come back to us next time for maintain. attacks on the houthis intensify as the saudi led coalition air drops weapons for fighters in southern yemen. hello, i'm rob mathison live from our headquarters in doha. tentative nuclear deal with iran. and kenya university death toll rises.

and lied liting up the streets of cleums. columbia. colombia. >> good to have you with us. first to yemen. the u.n. security council is going to meet on saturday to consider a russian proposal for humanitarian pause in air strikes. at least 519 people have been killed in yemen since the strikes began on march 26th. there is no sign the strikes will end soon. saudis have air dropped weapons to push back the houthi rebels. saudi and egyptian war ships have been sent to a vital war passage.

kimberly vanel reports. >> reporter: the streets of aden have become a battle ground and those who call this port city home are watching it all play out. with the center of the city smoldering those loyal to abd rabbu mansour hadi were struggling to cope. >> we are confronting the houthis, we urge the coalition to parachute troops on the ground because the strikes from the air and sea won't be enough. there must be forces on the ground. the people here are under bombardment. there are deaths and families remain under siege. we can't get to them. >> on friday, the call for help was met. not with more ground troops but with supplies. the saud-led coalition parachuting in weapons and ammunition a morale boost for hadi supporters besieged by houthi fighters. >> we thank the kingdom of saudi

arabia and all the gulf countries as well as our brothers in arab countries for dropping supplies. we will be victorious and bravely carry on fighting as heroes. >> reporter: taking off from a military base in southern saudi arabia, coalition forces continue to bomb houthi fighters and their allies. a number of air strikes forcing the rebels and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh to leave the presidential palace just 24 hours after they captured it. forces loyal to president hadi may be increasingly well equipped but those loyal to former president saleh remain strong too. and as the number of dead continues to grow, the battle for aden and for all of yemen could be a long one. >> here at the medical compound there was an air strike led by the houthis on some of our brothers. the houthis attacked us too.

there are only injured people here why are they bombing us? these people are not muslims. >> fighters thought to be with al qaeda in the arabian peninsula now control most of the city. after storming a jail on thursday they have also taken control of the port and a military led base. as the coalition try to stop houthi advances, al qaeda is taking ground too sinking yemen further into chaos. kim vanel, al jazeera. >> white house says it's confident the details of the nuclear deal will be hammered out. now there's a june deal for a final agreement but u.s. president facing opposition at home. white house correspondent patty culhane explains. >> the reception at home couldn't have been more different. jubilant reception in iran, as

these folks hope for a final agreement. for u.s. secretary of state john kerry a more subdued welcome. he didn't see people dancing in the streets but only an angry congress. many republican politicians say they don't like that iran will be able to do research and development or that all of iran's facilities will remain open. that proved to be a big selling point for hassan rouhani. >> according to the framework all sanctions will be lifted on the same day the final agreement is implemented. >> reporter: the white house is on the defensive insisting this is best deal they could get and that it will be effective. >> what we did with this teal is achieve our objective which is to make sure that iran cannot pursue a nuclear weapon and they

will not be able to do so under this deal, because it imposes very strict limitations on the type of nuclear activity that can be conducted on iranian soil. >> many in congress say that the u.s. president can't make this deal on his own and they're promising to pass a bill that will give house and senate final approval. the white house is going to have to work hard to keep the members of the president's own party to vote against him and thereby strip the deal. the president is going to argue if they drop this deal it will be getting into another war in the middle east. now they have to convince the american people that their side is right because in a close vote who the american people side with could be the deciding factor. patty culhane al jazeera

washington. >> in syria i.s.i.l. fighters have taken over more of the yarmouk refusing camp. i.s.i.l. now controls 70% of the area the video posted online is set to show members of the group battling i.s.i.l. but the footage can't be independently verified. in iraq, the head of tikrit's government council says hundreds of houses have been burned there in the last two days. ahmed al kahim says, took control from i.s.i.l. informs earlier this week. iraq's prime minister has ordered his forces to arrest and prosecute any raiders.

faisil al abadi says that could have an impact on the broader fight against i.s.i.l. >> if the local populations in the mosul area begin to get the impression that with the defeat of i.s.i.l. also comes some measure and perhaps a large measure of ethnic cleansing that will obviously complicate the issue. to use perhaps an insolicitous phrase from the vietnam war it will hardly win the hearts and minds of the locals. and they will absolutely be needed to be on the right side in the fight against a barbaric and common enemy. >> the death toll on the al shabaab attack in the university of kenya has gone up to 148 and it's likely to rise even more. christians were singled out and killed on the spot.

our correspondent katherine soy is in garrissa, speaking to one student who described what she heard. >> reporter: families in mourning their loved ones were unexpectedly and brutally taken away. this truck has been used all day to take bodies from the university to the mortuary. at this military camp we find survivors. tired, traumatized and some, like this student with gunshot wounds. christine is packed and ready to be evacuated. she had everything. >> they were telling the ladies to move out on those who failed that will be bound. so they didn't want to be banned so what they did they moved out. they were surrendering, holding up their hands. >> the men were treated more harshly.

