[chanting] thousands of refugees are stranded in greece. for now they have chosen to put pressure on the authorities and wait for the crossing to open. many of them already wondering whether they will have to once again turn to smugglers to reach their european dream. >> let's give you a snapshot of what is going on now between the border of greece and macedonia, this is the rail waycrossing and we will talk to our correspondents and macedonia and greece in a second but given angela merkel the german chancer last night local time was saying we don't want to allow greece to descend into chaos, that is the kind of chaos that the german leadership is worried about. you can see there how combustible and squaring off against refugees and migrants and the police have the bomber jackets with the silver crests on their shoulders making their way to the rail way line and filmed these pictures in 30 seconds and stay with these and we will show you a live shot when we get it although it has generally deflated and decompressed a little bit. of course w

austria held a meeting and did not invite greece. they will present the measures which include restricting refugee passage at the eu interior ministers meeting. eating left out of the initial meeting has drawn the ire of athens. >> greece will not accept one-sided action by eu members. we can also take one-sided action. greece will not accept becoming a lebanon for europe, a warehouse of souls. reporter: athens is also threatening to block any future agreement if eu countries do not follow up on the block's to share the burden of the crisis. brent: our reporter is on the border between greece and macedonia tonight. she describes the conditions for the thousands of migrants waiting to head to western europe. reporter: when i came here this morning, i came to a city about one hour away. on my drive, i saw a lot of refugees walking alongside the road, families with little children. it is ready dangerous for them to walk along that road. it is dark here, so they are actually risking getting hit by a car. they are taking those risks becau

we have a report from the greece macedonia border. >> on this northern greece border, you can see how dysfunctional management of the refugee crisis that become. only letting through afghans, iraqis and syrians, that means a palestinian brought up as a refugee in syria is in a better position than others much like him. >> i met other guys from lebanon. they are palestinian. they have papers and they are not allowed. they took them back to athens. >> these so-called illegals have the no choice but oh to risk the mountain passes and forests and the macedonian police. this algerian was preparing to try it for a third time. >> there you can't stay algeria, but stay outside. i sleep here, i'm sleeping there. >> what are the police like in macedonia? >> police are shouting, and like this, and do your hands like that, go flat. >> the border camp has pakistanis, iranians, morrocans and others who will never have a chance of an asylum claim. the european union condemned greece for letting them through and praised macedonia for keeping them out. >> the greece have been threatened with expulsion

so a lot of pressure on greece. the country said it is considering bringing in the army to be able to deal with the situation. let's get more now from in athens for us. you're in the sister of athens. tell us about what is happening there now. >> well, barbara, i'm at victoria square, which is in the middle of athens. a place that is very popular with the refugees, hundreds of them around here every day. some of them. they have chosen this square because it is very close to shops and restaurants where they've been buying other necessity. but there are a number of charities who are around this area and help the refugees. they give them places where they can shower, where they can change clothes and also places where their children can play. now they're about 22,000 refugees from them many of them are here. and despite these huge number of refugees, there is no let up in the number of new arrivals. >> still they kept coming. at the port in athens 1,800 refugees arrive on monday morning. there is no one to welcome them

greece is warning of a humanitarian crisis. brent: as we know, greece has been the first point of entry. borders closing a bottleneck is quickly forming. over 100,000 people have come to greece already this year. our correspondent is covering the story. he joins us this evening. we see there's a camp behind us. >> freezing temperatures of love zero. you can see the camp behind me. some fireplaces. we get some warmth. the u.n. refugee or the u.n. agency for refugees told me that this can't you see was installed about five months or six months ago as a rather provisional solution. people were supposed to come here for a few hours or a few days before passing through to neighboring macedonia and going on to central europe. as you see, they see themselves somewhat trapped here. brent: you have these balkan countries that of closed their borders. greece has blasted a gathering of western european countries today. is there any movement of people to speak of? >> i think they were quite surprised of what was happening today in austria.

