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from an -- andrew simmonds reporting from an orphanage in ukraine, where they are caught between the two sides in conflict back in business - the hadron collider is plunging into the dark universe again hello, we begin in yemen where the war is taking its toll on people. the red cross is being given permission. logistical problem has delayed ambulances. one plane can land on monday. hundreds of people have been targeted. people in the southern city of aden are experiencing power and water shortage. dozens of fighters have been

killed in the latest violence on houthi rebels and pro-government fighters. three of the top military officers, the chief of staff, the deputy chief of staff of the armed forces and the head of the second forces. pakistan asked for military help. the department is discussing the request. there's more than that debate. kim vinnell has more on the latest fighting. >> reporter: a huge crowd pores over a mangled field. this is no longer a search for survivors. this is body recovery. for the most part the work is by hand. the saudi arabia led coalition said it targeted areas

controlled by the houthis, and that rebels are fired among the civilians. it's further south of aden that the heavy fighting is taking place. houthi rebels with fighters loyal to the president are infiltrating districts near the city's port. aden is the last stronghold to fighters loyal to the president, and they are putting up a fears fight. the city has become a fierce battle ground. and locals are caught in the middle. >> many are trapped in their homes because of fighting. we cannot get clarks the houthi snipers are on the rooftop. anything that is near the people. they shove them in for aden residents the

basics are hard to come by. clean water is scarce power is intermittent and people fear things will get worse. >> translation: we have been without water for five days. the saudi-led coalition has agreed to give the red cross access to deliver life-saving supplies. amid the air strikes the human tarian agency is waiting for the green light to go south. >> translation: a main challenge is the security of the volunteers and the medical staff that are working around yemen. two days ago we have two volunteers shot dead collecting wounded from the streets in aden near the eastern city tribal fighters are preparing to cross another front. engulfed by the conflict yemen

is on the verge of collapse and those that call it home. >> the editor-in-chief of the "yemen post," hakim al-masmari joins me from sanaa. thank you for being with us. tell us first of all what you have seen and herd in the last 24 hours in the capital sanaa, and what the situation is right now. >> it's more like a ghost town in sanaa. very worrying of the the air strikes have not stopped since last night. that's the first plan. that's the staff for 24 hour. the laf two days have seen more strikes -- last two days have seen more strikes than the last few weeks. as of now the death toll is 700 killed. majority of those are civilians, and 102 children as well.

the problem is now even for those that are not targeted and the humanitarian crisis there's no electricity, and there's a black outside. and most areas are controlled by the houthi. the food aid - people are - prices hiked 70%. this is a worrying crisis. especially the food shortages were targeted by the air strikes. a lot of the country was destroyed. all right of the for the moment hakim updating from yemeni capital sanaa. thank you very much 48 tonnes of medical supplies due to arrive in yemen is a fraction of the total humanitarian supplies needed. the u.n. says 60% of people in yemen are in need of some kind

of humanitarian assistance. that's 15 million. the number of internally displaced stands at 330,000. water supplies have been cut in cities across the country. food supplies are low. joining me here in doha to talk about this is mohammed a former advisor to the past three yemeni prime ministers. we are describing the dire humanitarian situation. the possibility of aid being allowed to get to the people couldn't come sooner could it. >> well perhaps it's coming better late than never, but unfortunately all of this aid is going to the north, to sanaa. the dire and the grave and serious humanitarian problem is in aden and the efforts are not

pointed to aden the city of aden. the hospitals - we are getting calls from different medical clinics, everything. the whole situation is out of - you know all description. the situation is serious and dire and people are looking for something. hearing that this aid is going to the north actually reverts their feelings. what impact is their bombing campaign having on the houthi fighters and their positions within yemen. >> well i mean the target has been very well targeted the depots the rockets - everything. until now, the thing which is not sending a message to the people is that the former deposed and topple dictator is not in the area of targetting.