>> please don't kill me don't do this. they were just slaughtering them. >> and she hopes this is the last time she sees cairs sa. garrissa. police and the military continue to get crucial evidence from the university compound. the siege ended as dramatically as it had started. those who are arrested were brought back to their homes. political leaders and security chiefs are back in the town and promising security will be improved. >> we want to make sure their plan does not fall into place. in order to do that we have to recognize that it is no more business as usual. >> but those who live here have had all this before. >> the script is the same. an attack happens. we are sured of security. security be beefed up. some high profile figures come

from nairobi they appease us and go back. only for this thing to happen a few days later. >> al shabaab fighters have been promising another spectacular attack like the mall siege in 2013 where more than 60 people died in garrissa on thursday they lived up to that promise. katherine soy al jazeera in garrissa kenya. protesting against minorities that threaten australia's cultural identity. the group has been speaking up against sharia law claiming anti-muslim. data from a second black box

has confirmed that the pilot repeatedly accelerated the plane's descent by resetting the auto pilot system. coming up. a big fire caused in the u.s. state of kentucky, already hit hard by floods. >> this orchard looks lush but its health is very bad. bad.

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>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. saudi arabia and its allies have dropped weapons and aid to tight tightersnighters who are battling houthi rebels in yemen. the death toll on students in kenyan university have gone up to 148 and may be more. officials have vowed to step up security. framework nuclear deal struck with six world powers and iran. any agreement must now get past congress. myanmar's opposition leader, ansansuchi says she might not take part if the military drafted constitution that bans her from becoming president is

overturned. >> the playing field is not level and the administration is engaging in acts which are discriminatory against the nlb. so we can't say that it's fair so far. i don't think we can guarantee fair elections. when you consider the fact that they are not interested in negotiations or in amending the constitutional or in taking over seriously the will of the people people then how would you describe them, you can hardly say that they're moderates. the united states would say they have pressed the government on the form but on the other hand they have congratulated them on their -- on what they've done because they want to encourage them further in that direction. and i'll just ask whether it actually encourages them to

become more complacent and stops them from doing more. >> in the six years since bangladesh's ruling party has come to power, more than 600 have been killed of its ruling father. the families of those who die in the fight for power are victims too. >> three years ago stepped out onto this balcony and saw a man running towards her house. it was a messenger bearing terrible news. her husband was dead. shot by men believed to have hired by rival politicians. >> my husband became very popular very fast. there were a lot of people who were gellous how popular he was with the public. they couldn't stand it. that's why they killed him.

the men accused of killing belonged to the same party as the dead mayor. former minister. gunned down here outside the local party office. became one of at least 150 ruling party men who have been killed since they came to power in 2009. >> in bangladesh violence in politics is not just aimed at opposition activists. 13,000 injured. >> translator: the violence in politics has always been there what's important is that we prosecute them when they commit wrongdoing.

travels with armed transparents. >> my movements are restricted but for now i'm fine. everyone has to die some day but in the meebt i meantime i take as much precaution for my safety as need be. >> she is faced with the same task raising her children. for her it's a daily struggle both political and personal, to keep the dead mayor's are memory live. >> orchards have been damaged looms used for weaving carpets. liddy dutt has more. >> nursing his almond orchard back to good health.

weeks of snow and rain have destroyed at least half of his crop. the orchards were also affected by rain that caused widespread flooding in the region seven months ago. >> translator: i've suffered a lot this year but i'm still working hard. i hope merchants were given in chance my produce and banks will also help me with the loans. >> reporter: these rolling hills that para calls home are famous for nuts, apples and ailtaryapricots. from orchards like this to inner city neighborhoods hundreds have been hit hard by last september's catastrophic floods and this latest bout of bad weather and many have had to find ways to live and work in difficult conditions. this is the second time in less than a year that ali mohamed's

home has been inundated from water from a nearby lake. he lost months of work when one of his looms was submerged but he has no choice but to carry on. >> i will continue to work for any children's future. the weather may have affected how much i can earn but i'll still be supporting my family. >> this community of carpet weavers is getting back to work. it's unclear when the water will drain away but few can let up work. >> my own conviction and my own thought and along with me and most colleagues in the administration feel we have got it in us to cope with these events these circumstances

