everyone has a story including these cousins alfie and. Oh my when we were running away they were throwing stones and thats when i got hurt. They burnt many shops we were watching from the roof of the house. They even burn to a mosque. Or the neighborhood of shivah heart is one of at least 4 mosques that were destroyed. The violence began on february 23rd when fighting started between hindus and muslims protesting against the citizenship law that critics say discriminates against muslims saw. That led to violence from both communities a Fact Finding Team says muslim suffered disproportionately all of them how that. The building. Houses. Houses delhi police have arrested 1600 people but the families of those killed or injured said they want politicians to be held to account. For a few hours before the violence started on february 23rd cup in mishra a member of the Ruling Baath Party said his supporters would take matters into their own hands unless those protesting against the citizenship you all cleared the streets mishra didnt respond to aljazeera request for an interview. The Delhi Government has given compensation to those affected by the violence but many have lost their loved ones or their livelihoods because of their religion say it will take more than money for them to feel safe again elizabeth for an aljazeera. Many Central Americans waiting for their asylum cases to be decided in the u. S. A stranded across the border one of mexicos most dangerous states thats because of current u. S. Policy which doesnt allow them entry until the courts make a final decision but the strategy has come under fire stories of migrants being victimized come to light from home reports now from wherever laredo in mexico. At. The moment we cross the border from the u. S. Into norval already the mix coped with told to put the camera down. This towns in the grip of organized crime despite that its where the u. S. Is shipping out those whove come to the states asking for asylum shuttling them across the border to wait for months between hearings under a policy called n. P. P. All remain in mexico. When they arrive in new have a lower level that being systematically kidnapped shelter managers n. G. O. S a migrants themselves have told out to 03 out of 4 people on this program in what are either what we have working for more than one yet now wire reporting recent even a kidnapping for families share their stories with us this salvadoran traveling with 2 small children it happened just after being left on the border bridge like the others he was too frightened to show his face. I was skiing disparate and i took a taxi in just 2 blocks a black truck blocked us off they told me to get out that put us in the truck and took us to a house where they kept us for 5 days he says 21 others were in the safe house to. Throw all of them kidnapped they had venezuelans haitians people from cameroon and mexicans. Everyone told a similar stories Asylum Seekers appear to be picked off as soon as they enter the city their relatives are then cool for the ransom listen to this 16 year old honduran to me its just me my mom was scared crying she didnt know what to do she can get together in the 800. 00 they want and it appears highly organized migrants told us you can even get a code word if you pay fountains of dollars so youre not kidnapped again miss can officials often no protection the Asylum Seekers told us. Among them this one durham own kidnapped with his 11 year old son were to go. The migration officers kicked us out practically threw us onto the street and not seeming to us from their car picked us up and kidnapped us and i thought to myself are they in it with the gang to. Make scores migration of thora teased annoyed or interview requests but told aspira statement the moment that the foreigners are received by the National Migration institute theyve given food in the opportunity to be safely taken to the interior of the country and quote the nation with the National Guard all to safe shelters all of the migrants the shelter workers we talked to unravel already fit thats not whats happened theyve had to find their own way to shelters which they say they dont cant leave. Home or the Asylum Seekers and we certainly dont ever go out of the shelter less theyre going straight hearing and that means that many of them inside. It wasnt even safe for us to film in the street and every time the Asylum Seekers returned from their hearings in the u. S. Back across the bridge to mexico theyre running a risk what do you think the chances to get to get some water all right there hi larry hi youre not safe. At least the kidnappers seem less brutal than in other parts of Mexico Migrants told us they werent hit and were let go if their families didnt have the money but the trauma is still acute and with mexico in the u. S. Seemingly unwilling to acknowledge the severity of the problem its hard to see things changing john home and. River loreto. The International Criminal court has authorized an investigation into possible war crimes committed in afghanistan these include claims of atrocities by u. S. Troops the taliban and Afghan Forces prisoner torture and the mass killing of civilians among crimes the court believes should be investigated the u. S. Though does not recognize the i. C. C. As authority your sect of state might be on peril as strongly condemned that incision by the i. C. C. This is a truly breathtaking action by an unaccountable Political Institution masquerading as a legal body is all the more reckless for this ruling to come just days after