or the islands of greece, and then what will greece do with that? as you said, it has its own financial problems and crisis here, and the number of refugees coming is not as high as it was six months ago, but it is still very high. today at the border there was about 2,000 people who throughout the day were shipped in -- were bussed in, i would say, to cross into macedonia. greece has also another problem, is that -- at the moment only nationals from iraq, syria, and afghanistan are able to cross into macedonia, and continue their journey. there are people here that are called the economic migrant, and they are mainly from north africa, from iran, from pakistan, who are already stranded in greece who have been trying to get across in a legal ways, and they have been saying -- some manage to cross, manage to go as far as the macedonian capitol, or further into serbia, and when they are caught they are brought all the way back here to greece, and remain stranded here. so this is a huge issue for the greeks, so if the borders close or if there are quot

danny savage, bbc news, on the greece-macedonia border. katty: and it is not just greece that the pressures are being felt the micro crisis. clashes have broken out in the french port of calais, where demolition teams are trying to clear part of the migrant camp known as the jungle bit is otis are trying to move people to converted shipping containers nearby. lucy williamson has the story. lucy: they came in at breakfast time, the arrival of the state in the life of the stateless. one by one, migrants waking in zone were southern told they have in our tobacco things and leave, as all around, demolition teams took the empty shelters apart. it did not take long for others to join in the destruction. a fire at one of the shelters set right police against those who chose to stay. among them, activists. who have been urging residents here to resist. what was meant to be a gentle eviction through encouragement and information became a blunt exchange of teargas and rocks propelled the police. just a few hours in an already, the plan for eviction

greece-macedonia border. i'm lauren taylor. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up 1.5 million iraqis put on alert as the u.s. warns those downstream of a major dam. despite sporadic fighting, aid

greece's migration minister said as many as 70,000 could be trapped in greece next month unless other countries help relieve the burden of numbers. we have this report. >> they are dropped in squalid conditions. >> children jostle for a bottle of water, an orange and perhaps a sandwich, queuing for everything is a daily grind here. the cue to be let through to the border crossing is even longer. tempers sometimes flare. >> if i want food, i have to wait two hours. it's very bad life. >> at night, the child is very cold. it's not life here. really, it's not life here. >> on sunday, refugees blocked the rail line between greece and macedonia, chanting demands to be allowed to pass. macedonia were unmoved. the number effectively trapped in greece could rise to 70,000 next month. efforts by turkey and nato are expected to significantly stem the flow of arrivals across the aegean in the next weeks, bub the plight of those already in europe is becoming a grave concern. paul brennan, al jazeera. >> al jazeera is in a greek village close to the border with macedonia. hodor, can you tell us mo

william: greece has thrown down that con -- gauntlet. on, greece will not agree to deals if there is not a mandatory and proportional distribution of refugees among member states. worries it ise paying the price as europe fails to find a common approach to solve the migrant crisis. >> what we refuse to do is accept the transformation of our country. into a permanent warehouse of souls and at the same time continue to act within the european union, and at summits as if there is nothing wrong. about 1000 people arrived at the transit center in northern greece on wednesday, the same day that austrian authorities agreed to tighten order restrictions. officials in vienna accused europe of mishandling the crisis. are onlyeeks interested in transporting the refugees as fast as possible to central europe, and we are overburdened by that. that is why we no longer can support that kind of policy. william: there are fears that decisions like the ones made in austria could lead to a domino effect, where in other countries tighten their borders in tu

greece is now picking up the price among others. who do they blame, and who do they want to step in to solve this? >> well, sami, this area has become a place where they come. the greece government is dealing with with the crisis the best it can. the immigration minister said they're on the verge of declaring a state of emergency they declare a state of emergency. and will other areas come to the assistance of greece even though they face their own economic problems. there are some helping the refugees with food. others are giving them places where they can take a shower, change clothes, and where their kids can play. >> mohammed, thanks so much, from athens. >>> refugees have been evicted from their camp in calais in france. fire broke out as police destroyed tents and camps in the area known as the jungle. doctors treated injured people. the court gave the green light to evict thousands of migrants. they had been living rough hoping to cross the channel to the u.k. they may eventually be able to apply for asylum in france. >>> no.

stuck between greece and macedonia. as more nations shut their borders, thousands of migrants are left in limbo. in a new pop art exhibition opens in philadelphia, but even decades later, some of these images are still controversial. ♪ katty: welcome. apple has asked a judge to reverse an order of that the company -- an order that the company helped the fbi to unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. the original ruling created a firestorm in which law enforcement maintains it only applies to this one phone. apple argues that it requires greeting at back, which it refuses to do. reporter: the san bernardino killings in california before christmas, and the worst terror attack on u.s. soil since 9/11. in the shootout with police, a mobile phone was recovered, whose secrets the police are desperate to crack, to determine whether tosh fema leaked or syed farook have accomplices. the movement to do that -- -- alik leaked -- tashfin m or syed farook have accomplices. >> i love encryption, i love privacy.

