>> the united states the united states step up weapons delivered to might houthies in yemen. and saudi arabia say everything is being done to help civilian there is trapped by the fighting. welcome to al jazeera. i'm david foster. also coming up in the next 30 minutes a number of suspects appear in court in connection with last week's university attack. a record of number of

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casualties among civilians. some are being treated at the main hospital in the capital of sanaa. the united states united states has expressed concerns over the rising death toll among civilians since the start of the military campaign almost two weeks ago. international aid agencies say that they're unable to reach many of the people affected by the fighting. they live in an area that has been hit. her son was injured in an attack targeting a gas tanker. >> if the children were in position of my children, what would the response be? look how awful our situation is right now. where our children are burned like this, and we're homeless from our houses like this. may got punish those who displace people from their homes homes. >> saudi army officers deny acusayses that target civilians. they blame the houthis that move their weapons to civilian

areas. the coalition has called on army officers loyal to the houthis and former president abd rabbuh mansur hadi to defect. >> we're targeting the houthies and soldiers loyal to saleh. and wherever they go, our message to the military commanders is that you have to join the legitimacy and ban the rebels. >> these are ammunition depos and houthi positions the home. they were hit by warplanes. in a strong show of support for the saudis, the u.s. says its speeding up weapons supplies to the coalition. on the diplomatic front china and russia are working on a new resolution. the move is aimed at stopping violence and resuming political talks among yemen's rival factions. >> china is deeply wired about the recent developments about the situation in yemen. we call on all relevant parties

to quickly implement a cease-fire and avoid further civilian casualties. china also hopes that all relevant sides can i am security counsel resolutions and gcc proposals. we also call on them to resolve the crisis through political dialogue to restore stability and legal order. >> but on the ground the fighting continues. forces loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi say they're driving houthis from arrests why aden saada. the saudi-led coalition said that they'll continue attacks until houthies are pushed out of cities that they control and president hadi is reinstated, a demand that is rejected by the houthis. >> well, earlier i spoke to the saudi ambassador to the united nations. he started by talking about saudi arabia's methods of

dealing with the massive number of civilities in. >> they are doing all they can to help the people affected. most of the casualties that we know of are happening in civilian areas that are being shelled by the houthis and their allies. of course it is difficult because the infrastructure in yemen is already weak, following the years of disruption, and as far as we're concerned we're doing everything possible to make sure that medical supplies are delivered in time and in the right places, and of course, we have been very supportive and cooperative of more requests for evacuation and personnel who need to be evacuated. >> there are hundreds if not thousands of people who need help. the fact that there are two resolutions float around in the united nations neither has been voted on the fact that permission has been given to two flights to get in, that's not going to change the situation

described by the emergency of. >> there is a continuous supply of medicines and food products that is being airlifted. but of course we have a situation in which the houthi militias are conducting activities in heavily populated areas throughout yemen. and causing havoc with the situation there. so we need to be conscious of that. it has nothing to do with the question of the u.n. resolutions because we are conscious of our responsibility and desire to help our brothers in yemen irrespective of any united nations resolution.

>> a number of suspects accused of being al-shabab operatives. prosecutors connected five of the men they say in last thursday's attack in the north of the country. and they say that the men supplied the again men there with weapons. they will be held for another 30 days while the investigation continues. kenya is also frozen 86 bank accounts allegedly used to finance al-shabab. we >> reporter: the kenyan government has arraigned in court five people suspected to have been involved in the attack on garissa university, in which 147 opportunities died. they were arraigned in court and the charge were read out the charges of supplying weapons and ammunition to the men who

carried out the attack. however, the prosecutor asked for more time to carry out further investigations. the investigator also sought more time to investigation those who are in police custody but who are not arraigned in court. there is a list of people it says are suspected to be associated with al-shabab groups that carried out the attack this lists which we have seen includes businessmen non- non-governmental organizations and some of the vast companies than operate in nairobi and kenya,. we don't know if this list is out of investigators that the government has been carrying out for a period or if it is in connection with the garissa

