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single story, syria's war comes to the cannes film festival. but first, to libya, where gunmen have stormed the general national congress building in the capitol tripoli. witnesses are saying beginmen from the zen tang greg aid attacked the buildings in the south of the capitol. reports are suggesting there is a lot of smoke coming from the area. the militia used to control several areas of the city. the attack follows violence the weekend in the eastern city of benghazi in which 79 people died. the army has imposed now a no-fly zone over the city. retired general kalifa hafta sees himself as the chief of the self-proclaimed forces. attacks have been carried out by rebels loyal to him. haftar has the support of many

officers and many army units. he says he is trying to purge the country of what he calls terrorist groups. he also says the central government has lost control of former rebels who took part in the 2011 revolution that led to the overthrow of mumar gadaffi but the central government accuses him of trying to stage a coup. let's bring in omar. tell us more about what we know what happened outside the parliament building in tripoli. >> reporter: steven, over an hour ago, about ten to 20 vehicles, between 10 to 20 vehicles carrying the libyan army and libyan police. don't can surprised. they are former rebels. they got integrated in the libyan forces. malishas if you will.

they do report to their own commander not to the libyan army. >> stormed the building of the general national congress in tripoli. understand that force pulled out and there is now fighting around the area and two different areas within tripoli. basically, what had happened, the government called for the former rebels who are loyal to the government and the libyan army and there are now clashes in tripoli at two different locations between the zin tan militias and other former rebels who are loyal to the government. >> let's talk more about retired general haftar. how serious is this move by him, and how much support does he have? >> reporter: well, in terms of sirius necessary, i think it is very serious. authorities are worried. the head of the general national

congress described the attack on the gnc as an attempt to overtake libya's democracy. he said those who are loyal to haftar want to take libya back to the days of dictatorship. >> that's referenced to, of course, the late leader, mumar gadaffi. i spoke to the spokesperson of haftar's forces. he is based somewhere outside f benghazi to the east. he said we have decided to launch an open war against the general national congress. we will choose the time of attack. we are preparing forces in benghazi as well as across libya, including tripoli. he did claim responsibility that the air force who attacked the general national congress belongs to the haftar forces. >> omar saleh in pripoli. thanks, omaver. to europe, at least 44 people have now been killed in the

worst flooding for more than a century, in the balkans. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes in serbia, bosnia and croatia. some towns have been completely cut off by the floods. the prime minister is describing the situation as catastrophic. peter sharp reports. >> reporter: with more than 25,000 people being driven from their homes, as the flood waters from the saba river continue to rise, the priority for the rescue crews is the evacuation of the sick and elderly. but many of the most vulnerable remain trapped and they are now running out of food and drinking water. it is a massive logistics operation that's threatening to completely overwhelm serbia's emergency services. on dry ground, helicopter did shuttle between the riverbank and local hospitals ferrying those too weak to walk.

>> a lot of people are still in their apartments. there were a lot of elderly and people with disabilities that didn't want to leave their homes. they stayed behind. >> on saturday, more than 4,000 people exhausted, carrying nothing but a few belongings boarded coaches for the emergency shelters, set up in schools and sports arenas. it could be a long time before they will be able to return home. in neighboring bosnia, over stretched local rescue teams are being backed up by civilian volunteers. people call us from all over the country to offer help. i hope that stays the same over the coming days when people in the affected areas will really need all of the help they can get. >> and serbia's biggest power station cited on the banks of the saba river is now under threat. capacity at nikola tesla power plant had been cut as local coal mines were flooded. waters have reached the basement of the plant. a total shutdown would blackout the entire region at the very

height of this national emergency. peter sharp, al jazeera. swiss voters have rejected a proposal to introduce the world's highest minimum wage. they suggest 77% of people voted against workers being paid at least $25 an hour. good news for business owners who worried it could lead to job cuts. the proposal was an he attempt to reduce the income gap. turkish police have detained 18 people as part of an ongoing investigation into the country's worst mining accident. the report suggests that some are mining company executives. funerals are being held for more than 300 people killed in soma last week. the government has started an investigation after ending the effort to recover bodies on saturday. >> a building collapse has prompted a rare public apology

