edition of "inside story." watch us next time. in washington, i'm ray suarez. . >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello and welcome to the newshour. i'm here in doha with the top stories on al jazeera. a claim of responsibility for a deadly attack on a university in north-eastern kenya heavy fighting in yemen's southern city of aden as houthi fighters try to take control of it i.s.i.l. fighters are pushed back from yarmouk refugee camp near the syrian capital.

and learning to speak in their native tongue. how schools in bolivia are championing indigenous languages hello. we begin in kenya where al-shabab says it's holding students hostage in a university in the north-east. gunmen from the somali based group stormed the camp. at least 15 are dead including two guards and a policeman. joining us on the line is freelance journalist. you went to the scene of the university as the situation unfolded. what did you see. >> at the moment there was heavy presence of the military i

interviewed some eyewitnesss or residents around the scene, and they told me that the place looked like a war zone. it was - it was a big attack that took the security couple of hours, until now. >> so what is the situation right now at the university. can you give us an update on the hostage situation? >> right now, as we speak, the military deployed heavy weapons, and the gunmen are in a section of the university. >> and what about an update on the casualty figures? >> according to officials whom i spoke to the casualties stands

at 16 dead, and 65 injuries. >> al-shabab now claiming responsibility for this attack. do people feel like this was a lapse in intelligence and security services. >> absolutely because before this attack there was intel - intelligence report and it warned of an attack on universities. but kenya police thought it was an attack on universities elsewhere. >> thank you very much for speaking to us. crossing over now to djibouti. that is where mohammed adow is standing by. you heard the guests updating us on the situation, unfolding

according to him at the garissa university. give us an idea of what that university is like. you've been there, and also the border area between somalia and kenya. >> well the university was established about 15 years ago as a teacher's training college to bring to the numbers to the region which is largely marginalized and where education was struggling to bring up and boost the teachers the college was built about 15 years ago. it soon became the tertiary or higher area of learning in the region it's largely marginalized and holds a lot of sentimental value for the people in that region.

the students come from different parts of the country, and so do the lecturers, and they leave in the main compass. that's why many are worried that the numbers that are given, casualties could rise that these guys could have up to seven hours in the institution where they still have people hostage. now, garissa is about 180km away from the border and from the refugee camp that holds up to half a million people. and the movement from the border which is porous to garissa is easy. kenyan government officials and police men are corrupt and receive bribes for allowing people to enter. this is one of the things that allowed al-shabab to come in and carry out such attacks in broad

daylight. they were banking on... >> why was this university a target of the al-shabab. to give you an updated figure according to the red cross, they are announcing 68 people have been injured in the attack. >> yes, indeed the al-shabab can attack the garissa college, because that's where they can find as many people as possible who are not muslims, and who are from other parts of the country, and the al-shabab spokesman when he climbed responsibility say they attacked the university because they are at war with kenya. he's talking about kenya sending forces into somali, to fight the militia men. al-shabab never made it a secret that they'll continue fighting kenya until it whereas its forces from somali.

and according to the al-shabab spokesman who spoke to journalists in somali said that they had tried for attack as many christians as possible. what we know is some of the dead. according to health officials, and muslims - they were the first to be killed. >> thank you. >> mohammed adow joining us from djibouti. >> reporter: the second week of saudi arabia-led coalition strikes conditioned. in the eastern province on thursday morning, al qaeda fighters stormed a prison to free hundreds of . those loyal to the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi fighting conditions in aden. in sanaa houthi supporters gathered protesting against the coalition air strikes. the exodus continues.

