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syrian rebels are forced to work together and at least nine are dead and several missing in a mudslide in central peru. we begin in france where the recovery operation resumed in the alps where a german jetliner crashed. this is a live picture from the village where search crews are based. efforts ever recovering bodies and wreckage is being hampered by the weather. a german plane came down killing all 150 on board.

the search has got underway. >> it began at first light. we saw a couple of helicopters land behind me. in fact helicopters is the only way for many searchers to access the site. they are high up in the mountain. the helicopters are having to wimping the rescue -- winch the rescue teams down, where they have to walk across the rugged terrain. it's expected it could take as long as a week to search the whole of the area. >> reporter: in a remote alpine valley the shattered debris of germanwings flight 1925 is strewn across the hillside. no one could have survived a crash like this. it will take days to recover the bodies. you can just about make out the

rescue workers struggling up the hillside. crucially they have found the black box flight recorder that should supply evidence as to why this happened. at dusseldorf relatives and friends gathered to receive more information and absorb the terrible news. the arrivals board tells the story, german wings flight 9525 never showed up. it was travelling from barcelona to dusseldorf but crashed in the french alps. this is thought to be footage of the plane that crashed, an airbus 320 filmed on a previous flight. the french president francis hollande was hosting the king of spain on an official visit. that has been cut short. >> translation: we will do everything in our power to understand the cause of the accident and recover all the victims from the crash site.

the accident took place in an area that is especially difficult to access. >> german wings is a low-cost airline owned by lufthansa. and it flies mainly short haul journeys around europe. it has been excellent safety record with no previous crashes. the passengers on board flight 9525 are thought to include german spanish and turkish nationals. >> we are all deeply shocked and shaken. the flight of our german company crashed around 11:00am. thoughts, feelings and prayers are with the loved ones of the passengers and the crew on this dark day for the company. 150 deaths left so many families grieving across europe. the town and germany has been hit hard. 16 teenagers and their teachers from a local school were on the plane, returning from a spanish

language exchange programme. one community changed forever in a moment of tragedy. >> later today the french president will arrive at the scene. >> yes indeed. he'll bring the german chancellor angela merkel and the prime minister from spain. it would seem that the largest numbers, if you like contingents of nationalities on the plane were in fact spanish and german. since, of course the plane was flying between barcelona, and dusseldorf. we understand there's a number of turkish nationals on the flight as well. they'll come to the village to see how the search operation is going. during the course of the day we are expecting family members of the victims of the crash to arrive in the village. local people are doing everything they can to be prepared to receive them.

>> jacky rowland there. thank you very much let's go to germany, the town of halltern where the 16 students and two teachers came from. dominik cane is there. clearly this is not only a school but a community in mourning. >> mourning and in shock. nothing sums up the feeling at the school better than the placard behind me. yesterday we were many today we are alone. and the sense of shock in haltern is mirrored in the newspapers were germany. 150 dead air bus crash in the apps. moving on. shock. moving on to another, which says pretty much the same. 150 dead. and a local newspaper, which repeats 150 dead in the airbus

crash, and refers to the town being in a state of shock, and hundreds laid flowers and tributes here at the school. we understand that the children are inside now, and there'll be a meeting with teachers in about an hour or so. later on today we'll hear from the mayor of the town and also the principal of the school will be speaking from a news conference, giving us an update of what they heard or know about the investigation, and what is being going on. as you heard angela merkel will be in france with president francis hollande at the crash site to see what has happened. nothing sums up what people feel here more than to say shock and horror. >> right. we'll turn to yemen. there are reports that neighbouring saudi arabia are massing troops on the border. they are worried about saudi arabia, who are backed by their

great regional rival iran. to the editor-in-chief of the yemen "post." can you tell us what you know about the reports of saudi arabia men and material massing along the border with yemen? >> that's confirmed in yemen, by numerous sources that saudi arabia military is being involved and escalating presence near the saudi arabia border. it doesn't mean they'll attack they want to ensure in a worse case screen the borders are secure. there's a lot of presence when it comes into the air space near the yemeni border and spread there. according to the houthi officials we talked to there are 200 tanks near the saudi arabia border with yemen. there's escalation near the saudi arabia border. it's only a way to ensure worse

days scenarios that the houthis, and threatened to enter saudi arabia, if they intervene, to ensure that it does not happen. >> this is clearly a message sent from riyadh to the houthi rebels. how is this viewed by the houthi sources that you've been talking to. houthis are not taking it seriously. they had a war with saudi arabia in '09. i was personally involved in the peace agreements between saudis and the houthis. the houthis entered 50km into saudi territory within six ours. the houthis are confident that the saudi arabia government cannot stop them that's why they are threatening if saudi arabia intervenes and attacks yemen. they will not be set aside, and they'll enter saudi arabia to retaliate and is there advance towards

the southern town of aden the city of aden is their advance continuing, or is this likely to give them pause for thoughts. may they slow down in their advance to the president? >> their advances were halted last night. they have quick advances yesterday afternoon, yesterday morning, when they tried to surround or enter the south through three different angles. one through a large one through taiz. so these angles were going or escalating quickly until yesterday at 7:00p.m. when the military intervened and halted the progress. then the next step was to push them back. right now. abd-rabbu mansour hadi forces are taking the houthis out of the province.

