thank you, baby. >> hello and welcome to the news hour from doha. the war in yemen houthi rebels appear to be making gains despite saudi-led airstrikes. >> three killed by an explosion in an upscale cairo district. >> mourning in kenya some relatives collapse in grief after told about those killed in the university attack.

>> we look at how poor transport in paris has left people feeling out of the city of lights. >> let's start with yemen. despite airstrikes by the saudi arabia-led coalition houthi rebels appear to be making gauges. the saudi-led coalition jets bombed sanna or the 11th day. houthi rebels reported to be advancing in the southern city of aden, one of the main strongholds of the countries embattled penalty adou rabbo mansour hadi. we have the latest. >> the saw the led coalition unleashed an 11th night of airstrikes lighting up the sky of sanna.

the targets including the military baits and other locations held by houthi rebels and former president ali abdullah saleh. sanna was also affected. >> four rocket came down on our village and said they were targeting the militia camp. where is the camp? these are sleeping muslims. >> overnight houthi rebels ransacked the homes of politician and arrested them after they expressed support for the coalition strikes. >> these illegal procedures are a result of our reject towards what is being done to the houthis and our brothers particularly in aden. he we reinvestigate all those procedures. >> in the south in aden houthi fighters are gaining ground in spite of the strikes. jets from the coalition air

dropped weapons to help bolster supporters as the bombing began from the sea aimed at houthi supply lines and depots. there's no occasion whether ground forces will be deployed. parts of aden have been without water or electricity two days and sustained fighting address to fears of the growing humanitarian crisis. >> we have not yet been able to get in the medical supplies that we need to the hospitals and also to the ministry of health so they reach the health clinics and those who need it. >> russia is appealing for a pause to the airstrikes. it's proposed a number of measures in a resolution at the u.n. to allow humanitarian aid to get in and civilians and diplomats to get out. >> the u.n. security council has been deliberating the proposal along with another by gulf

corporation council members aimed at a con flicks solution, but dims isn't felt on the ground. tribal fighters have been battling with houthi rebels, preparing with tanks and missiles for a possible houthi advance. they are trying to regain control of an area taken over by fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh and known to be former members of al-qaeda. yemen is strongly in the grip of war. >> we spoke to a human rights action visit blogger and web of the yemeni coalition for change. she said there needs to be a way to sit aid to civilians. >> we had random shelling by houthis. there are no electricity no water, and i feel like the human crisis in aden is actually

getting worse by the hour. we really wish that there are cooperations between the houthis so that we can pass by with medical supplies and necessities for the civilians. >> we also spoke to editor in chief of the yemen post. he said many people are dying because they simply don't have enough medical aid. >> right now almost in complete houthis of the port area, there are resistance, but again the houthis are in control and the weapons air drops to the saudis gave was not enough. they need medical support. many by the dozens are dying because of a lock of medical operations that were needed. right now most of the death are because of those not able to get medical support on time, weapons is not the only thing we need

right now. it's more of medical supplies, as well, which is also critical for the life span of these fighters. egypt's president al sisi said securing the coast of yemen should be a top priority. he said the strait is strategically important. egypt is part of the saudi-led coalition. >> joining me here is an advisor to the past three yemeni prime ministers. good to have you with us. let's start with the situation in aden today. as you heard, he was describing the situation that the city's almost entirely in control of the houthis. >> well, i mean people actually -- the way when they speak, these rebels and the troops of the former dictator are advancing object aden, that is a sort of a policy, it creates wrong impression.

these people -- >> the news agency said they made gains. >> yes this is the thing. people don't understand that we had part of the fifth -- fourth military region, there are seven bases. in aden state itself. >> lets bring up a map shall we. >> yes. >> let's look at the bases. they are the focus point. here we have one of the air force bases and then the police h.q. >> that's an armed police base. >> what else have we got? >> this i guess one of the biggest depots for weapons in the whole at one time -- >> ok, another military base. >> this is just beside the presidential palace and then you've got the naval base. >> is the strategy who he controls those bases. >> no, let me explain.

