security council prepares to discuss ways to end the conflict in yemen hello, this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian finegan, coming up new arrests and threats connected to the massacre of a university in kenya. fighting for control of yarmouk. i.s.i.l. fighters take over more of the palestinian refugee camps in damascus. showstring solar power - how some in columbia use discarded plastic bottles to keep under

lights yemen's minister called on russia to apply pressure on the houthi rebels to withdraw from towns and cities. the u.n. security council is to meet in the next few hours to discuss a russian proposal for a pause in saudi arabia-led air strikes so humanitarian aid can get in. there has been intensifying in the port city aden. >> reporter: the streets of aden have become a battle ground. and the people of this port city are caught in the crossfire. >> aden has no water for the past 20 hours. power splay has been cut off after going through an intense battle on thursday. it is getting more difficult in

hospitals as well. who adopted shortages of supplies. they can't treat the injured. days of fighting destroyed much of the city center. battles are fierce. hospitals overwhelmed and people are desperate for help. >> translation: we urge countries to help us. we need them to help aden and we declare it a disaster zone. >> forces are putting up a tough strike but are struggling to cope. the saudi led area has houthi supporters besieged by fighters. we thank the kingdom and the gulf countries as well as the brother in arm's countries.

we'll bravely carry on fighting as heroes. >> along the course to the east. fighters toppled stormed the gaol on thursday. some of those fighters are known to be former members of al qaeda. they have parts of the military base and there are reports that tribesman in the area are mobilizing the forces to drive them out. taking off from a military base in southern saudi arabia. coalition forces bomb the fighters and their allies. a number of airstrikes forced the rebels and militias to leave the presidential palace 24 hours after they captured it. forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi may be increasingly well equipped but those loyal to the former president remains strong too. as the fighting intensifies the

number of dead continues to grow. the battle for aden and all of yemen could be a long one. >> al-shabab is threatening to stage more attacks in kenya. the state warned kenya that no precautions could guarantee their safety. many came to terms with the killing. they say they are angry about security lapses in the region. five have been arrested in connection with the attacks. there has been a number of arrests. we speak about this. we have arrested another three. the total number will reach about five. we will talk about that when we get to more detail. more from jazz's malcolm

webb. we heard a short while ago that an another survivor is going to be found alive in the university. when the shooting started at sunrise, she cut open the material on a mattress and climbed inside the stuffing and has been hiding there for two days without food and water. the security people who were doing the forensic operation heard some shouting some examplering, res -- whimperring, put her in an balance and took her away. others were taken and a lot say they don't want to continue studies here. the government will assist them to continue their studies in other parts of the country in syria fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant took over more of the yarmouk refugee camp. outside of damascus after storming it. it is mostly inhabited by palestinian refugees. the observatory for human rights says i.s.i.l. controls 70% of

the area. stefanie dekker has been covering the story in beirut. she's with us live. what is the significance of the palestinian refugee camp to i.s.i.l.? >> well its location location location. certainly it lies south of the capital. 7-10km away from the center. it is that close. it is a show of force. if they remain in the camp 90% are in control to yarmouk it will be a huge concern. people in damascus - we have spoken to residents concerned about it. here they come to beirut they are not going back at the moment. there is that huge concern. the fighting is ongoing. they are fighting a group, and it's the closest that they have gotten to the capsule. >> what does it say about the

saudi regime's ability to hold on for territory, given max domi's four years in the war in. ? >> well the syrian army has been besieging yarmouk for over two years now. there are different groups inside the camp. there's as stringent checkpoints in the camp. the capital is tightly controlled much yes, we have seen reverse in gains made by the syrian army. they made gains last year not much this year. idlib in the north has fallen out of their hands. they are losing ground in the south. it's showing a reverse of type. we have seen the front lines change and it's never solved anything it is not welcome to president bashar al-assad to lose ground. but, yes. yarmouk is concerning because it

is close, and the plight of the civilians - they are totally dependent on aid. 18,000 people remained there. with the fighting there's sporadic aid. and none of it managed in the last 14 days. it's to concerning otherwise the people have no food water, electricity. >> thank you, stefanie dekker live in beirut now, in iraq the head of tikrit's governing council said that hundreds of homes have been burnt in the last few days. they say that shia paramilitary fighters are looting in the city. the iraqi army and shi'a militia took control. iraq's prime minister ordered forces to prosecute looters.

