>> the clean-up begins in the wake-up of deadly cyclone pam that smashed into vanuatu with winds up to 270 k/hr hello, you're with al jazeera, i'm martine dennis. also to come - fresh investments in a new capital city. plans unveiled at egypt's global financial summit. >> egypt's prime minister sets off in the tamil heart land of

the government admits mercenaries are part of the campaign against the rebel group in iraq at least 8 people are confirmed dead after cyclone pam hit vanuatu. u.n. emergency teams are being rushed to the island after 270 k/hr winds caused widespread destruction. gerald tan has the latest. destruction in the wake of cyclone pam. aid workers described the scenes as unbelievable. the category 5 storm uprooted trees, tore down powerlines and ripped off roofs. many buildings stand, but it is feared the damage to villages in remote islands will be

extensive. communication is down. assessing the full impact could take time. >> there has been a destructive cyclone, and hitting a country that is using a lot of the chances meaning they are vulnerable to this intensity. we are planning for the force case scenario. the approach of the cyclone was terrifying. seas confirmed as driving rain and strong winds swept into venue art u. >> winds -- vanuatu. >> windare getting stronger by the minute. it's shaping up to be a long night. >> reporter: the government issued a nation-wide red alert for people to take shelter in more secure buildings. people boarded up homes and

shops and headed to evacuation centers. the united nations sent a rapid response team to aid relief operations. neighbouring countries offered to help what has been described by the u.n. as one of the worst weather disasters history. >> gerald tan, al jazeera. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon was quick to respond whilst he was in japan. >> we are not clear on the impact as part of the disaster. we fear that destruction and damage is wider spread. let's go to richard, the weatherman. >> i have been looking at the observations on vanuatu, they have winds of less than 28 kph. a drastic improvement. if you look at the satellite,

you see the center of that with an eyeball of 22km across. it's part of the storm which they have seen in the region since 2002. it was a similar system that went across. sustained winds moving away. but 240 kph from custodies of 285 kph, taking it into the australian bureau of meteorology status over at the top end. as it continues to move away a first of all it will weaken. when it gets to new zealand, there's issue of storms around the bay of 20. you'll see stormy weather there. it's moving away and weakening. it will probably be 12 g.m.t. when it's close enough to produce winds up to hurricane

strength. further north you see new caledonia, and vanuatu in much clearer conditions. the situation looks like it will improve, and we should find the weather system beginning to die away. >> thank you very much indeed. now, the indian prime minister is going to northern sri lanka for an historic visit to the islamic heart land. narendra modi departed colombo and is due to arrive later today. the region was home to a stronghold of the tamil tigers defeated six years ago. narendra modi will be the first indian leader to visit jaffna after a ding aids-long -- decades-long civil war. now we go live from jav yes. is this seep as an historic -- seen as an historic moment for an indian prime minister to go to a tamil dominated city?

>> that's right. i do remember not too long ago there was basically a void in the north of the country, jaffna having come under government control before that. it was very much high security and thinking of an indian prime minister or leader for that matter visiting this area was unheard of. we had the indian prime minister. his chopper landed just in front of me. in fact, a couple of moments from now you see the vip moved from the building which is an historic library. there the prime minister will meet with the chief minister and the governor. this visit historic in terms of showing the warmth and the building ties between the two countries, and terms of india and sri lanka. mr narendra modi prime minister narendra modi, having talked about the need to build and

bring peace, equality harmony in this country and very much this visit, the fact that they have seen it fit to bring it to the northern provinces. you can see the main convoy being tight security marched in to the public library with a lot of security making sure that they have his vehicle covered. but about basically the meetings with the tamil national alliance, he stressed the fact that it is time to take the opportunity to the politician, the politicians that there is a wind of change an attitude with the new government, and prime minister narendra modi telling the tna that they should utilize the opportunity and not lose it. mr narendra modi comes bearing gives, doesn't he he's allocating a lot of new houses to those that lost their own accommodation. india has a complicated history

with the tamil minority of sri lanka. i'm in india, and it serves the two countries, their ties a close affinity between the tamils in sri lanka and the tamil population in india. the prime minister will hand over houses built by the indian houses. there are thousands of houses built for those displaced in the war. several have been rehoused. another set has been handed over to the people later this afternoon. we have heard a number of agreements inked over the last 24 hours. but particularly the housing as well as other projects that would help the lives of those in the north. >> thank you. >> minel, our correspondent live in jaffra as narendra modi arrives there. timing couldn't be better.