from government officials. it's feared hundreds of people have died after an apartment collapsed. saying irresponsible supervision was to blame. south korea said around 92 families were living in the 23-story building. a wave of antigovernment or china protests that have been sweeping the country. relations between the neighbors are in the lowest ebb after days of rioting. china is sending five war ships to evacuate people caught in the violence which was triggered by land dispute in the south china sea. adrian brown has the latest from beijing. >> after days of often violent antichinese protests, authorities appear to be containing the desturningances. this small protest on sunday morning. the demonstrators remain angry over china's refusal to halt its deep sea oil operations in waters claimed by vietnam.

>> the intention today was to show support for the government's efforts to chase the chinese rig away from our waters. the skirm issues have been going on for almost two weeks. the worry is it could soon get out of control. like china, vetnam's government is also communist and tends to keep a lid on dissent. but it was unable stop days of violence in a third of the country's provinces. some attacked chain easy-run factories although many were, in fact, taiwanese owned, a distinction that was light on the rioters. the trouble began after china moved an oil rig close to the contested paracel islands occupied by china but claimed by vietnam. further south, beijing is also involved in another so far r sovereignty tulsa. it's now getting nationals out of vetnam sending five warships

to speed up evacuation efforts. >> we are sending some very experienced people to vetnam. >> more than 3,000 chinese citizens have fled the country. worried about the economic fallout, vietnam's government is promising to protect all investors. china and taiwan are among the biggest. whether they remain so is now in doubt. the response of china's government to the attack on its citizens has so far been restrained. there will be no counter demonstrations here there could be a good reason for that. the authorities have some willing to allow protests so close to the anniversary of the suppression of the student-led protests almost 25 years ago. adrienne brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> marchley's prime minister says his country is at war with tauwreg separatists. they kidnapped dozens of civil servants and attacked the govern

governoro governorors's? >> in syria, activists saying the country's air force chief has been killed. near the capitol, hussein isaac was killed. meanwhile, syrian rebels are trying to unite after the fall of homs. the latest: >> reporter: thighs fighters say they are continuing with the siege of the government basis and the government control. rebels showed these tanks taken from syrian forces after days of fierce battles. they told al jazeera they are preparing for an all-out offensive. >> by the grace of god, we have liberated five military positions using weapons we received from the assad army. only the camp in a salem post came under their control. >> the military posts are strategically positioned and both sides know it.

syrian jets are providing air support for soldiers surrounded by rebels. these pictures uploaded on the internet appear to show supplies being dropped for besieged government troops. syrian state t.v. says government forces have also taken more areas on the outskirts of damascus and aleppo. beset by recent gets in homs and elsewhere, some fighters are trying to unite. 5 rebel groups who say they have more than 50,000 fighters say they have decided to work together to overthrow the regime. leaders of the islamic front agreed to move away from extremism and called on other groups to unite. >> toppling the recommend e-mail is a joint operation shared by all revolutionary forces. we welcome cooperating and supporting the syrian people in a manner that serves the revolution's interests. our forces rely on syrian individuals and believe that the

military and political decisions under the revolution must be purely made by syrians and rejects subordination under any foreign forces. . >> but activists say deep divisions remain among opposition fighters leading to infighting which has weakened their control and. al jazeera. still to come on the program, yemen calls on the west for help in its fight against al-qaeda. sri lanca marks five years since the end of the civil war. the losing side is not.