we expect escalation today, and it will be a dramatic day when it results in who will take control of the province which is the gate way, and who controls the province controls the other province immediately. >> thank you very much. there with the latest from sanaa. >> now, the united states will slow down the military withdrawal from afghanistan, where there are still nearly 10,000 soldiers. president obama said he's accepted the request of afghanistan's president ashraf ghani to delay the pull-out. now, president ghani met president obama in washington. the afghan leader says he needs u.s. sources to stablilize the security situation in afghanistan, and to fight i.s.i.l. >> it's a dangerous place. casualties have come down precipitously as we have engaged

in the draw down. it's been over-90 days since two americans were killed in afghanistan. that has occurred because we are not in a combat role. >> meanwhile, in afghanistan, thousands of people have been marching through the capital, kabul, demanding justice for a woman beaten to teeth by a group of people most men. the 27-year-old was killed this month after being falsely accused of burning a copy of the muslim holy book the koran. organizers of the march say 3,000 people took part calling it one of the largest history. 18 have been arrested. 13 police officers suspended as part of the investigation into the killing. >> we've got a lot more to come here at al jazeera. including after several delays two al jazeera journalists will be back in a cairo court. thousands of farm workers in one

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weather that has been forecast. >> a doctor at the scene said it was clear that no one on board survived. >> when we arrived the first priority was to find out whether there were survivors. it became clear there would be no survivors. as soon as the scene was fixed, we had to start the recovery work. it would be long the sector is hard to access. we had to hoist the debris we can access the scene by foot. it takes a while. sources told al jazeera that there has been a large explosion in the town. it's believed a missile was lunched from syria in an area controlled by the about bashar al-assad regime. we'll bring you more on that as son as we get it. >> rebel fighters in the north-west of syria joined forces in a bid to take control

of city. the al qaeda group took on western backed opposition fighters and the syrian regime in the region. kim vinnell reports. >> reporter: on the outskirts of idlib several fighters take control of the area. several fighters say they have int forces to take ove the city in the north-west. activists video purports to show rebel fighters getting ready for battle. regime forces closed off the city. stopping residents getting in or out while transferring command. rebels trying to cut off supply lines. to the east government forces are targetting i.s.i.l.-controlled areas.

i.s.i.l. fighters control large parts of syria and iraq and after meeting with syrian president bashar al-assad iraq's foreign minister says more will be done. >> there is cooperation, but we are looking forward to having a high level of cooperation. what we have in common needs more coordination, and we hope the visit will be a first step towards more coordination. >> iraq, one of syria's main allies, is a key player for the u.s. in the fight against i.s.i.l. iraqi troops are working with the coalition and its bombing campaign. baghdad acts as a go between, the u.s. ruled out cooperating directly with the syrian regime. back in idlib hospitals are overwhelmed with the injured, and medics are calling for the attacks to stop. they know that the fight for control is far from over

well meanwhile in iraq the u.s. led coalition has joined the iraqi operation to try to retake tikrit from i.s.i.l. surveillance flight and intelligence sharing started on saturday at the request of the iraqi government. this is the first time the coalition has been part of the offensive in tikrit which started earlier this month. iraqi security forces are on the out skirts for now, waiting to make a final push into the city. >> the canadian government announced it will expand its military operation against i.s.i.l. including air strikes in syria and iraq. daniel lack has more from ottawa where prime minister stephen harper met lawmakers. >> the prime minister and members of his cabinet indicated that the mission was going to be extended, canada's role against the u.s.-led i.s.i.l.

in syria, canada did not fly incursions into syria. they'll now do so. the prime minister said it was clear that i.s.i.l. was at war with canada and named canada and canadians in the threats. >> we intend to degrade the capacities of i.s.i.l., its engagement engagement, ability to engage and operate bases in the open expand its presence in the region and propagate the attacks outside the region. >> there's found be a debate. both parties saying they'll oppose the motion. the comfortable majority should get it through. it's likely to be an election issue. canada facing the issue in october, and the conservative government led will emphasise national security credentials. both opposition parties probably saying we need more humanitarian aid, less combat aid. poll indicate there's good

support for the mission, six fighter jets couple of hundred special forces troops but not for combat troops or boots on the ground. that is why this motion says that that will not be the case in canada's mission in iraq and syria. >> fighters loyal to i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility for a double suicide bombing in libya. seven people were killed when two cars packed with explosives drove into a checkpoint in benghazi. two rival governments and several armed groups are competing for power in libya. well, the u.n. presented its proposal aimed at resolving the crisis in libya, here are the details about what could be a landmark deal between the landmark political factions. the u.n. proposes that the tab ruck based house of representatives be the country's legislative body. it could be a victory, and they are calling for a formation of a government of technocrats.