his house is his a palaces are standing there. at least these are sent - if these are hit, it will show there's no dealing with this person. this person is saying the saudis will come to me with the knees down, as it has appeared before in two days when his second was allowed to leave saudi arabia. this is disheartening for the people, to see this man, who brought the disaster to yemen is not yet targeted. >> if it is going to take a political solution to level the situation, a netted solution with the parties, can it be seen as a way to get - to force the houthis to get to the negotiating table? >> you are correct. the exercise is to convince the people that they cannot win outright and the only solution should be through political dialogue. the man who is holding - pulling

the strings, and who is the back seat driver is the former dictator who is adda mont... >> this is ali abdullah saleh. >> yes, ali abdullah saleh. he is adamant to bring the country to anarchy, because he sees a political solution will not help him. he has been all the time and unfortunately, u.n. security council resolution said it will hit people trying to derail the political settlement. these people not derailing it brought the country to its needs. >> good to get your perspective more than 130 pakistani families arrived in islamabad. the pakistani government has flown 1,100 out of the county and 300,000 pakistanis live in

yemen. the parliament is discussing whether to join the coalition in yemen. kamal hyder has the details. >> pakistan declared any infringement on saudi arabia will be intoller age. there'll be a political party. they'll by cautioned the government against getting involved. there are supporters who feel that saudi arabia is a key strategic ally and is focussed on and pakistan should provide help to the country. it will be interesting to see what kind of move parliament comes up with the opposition parties, demanding an all parties conference. the prime minister saying this could be on the floor of the parramatta. it takes a couple of days for the parliament to decide. pakistan has expressed a desire

to stand by in their hour of need. three have been killed in idlib province in northern syria. government air strikes targeted residential buildings, and 10 others were injured by barrel bombs in other cities. inhumane that's how it's been described in yarmouk, the refugee camp. fighters stormed the camp. spokesmen for the rescue operation is under way. we under two exists opened to allow civilians to escape. after 2000 people led yarmouk on the outskirts of the capital. i.s.i.l. says they have almost taken control of yarmouk. the palestinian refugees are trapped there. >> the yarmouk refugee camp has

been besieged. now i.s.i.l. has taken control of most of the camp. some civilians escaped major areas. >> the civilians were afraid of i.s.i.l. controlling the camp. most fled to areas, and are afraid of being attacked. some of the villages reconciled with the regime. the u.n. was able to get aid to palestinians. thousands of trapped. there is the fear of government attacks, which are pushing i.s.i.l. out. the syrian observatory for human rights is targetting barrel bombs. other groups joined in the fight against i.s.i.l. but have not managed to gain much ground. there are allegations that al nusra front and arcada is helping i.s.i.l. the group is issuing a

statement. there has been a reconciliation deal in the works between the groups and the government. we spoke to the syrian minister for reconciliation who said a deal was about to be signed. in return the government would end the siege. al nusra doesn't want that and so the fighters allowed i.s.i.l. to enter the camps. whatever the politics what was a desperate situation for 18,000 civilians trapped there is worse. >> reporter: united nations called for a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to leave. hospitals and clinics are no longer functioning. with i.s.i.l. in control of the camp negotiating a form of relieve, it seems further away than ever we are getting reports out of the egypt that armed men attacked a checkpoint in the

north sinai. 15 died in an attack at a police station. a group affiliated with i.s.i.l. says it's responsible in the capital cairo three died when a bomb exploded. the area is home from a number of embassies, but it's not clear who is behind the attack more to come in this newshour. indonesia relates is final appeal for two australian convicted drug smugglers on death row. >> i'm in mumbai - too much garbage, and running out of space. how the government and locals try to tackle the problem and in sport, the sweet taste of success. the world's best tennis player adds another trophy to his collection. all that to come first, the

kenyan air force launches air strikes on two towns in somali. they are both in the geto region in the country, and the basis for al-shabab operations. those strikes come days after the armed group attacked a university in the kenyan town of garissa, killing 148 people 90 victims from the attack have been identified. families face an agonizizing weight to reclaim the bodies. malcolm webb reports from nairobi. >> reporter: relatives of the university students came to the mortuary in nairobi expect ght the worst. following the attack by the somali armed group, the loved ones were not among those rescued or the injured in hospitals. they queue to see if sons daughters, brothers and sisters are among the dozens of bodies. one family wanted to tell the

story, so we wept in to look for a 20-year-old, veronica. her mother florence found her body. the agony of identifying her own child is made worse by the death. >> translation: the children had a painful death. i can't identify my own child from her face. she has wounds all over her body. her hair is gone. i identified her by her folded toe and a scar on her thigh. >> reporter: they check and recheck before relatives are faced with a task of searching among the dead. it may take days for all the bodies to be identified. people coming out are extremely traumatized. what i saw is worse than anything i have ever seen.

