for the daily show. i'm libby casey. news conned. >> this is al jazeera. ♪ ♪ >> hello i'm barbara sarah. this is the newshour live from london. coming up on the program. saudi jets target houthi forces in yemen as over 40 are killed in a camp for donationed people. >> we're working very hard. >> working hard. >> the deadline approaches on talks on the iran nuclear program but major differences remain. nigeria results of the presidential election draws

closer. plus it's revealed that the co-pilot accused of crashing the plane into the french alps has been treated for suicidal tendency. hello there thank you for joining us. the saudi military has been giving details of the latest round of attacks against houthi militants in yemen. camp is in the northern haja province. hiem tawrnhumanitarian workers say at least 40 have been killed there. bombing houthi rebels entering the southern city of dalah. the houthis have also launched a fresh offensive on the southern city of aden and there's battle around tribes men in the southern province.

the saudi military has released are figures victoria gatenby has this report on the recent fighting. >> yemeni tribes men and houthi rebels, several houthi fighters have been killed. the houthis are trying to move through this area through the oil rich province of mareb. this attack is by the saudi led coalition attacking houthi rebels. in houdaida dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and jets have bombed position he in sadaa which is considered the

main houthi support base. saudi officials continue to say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> translator: we use the apache to attack some concentration of force for the militia but there is no let's say major land operation in the schedule actually. >> reporter: the saudi led strikes seam to be weakening houthis, according to local sources. tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. >> translator: i believe if this military operation had not happened on time, the price would have been higher. it came at a suitable time and through expert military men. >> reporter: the arab league has been dominated by yemen's deteriorating condition. air strikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed

president ali abdullah saleh disband their positions. victoria geant bee, al gatenby, al jazeera. >> coming up on this newshour from london, closing in on tikrit. iraqi forces continue their assault on i.s.i.l. controlled territories. rallying for the right to try developmental drugs. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry has told al jazeera that foreign ministers are working very hard to reach a deal with iran on its nuclear future. it's the last of full days of talks in switzerland before tuesday's deadline.

diplomatic editor james bays has the latest from lausanne. >> reporter: the talks are in their last most difficult leg. >> are things going well secretary kerry? >> we are working hard very hard. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry last spent most of the last two weeks in lausanne trying to hammer out a deem. joined by foreign ministers of the so-called p-5 plus one countries. there is 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. the chinese foreign minister

wang yee went for a jog beside lake geneva. later he told reporters positions are narrowing i'm cautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. in the high security of this lake side hotel the other foreign ministers apart from mr. lavrov left to try and reach a deal with just a matter of hours to go before the deadline. secretary kerry and the u.k. foreign secretary phillip hammond took a walk reportedly discussing the remaining sticking points. >> reporter: in negotiations with such complexity and with such high stakes it is not unparticularly for brinksmanship to go until the last minute, each is hoping the other will budge at the last minute. the negotiators understand very clearly that they are running out of time and this process is no longer sustainable. >> talks are continuing on the main problem areas the future

of iran's research and development and the lifting of international sanction he but the time on that deadline is fast running out. james bays, al jazeera lau zap. >> joining us in the studio thank you so much for being here. these two main sticking points, the sanctions of course, development and research, sit really all about that? what are -- sits is it really all about that? what are your feelings? >> the sanctions are important for the united states and the p-5 plus one what's important for iran is the sanctions. i think probably in addition to pleuplutonium and enrichment and findings solution what the iranians want, what ayatollah khamenei wants is the lifting of sanction he as soon as soons as soon as an

agreement is reached. but they want snap sanctions if iran doesn't abide by the agreement. what iran wants the inspections have to be direct transparent and invasive and continuing for next ten years. the iranians don't mind inspection but they want sanctions to be lifted. the french that or the me doughed the last november negotiations are back in lausanne now. so it's not clear whether they will go along or not. >> i mean, it's all reaching the 11th hour which i guess doesn't necessarily mean there won't be a kind of deal but assuming there isn't where do they go from there? they're out of the negotiations framework after that. >> they say we want this deal but it's iran that needs this deal. so it's iran this needs to go out of its way to satisfy the