the United States signed a historic peace deal on afghanistan which is the best chance for peace in a generation the United States is not a party to the i. C. C. We will take all necessary measures to protect our citizens from this renegade unlawful socalled court. The conflict in afghanistan began with the u. S. Led invasion in 2001 making it americas longest running conflict i. C. C. Chief prosecutor thought to bensouda says theres evidence of torture rape and Sexual Violence against prisoners by u. S. Troops and intelligence agencies mainly between 20032004 afghan Security Forces are also suspected of torturing prisoners a Government Detention Centers and she says the taliban and other groups have killed more than 17000 civilians since 2009 but tell the cabman is an International Human rights lawyer he says those being accused cannot act with impunity. You have from from the u. S. Side a blanket refusal to cooperate and weve already seen person trumps position that hes taken with those that have already been convicted they are military theyre being convicted of war crimes where he has shown that hes willing to overturn those convictions and protect the military regardless of what theyve been charged with you have the afghanistan position that they say that they are are ready and willing to prosecute these cases in the National Courts which is. I have to say regrettably an unrealistic. Statement to make because they are not prepared you also have the the the recent peace talks that the u. S. A very good with the taliban and so the argument will be made that this will interfere with the Peace Process with i think as any reasonable person would say justice has to play. An important if not in total part of the Peace Process so so theres not going to be a huge amount of cooperation from the u. S. Or from afghanistan but that in itself is not justification for allowing impunity to prevail the entire criminal court was set up precisely to do with this type of situation. The Philippine Senate is investigating a surgeon Crimes Involving chinese nationals working in the gaming industry government Officials Say they fear the philippines at risk of becoming a haven for criminal syndicates from china to milan in durban reports from manila. Philippines senator Richard Gordon says crimes are being committed in the philippines by chinese mainland nationals and here hes presenting what he says is evidence of how Residential Homes in manila are being used for illegal Online Gambling operations this video shows at least 50 chinese nationals arriving at one house late at night. The Philippine Government allows Online Gambling companies to operate under special licenses calling them philippine offshore gaming operators pogos but less than half of them do not pay the required Franchise Tax to the government and hundreds work like this. In secret which law enforcers here admit is difficult to monitor other senators are also linking offshore Gaming Operations to a growing number of crimes they say billions of dollars in cash is flowing into the country through Money Laundering activities customs agents say more than 200000000. 00 have been brought in over the last 5 months more than half by chinese nationals Human Trafficking and prostitution are also on the rise police say almost 200. 00 women have been rescued from prostitution more than 170 of them are chinese nationals who were trafficked into the country theres also been a sharp rise in what they describe as casino related kidnappings and more theres more than 90 percent of those involved also came from china we were are. We are one. We. Always are. War we are. Sure our. Police reject those allegations in cases that were reported to us. Appropriate operations were conducted and suspects were arrested. All of the victims are chinese nationals senator say thousands of people are now staying in the country undetected and without proper working permits but president of the good attaches administration has defended the proliferation of chinese Online Gambling operations he says the country is benefiting through an increase in jobs and higher real estate values but many disagree. Senators are asking the deterrent to administration to close all chinese Online Gambling operations they say over 100. 00 are without permits a deeply disturbing trend they say with the risks clearly outweighing the claimed economic benefits dogon aljazeera manila. One person has died during protests in guinea after confrontations broke out between crowds and Security Forces guinea has been hit by a series of protests since october thats after the president was accused of failing to hold elections in order to retain power and address has been monitoring developments from nigerias capital abuja. Union Police Hunting down protesters fire several rounds of tear gas into residential areas of the capital these images have played out many times as members of the opposition step up pressure on president of a conde a few young men responded with stones at the heart of the piece off is a failure to hold Credible Elections and allegations that president all for conde wants to remain in office he said and you look well political you can we in the opposition want to make it clear that we will not participate in the referendum there is no question we want to agree to it. The political stalemate has grounded activities in the country hitting the economy hard on the incomes of many kenyans. I heard of the protests which the government says a legal businesses have shut down and where residents of the capital cry out. Guinea