there's dozens of bodies on the floor. mortisheses have done their best to make them look decent. in some cases it is difficult because they are injured so bad. the smell is overpowering. out here the smell of the bodies and chemicals used to treat them. prayers and song are among the only comfort. relyingon is important to many. the miles per hour from health - many question the government for failing to prevent the attack. he says they were doing its best. >> hospitals, universities or other government installations - there is security. it's been of course industriedent. we mistake sure going forward we guard against such incidents. >> reporter: for the people here it's too late. next they have to wait for post

mortems before collecting bodies and arranging funerals. the worst attack in kenya joining us to talk about this via skype from nairobi is matt bride ep the director of a think tank. good to speak to you. i want to ask you about this report launching air strikes on the two towns in somali. is this the rite response in terms of tackling al-shabab, or is it only going to risk making things worse for kenya. >> i don't think it risks making things worse. but it probably won't make it better. the kenyan air force has been conducting air strikes in somali for a long time.

al-shabab holds several round towns, and they need to be taken through ground offensives. as long as they hold the towns, they can plan and prepare attacks across the border. >> it seems that it's a movement that has grown behind somalia now. >> that is certainly what al-shabab is trying to do. the points of attack since last year the towns, there and now are intended to raise tensions within kenya, and al-shabab is signalling that it is targetting christians. obviously trying to insight tensions. what it succeeds is a question for the government and the people as to how they choose to respond. what we need to be conscious of

is al-shabab is on the cusp of becoming a regional organization. it's in the works it's not a somali organization. it's now really a transnational threat this is raised in kenya about the security response to this attack. one of kenyan newspapers reports it waited seven hours before sending a tactical unit to the scene. that is surprising isn't it given all of the previous attacks inside kenya, particularly the attack on the mall a couple of years ago now. >> i think it's clear there was a breakdown in the chain of command, in the decision making to respond to the attack. kenya has the capability to

respond to a wreking company, which was deployed and why did it take so long it receive the order. when it arrived they may have terminated the attacks and saved lives. >> good to speak to you. matt bryden joining us via skype from nairobi thank you for your time an indonesian court rejected a last-ditch appeal by two australian convicts on death row. andrew chan and myuran sukamaran are due to be executed. president joko widodo rejected clemency pleas despite calls from australia, new zealand, and france. the philippine government is trying to save a citizen facing execution in indonesia by drug trafficking. they are hoping for an appeal.

they went to meet him >> reporter: this is not the future they wanted for their daughter. she is facing execution in indonesia. she was sentenced to death in 2010 for trying to smuggle 2 kilograms of heroin from malaysia. >> i raised my children to be god-fearing people. we lived a life forever. i told them that i brought them up well and worked my life only for them. to live like i do. >> this is where she was born, a small village in the northern philippines, a single mother with two children. all she wanted was a way out of poverty. her recruiter, a close family friend paid for her to leave, and bought her clothes.

she said she was given the luggage and insists she had no idea she had become a drug mule. >> the philippine government has been questioned. she should have been provided with a professional interpreter not just a student. the indonesian government has refused to review her case. mary jane has been treated and say it was indonesia that paid for the first visit in 2013. indonesia has done more for them. it's the beginning of the arrest. it has been extended. there's legal assistance also. calls to her daughter are difficult. worried that each conversation with her may be the last. >> reporter: it's hard for

parents to sent the children's fate if you know the children have done bad, no, i don't feel bad. i know in my heart she didn't do it. her letter in february was an outpouring of love for her family an apology for not providing a better life for them, and an acceptance of what is to come. >> reporter: now the supreme court of bangladesh has upheld the death sentence for war crimes convict mohamed kamarusman the leader of the jemaah islamiyah party. the court rejected an appeal to overturn the judgment. he was found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1971. he denied the charges and said it was politically motivated the latest world weather for you now, and news of late-season

snow in the ball kilometres per hour. here is everton. >> lots of snow. 25 centimetres in bosnia and croatia. a massive cloud which has been swirling away over the hungarian plane. it was all associated with this area of low pressure which has been rolling in here. it caused a huge amount of snowfall around croatia and bosnia. the main road was, in many parts, because of the heavy snowfall. conditions that wouldn't be associated with easter. very much like the mid winter tricky travelling conditions. we see the worst of the weather. we go through the next couple of days with heavy rain coming into romania and as we go through the next couple of days it still will be true. fine weather that you are

looking for. the western side - 15 or 16 - over the next couple of days. looking good and in the sun shine. it will feel warm. a fair amount of cloud floating around. nothing like the cloud into the south-eastern corner. more rain wishing into the ukraine, and more downpours for a time across the balkans. still ahead on the programme - the united nations and a democratic republic of congo join forces in an attempt to drive out a rebel group. in sport major league baseball gets under way, and new figures reveal players are earning more than ever.

