>> [ clapping ] standing firm against iran. >> i can guarantee you this - the days when the jewish people remain passive in the face of genocidal enemies - those days are over israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu addresses congress denouncing a potential nuclear agreement between the u.s. and tehran. president obama says the speech offers no viable alternatives fighting side by side in syria. government forces there have been getting help from

hezbollah, but their involvement may be more about israel. the fight against ebola, african leaders calling for a marshall plan in an effort to ebuild after the deadly epidemic illuminated by lava an active volcano in south america putting on an active show but leaving nearby villages in harm's way good evening i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has made his case to congress asking lawmakers to block any deal with iran over its nuclear programme. >> we must all stand together to stop iran's march of progress subrogation together.

>> despite a buoy cat by many he offed -- boycott by many he received a standing ovation. president obama said he did not watch the speech. >> talks continued to switzerland. >> iran insists it is not trying to build a nuclear weapon. congress was warned any agreement would make it easier to build one and threaten survival. >> reporter: this was unprecedented, a leader of a foreign country addressing the u.s. congress to criticise the foreign policy of their own president, binyamin netanyahu. he is here at the invitation of the opposition party and over the objections of u.s. president obama. >> my friends i'm deeply humbled... >> reporter: here to talk about iran and the ongoing negotiations. >> the deal has two major concession concessions

concessions: one leaving iran with a vast nuclear programme, and, two, lifting restrictions on that programme in about a decade. that's why the deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb it is paves the bass to the bomb. >> reporter: claims that the white house dispute. >> how do we prevent iran obtaining a nuclear weapon which would make it far more dangerous and give it scope for greater action. the prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives. >> reporter: binyamin netanyahu invoked images of north korea and the holocaust, asking congress to intervene. until, in his words, iran stops threatening to annihilate

israel. many boycotted the speech. >> i did not like the condescending tone. what you are witnessing is an an old concept - if you make the people afraid you can make them do anything. >> he is a rejectionist. there's no agreement that the administration could achieve with iran that would be good enough for him. >> reporter: despite the claims it is not political or partisan that's how it is scene. a speech drawing protests before or against from the capital. many say that this visit was to give binyamin netanyahu a boost as he heads into his election alienating some members of congress. it's not clear congress can do anything to stop a deal. >> the deal doesn't have to be done as a treaty it doesn't have to be given advice or consent. the president can do this as an executive agreement.

>> in the end it could be that the prime minister got his speech, but the president will have the final say. house minority leader nancy pelosi did not boycott the speech. she was visibly upset and put out a statement afterwards saying: the white house says the israeli grandmother israeli government is against a deal that does not exist. negotiators are trying to agree on an outlying deal. iran reportedly refused a key demand to freeze nuclear programme for at least 10 years,

according to iranian state media. world powers and iran have until the end of the month to strike a deal. leading up to the speech the iranian council put out an add saying: it shows a speaker john boehner having checked off binyamin netanyahu as his commander in chief. earlier i spoke with jamal abdi policy director of the group. without knowing the contours of a deal that does not yet exist prime minister binyamin netanyahu called it a bad deal saying it will leave iran the capacity to build a nuclear bomb in a year. what is your response? >> well, it's clear that binyamin netanyahu views any deal as a bad deal. getting a year for a breakout time is a considerable achievement. what binyamin netanyahu is talking about is no alternative. what is his alternative. if you bomb or sanction iran, you are getting less time and

risking a lot in the process. he's here to advocate against a deal. we heard from binyamin netanyahu, from the republicans and the democrats. we have not heard from tehran on this, how is it playing out in tehran. >> we know that the iranian negotiators and american negotiators were in switzerland engaged in talks while the speech was happening. sounds like no one bothered to tune into the speech. binyamin netanyahu at this point may be nothing more than a distraction. i think that folks inside of iran, hard liners may use this as an example of why the u.s. can't be trusted, and why israel supposedly has a veto power over any deal. i think that negotiators put their heads down and are trying to get to a fine deal and

