>> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. . >> saudi led air strikes on yemen continues. aid starts to arrive to help those caught in the middle of the war. iran's foreign minister set to visit pakistan as the parliament considers what role it may play in the saudi-led operation. hello, from doha - also ahead - in memory of those who died in the kenya university attack, a vigil for the 150 students killed by al-shabab.

>> a white u.s. police officer is charged with murder, after the fatal shooting of a black man. hello, we begin in yemen where aid is starting to trickle as the saudi-led operation is continuing against the houthis. fighting focuses in south-east yemen, 30 houthis killed. on yemen's border with saudi arabia, suspected al qaeda fighters stormed and took control of a remote border post. two soldiers have been killed. jordan is pushing a draft resolution of the u.n. to try to stop the conflict from escalating. the humanitarian situation on the ground in aden is being described as catastrophic. some aid has arrived.

>> in the last 24 hours about 12 metric tonnes of medical supplies arrived in aden, and distributed to health centers. and hospitals. psh medical assistance has been delivered. food supplies have been distributed to 300 displaced families al jazeera's hashem ahelbarra has more on how civilians are affected by the war. >> saudi-led air strikes 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 military campaign 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 what 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 that displace people from their homes. >> saudi army officers deny accusations they 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 defect. we are targetting the houthis and the soldiers loyal to ali abdullah saleh and wherever they go. our message to the military commander of the yemeni army, 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 recent 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 u.n. security council resolutions and g.c.c. proposals, and call on them to resolve the crisis through political dialogue to restore stability and legal order in yemen. on the ground the fighting continues. forces say they are driving houthis from areas in aden 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 u.s. defense secretary ash carter says his country sports saudi arabia's military action. >> with respect to yemen, the united states is supporting the effort to get a political solution there that stops the violence. at the same time we contribute to the saudi efforts to protect its own security, which is a long-standing interest of the united states, from a long-standing partner of the united states in the region there's a renewed diplomatic push to establish an humanitarian corridor out of the yarmouk camp in syria, it's on the outskirts of damascus, and overrun by i.s.i.l.

yarmouk has been under a government siege for two years and there's no food, water or electricity, some escaped. aid agencies say 60,000 remain security forces in tikrit say it's safe for people to return to their homes. iraqi government forces recaptured it after it fell to i.s.i.l. fighters. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: many of the roads and buildings in tikrit remained deserted. the iraqi army allied with the militias may be in control, but the fighting has been intense in recent weeks. the islamic state of iraq and levant overran saddam hussein's hometown 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. >> the iraqi military victory was helped by u.s.-led coalition

air strikes. evidence of atrocities was discovered in a mass grave, 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. >> reporter: iraq's p.m. visited the kurdish north, and repeated a promise that the iraqi army would work with the kurdish forces to take back control of the province. >> translation: we are here to cooperate and coordinate a joint plan. it will be to liberate the people of the area. we'll work with all the sides and sects to liberate the area for the benefit of its people. >> the streets of tikrit may be quiet now. i.s.i.l. controls huge areas, most of the western province of anbar and various areas north of the capital, baghdad.

in the u.s. city of north charleston in south carolina, a white police officer has been charged with murder of the shooting of a black man. it's based on this amateur video, showing the officer shooting walter scott multiple times in the back as he ran away . >> 33-year-old michael slager is behind barsar the video went viral. a witness captured the moments the officer shot and killed 50-year-old walter scott in the back. scott, a father of four, employed and engaged to be married, is seen running away from the officer. slager pulled scott over for a broken taillight. in his report he wrote that scott attacked him, stole his taser and his life was in danger. >> what happened today doesn't happen all the time. what if there was no video.

what if there was no witness or hero, as i call them to come forward. this wouldn't have happened. >> reporter: civil rights leaders in the u.s. call for calm activists plan to take to the street to draw attention to a police shooting that puts police shooting and race rations back in the headlines. >> we have 343 police officers in our department. this was a bad decision by one of the 343. i think the lesson that we take out of this, and the general public takes out of it, is that when an incident occurs, give us the appropriate time to investigate, find out what happened, and we will act accordingly >> reporter: north charleston is home to 100,000 people nearly half are black.