hello, a quick reminder of the headlines. the red cross says the departure of a plane to yemen has been delayed because ever logistical problems. fighting with houthi rebels killed dozens in the last 24 hours, aden is facing power and water shortages. families in nairobi face the grim task of identifying loved ones. they were feared in an attack on the university. palestine liberation organization says a rescue operation is continuing in the yarmouk refugee champ. they have been open to allow the civilians to escape the afghan taliban published

a surprise biography of its reclusive leader who has not been seen in public since 2001. they really in touch with the taliban, a section describing his parliamentary as charismatic. it goes on to record the detail. let's talk to the author and journalist who has written about the taliban, and joins us via skype now from lahore in pakistan. why are we hearing about omar now. what is behind this? >> it's intriguing. there are two reasons, clear reasons, is that - is to counter the influence of i.s.i.l. there

has been rumours. it is obviously to re-establish everything and that he is only one where they have come and in 1994 it was draped with the prophet muhammad. and he was then aclimbed as leader of the faithful. the taliban translates and that's the direct link to i.s.i.s. and the second reason is they've posed him, and they are emphasising - naturalism. he doesn't talk about trying to

become the leader of the muslim world. this kind of re-establishes if you like jihadist nationalist tendencies at a time when there's speculation that it will hope. >> could we see this as a reflection of the fact that taliban leadership is concerned about divisions within the taliban itself. >> yes, i think so. there has been a lot of complaints by the top taliban commanders. they have never herd from him. and it's a way to tell detractors that he's alive and well. he's able to come up with the biography et cetera. this is a way to build - rebuild some of the bridges and

divisions that have been broken within the taliban good to speak with you. joining us there from lahore in pakistan. thank you u.s. president obama defended a framework nuclear agreement. the deal was reached in switzerland. he told the "new york times" it was an opportunity to bring security to the middle east. >> this is our best bet by far to make sure iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon. number two, what we'll be doing as we make the deal is sending a clear message. and the region that if anyone messes with israel america will be there. and i think the combination of a diplomatic path that puts the nuclear issue to one side while at the same time sending a clear

message to the rain yans that you have -- iranians that you have to change the before. and you have to continue the destabilizing activity israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu appeared on u.s. television to argue that a nuclear deal with iran is bad for everywhere and the government warned it will not hesitate to return to the nuclear activities if the west doesn't hold up its side of the agreement. >> reporter: a few days after the announcement of a framework to limit iran's nuclear capabilities the prime minister went on talk shows to argue it's a bad deal not only for israel but the world. >> it leads the prel eminent terrorist of our times with a vast nuclear structure, thousands of centrifuges will

not be destroyed. not one nuclear facility yit is shut down president obama's key nuclear scientist ernest moniz hit back at critics. >> we will have eyes on through the atomic energy association. we'll have eyes on going back to the mines. the m mills, and have surveillance of sentry fuming production surveillance of the septemberry fume themselves. if they fail to meet the requirements, we are going to know through, again, our access and transparency. and that will lead to the international community. taking the property actions. >> a lot of work needs to be tonne to solidify the deals, saying when and how sanctions will be lifted and how inspections will work. they are just a couple and the

details are yet to be made public. >> the deal has to be sold to congress. the lawmakers want to review the deal. >> there's a lot at stake. obama threatened to veto. as for iran they know that any future president could have different fans making the time stages of the negotiations all the more complicated media reports in south korea say north korea set a no sale zone for its ships off the east coast. leading to speculation that pyongyang may launch a missile. south korean defence ministry says it has no indication from morne neighbours. neither the government for the maritime institution have

received a warning the democratic republic of congo are carrying out a military campaign against forces. the congo lease army will capture the group's leaders. the ugandan rebels use the border to launch attacks. we gained access to a forest camp. gerald tan has more. >> reporter: a bird's eye view of beni. hidden in the forests, the democratic republic of congo, is a rebel group accused of human right violation over the last 20 years. the misty upham is on a mission to track them down and launched a new offensive alongside the congolese fighters to weed out the fighters from the democratic forces. >> we reinforced our forces. they'll concentrate on security

for the people. >> the u.n. peacekeepers head to a camp. they face a formidable enemy. the adf is highly organised, secretive and well armed. it's led by ugandan exiles who want to overthrow the government and the border regions, which are too familiar with the tactics, including kidnapping and torture and the recruitment of child soldiers. >> we are never at peace. we are afraid of going to the farms. if we run out of food we die of hunger. we need security. >> translation: we run away from the farms because of fear. all we hope for is security. so far that is difficult. the congolese army closed in on the adf before. the leaders escaped. it's hoped that the u.n. reinforcements will help to