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>> violence flares as thousands much refugees try to break down the barriers at the greece-mast greece-macedonia border. i'm lauren taylor. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up 1.5 million iraqis put on alert as the u.s. warns those downstream of a major dam. despite sporadic fighting, aid convoy arrives, during a shaky ceasefire. and donald trump refuses to disavow a known white supremacist. >>> bottlenecks along the migration route, tensions flared between greece and last doanian yahmacedonia.situation is only o get worse, greece has warned it's unable to cope as thousands arrive, 1800 arrive at the port of pireaus. and the french authorities dismantle a refugee camp known as the jungle. here is a report from hoda abdel hamid who is in greece. >> impatient and exhausted, they first marched over the railway gate, demanding once again to be let through. but soon things got out of control. some refugees managed to tear down part of the tense. others hurled stones at macedonian forces on the other side of the fence. they responded with tear gas. but rumor had spread around the camp

unless thee people can move onward, the number trapped in greece could rise to 70,000 next month. they come to the mainland but reception centers are full and now even the ferry terminal is full. people are living and sleeping on concrete floors and they're starting to despair. >> i hope they open the borders. we have children and women. the people doesn't have hope here. >> reporter: efforts by turkey an nato are expected to significantly stem the flow of rivals across the aegean in the next few weeks, but the plig, this of those already in europe is becoming a grave concern >>> in the last hour macedonian authorities have let in 400 migrants and refugees from the greek side of the border of the most of them are women and children. they spent days waiting to across into the balkan country into greece where macedonia has endorsed strict transit restrictions. more than 6500 refugees are still stranded at the camp in the greek bordertown. fish numbers have not yet been released but it appears that selections have been an overwhelming vote are of confidence for president. they won al

that threatens to turn greece into a huge refugee camp. at least 22 refugees and migrants have been strand there had in the past week and athens says that could rise to as many 70,000 next month. well, around 6.5000 people are massed at the camp on the border with macedonia where we saw those scuffles earlier. we have this report. >> impatient and exhausted. they march over the railway gates demanding once again to be let through. but soon things got out of control. some refugees manage to tear down part of the area. others hurl stones at the macedonia forces on the other side of the fence. they responded with tear gas. but rumor has spread around the camp that the border had opened. hundreds of refugees ran towards the fence. this family were sitting around their tent when the rumor reached them. >> like everyone else we ran towards the gate. people shouting open the borders. i couldn't see further up, but then they fired tear gas. i fell with my kids while running away. this was wrong. we demand our rights. there is no need for violence.

hoda is in on the border between greece and macedonia for us. what is the atmosphere like there hoda among the people who are trying to get across but can't get across? >> reporter: well, certainly there is a lot of anxiety and uncertainty and that is facing really not only the afghans but the iraqis and the syrians who officially still can get through the borders but at the moment of being blocked by the afghans and we are just a little bit further away than the actual crossing, you probably see behind me buses and those are waiting to transport afghan nationals all the way back to athens from what we understand from the police here they are trying to make this as peaceful as possible so that with the afghans and explaining the situation at the moment the borders on the balkin routes are closed for them and not just the macedonia but the border of macedonia and serbia and several hunt stranded there and the same in serbia and i spoke to a journ journalist in serbia and many have been sent back to croatia and others in the past few days and the

greece's migration minister says as many as 70,000 people could find themselves trapped in greece next month unless other e.u. help to relieve the burden. >> reporter: this is on the greek macedonian border. it was set up last september as a transit camp intended for 1,000 people maximum. now 7,000 refugees are stuck here in bad conditions, many for more than a week now. >> translation: there are thousands of people here that are waiting to cross the borders. >> reporter: children want a bottle of water and orange and sandwich. queueing for everything is a daily grind here. tempers sometimes flair >> translation: i have to wait for minimum ten minutes. if i want to take food, i have to wait two hours. it is a very bad life. at night the child is very cold. it is not life here. >> reporter: on sunday refugees blocked the rail line between greek and macedonia chanting chair demands to be pabed. riot police were unmoved. the bottleneck follows austria's decision to only allow 3200 migrants transit the country each day. the balkans country and macedonia feared a backlog on their territorie

