the president of sudan is an south sudan for talks with president salva kiir. the negotiations are aimed at ending three weeks of violence. on the ground, fighting continues. bang but a she prime minister says his -- the bangladeshi prime minister says his reelection is legitimate, despite the boycott and the violence that marred the election. 20 people are none too have died on polling day alone. temperatures could fall as far as 45 to 50 degrees celsius below freezing in some parts of the midwest as a polar vortex grips the united states. it is the start of the political year here in france. on friday, the cabinet held its first meeting of the council of of 2014. the rest of political classes get back to work today, an opportunity to look ahead at the year for francois hollande. much of the french press is focused on is extremely low popularity rating. we speak now to a professor of politics and rector of the center for europe in the u.k. thank you for joining us. first of all, the popularity rating -- 31% of french people believe the president is competent,

. >> i'm pleased to announce that the president of south sudan, his excellency, president salva kiir released to my custody seven of the 11 detainees held in his country. they are behind me. >> the release was pard of a broader agreement between riek machar, and rebels held by president salva kiir. one was a the former justice minister. >> the president is our enemy - not at all. we are his people, his friends, his colleagues, his comrades. >> while this is seen as a breakthrough on the political front, on the ground nothing much has changed the fighting in south sudan forced half a million people from their homes and several thousands have been killed. >> despite the tone struck by south side, fighting in both areas continues. it appears that the four remaining detainees in prison in south sudan face the prospect of trial and charges of treason. some of south sudan's politicians will hail this was a breakthrough, until the issues are settled, many people fear that they'll continue to suffer. >> still ahead - how safe is sochi. u.s. senators debate security over window olympics and a

salva kiir rejected u.n. accusations that his forces may have committed war crimes. >> i'm confident that our forces acted according to the international laws. it is not now that we are ruling our own country, that we can come about, come and abuse our own people. i will not accept that. but what i don't like is that this blanket accusation that both sides have done this. it will destroy more. >> what is the fate of riek machar in your view? >> accepted reasoning and stop fighting. what does he want? he wants to become the president? okay. let us go through the process of transferring power. power can be transferred in the peaceful means. that is, in the elections. so that if he win, he becomes the president. the people of south sudan say - they will have to say what do they want riek machar to do. if they call him, and he accepts to come and tells them what he has done, and ask them to allow him to continue, i will also add my voice to the people. >> your relationship with the united nation seems strained. i

in an interview salva kiir rejected u.n. accusations that his forces may have committed war crimes. >> i'm confident that our forces acted according to the international laws. assist not now that we are ruling our own country, that we can come about to abuse our own people, i will not accept that. this blanket accusation i don't like that both sides did this, >> what is the fate of riek machar in your view. >> what does high want. to become a president. he'll go through the process of transferring power. power can be transferred in a peaceful moons in the elections >> the people will have to say what do they want mykola azarov to do. if they call him and he accepts to come, and tell him what he has done, asking them to allow him to scan. i will also add my voice to the people. is >> a few days ag you accused them of acting like a parallel government. you said that the federal chairman ban ki-moon fell short of appointing his own president. why the tension between the international body. especially that the united nations has

salva kiir is peteing in juba the capital of the south. nearly came to war over issues less than two years ago. less than a thousand people have been killed, in recent fighting with government forces in south sudan. those loyal to kiir's ex-vice president, riek machar. in we came here to understand what we can do to stop this war. our belief is that military solutions does not sof the problem, and the problems are very complicated so the people will at the end sit and negotiate until they reach an agreement. >> in the capital khartoum. we come to you sort of in the middle. what do you know of the negotiations taking place in addis ababa? >> yes, conflicting reports about the negotiations in addis ababa. the main negotiations is that they are somehow stalled because of the rueful of the south sudanese representative delegation there to accept their and in thademands that were prey the rebel side basically to organize elections, for more participation and specific conditions that they have submitted there, and the juba side, those represent

