[ ♪♪ ] yemen's president warns air strikes against houthi rebels will not stop until they surrender we are live from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. coming up in the next half hour - syrian rebels drive out government forces from the northern city of idlib. voting in nigeria is extended for a second day after delays in violence in some part of the country. >> world leaders gather to pay

respects. singapore says goodbye to its founding father lee kuan yew saudi arabia's military says houthi fighters are advancing towards its border as a coalition of neighbours continue to bomb rebels in yemen. saudis say they mobilize ground force, but there are no plans to deploy them across the border into yemen. a development air strike targetting the houthis destroy most of the missiles which they capture from the yemeni army. the king promised to condition the campaign until stability is restored. leaders expressed solidarity and support for the air strikes. yemen's president says the assault will not stop until the houthis vender.

we have this report. >> president abd-rabbu mansour hadi gets the backing he wants. a rare moment of agreement amongst several arab leaders to curb of rise of the fighters. he is now talking tough. >> i call on you to continue the operation until the gang vendors. i call on all until it lays down its arms and returns all weapons seized. >> leading the war against the houthis is saudi arabia. the country was forced to take action to protect yemen. he is open for dialogue with conditions. >> translation: we wish we didn't have to take the decision. we stress riyadh is opening the door for all who want to meet under the umbrella of the g.c.c. within the framework of maintaining legitimacy.

stopping threats against regional countries. >> the saudis and other sunni gulf and arab states are nervous about the rise of iran fearing the influence is creeping closer. creeping north and for the houthis in the south. >> air strikes are hitting positions on the other side of the border. joint by artillery on the saudi arabia side. fighters jets struck the targets. including command and control centers. the coalition said the strikes were precise. houthis say the air raids killed dozens of civilians and children. >> toppled president salah who left the capital at the start of the campaign urged arab leaders to stop the strikes. >> continuing dialogue is the best option to solvele problem

and not the military strikes. i hope arab leaders don't bet on a losing horse. i call on you to take us to dialogue and elections. i urge you to have mercy on the people of yemen. >> it could fall on deaf years. salah is accused of striking an alliance with the houthis. the fight for yemen took a twist. the outcome could change yemen's landscape and tip the balance of powers let's turn our attention to syria, where the government suffered a defeat at the hands of al qaeda of linked rebels a coalition captured the city of idlib. stefanie dekker reports. the syrian army has gone and position fighters are now here. the city of idlib has been under the syrian government for most of the war.

after days of fighting the rebels are in charge. the fight was undertaken by a newly formed coalition, led by the al nusra front, and includes other groups. al jazeera spoke to a fighter in the city. >> translation: this is the main reason for an advance in idlib city. rebels got rid of the names. there was no names. all are fighting under the one name. >> celebrating in front of the building fighters were there in victory. the videos kick to make it on to the internet. this one shows fight ertion return home reyinted with family. close to a million live in idlib. thousands have fled. air strikes have been carried

out, unprecedented in the area. because it was in government hands, it was seen as a safe haven. syrian state television aired this footage, saying it was regrouping. for now, there doesn't appear to be a lot of concern. the fighters revelling in a takeover of this city. idlib is the second provincial capital to fall. the first is rafa. and that is the capital of fighters (longing to islamic state of iraq and levant. the fight took four days. it's a huge blow to moral. >> former u.s. diplomat hilary mann lef et said capturing idlib is a big victory for the rebels. >> it's been a fluid situation in the past four years. with a lot of foreign support, the various militant groups had

in various times come together effectively. first taking rafa and idlib. it remains to be seen. with foreign support and fighters coming in there's no reason to believe that they'll pack up and go home soap. this is a victory for them. it's significant for policy makers in washington. who have been trying to cast the fight against the islamic state as one that washington and coalition partners are winning. though the groups that have taken idlib are not technically with the islamic state. their ability to take idlib is a blow to the efforts to portray if washington is winning in the attempt to diminish and destroy i.s.i.s.

world leaders arrived in singapore for the founding father and first prime minister. bill clinton is among those paying reports on sunday. 91-year-old lee passed away. it's credited for serving singapore. he stepped down as leader in the 1990s. it is now prime minister. >> it has been a tremendous experience this week when he passed away. it's a response from all areas of society. everywhere has been queueing up to enter the parliament house to pay respects. online overseas in the embassies and consulates. and even foreign visitors. now we go to singapore.