hundreds left yemen. thousands of other nationals have been structed to leave as well. >> yemen's foreign minister says the government's main problem is not the houthis, but the 230r78er president. >> the main thing is if abd-rabbu mansour hadi's forces stop fighting with them. they'll start to re treat. our main problem is not the houthis. they are rebels they are few, they have light areas, which most yemenis have got it. most of the forces have heavy artillery and weapons. >> reporter: joining me in doha is an advisor to the past three yemeni prime ministers and a member of the yemeni national

dialogue conference. thank you for being with us on al jazeera. any hope for the conference? >> let's keep our fingers crossed. the question is i agree - i'd like to reiterate what the acting foreign minister says. our big problem is the former dictator. he will continue playing on he's a master he's been adamant to hold the world and push the country into anarchy. i think hopes for the dialogue to be resumed would be difficult with this man's field plane and pulling the strings and a back seat driver for the houthis. what are the options. it was described by the envoy as being an historic moment. >> it was an historic moment because we achieved something historical for yemen.

the outlog of the conference was pivotal. we knew that these traditional forces represented by the former dictator. that they wouldn't like to see a change. when we came to the idea of a referendum on a new conference they decided to derail the whole whole - all unyesments had been hit, unfortunately, and a big loop hole and flow in the g.c.c. initiative was keeping this man in the country. all the other spoilers were got rid of. the only one that remains, and who is disturbing the whole situation and scene is the former dictator deposed ali abdullah saleh. what is mapping in aden is -- happening in aden is worrying. he's pushing to aden to show as

if he's in control of yemen. our people are on the ground civilians are suffering. his men infiltrated between civilians and a lot of casualties. >> what do you think the main aims are for the houthis, and the coalition. what is a long-term strategy? >> we have reached now a time were there should be a seat on the ground. just some special forces. perhaps they could be brought down in aden airport, under control with the legitimate government. >> when you make the call. who leads that. >> this is the thing. you need a forward center which could coordinate actions with the command and control, you know centers of the whole operation. because there is nobody on the ground unfortunately. the local government disappeared and a lot of people running it day to day, you know affairs in

aden turned out, most of them to be related to the former dictator who ruled yemen for 35 years, and he appointed people starting from prime minister and keepers of different parts of the country. you need some people there, sort of a center in aden to start coordinating a force. people are fighting in the streets. it is youths and so on. a stand fast happened. still, there's nobody who can lead that. nobody in aden itself. aden is now representing the stalin grad of the arab peninsula. for the past week or two weeks, more than seven regiments that couldn't enter. still, people are following. >> the u.n. - speaking of civilians - say the situation is alarming. the country is on the verge of total collapse. how is this affecting the

civilian population? >> it is terrible. people can't sleep at night. they are hitting water, electricity is cut. there's no supplies in the different hospitals and different surgeries and so on. the humanitarian affect is great. boots on the ground will help as well as on the fighting itself. so as to coordinate the thoughts of the people who are standing bravely to the aggression that is happening to them. >> thank you for joining us on al jazeera gunmen killed at least 15 egyptian soldiers during separate attacks in the northern sinai sinai peninsula. the region has seen an increase in attacks since the overthrow of mohamed mursi the u.n. refugee agency is demanding an end to fighting in the yarmouk camp in syria.

islamic state of iraq and levant entered the area and took control of the west. the area was defended. >> reporter: smoke rises from what is set to be yarmouk refugee camp in southern damascus. those nearby listen to the sounds of gunfire. activists say i.s.i.l. stormed the west of the camp on tuesday, fighting with anti-government militias. it was the last thing the desperate people of yarmouk needed. >> since early afternoon, there were fierce clashes. fierce clashes in the vicinity of the 18,000 civilians who were there. remember amongst those are 3,500 children and their lives are in danger. >> the palestinian refugee camp has been under siege since 2013 with tiny amounts of aid getting

through. women are dying in childbirth and children of starvation. i.s.i.l. fought with the free syrian army around the area but was pushed out to nearby districts. activists are concerned though i.s.i.l. left the camp this time around fighters are bound to return in a bid to push into the center of damascus. >> i.s.i.s. - they are - you can see the senior fighters and the other syrian opposition fighter like the free syrian army islam, and the areas like east of yarmouk. in the south of yarmouk, in the area. across the country the syrian government continues its aerial bombardment. this is the scene in idlib. activists say the regime is

still using chlorine gas, a claim that damascus denies. the u.n. says more than 220,000 have been killed in the conflict so far, and the most vulnerable are often victims. iraqi government forces and allied groups are retaken the northern city of tikrit from islamic state of iraq and levant. [ gunfire ] >> the city was seized by i.s.i.l. and the campaign to take it back has lasted more than a month. the iraqi prime minister visited on wednesday and promised to help displaced people return home. >> 17 are dead and 36 injured after an explosion in eastern afghanistan, outside the acting prime minister's home. a local member of parliament was among those wounded. the taliban deny responsibility for the blast you are with newshour.

