>> this is al jazeera. [music] >> hello, and welcome to the news hour. we're live from our headquarters in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes, houthi rebels and government loyalists fight for the city of aden. fighting for control of yarmouk. protests against al-shabab after an attack of an university killing 148 people. the armed group warns of more

assaults. plus-- >> i'm erica woods in south africa. coming up we'll tell you how women are protecting rhinos in the krueger national park. >> let's start with yemen. a country fast ascending into chaos. houthi rebels are backing government loyalists in the southern city of aden and they're support supported by saudi weapons. the fighters linked with the former ali abdullah saleh has seized former headquarters. >> the streets have become a battleground, and the people of this city interest "r" caught in the cross fire.

>> aden has been under fighting for the last 20 hours, also power supplies have been cut off after going through an intense battle on thursday. it is getting more difficult hotels as well and a lot of people are dieing in hospitals as well. >> days of fighting has destroyed much of the city center. people are overwhelmed and desperate for help. >> we urge all countries to help us. we need help in aden, and we declare aid and disaster area. >> people are struggling to

cope. the saudi-led coalition has dropped weapons and ammunition. >> we'll be victorious and bravely carry on fighting as heroes. >> along to the coast to the east some of those fighters are known for former members of al-qaeda. they now control parts of the military base. there are reports that tribesmen in the area are mobilizing the forces that drive them out. taking off in southern saudi arabia, they continues fighting with their allies. a number of airstrikes by those

loyal to formerly ali abdullah saleh remain strong. thethe battle for aden and all of yemen could an long one. >> well, the war in yemen has forced hundreds of indian nationals to withdraw another 4,000 indian nationals are hoping to return home within days. we're joined now on the line

a spokesperson for national aid. first, are you able to get supplies into yemen? >> yes, we are not yet able to get in to the medical supplies so they reach all the health critics and those who need it. >> who or what is stopping you from bringing in medical supplies right now? >> we work with all the parties concerned in this round of

fighting. we do not disclose publicly what is happening and who is stopping. what we do, is to get the shipment and everyone encourage on the fighting and that those under that. this is an important humanitarian need that needs to be answered. >> tell us about any further delay in your ability to bring medical supplies for the humanitarian situation there. >> the humanitarian situation is getting more difficult. we have hospitals that are completely overwhelmed. we have also very critical

situation in the field because in aden yesterday two brothers who fight for the yemen have been evacuating wounded. the situation is complex. we have reports of people who have been displaced due to the continuous fighting. we have people who have been displaced also because they are afraid of luving here and the multiple targets from the airstrikes. the situation is extremely fluid and it's very difficult for the population mostly, and we need to find a solution soon so the suffering stops. >> thank you so much for bringing us the latest on the humanitarian situation there. well joining me in doha is adviser to the past three yemeni prime ministers. let's start with what we're seeing and what we're hearing from yemen today. it teams like the army in the

east of the country and does this make the point that whale airstrikes may be able to push the houthis back in some areas it's not always pro hadi forces that will fill any vacuum? >> well, i think these moves are deliberate moves. when we say the army take it with a pinch of salt. this is not the army. those who have pulled out of those places are part of militia militias people who were under the former dictator saleh. they've done this deliberately and many times. just pull out the vacuum and then push in the other fellow who is are waiting-- >> that's what i was going to say. they're talking about about

al-qaeda coming in. >> well, this is al-qaeda in brackets. this is the al-qaeda, the ali abdul about abdullah saleh. ali abdullah saleh in 2011 in the presidential palace with some of his leaders from al-qaeda. this is not the former al-qaeda. these are groups that have been unleashed and rob. they have gone to the central bank to get money. ali abdullah saleh who tell the security forces to pull out let them take the money from the central bank. pull out and get the prisoners from the central prison out so

he can come in and neutralize the whole area. >> we've seen some yemenis out on the streets to welcome the strikes and campaigns. we've seen pictures of king salman. are you concerned that the sentiment might change? >> people are aware that these casualties are deliberate. if i tell you what happened in aden. these forces loyal to houthies and ali abdullah saleh they went on the mountains and the forces, ali abdullah saleh and they kept after the civilians. just as the report mentioned they want to torment the civilians.

