♪ >> announcer: this is al jazee jazeera. ♪ from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the news hour and coming up, in 60 minutes hundreds of people missing in south korea and with the despair another tragedy, one person rescued is found hacked. tributes flow in for an author gabrielle garcia marquez who died at 87 and live in ukraine where pro-russia groups are standing the ground after a deal

was struck to end the crisis plus. >> in the skies and join me for the journey. ♪ we start the news here in south korea where rescue teams have finally been able to get in a ferry 48 hours after it sank but yet to find survivors, 28 confirmed dead in the accident and 268 are still missing. in the latest development one person who was rescued from the ship has been found hanged. more on that in just a moment but first harry with the latest on the rescue efforts. >> heading out on a foggy day to the folk -- point of operation and dozens of vessels and at the center of it all, a tiny part of the 150 meter long ferry breaking the surface, after 9:00

local time and approaching the period where they say the tides would be suitable for them to try another dive and there is a lot of activity around the up turned hull right now. by the afternoon they confirmed in separate dives they attached a guide rope rum and the cargo d and being forced back by strong currents and preparation for the longer term with arrival of four floating cranes to be used to move the wreck to calm waters and on land the prime minister arrived to take personal charge of the effort but much of the information public is still contradictory, a police officer said the first attempt to get under water access had failed and then a friendly chat with a man from amaritime ministry and back to say divers had been down and attached to guide rope and we tried to establish why on thursday officials said oxygen was being pumped in before admitting it wasn't, many questions left unanswered.

some families feel lied to, others for the activity and is made actually to get in the ship and with the captain and crew. >> translator: if the captain acted properly many kids could still be alive. it hurts. it really hurts. >> reporter: hundreds of kilometers away prosecutors raided the officers of the ferry company as the investigation chief revealed the captain who was reportedly one of the first off the ship may not have been at the helm at the time of the accident. >> translator: the situation was that the captain left the third officer at the helm temporarily. >> reporter: back at the port more divers were getting ready to join the effort and more than two days since it capsized hopes to find anyone alive is slipping away i'm hard which in south korea. >> reporter: and al jazeera's

is live where the rescue operation is being coordinated and the divers managed to go in for the first time since the ship sunk and no luck, do we know when they will go back in to try and find more survivors? >> well, it has to be so this operation is going on around the clock. and they have more powerful floodlights close to the stricken ferry and i would imagine they will attempt to get in whenever they can. what they managed to achieve today was that 17 divers managed to enter the vessel, not the real center of the vessel where the cafeteria and games room is and believe where survivors if they are still alive will be. but they did manage to get to the cargo area as harry mentioned in his report and also into a steering house where they pump in some oxygen. but there was an awful lot of debris and weren't able to move around very much and it's dangerous in there, if you can imagine the floating debris and

strong currents but almost certainly they will have another try, another attempt, south korea has a lot of resources at this particular rescue operation. it's an engineering super power and high-tech super power and will find a way i'm quite sure of getting to areas they want to but it's not going to be easy. they are going to use the cranes to eventually try on move the vessel it seems to shallow waters where they can perhaps right it but that is a very delicate operation because if there are lots of bodies on board. >> reporter: thank you very much for bringing us the latest on the rescue efforts. in the last hour a dramatic document, a school vice principal who was rescued from the ferry has been found hanged and harry is live on the line near the gym where his body was discovered. harry, what have you been able to find? >> we have been speaking to the police and they have confirmed that here at the gym which is

where the school is and dozens of family members have been gathering and sleeping and waiting for information, it's been a very sad scene here throughout with cries of despair coming up, from the floor below us here. and deepening sadness tonight with the news that a man named kong, 52-year-old vice principal of the school and local reports he was the man who phoned the principal of the school twice from the ferry as it was tipping over in the sea. he was found hanged at a hill side near this gym from a tree by police earlier on about 4:00 p.m. local time, that is about three hours ago. so a sad development. this is a man who was rescued. who was actually intimately involved in everything that happened both before and after this event and questioned by police we understand on the day of the accident itself. and he went missing overnight.