ahead, 50 people dead after a trawler sings in freezing waters. and date diplomat. >> i'll tell you how africa's electricity crisis is putting people's health at risk and andy murray marches on at the miami masters first, iran's foreign minister says significant progress has been made over nuclear talks in switzerland. an agreement is yet to be written. diplomatic editor james bays is in lausanne. has there been any progress please. >> they are putting a lot of effort into this. when you say marathon talks, let me explain what that means, it means that the meetings that took place overnight which had

the secretary of state john kerry there, an e.u. representative and mohammed zarif. they met, and stopped only before 6:00a.m. for a little sleep and rest. and the meetings are under way in lausanne. the p5+1 the five permanent members of the u.n. security council and germany have been meeting. foreign minister zarif said there has been some splits no word from the p5+1. everyone says there has been progress, but no deal. what is not clear, if we get an announcement, whether it will be what was originally promised which was a framework deal something the u.s. can take back and sell to congress to stave off the prospect of fresh sanctions. >> so you know the delay that we have been seeing over the

past two days does that have an effect on the bigger picture, the main deal that is supposed to be announced by june? >> i don't think it does in some ways because that is still the deadline and the joint plan of action which was from november 2013 runs all the way to june. so things are not going to collapse because of that. but, i think this delay, i think, will have an effect on congress or watching all this and worrying whether john kerry has what he said this framework document. if we have something less some sort of statement saying they made some progress will it be enough to sell to congress. i think that is the potential problem for the obama administration at the end of this. they continue to work here. i think they will definitely continue to work today if we don't get a deal today, because

they know there's a certain momentum to this. you can't keep this many important people in one place for too lodge, because these are people like the u.s. secretary of state, and the iranian foreign minister with a lot to deal with. my suspicion is if they don't get something today or on friday then they are probably going to have to have a break over the weekend. >> okay. thank you, james. james bay reporting from lausanne muhammadu buhari becomes the first nigerian to oust the president through the ballot box. 50 million supported muhammadu buhari. goodluck jonathan wanted a true democratic election to be part of his legacy. crossing to ynonne ndedge she has been following the election and joins us to tell us what challenges the muhammadu buhari is facing and how he says he's planning to take them on.

all right, i'm not afraid we have a technical problem with ynonne ndedge in abuja. let's play ynonne ndedge's report. she filed a report from abuja. let's listen. >> reporter: when goodluck jonathan was elected president in 2011, many were convinced he could fix nigeria's problem, he was the former vice president, highly educated with a ph.d. in zoology, but inherited serious challenges like corruption. he promised to deal with them swiftly, but the critics say the problems got worse. >> the area that was worst of

all was the area of security. so many people died and it was a government that didn't care. at the end of the tenure corruption became the culture of nigeria. of course the oil sector became awash with corruption. >> weeks before facing the election the government said it reclaimed all the territories controlled by the group. >> the president didn't invent the crisis. it was an inherited problem. >> i imagine that there'll be security challenges. all the territories that have been taken over have been more or less taken back. and the security forces... >> reporter: when conceding

defeat he said he'll be remembered for setting the country on a path to true democracy. >> i promised the country fru and fair elections. i kept my word. i plan for nigerians to take place in the democratic process. that's a legacy i'd like to see and deal goodluck jonathan will be of the first sittingto lose an election and hands over power. but to have presided over the first peacetime crisis. >> reporter: we have ynonne ndedge back. leaders from around the world hail what they call the democratic spirit of the presidential election in nigeria. do the nigerians feel like democracy has won in their country? >> that's right. they have. in fact wednesday, u.s. president obama called goodluck jonathan and thanked him for his

