i'm libby casey and now the news from doha. >> a fifth night of air strikes in yemen by saudi led forces. a camp for displaced people is hit. hello there i'm barbara serra you you're watching al jazeera live from london. also in the next 30 minutes. the deadline approaches, for iran's nuclear program but major differences remain. and nigerian elections results.

and the co-pilot accused of crashing the plane into the alps has suicidal tendencies. fifth night of air strikes on yemen position he. one hitting a camp for displaced people. humanitarian workers say at least 45.people have been killed. a saudi led coalition backed by forces led to the ousted president, ali abdullah saleh. southern city of aden, there have been clashes nearby. victoria gaint gatenby has the report.

>> local forces say several houthi fightsers have been killed. the houthis are trying to move through this area to the oil rich province of mareb. but local tribesmen are not the only ones trying to stop their advance. targeting houthi military positions around mareb oil strikes have also hit houthi fighters in al mashnak. jets have bombed positions in the northern sadaa the houthi main support base. along the border they share with yemen, saudi officials say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> to attack some concentration

of force for the militia but there's no let's say major land operation in the schedule. >> reporter: the saudi led air strikes seem to be weakening the houthis according to local sources. tribes are on the move to recapture areas they have lost in the last few weeks. >> i believe if this military operation had not happened on time the price would have been higher. it came at a suitable and critical time and through expert military men. >> reporter: the arab league summit in egypt until the houthis and the deposed president, ali abdullah saleh and they insist that abd rabbu mansour hadi be re placed back in

the government. >> targeting missile locations. >> we're looking to track down the storage places of houthi mixes. moving the missiles to different locations, we'll continue to look and destroy them. we're basically targeting the houthi ammunition stores and vehicles. we have targeted them. we have attacked the locations of ammunition and supply stores used by the houthis. work is intensifying on the roads leading to aden to prevent military campaigns against the city. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has told al jazeera foreign ministers are working very hard to reach an agreement with iran on its nuclear future. tuesday is the deadline for

agreement. leaving the high level meetings and will only return if there's a chance of a deal actually being reached. our diplomatic editor james bays has the report from lausanne. >> reporter: the talks are in the most difficult leg. >> are things going well secretary kerry? >> we're working hard. very hard. >> trying to hammer out a deal with the iran minister. mohamed zarif has been joined by p-5 plus one countries. it was an important meeting but it showed there's no deal ready to be signed yet. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov who arrived in lausanne less than 24 hours earlier decided to leave again. he may be back close to the midnight time on tuesday.

the break from negotiations in the middle of the day chinese foreign minister wang yee went for a jog near lake geneva. >> are the talks going well? >> it's too soon. >> later he told the media positions are narrowing and cautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. lavrov left just within hours of reaching deal. discussing the remaining sticking points. >> in negotiations of such complement and with such -- complexity each is hoping the other will budge at the last minute. the negotiators understand very clearly they are running out of time and this process is no

longer sustainable. >> talks remain on the future of iran's nuclear development and the lifting of international sanction he but the time ahead of that deadline is fast running out. james bays, al jazeera lausanne. >> nigerians are waiting for result of the weekend's closely fought presidential election. the poll passed relatively smoothly in the country of 170 million people but there have been some allegations of voting irregularities. the u.s. and the u.k. have warned that counting may be subject to deliberate political interference. haru mutasa reports. >> grace worries about the next few days. she works at a market in the commercial capital lagos, now

that the voting is over she hopes for one thing. >> i want this, i don't want fight. i want the initial no fighting. there safe seller markets that's what i want. >> reporter: people in lagos appear to be getting on with their lives but residents tell us it's quieter than usual. the next few days are crucial. people don't know what is going to happen after final results are announced. they don't want violence they just want their country to move on. there is anticipation in many parts of nigeria but many people remain calm. say that only official results will be released. >> all i want any of them, rule us well. and good about that. >> reporter: many know the threat of post-election violence is very real.

more than 1,000 died when the main opposition leader lost to goodluck jonathan back in 2011. four years on it's deja vu for nigerians. now it's also the continent's largest economy so people wait. they will find out soon who has won. haru mutasa, al jazeera lagos. >> it's been nearly a week that the nigerian military retained the two al jazeera journalists. from last tuesday they have been held in their hold in maig maiduguri.