disappointing figures came from greece. in recession.in farmers protested against reforms that international creditors demand go further. to deal with an influx of migrants and the economic slowdown. >> greece slides back into recession. protestingrs are pension reforms, which would require them to pay more income tax and increased social security contributions. there is a condition of the $86 billion bailout. the eu wants more action. >> we called on the greek authorities and institutions to pursue the issue further. particularly on the item of pension reform and open fiscal issues and a privatization fund. is on track to be completed at the end he of march. it comes as the country falls into recession. the greek economy shrank in the last three months of 2000 15, following a drop of 1.4%. said unlesscials the government and creditors come up with a credible plan to make the debt sustainable, fears grexit willet -- resurface. have been struggling to deal with falling prices, too low for them to make a living. the french go

we have nowhere to go back to. >> it has become a serious problem for greece. athens used to be a transit point, but now many are stuck in the capital. it's been turned into a refugee camp. most from afghanistan are no longer permitted to cross the border. >> they are not allowed to cross the borders. they are feeling sad and kind of hopeless. >> for now, these victims of war wait. their struggle to find a new place to call home is paused, but not over. every day they remain in greece, they wait for a welcome they never had. >> 16 iraqi army soldiers and tribal fighters have been killed in an isil shelling of their barracks south of fallujah. isil fired about 20 mortar shells hitting positions held by the iraqi army division in the village. at least 70 people are confirmed dead following an isil suicide attack on a market in iraq. bombers stuck a busy area in southern baghdad on saturday. >> a symbolic funeral is being held in gaza for a palestinian man who died in suspicious circumstances in bulgaria. his body was found in the palestinian embassy's back yard.

it is not just greece. but greece signals what could happen to the other countries. por portugul, italy, ireland and other countries. the signal greece gives about whether those countries could face a significant problem and what it means for the stability of the single european currency. >> host: you are watching booktv on c-span2. we have been talking to menzie chinn he is the

hoda abdel hamid joins us live now from that greece macedonia border. it's dark now. we can't really see behind you very well, hoda, but tell us a little bit about that bottleneck that you have been witnessing. >> reporter: well, certainly, it has been building up over the past few days, because simply the border has been more closed an open. the last time it was open was this morning. so several hours ago, and only a hundred people managed to get through. now that bottleneck starts here at the border, but it also stretches up where a couple of thousand of people in a reception center who don't want to be there. many have left and we are told they are making their way back here to the border, because they are afraid they will be stranded in greece. and greek authorities say, in total there are about 12,000 refugees and migrants in greece at the moment, and that number just increases on a daily basis, because they keep on arriving by sea. i also want to say the humanitarian crisis could continue on the other side, because now you have the two transit camps in macedonia

more than 62,000 refugees arrived in greece in january. >> we will not allow greece to turn into a storage space for humans. greece has already paid the price dearly in the midst of an economic crisis. >>> the high court in australia has ruled that the government's off-shore detention policy for asylum seekers is lawful. and now dozens of babies would be se -- deported. >> reporter: the case was brought forward by an asylum seeker who was transferred to australia to get treatment for pregnancy complications. her baby was born in australia, but now she and her one year old face being deported back. in a majority decision, the court said that it was not unlawful for the woman to be held in a prison camp, and the deal the australian government has with the pacific island is valid under the constitution. lawyers for the woman say she is bitterly disappointed. they believe the government should step in. >> the stroke of a pen is all that it would take our prime minister or our immigration minister to do the decent thing and let these families stay. >> reporter: the country's prime minister insi

greece, because the vast, vast majority of people are coming to and through greece. germany and sweden for the reasons that i mentioned. i know that you all realize that chancellor merkel made this magnificent gesture back in september of last year, basically said, i am going to ignore the dublin regulation. i'm not sending anybody anywhere. we are going to welcome the real refugees. now, she was referring to syrians and to syrians who are real refugees. but all of those things, you know, by the time social media gets hold of these things, you know, those fine details sort of disappear. to give you an example, in the million-plus people who came to germany last year, 150,000 of them are afghans. you know, it does take a listening time to make it from afghanistan or pakistan or, you know, bangladesh to make it all the way into germany. so, then the next grouping of states are the people who say, no. you know? the four countries, poland, czech republic, slovakia and hungary. they're the black sheep in all of this. they're basically have found a million different ways o