. >> thousands have died in fighting between forces loyal to president saltier -- president salva kiir and those loyal to former vice president riek machar. many are afraid to return despite the recent truce. >> when i talk to people they have completely lost faith. they want to go to other parts of south sudan or leave the country. >> on wednesday, amos is set to meet with president salva kiir to push for a durable peace deal and allow access to people still in need of assistance. >> the un security council has given european troops the right to use force to protect civilians in central african republic. the u.n. said some 10,000 troops are needed to restore order to end the deadly chaos in the country. a violent clashes between muslim and christian militias have left over 1000 dead since december. close to one million have been forced from their homes. acting at theus un security council -- backing at the un security council for the european union to intervene in the central african republic. it gives a mandate to around 500 european troops to support the french and african union tro

betweenonflict began salva kiir and former vice president riek machar but it anckly turned -- took on aspect i mention. thousands of flee their homes in fear of violence. chief joined by our foreign editor. what chance is there at all of any success in these talks? >> if you listen to what the negotiators are saying, you would think that things are going relatively well. fullre talking about reconciliation on the opposition side, the rebel side, and from the government side. you would think that things are going well, but the reality is that there are not. as the 2 sides and manipulate themselves into stronger positions further down the line one imagines, but at the moment lockedare pretty much into position they were at the start of the negotiations and the key demand from the opposition side is that the government as a condition for the tax getting underway released the 11 members, pro-rebel members, released them before talks could get underway. the government, for its part, says under no circumstances. those people were arrested because they were involved in a coup attempt against

sudan's president omar al bashir is due to meet his south sudan as talks between salva kiir's government and the rebels stalled again. gerald tan explains. >> april 2013, sudanese president omar al bashir on his first visit to juba since south sudan's independence. it marked a stunning turn of events, following two years of frosty relations with the neighbours newly engaging in all of out war over the disputed border. omar al bashir is returning to the south, to address internal fighting that has killed 1,000 people since december. >> this is a surprise of the crisis that the government in juba appears to be mortgaging national credentials, so serious is the challenge to authority. for the past three weeks fighting has been raging across south sudan. the national army as rebels loyal to the deputy sacked in july. it says it began as a coup attempt. the warring factions are sending negotiation teams to neighbouring ethiopia. the ceasefire talks can't get off the ground. the rebels demanded the leaders be free. >> we came to talk peace without conditions, and come and release the people so

riek machar and salva kiir, they also need to be sensitive to the reality that after 21 years of war, there are a lot of psychologically scarred young people who have become adult. it is a very young country. you have to address the needs. you have to look at issues of inequality. you have to look at issues of inquit. inequity. access to advancement of the human development of south sudan. i think that's where they kind of got left out of the development curve. they need the peace development, i think that itself will allow opportunities of uniting these different tribes. >> in the short time we have left, obviously there is a the political track taking place in adis abbaba, the situation is dire for those people there. how difficult is it proving to be able to get food, water and medical care to the people who are displaceor the people who in fact are fleeing for their lives? >> i would best describe south sudan as a diabolical trinity where nature and diseases have been overwhelming. having lived there, i know, you know, from diseases to incliment diseases to diarrheal diseases, the

the most recent bout of fighting began last month as a political dispute between president salva kiir and his former vice president, but quickly escalated into ethnic clashes that raised fears of a civil war. we will have more on south sudan after the headlines. the human brokered syria prose talks -- peace talks have hit a snag today with opposition delegates refusing to meet directly with government counterparts. the two sides were due for their first face-to-face talks after opening rounds of speeches on wednesday. the al-assad regime rejected the opposition's precondition of endorsing the formation of a transitional government. brahimi islakhdar shuttling between the two sides today to keep the meeting alive. at least five people have been killed and over 70 wounded in three separate bombings in the egyptian capital of cairo. the first attack at the main headquarters of the egyptian police, shattering windows and leaving a gaping hole in the street. no one has claimed responsibility, but a sinai-based militant group they carried out previous attacks on police released a statement

