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>> we'll have all your sports, including news of a record-breaking day at the cricket world cup as co-host new zealand blow away the indies to reach the semifinals. >> we begin this news hour in yemen where the security situation is fast deteriorating. let's bring you up-to-date with the latest developments. there has been fighting between outy rebels and tribesmen in the country's south. 20 people have been killed. outy fighters are appear to be trying to expand their presence in the country. they're deploying forces from the capital in sanna sending fighters by air. this is the scene where shots are fired into the air as

people protest against the hoties outside security forces building. it gives answer idea of how tense the situation is. yemen's president hadi has made a televised address to his party party. he used this address to call on all parties to take part in a political dialogue. >> as a president my job is to achieve you're goals in the bright future, stable future where cooperation is all over the place. that's why my job as president is to do that, and to invite all the political powers and components including those who carry out the coup d'etat in order to agree on certain things that will help along the targets of our people, the people of

yemen. >> al jazeera has learned that the very man whose trying to work on a political solution to the crisis in yemen has left the country with no warning. the u.n. special envoy to yemen has been trying to negotiate with all sides for months now to resolve the crisis. this latest unrest in yemen comes one day after twin blasts hit two houthi mosques in sanaa all together, 137 people were killed. well for more on the situation in yemen let's cross to aden where the political analyst is joining us live now. he will be speaking to us through a translator. thank you for your time, sir. now we're seeing this unrest expanding across the country. it seems that the mouthys are deploying their forces to the south, to the central part of yemen. is your country heading to a new

civil war, do you think? >> of course, the situation is very complicated. we have so many scenarios and we have the movements of houthis to the south. this is a very serious indication, and the consequences on yemen on the houthis themselves and the political scene of the whole country. there is a sort of silence from the international community. we have condemnation statements and the outies are imposel reality on the ground. towards the south as well. they've done that to the north and east, and we need to know that the houthis don't have all the--their own issues but they're supported by iran and

are encouraged to move towards the south. we need to know that yemen has a strategic position on the map at the same time. the consequences will be that. >> you say the outies are being supported by iran. they, of course, accuse president hadi of being supported by saudi arabia. before i talk to you about what you would like to see the international community do, i want to talk about what president hadi said in his speech just a short while ago. he appeals for dialogue. do you think dialogue is possible after the attack in which 137 people were killed? will they respond positively to this idea of dialogue? >> the yemeni president has made his speech. it is a very wise and national

speech. he spoke about demands and he spoke about the crisis in yemen and the consequences of this crisis. he said clearly that the houthis say are not part of the whole yemeni body, and the houthies have to be within this country. and they also praised the situations of the countries. he spoke about the demands in the south of yemen. he spoke about the armed forces so that speech was very wise and it gives a push to the morale in the country. and this is the first time for president hadi to speak and to talk harshly against the houthis since he left sanaa to aden, and it's really being waged by the

yemenis. yes, the speech was late, but it was very very positive. he spoke about so many things. >> right. >> and he spoke about ali abdullah saleh and his position with the houthis. >> let me ask you this, you mentioned the international community earlier. we've heard that the u.n. special envoy to yemen has left the country with no warning. what can the international community do to keep your country from descending into civil war? >> the international community today is very behind, even the procedures that made some expressions of sorrow or whatever, the yemeni people

attack on the gnc and the threat is not only on yemen, it's on the threat again is the arab gulf and there are hopes of when jamal benomar left, he has done nothing. he is a part of the conspiracy. at this time the houthies went to sanaa and the houthies were not behaving seriously and ben benomarbenomar has done nothing. they are against the dialogue, and they are against the partnership with the other peace. they have made nothing towards the agreement there. the houthies have already

signed. jamal benomar he also left yemen. we can find an alternative. yemen now depend a lot on the conference to be hosted by the saudi capital of riyadh. >> we'll leave it there. we appreciate your time. thank you so much for speaking to us here on al jazeera. joining us live from aden in southern yemen. >> now, let's get the latest on the fighting going on inside libya. it's centered around the capital of tripoli. they are accused of carrying out new airstrikes in and around tripoli, including the airport. now these are the latest pictures we're getting near tripoli. the tripoli-based government

said that the offensive has been repelled but they're deploying more fighters to the capital. they are condemning the violence. >> yesterday, we had a new military operation against tripoli. preventing the unity of the libyans in fighting. it is undermining the dialogue. >> there are currently talks happening in morocco between libya's rival governments. we had condemnation from the special envoy to libya. to what extent has the violence inside the country undermined the talks there?

