get in touch with us on twitter and facebook. watch us next time. i'm ray suarez. announcer: this is al jazeera. welcome to the newshour. we are here in doha. good to have you with us. here is what is coming up over 60 minutes. a chorus of voices calling for a pause in the fighting in yemen grows as medical supplies are delayed. china and russia say they have rah balanced and responsible approach to the crisis as their top documents meet. turkey's president visits iran after a meeting with a top saudi

official. new malaysian law brings about detention without trial - rights groups call it a setback and the thais taking the fight against human trafficking into their own hands. hello. the humanitarian situation in yemen continues to get worse. despite the arrival of international aid stuff, u.n.i.c.e.f. says 74 children have been killed in yemen. houthi rebels are holding out against a saudi-led bombing campaign. the international committee of the red cross has landed a plane. another plane is held back. russia and china are calling for a pause in fighting to allow humanitarian aid. foreign ministers from both countries met in moscow.

pakistani prime minister sharif is calling on a debate. pakistan deciding whether to join a campaign following a request from saudi arabia. and this is the aftermath of shelling in the area of maksa. houthi rebels targeted. many civilians lost their homes. the u.n. estimates 100,000 fled. we have the latest a civilian in the center of aden is shot by a houthi fighter as he films. an example of how dangerous the streets of yemen have become. this is the kind of violence the saudi-led coalition says it's targetting with the air strikes. they blame the houthis and allies of taking control of yemen by force, and accuse them of cracking down on anyone that oppose them. >> the houthis target buildings

and people. we are working in coordination with tribesman and popular committees. >> reporter: the fiercest battles take place in aden. forces loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi are battling houthis, and parts that are aligned with ali abdullah saleh. the humanitarian situation is worsening. aid agencies found it almost impossible to reach those in need. saudi arabia is doing its best to help agencies like the red cross. >> translation: we coordinated the arrival of an i.c.r.c. passenger plane. it arrived safely. we are in the process of coordinating a second flight and are finalising the details. >> reporter: russia is working through the united nations to get both sides to agree to a ceasefire. china called for a political solution hinting that it supports president abd-rabbu mansour hadi.

>> translation: china is deeply worried by the developments of the situation in yemen. we call on all relevant parties to implement a ceasefire and avoid civilian casualties. china hopes that all relevant sides can implement u.n. security council resolutions and g.c.c. proposals, and call on them to resolve the crisis to restore the stability and legal order. >> reporter: the international community faces a challenge. saudi arabia and its partners repeatedly said they will not stop the military attacks unless president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is reinstated. a demand the houthis rejected a speaks woman for the international red cross in yemen joins us on the phone from san a. thank you for being with us. update us on the humanitarian situation, and what planes and

supplies have arrived in yemen, which ones are supposed to arrive in the next few hours. >> yes, the situation is complicated. they have been mentioning in the past two days they are more complicated by the day. the medical supplies are not there. in many parts of the country they are suffering shortages. there are dozens of people killed. just to give you a special on what is happening in aden the streets are filled with bodies in the areas, and people are afraid to leave their home. the humanitarian forces stand, and the fighting is continuing as well as battles and air strikes. they have a hope for hostilities so the workers can reach the

people. we suppose that there's a plane that is uploading in ayman, over 16 tonnes of medical supplies. we hope it will arrive in sanaa safely tomorrow. we have another plane with over 32 tonnes of medical supplies. and also generators and the system. we are uploading today and tomorrow in geneva and should arrive on thursday. we will not have the clearance for the needed group from djibouti a surgical team and doctors without borders and medecins sans frontieres good to speak to you. thank you for updating us on the situation there for people inside the yemeni capital. marie clair from the international committee of the red cross. thank you as we mentioned pakistan's

parliament has been meeting to discussion whether to send troops to join the coalition. kamal hyder has more on that from islamabad. where are we now and how long will this debate go on for. >> the session has reached the second day. there's a debate. the opposition is warning that it could be a quagmire and there needs to be a diplomatic solution. the pakistani prime minister said the advice from the opposition is that the government would not set aside. there was, indeed some sort of movement because yesterday the prime minister met the military chiefs. they have drafted a resolution. but are waiting for the iranian foreign minister to arriving.