p-5 plus one. we need to do what we need to do to make sure that iran will not develop a nuclear weapon over the next years and after that. i think it is for the obama administration and the iranian government a win-1. a deal would be a 1-1 for both today. a no-deal would be a lose-lose. the question is who would lose more. from washington perspective congress will immediately the next day start another layer of sanctions against iran. now if you look at iran, in light of yemen it's already suddenly being squeezed geopolitically economically and now diplomatically by the international community. you would think you would think rationally speaking and that's what we do with analysis, we analyze based on declared intentions feasible intentions and known needs and capacities. under the circumstances you would think that the americans and the iranians would reach a deal by tomorrow. if they don't they are hurting

each other they are hurting america is hurting itself and iran and vice versa. >> you mentioned yemen there and of course iran accused of backing the houthis not proven and also, iran, a part of the fight against i.s.i.l. how much does that dimension play on the talks that are going on right now? >> you would have thought it had played a major role but you see the pragmatism of the iranians, like nothing is happening in yemen. they are continuing the discussion in lausanne because they want the economic sanctions lifted. after that we'll see what happens. and by the way this is just the political deal. after that there's going to be long protracted negotiations over what does that mean? so what the iranians are saying is look, lausanne is not going to turn into our oslo. remember oslo with the palestinians? we are going to start lifting the sanctions but we won't lift them all. it's going to have to be based

on your performance. just like the palestinians were told, it is based on your actions. >> we'll see if sergey lavrov is on his way back to moscow. 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 in a market in the commercial capital lagos now that the election is over she hopes for one thing. >> i want this, i don't want fight. i want initially peace no fighting.

that we could stay and sell at our markets that's what i want. >> reporter: people in lagos appear to be getting on with their lives. the streets look busy but residents tell us it's quieter than usual. the next few days are crucial people don't know what will happen after final results are announced. they don't want election violence they just want their country to move on. there is anticipation in many parts of nigeria but most people remain calm, saying they will only believe official results released from the election commission. >> anyone who is ruling us to rule us well and let the nation feel good about that. >> reporter: many know the threat of postelection violence is very real. more than 1,000 people died when the main opposition leader

muhammedu habari lost to goodluck jonathan. people wait, they will find out soon who has won. haru mutasa, al jazeera lagos. >> yvonne ndege joins us live. when do you think we're likely to get some results? >> well, the electoral commission boss says it's going to take some time. it could be very late into the night, into the early hours of the morning potentially. of nigeria's 36 states only the results of eight of those states have been announced. we know from what was announced here in the commission that the opposition leading in four of those states in the southwest mainly but here in the capital the ruling party that's the party of president goodluck jonathan they have won the fct they've won the nation's

capital. it is a complicated process i just said, there's results from 28 additional states to be announced here and we're hoping to have the electoral commission staff resume those results in a couple of hours. the number of registered voters has to be announced the number of croord voters accredited voters need to be announced, what needs to be announced is the rejected votes cancelled votes you can imagine it is a huge process for the electoral commission. there were some 150,000 polling stations and around 60 million voters that took part. so it is going to take some time. many people are saying it could be very early tomorrow morning that the final results are announced. >> and yvonne when they announce a winner, that means there are going to be losers as well, nigeria no stranger to voyages

after election results. how much anxiety or fear that we will see that violence glrm. >> all the candidates signed an accord to refrain from snielgtful language that would insightful violence. we have heard president goodluck jonathan and the main opposition candidate, muhammedu bahari, say let's let the elections commission announce these results, let's take on board what the commission is saying about how they came about these figures and let's ultimately respect the outcome. but there is fear about violence. let's not forget four years ago when president goodluck jonathan defeated this same opposition

candidate, muhammedu bahari thousands were killed in north states and there is a lot of concern that there could be a repeat of that violence if muhammedu bohari does not win. the provocation to commit violence the opposition are very confident of winning yesterday some of their media people were talking to press saying they had already won. it's still too early to tell and everybody is hoping, whatever the outcome is, people react peacefully and respect the democratic will ultimately of the majority of nigerians who took part in the election process. >> yvonne ndege, thank you. let's go back to our top story now and that's the saudi led coalition air strikes against the houthis in yemen.

