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. what of naples most

dangerous neighborhoods and tells the people to resist the mafia. and theyand appreciating part art in myanmar. >> we begin in yemen where 20 houthi rebels have been killed in the south of the country. they expand the area beyond the northern heartland deploying fighters to central and southern regions. it comes a day after targeting of houthis killing 137 people in two mosques in sanaa. there have been demonstrations in the south. anti-houthi protesters gather where gunmen fired into the air trying to disperse the crowd but

there were no reports of any casualties. well houthis who have taken over the capitol of sanaa have now flown hundreds of fighters to taiz where mr. president hadi has been taking refugee since escaping forced house arrest in sanaa last month. there have been fighting between hadi loyalists and those loyal to ali abdullah saleh. al-qaeda fighters killing around 20 soldiers before being driven out by the army. president hadi has given his first speech since fleeing from the capital. he called on the houthi

>> as the president my job is to invite all political parties and components including those who carried out the coup to come together and create targets and goals for the people of yemen. >> spokesman for the houthies said that president hadi is working with with al-qaeda. >> a lot of al-qaeda fighters are in these villages. also what has happened in large due to militias belong to go hadi or affiliated with hadi, these are the results that hadi has done in cooperation with al-qaeda, if they want a solution in yemen they can use their influence and make talks in sanaa a success and not find

another place for the talks. >> to libya where a new outbreak of fighting around the capitol of tripoli is jeopardizing the talks. they have been accused of carrying out airstrikes in and around tripcally tripoli including the airport. these are images we're getting from near tripoli. the government based there said its calling for reinforcements, and the offensive has been repelled. the top libyan envoy is condemning the violence. >> we heard a new military operation, military operation against tripoli precisely, a decisive moment of the attacks and today today's reaction is as

strong as it was in the past. not only is this undermineing the unity of libya and it's social operation that we condemn in the strongest terms. >> at those talks in morocco for us what reaction has there been to this renewed escalation in fighting? >> well, basically here both factions are pretty much concerned about the political talks to achieve a settlement. there are concerns about the escalation of violence, particularly around the capitol of tripcally. they said that that as talks continue with violence, they might walk out of the meetings. now they have asked hundreds of fighters to join the fight to protect the capital of tripoli.

they've asked fighters from different parts of the country to move to the capital because they're concerned that fighters loyal to general haftar are trying to capture the capital and declare it under their control. the concern is failure could mean more violence and more uncertainty. >> what hope are these talks where both factions are unwilling to back down and effectively continue to go maneuver themselves on the ground in libya to strengthen their respective positions? >> just to give you an idea of what is going on, the building that you can see behind me is a building where talks are under way. you have the united nations mediator, you have two parties

the united nations recognized government of tibruk and the tripoli-based gnc. you have european and americans who are telling the two parties that they have no way out but to agree on an political settlement. they want them to form a national government, announce a cease-fire, disband the militias, pull them out from the major cities and form a national task for libya. is this a realistic target? they think so, but the problem is how do overcome the growing political divide. this is what they're trying to do in the coming hours. different sources tell us next hours are very critical and crucial, either there will be signs or indications of a real progress and real political settlement, or talks will collapse, and you can see later in labia is more anarchy and

more violence. >> watching developments for us, thank you. now the kurdish president said that 49 people have been killed, 177 were injured in the attack on the north eastern city. begin blasts targeting people celebrating. the islamic state in iraq and the levant is thought to be behind the attacks. kurdish forces have been fighting them for months. in rebel-held parts of aleppo government shelling has killed five people aleppo was once the country's industrial capital but it has become the biggest urban battleground. conflict is in its fifth year, but despite the dangers many syrians continue to come out and protest. >> reporter: the number of people waving flags have dwindled in the last four years. these people live in the

outskirts of the capital of damascus. some of these areas have seen relentless attacks. but those who want to see a new syrian government come out to show the world they still want change. >> they used to kill people randomly in the streets while they're protesting peacefully. the revolution turned from the demonstration and the protests into military revolution because because we can't change without peaceful demonstrations. >> protesters were also out on the streets. the government controls much of the surrounding province but is fighting off attacks from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. isil is also a target for protesters. almost every opposition group is

fighting each other as well as the government. despite the dangerous protesters still come out in newspapers, including children and the elderly. and depending which opposition force controls the area, they join the gathering to drum up support. >> the message here started from the mosques under the slogan allah is great. allah is great. >> and this is what thousands of syrians face on a daily basis. activists say that a government missile killed many people. most of the dead were women and children. and many were injured in a similar attack. the girl tells the boy that her mother was not upstairs, and everything was destroyed. the young boy asks if she's okay. she isn't. but she will survive, at least for now. al jazeera.

