>> the u.s. frees up weapons supplies to the anti-coalition in yemen. the u.s. warns of catastrophic attacks in aden. more than 500 have been killed in two weeks of fighting in yemen. hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up the u.n. demands access to a palestinian refugee camp in syria, a week after it was attacked by i.s.i.l. plus... ..protests in kenya as students

call for better security after the garissa university attack and malaysia accused of taking a big step back as parliament reintroduces detention without trial. hello. the u.s. says it's speeding up weapons supplies to the saudi-led coalition, which is fighting houthi rebels and its allies in yemen. washington is increasing intelligence sharing to stop the houthis taking more of the country. the world health organisation says more than 540 have been killed and 1700 injured in fighting in yemen over the past few weeks. u.n.i.c.e.f. says 74 children have been killed in the 13 days since the saudi-led operation began, but believes the real figure is higher. red cross warns of a

catastrophic situation in the south of aden and wants an aid group urgently. it's hoping to fly in supplies on wednesday. the saudi-led coalition gave more detail about the delivering of aid to yemen. >> translation: yesterday a plane evacuated some red cross members. today we authorised a ship moving from djibouti carrying humanitarian aid. it is part of the decisive storm campaign. safety and organization are important. we finished the authorizations and the evacuation of citizens is going well. flights are there, times scheduled. we have had difficulties supplying enough flights to carry people. >> more from hashem ahelbarra, who is monitoring the event from the doha headquarters. give us an overview of the situation right now, especially of course, in aden.

>> it's a delicate situation with the ongoing fighting between forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and forces loyal to the houthis, and the former president ali abdullah saleh. fighting is raging iters in the center of aden. this led to a deer tear rate rating -- deteriorating situation in the city particularly for civilians targeted over the last few days. hospitals are running out of medical supply asking for aid to cope with a rising number of civilians killed or injured in the fighting. so it's a very delicate situation. and, yet, this is a situation that you can see replicated in different parts of the country. deteriorating situation because

of ongoing fighting. >> in the last hour we listened to the daily-led news conference from the saudi-led spokesperson. as well as admitting there was a humanitarian situation, and that they'd allow aid in they made an appeal to some yemeni army commanders. >> basically now the strategy or the sound is the following - they would like to continue with air strikes to put pressure on the houthis and former president ali abdullah saleh to defect and join the legitimate government. that's the best way to speed up a political settlement of the crisis in yemen. this is why, in the briefing tonight, they reiterated the need for those people to step aside, jounin the legitimacy. he'd like to highlight ali

abdullah saleh, and the houthi leaderal houthi. whether these people will abandon their leaders and join forces. it's the mounting pressure to put an end to the air strikes because of the death toll among the civilian population there. the russians and the chinese. on the diplomatic front they are pushing for a ceasefire as soon as possible. >> hashem ahelbarra with the latest on yemen from doha. thank you. the u.n. security council called for humanitarian access to the palestinian camp of yarmouk in syria. most of the camp is in ruins after being overrun by i.s.i.l. it's been suggested that emergency measures to evacuate

people be considered. thousands are flee staying at a temporary camp. >> the members condemn in the strongest terms the grave crimes committed by d.a.e.s.h. and others against 18,000 civilians in the camp and emphasise the need that such criming do not go unpunished. the members called for the protection of civilians and the camp for issuing humanitarian access for the area continuing providing life-saving assistance and ensure safe passage and evacuation of civilians. al jazeera's stefanie dekker has more from beirut in neighbouring lebanon. >> a diplomatic push is under way to open a humanitarian corridor. the agency that deals with refugees addressed the security council calling for

international pressure. it's difficult to contain the situation on the ground. i.s.i.l. controls 60% of the yar nook camps. -- yarmouk camps. the situation is fluid. from the people inside the camp they'll tell you that i.s.i.l. has snipers on buildings making it difficult to move. the people are dependent on aid. they have been besieged for years, with no water, electricity or food is making their way into the camp to treat the wounded much the syria government is using barrel bombs and shelling the camp since the fighting began. people are trapped between the siege - meaning they are dependent on medical aid. they are trapped between infighting between groups and the bombing from the air. a difficult situation. some managed to get out. the majority 16,000, are trapped security forces in tikrit say it's now safe for residents

