is. >> the fight for kobane kurdish forces. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera. we're live from doha. also to come, yemen's houthi rebels sign the final part of the peace deal with the government. one of india's top politicians is jailed for corruption after a 58-year corporate battle. and the spanish region of

catalonia push for plans to vote later this year. the spanish government says it is illegal. >> go first isil fighters in northern syria have been targeted by airstrikes from the u.s.-led coalition. more than 150,000 people have plead from kobane. >> we're just outside of kobane, and there were airstrikes around this town. especially to the east. we heard one of these airstrikes in the morning. we moved east to check out the

front line around 10 kilometers east of kobane, where we saw an active fight between isil fighters and kurdish fighters. in the last couple of hours we've seen a few shells landing, which has made many more people cross into turkey, there is a refugee camp where they can see their homes, but they can't go back. simply the kurdish fighters don't have enough to fight the strengthens of the isil fighters. even the airstrikes seem to not have done very much. it's a days operate situation for the people here. we still see people coming across this border because the fight is nowhere near ending. >> well, the u.s. is now

admitting that the airstrikes alone will not defeat isil in iraq. president obama said that the coalition also needs t help from tribes. >> a war cry to rally her fighters against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. two years later she was killed in combat. isil attacked the town. 204 members of the tribe died trying to repeal the fighters, but they failed. her brother, the leader of the tribe, is proud of his sister. >> she died defending her town. she was killed by a sniper's bullet. the death brought us great honor. >> reporter: she learned how to use weapons as a teenager.

her brothers are important tribal leaders known as sheiks. the whole family was potential targets. it is pleased that sunni tribes are needed to win the war. her father died fighting along the u.s. in the u.s. occupation of iraq. national guard that would incorporate tribal fighters. but many sunnies say that there they were sidelined politically after the americans left. feeling betrayed several tribes sided with isil when fighters arrived in june. his sister may have died defending her town at the time, but it does not mean that they are tribe is ready to join the national army. >> we would give orders and they would be ready to come. but the government has to be serious about their guarantees this time. >> after her death her family

made a memorial video of her life. the biggest consequences of her death are being decided. for now she is a memory on her brother's cell phone. >> now to yemen where houthi rebels have signed the final part of a peace agreement. the agreement is part of the u.n.-brokered unity deal, most of which was signed on sunday. the shia muslim houthi fighters remain in the capitol sanaa. part of the deal, of course, is that the houthi rebels leave the area of sanaa. are they doing so? >> reporter: not yet. that is part of the deal.

it has been signed by all the other members of the parties. but without--they have a lot of reservations because the houth houthi are in the capitol and taking over buildings of the governmen government. and they have sidelined the government itself and the state, there is no violation greater than this one. they have signed, finally, reluctantly, saying that they don't have much trust, and they will see in the next few weeks if the houthi are going to adhere to what they have signed. >> so they say they will stick to the deal that they've signed up to. at this moment in time, though,

who is in charge of sanaa? >> well, up until this morning in the last five days we have seen only the houthis in the street. we've seen them holding up guns and they have guards at government buildings. but we have seen from the visibility of the army in the morning, but the houthies are still in the streets. theeven without it, the government has already it's as if the government doesn't exist. it's the houthies who are in charge and do what they want.

that's why they've signed this agreement. many are angry, and the government doesn't exist. and it's ridiculous to suppose otherwise. >> thank you ver. from the yemeni capital sanaa. one of india's most powerful politicians is being jailed for corruption charges. jaya lalithaa was found guilty of amassing wealth beyond her income. >> this puts corruption back in the spotlight in india. we're talking about corruption at the highest levels o of indian politics. this particular case is 18 years old. one thing it suggests is the independence of the indian judiciary, and the fact that

anywhere in the country any court can prosecute a high-level politician. what this means for the tate of tamil nadu, is anyone's guess. she may have nominated a successor given that she has been prosecuted and has been found guilty. she'll have to step down immediately. how this will be seen as the state, voters and opposition will be seen in the hours, and days to come, and this may change the way politics is conducted in the state. we must say that tamil nadu is particularly important when it comes to national politics. it holds 10% of the parliament. it is a sign that corruption is being taken seriously, and the courts and legal system are trying to get these cases processed and deliver judgments that can be taken as serious

indications of a clean up of politics across the country. >> now supporters in egypt former hosni mubarak have been fighting each other following the verdict of his retrial, which has been pr postponed for two months. many were infuriated by the judge, who said he needed more time to consider his ruling. >> the man who led the revolution, has been charged with abuse of power. the verdict has been postponed. >> the court said it's still reviewing the evidence, and elaborate documentary prepared by a private tv network was