looks like rain in singapore at the moment. has it deterred people from watching the procession go buy? >> no i don't think it has at all. as we travel to the position where the funeral service will be held we saw the streets filling with people. you have to see behind me three to four bodies deep. and certainly the rain and the weather has not put anyone off from getting a glimpse of the funeral as it makes its way 15.5km down the road. it will start at parliament house, in less than half an hour's time. and will make a slow and steady progress through the streets of singapore, until it reaches here. there's a huge security preps in operation. the streets have been sanitized throughout the night and through this morning. the vip is very long.

also when we get to the funeral here, in around about an hour and a half's time there's 10 yule onlyies, the first by his older son and end with his younger son reading the last eulogy and then a private crimation at a crematorium. lee was not just highly regarded in singapore, by singaporeans, but was respected as a global statesman. take us through the vip list you mentioned earlier. >> yes, the v.i.p. list consists of pig names, and the former secretary of states henry kissinger forming the back bone. we have all of the asian

association nations represented here. as well as his royal highness. we have the philippines, president of the senate. francisco, south korea's president, the president, thailand indonesia. the president is here the prime minister and china sent the vice president. he is a significant figure in china. he is normally sent out to the high profile states. he attended nelson mandela's funeral. and we see the foreign secretary and the leader of the house of commons, the lower house of parliament. singapore was once a british part of the empire and a colonial representative. the british of him are seeing

qatar's prince. he's the younger brother of the serving king. he is a very prolific high profile guestlist, representing and compliments a stature over the years. making singapore vibrant. and one that did business with all of his neighbours much even if it did have a few frackous relationships. >> certainly it is a reflection of the regard that lee commanded the world over. >> covering the funeral of former prime minister lee kuan yew. >> still ahead - why people in sierra leone are defying a curfew meant to stop the effect of ebola

and a proper burial after 30 years.

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capital to be tape from the government after raqqa. >> more leaders arrived in sing for for the furniture of its founding father lee kuan yew. he is credited with turning singapore into oo powerful economy. >> in yemen and syria, the united states supported military action against iran's allies. in switzerland foreign ministers are negotiating a deal with iran that would see sanctions lifted and the country brought back into the fold. diplomatic editor reports. >> these talks are at a crucial phase. last week and for the past three days it was the u.s. secretary of state and the iranian foreign minister who were negotiating. foreign ministers from other countries arrived or are on their way. first to get here the french foreign minister, known to be a hawk in these negotiations.

>> iran absolutely has a right to nuclear power for nuclear purposes. as for the nuclear bomb it's a no. discussions have been long and difficult. what is important is the content of the agreement. i insist on the transparency of the mechanism and controls so anyway agreement made is reported. >> germany's foreign minister has also arrived. the u.k. russia and china are expected during the weekend for what are expected to be intense discussions. at one session the secretary of state john kerry and foreign minister zarif joked the talks would continue all through the day. >> i expect all day, evening, day. >> morning. >> morning. >> reporter: there weres to be a

growing confidence. but the secretary heading technical discussions is giving nothing away. mr secretary, are thing going well. >> they are going. >> are you hopeful you'll get a deal this weekend? >> they are going. >> the hotel where the talks are taking place looks out over the lake and the alps. german's for instance says when he looks over the mountains the hardest part of the climb is the last bit. that's where we are in the occupied west bank there has been fighting between palestinian protesters and israeli troops. demonstrators threw stones. one protestor was wounded and another arrested. the violence happened as palestinians were preparing for land day which is on monday. the annual demonstrations commemorate mass protest against the confiscation of land.

in nigeria 14 people, including a state legislator. the attack happened and is seen as an attempt to disrupt the election voting in the poll has been extended for a second day. it came after some centers were forced to close. raphael casts a vote for a new president and parliamentarians at a polling station in abuja. he is one of 60 million people taking part in this exercise. things went smoothly. the process is happening in 120,000 locations across the country. >> i believe that they can take us to the level we want this

country to go. on the issue of unemployment and security and infrastructure. >> as expected, there was violence in the north. several were killed when boko haram fighters attacked fighters going to polling stations. thousands of agents were de-floyd protect voters. where there has been elections, voting registration was delayed by hours. hundreds of people died in fighting during the last election in 2011. voters were undeterred. >> i am not afraid. i know that there is nothing i should fear for because choosing my leader is in my hands. if i do it and someone is angry