to return. last week tikrit was recaptured from i.s.i.l. fighters. they took control of the city last june. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: many of the roads and buildings in tikrit remain deserted. the iraqi army may be in control, but fighting has been intense in the past few weeks. islamic state of iraq and levant overran saddam hussein's home town in june. security forces are trying to reassure people it's safe to return. >> translation: we are in control of security we control all the government buildings, and we have secured the residential areas. >> reporter: the iraqi military victory was helped by u.s.-led coalition air strikes. evidence of aprofitize committed by i.s.i.l. -- atrocities committed by i.s.i.l. was found in this grave, believed to contain the graves of soldiers. >> translation: i came to this

place to look for my nephew. i was told me was killed and buried in tikrit. >> reporter: iraq's prime minister visited the kurdish northers repeating a promise that the iraqi army would work with kurdish forces to take back control of the province. >> translation: we are here to cooperate and coordinate on a joint plan to liberate the people. we'll work with all sides and sects to liberate the area for the people. >> reporter: the streets of tikrit may be quiet now. i.s.i.l. controls huge areas of northern iraq. most of the western province of anbar, and various areas north of the capital baghdad. hundreds of kenyan university students have been marching through nairobi calling for better security after the garissa university attack. they want compensation for the families of 148 victims,

construction of a memorial and tightened security on campuses. the students stopped at the office of the president uhuru kenyatta to present their demands. a vigil is held for the victims, mohammed adow joins us from nairobi. tell us more about what is happening at the moment. >> well a sombre mood here tonight here in the heart of nairobi. hundreds of kenyans turned up around dusk and gathered in this square where i am standing behind me and they lit candles, wrote notes and stand in memorial of the 147 students killed in the garissa attack. they are asking questions, and some are chanting why were they gunned down. why were they gunned down.

they had placards with pictures of some of the students who were killed as well as crosses, each marking the grave - symbolic grave of those who died. they had the flags of kenyans draped over. a sombre mood here, and kenyans are asking for quick action by the authorities, and the insecurity that has killed more than 400 people ever since the attacks by al-shabab started after october 2011 operation in which kenya sent its forces to somali. >> yes, we saw the picture of some university students marching through the streets of the capital. there's real anger both at al-shabab, and also the government and the ministry. i feel that the university hasn't been protected. >> indeed.

yes, they are saying that the university is not protected. even when there was intelligence of an attack at the institution, and pointing to garissa, that it would be one of the places where the attack could possibly happen. what the university students are saying is let there not be a repeat of what happened. let's not lose more lives. they need to protect not institutions of learning but public places where attacks like this can or cannot be targeted by al-shabab mohammed adow reporting live from the vigil in nairobi. thank you now, still to come on the programme ... >> i'm andrew simmonds reporting from donetsk and eastern ukraine. i'll explain why families are still living in these conditions under ground even though there's a ceasefire also ahead - the volunteer police force helping to stop

human trafficking in thailand. thailand.

hello again. welcome back. a reminder of the top stories an al jazeera - weapons supplies sped up in saudi-led coalition, targetting the houthi rebels in yemen. the situation across the country is deteriorating, u.n.i.c.e.f. saying 74 children have been killed since the end of march u.s. security council is demanding humanitarian access to a refugee camp in syria's

capital after it was stormed by i.s.i.l. fighters last week hundreds of students mark through the kenyan capital calling for better security at universities following the attack in garissa, 149 dying after gunmen stormed a campus in the north-east malaysia's parliament approved an anterior. -- an anti-terror law. they reintroduced a policy revoked years ago in relation to those planning attacks in the capital iran's newsagency reports soldiers killed on the border. the attack is a second-reported incident in the area. the official agency said

republican guard's were attacked. the gunmen were linked to farren intelligence agency but they did not elabbing rate 62 turkish military operators gaoled for trying to topple recep tayyip erdogan in 2003 have been acquitted. 236 others were acquitted last week. the judge ruled some digital evidence against them was inadmissible including documents said to be from 2003 using a typeface that didn't exist until 2006 turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan is in iran for high-level meetings on the agenda for him and hassan rouhani is syria and yemen. the turkish president was tit -- tight-lipped. bernard smith has more. >> reporter: all smiles as turkey's president calls on his iranian counterpart. recep tayyip erdogan accused iran of trying to dominate the

region with its involvement in yemen, syria and iraq. recep tayyip erdogan chose to focus on economic ties. >> translation: we signed eight agreements and a memorandum of agreement in several areas, including culture areas. we understand what we can achieve. the region we are located is volatile. we had the chance to discuss various economists and see what we can do. >> reporter: a series of economical and cultural agreements were signed. it was left to the iranian president to talk about yemen. >> translation: both parties are of the same view that the conflict should dom an end in the region. both of us thinks the conflict should end in yemen. attacks from neighbouring countries should dom an end. following the ceasefire we should have a situation where we

