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not enough to ruin it. a total solar eclipse wows people in europe. a series of suicide bomb attacks in yemen have killed at least 137 and injured another 345. debt faded explosive at shia mosques if sanaa. blast at government compound in sadr city a houthi city in northern yemen. rival forces clash at international stlairpt and air strikes targeted president abd rabbu mansour hadi's compound. kim vanel has the latest.

>> workers struggle to save the injured. their clothes covered with blood. this was the second suicide bombing in the space of a few minutes. the first attacker detonated outside, having been stopped by security. the second, took advantage of the confusion to cause maximum damage. that explosion was caught by those filming the fallout. >> translator: we were in the mosque during the sermon. we first heard an explosion outside near the security perimeter and then it became participant that when the first explosion happened they used the chaos and the vacuum to enter the mosque during the prayer and blow us up. >> reporter: it was one of two targeting sanaa mosques shia

houthis. >> i really don't believe the i.s.i.l. propaganda, yemen doesn't have the ground for i.s.i.l. at least not yet. i think these attacks are politically motivated and whoever orchestrated it wanted them to believe it was i.s.i.l. to further political goals. >> using loyal tribes to rebuild his power base. while in the capital shia houthi tribes aligned with to salah. emerging power vacuum and blame each other for the violence.

>> ali abd dul abdul salah pulling the country down to complete disaster. >> reporter: death toll from friday's attack continues to grow. kim vanel, al jazeera. >> deadlocked talks for iran's nuclear program has been suspend until next week. to attend hasan rouhani's 90-year-old mother. rouhani says iran will not respond to threats. >> world countries have realized that threats and sanctions are ineffective and the correct approach is to show understanding respect for nation. we have broken apart the organization of sanction he and

this nation will be successful in achieving its lofty goals. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry will use the weekend to update his european colleagues. james bays reports. >> after almost six days of nonto the negotiations secretary of state john kerry is being positive. >> secretary kerry how is it going? >> we're make some plog progress. >> after lunch news that the talks were being adjourned for now. >> we're recessing the talks. >> and when will you rejoin? >> we'll be here next week. >> here in lausanne? >> we made lots of progress. yes. >> on what's become a daily morning walk by lake geneva, he

said he was ready to work behind the weekend although it is start of the iranian hold of naruz, joining zarif and kerry in lausanne. talks were joining the approaching the final leg. kerry had to return to the states for a meeting will afghan president ashraf ghani. and giving p-5 plus one to make sure their position is unified before they return. it is emerged in recent days that france is taking a much more hawkish line than others. james bays, al jazeera lausanne. >> talks have resumed in morocco

to try resolve libya's political crisis. u.n. envoy coordinating the talks says the pressure is on to find a solution. >> this should be a decisive moment because as we, i said before in previous meetings, running out of time. in the past days we have seen more fighting, we have seen air strikes, we have seen more actions by daesh. not only in libya but also in the region. >> a ceremony has just been held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the battle of iwo jima. the two countries have marked the battle together for decades.

>> meanwhile, foreign ministers are south korea and japan are meeting in seoul. they are aiming to resolve regional tensions, the sankaku islands are are among the areas claimed by both korea and japan. leadership summit between the three countries heads of state. >> chinese international relations expert whose says china will insist on self apologizes from japan. >> what should be the attitude or the position you would adopt regarding the final verdict of the second world war. this year in particular, will mark the 70th anniversary of the vj, victory over japan legacy and i would say that nations in the world would get united again to celebrate the

victory of the fight against the naziism and fascism. and this year if prime minister shinzo abe continues to deny the enslavement of females during the second world war as sex slaves this will be tantamount to trying to white wash the crimes committed by the japanese fascists, during the second world war and subvert the second world war therefore i think of critical importance is for shinzo abe to wake up and really face history as it is and move on into the path of peace and stability. this will create the overall environment of the leaders of the three countries to meet.