cut the electrical supply, go after collateral damage. this is part of a deliberate satanic move so far. we've never seen the forces go after him. why don't they hit his palaces so this person could be humiliateed instead of saying that still it's the saudis in the end. >> thank you. >> syria fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant have taken every more outside of damascus. they stormed in wednesday. the camp is home to mainly palestinian refugees who have been there since 1957. thethe observeer for human rights said that isil now controls 70% of the area. we're live in beirut. what sort of information are you getting? who exactly is in control of the

yarmouk camp right now stephanie? >> reporter: well, we're hearing conflicting numbers from 70% up to 90%. it goes to show how quickly they're chancing. isil fighters are being told that al-qaeda-affiliateed al nusra front. these two groups do not like each other. and the checkpoint that al nusra holds in the south of the camp. they did not allow reinforcements to come in. this is an interesting dynamic. isil is fighting an palestinian group affiliated with with hamas. it is very concerning for those in the camp. >> any sign in that corridor to allow civilians to escape

yarmouk? >> no, we haven't seen any moves from the syrian government to make that happen yet. we've had calls from the united nations. we're having calls from activists for the corridor to be treated. it is also a complex situation. the army controls more in part the capital of damascus. that's their priority, to keep the capital safe. it is a huge concern. they'll be worried who is come out. they'll monitor that very closely. but we know the situation for the civilians is extremely difficult. they're fully dependent on eight. no aid has come into the camp sips since.

>> thank you so much. accused of embezzling $18 million for the renovation of palaces. mubarak sons still face separate trials for stock market manipulations. hosni mubarak is charged with the deaths during the up rising of 2011. in guiza explosions went off in front of a school near a police station. bomb experts have cordoned off the area. they're searching for ex-er explosives nearby. it's unclear who planted the bombs. >> still to come on the show we have reports from the kashmir where it looks flush but looks

can be deceiving. >> we'll turn the clock back on microsoft. the software company turns 40 years old. >> tiger woods and speculations of whether he'll compete in next week's masters. >> al-shabab is threatening to stage more attacks in kenya. in a statement people rallied to condemn the al-shabab attack at the university. that left 148 people dead. five people have now been arrested in connection with the steaks. we're live now katherine in this very sad story there has been some good news today.

>> absolutely. incredible story in this tragedy. a student was rescued today. i spoke to her not long ago. she told me that she was hiding, covering herself with anything she could get. when she was hungry she would eat body lotion that was there. a lot had been going on today as well. the forensic situation going on and they will try to understand what could have gone on. and we've spoken with people who have been inside, and they describe a bloody grenade bandage as all over. you can imagine the horror of those held hostage. as i speak to you right now

there is a public viewing going on at a stadium not far from here. the government very keen to display the bodies of the four gunmen to prove to kenyans that these gunmen would kill and build confidence in their security forces. we spoke to the governor about this security situation. >> this is a type of terrorism that can attack anywhere. >> well, we knewed threats from

al-shabab. tell us how that is being perceived. >> people here are afraid. this is not the first time that garissa has been attacked. there have been several attacks in the past. there have been targeted killings as well. people do in the trust the government. they do not trust the security forces. we've spoken to many of them who are telling us that the security problem is serious. they do not think that the government is serious about protecting them. we spoke to a human rights activist who said how come four gunmen who are heavy on the guns and other weapons can pass through so many security check points at the border of somalia to hear how could the security forces let this happen. the people do not trust the government. they want more security, and they want the government to do better.