can supply iranian support. before flying recep tayyip erdogan met the interior minister. turkey suggested it may offer logistical support to saudi arabia as it carries out a military campaign against the houthis in yemen. the turkish president said nothing about yemen but referred to the region being in a rim of fire. if recep tayyip erdogan had anything to say about the late-night meeting with the saudis it wasn't for public consumption four years ago a world first framework agreement of human trafficking was signed in the asia pacific, setting guidelines to help the region tackle the problem of the the illegal trade affects as many as 2.4 million at any one time. many victims are in the asia pacific region where there's around 3.5 billion refugees. some can be forced into slavery

or the sex trade. many being children according to the united nations in southern thailand people took matters into their own hands to stop human trafficking. they are armed and determined to stop the communities deteriorating into lawlessness. >> 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 transit 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 her and her daughters flee a 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. >> the guards 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 further 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 rohingya 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 aims to get to her husband in malaysia. with no one stopping them, the men in the jungle will continue

to filling the gaps the government has been unable to. 100,000 children are forced to leave their homes in ukraine. some are living in shelters and their families are struggling to feed and clothe them. andrew simmonds reports 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 damp 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 woman used to get $100 a month allowance 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? he is mine. he is mine. i will not give him away. never, never. do you love your mum? at the nearest orphanage, rebranded with a flag of the republic, there's a depressed mood. they were in support.

. >> institutions like these are a throw back to the soviet era when parents couldn't cope children were placed under the care of the sit, cat gerized 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. the fear is things get worse, more children will have to go into state care. the people of ferguson in the u.s. state of missouri are voting in the first council elections since an unarmed black teenager was shot dead last summer. michael brown's killing by a white police officers stoked

racial tensions leading to violent protests. two-thirds of residents are black, the city's council is white. that is set to change with a record number of african-american candidates stanged the u.s. republican senator rand paul announced he's running for his party's nomination in the 2016 race. the second person after ted cruz to formerly declare his candidacy for the republican ticket. >> we have come to take our country back from the special interest that use washington as their personal piggy bank. the special interest that are more concerned with their personnel welfare than the general welfare. the washington machine that gobbles up our freedoms and invades every nook and cranny of our lives, must be stopped. [ cheering ] alzhiemer's affects millions of people. sufferers wander from their safe

environment putting themselves in danger. a teenager drew were personal experience and invented a gadget to help those at risk of wandering off and away. >> reporter: the sweet sound of music. in this daycare facility for the elderly in new york alzhiemer's patients pass their time trying to stimulate their mind listening to song. for 73-year-old betty lee, who forgets if she's at home or in trinidad, it's a safe environment. she is like everyone else a wanderer. a term used for people suffering from alzhiemer's or other cognitive disorders, who can't remember who they are and dangerously and suddenly set out for unknown situations becoming missing persons. betty's smile hides the fact that her memory loss leads her to wander. >> sometimes i forget things. >> reporter: researchers say

wandering caused by alzhiemer's and a major public health crisis. >> we know if someone with cognitive impairment is not found been 24 hour there's a chance they'll never be found or found deceased or injured. it's why it's an incredible issue the problem of memory loss and wandering has no geo graphing boundaries. >> reporter: in the united states 5.5 million suffer from alzhiemer's. 60% are wanderers. globally 44 million have alzhiemer's, and by 2050 it's expected to triple. the issue of wandering hits close to home for kenneth. his grandfather who has alzhiemer's got out of bed, walked outside and was found on a busy highway before being brought home by police. >> it was devastating. knowing that my grandfather's life was at risk essentially because of his wandering.

the 16-year-old had experience in inventing things and started coding on his laptop and the safe wander app was born. the caregiver places the sensor on the bottom of the sock. once of person with amazon gets out, and steps on to the floor an alert is sent out. >> reporter: his invention is about to be put on the market. he hopes it will help millions stay safe and prevent them from wandering, a problem that is global and cannot be ignored. don mclane's original handrin written manuscript for why american pie" sold at auction for $1.2 million ♪ bye, bye ms american pie ♪ the 16 pages of handwritten lyrics were auctioned by christie's in new york. they described the lyrics as wistful, buoyant and enigmatic.

"american pie" was a hit in the u.s. pop charts in 1972 and 1991. madonna scored a hat-trick for her version of the song more on the website as ever. the usual address to click tonne is aljazeera.com. >> we have come to take our country back. [ cheering ] the republican race for president heats up as kentucky senator rand paul formally announces his run for the white house voters head to the polls in chicago to decide whether ron emanuel is in charge. ferguson, missouri residents electing new