hopefully will not allow binyamin netanyahu's speech and the rowing applause from congress create the impression that the u.s. would back out of a deal. that would undermine confidence do you think that most every day iranian citizens want a deal? >> yes. >> you know there's polling done on this anecdotally. a deal is something that iranians overwhelmingly favour. this is clear. this was the promise that helps to getrain adds president elected -- get the president hassan rouhani elected. i think iranians are hopeful that the deal will happen. that said similar polls indicated that iranians think that it will be difficult to get the sanctions lifted and they

don't necessarily trust that the united states will make good on the promise, it's clear that the lack of trust, whether between governments or people goes both ways. getting at that trust issue, some is history. a lot of americans associate iran for an extremist element, the chance of death to america, and binyamin netanyahu invoked the images describing iran as the enemy. can nuclear negotiations be seen in isolation from other areas where the u.s. and iran butt heads, taking human rights issues, for example? >> right. well, by necessity the negotiations have focused exclusively on the nuclear issue, isolating that issue. this is the short-term goal. resolving the initial road block, serious road block between the two countries, and hopefully with the expanded diplomatic ties the nuclear

issue resolved there can be a process whereby all the other perceived slight and differences between the two countries can begin to be solved. that starts with a nuclear deal and opens a pathway to whether there can be coordination against i.s.i.s. or serious cheaps on a human -- changes on a human rights situation. what issues need to be explored. nuclear issues is the first. >> that was my guest joining me earlier. diplomats say the ceasefire is holding in eastern ukraine. both sides are following some terms of the peace deal. people are fighting and dying. the ukranian military says pro-russian separatists killed three and counselled nine others, on the heels of a teleconference of the kiev government and france russia and jeremy presidents. they are -- germany presidents. they are sending international

monitors to investigate where the truce was broken. the deal is two weeks over but neither the army or the separatist trusses the peace. they are preparing for things to get worse again. >> reporter: it's here that separatists fighting against ukranian government forces prepare for the battles to come. in a battered warehouse is the mechanized casualties of war. trucks smashed, wheels with tanks. many are trophies wrested from the battlefield of this conflict that left 6,000 dead. now, despite a fragile ceasefire, the separatist army is readying them for future battles. a former army commander asked us not to show his face or reveal his name. if you want peace, you must be

prepared for war. our equipment will be stale, with special places to store it ready for the time it will be necessary to use again. >> this ukranian armoured personnel carrier is covered in hay from where it was captured. the separatists - if the ceasefire fails to hold they'll use the equipment against them. forces on the ukranian side of the front lines are preparing for the next battle. >> what we need is what i call critical defensive capability in comparison with terrorists supplied by the russians. we need just defensive weapons, not to launch any attacks, but to counter attacks by donetsk and luhansk. >> with neither side expressing confidence the latest ceasefire

will hold the fate of eastern ukraine will depend on the neckanics readying the arsenals of war as on the troops on the front line in the u.s. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is urging washington to arm ukranian military. speaking to the senate armed services, the general recommended the u.s. provide lethal aid to kiev's forces. the u.s. estimates that russia sent 12,000 soldiers to help the rebels in the east. another 29,000 are stationed in crimea, and 50,000 more are at the ready on the russian side of the border. the kremlin denies the claims. >> thousands of mourners said fairly to boris nemtsov, he was gunned down near the kremlin on friday. supporters say his death will not silence their cause. >> patiently holding their offerings, the mourners waited in a long line. they came to boris nemtsov's

memorial service to honour a man they viewed as a champion for a different russia. >> he was one of the best men in the country, it's a shame to say goodbye. >> translation: he was a wonderful man with great charisma and kindness intelligent, active a charming man. >> translation: i came here because no one deserves to die like he did. it's outrageous. >> reporter: dig nate race representing all -- dignitaries relating all 28 countries came to moscow. former british prime minister john major suggested boris nemtsov's message will resonate louder. >> if anyone believes his voice will be silenced by his murder, i believe they have made a serious error. i think his death will accelerate the message and it will be an echo chamber for that. >> the service finished with the mourners queueing up the road.

those this didn't get if threw flowers at the coffin as it passed. heros never died. at the cemetery on the outskirts of town more waited for the burrial. the coffin was lowered into the grave. this sem itry tells interesting -- cemetery tells stories about the past and presence. stalin's son was buried here generals, and people less popular with the russian state. anna poleskotskyer shot dead in 2006 and boris nemtsov himself. >> reporter: for russia's opposition this is potentially a pivotal moment. a leading light has been lost. this level of sympathy suggests his cause is not as marginal as the creme lip would like to -- kremlin would like to think.