>> china dispatched fighter jets after a military plane dropped a bomb in chinese territory, saying it killed 14 people. myanmar says it's targetting rebels along the sworn border with china. florence louie has the latest from yank gong in southern myanmar. >> this appears to be the worst spillover of violence since fighting more than a month ago. tens of thousands have been displaced and hundreds killed. this latest incident was serious enough for china to step up operations along the border and for the chinese vice president for foreign ayres to summon the myanmar ambassador to lodge a protest. he said he would like to see myanmar official investigate the

incident and punish whoever was responsible for the intrusion into chinese territory. the latest air strike comes a week after a shell from myanmar landed in chinese territory. there were no casualties in that incident. but suggests that there's heavy bombardment in the area. the co-can region has been upped a state of emergency since mid february. there are if you independence reports coming out of there. >> these incidents suggest there's heavy fighting going on. this is not the first time that fighting has spilled over into china. in 2013, three were killed. the independent army spilled into china, making china worry. normally it does not want to deal with a refugee problem. people displaced from the fighting crossing into its

borders. it will complicate permission about non-interfere vention, not meddling in its affairs. >> talks postponed after a side didn't show up. the meeting in morocco was halted. it was based in the eastern part of the country in tobruk. the u.n. envoy did though meet members from the tripoli based g.n.c. the general national congress. delegates are concerned about the germ khalifa haftar as the top military commander. >> the houthi rebel group said iran agreed to give the country a billion in aid. it would back the building of power stations and a supply of fuel. protesters have been speaking out against a takeover.

a rally for similar protests it took control of the capital and dissolved the government last month cairo won't be the capital of egypt for much longer if the government gets its way. the egyptian government announced plans to spend $45 billion and take seven years to build an administrative capital. it's one of several plans unveiled at an economic conference aimed at attracting more investment. >> reporter: world and business leaders here to listen to egypt's pitch - we are open for business. abdul fatah al-sisi personally welcomed many of the state heads for their support. >> translation: i'd like to thank all our brothers kings and presidents of the arab state

that are giving us a lot of honour of being here today in egypt. the egyptian society is 25% of the population of the middle east. stability in egypt. it's very important role for the civility of the whole region. we need to make sure that the power is for the stability of the nation and the region. >> it started well. billions pledged which neighbours. the aim is to secure billions more. it's a glitsy campaign. the egypt they want to promote. clean, easy flowing traffic, businesses and industries ready for investment. the reality is complicated on the opening day of the conference, an explosion hit barkley's bank ner striking a greek bank. the group that claimed

responsibility threatened all who took place. there has been a protest against the government and the conference. egypt is not for sale is the slogan used. the muslim brotherhood deemed a directorist organization will not be too eager to see the conference succeed. thousands of activists and political opponents have been arrested and prosecuted since mohamed mursi was deposed in 2013. and there has been growing violence in the sinai peninsula, and the threat of groups across the border in libya. difficult issues for the government to tackle along side high unemployment, struggling tourism and investment. >> that may be an economic plea and the economy could do with a cash injection. it's about president abdul fatah al-sisi's political legitimacy. the head of the international monetary fund and the u.s. secretary of state. >> how egypt fares in the coming years and how it

restructures its economy will affect not only the country's nearly 90 million citizens but it will affect millions of others throughout the region who as aspire to a better future. that is why we are gathered here. we all, all of us have a stake in egypt's success. >> who is present here what, is said and pledged will be an indication about the level of international support. president abdul fatah al-sisi and his policies hold. lots more to come at al jazeera, including a march in support for the embattled brazilian president dill mar rusev -- dilma rousseff and turning to china for help. will $100 million worth of new equipment revive zimbabwe's health care sector?

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hello, let's look at the top stories at al jazeera. eight confirmed dead after cyclone pam hit vanuatu. winds of up to 270 k/hr caused widespread destruction. india's prime minister arrived in the sri lanka city of jaffna. narendra modi was the first indian leader to visit the city egypt unveils plans for a new capital city at the cost of

$45 billion, one of a series of big projects announced by the government during an economic development conference. the head of the c.i.a. warned the demeself of the syrian regime could open the doors to i.s.i.l. john brennan says the c.i.a. is being revamped in order to combat i.s.i.l. and other threats to security. more from washington d.c. >> reporter: an assault on staff at the newspaper "charlie hebdo" in paris. bun fire at a cafe in copenhagen and the killing of children at a school in pakistan, the head of u.s. intelligence, says these attacks were a trend to show... . >> the emergence of a terrorist threat difficult to track, and more difficult to this ward. >> that's why the director of the c.i.a. says he's overhauling the agency.

critics argued that the c.i.a. has been too focussed. a drop in analytical capability yes and errors were noticed, notably that iraq contained weapons of mass destruction. a pretext to invasion. the c.i.a. would now combine into 10 different mission centers around the world. >> these will ply them more efficiently and effectively. >> the former c.i.a. intelligence officer fears that concentrating the analysis is more susceptible. the opposite of what harry truman envisioned.

