>> yemen's former president on the attack. every's slamming the country's crippled government as it tries to regain power. >> hello from doha. also ahead violence in myanmar students march be to demand more rights and better education. >> the ivory coast former first lady gets 20 years for her role in post election violence. >> i'm rob mcpride in phnom penh with the coffee kick that's good

for the environment. >> yemen's former president accused the government of destroying the country. he said president hadi who's fled from the capitol city sanna to aden should leave the country and go into exile. tell us more about what he said and what he's aiming for muhammed. >> yeah, former president is very clearly aiming for a strong comeback to the political scene. probably he doesn't want to be president again but he has his son. we have seen thousands today rally inside sanna asking for his son to run for president in the next elections in yemen. we have seen also loyalists to him armed the country showing their presence and power. one of them is here in aden, a

general who refused hadi's order to move from his post and be replaced. the former president called on hadi to leave the country saying he is inefficient and destroyed the country that he is a separatist and he compared the situation in 1994 when a civil war took place because the south decided to secede. listen to what he expressed. >> the people cannot afford to eat or drink. you have suspended their salaries, broke their livelihoods to stand still investments to a halt, and tourism, too. is this what you call a modern state where universities, and schools are ruined? we ruined them all and claim it to be a modern civil state. that's their motto, they are

liars, liars. >> hadi's trying to cobble together a government, by that's not proving to easy, is it? >> it's a tough uphill battle for him. he's been here for about a couple of weeks trying to unit his government again. the government decided to resign, the houthi's have held some under house arrest, some loyal to the houthis. at least 15 ministers are expected to be here, eight of them are already here. hadi has been planning to hold the first meeting today but it didn't happen. it is postponed for the next couple of days, because some of those ministers are not able to make it to aden. the minister of defense came here a few days back, actually two days ago after he escaped from sanna and everybody was expecting him to join hadi.

he is refusing to meet hadi. some say he lost his daughter in a car accident and is in mourning. a lot of troubles for hadi in his attempt to actually act like the real penalty of yemen from the south. he got people from regional powers and the u.s. and u.k., but in terms of real power on the ground he still has problems. one of the generals he decided to remove from his post, probably hadi doesn't trust him well, once again because this is very important. this general is still refusing to lee his office and is right up next to the doorstep of president hadi and reports of clashes possibly inside aden and that's very dangerous for hadi, because he doesn't have the loyalty of much of the army.

he still is trying to get ministers to eat still trying to stabilize his situation here and it's very shaky under his feet here in southern yemen. >> thank you for that. >> ivory coast's former first lady is sentenced to 20 years in jail for her role in post election violence. simone known as the iron lady was given double the sentence prosecutors asked for. more than 3,000 people died in fighting that began when her president refused to step down in 2010. >> a 65-year-old was charged in 2011 charged with undermining state security. her husband is awaiting trial in the international criminal court accused of crimes against humanity. >> myanmar hundreds of police have been involved in violence confrontations with student

protestors. they wanted to morning but were held up by police for two weeks. the students want changes made to a new education bill, call for the right to form unions and want lessons to be taught in ethnic minority languages. >> the stand i don't have between protestors and police started more than a week ago when the students arrived in a town about three hours drive north. they have been marching and they wanted to be able to continue to bring that protest to the main city but they were surrounded, barricaded by police lines. there was a standoff that continued for two weeks and they thought they reached an agreement to authorities tuesday morning. authorities said they would be allowed to bring their march. when students found out they wouldn't be able to hold banners and shout slogans along the way

they breached police lines and journalists were beaten with bats. we heard reports that police went from house to house looking for protestors, arresting them, dragging them into trucks. there was a protest here, as well. we heard one person was arrested and later released. the students say they want changes to the newly passed education law because it still restrict academic freedom and they are not happy about that. they want to be able to bring their protests. what is worrying about this crackdown is not that police responded with so much force and brutality, they used visual land tee force allowed in law is a tactic used previously by the military regime, the fact that the civilian government is using this tactic has people worried.