with what i did it doesn't have anything to do with my life of. >> thousands of foreign election observers monitored the vote. cards known as pvcs permanent voting cards, were used. >> they are taking the pvc, making sure it is in line with the card reader. it's taking a bit of time. sometimes they try one, two, three, four. they have the right. >> the incumbent voted in his state. the main opposition candidate did too in his state. it's expected to be a tight race for the top job 2010 the men. voting is extended into sunday where there was technical problems or election materials arrived late. that's according to the election commission, it could mean final

results are delayed for several days. >> a nigerian analyst is focussing on conflict resolution and he says nigerians are ready for challenge. change. >> security and economy are the two areas. sounds like jonathan goodluck is not doing well. the leading contender muhammadu buhari is seen as a better and credible alternative to the counter enbum bant and it seems like nigeria across the country are singing and preaching for change. prior to the election the parties skyped an agreement and they pledge that they'll knor whoever wins. sounds like the independent electoral commission is doing a lot of work to make sure it's

free, fair and credible. i believe many have come out to vote. we hope it will be respected and the candidates accept defeat if they lose. two other al jazeera journalists that have been deployed have been detained. they have been held in a hotel by the military on tuesday. both were embedded with the military in the most before being detained. al jazeera is demanding their unconditional release. >> police fired tear gas at an angry crowd. since friday people have been told it stay indoors. some defied the order. they came looking for food. when there wasn't enough. fights broke out. this is an impoverished

neighbourhood, and a hot bed for ebola cases. hundreds defied the crackdown. >> people are desperate for food because of how the distribution is going. they think they'll not get food. this led to panic. many people were custody and police struggled with the crowd. >> we await the arrival of the military. we've been able to put suggestion understand control. >> they were sent door to door to look for unreported cases. it has remained a threat. there are fears of complacency, 6 million people were asked to remain indoors. they want to energize people. they have been in the fight for

10 months. people are beginning to retire be complacent. >> more than 10,000 have been killed. last week 79 cases were reported. many understand the need for a curfew, for those below the poverty line stocking up is not an option. there's nowhere people can get food for the survival. they came around so they could have something for three days. >> it's not just sierra leone. neighbouring guinea declared a health emergency. the president accorded restriction and confinement. many were concerned that the government would not be able to supply food in the community. karnt een measures are wins against the virus. for the people of the country, their fight against ebola is far

from over. victims of flooding have we gun digging out homes and businesses. they swelled rivers leading to flash flooding. it was around 800km north of the capital. people in a remote part of guatemala. three decades after they were killed. this is in a triangle where 98 villages were attacked. it's one of the worst atrocities. it's a reminder of one of the darkest chapters history. each of the coffins hold the remains during the country's

civil war. now after the killing, a decade after forensic teams dug up the bones, they loaded on to a truck ready for a final journey home. we are on our way, here hundreds of family members are waiting for the remains of their love ones. >> reporter: a war pitted the government. it was the indigenous people trapped in the middle that suffered the most. around 200,000 were killed. mostly by guatemala security forces backed by the united states. >> the pain the government caused will not go away. because of them we are poor that we don't own our own homes or have land for food. >> the garsia family lives 100 meters from the spot where men

were accused of colluding with the guerillases. there was a space to mourn death the the reality of having the body at home was overwhelming. >> i can't explain the sadness i feel. i never knew my dad. what he was like what kind of man he was. i'll never know. >> as night falls, a church service begins. the evangelical movement surged since being introduced by a civil war dictators. plagued by poverty and violence. people here put their gath in god. >> translation: we are celebrating god, the most powerful. we don't want the young people to suffer what we have lived through. it's only through god that there is hope. >> the following morning people prepared to bury the dead. coffins are loaded into tombs one by one.

lives that have been lost but will not be forgotten cities and towns across the world switched off their lights to mark earth hour. in the french capital a special dance floor used the energy from people's footsteps to re-power the eiffel tower. the iconic structure was switched off. paris due to host the summit. and aims to reach a first-ever binding deal. the turkish city from istanbul wept dark. this is a mosque one of 1500 institutions taking part in the campaign. people lit candles to observe the hour. this was the scope in new york. the plug pulled on by the billboards in life and times square. it is to raise awareness for

climate change dozens of kite enthusiasts in washington d.c. took part informant national cherry blossom festival. it's a celebration of enduring friendship. kids filled the air around the mop ument. this week on "talk to al jazeera" u.n.i.c.e.f. executive director anthony lake. >> you see children everywhere who have not given up hope. if they haven't given up hope, what possible excuse can we have for giving up hope? as the syrian war enters its fifth year he says critical efforts are needed to stop millions of children becoming a lost generation. >> every one of those numbers is an individual child. but these kids are losing