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>> let's go to yemen. a second planeloaded with much-needed aid has now arrived. it it's been now 17 days since strikes began. most recent targets are military installations including an arms depo. jordan is said to present a draft resolution to the u.n. next week. it calls for an asset freeze and travel ban. meanwhile pakistan has voted not at a take part in the operation.

it's harlment says it wants to remain neutral. we'll take a look at all of these strands in a moment. but first this report from gerald strand. >> reporter: there has been no let up in the fighting. the war in yemen is in its 17th day and the front line is increasingly unclear. witnesses speak of street battles between supporters abd rabbuh mansur hadi and houthi fighters. airstrikes hit a camp of fight fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, who also backs the houthies. these pictures show the bombing of a sports stadium in aden that was being used as a houthi ammunition store. >> the use of schools and sports stadiums and civilian

installations is evidence of the abnormal behavior of these groups and the actions that are intended to damage the daily life of citizens and infrastructure. >> the houthies reportedly have presence in over half of yemen's 22 provinces. they also have a firm grip on the capital where thousands of people turned up to this march and in this support. >> we, the yemeni people, came to take part through the brutal acts of aggression of the people of yemen. >> concern is growing about the humanitarian impact of this war. two planes carrying international aid have arrived in yemen for the first time since the airstrikes began. bringing enough medical and surgical equipment to treat a thousand people. >> they manage to date to have our second plane--much-awaited second plane with 35.6 tons of

medical supplies but also generators and enough material. >> the saudi-led coalition is trying to help president hadi to return to. he fled last month. pakistan has voted to stay out of the airstrikes, offering to mediate a solution instead. >> thewe have the former adviser to last three yemeni prime minister. what is the impact of pakistan not getting involved will have on the fighting? >> i think it's a message for all parties that it's better to go to the negotiating table but unfortunately the iranians were trying to get some winning

position with winning cards. unfortunately, they're losing the cards they had at one time. think perhaps-- >> from a military point of view--no. >> the military point of view aden would fall in their hands and the country would succumb under them, but this has not materialized. aden is still standing, struggling and fiercelyish and they're losing aden in the long run despite this very bad humanitarian situation, which is a disaster in aden, but people are steadfast in aden. >> you're saying that the pakistani--the message is that they shoe have a political sugars.should have negotiations.

>> they are finding themselves again opposing the content of those previous resolutions. this is a resolution again that will ask the other side, you know to implement those previous resolutions and as well to take into consideration world peace now is very much in danger. because now it looks like there is regional conflict near the territory it's of yemen. and saying that the fly zone over the areas should be a no-fly zone. >> i want to ask you what the end game is going to be here all that these airstrikes have done

so far seem to have ex-axe certificate baited the country. you've got al-qaeda filling in areas where the houthis have pulled out. i mean, where is this all going to leave this country? >> well, i think that the pressing thing is the humanitarian situation. but if the world wants to help aden it's quite easy. aden is a very big sea port, and the area around is under the control of allied forces and they can get material to aden. on the long run houthies will not be able to with stand all this beating they're getting. they're not at all coordinating their efforts. they have started speaking to the south. and as if they want to take the country again in the south south--north division. i think in the long run they

the only thing needed now is some special forces in aden to, i think coordinate their resistence in aden. once the resistence gets aden then i think athlete people will be on the fly back. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> u.s. president barack obama has shaken hands with cuban president raul castro, the latest sign of the thawing diplomatic relations between the two countries. the two are expected to hold a meeting later at the panama summit. james bays joining us live from the panama city. james, if they meet, what are they going to speak about? >> well, i think they are going to meet. that's certainly the indication

that we're getting from the white house. they had that brief conversation. they had that handshake. they believe that is a proper discussion. it will be a historic moment. they'll be talking about trying to continue this process of normalization of relations which started with that surprise announcement in december. what's going on right now is each of the presidents are making their speech to the summit. that will be the next thing to watch for because in a couple of speaker's time president obama will be giving his speech. we'll have to watch that closely to see what he says about cuba and what what is said shortly after that by president castro. before they adjourn for the lunch period that's when most of