this comes at a time when the u.n. special repertoire warrant in her report that myanmar may be back sliding on its pledge to say uphold human rights. >> britain's foreign secretary said russia could be the biggest threat to his country saying u.k. spy agencies are now boosting their efforts to counter the threat. he accused russia of entering a strategic competition with the west rather than being an ally. he promised further sanctions on moscow at the conflict in east he were ukraine worsened. >> venezuela's president lashed out in the united states imposing sanctions on top officials and declaring venezuela a security threat. nicholas maduro described the move as the most poisonous step the u.s. has taken against caracas. >> demonstrations against the worsening economy in venezuela and the government of the

president maduro and security forces crackdown on them. in light of the arrest of maduro's political opponent and deaths of protestors, one just 14 years old u.s. president barack obama ordered sanctions against several government officials on monday, no travel to the u.s., their assets seized. >> there are certainly restrictions against individuals. separately, we put out last week some information about what will be required to travel to venezuela in terms of visas given the restrictions put in place, so there's a couple of things happening at once. >> maduro accused the u.s. of trying to overthrow his government a charge his mentor, the late president chavez made to popular acclaim. with the price of oil falling and the economy collapsing, more venezuelans are questions maduro's effectiveness at president. the resulting clubs between them and government forces has alarmed washington. the u.s. senator who wrote the

law authorizing the sanctions prayed obama saying. >> there is fighting over the number of diplomats in venezuela from the u.s. maduro said they are spice and wants them to leave. washington said they help build business and personal ties with the u.s. >> much more to come on the program. ripe for recruits, why a third of jordanian fighters in syria come from this northeastern city. >> in berlin, one of the places where germans are spending more than ever before.

>> the stream, >> your digital community >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america >> yemen's former president has accused the government of destroying the country. he said president hadi who's fled the capital anna to the southern city of aden should leave the country into exile. >> ivory coast's former first lady sentenced to 20 years in jail. the 65-year-old was charged with undermining state security in the violence stemming from the 2010 elections. >> under the police, in myanmar

involved in clashes with student demonstrators. >> tribal leaders non-governmental organizations and the u.n. libya representative on the capital anyeries governments are considering a proposal to form a unity government. the deal could be signed wednesday. inside libya the u.n. raised parliament based in tobruk and swore in its army chief. he is been leading fighting against groups that backed the legally installed government in tripoli. some mop fors are worried arms could be diverse r. verted to militia groups. there are increasing concerns among libya's neighbors that violence could extend across

borders. tunisia is now home to almost a third of libya's population. life for people who vice president escaped isn't easy. >> in a hotel in tunis muhammed remembers life in libya. his house in the capitol tripoli, was raided by fighters. he's from a town in the west. >> it is very hard. 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 safety, but the more. there is no work, and many

libyans live off their savings. they can't buy property, so they rental which is pushing up the cost of living. >> if we don't give a hand for the libyans where they will go? they don't have any choice. >> the situation in libya scares me. it's dramatic and bloody. we aren't used to this as muslims and this terrifies everybody, because libya is on our border. >> tunisia's army is also worried. it's deployed soldiers to the border area. tunisia recognizes both of libya's rival governments. it's trying to play a neutral role. >> tunisia will continue to welcome bibian refugees, but there are concerns the violence in libya could spill over into tunisia with fighters and weapons ending up here. >> returning is not an option

for people like this man. a former television producer, his life was threatened. he 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 of expression in any part of libya now unfortunately. >> muhammed and other libyans have signed up for media training courses in toonies. they hope to find work in tunis here 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. >> joining me now is an he had door with africa matters.

the aim now is to bring peace to the country and try to form a unity government. it sounds almost impossible. what chance do they stand? >> well, it's a very difficult task that these negotiators have ahead of them. what makes things more difficult is the multi-applies city of actors, there are so many armed groups around 2,000 militia groups and armed groups throughout the country. there are two governments, each of them with their coalition of militias backing them. you have the rise of the islamic state in sirte and al-qaeda is present in libya and so is snsar sharia. it makes it more complicated. one of the great difficulties with the talks so far has been the kind of gap that exists between the actors involved in

the talks and armed group's that are on the ground, because there seems to be a perception at least that those who are involved in the talks are doves and can't control the more hawkish elements. >> that must be one of the biggest problems regardless of what is decided here. how is it going to translate to those on the ground who hold the weapons? >> the key thing is making sure that the actors that are at the table are legitimate and that they do have the kind of control that is necessary over the armed groups on the ground or at least the channels to dialogue with them. another element is being inclusive. these talks need to be inclusive. it's very good to have actors at the table that say the kind of things that the international community wants to here. what's very important is to make sure that all voices are heard to make sure a unity government excludes the radical elements that are part of these armed

groups. >> what voice for the regional players? you've got these two governments, could be polarized governments, but they've got support from different neighbors. >> that's been one of the factors that have made these negotiations all the more complicate. you have the moroccoens involved, the algerians involved, the egyptians involved making for a more complicated process. the u.n. are here but rivalries are playing out. the algerians will no doubt use the recent successes they've had in brokering the mali negotiations and try to apply the same logic that was used in those talks of inclusiveness to the libyan talks. morocco are involved trying to bring in the parliamentarians.

