>> hello from al jazeera headquarters, i'm jane dutton. a relationship going from bad to much worse. the u.s. declares venezuela a security threat. tunisia's capital now home to thousands of libbians who say they feel trapped and homeless. >> i'm rob mcbride with the

coffee kick that's good for the environment. >> yemen's former leader, ali abdalla mosalla strikes out at president hadi. his first cabinet meeting has been postponed. mohamed vall is following for aden. so the meeting has been detained. what is the results? >> it is a reflection of the difficulties some of the ministers are already here. eight of them confirmed to be here in aden. a few others are on their way to the city. the problem he is facing here is not only the fact that he doesn't have yet the full number at least half of the

cabinet, 15 are expected to be here. that's about the number of ministers who refused to work with the government, said they want to work with hadi. i understand some are still being kept under house arrest, the prime minister himself. he lives in his house not far from aden, he has not get met with president hadi. he is not willing actually to meet with hadi or attend this meeting. it is not clear why he has these differences with hadi, it is a tremendous problem for hadi because this poarn is person is respected in the army, and his refusal to attend this meeting is a huge problem. >> we hear the u.n. envoy to yemen is on his way there.

>> yeah, that reconfirms that the reports we have during the last few days saying that saudi arabia is doing what they can to host these talks or so hadi has accepted and responded favorably to host the talks. the houthis and the loyalists are refusing until now but it does note there is some reports about russia joining the efforts to try oconvince the houthis to go to the meeting. it is a bit of a surprise because russia has always been standing in everything with iran iran is behind the houthis. the fact that he has left for ryad indicates there may be hopes for success that riad should host these talks. >> talk about what former

president sala has been saying up to the moment. >> it's an interesting statement he gave to the media his own station, taken by the international media because of the importance of the state. first time the former president ali abdalla sala tells hadi to leave the country. he wields very strong power in his words saying hadi has destroyed the kin failed to rule effectively and those separatists who fled to aden are just like the separatists in 1994 before the civil war where former president sala was able to unify yemen. he is making comparison that hadi is a separatist, he should leave the country he destroyed the country and this happens when there is a stand right near the doorstep in hadi right now

there is a general in the army, special forces in the army who has refused hadi request to leave his post, brigadier in the army loyal to sala, is now in aden and refusing the orders of hadi and that's an indication of very dangerous situation for president hadi in the south. >> indeed it is. mohamed vall, thank you. stemming from the 2010 elections, more than 3,000 people died in fighting after the disputed poll in ivory coast. her husband former president lauren bagbo is awaiting trial at the international criminal court.

nicholas maduro has described the move of the united states as the most poisonous step the united states has taken against caracas. rosalyn jordan reports. >> reporter: security forces crack down. in light of the arrest of nicolas maduro's political opponents, and crack down against the protesters, one just 14 years old, president obama ordered in travel to the u.s., and their assets seized. >> we put out lafs last week about what would be required to travel to venezuela in visas. there are a couple of things happening at once.

>> president maduro, price of oil falling and the economy collapsing, more venezuelans are questioning maduro's effectiveness as president. the result resulting clashes between them and government forces, in response to venezuela's culture of impunity, these targeted actions are a long overdue step towards accountability for the victims of president maduro's campaign of state sponsored violence. also fighting over the number of u.s. diplomats in venezuela. maduro says the diplomats are spies and wants most of them leave. but the diplomats help build personal ties with the u.s., rosalyn jordan, al jazeera. to find out why the united

states has targeted these individuals. >> from the u.s. point of view, these were officials who in some sense were guilty of repression. the incident u.s. specifically points to happened in february of 2014. split almost evenly between protestors bystanders and security officials themselves. and several security officials in venezuela are going to have to face trial for deaths of protesters. the other kind of why has to do with the venezuelan decision to insist that the united states reduce its embassy from 100 down to 17. the reason for this being that venezuela is charging united states nor meddling in its affairs and trying to foment coup in the country. you're seeing two countries united states and venezuela pulling on opposite ends of the