statesmanship behaviour and holding peaceful elections. many feared that if he lost the election that hold on to power, like we have seen in so many african nations, that it would descend into violence and chaos. the opposite of what happened. they feel the democracy has been strengthened by a free fair and transparent vote. that some of the independent irregularities what they spoke about. there has been the peaceful handle of one leader to another for the first time history. people feel like the country's democracy is here to say and it will get better. there are major challenges ahead for the new president. >> thank you. ynonne ndedge reporting from abuja. >> it's been a week more than a week since the nigerian milt re

detained two in the country. ahmed idris and ali mustafa were detained in their maiduguri hotel. al jazeera is demanding their release. in south africa ageing power plants are having a detrimental affect on people's health because of the poor power. the company is given five years to meet air quality standards. >> reporter: this wind farm is south africa's newest show piece for renewable energy. the government wants 42% of energy to come from wind and solar power within 20 years. in the meantime more than three-quarters of the electricity needs come from stations fuelled by coal. those living nearby say they are getting sick from the polluted air. >> i'm suffering asma.

>> the environmental charity greenpeace says katrina's symptoms are common. she doesn't have access to electricity, and the district where she lives is home to 11 coal-powered stations and another under construction. this region is built on coal mining and burning. as you arrive there's a noticeable difference in the air quality. some researchers say it has some of the dirtiest air in the world. greenpeace says allowing the state-owned company five years to meet carbon emission standards could cause the death of up to 19,000 people. >> you can't put a price on human health. the department of environmental has gone against the constitutional right to help the environment. by approving almost all the postponements applied for. they are putting the people

living in the coal areas at risk. >> reporter: the ministry of environmental affairs admits it didn't carry out the health assessment before making a decision. it says it wasn't in its mandate to do so. >> we knew what we were doing. when the application of postponement arrives in front of us. we shouldn't be told leave those and do this. it is not in our purview. we are doing what our law and regulations say we should do. >> the minister says the government has a difficult task. balancing environmental health and economic issues to cope with the power shortage and that the decision was based on sustainable development of the country. before i was not sick. when i moved to the area that's when i got sick for those living near the power stations believe their health is being sacrificed for the economy an israeli soldier has been stabbed at a checkpoint in a

palestinian city. the occupied west bank. local media reporting that it happened in the southern areas. imtiaz tyab joins us from west jerusalem with the latest on that. >> yes, what we know after speaking with the israeli military according to them a palestinian and five others tried to penn separate the separation wall. an israeli group of soldiers happened on them. that's when the altercation occurred. an israeli solder was lightly wounded, and the palestinian man that attacked the soldier has been custody, and five others with him. security has been increased

along many of the israeli check posts, along the occupation - rather along the separation wall and, indeed the checkpoint in the occupied west bank, ahead of the jewish festival of pass over beginning on friday. the israeli military telling us that the soldier treated in hospital is expected to be back on patrol soon. >> a russian trawler sung killing at least 54 people. more than 100 were aboard the ship when it sank off the coast of the cam chat ka peninsula. drifting ice may have been the cause. >> the governor ordered a 25% cut in water use. it's the first order in the state's history. the governor said the 4-year draught reached near crisis

proportions. the order will be applied across the board. parts of the middle east are hit by a strong sandstorm. look at the pictures. it shows the storm from rafa in saudi arabia. parts of qatar are covered in sapped. and motorists are warned to drive carefully after visibility dropped to zero. we'll look at how long it's expected to last. >> it's getting better. the worst is over. still blustery. we have a little dust and sand to watch out for. it's making its way across iraqi. it could follow the line. i'll come back to this later. things will improve. the blustery for the remainder of thursday into friday.