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su top stories of al jazeera in lin i can't gunmen have stomped the congress building. in the south of tripoli suggest there has been clashes elsewhere. 44 people in the worst flooding in a century. bosn and croatia. he evacuating citizens. that will follows days of violence which has left two people dead. the largest offensive in years from yemen, but the country is struggling to pay for the operation. a foreign minister is calling on western governments to help. habara spoke to him in the capitol and sent this report.

yemen's sanaa provinces are battle grounds. a large military operation against al-qaeda is underway. the army is making gains. it has recaptured some areas where these fighters established a state of their own with a leader, a judiciary and an army. yemen's foreign minister said his government will not let al-qaeda destabilize the nation's political transition. >> al-qaeda has created a thet for the transitions. >> that's one. second, of course, is has been a threat to the stability of yemen as far as from the point of view of economic development, investments. the government could not stand and watch. >> these soldiers are celebrating recent victories. yes, ma'amep's army has been

divided and weakened by years of instability and conflicts. it's now under pressure to win the latest battle, but that requires huge resources which impoverished yes, ma'amep cannot afford. >> you look at the cost of these extensive operations on yemen's budget and military. it's beyond really's yemen's abilities, yes we are continuing with these actions in order really to preserve the safety of our citizens and security of the country. and we hope that knowing the magnitude of the challenge we face that we will get more support. >> the fight is mostly led by these fighters but neighboring saudi arabia and the u.s. say they are stepping in one way or another to help defeat one of al-qaeda's most efficient affiliates outside of

afghanistan and pakistan. yemen's president said his country is in an open war with al-qaeda, a war that makin turn costly if it continues for a long period. officials here are frustrated. they have been expecting be the international community to deliver substantial financial and military support at this very critical moment for the country. hashib albara, al jazeera. >> an egyptian court has cracked down on a group in the buildup to the presidential elek. international election observers say they will scale back plans to monitor the polls next week. the eu says its team hasn't been given permission to bring essential security and safety equipment. because of this, it will send a small team to monitor poles in cairo. jimmie carter is warning egypt's transmission to democracy is faltering. he and the center won't be

sending observers either. >> journalists of al jazeera have been imprisoned 140 days. the trial was adjourned against this week, accused of son spiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera reeling rejects charges. they are due in court on may 22nd. alshamy said he will continue to refuse food. he has been held without trial since august and been on hunger strike for four months. he confirmed he was placed in solitary confinement where attempts have been made to force feed him. he said the authorities are trying to dent his resolve. morni more than a month after the ab duction of 270 nigerian school girls, many have grown impatient with efforts but hopes have been raised by west african leaders to wage war on their captors. the group boko haram, mohammed adow reports from abuja .

>> reporter: the epi center of most of boko haram's attacks in recent years. he says he is unhappy with how the government is handling the crisis. >> i feel disgusted, and i feel very, very bad for a country like nigeria who has a lot of resources, a lot of manpower, a lot of army, you know, and this they cannot contain a small group? >> but for the security forces, boko haram's attacks have represented new challenges. at times, they are out gunned by boko haram fighters action something the ♪ senator zanna said should not happen given hoy well funded the nigerian army is. >> between 2012 and 2013, we gave them about 1.5 trillion lyr lyra, to about $10,000,000,000.

even if they were given just a quarter of that money, i am sure they wouldn't have the complaint of lack of equipment to fight. >> for now, boko haram continues its campaign of violence almost unhindered. it has killed thousands of people. last month's ab duction of more than 270 school girls from the small village of chibok in borno by the group received global attention. now, the war against boko haram, like its attacks, could take on a regional dimensiodimension. in paris on saturday, nigeria, chad, niger and cameroon agreed to share intelligence. >> boko haram would no longer find safe haven in chad, in niger or in cameroon.