should come out of this protracted problem if you 3 months you have a problem in this how can a country move forward in such a situation there are many graduates who are jobless everyone is affected only a small percentage of the population has called the nations resources. These projects come days after the referendum on parliamentary elections shuttle for last sunday whopper supported by the 82 year old president guinness electoral register is of particular concern to many the International Organization for france speaking countries said it contained 2 and a half 1000000 duplicate means and detours of people who died the countrys independent National ElectoralCommission Says some and a half 1000000 out of a population of 13000000 people were registered to vote. Early in the week the regional bloc the Economic Community of West African States echo was sent to an observer is to monitor the referendum. On young people but simple delegations come here and try to calm things down what i say to them is they should tell the president to step aside after 2 terms the only person who can stop this is the president for now its not clear if course can convince either the president or the opposition to back down how many trees aljazeera pensioners in the republic of congo say the government is unable to pay them what their own country is nearly gone bankrupt 3 times in the last 2 decades has been repeatedly bailed out by the i. M. F. Thats in spite of being africas 3rd Largest Oil Producer michael ware reports from. These people say theyve been cheated by their government they worked for the telecoms and Postal Service for decades here in the republic of congo now theyre retired they havent been paid their pensions or unleavened yeah thank you for this is that protest held every day outside the Central Post Office they call it a concert feel they make you feel that its really difficult were living in misery were suffering since we began the parties about 450 of our members have died already because they were able to pay for the health care they nate thanks for more than a 1000. 00 people contributed money every month to a pension fund but the money disappeared thanks and so they keep playing its happening even down to here across the street like im sadly here myself but they say that message still isnt being the guy that sold it they hate that friendship. Is the earning millions of dollars every year from oil that. The country produces more than 300000 barrels of crude oil a day but that hasnt stopped it from nearly going bankrupt 3 times in the last 2 decades. And it hasnt helped many congolese. Harf live in poverty many people in the capital brazzaville live in slums but there has been money for grander projects like this 100000000 dollar bridge built before the last election 2 months ago the road leading to a collapse each time thats nearly happened to congos economy International Monetary fund has stepped in with multimillion dollar bailouts the opposition says the government against his own oil reserves but then doesnt repay its debts and there for them to give us we are constantly in financial debt because we have a problem with the leadership parliament does not prosecute people who are corrupt we dont hold people in government to account for stealing money investing in personal property thats why this keeps happening. To National Oil Company didnt respond to our request for an interview neither did the minister of hydrocarbons to Oil Companies announce major new discoveries last year more oil will enable more borrowing. For owing doesnt help the pensioners before they wonder if theyll ever be paid. Their daily concert goes on. Aljazeera brazzaville republic of congo. Time for a short break here aljazeera when we come back when i bought the sport house australia move insights on a 1520 world cup title card that started it. All. Welcome back top of the sport his honor. Thank you very much india have reached the final of the womens t 20 world cup for the 1st time ever they reached sundays title decider against australia though in somewhat bizarre circumstances. Families were able to celebrate without a single ball being bowled in the semifinal against england heavy rain washed out the match in sydney and there was no reserve date needed in the schedule india progressed by virtue of having a better record in the group stages. According to the aloof new we wont get made because of any any condition then who are these adult in the league their dad was going to be the final end of their top least i did it was very unfortunate that we didnt get game delivered door. These are little we can hope it is not that we can do. Lost our 1st game against south africa which would make cost us but. To make the semifinals and then hopefully play or better cricket was an aussie we would have had that chance taken away from us late in the day the rain relented allowing australia and south africa to get on the field at the Sydney Cricket Ground maggot lanning hit 49 as the home team scored 134 for 5 in their 20 overs. More rain then followed in south africa were left chasing a revised saga of 98 from 13 overs despite some big just shorts losing out by 5 runs australia have played in every t 20 world cup hanun now since 20. 