>> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to another newshour from al jazeera. at our headquarters in doha, i'm adrian finegan. coming up, the battle for aden. houthi rebels fight with saudi arabia-backed fighters for the yemeni city new arrests and threats connected to the massacre at the university of kenya. >> fighting for control of yarmouk - i.s.i.l. fighters take over more of the palestinian refugee camp in damascus

shoestring solar power - how some people in columbia are using discarded plastic bottles to keep the lights on we begin the newshour in yemen, a country dissenting into chaos after 10 days of bombardment. houthi rebels are battling several armed groups supported by saudi weapons and aid. aden is the center of fighting around the crater district and to the east is the city of mukalla(2, where fighters have seized on army headquarters. and 300 prisoners were set free in a gaol break. the editor of chief of the yemen

post joins us from aden. >> this is a battle in all the southern provinces. it started in aden. and now it's extended. this is expected to be ongoing and long term. the houthis are persistent, and the tribes in those areas will not allow the houthis, and will fight continuously. even if that means fighting al qaeda. this is a war. today in aden over the last two days a big death toll in aden is up to 28. in the last three days up to 52. today alone in the province next to aden 12 were killed others injured. all houthi fighters on their way to recruit the houthi fighters in aden.

this is over and creatively in aden. in some neighbourhoods the houthis were defeated. in other areas they gained ground. it's expected to go back and forth over the next couple of weeks until the houthis take control of the province or the saudi allies - the allies are able to force the houthis out like they did two weeks ago. >> you talk about the group, and there are fears that advantage will be taken of the security vacuum caused by the fighting. this port city of mukalla(2 in the south, who has taken over part of that city now. in the south, who has taken over part of that city now. or are they linked to the former president ali abdullah saleh. >> al qaeda fighters. they took control of the city. trying to be the most strategic city.

and the capital. they are strategic. and now having a lot of al qaeda supporters or loyalists or sympathizers. now they are in control, and they are dealing with all the officials there. dealing with their own creatures, and teaching the locals how to react when the houthis invade. >> all right. tell us about the situation in sanaa. what is happening in the capital? >> very tense. there were deaths from civilians. killing 16 civilians. other than that it's been quiet and focussed on the military compound and the weapons depot that the houthis and the ex-president has. the death toll is on the rise in the last couple of days. this is causing the saudis to go

against. >> the editor-in-chief of the yemen post hakim al-masmari. with me in the studio is an advisor to the past three yemeni presidents. you take issue with something said about who it is that took over parts of the port city. before that i have taken issue about trying - hakim is trying to portray and says the fight is not only aden but all of the south. this is a very very you know dangerous propagation showing the war as if it is between south and north. it's not. the war is never between south and the north. in the other areas, the same thing is is the houthis besieged besieged. today, there is a big brigade. houthis are only a facade.

they have been beaten and they could not go to save the people in aden. to go back to mooukuala, hakim knows that these people - i could name names who are linking to ali abdullah saleh. the report in the security council handed some three weeks four weeks ago. it does mention the names of the people. trying to show that this is the whole strategy of iran in the houthis. they wanted to show themselves as if they are fighting. they are pro, against the intermission. that is something which cannot - they are trying to beat the people. no one would follow that. >> al qaeda in the arabian peninsula? yemen, is there a danger they can take advantage. >> yes, it's not that strong

and never - they are on the run. they cannot at all appear. most of them they are people in the hundreds. they are underground. their fighters are very very valuable. >> you talk about ali abdullah saleh, the former president of yemen, and the fact that the houthi fighters are a facade for groups loyal to him. >> if you go back to two years ago, the houthis could not beat 300 students in the area. they could not fight them. until ali abdullah saleh managed to get his - the presidential guard just change their uniform from a proper uniform given by the west and let's not forget they are trained to be forces anti-terrorist forces. that's why they are twisting the