the president also have a chance for bilateral meetings. it is not formally on the schedule. no time is given but that's where we think that the meeting between obama and castro will take place. >> and not everyone in the region are happy about this. the fact that these two countries seem to be coming closer. what is the likely impact of this going to be? >> well, i think it has an impact on the two countries it has had this animosity between each other for such a long time mistrust for over 50 years. remember that president obama is coming near the end of his eight-year term, and he's now looking at presidential legacy. i think you can see this cube putting together nuclear talks with iran, you can see the sort of things president obama hopes to leave behind.

i think the cubans are thinking that their economy will benefit from all of this. there are still various hurdles. the thing to watch out for is the state sponsorship of terror pitch that's a title that cuba has had for over 30 years. that could be lifted. weit could happen after the meeting. it's not clear though. >> more to come on the news hour. isil attacks iraqi government forces in anbar. in nashville where america's biggest begun group is meeting and pro-gun politicians are seizing the moment. and lewis hamilton, we have more from the chinese grand prix coming up in sports.

>> two nigeria now where there have been wide-spread reports of voter irregularities in the final phase of nigeria's election. people have been casting ballots for local competitions. it's closely watched to see if buhri's party will defeated. people will choose 29 state governs and local politicians in all 26 states. the elections are important because governors wield power and influence. there is a battle over lagos which has a gdp higher than 42 countries in africa. and river state tried to control

a crowd who were angry because voting materials had not arrived. yvonne ndege. >> we now understand that there is violence and some election irregularities taking place in quite a number of polling areas and polling stations. what we're being told is that electoral materials have failed to arrive. you have electoral staff sitting there with no materials with which to conduct any kind of election. we're also told in some areas armed men have shown up and snatched ballot boxes ballot papers and other sensitive electoral materials. it's creating a lot of fear and a lot of tension in this very close contest. on many streets there is the heavy presence of security personnel.

however in some areas things are going relatively well and peacefully like where i am. people have been acreditted to take part of this election. now they are just waiting to cast their ballots. there is fear about insecurity. a curfew has been put in place and there is a restriction on vehicle movement. >> let's take a look at what is happening in nigeria's north. we're joined live from there. i believe it's going going rather well there. >> yes, there are six polling booths here, and voting has almost been completed in all the polling centers in this particular center. so what is next now is the counting of votes election officials are getting set to count the vote. but here parolely we've seen the numbers drop from the last two

elections, the presidential and parliamentary election it was weeks ago. >> i'm hearing about voter apathy. it's hard to tell from those pictures because it looks like there are lots of people there but what is behind that? >> well, actually i think more people were interested in who becomes nigeria's president two weeks ago. a lot of more people turned up at this center, thousands of them. but officials told me that the numbers are not adding up yet because people have largely kept away from voting today and most of them think that the elections here at the local level may or may not affect them directly. but the fact is the governors control a lot of issues. they're very powerful. apart from controlling education, healthcare, work, infrastructure, and other issues, there is determining who

becomes leaders at grassroots level, and they're influential on who becomes is leaders. >> an egyptian court has sentenced the spiritual leader to death for inciting chaos and violence. 13 is senior members of the group have been given the same sentence. the court sentenced others to life in jail. the sentences can be appealed before egypt's highest civilian court. the u.n. examine commissioner for palestinian refugees is on his way to syria. he will go to yarmouk a palestinian camp near damascus. before the war it was home to 100,000 people who live there had for decades. most have now fled. his visit comes to the deepening

concerns for the safety and protection of some 18,000 palestinian and syrian civilians, including 3,500 children. as yarmouk remains under the control of armed groups, and civilian lives continue to be threatened by the affects of the armed government. government forces are targeting the area near damascus. faters from isil overran much of the camp last week. energy iraq isil fighters are continuing to attack government-held areas in anbar province. anbar is iraq's biggest province and borders syria and jordan. else said it's going to the ramadi claims that the iraqi army is denying. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the islamic state in iraq and the levant.

