and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> china expresses anger with vietnam as thousands of chinese nationals are helped to leave the country. hello, welcome to al jazeera, life from doha -- live from doha. ahead - apologies from officials in north korea after an apartment block collapse, hundreds feared dead. a race against time to rescue survivors from floods in the balkans, which killed 25

people. turning office blocks into creative spaces - the art boom that is shaking up hong kong. choounees state -- chinese state tv reports some programs have been stopped in vietnam. it follows days of riots where people have been killed. more than 2,000 chinese nationals left the country. police broke up an anti-chinese rally. china's decision to drill in disputed waters caused widespread anger in invite yam. >> reporter: china is sending in warships to evacuate nationals is a measure of how serious the crisis has become. the first of the worships is due to arrive in feet nam in the

early -- vietnam in the early hours of monday. the others will follow and they can accommodate about 2,000 people. potentially we are looking at the evacuation of 10,000 clean ice nationals. -- chinese nationals. the last time we saw an evacuation of this is when the united states withdrew its people from syingan in 1989. 3,000 chinese nationals have been evacuated, beginning after any symbols of china were attacked by mobs in the north and south and the center of the country. in all 22 out of 16 provinces saw some of the worst violence. authorities are doing what they can to put a lid on the

violence. there was a proassessment outside hanoi. it was broken up. journalists and protesters pushed away. china is appealing to vietnam to do more to direct nationals. -- protect nationals. there's no counter demonstrations and the reason is simply - the chinese don't want spontaneous gatherings on the streets as the june 4th anniversary approaches. china has disputes with two other neighbours - japan and the philippines, and to its people, i don't think it wants to be seen as the bad boy on the block. >> north korea offered a rare apology to people whose relatives were killed after an apartment building collapsed. the newsagency said irresponsible supervision was to blame, but did not specify how many were killed, only that it happened tuesday in pyongyang. south korea's unification ministry said 93 families were

living in the building. a career analyst and journalist said the move may be an attempt to upstatement the south korean government. >> let's take it on face value that there has been an accident of this nature, that there has been a building collapse of a 20-odd storey in pyongyang, one of north korea's most - probably the only real affluent city, a desirable place to live. after all, in recent weeks there has been high-profile accidents. if, indeed, there was an accident, itself, perhaps the north is sending us a message as well as its own people. there we have to break down with a little more analysis, because in terms of a message to its own people, if it is admitting a flaw in its public infrastructure to its own

affluent - to its own powerful elite base in its city of pyongyang, perhaps it's aiming to portray its leader as a caring leader. reports claim that he stayed up through the night after being told of the news and was deeply upset. and they have moved towards this irresponsible construction. so maybe, indeed, they fear unrest. but if we look a bit further than that and the global implications, considering that at least part of this report has been in the english language, which is a key indicator of a global message, it's perhaps aimed at causing unrest here in south korea, where the people have been angry about the government's slow response to the ferry disaster last month, and maybe they are trying to provoke unrest by the comparison of the caring, quick acting north korean leadership. it's difficult to say with the

north. you can never be certain. maybe there is a dual message, we can't ignore the latter. >> the libyan army imposed a no-fly zone, following violence from forces led as the retired army fighters. up to 79 were killed. libya's government accused the fighters loyal to the germ of carrying -- general of carrying out a coup. >> iran's foreign minister said a nuclear deal with world powers is popular, after a fourth round of talks ended in geneva on friday. world leaders want nuclear ambitions scaled back. a deadline has been set since late july. if it agrees to halt, it can be the result of some economic sanctions. >> 25 have been killed in the ball cans after the worst flooding in history. record rain caused rivers to

burst their bangs in bosnia and herzegovina. tens of thousands have been forced from their homes. peter sharp has the latest. >> reporter: three months of rain in less than three days. the worst floods since records began 120 years ago. more than 10,000 people waited for rescue as the waters of the mighty river surged across flood defenses, unundating -- inundating three cities. helicopter plucked stranded residents from rooftops, winching aboard another precious cargo. following the rains, the landslides. sweeping down from the surrounding hills, cutting through communities with no warping. scores -- warning. scores died, a death toll that is expected to rise. local schools and sports centers were filled with thousands who lost their homes in a once in a century disaster.

>> we left the car behind, the motorcycle, the chainsaw and all our valuables. we grabbed the mobile phones and ran. >> some endured a long wait for newed of missing relatives. >> last time i spoke to my uncle was yesterday. since then there was no information. i don't know where he is. i know it's cold and wet with no electricity. i have no communication with him or the rest of my family. >> reporter: outside a serbian down along the river, there's a sense of urgency as emergency teams are deployed in preparing for defences. prisoners from the local gaol volunteered to help as weather experts predict a new flood wave moving down river is expected to strike on sunday. wav can leaders pledged to work together to wage total war on boko haram. a meeting in paris was held.

