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alps. plus... >> i'm in the oil-rich niger delta, nigerians are voting in elections. how has the fall in oil prices affected ordinary people. we'll tell you what they say. >> robin hear what all the crick, india is fighting out against australia for a place in the final. the latest from the sydney showdown coming up later in the programme we begin this newshour in yemen where saudi arabia-led coalition launched air strikes targetting rebels who took power in a coup in february. saudi arabia is forming a coalition of 10 counties, including five gulf mon abbingies, egypt, pakistan japan, jordan and morocco. the military action is to support the president. saudi arabia says it's destroyed

houthi air defenses and the houthi controlled air base near the capital sanaa. it hit targets in the city of aden in yemen's south. the yemen health ministry says 18 civilians have been killed in a residential area of the capital sanaa. these are the latest pictures coming to us from the yemeni capital showing the aftermath of the air strikes. iran that supported the houthis called for the houthis to end the strike. let's bring in the editing chief of the "yemen post," hakim al-masmari. we've been looking at the photos of the aftermath of the strikes. what is the latest what is happening on the ground. >> right now sanaa is normal again. the strikes are where the houthis could launch attacks against saudi arabia. so in the heart of the city it's as. if nothing happened.

if it goes towards the airport area, that's where the damages are. the entire airport runway has been damaged. military planes have been damaged and the air base in the south has been damaged by the air strikes. saudi arabia tried to handicap the abilities to attack and counter attack the air strike. we expect the houthis to launch their on-ground forces within 48 hours. yes, because they have said they'll stand their ground. how do yemenis feel about the attack happening in their capital in the heart of the city? >> very scared very worried that this could be the next syria, where a proxy war is fought between saudi arabia and iran. those that lose are the

civilians. yemenis don't want yemen to be that place. we respect calling for negotiations to start in the next couple of days and expect the houthis to be very patient when dealing with the yemeni people because now they have a better sacrifices. it's a tense time. as long as the war is not focussed on the main cities and only - well then it will ease things godded -- good to have you on the show hakim al-masmari, from sanaa the united states is not involved in the air attacks. bust is providing stalks.

>> reporter: saudi venue was where the announcement was made but they did not reveal what they were trying to achieve. >> abide by the process and become legitimate players, they will not be allowed take over the country. >> reporter: you'll bomb until they agree to take part in this process. >> we'll do what is takes to protect the legitimate government in yemen from falling. >> reporter: several hours into the bombing the u.s. revealed its role - what the white house called a joint planning cell to coordinate u.s. military support. despite a call to reframe from taking actions that may undermine the sovereignty and territory of yemen. it occurred as secretary of state john kerry was getting ready for latest round of talks in iranian counterparts in

switzerland, talks that are presented as going well. the iranian support the houthis, bombed by the saudis but the official line on the geopolitical strategy is upbeat. particularly on yemen. >> i explained it's been a success for years because of efforts to push back. and that is something that we've been doing for some time. >> the resident wondered whether that policy leads to the latest intervention. >> the one thing u.n. can do is start to listen to local experts instead of expats who look at yemen as a war zone and a modern fighter it's clear that the administration's spokes people need to be asked searching questions on thursday when they face the press. a spokesman for the houthis

in hemin, said they will not back down. >> the aim of this aggression is to dent the resolve of the yemeni people and push them from their demaftenltedz hufr these attacks can't continue until the goals of the revolution have been materialized. we are capable of standing up to this aggression. we are not weeking the support of iran or any other force, we are confident of our capabilities and the will of our people jordan confirmed its support. >> reporter: an official jordanian jordanian force confirmed that jordan participated in the saudi

arabia-led matters in yemen. the reason is jordan supports the legitimate government and yemen's security and stability, and in a show of support and appreciation for the historic relationship between jordan and saudi arabia as well as the rest of the gulf arab countries. the source said that the stability of saudi arabia and the g.c.c. countries is a high national jard an yn interest -- jordanian center and jordan supports the government formed and that includes the different parties in yemen. >> saudi arabia plays a major role in the region as a modern and powerful military force. last year it increased the defense budget by 20% over 8 billion. saudi arabia media reports that the kingdom is contributing 150,000 troops and 100 war