this is the near the provincial capital of ramadi. enforcements have been deployed to this area. dozens have been killed in the attacks, and soldiers say they have been able to hold back isil also known by it's a arabic acronym daesh. >> daesh trade to enter and attack the center of the city. but they could not and they will not enter as long as we're standing and fighting them. >> isil is using social media. it also says that it's suicide attackers at multiple locations and captured vehicles and military equipment abandoned by the fleeing soldiers. iraq forces launch an offensive east of ramadi by snipers are

making it hard to move afford. >> we made slow progress and we claimed a number of hours offender 30 to 40 houses and key claimed a sniper from daesh daesh started to flee from us to another area. iraqi troops took control of tikrit last week after weeks of intense fighting. in the iraqi government said it is planning a similar situation at anbar province. but that's victories have been overshadowed by the sectarian nature of the fighting. accusing groups of using brutal tactics in sunni areas. and they are afraid of revenge attacks by shia fighters. hundreds of families are said to have fled by the fighting. and the fating of anbar intensifies, civilians are struggling to find safe places.

al jazeera. >> in egypt the isil affiliated group now calls itself cyanide provinces posted their leader kamal allam. they have asked them to stop sending forces to sinai. about 100 boys from a same school in afghanistan have been taken to hospital. it's thought that they were poisoned. a local police chief said the boys between 10 to 14 were told the beans with a help them pass their examines. the thai government.

>> after buddhist ceremony hundreds of fishery workers who died on the indonesian island or at sea are finally mourn: a few of the survivors have made it back home to thailand pray with the monks. they asked that we don't show their faces because in the past rescued workers and their families have been threatened with violence for telling their stories. a recent investigation found as many as 4,000 men who had been working on tie fishing boats are stranded on remote indonesian island. workers rights in thailand who uncovered the abuse in indonesia say the priority now is to get the men home safely, but they need help from the government. >> the government is too worried about export sector and the international human trafficking report there are more worried about their imagine than really solving the program. >> thailand is the world third largest exporter of fish and

fishery products. the industry was worth $8.8 billion in 2012 but the international labor organization estimated 17% of the workers are subjected to force labor. this is the hub of the fishery in thailand. this is where many trafficking victims say they're recruited and then sold on by brokers to fishing boat captains. and it's also where seafood tainted by slave labor is brought nationally and internationally. >> now we're changing the whole system. we announced it in the beginning, it's not just announcing. we put it into action in legislation. setting the rules and resolutions, and checking the boats. >> even though they're now free, workers who had been rescued are haunted by their experiences. this worker said he was trapped for 13 years on boats and on

indonesian island. >> i don't know what to do next. i have to wait for compensation from the employers. during the period of waiting it could be two to three months. so i want the government to help us. >> the future looks uncertain for workers like these who have been rescued let alone those still stranded in indonesia or trapped in the systemic abuse. al jazeera thailand. >> hillary clinton is said to launch her long-awaited 2016 presidential campaign. that's according to various u.s. media reports. the former secretary of state is expected to make the announce announcement on twitter on sunday. this is her second bid to be president. she failed to win the democratic nomination in 2008 against barack obama. and clinton is probably glad she didn't attend the convention by america's biggest gun lobby. several republican presidential

hope else took aim of her gun control use. republicans are promising it defend gun rights and fight what they see as restrictive laws. ackerman reports from nashville. >> the 70,000 people who throng the convention hall, those who see personal gun ownership as not just a constitutional right but a hallowed tradition. people lick this young mother were arkansas who owns four handguns. >> more for protection. i do more practice shooting. >> many here complain about the media's distortion of their motives. >> they don't want to have to use that firearm. they just want it in case something happens to protect their family. that's the biggest misconception that there are bunch of people who are caught there shooting things up. that's not the case.