>> germany's state prosecutors says investigators are still to find any clues as to andreas lubitz's motivation but claims he was in therapy up until the crash. all right let's get more from dominic kane who joins us from berlin. dominic, the picture painted of andreas lubitz is one of a very disturbed man. tell us a little bit more about this latest revelation that he had been treated for suicidal tendencies. >> barbara, this is the first time state prosecutors have acknowledged the fact that at one point andreas lubitz exhibited suicidal tendencies. he received treatment for it. the narrative until now is that he has suffered a severe bout of depression which he received treatment for and appeared to recover from. certainly his company

germanwings and their company lufthansa said he passed all the safety practice methods that sort of thing and so from their point of view he was fit to be behind the controls of that aircraft, which of course he decided to crash into the mountain side in the alps killing 149 innocent people. certainly this represents the first moment where actually yes indeed a doctor at some point has examined mr. lubitz and decided this was someone who was suffering depression who was experiencing suicidal thoughts and needed to be treated for it. and that's something people in germany are starting to ask many questions about today. >> indeed this is the first confirmation that we've had. what reaction from the government and the airline as well dominic? >> well, in the media certainly one of the more press prestigious nptsnewspapers tomorrow angela

merkel and francois hollande will be having talks and this will be an issue that will be raised. francois hollande is one of the fishes leaders to speak about this tragedy -- first leaders to speak about this tragedy. there will be an element there up for discussion which will be part of the talks that will take place in the buildings behind me. also we know that on april the 17th there will be a national memorial to be held in the that cancan a r -- the cathedral the chancellor angela merkel will there be as part of the memorial to remember the 149 innocent victims of flight 9525, which we now know mr. lubitz who at some point in his life was suicidal, we now know that he decided to take his life and the 149 other

people. >> dominic kane with the latest from berlin, dominic, thank you. still much more to come on the program including fighting for life. terminally ill patients fight for the right to determine their death and solar power to remote villages.

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and now a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. targeting houthi fighters and missile sites in yemen for a fifth successive day. one of the strikes has had a camp of internally displaced people in northern province killing 45. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has told al jazeera foreign ministers are working hard to reach an agreement with iran on its nuclear feature. tuesday's deadline for agreement. voters in nigeria are waiting for results of the weekend's closely fought presidential election. there are allegations of some voting irregularities with the u.s. and the u.k. warning that counting may be subject to deliberate political interference. a vehicle has rammed the entrance date of the headquarters of the u.s. national security agency. both men involved in the attack were shot by guards and at least

one of them has been killed. the two men were disguised as women and local media reports suggest they were driving a stolen car. the fbi says it does not believe this is a terrorism related incident. let's get more on this unfolding story from rosalyn jordan in washington d.c. roz, the fbi says what it doesn't think it is. what do we know about what it actually what more details do we have? >> reporter: well we do know from the nsa authorities at forward mead, maryland that one person was killed and another injured in this incident which took place shortly after 1300 gmt on monday. gaining access to national security agency or nsa but they were using an entrance ramp only reserved for nsa and official

contractors. according to media reports here in washington area they apparently did not want to turn around and leave the premises and apparently the nsa police that guard that particular entrance. apparently opened fire, the fbi is now the lead investigating agency and is trying to figure out whether or not criminal charges should be filed against the surviving person in this incident. >> rosalyn any idea what the motivate might have been for this a attack? >> there's no motive for this attack. persons going on to this part of fort mead where the nsa headquarters are indicated it's not uncommon to find one self in this unintended location.

but there are lots of questions that will be asked and whether this entrance is as secure as it should be and whether there are any potential terror threats against the nsa. but again it's all under investigation. >> rosalyn jordan with the latest from washington, d.c. thank you. athe syrianthe syrian government has send a contingent to recapture idlib after four days of fighting. the united nations meanwhile say syrian refugees need urgent aid with resources dwindling fast. third international aid conference being held in kuwait on tuesday. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: in 2014, the

united nations appealed for $7.7 billion in aid. but only 63% was donate. in a report developed for oxfam some of the worst offenders include australia japan, south korea and russia. this year even more people need help. an estimated 18 million people require a total of $8.7 billion that would provide each person with only the absolute minimum. this is more than the equivalent of $1 per day. countries neighboring syria are overburden with refugees, in turkey lebanon iraq. to places like australia canada germany sweden and switzerland. countries that have signed the convention to support the