>> croatia pledged to help bosnia in e.u. membership. the promise made on a visit to the capital, and saying the pathway would be long and significant. the unemployment rate in bosnia is 44%. >> turning the focus back to the ebola crisis in west africa. >> i lost my three kids my husband. and everybody in my family was ill our in context segment looks at the devastating effect on the virus not just on families but the economies of three countries jordan's king vows to continue the fight against i.s.i.l. a look at how the coalition fight is playing at home.

the battle against ebola in west africa resembles a war, that comparison coming. she is calling for a marshall plan to enliberia, guinea sierra leone - the three countries not only wiping out the disease, but rebuild the economies. in context begins in brussels where world leaders are attending an ebola conference. >> reporter: it's a year since the outbreak of the ebola epidemic. time for leaders and international agencies to plan the next step in the fight against the disease. >> we cannot be complacent we have to continue preventive measures, i'm opt stick to contain the virus. >> the meeting began with a minute's silence. nearly 10,000 died in liberia, guinea and sierra leone,

thousands are affected. the goal is clear, to bring the number of ebola infections to zero, there's a warning, and that is the fight is not over until it's over. >> health care workers are starting to win the fight. a key factor has been getting people to change their behaviour. to stop the virus from spreading, and local leadership has been vital in achieving that success. >> we found community leaders had an ability to persuade and ex-other the local pop -- ex-other the local populations to change behaviours from burial practices, to screening, identification. the point i was making is what counts as community credibility, rather than professional abilities they have. >> reporter: it also has a devastating effect on the economies. airlines suspending flights, markets and farms stopped working. investors and contractors pulled

out. commercial activity went into decline. >> ebola exposes a weakness within the health system the economies, and within government. and exposes the weaknesses elsewhere. it is for us to build better than what it was before. >> we need the... >> west african leaders and their partners have reason for optimism, the numbers of new ebola cases dropped significantly. everyone is aware of the need for continued vigilance meanwhile, a number of people in west africa are coping with the aftermath of being sickened by the disease, some who suffered from ebola are the lone survivors in their families. others have been shunned by theirs because of fear they are carrying the deadly virus. the world health organization and the united nations documented the story. >> so now i live with no one. just by myself and friends coming around with me.

and i wander how do i make my life when i have no hope? >> i fear that it was a virus. i lost my three kids. and everybody i knew in my family was there. the save the children charity foundation says 30 nations are vulnerable to an ebola-like epidemic somali chad haiti and afghanistan are at risk of the the rankings are based on factors, including government spending on health and the number of workers. in somali there is one healthcare worker for every 600 people. for comparison in the united states, that number is one worker for 18. the organization says it has cost three times more to fight ebola than it would have to prevent it.

the west african nations face costs to recover from all the ravages from ebola, as we said earlier, liberia's president is asking for a plan. the centers for disease coal showed a stole. more than # 1,000 cases and 3500 deaths. liberia had 9200 cases confirmed. guinea had the fewest more than 3200 but had the highest mortality rate. more than 21 hunt died there. combined 24,000 confirmed cases in the three west african nations, and more than 14,300 deaths. for more we are joined by the doctor, and joins us from miami, spending a month in nigeria, working as part of the global ebola response network. good to see you again. you have a lot of experience dealing with health emergencies around the world. with the ebola conference comes

