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..cashing in on crime. what a shot is doing the red cross says the departure of an aid plane to yemen has been delayed due to logistical problems. saudi arabia and its coalition granted permission. hundreds have been killed since a saudi-led commission targeted houthi rebels last month. the battle continued in the southern city of aden. five were killed 15 injured in the latest fighting. the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi sacked three top military officers. kim vinnell has more. >> reporter: a huge crowd pored over the area.

this is no longer a search for survivors. this is recovery. for the most part the work is all by hand. the saudi-led coalition says it targets areas controlled by the houthis, and rebel fighters are hiding amongst civilians. it's further south in aden that the heaviest fighting is taking place. houthi rebels along with fighters loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh are infiltrating districts near the city's port. aden is the last strong hold of fighters loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi. they are putting up a fierce fight. the city has become a battle ground and locals are caught in the middle. >> many are trapped in their homes because of fighting.

there's bodies in the streets. we cannot get close because there are houthi forces who stop anyone. >> reporter: for aden residents, even the basics are hard to come by. clean water is scarce power is intermittent and people fear things are only going to get worse. >> they've been without water for five days. houthis have been attacking every day. >> the saudi-led coalition has given access to live-saving supplies from sanaa. the humanitarian agencies is awaiting a green light to go south, where help is needed the most. >> one of the main challenges we are saying it the volunteers. days ago we had two yemeni

volunteers shot dead while collecting the wounded from the streets in aden. >> reporter: near the eastern city fighters are preparing to fight a houthi advance, raising fears of another front. engulfed is in conflict yemen appears on the verge of collapse al jazeera's omar al-salah reported from yemen and joins us live in the studio. omar, the president has fired the top military ministers. why? >> i think he's trying to appoint commanders that are loyal to him. those that were sacked are the chief of staff and the hoed of the special forces.

he was head when houthis stormed in september. he was forced. president abd-rabbu mansour hadi inherited a weak and divided ministry loyal to the yemeni state and the former minister abd-rabbu mansour hadi. >> a divided military, but what kind of act is the firing of the ministry going to have. >> it's not a clear one. especially given the current circumstances. the president is not in yemen, he's in saudi arabia. he doesn't have the effect of the military. the military are on the ground and they are in alliance with the houthis, and it means forces loyal with president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. i don't see a clear and direct

affect. maybe there'll be results of military loyal it the president. >> it makes sense that the bombing began, and it appears the houthi fighters are still powerful and embedded in many areas. how successful has the campaign been? >> i think we need to look at it from two different areas. tribes are effective in relation to weaponry and arsonry. they hit multiple weapons and hit missile launchers. they hit a number of military camps and are loyal to the top of the presidential - and in that aspect they are effective. they are presenting advancement of reinforcement to certain areas. they are ineffective in tackling houthis in a number of areas. they are effectively a militia, that's why the spokesman for the

saudi-led coalition say they are fighting the militia, and not a conventional army and the campaign will take time to achieve the aims. >> pakistan's parliament is expected to meet for a second time on monday to discuss whether to send troops to join a saudi arabia-led group in yemen, following a request from the saudi-led king. we have the details. >> it has been declared any infringement would be intolerable. there'll be political parties who will be cautioning the government against getting involved. there are supporters that feel saudi arabia is a key ally and asked pakistan for help and pakistan should provide help to that particular company. it will be interesting to see what kind of move parliament

comes up with. the parties, the trm saying that this could be discussed on the floor of the parliament. it will d take a couple of days for the parliament to decide. pakistan has expressed a desire to stand by saudi arabia in their hour of need. a spokesman for the palestinian are organization is looking at a rescue in the yarmouk camp. an area has been opened to allow people to escape. 2,000 have escaped from yarmouk, on the outskirts of yarmouk. around 15 palestinian refugees are trapped there. stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: the yarmouk refugee camp has been beseemed for two years. people starving -- besieged for two years.

people starving no electricity or water. some have skipped. i.s.i.l. fighters have taken over. you. >> translation: civilians are afraid of i.s.i.l. controlling the camp. most have fled to other areas. some of the villagers reconciled with the regime of the the u.n. managed to get aid to palestinians that made their way there. >> reporter: thousands are trapped by the fighting. there's the fear of government attacks trying to push i.s.i.l. out. the syrian observe try for human rights said they are targetting with barrel bombs. it's less than 10km from damascus. others joined in the fight against i.s.i.l. they have not gained brand. there's alleges that al nusra front is helping i.s.i.l. there has been a reconciliation deal in the works between the groups and the government.