18% of the police force is black. the fbi and the justice department announced they'll launch their own investigations into scott's shooting. his family is relieved that justice will be served. >> we can't get my brother back, and my family is in deep mourning through that. through the process of justice, it has been served. i don't think all police officers are bad cops. there are bad ones out there. i don't want to see anyone shot down the way my brother was shot down . >> south carolina senator tim scott says the shooting was senseless, unnecessary and avoidable and promises to watch the case closely south carolina shooting is the latest flash twoint between police and african-americans in

the u.s. the shooting of michael brown in ferguson last august brought racism to light. ferguson just had its first city elections since brown's death and voters shows two black candidates for the council. rob reynolds has more. >> reporter: torrential rain kept people away from the poles at stam tiges, and turn out was light. many hoped that voting would end months of turmoil. >> we've had our bad, we have seen our bad, it's time to change that for everyone and make it a community we really want. >> it was the first local election since the killing of unarmed black teenager michael brown in august by a white police officers. is set up racially charged unrest and set 21,000 scarred physically and emotionally and ready for change.

>> i want to see now people and now faces and see if we can go forward. >> there were three open council seats, two won by fern candidates on tuesday, giving the black community more representation than it has had before. now, half of the council members are black. for decades white officials controlled the town fooeften two two-thirds were black. low african-american voter turn out was responsible. voters like eva miller says there's a double standard. >> one set of room for one race another set for another. it should be straight down the line. one set of rules for everyone. >> this is the spot where michael brown died on august the 9th. now it's a sho ripe covered with flowers and stuffed toys. >> the justice department

released in match shows that black residents of ferguson were the targets of systematic bias disproportion itly singled out for arrests, fines and traffic citations by the nearly all white police department. with new leadership the city hopes to put an atmonition from delorest parnell, long-time resident into fruition. >> get along, love one another. >> reporter: all agreed change will not dom ferguson overnight. tuesday's vote may be seen as a turning point this is al jazeera. more ahead. when we come back... hitting the right notes - a piano playing super star in china starts a booming trend, plus... >> i'm tim friend in poland, where nervousness over the ukraine conflict prompted a big

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the evidence includes an amateur video showing the police officer shooting walter scott in the back as he ran away. >> two black candidates have been elected to council in ferguson. the killing brought the issue of race ragss into the spotlight. returning to the top story, the war in yemen forced many foreigners to flee. the pakistani navy helped many from the port. the ship arrived in karachi with pakistani and foreign nationals on board. pakistan's parliament is debating whether to join a campaign against the houthis. foreign minister zaharie ahmed

shah is debating on whether to join the campaign. >> reporter: for a third day running pakistan's parliament is debating whether to send help to saudi arabia. the main focus is on the crisis in yemen, the pakistanis asked for their hep, and convincing iran to go to the table and use their influence over the houthi militia in yemen. pakistan's parliamentarians stay. they will send help. but it should be caution as to get into the quagmire. there was a flurry of activity.

the egyptian military treat was in pakistan to meet with the leadership and pakistan said it was expecting a crucial message from the turks. there has been a series of air strikes across yemen over the last 24 hours, the latest targetting areas in the southern city of aden. plus parts of the cities elsewhere a former advisor to the last three yemeni prime ministers joins me to talk about this. we mentioned the need for humanitarian aid. once aid is arriving how difficult is it to distribute to people on the ground? >> it will be a little difficult with the rebels and the toppled president, and their presence in the street. they are in tanks and armoured vehicles. they can't go back to the