>> people are concerned that talks are under way could collapse as violence continues. we learned from our sources that the tripoli-based government has called for hundreds of fighters to move from different locations in different parts of the country to join fighters stationed in the capital of tripoli, ready for what could be an attempt to launch an offensive against fighters loyal to general haftar based in the southern parts of the capital. so it is a very delicate situation. many are concerned that this is why the united nations has intensified talks with different

factions and there is concern that talks could collapse if violence continues. >> what, then, are we expected to come out of rabat? >> basically the two factions, the u.n.-recognized government in tibruk and the government of tripoli will come together and establish a government and national army. they are very concerned if the fighting continues both delegations will just walk out of the building without a comprehensive deal that will leave the country in a criminal

situation with violence spilling out of control. >> thank you for the update. live for us in rabat morocco. the jailed leader of kurdish rebels in turkey is calling for peace between the kurdistan workers' party and turkey. we have more. >> you in the hard of curry they used the event to reinforce the call to end the armed conflict with the turkish state. >> we record it necessary and siftic for the pkk to end the armed struggle against the turkish republic, and to decide on their strategies and tactics in line with the spirit of this new era.

>> the call for congress is an effort to kick start a stalled peace process that began two years ago. among other things they want a new constitution and a new relationship. >> the end of conflict is here for sure, and we will actually in the post conflict stage for now on we'll have the competition based on politics. >> 40,000 people have been killed in the armed conflict between the turkish state and the pkk. few believe that the pkk will restart that fight. but it seems unlikely that the pkk will disarm by giving up it's weapons or even burying them at least because the kurds

are fighting isil in syria. so the occurish government, which wants kurdish support to change the constitution will persuade it's followers that the peace process will endure. >> there is much more ahead on the al jazeera news hour. back on the streets and risking their lives to do it, the report on the anticipate government protest that continue inside syria. plus afghanistan's marble is said to be among the finest in the world but this blossoming industry could be breaking apart. and in sport mcilroy back in to contention. we'll have the details later in sport.

>> the u.s. secretary of state said he will travel to london to discuss the remaining sticking points with his european counterparts. john kerry has been commenting on the progress made so far. >> we are united in our goal. our reproach, our resolve and determination to insure that iran's program is entiring peaceful. over the past months the p5+1 have made substantial progress towards that fundamental goal. although important gaps remain. >> our diplomatic editor james bays joins us live from london. james, why is john kerry so keen to emphasize the unity and the approach among the p5+1? >> well, i think he's emphasizing unity because there are real questions of whether

there is total unity. diplomats say there are differences within the p5+1, and that may explain why in the last few minutes john kerry has got on a plane. he left geneva, switzerland and he's here in london where they'll have a meeting in the vip terminal with his european counterparts, the foreign ministers from the u.k. germany france e.u. chief, they have made persistent reports there is a real problem with france, which has a much tougher line than all the other countries. even a suggestion that during those intense negotiations in switzerland at one point the french foreign minister phoned his negotiating team and said no more concessions. a difference between the french and the others, and the meeting taking place in just under two hour's time at the heathrow airport they'll try to get unity among the p5+1 p5+1 before the

negotiations start again in iraq. >> what will iranians, their leadership how do they view these talks? >> a lot of iranians are celebrating the big national holiday of the year. on occasion like that you hear from leaders. we've also held that the supreme leader they're giving a speech to a longer large crowd. they raised one of the problem areas, that is sanctions. they want sanctions removed as quickly as possible. the international community very, say well if we're going to have a deal we need to have something in place in case you renege on the deal. particularly important are those

european union sanctions and it would be difficult to reimpose toes sanctions: they tell me that russia is not in the mood of any sanctions on any issue. >> thank you very much for that. james bays live in london. now suicide-bombers have killed at least 50 people during kurdish new year celebrations in northeast in syria. activists say that the islamic state of iraq and levant are behind the attack. staying in syria, in the rebel-held parts of aleppo, activists say that government shelling has killed five people. but despite the civil war entry many syrians are continue to go come out in protest. the number of people waving flags have swindled in the last four years. these people live in the out

outskirts of damascus. those who want to choose a new syrian government continue to come out to show the world that they still want change. >> the beginning of the revolution, they would kill people randomly in the streets while they're protesting peacefully. the revolution turned from the demonstration and the to the protests because we want peaceful demonstrations. >> in the city where anti-assad sentiments have continued for decades, they have been fighting off attacks from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. also is also a target for protesters. every opposition group is fighting each other. as well as the government.

despite the danger protesters come out including the children and elderly. fighters join the gathering to drum up support. >> the message here started in the slogan allah is great. allah is great. >> and this is what thousands of syrians face on a daily basis. [ sirens ] in this anti-assad district in aleppo a missile killed many people most of the dead are women and children. >> the girl told the boy that her mother was upstairs. the boy asked her if she's okay. she isn't but she is for now.