greece threatened by the eu with expulsion from the free travel zone if it fails to stop refugees and migrants from passing through, the warning comes as aid groups say there has been a spike in people smuggling at the northern border with macedonia and we report from the greek-macedonia border. >> reporter: on this greek border you can see how dysfunctional management of the refugee crisis has become and macedonia on the other side is only letting through afghans, iraqis and syrias and akmad brought up in syria is in a better position than others much like him. >> i met others from lebanon and they are palestinian and they have papers and they are not allowed. they took them back to athens. >> reporter: these so called illegals have no choice but to risk the mountain passes and forests and the macedonia police. this algerian is prepared to try it again for a third time. >> must stay inside but stay outside and stay there and sleep here and sleeping there. >> reporter: what are the police like in macedonia? >> police in macedonia shouting and like this and do your hands like this and

people are all worried because many don't want to stay in greece. many want to continue their journey, and greece also cannot really afford to have all of these people here. just to give you an example, some 2,000 were relocated to a reception center, while many of them did not want to stay there, and are walking towards the border here. everybody is hearing about this march 1st deadline, that maybe the borders will be completely shut at that point, and everybody wants to get in as quick as possible. >> hoda abdel hamid, on the greece macedonia border. thank you. as hoda was saying a lot of migrants and refugees don't want to stay in greece, they want to go to other parts of europe. a french court has now ordered the government to clear the camp known as the jungle and partially demolish it. the deadline for the camp's 1,000 or so residents leave has already expired and authorities say if necessary it will use force to relocate remaining refugees to nearby centers. let's go live to calais, where we can speak to nadim baba, a lot of people obviously

the facilities are being built on islands between turkey and greece. they are supposed to register new arrivals and screen those who may be eligible for asylum. so far, only two are up and running. those of the centers on keyless unless both. -- centers on kios and lesbos. many are trying to reach the islands, often with fatal consequences. >> inscription on the gravestone says, "unknown boy, three years old." she is buried next to an unknown infant. this is a graveyard for those who drowned trying to reach land. >> i can't help people get to your -- get to europe legally. the only thing left to do is buried him-- is bury them. since the beginning of this year, over 75,000 people have landed on the shores. 1/3 of refugees are children seeking protection in the eu. >> i want life and peace. i don't need anything more. >> at a meeting of eu foreign ministers in brussels, germany's open border stance looked increasingly isolated. the foreign has pushed once again for a common european strategy. >> germany is very interested in disturbing the bird more equ

that is the final destination written on a piece of paper he received in greece. a document that will also get him across these improvised checkpoints into serbia. >> some people, they have paper not good. they make it. they pay money for bad men and they make it and they come. some of those people were caught, others were not. >> macedonia is a multi-ethnic state, blighted by corruption and other serious domestic problems. nevertheless, some politicians in the capital, skopje, find the idea of turning the country into a firewall against migrants from greece potentially appealing. the poor country, striving to become a member of the eu, could soon become a front line state. in the ministry of the interior, anastasija ilieska, says her government is considering plans to close the border to greece entirely, if the eu wanted that. >> we are asking the european union to cover the cost because for a budget for a country like ours, it's very hard to manage all the costs produced by this crisis. >> critics such as aid worker yasmin redzepi, warn however, that closing bor

there appears little sign of greece trying to stop them. >> you can tell that they send them back. the rest of them with false paper, i don't believe that the greek authorities realise who has those kind of papers or not. >> reporter: so this early in the year some things are already becoming clear. turkey cannot stop them from making the sea kroflg, greece cannot control its borders and the european union is counting en masse macedonia which is not even a member state, to be its new ro frontier. it is out of control. violent gangs make a fortune from this >>> french president francois hollande has called on the united states to lift its economic sanctions on cuba. this follows the arrival the president after taking after his brother. the trip is aimed at boosting economic ties between the two countries. germany has stepped up security in preparation for this year's carnival celebrations. authorities are being cautious following a mass assault on women in cologne on new year's eve. leaflets in arabic are being distributed to help explain carnival to newly arrived refugees and migra

greece has already a problem with the so-called economic migrants. those are people from north after, from iran, from pakistan, who came here who are not allowed to cross the border at the moment because they're not considered as refugees. so they try to sneak in either by their own or using smugglers. we spoke to many many people over the past few days and they say even if they make it across, if they get caught by police they will be sent all the way back to greece and that is a huge concern for this country because once they're back here, either these people try to leave again or they're stranded in greece. it has its own economic problems. at the moment it can not handle this issue growing on its territory. many people would say our borders are very unique in the sense that we have these hundreds of islands that people come across from turkey and land randomly on these islands. so maybe if you want to impose real controls, that should start on the beaches of turkey >>> uganda's electoral commission is said to announce the results from the vote on