barracks because the allied arab forces are hitting them. there'll be difficulty. if we can secure areas close to the sea as the ships come or the boats drop the aid, i think that is a way for people to reach it. on the other side of aden lit the aden. it's where the oil port is it's easier. it's the quarter where they've dropped ammunition. the united states says it will speed up weapons supplies to saudi arabia what does that tell us? >> that's a booster for everyone fighting the rebels and others would take it seriously. they would know that they are on the run and should come back to

the negotiating table and accept what is going to come out from the u.n. resolution which we expect to ask them to leave the positions they are holding in the cities. >> so what are you expecting from the u.n. security council going forward? >> there is a draft resolution distributed among the members. the russians had a counter proposal. i would happy the russians would come and reconsider their position and hopefully agree to pass the g.c.c.-backed resolution. >> good to speak to you again. thank you very much. now, a vigil has been held in the kenyan capital nairobi to mourn the victims of the attack. 147 people were killed after gunmen from al-shabab stormed the campus on thursday. we have this report from nairobi.

>> reporter: a sombre mood engulfed nirobi's freedom park. hundreds of grieving kenyans holding candles turned up for a vigil to remember the victims of the attack at garissa college by al-shabab gunmen. it was the final hours of a 3-day period declared by uhuru kenyatta. 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 the victims were, someone's brother, sister, aunty, uncle - we want to humanize the numbers. numbers.>> reporter: some of the those in the attack paid their respects.

a first year student escaped by gunmen, hiding in a closet for eight hours. managed to escape. >> i feel like crying. i feel like why, what did they do wrong. what did they do good that i'm here. i feel like crying. >> she was soon 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 urgent action against insecurity. >> ahead of the vigil, hundreds of university student marched through the streets, demanding tighter security at university. and campus us. psh psh shouting slogans and waving placards. they denounced the attacks, and asked kenyans to unite against a common enemy. an enemy that transcends ethnic and religious divides. they hope the calls will be

heeded. the greek prime minister is in moscow for a visit with vladimir putin. he is seen here visiting the tomb of the unknown soldier. greece is in difficult negotiations over its bailout programme, and must repay a 450 million euro i.m.f. loan on thursday. russia indicated it could offer relief by lifting import and boosting trade with greece. . >> deep in the woods, a weekend

hobby has taken on new significance. 4 hours drive away is the ukraine border. a country in real conflict. poland's part-time militia say no one can be certain of moscow's intentions. >> we want to be prepared. we would do what we have to do. if this means, you know, fighting, we'll probably fight. concerns about ukraine and online recruiting videos online recruiting videos like this prompted an increase in volunteers for the paramilitaries, who date back to the parties end of the war. it's estimated that there are 120 groups across poland, with a membership of around 10,000. until now, the government kept

its distance, now it wants to harness it enthusiasm to help boost poland's defenses. >> reporter: at a convention in warsaw, the group promised equipment and cash in exchange for signing up to a coordinated effort. it's run by this man, a man returned from cooperation talks in kiev. >> we have to understand that may be tomorrow - today is ukraine, maybe we be the next country tomorrow. this is why people, of course, are nervous if they observe what is going on in the east russia says it has no intention of aggression against poland and most military analysts agree it's unlikely. in a survey for the institute of public affairs, a think tank.

76 % said russia poses a threat. 76% have been portrayed by the media as aggressors. they say they want to defend the homeland with their lives, if necessary. now, one of china's biggest classical music stars started a trend. millions of children are learning to play the piano. the instrument is so popular china is the top piano producer. 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 shines through. she's far from alone. 40 million children are learning the piano, a craze 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 well", and she said it over and over. >> reporter: one of the greatest classical music 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 these music schools. >> reporter: a few families get together and socialise. many have pianos. many have parents thinking look, great. i have a kid who is well behaved, doesn't run around. >> reporter: on the island where the music 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 2007. in an economy whose growth is slowing, here they believe the piano business is a safe bet. more and more people are wealthy. it's a concern about the children's education, and the culture in the family. >> china, which has three pianos per 100 households has a long way to go through european levels of 20-30. with tens of millions devoting themselves to musicianship. it is closing.

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