>> yemen's dangerous political divide. >> welcome to al jazeera. coming up, mexico's government is blamed for killing dozens of students. anand a sea of red. the dramati dramatic installation to remember victims of the first world war.

>> yemen's ruling party, has dismissed the president's top ranks. the president is accused of orchestrating u.n. sanctions. sela is blamed for backing houthi rebels, and in a twist, the ruling party rejected the newly formed administration. it does sound as if there is a divide growing here between supporters. >> indeed, this is a message by the deposed president to the international community that even if the target him with sanctions, try to side line him,

he remains a very powerful actor in political life in yemen. and when you look at the divisions, the string of decisions made since yesterday they all fall in that direction today his ally from the congress party which is the political faction in yemen, and he also rejects the new government and has ordered the government to step aside. he is trying to further cripple the country and pro long the political divide to show that he's the only one capable of using the tension. >> is that political block refusing to recognize the new

government. can it do what it's supposed to do, which is to bring stability to yemen? >> we're basically back to square one. we have to reach out to political parties. which are to add them to the new government. that's number one. number two, they have to accepted reassurances that they would have a very strong government that can tackle the pressing issues. we're talking about instability and violence and the declining economy. despite the new government, there are still not really confident that this is a good government in the country. >> it is a real mess, thank you very much for updating us.

now the families of 43 missing mexican students say they're appalled to the government's slow response to the case. the students vanished in september. the attorney general said three gang members have confessed to killing them and burning their bodies. we have more from mexico city. >> these charred bones and teeth may be all that remains of the 43 university students. they were kidnapped and turned over to a drug gang nearly six weeks ago. there is a chilling press conference on friday. >> i know the information we've obtained upsets the families members, a pain we all share. unfortunately it points to the murder of a large number of people. >> in this taped confession members of the drug gang reenact

the killing. they show investigators how they lined up the bodies, some were sufficient a kateed while others were shot. >> the suspect said that they killed the survivors there where they burned them and made thorough that the fire was burning for hours. >> if these confessions turn to be true this could be one of the worst massacre in decades. applications working together with criminal gangs. president e enrique peña nieto.

>> refused to believe that the children were dead. >> i know and trust in god that they are alive. they said many times they are dead but we have faith that they are alive. >> they are insisting on scientific proof, and that incident forensic experts were argentina analyze the dna. the dna samples have been shipped to austria. it will take days if not weeks for the results to come back because of the state those remains were found. al jazeera, mexico city. >> israeli security forces have shot and killed a palestinian israeli man in the north of the country. security foughtage shows a man approach a squad car. police say the 22-year-old was threatening them with a knife while trying to address his relative. eventually the security forces opened the door. the police insist that they

fired warning shots before shooting the man. he died later on the way to the hospital. >> an attack with a knife, the man was shot by troops. african mediators pushing for deals to end south sudan's civil war say the two sides have agreed to stop fighting. officials set by the former vice president have committed to end the conflict without conditions. we have reports. >> after almost a year of fighting south sudan's president they have finally reached a compromise. the two sides in the capitol and agreed to an immediate cease-fire. >> unconditional complete and immediate end to all hostilities.

and to bring it to an end as of the date o. >> further consultations need to take place before implemented. they're still insisting that the president, prime minister will ease the implextation of the peace agreement. this should be shouldered by the two warring parties. >> the problem is the two sides have promised to carry on before. saying penalties will come to those who break the terms of this agreement.

they have asset freezes. b, the travel bans within the region. c, denial of arms and any other material that could be used in war. >> a massive humanitarian crisis has developed in south sudan as people escaped the finding which broke out last september. the conflict killed more than 10,000 people in the world's newest state, and has driven the oil-rich country close for famine. the south sudan people will soon learn how workable this latest agreement is, and whether it will last. >> the u.s. may empose sanctions on libya's warring factions to stop their battles from turning in to a civil war. the reuters news agency reports that the measures already