>> koouman said he intended an analysis group with action to all information. and that they would be free to report to him not to the pentagon or the state department, and tell them like it is. that's what we did in vietnam. president's are not required to heed the advice of intelligence. once you corrupt the structure, so that you don't have an independent analysis unit any more, then you - you, as president, are sacrificing your best shot at finding out what the real story is. and turning the war on director with its sights on i.s.i.l. into what many fear will become a c.i.a. business model. focussed not on preventing bust justifying war a u.s. citizen was tested for the ebola virus.

he fell ill after arriving from liberia in west africa, and a healthcare worker, is in a u.s. hospital after testing positive for the virus. the unknown patient is the 11th person with the virus to be treated in the united states. nigeria is getting help from foreign mercenaries. government leaders say they are involved in training and logistics. there's evidence soldiers of fortune are playing a vital role. victory in baga. nigerian troops sweep into the nearby town and re gain control from boko haram. >> we go for what do you call it. how it used to be. taking them.

collecting it legitimately. and a few of them are called to wait. >> they show the cache of weapons left behind by the armed group as proof of success. it's these operations that the military says is turning the tide against boko haram. the fight is not being won alone. the government admits it's getting technical and logistical support. sources told al jazeera that mercenaries from south africa and other countries are playing a decisive role on the front leans. >> the u.s. government has explanations that they can stick to. they say that the neighbouring armies niger, cameroon and chad - boko haram has them also. they'll say they are defending their territory, and we just cooperate. and as they say, the foreigners

from south africa. these are training - trainers. they have their story down. >> they emerged as a major threat. >> it's killed thousands over the past six years in a campaign to carve out an islamic state. the group called on support to avco. nigeria's government insists it has no need to confront boko haram, but has the support of the african union leading a regional force, but as the nation heads to general elections, some say the government use of mercenaries is a push to translate into votes a forest fire in chile forced more than 4,000 from their homes.

a state emergency has been declared. the fire started in an area of grassland and pine forest. warm temperatures and strong winds fanned the flames and the blaze spread destroying around 500 hectares of land. supporters of the president marched in several cities. president dilma rousseff and her allies have been accused of involvement in a corruption standard. adam raney reports now from soo appealo. >> a vocal but -- sao paulo. >> a small group supporting petrogas and calling for dilma rousseff's impeachment. signs saying that we are oil workers, we are not corrupt. expressing fear in leftist ranks that the corruption scandal could lead to calls for its

privatisation. >> look, there has been corruption in petrogas it's not normal to have it. it has to be fixed. they need to be removed. it attracted members of brazil's movement, while critical of austerity is against efforts to impeach the president. the largest city occupied a block on a busy avenue. most who showed up were long-time supporters of the workers party. dating back. >> they did a lot to move the country forward. >> she was elected democratically. because of that they have to defend president dilma, that's why we are in the streets. >> reporter: hundreds of riot

police were called out. it's unlikely that the small demonstrations across the government boost the popularity which is at an historic low. in addition she's dealing with a shrinking economy, high inflation and a weakening currency. >> the protests were cut short, and never attracted tens of thousands that many were hoping for. turn out was lower than expected. the reports that president dilma rousseff instructed her cabinet to stay and see how large anti-government protests turned out to be and register the impact on the government zimbabwe's health care sector suffered years of regret. $100 million word of new equipment has been bought with a loan from china, and it should

help some patients. >> reporter: this is herary central cost. and president mooug is here to -- mugabe is here to see what $100,000 can buy. moouga by says it will boost confidence in the medical facility yes. >> we must not allow whatever else happens. >> hector jimenez is in trouble. -- zimbabwe is in trouble. is suffers unemployment. it faces travel bans and sanctions in the west over fraud. so to china for help. >> we are looking at our old weather friend. and cooperation.

china is already africa's biggest trading partner and investing heavily in the commodity sector because it needs minerals timbers and metal. some observers accuse china of exploiting the vast resources. others see the investment as a life line. >> zimbabwe remains susceptible to investment and we don't necessarily go to china. but the rest of the world. >> what the chinese are doing is moving in the right direction for the nation. >> zimbabwe used chinese money to by ambulances x-ray machines and incubators all needed, but the offensive comes at a price.

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