>> republican hopefuls said that they would fight to expand laws. >> it's inexcusable that in washington the seat of our people's power the constitutional right to bear arms is constantly in jeopardy. that's why i took action last month to roll back these restrictive gun laws. >> he and the other broaden their message to restate a central republican theme. that barack obama has been too lenient with u.s. global power. >> why don't you focus more on keeping weapons out of the hands of islamic terrorists and less on keeping weapons out of the hands of law-abiding americans. >> but with obama's term in office growing to an end candidates warn their office that hillary clinton in the white would even white house

would be even worse for gun owners. >> footage emerged which appears to show police beating a suspect that had already surrendered. in the clip the officers can be seen hitting a man for over a minute after he was subdued by a days. they described the officers actions excessive. >> i am disturbed and troubled by what i see in the video. it does not appear to be in line with our policies and procedures, at least a portion of it. i ask that you allow us to conduct that investigation. and i assure if you there is criminal wrongdoing on the part of our deputy sheriffs or policy violations we'll take action. >> still to come, why irish women who had their pelvises

sawn in have during childbirth are still waiting for compensation. >> why indians prefer traditional books over e-books. >> in sport the yankees and red sox add an epic check to their rivalry. we have more details.

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closely watched. much there are reports that kenyan government is asking united nations to move a massive refugee camp outside of its borders within three months. the camp is the world's largest and shelters mostly somali refugee who is fled civil war. we're joined from garissa in kenya. talk to us about this request mohammed? >> well, jane, the request came from if the deputy of kenya. he said that he has written to the united nations my court of refugees to move the refugees back within the next three months. failure, kenya will do it itself. and kenya will change the way

the u.s. changed after 9/11 following the garissa attack. kenya said that it will take care of its border with somalia but because of the presence of the refugee camp this has become difficult. this is the boldest statement for the movement of the refugees back. this is going to be a huge issue and it will be interesting to see how the u.n. is going to react to this deadline. >> i'm sure it will not go down well to those inside the camp. they've been having an awful time haven't they?

>> indeed. thethey also don't have much security to talk about. children are raped whenever they step out of the camps to fetch firewood or draw water. they don't have proper education for their kids. the only thing they've been getting there is the setting civility that kenya has enjoyed. analysts are now pointing to the fact that if queen i can't continues with this forced movement refugees, they say somali is not right now for movement of refugees and it would be counterproductive

because when you take the refugees against their will. >> managers, mohammed. >> the pdp lost the presidency and it's senate majority to ma mahammadu buhari. the richest oil producing region. it has always been controlled by the pdp and the area of economic activity. lagos has historically been controlled by the apc and these swing states are being closely watched. whilethe pdp has launched

aggressive campaigns we're covering elections where the pressure from the armed group boko haram has been felt. >> it really is at amazing feeling. people here seem excited and hopeful about the day. many people have been enslaved with months and months of violence and they thought that boko haram would come into their villages. a lot of these people come from a town three hours from here. but women children and men who were injured. villages were razeed. and people have mixed opinions about going back to the north of the country. >> the only problem that we're

having right now there are boko haram problems that would need to be checked. >> from the beginning of all these things we have those that were opposite their way. but now they are settled. >> as much people have a pass and they're waiting for the all clear to use the roads. bridges have been destroyed. homes destroyed people don't know what they're going back to. and explosive devices are found lying on the ground, the government here is asking to warn people do you not want to go home yet equity "q" wet?

they are very concerned about security on the ground. the army will have to go into that's areas and completely creep it clare or all these people in. >> last month russia signed a treaty with the self declared georgia. it was bad news for tens of thousands of georgians displaced from the where area. without decent housing and opportunities their futures look bleak. >> she's been washing her family's clothes the same way for the past 24 hours shareing

a stem pipe with the neighbors on a settlement for people displaced by conflict. between georgia and near by areas. she remembers it like yesterday. >> the 27th of march in 1991 i thought after some period i would return, but it was false hope. so much time has passed, and we're still here. >> her son believes they've had more than enough time to turn their lives around, but he's out of work, and the house is falling apart. three gunmens have changed but nothing has been done here. >> the family are among 260,000 internally displaced people, idps from conflict in the '90s and in 2008 when russia intervened. some two-thirds are still without decent housing. the georgian government is trying to provide new homes. this combination built will