there needs to be greater coordination between all of them making sure the talks achieve a lasting peaceful solution. >> good to talk to you political analyst with africa matters. >> armed groups in syria such as ice sill and al-nusra front of made up of thousands of jordanian fighters. many don't return home, but those who do face many years behind bars. we have a report from one of the main recruiting grounds for fighters. >> this 19-year-old fought in syria for nine months and when he returned home to jordan sentenced to five years in prison. he was with a rebel group allied with al-nusra front. last september a jordanian court found him guilty of joining a terrorist organization. his father says he came back once the armed group started

fighting each other. >> he called one day and said he wanted to come home. his mother and siblings had been insisting that he return. he said he wanted to come back because the different rebel groups like the free syrian army and al-nusra front were fighting each other and he decided he wasn't willing to die for free for a purpose other than jihad against the syrian government. >> he had shocked his family through facebook from his home that he connected with a syrian fighter. he used money his parents had given him to pay his university fee to say buy a plane ticket the turkey. from there he got into syria. when he returned to jordan, he was arrested at the airport. although more 2,000 fighters come from across the country one third of from zarka the most from any single area. >> it is the hometown of former

al-qaeda al zarqawi. it's been home for many others like him over the years. while poverty and unemployment have pushed religious men who feel marginalized, many decide to leave their stable lives and families behind motivated by their beliefs in establishing an islamic state. >> many who are religiously conservative see syria as a launching pad for their probable to erase borders in the region and impose i.s. law. fighting is a potential career path. >> others blame government policies that have made zarka home to many foreign fighters. >> it is the mother of poor people. most men who leave her to fight have no future, jobs or education and have suffered from social injustice. many are deprived of jobs.

jihad becomes the future and goal of these men. >> this father hopes his son's sentenced will be reduced. he said he was exploited and misled in the ever changing battlefield next door. >> the indians army launched an awareness campaign to help contain the spread of swine flu. india's holt ministry said more than 1300 people have died from the virus. 25,000 have reportedly been infected. workshops are being held in two provinces. >> crowds in south korea held a rally in support of u.s. ambassador mark lippert slashed at a breakfast meeting five days ago. hundreds turned out to back him who's been in south korea since last autumn. he was attacked by a korean nationalist demanding the reunification of north and south korea. >> i feel pretty darn good, all things considered.

i mean, it was obviously a scary incident, but i am walking talking, holding my baby, you know hugging my wife, so i just feel really good. i've got a little rehab left to do on the arm. the face feels really good, but thanks to the great medical professionals, i feel like i said pretty darned good. >> in germany people are spending more money than they have in 10 years. wagion are higher and unemployment low. as nick spicer reports from berlin it's good news for germany's european union neighbors. >> dancers put on a show in berlin. german tour operators are preparing for a record year, because when things are going well at home, many germans think of going abroad. >> the germans are known as the

travel world champions. they take a lot of joy in it. they're traveling more and greater distances. our company measured a 30% increase in long distance travel this year. >> according to stereotype at least, germans have an angsts driven relationship when it comes to money saving for a rainy day. people are adopting a zen like larrlarr jess, consumer spending at higher left than in 13 years. >> the other big ticket item germans by is automobiles especially german cars. sales increased 2.6% in january a boost for manufacturers and german workers who are consumers, a win-win situation adding to the general feel-god factor. >> the consumers are feeling we have succeeded, we have a

superstar in europe, germany's growing much faster than its neighbors. it had a growth rate of 2% this year and of course also wages in germany have been growing very rapidly the last two years and unemployment has continued to decline, so people feel very confident. >> the increase in spending is helpful to germanys european neighbors, all the extra spending means more imports from the european union confirming germany's role as the economic locomotive of europe. al jazeera berlin. >> a non-profit group in cambodia has come up with a novel first a solar powered three wield motor bike. it is common in cities and comes at a high environmental cost normally, 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. the regular customers are already language up by the time the vehicle is open for business. this offers a real employment rather than scavenging in rubbish dump to say feed her children. >> my life is better. before i would have no time to spend with my children. now i have regular hours and we have more food to eat. >> as the sun comes up, so this comes into 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 in a

city choking on its own exhaust. >> no pollution or noise. the electric difference means this vehicle at the moment is running completely silently. a silence you'd be able to hear if it wasn't for the thousands of other vehicles it has to share the road with. >> with phnom penh's notoriously congested roads getting more choked with motor bikes and these vehicles, this has a bigger message for the city. >> in phnom penh, the traffic is increasing. it costs the air quality, you know, it's just creating the problems to the air so we want something that reduce the pollution in the city. >> coming the raining season, the gathering clouds may close things down, but until then, this coffee service is full speed ahead. >> phnom penh. >> that's the end of this

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