still a blustery one. winds will be gusting around 25-30 k/hr. it's still a possibility. it's sad when we see things calming down at last. should be quieter. winds coming in from a westerly direction. the crowd making its way across iran. here we go. you see how it's pulled across the peninsula. pushing into iraq. same area of cloud brought its latest bolt of heavy rain into the far north and north western parts. >> the 94mm of rain saturday and sunday the start of the heavy rain. since that time, it has seen 225mm of rain. average is 91mm. more rain on friday. things will improve on saturday good news.

thank you. still ahead on the newshour. why ireland says the lifting of milk quote owes will hep in markets from asia to south africa. >> and all the soccer details in sport.

your headlines this hour on al jazeera. students held hostage by al-shabab in the university in nearby kenya.

gunmen stormed the center just before dawn. sources are telling al jazeera that 15 people are dead and almost 70 injured. as a saudi led coalition attack conditioned in yemen, there were reports of fierce battles. houthi rebels are fighting forces loyal to the president for control of the city the u.n. refugee relief agency is calling for fighting to cease in the camp the thai government invehicled a new constitution article to give it unfettered authority. they say they need to for air safety and transport concerns.

>> reporter: serious safety concerns was the verdict of the united nations civil aviation organization on thailand's aviation industry. already about 100 charter flights to japan are cancelled. some 30,000 refunded or modified. china and south korea followed the lead and banned flights. singapore is imposing district infections. experts say it's not unimaginable that the european union and the u.s. do the same. the transport minister says the aviation sector struggled for more than a decade to mote the safety requirements. the government wants to use sweeping powers to deal with the situation urgently. >> i need to use special measures to tackle many issues. we'll use it constructively.

>> article 44 is a paragraph of the interim constitution imposed. giving the ruling council known as peace and order or n.c.p.o. power over all branches of government. their art is that these extra powers are needed in certain circumstances. >> you need to strike a good balance between using executive power the right way and democratic power the wrong way. in the end the true executive and democratic power used carefully could get us out of this transitional period. >> reporter: the political opposition is concerned, pointing out it's a good time for new voices to be heard because the new constitution needs to be debated and elections held. >> article 44 is a symbol of the

dictatoring system. to use it once means that you are expressly, that you are in a system which is a dictator one. >> martial law has been in place for 10 months and the n.c.p.o. has come under pressure to lift it. now it has, and seamlessly replaced it with article 44 farmers in ireland are celebrating a decision by the european union to lift restrictions on the amount of dairy products they supply. the government in dublin said the lifting the quotas will transport ireland into a major milk supplier from asia to africa. laurence lee reports. >> reporter: for all ireland's ambitions to be a financial system it's the local cow. in this farm the lifting of

quotes is like the lifting of shackles on the amount of milk that can be produced. communities like this saw sons and daughters forced to move abroad for work during the downturn. no longer. >> there's cows all over the county in every parish. a lot of those cows will be extra cows milk money. it's across the whole rural economy. it should get a boost from milk. >> there's no doubting the potential here in this country. the milk flows like water. think back to the problems the irish economy had over the last few years - the collapse of the bank, the austerity, and the attempts to build, and that agriculture could be a sustainable model. the lifting of the milk quote came at the right time. this stuff is white gold. >> ireland will export 90% of what it produces.

they can't produce enough in volume to affect milk products but many areas wish for milk and cheese. >> we bring in customers to visit the facilities the first place we bring them is the arms so they can see the generations of farming expertise, and that is the most impressive thing that international customers take away the farmers on the farm. >> so they are beyond excited. they insist perhaps will be environmentally sustainable and will not drive farmersel respect out of business. -- farmers elsewhere out of business and see a role for ireland in north africa. >> north africa in particular. like nigeria.

for countries that have to deport dairy products because they don't have the water to produce like we have the capacity to produce. this commercial opportunity is exciting. we are going make sure we take advantage of that in a way that is responsible. >> reporter: so the ending of quotes sa huge business story. ireland is a huge supporter of globalisation. the emerald isle is green and wet and full of cows. only a full would think there isn't a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow in the u.s. the nationwide battle over gay rights is heated up. conservatives come to view what are known as religious freedom laws on the road to victory. convenience the governor would not sign a religious cedar bill. he is requesting changes .