half those arriving in greece were syrians and a quarter from afghanistan. the united nations study has found the majority of syrians and afghans arriving citing conflict and violence in their reasons for leaving. along the greek-macedonia border thousands of refugees are trying to leave for a second day. this report on the refugee situation along the greek-maccode i can't border. >> . >> many people were distressed saying we sold all that we own to reach this point, now we don't know what is going to happen next. we certainly cannot go back to our countries. now syrians and iraqis started queuing here, but some of them found out that--there are new rules. there are restrictions imposed by five countries serbia, croatia, and macedonia, for now on it is not enough to have the registration paper released by the greek shorts. it's a whole new process that starts at the border crossing. there is a registration form that will be issued by the macedonians, and it is valid throughout those five countries. also syrians and iraqis now have to have proof of identity e

farmers in greece threatened to drive all the way to parliament. we will tell you what they're angry about. plus >> we have detected gravitational waves. we did the >>> the landmark discovery that could change the way scientists observe the universe. the nuchlt task force on syria will meet in the next few hours after world powers agreed to end the fighting in late night talks in munich. russia is continuing with its air strikes however. leaders want the hostilities halted within a week. i.s.i.l. and al-nusra are not included in the deal. it is agreed to push for the humanitarian aid for those in need. supplies will be dropped by air to some besieged towns and villages as early as next week. these steps will be monitored by the task force funded by russia and the u.s. >> reporter: 19 delegations. the sponsors of international peace efforts in syria gathering in an effort to get things back on track. but the most important meeting happened several hours earlier on 15th floor of the same munich hotel. this is where russian foreign minister and u.s. s

going nowhere, the 7,000 refugees stuck on the greece-macedonia border. >>> rolling out the red carpet. the controversy rumbles on just hours before the ausc-arizo th >> fighting it out right now for the silverware at wimberly a little later this newshour for you. >>> a cessation of hostilities appears to be holding in most parts of syria but not everywhere. the opposition is accusing government forces of attacking at least 15 rebel-held areas using heavy artillery and barely bombs. saudi arabia has blamed both president assad's government and russia for violating the deal. activists say russian warplanes have carried out airstrikes in alleppo killing at least 10 people. in a letter to u.n. chief ban kee moon, syrian opposition parties have warned any further violations would make new negotiations quote unattainable. more from gazintia on the turkey-syria border. >> at a time truce got off to a bad start. a war plane believed to be russian hit a number of villages and towns people thought they were safe. they woke up to this following the early morning raids. >> people were sleeping. w

every day they remain in greece they stay beyond a welcome they never had. mohammad adow, al jazeera, athens. >>> authorities in france have begun to dismantle a camp in calais. dispersing the activists opposing the dit mantling of the camp known as the jungle. they're being moved to nearby shipping containers. >>> 93 refugees have arrived in rome, foreign minister hopes the scheme can be a model for other nations to copy. ♪ >>> the suicide bomber has blown himself up at a shia funeral hall in iraq. at least 38 people have died in the attack in the eastern province of diyalla, a further 62 were injured. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility saying it killed six senior militia commanders. what more can you tell us about the circumstances of the attack quj. >> as you said, the final death toll according to security and medical source, death toll of 38 people have been killed and 60 injured. this death toll could not be final as many injured people are seriously injured. this explosion as we know just come in less than 24 hours from another explosion happened i

we will not allow greece to turn into a storage space for humans. greece has already paid the price dearly in the midst of an economic crisis. the greek people showed compassion and helped. >>> military leaders in this france are trying to extend the country's state of emergency. it gives more power to police allowing searches without warrants. the request for a three-month extension still needs to be approved by parliament before coming into force. neave barker reports. >> reporter: the french government is now poised to extend the state of emergency ending weeks of speculation. the french prooichl has been speaking extensively in the last few days, quick to remind the country that it is in a state of war, and unprecedented levels of security are the only way of keeping the nation safe. the measures give authority to the police to be able to carry out arrests without warrants, and to stop public gatherings and demonstrations too. and the government wants to make it much easier in the future by changing the constitution for states of emergency as we

some took desperate measures only to be sent back into greece. gavens have become the latest-- after gangs-- tougher border control. the move comes after austria announced they are restricting the daily number of refugees going through the border. those waiting here say they've been forced to take drastic action. the afghans first blocked the refugee crossing point here and for through the fence and decided to hold a sit-in here on the rail tracks, hoping this will put enough pressure for the borders on open again. these men have set up their tent and plan to stay here for as long as it takes. >> our aim is not just to open this gate. our aim is to open all borders that we are facing. >> reporter: greek official $say they're using diplomatic channels to urge macedonia to reconsider its decision. in the meantime no-one is going through. so resillant as every to the twists and turns of the refugee, they're ready for a long wait >>> that's the story from europe. another correspondent in kabul are saying why so many after gangs are planning to leave