the criticism that the world failed in response to ebola, that they moved too slowly and allowed the crisis to spin out of control. is that fair. >> not totally. this is not something easy to recognise right away. there were a lot of bureaucratic issues involved and many of the issues you mentioned, the problems already pre-existed. the lack of health care the lack of health workers in the area the lack of sustainability already there, all contributed. could there have been a quicker response, and would that have made a difference? yes. it wasn't necessarily something that was easily foreseen. moreover there was an issue over the last several years in a lack of a united recognition that we have to always stay vigilant regarding contagious diseases. >> while the epidemic has been

stopped, there's dozens of new cases. have too many international responders pulled out too quickly. >> i hope not. there is a complications that as cases reduce in number it's harder to get to individuals that are still infected. and by the nature of this particular virus, and its incubation period in particular we really cannot feel safe until the last person who has it either - either survives or suck you wills, does not -- succumbs does not transmit to anyone else. >> do you see cases spike again. >> if we become lackadaisical, yes, we have seen this several times in this outbreak. we saw it in may in 2014, as cases went down people that knew what they were doing left the area and the thing surged

back up. we had several waves of decreasing and increasing. towards the end of january, we saw the cases go down a lack of vigilance, a lack of attention to burials, and the cases started to go up. we have to stay on top until the end. >> you brought up the weak health care systems that the countries had, and tef ni told us -- stephanie told us about save the children that came out with a report saying besides south africa two dozen other countries were at risk of ebola outbreaks because of weak health care systems. >> do you think we learnt the lessons because of this what's happened in west africa to avoid that? >> many of us learnt the lesson. the question is have all of us learnt the lesson. we have to stay vigilant. we are very happy that the

media paid the attention that was critical in order to keep this outbreak from spreading further. the media plays a crucial role any time something like this happens in making health care workers and policy makers aware that they have to act, and act quickly to minimise a huge spread which can happen at any time. >> i am sure you say we have to remain vigilant because not only did they have a weak health care system, but many health care workers died as a result of ebola. >> that's right. we had hundreds and hundreds of health care workers become ill, and almost 60% of those who became ill with ebola decide. they call it the nurse killer in that area in particular. >> doctor professor of florida international university, good to see you, thanks for joining us. the battle for tikrit.

iraqi forces making gains in the tight against i.s.i.l. why taking the town is important strategically damascus gets a hand from hezbollah in fighting the rebels. israel sees that assist as a

threat.

welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm scott sio. -- stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. jordyn's king of abdullah vows to continue the fight in i.s.i.l. and snow coming back to the united states david petraeus agreed to plead guilty for staring classical documents to his

author and former mistress. he gave several binders in relation to discussions. he will likely pay a fine and avoid prison time. >> the fight for funding over the homeland security department is over. the house agreed a bill to fund the bill to september. it heads to president obama's desk. the legislation does not contain language to overturn executive actions on immigration. the republicans were trying to do that. >> soldiers from chad death boko haram a major blow. chadian troops battled the rebels for control of a border up to . it ended with boko haram fleeing the town. hundreds were killed. 16,000 nigerians were forced to flee to cameroon over the weekend. >> the iraqi offensive says it's making inroads into tikrit.

they have reached a town south of the city. u.s. secretary of defence ashton carter is watching the effort with concern, worried that the offensive could stir up old sectarian tensions in iraq. as jane arraf reports, the new campaign is conducted without u.s. air support the attacks started with shelling. the mortars aimed at paving the way with soldiers and other fighters. in central iraq the militias have pushed back from city and towns. saddam hussein's home town has special significance. >> translation: this is prepared for the i.s.i.l. rats. we will truss them over tikrit. >> near tikrit is the site of a massacre. gunmen killed more than 1,000 unarmed military recruits at the camp. many militia blame the

neighbouring sunni tribes for supporting i.s.i.l. the prime minister tried to reassure sunni leaders. those that did not support the government fight were supporting i.s.i.l. in this fight and previous ones iran is playing a role. they are considered more efficient than most iraqi army unit. sources say the iranian commander is helping to coordinate the operation from the front lines. in the air, it's only iraqi aircraft according to the military. the united states is helping in other way, but not backing this offensive. about 2,000 sunni fighters joined the battle. as iraqi forces fight for tikrit a major question is how many more sunnis will join them.