rope, if you go back to the cuban missile crisis, the knots getting tighter as each pulls on the rope it's going to get harder and harder to undue the knot and get back to normal relations. >> bomber target ed a camp in the sinai peninsula several suicide bombings and attacks in the sinai lately, mainly targeting police and the military. a stockpile of weapons has been found in southeastern tunisia. ammunition rocket propelled grenades. tunisia's foreign minister says up to 2 million libyans have

fled to tunisia. almost a third of libya's libya's population. as nazanine moshiri reports. >> in a hotel in tunis mohamed remembers his life in tripoli. he's from zintan, a town in the west. >> it is very hard and it hurts. i spent 30 years building my life and in a split second it was lost. i have to start from scratch all over again. >> this is why libyans are leaving. this is the aftermath of an air strike in tripoli. the conflict is being fought in the air and on the ground. hundreds of people have been killed since the beginning of the year. tunisia offers libbians libyans little.

>> if we don't gif a hand for libyans where they will go? they don't have any choice . >> translator: the situation in libya scares me. it's dramatic and bloody. we aren't used to this as muslims and it terrifies us because libya is on our border. >> tunisia recognizes both of libya's rival governments. it's trying to play a neutral role. tunisia says it will continue to welcome libyan rfgz refugees but there is concern that violence will spill over with fighters and weapons ending up here. >> reporter: returning is not

an option for people like reta sellboom. his life was threatened, had to leave his family and fiancee behind. >> after the war you have to be with one side, if you be impartial, or criticize you will be accused and be targeted. so there is no freedom especially in any part of libya now unfortunately. >> reporter: mohamed and other libyans have signed up for media training courses in tunis. they hope to find work in tunisia or in europe. they have no idea when they can return to their homes. they feel helpless watching from afar as their country is torn apart. nazanine moshiri, al jazeera tunis. >> much more to come on the program. we'll look at how difficult it is to put food on the table in

troubled eastern ukraine. uprooted once again thousands are displaced in the southern philippines as the military launches a major operation against a rebel group.

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yemen south. asking for more powers to fight what he calls imperialism. after the u.s. called his government a terrorist threat and sanctioned several officials in venezuela. first lady of ivory coast has been sanctioned. from her violence stemming from the 2010 elections. open letter to iran saying that any nuclear deal wouldn't last after president obama leaves office. iran's foreign minister has criticized the move. he says the politicians don't understand their own constitution and called the letter a piece of propaganda. patty culhane reports. >> first, the lower house tried to scuttle nuclear negotiations with iran, in an unprecedented move inviteing prime minister

benjamin netanyahu to address the group. 47 senators then giving a kind of civics lesson, telling iran they're only dealing with the current president not the government of the united states. it goes on to warn the next president can kill the deal with the stroke of a pen. and future congresses could modify the terms. >> i think it's somewhat ironic to see some members of congress wanting to make common cause with the hard liners in iran. it's an unusual coalition. i think what we're going to focus on right now is actually seeing whether we can get a deal or not. >> reporter: republicans have made it clear they don't want to deal if it leaves iran with any nuclear capability.

>> when you give them an industrial-sized nuclear capability the u.s. tries to contain it and they get a bomb. when they say they don't want to duet a bomb i think they're lying. >> there are some people in congress that would change that but it is thought at all clear they have the votes to make that a reality. patty culhane al jazeera washington. >> french police have detained four people including a woman after suspected attacks in january. suspected connection to ah immediate kubel. ahmed

kulibali. part of a peace deal signed last month there have been fewer attacks but both sides still accuse the other of violence. meanwhile, some civilians have found it difficult to pay for goods. some prices have tripled in the separatist city of donetsk. john hendren is there and filed this report. >> reporter: in separatist eastern ukraine one price of independence is an empty shelf. >> it is impossible to find suppliers, we live one day at a time. >> you can still buy meat and fish but the choices are slim. what's left you can still buy if you can afford it. since january eggs have doubled in price tea has tripled.

45 hryvnias then 95 now. >> things are getting worse and they won't get better until you understand you shouldn't kill your own people. >> 34.5% inflation but here in separatist donetsk it's much higher and that is for those who have access to their money. people have to travel outside separatist territory to collect their money. for many that is prohibitively expensive and can take days. with inflation and no real banking system, everyone here is poorer and that's turned be once bustling shopping centers like this one into ghost towns full of surety erd shops. all new proksshuttered shops.