arm of the americans, and these people are facing the legitimate government. >> thank you for helping us make sense of this. if there's one thing i learnt. it's complicated. many thanks. the war in yemen forced hundreds of nationals to return hem. 440 citizens pulled out of the zone as hart of a massive operation. 80 people have been airlifted. and people are evacuated by indian navy vessels. more than half nurses working in the country are hoping to return home to india in days. al-shabab is threatening to stage more attacks in kenya, no amount of precautions have been ordered to guarantee their safety. people are struggling to come to terms with the killing of 148 in

the attack and they are angry about security lapses in the region, five have been arrested in connection with the attacks. >> there are a number of arrests today. as we speak, we have arrested another three, and i think the total nam can reach about five. we'll confirm that when we get to the more detail in the operation. it continues to develop. live to garissa. malcolm webb is there. what is the mood there today. two days after the attack? >> we heard remarkably the security personnel in the squuveredy working on the forensic investigation found more students alive, hiding there in the last more than 48 hours since the attack started early on thursday. one of them was inside her

mattress, and she heard the shooting climbing inside the stuffing and only just found out now. no food or water. and only aware that the attack had been over for more than a day. we spoke to the governor and raised concerns that people express the about the lack of security. let's look at what he said. >> it's not fair to say that security is not tinge well. i can say that the security team and officials are doing their best possible. you are gorilla type terrorism way can attack any time anywhere. the level of preparedness is adequate, i'll say that. this is an international terrorist group that is everywhere in the world, hitting many parts of the world.

so with me here is ibrahim maline a security guard at the university of garissa. he was working at the gate just on the thursday morning when attacked. he was injured in the leg where he was shot. that is why he was sitting down. can you tell us what happened on thursday morning? >> exactly. i was talking in the gate. but still some friends of mine are working in the gate. i came prepared to join them. i'm getting - then before i take - you should wash part of your body and i was in the practice of washing. then the guys came in while i was there, i haven't saw someone

walk in. "lie down lie down mother fucker", and they shot me. i get a lot of bleeding. then i become conscious. i don't know what is going on. it was going to the site of the university. >> where did you wake up when you came around when you became conscious again. where were you? >> after the administration officers and the other officers came out to collect some people. at times they take me to the hospital. usually there's time for the kenya shoulder. the police play a role there to collect people. >> reporter: what happened to the other colleagues the security guards. >> two of them die. we are four on that - at that time. two of them are die. two of us. we were in the hospital.

>> reporter: have you been able to get the medical treatment that you need. >> not so far. why we need. we cannot say that 45%, 100%. 35%. >> thank you very much. thank you for talking to us. shot early on thursday morning when the attackers arrived before sunrise. back to you in doha. >> thanks. malcolm webb live there. >> sorry about the language if you were offended there. obviously our guest has been through a traumatic experience syria, fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant have taken over more of yarmouk refugee camp outside damascus after storming it wednesday. it is mostly inhabited by palestinian refugees. the syrian observatory for human

rights says i.s.i.l. controls 70% of the area. stefanie dekker is covering the story for us from there. tell us more about this refugee camp. why would i.s.i.l. target it now? >> well it's more of a town than a camp where it used to hold 160,000 palestinian refugees and syrians. now 18,000. it lays on the outskirts of damascus 7-10km away. why does i.s.i.l. want it. it started as a fight between the groups one is a palestinian group in the camp. they an i accused i.s.i.l. of killing a leader. they kidnapped a few fighters. now we have a stand off where i.s.i.l. is making headway into the camp. geographically it's close to damascus. it's a show of force. if they hold the camp if they take it in its entirety and hold

onto it it will be the closest it's been to damascus. we spoke to people in damascus. they are concerned about it. people go back and move between the two cities. they are not going back at the moment until they are concerned. in that sense it is a huge civilian humanitarian flight. they are wholly dependent on aid. it has been trickling in now, with the fighting nothing is making its way in. it's concerning for the people there. what does it say about four years on the war in syria, and the regime's control. the camp a short distance from the capital. yes, the army has checkpoints in between the camp and to the capital there. they are tightly in control of that. there has been a change in momentum. 2014 the army was making headway. we have seen the reverse of that