planes. founder and c.e.o. of the institute of gulf military analysis joins us from dubai. we are laying out there what saudi arabia's military capabilities are. how do they stand when you compare them to the houthis, and the support the houthis can look to iran for. >> it has a formidable force. the saudis have air power, similar naval capability. they have the latest when it comes to land forces. so it is a major power, and you add to to this alliance which includes a nuclear power like pakistan. so i think the houthis are facing something that is too big

to deal with. >> i was going to ask you about the intervention by pakistan and egypt and jordan and how that will exacerbate the fight, possibly. >> that's a surprise today. not many people are surprised at how they intervened. the surprise came with an alliance formed by the saudis. this shows a strong determination, this shows the level of resentment of iran's offend intervention in the region, beyond the arab world, which educated sectarian feelings trying to mobilize shia minorities in the arab world is beginning it affect muslim countries worldwide and pakistan is it one of them. i think pakistan's alliance is a clear loud message to iran that

enough is enough. and nobody is going to stand... >> will iran take the message, how could they spend. we know the houthis will sustained their ground it's a far-reaching consequence. what could it be. what they say is they are going to try to look at the defines. i think the operation progresses as we see the military operations become combined. the houthis seize the control, controlling the shrink rapidly and quickly. >> tell me how - excuse me jumping in here. al qaeda and i.s.i.l. might hold default or help the coalition because they too, are against

the houthis. >> no actually the power vacuum that the overthrowing of the government in yemen led to i.s.i.l.'s and to be emerged in a powerful way. the puzzling of jihadi drove the country into a sectarian war and a civil war environment, al qaeda and i.s.i.s. excel and grow bigger. that's why the alliance had the blessing of the u.s. and they do not want to see al qaeda and i.s.i.s. emerge as a result of the wars which were drip by iranian expansion moves. thank you very much for talking through these saudi arabia strikes on yemen. >> thanks.

>> much more to come on this newshour. talks in switzerland to come to a deal on rain's nuclear -- iran's nuclear programme. >> we live in a world where people starve. why shouldn't we use our resources pitting tradition against human rights. whale hunters in faroe islands defend whale meet on the menu. >> the best football team in the world find the going tough in asia. robin has that in about 20 minutes time. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the swiss city of lausanne to meet his iranian counterpart, and they are trying to reach a deal by tuesday's deadline to limit the nuclear programme. the framework set to lay out

ways to reduce the capability yip. negotiations to finalise a deal have been going on for weeks. much of the negotiations about the deal's technical details. we explain what is at stake here. >> a nuclear deal with iran focussing on the number of sentry fuges that it can have. these are the main nuclear facilities. on the ground at fordo near the city of gaum. the international atomic energy agency estimates iran has around 20,000 centrifuges. 10,000 are operational. the deal intuifications it to around 6 -- introduces it to around 6,000. if iran agrees it could build more. >> it's not difficult to hide these plants. they don't require huge installations. at the same time or the past six years since negotiations were going on, they have already

built up quite a stockpile, and more than what they need to bargain them. >> centrifuges are important. iran can potentially amass enough you iranian to make a bomb. iran agreed to dilute 20% enriched uranium, and not enrich above a concentration of 5%. iran is limiting the production of a reactor grade film. there are concerns that nuclear activities are unknown to inspectors. iran may be developing a nuclear pay load for a missile. inspectors want to know how much they can visit sites and what access they'll have. the deal would ensure that even if iran broke away from an agreement, the world would have enough time to react. our diplomatic editor james bays is in lausanne clearly an

important day. clearly an important topic. i wonder how the saudi arabia strikes on yemen is going to impact these talks if at all, considering iran is there and saudi arabia - of course they've got these proxy war going on in yemen. >> well i think it's a question i can answer in two ways. in terms of the talks around the table and the talks started honour ago with john kerry sitting around the table from his iranian counterpart, there'll be no discussion of this issue they've been strict about that. they are dealing with the negotiations. having said that. i am sure when john kerry is making phone calls and the iranians are making phone calls, they are making phone calls about the situation in yemen.