the nigerian arm group's kidnapping of hundreds of school girls. they failed to come up with a strategy despite strong words from the president of cameroon. >> translation: the problem with boko haram is it's no longer only a nigerian issue, it's a regional problem, if not for the whole of africa. we are here to declare war on boko haram. >> the veteran sued niece leader has been arrested. detained after being accused of detaining authorities for violence in darfur. there are fears that the arrest will increase political tensions ahead of elections. the husband much a pregnant sudanese woman sentenced to death for aposta si said he will appeal against the ruling. she was convicted for abandoning is lame and marrying a christian man. a judge ruled she should be

hanged. in many areas christians and muslims live side by side. in this town they have for hundreds of years. that's why attack those how people have recovered sense. >> the pastor scroobs the horror of -- describes the horror of what happened. attackers armed with machine guns opened fire on the service, killing 15 worshippers. another church nearby was attacked with hand grenades. the pastor was not here then, arriving seven months later when no one else would agree to leave the church. >> before, the number used to be 200 plus. that used to come to the church. now the number has reduced. when i came, i found around 70 members who used to attend the church here.

and now the number started to grow up. they are going to around 150. they have a majority muslim population. it's close to the somali border. muslims and christians lived together in peace. no one claimed possibility for the church attacks. many blamed the armed groub al-shabab -- group al-shabab. kenyan forces entered to fight in 2011. >> there could be a link. maybe they create the family within the society. to create animosity between the two. that has not been attained. >> muslim leaders say the people will not be persuaded to hate their neighbours. >> anywhere in the world you go, you never find the way the muslims increase the living, anywhere in the world. we have meetings. if anything happens, we consult

one another. the majority of the people, of this down, almost. it's the responsibility of the muslims. they are living. that is a possibility. >> reporter: churches here have increased stability. if the number of worshippers taped the services they know what it was. those that come to pray are determined to resist outside attempts to divide their community. still to come - why this man in the occupied wang is going to -- west bank is going to court get back land he says is stolen. syria comes to dance --

comes to cannes, a personal view of life in the war-torn country.

good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. chinese state media is reporting that the country stopped all bilateral programs in vietnam. chinese travellers have been advised not to go to the country, following days of anti-chinese riots in which at least two people have been killed. north korea offered a rare apology to people who lost relatives after an apartment building collapsed. state media did not offer further details. state media said around 92

families were living in the building in pyongyang in the balkans they have experienced the worst flooding in a century. 29 have been killed, thousands have been forced to leave their homes. rivers burst their banks across serbia and herzegovina. israel announced the cop fizzation of lands in -- confizzation of lands in the west bank. this has raised concern, and they are taking their cases to court, accusing them of stealing land with fake documents. >> reporter: the illegal outpost here was home to 50 families before it was evacuated in 2012. many petitioned the court insisting they bought the land from palestines like this man's father. a claim denied. >> translation: they said the

land was sold a palestine middleman, that my father sold him the land, which is not true. they claim they have his sit. >> reporter: he says his father can't sign it, he was illiterate and on that day he was in no condition to sign anything - he was on his death bed. palestinian records show the middleman duds not exist. this is not the only case. this lease in 2003 was declared a forgery by the israeli courts because the palestinian man who sold the land to the settlers died 50 years prior. israeli settlers insist they buy the land legally, and some palestinians take the money but deny the sale later, in order to say face and maybe save their lives. >> a big part of the issue or the problem is that palestinian land openers feel threatened in their own community, threatened in a life-threatening situation,

where if they found out to be selling land to jewish people, they could be killed. >> reporter: an israeli nongovernmental organization said that is not true. and accuses israeli settlers of using false documents as a tactic even if it means the truth is revealed later. >> it works. the claims, even though they are not real, help them to have another six months, another year for them or that person to be evacuated. rmpt which is what is happening now. settlers on his land. he says it's more than property. it's about family. >> it's an instalment to the dead and the living because the dead can't defend themselves. >> he says that land and honour are the same, and he will not give up on either.

turkey's government launched on investigation into the worst mining accident. more than 300 died in the town of soma. critics are accusing the government of selling state-owned mines to politically connected businessmen. the ruling party said the site received safety inspections on numerous occasions. 200 investigators gathered near tabbing sin square and are angry at the government's hand lipping of the disaster. police fired water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. sell braugss to commemorate five years since the end of the war. commemorations for the tamil tigers has been broken up. their suffering is far from over. this report from jasper. >> reporter: the mark of the million, worn by old tamil

married women. this woman wore hers since her marriage to the leader of tamil tilingers, who waged a war against the sri lankan government. these women don't know where their husbands are. >> translation: thee loaded everywhere, nout just one by bun -- not just one by one, all the fighters were taken after mediation by a priest. there were three bus loads of them. >> reporter: this is an elected member of the northern prove yin shall council. >> we don't want compensation, houses or property. give us our rights. that's all we ask. military spokesman told al jazeera that such cases would be reported to the presidential commission. it could make an informed decision on each case. questions about those that disappeared during or after the