. >> take it for instance, greece db. >> after greece had a military coup, are the public, the politicians who came in after that knew they always had to appease the public and gave away the store. and they finally hit that brick wall. we're larger, so our journey -- >> wait, wait, this is why the greece comparison drives me crazy. >> their monetary policy was out of their hands. >> i'm talking about -- >> no. >> no, no, but listen to me. even know, embassy greece comparisons, they have no -- it's -- >> spent more money -- >> the only reason why we're better, we can print money. >> we have all the control of our monetary policy. >> now they should -- >> reporter: bring money -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> any final thoughts? >> yeah, we're going to go evolve at some point, it won't be that far in the future. >> i'm still looking at wednesday, but you never know. rumor has it. >> oh, i see what you're saying. you're rolling in deep. >> there you go. okay. by the way, these are the issues that will come up, live coverage of the new hampshire primary. next tuesday on fox business network, we

many are stranded on the border between greece and macedonia. >> reporter: the main issue issue for greece is the domino effect of imposing quotas on the number of refugees allowed into a country like austria. that will have a domino effect. you will have more people waiting in slovenia i can't, croatia, macedonia and all the way back to this country. greece has already a problem with the so-called economic migrants. those are people from north after, from iran, from pakistan, who came here who are not allowed to cross the border at the moment because they're not considered as refugees, so try tried to sneak in either by their own or using smugglers. we spoke to many of these people over the past few days and they say that even if they make it across one or two borders, if they get caught by police they will be sent all the way back to greece and that is a huge concern for this country because once they're back here, either these people try to leave again or they're stranded in greece. it has its own economic problems. at the moment it certainly cannot have this issue growing on its territ

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every day they remain in greece they stay beyond a welcome they never had. mohammad adow, al jazeera, athens. >> the french authorities have started dismantling part of the camp used in calais by hundreds of refugees and migrants. opposing the demolition of the camp which is known as the jungle. several tents were set alight by anarchists. they have been moved to nearby shipping containers. anltand 93 syrian refugees have arrived in rome, hopefully the scheme can be a model for other nations to copy. coming up in this newshour, why a symbolic funeral was held in gaza for a palestinian man who died in suspicious circumstances in bulgaria, how the zika virus has opened the abortion debate in deeply catholic brazil. >>> and a long tie away from this goal. but first, a suicide bomber has blown himself up in iraq. in the even province of diallah. the iraqis said they had recaptured this area so away do you think of the attack northbound diyalla? >> just liberated from the islamic state a month ago. the message is clear, yes we are behind that we are coming back a

. >>> coming up in the next half hour, chaotic scenes in greece after macedonia closes its border to refugees. >>> early results from iran's elections show reformers to be making major gains. >> we look at the movie which is the first from colombia to be nominated for an oscar. >>> we begin in syria where the first major ceasefire in five years of conflict appears to be holding, however although the violence has significantly subsided, it hasn't completely stopped. russia and syria opposition bolt accuse each other of breaches. let's go live from the turkish city near the syrian border. jamal, reports of some violation, what are you hearing on the ground? >> indeed, we've received several reports from inside syria of different violations that were conducted by both the syrian regime, bashar al assad's government, and his armed forces and the russians. in one instance, in the countryside of aleppo an n.g.o. building was reportedly targeted by russian airstrikes, killing at least 12 civilians, according to activists there in idlib. the syrian regime also killed people, there were repor

reporter: greece is seen as a gateway to europe. this year alone, 100,000 migrants have arrived on its shores, with the intention of heading through the balkans towards northern europe. thisreece has just opened camp for people stuck at its border with macedonia. it says there is a bottleneck of 12,000 people who cannot continue their journey north, because some balkan countries have started only allowing syrians and iraqis through.the u.n. high commissioner said country by quarter -- country by country border rules will not be observed. >> we observed borders shutting down, putting restrictions, especially the western balkan countries -- restrictions some of which we believe go against even european rules and regulations and certainly against the basic refugee protection norms. reporter: greece is also frustrated it wasn't invited to this meeting in vienna on managing migration. nine balkan countries took part. those at the table defended recent decisions to allow only syrians and iraqis through. migrations, greece's minister respo