in egypt hosni mubarak and his two sons are in court for the first hearing of a retrial on corruption. they are accused of embezzling 17.9 billion. hosni mubarak's sons allah and jamal face a desperate trial for stock market manipulation. he was accused of the deaths of 800 during the protests that ousted him in 2011 two explosions in giza in front of a school near a police station. no casualties reported. palestinians in the occupied west bank say they are determined to boycott israeli products. shots, stockings, hundreds of millions in text revenue. it was withheld by the government. but the funds have been released. 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 palestine. this is a father of three. while he's getting used to buying different products during the shop he supports the ban. >> we want an independent state for the kids. the boycott is a way to put pressure on israel. >> reporter: it's estimated the market is worth several million to israeli food companies. many israeli products have no replace. . importing from abroad is more expensive. it hasn't stopped 80% of shops boycotting the products. >> we live in palestine, we are used to challenge. we knew it would be a challenge for us to provide stubb state

ute. we are -- substitute. we are successful. palestinian politicians tried to get the public to boycott israeli goods in the past with little success. this current boycott is gaining support, because of rising anger towards israel. anger that has been still in the streets. the protesters stopped a truck loaded with israeli dairy products and destroyed the shipment. the frustration has built for months starting with action in gaza and would have after the government withheld tax revenues. it was a bid to join the international criminal court, and eventually withdrew war crimes charges. the funds have been released but the boycotting is about more than making a statement. we need to be dependent on the

economy and salute steps aimed at policy creasing production for markets. >> most agree the impact will are a min mim impact but it will help palestinian businesses in return. >> still to come on the program - free at last. we speak to the fishermen forced to work without pay in inton ashia. find out why the wild cats can roam the forests once again. again.

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indonesia hello again. the top stories. yemen's prime minister calls on russia to apply pressure to houthi rebels. the u.n. security council will meet to discuss a pause in saudi arabia of led air strikes so humanitarian aid can get in. al-shabab threatened more attacks in kenya. 148 died when gunmen stormed the university on thursday. five have been arrested. fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant have taken over more of the yarmouk refugee camp outside syria's capital damascus. i.s.i.l. now controls 70% of the area hundreds of fishermen have been rescued from isolated

islands in indonesia where they have been living as slaves. they are part of a group of 4,000 trafficked from myanmar and other countries much they have been taken from bengina to g another. our correspondent was there. >> reporter: a life of horror they never imagined. working as fisher men on thai fishing very wells. they suffered in -- fishing vessels. they suffered in silence for years until investigators came to check claims of human trafficking and unpaid workers. >> translation: when they were sick they'd be called by the captain and given electric shocks and tortured. when they were tired, they were treated inhumanely. this is slavery. >> reporter: the men say they

were sold to the fishing company by an agent, who promised them a job, and they ended up far from home. they managed to escape from hiding. maybe some on the beats wanted to be there. not me or others. they told me to accept the situation. i wanted to go home so badly. they used a prison cell to lock up fishermen. desperation written on the walls. "for sure i'll get home one day someone rites. if there's a way this there should be a way out. the way out, after listening to the testimonies, government investigators decide to take them to a safer place. this shows how desperate they are. as soon as the government announced they were going to bring them to safety. more than 280.

they were living a life of horror and they go to a life of uncertainty. they were going home. these victims of human trafficking are a small group of fishermen stuck in indonesia. while they are excited to go home the fate of many others hangs in the balance ahead of myanmar's general election opposition leader aung san suy kyi said she's considering boycotting the vote. >> the playing field is not level. and the administration is engaging in in acts which are discriminatory against the nld. so we can't say that it's fair. so far i don't think we can guarantee fair elections.

>> in indian administered kashmir hundreds of thousands had their livelihoods destroyed by floods. now people hope the latest bout of bad weather, when 300 died. >> abdul is nursing his almond orchard back to good health. snow and rain destroyed half of his crops. the orchards destroyed by rain in the region months ago. >> i suffered a lot. i'm working hard. i hope merchants give me an advance and banks will help with the loans. >> the rolling hills called home are famous for nuts apples and apricots. orchard owners face consecutive seasons of hardships.