-- to arrive tomorrow. there is fresh momentum. >> is there a push for a diplomatic solution. >> indeed after the saudi prime minister -- the pakistani prime minister rushed the first thing was to bring turkey in on it he rushed to ankara and both said there would be a reaction from turkey and pakistan if the integrity of saudi arabia was dushed. disturbed. there was an attempt as you mentioned. the turkish prime minister going through iran the iranian foreign minister coming to pakistan tomorrow and there'll be attempts to try and forge an alliance to push diplomacy because there are fears in pakistan that the yemeni conflict is a civil war and could turn into a sectarian war,

something the region cannot afford kamal hyder live in islamabad. thank you. turkey's president has arrived in iran. he has met with president hassan rouhani and will meet with the supreme leader. the visit is coming despite tensions. he accused iran of trying to in his words, dominate the region and testing the limits of the tolerance. bernard smith is live for us in istanbul, why is this visit taking on such significance at this time.

>> yes, it was a long scheduled visit for recep tayyip erdogan, the turkish president to iran. the first time he's been there for years. it's taken on a bit more significance because of yemen and because of what president recep tayyip erdogan had to say about it. he accused them of dominating the region, in support of the houthis in yemen and turkey wants to see the back of syrian president bashar al-assad. it's suspected iran is using the fight. tuckey suspicious of iran's motives. iran bridled against this and 46 iranian mps signed a motion calling on the iranian president not to receive the turkish present. before he went there the saut hermes interior minister met president recep tayyip erdogan in ankara. we don't know what they talked about. but we do know that turkey offered to provide logistical support for the saudi campaign.

this is despite political differences that the turks and the saudis have notably over saudi arabia's support for the coup ending in the removal of president mursi in egypt. >> so what extent is all of this the event in yemen straining relations between the two countries? >> the two countries need each other. turkey needs iranian gas and iran turkey's foreign exchange. there are apparent political strains, particularly over yemen, the two are tied economically. there's no suggestion that there'll be a risk affecting the economic ties. >> at the moment bernard smith live from istanbul. thank you let's talk more about all this now from tehran.

joining us live is a journalist for an international and political analyst. thank you for being with us. i am sure you heard what the correspondent was saying there. i want to ask you about this economic relationship between turkey and iran and how much is at stake here and the need to repair these relations, given how important their trade is together. >> well, turkey is the second largest trade partner of iran in the middle east after dubai. the trip is important. it will be a turning point for iran's relations with turkey and other regional countries when it comes to trade relations and political relations. recep tayyip erdogan is here to make sure that after the lifting of sanction there'll be better cooperation with iran when it

comes to trade and economy, and they are here to sign at least aid cooperation agreements to boost the volume of bilateral trade to at least 30 billion, the two sides agreed to form a cabinet of ministers to oversee the results of the round of trade cooperation between the two neighbours. turkey is hear to make sure it will not lose the iranian markets. when the sanctions are lifted within a couple of month. >> leaders are not happy about the support that turkey has given to the opposition groups that are fighting bashar al-assad in syria. how much is that hampering relations? we have to stop talking about the past. we know that the war and aggression didn't work.

we know that terrorism destroyed the security of the region. mr recep tayyip erdogan is here for another reason. he'll meet ayatollah khamenei. he is delivering a message. one of demands is for iran to talk to the houthis, to sit at the negotiating tables and sort out the crisis through dialogue. then it is asking the iranian government and leadership to ask the houthis to retreat from the cities it captured. and hand over the heavy weaponry that they have confiscated from the key military sites, and, at the end of the day, the saudi king ask the houthis to recognise the legitimacy of president abd-rabbu mansour hadi accept him and let him return to power. so the stakes are high.