shown in court which highlighted the thousands of pages that the prosecution has to go through. he is accused of ordering the killing of protesters. the case started in 2011 after mubarak was forced to step down during the arab spring up rising. the trial has been decisive from the beginning and opposing protesters clashed outside of the court on saturday. mubarak supporters opposed bringing to court the leader they had known for many years. they had little faith i in the judicial system prosecuting him. he was charged for putting his own interests ahead of the

nation. the fact finding found that the police were responsible for killing 900 protesters. like this young man shot in alexandria. they accused mubarak of giving direct orders to kill. in how long 2013 mubara 2013 mubarak was put under house arrest. he was accused of stealing public funds. >> the court orders hosni mubarak to jail for three years. al jazeera. >> well, al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalist who is are imprisoned

in egypt. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have now been detained for 273 days. they were wrong ply accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. still to come on al jazeera, collision course in spain catalan leaders sign a decree calls for a referendum, but madrid says absolutely not. and demands for more democracy from china intensifies. >> dreaming big... >> i gotta make it happen... and i'm gonna make it happen... >> choices made.... >> i'm gonna lose anything left that i have of the mexican culture...

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>> hello again. these are the top stories here at al jazeera. the latest u.s.-led airstrikes in syria have targeted a town which has been besieged by isil fighters. kurdish troops are also battling isil fighters near kobane. one of the most popular politicians in india have been sentenced to four years in prison for corruption. and the houthi peace deal which calls for the end of fighting. now the south sudanese

president used his speech at u.n. general assembly blamed his vice president for displaying millions in his country. >> i have no doubt that the world has followed with shock and disbelief the violent conflict that erupted in south sudan on 15 december 2013. we were flooded by my former vice president who wanted to cease-fire by force. he was too impatient in his search for power, and he didn't want to wait for the general elections which were scheduled to take place in 2015. >> well, the conflict in south sudan is just one of the emergencies around the world that is really putting a strain on u.n. humanitarian operations. the u.n. said it does not have enough money to fund all of its

relief efforts. we have more now from new york. >> desperately needed food as air dropped in remote regions of south sudan. the world's newest nation which now faces one of the biggest humanitarian crisis. since september conflict has displaced 1.3 million people. leaving hundreds of thousands of children at risk of starvation. unicef, the children's relief agency is doing all it can, but it isn't enough. >> we have 255,000 children who are severe and a cutel acutely mall nourished. there is a massive need to scale up our response, and it would be hard pressed to scale that as fast as we need to. >> the ebola outbreak affecting several west africa countries,

in need of humanitarian needs stressing the u.n. budget. >> in syria where more than 3 million people have fled the country and millions more are internally displaced the world food program is cutting back food distribution due to funding shortfalls. >> it has been three years. and as a result we're seeing a significant reduction in contribution to syria. that is not to say say that the world has not been generous. but what we need is to continue that generosity.

>> with only so much money to go around the high level of suffering and need is no guarantee of help. how much aid wealthy nations are willing to donate often come down to the geopolitical importance of the area in need. kristin saloomey. al jazeera, united nations. >> riot police have cleared government buildings of protes protesters demanding greater democracy from china. students have been refusing to go to classes to oppose beijin beijing's grip on the former british colony. ron mcbride has the story 2347 in this deeply divided city they have been drawing up the physical dividing lines as well. police and protesters are in a stand off as both sides seem to be settling down for a long siege. the protesters outside of the government headquarters were still shouting their support for those who had stormed the night before signaling the start of this action. the political party backing the

civil disobedience campaign have been left to catch up. >> a lot of people are really slightly unprepared, but then we all are here to try to rally behind the students. >> the fatigue is already beginning to show, but most demonstrators say the only way they'll be moved from here is if they're under arrest. >> i'm prepared to be arrest glad most of the people here are prepared to be arrested because it is our duty. >> both the police and hong kong government have condemned the action fearing it is just the candidate of open disobedience that will harm the city's prosperity, and more importantly anger beijing. after coming to life spontaneously this occupation does seem to have built up a momentum of its own as more people have come along to support it, and under what circumstances it will end is something that nobody for now can predict. rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong. >> the spanish government has

