>> 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 week.

>> turkish president visits iran after a meeting with a top saudi official. >> the humanitarian situation in yemen continuing to get worse despite the arrival of international aid staff. 74 children have been killed in yemen in the past 12 days. houthi rebels be holds out against the saudi-led bombing campaign there. the international committee of the red cross has landed a plane with staff in sanna but another carrying medical supplies is held back. russia and china are calling for a pause in the fighting to allow humanitarian aid. foreign ministers from both countries have met in moscow. the pakistani prime minister is calling on iran to get involved in a debate on security in yemen. pakistan's parliament debating whether to join the military campaign against the houthis after a request from saudi

arabia. this is the aftermath of shelling in the area in aden. houthi rebels targeted, but many civilians lost their homes. the u.n. estimates 100,000 people have fled. we have the latest. >> a civilian in the center of aden is shot by a houthi fighter as he scans the street below and example of how dangerous the streets have become. this is the violence the saudi coalition is targeting blaming the houthis and their allies of taking control of yemen by force and cracking down on anyone who opposes them. >> the houthis target buildings and people. they have managed to move to certain areas to take cover from the airstrikes. we are working in coordination with tribesmen and popular committees. >> the fiercest basses are in the southern city of aden, there are forces loyal to adou rabbo

mansour hadi in areas with parts aligned to former president ali abdullah saleh. aid agencies have found it almost impossible to reach those most in need. >> we coordinated the arrival of a passenger plane to sanna. it landed and left safely. we are in the pros of coordinating a second flight for them and are finalizing the details. >> russia is working through the united nations to get all sides to agree to a ceasefire and allow aid to be delivered. china has also called for a political solution to this war hinting that it supports president hadi. >> china is deeply worried by the recent dell in the first of the yemen situation. we call on all relevant parties to quickly implement a ceasefire and avoid further civilian

casualties. china hopes all relevant sides can i am president-elect solutions and proles also. we call on them to resolve the crisis through political dialogue to restore yemen's stability and real order. >> the international community faces a difficult challenge. saudi arabia and its partners have repeatedly said they will not stop their military attacks unless president hadi is reinstate. it is a demand the houthis have so far rejected. >> a spokeswoman for the international red cross in yemen spoke to us by phone from sanna with an update on their mission. >> the humanitarian situation is still extremely complicate and gets more complicated by the day. we have the medical supplies that are still not there. in many parts of the country the population is still suffering from a lack of fuel, water short ones, food stocks

are getting low and we have dozens of people being killed and wounded every day. just to give you an update in aden the streets are filled with dead bodies in some areas and people are afraid to leave their home. the call for humanitarian help still stands. the plane that is now in amman there are over 16 tons of medical supplies. we hope it will arrive safely to sanna tomorrow. we have another plane with over 32 pounds of medical supplies and 10 generators to help fix the water systems. it is uploading today and tomorrow in geneva and should arrive to sanna on thursday.

we however still do not have the clearance for the very much needed boats to sale from. >> ability to aden. we have onboard a surgical team and doctors without borders surgical team. >> iran reported a gunman killed eight border guards in the southeast, the attack took place in the province near the border with pakistan. it was the second reported incident in the area monday. iran's official news says revolutionary guard units broke up a group linked to a foreign intelligence agency and killed three of its members. >> turkish president is in iran for high level meetings. he's already met with iranian president rouhani and will meet with the country's supreme leader later. his visit comes despite tensions with the saudi-led coalitions in yemen. last month he accused iran of

trying to dominate the region and testing the tolerance of the region. this visit has taken on added significance because of current events in the region. >> yes it's those comments by the turn. >> president that cradled extra significance to this visit. it's a long scheduled visit. the yemen crisis erupted after the visit was planned but because the turn. >> president said that iran is trying to dominate the region, there's more focus on the meeting. 65m.p.'s have signed a motion calling on the iranian president not to welcome the turkish president, but he is there in iran turkey saying iran is trying to dominate the region not just because of support for the houthis in yemen but because of iran's continuing support for syrian president bashar al assad. turkey wants to see him gone and