and has been found hanged today. >> reporter: a tragic development indeed and thank you very much for bringing us the latest there from south korea. in other world news people around the world are paying tribute to the colombian novel li considered one of the most important literary voices of the 20th century and laid outside his home in mexico city where he died on thursday and he was 87 years old. in his hometown in columbia, people have been holding vigils, the country will mark his passing for three days. >> translator: as a government and tribute to the memory of b marquez there is national mourning for three days and gave an order that all public institutions fly the national flag at half mast as we do in their homes. >> reporter: and he was

colombian but his books are known around the world. one of his best known 100 years of solitude. the book is being circulated over the social media now particularly in spash sh -- spanish and in english it says not what matters is what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it and it's a quote known worldwide and the work has been translated into dozens of languages and our editor has more on his legacy. >> the novelist credited with introducing the world to a genra called magic realism began as a journalist and gabrielle marcus said the novels were based on real life experiences which he insisted were far more extraordinary and bizarre than anything he could invent. the most famous novel 100 years of solitude was translated into more than 30 languages. it is set in a town called

macundo loosely based on his birth place, a once unknown town that has now become synonymous with the best-selling author. >> translator: this is where he used to read when he was young. he first read 1001 arabian knights and did not know it was such a classic book. >> reporter: garcia's novels and short stories which mixed fantastic with the real in a way that brought the character of the content won him nobel prize for literature in 1982. ♪ and he was also passionate about politics. he was a committed leftist and close friend to the leader castro and he defended the cuban revolution and often interceded to release prisoners particularly intellectuals and he insisted that above all he was a journalist. he sponsored a film school in

cuba and the school for new jurnlism in columbia to promote alternative forms of communication. in his last years he was rarely seen in public and advanced age and frail health keeping him from what he loved best and he will nevertheless be long remembered for being not only the biggest exponent of magic realism but ignited a fascination with latin america literature to long out live him. >> with mass audiences and academic audiences and it may rise and fall over time but nothing will change the fact that he took more than 20 countries' literature and with a single book, 100 years of solitude essentially created these forces and made it available to the rest of the wor world. >> reporter:

♪ and tributes from heads of state and writers across the world are pouring in to honor the author u.s. president barack obama said the world lost one of its greatest writers and one of my favorites from the time i was young. this is from the french president, writing giant who gave worldwide reach to the imagination of an entire continent has passed and the chile writer says in his books i found my own family, my country, the people i have known all my life, the color, the rhythm and the abundance of my continent. now to ukraine where pro-russia activists occupying buildings the east want back a deal that is being signed to end the crisis and separatists say they will stay put until their demands are met and agreement says all armed people must leave

sites in return for amnesty and it was signed thursday in geneva from u.s., russia, and eu, supporters are not backing down and remain in control of buildings belonging to the city council and the regular administration. and jack -- jackie is live and no deescalation in the signing of the deal and tell us about the reaction of proaction protesters and what they say about the and necessity. >> reporter: they have been sk skeptical about the deal and still holding the regional administration building behind me, pumping out the russia songs and as far as they are concerned nothing has changed. a leader of the group said they were not party to the talks and that anything that russia engaged with russia eastern gaugement did not in any way commitment them and many of them feel sold out by the russians

after all they are very much identifying themselves as russian and there are lots of pictures and slogans exhibited on the various walls inside the building and feel the russians have let them down but as far as they are concerned the occupation of these buildings goes on until their demands are met and their demands are they want a referendum to be held on greater self determination, greater autonomy for the region and basically this is a reflex -- reflection between the east and west and kiev and people here are saying they want to see those pro-european demonstrators in central kiev vacate the central square before the people here start to think about leaving these buildings. >> and what about the interim government in kiev, jackie, do they view this deal signed in geneva as something viable and something that can be applied? >> reporter: the interim