what that is at the beginning of this conflict, these people were there. you have got around 10,000 people were in this fight basis. >> when you say these people, who are we talking about? >> the troops! the troops. these are barracks part of the fourth military area. >> ok. >> you had people there who at one time they tried to stage a coup against the president. the director of the security forces. >> why did they try and stage a coup because they're loyal to ali abdullah saleh. >> what happened, the president fought back, and in the fighting half of them said ok, they ran away. half of them stayed and claimed they're allegiance to the president. >> president hadi. >> president hadi. suddenly by the time after about five days, they turned out to be most of them are loyal to

the former deposed president so they were already there. >> so this is a trap. >> yeah. >> these are the places targeted by the airstrikes. >> they are trapped now. you saw the five bases in the peninsula, it's closed. if you get the base for the air force, they are trapped in that area. >> also trapped muhammed, we're hearing civilians. >> sure. >> mounting civilian casualties. >> yes. >> criticism of the houthis and their shelling and the airstrikes. >> the people came out of those bases and went between the civilians, so you cannot target them. let's remember, out of this five bases is one line of array. they are not allowed to meet, these five bases the people who are there half of them are now can't get out. they are fighting their way trying to control the whole of the city and they're fighting

civilians inside the city. but outside them, there are forces which is the biggest military base in yemen they couldn't come, because there's another area of line they were hit. they cannot meet. you have got three lines or echelons they are trying to meet but they cannot meet. >> a lot of civilians seem to be getting caught up in this. do you think there will be support for that russian proposal to try to get a humanitarian pause to the fighting? >> what we have heard if you remember, there is the naval base there and maybe could i mean there there is naval evacuation of people, it can be done from those bases. it can be done, yes if there is some sort of international will to do that, help civilians there is a way. the problem is we have these people who are mixing amongst the civilians and using the civilians as human shields. >> all right we'll have to

leave it there. i'm sure we'll talk about this more. >> thank you. >> three people have been killed in an explosion in cairo. the bomb exploded on a bridge in the upscale bridge. one of the victims is a policeman. a journalist based in cairo has been where the attack happened and spoke to us earlier. >> police said that one policeman was killed. apparently the gun confirmed the bomb was placed under a small kiosk of four policemen that was near the down portion of the bridge. we've seen the targeting of police security forces that have claimed hundred of security forces lives over the past year and a half or more than a year and a half after the deposing of president mohamed morsi. it has since expanded into the delta and into cairo, as well.

>> what happened is that all of a sudden, a truck stopped in the middle of the crowded road. suddenly a bomb went off and there was lots of smoke. the soldier in the kiosk was killed, his body torn apart. >> there's been an attack in a police station egypt north sinai. 15 people have reportedly been killed. >> in syria hundreds of civilians in the refugee camp escaped to safety after the area was shelled. ice sill has taken control of most of the camp. stephanie decker's in beirut for us. is there a glimmer of hope for some of those in the refugee camp? >> that's right. we are hearing that a number of people have been able to make it out of yarmouk to neighboring areas where aid is getting to them. we're hearing between hundreds

to over a thousand, but it is good news that some of managing to get out. the majority of them, there are about 18,000 people in this camp still trapped in this fighting that is ongoing fierce battles between the grooms. one a palestinian group with links to hamas is the main group fighting isil. they have had reinforcements in the morning but it doesn't seem to have changed the situation on the ground. this fight is now into its fifth day. >> the yarmouk refugee camp has been besieged for more than two years, people starving, no running water and no electricity. isil has taken control of most of the camp. some civilians managed to escape to neighboring areas. >> the civilians are afraid of isil controlling the camp. most fled. they are afraid of being attacked by isil. some of these villages have

reconciled with the regime and aid is coming to the areas. >> thousands remain trapped by the fighting. there is now the added fear of government attacks which also are trying to push isil out. the syrian observatory for human rights said the government is targeting isil positions with barrel bombs. this palestinian refugee camp is lessnear damascus. there are allegations that al-nusra front is helping isil, even though the group issued a statement saying they are remaining neutral. there had been a reconciliation deal in the works between various groups and the government. we spoke to the minister of reconciliation who said a deal was about to be signed where the palestinians faction would lay down their arms and the government would end the siege. whatever the politics, what was

an already desperate situation for the estimated 18,000 civilians trapped there has now got much worse. >> there is something they're that we need to explore. that is the fighting at the yarmouk camp, what does that say about shifting political allyageses there. >> we were told there was a reconciliation between the government and palestinian factions in this camp. this main group is affiliated with hamas. some tell you al-nusra front do they take sides with hamas or isil. we're told that the emir of nusra has more alliances with