attack. but we know that 95% of the people who are on the list are people of somali ethnicity. but of kenyan nationality. this is something that some of them who we have spoken to say will not take is sitting down, and they'll take the government to court and try to clear their name of these suspicions. >> well, hundreds of kenya university students seem to be marching through the capital nairobi and say they need better security after what happened in garissa. >> they want compensation they say for the families of the 148 victims. they need a memorial, too and tighter security on campus. they stopped eventually outside the presidential office to hand over their demands. there has been a vigil in nairobi for those who lost their lives in garissa. this is the last of three days

of mourning across kenya. united nations security council say that it wants humanitarian access. most of the camp has been ruined since being occupied by the islamic state in iraq and the levant fighters since wednesday. they have considered emergency measures to get people out. there are thousands of refugees already fled, and now say that they're staying at a temporary camp. well another key battleground against isil with iraqi city tikrit. security forces have recaptured from isil after that group had taken control of it last summer. officials say that it's okay for people to go back to their homes. >> many of the roads and buildings in tikrit remain deserted. the iraqi army allied with shia militias may be in control now but the fighting has been

intense for recent weeks. the islamic state in iraq and the levantoverislamic state in iraq and the levant over ran saddam hussein's hometown in june. the security forces are trying to convince people it is safe to return. >> we're in control of security. we control all the government buildings and we have secured the residential areas. >> the victory hear was helped by u.s.-led coalition airstrikes. evidence of atrocities committed by isil was discovered in this mass grave last week. it's believed to contain the bodies of iraqi soldiers. >> i came to this place to look for my nephew. i was told he was killed and buried here in tikrit. >> iraq's prime minister has been visiting the kurdish north. he repeated his promise that the iraqi army would work with kurdish forces to take back control of the province of nineveh. >> we are here to cooperate and coordinate on the joint plan to

liberate the people of nineveh. we will work with all the sides including all the religious sects, to liberate nineveh for the benefit of its people. >> the streets of tikrit may be quiet now but isil still controls huge areas of northern iraq most of the western province of anbar and various areas north of the capital of baghdad. >> syrian-born clerics have been found dead in london. he was found in his car in the wembley area of the city. he was the lead imam of a nearby mosque and was said to be an open critic of the assad regime in syria. a postmortem is due to take place soon. more is needed to attack security threats.

an it was passed hours after 17 people were detained. turkey has restored access to social networking sites the day after they were blocked because of images of a hostage being held at gun point. the prosecutor died last tuesday in a shootout between security forces and his captors. well turkey's president president erdogan is on his way, or at least he's already in iran. and the iranian president among other things, syria and yemen. here is bernard smith in istanbul. >> reporter: all smiles as turkey's president calls on his iranian counter part. he has accused to try to dominate the region with its involvement in yemen syria and iraq. but on this visit they would focus on the strong economic ties between the two countries.

>> we have signed eight agreements and a memorandum of understanding in various areas in economic and cultural areas. we've been able to understand what we can achieve. the region where we are located is very volatile. we have had the chance to discuss various matters and see what common steps we can take. >> a cultural agreement were signed. it was left to the iranian president to talk specifically about yemen. >> both parties are of the same view that disability conflict should come to an end in this region. both of us think that as soon as possible we should end the conflict in yemen and there should an cease-fire. the attacks from neighboring countries should come to an end. and following the cease-fire we should have a situation where we can provide humanitarian support. >> just before flying to iran,

turkey suggested it may offer logistical support to saudi arabia as it carries out it's air campaign against the houthis in yemen. >> if erdogan had anything to to tell iran about his late-night meeting with the saudis, it's not for public consumption. >> reporting from donetsk in eastern ukraine i'll be explain requesting families are still living in these conditions under ground even though there is a cease-fire. >> and why the world's worst performing currency is now the best. and how the russian ruble is fighting back.