government in kiev was a party to those talks which is one thing that differentiates them from the people here in the east to pretty much rely on the russians to represent them. in kiev it looks as though they are actually pushing ahead to try to implement the various parts of the deal to enable the crisis to be resolved. so for example the prime minister has said that the government is going to start now drafting an amnesty law which would mean that people would be, these demonstrators and even though they have been occupying these buildings in some cases, they have broken into buildings, damaged public property and some carrying weapons there is amnesty for them to lay down the weapons when they leave the building and the amnesty would not apply to anyone who committed a serious crime so what we are seeing here is the government in kiev putting the pieces together to enable that to happen. but of course they have their own problem in the fact we have still this camp city of

pro-europe demonstrators in the central independent square in kiev and of course under the agreement they too should be packing up their tents and vacating that public space but they seem to be digging their heels in kiev as the people behind me are digging their heels and prodemonstrators are saying we will hold this square until presidential elections at the end of may and they also hope that the state doesn't go anywhere either. >> we are live in eastern ukraine and jackie thank you very much. you are watching the al jazeera news hour and still ahead we report from india where crop failures and growing debt caused a spike in suicides among farmers plus. >> i'm reporting from tripoli in libya and three years after the revolution there are worries about so many tv channels broadcasting without restriction restrictions. >> and in sport find out who is setting the pace ahead of chine chinese.

♪ but first the u.n. is not getting the attention it deserves and thousands of people are not getting enough food and in a town near the capitol supplies are fast running out and carolyn malone reports. >> this is where some of the hungry women and children come to get food and butter. the world's food program has set up operations in what used to be a diamond and gold trading center. but there is not enough for everyone. local health workers say children are dying every few days from malnutrition. >> translator: i go to see and select the children who suffer from malnutrition particularly severe malnutrition. and we find many of them, more than 2-300 but we don't have the products we need to treat the most severe malnutrition.

>> reporter: diamond mining, used to provide for christians and muslims here before the fighting between them started. but now around 14,000 muslims live surrounded by christian an antifighters and many people are without enough food and few supplies that do get in are unaffordable. >> translator: everything is blocked, nothing comes in, it's very expensive to buy food and the amount of food that comes in is very expensive and reached a critical stage and seems like we live in the present. >> reporter: christian people of the town have been damaged by the muslim fighters. the revenge attacks removed any chance of the different religious groups doing business together. >> translator: there are minors there who trade together with christians but all the christians have become an

anti-balica and they don't want to stay here anymore and want to leave. >> reporter: soldiers patrol the area to provide a buffer between the armed groups and prevent any more violence. but unless thousands of muslims get safe passage out and more food brought in the people are threatened by a situation effecting much of central african republic and i'm caroline malone al jazeera. >> staying with africa the nigerian military retracted a statement which it claimed to free school girl whose have been abducted, 100 students were kidnapped from a school earlier this week this a northeastern state there and we go live to the correspondent there and a lot of confusion about the fate of these girls. >> reporter: well, that is right. this confusion seems to be coming from the nigerian military. on wednesday they issued a statement saying 129 girls had been kidnapped and they freed 121 of them and they have

crossed check the number with the principal of the school who had confirmed that 121 girls had been released from captivity but within hours of the military statement the school principal and family came out to say this was not true to dismiss those and say the girls were still missing. all of this is being exacerbated by the fact that even with these claims from the authorities about a rescue, no video evidence, no photographic evidence has been presented to anybody about the whereabouts of these girls. on top of that as you were just saying thursday night they decide to now come out with another statement saying if the school principal and the families say the g irrelevant -- girls are missing they must be and there is confusion and grave doubts about the accuracy of the information coming from the authorities and here to discuss this issue with me is the policy and legal advocacy center and can you shed any light on what on earth is going

on with these missing girls? >> it's a mystery for nigerian and questions for nigerians and the government understands the seriousness of the crisis that nigerians are facing and evidence is there to show the government is not on top of the situation. lies are being told. people have been misled. and people are disappointed this government is not on top of the crisis or indeed that the insecure situation in nigeria. >> reporter: can you give us back in context to help us understand the why in which the nigerian military is handling this crisis. what are the root causes of this lack of clarity, this confusion, i mean you say lies, what is all of this about? why the lack of transparency? >> well, i think that first of all there is no coordination between the different forces that are fighting.