al-nusra. we are seeing a snapshot of a situation that is very strange. we spoke oh to an activist inside yarmouk and he said everyone was shocked to see al-nusra just allowed isil fighters to come into the camp and actively helping them. >> the united nations relief and works agency is calling on the international community to insure all yarmouk residents are protected in accordance to international allow. >> the commissioner general joins us. good to have you with us. a number of people have been able to get out of yarmouk camp. does that mean that a regular evacuation corridor has been established? >> i think what you have to see is that the power has never been more desperate for civilians in

yarmouk than it is now. a number of people have been able to find shelter and leave the camp. we have about assisted around 100 of them who have come out and been able to provide them with basic commodities so for them, there is certainly a better situation under these very tragic circumstances but of course, our worries are and remain acutely with the thousands of people of which there were 18,000 as indicated in your earlier report among which 35000 children remain in a very dangerous and precarious situation. we call on the parties to refrain from hostilities that would place them and put civilians in danger and also for actions to be taken to allow people who move to safer grounds immediately. >> i just want to clarify a point you mentioned. you made it clear if you understood you correctly to get

hem to people leaving the camp. what about people, the thousands who remain stuck inside there? are you now able to get any aid into that camp? >> not at this moment. this is adding, of course, to the dramatic situation that is unfolding. three weeks ago i was in yarmouk myself able to negotiate with the government a renewed actions route for distributions after a pro electricked interruption and the people that i met there civilians, men women and children were already in a very desperate situation at the moment. these were scenes that marked me and will mark me forever and to imagine some of these same people are cowering in embattled homes and destroyed buildings hoping to escape the fighting all around them really is sending shock waves through the community but also great concern to all of us. i think it is really something that the international community in addition to the parties has

to now take up very, very actively and rapidly. failure to do so could lead to the most amailing and grave consequences for civilians. >> we are looking at harrowing pictures of people earlier on, i should say in the camp. thanks so much for your comments on that one. >> hundred business of people in gaza relied held rallies to expression solidarity with palestinians in yarmouk calling on the u.n. to do more to help people there. palestinian's president abbas has condemned the attacks in yarmouk and says he's doing all he can to help. >> the palestinian liberation organization is damascus has formed a crisis cell to handle this tragedy. they are to work it out with the least losses. we are in touch with our brothers to find a way out and

protect our people from this tragedy. >> still to come, it was supposed to be a new home for refugees but this building in germany is now the subject of an arson investigation. we'll have the latest on the investigation into a slavery scandal in indonesia. >> in sports, we're in istanbul for reaction to an attack an the turkish leaders. turkish leaders. >> kenya has begun three days of national mourning for the 148 victims of an al shabab attack on a university. outside the nairobi morgue, scenes of despair as families identity relatives killed in the attack. president kenyatta vowed to take harsh measures against those responsible. five suspects have been arrested. four were killed.

>> al jazeera's catherine soy joins us now. very somber day of mourning there. >> yes a very somber day indeed. we've been going round the government says it has beefed up security, police officers have been deployed to various public institutions, including churches. we went to one this morning where there were armed guards, people screened who were entering the church. it was a church attacked in 2012 people died. people are still very afraid, saying these attacks are happening too often. since 2013 there have been many attacks here in garissa. people are tired of what they call government rhetoric. they want the government to protect them better. they want the government, they are blaming police forces here

for laxity and for being very easy to corrupt. basically they're saying that the many check points from sow male i can't to here and how is it that gunman can be able to get here with all those weapons through the checkpoint. they want the government to do better. >> it was interesting the penalty's words he had for the muslim community saying where are the parents naming mosques and schools. how much concern is there amongst the muslim community in kenya, which sees itself as a victim that they might be caught up in some crackdown? >> muslims here are afraid of reprise also. every time such attacks happen, there's normally a government crackdown. the community here which is mainly kenyan somalis say they are targeted in discriminately. they say they want to work with the government. they are under no illusions.

they know some of the elements of al shabab are in their counties in their region. they know there are people, al shabab has collaborators here. they say the government's heavy handed approach to the situation makes it very difficult for them to give police forces that information, because every time someone goes to give the police that information sometimes they get arrested. people have been tortured, people have been harassed, so the community here, i mean the people we talk to, especially told us that really they do want to help and they say that this issue of young people being radicalized and this issue that it's so easy to have young people recruited into groups like al shabab is also concerning them, because these are their children who are joining those groups, these are people, we know you know, who are perpetrating these attacks. they are saying the government should really work with them, not against them.