>> meanwhile the jailed leader of the kurdish rebels have renewed the call for peace. bernard smith now reports. >> in the heart of kurdish turkey celebrations to mark the start of spring. the jailed leader of the kurdistan workers party the pkk, they used the event to reinforce the call to end a three-decade armed conflict with the kurdish state. >> we regard it necessary and historic for the pkk to end the struggle against the kurdish republic and decide on their strategies and tactics in line with the spirit of this new era. >> the call for congress is an attempt to kick start the pauled peace process that began two years ago. amongst other things, they want a new constitution and a new

notion of citizenship currently based on kurdish ethnicity. >> the conflict will end here for sure, and we actually in the post conflict stage it has replaced the conflict and from now on we will have competition based on politics. >> 40 thundershowers people have been called in the armed conflict between the kurdish state and the pkk. few here believe that the pkk will restart that fight. but it seems unlikely that the pkk will disarm by actually giving up it's weapons or even burying them because the kurds are still fighting isil in syria. so the turkish government, which wants to change the constitution will need to

persuade its supporters that this peace process will endure. bernard smith al jazeera. >> more still to come in this half hour including historical and territorial dispute hanging over them. but south korea china and jap are coming together after three years. and this serbian village has a special greek connection. stay with us. anthony lake. >> every one of those numbers is an individual child. >> helping the innocent victims of war. >> what can unicef do? >> there's a very short answer... our best. >> every tomorrow night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. tomorrow, 6:30 eastern.

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let's take you through the top stories. 20 houthies have been killed in fighting with tribesmen in south yemen. houthi forces appear to be trying to expand the territory they control. new fighting in and around libya's capital is threatening peace talks in morocco. the government based in tibruk has been accused of carrying out attacks in tripoli. and there have been new calls for peace. it was called out during turkish new year celebrations. iran's supreme leader said there is no one in his country in doesn't want successful negotiations. leaders have stopped other in london to continue the talks.

iran insists its nuclear program is entirely peaceful, and wants all u.n. sanctions lifted as well as the ability to continue its atomic research. talks are set to continue next week. >> we're united in our goal, in our approach, our resolve and determination to insure that iran's program is entirely 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 me in studio now. i guess it's those gaps that remain that he'll be focusing on when kerry meets his european counterpart. >> i think it's the gaps that remain with iran. at this stage just ten days away

from this deadline, the deadline is supposed to be the end of the month, but we have talks taking place in the next hour in the v.i.p. terminal at heathrow airport, and the iranians are not there. iranians have gone home, and the talks taking place at heathrow airport with john kerry and his european counterparts. they are he trying to solve some divisions within the international community. within the p5+1. they seem to center on reports that france wants to take a much tougher line than all the other countries. they're not happy with some of the concessions being made. and there is reports that during the intense negotiations last week the french foreign minister rang his negotiation team and said no more concession concessions.

>> you've been covering these talks. what is your assessment of the tone. there seems to be this initial air of optimism around the talks in switzerland and we've reached the end of the week now and there is absolutely no break through. >> no, they know the clock is ticking, and they know that there are a few areas that are going to be very difficult. when do you any sort of negotiation you leave the hardest bit to last. things like sanctions. iran wants those sanctions lifted. that's the many thing that they want from this negotiation. the western powers, well, we can't pull away all the sanctions. because if we get a deal we need to make sure that you stick with a deal. and the problem with sanctions is they took a very long time to negotiate among the international community. very easy to lift them, but trying to get sanctions again diplomats in new york at the united nations tell me that the current climate if you negotiate anything with sanctions, because of the ukraine russia does not want to

associate with any sanctions. that's why they don't want to lift all sanctions at once. >> pope francis has urged italians to turn their backs on the mafia. the head of the catholic church was speaking in the port city of naples. he spoke to one of the city's most dangerous neighborhoods where drug trafficking and extortion are widespread. >> we know those who voluntarily take the vote of evil gain something but they rob hope. they rob everybody, from society, the rob of evil is always a vote that robs hope. >> the victory in the greek elections was a long awaited triumph for the left wing. a defeat in the civil war many were forced out of greece and