>> all right. from garissa. >> the group wants to impose an islamic state with a strict interpretation of islamic law. they managed to control large parts of somalia south but they were pushed out by africa union forces in 2011. al-shabab is losing influence partly because of the u.s. drone strikes against its leaders and groups have gone to fight in other conflict zones which means that the group is on the back foot. we go to an east africa researcher who told us that kenyan security forces need to step up to the plate. >> al-shabab, this is probably probably--they're very desperate right now. they don't have the control that they used to have.

they're picking up leaders at will if you will, so the group is very desperate. but let me say this, it's not that al-shabab is sophisticated, it's just that the kenyan authorities are abysmal in trying to track this. let me give you an example 48 hours later we're standing here and talking about 147 lives cut short because of negligence. however, we should put into account the response time. it took a couple of hours before there was an intervention. this is not the first time three

years ago at westgate they held people for a couple of days and killed 67 people. and now for me to question when will somebody step to the plate and say this is the end because 147 lives lost this is not acceptable in any state. >> farmers in india are demanding compensation after rain and hail damaged their crops farmers blamed the government for not stepping in to help crop prices remain stable. in kashmir hundreds of people have had their livelihoods destroyed by floods. people hope it's not a repeat of what they suffered in september where several nearly died. >> nursing his almond orchard

back to good health. rain has destroyed half of his could be. the orchards were effect affected by flooding in the region seven months ago. >> i've suffered a lot this year but i'm still working hard. i hope merchants will give me an advance, and the banks to help me with loans. >> these rolling hills are famous for nuts, apples and apricots. but farmers face consecutive seasons of hardship. from orchards like this to inner city neighborhoods hundreds of thousands in kashmir have been hit hard by the catastrophic floods and this latest bought of hard whether. and many have had to find ways to live and work in difficult continues. this is the second time in less than a year that ali mohammed's

home has been inundated by worth from a nearby lake. a carpet weaver, he lost one of his looms, but he said he had no choice but to carry on. >> nature may affect how much i could earn but i'll continue to care for my family. >> this group of carpet weavers is getting back to work. it's hard to know when this water will drain away, it's the eagle eagerness to rebuild that will help them recover. >> to cope with these events, to

cope with these circumstances. >> the family accepts adversity as part of their daily lives and they're confident that the orchards will bloom again. al jazeera indian administered kashmir. >> well now the weather with richard and news of flooding in north and south america. >> that's right. the flooding in north america is pretty routine. i don't mean to make little of it but it's along list of weather fronts as it goes through kentucky. we have warm air from the south and cold air from the north and here we are in louisville looking at a lot of flooding. now we'll take to you south america.

i'm specifically talking about the flooding. now zoom in and look at the region. now there were 24 millimeters of rain when this storm system occurred. that is the equivalent of 14 years of rain in this particular town. they've had similar events in 2012, 2014, and 1991 in recent times. it gives you an idea of how infrequently this occurs. in one particular location we had 24 millimeters in 24 hours. that's staying dry at the moment i think we're going to see further problems as the death toll continues to rise. >> thank you so much. now exactly 40 years ago two childhood friends started a company they called microsoft. one of the founders, bill gates, is the world's richest man but it's been a bumpy road for the

software giant who led the technology revolution in the 1990s. we take a look back. >> what is technology? >> what can it do? the simple answer is we just don't know because the boundaries seem limitless. but few could connect the productiveity we enjoy today thanks to computers. microsoft co-founder probably had a vision. >> i'm bill gates, chairman of microsoft. in this video you're going to see the future windows. >> windows will become the cornerstone of the microsoft empire. first released in 1958 it was an operating system with an user-friendly interface. then came microsoft office, a software package that included programs for every day use word

processers spread sheet among others. today it's estimated microsoft products run at nearly 90% of all computers. >> it consisted of two men bill gates an paul allen. when it moved to its present day headquarters in washington they had 20 employees sales of $2 million. in 2014 microsoft reported $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 it's arch rival apple. but it has not been an easy ride. microsoft has been the target of numerous lawsuits. at home in the united states it was accused of becoming a a monopoly. the e.u. fined the company for anti-competitive practices.

>> we're the most respected software company. >> there has been since the reversal of those ruthless tactics. may crow soft has had to adapt its products allowing them to run on devices that use competing operating systems. with a host of other profitable products including surface the x-box and skype micro microsoft seems determined to remain relevant and shows that life can begin at 40. >> a major fire in the u.s. state of kentucky is under control, but it's threatening jobs. and the return of the links find out how these wildcats will soon rome britain's forests once again. and making his debut height

isn't the only reason why he's attracting attention.