>> thanks for that. >> french investigators have ended their search for bodies at the site of the germanwings plane crash. the government said the co pilot intentionally flew the plane into the french alps killing all 150 onboard. scientists will now analyze d.n.a. samples found at the site to identify the victims. >> it's been 10 years since young people in the practiceries suburbs riot's over a lack of prospects and opportunity. high unemployment is still an issue. many feel disconnected, because of poor transport links. we have a report. >> the round trip can take up to three hours so the journey on foot and then by a bus and two metro trains starts early. she lives just a few kilometers from central paris but it takes time to cross the city. she is one of the millions who live in the suburbs and struggle to get to where they need to go. >> when it comes to work, it's a

problem, because employers can say look, you live in the suburbs. i don't know if you're going to make it on time, so they give the job to somebody who lives close by. >> the lives of those living in central paris and those in its suburbs sometimes feel worlds apart pop nowhere is that clearer than a suburb about 15 kilometers away. unemployment here is four times higher than the national rate. people at times feel penned in by poverty prejudice and lack of opportunities. poor transport only fuels those feelings. >> some people feel they live in a sort of ghetto, because they can't get out. they have everything here and can't access the capitol. psychologically, it's a big thing in people's heads especially the young. >> some pin their hopes on a new transport project ear marked for the area. >> this is the extent of the building work on this new tram

way link to central paris. for many living here, this is long overdo and it's going to take years to complete. >> for those in the area and other suburbs around paris time is precious. any delays in improving the network could hold people so keen on moving forward back. >> german police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a building that was supposed to be turned into a shelter for asylum seekers. two germans the only people living in the building at the time were able to escape. the attack has led to protests in the eastern town. we have more. >> this building should have been housing asylum seekers in the near future. on saturday, it was the emergency services who came. the damaged roof shows the intensity of the flames. state officials believe the blaze was started deliberately. >> it is a particularly severe

arson attack, because the building in question was a home, which we must clearly stress. this crime was a threat to the community of the most severe kind. >> the housing of asylum has been proposed by the mayor. however, he quit last month when supporters of the far right staged a protest against his plans outside his house. saturday he spoke of his shock over the fire. >> we are here for a difficult horrible and sad reason that has unfortunately brought this area back into the media spotlight. i am speechless. i tried to give explanation to the press but i don't have any words for it. >> eastern germany has witnessed weekly demonstrations by the group. the movement is warning of what they call the growing islamification of western europe. in january, 25,000 people marched in support of their message, although there were

also large counter demonstrations. news of the fire on saturday prompted some opponents of the far right to take to the streets. the premier of the state emphasized that plans to house asylum seekers would still go ahead. >> this is not just a question of fighting crime. it's a question of democracy about free and democratic constitutional order. principles laid out in our constitution which we will defend. i can assure you that we will not back down. >> in the last year, germany has seen a large rise in the number of asylum seekers it houses. the authorities say this fire will not deter them. dominic cain, al jazeera berlin. >> now from asylum seekers we talk about shelter seekers and havoc weather is bringing to the

philippines. >> 24,000 people were evacuated from the coast and other islands on the approach of what is now tropical storm or what was quite a severe typhoon. it's weakened now as its moved across the islands. as we expected, there's no great strength left in the system. what is unusual is it's only something like the seventh typhoon to hit the philippines between january and april since 1945. you only get one in 45 years. as it moves away, where is it going to go? up towards hong kong and then turn sharp left according to the center. if you look at the forecast, the rain goes straight on. if anything, it goes towards taiwan. there is a agree of uncertainty about what will happen. it's going to be a case of heavy rain across southern china.

we're not going to see anything more than that. winds are not going to be significant. in the arabian peninsula it's how much dust are we going to get. the storm has hit a couple of days ago brought nasty conditions across the peninsula almost a complete white out. it looks like we'll see nothing like that over the next 24 hours. >> coming up on al jazeera we meet former women fighters in nepal's arm trying to move on from the civil war. >> i'm in mumbai. a new statewide ban an slaughtering bulls is protecting the animals. others say the ban is killing they're livelihood. >> real madrid run riot in the spanish league, courtesy of their star player. robin has that and the rest of the sport coming up later.