ratification need to offer more openings and the charity also says that gulf countries like saudi arabia, qatar and the uae could help more syrians seeking asylum and by relaxing visa restrictions. >> caroline malone reporting there. let's go to iraq where security forces are leading an assault on a hospital in tikrit. they believe fighters from islamic state of iraq and the levant are heighting there. as osama ben javid reports. fighting is more difficult. >> reporter: another barrage hits targets belonging to islamic state of iraq and the levant closing in from the southern and western area of tikrit, the home of hussein. they've been saying they're close to taking control of tikrit for weeks. >> god willing we will end tikrit today we hope the end of

daesh in tikrit will be today. >> progress has been slow. >> translator: our advance is slow because of the ied. iedings srveg. ieds. front lines because they don't need help from the u.s. army.and now many are back. reportedly incorporated into ghoft ofgovernment security forces. >> it's not just tikrit we're talking about. we're talking about the future of iraq and the united states and its partners does not want to see it become dominated and controlled by the shies. shias.

>> reportedly in a sunni area taken over by shia fighters. linked to the iranian backed coalition. the fighter says he's with the abu nima brigade. al jazeera cannot verify these images. iraqi army continues to say a win in tikrit is not far away but for the people stuck in a war fueled by sectarian hatred, peace remains a distant possibility. osama ben javed al jazeera. >> guilty of fraud and breach of trust following a trial.

initially acquitted in 2012, charged with taking money from a u.s. based supporter while he was mayor of jerusalem on top of the six year sentence he received last year for separate bribery allegations. imtiaz tyab has the details from west jerusalem. >> reporter: despite initially being acquitted in this case in 2012 being spared a $19,000 fine and a suspended prison sentence, this case was revived after in olmert's former aid and secretary presented evidence to the court. this was secretly recorded conversations between her and mr. olmert about cash he had received from that american business manin the center of thisbusinessman in the center of

this case. this is enough to convict mr. olmert who says he will appeal the ruling. in the background is another major case that he is also fighting. just last year he was sentenced to six years in prison in a separate corruption case. he has been appealing this case with the supreme court who will ultimately decide his fate. >> the u.s. government is under pressure to speed up the way new drugs are approved. there are terminally ill patients who said they will be dead before drugs are tested. imert tejtkimberly halkett has the report. >> reporter: no cure, and smith's disease is progressing. >> in this year, we started with

minor fatigue and some slurred words. in a year later we're in a wheelchair. the hands aren't working. the speech is going. >> reporter: so the smiths have joined dozens of other als patients to lobby the food and drug administration. an experimental drug they hope will save jay's life and others. they want the fda approve process reformed so patients with fatal illnesses can access developmental drugs before they are approved. >> we are telling the fda today that the status quo is not good enough. they need to do everything in their power to speed the search for a cure. >> the fda approval process can take more than a decade. the average als patient lives

only a tu years. the way drugs are regulated in the united states allowing for potentially lifesaving developmental drugs to be fast tracked for the patients who need it. ten states have already granted terminally ill patients, access to drugs without approval. similar laws are in place in other countries. >> in europe drugs tend to get approved earlier. in this country they could be approved earlier for serious lifesaving cases, it is doable. >> the smiths say they simply want the same opportunity. >> that is really first thing if i have to wait, i won't be

around. >> reporter: they say they're already in the fight of their lives and they don't want to fight their government, too. kimberly halkett, al jazeera washington. >> a group of grandmothers are turning the idea of the twilight years on its head. retrained as engineers to provide their villages with solar lighting. marga ortigues went to meet them. >> they're better than been in this area for years. the one shy grandmother of 10 is now called the engineer, the bring are of light. are. >> translator: it gets very dark here in the mountains so it's good we have found something like this.

>> just came back from india with three other women invited buy special college to learn how to harness solar energy to build their own lamps and battery panels. >> translator: we couldn't understand each other so we had to do everything through sign language. >> reporter: after six months away they returned to their community to share what they learned. it's villages like this that the lighting projects aims to help. isolated impositive relinquishes impoverished. the aita has always been known for their fire-making abilities. now magda another fire-trained engineer is happy she can make fire of another kind. >> when there is light there is certainly joy all around us.

>> calling this new rival fire, they're not sure how this will change them exactly but they know it will transform the future of their tribe. al jazeera northern philippines. >> what a great idea. much more on our address website, the address aljazeera.com. >> one person is dead, others hurt at the national security agency. one person accused of crashing a passenger plain in the alps is treated for suicidal tendencies. major stumbling blocks may derail the deal in