joining us is journalist, we've heard in the past 24 hours that one strike actually hit a camp housing internally displaced people. this is the so-called often collateral damage. how damaging do you think it will be to the saudi campaign? >> if it's proven to be a saudi led coalition air strike which it looks like it is will be seizeupon by the houthis or the former saleh regime, that this is a war on yemen and they're the defenders of the country. i think camp itself actually exemplifies the camp, also the

humanitarian crisis that has existed in this camp. so you have you know children, adults suffering from malnutrition and various other diseases. so this really typefies and exemplifies the problems occurring in yemen today. >> aside from giving news conferences, certainly they're sowrndingsounding optimism, do optimistic, but. >> the houthis and saleh forces are advancing on aden. there is a lot of fighting going on in aden in the south. despite all these air strikes they're continuing to advance. war is the second stage and that's the problem that i think yemen faces now. what's next? will the saudis essentially have

to send in ground forces? that will lead to a quagmire and disaster. are there ground force he on the ground they can use? no one is essentially reliable enough or strong enough osh can or can remit the whole of yemen. it is a catch 22 situation. >> dogging them for years not just since the houthis take over. what is the solution how do you see it? >> i'm not a military strategist i can't provide a solution. i think the mistakes were made from 2011 and on wards and unfortunately we are reaping the consequences of those mistakes now. and i worry about the future of the country and unfortunately like i say those mistakes were made in the past and it's hard to see how yemen emerges out of what's happening now and the war that's going on now.

>> abu bakar al shami, thank you for joining us. the co-pilot suspected of crashing the german plane into the alps had been treated for suicidal tendencies. access road is being build in the area where the plane crashed. investigators have still found no clues as to andreas lubitz motivation but was in therapy up until the crash. >> authorities confirmed that at one point in his career andreas lubitz did suffer suicidal tendencies something the media has speculated for quite some time. we knew that mr. lubitz suffered a severe bout of depression for which he received treatment but at that point he also was experiencing suicidal

tendencies. that is important because his company germanwings and its parent company lufthansa has always stressed that mr. lubitz went through physical and mental stress tests and passed them and they considered him 100% able to take controls of the plane. we know he took the controls of the plane locked out his captain and plunged that plane in its fatal dive into the alps. this comes at a time when french president francois hollande will be meeting chancellor angela merkel in berlin. you will recall that francois hollande first discussed the fatalities on the day of the accident tuesday of last week, and that there will be a memorial held in cologne germany, and the chancellor angela merkel and the joakuim

gauk will be at the plearl to honormemorial tohonor the 149 victims that andreas lubitz took to their death. two men in a sports youth vehicle were shot by guards attackers disguised as women and local media reports they were driving a stolen vehicle. the fbi doesn't believe it is a terrorism inspired incident. let's peek to rosalyn jordan who is -- speak to rosalyn jordan. what do we know? >> according to the nsa this incident started shortly before 13g on monday. they are not confirming how the men were dressed or what items

were found in the suv. the nsa is saying the people in the vehicle ignored a guard's order to basically turn away from this encumbrance gate which would lead to the -- the entrance gate which would lead to the nsa. barriers were thrown up, the driver tried to charge one of the police vehicles and that's when nsa security fired at the vehicle. as you pointed out one person is dead, another person is hospitalized and nsa police officer was also injured in this incident and is also hospitalized. again they do not think this was an act of terrorism but the fbi in baltimore which is closest to fort mead and the nsa is leading the investigation and it is currently investigating a raft of witnesses. >> and roz i guess a lot of what you've just said, perhaps this question comes too early but any idea what the motive could have been? >> reporter: there is a lot of speculation about what the motive could be.

but investigators are not confirming anything as of right now. it's only been about five hours since this incident took place. that said, they are of course very concerned any time there's any sort of incident at a government facility, a federal government facility here in the united states because of the concerns about terrorism. we of course saw the shoot ago tack atingattack at the navy yard, where basically that entire campus had to be put on a lock down until authorities were able to find out that the killer had killed himself during the mass shooting. so this is something that of course will raise some more questions about the security posture at all federal installations but again as of right now the fbi is saying that this was not aan act of terrorism. >> rosalyn jordan with the latest from washington d.c rosalyn, thank you.