>> the widely used weedkiller can probably cause cancer. they say an active ingredient in round up herbicide, a product by the u.s. company monsanto could be harmful. it's mostly used on corner and soybeans that are genetically modified. >> at the international agency for research on cancer, via skype from lyon. thank you very much for speaking with us. you organized the working group of international experts that gathered in lyon for this evaluation. just to clarify does round up herbicide cause cancer or not? is there scientific data to support this? >> round up is not the agent that we evaluated. we evaluated a component of round up. that said this evaluation is

supported by a very extensive review of scientific data that took place over a year's time, concluding with a weak weak-long meetinga week-long meeting where data was evaluated reviewed by the world's leading experts under procedures that insured freedom from conflict of interest. >> when you say that it probably causes cancer, what does it mean? are they in danger? >> well, that classification by iarc indication based on the strength of evidence. our role is to give advice to national governments and other health agencies who then can decide how to deal with that potential risk based on their own situation. >> what then is your

recommendation? >> we don't make a recommendation. we provide scientific advice. so our advice to the who and national agencies is that this is a risk that should be further evaluated. >> as you know, this determination has alarmed the agriculture chemical industry, in particular monsanto, who says that they don't believe iarc could reach a conclusion like this one. what do you respond to monsanto? >> well, our response is that in fact, we follow a very well documented procedure that has been established for more than 40 years. and it recognized many important carcinogens in the environment and workplace. it is a very rigorous procedure which differs in some important ways to the procedures followed by other governmental agencies.

for example some other procedures allow the regulated industry to take part of the evaluation. now our process is free of conflict of interest, and that is different from the way other agencies do things. this ising ising it that monsanto said they're surprised at how the evaluation was done. they're aware of the entire process, and gave input to it. as observers. >> thank you for speaking with us. dana lewis sharing research on cancer from lyon france. thank you. still ahead boko haram may have left this northern nigerian city

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in libya calling for a--now african troops have discovered the bodies of 70 people outside of the nigerian town where many had their throats slit, some were behead: they recaptured the town from boko haram a week ago. the threat of boko haram attacks is a major concern for people ahead of the presidential election. it could determine the way people will vote when they go to the polls next saturday. we go to maiduguri where there have been many boko haram attacks. >> this was boko haram country. it's so extraordinary that people are turning out for last

minute election campaigns. defying the real risk of suicide bombs to better understand who to vote for. after six years of violence there is a thirst for change. this man had a thriving business business then boko haram took over and he lost everything. >> three of my sons were killed. i lost everything in may houses, my stores, my cars. if the people in charge of security cared we wouldn't have reached this state. >> the mood here is skeptical.

>> why has if taken so long to recognize the enormity of the problem. why before the elections? >> this anger is shared by many. suicide-bomber attack just over a week ago. many people were killed or injured. most people in the north of the country security is a priority. if any party is going to win here, they must show they can protect lives and property. >> in the last few weeks perhaps from nigeria discolleged the group from many areas it occupied. but fundamental questions remain. >> one aspect. the territory is now secure. they're winning all the battles in many places but they have not yet won the war. >> the government scored a point

by returning territories lost to boko haram. but the question is whether the victories are enough to win back support here come election day. >> we have the researcher at the al jazeera center for studies where he focuses on african issues. the security led to the postponement of the election in mid-february. it is knew scheduled for next weekend. do you think people in northeastern nigeria will feel safe and secure enough to go on and vote? >> well, it will be a big challenge for them to vote. they have done well in the past from 1999, this is the fifth recollection. people are not going to be staying away because there is political instability but they are concerned because it's

global in nature. >> if people go out to vote, than is a suicide-bombing, that is going to be a big factor. >> that's true. the discussion has been a concern affecting many countries where you find large resources. libya had the same problem. iraq and syria. but i agree with you. people are going to be disyou couraged from participating because of the boko haram threat. there has been intervention to leading to the elections. many don't know where to go, and many don't know the requirements. there may be problems for the