wore, overshadowing the drive in the north and east. the government spent billions on roads and facilities. it attracted developers who owns the biggest hotel. >> here almost every house has someone outside. always there's a flow of money. so there's a consumer strength. definitely once a priest comes, it will grow. despite developments there are developments on how the country would mark the war. the government banned event to remember 8 tamil tilingers and civilians. on friday, police crack down on an attempt to remember they are dead. >> i think in the last few months we feel, again, that the tamils are treated as a terrorist. >> the editor of an outspoken

newspaper says there cannot be true peace because the government is sharing power with the tamil community. >> revealing the land linking north and south is a vital part of the programme. the issue of missing loved ones, many of them senior fighters is an obstacle to building meaningful links between the communities. >> dozens of women await news of their missing husband, homing the mark of a million is not worn in vain. an outbreak of cholera killed at least two people in south sudan's cab tall -- capital juba, and there are fears it will spread to crowded camps around the city. malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: if left untreated it can kill. in the right conditions it spreads fast. the ministry of health announced

an outbreak in juba. the number of cases arriving in this isolation unit has grown every day since. >> translation: when i became ill and the diarrhoea started i felt weak. i felt my eyes were sunken, i was unable to walk and lost strength. >> reporter: this woman said she out mango, and became sick. her friend brought her here. she'll probably make it, like most. rehydration is crucial. the drip contapes sugar, salt and water, and this keeps people alive when they start to lose fluids. beds are arranged outside because in the midday heat it's too hot to be inside. at the end of the day they'll be taken in to the wards for the night. wards are running out of space, and if the cholera outbreak reaches the camps around the city of juba, they'll be overrun. the rainy season has begub,

tens -- begun. tens of thousands ran from violence. they have lived in crowded camps like this since. these pitt latrenes collapsed. cholera here would spread like wildfire. the u.n. says people need to be moved or the camps will become a death trap. >> the rest of the city has serious sanitation problems too. medics say the outbreak can only be contained if preventive steps are taken. >> it's worse, sap takes is poor -- sanitation is poor. the flies jump on any type of food, which is exposed, and then you take it in, you are gone. >> reporter: meanwhile some patients regain their strength, others arrive. it's the country's referral hospital. everyone hopes they don't get

more. now, al jazeera demand the immediate release of its journalist imprisoned in egypt for 141 days. the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed was adjourned again on thursday, and they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects charges against them. they are due back in court on 22 may. >> abdullah al-shami, the fourth detained al jazeera journalist will continue to refuse food. he has been held without trial since august and has been on hunger strike for four months. in a letter he confirmed he'd been placed in solitary confinement where attempts had been made to force-feed him. the syrian conflict came to the cannes film festival. films compiling more than 1,000 internet clips is prem airing. "silverwatered" was directed by an exiled director based in

paris. [ gun fire ] >> reporter: these images emerge from syria on a daily basis - on the news, tv screens and on the big screen here at the cannes film festival. "silvered water" was directed from afar. the maker cutting together 1,000 videos on exile from paris. he asked "what would you film if you were here?" he told her. >> i started to feel i was back in syria. that this virtual window became very real, deep, beautiful. she became my homeland. and after i discovered this, yes, for me she is a metaphor of

syria. >> reporter: this is a movie bringing the viewer closer to daily lives in a war-torn woundry, featuring rape, death and resilience. >> reporter: you're going back to syria? >> yes. >> reporter: are you scared? >> even if i die there, it's not... . >> reporter: these are people that have lost everything, except their dignity. she carries a bag of soil wherever she goes. a piece of homs. it's important to have a piece of it with you at all times. >> the message is the broken thing. there is no language, there is no way to describe what i feel.

>> reporter: her house no longer stands, her home will never leave her. hong kong is in the grip of contemporary art fever, a show case of art and collectors from around the world. rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: it's not what hong kong's office blocks are used to. installation artist turns a floor into a bunker themed vodka bar. >> we cooked up this idea, which was to set up a bupinger space -- bunker space in the city. >> reporter: he is one of a growing number of artists given a stage in the week of art. >> there has been artists in hong kong doing contemporary art sups the '50s -- sips the '50s or '60s. people weren't aware of it. >> they are starting to get aware of it, once they came to

art. often baffling to some, it is baffling to many. around hong kong there are signs that the attitude was changing. >> after years of delay the government is moving ahead. despite inflated property prices old being are converted into creative spaces. everything is moving together. it made morgan decide to move back here. setting up moment in an unspoiled corner. a place to be creative. this is the result - his biggest work. he admits it has some puzzled. >> they see nothing. the photographer hates it, hates the work because it's seemingly nothing. >> that's because they are not looking close enough. a work of so-called durational performance, the white wall is, in fact, indented with the shapes of 50,000 tiny flags

payne stakingly peeled off to leave their mark. in so doing a new talent making his re-examination on the developing art scene. for that story and the rest of day's news - it can be found on the website aljazeera.com. new records coming out of the operations of the department of vetted remembers affairs has identified one way the v.a. dropped backlogs. by lying about them. secretary eric was in the hot seat it reese the inside story.