over the last few weeks. they took idlib. idlib fell. they have been losing ground there. now this move on yarmouk to the outskirts. certainly it is a reversal. it will of course affect army morale. we know that the conflict in syria is at a stalemate. front lines change. nothing really changes. politically, of course it weakens bashar al-assad. any potential negotiation hand that he has at the table. the less ground it controls the weaker the position is. certainly we know at the moment conflicting reports between 70 to 85% of the camp in i.s.i.l. hands. >> thank you stefanie dekker. live in beirut in iraq the head of tikrit's governing council said hundreds of homes have been burnt in the last few days. shia parliamentary fighters of

looting. the iraqi army took control of tikrit. iraq's prime minister ordered his forces to arrest and% cute any looters. >> in egypt. former president hosni mubarak and his two sons are in court for the rehearing of a trial on corruption charges. and they are accused of embezzling 17.9 million. their sons face a separate trial for stock markets. they were accused of causing the death of 8,000 during the uprising that ousted him in 2011. >> two bombs exploded in gaza in egypt. the explosions happened in front of a school near a police station. no casualties have been reported. more to come on the newshour - free at last. we speak to fishermen forced to

work without pay in indonesia and we'll be in indian-administered kashmir where the arch ard looks -- orchard looks lush and fertile, but it's not and tiger woods end speculation as to whether he'll compete at next week's masters. palestinians in the occupied west bang are determined to boycott. funds have been released by the israeli government. imtiaz tyab reports from ramallah. >> reporter: this is what a boycott of israeli consumer goods looks like in the occupied west bank, shelves of products marked made in pal stain.

mohammad is the father of three and says he's getting used to buying different products during the weekly grocery shop and supports the ban. >> we want an independent state for the kids of the this boycott is a way to put pressure on them. >> reporter: many of the israeli products have no local replacement, and similar goods from abroad is more expensive. according to the palastinian authority, that has not stopped shops were boycotting the goods. >> it is a challenge. we knew it would be a challenge to provide substitutes. we are pretty successful now in that. >> reporter: palestinian poll stirns tried to get the -- politicians tried to get the public to boycott israeli goods in the past. this counter boycott is gaining

major support, and many political analysts say it's because of rising anger towards israel. anger which spilled into the streets. this stopped a truck full of dairy products and destroyed the shipment. the frustration built for months and started with the military action in gaza and worsened after the israeli government began to withhold tax revenues after mahmoud abbas signed a statute in a bid in the criminal court. those funds have been released but political analysts say the boycotting of israeli goods is about more than making a political statement. >> translation: we need to be dependent on the israeli economy. we salute steps that reinforce policies aimed at increasing local production for local markets. >> reporter: most economists

agree the palestinian boycott will have a minor impact on the economy, but it is taking hold of consumers and helping palestinian businesses in return. >> reporter: ahead of myanmar's general election aung san suy kyi says she's considering boycotting the vote. >> the playing feed is not level. the administration is engaging in acts which are discriminatory against the mld. we can't see that it's fair. i don't think we can guarantee fair elections so far hundreds of fishermen have been rescued from isolated islands where they have been slaves. they are part of a group of 4,000 people trafficked from myanmar and other countries. they are taken to the island and

we were in when some were told they could leave. >> a life of horror they never imagined. working as slaves in indonesia. they were in silence for many years, and they investigated claims of trafficking and slavery. fishermen say they were forced to work without pay. >> translation: you can call this slavery, indeed. for example, when they were six. they were given shocks and torture, when they were tired they were treated inhumanely. this is savoury. these men say they were sold through a fishing company by an agent from thailand promising them a job in a restaurant. they ended up far from home. they managed to and are now

hiding. maybe some people on the boat wanted to be there, but not me and not others. they told me to accept the situation. they wanted to go home so badly. their desperation was written on the walls. "for sure i'll get home one day. if there's a way in there should be a way out" and the way out has timely come. listening to the testimony, it's taken to a safer place. this shows how desperate they are, as soon as they announced they were going to be taken to safety more were coming. they go into a life of uncertainty, they are going home. >> reporter: only a small group

of fishermen. they are excited to go home after four years, the fate of many others is in the balance in indian-administered kashmir, hundreds of thousands had their livelihoods destroyed. people are hoping it's not a repeat of what they started in september last year when 300 died abdul is nursing his orchard back to health. weeks of snow and rain destroyed half his crop. the orchard was affected by rain causing wide-spread flooding in the region. a lot this year. i'm working hard. i hope merchants give an advance and banks hep with loans.