elections particularly north of nigeria. >> i wonder if people are interested at all. do they care about the election? >> they know about the elections, but i don't think they know what is required for a voter to have to be able to vote. that may be a challenge because those interventions were prevented. >> the current situation in the northeast president goodluck jonathan has been heavily criticized and so on. he said that boko haram will lose alter tore all territory in the north east in a month. do you think this will benefit good luck jonathan? >> he seems to be doing

something to push back terrorism against boko haram. even though it was not announced or encouraged by him, it was announced by the commission. we know that he'll continue to campaign. but they have done very well in terms of campaigning and it looks like he might just win this election. >> what about regionally. what is at stake? what happens when you look at the current situation today, and the involvement of cameroon and chad what will the elections mean to the rest of the regions? >> it won't mean that much.

nothing will change. but what is concern something what will happen in niger delta should jonathan good luck lose, that's where he comes from. i don't think it will faked the partnership in the west africa. i think it will continue the way it has been. whoever comes into power will continue that partnership. >> thank you very much. the u.n.'s world water day, a day to remind people of the importance of fresh water. hundreds of millions of people around the world don't have access to safe drinking water.

in part two of the series, erica wood traveled to lesothos. it's rich in water resources but people are missing out. >> six times a day she takes her bucket to collect water. not from a well or tap but from a pipe that bubbled out into a puddle. >> the water from this well is not always clean. during heavy rains and storms it collect rubbish and gets con dam natecontaminated. >> six villages rely on this water source. >> it makes me average that every day i have to come here to draw water. i live very far and i have to walk long distances for the water source. there are many new mothers with babies and some are pregnant and old people. this is a great problem for all

of us. >> lesothos is not short of water, but it is referred to as white gold because it's it's major export earner. while clean water goes to south africa, many in lesothos are missing out. another dam will be built and many who live by have been promised a better water supply. but the dam is not due to be completed until 2022. >> the country is poor, and it was even poorer before. but after the project we see some benefits coming out of the project.

>> improving living standards here is crucial. the u.n. has identified lesothos as one of the least-developed nations in the world. hundreds of children die each year from water-born diseases and poor sanitation. >> now they're going to build the dam here we ask to be given running water because water is life. >> lesothos has recently elected a new government, and they're hoping to have as much access to its clean water as it does its neighbor south africa. >> on sunday we'll have reports from india for part three of our series on water. those who live along the river are fed up with the rubbish being dumped into the water. we'll have that story here on al jazeera. foreign ministers from south korea, china and japan have met in seoul for the first time in three years. they're aiming to resolve

territorial and diplomatic issues that date back to the second world war. at the center of the dispute are the japanese-claimed senkaku islands, that the chinese also claim. it is hoped that the summit will start a new chapter center relations. possibly paving the way for a summit of their leaders after a three-year hiatus which has seen relations chill. the three parties agree that historical differences need to be addressed specifically the legacies of the second world war. [ protesting ] >> outside of the heavily-guarded embay embassy in seoul it is a weekly event protesting the use of comfort

women, women sold into sexual slavery during world war ii. >> japan has not shown any remorse, and we cannot just leaves leave things as they are. >> only when japan apologies can relations improve. hiding won't solve anything. >> the prison now turned into a museum korea colonization by japan is remembered. independence fighters were imprisoned here. some tortured and executed. on this day there is a visiting group of japanese visit people. the perception that japan has been trying to revise its account of the war adds to the pain that the koreans and chinese suffered. >> from japan's perspective they do not want to see their past history in the same way of

china and south korea. so we have a very different historical interpretation. >> south korea and china also have their own territorial disputes with japan over islands in the seas that separate them. at the back of all of this is the competition between the united states and china's influence in asia. the u.s. does not want to see it's two strongest allies fall out. china does not want to see the the the alliance. >> the increasing numbers of chinese tourists in south korea as well as in japan are a remind reminder of the growing power of the chinese economy and the importance of each other's economic futures. such consideration may prove stronger than national

sentiments. strong enough to bring their leaders to a summit for a real diplomatic break through. >> afghanistan's marble industry is worth over $600 million and the finest materials come from the western province. >> a 14-ton block of marble human out of afghanistan's rugged mountains is sliced into slabs. this is the marble factory. it cost around $11 million to mr.. it cuts and polishes. 75% of its business is selling these raw blocks to neighboring countries. but a month ago afghanistan's president ashraf begany ghanhi

said that all marble has to be polished within country. >> now we've lost business in different areas. >> they say it may be hard now but it will develop the local industry. >> if they can't process it properly and export it, they should bring more equipment to process it or leave the business. >> that's what's happening. more than ho factories have shut down. they can't afford to buy new equipment. staff has been laid off and it's silent. except for the falling snow. >> it's not easy once you start a business. the business is around government should help with interest-free loans.

