the civilian casualties in the air strikes in yemen - saudi arabia said the fights against the houthis will continue hello, i'll darren jordan you are watching al jazeera live. ahead - in memory of those that died in the kenya university attack a vigil for 150 students killed by al-shabab. >> a u.s. police officer is charged with murder after the fatal shooting of a black man. plus. >> as china's economic mood music enters a minor key, i'm

harry fawcett reporting from the biggest piano factory where they say there's room for growth on a major scale. welcome to the programme. the u.s. says it's speeding up weapons supplies for the saudi led coalition, fighting houthi led rebels. an attack in aden is reports, and they want a truce for aid and medical teams. hashem ahelbarra has more. >> saudi-led air tricks in yemen claim casualties among civilians. some are treated in hospitals. united nations expressed concerns over the rising toll in civilians since the start of the captain two weeks ago. international aid agencies say they are unable to reach many. people affected by the fighting.

this person lives in an area that has been hit. her son was injured in an attack targetting a gas tanker. >> translation: if the children were in the position of my child whether or not would the response be. look how awful the situation is where the children are burnt and we are homeless from the houses. may god punish those. >> saudi army officers deny accusations to target civilians, and blame the houthis for moving the weapons to civilian areas. the coalition called on army officers loyal to the houthis and former president ali abdullah saleh to deeffect. we are targetting the houthis and the soldier loyal to ali abdullah saleh and wherever they go. our message to the military commander, you have to join and abandon the rebels.

>> these are ammunition depots and the houthi positions at the moment they were hit by war planes in a show of support, the u.s. says it's 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 worried by the developments of the situation in yemen. we call on all parties to quickly implement a ceasefire and avoid casualties china hopes that all relevant sides can implement security council resolutions and g.c.c. proposals, and call on them to resolve the crisis through dialogue to restore stability and legal order.

on the ground the fighting conditions. forces say they are driving houthis from areas in adjen and others. the saudi arabia-led coalition says the attacks will continue until the houthis pull out from the cities they control, and president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is reinstated. a demand rejected by the houthis the international committee of the red cross hopes to deliver 48 tonnes of aid. 8 shipments have been held up by the fighting and negotiations with the saudi-led coalition. >>. >> the humanitarian conditions are bad. besides the air strikes, there are wars and battles that are ongoing in some areas, particularly in aden. the hospitals are suffering a lot. they are able to care for the wounding and there are bodies on the streets, which the families are unable to pick up

and bury. we know that yemen imports 90% of food with the closing of all routes some areas of suffering a shortage of food and water. >> the saudi ambassador to the u.n. says saudi arabia has been doing everything it can to help people affected by the fighting. >> most of the casualties that we know of are happening in civilian areas bit the houthis and allies. the infrastructure is weak following the years of destruction. and as far as we are concerned we are doing everything possible to make sure that medical supplies are there ared in time and in the right places. we have been supportive and cooperative of requests for evacuation. saudi arabia and the coalition

forces establish the sell for humanitarian assistance. there was a supply of medicine and food products that have been airlifted. we have a situation in which the houthi militias conduct the activities in heavily populated areas. kenyans are trying to come to terms with the killing of 147 people after al-shabab gunmen stormed the campus. mohammed adow reports from the kenyan capital. >> reporter: a sombre mood engulfed freedom park. hundreds of grieving kenyans holing candles turned up for a vigil to remember the victims of the attack at garissa college by al-shabab gunmen.

a shrine was set up. photographs of victims displayed. the assault on the university was the deadliest in kenya by al-shabab. >> every attack in kenya was given numbers, you never know who they were someone's brother, sister aunty, uncle - we want to humanize the numbers. some of the those in the attack paid their respects. a first year student killed by gunmen hiding in a closet for eight hours. >> i feel like crying. i feel like why, what did they do wrong. what did they do good that i'm here. >> she was so overcome by grief. the vigil comes after a huge campaign on social media,

particularly on twitter, with the hope that 147 is not just a number but where kenyans told the stories of the victims of the garissa massacre. they are calling for action against security. >> ahead of the vigil, hundreds of university student marched through the streets, demanding tighter security at university. shouting slogans and waving placards. they denounced the attacks, and asked kenyans to unite against a common enemy. they hope the calls will be heeded. a white police officer in the u.s. state of south carolina has been charged with murder obvious the fatal shooting of a black man. a video surfaced showing the policeman shooting 50-year-old walter scott. it showed a scuffle before the