it is not just greece. but greece signals what could happen to the other countries. por portugul, italy, ireland and other countries. the signal greece gives about whether those countries could face a significant problem and what it means for the stability of the single european currency. >> host: you are watching booktv on c-span2. we have been talking to menzie chinn he is the coh-author of "lost decades." thank you. >> wednesday, booktv features books on drone warfare. scott shanes talks to us at 8:00. then mark moyer talks on strategic warfare. and william arkin on his book after that. drone warfare starting at 8 p.m. eastern on booktv in primetime on c-span2. here is a look at the best selling books according to the conservative book club. looking at the attempted assassination of ronald reagan is at the top. and then fox host in the book of thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates. and then a book on the consulate team in benghazi. donald trump has two books on the list. a look at the conservative book club best-seller list continues with a pocket size addition

he was lucky to end up in a shelter in greece. >> translation: it is very scary p. we don't know what the smuggler will do to you, take you into the forest, rob and rape you. it happens and it will continue. some of my friend friends worked hard for money but were beaten and now sdamentd. >> reporter: a 16-year-old says he lost contact with his travelling campaigns. they have gone silent on social media. still, despite the risks, these travellers will try to sneak across border and hoping that by day break they will be safe and one step closer to their designation >>> a new documentary film about the refugee crisis has won the golden bear at this year's berlin film festival >> the golden bear for best film goes to this one >>> it focuses on the life of a young boy living on an italian island. he spent six months filming on the island. always good to hear from you. click on the icon on our website and you can drop us an email or talk to anyone via facebook and twitter. it's all on there aljazeera.com in pakistan, it's cheaper to buy a hit of heroin than food. the cou

greece has recalled its ambassador to austria over that country's handling of the refugee crisis. at theathens is upset over the meeting with the balkan states this week. they agreed to close borders and take steps that would effectively trap many refugees in greece. >>> tens of thousands of people have been stranded at the border between greece and macedonia for days. we have more from the greek-macedonia border. >> here on the ground one gets the impression the situation is already gradually imploding. certainly it's becoming more and more complicated not only for the refugees that are stranded here at the border, and other reception centers along the road buts are for the greek authorities. 12,000 refugees and migrants are already on the territory not counting those who keep arriving on a daily basis. the border is closed and has been closed since thursday morning, and there is no indication when it will open again. the afghans have discovered that they will not be able to go through any more. either they go back and try to find another solution or they will be using smuggles p

this group was just pushed back to greece. among more than 10 deported by macedonia, including iranians considered as economic my grant. hundreds are stranded at the northern border with serbia. it comes after austria, slovenia, serb, croatia and macedonia imposed new restrictions to reduce the number of people flowing through their territories. when the border opened, syrians and iraqis discovered that they will have to go through tougher controls and there's panic among them >> translation: i'm from aleppo. i only have this id card. my area is surrounded and i'm afraid they won't let me in >> reporter: many don't have the paperwork needed and will have to stay in greece for now. some the disappointment is too hard to contain >>> a french court has delayed its decision on whether closing part of a refugee and migrant camp in calais is legal. several charities and refugees appealed aagainst its closure saying it would violate human rights of thousands of people who live there. last week the french government ordered those livi

that is what you see, how germany is blaming greece for it anding bad when france doug greece ever more into a hole right bailing out their banks and putting their throughs of the banks to taxpayers everywhere. joe: we have seen a lot of anxiety about the convertible bonds, to your one capital, the idea -- what do you think about them? are they in panic or doing what they are supposed to do, or with eight never a good idea to begin with? >> all the above, really. like they wereng meant to behave. there is a risk. what is the risk? that they don't pay the 6%. on the downside, they behave like equities. they don't have the upside of equities, so they will behave like that on the downside when there is a fear that the 6%, promised,che bank that they will have trouble paying that. so they are behaving just like they were meant to. at the same time, they might not absorb losses, which is why the banks prefer them over equity. there's going to be a panic and a crisis just like last time -- joe: thank you so much. lots to talk about. we will continue to watch the european banking situation. al