>> giant blocks of marble has come more come from a quarry more than 180 kilometers from here. it's dangerous for the truck drivers. the taliban is active in the area and there is often ambush on the road. >> it means paying them money to allow the trucks mines to operate and trucks through safely. the they say the marble rivals italian stone and has huge potential, but right now it's breaking apart. >> the sport is up next in the news hour. manchester city keep their title hopes alive in the english premiere league. details in just a moment.

>> welcome back. one of the great mysteries of the greek civil war is the story of the serbian village of maglic. the germans were forced out. years later and there are no ritually no remainders of remained--there are virtually no reminders of this part of history. >> reporter: throwing light on one village's very unusual past. the register shows me the births and marriages from the late 1940s and early '50s. here in this small community in serbia many of the names are

greek. >> a civil war raged in grease in the late 1940s. the government supported by western powers defeated the communists. many took refuge next door in yugoslavia, where they were offered a safe haven. dmitri's father was one of those left-wing greeks who fled and came to maglic, along with thousands of others. he has long since died, andy my try has lived his whole life torn between his greek and serbian identities. >> as time goes by i feel more and more nostalgic for greece. just as my father did in his final years. he wanted to return to greece and die there but in the end he was buried here. i have two countries serbia is my homeland, but my father land is greece.

the last surviving greek refugee who came to maglic just passed away in january of this year. this is her grave. back home in greece the left may finally have triumphed with syriza's win but that may have been too late. forced in exile they lived and died in an adopted land. i met their son anton who was born in yugoslavia. >> i don't want anything to do with politics. my father was involved, and look what misfortune politics brought to our family. the balkans is full of histories like like ours.

differences between yugoslavia and the soviet union forced many greek exiles to travel further afield by train behind the iron curtain to difficult new lives but they kept hems of a distant warm land by the sea. >> time for sports now. >> thank you very much. the batting records came tumbling at the cricket world cup. an unbeaten 197 for new zealand. so interior in this tournament far it was all about guptill. he hid 24 fours and 11 sixes. he's coming off 163 bowls and is the highest score ever scene in the world cup and second highest

of all time. the indies would bowl out for 250, new zealand winning by 143 runs. >> we've stain stayed consistent. we've had good games and bad games, but we need to be more consistent than we are at the home. >> as we mentioned guptill's 247 is the highest in world cup history. he beats the record of chris gayle. next on the list is gary kirsten, and three of the top six innings have been made in this tournament, remarkable.

to football mans manchester city beat west brom and they're at the top. most of the other games are at halftime. arsenal leading the way against newcastle. and sunderland against west ham will have a late kick off. in spain currently 1-0 up, atletico forced but could close the gap on third place valencia if they hold on to that lead. pele's backing blatter for fifa president for a fifth term. he joined former liverpool stars in the kind of bizarre photo opportunity that and he gave

his thoughts on the fifa presidential election. blatter is hoping to be elected to a fifth term. >> blatter has more experience, and in life you must have some experience, but i will support blatter. i think he has an opportunity to do more in his administration. >> in golf following rory mcilroy in second round of 66. this is the par 4 par 4 fifth hole that led to one of his seven birdies.

>> serena williams has pulled out of the indian wells due to injury. the american played in the event for the first time since 2001 having boycott the tournament for 14 years. roger federer beating thomas thomas berdych in straight sets.

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interment camp in north idaho. it houses 265 inmates, all male, mostly volunteers from other camps. >> it was the only camp of its kind in the united states. it was really a kind of experiment, is this going to work. >> the men were japanese descent but not american citizens. some were brought to this country after the attack on pearl harbor. because he was under justice department jurisdiction these men were considered prisoners of war. >> their food was better. their accommodations were better. the internees could even get beer. >> the summertime digs provided thousands of object. artifacts including art carved from little rock.

>> he would have loved that there is more studying going on now that he was free to have. >> as hatedies head south president hadi urges them to withdraw from all ministries. >> you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up new fighting in and around libya's capitol threat peace talks in morocco. and a message from rulers, a call for peace in turkey.