secondly, i do not think that there is resources that are budgeted for the fight against this put into the fight. i think it's a lot of mystery about the location, abuse of resources, corruption, lack of transparency and all of this manifests in putting out stories about successes that nigerians see is not necessarily correct. >> reporter: from the policy and legal advocacy, thank you so much. we know the parents and families of these girls are still incredibly worried about their whereabouts. there is still a manhunt going on told by the military despite confusion about whether some were rescued and some were not and we will keep a close eye on the story. >> we will go back to you as soon as there are documen devel. the u.n. security council has met to talk about human rights in north korea and as catherine reports two former north korean

prisoners are among those giving evidence. >> reporter: north korea remains one of the most closed off and secret countries in the world and it has not stopped the team from releasing a report accusing north korea of widespread and gross human rights violations. >> if ever there is a call for action at the highest level on human rights this really is it. >> reporter: the reporter says the police and security forces of north korea committed crimes against humanity, rape, torture, abortions and extermination and he was born in one of the prison camps in 1982, in a book called escape from camp 14 he describes being forced to watch the execution of his mother and brother. and the testimony is one of the key elements of the u.n. report. he is in new york for a special meeting with the security council. and he admits he was rattled before his appearance before the human rights council in geneva.

>> translator: i was really nervous and insecure because they informed me there was a delegation from north korea and i was shaking. but someone who is going to talk about the human rights issues, then i felt very proud and now i really want to talk about it. >> reporter: the u.n. calls on the security council to refer the issue to the international criminal court but that is unlikely given china has the power to veto a move and publically rejected the document and an official says lack of support and cooperation by north korea made it impossible for them to be impartial and objective. >> china is a great country and a great civilization and it must itself be concerned about having at its doorstep a country which not only has nuclear weapons, but is also so inherently unstable as to cause such injustice to citizens. >> reporter: neither china or

russia attended thursday's security council meeting and he is ready to put the past behind him. >> translator: when the human rights issues are stopped at some point, that would be really great. i have a strong aspiration to have a new life starting all over. >> reporter: a life he never could have imagined as a political prisoner in his own country. >> reporter: an avalanche killed 12 people and others missing and the victims are guides preparing routes for international climbers and begin attempts to reach the summit in may. thousands tried to claim the 8850 mountain since it was conquered in 1953, 243 people died on the slopes. rescue mission is underway. time for a look at the world weather with richard and richard sand and snowstorms in china. >> yes, things are wild across

the northern parts of china at the moment. we take a look at the satellite and we see the clouds spilling in from the west. and it's well to the northwestern providence that we had reports of snow as the frontal system has pushed in. and here we have had the visibility reduced to 50 meters in places, temperatures dropping to minus 5. and causing problems across the patch. further towards the east we had problems in mongolia and you see the pictures and they are grainy because it's grains of sand blowing around, coming in off the gobi desert and how to deal with that is get the bulldozers out and sweep it up so that is an on going feature across the region over the last couple of days. we can do with something to sweep away the poor air quality we still have in beijing at the moment, a very unhealthy 212. and looks like the system will sweep through during the course

of saturday and it will keep the temperatures down in beijing and should enter the 20s at this time of year and instead we look at 15 degrees but by the time we get through to sunday we will see temperatures on the rise and sunshine returning and dry conditions and temperatures rising to 24 degrees sells -- celcius. >> reporter: we will go to where farmers committed suicide there after hail destroyed their crops and unable to repay their debt and we traveled to the area and sent this report. >> reporter: crop failure by storms has been hard on them. because of it his youngest son committed suicide in this field earlier this month. his only other son killed himself a few years ago for the same reason and even so he has to keep on farming. >> translator: i have to do it. i have no alternative. how will i fill my stomach, if i don't work how will i raise my