>> the u.s. said it is bringing up weapons supplies to saudi-led coalition that is fighting houthies in yemen. unicef says that 47 children have been killed since the first of march and that everything is being done in the fighting. in connection with kenya's university attack, the suspects are accused of supplying weapons to the attackers in garissa in the north of kenya. well the u.n. say that more than 140,000 children have been

forced to leave their homes because of the crisis in even ukraine. some are underground and the lack of money keeps families from being able to feed and clothe them. >> children should not have to live like this. an existence underground with little food. it's always the poor who suffer most at times of conflict. and there is no exception in the self-declared republic of donetsk. places like this answer the question, is there any confidence in the cease-fire? 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 forward to clothe and feed them.

they used to get a 100-dollar a month allowance for fostering four-year-old anton. but in the breakaway of 'do donetsk she receives nothing. she was advised bay welfare works to put anton in an orphanage. >> how could they say this? he's mine. he's mine. i won't give him away. never. never. >> at a nearest orphanage the self declared republic there is a depressed mood. >> youukraine should supply these families with support along with everything else needed to help these children. >> but ukrainian welfare payments are not being sent here

and it has not paid staff salaries since december. institutions like these are a throwback to the self soviet era when parents count cope, children were often put in the care of the state categorized as social orphans. they symptoms grow up with mental health issues and don't have a chance to live in independence. the fear is that things will get worse and more children will have to go in state care. andrew simmons al jazeera, donetsk, eastern ukraine. >> now since rebels and troops have signed the cease-fire, the fighting has gone down a bit and that has led to the rise of the value of the ruble in russia.

>> a plunging ruble that's so late 2014. today the ruble is the best performing currency in the world. >> indeed, the ruble has been up 20% from its lowest point at the end of january. the scenario that every was forecasting is not realizing. >> they put it down to a slight rally in the price of oil and the ukrainian cease-fire seems to have calmed the conflict. they that oil is a factor but that is something else is having a bigger influence. >> russian compilation.

>> it's normal people who are off loading dollars? >> yes they're looking at savings. >> it's not much of a surprise that there is disagreement. few saw this coming. for those people, and there are plenty of them who predicted it would continue or bet against it this is all of it perplexing. time for a crash of the head and to nurse a few financial losses. but there won't be too much sympathy here for currency traders who made the wrong bet. the ruble may have come back in value but it is still below what it was last year. thein point of inflation and beginning of a recession. >> 15 members of a mexican police force has been killed by

suspected gang members. >> 15 police were gunned down in what was an an ambush. this was something that was planned and well choreographed and well executed. the police were traveling down the highway and they killed 15 and wounding five more. these are the experts and analysts we've been talking to, so this is a big deal in mexico. thethey specialize in drug smuggling, and they've got the access to land routes and ocean routes and they may have felt that the police were getting in their way a little bit too much. this is not the first time they've attacked police in recent months, but this attack will be another head cake for

the country's security forces and the country's government as they try to get on top of organized crime in that part of the country. >> seeing it's fair share of violence in the last few months, now it will see elections for the first time since mabel brown michael brown was shot dead. two-thirds of the people of ferguson are black rand the north and the majority of council members are might. they're not standing because they've broken their own political consciousness i think it's because they believe that the city has not been ran the right way in the past. >> exactly david. there was a scathing report put out by the u.s. justice department earlier in early

month which demonstrated the extent of where the city has been managed in a very peck way. frequence, they foundofficers would deliberately target disproportionately target black residents for tickets traffic tickets, violations. then the city made an act of policy by trying to fill it's coffers by by using fines and this is how they would try to balance their books. in addition, the investigators undercover the play tently racist race--blatantly racist

e-mail. some of those police officers are gone. some of those city officials have resigned or been fired. and what is happening today we're seeing large numbers of pool come out. we don't know what the voting totals are and they say they want to see how it is done. >> when are we going to find out how things have changed if they have in ferguson. >> well, the official results won't be out until wednesday. the polls have another two hours to run. so we'll have that information for you as and when we get it,

david. >> i know you will. thank you. that's rob reynolds in missouri. now researchers at stanford university in the usa they've got something that could revolutionize the electronics industry, and our lives. >> we have two batteries with a cell phone. it can provide five volt and it can be charged within a minute. >> the heard him. 60 seconds to charge your phone charge your tablet, whatever the inventors say. it's also safer than an old bat battery and greener as well as the wires it's greener and environmentally friendly and the lithium batteries frequently used on our devices. let's hear from our tech journalist what this might mean. >> aircraft may be one of the best cases for this. lithium batteries have caused

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