the syrian government has reportedly sent one of its top military commanders to recapture idlib. colonel sula hasan nicknamed tiring will be stationed in the city that was retaken after four days of fighting. increasing gap is likely to be addressed at the third international aid conference being held in kuwait on tuesday. caroline malone reports. >> in 2014 the united nations appealed for $7.77 billion of aide or the syria. but only 67% was received. 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 little more than the equivalent of a little over $1 u.s. per day. countries neighboring syria are overburdenburdened with refugees. oxfam says only about 2% of those people have been offered any kind of permanent resettlement to countries like sweden germany and swits switzerland charity also says that gulf countries like saudi arabia, qatar and the yea could help more syrians seeking asylum and by relaxing visa restrictions. at least five people have been killed in car bomb attacks in the iraqi capital baghdad. two police officers are among

the dead. the blast happened near the entrance gate of the predominantly shia neighborhood of wosamia. leading assault on a hospital in tikrit. they believe that fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant are hiding there. as osama ben javid reports bombs and booby traps are making their fight even more difficult. >> reporter: government forces and militias are closing in from the southern and western side of tikrit, the home of saddam hussein. they have been saying they're close to taking control of tikrit for weeks. >> god willing we will enter tikrit today. we hope the end of doosh in tikrit will bedaesh intikrit will be today. our advance is slow because of

the ieds. >> last week the u.s. air force joined the operation, with the precondition that shia militia withdraw from tikrit. but two groups said they left the front lines because they don't need help from the u.s. army. and now many are back reportedly incorporated into government security forces. taking credit for when they push i.s.i.l. out of tirveght is important for both iraq's army and the shia militias. >> the united states and its partners does not want to see it become dominated around controlled 50 shias. >> the distrust isn't just between the u.s. and militias. there have bef accusations shia militias are carrying out human rights butions. this video shows an explosive

charge being lit in a sunni house taken over by shia fighters. linked shia militias. the fighter says he's with the abu nimumu brigade. al jazeera can't independently verify these images, but coming from slie forces. iraqi forces say a win in tikrit is not far away, but for people stuck in a sectarian neighborhood peace remains a distant possibility. osama el javed, al jazeera. acquitted in 2012. following accusations of taking money from a u.s. based supporter whilst he was mayor of jerusalem. five years in prison on top of

the six year sentence he received last year for bribery allegations. imtiaz tyab has the story from west jerusalem. >> reporter: despite being initially acquitted in 2012, spared 19,000 final and prison sentence this case was rye viefd afterrevivedas mr. olmert's former secretary provided additional evidence. secretlily recorded conversations between her and the former prime minister when they were talking about this cash that he has now apparently received from that american businessman in the center of this case. this appears to have been enough to convince the court to convict mr. olmert who has said he will appeal this latest ruling but in the background of all of that 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. >> a bangladeshi blogger has been hacked to death had the second attack in five weeks. protests have erupted following the death the secular blaring was attacked with machetes, in a busy street. third attacker is still on the run. still ahead on the program fighting for life. terminally ill patients rally for their life to try unapproved drugs. plus. >> i'm daniel schwindler, in libya where we're seeing a very

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melbourne. >> now, a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. air strikes led by saudi arabia have been targeting houthi fighters and missile sites in yemen for a fifth successive day. one of the strikes has hit a camp of internally displaced people in haja problemsja province. there are conflicting accounts of number of people killed. secretary of state john kerry says u.s. is work very hard with iran to reach a resolution of its nuclear future tuesday is the deadline for the agreement. waiting for results of nigerianigeria's weekend vote. warning that counting may be subject to deliberate political interference.

>> got more now on the fighting in yemen. pakistan is telling all of its 3,000 citizens in yemen to leave. oit's also the only nonarab country, that joins the coalition. >> reporter: on sunday night,ing pakistanis were flown out. >> at night there was a lot of bombing, it broke our windows. the houthis were the main threat, they are saying why is pakistan backing the saudis. >> the prime minister of pakistan told saudi arabia's leaders that its security is

crucial for pakistan. that's why we are sending a delegation to saudi arabia. >> reporter: pakistan and saudi arabia have long military ties. they carry out joint exercises and there are 800 pakistan soldiers stationed in saudi arabia. protecting the border with iraq. there's a strong economic relationship as well. last year saudi gave pakistan $1.5 billion in aid. and pakistan's prime minister, nawaz sharif lived in saudi arabia for nearly eight years. it has good ties with iran which has backed yemen's houthi fighters. iran and pakistan share a long border and trade with each other. and the government in islamabad doesn't want to create tension with its shia community. pakistan is a majority sunni

country but 20% are shia muslims. >> would it lead to sectarian tension in pakistan because the perception of the shias in pakistan is that pakistan is siding with the sunnies. >> captain debt any worse than it already is. >> yemen or no yemen. we have been besetted with mercenaries creating sectarian problems in pakistan. so it doesn't make a difference to us. we've lived with it. >> reporter: pakistan hasn't set fighter jets or extra troops to saudi arabia yet but behind the scenes it's deeply concerned. nicole johnston, al jazeera islamabad. >> the u.s. government is under pressure to speed up the way new drugs are approved. there are terminally ill patients who say they will be dead before potentially lifesaving drugs will be test.