salva kiir says the violence began as a coup attempt, an allegation that the warring faction te nice. >> the ceasefire talks cannot get off ut ground, the rebels demanding captured leaders be freed. >> we came here to talk peace without conditions. to tell us to release the people so we talk is a condition, and we are not ready to accept precontinue. >> the political struggle has another dimension. the president is from the dinka community, his opponent nuer. the supporters are settling scores with gunfire. it forced more than 200,000 from their homes, and the u.n. is scrambling to protect them, homing to avert a humanitarian crisis. the government and the rebels want peace, but there's little sign that either side is willing to lay down their weapons. >> now, fighting sunday in the south sudan capital of juba delayed the peace talks in neighbouring yooeth i don't knowia, fighting out -- yooeth i don't knowa, fighting broke out for an hour. >> bangladesh's party aiming to set up a new party after an election marred by violence. >> protesters ran for cover as police fired on demonstrat

it was decided in a meeting between president salva kiir, and sudan's omar al bashir. >> thousands protested after an attack which killed a popular army commander. the man credited with flushing out the m23 died after his convoy was ambushed. >> the international criminal court are hoped to take action. >> the international legal team outlined why they say the international criminal court should look into their allegations. although egypt is not a state party to the icc, the team issued an article 12 declaration. that's when a country, in effect, gives the icc jurisdiction to investigate what is going on in its own country. as long as the icc accept the mohamed morsi government is the legitimate government of egypt, and the team say they probably will do because the african union is of the opinion that the mohamed morsi government is a democratically-lected government of egypt. the rulers of that country say there's no reason for the icc to delay. . >> i'm convinced in this case shows the evidence -- that the evidence shows clearly that they meet the test of gravity. the icc should exercise

there is riek machar, a person who believes he should be running this country, pitted against salva kiir, the person who seemed to have liberated south sudan. the other tribes, dinkas and other tribes over south sudan. crimes committed over the past few weeks unless real reconciliations, it is hard to determine whether real peace will last very long. >>> conflict in south sudan, the image on the left was taken in december in the town of maon unity state, in the right, the few houses are all that's left to remain. the destruction of the entire village as it is burned down in unity state, the number of displaced people in the u.n. compound between late december and january. >>> india's supreme court has ordered a judge to investigate the gang remain of a 20-year-old woman from the state of west bengal. 13 suspects have been arrested. it is alleged that the rape was ordered by village elders, doctors treating the 20-year-old has given an update on her condition. >> she is normal she's taking her food and sustenance. >> north korea has called on the south korean government to call off milita

the president omar al bashir was sudan salva kiir. with south th they discussed joining troops, and also present was china. >> one of three detained journalists has been interviewed in prosecutors. mohamed fadel fahmy has been detained for eight days. peter greste and baher mohamed also detained, accused of spreading lies and joining a terrorist group. johannesburg maintains they are fabricated. >> congress is returning from vacation with a big to-do list. one of the first things on the table is unemployment benefits. >> the senate returned to work in washington on monday, or at least most of it. some members were sent home because of cancelled or delayed flights due to the bad weather. enough was stuck away from the capital. the senate agreed to postpone the vote until tuesday morn morning on whether to extend long-term unemployment benefits. it left 1.3 americans without a safety net. harry reid spoke on the senate floor on monday. >> celebrating the new year on january 1st, more than a million americans, including 20,000 veterans w

now the president salva kiir declared a state of emergency in the unity and jonglei regions, saying this has to be done to give the governess and the local governess and military a free hand in dealing with the rebellion. the state of emergency was declared, both governors of the region disbanded their government and they are supposed to put together what they call a war-time covenant. >> that was the latest from juba, south sudan. >> clementsy for edward snowden. calls for the government to forgive the n.s.a. leaker. >> destroying syria's weapons. and the stock market kicking off the year with a drop. why investors may be in a selling mood. >> two major newspapers that published revelations from edward snowden are calling for clemency, the u.k.'s "guardian", and "new york times" urged the government to give up pursuit from the contractor. they wrote: >> critics were quick to fire back. republican congressman peter king said in the "new york times": >> an american cargo ship in virginia is set to leave on an unprecedented mission to destroy syria's chemical weapons at sea. as shihab ratt