we spoke to the syrian minister for recreation who said a deal was about to be signed where palestinian can factions laid down their arms. it says al nusra doesn't want that and allowed the fighters to enter the camp. whatever the politics what was a desperate situation for the 18,000 trapped there, is now pores. >> the united nations calls for a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to leave the the people are dependent on aid. none has been delivered sings the fighting began. with i.s.i.l. in control of the camp negotiating form of humanitarian relief seems further away than ever three have been killed and dozens injured in idlib province. government air strikes targeted buildings.

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the top stories an al jazeera. the red cross says the departure of an aid plane to wartorn yemen is delayed due to logistical problems. fighting between saudi-led forces and houthi rebels has doubled. aden is without pour or water discussions as to whether troops will be sent to help the saudi-led group. following a request from the saudi quining a spokesman for the palestinian organization says a rescue operation has been undertaken in the yarmouk camp an exit opened to allow civilians to escape. i.s.i.l. fighters stormed the camp on wednesday to kenya where the bodies of those killed on an attack in garissa are being identified.

so far 19 have been identified. 148 were killed in the shooting. malcolm webb reports from nairobi. >> reporter: relatives of garissa university students came to this mortuary expecting the worse. following the attack the loved ones were not among sows rescue or the injured in hands. they queue to see if their sons, daughters, brothers and sisters are among the bodies. one family went to tell the story, so we went in there with them. she was studying to become a teacher. her mother found the body. the agony of identifying her own child was made worse by the violence of her death. >> those children died a painful death. i can't identify my own child from her face. she has wounds on her skin.

her skin is burnt, she has no hair. i identified her with a folded toe and the scar on her thigh. >> reporter: a red cross list of survivors is checked and rechecked before relatives are faced with a task of searching among the dead. it may take days for the bodies to be identified. the people coming out are extremely distressed. the process of identifying the bodies is traumatic. what i saw when i was in there was the worst thing i have seen. there were dozens of bodies lined up on the floor. the morticians did their best to make them look decent and identifiable. that was clearly difficult because their injuries were severe. the smell in there is overpowering. out here the smell of the bodies and the chemicals used to treat them. >> prayers and song are the only comforts. religion is important to many. the minister of health came to visit.

many are questioning the government for failing to prevent the attack. >> he said it's doing its best. >> all government installations, whether it's hospitals or universities or other government installations, it's been, of course, strengthened. but we make sure going forward we don't have such incidents. >> reporter: for people here, it's too late. it's too late. their ordeal is beginning. they have to wait for post mortems before they can collect bodies and arrange funerals. >> al-shabab's worst attack in kenya left hundreds from dozens of families struggling and in pain an indonesian court rejected a last-ditch appeal by two australian convicts on death row. andrew chan and myuran sukamaran are among 10 to be killed by

firing squad for drug smuggling. president joko widodo rejected their pleas despite pleas from australia, brazil and france. the philippine government is trying to face one of its citizens facing execution for drug trafficking in indonesia. her family are hoping for an appeal. we went to meet them. >> reporter: this is not the future they wanted for their daughter. mary is facing imminent execution in indonesia. she was sentenced to death in 2010 for trying to smuggle more than 2 kilograms of heroin from malaysia. >> translation: i raised my family to be god-fearing people. i taught them to live in simple ways. i told them i brought them up well and lived my life for them. >> reporter: this is where she

was born an install farming village in the northern philippines. she's a single mother with two children. her family said all she wanted was a way out of poverty. her recruiter, a family friend paid for her way out. bought her clothes and promised her a job. she insists he had no idea he this become a drug mule. the philippine government questioned the accuracy of the trial. she should have been provided with a professional translator not just a student interpreter. last month the indonesian government refused to review her case or lift the death sentence. they say it was indonesia that paid for the first visit to see her in 2013.