police officer began to run away. the fbi and u.s. justice department is launching an investigation into the case. >> we have 343 police officers in our department. >> this is a bad decision by one of those 343. i think the lesson we take out of this and helpfully the general public takes out of this is that when an incident occurs give us the appropriate time to investigate, find out exactly what happened and we will act accordingly scott's family says it's relieved that a video surfaced and justice will be served. >> we can't get my brother back and my family is in mourning for that. plus through the process of justice has been served. and i don't - i don't think that

all police officers are bad cops. but there are some bad ones out there. and i don't want to see anyone get shot the way my brother was shot gunmen in mexico attacked a police convoy killing 15 police officers and wounding five more. john holman has more from mexican city. the attack took place in the highway. gunmen were waiting for a convoy of state police to pass through. when they did, they opened fire and killed 15 officers, injuring five more, the biggest killing of police officers in a single incident since the start of the drug war. scoring to the analysts and experts that we talked to. they left behind charred cars on the road in the western state. authorities believe that this attack was in retaliation for the police killing of a local leader of a car tell called the

new generation. it has not had problem killing police, and killed five more in march. it comes at a point where president pena nieto head a strategy of arresting big cartel figures, this might be a sign that the approach may not be working in improving the security and lowering the violence in the country, incidents like this continue to happen. >> more to come on al jazeera. meet the teenager who invented a gadget that will help alzhiemer's patient that might lose their way. >> and. 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 sees fire. sees fire.

welcome back: a reminder of the top stories, the u.s. is speeding up weapons supplies to the saudi led coalition. the red cross is warning of a catastrophic human tare crisis and wants a truce for aid to be brought in a memorial for the university students in garizas, al-shabab stormed the university and killed 149. five men have appeared in court a white police officer in the u.s. state of south carolina has been charged with murder over the shooting death of a black man. a video surfaced showing the

policeman shooting 50-year-old walter scott. more on the top story, and the conflict in yemen. washington says it's increasing intelligence sharing to stop the houthis taking more of the country, military expert explains why the u.s. is stepping up its involvement. >> i think it's clear that as the saudi air strike campaign moves into the end of the second week it's clear that the strikes alone are not having the effect inside the country. the saudis wanted and the allies in terms of pushing houthis back especially outside of sanaa, and out of the port city of aden. the u.s. is to increase the counter-surveillance mission, and i think that's the primary objective. the american diplomatic core and the american special forces were all removed from the

country. u.s. would like very much to get the people back in to resume the mission. it's important to keep in mind that on some level, the americans may see themselves doing business with the houthis on some level, because of the common interest they both have against a.q.a.p. at least on some level. turkey and iran agreed on the need for a political solution. it follows a visit to iran about recep tayyip erdogan. iran has been accused of backing houthi rebels. bernard smith reports from istanbul. >> recep tayyip erdogan had been previously accused iran of some attacks.

on this visit he focused on the strong economic ties between the two. >> translation: we have signed agreements and have been able to under what we have achieve. the region we are located is volatile. we had the chance to discuss matters and see what common steps we can take in the international area. a series of economical cultural agreements from signed and it was left to the iranian president to talk about yemen. >> translation: both parties are of the same view, that this ability, conflict should come to an end in this region. both think we should end the possible, and there should be a ceasefire. the attacks from neighbouring countries should come to an end, and we should have the situation where we can provide humanitarian support. >> reporter: before flying to iran, recep tayyip erdogan met

arabia. turkey suggested that it may offer support to saudi arabia as it carries out its military campaign against the houthis in yemen. the turkish president said nothing about yemen. he referred to the region as being in a ring of fire. if recep tayyip erdogan had anything to tell the iranians about his late-night meeting, it was not for public consumption. the greek prime minister alexis tsipras arrived in moscow. with greece suffering an economical crisis there's speculation that vladimir putin may make an offer of the financial help. [ bell tolls ] orthodoxy has bonded greeks and russians for 1,000 years. the russian church in athens is a reminder that it was greek