>> hundreds of students have been expelled in india for cheating, their parents to blame. they were caught climbing the walls of the school to pass them answers. highlights widespread problem within india's education system. rob matheson explains. >> cheating in india on a whole different levels. these parents climb up four floors of an exam building folding answers into paper plane and throwing them to their children. pictures inside show students openly passing notes to each other under the noses of supervisors. local reports say police accept bribes to look the other way saying it's impossible to prevent cheating without the cooperation of parents. >> translator: there are more than a million and a half students taking exams and there are more than 11,000 examination

senders in the state. it is the responsibility of the government alone to manage such a huge number of people? >> there's a great deal of pressure on the 15 and 16-year-old students. these exams are determined make or break for many. compulsory to continuing their education. with far more students seeking to attend college and university than there are places competition is fierce. graduating could transform millions of lives. but students caught cheating could be banned for taking exams for three years forced to pay a fine or even jailed. rob matheson, al jazeera. >> coming up. where the water is really flowing to in land locked visutu. myanmar festival where the

galleries are people's front rooms.

>> hello again it's great to have you with us. here's a reminder of our top stories. suicide bombers in yemen have killed at least 137 people and injured 345. the bombers bombers detonateed explosive at shia mosques and also at sadr city in northern yemen. talks have been suspended until wednesday on iran's nuclear

program. u.s. secretary of state john kerry will use the weekend to update his european counterparts on progress. talks to try solve libya's political crisis, has created a security vacuum that's being filled by various rebel groups. thousands have taken to the streets in tunisia for independence day. this year they march not only to celebrate their country but also to condemn wednesday's museum attack. jacky rowland reports from the capital tunis. >> it's independence day in tunisia and that means flags and processions. it is a national hold but celebrations have been overshadowed by shoot ago tacks 22 days earlier. >> translator: the first challenge is the security challenge and the challenge

against terrorism. teuns yah is in atunisia is in a war against terrorism. we won't win unless we stand eunt. >> the first party in the governing mission say security measures must go further. >> translator: the countries that fought terrorism in europe did so using special forces special judges special prosecutors and special courts and that is how we should be fighting terrorism. >> reporter: tunis relies heavily on tourism being they be business or tourists. the advantage majority of tourists want to go on holiday to a place that is safe and stable. here in tunisia, the tourism industry has only begun to

recover after the violence of four years ago. this shop lies slightly off the main tourist route. the owner has been running it for more than 30 years. he's still too upset by the attack i itself to consider what effect it immediately have on his business. >> believe me i was deeply moved. i imagine myself in their place if i was visiting their country. i was deeply moved because they're innocent, they came to visit our country. they came to visit us. >> another procession this time by people who have come in by bus from a see side resort. their message that what happened at the bardo museum has nothing to do with their country or their religion. now it is the foreign visitors the decide whether they will come. jacky rowland, al jazeera tunis. >> two al jazeera journalists have to wait until next wednesday for their trial to

begin again. baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are charged with aiding the muslim brotherhood acknowledge charges they and al jazeera deny. australia has marked the end of its military operation in afghanistan with welcome home parades in kahn canbarra. 261 injured in afghanistan. well it's estimated that afghanistan's marble reserves are in leaving 3,000 people out of work. nicole johnston followed to find out why. >> a 14-ton brock of marble hewn

out of afghanistan's mountains. this marble faculty tri cost about $11 million to build. it cuts and polishes. however, 75% of its business is selling this raw bureaucracy to neighbor countries. however, ashraf ghani announced the stone is processed here. >> now we've lost our business relationship with india australia southeast asia. >> it's better to process it here. >> they should bring more equipment to process it or they should leave the business. >> and that's what's happening. more than 40 factories have shut down. they can't afford to buy new

equipment. staff have been laid off and it's silence. except for the fall snow. >> translator: it's not easy once you start a business. the lowest investment is around half a million. the government should help us with interest-free loans. >> reporter: this isn't the only threat the industry's facing. these giant blocks of marble have come with a quarry more than 180 kilometers from here. it is a long and dangerous drive for the truck drivers. there's often ambushers or criminals on the road. dealing with the taliban giving them money to get through without trouble.