turkey suspicious are iran's involvement in the fight against isil in northern iraq. it suspects that iran is using that fight as cover to extend its influence there. interestingly, before the turkish president left for iran, he had a meeting with the saudi arabian interior minister. there are differences between the two countries significant differences politically notably over saudi arabia's support for the coup that ended with the out of thing of president mohamed morsi, but despite that, turkey's thrown its weight behind the saudi campaign in yemen and has offered logistical support. no indication what they were talking about last night but some believe logistical support. >> to what degree will this strain relation between the two countries? they have a lot at stake economically. >> well, yeah, well, there are considerable notable political

strains between the two but they need each other economically. they hope to increase bilateral trade this year. they need each other because turkey need's iran's gas and iran facing sanctions from the united states and the europe union and other parts of the world needs the foreign exchange it earns selling that gas to turkey. despite political differences it's unlikely it will affect the economic times between the two countries. >> the u.n. security council is discussing helping palestinians caught in the crossfire in yarmouk. most of the camp is in ruins after overrun by isil wednesday. the council is considering emergency measures to evacuate people. thousands of refugees were forced to leave and now stapping at a temporary camp.

>> in kenya students have rallied in the streets of nairobi. they are demanding better security at universities in the wake of the brutal attack in garissa last thursday. 148 people were killed by al shabab gunmen after they stormed the garissa university campus. malcolm web is live for us now in nairobi. clearly a lot of anger in the country in the wake of that brutal attack on the university in garissa and questions about kenyan security. >> that's right. the students' message is clear. they want more security at all universities for all students across the country. before the attack last week, there had been warnings about the vulnerability of universities and specifically people in garissa had said they wanted more security at that university saying it was in an unstable part of northeastern

kenya where al shabab have launched several attacks in the last year or so, and because there were a diversity of students from different parts of the country thought it was a vulnerable target. they wanted more security there soldiers or armed please. they've made that request to the government but the security never came and of course when the university was attacked, it did prove very vulnerable indeed. students have taken to the streets to demand to have this extra security in all the institution. they say every student in kenya needs to be protected. they've now just -- we've found out they've moved into the university into nairobi university where they're going to conduct a vigil to pay their respects to their fellow students who were killed last week. >> what's the government's response to all this, malcolm to what extent are they looking at perhaps stepping up security, not just in universities, but around the country? >> well, they've said that they're taking measures in some

parts of northeastern kenya following the attack. they immediately introduced a curfew. they said that they're going to hire 10,000 more police officers and train them. they tried to do that before, but there were some complications and allegation of corruption in the hiring, so that was initially stalled but that they say now is going to go ahead. they say they are doing everything they can to try and improve it. students and others want the changes coming very quickly now after the vulnerability of the students in garissa was revealed in last week's tragic attack. >> malcolm webb reporting to us live from the kenyan capitol. >> still much more ahead here on al jazeera. when we come back, a new malaysian law bringing back detention without trial. rights groups call it a major setback. >> we go on patrol with the thais who are taking the fight against human trafficking into their own hands. that's all ahead.

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>> you're watching al jazeera. lets take a look at our top stories. the international committee of the red cross has been able to land a plane with staff in sanna. another plane carrying medical supplies is still held back. fighting between government forces and houthi rebels continues across the country. >> pakistani prime minister is calling on iran to get involved in a debate on security in yemen. pakistan's parliament is debating whether to join the military campaign against the

houthis after a request from saudi arabia. >> in kenya students are protesting in the capitol nairobi, calling for better security in universities president wake of the garissa attack last week where 148 people were killed. >> malaysia's lower house passed a controversial anti terrorism love which the government says is necessary to tackle security threats. the bill in produces indefinite detention without trial something the prime minister revoked three years ago. we have the latest from kuala lampur. >> who was overwhelming support for the passing of the prevention of terrorism act 2015 in the malaysian lower house in the early hours of tuesday morning. extent nine votes for, 60 against it reinsty gates a former law of detention of an