change that. >> translation: it was passed on to the people to have confidence in the process to secure the region and the government's efforts, and those of security forces. >> reporter: the u.n. itself faced criticism for what is seen as a lack of will to pursue the adf in the past. the latest operations could be a turning point in the fight against the rebels to ukraine where sa fragile ceasefire in the east holds, despite daily violations with pro-russian separatists and the ukranian government. there's concern about the war's impact on the youngest members of society. 7.9 million appear. 140,000 children have been forced to leave their homes. that figure includes some of the 95,000 who live in ornanages and

homes in residential ukraine. as andrew simmonds plains those in state care are at the center of the crisis. >> reporter: in ukraine, a country in conflict there's a fight over children in a home. they are aged 5 to teens, and are under the care of state. they are from the self-declared republic of donetsk, looking to russia for its future. they've been living since last july under the control of the ukranian government. the children were moved in secret as the fighting was at its height. the separatist fighters told them they'd be moved to russia for their own safety. >> translation: they told us whether you want to go or not, you have to go. we started to cry. they used - they didn't care in

we were children. when we said we were not going. just tried staying and we'll shoot you and your future. >> reporter: these children became pawns. the ukranian government making the first move. it's not acceptable in any situation by any side. it vunt have happened. the breakaway republic is trying to accuse ukraine. >> they are obliged, according to responsibilities to return the children back here. this is a time when someone will face justice. >> the majority of the children have been living in institutions most of their lives, now they are in a tug of war between the

two sides of the conflict. many are confused. some feel cut off. >> reporter: that is the sad reality. the children are classified as orphans, abandoned by their own parents. all have family contacts in donetsk. most feel more detached than they are normally. >> translation: at the moment i can't go home because of the rebels. we need border passes. my relatives can't visit me it's bad, very bad. >> it's a year since i missed them. >> there's questions as to whether they are looking under the best interests of the children having to cope with the best experiences of war and the isolation of feeling

unwanted brazil is battling an outbreak of dengue fever in sao paulo, there has been a quarter of a million cases of the mosquito-borne disease. hundreds of cities have been put on alert greece says it will pay back a half a billion loan after the greece finance minister held talks with christine la guard. there were fears that greece would default on the payment. but greece says it will be able to make all payments. it is fast running out of cash india's prime minister narendra modi has launched an index to measure air pollution. a web will start by monitoring the city. polluted air killed half

a million. 13 of the 20 most polluted cities are in india. environmental campaigners welcomed the new index, but they want more concrete steps in relation to pollution. >> we report from mumbai. >> reporter: this mountain of trash is a garbage dump one of the oldest and largest in asia. it can't take more but garbage still arises. one of several women have been ordered to do something about the problem. >> translation: we are helping the service by separating wet and dry garbage. we can make money for ourselves. >> reporter: along with the solution the city is trying out high-tech methods. this is one of the main

landfills. this is one of the areas produced every day. here they use technology. the garbage will be sealed from the bottom and covered with soil. >> recirculate the liquid from the garbage, back into the garbage. enabling it to degrade at a faster race. the gas that comes off, they turn into electricity. >> it's expected to take years and will be done only at one site. the city will need more dumping space in the meantime. >> there's 60 to 65 hectares of land. we have some problems. that is why we are looking for outside mumbai in the area.

it's not surrounded by the real estate development. some say reducing the amount of garbage is an essential step. this neighbour hooted is composting the organic. >> they should not sit helplessly. if they are not doing it if it's done nothing will happen. each as the solutions are tried out. the mount ape of trash is growing. a metropolis is producing more garbage al jazeera confirmed two of its journalists held by the nigerian military since 24th march have been released from detention. ahmed idris and ali mustafa were allowed to leave the hotel on sunday. they are safely back in the capital, and have been covering the campaign.

al jazeera's director says we are pleased that their ordeal is over. they are looking forward to spending time with families and loved ones. both want to thank everyone who secured the release, including n.g.o.s, politicians and fellow journalists. sport in a moment. injured on duty. how cyclists at the tour of flanders see a painful end to the race.

hello gain. the at tom smashing large hadron collider restarts after a 2-year break for an upbreak. scientists hope they'll be able to reveal what makes up the universe. back in action and more powerful than ever. over the last two years they've been busy upgrading the world's biggest party accelerator deep under the french border. on sunday scientists fire two particle beams around the 20km circuit. known as the hadron collider. these are baby steps here at the european organization for nuclear research. >> it will take 6 weeks to two months to establish the first stable collisions because we have to commission all the instruments, systems, one by one. >> in 2012, they announced an unexpected breakthrough.