niblgnicole johnston, al jazeera afghanistan. >> libel was hoping to be declared ebola-free since replied april the agency hasn't had any ebola but w.h.o. says it's only 16 days. >> water water everywhere, erica wood has the second story in our series marking world waiter day onwater dayon sunday. >> six times a day she collects water from a well. not from a bubbling pipe but a

spigot. >> it gets contaminated. cleblghts dirt. >> up to 5 people where a e-ettes fromdepend on asingle source. >> some of the villagers are newborn babies, some are pregnant and disabled people and this is a great problem for all of us. >> lesuti is not selling water to its neighbor south africa is its single business biggest export owner. how does johannesburg get clean water? thousands are missing out. but the relationship benefits both cunls.

boosting water exports to seask by 50s%, promised a better water supply. but the dam isn't due to be completed no. about 2022 fx. >> the countries is poor e-poor. and it was even poorer before. but ar the project we see some benefits born out of the project, to profit basutu people. >> living standards basutu as one of the least developed facings in the world. hundreds of children die every year from water-born san dictates. >> we humbly ask we be given

running water because water is life. >> thighs people will be hoping it gives them as much access to its clean water as it does its neighbor seask erica wood, reporting. >> stargazeers, athens, grease, some wamed it from the par then on? students with with eye protection,

gathered, this is how the shadow of the moon moved across the sun sun. but the best for you at least here on earth was for the salvaard islands an the faroe archipelago. >> when it does so in the skies it does pretty, the celestial mechanics was in good swing. load like the moon had taken a bite out of the be morn sun. there was ion one who was not acknowledge excitement is what was unfolding. >> the sun is shiengs on the water and then it gets complete doork ought there.

you cannot see the eclipse but can you see the result of the eclims. >> then dadged everyone descended, covering this rugged north arch pets go, now in totality the moon has cast its shadow over where we are. where we are dges cloud obscured some of the stings celestial feature often seen during the clibs. so the shat owes into the light. >> so it was incredible. >> this eclipse had brought more than 9,000 sky gazers, hoping to

witness something specialght aware of it,. >> i think that's what you come for. >> i didn't expect the light to filter in. because you could see it fade out, it was really cool. >> we saw the thin crest ents, which was worth coverage for. >> the for won't interns another eclipse for 30 years or so. others are willing to chase the shadow whether it falls. be ime-'em qua. >> military regime face economic sanctions and former capital yangomg, appreciating the city's foreign glory and florence sweet rurts. >> a guy leads visitors of,

first floor nonthes descript in the generosity, once inside the guests can't help but look around and marvel. antique furnts, staying in a home that has been flts family in the evere in the family for generations. >> now i saw that everyone had a very have part the yudges gone have spe situated situated. >> not really the look to it and also we want to promote the art. so in this ways we are connecting these two.

>> exhibitions have sprouted all ore the city. the idea is when some people look around an breathe bleat that, to make the festival really acceptable, the teahouse, the gifts that people of yang wrois medicine. >> here's how it works just put on these head phones and press play. gentleman i'm listening to this woman tale her spoirs disoishes knowledge. >> i didn't know my photo was going to be splaid in radio fea shops anonymity aim happy to talk about the benefits of cringe dining, be especially

head water. >> had he says she hadn't had a chance to see or play her part. florence slowksian pem rm. >> you can always check out our website westbound for all the news and olot more. prime minister benjamin netanyahu promise to prevent palestinian state may have helped his election but might have shaken america's support for israel. we will talk to a man who says a split with israel is just what president obama wants and another says former years with the netanyahu is just what the palestinian cause wants.