president salva kiir suggested that it not happen. riek machar rejected proposals. for those that want peace, it may not happen soon. >> still to come on the program - downgraded to junk. qantas struggles to keep up in a competitive market. >> hello, live in doha, and these are the it top stories: days of intense shelling by forces in the suburb of damascus. it left it in ruins, these are exclusive pictures, most appears to be deserted. >> now members of parliament have been sworn in in bangladesh. the awami league party won 232 of 300 seats. >> a central african republic president travelled to chad to meet leaders who want to end the violence in his country. he has been criticised for failing to stop fighting between muslims and christians that flared up in december. >> next week egypt will hold a referendum on a new constitution. egyptians living abroad can vote early. they have until the end of this week. >> it's another working day for the egyptians in britain. like compatriots around the world, they are preparing to vote on a new constitution. the man that runs

resident salva kiir who met ethiopian mediators monday and former vice president riek machar both agreeing to send presented to addis ababa. >> it was the other side putting toditions and refusing present a team of their own. >> machar, rejecting face-to-face talks, had been holding up the process, stating previously he was not prepared to sign a deal unless his demands were met. pressure from the west and east african leaders appears to have paid off. >> i see the commitment to send negotiators as a first step, but a very important step, toward achieving a cessation of hostilities and a beginning to negotiations. >> despite the apparent progress, fighting continues to rage on. says his forces are advancing on the q but, having taken a strategic town of bor - having taken juba, a strategic town of bor. ethnicg has been along lines since the 15th of december, and that is when kiir toused machar of trying establish a coup against him. >> troops have arrested a man in connection with the double suicide bombing of the iranian embassy in the -- they view. -- beruit. a group linked to al qaeda s

the conflict in south sudan waged for weeks between forces loyal to president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar. >> the democratic republic of congo launched an offensive against the adf, who have been accused of abducting civilians. the allied democratic force, an army for the liberation of uganda are fighting to get rid of the ugandan government. they are joining perhaps for the president of the drc. they established bases inside its borders. the adf is one of several groups operating there. u.n. forces are working with the congolese government to bring them under control. malcolm webb was with a unit as they launched an attack on a rebel base. >> this congolese government convoy of heavy weaponry may team like no match, but the adf rebels are elusive. government troops never know when they'll be caught. the unit is deploying to attack a rebel base. they stopped to look for a firing position. people lived on the armed groups for decades. now the army is here, they attract a crowd. >> translation: before we suffered a lot. sometimes it was not safe to farm in the fields.

in july, the president salva kiir who is dinka dismisshis vice president, riek machar, who is nuer. >> we need a cessation of hostilities. and that must happen now, people are suffering and dying. and we cannot afford to tolerate people suffering in that way. while politician he haggle. >> after several days of delay, boast parties finally meet at the table on sunday but history is not on their side. for generations, the two tribal groups have battled for dominance and resources. now, they have to decide how to bring peace to the world's youngest nation. that won'ting easy. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> fighting continues in the rebel held region of northern syria. for a third day groups of engaged in clashes with the slawmentiislamic state of iraq e levant. al jazeera nina hoder has that story. >> reporter: syria's armed opposition is pushing forward with what seems to be a coordinated offensive against the islamic state in iraq and the levant or isil. the group has been pushed out of its bases, against forces who believe isil hasn't been working for the forces of their revolution. crea

the president salva kiir called a state of emergency in two states, as peace negotiations are about to begin in ethiopia. several fighters have taken over several states, freezing weapons. an operation to rescue 52 passengers from a russian scientific ship in antarctic is under way. they are ferrying scientists and tourists to a nearby ship in an operation that will take five hours. >> pakistan's former pervez has been taken to hospital with heart problems. he was due in court on wednesday on treason charges. we go live to islamabad. what do we know about pervez musharraf's condition. >> we know that pervez musharraf was admitted moments ago to a cardiac hospital in the city of raw pinnedy which neighbours islamabad. we are not clear on what the heart ailment is. some suggested that he was sent to hospital after suffering low blood pressure, others suggesting he may have suffered a heart attack, and it has not been made clear. he has been admitted to intensive care at the hospital. and he would imagine that the condition that he's suffering is serious enough for him to gi treatment. pe