>> some see the battle for tikrit as a launching point to move further north. as the battle moves into sunni prove since there's deepening iranian involvement, and some fear the potential to become bogged down in sectarian conflict jordan's king praised the nation for standing firm in a threat posed by i.s.i.l. he said in a televised address that his people would not be intimidated. invoking the memory of a jordanian pilot killed by i.s.i.l., he vowed to continue a military campaign. >> translation: we stand today before the future we seek and deserve. a future we are forming for jordan but not the dismal future caught by the criminals and claiming to be muslims. >> king abdullah said jordan

would supply shelter for those fleeing i.s.i.l. nearly 4 million had fleaed the violence in syria, but the organization was out of funds to care for the people. the king's speech came as his government rides a wave of support. we are told that jordanians know they cannot fight i.s.i.l. alone. >> reporter: jordanians reacted with outrage to i.s.i.l.'s illing of their pilot. it led to feelings of patriotism and marked a shift in public opinion. any shift in the u.s.-led coalition had evaporated overnight. a month later support for the government is high. and a new opinion poll suggests 88% of jordanians backed the military's role in the coalition. there are unavoidable fears for what may come even among

supporters. >> translation: people should be extra vigilant attempt to create chaos and carry out bombings. all they seek is destruction. >> reporter: jordan responded with an air campaign after the killing of their pilot. without major aid it's difficult to say how far it will go to degrade i.s.i.l. we said that as part of the coalition, we'll look into ways to help iraqi military to help the peshmerga, and the syrian population fight terrorism occupying cities and villages. weto have the discussion. i.s.i.l.'s threats to the kingdom have not stopped. last week they published a video. the speaker called on his tribe to stand by i.s.i.l. security sources estimate more than 2,000 jordanians are in

syria, and there's 7,000 jihadi sympathises in the country. since the murder the government intensified crackdown on the troops arresting 90 people in the last month. internal security is the top challenge, and the government says it's not taking chances. this analyst says the joint armed groups because the government made it easy to do so. >> translation: this is the strategy of all the countries, when they want to rid themselves. there was countries or facilitating the departure, making life impossible. >> reporter: security has been heightened everywhere, on the streets or in the shopping moves. jordan is fighting i.s.i.l. abroad and containing supporters at home. >> in our "off the radar" segment, a closer look at the

fighting. government troops getting help from iran and hezbollah, in the battle against hezbollah forces. tonight i.s. is promising to hold hezbollah responsible for hostilities, zeina khodr with more from beirut. >> reporter: the government is on the offensive from the southern corner of syria. it wants to reverse rebel gains, but is not fighting alone. it is backed by iranian fighters and allies the shia armed group hezbollah. the triangle of territory is strategic. the southern province is a short drive to the seat of power in damascus, and close to rebel supply lines in jordan. and the province borders the territory in lebanon, and the israeli occupied golan heights. military analysts close to hezbollah say it is no coincidence that the group invested manpower to push into

the region. >> translation: hezbollah is extending the front line. if they are able to extend this it becomes 150km front. this will put pressure on israel. hezbollah has suffered casualties together. the deployment keeps the syrian government in power. the group head enemies across the arab world. the advance may be part of a new strategy. hezbollah shy away from saying it needs a greater presence near the syria israeli border. the secretary hinted to south africa and the golan is a front against israel. he said that they would no longer comply with rules of engigment. it follows an attack on the sector of the golan, seen as a message that israel would not

tolerate iran and hezbollah on the border. hezbollah retaliated by targetting a convoy. extending operations between hezbollah and israel and raising the stakes to a degree. from an israeli perspective they fear hezbollah and iran gain more and more power as compared to syria. they see that the regime control of areas bordering the area is tantamount to hezbollah. >> fighters have been seen and the group cannot affed a major escalation with israel it's on the front line of the conflict. if it captures the area it will push the stronghold from lebanon, and hezbollah will have a new frontier joining us is a senior staff