>> welcome back. now in yemen houthi remembers are reportedly making gains despite saudi-led coalition airstrikes. the coalition is shelling target from the sea aimed at depots and supply lines. despite calls from the red cross in russia, there is no pause to allow human aid. three people were killed in key yo. one of the dead is a policeman. the blast left a creator in the ground and destroyed a car.

>> mourning has begun for the victims of the al shabab attack in kenya. >> islamic state of iraq and the levant can be defeated, he wants governments to do more to protect people from being recruited to join the armed group. >> he says the agreement includes the lift of of all sanctions against iran. we will prove to the world we are committed to our promises and that others of seeking pretext against us. if at any time our national interests are harmed, we'll decide how to act. anytime a deal is finalized, we will definitely act if the other side view lathes the agreement then we can return to our former

level of nuclear activities. >> a suicide attack in libya happened east of must rat at a. the bomber targeted a checkpoint. the military source tells al jazeera members of the same family are among the dead. >> in syria at least three people have been killed in the northern province. government air forces are said to have struck residential neighborhoods. dozens were left injured. a city came under attack by barrel bombs. >> indonesia government is taking legal against against a thai company accused of forcing fishermen into slavery. there are fears hundreds more are trapped in similar conditions. we are on the island where some of the rescued men have been taken. >> a rescue operation this region has not seen before, a convoy of six fishing vessels

protected by the indonesia navy brought 315 fisherman to safety. men, mostly from myanmar were smug would to indonesia and say they were forced to work without a salary. many say they were abused. the company allegedly changed their identities by giving them thai names and documents. indonesian officials are now registering them under their real names and checking their health before handing them over to the authorities in myanmar and com bowed i can't. the government in thailand has denied the allegations of slavey. indonesia said it present all the evidence soon. >> the minister has put a special team on the case. this will tell us what criminal acts have been committed. >> these people are a small part of the thousands of fishermen

still stuck in indonesia. >> finally they are free after such a long time. they wanted to go home desperately. they are finally safe. they are a few of others who are out there and nobody knows where they are. >> many are still working on the boats. others have managed to escape. they survived with the help of local communities in remote parts of the country. some for a very long time, like this man who was brought to indonesia 15 years ago, seven years after enduring hardship and abuse at sea he escaped. now he and his friends from myanmar are working as illegal loggers in the forest. >> i don't know if my mother and father are still alive. all of us want to go home. every day i think about how i can get home. if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar, even if there were mountains, we would all have done that, even if it would have taken us months. >> for the first time in 15

years, his hopes could become reality. although he and his friends are not part of the government's rescue operation they hope by registering their names they, too, can leave soon and this they will be able to celebrate their return home just like these rescued men. al jazeera indonesia. >> malaysias prime minister confirmed his chief of staff was killed in a helicopter crash. six others also died near kuala lampur including the former ambassador to the united states. the prime minister said the helicopter was returning from a wedding reception for his daughter. he promised an urgent investigation. >> women who used to fight in the nepal's maoist army face a difficult future. many are shunned by their villages and are forgotten. some are finding new ways to

survive and flourish. >> a decade ago she never thought she'd become a farmer. she was a member of nepal's maoist army and had dreams of a revolutionary change. a decade after the war ended she returned home. >> 12 years is a long time and society has changed during this time and so have we, after rejecting patriarchle dreams of our society, to go back and live there is difficult. >> fighters have started a farming cooperative here. the women managed to use the many they were given after they were demobbed in 2012. >> hundreds of former soldiers, just over 100 joined the nepal army. most of the rest have been unable to return home and are living in clusters across the country. >> leela was a battalion

commander. she said most of the women have run out of the $5,000 given to them as a demobilization pack. she has established an n.g.o. to help her former colleagues. >> women's participation as fighters has proved the strength of women yet those women are in a difficult situation today. most of not in touch with the party. they are politically and economically weak. they need help. that is why we started an n.g.o. >> the u.n. security council adopted a resolution on women peace and security and was a major player in the path to peace. analysts say a transition looks good on paper but that major problems.