found safety over the border in what was then yugoslavia. barnaby philips johns us now. >> throwing light on what village's very unusual past. here in this small community in northern serbia many of the names are greek. a civil war wageed in greece in the late 1940s. the government defeated the communists many of whom took refuge next door in yugoslavia where they were offered a safe haven. dmitri's father was one of those greeks who fled and came to this village maglic, along with thousands of others. he has since died, andy my try

has lived his whole life torn between his greek and serbian identity. >> as time goes by i feel more and more nostalgic for greece. just as my father did but in the end he was buried here. i have two country. serbia is my homeland, but my father land is greece. >> the last surviving greek refugee to come to maglic passed away only in january of this year. in fact, this is her grave. back home in greece the left may have finally triumph. but that moment of victory came too late for the greeks of maglic to savor. they lived and died in an

adopted land. i met anton who was born in yugoslavia and said that greece's victory means nothing to him. >> i don't want anything to do with politics. my father was involved and look at what misfortune politics brought to our family. i'm not to blame for what happened to us, but the balkans is full of people with histories 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 memories of a distant warm land by the sea. >> hundreds of anti-austerity process testers--protesters have rallied in madrid. they're expecting as many as 20,000 people to attend the

rally. the spanish economy has remained sluggish after the economic slowdown. high unemployment remains a big problem. fourforeign ministers of china, japan, and south korea have held their first talks in three years. it comes after territorial disputes and historical issues. the islands are claimed by japan japan,. the japanese prime minister visited a shrine honoring the war dead including a number of war criminals. >> the long awaited pose for the cameras by the three foreign ministers could signal the start

of a new chapter in relations possibly paving the way for a summit of their leaders after a three-year hiatus which has seen relations chilly. the three parties agree that historical differences need to be addressed specifically the continuing legacy of the second world war. >> outside the heavily guarded embassy in seoul it is a weekly event a protest in support of so-called comfort women forced into sexual slavery during world war ii, a crime of which japan allegedly still has not taken responsibility for. >> japan has not shown any remorse, and we cannot just leave things as they are. >> only when japan apologizes can relations improve. hiding from it won't solve anything. >> at the prison now turned into a museum.

korea's colonization by japan in the first part of the last century is remembered. independence fighters were imprisoned here. some tortured and executed. on this day there is a visiting group of japanese business people. the perception that japan has been trying to revise its account of the war adds to the pain the koreans and chinese suffered. >> from the japanese perspective, they do not want to see their past history in the same way as 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 this is the competition between u.s. and china.

china does not want to be faced with an u.s.-backed alliance of its asian neighbors. >> history and territorial issues made reasonable politics very complicated. >> the increasing number of chinese tourists in south korea as in japan are a reminder of the growing power of the chinese economy, and the importance to each other's economic futures. such considerations may prove stronger than national sentiments, strong enough to bring their leaders to a summit for a real diplomatic break through. ron mcbride al jazeera, seoul. >> for decades myanmar closed itself off from the outside world and it's former capitol fell into disrepair. now they're trying to get people to appreciate the city. >> a guide leads visitors

through the streets of yangon to the next destination. the house on the third floor nondisscript from the outside. once inside guests cannot help but marvel. antique furniture and yellow photographs fill the space. they're standing in a home that has been in the family for generations. >> i thought that it was messy and dusty so i didn't have any confidence. but now i saw that everybody has much very high interests to be here i'm pleased to be part of it. >> the yangon art festival curators have persuaded people to open up their homes and allow art to be displayed there. >> this amazing city has a remarkable building. people might not like the look of to it, we want to promote the art, in this way we're

connecting these two. >> the idea is when people stop and look at displays, they also take a moment to appreciate their surroundings. but to make the festival really accessible, they have set up sound installations. the tea house gives the people of yangon a voice. >> it's pretty straightforward. put on these headphones and then you press play. now i'm listening to this lady tell the story. >> she has a stall near the city's most famous pa go da. >> i didn't know my photo would be displayed in the tea shop, but now i'm happy because i can talk about the health benefits of drinking coconut water. >> she said she does not know much about the festival, and she

has not had a chance to see or listen to her part in it, but she has played a role in getting people to celebrate the beauty and rhythm of the city. al jazeera yangon. >> remember you can find much more on everything we're covering on our website www.aljazeera.com. richer and stronger on the profits of the slave trade. over twelve million men, women and children were forcibly transported from africa on slave ships like this, to the colonies and plantations in north and south america. today slavery is illegal on every country on the planet. but the truth is, slavery did not die in the 19th century.