>> reporter: these rolling hills are famous for nuts apples and apricots. they had a decrease in production, as they face a season of hardship. from orchards like this hundreds of thousands in indian-administered kashmir was hit hard by the floods and the latest bout of bad weather. many had to find ways to live and work in difficult conditions. >> this is the second time in less than a year that ali's home was inundated by water from a nearby lake. he lost months of hard work when one of his was submerged. he has no choice but to carry on. >> i will continue to work for my future. the weather may have affected how much i can earn but i'll

try to support my family. >> having had months of uncertainty, this particular carpet weaver is not sure when they'll get back to work. it's unclear when the water will drain away. some say the eagerness to rebuild will quicken the pace of recovery. >> my own conviction and thought, and along with me and colleagues in the administration thing we have got it in us to cope with the event, to cope with the circumstances. whatever the state may be. >> the family accepts that he is part of their daily lives, and is confident his orchards will bloom again let's get news of heavy rain and flooding. what is causing all of this. >> when we talk about flooding

across pakistan india and bangladesh, we think of it during the monsoon season. many parts get rain at other times of the year. this is one of those examples. looking at the satellite there, you see an area of cloud pushing away. it's up across that region systems are coming in from the west and they are active. they re-emerge on the eastern side of india and bangladesh. that's what we have big storms affecting parts of pakistan in the north-east. 112mm in 24 hours. big thunder storms are likely here in the coming days. for three, four days we can see damaging storms. around that time we have major tornadoes. severe weather is possible in the coming days. another area where severe weather is more than likely is the philippines.

it's just below hurricane strength. nevertheless it's a significant storm system. heading to hong kong and turning away. that'll be one to watch. we'll see what it does following the track. it looks like it will run across the philippines, 2 meter waves. many have been evacuated. it's a nasty spell of weather. >> still to come on the newshour... ..a u.s. man is finally free after spending 30 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. plus. >> i'm erica woods - i'll tell you how women are helping to protect rhino in the greater kruger national park. and two foes reach the finals of the miami masters. robin will be here with that and the rest of the sport in around

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good to have you with us. top stories - saudi arabia and its allies dropped more weapons and aid to fighters in yemen. the rebels have been pushed back in the southern city of aden where there has been intensifying. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant took over more of the yarmouk camp outside of syria's capital. damascus the syrian observatory for human rights says that i.s.i.l. controlled 70% of the area. al-shabab is threatening to stage more attacks in kenya.

148 died when gunmen stormed the university. five have been arrested in connection with the attack. more on the story. let's go live to nairobi. where we are joined. east africa researcher for amnesty international. what does kenya need to do to kerb the threat posed by al-shabab? >> i think it's not one thing that they need that the kenyan government needs to do it needs to do more than the one thing. primarily for me the elephant in the room is what is the end game in somali. they went to somali october 15, 2011. since then i came to save somali, it is falling apart. what is the end state. no one is saying they should pack their bags and leave. we need a clear end goal of what our job in somali is when are we leaving.

the second thing is trying to think critically about the nexus between corruption and national security. it's something that a lot of the times, you know it's not looked at critically but national security is linked with corruption where every government effort is trying to have procurement for security services, a feeding ground for the corrupt officials. at the local level they can be bribed. the sad important issue is the government needs to consider the over the top counterterrorism policing where every single somali male is bona fide seen as a terrorist. ed need the somali and the muslim community on your side if you want to wage a counterterrorism effort against the al-shabab. because as it is now, the somalis, and muslim communities