>> welcome back. let's recap the headlines here on al jazeera. yemen's foreign minister will apply pressure on houthi rebels. u.n. security council will meet for the next few hours. fightingfighting for yarmouk

and isil now controls 70% of the area. al-shabab stage more attacks in yes and no. in kenya. >> a politician says 400 houses and 500 shops have been attacked since thursday. shia militias are being blamed as carol malone reports. >> there is still evidence of violence on the streets. this is one neighborhood where people say they've witnessed shia militias with looting and burning of buildings.

>> militias have no room in iraq. this is totally unacceptable to us. >> shia groups operating under the collective name were fight forgive control of tikrit along side the iraqi army. they backed away before a deal was made between the prime minister and u.s. to stop airstrikes in the area. >> the head of the group of shia militias say it wasn't his men. >> they are infiltrateors. against iraq and social fabric. we cannot give them the chance. the people graffitiing the walls are no less of a threat to us than isil. >> isil are openly looting and destroying buildings in iraq.

this shows an ancient site. it's a thousand-year-old city that was once the capital of the first arab kingdom. it has survived invasion but it may not survive this one. this man helped to take this biblical manuscript when isil fighters were approaching. >> we will keep them here until the crisis is over. until the situation is over. >> the archbishop of the monastery say books are more than financially valuable. he uses them to teach the original language. back in tikrit people are focusing on the damage to their city. after ten months of isil occupation and the fighting and looting at the end of it. >> hundreds of fishermen have been rescued from indonesia where they had been kept as

slaves. they had been taken to island of tual. >> 390 fishermen are arrived here in the port of tual. they have been rescued by the ministry of fishery in jakarta from forced labor and slavery. they're all victims of human trafficking. they were sold by an agency in thailand to this company here in the east of indonesia to work on fishing vessels some for many, many years. they were not allowing to home. and they all were abused. they were all suffering from lack of food, from lack of sleep, and they had to work under very difficult conditions. the government has now decided to take them away from the place where they were being held for such a long time because they worried about the safety after they had been speaking out to the press and to the government. now they will be brought here to

this port and being questioned once again. it all has to be documented to find evidence for all these very very harsh allegations. then all these people will be handed over to their responsible governments in myanmar cambodia and thailand. it will be a very long and difficult process. this is only one small group of a very big group, most of them are still out there at sea out there, and nobody knows yet where they are. >> a group calling itself reclaim australia has held rallies protesting against what it calls islamic extremism. thethey say that minority groups threaten australia's cultural identity. they were met by counter protesters who say that they're racists. fire has destroyed a general electric storage facility.

workers at the site are now worried about their jobs. >> from the air smoke and flames biblical from the side line. this was the biggest fire to ever hits louisville metropolitan area of over a million people. at one point open officials told thousands within a two-mile or 1.6 kilometer space. the fumes were determined later not to be toxic and perhaps miraculously no one was injured in the fire, but 3,000 employees are now left to wonder if the blaze not only took their building but also their jobs as well. >> today they called me.

ramón, my job at the fire. the fire. what happened? he say, i don't know. >> it's not good. because we can't get in there. >> this fire was so big it took more than 200 firefighters more than 8 hours to finally get the blaze contained. 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 and rivers. hundreds of people had to be rescued. >> well, since last night when i got off work, the area was flooded. just about everywhere there is the flood zone, it was flooded. there was no way to stop it. >> the calls to rescue people from flooding stretched firefighters thin as they tried to battle the blaze at the same time in the city that is battered by a double dose of

water and fire all in one day, a day most people here are glad to put behind them. al jazeera kentucky. >> myanmar's opposition leader said she's considering boycotting general elections slated for later this year. until four years ago myanmar had been govern bid military rule, which time she was held in house arrest for 15 years. >> the playing field is not level. and the administration is engage engaging in i don't think we can guarantee fair elections. >> in the six years sings bangladesh's ruling power came to power more than 172 leaders and activists have been killed. violence within the league and among its political allies are