the delegate is not here just to mend relations between the two countries, it is going to help sort out the ongoing humanitarian crisis in yemen. make no mistake, iran will welcome the message by the saudi arabia king and... >> i want to ask you - sorry to interrupt you - about the accusation coming from the saudis and some of the other arab countries in the coalition, that iran has brought undue influence in yemen, and is supporting the houthis in some way. what do you say to that? >> well iran offers political support. no doubt about it. iran doesn't believe the rhetoric will sort out the ongoing humanitarian crisis in yemen. i think we have to bury the hatchet. >> are they right in saying that iran are offering military

support. >> it is not going to work - no not at all. if iran is offering military support, the saudis have to come up with solid evidence. they have not provided that. >> good to speak with you on this. thank you very much for your time sir, in tehran. thank you. >> thank you turkey restored access to social networking sites after it ordered the removal of pictures of a prosecutor held at gunpoint. he died in a shoot-out. prosecutors ordered that 166 websites including facebook twitter and youtube be blocked until the pictures were taken down. google was threatened with a ban in turkey until it complies. still to come at the scene of the massacre in kenya, a man's wait for word of a student

unaccounted for. plus... >> i'm andrew simmonds reporting from donetsk in eastern ukraine. i explain why families are living in these conditions under ground even though there's a ceasefire. and in sport - turkish police say that two suspects have been arrested after the leading team was attacked by gunfire. gunfire. all that to come. iran's newsagency is reporting gunmen have killed eight border guards in the south-east. the attack took place in the balochi stan province the second reported incident in the area iran's official news says revolutionary guards probing up

links between it and three members. the u.n. security council discussed how to help thousands of refugees mostly palestinians caught in the crossfire in yarmouk camp. most of the camp is in ruins after being overrun. a top official is asking for people to beevacuated under emergency measures. iraq's federal government and kurdish regional government say they'll work together in a bit to liberate the northern provinces. the p.m. and kurdish president made the announcement in a joint news conference. both found their own territory. the u.s.-led coalition released video of an american and spanish soldiers training forces in urban warfare. the coalition is helping troops

fight i.s.i.l. the battle drills are taking place south of baghdad. the video shows them straining for street to street contact. a saudi arabia policeman was injured and others injured during a raid. video has been posted on social media of the operation saudi media says police seized weapons, pistols and communication equipment. four were arrested. >> a vigil and rally is underway to remember the victims of the garissa university attack. 148 were killed. they stormed the campus. the kenyan military responded by sending jets in somali's western region. the armed region threatened more attacks unless kenya withdrew

troops. al jazeera gained access to the compound where most were moredered. catherine wambua-soi reports. >> reporter: this is where the killings took place. bullet holes peppered the walls of the dormitory, signs of a battle between security forces. three soldiers were killed. behind the door around 100 people, mostly students, were shot dead in the courtyard. >> the dormitory is where it all happened. there's a strong smell of blood. it's difficult to imagine how horrified those who died were. bloodstains are everywhere. some of those who planned and carried out the attacks are kenyans that joined al-shabab. we spoke to rebecca. during the attack this student hid in a cubicle. >> they asked students do you

agree with the uhuru kenyatta will you tell him to withdraw troops. the students answered what they thought they wanted to hear. some were killed anyway. this man is waiting outside a gate. awaiting news of a semising stunt. a member of the his church. >> his parents are in nairobi. they can't find him in the mortuary or list of survivors - alive or dead this is the now garrisa commissioner in charge of security. last year he had to deal with a series of attacks that killed coast. >> if we contain that.

i am sure they will contain. i'm confident. don't think it is insurmountable. it is not the only university in nearby kenya has been closed. many students never want to come back malaysia's lower house approved an anti-terrorism law that the government says is necessary to tackle threats. the new law introduces indefinite detention without trial. it was passed hours after 17 detained on suspicion of planning attacks in the capital. we are joined live from the malaysian capital. how does the law differ from the legislation that's taking place. >> malaysians were waking up to this news on tuesday morning, that the prevention of terrorism act 2015 was passed by 79 members to 60. that meant the reintroduction of

a law that had been abolished. that allowed the authorities at every level to detain individuals they felt were undermining the security or stability or ethnic balance of malaysia. the world has changed a great deal in the past 5-6 years, and what we saw is the conflict in the middle east and deteriorating situation in syria. many here a small group of sympathizers fear they can make a difference. it's on the basis that the authorities want to clampdown on any individual from malaysia or its neighbouring counties using malaysia as a springboard to get into the middle east and clampdown on home-grown terrorism. that seems to be what has happened.