i am sure there's situations in yemen. in the same hotel at the moment you have the iranians who have had close links with the houthis, and the u.s. which is saudi arabia's closest ally. i tried to get an update on where we are on the negotiations and the impact of the situation, the escalation in yemen a short time ago when the head of iran's nuclear agency came for a walk on the lake. i asked a number of questions. >> are you confident today as you head back to talks. >> we are always confident. we are always confident. >> reporter: do you worry the bombing taking place in yemen, could that be a factor in all of this? >> i have no remarks on all of this, that's left to our foreign minister to say something. >> in terms of the nuclear deal are you getting closer. >> we are trying our bet. >> thank you, thank you for your

time. >> so the nuclear deal that is it still being discussed here in lausanne, what is the current situation on that because we have got five full days of negotiation left before the deadline 31 march, the end of 31 of march is the deadline to reach the deal. both sides are positive. you heard what the head of the nuclear agency said to me and the u.s. saying the last round of talks made more progress that any other round they've had so far, and they see a possible path to a deal. remember this is not just a deal between the u.s. and iran, the international community is represented by the p5+1 five permanent members of the security council and the u.s. and germany. when we get close, the key think it watch for is the foreign

ministers of the other countries. we know france is hawkish on the issue, i don't think you'll see the french foreign minister coming here before the weekend. he's due to preside over the u.n. security council. france is the president of that council. >> thank you for that james bays. one of the pilots of the crashed germanwings jet was reportedly locked out of the cock flit before the plane went down. it was flying from barcelona to dusseldorf when it crashed. it didn't send a distress signal and the crew failed to respond to ground control's request for compact. rescue rescue crews are combing the mountains for remains. charlie is at seyne-les-alpes. let's talk about the speculation that one pilot was locked out. what are you hearing about that?

>> the comment came from a military official close to the investigation, according to the "new york times." he said he heard the audio file contained on the data recording. he describes a calm conversation between the two pilots in the initial part of the flight from barcelona to dusseldorf, and one of the pilots we don't know which leaves the cockpit. when he comes to re-enter lee knocks there's no response. his knocks and shouts are more frontics as he feels the plane descending. it's raising more questions than answers, this revelation. the airbus in reaction put out a safety video which shows the protocol of what happens when one cabin member is locked out of the cockpit. what happens is there's an emergency pin that you can tap into the door, but it's the pilot left inside the cockpit.

if he denies access. that cockpit door is locked for five minutes, now search teams fly in and out of the crash site. the priority is finding the second black box of the the casing was ground on wednesday, investigators need to find what is inside. it's a memory card containing the flight data. when they match that they'll have a clearer picture. >> as you talk you can hear the activity. looking to find out what was behind what happened and the victims. what are you hearing about the recovery attempt. >> well the recovery is going on. people are walking and searches and walking into the crash site. it's a remote area. and takes two hours on foot. many helicopters are centring to

air drop in the search teams and recover debris and body parts, air lifting them out putting them into refrigerated trucks and taking them to paris. this comes as the families are arriving in the town. flying into marr say, one plane load from spain, one from germany. another group by bus, not willing to fly at this time. they'll arrive in the small town. they'll be put up by the local residents, met by translators, grief councillors, but they'll look for apps. they will have a lot of questions about the revelations that a pilot was locked out of the cockpit during the time moments. >> so devastating for them. >> sri lanka's president is on his first official visit to china since taking office in january. they are trying to renegotiate more than 5 billion worth of the chinese deals his predecessor