claiming the victims. as we have reports of families who die in the fight for power are victims too. >> three years ago they stepped out on a balcony and ran into the house. shot by men believed to have been hired by rifle politicians. >> my husband became very popular very fast. there were a lot of people who were jealous of how popular he was with the public. they couldn't stand it. that's why they killed him. >> the man accused of the killing is also with the party. >> he was gunned down here he

became one of at least 150 party men who were killed since they came to power. in bangladesh violence in politics is not just directed as opposition activists. internal power struggles within the ruling party have left 13,000 injured. >> it's not just opposition activists, what's important is that we prosecute them when they have done wrongdoing. >> traveling with armed escorts for protection. >> for now i'm fine. everyone has to die some day. but in the meantime i take as much precaution as i need for my safety. >> while he continues his

political work, they're faced with a similar task, raising their children who barely remember their father. for her it's a daily struggle both political and personal to keep the dead mayor's legacy alive. al jazeera bangladesh. >> people living in one of rio de janeiro's biggest slums fight with police over the death of a ten-year-old boy. they through rocks and bottles too which the police responded with tear gas and stun grenades. the officers shot the boy during a drug raid. the officers involved have been suspended. convicted of a 1985 killings of two fast food outlet managers. but new forensic tests show that bullets found at the scene did

not come from his gun. they petitioned to review new evidence as his conviction was overturned last year. >> they had every intention of executing me for something that i didn't do. for those who say we believe in justice, this stopped short because i should not sit on death row for 30 years. all they had to do was test the gun. >> lynx has not been seen in britain for 1400 years but it may be making a comeback. a conservation group is trying to reintroduce them and they hope that it will help to control feral rabbits and deer. >> elusive and solitary the wildcat once stalked great britain in abundance. now the only place to see them is behind bars. they feed on rabbit and deer.

animal conservationists say that it is overrunning forests and damaging ecosystems, and they hope the lynx balance the system. >> we want to see the benefits these animals can bring. >> we killed every single last one. we have a moral obligation to bring these animals back. >> it's believed that the last time that these amazing creatures romeed britain's woodland was roughly around the year 600 a.d. long before modern britain even existed. of course, during that time the country has changed immensely with the increase in agriculture and farming. but there are, of course, some concerns that the reintroduction of these amazing predators could well upset the balance. >> this is norfolk one of three

planned release sites. the forest borders a major pig-rearing region. >> the fence line is 30 centimeters off the ground. >> farmers fear their livestock would be easy lunch for hungry wild. >> the each one of these piglets is worth about £40. just imagine if a lynx was taking one or two an evening that's an incredible amount that we would loss on an annual basis basis. >> but analysts say that the lnx may help. ecologists have promised to compensate any loss of livestock. they also insist these shy creatures pose no danger to children or pets. if give the green light six wild

lynx will be releaseed to prowl once more. >> bringing light to hundreds of people. and living up to pre-match billing. we'll have all the sport for new just a moment. t.

>> erica wood has more from the greater krueger national park. >> they're called the black mambas and these women are striking fear into the heart of poaching. >> theyif it continues there will be no rhinos, we want the next generation to see rhinos. >> they patrol along the border fences. they're the game park's first line of protection and defense. >> this is what the black mambas are trying to protect. there are only 20,000 of these white rhinos left in existence in the wild, and most of that

population is here in south africa. the game park is privately owned and lies on the western edge of the greater cougar national park. between 2012 and 2013 it lost 12 rhinos. much of the poach something done by foreigners, but some of it is carried out by locals. the park's warden decided part of the solution had to come within the community. >> the poachers are almost seen as heroes bringing money into the local communities. hopefully we'll change that around. >> so far so good. and in the two years since the the black mamas started patrol poaching had a been has been cut cut by 75%. but they also spread the anti-poaching message. >> poach something a bad thing.