all of a sudden we heard about 17 arrests in the week. >> i was going to ask you about that how that is tied into all of this. what more do we know about them? >> well what we do know what we do see here in malaysia is when arrests are made, few people know about it. the media are alerted. now we are hearing about what happened on sunday. the 17 individuals arrested not only in kuala lumpur but in a province, a state north of the capital. 17 of them between 14 and 40, in the middle of secret meetings to plot allegedly attacks in the kuala lumpur and the surrounding areas. including puturajaya a federal state of its own. 30km north of kuala lumpur where the ministries are,

including malaysia's highest court, and the officers of the prime minister. high profile target. the rests were made on sunday and they were planning apparently the individuals how to fund their operation. they were going to rob banks, including a teacher, two armed officers and an indonesian. officials have been tight-lipped about what has gone on, and there has been little information from the authorities. >> that report from kuala lumpur staying in asia japan unveiled its 2015 diplomatic paper known as the blue book. it's an annual foreign policy report and reiterated its commitment to remaining a peace-loving nation. the paper states that tokyo is determined to protect territorial sovereignty and seas and air space and maintains claims to islands, which are disputed by south korea and

china. the islands are known as sancaku in japan, and diayu in china. they are uninhabited. east of the mainland south of china's okinawa island. they are near potentially rich oil and gas reserves and close to shipping lanes and fishing grounds. both sides say their claims date back to ancient times. the row escalated to protests in both countries. a military specialist at the nanyong technological university and says japan continues to claim sovereignty over the islands. >> well to a certain extent yes. they are not saying anything new, the japanese. they claim, you know what they call the islands, they claim the sancokus as they call them. it's not necessarily incompatible with a peace-loving

stance. what they are saying is that they belong to us. they don't have possession of the islands. they are not going to use violence to take possession nor are they going to threaten violence to keep the territories they have. basically they are talking about advancing the idea about normalization, about japan being a normal power, one prepared to defend its interests. as it happens, we start in china, we get the weather with rob watching spring weather. >> which is late coming to some parts of china. we are talking about snow. it's inner mongolia. this is a picture. for now, no probably not. in mongolia usually, if you go

south, you'll pick up a line of rain. where the cold meets the warm. you tenned to get cloud-- tend to get a cloud. it was a night time shot. look at the size. can you tell. probably not. you see a hand. see how big they are. usually, you tend to get rain out of the storms. 67mm for example. it's these two examples that are likely to get most of the rain and continue with the flooding risk. it's a forecast we are into. the rain sometimes sinks south. hong kong is at risk from rain. it's been 30 for the last few days. it's dropped down. the rain moves north. it's usual in spring to get a flood in the middle of china. there's no reason to sur pose it

will be different still ahead on al jazeera. [ singing ] street protests. african-americans in the u.s. city of ferguson want to make their presence felt in the stevie brown elections. -- in the city council elections, and thais taking matters into their hands. >> and in sport, the brooklyn nets give a boost. sanaa with the details.

hello again, you are watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. the international committee of the red cross lands a plane with its staff in sanaa. another plane carrying medical supplies is held back. fighting between government forces and houthi rebels continues across the country. pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif calls on iran to get involved in a debate in yemen. pakistan's parliament is debating whether to join the military campaign against houthis following a request on saudi arabia. in kenya students hold the protest in nairobi, and are calling for better security in universities in the wake of the garissa attacks where 148 people were killed. back to the top story, pakistan's debate over joining the saudi-led coalition.

the parliament is divided over the issue as the opposition is involved. nicole johnson reports. for over a week the government stuck to the line that any threat to saudi arabia's territorial integrity will provoke a harsh response from pakistan. now parliament is debating who kind of stops, and will it send soldiers to saudi arabia or yemen. >> the saudi leadership expressed undeserved support for saudi arabia integrity and expressed the hope that pakistan would join the coalition. by contributing aircraft, by contributing aircraft, naval vessels and ground troops. >> the political parties are decided over what to do. the opposition is against getting involved. >> we are one of the biggest islamic countries and we are a nuclear state.