individual with no access to a lawyer or appearance in court or even any idea of the duration of that detention. that will be up to the authorities to decide, so we're now hearing civil society groups complaining about this, what they're describing as draconian law being implemented by malaysia. there has been a growing support in asia pacific by some to join the conflict in the middle east and support groups like al-qaeda and isil, so the malaysian government feel they have to stamp on this recruitment campaign. now these 17 individuals that were arrested on sunday age between 14 and 49 were supposed to allegedly target locations in the capitol, kuala lampur and the federal state where the main seat of government, the highest court in the land and the prime

minister offices about 30 kilometers away. >> japan unveiled its 2015 diplomatic paper known as the blue book. the annual foreign policy report reality rates the countries commitment to remaining a peace loving nation. it will protect territorial sovereignty as well as seas and air space and maintain claims to islands that are disputed near potentially rich oil and gas reserves. june a military specialist at the technological university says japan continues to claim sovereignty over the islands. >> well to a certain extent, i mean yes they're not saying anything new the japanese. they still claim, you know, the islands. they still claim them. that's not necessarily, you

know incompatible with a peace loving stance. what they're saying is that these belong to us. of course, they don't have possession of the islands but they're not going to use violence in order to take these -- take any kind of possession that they claim nor are they, you know, at this point using the threat of violence in order to keep the territories that they already have. basically what they're talking about is trying to advance this idea of normalization japan being a normal power, one that's prepared to defend its interests. >> pro-russian separatists have released 16 ukrainian soldiers held in eastern ukraine since january. both ukraine and russia agreed to exchange prisoners as part of a ceasefire deal. the separatists say they've released all ukrainian prisoners and are waiting for kiev to do the same. >> sporadic fighting is

continuing in the country despite a peace agreement. people have been hiding in underground shelters for months, including children living with foster parents who can't afford to clothe and feed them. andrew summon reports from the rebel-held city of donetsk. >> children shouldn't have to live like this, an existence underground with little food. there's no exception in the self declared republic of donetsk. >> places like this answer the question is there any confidence in the ceasefire. families living underground in musty, damp conditions, and here there are 28 children trying to get by. >> many families refuse to give up their space here, because they're convinced the fighting will resume. some of the children have foster parents who can't afford to

clothe and feed them. she used to get a $100 a month allowance for fostering this child. but in the donetsk now, there is nothing. she was advised to put him into an orphanage. >> how could they say this? he is mine. he is mine. i won't give him away. never. never. >> do you love your mom? [ kissing ] >> the nearest orphanage rebrand, there's a depressed mood. >> ukraine should supply these families with support along with everything else needled to care for these children.

>> ukrainian welfare payments aren't being sent here. the breakaway republic isn't paying them either and it hasn't paid staff salaries since december. institutions like these are a throwback to the soviet area when parents couldn't cope, parents were often placed under the care of the state categorized as social orphans. they sometimes developed mental health issues and go into adulthood without being given the chance of independence. the self declared republic couldn't tell us when it will start making foster payments. the theory that things get worse, more children will have to go into state care. andrew simmons, al jazeera donetsk, eastern ukraine. >> the greek deputy finance minister said germany zero the

country $300.000000000 for occupations during world war ii. the government has never put it in an official request. the parliamentary panel started work on claiming repayments until last week. greece has until the end of the monday to reach a funding agreement with you're rezone creditors before it runs out of money. >> people in ferguson, missouri are voting thursday to elect three new city council members. they hope to boost african-american representation in a city that's become a symbol of racial tension after months of protest. we met some of the candidates. >> the crowd at st. mark family church may have been small. >> an informed voter can make a difference. >> the field of city council candidates particular black ones in ferguson, missouri has never been so large. four african-americans are running for three open seats in the april 7 election. >> we have an opportunity to effectuate sustainable real