signed. we go to colombo. >> the visit by the sri lankan president comes at a time when china has expressed concerns regarding the future of her investment. now china, the biggest foreign investment project has been suspended pending a review by the counter government. leading to a lot of concerns. a team of journalists by the government spent a week in beijing, and some key messages has been concerns that china hopes that with the shift of government. there won't be a shift investment. they hope stability of investment will be hold. i spoke to a journalist on the visit, and he said that was the obvious riding message which

they heard during the meetings with the chinese government and companies. the government goes back and the convention centre you see - it's a gift. it's not something that's a new relationship. china elevated the tie to a strategy partnership. this visit is very much expected to allay concerns. as well as make sure that the future relationship stays firm. let's get the weather with richard. news of flooding in one of the world's driest deserts. >> thanks yes. trivial pursuit questions, really. the largest desert is antarctica. the driest desert the atacama, but it is seeing precipitation, look at the flood coming down

the river, a mass of water slowed by the debris. this is within the atacama region it's centered on a town which borders it. see the cloud. in fact, further south you have the problem you would expect with desert areas, and that is forest fires, battling to contain those. it's been an issue over recent times, this is in a national reserve. looking at the satellite you see cloud moving across atacama, hooking unsettled. is should insure precipitation dies away. quieter conditions expected. largely fine picture. highs of 27. elsewhere a little rain across south-eastern brazil. but dry conditions in sao paulo,

where they have the drought. they don't want to dry conditions. to yemen later, and two of the world's food companies merge. can they convince people to buy more processed food and james harden gathered the headlines in houston as he rockets them to victory against new orleans.

hello again, looking at the top stories on al jazeera. the iranian foreign ministry acting for a halt. a saudi arabia led coalition

launched air strikes targetting shia houthi rebels. 18 civilians have been killed. >> reports that one of the pilots of the crashed german wings jet was locked out of the cockpit before the plane went down. 150 died when the airbus a320 crashed in the french alps on tuesday. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the city of lausanne to meet with his iranian counterpart, trying to reach a deal on their nuclear programme before the deadline the advance by houthi challenged yemen's security. the direct intervention raised speculation that yemen is part of a wider proxy war between regional powers. jill tan explains. >> reporter: at the center of the conflict is the houthi rebels, the movement from the north of yemen adears to the

shi'a branch of islam, receiving support from iran. saudi arabia seen as the leader of the sunni muslim world, accusing iran of fomenting the unrest in yemen, and it launched a military campaign a 10-member coalition, and other sunni led missions. inside yemen itself the houthis are posed by armed groups including al qaeda and the arabian peninsula. some forces loyal to the former president. >> the houthis for their reach depend on the support of the military depending on the alliance of convenience, it's not clear how long this will continue. i suspect the aims are divergent at this point. the battle lines are anything

but clear. there are signs that yen is descending into civil war, with several states and armed groups involved in the crisis. >> reporter: the crisis in yemen has been many months in the making. houthis took over amidworsening conditions. houthis rejected a proposal for a new constitution and seized government buildings. they forced the president to resign in what was termed a coup. abd-rabbu mansour hadi escaped to haden. he maintained he was the legitimate president. a few days ago. president abd-rabbu mansour hadi called on the u.n. to back an intervention to stop the fighters. we are joined by a professor at george town. good to have you here. seems this was inevitable. >> yes.

after the rejection of invitations invitations, things started to change or to take the other direction, which is unfortunately heading into the confrontation, and that - the rejection was accompanied by houthi expansion on the ground marching towards aden the last result for the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. >> we know how important yemen is to its neighbours, do you think that saudi arabia outsmarted iran here. >> let's hope saudi arabia takes yemen, houthis are willing to challenge iran in yemen. any instability or chaos in yemen will direct things to saudi arabia. and iran there's a limit to what they can do in yemen, and saudi arabia understand that