a presidential council would look after the implementation of the agreement. it is expected that this week there'll be a final agreement on the ceasefire, and the security arrangements but a deal will not move forward unless the tripoli based government feels that some of its demands are met. mainly the sacking of general khalifa haftar. >> now, jordan signed a $10 billion deal to russia to build a power plant. it will be completed by 2022. the deal was signed with russia's state-owned company. jordan doesn't have an energy source and imports 96% of electricity. >> south sudan's parliament voted to extend president's term in office for three years. plans to hold elections could be

called off. the government says the move is necessary to maintain stability, but the opposition says it's a sign the president is not interested in negotiating a deal with rebel leader. the u.n. security council is threatening both with sanctions if they don't meet a deal soon. >> our two al jazeera colleagues will return to court in egypt later on wednesday. after weeks of delay witnesses for the prosecution took the stand last week. we have the latest in the journalist's retrial. the evidence against mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr rests on a report that includes videos. it's supposed to prove the al jazeera journalists harmed egypt's national security. the members of a committee that issued the report testified they didn't see the videos write the report or remember what they wrote. >> this is really important.

how can someone say we broadcast materials and now say we didn't do that. earlier this year an appeals court ruled there wasn't enough evidence of convicting them of aiding the banned nicolas maduro. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr spent more than 400 days in gaol. legal experts called the charges against them baseless. >> last month peter greste was deported to australia, and a judge released mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr on bail. despite their frustration, mohammed badr said the prosecution's witnesses helped their case. >> today i think it was a success. they all said that they were not responsible for - they didn't write the statements. >> reporter: both men may be free on bail but they have to check in with police every day. mohamed fadel fahmy, a citizens of egypt and canada was forced to give up his egyptian

citizenship and is trying to getdeported to canada. he and mohammed badr hope this retrial will provide a resolution the european union's foreign affairs chief said a deal at re-organising ties with cuba could be in place. the e.u. froze relations with cuba in 2003 in response to the arrest of dissident. in havana an agreement was signed to give $50 million to the agriculture sector and the united states has lifted sanctions on dozens of companies and individuals who have been black lifted for having links with cuba. relations between the two counts have been improve. we have been speaking to larry luksnar, a news editor and contributing writer for the

cuban news and said the timing of this decision by the u.s. is crucial. >> it could be simple house cleaning, in effect taking old companies off the rolls. we understand many people who are on the list are deceased. most of the companies, in fact are not cuban, they are registered in panama and other countries. it's hard to say whether it's a significant move or not. what is interesting is the timing of this the sup it of the americas -- summit of americas less than three weeks away. >> president obama would like to make adramatic announcement thousands of farm workers in one of mexico's important regions continued to impress over wages and working conditions. police arrested more than 200 demonstrators after temporarily blocking a highway leading to the u.s. talks are due to take place today, wednesday, between the farm workers and the producers

to try to end the strike and there's been a knock-on effect of the strike in the supply of produce to the u.s. rob reynolds sent us this update from los angeles. >> the industry is reporting scattered instances of supply disruptions in fruits and vegetables in southern california as the result of a farm workers strike in mexico. >> strawberries tomatoes and peppers along the its in short supply in markets and stores. thousands of farm workers are trike in baja california they are demanding better wages and have been blocking roads and stopping the transit of various vegetables why place to place. the workers are demanding better wages and working conditions and they also want to start their own independent union in order to net directly over wages

and working conditions with the big agricultural agribusiness suppliers. it's been almost six months since 43 students disappeared in mexico's guerrero state. family members want the attorney-general to step up the investigation. until now, the government said students clashed with corrupt police officers who handed them over to drug cartels. family members and experts dispute that version of events at least nine are dead and several missing in a mud slide in central peru. hundreds have been made homeless. the main supply line to lima has been blocked and could take days to clear the roads. the powerful mud slide destroyed everything in its past. tonnes of mud and rocks in the east left dozens of homes and vehicles buried under the

rubble. to save their lives, water levels rose, which endangered three downs in the area. >> we were dying. everything was breaking and burying us. the house is full of sand. officials say at least seven people died. among them children. more than 20 have been taken to hospital. rescue teams opened rev uges for at least -- refuges for at least 250 families. powerlines remain down. authorities helped victims with tents, water, food and blankets. it completely blocked the supply roads authorities say that this will take between five to six days to clean up the road. forecasters say both that the mudslides are common and current conditions will continue unstable until now. rains remain a danger to those

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