. >>> hello, i'm jane dutton in doha. also ahead, fearful burundi refugees sheltered in the camp speak of killings and abductions allegedly by government militia. >>> we have a really significant victory that has brought a smile to my face. >> wikileak founder julian assange says he has been vindicated by u.n. panel who says he should walk free. >>> will el niÑo solve california's water problem? >>> we begin in northern syria where thousands of people are leaving villages in aleppo province, heading towards turkey. diplomatic talks on ending the war in syria are on hold, and now saudi arabia says it is ready to send in ground troops. syrian government forces backed up to russian air raids have stepped up their offensive to the east of aleppo. opposition fighters have appealed for help as their main supply root to turkey comes under pressure. and large numbers of civilians are now making their way to the turkish border. this report now from zana hoda. >> reporter: the suffering is growing. tens of thousands of syrians are

i'm jane dutton in doha. coming up, thousands of syrians flee the aleppo countryside, as government forces break through rebel defenses. >>> burundi refugees sheltering in camps speak of killings allegely by government militia.

i'm jane dutton with the world news. also on the program hillary clinton takes on bernie sanders in the first one-on-one debate since she lost the new hampshire primary. >> reporter: i'm in south africa where four white farmers are being accused of killing two black farm workers. find out why the trial is causing so much tension >>> ahead of the russian orthodox church is said to meet the pope for the first time in a thousand years >>> a u.n. task force is syria will meet in the next few hours after world powers agreed to end the fighting in late night talks in munich. the leaders hope to have the hostilities halted within a group. i.s.i.l. and al-nusra group are not included in the deal. it is agreed to push for the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid which will be dropped by air to besieged towns and villages early next week. this will be monitored by the task force. >> reporter: 19 delegations, the sponsors of international peace efforts in syria gathering in an effort to get things back on track. but the most impo

i'm jane dutton in doha. coming up, thousands of syrians flee the aleppo countryside, as government forces break through rebel defenses. >>> burundi refugees sheltering in camps speak of killings allegely by government militia. >>> plus wiki leak's founder has been vindicated. >>> i'm rob reynolds in california. will el niÑo solve california's water problem? ♪ >>> we begin in northern syria where thousands of people are leaving villages in aleppo province, herding towards turkey. diplomatic talks on ebbing the war in syria are on hold, and now saudi arabia says it is ready to send in ground troops. syrian government forces backed up by russian air raids have stepped up the offensive to the east of aleppo. opposition fighters have appealed for help as their main supply route to turkey has come under pressure. and large numbers of syrians are making their way towards turkish border. this report from zana hoda. >> reporter: the suffering is growing, tens of thousands of syrians are again on the move. those wh

i'm jane dutton in doha with the news on al jazeera. also coming up the new faces of politics in myanmar. prime ministers take their seats after decades of military rule. sign of the times on the streets of belgium as it perhaps for a security summit after the awake of the paris attacks. why pilots in south korea are taking off in big numbers to work for other airlines. the u.n. has warned that starvation of syrian civilians is a war crime and a potential crime against humanity. as the talks continue in geneva, a meeting with the u.n. special envoy staffan de mistura was very positive. the group has threatened to walk away from indirect talks with the government unless humanitarian concerns were addressed first. they're due to meet again in a few hours. let's get the latest from our correspondent in geneva. what can we expect today? >> reporter: pleat try and breakdown the latest. right now there are meetings going on in the hotel behind us, members of the opposition trying to figure out how to go forward today. there will be a meeting

i'm jane dutton in doha. also ahead, russia says it categorically rejects accusations that it has military bombed hospitals in northern syria. the judge in the u.s. orders apple to help unlock one of the san bernardino's attacker's iphone. the new government seeks to end decades of conflict in myanmar >>> china has been accused of deploying missiles on a disputed island in the south china sea. beijing has placed surface to air missiles on an island in the paracels. ownership of the islands is disputed by taiwan, vietnam and china. >> translation: i think the south china sea is a region that everyone pays close attention to, especially on the issue of the dispute over sovereignty in the south china sea. it is a tense situation. so we call on all sides to stick to the principle of resolving the dispute over the south china sea in a peaceful manner. self restraint is more >>> china's foreign minister say the claims are an attempt by the western media to create new stories. >> translation: i hope that the media e