are finding themselves between a rock and a hard place. al-shabab is getting them. at the same time the government security agencies are targeting them. >> we have a government administered today, calling for the resettlement of somali's living in a refugee camp in garissa. back to somalia. that is counterproductive, is it. >> absolutely. i mean the idea that leaders from northern part of kenya converge yesterday, and say that, you know the united nations refugee camp is the incubator for terrorism is absolutely dissen genous at best. at worst, it's trying to rep nig on some -- renege on some countries that signed a refugee convention. it's also the leadership within

the garissa county that while in support for the intervention in somali. syria's dereliction of duty and it's making the refugee population vulnerable for targets. >> the kenyan government makes you believe al-shabab is on the run. how is it that they were able to amount atrocities such as the one we are seeing in garissa and the westgate mall attack you're right, al-shabab - this is probably the point at which they are very very desperate right now. they do not have the gant control of the territories in the south central somali that they used to control. from the top, the drones from the united states and western counterterrorism is picking up the leaders at will if you will. the group is desperate. let me say this: the kenyan authorities, the security

agencies - it's not that al-shabab is sophisticated and swauf, but the authorities are abysmal in tracking this. let me give you an example. the government issued an advisory 48 hours before the attack. it is dismissed, saying it is an attempt by imperialist to weaken the tourism sector. 48 hours later we stand here talking about 147 cut short because of negligence we should put into account the response time. this is not the first time. two years ago, at westgate. the same number of people hailed the country for a couple of days they killed 67 people. now, for me the question is when will someone step to the

plate. and say this is the end because 145 lives lost this money is not acceptable in any state. >> thanks for talking to us live from nairobi a group calling itself reclaim australia rallies protesting against what it calls islamic extremism, saying minorities question australia identity, it is demonstrating against sharia law. it was met by counter-protestors saying reclaim australia is anti-muslim and racist. >> the ruling party came to power. more than 172 leaders and activists had been killed because of violence within the league and among its allies. the families of those that die in the fight for power are also its victims. >> three years ago they stepped

out on to this balkany and saw a man running to the house. it was a messenger bearing terrible news. her husband was dead shot by men believed to have hired politicians. >> translation: my husband became very popular very fast. there was a lot jealous. they can't stand this that's why they killed him. the man accused of killing the man be longed to the same party. one of the party is the former minister. this man became one of at least 150 ruling party men who have been killed and they came to power in 2009 in bangladesh violence in

politics it not just directed at opposition activists. internal power strawingles left 13,000 injured. the violence has always been there. it's true the league gets involved in violence. it's not just the opposition involved. but what is important is that we prosecute them when they commit wrongdoing. >> reporter: his own brother is the new mayor. he travels with arms escorts for protection. the movements are restricted. now it's fine. in the meantime i take as much precaution for my safety. while kamal conditions the work. he is faced with a similar task raising her children who bareliry remember a struggle to

keep the dead mayor's legacy alive. a prison inmate in the u.s. state of alabama has been freed after spending nearly 30 years on death row. hint was convicted of 1985 killings of two fast food outlet managers. a nonprofit legal group petitioned the supreme court to review new evidence. hillary clinton's conviction was overturned last year. >> they were going to execute me for something i didn't do all up. this is the case to show because i shouldn't sit on death row for 30 years. all they had to do was test the gun. >> a fire destroyed a facty had kentucky a pillar of black

smoke could be seen. workers were wore yited about their jobs. mistake and flames billow. a huge blaze tearing apart the warehouse making plastic parts for alliances. appliances. this was the biggest to hit the area. officials told thousands within a 2 mill or 1.6 radius of the blaze to stay indoors. >> there's risk to health and safety. now, we are not on air. we are exposed to some of the problems. the fumes were not toxic, and nobody was injured in the fire. 3,000 are left to wonder if the blaze took their building and their job. like this woman who worked at the plant and her husband worked

at the scene. >> she called me saying my job is fire. what. fire. what happened. i don't know. it's not good. we can't get in there. no money, no loads. >> the fire was so big, it took 200 firefighters more than eight hours to get the blaze contained. this was a city not only dealing with this, but another disaster as well. >> heavy rain brought blooding to the city. turning roads into lakes or rivers. hundreds had to be rescued. >> since i got off work different areas around the city flooded. just about everywhere that had a flood zone was flooding. sewerage are stopped up. >> reporter: the rescue calls stretched firefighters thin as they tried to battle a blaze at the same time in a city with a double dose of water and fire in