separate from possible u.n. sanctions. they want to force the two rifle governments to come to the negotiating table. the fighters reported that they recaptured several areas in the western town. they have taken them from armed fang factions. >> 14 people have been killed in central iraq. a twin car bombing in baghdad killed eight people. and in ramadi city six people were killed when a bobby trapped house exploded. well, the u.s. is sending 1500 more non-combat troops to iraq doubling the number there. the troops will train iraqi and kurdish forces. jordan reports. >> some 1400 u.s. troops are in iraq to help the military try to keep isil fighters from taking control of their country. now more u.s. forces are headed back to the nation they left

in 2011. the pentagon said that's because the iraqi military needs and wants even more help to repel isil's advances. >> they're going on the offense now, and what this is designed to do is to help continue to be able to do that, to improve the capability and confidence on the battlefield. >> the majority of the troops will work directly with nine iraqi and three kurdish brigades. helping them improve their fighting skills in realtime. while 630 other troops will advise the iraqi military leadership, command and control, logistics and supply. >> no reintroduction of u.s. troops in a combat role in iraq. >> the obama administration has two immediate challenges. getting congress to give the pentagon 5 million more to continue the war against isil. and getting the legal approval to keep u.s. forces in iraq. some legislators say the

administration should have asked for approval back in august when the air war against isil began. but others suggest that the laws passed for the iraq war are sufficient. >> it is clear that the president had the authority to do what he was doing. congress needs to make some decisions about the money. >> top military leaders will have to justify why they're expanding the train and desist mission when they testify on capitol hill on november 13th. and they can expect tough questions about why they think that the u.s.' efforts in iraq will be you successful this time. ross land jordan, al jazeera, washington. >> coming up here on the program, one year on families in the philippines march to remember loved ones killed in typhoon haiyan. >> in the occupied west bank where more israeli settler attacks are threatening the olive harvest.

>> welcome back. a reminder of our top story. yemen has rejected the newly formed government. the move coles after dismissed from top ranks. the families of 43 missing mexico can students say they want more proof that their loved ones were burned and dumped in a river. three gang members confess to killing the students.

negotiators say economic sanctions will be placed on any group that violates the deal. china and japan have agreed to try to improve bilateral relations. officials met next week's apec in beijing. china's president and japanese prime minister are due to meet on the sidelines of the summit. one year after typhoon haiyan swept through the philippines people march to remember their loved ones. thousands of people of people walked the city. a seven meter wave wiped out everything in its path when it swept ashore. march vet o ortega intends

report. >> thousands of unidentified victims of typhoon haiyan lie here. names added later by people who never found their relatives. it doesn't matter who was buried here, she just needed closure. >> this is the mass grave. i feel they are here some how. typhoon haiyan swept through the philippines, it left over 6,000 people dead and millions of others displaced. many of those who survived say they still live the nightmare. they're doing what they can to make life seem as normal as possible, but it has not been he easy.

some 15,000 people are living in temporary shelters. many of them in tents like these. no running water, no electrici electricity, no latrins. nothing has changed here. >> the government has found itself stretched, bogged down. the master plan to release funding was signed by philippine president a months ago. >> we have been revealing the there in the plan. you're seeing different sources of funds. including our own funds, including agencies. >> he did not sit around waiting for help. she replanted her farm with seeds from an aid agency. the new crops can be harvested faster and more frequently, making her more money now than

ever before. >> we persevered, we survive. >> signs of progress is visible in certain areas, but much has to be done. some say that it will take years to recover, people are determined to rebuild their lives one piece at a time. >> the associated press is reporting that a saudi advisory body has for the first time recommended the listing of a ban on women drivers. but women would stilling subject to certain conditions. only those who are older than 30 will be able to take to the wheel, and only from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and they won't be allowed to wear make up while driving. >> the occupied west bank say their annual olive harvest will

be down from previous years. they blame bad weather and repeated attacks by israeli settlers. >> it's a palestinian song of hope sung in what are uncertain times. they had been cultivating olives for generations, but the area is suffering. yields have shrunk around a quarter this year, and frequent attacks by israeli settlers targeting palestinian-owned farms are partially to blame. >> we wait 15 years for the olive tree to bear fruit. >> saplings were cut down, knocked over by bulldozers or set on fire.