later almost apartments. georgia's idps now make up 7% of the population. the numbers of people in need keep on rising as families have more children. they're going to have to build a lot more homes like this but also provide opportunities and jobs in a country already crippled by high unemployment. they say they can no longer rely on international aid. what is happening in iraq, of course we understand it. but my president obama in these regions are much more series now. because we sundays. need support. >> his hometown is in sight but out of reach in

russian-controlled territory. >> i do in the think returning there is possible. at least while i am alive. >> no going back to the way things were, only the hope that his son might have a different future. al jazeera. >> the irish government has been accused of go traying hundreds of women who underwent medical procedures and now want compensation. an estimated 1500 women were subjected to ephiseotomy the procedure cuts through the cartilage and ligament join to allow a baby to be delivered more easily. >> this is what it looks like. a woman's pelvis opened up with a saw to make a difficult childbirth easier. ireland's blunt alternative to caesarean to en thought to be

backed by the catholic church to allow women to have more and more babies. it has been condemned as torture and on behalf of hundreds. but the question now is who has the scheme been constructed. also any woman who takes compensation also signs away her right to any doctor or religious institution. that looks a bit like protecting the abusers. >> it's difficult to upset why women in their 70s and 80s and that has been accepted by a judge, and they've been offered money, they should be expected

to i am democrat anyify imdemocratdemnify those who subjected it on them. >> some women were thought to be i inventing symptoms to get part of the money. >> up woman told me she was soared they had-made a claim. >> she sawed they would not put much thought opposite the claims stated by women. she said she want. if. >> what this really boils down to is the accountability of the state to its citizens.

true enough all of this happened in the 2nd stuart are you, but people is. >> for people who have spent a lifetime in pain and agony this, is quite shocking. >> the irish church, state and medical professions have protected themselves without having to subject themselves to the pain of these women. >> a 21-year-old stealing the limelight from golf's masters at augusta. augusta.

is. >> let's go live now to panama city where barack obama is spike to the summit. he's been talking about america. let's listen in. >> talking about cooperation in the hemisphere. now this shift in u.s. policy represents a turning point for our entire region. the fact that president castro and i are both sitting here today marks an historic occasion. it's the first time in more than half a further that all the imaginations ofthe nations of america are meeting to discuss our future together. it's no secret, and i'm sure

president castro will agree that there will continue to be significant differences between our two countries. we'll continue to speak out on issues that we think are important. i'm sure president castro will continue to speak out on the issues that he thinks is important. but i believe if we continue to move forward and seize this momentum in pursuit of mutual interests, then they'll create to you new opportunities for the health and neglect night of all our people. now along side the shift forwards cuba. since i tack office we boosted u.s. exports and also u.s. imports from the rest of the hemisphere by over 50%. that supports millions of jobs

in all of our countries. i proposed $1 billion to help the peoples of central america strengthen governance, improve security and park economic growth and most importantly provide new pathways for young people who often see their only prospects in ways that lead to violence. we meat to combat the urgent threat of climate change. our 100,000 strong americas initiative is working to bring 100,000 students from latin america-- >> president barack obama talking about the significance of improving relations between cuba and the u.s. obviously this would be very important for his foreign policy legacy. and he was talking about how

significant it was, and the fact that he shook hands with castro. let's go to sport now. >> thank you very much. hamilton would qualify in the chinese grand prix. .04 of a second is all that separated the leaders. hamilton is the fourth driver to ratchet you will a five poll at the circuit. vettls will start the day in third. >> china has continued to generate a good circuit for me, and a very positive vibe here. it's a lot better than it was in terms of the whole weekend. >> in football closing the gap

in dying minutes. cristiano ronaldo the portuguese winger with a yellow cub was overturned. snuck on in 20 minutes. so just a few minutes left in that game. real madrid will go one point of barcelona. the gap could be extended to four points in the coming hours. barcelona will take a trip to sevilla. all the action on saturday. and athletic toe madrid about to take the field against malaga. just a point separating two champions. that game is not until sunday, though arsenal will continue their assault on pace setters chelsea. they are seven points behind