grandsons. >> reporter: crop failures usually caused by drought are part of life and death here. but the hail and unseasonal rains means recovery this time will take longer. >> translator: the rain soaked up and washed away the minerals in the soil so for the next few years what we plant they will not be as good quality as before. >> reporter: life can be good here. but it can also be hard. 8 districts in the state here have been hit by hail and rainstorms, damaging crops on hundreds of farms. this onion crop is destroyed and the trees may look green but the fruit is gone and an infection destroyed many of last year's crops. the government is compensating each farmer with $400-$800 depending on the size of the land and it's one-time payment from damage from resent hail storms and some people say it's not amount.

>> translator: that is the amount the central government decided and i'm a government servant and that is all i can say. >> reporter: he owns two small fields and he will likely get the lower end of the compensation. that's not nearly enough to cover the $2500 he owes and he says he will ask the village council for another loan so he can keep on farming and hope to grow for his grandsons something other than debt, al jazeera. >> all right, do stay with us here on al jazeera. the sun is shining on the hotspot in the philippines but not everyone is reaping the benefits. also ahead, waste not, want not, how one community in the u.s. state of vermont is cutting back on trash and saving cash and in sports find out if the champions can get off to a winning spot in the playoffs and do stay with us and we will be back after this short break. pass mass

♪ whole come back, you are watching the news hour on al jazeera and reminder of the top stories, two days after it sank they were able to get in a south korean ferry but have found no survivors and 28 died and 268 are still missing. columbia president has declared three days of national mourning to mark the death of gabrielle marquez and considered one of the most important literary voices of the 20th century and activists in ukraine want the occupation of building and

talking about solving the crisis. u.n. described an attack on a compound in south sudan as a war crime, a group of civilians and some armed forced their way in the compound and the u.n. says as many as 58 people were killed. let's go straight to our correspondent who is live outside the capital duba and do you know more about what happened in bor? >> yes, we do, we know yesterday at 11:00 local time a group of armed civilians stormed the u.n. base, despite retaliation, they were able to get on the protection offensive ywhere a n exceeding 58 were killed and the number is here and i'm joined by deputy head of the u.n. mission. can you tell me, is the u.n.

able to -- [technical difficulties in audio] nobody should have expectations of us. >> we will have to leave the guests in duba because we are having difficulties with the sound and hopefully we will be able to reestablish the connection and get back to them. going to kenya where they deported nationals in a second wave of the forced deportations and u.n. refugee agency warned this could endanger people who need protection from armed groups and they insist they are not targeting them and hunting for what they call terrorism suspects and illegal aliens and kenya's former prime minister says the country has to find a better way of dealing with the people who seek refuge within

its borders. >> there is a better way of looking for terrorists other than targeting a whole community and arresting people, taking them to a stadium and then doing the screening which is being done today. this and we say it's not acceptable in the modern world. those who are in the country illegally have committed a crime and should be dealt with in accordance with the law. the law of how to deal with an illegal immigrant in the country. so then there are also other refugees which should be taken back to refugee camps. the government should basically enhance the surveillance mechanism system. this is where they are. >> reporter: al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of journalists in egypt and greste and fahmy

and mohamed have been behind bars for 111 days. their case is adjourned until later this month and the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention is held without trial since last august and on hunger strike for the last 88 days and al jazeera rejects all the accusations against its staff. and canada's foreign minister weighed in on detention of fahmy who is a canadian citizen on a trip to cairo. >> obviously we have made requests with respect to this individual getting a fair and expeditious trial and request that humanitarian and medical needs be addressed. i appreciate obviously as in canada, here in egypt there are independent judicial processes. >> reporter: the u.n. to syria is calling for fighters in the city of homs to return to the