>> economic security part was entirely ignored. >> these once powerful women snubbed by the state and their own party hope that they can build a life for themselves. >> people in one of india's largest states say a ban on the slaughter of did you also threatens their livelihood. it was used for meat and leather. we report from mumbai. >> these are the last animal hides produced. it is used in products for export. he says the recent state ban on the slaughter of bulls has put that all at risk. >> the leather from the state was sent for finishing in other parts of the country then came back to make jackets shoes and bags. a lot of people lost their jobs

and can't feed their family. has this government come to help us or ruin us? many in mumbai's leather industry say the ban has hurt them. here only three of the 10 sewing stations are used. those may shut down, as well. at supplies run out the ban is hurting people in the leather industry and poor people who eat beef. >> those objecting say it unfairly targets minorities and lower caste hundred did you misi want has led to a 10% price hike. some say it protects the animals prom abuse. >> this religious group meets every sunday at this cow shelter. some cattle were seized from transports taking them for illegal slaughter. they are fed and cared for. volunteers support the new ban. >> leather can be made from other sources too. these workers has say they are

going to become beggars are not telling the truth. they don't have to work in the leather industry. it's not acceptable to us to kill a cow. >> others think it's not fair. these unemployed workers meet in this empty leather tannery to share frustration with the ban. most spent their lives in the business and can't find work elsewhere. so angry but we can't expression it. if we show anger the police will come after us. we force our young people to sit and control their emotions because if they raise voice they will face trouble. we pray to see what the government is going through. >> these empty slaughterhouses are slowly coming back to life as buffaloes are brought in, though their meat and leather is not the same quality. the national government is planning a countrywide ban on cow slaughter suggesting their

work is not a government priority. >> the former cuban leader fidel castro has appeared in public for the first time in more than a year. state television broadcast him meeting a dell allegation from venezuela in the capitol havana. >> los angeles is trying to get people off the streets by giving them a place to live and supportive services all under one roof. rob reynolds took a look. >> for food and other things... >> it's not a mansion but it's home. >> the bathroom's the biggest thing you miss when you're homeless. >> t.j. was once one of the tens of thousands of people in los angeles who live on the street or in homeless shelters. >> i just kept trying to live day by day. i couldn't think of a plan to get myself better, because i was too busy trying to get sleep for that day trying to clean up for

that day and food for that day. >> now t.j. has a new life in an apartment building. it's a new approach to an old problem. in the apartments, residents get a space to call their own. there's a clinic, exercise classes, art and education groups. it's called permanent supportive housing. >> people who live here are tenants, residents. they pay rent. they have a key to their apartment. there's no time limit on how long they can stay here. that's up to them. we have built into the structure on site services where they can get medical attention, mental health services, recovery services case management, whatever they need to help them become stabilized. >> it's not cheap. this architect designed building is a $40 million project funded by state local and private

sector money. in the end supportive housing has been shown to reduce costs to taxpayers. los angeles county estimates that each chronically homeless person uses $75,000 to $100,000 per year in emergency hospital stays. >> when people move into permanent supportive housing their hospitalizations and emergency room visits go down by 77%, which is huge. >> the less tangible benefits are just as large. >> it's hard to put it into words. i feel normal again. i feel human again. i feel capable of living life again. >> a new chance at life in a place called home. >> rob reynolds, al jazeera, los angeles. >> still to come, we'll check out america's favorite past time as it pitches to a younger audience with rule changes introduced for the new season.

>> let's catch up with allle sports news. here's robin. >> thank you very much. calling for the turkish football league to be suspended after an attack on the league bus. they were on their way to the airport following their win. the driver was shot and remains in hospital, but no players were injured. they were returning to istanbul. the government believes the

shots were fired from a hunting rifle. they have won the league 18 times. >> turkey is going through difficult times bub the incident you witnessed is not a simple one. obviously this is an attack aimed to kill or injure the driver. nobody else was wounded. this coach was passing over a viaduct. they wanted the coach smashed and the footballers dead. >> we have the latest from istanbul. >> this could have been more serious as the team coach was traveling through the gunshots were fired at the coach injuring the driver and had a bodyguard on the coach not taken control of the wheel that coach could have plunged over the bridge and into the river below. the team condemned the attack, but there is long standing animosity between both clubs. this was strengthened in 2010