the president salva kiir who is dinka, dismissed his vice president, riek machar. who is nuer. >>> people are suffering and dying. we cannot afford to tolerate people siferg in that way by politicians handle. >> after several days of delay, both parties finally meet on sunday. but history is not on their side. for generations the two tribal groups have battled for dominance and force he. now they have to decide how to bring peace to the world's youngest nation. that will not be easy, jerald tan, al jazeera. >>> five story building was under construction when it caved in. emergency crews are still sifting through rubble to search for survivors. >> stocking up on supplies after forecast of more heavy snow and bitter weather. the region has experienced a severe snow storm after are frigid temperatures have taken place. >>> parts of the southwest have been hit hard by storms that have left homes and roads inundated. >>> record go ahead from tewksbury. >> heavy rain and gale force winds striking hard. the deluge and destruction was not as bad as many forecasters predict

. >> some believe the past struggle between president salva kiir and his deputy, would convince more people it's safe for them to go back hoax could be more difficult. unity state, south sudan. >> addis ababa, what is the latest? we are hearing further dlois from the stock. what's causing these delays? >> well, folly, where getting an agreement on a cease fire seems to be causing problems with the talks. the spokesman in the two sides sair they will knot are sign an agreement that being hemmed in juba right now. these are former cabinet miss e-ministers? they are now referred the mediator to reak when they should sign this agreement or not. an therefrom, about three hours ago, mowed yairnts have left for an usualen disclosed location in south sedan. are rks. >> and wonder how are the recent events on the ground affecting the talks? could the rebels reuf to take these drugs? >> well, yes, folly, that's one of the things that the rebels, the negotiators are seeing from the rebels. not only do they feel they're on the back field of food, but they have not been given incentive, sings the

salva kiir will not share with former vice president riek machar. many wonder what will apiece riek machar to stop the fighting. other than sharing. >> more fighting is expected in bor. where the government sent thousands of troops to retake it from the rebels in full control. >> government troops are on their way to bor, the capital of jonglei state. it is an important town in the conflict. keith jennings the southern director nor the national democratic institute explains why. >> it's an historical town, home of the s.p.l.a. founder and leader, the late dr john geray, and the home with the liberation movement was launched from. it's important for operation and logistical reasons, because there are a few roads necessary to travel through bor in order to get to unity state and to upper now. it's a strategic location in the upper now reason. >> syria missed a deadline to remove dangerous toxins. the u.n. and bashar al-assad say security concerns and bureaucracy are behind the delays. we have this report. >> this blast was caused by a barrel packed wi

the army loyal to president salva kiir is battling rebels loyal to the deputy he sacked in july. the violence began as a coup attempt. the warring factions are sending negotiating teams to ethiopia. the ceasefire talks are not off the ground. the rebels demanding captured leaders be freed. >> we came to talk peace without conditions. to come and tell us release these people so that we talk is a condition that we are not ready to accept. >> the political struggle has another dimension, the president is from the dinka community, his opponent nuer, now supporters are settling scores with gunfire. it's worsed more than 200,000 from their homes, and the u.n. is scrambling to protect them, hoping to avert a humanitarian crisis. the government and rebels want peace, but there's little sign that either side is willing to lay down their weapons. >> russian oil tycoon mikhail khordorkovsky has left germany but is now in switzerland. he says he's there to take his sons to school. but he'll be campaigning to release prisoners from russia. >> he says the charges he was convicted on were polit

president salva kiir suggests the peace talks should be held in juba, so political prisoners could attend during the day. riek machar rejected the propose am. for those that want peace in south sudan, it may not happen soon. >> still to come in the next 30 minutes. >> we shall not rest until that war is won. >> 50 years after a u.s. president declared a war on poverty the fight only gets harder. >> and we take a look at one of the world's dirtiest waterways. the river in argentina, and what is being done to clean it up. >> in sport, after two months out, one of the best footballers scores twice on his return. >> north korea rejected a proposal by south korea to continue the reunion of families spirited by the korean war. harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> south korea has been waiting all week for a response to the offer by the president in her new year's press conference on monday, that there should be family reunions taking place on january the 31st. the day the lunar new year falls. there were attempts to carry out search reunions towards the end of last year, and it seems ready to g