negotiating table and he says the city has become a theatre of death and destruction and met u.s. secretary of state john kerry on thursday and a deal agreed earlier this year allowed some civilians to leave the city but more talks broke down this week after heavy fighting. >> the members of the security council express great concern about the humanitarian impact of heavy fighting on civilians in the city of homs and around. members of security council urge the immediate implementation of security council resolution 2139. members of the security council support the call and joins representative for resumption of discussions between the syrian authorities and negotiating committee representing the civilians and fighters still

trapped in the old city of homs as well as inhabitants in other -- order to reach a comprehensive agreement. >> and these are the latest pictures showing destruction in homs and barrel bombs are being dropped by government forces who are targeting opposition-held areas. and activists in homs say the bombardment is the worst in months and as al jazeera reports rebels in the city say fighters in the north have let them down. >> translator: they are trapped, weakened by a military siege and feel abandon by partners in the war and rebels in the old city of homs are fighting what could be their last battle. >> translator: we won't leave, homs is ours and will not accept reconciliation deals. >> reporter: these are some of the estimated 1,000 opposition fighters who refuse the

government offer to hand themselves in as part of a reconciliation process. for these men they were let down by rebels in other areas. >> translator: why did you forget homs? what happened to the millions of dollars sent to the rebels in the north to break the siege? for god's sake u -- unite. >> reporter: forces are on offensive and do have the upper hand and the last rebel-held areas have been under a tight military siege for almost two years and that forced hundreds of fighters to turn themselves in to the syrian government over resent months. >> translator: what we are witnessing, this is the result of being made under the table and those on the opposition who are selling the revolution. >> reporter: in the early days, some of the biggest an antigovernment demonstrations took place here before fighting tore this city apart and homs has always been known as the capitol of the revolution.

losing homs would be a major blow to the opposition. it's not just strictly territory along a major cross road between the north and south of the country. it would also effect the morale of the opposition who already lost territories and supply lines in surrounding regions. the rebels still have strongholds in homs northern country side but they too are under siege and leaders say they were also abandon ed. >> translator: we tried to lift the siege of homs but didn't have airplanes and heavy weapons. we tried many times. >> reporter: those who remain inside the old city try to keep their spirits high but there is a reality, they are left alone to fight their enemy who has exploded the disunity and their ranks, i'm with al jazeera. >> reporter: a libyan committee is accusing the media of insighting violence and says the leaders of armed groups own tv station and no legal control to

monitor the press and from the capitol andrew simmons reports. >> reporter: it brings a new meaning to the term media war. this is our channel a libya tv station relaunching after a series of military-style attacks. the mosque government caught here on security cameras opened fire with a rocket-propelled ger ma -- grenade launcher and this is not unusual in libya but no surprise there is no investigation and here the general national congress raided last month by protesters who shot and wounded three elected members and the chairman of the media committee believes it is getting more dangerous. >> translator: everyone can see the chaos on the security front. but the same is true of the media which is highly unregulated and insights violence against state institutions. >> reporter: in libya anyone with money and motivation can own a newspaper, a radio station

or a tv channel. and they can send out virtually any message they like, true or false. because there are hardly any legal restraints. since the revolution three years ago more than 50 television channels and hundreds of newspapers and magazines have opened up. some broadcasters are based in other arab states, all this with elections likely within three months, armed groups accusing to surrender weapons and the government can't control law an ord order. >> they think it's right and definitely wants to effect the election and wants to effect the drafting of the constitution and set of malitia taking sides officially or unofficially of the debate so we have a very, very, very dangerous mix here. >> reporter: and the tv and staff are under constant threat but they carry on with their work. >> translator: even if average citizen is afraid to go the

street so you can imagine what it's like for a journalist working to tell the truth. >> reporter: and so they continue to risk kidnap and murder, but the work of journalists is often suppressed or subverted and no government plan to hold anyone legally liable for telling lies or stirring up hatred and no means of offering protection but telling the truth when it provokes a violent reaction, andrew simmons, al jazeera. >> supporters of the president insists he has been reelected for a fourth term in office and celebrating in a capitol after polls closed on thursday. but his opponents have denounced the process and his main rival says the vote was rigged. and this was a scene in the village east of algeer and hundreds of young people clashed with police after trying disrupt polling at several stations and say the vote was an farse. trial of someone who spent years