when they won. there was an investigation into match fixing and and you say suspensions from the champions league. they have long felt that they had that title snatched from them. turkey does struggle with fan violence. the four biggest families here in turkey, that's the three in istanbul,ual with these their fans aren't allowed to travel to away games. that's been the case for the past five or six years because of this problem of violence. >> closed the gap on spanish league leaders in barcelona. the word player with a hat trick and adding two more in the

second. 9-1 winners are now one point behind. >> iran announced that a controversial ruling which barred women from attending male sport events approved a proposal which could be introduced by the end of the year, seeing women and families allowed in stadiums although they may be prevented from attending wrestling and swimming where men aren't fully closed. >> the rule was imposed by iranian authorities following the 1979 islamic revolution. the situation was described at intolerable. it believed that iran was overlooked for the asian cup

because of that rule. >> the masters tees off next week. >> a spot booked on the american-australian team after a fourth placed finish. international title he only returned to the pool in recent months. he had personal problems since his retirement including treatment for an addiction to

sleeping pills last year. >> the ncaa college basketball championship is the biggest sporting event in the united states this time of the year. what started out with 64 teams is now down to two. the lucas oil stadium in indianapolis hosted the final four kentucky the first undefeated team in college basketball were beaten by wisconsin 71-64. wisconsin with a chance of earning their first national championship title in 74 years. >> finally in their way will be north carolina's duke university aiming for the championship on monday. >> the chicago cubs and st. louis cardinals open the baseball season sunday. there is a sharp decline in younger viewers, they are aiming to make the sport more

attractive. >> modern life seems to have sped up everything, including the american national past time. >> i love baseball, coached it for 14 years now but it gets boring. when you sit back and wait 10 minutes for some guy to come back to bat. >> with baseball lasting more than three hours fewer fans are willing to sit it out in the stands. baseball is now on the clack and that has set off a national debate. >> you have to speed it up. >> you've been watching baseball your entire life. you grew up with this, it has gotten so far out of hand right now, they need to change it? >> professional baseball is big business. 70 million fans follow the season every year, but that business has slowed in the stands. >> every generation there are doomsday stories about how the public is losing interest in baseball. i just don't see it. the sport is popular overall but it could be suffering a

little bit because of slow pace. i think major league baseball has the right idea with trying to pick things up. >> watching the boys of summer is a lifestyle in the u.s., a tradition as much about tailgate barbeques as it is pitcher facing batter. >> you're going oh to mess up the game, leave it alone. don't change it. >> the younger generation wants things faster. >> no more extra. ♪ >> the new rules require a pitcher to deliver the ball within 12 seconds if the bases are empty avoiding time wasting at the mound. batters will have to keep one foot in the batter's box unless there's a wild pitch or foul ball. under the old rules, they could stop play. >> they're going a little too far, maybe with not being able to step out of the box at all but it was getting a little bit too much, every pitch.

>> breaks between innings are now just two and a half minutes and new pitchers have the same amount of time to warm up. >> you have to appeal to all the people that want instant gratification? >> no, they don't need to speed it up. >> whether it puts more fans in the stands, it's a debate that won't end when the new rules come into effect. al jazeera chicago. >> interesting times ahead in the mlb. that's your sports juror as christians mark easter, many may not realize their bibles are made in a country that is officially atheist. it is in the chinese city. we have an inside look. >> there was once a time when china's communist leader little rid book was the only best seller here. now there's another one and it's been around a lot longer. more than 130 million copies of the bible have rolled off this production line.

30 million last year alone. >> many exported, but the majority were for the domestic market. purchased for churches, sanctioned by china's atheist government. >> first principle is that serve our churches, our brothers and sisters. then if we still have the capacity will serve the overseas churches. >> the factory produces bibles in many languages. it row mains an around the clock operation. according to official figures around 30 million people are christian, unofficially, it's 100 million. that's more members than the communist party has. while religion is troll rated the government is wary of its growing popularity, right field here. >> the factory began publishing biles in 1987, just a few years

before the communist party ended its campaign to wipe out religion. today's it's proof there is money in religion, a contradiction perhaps only possible in today's china. >> more people are seeking meaning and spiritual comfort that neither communism nor capitalism seem to have supplied. >> when we have enough for food, we always thinking that why the vary of the life. >> he believes that 20 years from now there could be up to 160 million chinese christians and of course, they'll all need a bible made here. adrien brown, al jazeera. >> that brings us to the end of this news hour. do stay with us. we've got another full bulletin

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