writer for al jazeera. good evening. how does it serve hezbollah's interest to operate with the forces in syria? >> it's related to their interest. hezbollah and the regime are backed directed and supported and trained by the government. their interests are very much intertwined with each other. there's little intended. >> i want to get into iran's influence in a second. hezbollah is based in lebanon. in zana's report there are -- zeina khodr's report there are fighters in the area is it strengthened by the involvement. has it spread itself in. >> it opened more fronts. hezbollah - yes, it is a lebanese move it is an arm of the iranian regime and been used as a proxy to irritate the

israelis. in the post arab spring world, in the sunni divide it had to direct in other ways. militarily stretching thinner, iran made it clear that it would put the resources into it to secure the regime. >> has that affected support in lebanon? it has polarized lebanon. >> it has always been a polarizing factor in lebanon. for those generally from the shia villages and shia population, that pore is more enfrenched. ebola -- entrenched. ebola, with the threat from i.s.i.s. and i.s.i.l. from the threat for the people the devil you know is less scary than the new devil. you see minorities where there's spillage willing to accept

hezbollah. the more stream elements. >> you heard in the package that they are getting closer and closer. something that prime minister binyamin netanyahu said about iran's influence in the region. >> goons in gaza lackies in lebanon, revolutionary guards on the golan heights are clutching israel with the ten tackles of terror. backed by iran they are slaughtering backed by iran shia millisher as are rampaging through iraq. houthis are seizing control of yemen, backed by iran. >> you talked about how much iran controls hezbollah, is that an accurate assessment by prime minister binyamin netanyahu of the threats against israel posed. >> he has a rhetorical flourish.

israel militarily is not threatened by hezbollah. it has, for all of the talk about the nuclear arsenal of iran israel is the most nuclear armed state in the region. it doesn't face a military threat from iran or hezbollah. the 2006, hezbollah was in when it faced off with israel. they were meant to decimate it. >> they are not going to poke the bear. >> no just serves a rhetorical service for the israelis it does for the lebanese and the iranians. iran is looking like it is closing a deal with the united states. it's a way to remind israel of that - of that, binyamin netanyahu here in the united states interfering with the deal. >> the advance is not about making moves against israel there are other reasons for hezbollah moving to the south of syria. it's a strategic location in

fighting the rebels what is the ends game when it comes to fighters in syria. >> to secure the regime and the shia sites and the iran - if you look at a map, it's iran rehabilitation where they have control. syria, where it backs the regime and lebanon. iran invested a lot in having this sort of territorial continuity. in the short interpret what hezbollah are trying to signal because we heard in an earlier package that it piped up the rhetoric, and there has been discussions about pan arab invasions to fight off the i.s.i.l. elements and syria, iran and hezbollah are mying naling that we control the territory, and don't thing about coming in on the land. >> senior staff writer for al

jazeera. enjoy reading four byline. thank you for joining us. egypt has been without a parliament for 2.5 years. today the weight got longer. elections were sleighted more march 22nd. on tuesday a judge postponed the vote indefinitely two days after the egypt supreme court declared part of the election law unconstitutional. it is unclear how the impasse will be resolved. >> multiple gunshots were fired at the national security agency building in maryland. state and local authorities are investigating the shooting along with the nts. no injuries were reported and there's no explanation on who was behind it. edward snowden wants to return to the u.s. he has been in moscow since 2013 when russia granted him asylum. russian lawyers say negotiations are under way to let him come

home. >> translation: we are going everything possible to solve the issue. there's a group of u.s. and german lawyers, and i'm dealing 2000 on the russian side. >> edward snowden faces espionage charges for leaking information on the n.s.a. spying programme. his lawyers say his leaks were to expose a violationle human rights. >> a speed bump on the road. >> taxi drivers cause a traffic jam to send a message to uber. >> and a plant deemed a narcotic and banned - farmers say they are getting ripped off, even where they sell it legally. pass pa

hundreds of taxi drivers in brussels created a traffic jam to protest against uber that will be allowed to operate next

year. they argue that it violates licencing and insurance investigations. uber is facing challenges in germany, france and netherlands, and several u.s. cities. they aim to create 15,000 jobs in those areas where it operates classed as a drug khat is common in africa and is staple for many farmers. >> we have this report from the kenyan highlights. >> reporter: growing khat is what families in the highlands does for generations. it's like many... >> formers sell it to somalia, they manipulate the market. people maximise for profit they want to maximise the profit. we know the market. we have no other market.