however adverse they may be. >> but they accept adversity as part of their dral lives. confident that their orchards will bloom again. liddy dutt, al jazeera kashmir. part of a group of about 4,000 people trafficked from myanmar and other countries. step vaessen reports. >> a life of horror they never imagined. working as slaves on thai fishing vestles vessels in a remote area ever indonesia. they suffered for years until an investigator came to investigate human trafficking and slavery. fishermen they were forced to work without pay. >> you can call this slavery indeed. for example when they were sick

they will be called by the captain and given electroshocks and tortured. also when they were tied they were treated very inhumanely. yes, this is slavery. >> reporter: they were sold by an agent in thailand, they managed to escape and are now hiding. >> translator: maybe some people on the boats wanted to be but not me and not many others. they told me just to accept my situation but i couldn't, i wanted to go home so badly. >> a cell was used to regularly lock up fishermen their desperation written on the walls. if there is a way in there should be a way out. after finally listening

government investigators decide to take them to a safer place. >> this shows how desperate they really are after the indonesiaian government announced they would be released they are now coming, living a life full of fear and horror and uncertainty but most importantly they're going home. these victims of human trafficking are only a small group of fishermen stuck in indonesia and while he's excited to go home after four years the fate of many others hangs in the balance. step vaessen, al jazeera east indonesia. >> in the state of kentucky, a big fire has broken out in warehouse belonging to g.e.

>> reporter: a huge blaze tears aparten a general electric warehouse at one point officials told thousands within a two-mile or 1.6 kilometer radius of the blaze to stay indoors. >> there is always risk to our health and safety. right now since we're on defensive operations we're not on air so we are being exposed to some of the products you see here. >> reporter: the fumes are determined not to be toxic and perhaps amazingly no one was injured in the fire. sarah worked at the plant three years and whose husband met her at the scene. >> today in the morning she called me because me in my job she called me said ramon my job is on fire. what? often fire. what happened, she says i don't know. >> it's not good because we can't get in there no money no loads. >> this fire was so big it took

more than 200 firefighters more than eight hours to finally get the blaze contained. but this is a city that was not only dealing with this but another disaster as well. heavy rain brought severe flooding to the city turning roads into lakes or rivers, hundreds of people had to be rescued. >> since last night when i got off work, different areas around the city is flooded around louisville kentucky. just about everywhere that has a flood zone is flooded. and sewages are stopped up. this is no way to really stop it. >> reporter: the calls to rescue people from flooding stretched firefighters thin as they tried to battle the blaze at the same time. in a city battered by a double dose of water and fire. in a day they are glad to put behind them, gail rel gabrielle elizondo

al jazeera kentucky. >> investigation is underway, discarded plastic bottles filled with water and chlorine have been used as a source of light. clom is nowcolombia is taking that innovation to a large degree. >> these lights are helping people from san luis back home in light for the first time.

they are cheap and easy to make. >> you are going to need the solar panels, the led the battery, but when the sun goes down the light basically turns on. we made this balance between these few parts which the community can build themselves, repair no more do you have to wait for thousands of parts to be imported you can make it basically by hand. a circuit board repaired made with locality parts and at the same time gives jobs to communities. >> in order to light up san luis 100 students from a nearby university were bussed in to help. each light is composed of just eight parts. cost $70 to build and nothing to operate. san luis is a perfect recipient for this technology. many people arrive here fleeing the country's internal conflict and found no basic services. >> translator: you can imagine

the impact that you're having on these people. that's the most satisfying thing. to see the people smiling to see the light shining. because they know their quality of life has improved. they know that having light in their alleyways at night is going to improve their security. >> reporter: safety has long been an issue here with gangs and drug traffickers operating in the neighborhood. poorly lit areas like this has turned into a magnet for crime. residents hope the new light will change. >> before it was so dark i couldn't see anything. i had to use a flashlight. but 100% better were these lights. >> translator: it was never safe. if you saw movement up ahead you would choose a different route. now it looks beautiful. >> workers plan to install over 2,000 lights in dark streets across colombia this year. all told it's an effort to

harness the sun's power to try to brighten the lights of entire communities. san luis, colombia. >> we shed light on the world and give you pictures from our website at aljazeera.com that's aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. [ explosion ] >> doomsday. the end of life as we know it here on earth. when that day comes what's left of the human race will have to beat the odds to survive. i'm ali velshi. i'll take you inside what might be man kind's last resort. think of it as the noah's arc of seas. nations around the world contribute stashes