in a jail after being extra dated to the u.s. has become in new york and accused of helping al-qaeda in afghanistan, yemen and u.s. >> it has taken ten years to get him into the federal court in new york to make the case, he is a terrorist leader with global reach. in the opening argument they argued he used his position as a mosque in london to recruit and aid to the training of militants to fight nonbelievers. the prosecution said it would produce witness whose will link him to an al-qaeda training camp in afghanistan. witnesses will discuss what occurred at a terrorist training camp in oregon that he originally set up. in addition there would be evidence of his active involvement in the kidnapping of tourists in yemen in 1998 and say there is no evidence that he participated in any of that. that the prosecution witnesses

are only testifying to reduce their own sentences of terrorism and shouldn't be trusted but a satellite phone bought by him ended up months later and only connected by the hostage takers to act in discussions about the hostages. they say he shouldn't be tried based on his philosophy but only based on the evidence. without his trademark hook instead using a prosthetic limb with a pin attached when needed will testify about what is his long journey and they will play audio and video recordings of interviews and some praising 9/11 and defense says that is an attempt to prejudice the new york jury and the tapes are irrelevant since almost all of the charges he faces are for actions that occurred before the attack on the world trade center. the trial is expected to take four weeks, and i'm with al jazeera, inew york. >> stay with us on the news hour

and we have sports coming up, next and hear from a high flyer and his new career is an soaring success. ♪

♪ welcome back, the island in the central philippines is a holiday hotspot and thousands visit the beaches each year generating millions of tourists but not all the islands' residents are benefitting as we explain. >> reporter: with the white sand beaches and balmy weather

the island in the philippines is the country's most visited destination and it attacks millions of tourists from all over the world. despite all the charms many of those who come here are aware of the island's history. and it's the original inhabitants of the island and increasing commercial development drew them from their homes and for decades they have stayed like this, poor and uneducated and marginalized. the government awarded more than two hectres of land for the tribe's relocation and one of the most expensive and sought-after properties in the country and real estate developers have long wanted it. this is the reason why people say they are worried for their safety. the leader of the tribe was gunned down in broad daylight just over a year ago. and he was fighting for the rights of his people and suspending in the courts, tension in the island is high.

>> translator: it is painful for us because we were here first and yet we have been left behind. and others have progressed, we have nothing at all. >> reporter: local government here has not given them enough protection and saver iing wealt business establishments over welfare and the mayor is unavailable for comment. a move to put the people on the tourism map is being pushed to allow them to introduce culture to the millions of visitors here every year. >> we are very grateful the government has finally realized that they need to provide a face, the human face here because we say it is a soulless community. >> reporter: it may mean more jobs for those who have long been discriminated they say because of the color of their skin.

it is their every right to do so because they belong here as much as anyone else, saying they are a not just drift wood that came from no where. i'm with al jazeera in central philippines. >> time for the sport and here is andy. >> thank you and hamilton looking good in efforts to dominate the formula one season and the driver fastest in practice ahead of sunday and attempting to win what will be his first straight race and suspension problems meant he could do nine laps in the morning session but returned to set the best time of the day. and he was second quickest with third and reigning world champion fifth fastest with one finish so far this season and not a great day for lotus, an n unscheduled meeting bringing his practice session to an early

close. athletico many drivewayed can go atop of the spanish league and take on the team and among 11 unbeaten run and knocked barcelona out of the league and they should be available for athletico despite a injun injurr sunday's win. >> translator: we have to isolate ourselves from everything and concentrate on how to win a tough match against a team that works well technically. the only thing that matters is ensuring we do our maximum ability and must have intensity and strength of mind. >> reigning stanley cup champion the blackhawks lost in triple over time in game one against the st. louis blues and they led 3-2 going in the final period but with a couple minutes left, that put the game in over time