our leadership tried to be neutral and we should act as a neutral. >> the parliamentary debate ended without decision, or the level of what pakistan's involvement should be. many say that pakistan should defend saudi arabia, but if it isn't, islamabad should act as a mediator to end the conflict. saudi arabia and pakistan are close allies. they are carrying out a joint military exercise. pakistan's army is stretched. it has thousands of soldiers on the border with india and is taleban, and others on the african boarder. as for saudi arabia, there are around 800 soldiers from pakistan already there. as well as military advisors. analysts say saudi has today by pakistan when times were tough. >> when the entire world was

testing. this was the only country that helped us. it's a time of need. >> there's plenty of manoeuvring going on, and so far no clear sign of what pakistan will do a former advisor to the last three yemeni prime ministers joins me now. let's talk about pakistan's potential involvement in this. how important is it to the saudis that they get them on board, particularly that they are a non-arab country. >> it was remarkable from the beginning to hear that amongst the arab fors was the pakistani dimension, as well now the turkish dimension. it is important what is going on. with the rattling of swords there's a lot of diplomacy which

is taking place, to be linked with the diplomacy taking place with the visit of the saudi defence minister too - sorry, the saudi crown prince or deputy crown prince to turkey and the visit of the turkish president to iran and the clash between iran and pakistan. the borderland. this is positive if we do it from that side. it might be worrying on the same side. the pakistan parliament was a little dragging its feet as records the involvement in yemen and defends saudi arabia. will it be involved in defense. it might look to be a need for a foot or feet on the ground. not as fighting force, but coordinating the efforts of the

assistance. controlling and command center of the operation. as far as the situation on the ground particularly humanitarian, a desperate thing to see. it's only going to get worse, the longer the campaign goes on. >> i come from aden. people expect help coming from the red cross. they said that they are trying to drop some aid through the air force. people are asking why can't it come through the see. it's the main seaport. it has a hospital on a ship. there's real intentions of helping people in aden. >> are there not security issues there? >> no in the sea, no the seaport is under control.

you will not need a sort of you know a full you know ceasefire. it can be arranged through aden and the sector where they do the seaport is under control of legitimate forces of abd-rabbu mansour hadi. that dimension has to be looked into and people feel they have been let down by the humanitarian community and the human aspect of it when te talk about dropping the supplies. there's a lot of storage for those things. in aden they don't have antibiotics, basic things. >> good to speak to you. mohammed qub ark ty joining me pro-russian separatists released 16 ukranian soldiers held since january. ukraine and russia agreed to

exchange prisoners. they agreed to release ukranian prisoners and are waiting for kiev to do the same. sporadic fire in eastern ukraine despite a ceasefire. people have been hiding in underground shelters for month, including children living with foster parents who can't afford to clothe and feed them. andrew simmonds report from donetsk. >> reporter: children shouldn't have to live like this an existence under ground with little food. it's the poor who suffer the most at times of conflict. there's no exception in the self-declared republic of donetsk. places like this answer the question is there confidence in the ceasefire. families living underground in musty camp conditions. here there are 28 children trying to get by. many families refuse to give up

their space, because they are convinced fighting will resume. some of the children have foster parents who can't afford to clothe and feed them. this man used to get $100 a month for fostering anton. in the breakaway republic of donetsk, there's nothing. they were advised by a welfare worker to put anton into an orphanage. >> translation: how could they say this? she is mine. she is mine. i will not give him away. never, never. do you like your mum? at the nearest orphanage, rebranded with a flag of the

pro-rushin, a depressed mood. they were in support. along with everywhere else needed to care for the children. most are not sent here. the breakaway is not sent here and they haven't paid salaries since december. institutions like these when parents couldn't cope. children were placed in the care of the state, categorized as social orphans. sometimes they develop mental health issues and go into adulthood without being given the chance of independence. the self-declared republic couldn't tell us when it would start making foster payments. things get worse, more children will have to go into state care.

the greek deputy finance minister says germany owes the country $300 billion in repatriations from the occupation in world car two. officials pushed germany to cover the war damn but the government never put in a request. parliamentary panel started work on claiming repayments last week people in the u.s. city of ferguson of photoing on tuesday to elect three new city council members. they hope to boost african american representation in a city that is a symbol of racial tension after months of protests. kristen saloomey met some candidates. >> reporter: the crowd at st. mark family church may have been four african-americans are running for three open seats in the april 7th election.