very well. there is iran's relation with the houthis. has publicly denied they are supporting the houthis. we started to see rain admitting collaboration or support to the houthis, it gives us a serious indicator into how far rain can go in supporting houthis which is, in my view will not be a direct reynie intervention in yemen, and the saudis will have the time to fight and to deal with the houthis on this ground. >> those in the coalition - you have cooling relations between egypt and kata. >> egypt in the coalition and pakistan. this is a successful coalition, that's how they were to put together in a short period of

time. pay attention, here is important. so the rest and you have pakistan, which is the involvement of pakistan gives a lot of interpretation to what is going on. which pakistan is not an arab country. it's a nuclear aspect of tack tan. also keep in mind that pakistan has a shia minority. which is an important factor. >> what do you make of u.s. foreign policy. you have the u.s., in rain in iraq and then you have the help, the assistance with saudi arabia, as far as yemen is

concerned. it seems like a conflicting policy. >> the u.s. poll see in yemen has been disappointing. focussing on security spaebility of dealing with yemen, which in my view the u.s. are short-sited security division. the status that we have and where yemen got to this point. the u.s. is concerned about one thing. al qaeda and i.s.i.s. there's into account much that they care about and is given to saudi arabia and, of course this approach of only dealing with countries like yemen, or the security ground proved to be a failure. it didn't work in many countries in afghanistan or roque, and now it's not working in yemen. the united states has chosen to

neglect all the aspects of dealing with underdevelopment. fighting corruption by salah, that is a major cause on what we see going on now. >> who has been a supporter by the united states. that is where we are now. >> i was going to ask you about yemen being important. geopolitically if it falls apart. there'll be a problem going through to the countries that need it the most. yemen is trad ekicly important not only for yemen and the region but in the world. yemen is on the mended state where there's 4 billion battles.

and that is - that is the method connecting europe with asia you have egypt that is no surprise by the coalition. and this war is also a national security issue. so any - in any chaos or similar to that. we'll see the world hit by the oil prices or trade relations. so that is an addition. you are adjacent to saudi arabia. and that is the number one oil producing country. instability in yemen reflects on the region in the world, especially on the oil market as we have seen this morning where oil prices jumped about 6% when

the news went out that saudi arabia has started the bombing in yemen, and for that reason it is in the core interests of everywhere yemenis and the world. it is to support the process, end the chaos in yemen and support development in yemen. that is the only thing that will deal with yemeni problems. not the u.s. drones or the security approach. >> thank you very much. fascinating. >> now, delegates from libya's two rival governments are resuming u.n.-tobruk talks. it calls for the formation of a national unity government comprising technocrats nigeria's president jonathan goodluck and the opposition leader muhammadu bahari science

a peace accord. ballot papers have been send under police quart. officials checked the papers before sending them to the polling stations. the vote is expected to be the closest race since the return of democratic rule in 1999. what can you tell us about the agreement signed and what it says possibly about the violence? >> well on the 14th of january, just to give you background president jonathan goodluck and the main opposition presidential candidate signed a peace cord in the capital promising to run issue for campaign based on issues unemployment corruption power situation. they promised to run campaigns devoid of religious sentiment.

what we saw was a second signing, a pledge a renewal of the commitment. during the signing we saw jonathan goodluck sitting next to the main opposition leader. it was a friendly relaxed firpt, the senior muslim leader. and they signed the accord reminding nigerians that this was an important election strengthening nigeria's democracy, and they must refrain from violence they must desist from insightful behaviour or language to allow free fair and credible elections to take place. now, oil is one of the major issues in the election.