from orchards like this and inner city neighbourhoods hundreds of thousands have been hit hard by the floods and the 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. a carpet weaver he lost months of hard work when it was submerged. he has no choice to carry on. >> i will continue to work for the future. the weather may have affected how much i can earn. i'll try to support my family. having endured months of uncertainty. this country is getting back to work. it's unclear when the water will drain away few can afford to

wait. some say the eagerness to rebuild will quicken the pace of recovery. my own conviction and thought and those with me think we have got it in us to cope with these events and these circumstances. however adverse they may be. the family accepts adversity is port of daily lives and they are confident the orchards would bloom again. a group calling itself reclaim australia held rallies protesting gains what it calls islamic extremism. saying minorities threatened australia australia's ankestry a prison in alabama has been

freed. anthony ray hinton was convicted of killing two fast food managers. new tests didn't match bullets to a gun found at his home. >> they were going to execute me for something i didn't do. all of that and this is a case. i shouldn't sit on death row 30 years. all they had to do was test the gun. >> reporter: a major fire destroyed a facility in kentucky. workers at the plant are worried for the jobs. >> reporter: from the air, smoke and flames spill from the sideline. a blaze tears apart a warehouse that made plastic parts. this is the biggest fire to hit in the louisville area.

thousands within the radius of a blaze were told to stay indoors. >> we are not in the air, we are being exposed to some of the products. the fumes were determined not to be toxic, and no one was injured. 3,000 wonder if the blaze took their building and their jobs. like this woman who worked at the plant three years and her husband met her here. >> she called me ramon, my job is fire. i said what happened. i don't know. >> it's not good. we can't get in there. no money. >> reporter: this fire was so big it took 200 firefighters more than eight hours to get the blaze contained. this is a city not only dealing with this but another disaster. rain brought flooding to the

city turns roads into the lakes or rivers. people had to be rescued. since last night when i got off work different areas flooded. just about everywhere that has a flood zone is flooding. as soon as we stock up it's no way to stop it. >> reporter: the calls to rescue people from flooding stretched firefighters thin as they tried to battle blazes at the same time in a city battered by a double dose of water and fire in a day, a day most were glad to put behind them in columbia recycled bottles are being used as solar powered street lamps. we have this report. in a dark ally a gummer of light. solar panelled street lamps help the people of san lewis walk

home safely. they are cheap, bright easy to make. >> you'll need the solar panels led, the battery. the difficult one is a controller. how, when the sun goes down that the light turns on. we made this balance between, you know a few parts which the community can build, repair themselves. no more do you have to wait for thousands of parts to be deported. this was a break through, a circuit board that can be repiered paired and gives -- repaired and gives jobs to the community. >> reporter: in order to light up st. luis university students were bussed in to help. each light is composed of the eight parts, costs $70 to build, and nothing to operate.

san luis is perfect. many arrived here fleeing conflict finding no services. you can imagine the impact on people. to see the people smiling, lights shining, because they know the quality of life improved. they know that it will improve security. >> safety is a long issue here with gangs and drug traffickers operating in the neighbourhood. poorly lit areas turned into a magnet for crime. something local residents hope the new lights will change. before it was so dark i couldn't see anything. i had to use a flashlight. 100% better with the lights. >> translation: it was never safe. if you saw movement up ahead, you'd choose a different route. now it looks beautiful. >> reporter: workers plan to

install over 2,000 lights in dark streets. all told it's an effort to harness the sun's power, to try to brighten the lives of communities. now, the lynx has not been seen in the wild in britain for 1400 years. it may be about to make a comeback. a british conservation group is trying to reintroduce the cats into the u.k.'s forests. some hope the wild cats will help to control feral rabbits and deer. al jazeera's lee barker reports. >> reporter: elusive it solidary. the wild lynx stalked medieval britain in abundance, now one of a few places to see them in the u.k. is behind bars. the asian lynx is the third-largest predator after the brown bear. they feed on rabbit and deer.

animals conservationists say are overrunning the forest destroying delicate ecosystems. let's hope the lynx provides a solution. >> reporter: we want to see how the animals use the area and the diversity the animals can bring. we killed every last one. we have a moral obligation to bring them back. >> reporter: it's believed the last time the creatures roamed the woodland was around the year 600 ad. that's before modern britain existed. ask. during that time the country changed immensely, with the agrees in agriculture and farming. there are some concerns that the reintroduction of amazing predators upset the balance. >> this is the forest in norfolk.

190 square kilometres of woodland, one of three sites. it borders a major pig-rearing business. the line is 30 september meters off the ground. farmers fear the livestock would be an easy lunch for the wildcat. each one is worth 40 pounds. of invalue to us at four years of age. lynx take one or two in the evening. the money is what we would lose on an annual basis. the lynx may protect livestock, by controlling fox numbers, let alone deer. imported from china and a cause for deforestation. they when sit loss of livestock, and insist the shy creatures pose no danger for children or

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