>> does that mean things will get better about the prices? >> of course till it'll get better, much better. first of all, it is the rake of goods and second it will be changing in price. >> reporter: before the economy here can stabilize, it is likely the fighting will have to stop and the borders between ukraine and its so-called separatist neighbor, will have to settle. neither appears within reach any time soon. john hendren, al jazeera donetsk, eastern ukraine. hundreds of students in myanmar have begun a march but blocked by police in letpedan. calling for a right to form unions and want lessons to be taught in ethnic minority languages.

the philippine military says the movement will continue until the group is eliminated. the week of fighting has already forced more than 20,000 from their homes. shamal lindeganal lindegan has more. >> reporter: seeking shelter in makeshift homes every time fighting breaks out in their villages. local term has been used to describe them, baquitz people living their life on the ground. >> we have been living our lives this way for so long. just want to be able to stay, sleep in our beds, this is tiring. >> reporter: more than a million people have been displaced since armed rebellion

began in mindanao. more than 100,000 people have been killed. there has been relative calm over the last few years because of ongoing negotiation he between the philippine government and the islamic liberation front. a known group believed to be coddling guzman, a known bomb maker in the south and one of the country's most wanted men. such operations are crucial in weeding out rebels in the area but admits it can also put a lot of strain on communities. >> it is very hard in the sense that we are trying to balance the military objective and the humanitarian concern. we need to resolve this issue as soon as possible time.

>> more than 50,000 people are displaced in this area alone. evacuation camps not enough food and shelter and their numbers keep rising. a vicious cycle of fear and dispossession. but what is concerning is their children will have to suffer the same fate too. >> military says it's reclaimed towns in northeastern adamya and yobi states. trooms fromtroops from chad and niger is helping. awareness campaign in two northern provinces in india to help control the swine flu. more than 1300 have died from the virus and 25,000 people have

reportedly been infected. workshops are being held in the jamu and provinces. former olympians have been killed in a helicopter crash during filming for a reality show called dropped. weather crnd at the conditions were good at the time. gender based violence is on the rise. sabina sresser reports that one of the few places they feel comfortable is on the bus. >> three young women were attacked with acid last week. the fine for an acid attack is

$20? is this all the government is going to charge for this kind after tack? >> according to a study done by the united nations with the anyone ali government, gender based violence has increased by 33% in the past years. >> the current state of impunity might have something to do with the increase in violence. criminals are let off easily on bail and that has added confidence to criminals. >> most cases of gender based violence are never reported. >> people often complain there are no places where they can be safe. women and girls subject to sexual harassment and abuse. in public transport it is often use. >> i feel one guy standing back of me was rubbing towards me. >> perhaps the only public space

in the city where women can travel without feeling harassed. >> translator: we are planning to expand the roots routes and the city. >> so far the bus service only reaches to women traveling on two routes during peak hours and while the service has been appreciated, activists say the solution to stopping attacks against wombs is in changing attitudes not segregating men and women. sabrina srivna, al jazeera. >> the took took comes santa high environmental cost but not this one. rob mcbride has the story. >> early morning at the organization behind the unique initiative and the coffee makers prepare their load. ready to dispense more than a fresh brew, they also bear a message of hope while helping

the environment. with a regular schedule, the regular customers are already lining up by the time the vehicle is open for business. for employee wen sun this offers her a real alternative scafscafscavenging in rubbish dumps. >> now i have more food to eat. >> reporter: as the sun comes up so this took took comes to its own. the solar panel on its roof recharging the batteries that will propel it to its next destination. able to do up to 100 kilometers on one full charge it is a welcome whiff of innovation. no pollution and no noise. the electric difference means

this vehicle at the moment is running completely silent. the silence you could hear if it weren't for thousands of other vehicles i.t. has to share the road with. with phnom penh's notoriously crowded roadways, this vehicle has a bigger message for the city. >> it costs to the air quality you know? it's just creating the problems to the air. so we want something that reduce the pollution to the city, you know? >> come the gathering pollution may slow things down but until then the coffee service is full steam ahead. rob mcbride, phnom penh.

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