. >> south sudan's fighting broke out last month after president salva kiir accused his former vice president of attempting a coup. speaking in the capital of juba, un special envoy hilde johnson said both sides have committed atrocities. twoiolence in the past weeks -- there have been killings and brutality, and grave human rights violations, and atrocities committed. we see evidence of targeting on ethnic grounds. this can lead to a perpetual cycle of violence that can destroy the fabric of the new nation. we need to do everything possible to prevent such a cycle of violence between the communities. >> at least 11 people have been killed and 17 wounded in a bombing in somalia's capital of mogadishu. the attack targeted a hotel commonly visited by somali government officials. three bombs were detonated within the span of an hour, at least one by a suicide bomber. the militant group al-shabab has claimed responsibility. iraq is facing major clashes between government forces and sunni fighters in anbar province. the violence erupted earlier this week after police razed a year-old sunni protest

the conflict raged for weeks between the president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar. >> a husband and wife are right to bring back their adopted children from democratic republic of congo. it has suspended foreign adoptions leaving parents with little to do but hope and wait. >> alaina carol has everything ready for their two adopted boys. their room is filled with shirts and shoes and a cute stall. no one is here to use them. >> it breaks my heart. i want to adopt as many as i can. they have nobody to love them. >> jason carol left for the democratic republic of congo in november, thinking he would come home with their sons. months later they are 7,000 miles from home. elaina asked to hide the boys faces. justin has missed a lot. the biggest change, their new daughter born bon november 25th. she doesn't look the same. she's two months old almost, and is changing and growing. she's out of her newborn stuff. it's getting hard. here is the problem - last year the democratic republic of congo suspended exit permits for families with adopted congolese children, even those

president salva kiir has declared a state of emergency in two states as peace negotiations are about to begin in ethiopia. >> a medical condition of the former prime minister ariel sharon has significantly deteriorated. he's in a coma for eight years. his condition is critical and he may be nearing the end. >> an operation to rescue 52 passengers from a scientific ship frozen into the arctic is back on after a short delay. dominic kane reports. >> this is the research ship stranded for more than a week. the sea icebergs trapped the passengers and crews, defeated previous rescue attempts. thursday morning bought a welcome development. >> it's 5:30 on 2 january, and we heard the helicopter from a chinese icebreaker is heading over to check out the helipad. if it goes well, we'll be off in an hour's time. >> their ordeal began on christmas eve as the antarctica weather drew in. since then two international icebreakers tried to clear a path through the ice. both have failed. >> but this has not dampened the enthusiasm of the passengers, many of whom are scientists and experts on climate

. >> some locals believe the power struggle between president salva kiir and his former deputy is tearing along ethnic and tribal lines. government officials say they will soon capture towns captured by the rebels. south sudan. >> many have run to u.n. bases for safety. photojournalist nicole sobieki has been following had ongoing crisis and shared her experience from one rebel held camp. >> these are people who have gone through decades of war. the majority of their life has been lived in conflict. they are coming off these boats empty handed to arrive at a camp for displaced people that is freshly set up, barely has clean water, has very little shelter, and i think there is a real sense of lost hope. people have been traveling all night. left the bor region, swampy land full of modification. they have had to leave -- fr full of mosquitoes, most have lost relatives or friends in the conflict. so you can imagine this is not really where they want to be. the greatest humanitarian need is clean water right now. they are plifg alongside the nile -- living alongside the nile, it is not good d

the national army loyal to president sa salva kiir, says te violence began as a coup attempt, an allegation the rebels deny. the warring factions have sent negotiating teams to neighboring ethiopia. but peace talks still can't get off the ground. the rebels are demanding the captured leaders be freed. >> we came here to talk peace without conditions. and to come and tell us release these people so the talk is a condition and we are not ready to accept any precondition. >> the political struggle has another dimension. the president is from the dinka community. his opponent is nuer. now the supporters are settling long standing coerce wit scoresn fire. it forced more than 200,000 people from their homes and the u.n. is scrambling to protect them, hoping to avert a humanitarian crisis. the government and the people say they want peace but either side is willing to lay down their weapons. jarrod tan, al jazeera. >> in senegal, parents have long sent their children to school, begging is all they end up doing. it's farther from what many parents had hoped. al jazeera's malcolm webb has more from