1 for us. We never came into this world cup this thinking is going to happen and its going to be we knew were going to be in for a fight and thats exactly whats happened so yeah we knew we had. You know we went out anything we had to go and win this world cup were not going to defending it were ready to win it you know the team is quite distraught at the moment its its now the 2nd time that we come really close and semifinal insists we somehow dont get over that itll say everybody sitting in that its me wayne rooney has been back playing against Manchester United uniteds record goalscorer now playing coach at seconds here theyll be counting that so it seems metz in the 5th round of the f. A. Cup rooneys team did have hardly advantage but couldnt pull off a shock result losing 3 united will play norwich in the quarter finals. Well the English Football Association is investigating an incident involving tottenhams eric dyer di went into the stands to confront a fan of the his teams cup defeat against norwich on wednesday spurs manager jerry say marina said the spectator was insulting the England International within a shot of dyess family rival managers and players have since come out in support of dire. What level of abuse is allowed if you know what to provide in there was i dont know the ins and outs of your side but generally speaking what level is at what level is kind of acceptable your party ticket we all know that you can have you say we all know that thats been around forever what level is enough you know where you go not just too much i presume in football legend ronald dania has been accused of using a Fake Passports once apparent why the 39 year old is under investigation and has been banned from leaving his hard sell police have also confiscated or they believe to be a forged paraguayan i. D. Card upcoming asian World Cup Qualifiers looks set to be postponed due to coronavirus in a statement footballs governing body faith has said the wellbeing and health of all individuals involved remains its highest priority the next round of games on the road to cats are 2022 was set to be played on march the 26th englands 6 nations rugby match against italy on march the 14th has been postponed due to coronavirus organizers were facing an option supply the run game behind closed doors or delay it and so lights are on this year englands home game against wales on saturday is on you know thats something that we cant control is its an unfortunate situation but you know i presume the Health Experts are doing exactly whats required him. So theres not a lot we can do about it in terms of it being a distraction a definite hasnt been because. Like i said its always always been a reinforcement that we need to make sure that we prepare for this week probably. Not a great day for a former champion any pepperell of the cats are masters the englishman hits a level par 71 in his 1st round but was then disqualified for making a mistake filling out his scorecard then marks and the guy who god is leading the way on 7 under the 18 year olds identical twin rasmus also playing in this tournament and a hockey player required 90 stitches to a facial injury after an accidental collision new York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk rushed off the ice after the blade of an opponents skates went into his face and hes managed to maintain a sense of humor later its one thing luckily for me the skates only cut my eyelid sorry for the late response everyone facial recognition wasnt working on my thigh ok but i say sports looking for now more later. Andy thank you very much indeed ok thats it for me down jordan for this news hour but dont go away my colleague michele careys up next with much more of the days stay with us thanks for watching. Aljazeera well charts remarkable refugee journeys from the treacherous path of sudanese singer emmanuel jal to play in the street a small child soldiers among the 16 people music is the place where become my child this is where i could get to the london designer from sierra leone place in clay this is the one thing that i know that god has gifted there is a hard road from home music and fashion on aljazeera once Hosni Mubarak became president so began a story of conflict and isolation on one side a wife and son the sights set on succession on the other the president increasingly distant from the egyptian people d when his beloved grandson died mubarak need to step down but then the flames ignited in tunisia exploded in egypt and everything changed episode 2 of the family on aljazeera. It is impossible to overstate the mental scarring of the survivors sure peter lived in the home until the age of 4 when the nuns sold them all to yvonne and family by that time hed lost his sister she like nearly 800 others was the name recorded in the death register for the Catholic Organization to put bodies in here there were baptized to put them into our own conservation ground savages for become painters thing the government is so frightened of the damage to the church that the full excavation would do that it is resisting its so theyre threatening court action i think the only way in which this will be result this through an order of the spirit of courts of this country i cant see any other way because there is no will theres no wish there is no appetite church and state in this country are still wedded in a poisonous pact. So far it is Holding Russia and turkey began another ceasefire in syria as it led province. Im Richelle Carey this is out of their life and also coming up. A diplomatic route over the crown a virus saul wants answers after japan announces it will suspend south korean visas and send visitors into quarantine. I will not be running for president in 2020 but i guarantee you i will stay. With us senator Elizabeth Warren answered president ial campaign leaving Bernie Sanders and joe biden is the