one day, a day most were glad to put behind them in columbia recycled bottles are used as solar powered street lamps. as part of our new for old, we are shown how discarded its are not just providing light, but a safer environment for people living there. >> reporter: in a dark alley, a claimer of light. the solar-panelled street lamps are helping the people on the outskirts walk home for the first time. they are cheap, bright and easy to make. >> you'll need the solar panels the l.e.d. the battery. the most difficult one is when the sun goes down that the light turns on. so we made a balance between, you know a few parts which the community can build, repair. no more do we have to wait for

thousands of parts to be imported. you can make it by hand. a circuit board that can be repaired, made with local parts and can give jobs to communities. >> reporter: in order to light up san louis, 100 students from a university were bussed in for the day to help. each light is composed of just eight parts, costs $70 to build, and nothing to operate. san lewis is a perfect recipient for the technology. many arrive fleeing the conflict finding no basic services. >> you can imagine the impact that you are having on the people. that's the most satisfying thing. so see the people smiling, to see the light shining, because they know quality of life has improved. they know having light in the alyea way will -- alleyway will improve security.

>> reporter: safety has been an issue with gangs and drug traffickers operating in the neighbourhood. poorly lit areas like this turned into a magnet for crime. something local residents hope the knew lights will change. >> before it was so dark i couldn't see anything. i had to use a flashlight. 100% better with the lights. >> it was never safe. if you saw movement up ahead, you'd choose a different route. now it's beautiful. >> reporter: workers plan to install over 2,000 lights in dark streets across columbia this year. it's an effort to harness the power, to frighten the lives of entire communities. all right, all the sport ahead on the news hair u including the n.b.a.'s tallest player. the height is not the only

reason he's attracting attention. we'll tell you more in a few moments.

hello again. last year an average of three rhino were poached in south africa every day. now, a woman-only team of rangers cut poaching in a national park by 75%, a major success at a time when the black market for rhino horn is booming. erica wood has more from the western border of the greater kruger national park. >> reporter: they are called the

black mum bas after the fastest most dangerous snake. like the reptile the women are striking fear into the hearts of poachers of one of the world's most endangered mammals. >> they will not be more rhino. so i want the generation to see them. they patrol along the border. for the game park's first line of detection and dissent. this is what the black mum bas are trying to protect. there's only around 25,000 white rhinos. most of the population is here in south africa. >> the game park is privately owed and lies on the western edge of the greater kruger national park. between 2012 and 2013, it loft many. much poaching is done by

foreigners some by locals. part of the solution to the problem had to come from within the community. some are deemed as heroes bringing money into the community, and the social uplift. programme like this hopefully will change that. >> so far so good in the two years since they started patrols, poaching has been cut by 75%. this man is dangerous. >> reporter: but they serve as ambassadors, spreading the anti-poaching message. >> they change the communication, saying that poaching is a bad thing, we don't want that to happen in here. that is working. >> these laid yis were unemployed helping them save rhinos. they were not afraid of them.

we were waiting for them. >> there are plans to recruit an extra 12 women. soon more for the black mum bas to fear and more rhinos roaming the path all right. time for sport. here is robin. tiger woods confirmed he will me playing against u.s. masters. the former u.s. number one ended weeks of speculation that he will make a return at the first national championship. he hasn't played due to a back injury, and decided to take a break until he improved the game to a competitive level. he played a practice round at the beginning of this week. he won the event on four occasions. the last one was a decade ago. he's the record holder at the championship.