we don't want that happening here. and i think it is working. >> before becoming black mambs these lady were unemployed. helping to save ryan knows has given them confidence and independence. >> we're not afraid of them. >> there are prance to recruit an extra 12 women so soon there will be more black mambas to fear and hopefully in time more rhinos roaming the park. >> be careful. >> al jazeera krueger national park. >> an exciting time for football fans. >> there was a lot of drama in the fixture on saturday in the premier league. liverpool at he everetts.

sánchez giving arsenal a comfortable advantage before going into the break. liverpool's only goal of the match. so arsenal now just four points of chelsea who plays stoke later. tiger woods has confirmed he'll play in next week's u.s. masters. the former world number one ended speaks of speculation when he made the announcement that he will make his return. woods has not played a tournament since february due to a back injury. he decided to--he had decided at that time to take an indefinite break. did he play a practice round at augusta earlier this week. wood has a marvelous record at the masters. he has won the

event on four occasions. but the last time he did so was a decade ago. he's the record holder at the championship. he was only 21 when he did that. to this day he's the youngest masters champion. now his return comes as no return to his rivals. >> the pastors is a tournament we dream of as a kid. that's a tough one to miss. i just don't think that anybody would miss it if they were physically able to play. and you know, he's had such a good short game and such a great game throughout his career, i think it will be an easy fix. i think his game will be sharp. >> mickelson we just heard from there, three-time winner of augusta. he's going to be warming up at the houston open. friday with a 5 under par round

of 67. he would post a second round of 65. to other news as expected two familiar names will be contesting the masters final. djokovic will take on andy murray. djokovic still on course to become the first man to win three masters in miami. >> this was the right day the right time for me to perform as well as i did. >> andy murray set to get

married next week. well to the first nba playoff on saturday. 7'5", he will also become the tallest player in the nba. the new found fame is something that's ready to embrace. >> it's a big moment in the history. my family will be proud much me. and they'll give me a lot of cheer here on the court. >> 7'5", he is a lot taller than i am. he's the eighth player to reach

that mark. minut bol, 7'7", and how does that stack up to lebron james. he measures in at 6'8". that's just above the nba average. and of course there is the shortest player on record as well mugsy bogues despite being 5'3", for several years he played along side manut boll. for more go to www.aljazeera.com/sport. www.aljazeera.com/sport. that's where we'll leave it for now. >> thank you so much, robin. well the moon has passed through the earth's shadow. known also as a blood noon the

eclipse was seen through north america, south africa, parts of arab and australia. the moon was completely obscured for less than five minutes. it's the third lunar eclipse. the final one of the series will occur later this year in september. in columbia, recycled bottles will be used to solar panel street lamps. it's new from and old series and it shows how discarded items are not just providing light but a safer environment for people. >> in a dark alley, a glimmer of light. these solar panel street lamps are helping people of san luis walk home safely for the first time. they're cheap bright, and easy to make. >> you're going need, well the solar panels. you need the led the battery and then the controller. when the sun goes down, the

light basically turns on. so we made this balance between a few parts which the community can whether build themselves, repair. no longer do you have to wait for parts. you can make it by hand. this is the break through. a circuit board that can be repaired with local parts and gives jobs to the community. >> a hundred students from a nearby 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 luis is a perfect recipient for this technology. many people arrive here fleeing the country's internal conflict and find no basic services. >> 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 lights shining because

they know that their quality of life has improved. they know having light in their alley ways at night is going to improve their security. >> 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 magnate for crime something that local residents hope the new lights will change. >> before it was so dark i couldn't see anything. i had to use a flashlight. but 100% better with these lights. >> 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 columbia this year. all told it's an effort to harness the sun's power to try and brighton the lives of entire communities. al jazeera san luis, colombia.

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>> as the battle for aden rages the u.n. security council discuss ways to end the conflict in yemen. >> also ahead on the show, protests against al-shabab after the attack of the university the armed group warning of more assaults. isil has been pushed out of saddam hussein's hometown but now there is a new problem. >> coming up i'll tell you how women are helping to