and took three additional period until it was scored and the 8th time the hawks lost the road game of a playoff series. and anthony will not feature in the nba playoffs for the first time in his career and soon to be free agent is open to the idea of spending with the new york nicks if he is convinced the team will be more competitive next season. >> i don't know if i can wait another season of losing and i cannot see that picture right now. as far as other teams that are out there and what is quote, unquote team would be the best situation, you never know. i mean sometimes the grass is not always greener on the other side. >> reporter: spieth put himself in contention at the heritage event in north carolina and 20-year-old spieth finished in a tie for second at the master's in what was a major debut and

two other and in 5th position. and matt who tied for 5th at augusta has a share of the lead, on fire. now para gliding are few who dare or have the opportunity to take up, but the free flying discipline has an unlikely escape for one man in south africa and robin adams reports from cape town. >> reporter: and he is having the time of his life. on a beautiful summer day in the cape the 28-year-old is taking his solo flight and we are flying right beside him. and he quickly established himself as one of the rising stars in a sport with a small but devoted following. but his journey didn't start out smoothly. it was quite difficult to come here in south africa due to some

problems so i come here to south of ka -- africa looking for work as everyone else is so used looking for jobs, looking for some work and i started to work as a proper job or part-time job a and. >> reporter: he fell in love with the sport carrying equipment to the launch point. >> this is real freedom. this is like a bird. >> reporter: it was his friendly nature that captured the attention of long time flight instruction molenda who wanted him to experience flying. >> and sure of what will happen and be with the nature and the weather and you have to take what you get. >> reporter: and he took him under the wing and gave him a

job in his repair shop and he made the most of that opportuni opportunity. >> at the moment i have my license but i submitted my sports license. if all goes well my ambition is to become an instructor and hopes he inspires others to fulfill dreams and circumstances are difficult and should never discourage you from your ambitions and i'm from al jazeera. >> i have plenty more on our website and ahead of the chinese is the top story and al jazeera.com/sport and details on to get in touch with us on twitter and facebook and that is the sport for now. >> thank you and the u.s. government says americans are among the most wasteful people in the world. nearly a third of all food is thrown out at an estimated cost of $161 billion a year and now

one community in the northeast state of vermont has come up with a solution and kimberly reports. >> reporter: in the small town of montpelier, vermont the restaurant is known as one of the best and busiest diners and more than a thousand people eat here each week so when they suggested the restaurant start recycling food waste the owner scoffed at the suggestion. >> at the time i said, no, way, we are too busy of a restaurant to take time out to compost. >> reporter: he changed his mind when he found recycling scraps could save money, instead of paying the city to carry away the garage to the landfill ryan would be charged nothing, business's organic waste was diverted to recycling. we collect food scraps because when they go in the landfill they get -- they turn into methane which is one of the most powerful greenhouse gasses.

we take them to compost to be reclaimed in the soil. >> reporter: but the city of montpelier is not just being environmentally conscious, it also has a space problem. the town's only landfill is filling up quickly and expensive to run. it's a problem facing many states all over america. and simply running out of room for all their trash. the scale of the problem is a wake-up call for local officials rounds the u.s. who are now looking to vermont's composting program for inspiration. making the best use of the ne nutrients in wasted food begins at the farm where table scraps are fed to chickens who in turn produce eggs. >> putting it in a landfill is a terrific waste of the value of the material. we turn this otherwise skw squandered resource into food right in the first day. >> reporter: and although it

met some neshl reorganization in how they operate they now see the benefit. >> tons of waste we diverted from "the stream." >> reporter: they hope it will gain momentum but forcing homes from regular trash, the goal ambitious one, zero food waste by the year 2020, i'm with al jazeera montpeel r -- montpelier, vermont and rescue efforts where 286 people are missing after a ferry sank on wednesday. prosecutors have now demanded that an arrest warrant be issued for the ship's captain. we will have the very latest from south korea in just a few minutes here on al jazeera. that is it for the news hour, and from the team in doha, thanks for watching.

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