. >> in july the president salva kiir, and a dinka, dismissed his it deputy, riek machar, who is from the nuer community. three weeks ago rebels supporting the sacked deputy president began to fight for control of the capitals. the violence spread across the country. >> we need a cessation of hospital ilties. it -- hostilities, it must happen now. we cannot afford to tolerate people suffering in that way while toll pirns haggle. >> -- politicians haggle. >> after several days of delay, politicians meet at the table. history is not on their side. for generations the two groups battled for dominance and resources. now they have to decide how to bring peace to the world's youngest nation. that will not be easy. >> earlier i spoke with omar ishmael with the center for american progress about whether there's hope the talks about lead to peace in south sudan. >> there is no way out of this onflict through -- conflict through war. they have to come to terms with the political and refugee situation that is happening, and the displacement in the country, according to the u.n. figures, are reac

in july, the president salva kiir who is dinka dismissed the vice president riek machar who is from the nuer community. rebels supporting the sacked deputy president fought for control. the violence spread across the country. >> we need a cessation of hospital ilties. that must happen now. people are suffering and dying. we went afford to tolerate people suffering in that way, why politicians haggle. >> after several days of delay both parties meet at the table on sunday, but history is not on their side. for generations the two tribal group battled for dominance and resources. they have to decide how to bring peace to the world's youngest nation. that will not be easy. >> let's dive into this with omash ishmael with the center for american progress, with us live from massachusetts. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> the first big question, the talks have been long in coming, will they lead to peace? >> i do hope so. there's no way out of this conflict through the war. they have to come to terms with the political situation and with the situation that is happening

in that chapter these former 11 figures of salva kiir government was important to make it go ahead. while certainly it's a good step ahead, people view this cease-fire as being very fragile and volatile, and we have heard accusations from both sides of the advisers they were not respecting the cease-fire. people hope it's a step ahead, but there's not enough to make things calm down really on the ground and for the duration. >> thank you for that, hoda. >>> perhaps the biggest corruption trial ever to take place anywhere in the world is underway in malawi. they're accused of stealing a third of the country's budget, an estimated 550 million u.s. dollars disappeared. mike hanna reports from the capital. >> reporter: the high court is the setting for a corruption trial on an unprecedented scale. charges are being brought separately against individuals, and within two weeks it's expected that as many as ten simultaneous hearings will be under way. appearing in the dark will be some of the country's most prominent politicians and businesspeople. the prosecution will in part argue that g

in south sudan today, president salva kiir faulted the african union and united nations for not doing more to help his government stop a rebellion. >> they should have come out very openly condemning these people who took this action. there was no reason. but if they have decided to keep quiet, that means, you know, it is their failure to uphold the constitution and their responsibilities. >> ifill: the violence has killed more than 1,000 people so far. the supreme court put a hold today on same-sex marriages in utah, at least for now. the hold will stay in effect while the state appeals a lower court's ruling that lifted a ban on same-sex marriages. since that decision, more than 900 gay and lesbian couples have married in utah. liz cheney, daughter of former vice president dick cheney, has ended her u.s. senate bid in wyoming. she'd mounted a primary challenge to incumbent republican mike enzi. cheney did not mention the resulting party rift today. instead, in a statement, she said, "serious health issues have recently arisen in our family, and under the circumstances, i have decide

on wednesday, the president salva kiir said unity and the oil-rich state of jonglei have been overrun by rebel force, including bor, where prorebel forces are trying to recapture the city. we have the latest from the war torn country. >> marching to war. these men and women are preparing themselves for the battles ahead. we are coming. we are united, and we will defeat you, they say. these government soldiers are preparing for front lines. fighting is going on in three different fronts. military commanders are fighting the rebels until there's an agreement on a ceasefire. the spokesman for south sudan's forces. the rebels continue to attack. who will fight until they are paralyzed and not able to attack any more. or a ceasefire is agreed. >> government forces say their retreat from the town of bor, under rebel control was tactic am. they indicate the battle is far from over. >> we don't believe they have the strength. their only strength is using a human shield, which is inhuman. the spl forces are capable of dispeeting them -- defeating them, it's a matter of time. >> as the conflict