these students are offering to work for free to help farmers try to recoop some of their losses. they're part of a volunteer project organized by an university. but for many here picking olives means much more. >> helping the farmers with the hard work and also pushing us. >> despite the challenges the industry is modernizing. this fair trade olive oil bottling plant sells exclusively to the international market. it's been years since he has had enough olives t. >> the farming challenges and regular access to water resources. i would say a combination of these two challenges, which are political challenges are

threaten the ability over 60% of their capacity for the harvest. >> nearly two-thirds of the opened west bank is under military control. the restrictions on movements and resources are clearly hitting farmers hard. so, too, are the frequent attacks by settlers. but that has not stopped sammy from singing his song of hope for a better future. al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> on sunday residents of spain's catalonia region will have their say on whether they want to be in an independent state. while the vote is non-binding some already live as if they're part of a separate nation. we have more. >> imagine a future in which catalonia becomes a nation. these children from a town near barcelona certainly can. [♪ singing ] >> we want catalonia to be a

free country. we want the right to vote for independence. >> the dream is shared by many. on sunday catalans take part in a cancel station after the spanish government locked an official reverenddom the same day calling it illegal. but despite the resistence some have long flown independence flag. in 2012 the first mayor to declare his town catalan territory. since then 600 towns stopped paying taxes to madrid. >> what the spanish government does not understand, the more they try to control their future, the more they will

react. to many around here this is a referendum, and given the number of cataloni catalans have long claimed because of their history, culture, customs and it was, they are a separate nation from spain. they insist that the time for independence is now. al jazeera, barcelona. >> 17 people have been arrested in a major crackdown on the so-called dark internet. these are websites used. the raids happened in more than a dozen countries on thursday. they follow the arrest of the operator of the drug website. cuba's government is hoping to attract more foreigners looking for cheaper and more

reliable medical treatment. doctors say more needs to be done if that is to continue. >> medical treatment in cuba was the best thing to happen in his life. he had an accident which left him walking with difficulty and unable to play football. the young fa rail madrid fan hopes to be up and going soon. >> cuban medicine has brought national and international. >> orthopedic specialist went to school with fidel castro. he streets patients were across the island, and sends medics to

latin america and has opened hospitals across the middle east. treating cubans and taking their expertise abroad, but it's a two-way process and they're hoping by opening their economy they're able to develop expertise like this. this is dr. alvarez's inventions on display at the havana trade fair. medical services currently earn cuba millions of dollars a year. the fair hopes to attract more investment. >> cubans working in many countries. >> while cuba boasts medical staff, infrastructure is crumb

crumbling. >> we've had to look for markets abroad. we have had to go far. it is not the same in the u.s. or china. >> now 100 years on from the start of the first world war the poppy has come to symbolize huge losses. hundreds of thousands of british and commonwealth soldiers have died. peter sharp reports. >> the poppies grow.

a line written by a canadian officer in 1915. one line of verse would forever link the poppy to the first world war, and it is the symbol of a nation's determination never to forget. a river of ceramic poppies with each flower remembering a soldier who died in the first world war and there are 888,226 poppies in this dramatic installation entitled "blood swept lands and seas of red." an emotionally charged experience. >> this incredible concept for a tribute, i think i'm struck by how many people there are here, that's wonderful. >> seeing the poppies sparkling in the poppies, it's wrong that they should sparkle like that when they're here for the reason that they are.

>> people here have lost someone in the great war, and it's a tribute to them. >> along the railings families have created galleries, pictures of men who never made it back from france. connecting their loss 100 years ago to today's tributes. but there are those who believe over the years the original meaning of the poppy has become subverted. >> the poppy has come to symbolize more to the country than remembrance. that's always dangerous. but it's particularly dangerous when we have a toxic debate about immigration, when especially muslims would prove their loyalty, and the poppy has become the common vehicle for that. >> that is very much a minority view. the attracting millions of people who want to come here to pay their respects to more than 840,000 british and commonwealth soldiers who died during the great war. each one of them individually remembered by a single poppy.

peter sharp, al jazeera, london. >> a poignant remembrance, don't forget you can keep up with all the latest news on our website. the address, www.aljazeera.com. >> the october numbers mark the longest stretch of 200,000 plus per month job growth since 1995. from the election day results would you have known it? it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. for days and there are hundreds of thousand people dropped