change right here in ferguson. >> change is exactly what many have ferguson's respondents have been demanding ever since a white police officer shot mike brown, an unarmed black teen. the white officer was cleared of wrongdoing but a federal investigation found a pattern of racist policing in the city and its courts. it will fall to the next city council to make the reforms demanded by the u.s. justice department. adrien hawkins is a federal worker and single mother of two. >> when i saw the capped dates i said somebody has to run. somebody has to come and somebody has to help us, so i decided to be the change that i wanted to see. >> about two thirds of ferguson's residents are black but the vast majority of elected officials are white. >> ferguson isn't unusual. throughout st. louis county are many communities that were once

predominantly white shifted to black. overwhelmingly the leadership hasn't kept pace with the sweeping changes in demographics. >> the former mayor of ferguson is now running for city council a part time job that pace just $250 a month. >> it's about participation. unfortunately, our african-americans don't participate at a level as caucasians do in our community. >> only 6% of eligible black voters turned out in municipal elections. whites at 17% weren't much better. patricia bynes is working hard to change that. >> i'm seeing an incredible amount of interest. people are getting the message that if they want change, they have to get involved and they're going to have to take the reins and lead it. >> they will have to make their voices heard in the voting booths, as well as the streets. al jazeera. >> jurors in the boston marathon bombing trial begin deliberations on tuesday after

both sides made closing arguments. they'll decide what punishment dzhokar tsarnaev will receive for his role in carrying out two explosions at a u.s. marathon in 2013. the teenager faces live in prison or the death penalty for killing three people and injuring more than 200 others. his lawyers have argued his elder brother who planned the attack influenced him. >> six green piece activists got aboard an oil rig. green peace opposes oil exploration in the region saying any spill there would be extremely difficult to clean up. >> now four years ago a world first framework agreement on human trafficking was signed in the asia pacific. it set common guidelines to help tackle the problem. the u.s. estimates 2.4-mile people are affected worldwide at any one time. a majority of those victims are

in the asia pacific region where there are 3.5 million vulnerable refugees. those affects can be forced into slavery or the sex trade. many of those trafficked are children. >> in southern thailand, people have taken matters into their own hands to stop human trafficking, they are armed and determined to stop their communities from deteriorating into lawlessness. we join their patrol. >> deep in the jungles of southern thailand, these men patrol one of asia's busiest smuggling routes. they are all volunteers, who have answered their governments call for civilians to do what they can to stop human traffickers from using thigh land as a transat this transit points. thousands come searching for a better life. these men hope to prevent a rise

in lawlessness because of the presence of the migrants and armed gainings that smuggle them through. >> the government officials are involved with the human traffickers. this is our biggest challenge. many of the local villagers are also involved, but i don't think they benefit as much as the officials. >> not far from the jungle, refugees rescued from arm smugglers try to enjoy a semblance of freedom. fatima paid traffickers to help her and her daughters. they spent a month on a boat and then were to be smug would threw thailand across to malaysia. the volunteer militia rescued her as traffickers tried to lead her group through the dense jungle. >> the guards are very violent. they are always beating the people. they even beat us with the guns they carried. sometimes they used a rope, too. two men were shot dead and one was beaten to death.

when i saw it, i just wanted to die. the suffering was very bad. >> to prevent further you suffering, the volunteers set up check points and pretty much act as the local police. they have the support of the community, who give them food, petrol and money for their needs, but not everyone believes this is a good thing. the leaders of the minority muslim groups here are concerned the presence of armed civilian rescuers is just going to complicate matters further. >> if the muslims are carrying weapons, they know they will be treated fairly, but if the buddhist carry weapons not all of them, but they will treat people very harsh. >> fatima and her daughters were brought to a shelter and are just glad to be alive. she still aims to get to her husband in malaysia. with no one stopping them, the men in the jungle say they'll

continue their work. armed and determined to step in, and fill the gaps their government has been unable to. al jazeera. >> as always, there is lots more on our website aljazeera.com. get the latest on all the stories we're following. >> no way out thousands of refugees trapped in syria while isil and the government battle. there may be an escape plan in the works. >> a jury decides the fate of the accused boston marathon bomber what the verdict hinges on. >> voters in ferguson, missouri head to the polls to elect a new city council. could low turnout derail hopes for change and more racial diversity?