>> our voices have been heard. that is amazing. >> reporter: for the protesters gathering in numbers not seen since the fight against the fight in the '60s. >> this is about substance, which is getting the legislation right and communicating to the world and to our neighbouring states that we are a state recognising the diversity of the workforce, the need for non- nondiscrimination and that we want to accomplish that. the governor sent the bill back to lawmakers. the staunch report crumbled. it prevented fundamentalist shopkeepers, forcing them to serve gay people.

>> it was tweeted from wall mart. a large corporate employer. it says the bill threatens to undermine the spirit of inclusion and does not affect the values it upholds. the head of the group against the bill admits it was more than people power that made the government reconsider the tool. you can't argue with a company. a view shared by a lobbying group in favour of the bill. >> i think wall street doesn't want to see a bunch of people in front of their stores. that's the bottom line. if they feel action will lead to a backlash it's not just wal-mart it's corporate america across the board. it's not so much that. >> they don't believe in equality. >> they are looking at the bottom line as all businesses

do. >> as the protesters gathered to celebrate. wal-mart's c.e.o. tweeted accommodation for the governor. another reminder for america to push back against legislation it feels is not in its best interests. earlier we spoke with jason, with the civil rite organizations of human rights campaign in washington and said the new laws that they seek to protect are available in the constitution. >> we believe these are wrong the. the conditions that are of concern is empowering companies and for-profit with a remmageous rite to discriminate. religious freedom is deeply

enshrined in the constitution what is not enstrined in the state's body of laws is the protection that l.g.b.t. people should be given the fum ability and right to be served wherever they go still to come on the sports news why this 2 meter giant keeps kids off the street. all the details in a moment. moment. >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant

development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... argentina is marking the

33rd anniversary of conflict over the islands. ceremonies come as relations between the two countries are deeply strained over the status of the island. daniel schweimler reports from bare buenos aires the maldinas belongs to acknowledge, is a phrase heard here. bombsered by the opening of this -- bolstered by the opening of this museum explaining argentina's case for sovereignty of the island. >> translation: this is not a war museum but a peace museum we are filling with justice. the unjust of the islands continues, fed by the politics of colonialism. >> britain was increasing the defense, following the decision of argentinas to buy fighter

jets. argentina said it was not a threat to peace, and sent letters of commaintain to the united nations and organizations about what it calls british warmongering a remote arc pellingo. 649 died in the 1982 conflict. 32 years after. the theme is high in the argentine consciousness. these are veterans of that conflict visiting the museum on the way from their homes in the north to a ceremony in the south, closer to the disputed islands. >> translation: our fight is important through our words, our testimonies. >> translation: i still hope to one day set foot on what should be our territory, and our comrades who died protecting our

lands die in peace. >> argentina invaded in 1982. britain, which governed since 1983 sent a task force. there was a short but fierce conflict in which 900 were killed. despite the defeat argentina continued what it says is a peaceful claim to the islands, using diplomatic pressure to urge britain to negotiate over sovereignty. this year it issued these 50 peso notes reasserting its arguments. britain says while the islanders want to remain under their authority, there's nothing to discuss. the long standoff continues. you have to bring you news out of yemen. ordering co the reuters newsagency, it is citing witnesses and court officials in

aden who are saying that dozens of troops disembarked at a port in aden. that happened on thursday. and this is hours after houthi fighters advanced into the heart of that city. it's not immediately possible to verify the nationality of the troops that have reportedly dis'em barked at a port in aden. this is at the reuters newsagency this is reported. we'll monitor the situation. in bolivia spanish is promoted as a main language among many. in spite of that 10 million people speak indigenous languages. for the first time history bolivia is trying to promote the traditions. daniel schweimler reports on how it is working in the classroom and behind. >> reporter: a basic conversation in imara. until recently spanish and perhaps english and french were