missionaries. this holy week a different mission was bound for moscow. greece needs money and friend to face a hostile creditor. they want to prevent e.u. sanctions, sanctions that prompted it to ban european products. >> russia will try to tempt greece through various deals and a unilateral suspension of the counter-sanctions. but whether they can make a very tempting offer of let's say offering $30, 40 billion, which is the amount greece will neat in the future it is unlikely. >> a direct russian loan to greece is not the only option. russia could lift the import ban for a billion of greek products. because greece spends 10 times

that amount russia could lower the price and bid for infrastructure such as port authorities. >> these are part of the bilateral relationship. there's an overarching priority. greece want to remind them of strategic values and demand it has friends. is this enough to break ranks. >> before he became foreign minister emphasise suggested that greece could win a debt deal in exchange for something the creditors could want. >> if i was a negotiator for the greek debt the first thing i would do is a package negotiation. i would put other issues that are important in exchange for the issue of the debt. you can't negotiate solely on the issue where you are weakest. you have to use a weakness where you have a relative strength. both were out of favour it could put them close tor a deal.

a hair cut on bank deposits in cyprus hurt governmentors, -- depositors. the question is whether a veto could be bought in june and break the european front meanwhile, greece put a price tag on the damages caused by germany during the nazi occupation during the country, saying germany owes them $303 billion in world war ii reparations. the german economy minister called it dumb saying it settled his repatriation to greece in a post-war deal. fighting in eastern ukraine despite a deal between government forces and pro-russian separatists. people have been hiding in shelters for months including children living with foster parents that can't afford to feed and clothe them. andrew simmonds reports.

>> reporter: children shouldn't have to live like this, an existence underground, 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, four years old. in the new 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? >> reporter: at the nearest orphanage, rebranded with a flag of the pro-russian, self-declared republic, there's a depressed mood. mood. >> translation: ukraine should supply the families with support. ukranian welfare payments are not sent here. the breakaway republic is not paying them either, and haven't paid staff salaries since december.

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. the fear is if things get worse, more children will have to go into state care. . >> alds affects alzhiemer's gelent many around the world. now a new gadget has been invented to help patient who lose their way. >> 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 or her native 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 destinations, becoming missing persons. betty's smile hides the fact that her memory loss leads her constant supervision. >> sometimes i forget things. >> reporter: researchers say wandering caused by alzhiemer's is a major public health crisis. >> we know if someone with cognitive impairment is not found within 24 hour, there's a chance they'll never be found or found deceased or injured. it's why it's an incredible critical issue

the problem of memory loss and wandering has no geo and wandering has no geo graphic 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. reporter: 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 the 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. the conservative u.s. senator rand paul entered a race to become the 2016 republican presidential nominee. the 52-year-old made his announcement at a rally in his home state of kentucky. it follow texas senator ted cruz who launched his candidacy two weeks ago now piano playing in china is growing, with 40 million children estimated to be learning the instrument. as the european industry sinks, china is booming. harry fawcett reports. [ ♪♪ ] >> reporter: another morning at the keyboard for this 8-year-old. she has been playing since she

was six, 2-3 hours a day. skill and enthusiasm ships through. she's far from alone. 40 million children are learning the piano, a phrase attributed to the lang-lang effect. >> translation: i've been to one of lang-lang's concerts. when i was young mum said "lang-lang is so good plays so wall", and she said it over and over. >> reporter: one of the greatest stars, lang-lang arrived on the scene as the middle class-one-child families looked at ways to invest in those children's futures. the result where competition for places means children need to have private lessons just to get in. >> reporter: a few families get together and socialise. many have pian owes. -- pianos if you place, personalities thing look great.

i have a kid who is well behaved, doesn't run around. >> reporter: on the island where the school is located, it has a long influence of european. piano ownership is predicted to grow by a third in 2020. >> reporter: all that demand requires supply. it is the biggest market and manufacturer thanks to operations like this one. a mixture of machines and 2,000 sure-fingered staff produce 140,000 pianos every year a figure doubling in 2006. in an economy whose growth is slowing, here they believe the piano business is a safe effect. more and more are healthy. it's a concern about the children's education, and the culture in the family. >> china, which has three pianos has a long way to go through

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