>> we sit. the maximum amount. that's why they lower the price. >> farmers say they used to get $600 a bag. prices can go down to 200 a bag. several countries stopped importing the plant because of social and health reasons. some lead to insomnia high blood pressure. farmers need somalia, the biggest and only market. >> it's a mild narcotic. people that use it say it can tune the leaves for hours, keeps them awake, puts them in a good mood and helps to suppress the appetite. every day planes leave carrying 60 tonnes of cut each. it's a multi-million trade. >> they won't continue benefitting from this.

they must take into account the farmers. they are short-sited. we see the profits that they make. >> farmers stopped selling khat in prothe test. they were desperate. couldn't pay school fees. the price war was a battle. >> the problem is if the farmer increases the prices and increasing the prices on transportation cost. we'll insist on paying less. it's night time and being compared to the mark diversifying could be a solution. changing a way of life is difficult for some cultural and economic importance are high. last month in somali anti-khat

activists were arrested. they lobbied for the u.k. to ban the stimulant and the war went into effect. he was in somali thinking about the dangers when detained and questioned. >> in kenya, 15 tonnes of ivory went up in flames when the government burnt elephant tuckses. they did it to send a message to poachers. the ivory trade has been banned for 25 years. poaching is a problem across sub-saharan africa. more approached from 2011 to 2013 than it had since the crisis of the 1980s, when the elephant population was cut. >> a spectacular light show as a volcano erupts. it puts villages at risk and is forcing thousands from their homes. >> and the perfect vacation destination for cat lovers. the island where feel ins outnumber people 6 to 1.

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a spectacular eruption in southern chile sent people nearby into a panic. the volcano erupted around 3am local time. officials in chile saw the warning signings issuing -- signs, issuing an alert. >> thousands moved to safer ground but the experience no less terrifying for those caught in the flow of lava. >> reporter: nature in its dazzling glory. one of south america's active volcanos erupts in southern chill je. it spews ash and rock as lava illuminates the sky. we heard a dense noise. it was constant. we went outside to see what was happening, because we were scared. it was cloudy all day. >> we were really scared because there was a lot of fire coming

out. it was a big explosion. it was kind of side. >> thousands of people in surrounding towns were moved. chile's president michelle bachelet visited the area and declared an emergency. >> several measures have been activated and to guarantee the safety of the population. >> within seven hours the volcanic activity calms. the heavy lava flow isn't expected over several communities are under watch. until its next spectacular eruption now, it's time for our global view segment. stories making headlines across the globe. under the headline "a pragmatic approach to iran", an editorial

in australian throws support behind the obama administration saying it must prevent iran building nuclear weapons, and that it has the ability to be a powerful counter to i.s.i.l., and a deal paving the way to lifting sanctions is vital ebola could be over by the summer - not so fast says "the issue times" the w.h.o. was slow to respond to the outbreak declaring it a health american si after pressure from n.g.o.s, the w.h.o. is app unwieldy bureaucracy, something that limits capacity to respond rapidly, and that it needs to introduce reform. >> critics thought last week in "saturday night live"'s threat about joining i.s.i.l. wept too far. "the ara fist" differed saying making fun of i.s.i.l. does not

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>> that's it for this edition for "al jazeera america"s international hour. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. "america tonight" is next. see you in an hour. on "america tonight", this is the video sparking outrage cross the country, what follows, a fatal confrontation between l.a.p.d. officers and a homeless man, one of the first task for the body camera programme launched at the end of last year. >> it's part of also missing white women syndrome what we know of in the united states where there's