kimberly halkett has our report. >> ten months ago jay was head of his career when he was diagnosed with als, it is a form of motor neuron disease like that suffered by physicist stephen hawking. >> in this year we started with minor fatigue and some slurred words. a year later we are in a wheelchair. the hands aren't working. the speech is going. >> reporter: so the smiths have joan dozens of others to lobby the u.s. fda. they want faster development of a experimental drug that will help jay's life and others. they want the situation performed, so patients can

access developmental drugs before they are approved. >> we are telling the fda that the status quo is not good enough. they need to do everything in their power to speed the search for a crew. >> the fda approval process could take more than a decade. the average als patient lives less than three years. the right to try experimental medications. the right to try movement is pushing for legislation that will alter the way experimental drugs are administered in the united states, allowing fast tracking for the patients who need it. 10 states have already granted certain patients access. other countries have similar laws. >> in european countries, drugs seem to get approved earlier.

it's doable. >> the u.s. government last year allowed u.s. ebola patients to receive lifesaving experimental medicines, the smiths say they simply want the same opportunity. >> that's really the important point. 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. counting underway, joining us from abuja is the assistant secretary of state for election affairs, thank you for joining us. counting is underway, we have a few more hours before any kind of election results. the u.s. and u.k. have already warned that counting may be

subject to deliberate political interference. what did you mean by that and are you worried about the outcome? >> well, thank you i'm very delighted to be here with you tonight. the statement was very clear. we commended the nigerian public for their participation in the election and their commitment to democracy. we have been hearing a slew of concerns being expressed about the collating process at the regional centers. and we just wanted to make sure that we expressed our concerns about those reports. we have since heard from the -- from the inac, the national election commission, that they have followed up on all of the reports that they have heard and that they will continue to follow those reports. and i think the statement has been appreciated by those people who were concerned that this might be happening.

>> but i suppose overall would you say that these elections have been free and fair so far? >> i don't know that i could go so far to use the terminology "free and fair," yet. because the process is still ongoing. but what we observed and witnessed on saturday in terms of the commitment and the participation of the nigerian public, the fact that all of the polling stations that we witnessed were very organized despite some logistical issues, the fact that there has been much less violence than any of us expected, i think also nigerians should be proud of their achievements. we are all as you noted waiting for the results that are being announced as we speak and we look forward to the final conclusions and then we will make final judgment at that point. but as you know, all of the

observers who are here in country gave statements today. and all of them have indicated that while there were these logistical problems we thought the election was done in a relatively fair and transparent way. >> in the last elections four years ago there were clashes unfortunately nearly a thousand people were killed. are you fearful that something similar might happen again when the results are finally announced? >> i'm hopeful that that will not be the case. all the parties and both presidential candidates have signed agreements and commitments to nonviolence. the most recent signing was done a few days before the election, chaired by former president anu bakar. and the politicians had noted that they support a nonviolent approach. and we're hopeful that that will

happen. we have not seen it so far. the commitments for peace that have been made i think will be honored and we will all be watching and praying and hoping with the nigerian public that the rest of this process continues to be as free of violence as it's been so far. >> and madam you'll probably be aware of the fact that it's been nearly a week now that the nigerian military has detained two of our colleagues, two al jazeera journalists in the country, ahmed idris and they were actually embedded with the army just before the army then detained them. >> yes, we were very surprised by that and very concerned as well. as you know, the u.s. is committed to freedom of the press and a free media.

the media has played an important role here in reporting on the election, and your reporters were part of that process. so it is our hope that the nigerian government will release them soon. >> well, it's certainly our hope too here at al jazeera. linda thomas greenfield, assistant secretary of state. thank you for joining us. a renaissance takes its artistic influences from the traditional dresses worn by andean women. daniel schwindler reports. >> there's no mistaking it. there's something different something changing in el el awlto.