their london riels. five games coming to a close right now. crystal palace rang riot against sunderland. and tottenham >> the highlight this fight after 50 minutes. in second place ajax fail, they would claim their lead title. being booted out of the league. the team from first on the table to seventh after finding the club guilty of eaks seeding the league's salary cap over three sons. they're accused of receives

palms and benefit to six players. jordan spieth will tee so much in the third round of the masters. he's only 21 years old and he holds the five shot lead after setting the record for the lowest goal. spieth sitting 66 at 14 under. charley hoffman is sitting in second. >> as far as history and what is happening in the last couple of days doesn't mean anything unless i can close it out. i don't with a to go in as the 36-hole best record but someone that didn't win. ultimately i need to set a goal for myself continue it shoot mcelshooting towards it.

>> tiger woods would pick up three strokes of his round of 69. >> that was a pretty low moment in my career, but to be able to basically change like that, put it together, and then put it into a position where i can compete and make a championship like this, that's something i'm very proud of. >> one of the biggest names in international badminton is fighting to save his career. he's facing a three-man panel. justmalaysia has never won a gold medal. and the hopes of changing that could be over this. >> it is a big deal with lee

chong wei. he has been number one for a very long time. and the sad reality that this has shown we don't have anyone else. if anything were to happen if he were to be banned for two years we would be looking at, you know, we would not have anyone for the next decade or more. >> the oklahoma city thunder have kept themselves in contention for the nba playoffs. westbrook with the average of 27 points. and they beat the sacramento kings on friday. they're tied with new orleans for the final spot for the conference. we go to baseball, at yankee

stadium, a delay of 60 minutes. the game is far from over. seven hours after the game began, the win for boston at 2:13 in the morning. the teams getting just 11 hours rest before game two takes place. the legend returns to the football pitch and it was a fun game to watch. i icon making quite an impression on players and fans in this exhibition game for peace in bogota. he made his presence felt. he was wearing his trademark number 10 jersey. it looks like he dent rather easily. scoring the winning goal, and you see them celebrating as if they won the world cup back in

1986. al jazeera,.com forward slash sport. thank you for watching. >> he really knows how to enjoy life. thanks robin. e-books are becoming popular in many countries. but in india it's the good ol' paper versions that are still the popular. e-book sales account for 1% of total book sales. >> you the latest e-reader is on display at this book fair in new delhi. e-books are the future. >> basically i find this very convenient. whenever you want to read anything you can do that. you don't have to carry heavyweight with you. >> but kumar's opinion appears to be in the minority. that's because most people here of all ages still prefer traditional books. a preference that is shared by millions across india. books are popular here, and they sell everywhere in many

languages. while e-books are not preferred book reed readers and sellers are embracing new technology. books are shipped to more people and places thanks to online sales than a few years ago. at the time people had to order their books through the mail taking weeks or sometimes months for them to arrive. >> today we get the order right now, and they get it out and we get our payment immediately. that's how it's done. it's like automatic. >> e-book sales have risen in india but there is still preference to traditional books which are available and cheap. and there is a prestige of holding a book in your hands. >> economic growth allows people

to afford more books. >> in india the book is an object. it is considered sacred. >> he said he and some of his fellow writers professor traditional books but they say the debate over e-books may not be necessary because the basics of writing and reading are the same. >> anguish of writing have not changed. the joys of reading has not changed. all that is changed is the way the is delivered from author to reader and that will always keep changing. >> for now for most people in india nothing beats a book. al jazeera, new delhi. >> program is still talking in panama city. we're listening it he says anything interesting i'm sure david foster will know. from jane dutton and the rest of the team. thank you very much for

watching.

up. >> kenya gives the united nations three months to move one of the biggest refugee camps over the border into somalia. i'm david fortunate you're watching al jazeera live from london. over the next 30 minutes in yemen saudi-led airstrikes. and much-needed aid touches down in the