the niger delta is where almost all of nigeria's oil comes from and it provides three-quarters of government revenue. the niger delta region is one of the poorest. >> reporter: they know what they are doing is illegal, they don't care. young, unemployment men steal crude oil from pipelines and refine it in the creek of niger delta, saying that the resource belongs to the community, not the government or the oil company. >> where you have something, someone is eating it who owns it, you be angry. looks at out to get part of it. >> reporter: the men claim to produce 60,000 litres from an inprovised refinery. look at what the business is doing to the environment. this place was lush and clean. locals say there's more than 200 refineries, but yes need the

money to look after their families. >> falling oil prices mean less foreign currency is earnt. for poor nigerians, the problems pile up prices of comodd kiss are rising. -- commodities. >> when you go to market. you can't buy the way you want to buy. >> a well of armed joint task force made up of forces patrol the creek. oil accounts for 15% of the cross domestic product, and 75 to 80% of government revenues. government finances have been hammered by the slide in oil prices. >> it's tough, almost 40% of revenues we get. with the amount of developmental work of this particular administration has gone in, we had to look at so much

cost-cutting strategies to help us keep afloat and pay salaries. >> for those struggling to get by the fuel is affordable. a use they have powering up generators despite being an oil producer in the quord. world. >> reporter: we are joined by the managing director. department of petroleum resources, a body this regulates the oil and gas industry. good to have you on the programme. how many nigeria has an energy problem if it's slashed with oil. what's going on here. >> i'm talking about major problems. the first thing we look at is what the public worries about. where we talk about energy. the average person worried about products on the police stations.

petrol diesel. and so far so good. if you look at the history of the supply these are the best times we've had so far. go to the police station. towards the year they go home. they are lost towards the end of the year. it lasts four or five years. >> good for those that wanted to fill up the cars and wanted to stay with energy but the problem with the oil industry is that it doesn't filter down to those who live close by who are living in the communities surrounding the oil areas. why is that happening? >> that may be probably in the past. if you look at what has happened in recent times, first and foremost we had the programme making it possible to accommodate people top lick the

operating companies. then the programme that educates them on joining programs and recently we had the cop tent law passed which has been in the public for a number of years. >> it's because they are not benefitting in every way. >> just like you said before you talk about the g.d.p. at 15%. the oil industry accounts for 80% of the government revenue earnings, the oil industry per se is not huge. let's get that right. they must have the skills and that is what they are developing. they need the technology. that is what the local technology is doing. >> how do you think this will play out in the elections? >> well in my opinion, all we need to think about is when we

go to the police station, we look at the fortune, you see a lot of improvement. it creates a niger delta. we have 30% of the budget of companies. >> thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us. appreciate t. >> you're welcome many of us are familiar with heinz ketchup and kraft cheese they'll have a billion home. the fifth largest food company in the world has been created. john hendren has the story. >> it is ketchup, gello and convenience. the merger of kraft and heinz makes it the fifth biggest.

kraft owns cheese gello, peanuts. heinz for its ketchup, sauce, ida. the news sent stock up 30% on the stock exchange bringing together two century-old companies engineered by warren buffet's company and a brazilian investments firm 3 g capital. >> the 3 g group is capitalized, and is able to modernize a department of industrial area of kraft foods. this marriage is good. one has a lot of capital. the other is looking for a sort of re-organisation. >> it's a marriage of convenience. it creates a huge company, one that can save money by saving on product lines and manufacturing. it doesn't solve a main problem,

shifting appetites. both saw the sales hit. moving it away from processed food. that is what most companies make. >> kraft heinz will maintain headquarters. still ahead - sport news including... >> i'm in kuala lumpur malaysia. meet the women breaking stereotypes and succeeding in an incredibly macho sport.

it's been a tradition in the faroe islands for centuries, now the hunting the pilot whales is coming under criticism. animal rights activists say the killing is cruel. >> the whale... >> reporter: this is the hand-carved hunting knife used in a farroees whale hunt. >> you cut the spinal cord and the whale dies in like seconds. >> reporter: for centuries, the people of the islands killed pilot whales for food drawing passing pods into shallow waters and slaughtering them in a see of blood. pilot whales are not in danger. each year it's estimated the hunt takes 0.1" of the population. >> i like the blubber with the dried fish.