>> we have an opportunity to effectuate sustainable real change right here in ferguson. >> reporter: change is what many of ferguson's residents demanded. ever since a white police officer shot mike brown, an unarmed black teen. - cleared of wrongdoing. a federal investigation found racial policing. it will fall to the next city council to make reforms demanded. adrian hopkins is a single mother of two. >> i saw the candidates and thought someone has to run and help us. i decided to be the change i wanted to see. >> reporter: two-thirds of ferguson's residents are black. the vast majority of elected officials are white. >> ferguson is not unusual. throughout st. louis country there are many communities that were predominantly white that

have shifted to predominantly have shifted to predominantly s black, and overwhelmingly the leadership has not kept pace with the changes in demographics. the former mayor of ferguson is running for city council, a part-time job paying $250 per month. >> it's about participation. unfortunately, our african-americans don't participate in a level as caucasians do in the community. >> 6% of eligible voters turned out in the last municipal elections. 17%. patricia bynes is working hard to change that. >> i'm hopeful. i'm seeing interest. people are getting the message if they want change, they'll have to get involved and take the reins and lead it. >> reporter: it will take more than new candidates, angry residents have to make their voices heard in the voting booths and on the streets.

jurors in the boston bombing case will begin deliberations. they'll decide what punishment dzhokhar tsarnaev will receive in his role for carrying out two explosions in 2013. the teenager faces life in prison or the death penalty for killing three and injuring more than 200 others. his lawyers argued his elder brother who lanplanned the attack owe coerced him police and protesters clashed in kathmandu, on day one of a strike. an alliance of 30 opposition parties is demanding a new constitution draft be passed. the ruling coalition attempted to get it approved through a vote in parliament after talks with the opposition failed. six greenpeace activists boarded an oil rig in the pacifics ocean.

the rig was headed to the arctic to drill. green piece oppose the exploration in the region. any spill will be difficult to clean up much four years ago a world first framework agreement on human trafficking was signed in the asia pacific settling guidelines to help the region. the trade affects as many as 2.4 million. a majority of the victims are in the region where there are around 3.5 million vulnerable refugees. those affected can find themselves forced into slavery or the sex trade. many trafficked children. in southern thailand people have taken matters into their own hands to stop human trafficking. they are armed and say they are determined to stop their communities deteriorating into

unlawlessness. >> reporter: deep in the jungles of southern thailand the men patrol one of asia's busy smuggling routes. they are volunteers answering calls for civilians to do what they can to stop trackers using thailand as a point. myanmar and bangladesh come through here every year in search of better lives and the men know that taking matters into their own hand will stop lawlessness because of the presence of armed gangs that smuggle them through. >> translation: the government officials are involved with the human traffickers. this is the biggest challenge. many of the local villages are involved. i don't think they benefit as much as the officials. not far from the jungle, refugees rescued from armed smugglers try to enjoy a semblance of freedom. fatima paid traffickers to help

minority camp in myanmar. they spent a month on a boat and were to be smuggled in thailand, across from malaysia. they rescued her as traffickers tried to lead her group through the jungle. >> they were violent. they were beating the rohingya. they beat us with the guns they carried. sometimes they used a rope too. two men were shot dead, one beaten to death. when i saw it i wanted to die. the suffering was bad. >> to prevent the suffering volunteers set up checkpoints and act as the local police. they have the support of the community, who give them food, petrol and money for their needs. not everyone believes this is a good thing. the leaders of the minority group here were concerned the presence of rescuers will complicate matters further.

>> if the muslims are carrying weapons, the rouhinga know that they'll be treated fairly. if the buddhists had weapons, i'm not saying all of them. some will intimidate and treat the rohingya harsh. >> that was not the case for fatima and her daughters. they were taken to a shelter and are glad to be alive. she hopes to get to her husband in malaysia. with no one stopping them, the men in the jungle will continue their work, filling the gaps the government has been unable to. still to come on al jazeera, the world's most polluted city takes a step closer to clean air. is it enough. manchester city's hopes of retaining the premier league crown takes a blow. sanaa has the details in sport.

hello again. india's prime minister narendra modi launched his country's first national air quality index. the system will record air quality in 10 major cities in real time and the data published online. the government has been struggling to refute that beijing not india is the worse polluted economy. last year indian was ranked as almost the worst country in the world. 174th out of 178.