alto. freddy doesn't much like, he prefers the term, andean architecture. >> i've come up with a new tendency. breaking old rules. they don't teach us this, only to preserve traditional architecture. so for me i'm proud to present this new style. >> reporter: it may be new but it's very much rooted in traditional tastes and colors. freddy was influenced by the preincan tradition. his order book is full. emerging middle class soon to be the proud owner of this property property. >> translator: it is very bolivian. we are bolivian so we wanted the

house to reflect that, lovely bright colors so my children can enjoy that. >> reflecting taste among bolivia's indigenous community which makes up more than thafl population. the election nine years ago of the country's first indigenous president, evo morales. it may not be to everyone's liking perhaps too brash for some but it is bolivian incorporating styles and colors from a ridge indigenous heritage. the buildings cost two to three times more than conventional structures and often take locker to build. they also contain a party salon another indigenous influence. >> translator: in five or ten years time my aim is to paint the city of el alto in colors. to create a modern area full of

colors. >> some would claim that el alto with a decent sewage system could only improve. a style of architecture that's changing the sky line. daniel schwindler, al jazeera la paz. >> still to come after the break, old hands generating new energy in the philippines. grandmothers bring solar power to the philippines. and with the first major of the season, what golfer is ahead in the masters.

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>> a group of grandmothers in the philippines are turning the idea of the twilight years on its head. they've retraipped as retrained as engineers to provide their village with solar lighting, marta ortiguiges reports. >> deep in the amazon lives the aipa they have farmed in these areas for years without change. sita diaz doesn't know how to read or write but the once shy grandmother of ten is called the engineer, the bringer of light. >> it gets very dark in the mountains so it's good that

we've found something like this to help us help the other. >> part of a group of similar women from around the world who were invited by a special college to learn how to harness solar energy. >> we couldn't understand each other so we had to do everything by sign language. >> they have shared what they learned. it is villages like this that the lighting project aims to help. isolated impoverished and without access to basic services. the thinking is, empowering women will eventually empower a community. the aipapa have always been known for their fire making abilities. now magda says she is happy to make fire of a different kind. >> when there is light there will certainly be joy all around

us. >> the aipas still call this new arrival fire. they don't know how but they know it will transform the future of their tribe. al jazeera northern philippines. >> it's been an amazing couple of months for australia. >> absolutely, few hours time australia will announce their group are the man that will lead the party is captain michael clark. he and the rest of the team has been celebrating the country's fifth world cup triumph watched by 93,000 at the northern contradictcricket grounds.

>> something we embraced, and the boys should be proud of what we've achieved. throughout every game, it felt like we've been home. it's been a good experience. >> a good start of the year, not just on the cricket pitch. andrew thomas is in sydney for us. >> the papers here are full of the victory too here's monday's monday's australian. the daily telegraph calls it a fairy tale. it's only march of course but it's been a good year for australian sports, football champions of asia, vic industry on the home turf in january. compare that to the miserable display of medals. now it's very different from a

country that takes its sport very seriously. >> staying with the cricket world cup. denied vernon felander, who is black selected ahead of white bloaler carl abbott. felander's selection mean had four colored players j.p. dumaning, set to the national teams in cricket and rugby faced expulsion if they failed odeliver on agreed targets. a player who didn't even feature in the world cup has been selected. retired from one day international cricket following their quarter final loss to winners, afghts averages 40 but played

as a one time player two years ago. >> translator: i'm thankful to the pakistan chairman who has shown confidence in me. it is definitely a big responsibility. some of these have played under my leadership. i don't think there's any problem, and they are good players, i hope they will support me and i will support them. >> tiger woods has dropped out of the top 100 golfers for first time in his career. in monday's standing he has dropped to 104 the 14-time major winner moved into the top 100 in 1996 but a combination of poor form and injuries has seen his ranking go down. the 39-year-old hasn't played since early february but hopes to be at the masters in augusta next month. a man in better form jimmy walker has become the first golfer to win two events on the pga this season. only 35 minutes away from the oaks course in san antonio.

the 39-year-old closed in from seven shots behind, still took the title by four strokes. 14 time grand slam champion rafa nadal has been knocked out. second straight defeat, nadal has never won this tournament, 11 attempts. nadasco will now take on juan. >> 28 seed azian marinaro of france. more later barbara. >> and that is it from the newshour team. jonah hull is going to be here in just a few minutes with more of the day's news, thank you so much for watching. bye-bye.

>> saudi jets target houthi weapon stores and air defenses in yemen, as attack on internally displaceed people camp kills dozens. hello there good to have you with us, i'm jonah hull, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. >> we're working very hard, working hard. >> the deadline approaches talks on iran's nuclear program but major divisions remain. counting continues in nigeria as the result of the presidential election draws