the only language taught. despite the more than half of the 10 million pop u plagues. >> translation: the idea is not to create a new identity, but to con sol date what we have. we have various characteristics, one is identity. >> that enforced the identity it was consolidated with the election nine years ago of the first indigenous president evo morales. bolivia is a multilingual multi-ethnic society. it was suppressed but not any more. it's coming back and being celebrated. as well as looking inwarts, it is looking out words. all schools, as well as spanish, teach another language. they are widely spoken in the

home in the marketplaces. the aim is to help non-speakers recognise and understand sol of what they are hearing every day. >> basically they should learn enough to go to the market to buy food since many are from the countryside and speak amongst themselves. increasingly less. all those that speak amarreda speak spanish, not all know amarreda. >> the languages consigned to the countryside to the city and the plains above la paz. >> translation: the imara migrant needs to know his identity and his language it's essential to culture and everything he knows. if you don't speak the language you don't know the culture and you lose identity. >> in the past many indigenous included the original languages

as a sign of backwardness. it is believed with dialogue, they can be overcome. time for the port with sanaa. >> thank you. tennis andy murray booked a place in the semifinals of the miami masters. the brit got off to a shaky start. he fought back in the second taking it 6-4, levelling the match. murray cruised through the deciding set 6-1 stealing the wind. he'll face tomas berdych in the last four. >> i think in the third set that the differences was my returning. return is the first serve well on the back foot. when i returned the first set,

it was to dictate points and on the second, on my first serve one controlled 75% of the point. it makes a huge difference. that's the most pleasing part for me. >> problems from tomas berdych in his quarterfinal's match. the eighth seed won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. >> we'll start from zero which is good. and i'm looking forward to it. it's a great change to play a semifinal and playing against them. i need to raise my game again, bring something more something else and try to do better that in melbourne. >> in the women's draw sometimes champion serena williams won her 700th career

match. the world number one beat her opponent in the straight sets. simonea halep won in her quarterfinal match. halep is the last player to beat williams back at the wta finals in singapore in november one of the stadiums built ahead of the 2014 world cup has been sole. the owner facing severe financial problems. the brazilian company is selling the natal arena less than a year after the tournament. a corruption scandal involving petrogas undercut the firm. they are trying to sell their 50% stake in el salvador's company uruguay have been crushed in

the copa. guerra scored a hat-trick with the brazilian side running up 4-0 winners, meaning the carr inthyians have won four out of four much. >> englands cricket team set off for a tour of the windies. england are going into the series after a disastrous world cup campaign in which they were a knock out in the first round. the first test starts april 13th. and the captain is expecting a tough challenge. >> we know winning any series away from home takes a huge amount of skill and effort. we have to focus on that. as always people can say what they want. is irrelevant again, for us and the guys. we are there to take wickets and score runs. >> three teams are in the race for the eastern conferencement

the final two playoffs on wednesday. boston beat indiana, moving half a game behind miami. and brooklyn secured a fifth in a row beating the new york knicks. williams starred for the nets with 26 points, and seven rebounds. brook lopez netted 18 of his own. this was not an easy win. they pushed to the end and co have won it with a last gap. brooklyn hanging on. final score 100 to 98. basketball and the n.b.a. set to have a first ever player of indian origin. signing a 10-day contract with the sacramento kings, following the giants form in the developmental league averaging 10 points in nine rebounds. a 22-year-old has eight games left this season to convince the

kings he's worth keeping. >> pittsburgh penguins star sidney crosby scored his 300th n.h.l. goal coming in the first period against the philadelphia flyers. the fifth player to reach the peak. braddon scored twice for the flyers winning for one. the biggest handball star in france is to stand trial for fraud over a suspected involvement. two years ago nicholas and his brother were among a group of players banned by the french league for betting on result of a match. they had secured the title, losing to the struggling team. the lawyer says in syria he's facing five years in prison and a fine. >> that's it from me thank you for that thank you for watching the newshour on al jazeera. more news for you in one or two minutes. stay tuned.

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