then you have the dried whales meat and as long as you hunt them in a sustainable way and it's a food source you have to use it. we live in a world where people starve. why shouldn't we use the resource. >> animal rights activists call it barbaric. attempts to disrupt the hunt have grown successful. >> this tradition, it's time for it to disappear. the world has changed and therefore, i think, this should change. >> reporter: the intervention is not welcome. the islanders compare it to the slaughter of farm animals behind closed doors. >> they are hoping that you see blood, this is on an open abattoir compared to other

things where you don't see pictures all around the world. >> reporter: here on the island arcy pell eggo those that take part in the killings say they should be allowed to live off the resources of sea like they have for centuries. activists say it's gruesome slaughter, you can't head cruelty behind tradition. the two sides will never agree. the tradition is being eroded by regulation and outside pressure on a nation regarding tourism as a source of pressure. some believe the whale hunt may die out in little more than a decade. >> from another acceptable sport. what is happening. >> plenty going on. >> only one place to start, that's at the contribute world cup with cohost australia and india.

the aussies batting in sydney, losing david warner. steve smith going to the party. a one-day century off 89 balls. aaron finch steering australia to 328/7. india in a spot of trouble. another 120 round for the winners of the contest there's a date with new zealand in melbourne on sunday. india 206/196. >> world champions germany given a work out by australia. marco getting the germans going in caser slouten. the hosts trailling five minutes after the break. sock roos with a 2-1 need. lucas coming off the bench. 2-2 the time score there.

more games to look forward to on thursday. african champions ivory coast host mon goala. and host of the championships, for instance. >> reporter: i want to have a modern compact team which is aggressive and without forgetting the essentials of football which sw dribble and creativity. we have little time to prepare a team for all this. with one obsession, we can try to optimize and prepare for the match. >> reporter: interesting to have these opponents. of course, it will be difficult for us. in the perspective of the euro it's good to meat the best nations. it's one of the best teams in the world. to the n.b.a. eastern rockets handed the pelicans a fourth repeat. james harden scoring 25 points,

10 assists, as his side saved a comeback from 17 down in the first half to win 95-93. rockets in the play-off picture. they mite secure a post-season spot n.h.l. philadelphia flyers throwing a spanner in the works. upsetting the chances of home ice advantage in the playoffs. philadelphia beating the third team. top two teams in each division home advantage for four of the quarterfinals. >> cage fighting shows many agree that is a controversial sport known for violence. it draws millions of fans despite being banned in a number of countries. it's drawing a number of women. we met a female cage fighter in

kuala lumpur. >> reporter: is mixed martial arts too violent for women. don't arg you with anne osmond as a south-east asian wom jobbing and muslim she is smashing stereotypes as a first cage fighter. >> people say we are an eye candy for the show. that hurts. >> the 28-year-old earnt her critics, a country known for conservative. >> i may not be the perfect muslim. i try my best. to me what i do is just a job. >> reporter: and success is inspiring others to take up the sport. >> she is strong brave. she's superwom job. >> reporter: in the malaysian state they train at the borneo

tribal squad where women are breaking other boundaries as well. like anne's training partner nat. >> a lot of people say being a fighter does not go with being a mother. >> it's not true. i think i'm a good example for that. i'm a mother wife better. i'm a fighter. >> reporter: have you seen mum fight? >> yes, on youtube. not in real life. >> reporter: what do you think when you see her there? >> crazy. >> i'm like yea, mum, win. >> reporter: health reasons is a reason women take up martial art. anne start after being followed home in her car. mixed martial arts was hardly known. promoters say 35% of fans are women and more are signing up to get into the cage.

>> there's a lot more male fighters. and early stages but fighters are good inspiration for a lot of female fighters to consider this as an opportunity. >> once you are in the cage it reveals your true self you know are you a fight or flight kind of person. for me i'm a fighter. >> and a winning one at that very interesting. anna's programme, women warriors on the air. that's where i'll be on thursday. the full programme on that time at al jazeera. >> i'd like to see someone follow them home. >> they look girly, beefed up. >> thank you, that's the end of sport and this news hour. coming up we'll have more on the developing story of what is going on on the ground in yemen.

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