>> it's a great day for particle physics. >> reporter: scientists discovered the higgs boston the god particle. two of the scientists peter higgs and francois englert got the nobel prize in physics. >> without it there would be no atoms, no nuke lie, no molecules -- nuclei no molecules, it's the fundamental building block. there would be no stars, galaxies, systems. no earth, and eventually there would be no life on earth. >> the lhc contains a ring of superconducting magnets, with structures that boost particles. soon they'll travel at the speed of light. and analysing their collisions could reveal scientific secrets.

eventually they'll look at areas like dark matter. it can only be detected by the influence on physical matter like galaxies and planets. there could be more discoveries. for all the sport, here is robin. >> thank you. novak djokovic is reining at the top of the tennis ranking, from an incredible 15 #. novak djokovic odds-on favourite to see andy murray in a repeat of the australian open final. 7-6, 4-6, 6-0. novak djokovic was full of prays for murray his opponent who moves up to third in the rankings. >> it was another phenomenal year in miami, another great tournament. i want to congratulate andy for

a great tournament. it's a battle. it's a pleasure playing against you. i wish you all the best for the rest of the season. >> to football in barcelona. they have restored a 4-point lead. there were 1-0 winners, and again it ended in farrs call circumstances. a player met with a chunk of grass in the face not impressed by time-wasting tactics towards the end of the first or second half. they ended the game with 10. another valuable 3 points, coming at a cost. still keeping the pressure on barca. european champions critical. scoring five in the 9-1 route, and picked up a point to keep the qualifications on track. >> american jb holmes stepped up

the preparations at the houston open. remarkable considering it started the final round on sunday. holmes came from six shots behind due to an 8-under par round 64 and went on to beat johnson wagner in a play-off. holmes is on his way to augusta. and they'll meet some of the biggest names in golf. including world number one rory mcilroy, and tiger woods. the masters, the one major that eluded rory mcilroy. woods won it four times. >> one of the first things we saw was rory mcilroy winning the masters. look at all the guys on the tour. they are the guys. i know but it has flipped. i'm one of the veterans and i'm

coming up on my 20th year on tour. it's a cold journey to go from massive fan to competitor in some way, and friend. being able to do things like this. they don't live too far from florida. we catch up from time to time. to think that not so long ago i was that little boy watching him on tv it's been a pretty cool journey the major league baseball season is under way, wrigley field hosting the opening day. a lot of pressure on the home side they were upstaged by the cardinals, and another from matt carpenter helping the visitors. now season figures in major league baseball showing a

declining crowd and sharp drop. there has been an increase in players. a list of big spenders associated press saying they pay for the new season a regard 270 million. the league salary is a record 4.2 billion, an increase of 15% offer two years. how does that compare to u.s. salaries? more than doubles $4.2 million. their squads are large. the n.h.l. set at $2.5. the highest in term of average is n.b.a. where the players earn around $5 million a season. skewed by the small size of an active n.b.a. squad. plenty of the big earning stars in action on sunday as the san antonio spurs hosted the goalen state warriors the winning streak starting at 12 games.

leonard matched a career high scoring 26 points along with seven steels. the spurs 107 to 93. it's the 7th strait victory a fourth leg of the volvo race has been won by the abu dhabi team. it happens every three years, ticking 9 months, 59 nautical miles. the latest stage seeing it depart auckland in new zealand, travelling the pacific, rounding cape horn before reaching the brazilian port. they crossed the finish time short of 19 days. and, of course road racing i don't have to tell you, at the tour of flanders. support - nobody there to assist the riders. you'll see clearly it could manage the opposite. that is new zealand's jessie

sturgeon suffering a side sweep. it happened again. francis sebastian knocked off his bike. he was rear-ended by another vehicle. alexander christoph an ex winner. all the days sports stories are on the website. aljazeera.com/sport. that's it we'll leave it there. thanks for watching i am sure the baseball players are worth every penny, that's what i'll tell myself. thousands of jews gathered at the western wall in jerusalem to attend a mass prayer. they crowded the holy site to take part in a priestly blessing. they chant three verses of jewish scripture. this is one of three times each year when religious matters

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