indonesia has done more for them than their own government. >> the embassy has extended all consular and legal assistance >> reporter: phone talks with their daughter are difficult, worried each conversation may be the last. >> it's hard for parents to aspect their children's fate. if you know their children have not done anything bad, i don't feel bad. i know in my heart i haven't done it. >> reporter: her letter in february was an outpouring of love for her family. an apology for not providing a better life and an acceptance of what is to come. the supreme court of bangladesh upheld the death sentence for war crimes conflict mohammad kamaruslin the leader

of jemaah islamica party. a court overruled the judgment president narendra modi launched an air pollution index. it will monitor 10 cities and cover dozens more. the world health organisation says over half a million die in india from polluted air. more than half of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in india venezuela is one of the world's dangerous companies, toppling lists for murder and kidnapping. it's opening up a new market. if you can afford it. >> reporter: kidnapping in venezuela is a booming business. this forced many to armour their cars. hire body guards and install devices so someone nose where they are. it's one of the few shops where

business is booming. >> before armoured cars are a luxury. criminals use grenades during attacks. as the fire power increases, so does the level of protection people seek. for example, this level 4 car with an extra interior door, and a double glass window. with a price tag of 65,000, few can afford it. if a country with the second highest murder rate everyone is looking for ways to be protected. these can range from wire fences to body yards. this is a victim of crime. the elderly parents were kidnapped, an event that left him traumatized and led him to take every caution in the market. >> translation: the car has level 3 armory and windows are bulletproof. here you live with a fear of

being killed and kidnapped. others with tracking devices on the car in the hope they can be found if kidnapped. they say more and more demand devices that can be implanted under their skin. >> translation: our target widened to include people you wouldn't expect like owners of puckic transport. and victims of crime, those worried about putting food on the table. in venezuela, a police force outgunned by criminals, led to people looking for a private solution to a public problem brazil is battling an outbreak of dengue fever in the populated state of sao paulo. cases of the mosquito born disease shot up 162% this year.

hundreds of cities have been put on alert. david mercer has more. >> reporter: this is a city of more than half a million in south-eastern brazil. an hour's drive, they are known for a strong economy. now the city's residents found themselves on the front line of a health crisis. >> i have a fever, headache dizziness and low blood pressure. i went to work but didn't feel well. they asked me to come here. >> brazil is a hot spot for dengue fever, a mosquito born tropical virus. >> since jan a quarter of a million case cas have been reported. -- cases have been reported. 10% have been reported here. stretching authorities to the limb. >> i came here last night. it was bad. there were so many people. i gave up waiting. >> the local government set up a

field hospital to help diagnose the most severe cases. with at least 17 killed by dengue fever in sao paulo treating the virus in the early staples is essential -- stages is essential. >> translation: the main treatment is hydration. we need to get the body stronger. agencies are working to stop the development of the disease. they have got their work cut out for them. a record drought and high temperatures followed by the rain means areas where people throw their trash are breeding grounds for dengue. it's not all bad news for brazil. the country is a pioneer in the development of a vaccine to combat the virus. >> our research shows that 30 days after a person is vaccinated we an an immunological response. we don't know how long the

vaccine could protect people. >> with final tests before the end of 2015 it's hoped the institute will be producing 60 million doses of the vaccine per year. offering hope for people in brazil and around the world. the italian navy and coast guard say they have rescued around 1500 migrants in 24 hours. calls for help came from a satellite phone off the coast of libya greece says it will pay back half a billion loan to the international monetary fund this week after the greek finance minister held talks with christine lagarde in washington. there were fears athens would default. but they say they will be able to meet all obligations to its creditors the atom smashing large hadron collider has restarted after a 2-year upgrade costing

$150 million. as nadim baba reports scientists hope they will be able to reveal what makes up the universe. >> reporter: back in action more powerful than ever. over the last two years they've been busy upgrading the biggest party accelerator under the swiss french border. sunday scientists fired two particle beans, known as the hadron collider the lhc. these are baby steps, the european organization for research. >> it will take us about two months. 6 weeks to two months to establish a stable collision. they'll have to commission all the instrument and the systems one by one. >> reporter: in 2012 they announced an unexpected breakthrough. >> it's a great day. >> reporter: scientists

discovered the higgs bossatswain, earning it the nickname the god particle. the two scientists got the nebel prize, peter higgs and fran swore englert. >> without it there would be no molecules, no nuke lie, the building blocks tore matter and no stars, no galaxies to systems, no earth and eventually there would be no life. >> reporter: the lhc contains superconducting magnets with accelerating structures that boost particles. soon they'll travel at the speed of light, analysing the collisions could reveal scientific secrets. eventually they'll look at areas like dark matter that is the

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