it means that the jointness creates -- enables various nations to work together and recognize that boko haram is an international phenomenon and needs to be stamped. >> while many nigh yearians support the outcome of the submit, they believe the threat will disappear when the government here reduces chronic poverty and unemployment in the country's north. mohammed adow, al jazeera, abuja, nigeria. >> sri lanka is marking five years since the end of the civil war. people in the north and east are angry after they were banned from holding any events in memory of their dead. ano hernandez reports from atara. >> reporter: five years after the defeat of the tamil tigers by the sri lanka turtlenecks, the praised could not. the rural hartland, tens of thousands of people flock to catch a glimpse of their

military heroes. the president sounded a positive note in his address. >> what has been billed as a few country is easier to make decisions when the unity and peace among ethnic groups is strengthened. finding solutions is easier. any solution without unity is temporary. >> that's why some people are trying to deprive us of this unity and peace. >> the president has been under pressure to address allegations that his troops committed war crimes during the final stages of the war. allegations he has denied. the government is particularly proud of it's post-war achievements, rehabilitation, reconstruction and economic development. >> the president's procedure who runs the defense ministry told al jazeera of the changes on the military front. >> we have withdrawn the milita military. we have the army stationed in camps inside the barracks strategically located that we have to do because of the

security of this country. >> that announcement should be reassuring, but not everyone convinced. >> the president has said this military parade is a celebration of the victory of peace and not a celebration of the victory of war, but for hundreds of people in the war-torn north and east, the suffering still continues as they wait for some news for their missing loved ones. >> earlier this week, i met this group in the northern town of jatna. each has a missing husband or son. >> translator: we went and handed them over. they were loaded onto trucks and taken in front of our own eyes. are we supposed to keep quiet. >> former tamil fighters talk about difficultics in moving forward. this one lost a leg in the fighting. >> translator: if there is a problem somewhere, they will find people like us and ask: were you there? did you see? if there is some issue, they always pick on us. >> over the past five years, the government has brought billions of dollars into the former war

zone but tam ilz say winning will take more than building roads and railways, giving them space to grief their dead will be a start. fernandes, southern sri lanka. >> the leader of anti-government protests in tie land said he will surrender to the authorities if he can't successfully overthrow leaders. he says he will turn himself in on may 27th if he can't get a new prime minister installed. more is planned for the coming days. they say thet fight on even if they lose their lead he. >> palestinian leader makmud abbas held talks with lifny last week according to israel's foreign minister speaking to local media. he insists the talks were private and weren't part of the negotiations. talks between the two sides are officially delayed following the announcement of a unity government between palestinian

fashingsz fattah and hamas. >> greeks are voting for prime minister, 10 million people are eligible to have a say. and who will lead the greek economy, in recession for six years and more than a quarter of people are unemployed. there has been resistance to austerity measures necessary to repay eu and imf loans. >> a film made up of more than a thousand internet clips from the syrian conflict is screening in competition at the cannes festival. "civiled water" directed by a syrian film maker in exile in paris and shot by citizen journaliststion, one based in city of cannes. from canne phil lavelle reports. >> reporter: these images emerged from syria on a daily basis. on the news, on t.v. screens, and now on the big screen here at the cannes film festival.

>> silvered water was directed from afar. it's syrian name maker, osama cut together a thousand internet vit yes, sir from paris. one day he was talking to sima online in homs. she asked: what were you film if you were here? he told her. and this is the. >> i started to feel that i am back into syria that this virtual window became very real, deep, beautiful one. she became my homeland. and after i discovered, yes, for me, she is in far-off syria. this is a movie that brings the viewer closer to the daily horrors of life in a war-torn country. it features scenes of rape, of death, but, also, resilience.

>> yes. yes. >> even if i will die there, it's not. >> these are people who have lost everything except their dignity. she carries with her a bag of soil wherever she goes, a piece of homs. >> it's very important to have a piece of it with you at all times? >> yes. there is no language. there is no way to describe what i feel. >> her house no longer stands. her home will never leave her. phil lavelle, al jazeera at the cannes film festival. >> let's look at some unique pictures. pictures that have come into us from the international space

station. they say the dragon capsule leaving the international space station and departing for the pacific, the vessel belongs to the california based private space company, spacex docked with the iss for about a month.