13 of the world's most polluted cities are in india. delhi takes the top so the, according to the world health the w.h.o. says 627,000 die of pollution. >> when the people in new delhi want to know how polluted the weather is, they come to the weather department. it's an important issue from millions across the city as international health organizations reported that new delhi is the most polluted city. the mohdi the government introduced the air quality index, it's a move welcomed by environmental groups. >> it's important because this will give people the chance to take precautions, especially those suffering from lung disease and heart disease. this is a one step forward, but

we need to do a lot more. >> the indian government is rolling out this air quality index in 10 cities across the country and it will expand the programme to more than 60 as time goes on. the big question is what does it mean, what does the collection of the data and publication in real-time mean for people on the ground. if a city like new delhi records air pollution on consecutive days, will it mean a change in traffic conditions. what will it mean for millions in their daily life. all around, a great idea, many saying it's a great start when it comes to public awareness. how will this change the situation in some of the world's biggest cities. now four the sport with sap a. a. -- sanaa. >> thank you. some news were turkey, two suspects have been detained following an attack on a fenerbahce bus.

it was hit by gun fire when the league leaders were travelling to the airport. no players were injured. the bus driver was taken to hospital for treatment. the turkish football league was suspended for one week manchester's hopes of retaining the premier league crown were dented on monday. they were beaten by crystal palace leaving them nine behind chelsea. a palace opener was scored in the pierce half. doubling the lead with the kick. they pulled one back, 2-1 winners. the manager is knoll worried about losing his job. >> i'm not going to say anything about my job. that's the thing i'm not concerned. >> reporter: why? >> i never have failed all those things. i work do my work i'm happy and see that the team maybe have a difficult season but never

worry about me. the blue devils won national basketball. 19 million television viewers tuned in on average for the final of four matches. duke beat wisconsin for the championship in front of 70,000 fans at indianapolis n.f.l. stadium. the key play in the second half, opening an 8-point lead. duke won 68-63 the fifth championship and fifth trophy for the coach. >> yes, all of them are great. it's the one that you are in this moment with is always the most current and you feel it the best. i haven't loved a team more than i loved this team. we have eight guys, and four of them are fresh. for them it's 35 games and a national title. that is incredible

to the n.b.a. and the brooklyn nets gave hopes of reaching the playoffs a boost. beating the portland trailblazers on tuesday. a win in 10 games, 32 points and nine rebounds for one plash, 106-96 winners. they sit 7th with five regular games left. >> after a year-long drug fans baseball player alex rodriguez returned to action with the new york yankees. he was welcomed by 40,000 fans and had to wauct out and bad against -- walk out and bat against the toronto blue jays and had a single in the fifth. in the first following the retirement they ended up moving 6-1. n.h.l. - the stanley cup holders, the l.a. kings suffered

a blow to play-off hopes, and were beaten by vancouver on monday. they took the lead in the first. it's levelled for the canucks in the third. forcing the game into overtime. it should be settled there, with l.a. going down in a shoot-out. they are one point behind winnipeg for the second wildcard spot. >> that's because winnipeg beat minnesota wild 2-0. the jets have won eight of the last 11 games as they make a push for the post season. >> former world number one tiger woods is confident he'll win his 15th major title at the masters, starting thursday. ranked 111 he carded a career high of 11 over par in january at the phoenix open and has missed the past two months due to a back injury. woods has not won a major since

2008 but has been pleased with his practice at augusta, and some opponents are excited for his return. >> hasn't played for a while. everyone is excited and interested to see how he performs this week. what the state of the game is for him, because, i mean he's a huge part of gulf. everyone enjoys watching him, obviously. we got blessed with the 15 year span of the domination that he had out here. as a competitor i didn't like it very much. you know it's good to see these - my hero growing up watching him. >> i hope he's happy. i hope he's fine. i hope he will play well this week. that's it for me. >> thank you very much. stay with us a full bulletin of news is straight ahead. don't go away. latest on event in yemen and

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>> the chorus of voices calling for a pause in the fighting in yemen grows as medical supplies are delayed. >> pakistan's parliament torn whether to support the saudi-led operation in yemen. >> also ahead on the program: in kenya, students call for increased security at universities, in the wake of the garissa massacre last