however, he's never topped his achievement of 1997 when he won a major, taking the title by 12 strokes. he was 21 when he did that. the youngest market champion. his return comes as no surprise to his rivals. >> the masters is the tournament we dream of as a kid. it's a tough one to miss. i don't think anybody would miss it if they were if it. physically able to play. and, you know he has had a good short and great game. i just - i think it will be an easy fix. his came will be sharp. phil mickelson, you heard from there, is 3-time winner of augusta, and warming up for the tournament at the houston open. had a 5-under par round of 67. it put him a stroke behind andrew poout nam, birdying 6 of his final holes posting a 7

round 65. >> two familiar names will be contesting the masters finals on sunday. world number one novak djokovic takes on andy murray. wrapping up a wind over american john isner. 7-6, 6-2 result settled in an hour and a half. novak djokovic so far to become the man to win three titles in miami. >> important to elevate the level of performance in a game towards the end of the tournament. this was the right day, the right time to perform as well as i did. >> andy murray to ensure that the australian open final in january, 6-4, and 6-4. aiming for the title. they'll enjoy the happy equaying the emmy title. >> i have played good tennis

over the years, and the reason for that is i'm familiar with the conditions with the surface, with the way that the court plays. a bit of football news. the english premier league returns in the next hour the weekend fixture at the united arab emirates. the match getting the action going on saturday. a win could see them go second in the table. they have won nine of the last 10 league matches. on a good run at the moment. forward liverpool, preparations overshadowed over the future. they lost to manchester united after a defeat in london later. it will be a huge blow to the qualifiers of the champion's league. >> for us we go there technically clear on the game. like we say, we need to get something from the game. that is clear. that was the same before we played the manchester united

game. a game we wanted to ensure we at least got a point from. >> we can only master our own performances. we can only focus on that and be realistic and continue to earn the right to win the game harbouring ambitions of playing in the champion's league next season. they travel to everton. there's no robin van persie for the game against aston villa. chelsea leads the way. they have a 6-point advantage, late match against stoke city. first n ba play-off. indian dissent to make his debut on saturday. it keeps the kings from the new orleans pelicans. born in canada. 7 foot 5 or 2.2 meters. the tallst player in the n.b.a.

his big frame draws attention, the new found fame is something he's ready to embrace. >> i think there'll be a lot of cheers and stuff. it's a big moment in the n ba history and my country india. my family will be proud of me. they'll give a cheer. >> that's one we look forward to in the coming hours on al jazeera. moving to the n.h.l. dallas stars hit of making it to the post season they took a defeat to the st. louis blues. blues powered to a 7-5 victory. there's four games in the regular season. dallas 6 points in the western conference final. wildcard play off spots. all the big stories on the website. al jazeera/sport. we'll keep you updated.

aljazeera.com/sport. that's it for now. plenty more later thanks indeed now, microsoft is celebrating a birthday. 40 years ago two childhood friends started a company. they called it microsoft, but it's been a bumpy road for the giant leading the solution. only to see profits plummet as competition grew. general tan reports. >> what is technology? what can it do? >> reporter: the simple answer is that we just don't know because it seems limitless. few could predict the connectivity and productivity we enjoy today, thanks to computers. microsoft cofounder probably had a vision. >> bill gates, chairman of microsoft. in this video you'll see the

future - windows. >> reporter: windows would be the cornerstone of the microsoft empire. released in 1983 it was app operating system with a user friendly interface. then came microsoft office a soft care package including programs for every day use, word processor, spreadsheets and emails. today it's estimated microsoft products run on nearly 90% of all computers. >> when microsoft was founded on april 4th, 1975, it consisted of two men, bill gates and paul. in 1995. the company had 20 employees and scales of $2 million. in 2014 it pulled in there 86 billion in revenue, and employed 123,000 people. with a market value of 410 billion, it's now the world's second most valuable company

behind the arch-rival apple. it hasn't been an easy ride. mike soft has about -- microsoft has been the target of lawsuit. at home in the united states it was accused of becoming a monopoly. the e.u. fined the company for anticompetitive packages. >> we'd be the most respected software company. >> reporter: there has been a reversal of ruthless tactics. microsoft had to adapt products allowing them to run on advices that use competing operating systems. with a host of other provedable products including surface, the xbox and skype. microsoft seems ever determined to remain relevant and show that life begins at 40. the top stories straight ahead here on al jazeera. see you in a couple of minutes.

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