vowed to stop the region of catalonia to stop the vote for independence. the national government of madrid said it will be illegal. >> in democracy one has to solve the challenges that lie ahead. this is our compromise. with their last elections. catalonia wants to speak. it wants to be heard. it wants to vote. >> eight mexican military officials are under investigation for killing 22 people in an area controlled by drug gangs. the soldiers had said the victims died in a shout out in june, but a witness says they were actually murdered. rachel levine's report include

graphic photographs that you may find disturbing. >> bloodstains the walls where the victims were fatally shot. there are weapons which appear to been placed next to each body. among the victims is a teenage girl. the graphic images of the victims were supposedly taken hours after the incident in which one soldier was wounded and 22 civilians were killed. the photos were leaked to a mexican news agency and al jazeera cannot verify them. however, it is believed they are authentic and supports claims of an eyewitness who claims they shot victims after they had surrendered. >> the summary execution, if that turns out to be true, then

this will be one of the biggest massacres by the military in recent years. >> so far seven soldiers and one officer had been detained in connection with the killings. the military has been considered one of the most trusted institutions in mexico. however, allegations of extra judicial killings, torture and human rights abuse have increased over the years as more and more soldiers are on the front lines fighting drug cartels. on friday th the interior secretary ordered a full investigation into the killing. >> if there was anything questionable about the way members of the national army conducted themselves this will be the exception and not the rule because we have a great army. >> recent reforms mean that military personnel accused of committing crimes against civilians will be tried in civilian courts. previous attempts to hold a military accountable for its actions have failed. this case is the most important one so far to test the reform.

and it's not only mexico but the entire international community which will be watching to see if and how justice is served. racial levine. al jazeera mexico city. >> now an outbreak of a killer disease in venezuela could be the worst virus to hit the area. >> her youngest daughter woke up with a fever. she started getting rashes and feeling a deep pain in her bones. 13 hours later she was dead. >> i think it was from what i was reading in the newspapers. joint pain and high fever. but until thou they didn't tell me what killed my baby. >> the authorities should alert us of what is happening to be able to prevent it. >> doctors think that the country is suffering an outbreak of a relatively unknown

mosquito-born virus. at least nine people could have died from the virus in this hospital. some experts believe that more than 50,000 might have contracted it nationwide while the government says there have been less than a thousand cases. doctors fear the administration is hiding the crisis promising instead punishing those who launched the alarm and accusing them of psychological terrorism. >> i don't understand why they don't want to recognize the epidemic. it makes no sense from a health point of view. >> doctor capriles said that the virus is spreading fast, but the public health system is proving unable to deal with it. >> we keep seeing people coming in with fever and pharmacies don't have enough medicines that can help treat the symptoms. people are taking anything they

can find even if it's not indicated. >> the government denies the accusations. >> if for any reason we have reached a state of alert we have no doubt the president would immediately make the decision to sound the alarm. but for now we're convinced this is manageable, controllable, and people can rest assured. >> after much pressure president madura has convinced a team of foreign doctors to look at the outbreak and promised to expand fumigation throughout the country. but now people are living in uncertainty of a killer disease. >> now ai wei wei, one of china's most renown artists, his political activism has presented a number of challenges for the chinese government, and that has caused problem for his latest

exhibition. >> under 18th century ceiling, the classical and contemporary collide ai we wei can't be at his show. despite the distance, ai wei wei has directed how this exhibition looks and feels. >> i think what we tried to do is create a virtual world for minimu him. we started out by photographing the whole palace. we gave him books about the family and the palace. and we took it a step forward. we had the whole palace laser scanned. >> art and activism come together in the old corridors. in one room thousands of porcelain crowds a nod to a

dinner give at ai w ei wei's. ai wei wei fits so comfortbly in a palace built in the 18th century. a time when winston churchill was born. ai wei wei has become a symbol for many for freedom, too,. >> ai wei wei is profound in terms of the message and in terms of what he wants to communicate. and you know, a lot of things that he espouses and a lot of values that he holds dear are things that winston churchill also held dear. there's a nice symmetry italy and obviously he is an amazing artist and we're extremely proud

to have him. >> an artist and activist who refuses to be silenced. ai wei wei may find a new audience for his work and his ideas. >> don't forget you can keep right up to day for all the day's developing stories www.aljazeera.com. . >> it has become too expensive. the price tag is so scary to look at. >> cornell university's president says higher education is worths the cost though schools need to be run more efficiently. david skorton weighs in as well on skills training versus traditional education. >> the vast majority of people are making a living doing fine in the country without a very advanced degree. >> the veteran administrator has spoken out nationally on campus